Reading on GenXXL: Over 40 and Struggling with Weight Loss? Part 1

TORONTO, CANADA, November 22, 2010

Brian Wainstein of GenXXL - Turning 40 can be a psychological hurdle for many people, a magic number that symbolizes the end of their youthful years and the transformation into full adulthood. Most people upon turning 40 battle that transition, holding onto those youthful days by planning outrageous parties on their 40th birthday, maybe purchasing some lavish gift, or planning an extreme sport or event, anything to feel young again.
Yet, biologically, their bodies are changing when they reach so-called "middle age." The body's metabolism begins to slow, reactions are not quite as sharp, and, psychologically, they feel the difference by not participating in as many intense physical activities as when we were younger. Many have family obligations and spend "free" time spent carting youngsters from activity to activity and living a more of a sedentary lifestyle than they ever thought possible.
All the while, though, the calorie intake has not changed as much as their bodies and lives have and, soon, the scale begins to tip upward, leaving them with a fight that is difficult and frustrating to win. However, battling weight gain in your 40′s is not an impossible feat and you don't have to spend half your time in the gym to accomplish your goal.
Raw Fruits and Vegetables - When you eat a raw carrot or apple, for example, you might consume 80 or so calories. In order to digest that piece of fruit or veggie, you'll have to burn 90 or so calories. This "negative calorie effect," which actually helps you burn calories making it much easier to maintain your weight and even lose weight if you are on a weight loss plan.
The key is to eat these things raw - not roasted or boiled or steamed. Also, citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons, and grapefruit are high in Vitamin C and help burn off body fat, allowing fat to be easily flushed-out of your system.
Oatmeal - Loaded with fiber, oatmeal has been linked not only to weight loss, but to heart health. Fiber has been known to prevent the body from storing fat while decreasing your appetite. Oatmeal, if eaten several hours before a workout, can actually increase your energy level, allowing you to have a better, longer-lasting workout.
Plain oatmeal with natural oats is preferable to the flavored varieties, if you can stomach eating the plain stuff on a regular basis. No use adding oatmeal to your diet if you can't handle eating it, or if you plan on dumping teaspoons of sugar on top. Its best to flavor it with raw fruit such as strawberries or berries and, if you need a sugar touch, add some natural honey.
Reading on GenXXL: Over 40 and Struggling with Weight Loss? Adjusting to 40. So you are in your 40′s. You can't shrink from that fact. You are going to grow older, and if you are lucky enough to do so, stop looking back to when you were in your 20's and think about that person you are now.
You may have added some extra pounds and, with the guilt, you have tried dieting without much success. Maybe you bought yourself a gym membership and have raced on the treadmill and hit the weights hard, finding only sore muscles and not a lot to show for your efforts. In other words, at your age, drastic changes just don't work.
Your metabolism has probably evened-out and tends to be immune to quick overhauls. Instead, make slow, steady changes. Change your diet to include the energy foods outlined earlier. Take a walk every day during your lunch break and then start adding more exercise.
Focus on raising your metabolism and giving yourself energy and, remember, you're 40, but you aren't dead. You want to give yourself the best chance to stay healthy, stay fit, and be around to enjoy the next 40 or so years of your life.
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GenXXL provides expert tips and tricks of the trade by personal trainers and fitness experts that help keep you on top of current industry trends, as well as up-to-the-minute information on your favorite athletes, coaches, and teams.
Founded more than a decade ago GenXXLGear was established to provide quality service to discerning clients. We had no idea we would grow to this level, our intentions were motivated purely by a desire to provide a few friends a quality alternative.
Today now more than 10 years later our staff of almost 200 are here dedicated to our more than 220,000 happy friends. It is important to add that many of these staff have been at GenXXLGear since our inception and it is with this rationale that the service to all our clients remains so consistently good, with a single message of take care of the clients resonating through our collective minds.