55-65 year old women's success?
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I'm 61 and would like to lose 50 lbs.3
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hello
dwebbqt- the healthy habits that I am working on and will continue to do is to drink my water, to get in at least 10,000 steps each day(love my fitbit) more ifpossible, keep stress down as much as is possible for me and most of all- LOG my food- without logging I just can not do it!!!!!- I even prelog which helps me decide how I want to (spend) my calories. As I have stated before some folks sometimes may it seem weird that I log- but for me- it is a must- I just smile politely and come to MFP each day
This is great advice! Pre-logging is so helpful and H2O is a must!4 -
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ahey where is everybody? Are you all still working on your weight loss journey? I am still here and still trying!!!!1
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I'm still on this journey. Anyone else have difficulty with the sodium in any outside/prepared food? Doesn't seem to matter what it is, my weight jumps 2-4 pounds.1
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I'm still on this journey. Anyone else have difficulty with the sodium in any outside/prepared food? Doesn't seem to matter what it is, my weight jumps 2-4 pounds.
Sure, more sodium than usual (in outside food or added with my very own hands) can cause a temporary scale jump.
A bit of water retention is how the body maintains electrolyte balance in that scenario. Unless sodium causes a medical problem for someone, that fluctuation is just how healthy bodies function. It's not fat weight, so - again, absent a medical issue - why worry about it? For me, it'll drop off a day or so after sodium intake returns to my usual levels.
Eating more carbs than normal, even within one's calorie goal, can cause a similar scale jump: A few grams of water is needed temporarily as part of metabolizing the carbs. The water weight drops off after the process is over. Again, not fat, part of healthy body functioning, I don't worry about it.
Restaurant meals, for me, often include more than my usual of both sodium and carbs. (I'm not a low carb or keto person, but restaurant meals for vegetarians - which I am - are often more carb-heavy than my typical at-home days.)
Long term weight trend, not the day to day bounces, is where actual fat loss (or gain) is going to show up. That's where I focus. Saves some stress.6 -
I'm still here and still maintaining! in fact, this month is my one year anniversary!
I'm 68 and lost 50 pounds over about 22 months. No special diet, just logging my calories and staying reasonably active. It's become such a habit that I really dont think about it much, and I've developed confidence that this is really my new normal.
I would like to encourage those of you who are struggling, and perhaps questioning whether its even possible to lose weight after a certain age, to stick with it. Its absolutely possible, and the rewards are the same at any age, and so worth it. Best wishes to all :flowerforyou:20 -
I’m still here! After losing 5 lbs through the holidays I stalled out in January despite upping my activity. But I am now within 20 of goal and I am not stopping now!7
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I’m still here! I managed to maintain my 43 pound loss over the holidays, which I consider a victory in and of itself. I’ve lost weight before (never this much though) and for the first time I actually changed my habits enough to keep it off—at least so far!7
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Still here. Ladies if I can do it SO CAN YOU!!! 60 and maintaining since Oct 2017....7
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Still here too! Still maintaining; lost more than I wanted to and my doc wants me to put on a few more lbs. Have added a few things I quit eating back into the diet, just don't want to over do it. Too skinny doesn't look good when you get older anyway.6
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Yup, still here. Greetings everyone. Still logging and weighing my food because I still want ALL the food. So sad.2
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I really think that I will always be logging my foods- well for the very long future at least- STILL have no sense of "stopping when full"- it is not intuitive for me or anything yet- oh well- I will log and be happy for mfp6
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Hello. I'm 51 years old and am in the menopause. I'm living in Holland. I must lose approximately 20 kilo. Because I had cancer a few years ago I'm taking medication that causing me to gain weight. I want to be more active but since I had chemotherapy my energy is very low. I have a fitbit and am doing exercises now regularly. Please add me with your friend group and I know we can support each other.11
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I am here! I don’t log food here anymore since I started logging on my Fitbit. Kinda like it better as it logs calories in/out in real time which is a little ymore accurate. I started leaning towards more plant based eating 3 weeks ago. I had already been eating relatively all whole food, only ate chicken/turkey breast on occasion and virtually no processed foods, so incorporating more greens, fruits, starch or grain, and a few nuts/seeds has been the menu. I am down 8.6 which puts me back to my lowest weight since October. I feel sure that a new decade will FINALLY be reached in February which will certainly make my heart happy!9
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I really think that I will always be logging my foods- well for the very long future at least- STILL have no sense of "stopping when full"- it is not intuitive for me or anything yet- oh well- I will log and be happy for mfp
I feel the same way -- logging forever. I have no sense of "stopping when full," nor any sense of portions; they always creep up if I don't measure. I really have to control my portions. So many members on here write about "intuitive eating" and "listening to your body." If I did that I'd be 100 lbs heavier because my body intuitively tells me that if some food is good then more is better.12 -
Hello: I am 56 and I weigh 165 at this moment. I want to return to 135 which I was when I did marathon training 10 years ago. I can not run or walk far, now that my knees are shot from 20 years of long distance running. Instead I lift weights 5 x week. As we get past menopause, we lose muscle tissue more readily so our metabolism slows down. Each pound of muscle added to your body mass will burn extra calories all day long! Lifting weights and adding 30 minutes of cardio by rowing or biking has helped me relax and eat less! Good Luck Ladies!4
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Been doing weights for several years (and I'm well past 56)! Totally agree with the lifting of weights; I do full-body three times a week at the local parks & rec fitness center with a short (15-20 min) walk on a treadmill.1
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Fabulous to know what everybody is doing to either maintain or lose weight for fitness. I LOVE you tube videos- so I mainly walk or do body weight exercises. Soemtines I life light weights to help sculpture my arms etc. I think i am doing pretty well for a 58 year old lady.7
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