Menopause may make it little more challenging when it comes to weight loss. Here are few foods to add in you everyday meals.
Weight loss may become challenging as we age. With the rite of passage, several bodily mechanisms change. It can be different different people. As women head towards their 40s or 50s, their menstrual cycle starts coming to a halt and transitions into menopause. It marks the end of the period cycle. This is a biological process that all women undergo. However, this shift in hormonal balance can pse challenge when it comes to weight management. Taking to social media, renowned nutritionist, Rujuta Diwekar explained the process and shared weight loss diet tips.
“While it’s quite natural to gain weight during menopause, it does catch many women off guard. Most times the changes seem to be so drastic that we begin to feel that it’s going to need drastic/ extreme measures to bring it down,” Diwekar shared on her Instagram.
The need of the hour, however, is a sustainable path to health and wellbeing and a reorientation of how we think about food and fitness. Any quick measure to knock off weight will not only worsen the menopausal symptoms in the present but also puts us on a slippery slope with long term health outcomes for the body and brain. The last thing we want to invite with age is frailty and fatigue, and so here are 4 easy foods that you need to bring back on your plate for fitness / health and of course weight loss , she added.
Weight Loss Diet: 4 Foods to Add in Everyday Meals
- The yam family of vegetables: These root & wild vegetables like suran, arbi, shakarkandi etc., are a good source of vitamins, minerals, fibre and bioactive compounds that can help keep the symptoms down.
- Diverse protein: We are short on diversity and not protein. Menopausal symptoms of bloating, acidity and indigestion are made worse by mindless consumption of “protein rich” foods. So ditch the viral videos and invest in bringing back the diversity of pulses and legumes back on your plate in your grandma approved proportions and combinations. This is the only fool proof method to assimilate the amino acids, folic acid, fibre without causing acidity, bloating, constipation, etc.
- Chutneys: We don’t need seeds, we need chutneys for those essential fats and gut health. The til, alsi (flaxseed), dry coconut chutneys eaten with parathas, rotis & dosas are especially useful for the joints and skin.
- Kharik: The dry date keeps the sweet tooth at bay, boosts your Hb levels and also stabilises your mood.
However, one must be mindful of the fact that bodily requirements may be different for different individuals. It is also better to consult a professional who may be able to chart ut a course of actions as per your requirements for a sustainable weight management.