what is a good diet for a women over 50 years old?
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Weight Watchers diet is great
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Healthy food, exercise, water, these three go hand in hand when you want to lead a healthy, happy and fit existance. \n\nIf you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 (women) - 1500 (men) calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved if you don't have the access. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. If you have access to a gym include boxing and spin classes as well. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 (women) - 1800 (men) and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 (women) - 1500 (men) cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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I would, and plan on it in the near future. I'm 48, but was over 325 pounds at age 42.  I changed how I ate, and concentrated on veggies, protiens, dairy and low-sugar fruits.  I got rid of processed sugars, starches, and those things that kept my metabolic rate low.  I've lost over 170 lbs. in the past 5 years, and since I had already had my children, and my skin was so stretched, it didn't shrink back the way a younger woman's would.  So...I have skin that needs to be removed, and I've lost a lot of the fullness in my breasts.  So yes, I would but because this is something I need, and want, to make ME feel good about myself! :)
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you could talk to a local dietitian for recommendations too, you could talk to your doctor as well, in general a healthy and balanced diet is good, good luck
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Cocoa butter is great for your skin, regardless of age. Multivitamins are a must! LOTS of water! (sometimes women will experience an outbreak of acne..water keeps your skin subtle and glowing) Yoga is good for menopausal symptoms..(yoga has been shown to balance the endocrine system, some experts believe it may affect hormone-related problems. Studies have found that yoga can reduce stress, improve mood, boost a sluggish metabolism, and slow the heart rate. Specific yoga positions deal with particular problems, such as hot flashes, mood swings, vaginal and urinary problems, and other pains)..Regular exercise...Remember just because you are going through menopause does not mean that you have one foot in the grave, it's just a natural change in life just like going through puberty! And just like puberty there are bound to be "growing pains", you just have to figure out what will work best for you and your symptoms.. plus u get to enter the red hat society!!!
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Proper diet and active lifestyle. Walk instead of drive.
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The South Beach Diet is a great way. My mom (53) and I (27) went on the diet together, and we both lost about 15 pounds. We could clearly tell our  stomachs looked better!
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Eat right and exercise
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Buy healhier food for yourself and tell your granny that you are on a diet
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Any cheesy stuff. Too much of red meat.\n\nAvoid having too much of butter , cheese and spicy stuff.\nHave plenty of water, fresh fruits & veggies.\n\nAnything with lots of fibre content will do a lot of good to ur system
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A good healthy diet of fiber, vegetables, fruits, and grains.\n\nGo easy on the junk food and sodas.
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watch you diet and dont over do excercise . you can live a long life but dont stress out and eat plenty of oatmeal. and greens.
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decent diet and good exercise
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there are not too many that are safe nowadays.  Most cause heart disease and heart attacks. I would say go to www.dietsupplements.com and this could really help your decisions.
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http://www.annecollins.com/low_fat_diet.htm
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no go natural a proper diet and exercise plan
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My mother reached menopause. She said she never had the side effect youre referring to but she thinks that a healthy diet helped. She buys only organic food, even condiments like sugar and flour are all organic. She eats a lot of wheat and fiber. The only other preventative is to take estrogen pills. Hormone pills will continue your menstrual cycle, but at least you wont get liver spots and the hunchback that old age causes!