Why is it so difficult with age to lose weight?

How to lose weight? And why the older we get, the more difficult to lose weight?
With the onset of menopause in women is changing the body. Along with a reduction in levels of the female hormone (estrogen) decreases and the number of male (testosterone).

Testosterone is responsible for the maintenance of normal relations in the female body muscle mass and body fat. Reducing its level leads to a decrease in muscle mass and a predominance of fat.
With age, metabolism slows down - after forty years of the metabolic rate is reduced by 30% in 50 years - 60%. Therefore, the age we are so easy to gain extra pounds.

In this regard, the need to adjust the diet comes to the fore.

Nutritionists advise to reduce the amount of calories to 1200kkal / day. Strict diets and fasting courses in order to lose weight are taboo food should be healthy and balanced.
In addition, it is not recommended to skip meals, otherwise you'll have more than you need. There is desirable to 4-6 times a day, eating for receiving no more than 200 g
 
At this age, it is important enough to move. Suitable sports are biking, swimming, Nordic walking. Start classes carefully, gradually increasing the load, so as not to harm health. It is useful to be light weight training, in order to build muscle. Moderate sports lower blood pressure, stimulate the metabolism, prevent cardiovascular disease.

In parallel with sports should review their relationship with food. Throughout his life, perhaps there were bad habits that do not contribute to weight loss. It is therefore important to detect these errors and correct. For example, to replace the use of fatty chips or crackers, sitting in front of the TV, juicy fresh carrot.

Preference should be given fruit, vegetables, legumes and lean meats. Avoid alcohol and sugary soft drinks, they are particularly well "settle" on the hips. Furthermore, declining with age of the organism's ability to recycle alcohol and its toxic effects, on the contrary, is amplified.
In the first place when defining a healthy way of eating adequate intake of fluids, namely water. Drink a day 1.5-2.0 liters of fluid is very important.
Nutritionists recommend eating more fruits and vegetables, they are a source of fiber, vitamins, minerals, saturated and thus contain (almost always) low in calories.
Bread, rice, pasta should also be present in the diet. However, preference is given to natural rice and whole grain bakery products. Among the range of dairy products should stop on dairy products and cheeses, choosing low-fat options as possible.
Try to limit the use of sugar and salt - salt retains fluid in the body leading to edema and increased arterialnog pressure and excessive amounts of sugar affects vascular inner membrane, facilitating the formation of plaque and causing atherosclerosis.
Weight Loss After forty years the problem is solved, but will have to spend a lot of effort, so just try to maintain your weight is normal.

A reward you will have an excellent appearance, good mood, good health and activity for years to come!