Members over 40....
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I'm going to count carbs.0
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love it if a bunch of u would add be as i friend. promise to not be a dick and like ur stuff and
comment once in awhile
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I'm 41. I did nothing special. Reduced calories (usually between 1200-1400) consistently over months and was able to lose 20lbs. No "intentional exercise". My maintenance is about 1800 calories a day.0
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I have been more successful losing weight over 40 than any time in my life, because as someone else said, I am more disciplined now. I'm 47 and have lost 30 pounds in 4 months using MFP and eating at a calorie deficit. I run four times a week, between 3-5 miles each time, and I do barre classes twice a week (class is 45 minutes). But honestly, do not get into the mindset that it's harder over 40. Millions of people over 40 lose weight. I was overweight in my 20s and 30s and I've been in the best shape of my life in my 40s.6
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42F. Been here nearly 5 years. Started “overweight” and 12kg later am smack in the middle of normal BMI and have been maintaining for about 2yrs.
Am fairly active but I was before I came here.
Haven’t stopped eating any specific food (or drink), just make sure that I stay within my calorie budget for the day. (Or week if there’s a known special occasion coming up). Still log because it makes me think about what/ how much I am eating.2 -
46 years old/ female. I started at 153 lbs and am now at 130, my original goal weight. But I’m considering slowly going a little lower. The number one thing that works for me - logging calories and staying under my daily calorie goal. If I’m not logging, I’m overeating. It’s too easy to “forget” what I’ve eaten otherwise. I also believe eating adequate protein is helpful but that’s because I don’t want to lose muscle mass.2
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I'm maintaining my weight currently, but I lost my weight by knowing about how many calories I was eating each day. I didn't keep a high calorie deficit and I didn't follow any diets, but I had some hacks that helped me along the way:
- I stop drinking calories which saved a lot of calories towards food.
- I learned which foods triggered me and I realized running and heavy lifting made me very hungry.
- Planning my meals out in advance helped me in many ways such as grocery shopping and fitting things I wanted to eat into my day.
- Also I started cooking more at home. I liked knowing exactly what is going into my food plus it made it easier to track my calories.
When I was losing brisk walking and weights was my main source of exercise.
I lost 80 pounds in about 15 months and I'm in year 7 of keep it all off. I lost weight in my late 30's and I personally didn't find it hard. It just took time to figure out what worked for me and what was sustainable.7 - I stop drinking calories which saved a lot of calories towards food.
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Going to be 41 this year and i have found that healing from hard workouts takes a LOT longer than it did even just 5 years ago. I don't have a specific diet or workout I follow because I just want overall fitness and health. I try to eat good the majority of the time and I always workout a minimum of 5 days a week. I pick one physical challenge a year to accomplish. Last year I did a 30 mile mountain bike race, year before I did a Tough Mudder run. I will pick one challenge or race a year to finish as long as I can physically do them. I hope someday to be able to do these types of things with my grand kids. If I could shred the mountain bike park with my grand kids someday I could die a happy man!!2
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cajungirltx wrote: »Thanks for posting this...I've been reading all the replies and am glad to see it isn't harder to lose weight after 40. SO MANY people tell me that it will be once I hit 40. Well, June 2014 I'll be 40. I'm working on being in the best shape I've ever been on my 40th birthday.
Jesus, it took me this comment to realize this was a zombie thread, lol. This is very "traveling to the past" "time capsule" stuff, I genuinely wonder how all these full of hope people did on their journey...3 -
Sw33tKnees wrote: »How do you lose your weight? What are your goals like? What way of eating are you following? (MFP, TDEE-20%, Low Carb etc.,) What exercises are you doing and how often? I know its not like we are in our 20's but how much harder for you know that we are in our 40's? Soooooo many questions.. Sorry!! I really just want to do it and do it right this time!! I want it for the rest of my life.. not the next roller coaster ride!!! Any tips or advise you can pass on would be great! Thank you in advance!!!!!!!
I'm 45 now and started 2 years ago so I'll try to respond to each section individually.
I lose weight by being in a calorie deficit most of the time. Sorry, no magic or secrets. Just eating fewer calories than I use.
Goals were simple. Eat an appropriate number of calories which I started doing 2 years ago. So in effect I 'Succeeded' 2 years ago, now I just need to be patient and wait for my body to catch up which it's doing.
I eat food I like and track it to make sure I'm eating in a modest calorie deficit most of the time. No special foods, in fact I didn't even change the food I ate. The only difference is now I keep an eye on it and make sure I don't go over my calorie target too often or by too much. Again, no magic or secrets.
It's really not that much harder at 40 than at 20. That's an excuse I fed myself for years. The change in metabolism between 45 and 25 is less than 100cals per day so practically nothing. The only reason it's perceived as harder to lose weight later in life is that we tend to be more active (and less sedentary) when we were younger. In fact I've found it a bit easier to drop the weight in my 40's as my life is far more settled and in control now than it was during my flighty, wilder years.
As for tips.
There's no magic, there's no secrets, there's no mysteries. Weight loss (and gain) is math and science. It's nothing more than a simple energy equation. Eat more calories than you use you'll store that excess energy as fat. Eat fewer calories than you use and you'll draw energy from that fat to make up the difference. That's it, eat whatever you want, whenever you want, however you want. As long as you're in a calorie deficit most of the time the weight comes off.
Easy is better than fast. The measure and value of an approach to weight loss is in how easy it is and how long it can be sustained. Struggling and suffering to lose 5lbs a week is a complete failure if you can only maintain that approach for a month or two compared to an approach that sees you lose 1lbs per week effortlessly. In 12 months from now the fast, unsustainable approach will see you exactly where you are now or heavier. Take the slow effortless approach and you'll be 52lbs down.4
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