Losing weight over 40

markrgeary1

I can't say if it works at 40 but pushing 60 my wife and I dropped 105 pounds together. She's down 50 pounds and 10 sizes.

MissusMoon

sineadski wrote: »

hello,
I'm new here, but am doing weight training twice a week with a trainer followed by cardio and a long run (training for half marathon) but cannot shift ANY weight and am not seeing any results in terms of toning. My diet is pretty good, I track it daily on the app. Am I just doomed because of my age?
Any and all suggestions to kickstart this are welcome!
Need some encouragement / ideas to help.
Thanks
Sinead

I'm 44 and I'm down over 52lbs. Don't worry about seeing muscle results, you're not going to see much of that until the losing part is nearly over. Working out with the trainer will likely cause you to retain water, which will mask weight loss results.

If you aren't already, get a digital food scale that measures in grams. Don't do cheat days, and log everything that passes your lips, and everything that goes into a dish (cooking oil, et cet). Don't eat back all of your exercise calories.

If I can do this, you can.

kendahlj

sineadski wrote: »

I guess to clarify, I have been working out on and off for many years - my body isn't reacting the same way it has in the past to doing the work in either weight or inches. So Yes, although 41 isn't old, my body is behaving differently.
My calorie intake via my Fitnesspal is 99% below the daily goal and it consistently tells me, if you ate like this every day you'd be (20lbs) lighter in 4 weeks.
Thanks for the suggestions / encouragement guys and gals!

Your calorie intake is 99% below the daily goal? Holy crap. Are you eating like one grape a day?

Timshel_

For me I went both the fast route for losing weight and the better way. While I was able to drop almost 30 pound by basically starving myself on too little calories, I looked like a strung out crack users and I did not change the habits to maintain the loss. So second time around I managed to do a bit better with exercise and finding a better caloric deficit, and I was able to lose pounds and feel better about it, but I still didn't lose like I was hoping.

So this time around, the only things I focus on is the process. I eat at a good caloric deficit level and I exercise regularly. I do weigh once a week, but I only log it once ever month'ish. I stopped focusing on the numbers and such and I find it is mentally and physically easier for me to stick to things when I don't set expectation beyond just doing what I should.

I will say, I log almost everything and I rarely skip exercise. The consistency over the last several months has made a remarkable difference and for the first time I feel like I could hit any goal I want.