What anti anxiety meds are people taking that cause weight gain.? I have heard there are some that are weight neutral. I was on Zoloft and that caused weight gain, went off and lost some weight. But really feel as if I need to be on something.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why some people are so opposed to cardio. I’m a late 40s woman and it always helps me lose weight. Always. The second I stop doing it, like just now when I went on Spring Break, both my weight, blood sugar and blood pressure creep up. It’s amazing actually how quickly I can see the change in either direction. Maybe yours doesn’t, but my body needs cardio.

+1 I (mid 40s) was at my thinnest when I was jogging regularly. Once I stopped, the weight all came back. Other than that, I try to eat lots of protein and lift weights. But those don't seem to lead to weight loss like cardio did for me.

Protein, protein, protein. It made a HUGE difference when I was in my 40s. I started to craze less carbs and sugars. Now, I love protein. As a snack, I eat unsalted nuts. I have no desire for sugar or carbs.

I have lost about 35 pounds since the end of last summer. I would have lost more but I've built a lot of muscle. I just got REALLY honest with myself about how much I was eating. I only buy one "junk" snack food and one sweet at a time. Right now it's popcorn (it's almost always popcorn) and the Hu chocolate covered almonds. If I want other snacks, I can have as much fruit or vegetables as I want. I always have carrot sticks in the refrigerator. Sometimes when I know I should stop eating I pop some gum.

I don’t know why some people are so opposed to cardio. I’m a late 40s woman and it always helps me lose weight. Always. The second I stop doing it, like just now when I went on Spring Break, both my weight, blood sugar and blood pressure creep up. It’s amazing actually how quickly I can see the change in either direction. Maybe yours doesn’t, but my body needs cardio.

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Anonymous wrote:You might consider looking into weightlifting (including a bit of power lifting). It sounds like it’s going to be tough otherwise.

yes, i'm the 50 year old poster above, and that is a detail I forgot. No cardio unless i have gotten or can commit to getting in 3-4 lifting sessions that week. It's not that cardio is bad, but it can't come at the expense of the lifting.

This was my trainer’s advice as well. Six months ago I was lifting 2x to balance cardio 2x a week. Trainer told me to cut out cardio completely and add a third lifting day, plus one day of mind/body for flexibility and balance (yoga or Pilates). And eat lots of protein. In six months I’ve lost 12 pounds of fat and gained 2 pounds of muscle for a net loss of 10 pounds. I feel stronger than I have in decades. 55.

DP but I am so unsure about cutting cardio. I’m one of those people who don’t think I get valid enough workout unless the watch tells me I’ve burned several
Hundred calories. I lift weights and do yoga but I have a hard time getting rid of my heavy cardio!

Please don't cut cardio if you enjoy it. No offense, but the suggestion that ANY type of physical movement is bad is silly, and a bit dangerous. Something is better than nothing. Doing what you enjoy is the only way it is sustainable. And cardio has multiple benefits beyond fat loss. Plus it already looks like you are getting a good mix and variety.

Who said any type of physical movement is bad? That’s not close to anything that has been said on this thread.

Somebody suggested that "cutting cardio completely" is a good idea to lose weight. The implication is that it is "bad" for weight loss, even when it was mixed with strength training. If anybody has an exercise routine that they enjoy, they should not stop doing it. It would help to add different types of exercise, but stopping something that contributes to cardio vascular and mental health and overall well-being is not a good suggestion.

Lifting weights and yoga are obviously physical movement.

Cardio is fine obviously to improve your cardiovascular system but after a certain age, it’s not a fat loss tool. For some people cardio increases eating.

PP here and I think you are agreeing with me? And I'm not sure what your first sentence is meant to convey.

I was responding to your sentence about cutting all physical movement.

That isn't what I said, I said it is bad to cut any *type* of physical movement, in this case cardio.

Sigh. That’s not a *type* of movement. There are many *types* of movement that elevate one’s heart. The PP was discussing elevating her heart and lowering that.

I get that some people find the idea of restriction triggering but really that’s not at all what was being discussed. This is a weight loss discussion. It’s okay to say X might have benefits but weight loss isn’t one of them.

I'm not sure why you are engaging this way.
Cardio is a type of movement precisely as it has been discussed on this thread- as opposed to yoga/pilates and weight lifting.

I'm not triggered by anything. I am sharing my perspective on sustained fat loss. In the same way that somebody may say it is not a good idea to eliminate all carbs or restrict calories to 1000 per day, I am suggesting that it is not a good idea to stop any type of physical movement that PP enjoys- even if that type of movement may not directly contribute to fat loss.

I agree with the bolded, which was largely my point.

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Anonymous wrote:You might consider looking into weightlifting (including a bit of power lifting). It sounds like it’s going to be tough otherwise.

yes, i'm the 50 year old poster above, and that is a detail I forgot. No cardio unless i have gotten or can commit to getting in 3-4 lifting sessions that week. It's not that cardio is bad, but it can't come at the expense of the lifting.

This was my trainer’s advice as well. Six months ago I was lifting 2x to balance cardio 2x a week. Trainer told me to cut out cardio completely and add a third lifting day, plus one day of mind/body for flexibility and balance (yoga or Pilates). And eat lots of protein. In six months I’ve lost 12 pounds of fat and gained 2 pounds of muscle for a net loss of 10 pounds. I feel stronger than I have in decades. 55.

DP but I am so unsure about cutting cardio. I’m one of those people who don’t think I get valid enough workout unless the watch tells me I’ve burned several
Hundred calories. I lift weights and do yoga but I have a hard time getting rid of my heavy cardio!

Please don't cut cardio if you enjoy it. No offense, but the suggestion that ANY type of physical movement is bad is silly, and a bit dangerous. Something is better than nothing. Doing what you enjoy is the only way it is sustainable. And cardio has multiple benefits beyond fat loss. Plus it already looks like you are getting a good mix and variety.

Who said any type of physical movement is bad? That’s not close to anything that has been said on this thread.

Somebody suggested that "cutting cardio completely" is a good idea to lose weight. The implication is that it is "bad" for weight loss, even when it was mixed with strength training. If anybody has an exercise routine that they enjoy, they should not stop doing it. It would help to add different types of exercise, but stopping something that contributes to cardio vascular and mental health and overall well-being is not a good suggestion.

Lifting weights and yoga are obviously physical movement.

Cardio is fine obviously to improve your cardiovascular system but after a certain age, it’s not a fat loss tool. For some people cardio increases eating.

PP here and I think you are agreeing with me? And I'm not sure what your first sentence is meant to convey.

I was responding to your sentence about cutting all physical movement.

That isn't what I said, I said it is bad to cut any *type* of physical movement, in this case cardio.

Sigh. That’s not a *type* of movement. There are many *types* of movement that elevate one’s heart. The PP was discussing elevating her heart and lowering that.

I get that some people find the idea of restriction triggering but really that’s not at all what was being discussed. This is a weight loss discussion. It’s okay to say X might have benefits but weight loss isn’t one of them.

Anonymous wrote:Weight Watchers. It works if you follow it closely.

Same. I’m 48 and lost 30 pounds on WW. Love the zero point foods and FWIW, I don’t exercise at all (I know I should).

It works and I’m now on Lifetime.

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Anonymous wrote:You might consider looking into weightlifting (including a bit of power lifting). It sounds like it’s going to be tough otherwise.

yes, i'm the 50 year old poster above, and that is a detail I forgot. No cardio unless i have gotten or can commit to getting in 3-4 lifting sessions that week. It's not that cardio is bad, but it can't come at the expense of the lifting.

This was my trainer’s advice as well. Six months ago I was lifting 2x to balance cardio 2x a week. Trainer told me to cut out cardio completely and add a third lifting day, plus one day of mind/body for flexibility and balance (yoga or Pilates). And eat lots of protein. In six months I’ve lost 12 pounds of fat and gained 2 pounds of muscle for a net loss of 10 pounds. I feel stronger than I have in decades. 55.

DP but I am so unsure about cutting cardio. I’m one of those people who don’t think I get valid enough workout unless the watch tells me I’ve burned several
Hundred calories. I lift weights and do yoga but I have a hard time getting rid of my heavy cardio!

Please don't cut cardio if you enjoy it. No offense, but the suggestion that ANY type of physical movement is bad is silly, and a bit dangerous. Something is better than nothing. Doing what you enjoy is the only way it is sustainable. And cardio has multiple benefits beyond fat loss. Plus it already looks like you are getting a good mix and variety.

Who said any type of physical movement is bad? That’s not close to anything that has been said on this thread.

Somebody suggested that "cutting cardio completely" is a good idea to lose weight. The implication is that it is "bad" for weight loss, even when it was mixed with strength training. If anybody has an exercise routine that they enjoy, they should not stop doing it. It would help to add different types of exercise, but stopping something that contributes to cardio vascular and mental health and overall well-being is not a good suggestion.

Lifting weights and yoga are obviously physical movement.

Cardio is fine obviously to improve your cardiovascular system but after a certain age, it’s not a fat loss tool. For some people cardio increases eating.

PP here and I think you are agreeing with me? And I'm not sure what your first sentence is meant to convey.

I was responding to your sentence about cutting all physical movement.

That isn't what I said, I said it is bad to cut any *type* of physical movement, in this case cardio.

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Anonymous wrote:You might consider looking into weightlifting (including a bit of power lifting). It sounds like it’s going to be tough otherwise.

yes, i'm the 50 year old poster above, and that is a detail I forgot. No cardio unless i have gotten or can commit to getting in 3-4 lifting sessions that week. It's not that cardio is bad, but it can't come at the expense of the lifting.

This was my trainer’s advice as well. Six months ago I was lifting 2x to balance cardio 2x a week. Trainer told me to cut out cardio completely and add a third lifting day, plus one day of mind/body for flexibility and balance (yoga or Pilates). And eat lots of protein. In six months I’ve lost 12 pounds of fat and gained 2 pounds of muscle for a net loss of 10 pounds. I feel stronger than I have in decades. 55.

DP but I am so unsure about cutting cardio. I’m one of those people who don’t think I get valid enough workout unless the watch tells me I’ve burned several
Hundred calories. I lift weights and do yoga but I have a hard time getting rid of my heavy cardio!

Please don't cut cardio if you enjoy it. No offense, but the suggestion that ANY type of physical movement is bad is silly, and a bit dangerous. Something is better than nothing. Doing what you enjoy is the only way it is sustainable. And cardio has multiple benefits beyond fat loss. Plus it already looks like you are getting a good mix and variety.

Who said any type of physical movement is bad? That’s not close to anything that has been said on this thread.

Somebody suggested that "cutting cardio completely" is a good idea to lose weight. The implication is that it is "bad" for weight loss, even when it was mixed with strength training. If anybody has an exercise routine that they enjoy, they should not stop doing it. It would help to add different types of exercise, but stopping something that contributes to cardio vascular and mental health and overall well-being is not a good suggestion.

Lifting weights and yoga are obviously physical movement.

Cardio is fine obviously to improve your cardiovascular system but after a certain age, it’s not a fat loss tool. For some people cardio increases eating.

PP here and I think you are agreeing with me? And I'm not sure what your first sentence is meant to convey.

I was responding to your sentence about cutting all physical movement.

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Anonymous wrote:You might consider looking into weightlifting (including a bit of power lifting). It sounds like it’s going to be tough otherwise.

yes, i'm the 50 year old poster above, and that is a detail I forgot. No cardio unless i have gotten or can commit to getting in 3-4 lifting sessions that week. It's not that cardio is bad, but it can't come at the expense of the lifting.

This was my trainer’s advice as well. Six months ago I was lifting 2x to balance cardio 2x a week. Trainer told me to cut out cardio completely and add a third lifting day, plus one day of mind/body for flexibility and balance (yoga or Pilates). And eat lots of protein. In six months I’ve lost 12 pounds of fat and gained 2 pounds of muscle for a net loss of 10 pounds. I feel stronger than I have in decades. 55.

DP but I am so unsure about cutting cardio. I’m one of those people who don’t think I get valid enough workout unless the watch tells me I’ve burned several
Hundred calories. I lift weights and do yoga but I have a hard time getting rid of my heavy cardio!

Please don't cut cardio if you enjoy it. No offense, but the suggestion that ANY type of physical movement is bad is silly, and a bit dangerous. Something is better than nothing. Doing what you enjoy is the only way it is sustainable. And cardio has multiple benefits beyond fat loss. Plus it already looks like you are getting a good mix and variety.

Who said any type of physical movement is bad? That’s not close to anything that has been said on this thread.

Somebody suggested that "cutting cardio completely" is a good idea to lose weight. The implication is that it is "bad" for weight loss, even when it was mixed with strength training. If anybody has an exercise routine that they enjoy, they should not stop doing it. It would help to add different types of exercise, but stopping something that contributes to cardio vascular and mental health and overall well-being is not a good suggestion.

Lifting weights and yoga are obviously physical movement.

Cardio is fine obviously to improve your cardiovascular system but after a certain age, it’s not a fat loss tool. For some people cardio increases eating.

PP here and I think you are agreeing with me? And I'm not sure what your first sentence is meant to convey.

*holy moly*

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry but you won't loose weight until you get off the meds. You can starve yourself, but that won't do much.

I think the meds are the main issue. It's not the age necessarily but the insulin resistance that comes with SSRIs and the like.

I am on effexor and wholly moly it's been 10 lbs a year for three years. I've been a diet that whole time, WW, and am pretty sure it would have been more without newr constant starving

I went on metformin with a semaglutide and for the first time since starting effexor, the weight is now going down.

Exercise and diet are the same. The only difference is, I am not miserable eating very little very day.

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Anonymous wrote:You might consider looking into weightlifting (including a bit of power lifting). It sounds like it’s going to be tough otherwise.

yes, i'm the 50 year old poster above, and that is a detail I forgot. No cardio unless i have gotten or can commit to getting in 3-4 lifting sessions that week. It's not that cardio is bad, but it can't come at the expense of the lifting.

This was my trainer’s advice as well. Six months ago I was lifting 2x to balance cardio 2x a week. Trainer told me to cut out cardio completely and add a third lifting day, plus one day of mind/body for flexibility and balance (yoga or Pilates). And eat lots of protein. In six months I’ve lost 12 pounds of fat and gained 2 pounds of muscle for a net loss of 10 pounds. I feel stronger than I have in decades. 55.

DP but I am so unsure about cutting cardio. I’m one of those people who don’t think I get valid enough workout unless the watch tells me I’ve burned several
Hundred calories. I lift weights and do yoga but I have a hard time getting rid of my heavy cardio!

Please don't cut cardio if you enjoy it. No offense, but the suggestion that ANY type of physical movement is bad is silly, and a bit dangerous. Something is better than nothing. Doing what you enjoy is the only way it is sustainable. And cardio has multiple benefits beyond fat loss. Plus it already looks like you are getting a good mix and variety.

Who said any type of physical movement is bad? That’s not close to anything that has been said on this thread.

Somebody suggested that "cutting cardio completely" is a good idea to lose weight. The implication is that it is "bad" for weight loss, even when it was mixed with strength training. If anybody has an exercise routine that they enjoy, they should not stop doing it. It would help to add different types of exercise, but stopping something that contributes to cardio vascular and mental health and overall well-being is not a good suggestion.

Lifting weights and yoga are obviously physical movement.

Cardio is fine obviously to improve your cardiovascular system but after a certain age, it’s not a fat loss tool. For some people cardio increases eating.

Yes. I’m PP who said I didn’t want to cut out cardio. I have been doing less. I am only going to my intense cardio class once a week instead of 3. Maybe walking instead. I was always more hungry the day of these classes. Also this raises cortisol in woman that can prevent weight loss

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Anonymous wrote:You might consider looking into weightlifting (including a bit of power lifting). It sounds like it’s going to be tough otherwise.

yes, i'm the 50 year old poster above, and that is a detail I forgot. No cardio unless i have gotten or can commit to getting in 3-4 lifting sessions that week. It's not that cardio is bad, but it can't come at the expense of the lifting.

This was my trainer’s advice as well. Six months ago I was lifting 2x to balance cardio 2x a week. Trainer told me to cut out cardio completely and add a third lifting day, plus one day of mind/body for flexibility and balance (yoga or Pilates). And eat lots of protein. In six months I’ve lost 12 pounds of fat and gained 2 pounds of muscle for a net loss of 10 pounds. I feel stronger than I have in decades. 55.

DP but I am so unsure about cutting cardio. I’m one of those people who don’t think I get valid enough workout unless the watch tells me I’ve burned several
Hundred calories. I lift weights and do yoga but I have a hard time getting rid of my heavy cardio!

Please don't cut cardio if you enjoy it. No offense, but the suggestion that ANY type of physical movement is bad is silly, and a bit dangerous. Something is better than nothing. Doing what you enjoy is the only way it is sustainable. And cardio has multiple benefits beyond fat loss. Plus it already looks like you are getting a good mix and variety.

Who said any type of physical movement is bad? That’s not close to anything that has been said on this thread.

Somebody suggested that "cutting cardio completely" is a good idea to lose weight. The implication is that it is "bad" for weight loss, even when it was mixed with strength training. If anybody has an exercise routine that they enjoy, they should not stop doing it. It would help to add different types of exercise, but stopping something that contributes to cardio vascular and mental health and overall well-being is not a good suggestion.

Lifting weights and yoga are obviously physical movement.

Cardio is fine obviously to improve your cardiovascular system but after a certain age, it’s not a fat loss tool. For some people cardio increases eating.