I write this to hopefully inspire and motivate you to find time to love yourself.
Where do we begin? It’s not enough to just say exercise, some people adapt to it like
Fish in water others need a great deal of inspiration and still others wait until the final notice. Do it or else. If you think about what plagues us in losing weight and living healthy at forty in simple terms, its stress. How we react and deal with stress has a direct impact on our health. Hold it in and it will probably lead to high blood pressure out of whack cholesterol and possible heart disease. Release it in the wrong way. For example: tell your boss how you really feel and you might find yourself unemployed.

A second less obvious form of stress is time. Time is our enemy because none of us have enough of it and if you’re forty and over you probably have children or older parents that also require your attention or guidance. Time is your enemy because in an effort to have some time for yourself, we often take short cuts. Buying fast food instead of packing small healthy lunches, not motivated to exercise, drinking to often to relax and eating to late and going to sleep on a late meal, only to arise to the same pattern the next day. Fitness at forty or for any age is not unlike any other goal in life you are trying to achieve. It takes planning, you have to think in advance and schedule your activities. Plan your meals and set realistic goals which allow you to find potential time that you currently don’t think you have. Now that you have made an appointment with yourself, it times to set your objectives. There are no miracles here. The Internet, TV, and magazines are filled with fad diets and quick overnight solutions to weight loss. Some work in the short term, but without changing eating habits and increasing your physical activity these often turn disastrous. People often gain back the weight and more. Water, veggies and fruit can beat any fad diet. All you need purchase is a commitment to yourself, a good pair of tennis shoes and if you are forty and over I might suggest some vitamins to replace what you are missing naturally. Staying fit can literally allow you to run away from your problems.If you found this article helpful, please share it. Thank You!

Diets do work but they don’t last. I read and hear about so many people trying diets, and they do reach their weight loss goals, but within a year they have gained the weight back and then some. I have seen with my own eyes people losing mass amounts of weight, but gain it all back, it is so unbelievable to me! I personally do not believe in diets for this exact reason. It does not matter what diet you are on, they simply do not work for longtime weight loss and maintaining healthy weight. You do have to eat, and if you are 40 and over, you must eat! Food gives us our strength and nutrients to fight off diseases and helps fight your common illness, such as a cold. Diets slow your metabolism, which mean it is even harder to lose weight even if you are exercising. Your body knows when it is not being fed properly; the body has no idea when it will be fed again, so it stores whatever you eat as fat! The body needs essential nutrients to function properly. At forty and over you cannot afford to lose any essential nutrients. If you notice many people who diet do not exercise, probably because they do not have enough energy to do so. There is no miracle pill or diet to lose and maintain a healthy weight, this takes time. I always tell people did you gain 30 pounds in a week? If the answer is no which is usually the case, how can you expect to lose it all in a week? You have to be realistic when it comes to losing weight. The normal healthy weight loss is between 1 to 2 pounds per week. Don’t get me wrong the diets has it good points. It shows you another way of eating which can help you lose and maintain if incorporated in your eating plan the correct way. The key is choices, portion sizes and moderation. I love to eat all types of food, so there is no way I’m going to cut all my favorites out. I’m over 40 and have been able to lose and maintain weight with just a little moderation on the food and plenty of exercise. I love to eat; I don’t want to spend the rest of my life eating lettuce. I refuse, life is short, and I want to enjoy the time that I am here. I may be able to only have 2 slices of pizza a month, but I will have and enjoy. I created the website fitness-over40.com to focus on choices, portion sizes, moderation and exercise. Let’s forget the diet and focus on some healthy choices, exercising and enjoy being fit at 40 and over!

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