Over 40 and trying

joycemking
joycemking Posts: 1 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, I live in Texas. Over 40. Trying to get the weight off. First 20 pounds were ok...not easy. But I have hit a plateau!! It's annoying. Any ideas? I treadmill and am up to 1 hour at various speeds up to 3.0. I have drastically changed my diet - rice cakes, ugh! But I'm committed. Tried the post-op Bariatric diet - clear liquids, then full liquids then solids and that's where the 20 pounds came off, but my stomach is not shrunk, so I'm still wanting to eat and trying to only do 1 cup of anything at a time is hard. Still over 200 pounds (notice I'm not being specific on age or weight - haha). Any ideas?? I don't think my thyroid is the issue, and I'm in good health. Trying Garcinia and ASV.

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  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    are you weighing all of your foods and logging them on here?? you list a whole bunch of things that have nothing to do with weight loss - but not the one thing that does - a calorie deficit.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    Muscleflex79 wrote: »
    are you weighing all of your foods and logging them on here?? you list a whole bunch of things that have nothing to do with weight loss - but not the one thing that does - a calorie deficit.

    ^^ this.

    Think of your body like a bank account. If you put in more than you take out (calories or money) it will get bigger. If you take out more than you put in, it will get smaller. It doesn't matter what you put in or how often... $100 in crisp new twenties is the same as $100 in old dirty pennies.

  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    edited October 2017
    Don't eat anything that makes you say/think "Ugh!"
    Add some resistance/strength training to your exercise to preserve muscle and bone (especially important as you age).
    Eat a balanced diet of foods you enjoy and stay within your calorie goal.
    Don't expect to lose weight every day or week.
    Don't blame your age. It's what you do and what you eat that matters, not how long you lived.
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
    Dump the supplements, the only thing they are doing is making your wallet shrink. Change your diet so that you can eat more with less calories. I learned to eat things like steamed or baked or grilled veggies as side dishes rather than preparing them dripping in high fat butter. I don't add sugar (not against it, just because it adds calories) to things if I can help it, and I try to eat leaner meats on a regular basis. The carbs I eat are usually higher fiber versions (whole grains). I don't drink sugary drinks, and drink lots of water and keep my protein levels somewhere around .8g/lb of my weight (I am at my target weight, otherwise it would be .8g/lb of my target weight). I exercise regularly (5 days a week), and have maintained my weight for over a year +/- 5 lbs. I lost 126 lbs my first year (I was probably a bit too aggressive) and have rarely ate a rice cake. Take a look at what you eat in a day, how you prepare it. Then think about how you could eat the same things prepared so that they were less calorie dense. Think about substitutions, watch the condiments (they are a big offender), and be accurate with your logging. Get a food scale. Weigh everything. Log everything. Stay at your calorie goal. You can do this. It's honestly not rocket science. All that matters is a calorie deficit to lose weight. Carbs are not the enemy, Fat is not the enemy, Calories ARE the enemy. Just my .02.
  • CTcutie
    CTcutie Posts: 649 Member
    OK, tough love:

    You do NOT need garcinia & ACV, unless you like wasting your money.
    Are you a post-op bariatic? If not, then why are you torturing yourself??
    You can eat whatever you like- make it fit in your calories (just like a bank account!)
    Buy a food scale. Use it & log everything, everyday, even if you binge/eat too much !!
    Eat AT/up to your MFP calorie goal.
    Exercise is AWESOME! Keep it up :smile: Keep it enjoyable- listen to music/podcasts/Netflix shows you only watch while on the treadmill, etc. This is how I started when I was 227, 5'4"...don't make excuses, you can DO THIS!!!
    And rice cakes?? I like them with yummy stuff on top, but you are by NO means required to eat ANYTHING you don't like, though I highly recommend a variety veggies & fruits to help stay healthy (and they fill you up: fiber & water help!).
    Sending you a Friend request :blush:
  • dwilliamca
    dwilliamca Posts: 325 Member
    Why are you torturing yourself? Crazy diets are not necessary. All you need to do is eat less than you burn. I would recalculate your numbers for your current weight after losing 20 lbs. and be sure to be realistic with activity level and amount of calories you are exercising off. If you are not losing weight after a couple weeks you might be under counting the amount of food you are eating or over counting exercise. I think you will be much happier and better off if you eat a balanced whole food diet of things you like and focus on staying within your deficit. How many calories do you consume a day, how many are you logging for exercise, and how many exercise calories are you eating back? Did you let MFP calculate your numbers?
  • ck2d
    ck2d Posts: 372 Member
    Look up "whooshes and squishy fat" - it will all make sense to you after you read it.
  • James_Clark2
    James_Clark2 Posts: 3 Member
    You can try some strength training too. Dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells can help you add muscle that will burn more calories.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
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