Late 40s, metabolism SLOWED! Need friends

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This is my "re-introduction." I've been back here for two weeks, eating 500 cals/day LESS than I did on MFP two years ago, and I literally lost just 5 ounces this week. HELP!!! It is so hard being a female of a certain age. I love healthy food, I eat tons of veggies and lean protein and practically no simple starches. But it's not enough apparently??! I am 30 lbs overweight and have a cough from acid reflux that is, if not caused by, then certainly not helped by, the belly fat. For most of my adult life I was a healthy weight, so this is coming as quite a shock.

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