One of the effects of ageing (even though reaching 35 hardly feels like “ageing” as we think of it) is a slower metabolism.
Sources say your metabolism slows at an approximate rate of 5% every 10 years, which translates into a 100-calorie discrepancy (you either need to burn 100 more or eat 100 less). This accounts for that frustrating trend of eating less, and not losing weight – if you’re lucky, you just stop gaining.
Thankfully, there’s good news. There are ways of boosting metabolism after age 35. Here are some of them.