Anybody in their 40s and trying to get back in shape??

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  • fuzz_bunny
    fuzz_bunny Posts: 5 Member
    Also, I read that when you reach your forties, you start losing muscle mass and that's why we get the middle age spread. Adding strength training, and eating more protein to build muscle will help us lose the fat.
  • SABoj
    SABoj Posts: 88 Member
    Yep, I'm still working to lose a few extra pounds and to build & tone muscle mass. It was easier in my 30s, but I'm determined and won't give up. Feel free to add.
  • yalondarodgers859
    yalondarodgers859 Posts: 5 Member
    I'm 44 and I finally reached my goal weight last year. When I was younger my weight was so much easier to maintain. I got very comfortable and went back to my regular eating and have now put back on some weight. I know this will be a lifestyle change. I have to be aware of what I am eating now. Long gone are the days where I can eat what I want and not gain a lb. I have to accept what they say about a slower metabolism..
  • yalondarodgers859
    yalondarodgers859 Posts: 5 Member
    edited June 2017
    Hello. Please add me by the way...I am 44
  • __KEC__
    __KEC__ Posts: 18 Member
    I'm 48 and it definitely is harder than my twenties. I have been able to drop slowly but I have to watch it closely.
  • jenstripl
    jenstripl Posts: 6 Member
    pamelakubekseethaler wrote: »
    It was so much easier when I was younger!!! Is it possible to still lose weight (I'm aiming for 30 lbs) at 48?? Feeling a little discouraged here.

    I am right there with you. I am 46. I have lost 40 lbs since the start of the year, but it has been a lot of hard work. I still have 24 to go and It very well may take until the end of the year. :-) I figure any amount in the right direction is good. It sure is a whole lot harder than when I was in my twenties!
  • PrincessMel72
    PrincessMel72 Posts: 1,094 Member
    I'm with you! I'll be 45 in a few months and I was successful in earlier years dropping over 100lbs (late 30's). It's definitely possible. I'm already down 20lbs since February and although it's coming off much slower than it did previously, it's coming off. Feel free to add me!
  • yalondarodgers859
    yalondarodgers859 Posts: 5 Member
    The hardest part of this journey to me is he eating.... I am 44 but have always worked out and never really had to worry about eating right before.
  • LotusCass
    LotusCass Posts: 145 Member
    Yep I'm with you there! I'm 43 and never had to worry about my weight until I hit 40. Occasionally in my 30's I'd get a bit heavier than I liked but could drop the weight easily. I've now been going 7 weeks and lost 13 lbs (most of that in the first 4 weeks though, very little recently). Nothing's going to stop me though, it will just take a little longer than it used to.
  • AgileK9
    AgileK9 Posts: 255 Member
    Hi! I am 47 and have been losing and gaining the same 15 pounds for the last 5 years. I think you tend to be more active on a daily basis when you're younger which helps make it easier to lose weight. Not much you can do when you have an 8-5 desk job vs when I was in my 20's doing field work. Losing weight definitely doesn't happen as quickly for me these days. Add in the driving kids around, etc and fast food and ouila, the weight sticks.

    I'd like to lose another 10 -15, I'm at 155 and 5'3" but have always been naturally high on the BMI chart or slightly over. At this point in my life, I'm looking at function vs vanity. I'm totally healthy and even was 15 pounds heavier but I just want to be able to do the things I want to do and I think I need to be in better shape to keep doing those things into my 50's and beyond.

    I started simply by walking at lunch whenever possible, then I started swimming and now I've taken up mountain biking. I sometimes do 2 of these a day like I walked at lunch and I'm going biking tonight. Yesterday, it was my elliptical and resistance bands. I'm trying to make daily activity a priority. I haven't lost a ton of weight in the last 3 months (only about 7 pounds), but I feel stronger and figure the loss will come.

    Good luck!
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