Women 40+

Hi all
I am newly 40. In March I decided to get it in gear. I am eating low carb, high protein and trying (with limited success) to eat more veggies. I started in March doing a bootcamp class 3x a week (we do a lot of interval strength training) but I missed a lot of classes due to work travel. In May I didn't travel like I was and I added yoga and the C25K to my plan. I am doing bootcamp 3x a week; yoga 3x a week and C25K 3x a week. I try to walk an hour a day when I am not doing C25K. Well it is a lot of work but seems to be working. I lost 8 lbs in a month.

Thanks for starting this!

Count me in!!! I'm 42 with 3 children and a very hectic life. The weight crept up on me the last 5 years or so and I'm working like a fiend to get it off.

Would love to join. I'm 45. Looking for supportive buddies to help me on this journey. Willing to offer support right back!

Welcome to our newest members jenny_fur, cathyg18, Thriceshy, and hopeforsuccess. I hope we can all trade good information here and friend each other for support.

I used to lose weight easily, but these past few years it has been challenging, especially now. I have been really working it hard this week adding in 10,000 steps per day to make sure that my new work at home lifestyle isn't holding me back anymore. It's been a little discouraging since I am seeing no changes so far since I started. I decided to measure myself this week to see if anything budges even if the scale doesn't. I'll remeasure on Sunday.

I have never had to deal with a plateau situation from the beginning. I usually lose weight quickly at first. I've had all the medical tests too, so not sure what is going on.

If any of you have had trouble losing weight from the start and have found a solution, please let me know. I may end up buying that herbal formula I found online called Zalustra 90 if nothing is working after all this hard work.

I have been at a plateau since I became pregnant w/my 2nd son (4 1/2 yrs. ago), and after I had him, kept those last 15 lbs. around the middle no matter WHAT I did -- I upped the cardio, I kept working out, I already ate fairly healthy so I was FRUSTRATED. Turns out I hit a wall and crashed last year, fell asleep all the time during the day, was exhausted all the time, and didn't work out at all for over 6 months. I finally started taking thyroid meds after switching to a doc that found the issue, but it's taken months to get back on track. And even then, the exercise wasn't cutting it -- and I was running 3-4 times a week.

I finally started losing when I started on MFP and started really tracking my food. I was eating healthy (whole grains, fruits, veggies, the whole thing), but I must have been eating about 200 calories too much every day. I have to admit, I keep thinking "this CAN'T be enough food for a day when I'm working out," and I am a little more tired than before -- but I'm trying to ride it out for a month or so and see how it goes.

Maybe change up the diet a little and see what happens?? (As much as it kills me to say it, I had to face that maybe I just can't eat as much as I did at 35 and not gain).

I I am going to try the teeth brushing method this week. These cravings are outrageous!

Hi All,
I am 45 and need to lose about 15 pounds to get to where I want to be. I have the hardest time staying on track food-wise at night and on the weekends. I have been doing better exercise-wise, but think I need to change my strength training progam, as I need more toning!!
Would love some friends for support and encouragement!
deb

How wonderful on your fiance. Sounds like my husband. That does make the journal easier!

I totally agree with this. What I do is if I bike ride for 45 mins, I may only post 30 mins of it to offset discrepancies. And then when I do my calories eaten, I always lean towards the higher amount, not lower.