Do you need advice on how to deal with menopausal fat? Has menopause finally become a frequent word in your vocabulary? And are you trying to deal with the extra menopausal fat that seems to be accumulating faster and easier than ever before? Don’t despair. We’ve got some sage advice for you today.
Fat accumulation is something women battle all through their lives. In these modern times, our diets have become very poor and our busy schedules make getting exercise difficult. The layering on of adipose tissue—that’s the technical term for fat—becomes easier and easier as we get older.
But then, at the time when a woman enters menopause, the body does a very odd thing. It stops storing fat in the subcutaneous areas of the body and begins to store it underneath the abdominal muscle wall. This kind of menopause fat is visceral, meaning it starts filling in the areas around the organs of a woman’s body.
While the storage of any extra fat is not good, visceral fat is particularly bad. Menopausal fat interferes with the liver and is a contributing factor in a number of diseases, including type II diabetes, heart disease and high cholesterol.
Do you have menopausal fat accumulating around your organs? The only way to know for sure, currently, is to have an MRI scan done. Japanese researchers are experimenting with bioelectricity impedance, but that’s a long way from being available as a diagnostic tool, as yet.
What’s the best way to get rid of menopausal fat? Still and always, exercise and a healthy diet is the best way to get rid of menopause belly fat. Have you noticed how that seems to be the answer to everything? There must be a reason why. Could it be that our ancestors, who ate much better than we do and worked harder, physically, than we do, had the right idea? Many diseases that we have today, our ancestors did not have, because the majority of people ate well and had regular physical activity.
30 to 60 minutes of moderate aerobic activity is recommended for the loss of menopausal fat. Walking is a great way to start, if you have been relatively sedentary for awhile. Swimming and bicycling also fall under the aerobic activity column. Dancing is a good alternative, too. Just be sure to try to get about 30 minutes of activity done at least 6 days a week, and you’ll be set for losing menopause belly fat.
It may interest you to know that menopausal fat actually responds better to aerobic activity that subcutaneous fat! Have you ever noticed that the cellulite around your thighs is so hard to eliminate? It is subcutaneous fat and it will be harder to lose than menopause belly fat.
Your diet is also an important factor in losing menopausal fat. Fill your plate with fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain foods, lean meats and lots of water. With a healthy diet and proper exercise, your menopause fat will melt away like the cholesterol lowering, low-calorie healthy kind of margarine you should now be using.
