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Why you might be holding on to belly fat.



Yikes! Getting older sucks, no more eating what you want, your body changes how quickly you gain weight and how slowly you lose it.  What is up? Sounds depressing not really, keep reading.  








As we age both men and women experience a declining metabolic rate, what is that? (Metabolic rate is the rate at which our body burns calories) and to add to that, women have to deal with menopause. Yippee! No not really.  Gaining weight after menopause, mean you’re more likely to gain it in your belly.  What happens is the production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone slows down.  While, testosterone levels also start to drop, but at a slower rate. Causing a shift in hormones and that is what cause the weight to stick around. 

Now it’s not the end of the world so don’t go grab the bag of chips and ice cream just yet.  When I worked in the gym I would see so many women hitting the spin, and cardio class 6 days a week with very little or no results. One of the things I teach my clients is that cardio alone won’t do a heck of a lot for the waistline but don’t get me wrong you need it and it’s good for the heart.  What you will want to do is a combination of weights and cardio training.  Yup believe me for years running worked but as I started claiming the age ladder BAM! Running was not enough.  You may not know this but increases muscle mass, sets your body up to burn more fat.  Because muscle burns more calories than fat, you will naturally burn more calories throughout the day.  This doesn’t mean you have to bulk up to get those results.

Could you be eating the wrong foods? I know you have heard this before, toss the white bread, cracker and chips as well as the refined sugars.  Did you know that sweetened drinks and desserts increase inflammation in our bodies? I had no idea until I started looking into why I could not lose my belly fat and found out that belly fat is associated with inflammation and eating processed foods will hinder your ability to lose belly fat!! Wow who knew?!  There could be other reasons why you may not be losing and as your coach we work together to find the solution.

As a fitness coach I work with you to help you lose weight in a healthy way. I teach you that losing weight is not, jumping on the next fad diet or super pill that comes along.  You have to work at it and set yourself up for long term success.   I am offering a 5 day clean eating group and a 30 day reThinkfood challenge group if you're interested in joining either one fill out the form below and I will contact you.


Coach Christine

 
For many years I worked in a fitness environment and for two of those years I worked at a gym. However, the stress of working a in a club long hours day after day took its toll on my family life and my waistline. I didn't feel good about myself and I was working so many hours the last thing I wanted to do was stay after work and work out.  I love running and I use to stay in great shape but I wasn't even able to do that.  Then, a friend introduced me to Beachbody and I was hooked! As a woman over 40 with two kids, I started with the program T25 because if it wasn't running then I didn't want to do it.  How bad could 25 minutes be? I needed extra motivation because like I said I didn't like to do anything but run and so I joined a challenge group with other who were on the same journey as me. I was amazed after my first few work outs and drinking shakeology, how great I felt.   I set my goal to be bikini ready for our trip in October to Hawaii and there was no way I was going surfing with the shape I was in. I am happy to say I was able to get into bikini shape!  I lost 30 lbs and I feel better then I have in a long time. Working out also helped me get back into running and I am faster then I was before. I am still a work in progress but I am far happier then I was.

My Before and After pictures.  
It didn't happen overnight but it happen. I will show you how.
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