Weight Loss for Women Over 40: A Comprehensive Guide
Losing weight after 40 presents unique challenges that many women find frustrating and confusing. The strategies that worked in your 20s and 30s no longer seem effective, leaving you wondering what's changed and how to adapt. This comprehensive guide addresses the specific physiological, hormonal, and lifestyle factors that impact weight loss for women over 40, providing evidence-based strategies for sustainable success.Key Factors Affecting Weight Loss for Women Over 40Understanding the 40+ Challenge: Why Weight Loss Becomes HarderMetabolic Slowdown and Muscle LossAfter age 40, your metabolism naturally decelerates by approximately 5% for every decade of life. This means that if your resting metabolic rate was 1,200 calories per day at age 40, it will drop to around 1,140 calories at age 50. Even more significantly, women...