Menopause keys to Weight Loss

Menopause keys to weight loss

Choose foods that are anti-inflammatory to your body. Include foods that boost your gut health and gut microbiome and eat foods that are known to support hormone balance. This is the time of life to choose quality. No more cheap oils and processed, packaged “foods”. Your body is ready and eager to be blessed with nourishing foods. 

Protein is Queen!

Every single meal you consume needs to have a protein source at the center. Begin to diversify your protein choices by including more fish and more plant proteins. 

Find ways to lighten up your meals and use less heavy dairy products. Your body is less efficient at burning through some of the heavier fats, so it is time to make some changes.

An easy way to lighten up your protein-centered meal can be by choosing a protein (think fish), a non-starchy vegetable, and a garnish of fat, roughly about a Tablespoon.

 Instead of a Heavy S meal (animal protein + cheese + mayo + eggs + butter) shift to creating meals with less fat. A Light S meal with fish as your protein will be much more likely to help your body release stubborn fat. Choose a salmon filet with a bunch of veggies and drizzle a couple of teaspoons of butter, ghee, or MCT oil on top. 

The Daily Fuel guide that I suggest would be to eat 2 Energizing meals, 1 Fuel Pull meal, and 1 Light S meal every day. 

Begin to experiment by rotating in more Energizing meals and lightening up your Satisfying meals. How do you feel? Pay close attention to how your body responds. For a lot of women, the addition of more nourishing quality carbs will increase energy levels and help boost metabolism. Your brain and gut need the support of E meals and you may find your digestion responds better.

Eat your veggies

Including more vegetables in your eating plan alone can create the ability to shed weight. Vegetables are anti-inflammatory and help open the pathways for your body to detox excess estrogen. Challenge yourself to add vegetables to every meal. Did you know zucchini goes great in muffins and oatmeal? Boost your body’s ability to lose belly fat by increasing your veggie intake. The fiber in fruits and vegetables has been scientifically proven to reduce belly fat. 

Lastly, and only after you are confident in your protein intake, your extra E meals, eating more fish, and increasing your fiber by eating more vegetables. It may be time to get a couple of meatless meals added to your weekly rotation. You will still want to keep your protein amounts in the healthy range of 25g or more per meal but you can experiment with combining several meatless protein sources together in place of an animal protein choice.

Your perimenopausal and menopausal years are a time of change. You can support your body through this transitioning season by following these simple but strategic guidelines.