Ladies Over 40 Holla at me PLEASE

First off good for you for taking your bodies needs seriously. I am a 44 yr old mom. I have trying to get in shape also. Whew did my body change right at 40: I am 9 lbs from my goal and it is crazy how I have to work I did find lots of water and lots of sleep I usually get 5-6 hrs but I try to get 7-8 a few days a week. Hubby does kids on sat and I sleep in. Cellulite is just a fact of life, but I don't want to be in a bikini either (teenage sons-not cool) I take fatburners it has totally Helped watch the fat and I have gotten awesome results. I am trying to be patient with the last bit but now I really want the muscles and I realize that the weight may not drop as I put the muscle on. Hope this helps hang in there

Me too I'm 44 and it seems like one day of not eating perfectly sets me back a few weeks now. I've never been one to lose weight well but I always exercised a ton and maintained a decent weight. This year some surgery really set me back and within 6 months I realized I was up 15 or more pounds

Not only did the weight loss get harder I have more negative effects from being hungry, headaches especially. No fun! I'm super excited to be starting theis plan, I'm wondering if I'll get my shape back . I've always had a really boyish figure, even when overweight. Now I found myself having to look for curvy fit. Strange!

uh, yeah, same here. I visualize it like "shaving a block of ice with a razor" SLOW!!! I'm 48, and you CAN do it!!!! Being conscious of what you are eating is amazing for starters (how many calories in that tiny little cinnamon candy? holy cow, you're kidding)!!! B:happy:

Welcome! I turned 41 in May and I couldn't agree with you more. My body just stopped working the way it used to when I was younger. It's so much harder to get results now-a-days. Working out with a trainer should help you BIG time. My trainer is Youtube....lol. It has tons of workout 'how-to's' that I use for strength training. I do my legs and arms twice a week and let me tell you the weight training is what made a difference with my body. My celulite is disappearing. My butt is getting higher and taking a nice shape. I have definition in my arms and my thighs are thinning out. Having said all that, the scale doesn't move too quickly so I'm trying to be patient. I have learned it's not all about the scale. Good luck!

It doesn't get any easier at 50 either!!!! But its not impossible. It takes more cardio workouts, more tracking your food intake and definetely DEFINETELY strength training to get that metabolism moving again!! After fighting this tendancy (after the age of 40) to gain weight around my MIDDLE despite the fact that I worked daily--- I was just about to throw in the towel and go for the Golden Girls look. My middle section just kept getting pudgier and pudgier. I even told my husband it looked like he was going to have to learn to "embrace" plump! But then I stumbled across MFP. I've been doing the program for 3 weeks and I've lost 9 lbs!!! That is more weight than I've been able to get that scale to budge for 6 years!!! I'm already half way to my goal weight. So keep it up...eat your calorie allottment and NO more, do your exercise and it will happen. I am in menopause now and let me tell you, it ain't a picnic. If I can lose weight, so can you. It just might take a little bit longer. But dont' give up!
Saw a quote the other day and it really stuck with me.

"No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch!" - Unknown

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I myself never had weight problems till I hit my mid-40's.....Now its a never ending battle! But I try my best to watch what I choose
to eat. The days of baking & eating whateva you want are gone:( I sure miss those days, but I want to be as healthy as I can for
the rest of my life. I also think having a good support system is the key.....So please feel free to add me to your friend list! I love reading all the positive posts:)) GOOD LUCK TO US ALL~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Holla!! I'm 44 and it has been a far tougher journey than the prior two decades!!! My boyfriend is a personal trainer so I work out regularly with him. Here are a few tips -
1) Be sure to combine cardio with weight training OFTEN. 5 minute warm-ups are fine but 20-60 is better.
2) The cardio will help you drop weight but you absolutely, positively need to combine that with training. (I've seen too many people with bad effects of cardio only routines.)
3) The training will help tone you - and ensure you don't lose precious things like your buttocks. ;-)
4) You WILL gain pounds if you weight training regularly. This is not a myth. Hence point #1 is SO important.
5) If you are combining both cardio and training well, you will start to see yourself slimming and toning even though the scale doesn't say so. (I've plateaued at a certain weight for weeks and weeks and WEEKS, but my clothes fit very different and everyone is saying I'm losing weight - go figure. My trainer/boyfriend says to stick with it and I'll start dropping weight more consistent after my body adjusts - gotta stick with it though!)

Your trainer - if he/she is good - will not only focus on WEIGHT training but they will care about and offer you advise in all areas -including cardio and nutrition. A word of caution though - there are many certifications a trainer can get (some trainers have NONE!!) so not all trainers are knowledgable in nutrition. Be careful what advise you listen to, ask questions, and confirm what they tell you.

I'm right there with everyone! I turned 41 in December. I was just complaining to my daughter today about how much more I'm exercising and eating better and still can't seem to get these 10 pounds off! Very frustrating! It used to be so easy...I never worried about what I ate and exercising wasn't even part of my vocabulary! Feel free to add me for support!

I started with a similar web-site when i was approaching 40 a little over a year ago and the first 15 were easy, but then it just stopped. my biggest challenge is staying away from the foods i love (fried, fried, fried). my husband isn't a real big help either. verbally he's great, but he keeps a lot of junk in the house and will suprise me with treats... it's sweet to find a small bag of hershey's kisses in your car in the morning, but not real helpful with the weight loss!

Now i'm 41 and trying to get back on track again... a lot of health issues in my family so i'm hoping that if i can develop a healthier life style i can avoid some of the problems or will be able to fight issues as they arise. it really is more about being healthy than skinny for me. i have a fairly large bone structure, so skinny has never been all that realistic, but healthy shouldn't be that difficult!

Hi and welcome! I am a new comer to this site and glad I found this thread. I never had a weight problem until about three years old when I notice I started to gain. I am fighting the 40+ battle also. What brought me to this site was to start tracking my calories and my fitness as 2 years ago I was diagnose for borderline diabetes and then last year RA - double whammy both runs in family history. So my challenge is to lose the extra pounds and slowly get back into the activities that I use to love (i.e. rollerblading, skating, hiking, swimming, etc..). I was amazed on the food tracker on how much carbs are in food that I eat. Please add me as a friend, if you want . My journey is to loss the extra pounds, so that I can kept my sugar level at a normal range and to relief the stress pain on the joints so I can enjoy the activities that I use to do.