Any 40 year Olds out there?
rodeothedog
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I have lost and gained 50 pounds twice. I am not at my heaviest or my unheathliest but I am NOT were I want to be.
I am a 40 year old female that works 13 hour shifts full time as a nurse. I have 4 children from college on down to 6 years old.
I need more people that have noticed that losing any weight isuch harder when you are older.
I have been working/running for 6 weeks, no diet and haven't lost a pound. I just started dieting and tracking again.
Oh yea I am 5 ft 6 in and 209 lbs
I am a 40 year old female that works 13 hour shifts full time as a nurse. I have 4 children from college on down to 6 years old.
I need more people that have noticed that losing any weight isuch harder when you are older.
I have been working/running for 6 weeks, no diet and haven't lost a pound. I just started dieting and tracking again.
Oh yea I am 5 ft 6 in and 209 lbs
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I'm 48. You will def have to run a calorie deficit to lose weight.... no fun I know.2
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I'm in the process of menopause. You wanna talk about a struggle losing the weight lol. I eat 1200 calories and work out like a maniac and I lose a pound every 2-3 weeks.7
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Does almost 40 count? I'm 39 but will turn 40 in November. I have noticed that it's harder for me to lose weight now than it was 4-5 years ago.3
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rodeothedog wrote: »I have lost and gained 50 pounds twice. I am not at my heaviest or my unheathliest but I am NOT were I want to be.
I am a 40 year old female that works 13 hour shifts full time as a nurse. I have 4 children from college on down to 6 years old.
I need more people that have noticed that losing any weight isuch harder when you are older.
I have been working/running for 6 weeks, no diet and haven't lost a pound. I just started dieting and tracking again.
Oh yea I am 5 ft 6 in and 209 lbs
I am female, 5'4" and was 40 years old and 180 lbs when I started losing with MFP. I'm 42 now and down about 28 lbs.
I was trying to lose weight for 15 years and it has been the easiest and most consistent loss I've ever had just tracking my calorie intake and sticking to a deficit. Tracking made all the difference for me.
Being 40 didn't really make it harder for me to lose weight. I struggled more when I was younger even though I had some faster losses. They were not consistant or sustainable because I wasn't tracking calories.
This time I ate normal food, didn't exercise super hard- just watched the calories. Now that I am getting closer to a healthy weight it is slower and more difficult because I just don't have as much room for error. I'm happy with my progress and will keep at it.
You can do it!9 -
I am six months away from 40- it is definitely harder to lose weight than it was four years ago. My metabolism has slowed down dramatically and I don't take artificial hormones at all so that doesn't help. I have a hormonal imbalance already which slowed things down and now age is rearing it's ugly head. I eat 1200 calories a day and workout all the time. I lose one pound a week if I'm lucky. I think I might have to do some sort of cleanse to shock my system.3
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I'm 47 and started May 2015 at 224. I'm currently fluctuating between 154-157. It is totally a struggle. I have a full time job and a part time job, I usually work 6 or 7 days a week.I log all my food and walk every day. I try to get to the gym 1 or 2 times a week to lift.4
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I'm a 42 year old Mom of a 7 year old and a 5 year old. I'm also a teacher. I've struggled with my weight since I was a child and I'm definitely a stress eater! I would love to encourage and be encouraged!
SW: 224
CW: 198.6
GW: 1354 -
I am 40.1
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I am 44---inconsistent with healthier foods--exercise regularly.2
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I'll be 40 in February and have my birthday in min for motivation, I really want to hit that day feeling healthy and being lighter than I am now, even though I don't realistically expect to drop all forty lbs by then.
Likeyou I've lost 30-40 a couple of times in the past, but not more than 20 now for close to eight years. It's harder for sure but feels like the clock is ticking. When I look at people who are in their fifties and sixties it's like they were at a crossroads at around forty and those who were healthy still look and feel pretty good at sixty but the ones who didn't take care of themselves really start going downhill after forty.3 -
I'm 46. I have not found losing weight any harder. If anything it is easier than it was when I was younger. Not saying it is fast but it isn't really that hard. Once I quit buying into all of the nonsense and BS that is being thrown around out there about weight loss, the fad diets and pseudoscience, and just started paying attention to how much I actually eat vs how much my body really does need for day to day function.
I am also menopausal. Not finding that to be a hinderance either.3 -
44 here0
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I think after 40, we need to stop all the cardio and eating processed foods, and replace that with greener foods and HIIT ifwe are going to be successful and keep it off. I think women diet too much and workout incorrectly. I think weight training is the key.0
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chandraminick wrote: »I think after 40, we need to stop all the cardio and eating processed foods, and replace that with greener foods and HIIT ifwe are going to be successful and keep it off. I think women diet too much and workout incorrectly. I think weight training is the key.
Can someone confirm this? why stop cardio ?
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I'm 42. Try excellent nutrition in a slight calorie deficit, and lifting weights.... a little cardio (HIIT is best), but concentrate on building muscle. I would like to add that when I was 39 years old, I weighed 250. I'm now 145 and in better shape than i was in my 20's...2
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I'll be 45 in about two weeks. I do almost exclusively weight lifting and here's why:
As women, we naturally have less muscle than men. And as we age, we lose that muscle. Losing that muscle can result in more brittle bones and bone loss.
You lose fat by watching your calories. You get fit by exercising. I mostly lift weights and have lost 60 pounds since I started this at about age 40. I'm the smallest and fittest I've ever been and I have more strength and energy than some women half my age at the gym.
Cardio is nice and something fun to do but you will never need to outrun a cheetah on the savannah. But you will need muscle as you age. So I'm planning ahead.8 -
I am 40. I am also a nurse and work 12 hour + shifts.
I honestly have never tried to lose weight before now. I gained weight over the last 20ish years and finally decided this year that it was time to get healthy! I have lost 25 lbs since June 1st by eating at a deficit with the occasional day of splurging. I have been increasing my physical activity - walking, calisthenics, yoga, gardening (lots as we have a 1/2 acre garden). I am being careful with building up my strength as I have a chronic back problem with daily pain that I do not want to aggravate. I have found yoga to be very helpful at stretching things out in my back. I just requested a book at my library on women and weight lifting. I am looking forward to it and starting a weight lifting regime of some sort at home, there are no gyms near me as I live in the middle of nowhere
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Just turned 40 in July. Losing weight is harder yes! In my youth I would simply eat slightly less for a week and off if would come... not such luck anymore!3
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chandraminick wrote: »I think after 40, we need to stop all the cardio and eating processed foods, and replace that with greener foods and HIIT ifwe are going to be successful and keep it off. I think women diet too much and workout incorrectly. I think weight training is the key.
What do you mean by working out incorrectly. So many people don't even bother to work out at all so surely some type of movement is better than none
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45 here. Started in my 40's. I think if you stick to it and keep the process simple age doesn't get in the way. Once you lose weight need to still stay focused otherwise it just all goes back on. This applies to all ages1
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