Weight Loss - Does Losing Weight Get Harder With Age?

It is a question that seems to be repeated time and time again: does weight loss get harder with age? What is concerning is not the answer to this issue, but rather the reasons why it is usually asked.

The short answer is yes: weight loss gets harder with age. I doubt this is a surprise to you. It is more or less what you suspected and wanted to be confirmed. If you expected weight loss to become more difficult, it is not because you have a remarkable intuition: it is because anything that takes an effort to achieve in life gets harder with age.

It may feel like a conundrum. Shouldn't things become easier in life as you age? The answer is yes in some cases. But only when you have acquired enough knowledge in an area that allows you to avoid mistakes and make your efforts more efficient. It is a simple formula: a more determined attempt + fewer mistakes = improved results. But to get to that point, you need to put in the time to learn. In this regard, the odds are against you because you are aging. It gradually becomes harder to achieve anything with the passage of time.

There are biological reasons for this. Our bodies and general health begin to degrade in middle age. It is an inevitable decline, which may be regarded by some as unfortunate. But it should not be viewed as a grim fact - it is simply normal. Nature has deemed everything to be finite. Even the sun has its limits.

More relevant is the fact as you get older, you will not have the same energy as in your younger years. Restless nights have a higher price, and there are more limits on what you are physically capable of doing.

Generally speaking, weight loss does get harder with age. But this does not mean it is beyond you. Not by a long shot. Perhaps you will need to invest more energy into losing weight than in the past. That said, this does not mean there are not ways of increasing your productivity. By increasing your efficiency, you will attain greater results with less effort.

How do you improve your efficiency? You do more of what works, and less of what does not. In regards to weight loss, this means you...

•  eat healthier meals,
•  stop bringing junk food into your home, and
•  make each minute of exercise count.

You do not have to stress yourself over this. If you learn how to eat reasonably and apply the advice of your doctor, you can lose weight and improve your health - regardless of your age. There are adults older than you in worse shape who are succeeding with their efforts to improve their health. If you ever need a reminder, just go to your local gym and look around.

Even if weight loss gets harder with time, avoiding the task is an excuse, and is one that could prove costly.

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The answer isn't in the endless volumes of available information but in yourself.

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