Gaining Weight As We Age

This is a topic I could write a whole book on. But I want to give you a quick explanation in less than 1000 words. First, this happens to all of us. And maybe the body is programed to do just that, because you will loss the ability to fight off disease as you get older and having more body fat can sustain the body during illness. But today we don't need body fat to provide energy. We learned the hard way that excess body fat only slows down body functions. We don't have to gain weight. The body needs less food as you get older.

Most of us don't think constantly about our health. We have other things on our minds and, let's face it, life is complicated today. And if the truth be known, we were not raised to deal with the pressures in today's world. Most of us have difficulty coping with our lives. Some of this we bring on ourselves by trying to absorb too much information and trying to do more than we can possibly handle. But in today's society, we are all most forced to keep pace with others even if that's not possible.

If you're working like most of us, you have to keep the pace that your co-workers set. The theory behind that is, "if they can do it, I can do it" and that's what causes the pressure on us to perform better. For most of us to perform better, we usually have to put more stuff on the back burner. If this sounds like something you 've heard before, putting things on the back burner is the term most of us use instead of saying that I'll put that off till later and then never do it.

Taking care of your personal appearance is usually close to the top of the list. If you know someone who dresses like they're on their way to the gym, the way you might dress at 7 am, and it's after lunch, this might be someone who just wants to dress comfortably or someone who has too much on their to-do list.

The first commitment you have is to yourself and if you have to get up earlier, then do it. Anyone who is running all day like some crazy person, driving over the speed limit all day long is someone who isn't taking care of themselves and setting a bad example to others.

Taking care of yourself is about eating the right way, staying in shape, and setting a good example for others. You will have to work on that but this is all part of living a long happy life. Regular exercise like walking or jogging or maybe a yoga class a long with a good diet and you like before a happier, healthier person and you will slim down. All of this takes time but losing body fat is worth the effort.

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