Anonymous wrote:My thoughts are that if you're overweight, the scale and counting calories are immensely useful.

If your weight is in the healthy range and you'd like to be healthier, eat healthy and exercise. A month is too short of a time period, and unless you're weighing yourself at the same time wearing the same clothes (or lack thereof) nearly every day, there will be normal, large fluctuations - like up to five pounds for someone in the 150s. You really shouldn't focus on a what a pound or two means.

I'm approaching 50. I want to be strong and have improved mobility. I eat pretty healthy and try to stop eating when I may be full - which means eating less than I used to given my reduced metabolism. I get fat and carbs into my body before exercise and protein and carbs after. I'm eating more carbs than I have in years - I need them to fuel the exercise and not be low energy afterwards. (I was low carb before and couldn't figure out why I was so fatigued.)

I've been exercising 5-7 days a week for 10 weeks. The scale has perhaps budged a few pounds. But the size 6 pants are starting to fit again. In other words, I'm gaining muscle while losing fat. And my cardio health is much improved - I can keep up with my kid and my AppleWatch confirms it.

So, OP, if you do this for six months and you're still not losing, that would be weird. But a month is nothing.

Anonymous wrote:5'8 and 158 pounds is a normal weight. No one cares if some middle aged lady is thin or slightly less thin. No one is noticing you at all.

Just buy some new clothes and enjoy life.

Anonymous wrote:No that wasn’t me. It’s all interesting. I never do weigh myself and make a point not to because I suffered from disordered eating throughout my early 20s. I’ve been eating pretty much what I like throughout the 30s and through having two children but I always eat pretty healthy anyhow but definitely way more cheese and carbs and sugar than I am currently doing and also more wine( I’ve cut that out entirely!) I wasn’t sure what I weighed and I’ve been doing strength and hard cardio 4-5 days a week for 4 years.I still wear the same clothes I did when I was in my 20s (mainly the old sun dresses) I’m 44 now but the scale number bugs me, I have stressed to my nurses taking weight that I don’t want to know the number and it’s never been a problem until the latest physical in early June and the Doctor blurted it out when talking basic health things and now I’m obsessed with it because I thought I was 145. I know this is probably stupid to most of you but I really do want to try at least to get to 150. I’m surprised because I’ve never given up so many things and exercised on top and not seen any progress.

Anonymous wrote:OP back-down to 155!

Anonymous wrote:What is the reason hormones cause women to gain weight (esp around the middle) during the 40s and 50s? I weigh the same as I did in HS but I had to go up a size to fit into any clothing. It's all around my butt and hips.

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Anonymous wrote:Your biggest mistake is never weighing yourself. We live in a time when all types of food are readily available, plentiful, and a huge part of socializing. Plus humans are creatures of habit. How you ate at 35 might cause you to gain weight at 40, but you aren’t going to feel like you are overeating. You’ll only realize it if you see the scale creeping up. Better to catch being 5 lbs up than 15+

Weighing yourself regularly will help you stay in tune with the changing nutritional needs of your body.

You need the scale to tell you this? Anyone with any body awareness knows when they’ve gained a few pounds. You are oblivious is you gain 15 lbs and need the scale to tell you that.

Ok, and yes, A LOT people, including OP, are oblivious to how much weight they are gaining. That is reality.

You can’t fix stupid

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think there has been any research showing that IF is great for women.

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Anonymous wrote:Your biggest mistake is never weighing yourself. We live in a time when all types of food are readily available, plentiful, and a huge part of socializing. Plus humans are creatures of habit. How you ate at 35 might cause you to gain weight at 40, but you aren’t going to feel like you are overeating. You’ll only realize it if you see the scale creeping up. Better to catch being 5 lbs up than 15+

Weighing yourself regularly will help you stay in tune with the changing nutritional needs of your body.

You need the scale to tell you this? Anyone with any body awareness knows when they’ve gained a few pounds. You are oblivious is you gain 15 lbs and need the scale to tell you that.

Ok, and yes, A LOT people, including OP, are oblivious to how much weight they are gaining. That is reality.

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Anonymous wrote:Your biggest mistake is never weighing yourself. We live in a time when all types of food are readily available, plentiful, and a huge part of socializing. Plus humans are creatures of habit. How you ate at 35 might cause you to gain weight at 40, but you aren’t going to feel like you are overeating. You’ll only realize it if you see the scale creeping up. Better to catch being 5 lbs up than 15+

Weighing yourself regularly will help you stay in tune with the changing nutritional needs of your body.

You need the scale to tell you this? Anyone with any body awareness knows when they’ve gained a few pounds. You are oblivious is you gain 15 lbs and need the scale to tell you that.