Midlife Weight Gain – Fighting The Flab

Like most men in their 30 or 40's I've gradually found it harder to stop putting on the pounds and gaining in weight. I wouldn't exactly say that I'm packing 'man-boobs' or anywhere near whale meat but I have to admit, I'm not the slim waisted 20 something I used to be.

I haven't really changed my lifestyle or routine since my twenties either though so why I'm getting bigger is a bit of a mystery. I still play quite a bit of sport but I dread to think what I'd look like in the sports kit I used to wear. The tracksuit I used to wear would probably bear more likeness to a wetsuit I would imagine. Does midlife weight gain actually exist as a phenomenon? Am I just simply over eating and blaming my age?

When I look at my long term friends I can also see that they have certainly gone up a few sizes and changed shape significantly too, both my guy and gal friends and family, so I know I'm not alone in this, which is comforting but doesn't solve the problem of my sudden midlife weight gain, not to mention my shirt and waist size.

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One thing I have noticed is that my eating habits have changed quite drastically over the past few years. I never really had a sweet tooth but now I find myself popping the odd candy bar into my shopping cart and my fridge does seem to contain more 'goodies' than it used to do.

So I don't know. Maybe there is something physical or metabolic about midlife weight gain, but then again, maybe it's just the simple saying that 'you are what you eat after all.

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