If you value your health, but you aren’t lifting weights, you may be missing some key elements of a healthy lifestyle. For women over 40, weight lifting for health is vital. Here’s another new one for me…lifting weights…and I am kicking myself for not doing it sooner. I am so excited about the weight lifting …
Dear Discouraged Overweight Women Over 40, I have been struggling a bit with what to write to help you with recently until I read a post on Facebook. First, I am truly sorry you are feeling discouraged in your weight loss goals. It certainly isn’t easy for us to lose weight like it used to …
A few years ago I had no idea what a plank or a downward dog was. I didn’t have a how to lose weight guide or even a real idea of where my weight loss was headed. I never considered myself an athlete, although I …
Ever notice how you can workout harder with a great workout playlist? I have spent too many treadmill runs skipping songs that didn’t keep me motivated to run longer. I’ve tried many automated playlists and stations on the internet radio apps but none of them were exactly what I wanted. Now that I am trying …
Don’t run from me because I said the words supplements for weight loss. Years ago, I would have surely run in the other direction if someone tried to tell me about any supplements. Once I learned the importance of supplements for weight loss, I searched out for the best quality. Supplements can be pricey, and no …
It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle change. So true, but how do you change a lifestyle of 20, 30+ years? Staying active is key to staying fit because you body wants to be moving, muscles want to feel needed. haha I couldn’t help but throw a little muscle psychology in there. Seriously, now that …
Weight loss guide for women over 40 from personal experience. Don’t get fooled by the gimmicks…this is the real 411 on weight loss. Fast weight loss for women over 40 is possible and can be done in a healthy way – I know because I did it! I can walk you through what I did …
Week 1 of P90X3 down…11 to go. What a great week this has been! Even with the craziness of animals and kids, I feel so much more energized when I am getting really good workouts in daily. Sometimes it’s a struggle to get started, but once I have, the 30 min of workout goes by quickly. …
A home workout room is truly where ever you can find a corner sometimes. It can be in your family room, a bedroom, an open loft, even in the hallway if needed. If you have a place to stand, there is room to do some exercises. As many of you know from past posts, we …
Nutrition for women over 40 isn’t always fun. Remember the days of being able to eat whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted? Gone are the glory days of having dessert every night and junk food all day. It’s been replaced with cottage cheese. Yes, that was my dessert last night…ok, and I confess, I also …
Women over 40 can’t lose weight until long term habits, sometimes lifetime habits are changed. When I first began my weight loss journey, I had to learn how to exercise – I mean REALLY exercise. I had no idea the level required to lose weight and get into shape. Here’s what I have learned… …
The effects of medical obstacles on weight loss can be discouraging when we fail to meet our weight loss goals. There are 5 common medical obstacles that could be preventing you from losing weight. If you are among the millions of women over 40 who is having trouble losing weight, you are in the right …