--- title: Fitness Over 40 Blog | Prime of Life Fitness | diet (2) description: diet | Fitness and nutrition tips to help Baby Boomers and Seniors enjoy the prime of their lives. 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Thorpe and Zhou Yang in the journal [Health Affairs](http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/9/1673.abstract). According to the authors of the study, expanding a successful YMCA diabetes prevention program to a nationwide audience could save Medicare $1.8 - 3.7 billion dollars over the next ten years. [Read More](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/94011/Do-Your-Part-to-Save-Medicare-Lose-Weight) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/94011/Do-Your-Part-to-Save-Medicare-Lose-Weight#comments-listing) Tags: [exercise](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/exercise), [weight loss](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/weight-loss), [motivation](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/motivation), [diet](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/diet) ## [10 Essential Habits to Keep the Weight Off](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/82792/10-Essential-Habits-to-Keep-the-Weight-Off) Posted by [LeeAnn Langdon](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/author/leeann-langdon) on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 @ 04:53 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/hs-fs/file-16244536-jpg/images/breakfast_parfait.jpg) ](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/82792/10-Essential-Habits-to-Keep-the-Weight-Off) As if losing weight weren’t hard enough, keeping it off is often even harder. If you don’t want to spend the rest of your life yo-yo dieting, you’ll need to develop good, long-term lifestyle habits. Luckily, there has been a lot of good research done to help you know what works and what doesn’t. [Read More](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/82792/10-Essential-Habits-to-Keep-the-Weight-Off) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/82792/10-Essential-Habits-to-Keep-the-Weight-Off#comments-listing) Tags: [lifestyle habits](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/lifestyle-habits), [exercise](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/exercise), [weight loss](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/weight-loss), [motivation](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/motivation), [diet](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/diet) ## [Which Is Better for Weight Management in Menopause, Exercise or Diet?](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/73449/Which-Is-Better-for-Weight-Management-in-Menopause-Exercise-or-Diet) Posted by [LeeAnn Langdon](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/author/leeann-langdon) on Mon, Jun 27, 2011 @ 10:14 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/hs-fs/file-16241365-jpg/images/apple.jpg) ](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/73449/Which-Is-Better-for-Weight-Management-in-Menopause-Exercise-or-Diet) If you’re approaching or in the thick of menopause, you’ve probably already discovered that managing your weight is not as easy as it used to be. You may be seeing that your lovely curvy shape now looks more like a round apple. So which is better for weight management in menopause: exercise or diet? In a word, both! 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