Weight Loss For Men Over 40

By Bianca Holmes


There are two very good reason why weight loss for men over 40 is a very good idea. Firstly they are very likely to die of some side effect of being fats such as diabetes or heart attack if they do not shed excess fat. Secondly, it is very difficult for men to lose weight and if they do nothing about it they are likely to simply expand as they dig their own graves with their spoons.

There is a plethora of articles, books and website that give advice in this topic. A survey of the many different strategies reveals certain important points that come up repeatedly and are therefore most likely to be effective because they are widely acknowledged. Diet and exercise are among these oft mentioned strategies.

Radical diet programs, appetite suppressants and even surgical procedures may be resorted to when an individual has a severe problem. He may be ready to transfer responsibility for the problem to someone else, being unable to cope on his own recognizances. This is most likely to be the case when something has to be done, but the individual feels unable to do it.

For those tackling the problem themselves a diet plan is essential. It does not require much expertise to pick up from the the information on labels and pamphlets that junk foods, fats and processed foods should be avoided, or that portion sizes should be cut down to about one fifth of what one has been used to. The problem lies in finding the will power to break habits that have been ingrained forty years or more.

Exercise may well become a scarce indulgence as men enter middle age laden with domestic and career responsibilities. One day may succeed another in which there seems to be no time for the sort of exercise that one engaged in easily when younger. One day a man may glance down to notice that his toes have disappeared. By this time the situation has already become serious but it may be very difficult to find the necessary time and energy to take corrective exercise.

The best solution may be to develop an holistic approach that encompasses diet, exercise and time management. A whole new lifestyle can involve an energetic approach work routines. Computers can be moved to a table so that standing and moving about in the office becomes a new way of working. Mental attitudes and reflections can result in small portions of food sending a glow satisfaction through a body, replacing the feelings of bloat that accompany large meals.

The solution seems to be half in common sense steps and half in the will power required to implement them. Either half may be neglected and negate the good effects of the other. Mental and physical discipline must be sustained for lengthy periods before the scale reading will begin to drop.

Another strange oddity of human behavior is that the more a person pays for something the greater belief and respect he has for it. Teachers at expensive private schools are treated with great respect but those in completely free schools are complained about and criticized. Similarly if a person invests in an expensive weight loss for men over 40 program he will be more likely to carry it out than he would be if he worked out exactly the same steps for himself without paying a penny.




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