Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet

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Anonymous wrote:Reading this is not motivating for my peri-menopausal self who has done all that to lose one pound during the last month(minus cheat meals). But congrats!

I was thinking the same. Men have no idea

So was I. I exercise daily, have cut my sugar substantially, focus on healthy meals that are low in saturated fat and high in fiber, don’t drink, etc. I’m down 10 pounds after 4 months. I’m grateful that I’m moving in the right direction but can’t figure out how men can lose so much more weight while doing less.

Because many men will incorporate strength training when trying to get in shape on top of adding cardio. Women often completely skip strength training to sit there and do the same poo poo running program on the treadmill everyday or use something worthless like the elliptical. Adding weights helps burn fat because more muscles burns more calories at rest. Lifting means lifting heavy too, not doing 10000000 reps with light weights. Get STRONG.

DP and while strength training is important in general for women--and underutilized--don't over-simplify it. Men also have more muscle mass than women and increase it more easily, so they'll still see faster results. Most women don't realize how heavy they need to lift, and it becomes something we need to intentionally seek out. It's worth it, of course, but the OP and this post honestly feels like man-splaining men's weight loss to a bunch of women. Which is not helpful.

-Woman who has weight-lifted for years

man splaining is the perfect description!

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Good for you and thanks for that salad recipe. That one is my favorite!

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Tl;dr

Is OP a dude?

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Anonymous wrote:Reading this is not motivating for my peri-menopausal self who has done all that to lose one pound during the last month(minus cheat meals). But congrats!

That’s exactly what I’m thinking. Did all that and more but still gaining several pounds a year. Super depressing. My husband meanwhile dropped 40 pounds in a year mainly by cutting junk food and some carbs.

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Anonymous wrote:Best advice is to stop wearing yoga pants. I swear yoga wear made me gain weight. Too dang comfortable and roomy. Put back on those pants with zippers and buttons.

+100000

That’s when I realized I let myself go. I only have one pair of yoga pants now vs 10.

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Anonymous wrote:Reading this is not motivating for my peri-menopausal self who has done all that to lose one pound during the last month(minus cheat meals). But congrats!

Me too. I have a caloric deficit and exercise daily and I still gained 15 pounds. But, congrats to you.

You're probably not in a deficit then.

Have you actually studied menopause? If not, stop pretending you can give advice.

I beginning to think menopause is a lame excuse for why you can’t lose weight. Stop eating more than you burn, it’s simple.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for you, OP! Keep it up.

-A non-bitter woman

NP. I'm not bitter. I think OP is doing great! Congrats, OP! But I also agree with the female PPs who said it's so hard as a perimenopausal/menopausal woman. I don't drink alcohol, eat dessert, etc., and at my height (5'3") have to really watch what I eat just not to gain.

then this thread is not for them. they can read it, realize it doesn't apply, refrain from posting deflecting and obnoxious comments and should start their own thread. JFC, why bring down someone who is just sharing what they've accomplished?

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Anonymous wrote:Good for you, OP! Keep it up.

-A non-bitter woman

NP. I'm not bitter. I think OP is doing great! Congrats, OP! But I also agree with the female PPs who said it's so hard as a perimenopausal/menopausal woman. I don't drink alcohol, eat dessert, etc., and at my height (5'3") have to really watch what I eat just not to gain.

then this thread is not for them. they can read it, realize it doesn't apply, refrain from posting deflecting and obnoxious comments and should start their own thread. JFC, why bring down someone who is just sharing what they've accomplished?

Because he implied it was simple for anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for you, OP! Keep it up.

-A non-bitter woman

NP. I'm not bitter. I think OP is doing great! Congrats, OP! But I also agree with the female PPs who said it's so hard as a perimenopausal/menopausal woman. I don't drink alcohol, eat dessert, etc., and at my height (5'3") have to really watch what I eat just not to gain.

then this thread is not for them. they can read it, realize it doesn't apply, refrain from posting deflecting and obnoxious comments and should start their own thread. JFC, why bring down someone who is just sharing what they've accomplished?

Because he implied it was simple for anyone.

no, folks (some very vocal women) inferred.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for you, OP! Keep it up.

-A non-bitter woman

NP. I'm not bitter. I think OP is doing great! Congrats, OP! But I also agree with the female PPs who said it's so hard as a perimenopausal/menopausal woman. I don't drink alcohol, eat dessert, etc., and at my height (5'3") have to really watch what I eat just not to gain.

then this thread is not for them. they can read it, realize it doesn't apply, refrain from posting deflecting and obnoxious comments and should start their own thread. JFC, why bring down someone who is just sharing what they've accomplished?

Because, JFC, OP thought he could come on here and humblebrag that he’s figured it all out, that no one’s ever tried the radical idea of veggies, exercising daily and reducing sweets. That in fact that normal weight perimenopausal/menopausal women have been doing that and more for their entire adult lives, so his little humble brag was just plug ignorant and stupid. Men drop weight far, far more easily than women. He offered nothing of usefulness but acted like it’s so obvious and don’t you silly little women know you don’t have to crash diet? It’s offensive. Good on him for discovering the bare minimum of guy weight loss and good for him for living in the body of a gender that actually gets lauded for grey hair and dad bods.

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Didn't read any of the thread. If you lost 16lbs in a month, that is the very definition of a crash diet.
You reduced your calories drastically. That is what crash diet means.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for you, OP! Keep it up.

-A non-bitter woman

NP. I'm not bitter. I think OP is doing great! Congrats, OP! But I also agree with the female PPs who said it's so hard as a perimenopausal/menopausal woman. I don't drink alcohol, eat dessert, etc., and at my height (5'3") have to really watch what I eat just not to gain.

then this thread is not for them. they can read it, realize it doesn't apply, refrain from posting deflecting and obnoxious comments and should start their own thread. JFC, why bring down someone who is just sharing what they've accomplished?

Because, JFC, OP thought he could come on here and humblebrag that he’s figured it all out, that no one’s ever tried the radical idea of veggies, exercising daily and reducing sweets. That in fact that normal weight perimenopausal/menopausal women have been doing that and more for their entire adult lives, so his little humble brag was just plug ignorant and stupid. Men drop weight far, far more easily than women. He offered nothing of usefulness but acted like it’s so obvious and don’t you silly little women know you don’t have to crash diet? It’s offensive. Good on him for discovering the bare minimum of guy weight loss and good for him for living in the body of a gender that actually gets lauded for grey hair and dad bods.

who pissed in your cornflakes? JFC, get a grip lady and take your anger somewhere else. OR better yet, you should just police every thread in every forum so that "BTDT" posts can be quickly shut down. You are a f'ing lunatic.

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This thread was almost as useful as the one the other day that said you only needed to save 5k every month for 17 years to have one million.
As if this has been what is standing between people and weight loss or being millionaires. Silly people.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for you, OP! Keep it up.

-A non-bitter woman

NP. I'm not bitter. I think OP is doing great! Congrats, OP! But I also agree with the female PPs who said it's so hard as a perimenopausal/menopausal woman. I don't drink alcohol, eat dessert, etc., and at my height (5'3") have to really watch what I eat just not to gain.

then this thread is not for them. they can read it, realize it doesn't apply, refrain from posting deflecting and obnoxious comments and should start their own thread. JFC, why bring down someone who is just sharing what they've accomplished?

Because, JFC, OP thought he could come on here and humblebrag that he’s figured it all out, that no one’s ever tried the radical idea of veggies, exercising daily and reducing sweets. That in fact that normal weight perimenopausal/menopausal women have been doing that and more for their entire adult lives, so his little humble brag was just plug ignorant and stupid. Men drop weight far, far more easily than women. He offered nothing of usefulness but acted like it’s so obvious and don’t you silly little women know you don’t have to crash diet? It’s offensive. Good on him for discovering the bare minimum of guy weight loss and good for him for living in the body of a gender that actually gets lauded for grey hair and dad bods.

who pissed in your cornflakes? JFC, get a grip lady and take your anger somewhere else. OR better yet, you should just police every thread in every forum so that "BTDT" posts can be quickly shut down. You are a f'ing lunatic.

Not sure you should be calling out others for anger. Pot meet kettle.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for you, OP! Keep it up.

-A non-bitter woman

NP. I'm not bitter. I think OP is doing great! Congrats, OP! But I also agree with the female PPs who said it's so hard as a perimenopausal/menopausal woman. I don't drink alcohol, eat dessert, etc., and at my height (5'3") have to really watch what I eat just not to gain.

then this thread is not for them. they can read it, realize it doesn't apply, refrain from posting deflecting and obnoxious comments and should start their own thread. JFC, why bring down someone who is just sharing what they've accomplished?

Because, JFC, OP thought he could come on here and humblebrag that he’s figured it all out, that no one’s ever tried the radical idea of veggies, exercising daily and reducing sweets. That in fact that normal weight perimenopausal/menopausal women have been doing that and more for their entire adult lives, so his little humble brag was just plug ignorant and stupid. Men drop weight far, far more easily than women. He offered nothing of usefulness but acted like it’s so obvious and don’t you silly little women know you don’t have to crash diet? It’s offensive. Good on him for discovering the bare minimum of guy weight loss and good for him for living in the body of a gender that actually gets lauded for grey hair and dad bods.

Exactly. And he did his mansplaining on a site primarily for middle-aged mothers (yeah, yeah, I know it's DCUM *and dads*, but we all know it's still mostly moms). We're allowed to be annoyed here.