Woman over age 50, are you living your best life?

This article is authored by Stand Out Online Member Linda Terjesen, LTLTE

Are you smiling every day, happy and healthy or are you frustrated, exhausted and not in your best health?

You’d like to improve yourself and your health, but you don’t know where to start. You don’t want to rely on products to lose weight and you’re sick of fad diets that don’t lead to lasting results. You don’t love to exercise, you’re not seeing the results you desire when you do exercise, and you’re just so busy.

Some of the many words I often hear from women who struggle to lose weight are: motivation, exercise, menopause, self-control, diet, consistency, restrictions, not seeing results, cravings, hunger, hormones, temptations, time……Let’s break it down, shall we?!

Motivation – don’t rely on motivation. You are NOT always going to be motivated. Do it anyway. Create momentum vs thinking about if you’re motivated or not. Don’t get into overthinking. Act fast.

Exercise – start small and easy. Anything helps. A 15 minute walk, 20 minutes of strength training at home using your body weight and some light dumbbells. Pick 3 days weekly and stick with those days every week around the same time.

Menopause – there are many natural supplements that can help with hot flashes and nite sweats. There’s no need to suffer or get on medications. Changing your lifestyle will greatly change how menopause affects you. Postmenopausal at 56 years old I’m in the best shape of my life. It took me many years to lose 20 pounds, and I can help you speed up the process. On my journey I sustained my weight loss without the typical loss / gain. I succeeded with eating real food, including goodies like pizza, gelato, and wine. I don’t do intense exercise where I’m in pain for days, but I practice consistency. The biggest internal change is the growth in my mindset. Menopause doesn’t have to mean weight gain. You can lose weight no matter what age and what time of year. It’s starts with making a decision. If not now, when?

Self control & Temptations – nobody’s perfect. We aren’t 100% in control all the time and we don’t need to be. If you eat a bag of chips one nite, balance it out the next day by incorporating healthy foods, drinking water and moving your body. Life is full of temptations. We can give in to temptations once in a while, but not all day every day. Work on awareness and self development. 

Diet – your daily diet is what’ll play the biggest role in losing weight. It’s all about balance, moderation, and variety. If you think you’re eating healthy and you’re not losing weight, you’re likely not eating as healthy as you think.

Consistency – extremely important. If you only practice healthy habits during the week and blow it out on the weekends you’ll keep spinning around in a circle. Work on mastering one to two changes at a time versus trying to change everything at once.

Restrictions & Cravings – the more you restrict something, the more you’ll crave it. Allow yourself a smaller portion of what you want and have it less often. Work on positive thoughts around restrictions and cravings.Not seeing results – likely cuz you are not consistent and you don’t have the best strategy for your diet and exercise. You lack support and accountability. Ask for professional help.

Hormones – get your blood work done to determine if this is even a factor and work on a healthy lifestyle first before resorting to medications.

Time – you have the time, and you will always create time for what’s important to you. You are not that busy. Set priorities, boundaries, work on your schedule, managing your time and ask for help.

Want to discuss your current strategy and struggles? I offer a one time private connection call where we together determine if and how I can help you. Contact me at [email protected] or message me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linda.terjesen/ I’m here to support you! Coach Linda