As we get older, the elastic waist becomes a problem for us. As a result we keep away from the weights and buying clothes ritual became an unpleasant activity.
Weight gain at age 40 years and over is normal. The reason, hormonal changes make very easy to accumulate fat in the body. But in fact, hormonal only changes our bodies up 1-2.5 kilos.
What makes our weight continue to rise is our not healthy lifestyle and rarely exercise?
So what can we do?
Hold this key 3, mind, muscle, and mouth.
Mind
Use the mind to control the stress. Hormonal changes also affect our emotional stability. Choose the size, quality, and frequency of nutrient-rich meal. When we talk about the adequacy of nutrition for the elderly, the diet should consist more of wheat, fruits, vegetables, plus protein, we must also remember numbers of daily calories we need.
We are 40-50 years old, needs 1500-1600 calories a day if we do sports. While for men aged, the required calories per day is 1800-2000.
Muscle
In order not accumulate in fat-free, we must do sports. Physical activity is not only reduced the fat in the body but also strengthens our bones. Ideally, the percentage of body fat in older women is 22-27 per cent and 18-25 percent of daily caloric needs for men.
Mouth
As for the rules of eating, we should eat every 3 or 4 hours. That way, we will not overeat because too hungry for too long.
But remember, do not eat too late. For the night we eat, the more the body has little time to process into energy.
