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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 52 with a 26 inch waist. I'm nearly thru meno. Not on hrt yet but open to it soon.  I've always eaten three meals of whole home-cooked basic food and maybe a snack once a week.  I have always been slender but as I got into my early 50s I felt that three meals a day was too much food. A few months ago I started skipping breakfast and having daily brunch instead and then dinner. Bc I only have 2 meals a day, my brunch is bigger than when I had standard breakfast. And then lunch I eat around 10 or 1030am and then have a cup of afternoon coffee with cream. Unsweetened.  Then dinner at 6. In the early morning I have one cup.of coffee at 7am and then food at 1030am. Works out well for me. I do a daily 30 min brisk walk and after work I do a daily 30 min home mat pilates. I do this 7 days a week. [/quote]

This, we need to be very careful and listen to hunger cues. The women I know who remained thin post 50 (like my mother) eat way less than at 45 yo. She is not hungry but she doesn’t eat at all meals like she used to or out of habit. It is not an easy change to make because it is so ingrained in us that we should eat 3 meals a day and that we need as much food as we used to. But we don’t.

2 meals a day max and one of the 2 is light… (and of course Whole Foods, balanced meals etc…). Or you accept to become thicker which is perfectly fine too.
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Im the 52 yo who recently switched to 2 meals a day and have maintained 26 inch waist.  (Althoigh stretch marks from old pregnancies neber disappear). Yes to the 2 meals a day and zero snacks except on rare.occassion or weekend.  There is no secret. It is simple. Not easy but simple. Most people can't deal with the hunger cues. If you drink water or tea.and wait they usually go away after 5 or 10 minutes
 Eventually your body stops sending out hunger cues three or four times a day. Your body will become used to.and satiated with 2 meals.a day.  Now when I eat brunch at 10 or 1030 I am very full. And dinner doesn't seem far off
 The afternoon cup of coffee helps. Since going from 3 meals a day to two, my typical brunch is:

6oz plain whole milk yogurt, 1/2c homemade granola, berries, one slice Ezekiel with a little butter and a poached egg .  Or I'll substitute the egg for avocado and a bit of olive oil and salt, red pepper flakes. Or I'll do the yogurt, granola, berries, an apple and a handful of nuts or an ounce of cheddar or brie. Nice combo with apple.

Dinner is standard. Grilled fish, rice, veg, salad (homemade dressing).  [/quote]

I’ll take the belly fat over living like this.  [/quote]
I'm 54, with a 30 inch waist. 160, 5'7". At the doctor today, I complained about my 20 lb weight gain over the past 2 years. She said, "You are a normal weight. Don't even think about asking for glp 1 (I wasn't), no intermittant fasting. High fiber, high protein diet, 3 meals, 2 snacks a day." My weight gain was due to stress and depression and eating chips and ice cream for comfort. According to my doctor, I should not starve myself and I don't "need" to lose weight. I want to lose at least 10 because my back and knees hurt with the extra pounds. Previous pp is starving herself and that is not good for her health or metabolism.[/quote]

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