In order to be thin after age 35?

[Anonymous]

NP here -- I agree PP but booze is sugar, so that's where the problem lies.

There and with the fact that I can turn down all sugary items BUT FOR booze.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cut out refined carbs like fructose corn syrup and reduce other sugars.

You'll be able to keep trim.

I'm an RD and I agree with this. A simple solution is to watch what you drink. Don't let any beverages cross your lips except water (not flavored water), skim milk if you like it, coffee (black), tea (not sweetened) and alcohol in moderation. Cut the juice and, most important, the sodas... yes, even the diet sodas. This will help a lot.

OP, do this for 3 weeks -- keeping the rest of your diet basically the same -- and report back to us. Then we'll go to step 2!

[Anonymous]

Strong is the new skinny. Stop caring about "thin" and just take care of yourself. Life is to short to deprive yourself of wine.

[Anonymous]

Why can't we have diet sodas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut out refined carbs like fructose corn syrup and reduce other sugars.

You'll be able to keep trim.

I'm an RD and I agree with this. A simple solution is to watch what you drink. Don't let any beverages cross your lips except water (not flavored water), skim milk if you like it, coffee (black), tea (not sweetened) and alcohol in moderation. Cut the juice and, most important, the sodas... yes, even the diet sodas. This will help a lot.

OP, do this for 3 weeks -- keeping the rest of your diet basically the same -- and report back to us. Then we'll go to step 2!

Not OP but this is what I do. 5 out of 7 days a week I only drink 2 cups of coffee and then water the rest of the day. The other 2 days I allow myself 2 glasses of wine. I am 20 lbs overweight so obviously this has nothing to do with why I am overweight!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: You have to work out 7 days a week at a high intensity. You have to starve yourself and eat no sugar. You have to give up all alcohol. Does this sound correct?

No. 90% is what you eat not what you do.

Eat meals with lein protein (fish, chicken...), plus big volume but low density (hint: veges) - you will never be starving. Cut out the white past/rice but save 250 calories/day for treats (that would be 2 small cookies).

3-4 times HIIT/week.

You should be fine.

No honey, this is what works when you're 29-33. Read the subject line again.

When you're 42-49 and beyond, and not a naturally tiny, birdlike Japanese women with size 6 feet .... more is required.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: You have to work out 7 days a week at a high intensity. You have to starve yourself and eat no sugar. You have to give up all alcohol. Does this sound correct?

For me, this wasn't true at 35, but it is unfortunately very true now, at 43.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut out refined carbs like fructose corn syrup and reduce other sugars.

You'll be able to keep trim.

I'm an RD and I agree with this. A simple solution is to watch what you drink. Don't let any beverages cross your lips except water (not flavored water), skim milk if you like it, coffee (black), tea (not sweetened) and alcohol in moderation. Cut the juice and, most important, the sodas... yes, even the diet sodas. This will help a lot.

OP, do this for 3 weeks -- keeping the rest of your diet basically the same -- and report back to us. Then we'll go to step 2!

What is an RD?

Skim milk is not good for us.

"It’s standard practice for dairy producers to improve the protein content of skim milk and low fat milk by adding dried milk powder to it. This dried milk is produced by forcing skim milk through tiny holes at high temperatures and pressures which damages its nutrients. This also causes the milk’s cholesterol to become oxidized which is a legitimate risk for heart disease.2-4,16-22 Ironically, the milk’s natural and nutritious saturated fat is removed because it’s supposedly unhealthy, but then a more likely promoter of heart disease is added. Although the amount of oxidized cholesterol in skim milk and reduced fat milk may be small, there’s really not much point in taking the risk."

http://naturalbias.com/why-skim-milk-isnt-as-healthy-as-you-may-think/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut out refined carbs like fructose corn syrup and reduce other sugars.

You'll be able to keep trim.

I'm an RD and I agree with this. A simple solution is to watch what you drink. Don't let any beverages cross your lips except water (not flavored water), skim milk if you like it, coffee (black), tea (not sweetened) and alcohol in moderation. Cut the juice and, most important, the sodas... yes, even the diet sodas. This will help a lot.

OP, do this for 3 weeks -- keeping the rest of your diet basically the same -- and report back to us. Then we'll go to step 2!

What is an RD?

Skim milk is not good for us.

"It’s standard practice for dairy producers to improve the protein content of skim milk and low fat milk by adding dried milk powder to it. This dried milk is produced by forcing skim milk through tiny holes at high temperatures and pressures which damages its nutrients. This also causes the milk’s cholesterol to become oxidized which is a legitimate risk for heart disease.2-4,16-22 Ironically, the milk’s natural and nutritious saturated fat is removed because it’s supposedly unhealthy, but then a more likely promoter of heart disease is added. Although the amount of oxidized cholesterol in skim milk and reduced fat milk may be small, there’s really not much point in taking the risk."

http://naturalbias.com/why-skim-milk-isnt-as-healthy-as-you-may-think/

So, is dried milk bad for you too? (?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut out refined carbs like fructose corn syrup and reduce other sugars.

You'll be able to keep trim.

I'm an RD and I agree with this. A simple solution is to watch what you drink. Don't let any beverages cross your lips except water (not flavored water), skim milk if you like it, coffee (black), tea (not sweetened) and alcohol in moderation. Cut the juice and, most important, the sodas... yes, even the diet sodas. This will help a lot.

OP, do this for 3 weeks -- keeping the rest of your diet basically the same -- and report back to us. Then we'll go to step 2!

What is an RD?

Skim milk is not good for us.

"It’s standard practice for dairy producers to improve the protein content of skim milk and low fat milk by adding dried milk powder to it. This dried milk is produced by forcing skim milk through tiny holes at high temperatures and pressures which damages its nutrients. This also causes the milk’s cholesterol to become oxidized which is a legitimate risk for heart disease.2-4,16-22 Ironically, the milk’s natural and nutritious saturated fat is removed because it’s supposedly unhealthy, but then a more likely promoter of heart disease is added. Although the amount of oxidized cholesterol in skim milk and reduced fat milk may be small, there’s really not much point in taking the risk."

http://naturalbias.com/why-skim-milk-isnt-as-healthy-as-you-may-think/

So, is dried milk bad for you too? (?)

Yes, powdered milk is bad for us. From wikipedia page on Powdered Milk:

"Commercial milk powders are reported to contain oxysterols (oxidized cholesterol)[9] in higher amounts than in fresh milk (up to 30 ?g/g, versus trace amounts in fresh milk).[10] Oxysterols are derivatives of cholesterol that are produced either by free radicals or by enzymes. Certain free radicals-derived oxysterols have been suspected of being initiators of atherosclerotic plaques.[11] For comparison, powdered eggs contain even more oxysterols, up to 200 ?g/g.[10]"

[Anonymous]

I'm 47years old, 5'9, 140 lbs., size 4. I wasn't always like this, but about 14 months ago I decided to take good look at what I was eating and make some changes. It turned out I was eating nutritionally sound food, but I was eating too much of it, so I just cut back. At the same time I incorporated heavier weights into my exercise routine and added Bikram Yoga and slowly, but surely lost 20 lbs. that I have had no trouble maintaining. I don't starve myself, I don't exercise exessively, and I feel great. I usually eat about 2,000 calories per day. I love the way my body looks right now - not too skinny, nicely defined muscles, healthy. Good luck to everyone trying to make a change. The important thing is to find what works for you. You might have to experiment a bit until you hit upon something that's just right, but you will discover it eventually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 47years old, 5'9, 140 lbs., size 4. I wasn't always like this, but about 14 months ago I decided to take good look at what I was eating and make some changes. It turned out I was eating nutritionally sound food, but I was eating too much of it, so I just cut back. At the same time I incorporated heavier weights into my exercise routine and added Bikram Yoga and slowly, but surely lost 20 lbs. that I have had no trouble maintaining. I don't starve myself, I don't exercise exessively, and I feel great. I usually eat about 2,000 calories per day. I love the way my body looks right now - not too skinny, nicely defined muscles, healthy. Good luck to everyone trying to make a change. The important thing is to find what works for you. You might have to experiment a bit until you hit upon something that's just right, but you will discover it eventually.

thanks for your success story. Hope I can do something similar. Did it take a full 14 mos for you to drop 20 lbs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 47years old, 5'9, 140 lbs., size 4. I wasn't always like this, but about 14 months ago I decided to take good look at what I was eating and make some changes. It turned out I was eating nutritionally sound food, but I was eating too much of it, so I just cut back. At the same time I incorporated heavier weights into my exercise routine and added Bikram Yoga and slowly, but surely lost 20 lbs. that I have had no trouble maintaining. I don't starve myself, I don't exercise exessively, and I feel great. I usually eat about 2,000 calories per day. I love the way my body looks right now - not too skinny, nicely defined muscles, healthy. Good luck to everyone trying to make a change. The important thing is to find what works for you. You might have to experiment a bit until you hit upon something that's just right, but you will discover it eventually.[/

This is a great post. I'm 50 and am as thin and fit as I've ever been in my life (and I thought I was at 40). I've had 3 kids. I'm not sure what being 35 has to do with anything, or 40. Everyone has a different metabolism, so I've never been able to eat a lot without gaining weight - but I can still lose a little bit of weight fairly quickly if I cut back on what I'm eating and work out a little bit more. There is no magic bullet or diet - cut your calories, increase your exercise (but mostly cut your calories). Most people vastly underestimate what they eat. Keep a record or just be very careful for a week or two and I guarantee you'll lose weight and realize you were eating a lot more than you thought. Measuring helps. I remember the first time I measured out 1 Cup of pasta - I realized just how much I was eating of it before!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut out refined carbs like fructose corn syrup and reduce other sugars.

You'll be able to keep trim.

I'm an RD and I agree with this. A simple solution is to watch what you drink. Don't let any beverages cross your lips except water (not flavored water), skim milk if you like it, coffee (black), tea (not sweetened) and alcohol in moderation. Cut the juice and, most important, the sodas... yes, even the diet sodas. This will help a lot.

OP, do this for 3 weeks -- keeping the rest of your diet basically the same -- and report back to us. Then we'll go to step 2!

What is an RD?

Skim milk is not good for us.

"It’s standard practice for dairy producers to improve the protein content of skim milk and low fat milk by adding dried milk powder to it. This dried milk is produced by forcing skim milk through tiny holes at high temperatures and pressures which damages its nutrients. This also causes the milk’s cholesterol to become oxidized which is a legitimate risk for heart disease.2-4,16-22 Ironically, the milk’s natural and nutritious saturated fat is removed because it’s supposedly unhealthy, but then a more likely promoter of heart disease is added. Although the amount of oxidized cholesterol in skim milk and reduced fat milk may be small, there’s really not much point in taking the risk."

http://naturalbias.com/why-skim-milk-isnt-as-healthy-as-you-may-think/

If you don't even know what an RD is, then no one should listen to a word you say about nutrition/ food issues...

[Anonymous]

only drink water and protein shakes is what it seems like everyone is saying sounds like a REALLY boring life but i guess you'll look good when you die at 50