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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I signed up for Noom yesterday after reading the NY Times magazine article but I'm wondering if I'm just being unrealistic.  I'm 5'5" and weigh 141.  Before menopause I weighed 125 and weighed 120-125 for many years without effort.  Menopause and COVID put pounds on me.  I could probably lose a few pounds, but very slowly and with a lot of effort.  Is it realistic?  Should I try?

Note, I do not want to hear from the "No one should weigh over 110" crowd or "tell me everything you eat in a day and how much you fast" and "why aren't you doing hot yoga" or so forth.  I'm reaching out to other women my age for your perspective.  I'm not going to do something radical. [/quote]

I’m a couple years younger and a little taller than you but perimenopause was not kind to me either. Frankly, the only thing that worked for was increasing my exercise to include HIIT workouts and strength training, logging my food into MFP, eating fewer carbs, and sticking to 1200 calories a day as best I could. My kids were away at college so DH and I didn’t have tempting snacks on hand. I hit my goal # and have been maintaining it ever since. I still exercise and eat well but I eat more than 1200 calories now. It’s a tough process but even if you drop 5-10 lbs I guarantee you’ll feel better. I suggest setting smaller, more reasonable goals when you start. Don’t try and focus on going from 141 to 120. Maybe try to hit 135 then see how you feel. [/quote]

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