Over 50? Menopause hit? Face it, it's over. Women over 50, to maintain the weight they are at right now, have to exercise for one hour/day. That's above and beyond what you do for work, etc. I'm happy I haven't gained any weight, but what I have is moving.
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From all the yummy photos you have posted I am surprised you haven't gained weight. I was going to ask everyone what they ate for breakfast? As I down my oatmeal, hoping to keep the cholesterol levels down, what can I offer to guests that I can eat that won't do me in? For them it's a treat, but everyday? How do you do it? On top of that I am fighting the load shift too. Suddenly, a little elastic in the waistline doesn't seem so awful.
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Who eats that stuff??? Actually, since we moved here I have gained weight. What I'm happy about is that I haven't gained more weight in the past 2-3 years. Part of the weight gain is being sedentary in the winter, tho. Along with the age thing.
DON'T DO THE ELASTIC!!! That's the beginning of the end there! I'm trying to find capris for the summer and everything in JCP is either stretch or side elastic. NO! NO! NO!
The only things I can give guests for snacks that I won't eat are peanut butter cookies. No one ate the choco chip cookies this weekend, so I will.
What I have for brekkie is a glass of OJ, a bowl of cheerios and a hot cocoa (cold choco milk in the summer). Lunch is usually leftovers from dinner, snack is a yogurt with wheat germ and dinner is whatever Gomez makes, I just eat less of it.
You can't stop eating because your metabolism will slow down to conserve energy. You can try do weights everyday to build up muscle mass (which also helps with osteoporosis). Basically, look online for a 'portion size' chart and make sure you're eating real portions and not what we've come to think of as real portions. We older ladies don't need the 2000 calories that the portion police are quoting on labels. So, if a 'portion' of cookies is 3, we can only eat 1!
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