It's not only food & inactivity that can make you fat in midlife
- so can stress. After the age of forty, the accrued stresses of a lifetime & the inevitable onset of the peri-menopause begin to take their physical toll on a woman. This toxic stress builds emergency fat inside the body & leads to bad eating regimes, particularly in the over-forties. In Fight Fat After Forty renowned clinician & scientist Dr Pamela Peeke explains her revolutionary plan for fighting stress-eating & shedding 'toxic weight' forever. This book: Reveals that stress makes you fat! Offers a revolutionary three-pronged approach of stress-resilient nutrition, stress-resilient physical activity & stress-resilient 'regrouping' (keeping motivated); Helps you identify your stress profile & eating pattern & offers a healthy eating programme to suit your body; Contains a weekly exercise & stress-reducing programme; Helps you to boost midlife metabolism & lose weight fast.