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 recovery 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 phase of life in which a woman can have children to a phase of life in which 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 in which 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 many processes in the body, 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 the so-called primary reactions, such as the formation of certain enzymes.These primary reactions, in turn, cause secondary reactions, through which the actual action of the hormone is manifested.
in this wayhormone insulin, for example, reduces blood sugar levels;adrenaline increases blood pressure, and the male sex hormone testosterone ensures, among other things, sperm maturation.
The formation and functioning 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, we cannot hope for a healthy body, 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 begin a 7-part series "The Hormonal Diet";together we will learn how to lose weight during menopause by resetting 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.
- Reboot 5:thyroid gland.Down with wheat addiction!
- Restart 6:growth hormone.Milk makes you fat!
- Reboot 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 hearing the following: "You just need to eat fewer calories than you take in, 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 a diet and it's hard to lose weight.
... extra pounds.Well, they don't want to give up.
If you're not comfortable with your current weight and are concerned about your health, then don't use excuses like "You need to accept yourself as 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 gynecologist, researcher and yoga teacher Dr. H. Sarah Gottfried, weight gain during menopause is hormonal, so neither exercise nor dieting can do anything.
Sarah Gottfried was educated at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.She 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
With a hormonal diet, it is necessary to repeatregulate the action of the 7 most important hormones by changing your diet for 3 days.
Each person reacts individually to certain food groups, for example:
- Meat and alcohol (estrogen) 3 days
- Sugar (insulin) 3 days
- Fruits (leptin) 3 days
- Caffeine (cortisol) 3 days
- Cereals (thyroid gland) 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 most likely 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 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 that you should have at home before starting a hormonal diet
- Mixer
- Kitchen scales
- Glucometer: to check blood sugar levels
- pH test strips
- a centimeter
- Bathroom 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, it's about your health and after a hormonal diet, all 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 home for the hormone diet - and what you should definitely no longer have in your home.
Because temptation lurks around almost every corner.He often hides in the kitchen cupboard or the fridge because that's where the box of sweets and other goodies is...
From now on, this enemy must go!But it will have to be done in secret because some of the family will want to protect their stock.Yes, it sounds mean, but it's not. It's pure self-defense.And you will protect the child, because it is known that sugar is one of the biggest enemies of the body.
Foods to have at home when starting a hormone diet
From now on we should only eat very healthy food.
Vegetables for 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 and additives.
These are our new friends!
- corn salad
- spinach
- arugula
- cabbage
- broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- chicory
- Chinese cabbage
- asparagus
- beetroot
- white cabbage
- celery
- carrots
Fruits for hormonal diet
Avoid eating fruits high in sugar while on the hormone diet.A look at the glycemic index of fruits will give many clues.
Better to buy
- avocado
- olives (whole and pureed as tapenade)
- fresh and desiccated coconut
- berries
- apples
- pears
- called
- grapefruit
- clementines
- mango
- oranges
- passion fruit
Food for fridge and freezer
- Organic chicken
- Organic eggs
- Cold waterfishfor example wild salmon, cod, perch, mackerel, trout, sardines, anchovies, herring, flounder, sturgeon, clams, crabs, oysters and clams
- Hummus
Keeler 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, chili pepper, cinnamon, garlic, and onion
- Extra dark chocolatewith a cocoa content of 80 percent or more.
- Vegan protein powder for protein shakes
Hormonal diet drinks
- 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 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 day in the morning during hormonal reset.
Just 7 steps - and you're there!Hormonal diet for women with a guarantee of success!