Loosing weight as a 49 yr old female

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holleyelisa725
holleyelisa725 Posts: 1 Member
in Health and Weight Loss

I’m struggling to lose ten pounds. 49 yr old female, post menopausal and not sure where to start.

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  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,624 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10941831/loosing-weight-as-a-49-yr-old-female

    With only 10lbs to lose this will be slow. Accept it. Don't try to rush things. And everything that glass of milk above me said.

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 37,056 Member

    I agree with the milk and sea creature above. I'm another who lost weight - around 50 pounds - at age 59-60, while menopausal, hypothyroid. That was 9+ years ago, and I'm still at a healthy weight.

    None of those things are weight loss doom, despite what skeezy marketers in the blogosphere may claim in their clickbait.

    It was simpler than I expected, once I got serious and committed to the process. The payoff was huge.

    Focus on taking the needful steps, not on the self-defined roadblocks, and you can succeed.

  • rms62003
    rms62003 Posts: 129 Member

    I just turned 52, and have lost 70lbs in the last 10 months. The first place to always start is food diary - what you eat is more important than exercise.

    But, don't forget the exercise - resistance training is very important for postmenopausal women to keep our bones strong. Also, it's the best way not to lose muscle mass when you lose weight.

    I second those that say the 10 lbs will be slow - the body doesn't like to lose weight, especially if you are close to where you need to be.

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,071 Member

    agree with other replies.
    you might also find this menopause related thread helpful

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10930901/setting-calorie-goal-weight-loss-post-menopause
  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,374 Member

    a digital food scale is the key to my success. i use it for almost everything - weighing raw sweet potato in grams, peanut butter, bananas, cheese, etc

  • pnrbor
    pnrbor Posts: 70 Member

    I feel your pain. I don't know if I have menopause but probably perimenopause. I was picking up weight and generally unhappy. I started on Ozempic in December. Even on it I have lost weight really slowly. 5kg or 6kg this whole year but I'm happier.

    I'm not saying go onto it. I don't follow a diet as such which could also be why I'm losing weight slowly.

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