53 year old active woman weight loss experience sharing results

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll go. I’m a snacker and need to eat often or I get hangry. Here’s a sample day ~ 1400 calories.

Breakfast: 2 eggs and whole wheat toast with a bit of olive oil
1/4 cup of blackberries
Coffee with oat milk, sugar, and 2 TBS marine collagen powder

Snack: 1/2 apple and 1 TBS aLmond butter
Green tea with honey

Lunch: Big salad with romaine, arugula, cherry tomatoes, sunflower seeds, 1/2 can tuna fish, fingerling potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and apple cider vinagrette with mustard

Snack: 3/4 cup cashew yogurt with 1/2 cup strawberries
1 teaspoon psyllium husk powder

Dinner: Baked salmon with a drizzle olive oil, lemon and paprika
Fingerling potatoes roasted in olive oil
Sautéed kale with lemon

Snack: 1/4 cup strawberries and 1 small square of dark chocolate

Plus I drink an 8-12 ounce glass of water with every meal and snack.

It is helpful to see this. Most of these foods are not what I'd prefer to eat personally, and yet I also follow a 1200 calories per day very lean and healthy diet. I think it's going to be very individual and really it should be, if it is going to work for you / me / anyone else.

I would be so hungry on 1200. I work out, IF, and probably hit closer to 1500 for weight loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP who is 5'7" and went to 147 - that is a great weight, and even 167 was not bad at all, so why is your goal now 135?So that you have some wiggle room? I am 5'8" and was super slim before we moved to US and now I am trying to desperately get back to my good old 165, from 185pds...When I hear that people think the proper number is 147pds for roughly my height, I am so discouraged since it was basically my high school weight. Unless you are a much younger person? Anyway, congrats to you all ladies and guys moving to your goals....

I just noticed you mentioned HS weight. I was 112 lbs in HS and through my 20s. I had not a lot of muscle, I guess I'm an "ectomorph" body type naturally?

NP. Wow, I could have written this. I am also 5 foot, 7 inches and weighed 115 lbs until my late 20s and I can assure you, I barely had any muscle on me. It's a good reminder that height/weight can't tell us the whole picture. Actual body composition varies so much person-to-person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll go. I’m a snacker and need to eat often or I get hangry. Here’s a sample day ~ 1400 calories.

Breakfast: 2 eggs and whole wheat toast with a bit of olive oil
1/4 cup of blackberries
Coffee with oat milk, sugar, and 2 TBS marine collagen powder

Snack: 1/2 apple and 1 TBS aLmond butter
Green tea with honey

Lunch: Big salad with romaine, arugula, cherry tomatoes, sunflower seeds, 1/2 can tuna fish, fingerling potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and apple cider vinagrette with mustard

Snack: 3/4 cup cashew yogurt with 1/2 cup strawberries
1 teaspoon psyllium husk powder

Dinner: Baked salmon with a drizzle olive oil, lemon and paprika
Fingerling potatoes roasted in olive oil
Sautéed kale with lemon

Snack: 1/4 cup strawberries and 1 small square of dark chocolate

Plus I drink an 8-12 ounce glass of water with every meal and snack.

It is helpful to see this. Most of these foods are not what I'd prefer to eat personally, and yet I also follow a 1200 calories per day very lean and healthy diet. I think it's going to be very individual and really it should be, if it is going to work for you / me / anyone else.

I would be so hungry on 1200. I work out, IF, and probably hit closer to 1500 for weight loss.

You say that but have you tried it? I am not hungry at all, in fact the rest of the family who eat considerably more than I do seem hungrier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll go. I’m a snacker and need to eat often or I get hangry. Here’s a sample day ~ 1400 calories.

Breakfast: 2 eggs and whole wheat toast with a bit of olive oil
1/4 cup of blackberries
Coffee with oat milk, sugar, and 2 TBS marine collagen powder

Snack: 1/2 apple and 1 TBS aLmond butter
Green tea with honey

Lunch: Big salad with romaine, arugula, cherry tomatoes, sunflower seeds, 1/2 can tuna fish, fingerling potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and apple cider vinagrette with mustard

Snack: 3/4 cup cashew yogurt with 1/2 cup strawberries
1 teaspoon psyllium husk powder

Dinner: Baked salmon with a drizzle olive oil, lemon and paprika
Fingerling potatoes roasted in olive oil
Sautéed kale with lemon

Snack: 1/4 cup strawberries and 1 small square of dark chocolate

Plus I drink an 8-12 ounce glass of water with every meal and snack.

It is helpful to see this. Most of these foods are not what I'd prefer to eat personally, and yet I also follow a 1200 calories per day very lean and healthy diet. I think it's going to be very individual and really it should be, if it is going to work for you / me / anyone else.

I would be so hungry on 1200. I work out, IF, and probably hit closer to 1500 for weight loss.

You say that but have you tried it? I am not hungry at all, in fact the rest of the family who eat considerably more than I do seem hungrier.

I have and yes I was def hungry. I lift weights and do other workouts on my days off (I am a hospital nurse so I am on my feet on days I work). I eat less on days I am at work but I could not sustain weight lifting on 1200/cal per day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll go. I’m a snacker and need to eat often or I get hangry. Here’s a sample day ~ 1400 calories.

Breakfast: 2 eggs and whole wheat toast with a bit of olive oil
1/4 cup of blackberries
Coffee with oat milk, sugar, and 2 TBS marine collagen powder

Snack: 1/2 apple and 1 TBS aLmond butter
Green tea with honey

Lunch: Big salad with romaine, arugula, cherry tomatoes, sunflower seeds, 1/2 can tuna fish, fingerling potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and apple cider vinagrette with mustard

Snack: 3/4 cup cashew yogurt with 1/2 cup strawberries
1 teaspoon psyllium husk powder

Dinner: Baked salmon with a drizzle olive oil, lemon and paprika
Fingerling potatoes roasted in olive oil
Sautéed kale with lemon

Snack: 1/4 cup strawberries and 1 small square of dark chocolate

Plus I drink an 8-12 ounce glass of water with every meal and snack.

It is helpful to see this. Most of these foods are not what I'd prefer to eat personally, and yet I also follow a 1200 calories per day very lean and healthy diet. I think it's going to be very individual and really it should be, if it is going to work for you / me / anyone else.

I would be so hungry on 1200. I work out, IF, and probably hit closer to 1500 for weight loss.

You say that but have you tried it? I am not hungry at all, in fact the rest of the family who eat considerably more than I do seem hungrier.

I have and yes I was def hungry. I lift weights and do other workouts on my days off (I am a hospital nurse so I am on my feet on days I work). I eat less on days I am at work but I could not sustain weight lifting on 1200/cal per day.

That makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP who is 5'7" and went to 147 - that is a great weight, and even 167 was not bad at all, so why is your goal now 135?So that you have some wiggle room? I am 5'8" and was super slim before we moved to US and now I am trying to desperately get back to my good old 165, from 185pds...When I hear that people think the proper number is 147pds for roughly my height, I am so discouraged since it was basically my high school weight. Unless you are a much younger person? Anyway, congrats to you all ladies and guys moving to your goals....

I just noticed you mentioned HS weight. I was 112 lbs in HS and through my 20s. I had not a lot of muscle, I guess I'm an "ectomorph" body type naturally?

I have the reverse I’m only 7-10 lbs more than my high school weight but size wise it’s like 3 sizes. I was solid muscle in high school and college, long distance running and lap swimming in my 20s and 30s, tiny waist, flat abs, toned everywhere because I was so active. Now even though I have a normal weight and not insanely higher than my high school weight I look chubby or fat. My legs are still muscular but my core is a disaster. After kids I started carry weight in my middle. I’m short so 5 or 10 lbs make a difference but if you’re going for your younger body it will take diet and exercise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP who is 5'7" and went to 147 - that is a great weight, and even 167 was not bad at all, so why is your goal now 135?So that you have some wiggle room? I am 5'8" and was super slim before we moved to US and now I am trying to desperately get back to my good old 165, from 185pds...When I hear that people think the proper number is 147pds for roughly my height, I am so discouraged since it was basically my high school weight. Unless you are a much younger person? Anyway, congrats to you all ladies and guys moving to your goals....

I just noticed you mentioned HS weight. I was 112 lbs in HS and through my 20s. I had not a lot of muscle, I guess I'm an "ectomorph" body type naturally?

I have the reverse I’m only 7-10 lbs more than my high school weight but size wise it’s like 3 sizes. I was solid muscle in high school and college, long distance running and lap swimming in my 20s and 30s, tiny waist, flat abs, toned everywhere because I was so active. Now even though I have a normal weight and not insanely higher than my high school weight I look chubby or fat. My legs are still muscular but my core is a disaster. After kids I started carry weight in my middle. I’m short so 5 or 10 lbs make a difference but if you’re going for your younger body it will take diet and exercise.

I posted on another thread about the value of body composition testing. I got mine done at Composition ID but there are other places that do it too. My weight is not much different from high school, but my muscle tone is awful and I feel soft all over. I am working on strength training, getting more protein, and increasing my calories to around 1400 (up from 1200). Despite the increase in calories, I’ve lost 7 lbs in 10 weeks.

[Anonymous]

OP thank you for this post - it is very encouraging. I had a question which I hope is not TMI. Every time I cut carbs and increase protein drastically I get super constipated (I’m a vegetarian so already eat LOTS of fruit and veggies!). Any recommendations?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP thank you for this post - it is very encouraging. I had a question which I hope is not TMI. Every time I cut carbs and increase protein drastically I get super constipated (I’m a vegetarian so already eat LOTS of fruit and veggies!). Any recommendations?

OP here…hmmm, I don’t think I’ve ever cut carbs and that experience….still eating greens, salads with lemon juice and olive oil…plenty of low carb veggies along with clean protein, also nuts. I also take magnesium daily so that might help you.

[Anonymous]

I am down to 146 now. I'm in this thread earlier, 5'7 and 53 started at 167 in May. Got to 148 and thought I'd plateaued but am still going down. Yay.

[Anonymous]

NP and soon to be 53. I started back on the bandwagon this week!! I need to drop 30lb. Hope it to get my family eating healthier. DH is the main cook and he is definitely not health conscious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP and soon to be 53. I started back on the bandwagon this week!! I need to drop 30lb. Hope it to get my family eating healthier. DH is the main cook and he is definitely not health conscious.

You can eat what he cooks for everyone, just eat about half what you'd normally take. This has worked for me (pp above). I make a risotto with lots of Parmesan cheese. I have about 1/3 of the quantity I used to have and continue to lose weight. So it's about calories yes, but also portion control.

[Anonymous]

I'm feeling motivated! I've lost 5+ pounds in 3 weeks. That might not seem like a lot to you, but it is a lot to me!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm feeling motivated! I've lost 5+ pounds in 3 weeks. That might not seem like a lot to you, but it is a lot to me!!

that is a lot
If you keep it at a steady 2 lbs per week loss now, it will stay off better because you're not starving yourself down quickly and then inevitably piling it back on.
good luck!

[Anonymous]

Where is everyone this week goal wise?
I'm down to 145 lbs