When you are in your 30’s, your metabolism begins to slow down. In fact, it slows down every ten decades. On reaching your 40’s when you are closer to peri-menopause, you will experience hormonal changes which will also affect your rate of metabolism and your ability to lose weight. Moreover, when you get pregnant in your mid-life, it is much harder to lose baby fat because of the age factor.

Many women who are trying to lose weight will resort to crash diets (which are not safe), workouts, and other tactics that end up frustrating them. If all these methods are failing you, then you should try weight loss by metabolism correction. Many factors affect your metabolic rate, and that is what you should be focusing on when trying to get back in shape. 

The thyroid hormone

The thyroid hormone is located at the front of your throat. It helps to speed up metabolism. The more the hormone, the faster your metabolism will be. Too much of it, however, has a reverse effect. Factors such as stress, child-rearing, food sensitivity, and gut imbalance affect the working of these hormones. You can go for a checkup of your thyroid if you have a metabolism slow-down. 

Other hormones that can also affect your metabolism are cortisol, insulin, estrogen, and testosterone.

Metabolic muscles

Your body composition also matters when you are trying to lose weight. If you have more fat, you will burn it slower. Moving muscles require more energy than moving fat, so if you have more muscle than fat, you will have a higher metabolic rate even if you do not work out. Weight training is therefore crucial to your weight loss program as it increases muscle which helps to speed up metabolism. 

Resistance training and aerobic exercises also help your metabolism stay up many hours after. Workouts such as sprinting also give you a metabolic boost. Sprinting works for moms because it is a workout that you can do in less than 15 minutes.

Metabolic macros

The types of food you eat also affect your rate of metabolism.  Fats, proteins, and carbs increase your metabolism at different levels. Proteins are much more effective in giving you a metabolic boost. The thermic effect of fats is 0-3% that of carbs is 5-10%, while that of proteins is way higher at 15-30%. Proteins also help to grow your muscles which will help you lose weight and keep it off. 

Mind-body connection

Factors like stress and sleep dysfunction also affect your metabolism. Inadequate sleep can cause you to gain weight because it increases your resting metabolism, increases appetite, increases your cholesterol, among other factors. Other factors that affect your metabolism are adrenal dysfunction and sex hormone imbalances.  You, therefore, need to take care of your health as a whole to ensure you lose weight. 

Losing weight in your mid-life can be easy with the correct strategies. Remember to quit alcohol and smoking as they increase your blood sugar, making it more difficult to lose weight.