Losing weight after 50

Is there a pool near you? Try taking water aerobics for your back issue. It has been a lifesaver for me and my joints. Used to LOVE step class but it is pretty "pounding" to your back and joints. Try a few other options, especially if you don't like step. You either do or you don't. Get some variety in, watch your diary and don't go over in any category and you should begin to see the pounds coming off. Best of luck. Friend me if you'd like. I'm 63 and have seen my share of pounds coming and going!

Bette

I feel you....I just started back a month ago trying to lose weight and I'm turning 60 soon. I have lost 10 lbs so far since sept 8. I just keep pushing myself to aqua arobics 3 nights a week and plan out each days menu. It'll come off just need to be patient and you'll see results! Good luck!

Hi Sue. It's great to be active and you absolutely should be. But, I have found that weight after age 50 (esp for women in menopause) comes off better by lowering calories along with the exercise and by not eating as much in the evening. The ease of logging everything on MFP has been the biggest help for me to keep my calories at a reasonable level. Measuring/weighing everything keeps it all correct (my eyes don't see portions correctly. HA!). And the support of friends is invaluable!

Hi, Sue--I so hear you. I'm 56. After two laparotomy surgeries (I'm sure I am not spelling that right!) within a 6 month period, I found myself afraid of exercising and needing to lose 30+ pounds. I was afraid I would rip/tear/ aggravate something inside, and I went from functioning ovaries and hormones to zero.

Since I started here in mid June, I've lost 13 pounds without gaining any back. I naively had thought I could shed those 30 in 3 months--wrong! But having MFP to log calories is fantastic and really has helped me "see" what I'm eating--and I'm actually a little surprised given what I used to eat that I don't weigh more!

My biggest problem which also effects my motivation to move is not being patient with a body that has been through a lot and it is not laziness so much as despair. So to try and keep myself positive, I have been picking up a ten pound weight and thinking "I've lost this!" and that feels really good. Also, keeping measurements of inches really is a positive reinforcement that you are doing the right thing, even when the scale seems sooooooo slow to reflect all the changes you are making.

And don't open those threads "I lost 60 pounds in 2 months!"--they will drive you crazy!

Hello, I need to lose 30 pounds but just can't seem to find the energy to do it. I'm 54 years old and really feel like 30, so that's a good thing!! I am an avid bike rider putting in about 40 miles a week on the road bike. My other exercises running, step, and weight class have been curtailed due to a recent back issue which is better now! My eating habits are not very good right now.
I am starting back to Step class today, but really don't feel like doing it! Maybe if I tell you folks this, it will help me get back on track, don't know!! How do I get out of the slump, the weight just comes off so slow if at all right now, very discouraging!!

I am with you. I am 53 and it was going pretty good and the last 3 months have been really tough, not to mention a knee injury. I am sticking with the plan, however; I did change my setting back to lose 2 pounds a week from 1. I am upping the protein and cutting the carbs again. Hang in there. If you are doing it, it will work!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/356978-women-ages-50-for-october?page=11#posts-5011825


here is the link to a thread called "women ages 50+" the thread has been going for a long time and is filled with supportive women who have many solutions and tactics for the challenge of weight loss over 50. Come check it out.
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I'm 53, and I honestly don't think I would have achieved weight loss like I have without MFP. Not just the logging of calories, but the general support and useful information too. But yes, it does take patience; it's a cliche, but it is about lifestyle change forever, not short-term fix. Sometimes that long-term perspective helps me when I'm a bit low on motivation.

I am 57 and I know what you are saying. I am lucky if I lose a 1/2 pound a month. But I am losing.
I get so frustrated. But hey one day we will look back and laugh at this.
We can do it yes we can! add me if you like.

Hi. I am 54 and post-menapausal. I started at 267.5 when the doctor told me I had prediabetes. I lost about 20 really quickly by cutting out Diet Coke and chips and junk food. I waited until it slowed a bit and I felt better and then joined a gym and have lost 3 more in the past two weeks. I start seeing a trainer on Monday. It has helped me that one daughter has lost down to the healthy range and the other who is heavier than I am has joined the gym with me and is making some steps toward eating healthier. My husband has also lost 15 pounds. Logging everything ahd having friends to be accountable to has really helped. My daughter prods me to go to the gym on days I don't feel like it and I motivate her on days she doesn't want to go. I am by nature kind of lazy or I wouldn't have gotten this heavy, so having someone to push me really helps. If your bakc is healed it's time to hit the gym again. Have fun!