The Magical Menopause Diet

The chapter on the science of menopause outlines how our bodies need less calories as we age. There is also medical information and references on lower calorie diets resulting in lower disease rates, such as decreased morbidity and mortality, as well as increased longevity. The meal cards used for this low calorie diet are simple but necessary. Every item eaten each day is written on the meal card, so it is best planned a day ahead. All meals and snacks must be eaten and non skipped. The philosophy therein is to prevent grabbing items that have not been mapped out, and possibly cheating due to hunger. Whole foods are stressed in the Magical menopause Diet, no processed foods or sauces, no diet bars, so you will find no long involved recipes in this book. The book has been written for busy professional women, who work both in and out of the home. If the approach to weight loss is simple, then a successful outcome is easier. What is the philosophy of weight loss? We want to reach our beautiful shape and maximum health goal. Remember as we age we have to try a little harder to prevent weight gain by learning how to say no, and identifying diet saboteurs! As a pharmacist, the importance of accurate measurement is always a concern. Cups, milliliters, grams, ounces, teaspoons, tablespoons and pounds are all used for measuring food and creating meals. In this book we use ounces, rather than cups and other inaccurate measuring devices. Mandatory pantry audits occur at the beginning of the diet. Items such as processed food, cookies, candy, food bars, chips, ice-cream, American processed cheese, soda, condiments and sauces can be donated or disposed of. The exciting part of the journey for me was to find out how long it took to deflate the adipose tissue and reach the heaven of ideal body weight!