05-04-18, 07:44 AM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: USA
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I just turned 55 in February and I'm dealing with the same thing. Feels like in the last 5-7 years 20 lbs. has appeared (mostly around my middle). I was was already 10 lbs. heavier than I wanted to be but now I just want to get back to that again, lol!
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05-04-18, 08:38 AM | |
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Colorado
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I'm 54 and at the beginning of 2017, I'd gained about 15 lb over 7 years or so and didn't like it at all. I had also just gotten through menopause and was sleeping better - it was a good time to try (again) to take off the weight. I did it with Slim in 6 (for about two months in the summer, a modified program) and other circuit workouts, more workouts in general, and counting calories with the Fitbit app. I have gained 2-3 lbs back since Christmastime but I do feel a lot better than I did this time last year. It can be done.
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05-04-18, 08:59 AM | |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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I've posted before on similar menopause threads on how I lost over 40 lbs at age 56 after going through menopause. It was all the perimenopause weight gain and then some. So it can be done, though I know there are health issues and medications that make it more difficult in some cases. I have loosened up my eating a little lately and gained a few lbs but I'm still wearing the same clothes and I'm still at a good weight. I'll be 61 next month. I counted calories, walked daily and did some KCM/MR type of weight work a few times a week back then when I lost the weight. I try to walk 3 or 4 times a week still. My work schedule is erratic and I work long hours some days so daily walking isn't doable anymore but I try to walk and workout when I can. For me, it's mostly about how much and what I eat but the working out definitely helps.
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05-04-18, 09:45 AM | |
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: NJ
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I'm 51 and I know the topic of this thread is for those in their 60's, but I've been in menopause for a year now and am starting to lose some of the weight I gained in peri. For me, it's all about how much I eat and not so much about what I'm eating, which is surprising to me. Since we can't discuss diet, I won't say more than that.
I hate to say this but I don't think exercise has any effect on my weight either way. I've experimented with different types of workouts and see no difference no matter what I do, so now I exercise to stay strong and to be able to do things in daily life, not to lose weight or look a certain way (which is the opposite of how it was when I was younger). Everyone is different though, but this is what seems to work for me so far. |
05-04-18, 09:52 AM | ||
Join Date: Feb 2006
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aging, cancer, fibroids, menopausal weight gain, menopause, menopot, old talk, over 50 |
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