Anybody 50+ out there?

Hi there... I'm 52, will be 53 this summer. I have struggled with my weight all my life. I finally realized that my weight issue was largely tied to my emotional eating issues. So I hired a therapist on TalkSpace to figure things out. For the first time in my life, I am having success. Having tried Paleo and some other things, I really don't think losing weight is that complicated. Calories in, calories out. You want to lose weight, you need to track your calories because it is really, really, REALLY easy to eat too much food. Everyone is different but for my body (I'm tall and muscular), I need protein to kill the hunger pangs. So I make sure I am getting enough. Another thing that has worked for me: fasting. I basically don't eat breakfast any more, just coffee with milk and honey. I don't feel deprived or weak from not eating. I noticed a while back that I wasn't that interested in breakfast a lot of the time. I decided to listen to my body and it's working. I am down 10lbs since April. I had a couple of slow weeks as I was still working things out with the therapist but once I figured out my food triggers and how to deal with them and got my exercise plan in place, the weight started coming off. I'm now dropping 1-2lbs per week regularly. Exercise is crucial, you've got to be burning enough of what eat to see a difference on the scale. I have been keeping my calories to around 1200-1400/day total and I do not feel deprived at all. If you fill up on lots of vegetables and a good amount of protein, your hunger will be satisfied. FWIW, I do eat some carb but I keep the portions reasonable and I try to only eat it a few times a week. So... my recipe is: AM Fasting, Enough Protein, Tracking Calories, Exercise, Lowered Calorie Intake. I don't think it's really anything magic, just simple science. I hope you find some success, good luck!

Hi! I'm 62, I started MFP in Nov. 2010 and lost 65 lbs. in a year and a half. Over the next 4 years I gained almost 30 back by getting lazy with logging - I thought I'd learned how to control my eating but obviously not!! Things got really bad after my mom became ill and passed away, whew, that was beyond difficult. Yep, I was definitely stress-eating...which I'm prone to anyway. Something clicked at the beginning of this year, though, I decided it was time. Since January I've lost 16 by paying attention to what I eat, keeping calories between 1350 and 1450. Some days I take a break and splurge a little. All I do for exercise is walk, I have a couple of great dogs who keep me going every day, and I do a lot of gardening. I can't jog or do jumping jacks anymore due to an injured knee from doing jumping jacks, lol. Back in the early MFP days I tried to tell myself I could do heavy aerobics and jump around like a kid. It was fun while it lasted, haha. Now I've settled in on just taking long walks and eating less. Feel free to add me, I'm always open for new friends!

Hi, I'm 56 & into my third week here at MFP. Feel free to add me