My problem is I don’t like going to bed with an empty stomach; what’s a good snack I can eat close to bedtime that won’t negatively impact my fitness efforts?

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Anonymous wrote:Work out hard, 5-6 days per week. Eat very little, although still have treats once in a while, as well as a glass of wine several nights per week. The key for me is to not eat much at night. A short, post-menopausal woman does not need many calories, sadly.

I'm 32 and already eating small/no dinners. The after thirty thing is real! I'm 5'3

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Anonymous wrote:All good tips, but here's the bottom line: Take a look at your mother, or your father's sisters. There you go.

My mother is 5'1" and obese. My father's sisters are all 5'7-5'8 and very slim. I'm 5'4. Not sure who I should be looking at.

Your mom.

yeah, not true. my mother is 5'0", short, stout, and overweight. my sisters and I are all 5'4"-5'5" with long skinny limbs - all varying weights from underweight to fit/healthy to obese.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All good tips, but here's the bottom line: Take a look at your mother, or your father's sisters. There you go.

My mother is 5'1" and obese. My father's sisters are all 5'7-5'8 and very slim. I'm 5'4. Not sure who I should be looking at.

Your mom.

eh....not really true.

My mom is 4'11, and I'm 5'9 and 124lbs. I take after my dad in body type, but I have my mom's facial features.

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Anonymous wrote:All good tips, but here's the bottom line: Take a look at your mother, or your father's sisters. There you go.

My mother is 5'1" and obese. My father's sisters are all 5'7-5'8 and very slim. I'm 5'4. Not sure who I should be looking at.

Your mom.

Anonymous wrote:All good tips, but here's the bottom line: Take a look at your mother, or your father's sisters. There you go.

My mother is 5'1" and obese. My father's sisters are all 5'7-5'8 and very slim. I'm 5'4. Not sure who I should be looking at.

This age-old (pardon the pun) problem is really not that difficult to fix. You don't need any fancy diets.

Try the following:

1) Intermittent Fasting - works great! I try to fast for 16-18 hours at a time. For example, on Sunday my last meal was at 4:30pm. I didn't eat again until 10am yesterday. Last night my last meal was at 7:30pm, not eating again until 12:30-1pm today.

I use an app called Zero. It's basically an intermittent fasting start and stop clock.

2) eat a light dinner - veggies and small amount of protein. drink lots of water.

3) decrease alcohol intake. I have only 1-2 glasses of wine per week.

4) Then add vigorous walking, 4-5 miles at least 4 times per week.

Add isometric exercises like push ups and planks.

I ate my final food of the day a short time ago at 5:30pm. You do not need calories at night, you need them at breakfast and lunch when you are working. Off for a brisk walk now for 1 hour, then small chores and bed at 9pm. Holding on to slim but muscular, which I think is better than just plain slim. I'm 57 (and still in denial about i!)

All good tips, but here's the bottom line: Take a look at your mother, or your father's sisters. There you go.

Work out hard, 5-6 days per week. Eat very little, although still have treats once in a while, as well as a glass of wine several nights per week. The key for me is to not eat much at night. A short, post-menopausal woman does not need many calories, sadly.

I walk 5 miles everyday. I keep my calories to about 1500-1600. Not sure I'm "slim" but okay.

quit drinking
only salad for dinner, big meal at lunch
No snacks at night
exercise 6 out of seven days, 3 tennis, and 3 cardio, two days /week add a training session too.

I am barely holding on to slim

I use Weight Watchers, not on maintenance but on the "lose weight" setting - 23 points. I exercise EVERY DAY (no fail unless unusual circumstances), 30 minutes cardio, as well as small weights, and walk at least 10,000 steps. I drink a lot of water. I'm holding on to slim.

What do you eat and how much do you work out to maintain a slim look.
Thanks