I am a new member

mlicatadu80

Hi my name is Michelle and am a new member for about a little over two weeks. I have never had a weight problem but since covid and being now 65 years young I have gained 15 to 20 pounds which is mostly in the belly area.
I have lost three pounds to date and am getting frustrated trying to get more off faster but I am so use to eating whatever I wanted for years this is very hard for me but I am sticking to the 1200 calories a day. I do see I have to cut back on the fatty food but would love some suggestions from you. Thanks

rosebarnalice

Patience and consistency are my biggest suggestions.

In the beginning you'll probably have water retention or other fluctuations in your weight while your body gets used to what's new.

Give it a month, and may be back down your expectations of how quickly you're going to drop weight. At our age (I'm 60) our metabolisms aren't as fast and we're more likely to be on the lower side of that "average of 2 lbs per week". In fact, you might want to consider setting your goal to something more like 1 lb per week--which should bump up your daily calorie goal bv ~200 calories per day.

A bit more patience and a bit less "denial mentality" helps me stay on course.

annliz23

Keep going you will see results