How does your metabolism affect weight loss?

Your resting metabolism is the number of calories your body burns at rest. Muscle burns more calories than fat so when you are overweight your resting metabolism is slower than someone who has more muscle mass. To lose fat and not muscle which is the goal in healthy weight loss you need to have a efficient metabolism. read more

If our metabolism slows down because of hormonal changes, such as menopause, we can see how important the overall health of our body chemistry is to our metabolism and weight loss. Women can struggle with weigh loss after menopause because the loss of the female hormones decreases the rate of metabolism, as estrogen is an intracellular metabolic hormone as well as a reproductive hormone. read more