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Losing Weight After 60

Like many women, I have learned the hard way that losing weight after 60 is tricky. This doesn't mean that it's impossible. But, it does mean that it requires a solid commitment to exercise, healthy eating and stress relief.

2 hours ago

Permanent Weight Control After 60: The Simple Truth We Keep Trying to Avoid

Most of us have heard so many diet theories that weight control can begin to sound mysterious. Low carb. Low fat. Fasting. Cleanses. Special foods. Magic supplements. No eating after 7 p.m. Eat like a caveman. Eat like a movie star. After a while, it is easy to feel that permanent weight control must be complicated. I don’t believe it is…

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4 days ago

The Belly Fat Nobody Warned You About After 50 (And What Actually Gets Rid of It)

You’ve been eating clean, moving your body, doing everything right. And yet there’s this stubborn weight around your middle that won’t budge no matter what you do. You’ve probably blamed your willpower, your metabolism, your age. But here’s what nobody told you: that belly has a name, it has a biological cause, and it responds to something most women over 50 have never even heard of…

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1 week ago

What’s the Difference Between Emotional Eating, Eating Addiction and Food Addiction?

Food is not just fuel for our bodies; it often serves as a source of comfort, pleasure, and even emotional support. However, when our relationship with food becomes problematic, it can lead to various concerns such as emotional eating, eating addiction…

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1 month ago

What is Your Hunger for? More Pleasure in Your Life or Food?

As women, it has almost become a cliché that we take care of the rest of the world but don’t do a great job taking care of ourselves. We’re so busy looking after everyone else that we often place ourselves at the bottom of the list. Then we sense hunger…

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1 month ago

Why Your Metabolism Feels Slower in Midlife (And Why Eating Less Usually Makes It Worse)

You’re doing the same things you’ve always done. Eating reasonably well. Getting your walks in. Trying to keep portions in check. And the scale is doing the opposite of what you’d expect. So you land on the most logical explanation available: “My metabolism must be broken.”

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2 months ago

How to Stop Obsessing About Food and Make Consistently Healthy Choices After 60

Whether your end goal is to lose weight, do everything in your power to prevent or treat a disease, or both, the anxiety of feeling stuck in patterns that don’t align with your values around health can be overwhelming…

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3 months ago

8 Behaviors to Curb Overeating at Home and on Vacation (#8 Is My Favorite)

I’m an emotional eater. When I feel anxious or bored, I reach for something sweet. It’s a distraction that constantly needs feeding. After retirement, despite regular exercise, my belly expanded, and rolls appeared around my middle…

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4 months ago

Is Your Medicine Cabinet Working Against Your Weight Loss?

Many women over 60 come to me feeling frustrated. They tell me they are eating in a way that supports their body, they are moving more, they are finally sleeping better, and yet the scale refuses to budge, or their clothes feel tighter than expected…

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5 months ago

Food Freedom at Any Age: Breaking the Diet Cycle After Decades of Restriction

Food freedom is not about eating whatever you want whenever you want. It is about healing the relationship you have with food so you can stop fighting your body and start listening to it. At any age, but especially now…

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6 months ago

Is Your Body Missing Something That Would Help It Lose Weight?

As a Registered Dietitian, I specialize in helping people lose weight and keep it off. And here’s one of the biggest truths I’ve learned over time: Weight loss isn’t just about what you take out of your diet. It’s also about what you put in…

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