women over forty...

I've had the same issue - no matter what I tried, the pounds wouldn't come off until I learned that I am insulin resistant. Therefore I need to stay away from carbs/sugar and eat more fiber to have my metabolism stay in the fat burning mode. Maybe your doctor could test for that?

getting older is not for the faint of heart! stay the course! i am experiencing the very same thing...eating so good, exercising like crazy, running miles and miles and miles (ok, maybe not that many miles!) but i am really doing so much right and nothing! not the scales, not inches - it is very discouraging - i know!

also, please re-think that hcg diet - search it here and you'll see it is so crazy wrong!

good luck to you!

I also found now I am older and in perimenopause, potion control is not enough to lose weight. Especially I am trying to lose vanity weight.

But I found South Beach works for me. It's slow but it works. I avoid suger, starch and animal fat. Eat 3 serves of veggie and 2 serves of beans a day. Limit to one serve of whole grain and no more than 3 serves of fruits a day. I also believe it's a very healthy diet, so I don't mind stick with it in principle (deviate from it a couple of times a week) for the rest of my life.

Unfortunately, I got a bad injury a year ago that put me in depression. Medication made me gain 10 lbs. Now I try to lose the weight I gained in the past year. I lost 5 lbs doing south beach in Jan and Feb. I took a break. Now I am ready to lose the other 5 lbs.

Good luck to you!

Myself, my sisters and three coworkers have done the HCG diet. Every person but one regained all the weight back. I will never do it again. It's very difficult to do and very discouraging to gain all the weight back. So...here I am trying MFP again and this time reaching out for more support online because last time I didn't try and connect with the cyber community.

Just keep sharing. Keep trying. Don't give up. Maybe change the type of exercise you are doing once or twice a week???? to mix it up??

Thanks for asking this. Initially I dropped 12 lbs. But then I have a whole person to lose so that won't do. For the last 40 days I've only gone down a pound. It encourages me to go on when others are battling the same thing. At least we're not going up more.

And hopefully you're feeling better from the excercise.

I am 47. DO NOT DO THE HCG DIET and DO NOT go talk to that doctor again. I am ashamed she even told you that!
you need to start adding weight training in. You will initially gain a bit of weight, but you will move down in inches and in strength! Your arms will love you and so will your bones as they become stronger as well. As you go through menopause your body will love you too!

I lost weight fast at first but am in the weeds now. I find that eating 1700+/- is better than eating too little. I have one friend on here that did the hcg diet and she lost weight but is having a hard time maintaining it. Then people go back and do it again, very expensive and does not solve the food addiction.

1. Feed your body what it needs, try to net 1200 at least
2. Measure your food
3. HRM or fitbit can help you be more accurate with calories out
4. Drink lots of water
5. Stress Relief...massage, Bingo, walks, shopping...whatever helps you decrease your stress that is not food!

I am 45, and I too have difficulty losing weight. I've lost 25 lbs since January 1, that's good I suppose, that's with being strict, and doing P90X while watching diet.........but nothing in the last 3-4 weeks. It's annoying and frustrating, and I don't know what to do to change it.

I have been researching and I agree with many of your fellow posters, that it is so possible that not eating enough is causing the problem.

I would say establish a reasonable caloric goal, and I'm finding that tracking in here everything I eat, and my workouts is helping a great deal; and try to achieve that goal every day and see how it goes.

I also found that high protein, low carb worked for jump starting me.

Good luck.

I feel your pain. I was pretty fit until my late 30s early 40s and then I got hurt. I had so much trouble until I found MFP....I realized that I was not being honest with myself about how much I was actually eating. I log everything but on the weekends I practice making good choices and have cheat days. We are a very social family and this is what works for me. Also at this point in my life I have found that smart carb choices are a MUST! If I don't pay attention to carbs I will not lose and may even gain

I do not eat back execrcise cals so I dont have to worry if I over log. but I do try and keep proper track. Hang in there it will happen. These are the things working for me thus far and i'll keep them up until time to change. Good Luck

Oh, I'm 49 with 3 adult children and I've lost 23 pounds since Jan 4th 2012

I'm 49 and just started back with MFP two weeks ago. I'm on 1200 calorie intake, workout at the gym (cardio and weights roughly 2 hours/4 days a week). I've lost a little over 6 pounds but I've changed my eating habits drastically. No more: eat what I want when I want. My sister told me the same thing about protein. Can someone explain about this to me? She said don't worry so much about the calories, increase the protein, you can eat more and still lose weight. What/where can I get the best protein with least calories, if there's such a thing Thanks you. PS what is HRM? or is it HMR?

thank you all...good to know i am not "alone" in this fight. I do eat mostly organic foods and avoid most dairy (I even use almond milk in my coffee).
I will look up the eat more to weigh less group...I have been looking at the metabolic effect, too. Their next women's session starts in june...so I may do that as well. It's an online program.
I keep plugging along knowing I am at least getting stronger... I quit tennis and started back with weights and cardio five days a week. I feel a little thinner, but not much. Not losing many inches and it's been two months I really am frustrated.
sigh.

Metabolic Effect has a book that includes the whole nutrition and workout program, you can get it from Amazon for roughly $12. I am doing their workout and diet now. I learned SO much reading that book and as a previous poster said, I believe I am insulin resistant and working on getting my hormones back in balance so that I can start burning fat properly again. Low sugar/low carb is what I am doing. I thought it would be difficult but cutting back on coffee has been a lot harder than cutting back on sugar. :laugh:

If my endocrinologist told me that, I'd fire her and find a different one. That's really scary. Starving yourself won't help your situation.

I am 48 and hypothyroid, have been for five years....you can do this....I do not think that the diet your endo suggested would be healthy by any means (I am not a doctor) but thats just my opinion. Be disciplined in portion control...don't deprive yourself of an occassional treat and work out 6 days a week...it will come...and you may actually gain weight at first but then it will come off...hang in there...feel free to friend me if you need support....I never thought I could do it either...but I am...one day at a time...thats all!