With age, our metabolism changes - and not for the better, - but food preferences often remain the same. As a result, we gain extra pounds and do not even understand why.
In fact, every age has its own diet. And, this applies not only to those who want to lose extra pounds. To keep a slender figure until old age, you have to get used to an increasingly modest diet.
When for 30
At this age to lose weight you just cut down your daily menu by only 500 kilocalories to drop a week a half a kilogram. Given that the approximate daily rate for a woman is 2000 kcal, you will have to count only 1500. Although the norm is a rather conventional thing, you probably know for yourself how much you need to eat to not get better. That's the amount and take away five hundred calories.
By the way, physiological changes are not the only cause of "age" obesity. According to observations of dieticians, people of different ages are more or less affected by various bad habits.
- Many mothers, for example, eat "sweet" together with their child, - says assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Texas Bernadet Lutzon. Drain yourself trying everything that your child eats, and rid yourself of many extra pounds.
Another trick is to eat on the apple before each meal. Studies of scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have shown that this helps absorb as much as 190 kcal less than usual.
When for 40
By the age of 40, the metabolism begins to slow down, so a one-time weight loss can not get rid of. It is necessary to make small adjustments to your daily diet, namely - to reduce the number of calories by 4-5% (at a rate of 2000 kcal - 80-100 kcal per day). At the same time, the "weight loss" figure remains the same - for 500 calories in knocking less, to lose 500 grams of weight per week.
To make the reduction not very traumatic, first try to replace juices and soda with plain water or unsweetened tea. This is just minus 100-150 kcal per knock. Then try to skip the "snacks" between the main meals - as a result, you will eat 250-300 kcal.
Another tip for those over 40 is to look for a hobby or any other way to fight boredom and stress. Usually all of our "nerves" we eat up, as a result we are full of fatigue, we are even more nervous and again eat. Try to calm down another way - embroider or play with a pet, for example.
When for 50
The metabolism is getting worse and worse. So you have to sacrifice another 4% of daily calories and leave no more than 1800 calories per day. For weight loss - all the same "minus 500".
To make weight loss easier to help regular dense breakfasts and strict diet.
- When you present your body with a surprise in the form of an unexpected dish, the level of glucose and insulin in the blood flies higher than usual. As a result, more calories are deposited under the skin in the form of fat, - says Deborah Cleg, an employee of the Center for Obesity Studies in Cincinnati.
Another tip is to try soy products. It is enough to replace a glass of milk and a portion of meat with soya analogs once every two days, and the pounds will go away slowly, but surely.