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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I need a lot less food than I did younger. I find it hard to have to constantly deprive when I never needed to and was a completely normal weight.[/quote]

I have learned that I don't really need to deprive myself.  I need to pay attention to what I eat, which I never used to need to do.  I ate whatever I wanted and couldn't gain weight.  That changed in my 30's.[/quote]

How old are you now? This worked for me until early 50s and then it no longer did. Once you hit peri-menopause you absolutely need to cut total calories dramatically. It is not enough to be mindful. [/quote]

This is true for women who aren't strength training and watching their protein levels. Women start accelerating muscle loss (and bone mass) in their mid-30's, and it get about 2% worse each year there after.

Young people can maintain muscle without trying.  Starting in your mid-thirties, there is a condition called sarcopenia (skinny/fat) which essentially means your body is using it's own muscle as protein to maintain essential function, i.e. your muscle mass can no longer support your body, thus leading to falls, etc...Cutting calories dramatically without understanding at least your resting metabolism caloric requirements can lead to more serious problems.  I'm in my 60's and started weight trading just last year.  I can eat anything I want and a healthy lean.  Admittedly, my body is now craving the foods it needs so I don't feel deprived at all. I lost my taste for sweets after 3 days of abstinence.[/quote]

I am the pp. I am absolutely strength training - deadlift 220lbs, squat 140lbs etc. I still had to dramatically reduce calories at peri-menopause. I have been lifting heavy for 15 years but can no longer just be mindful about food. [/quote

Have you talked to a nutritionist or a doctor in case this is a thyroid condition?  What you're experiencing doesn't make sense as you must be very fit.
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