AGE • METABOLISM • WEIGHT LOSS Why Losing Weight After 40 Feels Different (And What Works Better) If weight loss feels slower or harder after 40, it is not just in your head. The body changes in predictable ways, and those changes require a different approach. Many people reach their forties and notice something frustrating. The strategies that once worked, eating less, exercising more, pushing harder, no longer produce the same results. Sometimes they even backfire. This does not mean the body is broken. It means the rules have shifted. Understanding what changes after 40 allows weight loss to become calmer, more sustainable, and far less exhausting. Key idea After 40, weight loss becomes less about force and more about supporting the body’s changing needs. Muscle mass naturally declines with age Starting in midlife, most adults ...