Question to 50 year old plus girls
stararts07
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How do you get your matabolism going?
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No one at any age needs to get their metabolism going, assuming you have no medical problems, your stats in MFP and a reasonable calorie goal are all you need.6
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Try exercise
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If you are alive, your metabolism is already going. All this talk in ads about "boosting metabolism" is just a bunch of bs.6
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I'm a 50-year-old-plus woman and I keep my metabolism going by staying alive.
If I wanted to burn more calories, I would increase my activity level (for short-term results) and lift more to build more muscle (for more marginal, long-term results).7 -
I'm 52 now. I used to believe I was one of those people with "a slow metabolism", because surely I wasn't actually eating enough to have put on all the weight I did?
MFP and a food scale opened my eyes to that nonsense and showed me that I really was eating far more calories than my body needed.
No special "metabolism boosting" products, foods or exercises were needed. I've lost 70lbs just fine all by myself, simply by following MFPs guidelines for the amount of calories I should be eating.
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Hi, I an 73 yr old, I gained 3 pounds this year. That does not sound so bad, right. I have gained 22 pounds in the last 4 years. So I have gone from 170 to 192. Before that I had gone from 220 down to 170. My goal is to become more aware of my body and my weight. To lose weight you have to really want it to work hard for it.4
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I hit 50 soon, there is no metabolism boosting or short cuts to take. For losing weight just eating less is all you need. Plug in your stats and let MFP work out your daily calories needs and buy a food scale.
I found that moving more and including purposeful exercise is a big help in many ways particularly it helping with minimizing muscle loss while losing weight, so it compliments losing and maintaining weight.8 -
I’m 51 and have lost 50 lbs since March (with three vacation diet breaks including a cruise). I too think my metabolism is slow. I want to lose 15 lbs more and then maintain for a long time.
To boost my metabolism I decided to make an effort to move more. I started by taking three short 10 minute brisk walks a day. That gave me an extra 150 calorie burn a day. I also drink Citricel once a day to make sure my digestion is working as well as taking a daily probiotic. I have no idea if the probiotic works, but daily dose of fiber in Citricel and extra movement does work. I go to the gym and do Koko weights twice a week and do the elliptical or walk on the treadmill most every weekday. I take long outdoor walks on the weekends.
A few weeks ago I got an Apple Watch to track my activity. It’s amazing how few calories I would burn if I don’t make an effort. Right now I’m walking around my house trying to hit my active calories minimum goal. LOL
So the key to boost your metabolism is to MOVE more. Good luck!7 -
A clinically low metabolism is extremely rare and causes some BIG problems. Metabolism is responsible for providing all your energy needs - including, for example, breathing. It isn't just about being able to eat more or less.
I am 50 and I still gain the way I always have - overeating - and I still lose weight the way I always have: eating at a deficit. The one thing I do notice at this stage of my life is that I no longer have it in me to severely undereat. I've just had it with tha ridiculousness. So I lose waaaaaaay more slowly....because my deficit is way smaller. And if I try to severely restrict I end up binging like an animal.
If I eat enough I have energy (BTW, I also have hypothyroidism) and if I severely undereat I slow to a crawl but that is because I am not giving my body energy. It's pretty simple.
I did lose 60 lbs. last year, at age 49.
You probably should do weight bearing exercise to keep your bones strong. At our age that's becoming more important.12 -
I'm only 49 but I've been post menopausal for three years, can I chime in? I got my metabolism going by having my doctor test my thyroid and prescribe meds, and taking iron supplements until I was no longer anemic. If you haven't had blood work done in a while, have it done and fix everything that can be fixed. Being healthy does make a difference.
After that, the best way to rev up your metabolism is to get your *kitten* out of bed early in the morning after a good night's sleep and go do something that gets your blood pumping. Then do that thing again as often as needed. Stay off the sofa. Do some weight training to retain muscle mass while you eat at a deficit.
Log everything, eat within your calories, and be patient. There's no special magic about your age, you will lose weight if you eat at a deficit.5 -
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You don't need anything to get your metabolism going. Just put your stats into mfp, eat within your calorie allowance and you will lose weight. I'm 49 soon, have hypothyroidism, am insulin resistant, peri-menopausal and anemic but I'm losing weight steadily! I'm basically a lethargic glutton - mfp calorie counting works.6
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I don’t think there is any answer to how to boost your metabolism- just good advice on how to burn more calories.
I empathize tho, and I know It is doubly hard when you can see a marked decrease in calories you can eat before you start to gain weight and then have to face the ‘it is all just in your mind’ junk here.
I too see a marked decrease in calories I can consume. Eating same as I did a few years ago would mean gaining 10 or more pounds a year. And I wasn’t exercising then, I am now. The difference? Now I’m post menopausal. It sucks, but I’m just having to adjust and adapt to a LOT of hunger.3 -
I love this thread! I just joined MFP. I’m a 49 year old woman and I had dropped 75 lbs several years ago only to now have regained it all back and more! I blamed it on so many things...age and metabolism etc but I think it’s more about not moving enough and not realizing how many calories I was consuming! Plus I think those weekend cocktails really caught up in the end! I’m hoping so much to loose the weight for good this time! I haven’t worn shorts or a swimsuit in three years.. no way to live!!!3
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Thankfully, my metabolism hasn't stopped yet!!
To burn a few more calories, I exercise every day. 2 -
That's a good video. When I saw that massive fruit salad, I knew that she was underreporting. That is about 5 servings of fruit, and then yogurt on top. And not all berries, which have the least calories--probably at least 600 calories right there. Which is okay if you are accurate about it and it fits in your goal.3 -
Hi - I am 61. Exercise is certainly important. BTW, I learned that exercising in the morning, say 5:30am to 6:30am is optimal for weight loss. It will give you a slow rise in energy throughout the day when you need it, then steadily decline towards bedtime, when you need to sleep. Here is a link that better explains these findings: WebMD
Also, whatever time of day suits you best, it is better to eat some high-protein food before exercise, to prevent muscle loss. Hope this helps.13 -
Hi - I am 61. Exercise is certainly important. BTW, I learned that exercising in the morning, say 5:30am to 6:30am is optimal for weight loss. It will give you a slow rise in energy throughout the day when you need it, then steadily decline towards bedtime, when you need to sleep. Here is a link that better explains these findings: WebMD
Also, whatever time of day suits you best, it is better to eat some high-protein food before exercise, to prevent muscle loss. Hope this helps.
So if I don't do my workout until 9:30am and often exercise in the evening, I'm not optimizing my weight loss? Please provide evidence for this claim.2 -
ladyhusker39 wrote: »Hi - I am 61. Exercise is certainly important. BTW, I learned that exercising in the morning, say 5:30am to 6:30am is optimal for weight loss. It will give you a slow rise in energy throughout the day when you need it, then steadily decline towards bedtime, when you need to sleep. Here is a link that better explains these findings: WebMD
Also, whatever time of day suits you best, it is better to eat some high-protein food before exercise, to prevent muscle loss. Hope this helps.
So if I don't do my workout until 9:30am and often exercise in the evening, I'm not optimizing my weight loss? Please provide evidence for this claim.
This was explained to me years ago by an orthopedic doctor, but if you read the link I sent above, WebMD, it better explains than I can. Exercising is important no matter how you approach it, as is the way you eat before working out. If you exercise early, energy flow improves throughout the day, as does weight loss and sleep. Just contributing what has helped me, but the choice of when and how is ultimately yours.5 -
ladyhusker39 wrote: »Hi - I am 61. Exercise is certainly important. BTW, I learned that exercising in the morning, say 5:30am to 6:30am is optimal for weight loss. It will give you a slow rise in energy throughout the day when you need it, then steadily decline towards bedtime, when you need to sleep. Here is a link that better explains these findings: WebMD
Also, whatever time of day suits you best, it is better to eat some high-protein food before exercise, to prevent muscle loss. Hope this helps.
So if I don't do my workout until 9:30am and often exercise in the evening, I'm not optimizing my weight loss? Please provide evidence for this claim.
This was explained to me years ago by an orthopedic doctor, but if you read the link I sent above, WebMD, it better explains than I can. Exercising is important no matter how you approach it, as is the way you eat before working out. If you exercise early, energy flow improves throughout the day, as does weight loss and sleep. Just contributing what has helped me, but the choice of when and how is ultimately yours.
The very first sentence in that article is incorrect- exercise is not required to lose weight. As far as timing, all it says is that exercising in the morning may help some people be more consistent. In my case, it would do the opposite- I’d last one day.
I’ve lost over 90 lbs working out at 6pm weekdays and mid-day weekends.
Advising people to do things that may be difficult for them only discourages them from trying the basic premise of calorie counting to lose weight.
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Hi - I am 61. Exercise is certainly important. BTW, I learned that exercising in the morning, say 5:30am to 6:30am is optimal for weight loss. It will give you a slow rise in energy throughout the day when you need it, then steadily decline towards bedtime, when you need to sleep. Here is a link that better explains these findings: WebMD
Also, whatever time of day suits you best, it is better to eat some high-protein food before exercise, to prevent muscle loss. Hope this helps.
Neither of these points you've made apply to me. I work out in the afternoons and it works great for me. I've lost weight just fine doing it this way. Early might work for you for different reasons, but to just say that working out between x time and x time is best is not true. As to the eating high protein food before exercise - that isn't true either. You won't lose muscle just because you didn't eat something high protein before you work out. I usually don't eat anything before working out, otherwise my stomach bothers me, and I have not had any muscle loss at all.2 -
That article was from 2010. Just sayin...
Also, I exercise in the morning and at night and sleep just fine.
But, definitely, whatever works for each person.0 -
What started me going was the realization that for years I blamed everything from getting older to the anxiety meds I was on to the sky being blue for my weight problems. I was a fit kid and young adult. I got fat because I got lazy. I stopped moving and playing soccer and became a food eating couch sitting Mt Dew junkie. The end ...
After a health scare and high blood pressure with sleep apnea I decided i wasn't going out like that. I am 55 and started just before I turned 54. Nothing wrong with my metabolism. What was wrong was my uncontrolled eating and lazy attitude on top of all my excuses. Once I fixed all those things everything else fell into place.
Count your calories and start moving. Even if it is just counting steps every day to start. Just move! You can do it. Don't let your age stop you.
*YMMV as always. I am not a doctor. This has just been my experience and of course I am NOT saying there aren't certain health issues that may cause weight loss problems. Those were not mentioned in the post and if you do have such things I would hope you are working with a Dr. to get those handled.*3 -
I have been working out at 5am for the past 6 weeks or so and I have found that it works for me:
1. I used to often have to work late and could never "clock out" at a specific hour which made a night gym routine difficult.
2. Life gets in the way. Something would often come up in the evenings which would impact my ability to go to the gym - whether family or work related.
3. If I worked late I would be hungry by the time I got to the gym which made it difficult to workout.
Going at 5am has made a huge difference in my life. I never miss a gym workout unless I am travelling for work and flying out early, I feel much more energized during morning meetings, and I sleep sooo much better.
We are all different and I recommend folks to try it if the evening routine has been difficult for you.2 -
You might find this article helpful: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/14802091/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/t/can-you-really-change-your-metabolism/
I just accept that it is slow and try to make up for it with exercise.0 -
Pick up heavy things and put them back down multiple times, several times a week.0
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ladyhusker39 wrote: »Hi - I am 61. Exercise is certainly important. BTW, I learned that exercising in the morning, say 5:30am to 6:30am is optimal for weight loss. It will give you a slow rise in energy throughout the day when you need it, then steadily decline towards bedtime, when you need to sleep. Here is a link that better explains these findings: WebMD
Also, whatever time of day suits you best, it is better to eat some high-protein food before exercise, to prevent muscle loss. Hope this helps.
So if I don't do my workout until 9:30am and often exercise in the evening, I'm not optimizing my weight loss? Please provide evidence for this claim.
This was explained to me years ago by an orthopedic doctor, but if you read the link I sent above, WebMD, it better explains than I can. Exercising is important no matter how you approach it, as is the way you eat before working out. If you exercise early, energy flow improves throughout the day, as does weight loss and sleep. Just contributing what has helped me, but the choice of when and how is ultimately yours.
The very first sentence in that article is incorrect- exercise is not required to lose weight. As far as timing, all it says is that exercising in the morning may help some people be more consistent. In my case, it would do the opposite- I’d last one day.
I’ve lost over 90 lbs working out at 6pm weekdays and mid-day weekends.
Advising people to do things that may be difficult for them only discourages them from trying the basic premise of calorie counting to lose weight.
I am glad you lost all that weight (while exercising). As I said, it is entirely up to each individual AND I only offered what has worked for me. It was especially important when I had to work full-time and had small children. Trying to get in exercise around your work schedule and family is what can be difficult. I wasn't advising anyone to do something they could not; again, the choice is theirs. You say exercise is not required to lose weight, yet you did it. Tell it to the people working hard to lose weight, better yet start a new thread!5 -
ladyhusker39 wrote: »Hi - I am 61. Exercise is certainly important. BTW, I learned that exercising in the morning, say 5:30am to 6:30am is optimal for weight loss. It will give you a slow rise in energy throughout the day when you need it, then steadily decline towards bedtime, when you need to sleep. Here is a link that better explains these findings: WebMD
Also, whatever time of day suits you best, it is better to eat some high-protein food before exercise, to prevent muscle loss. Hope this helps.
So if I don't do my workout until 9:30am and often exercise in the evening, I'm not optimizing my weight loss? Please provide evidence for this claim.
This was explained to me years ago by an orthopedic doctor, but if you read the link I sent above, WebMD, it better explains than I can. Exercising is important no matter how you approach it, as is the way you eat before working out. If you exercise early, energy flow improves throughout the day, as does weight loss and sleep. Just contributing what has helped me, but the choice of when and how is ultimately yours.
The very first sentence in that article is incorrect- exercise is not required to lose weight. As far as timing, all it says is that exercising in the morning may help some people be more consistent. In my case, it would do the opposite- I’d last one day.
I’ve lost over 90 lbs working out at 6pm weekdays and mid-day weekends.
Advising people to do things that may be difficult for them only discourages them from trying the basic premise of calorie counting to lose weight.
I am glad you lost all that weight (while exercising). As I said, it is entirely up to each individual AND I only offered what has worked for me. It was especially important when I had to work full-time and had small children. Trying to get in exercise around your work schedule and family is what can be difficult. I wasn't advising anyone to do something they could not; again, the choice is theirs. You say exercise is not required to lose weight, yet you did it. Tell it to the people working hard to lose weight, better yet start a new thread!
The reason for my post was to point out the fallacies in the article you linked - not to discount your experience. You also made a blanket statement that early exercise is “optimal” for weight loss not the it was optimal for you. A new post was not required.5 -
I get up at 4:30 to go to work. Am I supposed to get up at 3am to get a morning workout in? No.... I'll keep my workout schedule in the afternoons.1
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ladyhusker39 wrote: »Hi - I am 61. Exercise is certainly important. BTW, I learned that exercising in the morning, say 5:30am to 6:30am is optimal for weight loss. It will give you a slow rise in energy throughout the day when you need it, then steadily decline towards bedtime, when you need to sleep. Here is a link that better explains these findings: WebMD
Also, whatever time of day suits you best, it is better to eat some high-protein food before exercise, to prevent muscle loss. Hope this helps.
So if I don't do my workout until 9:30am and often exercise in the evening, I'm not optimizing my weight loss? Please provide evidence for this claim.
This was explained to me years ago by an orthopedic doctor, but if you read the link I sent above, WebMD, it better explains than I can. Exercising is important no matter how you approach it, as is the way you eat before working out. If you exercise early, energy flow improves throughout the day, as does weight loss and sleep. Just contributing what has helped me, but the choice of when and how is ultimately yours.
The very first sentence in that article is incorrect- exercise is not required to lose weight. As far as timing, all it says is that exercising in the morning may help some people be more consistent. In my case, it would do the opposite- I’d last one day.
I’ve lost over 90 lbs working out at 6pm weekdays and mid-day weekends.
Advising people to do things that may be difficult for them only discourages them from trying the basic premise of calorie counting to lose weight.
I am glad you lost all that weight (while exercising). As I said, it is entirely up to each individual AND I only offered what has worked for me. It was especially important when I had to work full-time and had small children. Trying to get in exercise around your work schedule and family is what can be difficult. I wasn't advising anyone to do something they could not; again, the choice is theirs. You say exercise is not required to lose weight, yet you did it. Tell it to the people working hard to lose weight, better yet start a new thread!
Are you really 61? You are gorgeous.
I know you were just sharing your experiences and what you found on what is supposed to be a reliable source. I get it. Personally I work out at night. I would never have time to get up in the morning, work out, shower, dry my hair, get my kids ready to be on their buses, have everybody drilled one last time for any tests that day and get myself in the car to be off to school. For me that must all be completed by 6:50 in the morning. I'd need to be up at I guess about 5-ish. It is not for me. But I know my sister used to get up at 5:30, work out and start her day and it worked out beautifully for her.
I believe the exercise routine that works is the one you can stick to. If you're not doing it, it can't work.
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