Help looking weight.

[KidsNurse]

The future looks miserable as regret letting myself go and may be too late as 62 shortly.

Help please!

[WavyDavey]

Haha @KidsNurse , there are people here starting in their 70s and 80s. So there's no need to pity a young 62!

If you can get us some information, it'll be easier to help. Height, weight, calories burned, food tracking, weight history-- anything you're doing or thinking of doing, or is relevant to your weight, list it out here.

You can do it!

[SunsetRunner]

I'm 55 and once again working on getting this weight off. Changing my eating habits have been hard! Logging the food has helped me recognize what foods I need to avoid.  As we get older it more vital than ever that we do the best we can to get our bodies free of the weight that eventually will cause other health issues.  You can do this!  It's work and it will take time but it is worth it.

[KidsNurse]

5'6" talk & 69kgs
Don't log food as tried once and became a bit obsessed
Was 57kgs when first married
Wgt gone up in last 10years since start of menopause so now UK 14 want to be a10/12.
Walk x 4/5 weekly around 4/5Mike each time
X 1 /2 zumba per week with 1 yopilates as well.
Does this help?

[WavyDavey]

If you can get past the obsessiveness of food logging, I really think it will help you. Most of weight loss occurs in diet, and it's very common to underestimate calories in, leading to less-than-hoped-for weight loss.

You're getting exercise, which is great. Now to just hone in on those calories.

[WendyB]

Your exercise is good.

But I agree with @WavyDavey You need to log your food so you really know what you are consuming.

I hated it at first. But I have set up many Meals that I eat regularly. Many Favorite Common foods saved etc.

It takes a few minutes now to log my food.

Give it try by adding common foods etc. It will become second nature

Its also a big Eye opener especially when I go out to eat But it also pulls me back into reality

[KidsNurse]

Tnx for this 

new to this site so have posted a reply to some one else saying I think you are all right about a diary but I gather incorrectly so you all won't have seen it.

but yes I will do this once back from Thailand as difficult to do here as you might realise.I

[KidsNurse]

Tnx wavydave.

Just discovered how to reply so soss for the delay.

Will do it on return to UK.

Then I am going to need all your help.

[bikerhiker]

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@KidsNurse wrote:
5'6" talk & 69kgs
Don't log food as tried once and became a bit obsessed
Was 57kgs when first married
Wgt gone up in last 10years since start of menopause so now UK 14 want to be a10/12.
Walk x 4/5 weekly around 4/5Mike each time
X 1 /2 zumba per week with 1 yopilates as well.
Does this help?

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Assuming your height rarely changes and your lean muscle mass and bone density haven't changed drastically over the years before marriage up until now; based on your body measurements, your BMI before marriage is 20.2 and now is 24.5.  A healthy range of BMI is between 18.5-24.9, so you are kind of near the obese end.  However, since you revealed your age, the older you are the higher your body fat content will be if you're a woman and since you're at 62, then it is maybe at an ok range as long as you have no other known cardiovascular and diabetic issues to speak of. 

More often, the issues at this particular age has more to do with psychological challenges that causes stressful conditions (financial challenges, loneliness, relationships that do not promote joy and any negative aspects) which can cause episodes of low blood sugar that sometimes promote an obsessive compulsive desire to record food intake which you did.  

One of the aspects of exercise is that, it helps burn calories but it is not specific in how those calories are burned.  Mostly, the calories that are burned are in a form of carbohydrates, so you could have stored body fat in your body that are left untouched and that may surround your waist, hips and back that are undesirable.  You might focus on why you have a tendency in developing a certain tendency to become obsessive compulsive in achieving certain target outcomes and that may have some underlying and unforeseen and unresolved psychological issues that may cause your weight to stay permanently higher than before marriage.  Unresolved psychological issues is cumulative if we are not willing to deal with them head on and resolve them.  Burying them in the back of the mind isn't resolving and in my opinion, the body is like a cave of safety for people who need to retreat back when they aren't willing to face certain life challenges.  And this is in a form of weight gain.  In my experience; once I resolved those psychological issues, I depend less on sugar and more on high quality food and right now, my weight is actually LESS than I was younger..

Hope this helps.

[KidsNurse]

Tnx for this.
Have replied earlier but it appears to have gone awry as have had an email from site.
As I am on my kindle I can not cut nd paste but just to say I will scrutinize all the replies I have received when back nd put to use.
Ann

[AmySterling]

We eat out a lot, Wendy - I've definitely changed my eating habits after logging food and avoid many items. No longer so much fun but definitely helps to log obsessively.