Looking for new ideas on weight lose

Slow and steady wins the race. I'm 44 and I know what you mean, it just doesn't come off as easily as it did in my 30s. But as long as you are moving in the right direction, I would say don't meddle with success.

I agree with the above. The main reason it seems harder when we are older is because we burn less calories throughout our day.

There are some great posts here on increasing your NEAT. Maybe someone can post a link.

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So, I've began to suspect this idea stems from three possible sources.
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#perspective

Very much this. Funny thing, I start making an effort to be more active and build more muscle, and losing weight gets a little easier. I won't say that it's as easy as it was in my 20's but here's why - I now drive a car to work, and sit at a computer all day. Going out with friends more often than not centers around a nice dinner out (food, drinks, and sitting on our bums). In my 20's, I hiked around a college campus, or had jobs that had me on my feet and moving things all day (more "manual" types of jobs), money was tighter so I didn't eat out anywhere near as much, and my friends were just as broke as me, so we did more active things together (dancing, go to a local event where we'd be walking around, etc). Bicycle was a normal form of transport. Activity after work was, well, active - not coming home and sitting on the couch to "unwind."

It IS harder, IMO, because now I have to make time for it - so, from a time and mental perspective, it IS harder. Technically/scientifically, it's not, but it requires more effort now than it did then due to overall activity diminishing. Due to overall activity diminishing, watching what I eat is FAR more of a concern than it ever was then. I can't just "trim back" anymore, and instead need to be mindful of everything I'm consuming.

The good news is, adding more activity can eventually become the norm and won't feel so much like a chore. Eating properly for your activity levels gets easier over time and more normal, and you stop feeling so deprived (plus more activity equals more food, which helps me a lot!).

Getting comfortable with the extra weight is a thing too, at least for me. While I never liked the extra weight I put on, I grew used to it, and it didn't bug me like it did when I was younger. People in my age group were often heavier too, which I think is another part of the equation - I "fit in" a little heavier as opposed to being the "skinny one" in the group (I still remember in my early 30's hanging out with a bunch of my friends and in the course of conversation made a comment about needing to lose the 5 pounds I had gained - only to have a chorus of heavier ladies telling me how I had nothing to lose, and where from, and, and, and....that was the last time I ever said anything about my weight - at least until I was firmly out of the healthy category )