What's wrong with me?

luvbug1995
luvbug1995 Posts: 9 Member
edited November 20 in Motivation and Support
I'm 44, 4'11" and looking to lose 20 before the end of the year. I've been fighting with this extra weight for about 2 yrs. I swear I gained it overnight. Even went to the dr. Had some blood work done to check thyroid function and basically was told that other than my weight I'm pretty healthy. Dr, in not so many words, explained that as a 40+ yr old woman, that's just going to happen. So for 2 yrs I've used mfp, tried ww, added exercise like chaelene extreme, t25, a few bob harper dvds 3 to 5 days a week depending on how life is treating me. Making sure to drink at least 80 oz of water a day. I'm tracking calories, measuring everything. Nothing seems to be working. Anyone out there have any good advice to help a short, premenopasal gal get back in shape and find the confidence she's lost

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  • LeanButNotMean44
    LeanButNotMean44 Posts: 852 Member
    Are you measuring your food with a scale or by eyeballing/using cups, spoons, etc.? If you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight - your age has very little to do with it.
  • luvbug1995
    luvbug1995 Posts: 9 Member
    I measure on a scale. I wouldn't trust myself just eyeballing serving sizes
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    You don't mention your current calorie intake, loss per week goal, or weight.

    Including this info and opening your diary will help us help you.

    Personally, at 5'1 and 54yo it took about 8 months to go from 120 to 105 eating 1200 cals plus 175-200 per hr exercise calories.

    Being petite with little to lose means you have to have your tracking on point. This means everything gets weighed, and entries are double checked for accuracy.

    Cheers, h.
  • luvbug1995
    luvbug1995 Posts: 9 Member
    My current weight is 143 my goal weight would be between 120 and 125. My calorie intake is between 1000 and 1200 a day
  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    Improper calorie counting... is the likely culprit... and going below 1200 cals is a no no...
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    @luvbug1995 keep to the MFP minimum at least. At your height and weight there is no reason ( except undiagnosed medical problems) that you shouldn't lose an appropriate .5 lbs on 1200 plus exercise cals.

    It will be slow, it is for just about everyone when they only have 20lbs to lose.

    Cheers, h.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,741 Member
    PrincessTinyheart wrote: »
    luvbug1995 wrote: »
    Dr, in not so many words, explained that as a 40+ yr old woman, that's just going to happen.

    OK, this crap annoys me to no end. I'm 45 and have lost 55 lbs so far since last August and am shooting for another 25 lbs. It's this kind of talk that dissuades women over 40 from even trying to lose weight. They are told they should just throw their hands in the air and give up instead of being given some constructive guidance on ways they can improve the situation.

    (sorry, this is one of my sore points... and this comment came from a medical professional!!)

    Thank you! You beat me to this. I'm 45 as well, so this ridiculous "just give up once you hit 40!" has got to stop.

    Also, OP, sorry, but if you were truly eating 1000 - 1200 calories per day you'd probably be losing weight. Something must be off in your logging.
  • DaisyHamilton
    DaisyHamilton Posts: 575 Member
    Are you measuring in grams? Licking the spoon after mixing? Forgetting to log a snack?
  • DebLaBounty
    DebLaBounty Posts: 1,169 Member
    I'm logging my exercise but only eating back about 50% of the calories I've earned. Maybe try that?

    And for the record, I'm 57 and my doctor suggested that the "middle age spread" I've acquired over the past couple years is "natural". Screw that. Eating the right foods and exercising are natural, too. Like you, I had my thyroid tested and the results were that I'm healthy but fat. So I'm following MFP and I've lost 14 pounds in 2 months. I can't wait to go back to the doctor and suggest that telling women that they've got to accept weight gain as inevitable is a real de-motivator. And wrong.

    Keep working the MFP, and tighten up your calorie logging. Good luck!
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