Weight Loss – The Effects of Age and Motivation Tips
How often have we tried to lose weight only find ourselves breaking the diet, or cheating soon after we start? For many of us weight loss has been a life long struggle and we jump around from one free weight loss plan to another without ever achieving our goals. We envy those people who never had a weight problem, and those change their eating habits and maintain a healthy lifestyle for long term success.
I know I have been on that merry-go-round for more times than I can remember, losing it and then gaining it back over and over again. It really sucks, and sometimes it actually feels like it would have been better to just hot have tried at all.
But, in reality as we get older, the extra weight seems to have more effect on our overall well being, at least it does for me. Knee pains and not being able to walk around comfortably are some of the issues that may occur with age, so while we still want to look good and wear cool clothes, the feeling good issue may become more pressing.
So, the motivating factors may change with age. And if you are still in your twenties and thirties then the future maybe something to consider, not only for the fact that of feeling better as you age, but also for the simple fact that it is harder to lose weight as you get older.
For many weight loss becomes slower and harder as we get older because metabolism naturally slows with age. Also, many experts agree that yo-yo dieting effects the rate with which we lose weight because the body becomes resistant to dieting.
Overall, the best strategy is to try to permanently change eating habits, instead of going from one radical diet to another. Cutting down on white starches and sugars is always a good thing and many dieticians recommend eating a few small meals a day that include, vegetable carbs and lean proteins. Eating a few small meals a day, instead of 3 big meals helps to accelerate the metabolism and increase the bodies natural fat burning rate.
