Looking for friends over 40

You said it girl. I just turned 40 in June. My weight has been increasing steadily for the last 2 years even though I work out and am very careful what I eat. I was a personal trainer for 10 years, so I definitely know how to work out and eat healthy. However, nothing I did would work. It was so frustrating.

I finally made an appt with my doctor and asked her to check my thyroid. Well turns out, I am hypothyroid, so that's probably the reason for the weight gain. My endocrinologist started me on synthroid 3 weeks ago. Since then I have been working out 6 days a week and eating 1200 or less calories per day. I have lost 8 lbs. I am still VERY frustrated. I feel like the weight should be coming off quicker than this.

But, back to you... have you had your thyroid checked by any chance? It definitely gets harder the older we get. Our metabolism just doesn't work like it used to and even recovering from workouts is harder. Then add in all the hormonal changes that will come sooner or later. Aaaggh!

Good luck! And please if anyone has any advice or words of encouragement for me as well... I'd love to hear them!!!!

Hi. I don't have a success story - yet. I started this about a year ago and kind of dropped off. I was continually frustrated that - as you noted, I would cut back but it felt like I had to work so hard for each pound and I would get frustrated and quit. Meanwhile, my husband manually tracks his food and has lost 40 lbs.! Yes, he's a man but do you know what he did? Everything that I told him to do. Portion control. Regular exercise. Track what you eat. Yes, - it's much harder now. Going through a really stressful time right now and although I recently loss 5, just put it back on. I'm determined that I'm going to get over my emotional eating this time though and keep the scale moving in the right direction. I'm 47 and my metabolism seems to have come to a full stop. So, I clearly need to get in some weight training mixed with some aerobics to jump start it a little. That's the next plan... I don't enjoy it so I've been avoiding it but it's time to just do it...

I totally understand where you are coming from... I have been battling with my weight for several years. Lost 35lbs in 2002 (weight watcher) and then put it all and then some back on due to me not tracking and just giving up... Last year i went back on WW with a friend and have lost 44 lbs - only 10 more to my goal.. I have went from a 16-18 to a 12..... I do have thyroid problems. i have taken meds for the past 16 yrs.