Everyone agreed that no matter what we're eating, we also need to get moving by doing something we enjoy, so it feels like a treat rather than another thing on our endless to-do list.
"If you don't like what you're doing, it's not going to last very long," Weinandy said. Something she feels strongly about, in addition to cardiovascular activities like walking, biking, and dance, is having her clients add in strength training.
"I often seen women in the 40 to 70 age range struggling because they've been gradually losing muscle mass for the past 10 years," she said. Not only is this problematic for every day activity as we age, but having more muscle mass actually burns more fat in our bodies.
"If you have more muscle mass, your resting metabolic rate, which is also referred to as your basal metabolic rate, will kick up," she said.
"We're not talking about huge amounts here, but you might burn an extra 50 to 100 calories per day, and that adds up over time. That's because muscle is metabolically active 24 hours a day, seven says a week, and burns calories even when at rest."