Losing is harder in your 30's

I'm 38. I started losing last year when I was still 36. It's no harder, in fact I'd say it was easier cause I've learnt from mistakes made when younger. Plus I'm no ordinary 38yo.....I have more energy now than I ever have in my life. I have more drive now than ever before. I have more discipline than I ever have & I know what I need to do to keep my weight off.

It's not hard at all, just takes willpower and a hell of a strong mind.

willpower and strong mind is what helped me lose 70lbs last time. I have that. Maybe my choice of words is incorrect. its not harder but i have noticed the results don't come as fast, for me at least, like in my 20's. This is just my observation about my body.

I lost all my weight in 7 months. Came off damn fast I'd say. Perhaps you lose it slower or just don't work out as hard as I do. I have no idea. All I know is that it's not hard, not for me at least. Workout every day, no rest days. Eat right every day, no cheat days. Simple done & great results.

I dont buy it... i just turned 44 and am in the BEST shape of my life, ever....boost that metabolism.. Lift twice as much as you do cardio! When I say lift, I mean, REALLY lift weights. Look at scoobysworkshop.com, New Rules Of Lifting for Women (NROLFW), strong lifts 5x5, or get a good trainer to show you the basics. When we age we begin to loose muscle at a rapid rate... Muscle is what keeps our metabolism running hot.... Cardio 3-5 times a week, 20-30 minutes but LIFT LIKE A BEAST!!!!
Oh yeah, and 1500 calories a day is too little for as much as you working out. Make sure you calculate your BMR and never, never , never eat less than this amount, EVER! I eat about 2100 calories a day!

I agree with most of this except the scooby part. He's said too much nonsense bro science.

Weight training is so much more beneficial than cardio or any of the typical dvd workouts. The problem is that the typical trainer knows jack shhh about proper loading of muscles and joints, and the consumer swears they're too broke to try personal trainers anyways...but will spend thousands on special tv's, dinners, frivolous lifestyle, cars, pocketbooks, etc.

But the sooner we can realize that the body doesn't like exercise, the sooner we can come to terms with the idea that intake is the key. If you're burning 500 calories during a workout, then yes, 1500 is probably not enough calories. The story of 99% of females. They under eat and over exercise, because the industry told them to because it makes you lose weight. The problem with this is that it slows the metabolism more than it already is going to slow up.

The body doesn't care about exercise. It reacts to it. It will become just another stress situation if you're not eating enough and resting the body enough. Trying to lose weight with exercise stresses skeletal muscle enough, increases free radical and associated damage of high volumes of activity, then we want to under nourish it? It's noone's fault. It's Everyones fault.

I'm 35 and cant blame having a baby for being extremely overweight.....BUT I agree it's hard trying to lose the weight. My daughter's 16 and my son's 9 :-D ............ life's just been so hectic....you kinda dont notice how you pile the weight on .... however...... my eyes are open and I'm using my kids as inspiration to lose the excess, setting small goals and once I reach them, re-set them :-D it's been working for me, also excersising, started small and am working my way up..... dont wanna be in my 50's and then only 'wake up' when I cant move!!! LOL....so I'm thankfull for MFP and all the people here....who arn't afraid to say "it's hard" and post what they eat!!!! Normal people....like me :-D

Stay strong....it's hard...yea....BUT MAN OH MAN..............SO WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!! :bigsmile:

I am 48. Weight loss is easier for me now because my kiddos are bigger (youngest is nine) and now that my husband has had the Big V, I am not afraid of becoming pregnant anymore. I have more time, more energy and I have the super incentive of them all -- trying to keep from NOT GETTING OLD, :laugh:

Seriously, I don't think I was EVER this focused on weight in my life. Well, once, but I was taking diet pills then. This time it's all me and my MFPs for support and help.

Good luck with your journey, you can add me if you like.

Not in my 30s yet, but I can easily say the difference between my teens and early 20s and my late 20s is staggering. I will definitely say that weight loss is harder. Not sure if you follow this, but your BMR is lower as you get older. From what I've seen this seems to be people's problem, they think that (for the most part) they can do what they did when they were younger and it'll just work out the same. It just doesn't work out that way. At least for me it hasn't.

I will also say that I had to change my mindset. To me it's not dieting and losing weight. To me those are temporary things. I looked at it as a lifestyle change. For me it's a bit like when I graduated from school and joined the workforce. My lifestyle changed. I will say though that having a can do attitude helps. Also remember that this is a marathon and not a sprint. I haven't been a member long, but in talking to people about wieght loss and such, a lot of people seem to want a quick solution. I can't say that I think people can be successful with that mindset.

To me it's all about changing your lifestyle in the long term. It's hard to go slow and slowly see results, but i think it's worth it in the end,

Mfp is very helpful to my journaling and staying balanced. I am also beastly in the gym. Feel free to chwck out all 5 of my meals. I tend to eat high protein, lowish carbs. I weigh 111 lbs at 5foot 5 inches. I have children. I actually was heavier prior to kids!