Upper Thirty-Somethings and losing the Pounds
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ramsam70
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I swear to you it is like my body has changed in the past 3 years- since I hit 35. If I skip a few days of working out it is like starting over- I used to skip 2 weeks and just jump back in!
A two week vacation literally put on 8 lbs! That includes walking in theme parks all day- *grumble*
and I am just finding overall that it is harder than it was even 2 or 3 years ago. The thing is, I want to stop the cycle now. I would love to be 13- 15 lbs lighter, but 25 lbs puts me back to wedding weight. (I am not sure that is a comfortable goal for me). I added yoga last week to combat the tightness and stiffness, and I really enjoy that.
Anyone else in this almost 40 range and seeing a shift in their body ?
A two week vacation literally put on 8 lbs! That includes walking in theme parks all day- *grumble*
and I am just finding overall that it is harder than it was even 2 or 3 years ago. The thing is, I want to stop the cycle now. I would love to be 13- 15 lbs lighter, but 25 lbs puts me back to wedding weight. (I am not sure that is a comfortable goal for me). I added yoga last week to combat the tightness and stiffness, and I really enjoy that.
Anyone else in this almost 40 range and seeing a shift in their body ?
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I swear to you it is like my body has changed in the past 3 years- since I hit 35. If I skip a few days of working out it is like starting over- I used to skip 2 weeks and just jump back in!
A two week vacation literally put on 8 lbs! That includes walking in theme parks all day- *grumble*
and I am just finding overall that it is harder than it was even 2 or 3 years ago. The thing is, I want to stop the cycle now. I would love to be 13- 15 lbs lighter, but 25 lbs puts me back to wedding weight. (I am not sure that is a comfortable goal for me). I added yoga last week to combat the tightness and stiffness, and I really enjoy that.
Anyone else in this almost 40 range and seeing a shift in their body ?0 -
Oh yeah....it used to be a lot easier to take off a couple pounds here and there. I noticed a HUGE change in the last 2 years and I will be 37 in Sept......so it would put me at right about the same time. Aging! :grumble: Not much to do about it.0
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I'm so glad I am not the only one! I thought I was losing it......:noway:0
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Geez...thanks for telling me what I have to look forward to (I'm 28).
This just means I'll have to work a little harder to get where I want to be!:drinker:0 -
Geez...thanks for telling me what I have to look forward to (I'm 28).
This just means I'll have to work a little harder to get where I want to be!:drinker:
Seriously, you're smart for taking it off now. I waited until I was 39 before I started getting into shape and it has not been easy. :sick:
I hear "snap/crackle/pop" long before I get a breakfast bowl out!0 -
Not to be a downer, but wait till the 40's come around, my metabolism died, and everything shifted...down!:grumble: Wish I had started earlier too, I waited until 46.0
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I used to be able to eat / drink whatever I wanted until the last few years.
What a wake up call the last few months have been - I never realized how much garbage I was polluting my body with! :sick:0 -
Not to be a downer, but wait till the 40's come around, my metabolism died, and everything shifted...down!:grumble: Wish I had started earlier too, I waited until 46.
I waited till 49.:noway: But plannin on lookin goooooood at 50!:drinker: It ain't easy tho.:grumble:0 -
omg!! A shift you ask???? more like a full throttle DOWN FALL!!! Plumetting to the pits of god only knows where!!! LOL!! I turned 37 last month and lemme tell ya! Mother nature is no friend of mine at this age! Things I once could do, I can barely stand to think about doing now. I started my quest for weight loss in January. To date I have lost 16+ lbs. I feel great! I just wish I had some of my youth back!0
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I hear "snap/crackle/pop" long before I get a breakfast bowl out!
haha, sadly I do too. its awfully loud...my friends make fun of me for being so "old."
I can't wait for it to get worse...:grumble:0 -
I'm in my 30's and finding that my body responds better to a gentler workout...
In my 20's I could workout everyday, for an hour or longer, and felt great. I tried to get back to that, and I just can't do it. I find my body really likes an every other day workout, and responds better to yoga, pilates, stretching, walking/running, rather the crazy cardio and weights of my youth! I find that for me, now, the eating is 85% and the exercise 15%, whereas for the younger me, it was more 50/50.
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Chris, Glad to know I'll have some company when I look good at 50 too!! Hate to be the only one.:happy:
I was trying to be gentle when I said "shift downward", I did'nt want to scare anyone who had'nt gotten there yet. Congrats Ladyd on your weight loss, you go girl.0 -
49 also 50 in August. Would like to down 12 lbs. We shall see
Have a great week
Sharon0 -
Hi
I'm 35 and I feel like my body is sooooo very different from my 20's
Also, no matter how much I target certain areas...they just aren't moving..such as my lower belly and arms
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I agree!!!
I was in the best shape of my life in my twenties and early 30's....then I had my son right after my 32nd birthday and basically mine was a fit pregnancy till the last month and a half when I was on lite duty and I got huge...seemed all belly...but it kept me resting a lot....then comes a winter baby...no exercise...lots of picking w/ new mom jitters....seclusion...all that good stuff....and all the while I kept thinking...oh its okay when I do get out and run again, I'll drop it like I always do.....NOT!
its a whole different ballgame and I'm learning how to "work" this older more "refined" body LOL....I'll be 40 in October and I think I'll be back to where I was if I keep this up....its just taking me alittle longer to get there! lol
hugs to all of you!!! I think you all look amazing!!! even if its harder...its more worth it now LOL
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JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU TURN 40!!!!0
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Me Too! I spent lots of years eating and sitting. I started last summer at 48! to get in shape. It is so hard and I get discouraged easily. I eat low fat/ no sugar yogurt for breakfast, a low cal frozen entree like Lean Cuisine for lunch and a low fat dinner. Weight sticks to you the older you get and exercise is harder on the body. I'm going to hang in there and keep trying. I started finding the ppounds packing on and my body shape changing at around 40. Keep at it!0
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Yes, yes, and yes!! That's one of the reasons I got serious this year about losing weight. It's hard enough now, at 37 almost 38, especially with hypothyroidism. I really, really want the weight off before I enter my 40's! You all are doing great! We will be hot chicks - maybe hens LOL - but we will be hot!!0
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Just wait til the 50's you have to be careful how you open the fridge door because the pounds will jump out and land on your hips!!0
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Just wait til the 50's you have to be careful how you open the fridge door because the pounds will jump out and land on your hips!!
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I had my second child at 36 and that was it. I'll be 40 next month and I still have the pregnancy weight. plus some0
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