SKIN SUCCESS stories- for WOMEN OVER 55 ONLY, please!

Hi Lainey 4818
Thanks so much for the compliment! I am 5'8" and I started at 169lb and I stay at 135lb pretty consistently. I ate 1200-1400 calories a day. I'll be honest with you, I'm not a "clean" eater, I don't love vegetables, I do love sweets and junk food. So, breakfast is Jimmy Dean Delight Breakfast sandwich, 250 calories and lots of protein. Buy them by the case at Costco. If I am not working out or traveling will have a Zone bar or Nature Vally Sweet and Salty protein bar. Lunch is yo plait Greek yogurt with Kashi go lean crunch cereal. (I do measure the cereal). I often have egg salad made with 6 egg whites, one yolk and light mayo and mustard. I do measure the mayo, I always have light string cheese because it has lots of protein. I also use Lean Cuisine and Weight Watchers frozen dinners because they make counting calories so easy, I do make salads a lot with chicken breast, cheese, cucumbers, peppers, carrots. I go to panera and have different salads and then go home and recreate them. I use Bolthouse yogurt dressings, they are the best! I do soup a lot during fall and winter. For sweets I do the skinny cow products, they are all good. I have to keep some foods like peanut butter out of the house, too tempting. I work out a lot doing cardio and weight training. The weight training keeps the loose skin away. Sorry to be so long but I wasn't sure how much detail you wanted. Hope this helps. MFP is so great. Calories add up quick is what I learned. Sure, I was working out but I was eating 2000 calories or more and eating back all my workout calories without thinking about it. But wearing that bikini made it all worth it!

I am in my early fifties, lost 43 pounds exercising faithfully (6 times a week of 1 hour spin classes and after 9 months into the first year started weight lifting 3 times a week, in addition to eating clean and measuring all food intake). Weight came of within a year. At about 30 pounds weight loss I got scared of my arm wings which is why I incorporated weight lifting. My arms still have some wing flab but not nearly as bad as they were before weight lifting. I have maintained 43 pound weight loss by working out 4 to 5 times a week which includes 1 hour of cardio and weight training 2 to 3 times a week along with clean eating and meal preparation for 2 years now. My stomach still has some loose skin or flab. I don't let it bother me because I am not into wearing clothing that shows my tummy and back such as halter type clothing. I am pretty happy with my outcome of hard work and dedication. To my surprise weight melted off and I love working out. I am focusing on abdominal workouts to tone because I really never focused on my stomach. Have always disliked stomach crunches and floor exercises which is why I have focused on activities I enjoy.

I wish you well. Weight lifting definitely helps and gives us more body definition. Burns calories even after working out. Makes you stronger. Many great benefits, worth trying.