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Losing Weight After 50 Is Possible: 21 Tips From Experts (Good Housekeeping)

Posted: Dec 26, 2024 in In the News

This article originally appeared in Good Housekeeping on December 26, 2024

While losing weight after 50 may present some unique challenges, it can be done. Factors such as hormonal changes and a potentially more sedentary lifestyle as we age can make it more difficult, but they don’t make it impossible...

According to the American Council on Exercise, your resting metabolic rate, a.k.a. your body’s ability to burn calories while sitting on the sofa doing nothing, decreases by about 1 to 2% per decade due to muscle mass loss and increased fat mass. Our diets usually don't change enough to account for this metabolic adjustment, meaning weight can creep up slowly but surely with every birthday...

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