We talk about how to lose weight properly all the time.This article (a whole series of articles) is dedicated to women: weight loss, nutrition and hormone restoration during menopause.
Before the onset of menopause, the body experiences a coordinated interaction of hormones.With menopause, a new period in a woman's life begins, namely hormonal changes.
What is menopause?
In the years before and after the last menstruation, women experience menopause.This transition is described as the transition from a stage of life in which a woman can have children to a stage of life in which pregnancy is no longer possible.
Causes: What causes menopause?
Menopause(menopause) is not actually a medical condition, but describes a stage in a woman's life in which her hormone production decreases.
On average, menopause begins between the ages of 45 and 55 and lasts for several years.During this time, the formation of female sex hormones, especially estrogens, decreases.
There are many physical complaints during menopause, including weight gain.
Hormones are chemical messengers in the body.They transmit information and regulate many body processes, such as metabolism, nutrition, respiration, blood pressure, salt and water balance, sexual functions and pregnancy.
Hormones have a wide spectrum of action.According to their purpose, they cause so-called primary reactions, such as the formation of certain enzymes.These primary reactions, in turn, set in motion secondary reactions through which the actual effect of the hormone is manifested.
Thus,hormonal insulin, for example, lowers blood sugar;adrenaline increases blood pressure and the male sex hormone testosterone ensures, among other things, sperm maturation.
The formation and function of hormones can be disrupted - often with far-reaching consequences throughout the body.As long as there is an imbalance of hormones in the body, it is impossible to hope for a healthy body, a healthy mind and harmony!
Hormones play a critical role in managing our mental and physical health from adolescence to old age.
How to lose weight after 50 years at home
Today in this article I am starting a series with 7 parts "Hormonal Diet";Together we will learn how to lose weight during menopause by restarting the hormonal system in 21 days.
Hormonal diet in 7 steps
Introductory article: a fresh start in 21 days during menopause
- Restart 1:estrogen - without meat and alcohol
- Restart 2:insulin - without sugar.This is why you can no longer wear your favorite dress.
- Restart 3:leptin.This is why sweet fruits make you fat
- Restart 4:cortisol.Coffee causes anxiety, obesity and insomnia.
- Restart 5:thyroid gland.Down with wheat addiction!
- Restart 6:growth hormone.Healthy milk!
- Restart 7:testosterone.Detox your body and mind!
Lose weight during menopause by rebalancing your hormones.Does it work?
So we all know the sad fact that obesity and hormonal imbalance can go hand in hand during menopause!But are hormones to blame?
We are used to hearing the following: "You just need to eat fewer calories than you consume, exercise a lot and breathe deeply into the root chakra - and then you can lose weight!"
Don't we all know these sayings?
- And yes, you can play sports and barely lose weight.
- You go on a diet and find it hard to lose weight.
... the extra pounds.Well, they don't want to give up.
If you are not comfortable with your current weight and are also concerned about your health, then do not use excuses such as "You should accept yourself as you are" or "You are not too fat".
Everyone decides for himself what is good for him.You decide what is good for you!
Losing weight during menopause is possible!
According to gynecologist, researcher and yoga teacher, Dr.H. Sara Gottfried, Weight gain during menopause is hormonal, so neither exercise nor weight loss diets can do anything.
Sarah Gottfried was educated at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.She specialized in women's health and hormone research.As an integrative gynecologist, she treats diseases, not symptoms.
Obesity and hormonal imbalance go hand in hand.Lose weight and keep it off forever with the 7 x 3 formula!
Dr.Sarah Gottfried
With a hormonal diet, it is necessary to repeatadjust the action of the 7 most important hormones by changing your diet in 3 days.
Each person reacts individually to certain food groups, for example:
- Meat and alcohol (estrogen) 3 days
- Sugar (insulin) 3 days
- Fruit (leptin) 3 days
- Caffeine (cortisol) 3 days
- Cereal (thyroid gland) 3 days
- Milk (growth hormone) 3 days
- Toxin (testosterone) 3 days
Over the course of 21 days, you will gradually remove from the menu those foods that are most likely to slow down your metabolism.
After 7 x 3 days, the metabolism will be adjusted and the balance of hormones will be restored again.The vicious cycle of stress and weight gain must be broken so that we no longer feel fat, sleep-deprived and constantly stressed.
Before starting the diet you will need to make preparations
Do you also hate it when you want to make a recipe and don't have the necessary ingredients and resources at home?So here is a preliminary list of aids you should have at home before starting a hormone diet
- Mixer
- Kitchen scale
- Glucometer: to check blood sugar levels
- pH test strips
- centimeter
- Bathroom scale (with fat percentage measurement)
- Pedometer (fitness bracelet)
- Massage brush
- Epsom salt EPSOM (magnesium bath)
- Itchy tongue
At first it seems like it will be a lot of work, but ladies, this is about your health and after a hormonal diet, all aids should ideally be part of our new healthy style.
How to lose weight without harming your health
A list of ingredients you should definitely have in your home for the hormone diet – and what you should no longer have in your home.
Because temptation lurks around almost every corner.It is often hidden in the kitchen cupboard or in the fridge, because that is where the box of sweets and other goodies is...
From now on, this enemy must be gone!But this will have to be done secretly, because some in the family will want to protect their supplies.Yes, it sounds bad, but it's not.This is pure self-defense.And you will protect the child, because sugar is known to be one of the biggest enemies of the body.
Foods you should have at home when starting a hormonal diet
From now on we should only eat a lot of healthy food.
Vegetables for a hormonal diet
For a hormonal diet we need 500 grams of vegetables per day.It is best to buy vegetables for three days and then store them in the refrigerator: fresh, seasonal and organic.
You can also cook vegetable soup for three days, but without sugar and additives.
These are our new friends!
- corn salad
- spinach
- arugula
- horse
- broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- chicory
- Chinese cabbage
- asparagus
- beet
- white cabbage
- celery
- carrots
Fruits for a hormonal diet
Avoid eating fruits with a lot of sugar during a hormonal diet.A review of the glycemic index of fruit will provide many pointers.
It is better to buy
- avocado
- olives (whole and mashed as tapenade)
- fresh and desiccated coconut
- berries
- apples
- pears
- pomegranate
- grapefruit
- clementines
- mango
- oranges
- passion fruit
Food for the fridge and freezer
- Organic chicken
- Organic eggs
- Cold waterthe fishEGwild salmon, cod, perch, mackerel, trout, sardines, anchovies, herring, pollack, sturgeon, clams, crab, oysters and scallops
- Hummus
Pantry hormonal diet
- Nuts and seeds, such as sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, raw almonds
- Cashews (limited), walnuts and Brazil nuts
- Flax seeds, chia seeds and/or hemp seeds.
- Olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil and/or organic gheeAvoid vegetable oils such as canola, corn and soybean<
- Apple cider vinegar and red wine vinegar.
- Fresh and dried herbs and spices.All herbs and spices are allowed as long as they do not contain sugar or additives, such as tarragon, basil, thyme, parsley, coriander, ginger, red pepper, cinnamon, garlic and onion
- Extra dark chocolatewith a cocoa content of 80 percent or more.
- Vegan Protein Powder for Protein Shakes
Hormonal diet drink
- You should always have lemons at home becauseIf you are on a hormonal diet, you will drink lemon water every day.
- Filtered water.Use water in smoothies and drink a large glass with a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar when you feel hungry.
- Mineral water with fresh lemon, mint or some frozen berries is a great alternative to sugary juices
- Unsweetened almond, coconut or hemp milk.Use this milk for smoothies.
- Hot water with lemon and cayenne pepper.This drink should be drunk every morning during the hormonal reset.
Just 7 steps - and you're there!Hormonal diet for women with guaranteed success!