se 60 and older, did you lose your appetite?

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Anonymous wrote:Have you had a checkup recently?

Yes, thank you for asking. All biometrics really well.

Yes, good to have someone check, because getting full easily can be a sign of ovarian cancer

[Anonymous]

My parents' (now mid-80s) appetites started to decrease significantly in their mid-60s and they now struggle to eat more than:

Small yogurt and fruit for bfast
Handful of nuts for lunch
Small piece of protein and veg for dinner

I'll say that this diet has made my mother VERY frail. I'm not sure what she could have done differently except to be more active (she's always been a walker and does water aerobics with light weights). I think it must be hard to force yourself to eat but I think if she had been lifting heavy weights she might have felt the need to eat more. Or, maybe this was going to happen regardless. Touch to know.

[Anonymous]

I am 58. I finished menopause early, and since then I've gained weight every year. I work out, but I'm hungry, so I eat regular meals as I did pre-menopause, but I gain weight. I have that horrible menopot! My legs and hips are thin, my shoulders, back, butt, all are thin, but my waist and boobs are FAT!! I HATE it. I also love to eat, and I eat a very, very healthy diet, exactly what you're supposed to eat post-menopause: lean meats, nuts, seeds, little dairy, lots and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, very little sugar (an occasional cookie or brownie now and then), no alcohol, no soda, just seltzer and coffee, but I can't lose an ounce!!

I'm now pre-diabetic, my doctor tells me, because of my weight. I don't know what to do. I hate feeling hungry, and I eat about half the calories I ate 10 years ago, but I can't lose weight! My metabolism has sunk down to almost nothing, I guess.

And I exercise regularly, at least 3 times a week, plus lift weights at home. I injured my back, so have to swim, and can't run or do anything like that.

Does anyone have any idea how I can lose weight, or am I just stuck forever with this hideous spare tire around my midsection????

[Anonymous]

A friend of mine lost her appetite about 5 years ago (she's 61, I think). She's quite thin. She eats, but says she's never hungry. It's weird. I find it worrisome because I fear she will get ill. She doesn't exercise much at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am 58. I finished menopause early, and since then I've gained weight every year. I work out, but I'm hungry, so I eat regular meals as I did pre-menopause, but I gain weight. I have that horrible menopot! My legs and hips are thin, my shoulders, back, butt, all are thin, but my waist and boobs are FAT!! I HATE it. I also love to eat, and I eat a very, very healthy diet, exactly what you're supposed to eat post-menopause: lean meats, nuts, seeds, little dairy, lots and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, very little sugar (an occasional cookie or brownie now and then), no alcohol, no soda, just seltzer and coffee, but I can't lose an ounce!!

I'm now pre-diabetic, my doctor tells me, because of my weight. I don't know what to do. I hate feeling hungry, and I eat about half the calories I ate 10 years ago, but I can't lose weight! My metabolism has sunk down to almost nothing, I guess.

And I exercise regularly, at least 3 times a week, plus lift weights at home. I injured my back, so have to swim, and can't run or do anything like that.

Does anyone have any idea how I can lose weight, or am I just stuck forever with this hideous spare tire around my midsection????

You may want to get on GLP-1s, especially if you’re pre-diabetic. You probably only need to eat around 700 calories a day if you’re not losing weight. I’m only 43 so I don’t have direct experience with this, but I did lose 30 pounds on semaglutide over a year. Unfortunately, a 1,200 - 1,500 calorie diet was too much for me and with Sema, I was easily able to easily cut down to 700-900 calories and lost the weight. Good luck!