losing weight in your 40s

anneo2010
anneo2010 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 18 in Introduce Yourself
Hi to everyone this is my first post iam going on 42 and have been having a lot of hot flushes. Anyone else out there the same and have you found since turning 40 your body shape starting to change

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  • bredaclarke67
    bredaclarke67 Posts: 45 Member
    Hi, I'm 48 and definitely found over the last few years the middle age spread taking over. Finding it more difficult that it use to be to lose a few pounds.
  • Tried30UserNames
    Tried30UserNames Posts: 561 Member
    I think it does take longer to lose weight as we get older. I'm 47. Strength training helps a lot since we tend to lose muscle mass as we age so we burn fewer calories at rest. Add some muscle and burn more calories. As for hot flashes, eliminating soy eliminated those for me a few years ago. I'm sure they'll be back in a year or two when I get to menopause.
  • 1mumrevolution
    1mumrevolution Posts: 269 Member
    Yes, definitely harder. But not impossible. I'm 47 and have to be extra diligent with food and more active. Thankfully with a lot of hard work I've got the bulk of my weight off and am shooting for my last 5-9lbs. I'm on the pill for medical reasons so that is masking my peri symptoms and complicating my weight loss. My other problem is impatience, when the scale doesn't move
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