Most women will find it harder to lose weight as they age. The reason for this is simples, says Dr. Susan Lark, a leading expert in the field of clinical nutrition and author of the Hormone Revolution. According to her, most women over 40 continue to try out popular weight-loss plans. However these plans are not always geared toward the specific nutritional needs of older women, and may even put them at an increased health risk. Excess weight may be gained due to chemical imbalances, a slower metabolism, food allergies, or even mood swings, and its treatment needs to be addressed accordingly.
Mediterranean Diet
A study published on Msnbc.com, shows that people who eat a Mediterranean diet, exercise moderately and decrease their consumption of alcohol have a greater chance of a healthier life than those who don't. A Mediterranean diet rich in fish, fruit and vegetables, and healthy oils like olive oil, has long been linked to weight loss. In a study published on ScienceDaily.com, researchers of the Harokopio University in Athens claim that a Mediterranean Diet may also help women over 40 both preserve their bone mass and lose weight.
Low GI Diet
The Glycemic Diet attaches a value from 0 to 100 to all foods using glucose as an indicator. A GI Index allows you to gauge whether consuming a food raises blood sugar levels or maintains them. By consuming foods with a low GI value, sugar is slowly released into the blood, allowing you a steady supply or energy and leaving you feeling satisfied. The value in following a low GI diet according to weightlossresources.co.uk is that you are allowed to consume most of your favorite foods, making it an easier and healthier diet to stick to. For women over 40, a low-GI diet rich in skimmed milk, whole grains foods, and fruit and vitamins is important to provide the body with calcium, vitamins and mineral requirements, and acts as a healthy means to lose weight.
The Lose Weight Diet
The Lose Weight Diet is billed as an anti-fad diet that the site claims is based on common sense. The diet recommends calculating your daily caloric requirement and combining them with healthy food and an exercise plan. For women over 40, it's important to eat nutritionally rich foods and increase exercise include weight training and aerobics to burn off excess calories. A healthy plan would include protein found in nuts, seeds, and beans; healthy fat found in fish and oils like olive oil; and carbs found in whole wheat grain, fruits and vegetables.
Anti-Aging Plan
An anti-aging diet can not only help you lose pounds quickly, but can also turn back the clock on how you look and feel. According to an article on Good Housekeeping.com, by piling on the fresh produce rich in antioxidants like blueberries, including protein and healthy fats found in omega-3 rich fish, and by indulging in the occasional glass of red wine, or in green, black, white or oolong teas, all rich in antioxidants, fluoride and caffeine, you may be able to shed pounds quickly and give your immune system a boost.
Protein Rich Diet
The same article suggests that protein becomes all the more important in the 40s, when muscle mass begins to decline at a 1 percent rate per year. This slows down metabolism, which in turn leads to weight gain. A diet rich in lean and skinless meats like chicken and turkey breasts, lean beef, eggs, beans and seafood, and low-fat dairy can help keep bones strong and allow your metabolism to maintain a healthier body weight.
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