What you should do really depends on where you are with your eating and knowledge.

Do you know you have bad habits and/or eat too much? Then, I would suggest starting with just eating less and make better choices. Tracking what you eat is a pain, and for many people like me, easily lead to obsessive behavior.

Do you have no real idea how many calories you are eating? Then definitely weigh and track what you eat it for a week. It might be eye opening for you to see where you calories come from. From there, decide your caloric goal and decide if you want to try to track calories or use a tool like weight watchers.

Walking is great because it is easy on the body and therefore it is often easier for people to maintain. But personally I find weight lifting and more intensive exercise actually make me crave healthier foods. Maybe it’s a mental thing- I do not want to undo my hard work. At your age, building muscle will really help. So if you do not want to go to a gym, you could just add in some squats and push-ups. Arm dips, etc. But the most important thing is finding exercise that you will stick to.

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Anonymous wrote:I lost 30 lbs at 51 (pre menopause) by eliminating as many carbs as possible. No potatoes, only whole grains when we did have carbs like bread (which was rare). More vegetables. Portion control. Exercise. It took about 6-7 months. We've generally stuck with that approach to eating.

I kept most of it off for 6-7 years. But menopause and the pandemic brought 20+ lbs back and I have found it much harder to lose weight post menopause. Also starting to see health impacts from being overweight. So I have now started ozempic and it is making a huge difference. Remains to be seen how much I will lose but 30 lbs is the goal. Worth looking into if you haven't already.

Ozempic is crazy unhealthy and risky I’m in medicine and it’s really a very scary drug

What ridiculous thing to say. Please point to the studies indicating that it's "crazy unhealthy" or "risky". Millions of Americans have taken it for diabetes for at least a decade.

You’re kidding this has an FDA warning saying it may cause throat tumors? But who’s the FDA anyway.

What's your real agenda trying to put people off semaglutides?

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Anonymous wrote:Track your calories and eat less.

This is really it. Get a fitness tracker or use your phone to track your steps. It's amazing how many calories you burn walking.

+1. Plus weight lifting. So watch your caloric intake, walk, lift. That's all you need. By the way, all of those folks who say walking isn't enough? Just aren't walking enough.

+1. For me the key was weight lifting - I do it 5 times a week through the peloton app. Do a combination of HIIT or walking 7 days a week- but I make a point to be active all 7 days. On the rest days it’s walking or moderate cardio. I also don’t drink so don’t have any calorie intake on that front. However, everyone is different and there is no one size fits all.

Intermittent Fasting and cutting carbs down to 75-100 grams per day is magic for me. Plus strength training 3-4 days per week. I am 50 and size 4
You don’t need to struggle counting calories. Just skip breakfast or dinner and keep mental note of how many carbs you are having in a day (read the food labels, look up your favorite fruits).

DH lost 30lbs in 3 months by eliminating snacking and post-dinner visits to the kitchen. He is also using his Peloton on a daily basis. He's over 50.

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Anonymous wrote:I lost 30 lbs at 51 (pre menopause) by eliminating as many carbs as possible. No potatoes, only whole grains when we did have carbs like bread (which was rare). More vegetables. Portion control. Exercise. It took about 6-7 months. We've generally stuck with that approach to eating.

I kept most of it off for 6-7 years. But menopause and the pandemic brought 20+ lbs back and I have found it much harder to lose weight post menopause. Also starting to see health impacts from being overweight. So I have now started ozempic and it is making a huge difference. Remains to be seen how much I will lose but 30 lbs is the goal. Worth looking into if you haven't already.

Ozempic is crazy unhealthy and risky I’m in medicine and it’s really a very scary drug

What ridiculous thing to say. Please point to the studies indicating that it's "crazy unhealthy" or "risky". Millions of Americans have taken it for diabetes for at least a decade.

Well, yes. For diabetes, which was the drug's intended purpose I believe. Now it's the new weight loss drug making it more expensive and harder to get.

Anonymous wrote:I’m 52 and weight has been going on easily and seems impossible to get off. Any ideas? I’m going to stop wine during the week and up my walking - other ideas?

I'm also 52 and need to lose at least 35 pounds. I started back with Noom yesterday, paid for 4 months.

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Anonymous wrote:I lost 30 lbs at 51 (pre menopause) by eliminating as many carbs as possible. No potatoes, only whole grains when we did have carbs like bread (which was rare). More vegetables. Portion control. Exercise. It took about 6-7 months. We've generally stuck with that approach to eating.

I kept most of it off for 6-7 years. But menopause and the pandemic brought 20+ lbs back and I have found it much harder to lose weight post menopause. Also starting to see health impacts from being overweight. So I have now started ozempic and it is making a huge difference. Remains to be seen how much I will lose but 30 lbs is the goal. Worth looking into if you haven't already.

Ozempic is crazy unhealthy and risky I’m in medicine and it’s really a very scary drug

What ridiculous thing to say. Please point to the studies indicating that it's "crazy unhealthy" or "risky". Millions of Americans have taken it for diabetes for at least a decade.

You’re kidding this has an FDA warning saying it may cause throat tumors? But who’s the FDA anyway.

Obesity comes with risks too.

Op, I’m same stats as you with age and lbs to lose. Definitely cut out or limit alcohol. It’s not only the calories but read how it affects metabolism and how it’s synthesized. It really sets us up to gain or maintain weight. I have been stubbornly trying to lose lbs and have recently added cycling and uphill tread walking at the gym and one light swim a week. If you don’t have the Peloton app, that’s a godsend for classes and short routines at home. Keep high protein snacks around like cheese sticks and nonfat yogurt (that’s a zero point food for WW and can work wonders for fending off a craving).

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Anonymous wrote:I lost 30 lbs at 51 (pre menopause) by eliminating as many carbs as possible. No potatoes, only whole grains when we did have carbs like bread (which was rare). More vegetables. Portion control. Exercise. It took about 6-7 months. We've generally stuck with that approach to eating.

I kept most of it off for 6-7 years. But menopause and the pandemic brought 20+ lbs back and I have found it much harder to lose weight post menopause. Also starting to see health impacts from being overweight. So I have now started ozempic and it is making a huge difference. Remains to be seen how much I will lose but 30 lbs is the goal. Worth looking into if you haven't already.

Ozempic is crazy unhealthy and risky I’m in medicine and it’s really a very scary drug

What ridiculous thing to say. Please point to the studies indicating that it's "crazy unhealthy" or "risky". Millions of Americans have taken it for diabetes for at least a decade.

You’re kidding this has an FDA warning saying it may cause throat tumors? But who’s the FDA anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:Track your calories and eat less.

This is really it. Get a fitness tracker or use your phone to track your steps. It's amazing how many calories you burn walking.

+1. Plus weight lifting. So watch your caloric intake, walk, lift. That's all you need. By the way, all of those folks who say walking isn't enough? Just aren't walking enough.

Join weight watchers op. I was a skeptic, but their structure really helps me - I’m down 25 pounds in six months.

Ozempic or semaglutide. Tons of compounding pharmacies. It works.

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Anonymous wrote:I lost 30 lbs at 51 (pre menopause) by eliminating as many carbs as possible. No potatoes, only whole grains when we did have carbs like bread (which was rare). More vegetables. Portion control. Exercise. It took about 6-7 months. We've generally stuck with that approach to eating.

I kept most of it off for 6-7 years. But menopause and the pandemic brought 20+ lbs back and I have found it much harder to lose weight post menopause. Also starting to see health impacts from being overweight. So I have now started ozempic and it is making a huge difference. Remains to be seen how much I will lose but 30 lbs is the goal. Worth looking into if you haven't already.

Ozempic is crazy unhealthy and risky I’m in medicine and it’s really a very scary drug

For me it’s been like a miracle. I don’t think I ever felt “full” in the way I was supposed to, tbh. Now I can eat a healthy diet just by making good choices and listening to my body. It’s impossible for me to know what other people feel like. But not only is my blood sugar coming down, my relationship to food is suddenly peaceful. All of the “advice” about how to eat healthy and in moderation that always felt so impossible to me is suddenly in reach. Like anything else, there will be people who abuse it and more we need to learn. But I would never listen to someone who says it’s “crazy unhealthy” and “very scary” because that’s not a real argument.

Exactly. I am the PP this person was responding to. I still need to make the right choices, to some extent more than ever because I am eating so much less, and exercise. I eat way smaller portions, stop eating when I am full, am not tempted to snack, etc. All of that counts as behavioral change if i am able to keep it up when I go off the meds. And losing meaningful weight should have huge health benefits for me. Being overweight is also "crazy unhealthy".