What happened to my metabolism?!!

my guess is your defect to too savage

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

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Keep logging for now. Weigh yourself under similar conditions a few days per week. In two more weeks compare to where you were 4 weeks prior and look at how many calories you ate every day (on average.) That should give you enough data to adjust for the next cycle.

I'll turn 40 this Sunday. My metabolism is the same (if not better) than it was when I was 22. The only reason age hurts metabolism is because we tend to do less as we get older.

sbentley1974 wrote: »

Thanks for your posts guys! I have been logging in every day and weigh everything and over the period of a week it works out that I am eating more than 1200 per day....but not by much however, I could eat more than I have been and still lose a ton of weight (I could eat a hell of a lot before). I am 5ft 9.5 and weigh 73.8kg.... however, I do have a small frame so my ideal weight is 66.8kg (that's what I've been told by the pro's). I haven't lost any weight in 2 weeks but equally I haven't gained... however if my maintenance weight would be to eat 2,043 calories a day - I'm under that so should still be losing a bit??? Arghhh.... and I've got fat armpits now!

So you've only been logging for a week and only been trying to lose weight for two weeks? That's not enough time to see any kind of trend. Are you weighing/measuring your food?

TimothyFish wrote: »

I'll turn 40 this Sunday. My metabolism is the same (if not better) than it was when I was 22. The only reason age hurts metabolism is because we tend to do less as we get older.

Right because we gain muscle as we age. Wait?!? Herr D-e-r-r Tim. only. . . . .nah.

I have a friend my age (62) who can eat anything she wants and never gains weight. However, she is a bundle of energy. She doesn't like to sit; prefers to stand. Talks with her arms and hands. Paces back and forth while talking on her phone. Keeps her house immaculately clean; always hopping up to do this or that. Makes me a nervous wreck. But she's skinny

yeah, my magic cut off age was at 30... up til then, food was just this incredibly yummy thing that I stuffed into my face with copious amounts of beer and wine.

Now, I have to actually watch what I eat and be sensible...plus I have to incorporate being active and exercise as well. Hoping for it that by 40, I'll be in as good as shape as I was in my 20's... only difference really, is I have to actually put some effort into it now.

I am in the exact same boat. About to turn 44 and my weight loss has been glacial- been eating b/w 1200-1300 cal a day and work out (combo spin, running, strength training and barre) 6 days a week and have lost 1 lb in the past 3 weeks. I also put in about 10 lbs b/w my 41st and 43rd bday. Am currently 128 lb at 5'6" which I know is on the low end, but I'm used to being much lighter. I really think age has hit my metabolism - lol!

You guys can mock all you like, but aside from a broken bone that sidelined me for a few weeks, I'm in as good of physical shape today as I have been at any time during my life. Studies have shown that people who remain physically active do not display many of the forms of physical decline that are associated with aging. While it may become more difficult to maintain physical activity as we age, metabolism will remain higher for those who do.

TimothyFish wrote: »

You guys can mock all you like, but aside from a broken bone that sidelined me for a few weeks, I'm in as good of physical shape today as I have been at any time during my life. Studies have shown that people who remain physically active do not display many of the forms of physical decline that are associated with aging. While it may become more difficult to maintain physical activity as we age, metabolism will remain higher for those who do.

Yes--there's a great study that showed endurance cardio (running OR swimming) forestalled metabolism decline (resting metabolic rate, *not* TDEE accounting for activity) in women from age 20 to after menopause.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9329340

For a lot of people, the real kicker isn't the ~20-50 kcal/decade decrease in "metabolism," but the reduced activity in lifestyle that comes with settling down. You're not walking your laundry down the block to the laundromat once a week, you're not going out dancing with your friends on Friday, you're on the sidelines of your kid's soccer game instead of playing in your university co-rec tournament, etc.

cheshirecatastrophe wrote: »

TimothyFish wrote: »

You guys can mock all you like, but aside from a broken bone that sidelined me for a few weeks, I'm in as good of physical shape today as I have been at any time during my life. Studies have shown that people who remain physically active do not display many of the forms of physical decline that are associated with aging. While it may become more difficult to maintain physical activity as we age, metabolism will remain higher for those who do.

Yes--there's a great study that showed endurance cardio (running OR swimming) forestalled metabolism decline (resting metabolic rate, *not* TDEE accounting for activity) in women from age 20 to after menopause.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9329340

For a lot of people, the real kicker isn't the ~20-50 kcal/decade decrease in "metabolism," but the reduced activity in lifestyle that comes with settling down. You're not walking your laundry down the block to the laundromat once a week, you're not going out dancing with your friends on Friday, you're on the sidelines of your kid's soccer game instead of playing in your university co-rec tournament, etc.

I was actually having a similar discussion with my best friend a couple of weeks ago. He's always been pretty lean but relatively recently has put on a little fat. He's of course seen me drop weight and he was picking my brain about how to improve his physique and fitness and I gave him the run down on what I do basically.

One of his comments was something to the tune of, "remember when we didn't need to do anything...we were just lean and healthy and fit...no gym, etc...we just were." To which I responded by reminding him that while we didn't really do much in the way of deliberate exercise...like going to the gym and stuff...but we were active.

Both of us were without a vehicle for a time and biked/walked everywhere. We were students, so even though we were spending some time sitting in class, we were also walking around a large university campus all day. Living in Albuquerque, the Sandia mountains are right there...we spent a lot of time in those mountains hiking. We played ultimate frisbee with our friends...we went out on weekends to clubs and danced, etc.

Ultimately, all of that changed...we settled down and took desk jobs...we bought cars...we got married and started family life, etc. I think people forget how much they actually were on the go when they were younger...and settling down tends to be a gradual thing so people don't realize how much less they move when they're older.