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 reset during menopause.
Before the onset of menopause, the body experiences a coordinated interaction of hormones.With the menopause, a new period in a woman's life begins, namely hormonal changes.
What is menopause?
In the years before and after the last period, women experience menopause.This transition is described as going from a life stage where a woman can have children to a life stage where pregnancy is no longer possible.
Causes: What Causes Menopause?
Menopause(menopause) is not actually a medical condition, but rather describes a phase of a woman's life when her hormone production declines.
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 numerous physical complaints during menopause, including weight gain.
Hormones are chemical messengers in the body.They transmit information and regulate numerous body processes, such as metabolism, nutrition, respiration, blood pressure, salt and water balance, sexual functions and pregnancy.
Hormones have a wide spectrum of effects.According to their purpose, they trigger 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 expressed.
Thushormone insulinfor example, lowers blood sugar levels;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 vital role in managing our mental and physical health from youth to old age.
How to lose weight after 50 years at home
Today in this article I am starting a 7 part “Hormonal Diet” series;together we learn how to lose weight during menopause by rebooting the hormonal system in 21 days.
Hormonal diet in 7 steps
Introductory article: a fresh start in 21 days of menopause
- Restart 1:estrogen - no 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:the thyroid gland.Down With Wheat Addiction!
- Restart 6:growth hormone.Milk makes you fat!
- Restart 7:testosterone.Detox your body and mind!
Lose weight during menopause by resetting your hormones.Does it work?
So we all know the sad fact that obesity and hormonal imbalances can go hand in hand during menopause!But are the hormones to blame?
We are used to hearing the following: "You just have 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 do sports and hardly lose any weight.
- Follow a diet and find it difficult to lose weight.
... extra kilos.Well, they won't give up.
If you don't feel comfortable with your current weight and are also worried about your health, don't use excuses like "You need to accept yourself as you are" or "You're not too fat."
Everyone decides for themselves what is good for them.YOU decide what is good for you!
It is possible to lose weight during menopause!
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 imbalances 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 repeatregulate the effect 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
- Corn (thyroid) 3 days
- Milk (growth hormone) 3 days
- Toxins (testosterone) 3 days
Over the course of 21 days, you will gradually remove the foods from the menu that are most likely to slow down your metabolism.
After 7 x 3 days, the metabolism will be adjusted and the hormonal balance 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 you start the diet, you need to prepare
Do you also hate when you want to make a recipe and you don't have the necessary ingredients and resources at home?So here is a preliminary list of aids that you should have at home before starting a hormone diet
- Blender
- Kitchen scales
- Glucometer: to check your blood sugar level
- pH test strips
- Centimeter
- Bath scale (with % fat measurement)
- Pedometer (fitness bracelet)
- Massage brush
- Epsom salt EPSOM (magnesium bath)
- Tongue scraper
At first it sounds like it's going to be a lot of work, but ladies, this is about your health, and after a hormonal diet, all the aids should ideally be part of our new healthy lifestyle.
How to lose weight without harming your health
A list of ingredients you should definitely have in your house for the hormone diet - and what you should definitely not have in your house anymore.
Because temptation lurks in almost every corner.He often hides in the kitchen cupboard or the fridge, because that's where the box of sweets and other goodies are placed...
From now on, this enemy must go!But it must be done secretly, because some in the family want to protect their supplies.Yes, it sounds mean, but it's not.This is pure self-defense.And you want to protect the child, because sugar is known to be one of the body's biggest enemies.
Food you should have at home when starting a hormonal diet
From now on, we will 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 better 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 or additives.
These are our new friends!
- corn salad
- spinach
- arugula
- kale
- broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- chicory
- Chinese cabbage
- asparagus
- beets
- white cabbage
- celery
- carrots
Fruits for a hormonal diet
Avoid eating fruits with high sugar content while on the hormone diet.A review of the glycemic index of fruits will provide a lot of guidance.
It is better to buy
- avocado
- olives (whole and pureed as tapenade)
- fresh and dried coconut
- berry
- apples
- pears
- pomegranate
- grapefruit
- clementines
- mango
- oranges
- passion fruit
Food for fridge and freezer
- Organic chicken
- Organic eggs
- Cold waterfishe.g. wild salmon, cod, perch, mackerel, trout, sardines, anchovies, herring, flounder, sturgeon, clams, crabs, oysters and scallops
- Hummus
Hormone Diet Pantry
- 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 rapeseed, 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 additivese.g. tarragon, basil, thyme, parsley, coriander, ginger, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, garlic and onion
- Extra dark chocolatewith a cocoa content of 80 percent or more.
- Vegan protein powder for protein shakes
Drinks for the hormonal diet
- You should always have lemons at home becauseIf you are on a hormone diet, you will drink lemon water every day.
- Filtered water.Use the 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 good alternative to sweet juice
- Unsweetened almond, coconut or hemp milk.Use this milk for smoothies.
- Hot water with lemon and cayenne pepper.This drink should be drunk every day first thing in the morning during hormonal reset.
Only 7 steps - and you're there!Hormonal diet for women with guaranteed success!