Has your waist measurement been creeping up over the years?
I hear this a lot, and now that I'm in my 40's I'm experiencing it. For me personally, two major things have changed: I'm in peri-menopause, so hormone changes are an issue, and I'm now sitting in front of my computer or microphone WAY more than I ever have so I'm moving less during the day. Just those two seemingly small changes have added up to some extra fluff.
If your belly fat has been increasing over the years, there may or may not be cause for concern. Man...
Has your waist measurement been creeping up over the years?
I hear this a lot, and now that I'm in my 40's I'm experiencing it. For me personally, two major things have changed: I'm in peri-menopause, so hormone changes are an issue, and I'm now sitting in front of my computer or microphone WAY more than I ever have so I'm moving less during the day. Just those two seemingly small changes have added up to some extra fluff.
If your belly fat has been increasing over the years, there may or may not be cause for concern. Many healthy people (especially women who have had children) carry a little extra fluff around the middle and it's really not negatively affecting their health. That's because it's mainly subcutaneous fat. You might not love it aesthetically, but health wise it's probably fine.
The real problem with a growing waistline is the increasing amount of visceral fat. Visceral fat is deeper in your abdomen, surrounds your organs, and actually releases inflammatory compounds leading to a whole host of chronic diseases including heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. Increasing visceral fat IS hazardous to your health and as subcutaneous fat increases, usually so does visceral fat.
In this episode we're going to discuss:
- What is belly fat, how do we get it, why might it be increasing?
- What can make belly fat dangerous?
- Why do you want to lose belly fat? For health reasons, or to get a 6-pack? Your WHY is important.
- HOW do you lose belly fat?
Spoiler alert: you shouldn't be shocked to find out that there is no magic pill, potion, exercise, or food that will magically help you shed belly fat. There are however a few specific things you can focus on that will help you lose fat overall AND will help you store less visceral fat.
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Tara
Show Notes and full transcript:
https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/29
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