Do you get enough protein each day? ✅Experts recommend between 1.6-2.2 grams per kg of your ideal bodyweight where weight loss is your goal. ✅It’s also fuel to grow your muscles. And why is muscle so important ….. ➡️Because building muscle is absolutely key to sustainable weight loss, to maintain your metabolism, to giving your body strength & shape. ➡️The shape we lose in menopause. Our loss of oestrogen means our fat shifts from the hips & Glutes to the stomach. ➡️Many women see their waistlines completely disappear. ➡️Increased Muscle = Increased Metabolism = Decreased Fat ➡️Plus women naturally lose muscle mass as we age, hence our metabolism slows down, noticably around our 40's. ➡️Muscle continues to decreases year on year - Unless you do something about it. ➡️Hence the term 'middle age spread'.....; ➡️The reality is we have to be proactive to keep our body shape. ➡️Body shape is of course;just one example of why protein is just so important. ➡️But with body shape comes confidence, your identity - the person you know in the mirror. It can be daunting when that person starts to change without your permission. ✅Protein is also vital for bone strength, enzyme & hormone production & good health too. Did you know that 65% of women aged 40-59 are overweight and obese and this rises to 73.8% in woman aged over 60.; With abdominal fat being a risk factor for Type 2 Diabetes. Think protein 💚