We constantly talk about how to lose weight properly.This article (a series of articles) is for women: weight loss, nutrition, and resetting your hormones during menopause.
Before the onset of menopause, the body experiences a coordinated interaction of hormones.Menopause marks the beginning of a new period in a woman's life, namely hormonal changes.
What is menopause?
In the years before and after the last period, women experience menopause.This transition is described as moving from a stage of life in which a woman can conceive a child to one in which pregnancy is no longer possible.
Causes: What causes menopause?
Menopause(menopause) is not actually a medical condition, but describes a period in a woman's life in which her hormone production decreases.
Menopause begins on average between the ages of 45 and 55 and lasts for several years.During this time, the formation of female sex hormones, especially estrogen, decreases.
Many physical complaints occur during menopause, including weight gain.
Hormones are chemical messengers in the body.They transmit information and regulate many bodily processes, such as metabolism, nutrition, respiration, blood pressure, salt and water balance, sexual function, and pregnancy.
Hormones have a wide spectrum.According to their purpose, they trigger so-called primary reactions, for example the formation of certain enzymes.And these primary reactions trigger secondary reactions through which the actual effect of the hormone is manifested.
like thishormone insulin, for example, lowers blood sugar;adrenaline raises blood pressure, and testosterone, the male sex hormone, ensures the maturation of sperm, among other things.
The formation and functioning of hormones can be interrupted - often with far-reaching consequences throughout the body.As long as the balance of hormones in the body is upset, you cannot 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 7-part “Hormonal Diet” series;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: starting over in 21 days during menopause
- Restart 1:estrogen - no meat and alcohol
- Restart 2:insulin - without sugar.Because of this, you can no longer wear your favorite clothes.
- Restart 3:leptin.This is why sweet fruits are fattening
- Restart 4:cortisol.Coffee causes anxiety, obesity and insomnia.
- 5 restarts:thyroid.Down with the wheat addiction!
- 6 restarts:growth hormone.Milk is fattening!
- 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 imbalance can go hand in hand during menopause!But are hormones to blame?
We are used to 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 exercise and barely lose weight.
- Follow the diet and lose weight with difficulty.
... extra kilos.Well, they don't want to give up.
If you're not comfortable with your current weight and are worried about your health, don't use excuses like "You have to accept yourself the way you are" or "You're 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 Dr. H. Sara Gottfried, gynecologist, researcher and yoga instructor, weight gain during menopause is hormonal, so neither exercise nor dieting can do anything.
Sarah Gottfried studied at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.He specializes 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
It must be repeated with a hormonal dietregulate the functioning of the 7 most important hormones by changing your diet in 3 days.
Each person reacts individually to certain food groups, such as:
- Meat and alcohol (estrogen) 3 days
- Sugar (insulin) 3 days
- Fruit (leptin) 3 days
- Caffeine (cortisol) 3 days
- Cereals (thyroid) 3 days
- Milk (growth hormone) 3 days
- Toxins (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 is restored and the balance of hormones is restored again.The vicious cycle of stress and weight gain must be broken so that we no longer feel fat, sleepless and constantly stressed.
It must be prepared before starting the diet
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 that you should keep at home before starting the hormone diet
- Mixer
- Kitchen scale
- Glucometer: for checking blood sugar levels
- pH test strips
- centimeter
- Bathroom scale (with fat percentage measurement)
- Pedometer (fitness bracelet)
- Massage brush
- Epsom salt EPSOM (magnesium bath)
- Tongue scraper
At first it seems like it will be a lot of work, but ladies, this is about your health, and after the hormonal diet, ideally all aids should be part of your new healthy lifestyle.
How to lose weight without harming your health
Here's a list of ingredients that you absolutely need to have in your house for a hormone diet—and that you definitely shouldn't have anymore.
Because temptation lurks around almost every corner.It often hides in the kitchen cupboard or the fridge, because that's where the box of sweets and other treats...
From now on, this enemy must go!But this must be done in secret, as some in the family will want to protect their supplies.Yes, it sounds evil, but it's not.It's pure self-defense.And it protects the child, because sugar is known to be one of the body's biggest enemies.
Foods to eat at home when starting a hormonal diet
From now on, let's just eat a lot of healthy food.
Vegetables for the hormonal diet
For the 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 and additives.
These are our new friends!
- corn salad
- spinach
- arugula
- kale
- broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- chicory
- Chinese kel
- asparagus
- beetroot
- white cabbage
- celery
- carrot
Fruits for the hormonal diet
During a hormonal diet, avoid eating fruits with a high sugar content.A review of the glycemic index of fruits provides a lot of guidance.
Better to buy
- avocado
- olives (whole and pureed as tapenade)
- fresh and desiccated coconut
- berries
- apple
- pear
- pomegranate
- grapefruit
- clementine
- mango
- orange
- passion fruit
Food for the fridge and freezer
- Organic chicken
- Organic eggs
- Cold waterfishe.g.wild salmon, cod, perch, mackerel, trout, sardines, anchovies, herring, flounder, sturgeon, mussels, crab, oysters and mussels
- Hummus
Hormone diet chamber
- Nuts and seeds, such as sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, raw almonds
- Cashews (in limited quantities), walnuts and Brazil nuts
- Flaxseed, chia seed and/or hemp seed.
- 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 additivestarragon, 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
- Always have lemons at home becauseIf you are on a hormonal diet, drink lemon water every day.
- Filtered water.Use the water for smoothies and drink a large glass of apple cider vinegar with a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar when you're hungry.
- Mineral water with fresh lemon, mint or some frozen berries is an excellent alternative to sweet juices
- Unsweetened almond milk, coconut milk or hemp.Use this milk for smoothies.
- Hot water with lemon and cayenne pepper.Drink this drink every morning during the hormonal reset.
Just 7 steps - and you're done!Hormonal diet for women with a guarantee of success!