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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know I’m premature in saying this as I’m “only” 40, but so far it hasn’t been an issue and I cannot fathom it will ever be.  I’ve managed to have three kids with normal weight gains and able to lose it without drastic measures within a year of each baby.

I work out regularly, but more importantly, I weigh myself regularly.  At least a couple times per week.  Weight cannot creep on if you don’t let it.  5-10 lbs can be easily gained in you live on athleisure and don’t weigh yourself ever.  Then another 10 if you don’t make changes and so on.  But if you are happy with your weight and monitor it, you can adjust what you eat and your exercise as the needs of your body change with age.  While a few pounds may be acceptable to gain with age, there is no reason anyone has to become overweight or obese as they age if they actively take steps to maintain a heathy weight [/quote]

Oh, honey.

Start fathoming it.[/quote]

+1000[/quote]

Yup.  Because when your weight starts creeping up, as it does for most of us, here’s the thing: whatever you did in the past to keep it down will no longer work.  Eating a little less for a week?  Won’t work.  Skipping that extra dessert or drink?  Won’t work.  Throwing in an extra workout?  Won’t work.  What most women find is that in order to stay the exact size they were previously, the lengths to which they must go are extreme and unsustainable (unless you want your entire life to revolve around staying thin).

Like you, I had three kids by 40 and lost the weight within a year of each of them.  Was strong and fit (still am), worked out daily (still do).  And then, almost overnight, it was as if some evil spirit injected jello under my belly button, where I had never gained weight before.  Could I get it off?  Probably, but that would mean a level of attention to diet - including, frankly, deprivation - that is not healthy for me, having BTDT.

So, yeah.  Start fathoming it.[/quote]

I think there is a middle ground here. It is natural and biologically healthier to become softer and rounder as you age, and you actually look better and younger. If you eat a natural and balanced healthy diet, the way you look, even if 10-20 lbs heavier, that’s the way you’re supposed to be. But it’s a different thing to just wake up one day at 50 and become an absolute blob. Some people just start the downhill slide and let themselves go completely. 
For me, the best thing to keep the inevitable weight gain in check is I gave up drinking. Sure, I loved me a glass of rose after a hard day, but becoming a non-drinker, teetotaler has helped my waistline and my wallet. It’s worth it. Something to think about. [/quote]

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