55-65 year old women's success?

mk2fit wrote: »

OK, here is my big question of the day. This is the 55-65 year old womens success thread. @GaleHawkins @stevencloser and @mmapags what are you doing here? Any of you ladies (real ones) want to form an invitation only group, let me know.

Keep in mind gender medically speaking is not a fixed fact.

AnnPT77 wrote: »

mk2fit wrote: »

OK, here is my big question of the day. This is the 55-65 year old womens success thread. @GaleHawkins @stevencloser and @mmapags what are you doing here? Any of you ladies (real ones) want to form an invitation only group, let me know.

Meh. I'm fine with a man dropping in now and again to comment once in a rare while on a thread like this, as long as it doesn't get high-handed or hijack-y or something. Which, IMO, it hasn't, so far.

To the extent that they may be lurking quietly, maybe gaining some insight that would help them support the women in their own lives . . . that would even be a positive.

JMO, of course.

Same here, I have no problem with it either. We all have a different perspective on aging and men and women age differently in some respects, but there are also some common denominators we can all learn from. I think it's kind of interesting that they even read what we post here.....LOL

@1Nana2many - another interesting read is “Why we get Fat” by Gary Taubes. Before I offend anyone w my fad diet this book has a lot of info on how the body processes food incl a lot of interesting experiments from notable sources such as Harvard University. This is the first time I have ever done so much reading and research to find a way of eating/living that is healthy and sustainable and works for me. It may not work for you or others in this group but the relief I feel from losing weight without starving is beyond my ability to explain. The pain I feel when someone shoots me down or negates the journey I am on has actually brought me to tears. I stopped logging in here for a couple of days so your interest and support were huge to me. So thanks. And I reiterate, what I am doing may be completely wrong for others but man it is working for me. Good luck to everyone on your individual journeys.

My suggestion is to use this message board for support. None of us, as far as I know, are experts in the field of nutrition. We can all find studies that suport our ideology.
Shron123 is doing well and loves her method of weight loss. Please re-read above that she left this site because she got so upset with the negative comments. That is not what we are about here. I’ve been on this site for 2 years and have always loved the advice and suport. This group was unique in that it was never judgmental or harsh. In fact the people have been consistently warm, intelligent and helpful.

Shron 123–. You go girl. I love your enthusiasm and success. You motivate me!!!

Let us all continue to motivate each other !

Different paths for different people: As long as they're on healthy paths, I support others in their personal strategies. Low carb works very well for some folks, and I hope they keep recounting their experiences, because those stories can help others.

But, to the extent that some ways of eating have evangelists whose scientific pronouncements are disputed by others - especially when those others have better credentials and reputations - I think it's very important to point that out. It's not inherently personally critical of an OP.

Furthermore, presenting other well-supported perspectives is being supportive of the community, even if sometimes uncomfortable for an individual poster or six. People dispute me here in the forums frequently. Meh: I have broad shoulders. Everone should think and judge for herself.

Otherwise, where should one draw a line? The occasional advocate who says USDA and WHO dramatically overstate protein needs, and cites footnoted but poorly justified advocacy sites to tell women 20g of protein daily is Just Swell? Freelee the banana girl telling people you can eat pretty much just fruit at will, and lose weight and be healthy?

I'm not saying that anyone has posted anything that extreme here. I'm positing a slippery slope. And I'm arguing that disagreement is not, in itself, "non supportive".

person 1 - my car makes a funny whining noise up by a front wheel, gets higher as I go faster. Got a long distance rode trip coming up quick and lack of money - but it should be alright as I think I had that before and it went away, right?

Person A - oh, I had that before too, it was just the tire tread, perfectly fine, drove it around town for months. You should be able to make a long trip.

Person B - oh, that could be the wheel bearing in which case it could overheat and eventually sheer off the shaft and wheel comes off, or bad belt on tire could cause overheating and blowout. total lack of control in either case.

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Which person is really being supportive?

And here I will simply add that I will discuss my diet choices with my medical provider. Every resource I have consulted did include the caviat that you still have to consume fewer calories than you burn to lose weight on whatever diet you use.

I do like to think that I am an intelligent individual and capable of completely researching any subject that interests me. I did not say I was actually on the LCHF diet plan, but that some of the things I had already done while controlling my calories included some of the things suggested by the LCHF diet. The hormone I was referring to in case others are wondering, was insulin, which I believe is well documented by the scientific and medical community that, though necessary, is the culprit that converts excess glucose in the bloodstream into body fat. Those of you who have reduced the sugar, bread and pasta in your diet have done the same thing I did, thus reducing your calorie intake and therefore your blood glucose, reducing the amount of insulin released into your bloodstream by your pancreas, assuming that you are not a type 1 diabetic who cannot produce any insulin. My research was stimulated by my husband's high triglycerides. There is no doubt that reducing the sugars from his diet in all it's forms would be beneficial to his health and reduce his chances of becoming a type 2 diabetic which is my goal. I believe there are many people who have come to MFP because their medical professionals have suggested losing weight for that very reason.

I have my own "mechanic" both literally and figuratively and would never consider consulting either over the internet nor would I use the internet as my sole resource.

Whatever works for any of us is what matters as stated above. We are here to give support and encouragement. Toward that end, I wish you all success in your own journey to good health.

I really hate to keep playing this role, but there's a fundamental misunderstanding here. Insulin doesn't store fat. Insulin opens cells to let in glucose.

https://weightology.net/insulin-an-undeserved-bad-reputation/

Fat is stored and released from cells all day long and net fat storage only happens in a calorie surplus.

Again, I share this information to empower you with knowledge.

If it helps you to know, I don't eat much sugar myself, because I find it an easy source of calories to cut. I like fruits and vegetables, but I do eat whole grains and tubers and such because I am very active and need the calories to support that activity. Every few weeks or so, I buy myself a candy bar. That's pretty much it for my added sugar consumption.

Again, I do support people's choices, but I'd hope that people are getting their information from scientifically sound sources.