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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are bloated, it's not due to lack of exercise - it's diet. You seem very defensive about this. You may not be eating fast food, but that doesn't mean it's the optimum diet for you. What is your grain/carb consumption? A lot of women in their forties just cannot eat as many carbs/grains as they once did without becoming bloated and flabby. I second the PP suggestion of doing Whole 30.[/quote] Op-this is a somewhat typical day of food Breakfast: Fage yogurt with honey Mid morning snack: banana Lunch: bean salads; avocado and fake crab salad or pasta with my kids. Dinner: salad (Romaine and arugula) with tomato, cucumber, onion, garbanzo beans (one can) and some Parmesan. I occasionally get ravenous and dig into chocolate or cookies or almonds or other junk but not often. I suppose I can cut some of this down since clearly my metabolism now sucks. [/quote] Honestly this is not a ton of carbs but it is a heck of a lot more carbs than I eat. I also notice very little protein, which you need to build muscle, esp. once you hit your forties. I really think if you did some kind of low-carb paleo for a month you'd end up feeling great. It seems crazy at first -- but really try to build every meal (even breakfast -- eggs are your friend) around a healthy protein and a load of vegetables. After you've lost the weight you want, you can start adding in carbs and see what your personal tipping point is, when you start gaining weight Hate to tell you this, but it gets tougher once you hit menopause so establish good habits now. [/quote]
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