Weight doesn't come off as easy after 50!

I'm in my 30's and it's hard to come off !

I'm 46 I used to lose 2-3lbs a week now it's 1/2-1lbs demoralising but I suppose it's my fault for being a yoyoer
Really need a kick up my butt

I am in my 51 and dealing with a physical disability so have gained 40 lbs in 10 years...20 from Weight Watchers. Turns out I'm hypoglycemic...less than 15 grams sugar daily and no substitutes. Went from 138 lbs to 171 lbs in 10 years. I read an article about sedentary lifestyles (injured or desk jobs) that may help... stand a couple of min every 45 min/use a standing laptop desk/goal of standing 1/2 the day/walking 10,000 steps per day. The last one, I don't see happening for awhile, but I won't lose weight sitting all day

I did not care about my weight until 2013... I'm 57 now... I was 54 then... with developing health problems. Once I stopped eating hand to mouth from dinner until bed time it came off to the tune of 60+ lbs. I gained a good 15 lbs between last thanksgiving thru new-year... went "off the clock" as it were. But what I noticed all along is that *if* you are able to get a good estimate of your intake and keep to the suggested calorie limit by MFP, then it comes off in fits and starts. There would be weeks where i'd loose half a pound then others where I'd lose one to two pounds. Losing weight with this tool is simple... it's just not easy. The level of exercise will help... as in the more you do the better (up to a point of course!)

I found what worked for me... but the biggest thing that will work for you is not giving up... at least not permanently... give up for a day every now and then, sure.... watch the salt though... went out for mexican one day and was 5lbs heavier the next day... lost it over the next three days by forcing water to flush the salt out. The point being your food can play tricks on you too... persevere! It doesn't matter how fast it comes off so long as it comes off.

Hi all,

I'm 52 and have 20 lbs. to lose. These days, the scale is very slow to move so you're not alone. Many of us (not all) do experience this, as there's lots of change by this age. The changing hormones of menopause don't help. It's even more compounded if someone has health/medical issues. That said, there are many who have not been affected by age. Everyone is different. I, for one, can't eat lots of simple carbs continuously anymore without gaining weight. Those days are gone. Now just to maintain weight, I really have to limit my simple carbs... which I've accepted, since it's more healthy for me anyway. My motto now is 'slow and steady'... and I don't expect weight to come off in a short time frame like I used to. But I also found what is working for me now, though I wouldn't know if it would work for anyone else. There's so much information and so easy to get confused...but educate yourself and choose an eating and exercising plan that would be best for you. Keep at it, don't give up. Keep things in perspective. And be kind to yourself... because it's not a race.

My weight wasn't a problem when I was younger, but I was more active.

I would like to know that since I am over 50 if it may take longer than for others with the same calorie intake/exercise. I have just started back.

KANGOOJUMPS wrote: »

I found after 40 it all went to crap

I'm 41 and I am at the healthiest weight since before puberty. As we get older our metabolism might slow down, are less active or on medications that effect weight gain. All this means is unfortunately we get to consume less calories.