Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm 40, 2 kids, BMI is 18.6.
I agree bodies change and I expect mine will. However healthy eating has become increasingly important to me as I age. I need to eat healthy to keep my energy up. I also can't really drink anymore which helps. I just can't metabolize alcohol for shit anymore so I don't bother drinking and I see a lot of woman slurping down the wine - those calories add up. I used to be a gym freak before kids but now I work out moderately at home. I am pretty consistent though and don't skip many workouts but they are shorter and not as intense as when I was younger. Point is to just stay active.
Congrats to the woman who lost a ton of weight up thread. Inspiring.
I'd rather have an overweight BMI than giving up drinking entirely.
To be clear, I didn't give up drinking because of weight. At my weight, I could stand to gain a few pounds. Drinking effects me a lot more than when I was younger. I've seen to have lost my tolerance for it. It makes me feel very dehydrated, tired, and crappy the next day.
I like having energy and feeling good. When I was in my 20s I could do the hangover thing - lay around, snack, watch movies. I don't have time for that as a working mom of two kids. I love getting up early and having time for myself and feeling good on the weekends, so I just don't do drink.
I get it though - some people really love it and can handle it more. I enjoy a glass of wine now and then, but that is it for me. I really don't miss it anymore.