Weight loss for men over 40 is a critical topic for at least two reasons. In the first place middle aged men have more difficulty in losing fat than other groups of people do. In men fat is deposited in a paunch around the midriff from where it will not budge. In the second case obesity in men can lead to other serious problems such as diabetes, impotence and heart attacks ending in demise.
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.
Tantalizingly, diet and exercise seem to be sure but elusive remedies. Lack of will power, lack of time and competing priorities can combine to confound the best intentions. It becomes apparent that success may require an holistic approach. By changing a whole lifestyle it may be possible get the reading on the bathroom scale to start dropping. Exercise can be increased by adjusting work routines, for example by walking up stairs instead of taking a lift. It is also possible, through mental discipline to begin enjoying smaller portions and drinking water instead of whiskey.
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.
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.
Tantalizingly, diet and exercise seem to be sure but elusive remedies. Lack of will power, lack of time and competing priorities can combine to confound the best intentions. It becomes apparent that success may require an holistic approach. By changing a whole lifestyle it may be possible get the reading on the bathroom scale to start dropping. Exercise can be increased by adjusting work routines, for example by walking up stairs instead of taking a lift. It is also possible, through mental discipline to begin enjoying smaller portions and drinking water instead of whiskey.
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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