55 years old female - just started (again) any tips?

With that level of exercise, I'd be willing to bet you should be eating more than 1200 calories. Are you eating back exercise cals?

Sometimes the last 10lbs can be slow going, but it's worth it. Eat the proper number of cals (if you set your weekly loss goal to 2lbs a week, change it to 1/2 lb - much more realistic and easier to stick to), drink water, exercise, take rest days, get good sleep, and be patient.

You can do it!

Great info here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1187899-in-place-of-a-roadmap-short-n-sweet-reposted

I read a book called younger next year.. Once you hit 50 you need to exercise 6x a week.. Weights and cardio.
Step up your exercise and you will see a change.. Also do push ups, planks I think they are the quickest way to
change your body.

4x a week is maybe maintenance at best.

I read a book called younger next year.. Once you hit 50 you need to exercise 6x a week.. Weights and cardio.
Step up your exercise and you will see a change.. Also do push ups, planks I think they are the quickest way to
change your body.

4x a week is maybe maintenance at best.

Exactly . Ive been doing 5 days aweek 1 hour strength/cardio and have " maintained" my weight now for 3 months ill have to add more to lose that last ten cause i cant eat less calorie wise. But i look and feel so much better so this is my now my lifestyle.

The tough thing about getting older is that you have to work twice has hard to lose half as much. It's very easy to say step up the intensity of your workouts and work out 6 X a week, but at 55, you can't do what you could do at 25 or even 35! I do something everyday (walking, stationary bike, yoga, strength training, sometimes zumba or a light kickboxing class), but many of the things I did when I was 30 or 40 are simply not possible for me anymore. For instance, I can't do high impact stuff -- classes that are mostly jumping jacks, jumping on and off a step, etc., because my joints won't take it. If I do burpees, I can do only half as many as a younger person because it takes longer to get up and down, and I also get light=headed going from upright to a low position if I do them too fast. And I'm not someone who is 200 lbs., just a 122-125 lb. gal. There's no excuse for doing nothing, but "stepping it up" is not always in the cards for some of us. The aging process is indeed a cruel one, since we are forced to work harder to stay fit, yet we become less able to do many of the things we used to. There's a good thread somewhere else that says age isn't an excuse, but it certainly is the reason that some of us put on a few lbs.

The person who said to change your goal to .5 a pound a week probably said that because then you would be allowed more calories a day. I'm set to .5 a pound a week because I'm small and my maintenance calories are low, only around 1500, so a 500 calorie deficit would put me into starvation mode because you're not supposed to go below 1200. But if you're a bigger person, your maintenance would be higher, so you could cut by 500 or more calories a day. MFP will figure out what you need for calorie deficit, but it won't put you below 1200 calories.

Why change my goal to 1/2 lb per week? I just started, so this is my first 10lbs. ty for the response

Because unless you have 75-100lbs to lose, 2lbs a week is too aggressive a goal. With around 10 lbs to lose, weight loss is naturally slower and you need a smaller deficit and lose at a healthy rate. A 1/2 lb loss goal equals smaller deficit which equals more calories, and a better chance of sticking with it and keeping the weight off.

It's an individual journey for each and every one. What works for one may not work for another. But get up and move. Also there is a great, no fantastic forum here called Women ages 50+. Right now the word March is behind that but that changes pretty quickly. We are a very active, chatty group who just want to support that really sticky age of women over 50. We have different problems than young people have, hormones different, different medical problems. So come on over and join us. All you have to do is post and you are one of us.

The posts in this string really helped me as well. Thanks everyone who responded. I'm on my 12th week of a weight loss/behavior modification group and the weight has been coming off so slowly. 9 lbs so far at a 1200/day calorie intake and workout 5x a week. I'm 55 and 5'4" with 30 more lbsto lose. Weight loss slow Especially compared to the participants but I am the only one in their 50s so realize more difficult for me. FYI : my gyn said women over 50 should be working out 7 days a week. I do boot camp 2x a week and run (hobble) 3x a week. Now that the weathers turning - plan to get on my bike and increase to 7 days.

I am 55, and the proud loser, of 70 pounds. For me the key to my weight loss, was honest, accurate weighing of my food, and of course logging it as well. My mindset was and is, weight loss happens in the kitchen. I do exercise, and have become a runner at 55. However my running mindset, is fitness, for quality of life, not weigh loss per se. I will use exercise to gain some leeway for a special meal.

I did not find being older, harder to lose weight. For me it actually made it easier, as I was not dealing with monthly hormonal swings.