Impossible to lose weight at the age of 49

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna say something crazy: you may need to eat substantially MORE, and mainly good quality proteins and vegetables to lose weight.

When you are underweight and underrating (and you are both, honey), your body holds onto to every spare calorie it can. When you add in perimenopausal hormones - whew, it’s a mess because your metabolism isn’t helping you keep any type of edge.

I started seriously exercising in my late 30s/40s and drastically changed my diet to eat more and to hit the right macros - and I lost fat while building strong, attractive lean muscle. I’m now 5’4 and 130, but look amazingly better than I did at a skinny fat 115.

I would see a dietician or do some real nutrition research to see what you need to be eating at your age and activity level. I use Cronometer to track everything I eat and a fitness tracker - and will never go back. I sometimes have to force myself to snack or add in protein to make sure I’m hitting my macros and minimal calorie intake, but it’s worth it. Sometimes when I get stressed I skip meals and I very quickly notice a build in fat around my belly.

OP here, I believe you certainly look good! This is very interesting, but it makes sense to me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna say something crazy: you may need to eat substantially MORE, and mainly good quality proteins and vegetables to lose weight.

When you are underweight and underrating (and you are both, honey), your body holds onto to every spare calorie it can. When you add in perimenopausal hormones - whew, it’s a mess because your metabolism isn’t helping you keep any type of edge.

I started seriously exercising in my late 30s/40s and drastically changed my diet to eat more and to hit the right macros - and I lost fat while building strong, attractive lean muscle. I’m now 5’4 and 130, but look amazingly better than I did at a skinny fat 115.

I would see a dietician or do some real nutrition research to see what you need to be eating at your age and activity level. I use Cronometer to track everything I eat and a fitness tracker - and will never go back. I sometimes have to force myself to snack or add in protein to make sure I’m hitting my macros and minimal calorie intake, but it’s worth it. Sometimes when I get stressed I skip meals and I very quickly notice a build in fat around my belly.

the whole “when you eat too little your body holds on to every calorie” thing has been debunked so many times. It’s simply not true. That being said, the op clearly has some kind of eating disorder/body dysmorphia if she thinks she needs to lose weight at her weight and height.

Please provide a source. My limited dive into respected medical research just now indicated exactly what PP is saying - and no where did I see it being “debunked.”

[Anonymous]

Sounds like you had or have an eating disorder or disordered eating.

I suggest visiting a dietician to ensure you're getting all the nutrients you need. You don't want to go into the older years with excessive bone loss.

Due to a digestive disorder, I was underweight and that caused disordered eating and bone density loss. The disordered eating was easy for me to correct once I realized how scared I was to eat after having the digestive disorder.

The osteoporosis was trickier. I've spent two or more years trying to correct that with medicine under the supervision of a doctor. I chose to gain weight to get my BMI into the "safe" zone to prevent more osteoporosis.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna say something crazy: you may need to eat substantially MORE, and mainly good quality proteins and vegetables to lose weight.

When you are underweight and underrating (and you are both, honey), your body holds onto to every spare calorie it can. When you add in perimenopausal hormones - whew, it’s a mess because your metabolism isn’t helping you keep any type of edge.

I started seriously exercising in my late 30s/40s and drastically changed my diet to eat more and to hit the right macros - and I lost fat while building strong, attractive lean muscle. I’m now 5’4 and 130, but look amazingly better than I did at a skinny fat 115.

I would see a dietician or do some real nutrition research to see what you need to be eating at your age and activity level. I use Cronometer to track everything I eat and a fitness tracker - and will never go back. I sometimes have to force myself to snack or add in protein to make sure I’m hitting my macros and minimal calorie intake, but it’s worth it. Sometimes when I get stressed I skip meals and I very quickly notice a build in fat around my belly.

the whole “when you eat too little your body holds on to every calorie” thing has been debunked so many times. It’s simply not true. That being said, the op clearly has some kind of eating disorder/body dysmorphia if she thinks she needs to lose weight at her weight and height.

No, it hasn't. Ever. Because it is true.
Baseline metabolic rate is a thing and can be altered by diet, as well as other factors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 5'4" and my whole life I was slim. In my 20s I would be on average 99 lbs or so. When I got pregnant in my mid 30s, I was 112 lbs. In my early 40s I would be about 105 lbs or so. Now, at the age of 49, I'm 120 lbs. Just about 1-2 years ago, I was 110 lbs on average. I'm literally eating twice healthier, less food overall, no alcohol, and my weight won't drop a bit. This is what I ate today throughout the whole day:
Breakfast- 1 cup of unsweetened tea with 1 tsp of vital protein powder in it.
half of ciabatta bread ( from Costco) with a little bit of butter on it, slice of ham and caviar

Lunch: 1 grapefruit + 1/4 cup of craisins

Dinner: 1 home made gello
big plate -green salad with red bellpeppers, pieces of ham, feta cheese, olive oil, pumpkins seeds
1 cup of red lentil soup ( home made)
2 tbs of mac and cheese
Dessert: 1 piece of caramel candy+ 1 tiny piece of milk chocolate kitkat
I drank water with freshly squeezed lemon juice throughout the day.
I checked my weight and compared to yesterday, I almost put 2 lbs weight. When I was in my 20s, 30s, I could eat whatever I wanted and would never put on weight. I try to walk/run about 3 times a week. I don't go to the gym. I don't really do any intermittent fasting, but maybe should have.

Agree with other comments that you were underweight before. Enjoy this new healthy weight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna say something crazy: you may need to eat substantially MORE, and mainly good quality proteins and vegetables to lose weight.

When you are underweight and underrating (and you are both, honey), your body holds onto to every spare calorie it can. When you add in perimenopausal hormones - whew, it’s a mess because your metabolism isn’t helping you keep any type of edge.

I started seriously exercising in my late 30s/40s and drastically changed my diet to eat more and to hit the right macros - and I lost fat while building strong, attractive lean muscle. I’m now 5’4 and 130, but look amazingly better than I did at a skinny fat 115.

I would see a dietician or do some real nutrition research to see what you need to be eating at your age and activity level. I use Cronometer to track everything I eat and a fitness tracker - and will never go back. I sometimes have to force myself to snack or add in protein to make sure I’m hitting my macros and minimal calorie intake, but it’s worth it. Sometimes when I get stressed I skip meals and I very quickly notice a build in fat around my belly.

the whole “when you eat too little your body holds on to every calorie” thing has been debunked so many times. It’s simply not true. That being said, the op clearly has some kind of eating disorder/body dysmorphia if she thinks she needs to lose weight at her weight and height.

No, it hasn't. Ever. Because it is true.
Baseline metabolic rate is a thing and can be altered by diet, as well as other factors.

interesting. So by your logic those who were starved/close to starved for extended periods of time should be looking the same as before then. calorie deficit is what makes people lose weight-the exception is when there are other things going on (hormone issues, other medical issues etc…). If you are a reasonably person and you are eating in a calorie deficit you will lose weight. That’s it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 5'4" and my whole life I was slim. In my 20s I would be on average 99 lbs or so. When I got pregnant in my mid 30s, I was 112 lbs. In my early 40s I would be about 105 lbs or so. Now, at the age of 49, I'm 120 lbs. Just about 1-2 years ago, I was 110 lbs on average. I'm literally eating twice healthier, less food overall, no alcohol, and my weight won't drop a bit. This is what I ate today throughout the whole day:
Breakfast- 1 cup of unsweetened tea with 1 tsp of vital protein powder in it.
half of ciabatta bread ( from Costco) with a little bit of butter on it, slice of ham and caviar

Lunch: 1 grapefruit + 1/4 cup of craisins

Dinner: 1 home made gello
big plate -green salad with red bellpeppers, pieces of ham, feta cheese, olive oil, pumpkins seeds
1 cup of red lentil soup ( home made)
2 tbs of mac and cheese
Dessert: 1 piece of caramel candy+ 1 tiny piece of milk chocolate kitkat
I drank water with freshly squeezed lemon juice throughout the day.
I checked my weight and compared to yesterday, I almost put 2 lbs weight. When I was in my 20s, 30s, I could eat whatever I wanted and would never put on weight. I try to walk/run about 3 times a week. I don't go to the gym. I don't really do any intermittent fasting, but maybe should have.

This list is so weirdly specific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 5'4" and my whole life I was slim. In my 20s I would be on average 99 lbs or so. When I got pregnant in my mid 30s, I was 112 lbs. In my early 40s I would be about 105 lbs or so. Now, at the age of 49, I'm 120 lbs. Just about 1-2 years ago, I was 110 lbs on average. I'm literally eating twice healthier, less food overall, no alcohol, and my weight won't drop a bit. This is what I ate today throughout the whole day:
Breakfast- 1 cup of unsweetened tea with 1 tsp of vital protein powder in it.
half of ciabatta bread ( from Costco) with a little bit of butter on it, slice of ham and caviar

Lunch: 1 grapefruit + 1/4 cup of craisins

Dinner: 1 home made gello
big plate -green salad with red bellpeppers, pieces of ham, feta cheese, olive oil, pumpkins seeds
1 cup of red lentil soup ( home made)
2 tbs of mac and cheese
Dessert: 1 piece of caramel candy+ 1 tiny piece of milk chocolate kitkat
I drank water with freshly squeezed lemon juice throughout the day.
I checked my weight and compared to yesterday, I almost put 2 lbs weight. When I was in my 20s, 30s, I could eat whatever I wanted and would never put on weight. I try to walk/run about 3 times a week. I don't go to the gym. I don't really do any intermittent fasting, but maybe should have.

Get some mental help

2 TABLES SPOONS of Mac and cheese? This has to be a troll that Jeff has created to make this thread go crazy. “1 tiny piece of milk chocolate kitkat”? Man of man.

OP here. No, I'm not a troll. I literally ate about 2 tbs of leftover mac and cheese that I was warming up as a leftover for my kids. The tiny piece of kitkat was from the leftover Christmas bag, that I found. Today, my weight was 119 lbs in am. I managed to run/walk for 20 minutes, then did some dumbells exercise from youtube video for beginners and felt quite good. I will focus on more protein intake and exercise, I'm not interested at all in any of weightloss medications. I actually don't take any prescribed medications; I take some supplements like fish oil, Vit D3 and magnesium glycinate.

You legitimately need help

[Anonymous]

BTW, weighing 2 lbs more than you did the previous day doesn’t mean you actually gained 2 lbs. I hope you realize that.

You know how much you’d have to eat to gain 2 lbs of fat overnight? You’re nowhere near that level of intake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BTW, weighing 2 lbs more than you did the previous day doesn’t mean you actually gained 2 lbs. I hope you realize that.

You know how much you’d have to eat to gain 2 lbs of fat overnight? You’re nowhere near that level of intake.

This to me is one of the best things about weighing yourself daily. You can understand and truly internalize the natural fluctuations.

[Anonymous]

Stepping up my activity/exercise was the most significant factor enabling me to take control of my weight. I must work out 4- 5 days a week to even maintain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:49 y/o here. Cut the bread, mac & cheese, all sugar / sweets, lift weights. I'm 5'7 and 125 lbs. Today I had coffee with whole milk, a piece of cheese and an apple, and for dinner I'll have a mixed greens salad with roasted chicken, walnuts, and homemade dressing ( olive oil and lemon juice). Dessert is whole milk plain green yogurt with berries.

NP also 5’7”. Thank you for so clearly helping me to see why I am no longer 125 lbs. I’m
not being sarcastic. I forgot how little I ate at that weight and how what seems like “not much” now is still much, much more than this.

[Anonymous]

5'4 at 120 lbs sounds ideal. It's what you want at this height.

[Anonymous]

I think she needs to lose 10lbs. 5'4" is short.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna say something crazy: you may need to eat substantially MORE, and mainly good quality proteins and vegetables to lose weight.

When you are underweight and underrating (and you are both, honey), your body holds onto to every spare calorie it can. When you add in perimenopausal hormones - whew, it’s a mess because your metabolism isn’t helping you keep any type of edge.

I started seriously exercising in my late 30s/40s and drastically changed my diet to eat more and to hit the right macros - and I lost fat while building strong, attractive lean muscle. I’m now 5’4 and 130, but look amazingly better than I did at a skinny fat 115.

I would see a dietician or do some real nutrition research to see what you need to be eating at your age and activity level. I use Cronometer to track everything I eat and a fitness tracker - and will never go back. I sometimes have to force myself to snack or add in protein to make sure I’m hitting my macros and minimal calorie intake, but it’s worth it. Sometimes when I get stressed I skip meals and I very quickly notice a build in fat around my belly.

the whole “when you eat too little your body holds on to every calorie” thing has been debunked so many times. It’s simply not true. That being said, the op clearly has some kind of eating disorder/body dysmorphia if she thinks she needs to lose weight at her weight and height.

No, it hasn't. Ever. Because it is true.
Baseline metabolic rate is a thing and can be altered by diet, as well as other factors.

interesting. So by your logic those who were starved/close to starved for extended periods of time should be looking the same as before then. calorie deficit is what makes people lose weight-the exception is when there are other things going on (hormone issues, other medical issues etc…). If you are a reasonably person and you are eating in a calorie deficit you will lose weight. That’s it.

You know where you are wrong and simply trolling. Nobody is that obtuse.