Any Other Women over 50 Struggle with the Last 10 to 15 Lbs?

If you are doing the same work out and not changing it up? You won't lose those pounds.

I lost 30lbs and got stuck. Nothing was changing, I got fed up and went back to my old ways and put some of the weight back on. Got sick, lost weight and changed up my routine. Now weight is slowly coming off again

You don't say how much you weigh, but are 10 or 15 lbs. really worth all this contemplation and effort?

Now that I'm old-ish, I'm horrified by how much time I spent when I was younger worrying about 5 or 10 or 15 lbs., that last little amount of weight before I reached perfection.

My friends and I sometimes comment about how, when we look back at photos of us when when we were younger, we are appalled at how much space the subject of our weight took up in our heads, when we all looked absolutely beautiful, and not overweight at all.

If it's only 10-15 lbs., I suggest that maybe your body is happiest and healthiest at this weight, and that maybe you are trying to reach an artificial ideal. Eat well and exercise, and enjoy your body as it is. 10 lbs. really doesn't make that much difference in your appearance, and older people don't look good when scrawny, anyway. Skinny only looks good on 20-somethings.

Wait u til you hit 65. You look in the mirror and realize you have the heavy middle look. Changed nothing. Take care of my two little granddaughters 2 1/2 and 4 you would think I would be skinny lol. Good luck.

Raising my hand over here. Seriously the weight kept climbing a pound or two a year since 42 yrs old and now in my late 50's I've hand enough. Weight watchers is working for me. The on line tracker is fun and it keeps me on track.

I eat mostly fruit, veggies, chicken or fish. I rarely have beef. My treat is an ounce of gold fish crackers which I refuse to give up. What I found to be the biggest issue was portion size so I bought a kitchen scale and weigh out everything. Quite an eye opener.

The other thing is that food is food so I'll have chicken rolled up with fresh tomatoes and mustard for breakfast. Or celery stuffed with tuna. There's no breakfast food, lunch food, or dinner food.

Yes, I think most of us over 50 have that issue. One thing helping me is an early and pretty light dinner. I also eat most of my carbs at noon. Dinner is protein and a veggie. Actually, if all you have to lose is 10-15 lbs. that's really not bad at all.

I wish! I can't get rid of the last 100. lol Good luck, I hope you find something that helps!

I second rosebud. But consider speaking with a nutritionist, your doctor or a trainer if you want to accomplish weight loss or retool your physique.

Good luck
F. B.

I am not over 50, but I can tell you what happened with my last 10 lbs. I didn't like my body as much after I lost it. I had hit my ideal weight, according to various charts and such, but in doing so I lost some nice curves. I put 7 lbs back on and it was much better.

Consider designating your previous 10 lbs as your last, and be done with your weight loss journey.

Read up on "weight loss plateau" online and look for reputable sites (like Mayo Clinic; Prevention magazine etc.). You'll find tips such as increasing workout intensity, varying workouts more, increasing water intake,etc.

It's pretty typical to hit a point where weight loss plateaus because the body has adjusted to your healthy regimes so it isn't burning calories as fast as it did when you first started out exercising and eating right--which is why toughening up the exercise may help. Also look into weight training if you haven't added that to general exercise. You can read online about how having more muscle mass will help you lose or maintain weight.

For me, it also helps to cut out all bread, pasta, rice and any baked goods for a period of time. That drives me to eat far more fruits and veg. But it's not everyone's thing though it makes me feel great. (But I do not pile on meat in place of bread etc.)

Before you make any food changes, keep a food diary including every drink and snack for a week at least. You might find sneaky foods that are undermining you--coffee drinks or food portion sizes can be especially undermining.

Oh my gosh - are you me?!? I hear what the other two commenters are saying, 10-15 pounds isn't the worst, I'm actually about 25 lbs over. Could be worse, could be better. But, the struggle is the same - I really watch my intake, up my exercise, lose a couple pounds, then - BAM! One weekend of a couple glasses of wine and a dinner out, and I'm right back to where I was. I think, the answer is - if you REALLY want to lose the weight, you have to jolt your body into changing, it really likes where it is right now. This might mean a new exercise plan, joining a program to completely change your eating... something that is VERY much a change. I've done a program before and it worked, but it was a pretty miserable time for me. I'm still weighing trying to be happy with myself and being decently healthy (albeit slighltly overweight), and really doing a ton of work to lose 20 pounds. Part of my problem is that I can control my eating during the day, but dinner and drinks with my hubby is much more appealing than denying myself that! My sister, who is 55, has also said that she gained weight without eating more - it's an aging thing, which really stinks! I'm pretty sure there's no easy answer - I'll watch to see if anyone has any concrete suggestions.

Ugh. I know what you mean. I'm 47 (almost 48) and in the past 3 years I've lost and regained the same 15-20 pounds, a few times. It's never easy to lose. And it comes back fairly slowly. But it always comes back after I let my guard down and start eating all the junk I enjoy (usually post Christmas... when I've been *good* in the fall up through Thanksgiving). Then I mentally decide I deserve to enjoy Christmas, and the enjoying just keeps on rolling right on through Christmas tear down (un-decorating), Valentine's Day, Husband's birthday, and this past year... an early Easter. BLAH.

Maybe look into some supplements and be sure you are getting adequate sleep. I do not get adequate sleep and I know it affects me. Recently decided to add Magnesium supplements (chelated Magnesium malate), but haven't started yet so don't know if it will change anything.

I think part of this is just aging.

Almost 42 and I have been reading THM, Trim Healthy Mama. I had foot surgery in June. Once it heals where I can stand for hours again I plan to start. I see great results on FB and Instagram.