Upper Thirty-Somethings and losing the Pounds

ramsam70
ramsam70 Posts: 37
edited September 18 in Motivation and Support
I swear to you it is like my body has changed in the past 3 years- since I hit 35. If I skip a few days of working out it is like starting over- I used to skip 2 weeks and just jump back in!

A two week vacation literally put on 8 lbs! That includes walking in theme parks all day- *grumble*

and I am just finding overall that it is harder than it was even 2 or 3 years ago. The thing is, I want to stop the cycle now. I would love to be 13- 15 lbs lighter, but 25 lbs puts me back to wedding weight. (I am not sure that is a comfortable goal for me). I added yoga last week to combat the tightness and stiffness, and I really enjoy that.

Anyone else in this almost 40 range and seeing a shift in their body ?
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  • ramsam70
    ramsam70 Posts: 37
    I swear to you it is like my body has changed in the past 3 years- since I hit 35. If I skip a few days of working out it is like starting over- I used to skip 2 weeks and just jump back in!

    A two week vacation literally put on 8 lbs! That includes walking in theme parks all day- *grumble*

    and I am just finding overall that it is harder than it was even 2 or 3 years ago. The thing is, I want to stop the cycle now. I would love to be 13- 15 lbs lighter, but 25 lbs puts me back to wedding weight. (I am not sure that is a comfortable goal for me). I added yoga last week to combat the tightness and stiffness, and I really enjoy that.

    Anyone else in this almost 40 range and seeing a shift in their body ?
  • Katy009
    Katy009 Posts: 579 Member
    Oh yeah....it used to be a lot easier to take off a couple pounds here and there. I noticed a HUGE change in the last 2 years and I will be 37 in Sept......so it would put me at right about the same time. Aging! :grumble: Not much to do about it.
  • ramsam70
    ramsam70 Posts: 37
    I'm so glad I am not the only one! I thought I was losing it......:noway:
  • GTOgirl1969
    GTOgirl1969 Posts: 2,527 Member
    Geez...thanks for telling me what I have to look forward to (I'm 28).
    This just means I'll have to work a little harder to get where I want to be!:drinker:
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
    Geez...thanks for telling me what I have to look forward to (I'm 28).
    This just means I'll have to work a little harder to get where I want to be!:drinker:

    Seriously, you're smart for taking it off now. I waited until I was 39 before I started getting into shape and it has not been easy. :sick:

    I hear "snap/crackle/pop" long before I get a breakfast bowl out! :tongue:
  • darlenebull
    darlenebull Posts: 17
    Not to be a downer, but wait till the 40's come around, my metabolism died, and everything shifted...down!:grumble: Wish I had started earlier too, I waited until 46.
  • Life_is_Good
    Life_is_Good Posts: 361 Member
    I used to be able to eat / drink whatever I wanted until the last few years.

    What a wake up call the last few months have been - I never realized how much garbage I was polluting my body with! :sick:
  • chriss1tt
    chriss1tt Posts: 365 Member
    Not to be a downer, but wait till the 40's come around, my metabolism died, and everything shifted...down!:grumble: Wish I had started earlier too, I waited until 46.

    I waited till 49.:noway: But plannin on lookin goooooood at 50!:drinker: It ain't easy tho.:grumble:
  • ladyd48337
    ladyd48337 Posts: 16 Member
    omg!! A shift you ask???? more like a full throttle DOWN FALL!!! Plumetting to the pits of god only knows where!!! LOL!! I turned 37 last month and lemme tell ya! Mother nature is no friend of mine at this age! Things I once could do, I can barely stand to think about doing now. I started my quest for weight loss in January. To date I have lost 16+ lbs. I feel great! I just wish I had some of my youth back! :tongue:
  • LightenUp_Caro
    LightenUp_Caro Posts: 572 Member

    I hear "snap/crackle/pop" long before I get a breakfast bowl out! :tongue:

    haha, sadly I do too. its awfully loud...my friends make fun of me for being so "old."
    I can't wait for it to get worse...:grumble:
  • AJCM
    AJCM Posts: 2,169 Member
    I'm in my 30's and finding that my body responds better to a gentler workout...

    In my 20's I could workout everyday, for an hour or longer, and felt great. I tried to get back to that, and I just can't do it. I find my body really likes an every other day workout, and responds better to yoga, pilates, stretching, walking/running, rather the crazy cardio and weights of my youth! I find that for me, now, the eating is 85% and the exercise 15%, whereas for the younger me, it was more 50/50.

    :flowerforyou:
  • darlenebull
    darlenebull Posts: 17
    Chris, Glad to know I'll have some company when I look good at 50 too!! Hate to be the only one.:happy:

    I was trying to be gentle when I said "shift downward", I did'nt want to scare anyone who had'nt gotten there yet. Congrats Ladyd on your weight loss, you go girl.
  • sharon3541
    sharon3541 Posts: 29
    49 also 50 in August. Would like to down 12 lbs. We shall see

    Have a great week

    Sharon
  • kimber607
    kimber607 Posts: 7,128 Member
    Hi

    I'm 35 and I feel like my body is sooooo very different from my 20's
    Also, no matter how much I target certain areas...they just aren't moving..such as my lower belly and arms

    Kim
  • ali106
    ali106 Posts: 3,754 Member
    I agree!!!
    I was in the best shape of my life in my twenties and early 30's....then I had my son right after my 32nd birthday and basically mine was a fit pregnancy till the last month and a half when I was on lite duty and I got huge...seemed all belly...but it kept me resting a lot....then comes a winter baby...no exercise...lots of picking w/ new mom jitters....seclusion...all that good stuff....and all the while I kept thinking...oh its okay when I do get out and run again, I'll drop it like I always do.....NOT!

    its a whole different ballgame and I'm learning how to "work" this older more "refined" body LOL....I'll be 40 in October and I think I'll be back to where I was if I keep this up....its just taking me alittle longer to get there! lol

    hugs to all of you!!! I think you all look amazing!!! even if its harder...its more worth it now LOL

    Ali :flowerforyou:
  • bodibykelli
    bodibykelli Posts: 135
    JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU TURN 40!!!! :tongue:
  • Suzee
    Suzee Posts: 2
    Me Too! I spent lots of years eating and sitting. I started last summer at 48! to get in shape. It is so hard and I get discouraged easily. I eat low fat/ no sugar yogurt for breakfast, a low cal frozen entree like Lean Cuisine for lunch and a low fat dinner. Weight sticks to you the older you get and exercise is harder on the body. I'm going to hang in there and keep trying. I started finding the ppounds packing on and my body shape changing at around 40. Keep at it! :love:
  • MontanaGirl
    MontanaGirl Posts: 1,251 Member
    Yes, yes, and yes!! That's one of the reasons I got serious this year about losing weight. It's hard enough now, at 37 almost 38, especially with hypothyroidism. I really, really want the weight off before I enter my 40's! You all are doing great! We will be hot chicks - maybe hens LOL - but we will be hot!!
  • Benson
    Benson Posts: 444
    Just wait til the 50's you have to be careful how you open the fridge door because the pounds will jump out and land on your hips!!
  • cinandchris
    cinandchris Posts: 229 Member
    Just wait til the 50's you have to be careful how you open the fridge door because the pounds will jump out and land on your hips!!

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I had my second child at 36 and that was it. I'll be 40 next month and I still have the pregnancy weight. plus some :angry:
  • mkeithley
    mkeithley Posts: 399
    When I turned 30 I went to my dr. just for an overall health check up, her comment was "Now that you are 30 everything changes, you need to drink more water, your metabolism slows down, it's harder to exercise, blah, blah, blah" I remember at the time thinking"Lady, I don't feel any different today than I di dlast week, whatever". Now I'm getting ready to turn 37, Holy Moley, why didn't I listen to her, why, why why? Sign me up for an Oil of Olay ad, I refuse to grow old gracefully, I'm fighting it everystep of the way. I woke up this morning and my body ached from exercising yesterday, and i was grumbling as I was putting on my running shoes, thinking "It's just not fair, why is it so d*mn hard?":smile:
  • ramsam70
    ramsam70 Posts: 37
    JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU TURN 40!!!! :tongue:

    well hon if I can look like you (I assume that is your photo!) I would be thrilled! Hot mama:bigsmile:


    I love that we are on the same page ladies- yes, we know it is a bit harder, but YES it is worth it. These posts really have brought me comfort. Strength in numbers..... I am fightin it!
  • wanderinglight
    wanderinglight Posts: 1,519 Member
    I'm 37, got the same story as everyone else.

    Hello Back Fat! We've never met...until last year...and now you won't leave!!!!

    Same with arm jiggle. Makes me crazy. I never used to have these problem areas.

    I refuse to let it get to me though. My body is just different, but I still feel sexier than I've ever felt.
  • AJCM
    AJCM Posts: 2,169 Member
    Anything you ladies would have told yourself at 20 or 30, knowing what you know now? Just curious (as I'm turning 32 this summer)...
    :flowerforyou:

    I'm always telling my cousins in their 20's to enjoy themselves, and stop worrying about their weight and appearance and just embrace how they look! I wish I had spent my twenties enjoying my slim and "firm" figure, and worrying less about it! I try to live that way now too...
    :smile:
  • WillPillageYourVillageForFood
    WillPillageYourVillageForFood Posts: 777 Member
    I was one of those hated people who could eat anything and never gain any weight. That lasted until I hit 45 and then oh boy did the pounds arrive! Finally at 47, I decided that enough was enough and here I am. So far it has been a struggle but definately well worth the effort since I am finally feeling good about myself again.
  • Katy009
    Katy009 Posts: 579 Member
    I'm 37, got the same story as everyone else.

    Hello Back Fat! We've never met...until last year...and now you won't leave!!!!

    Same with arm jiggle. Makes me crazy. I never used to have these problem areas.

    I refuse to let it get to me though. My body is just different, but I still feel sexier than I've ever felt.

    That's so funny......I waved at someone one day and felt the arm jiggle and was like "what the hell is that!?" And the back fat, too......it has definitely moved in for good. :ohwell:
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Yes, it is so much easier to gain and so much harder to lose weight as you age but it is not impossible. I am 44 and right now I am feeling like I am in my late 20's early 30's!! So keep up the good work, you will get there. I hear a lot of people blame their weight to pregnancies and age when all they have to do is to focus on good nutrition and continue exercising. When we have our families and when we get older we tend to focus more on others than ourselves and that is when the weight starts creeping up. Don't despair!!! And all of you 30 somethings and up look terrific!!!! :flowerforyou:
  • mhenry557
    mhenry557 Posts: 8
    Girl, you and I have the same problem areas. I'm 36, 37 in August, with two kids, 6 and 3, and as much running around and lifting with them, my triceps are in the worst shape. That fat just above the elbow is the bane of my existence! LUckily, I am seeing improvement in inches where I can't in pounds. Been on the calorie counting/exercise now for 3 1/2 weeks, my goal is .9 lbs per week until my birthday in August, so I guess I'm on track with that, starting at 148 and I'm between 144 and 145 now. Still, I would like to see more of a weight reduction. My 20's were all about tennis, walking and The FIRM workouts at least 3 times a week. Married at 31 with a baby the first year. My daughter came along 3 years later when I was still 20 lbs heavier than my pre first pregnancy weight. I can honestly say that the last 10 lbs came out of nowhere in the last year. That's what motivated me to get off the binge diets and do something healthy with this one.
  • jenken99
    jenken99 Posts: 564 Member
    :noway: :noway: yes i have seen that being 35 is a bad thing with weight.. not loking forward to gettiong any older!!!!:huh: i am trying so hard to lose this weight it seems harder every day i just keep trudging along:drinker:
  • eriny
    eriny Posts: 1,509 Member
    I hear "snap/crackle/pop" as soon as start getting out of bed:mad:
    41 here for me one last hoorah :drinker:
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