Ladies Over 40 Holla at me PLEASE

Pamm8577

Hello everyone I am New Here, I agree as soon as I turned 40 yo weight wouldn't come down... need support on here, love this fitness pal, just started. I want to feel good again and want to be a fabulous 40 I have 23 pounds to lose, I have lost 7 pounds already on my own but its been very hard. I changed to whole wheat, and I drink 80 ounces of water daily, I also bought me a pedometer and a polar watch to keep up with my heart rate and exercise time. My problem is I don't eat enough. I will eat a piece of cheese for breakfast and then nothing else till dinner. I just don't get hungry. I also need motivation to do more exercising. Its hard to stay committed when your doing it by yourself. I had a hysterectomy and that is when I noticed the weight gain and it was in my stomach where I never gained weight before. I also started noticing bigger thighs, I can't do this anymore, I want to lose the 23 pounds. But how? hmmmm lets see I have Zumba program I never touch maybe I should start back lol....

laurielie

I myself never had weight problems till I hit my mid-40's.....Now its a never ending battle! But I try my best to watch what I choose
to eat. The days of baking & eating whateva you want are gone:( I sure miss those days, but I want to be as healthy as I can for
the rest of my life. I also think having a good support system is the key.....So please feel free to add me to your friend list! I love reading all the positive posts:)) GOOD LUCK TO US ALL~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

karenkwalker

I turn 49 Saturday and I feel your pain. I believe I was over feeding myself the last few years. I have been eating fairly healthy for quite sometime - but yo yoing the same two pounds on and off. I got serious here about 70 days ago and have lost 10 true lbs, and dropped from size 12 to 8 (which I attribute to exercise). I am really watching my sodium and sugar intake in addition to my calories - this has made a difference. It is very slow coming from a person who could really drop it in my younger years.

I've made up my mind to not put a timeframe on my scale/weight loss - I have intentionally decided to change my lifestyle and become healthier and stronger going into my 50's. I know if I am slow and steady with it - the weight will come off eventually - I know that quick fixes usually aren't fixes. Good luck to you!!!

xoticlady

Holla!! I'm 44 and it has been a far tougher journey than the prior two decades!!! My boyfriend is a personal trainer so I work out regularly with him. Here are a few tips -
1) Be sure to combine cardio with weight training OFTEN. 5 minute warm-ups are fine but 20-60 is better.
2) The cardio will help you drop weight but you absolutely, positively need to combine that with training. (I've seen too many people with bad effects of cardio only routines.)
3) The training will help tone you - and ensure you don't lose precious things like your buttocks. ;-)
4) You WILL gain pounds if you weight training regularly. This is not a myth. Hence point #1 is SO important.
5) If you are combining both cardio and training well, you will start to see yourself slimming and toning even though the scale doesn't say so. (I've plateaued at a certain weight for weeks and weeks and WEEKS, but my clothes fit very different and everyone is saying I'm losing weight - go figure. My trainer/boyfriend says to stick with it and I'll start dropping weight more consistent after my body adjusts - gotta stick with it though!)

Your trainer - if he/she is good - will not only focus on WEIGHT training but they will care about and offer you advise in all areas -including cardio and nutrition. A word of caution though - there are many certifications a trainer can get (some trainers have NONE!!) so not all trainers are knowledgable in nutrition. Be careful what advise you listen to, ask questions, and confirm what they tell you.

momtozmc

47 here and in the best shape since my 20's! Pre-kids! I'm down almost 50 lbs from my highest weight and feel great!! run 6 to 7 days a week!!! since March, I've ran over 320 miles!

YOU CAN DO THIS~

And this is a great place for support and friendship!!!!

grahamckas88

I'm right there with everyone! I turned 41 in December. I was just complaining to my daughter today about how much more I'm exercising and eating better and still can't seem to get these 10 pounds off! Very frustrating! It used to be so easy...I never worried about what I ate and exercising wasn't even part of my vocabulary! Feel free to add me for support!

Newkell

I am getting closer to 50 which is scaring the pants off of me. I have friends that tell me you need to lose it before 50 because then it gets really hard. I just keep telling myself I don't want to come to the end of this year and be in the place I was when it began. I certainly don't want to hit 50 in a little over a year and be in the same place. Hang in there, you will get it keep reaching for the goal

MlissaB

I started with a similar web-site when i was approaching 40 a little over a year ago and the first 15 were easy, but then it just stopped. my biggest challenge is staying away from the foods i love (fried, fried, fried). my husband isn't a real big help either. verbally he's great, but he keeps a lot of junk in the house and will suprise me with treats... it's sweet to find a small bag of hershey's kisses in your car in the morning, but not real helpful with the weight loss!

Now i'm 41 and trying to get back on track again... a lot of health issues in my family so i'm hoping that if i can develop a healthier life style i can avoid some of the problems or will be able to fight issues as they arise. it really is more about being healthy than skinny for me. i have a fairly large bone structure, so skinny has never been all that realistic, but healthy shouldn't be that difficult!

naonah

Hey ladies! I am SO glad to have found this thread!! I thought I was fighting this 40+ battle by myself. Nice to see that I am not going crazy and that what I'm experiencing is "normal". Though, I refuse to let my age (41) get the best of me. I am fitter and making more healthier choices than ever before and yet the scale just teases me. Have been a 'voluptuous' girl for most of my life but reached my ideal weight (through Weight Watchers) in 2006. Unfortunately, some - not all  - has crept back on me. So, doing a combo of WW and counting calories instead of points. This site has helped me see things in a different light...and the people are A W E S O M E !!! Please add me if you want to share your journey with me. Most of the people I've met here are in there 20s...it's just not the same. Hope to hear from you soon!

mgcme

Hi and welcome! I am a new comer to this site and glad I found this thread. I never had a weight problem until about three years old when I notice I started to gain. I am fighting the 40+ battle also. What brought me to this site was to start tracking my calories and my fitness as 2 years ago I was diagnose for borderline diabetes and then last year RA - double whammy both runs in family history. So my challenge is to lose the extra pounds and slowly get back into the activities that I use to love (i.e. rollerblading, skating, hiking, swimming, etc..). I was amazed on the food tracker on how much carbs are in food that I eat. Please add me as a friend, if you want . My journey is to loss the extra pounds, so that I can kept my sugar level at a normal range and to relief the stress pain on the joints so I can enjoy the activities that I use to do.

jessradtke

I'm so glad it's not just me!! I remember at 38 and 39 I was still thinking "This getting older thing isn't so bad." Then I turned 40 and I swear my warranty expired. I think the thing that bothers me the most is that the progress that I do make doesn't last as long. I used to be able to do light weight training a couple of times a week and stay toned looking, but now if I don't exercise for a few days I begin to *SEE* everything getting flabby within a day or two. Arrgg!! So frustrating!

Focusonfifty

Hey Shawn, check the sodium in that Rice A Roni, may be the reason for your "bloating". High sodium gives you water retention.

tracbaldwin

Seriously, you are not lying! I am determined to figure out what my body wants, make the adjustments and remain in control of it. I don't like feeling as though I (my mind) has no say! It's #@*& up right?

fitnfun1

I am so glad to hear the success stories on this 40+ thread. I am in the yo young back and forth by 2 pounds stage attempting to figure out what I need to do to get past this. So far nothing has worked, but I recently added more strength training last week so we shall see. Thank you for the hope and motivation!

hikeout470

Uh Hum, Trac, please don't refer to over 40 as 3rd "quarter" lol. I josh. Some of us who have not started a family, just now settling down with a second "life" or dating ahem, younger men, whatever. There are all "types" of life models out there. I think with the right tools "40 is the new 30",,, anyone???

Not giving up here either. I started to gain weight above the waist too after 40... My pants still fit and so all of a sudden I discovered I had gained 8-10 pounds over this past year. YIKES! Quizzical.

So I have been on MFP for about a week or so, and determined to figure this thing out! I can tell a HUGE difference with the calorie counting + weight training, and now I have discovered this high intensity interval training (HIIT) which I LOVE! It is suppose to burn 9x as much fat as low cardio in a fraction of the time.

Hoping for the best!

nitag

Hi, I just turned 42, and weight lose has become a pain in the *kitten*! The only thing that I found to work for me was a low carb diet. Now this is a hot topic on here, but this is what I did and it has worked for me. As an example last night I had a small portion of my hubby's rice a roni, this morning I'm bloated. I'm currently at 40% cards, wich isn't low, but lower than most, no white carbs at all. No white bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, it's hard at first but after the first week , it's very do-able. You can add me if you'd like.

Going to be 47 in October.. This is been the hardest struggle.. I am cutting back on carbs as well. I lost a lot of weight about 12 yrs ago cutting back the carbs but gained it back after 5 yrs (that's another story).. I am going to take this differently than I did before. I know its going to be a hard road but I don't want to be fat at 50.. I think I said that when I was 39 but didn't want to be fat in my 40's.. Well guess what "here I am"..... I've had a lot of changes in my life. Some good and some bad, but I can control losing weight and that will be a good change...

Good luck to you all...

koahope

47 here! In menopause and feeling the heat in more ways than one :blushing: (only thing resembling a hot flash). Loosing weight seems to be harder these last few yrs, 1 little slip and poof...up goes the scale! Not as easy to get if off either. Would LOVE some 40+ friends...just started in July

lbgano

Hey, yes, me too! I'm 42 and my metabolism is S L O W. Everything tenth of a pound lost feels like extreme effort! It sucks but we can do it!

tracbaldwin

Kids or no kids, our bodies seem to stay in sync with being "wacky" after 40 but I strongly believe as long as we take care of it we can be new parents or grandparents and feel great while we take care of our little ones! Keep pushing and we will emerge in victory!

cindykern

It is possible by tracking your food and excercise you will lose if you stay within your calorie range. Yes i agree it seems to be more difficult to get the weight off as we get older but it will happen. I have been on mfp since April and have lost 23 pounds. So slow but sure but it is coming off and it will for you to.

Irene8509

OMG! I hear you on this one sister. When I turned 40 it was like nothing I did before worked. I had to find a whole new strategy on life and its lessons. I am afraid much of the 40's was under high stress for me. Work, marriage and family all converged in a not so nice lesson on relationships and human nature. It left me feeling alone. But at 47, I started to get back on track and knew what I wanted for me. I still can't believe I gained so much weight during this time but food was my comfort.

The best advise: 1) calorie counting...it works like nothing else; 2) exercise...find what you like and switch around the routine as not to get bored; 3) have goals...stay focused and on track no matter if its personal, financial, or health related.

These sound like simple strategies but its funny we tend to ignore them in favor of a quick fix. Good Luck

SHERRYnGA

HOLLA!!! I'm in for Ladies over 40!


Turning 44 in August & IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT YEAR!!! "I DESERVE NO LESS!!!!!!!!!!! WE DESERVE NO LESS!!!!!!!!

carid2

I would love for you to share what your personal trainer teaches you! I am brand new here. 41 and agree......loosing weight and getting fit and STAYING fit, soooo much harder now. BOO!! But I am determined!

sooman10

Hey this post is great. Yes I am in my 40ish. I will 45 in 4 month time. I am aiming to lose 10lbs before then. I agree with all the comments losing wieght at this age is so much harder. I plan to up my game workout harder and use MFP to keep me motivated.

Sign me up for the over 40ish club .

candikane65

Ahhhh Tracie! Been there. It is crazy how your body changes on you without any prior notification. Although I was still in the service when I turned 41, I can tell you that it was the same...although I didn't look at the scale much, I did FEEL the difference in how my close fit, how my boobs hung and this crazy back fat that materialized out of nowhere! Diet is a big factor...not that you have to, but what you eat or drink and what time of day you do and what type of exercise you engage in. Had to go to a doctor to get evaluated on that other "topic" you mentioned because even that was out of control. The good news is YOU ARE NOT ALONE...the bad news is EVERYONE is different. So hopefully this will reduce some anxiety and feel free to hit me up if you think you are going through something weird...because I know I did. :ohwell: The grace and love of aging...:flowerforyou:

MissBev1

Hi Ladies,

I am 44 years old (how did that happen!), have a son about to enter college (OMG--will he be able to do this--he barely did the HS thing!), and have never worked SO HARD in all my life to loose weight.

Just finished 90 days of ChaLEAN Extreme and lost 19 pounds but it wasn't easy...BUT IT CAN BE DONE!!!

Bev


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