Middle aged "grandma" looking for buddies

No kids or grandkids, but I am a 50 YO woman who has lost 50+ pounds with another 20 to go. You can add me if you are looking for buddies, I am on most days, and always happy to find other "ladies of a certain age".

First, congratulations on losing the weight you already taken off, that's great! Also, don't beat yourself up because you are in a neutral weight stand still. I recall coming to that "WEIGHT WALL". I think everybody ends up in the same position. It's those last 10 or 15 lbs that just don't seem to drop off.

I'm very disciplined with my diet and exercise. However, I still ended up in the same situation as you are now. I had to take a real good look at every little thing I was doing. I only do cardio, running each morning 3.25 miles. This was all I did as far as exercise for the first 4 weeks of my diet. The big problem really is that I am a chocoholic, I LOVE CHOCOLATE! lol. But over time, I gave that up, and all soft drinks and juices. Basically, anything with sugar added. I could go into greater detail about my diet, just don't want to bore you with it. But quite frankly, I do cheat once a week. I must at least reward myself with something decadent Pizza is usually my comfort food, and even when I do cheat with a delicious pizza, I try and make it somewhat healthy. Not a veggie pizza mind you. But no meat sometimes, just a nice thin crust, an awesome tomato sauce, basil leaves, and different combinations of cheeses:) Maybe if I am really daring, I will add chicken or Canadian bacon on it.

Now, the trick was. I had to change up my routine. Because I hit that weight wall at around 204 lbs. I still had to lose 24 lbs to get to my goal. But I was stagnant. I was losing 2 .5 lbs a week consistently, and then noticed by the middle of the week my weight was not going anywhere at 204 lbs, ( I weigh myself every morning, it keeps me on track). As I had stated earlier, I went through my diet and cardio routine. I figured out that I needed to cut more sugar out from my diet. I had been consuming those Slim Fast protein bars, and also drinking those Slim Fast Chocolate Royale shakes in the morning. Although these are "diet alternatives" that claim to curb your hunger. Both the shake and the protein bars are loaded with unnecessary sugar! I immediately eliminated both. Now I only get my sugar fix from fruits and veggies. Instead of those Slim Fast shakes in the morning I now have a bowl of Fiber One Original cereal, with 1/2 a cup of fat free milk, and topped with lots of strawberries. By the way, the fat free milk has lots of sugar in it as well, who knew! That's where 90% of the sugar comes from, not the cereal, nor the strawberries. But hey! it's fat free milk.

Anyway, my point is. If something is not working for you, it's a good idea to make a change to your diet or exercise. Usually that means you must modify one or both. That also may mean mixing in a new exercise routine with what you currently do. Or alternating days with a new added workout, as long as it is cardio, As for dieting, the sugar must be stopped, I know it's hard for you to stop eating the comfort foods. But really, sugar is the enemy. Now, I do not know how well you stick to MYFITNESSPAL nutrition goals. But it's very important to watch the 2 C's/2 S's/2 F's. Which means, Calories, Carbs, Salt, SUGAR, Fats and Trans-fats. Really, you'll definitely break the, "WEIGHT WALL", by doing this. I certainly did, and I put this into affect within a few days, IT WORKED! I then dropped another 12 lbs, I am almost at my goal weight of 180 lbs.

So, there you have it. You've already taken off quite a bit of lbs. Just change it up a little, and watch the sugar intake. Try and really watch what you are eating on a daily basis. Change up your exercise routine a bit.

YOU'RE ALMOST THERE!

KEEP IT UP!

David

I'm a middle aged "Mimi" and have just started MFP. I really want to lose 30 lbs and need to be motivated. Help!!!