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I’ve heard that people inevitably start gaining weight at 50, has this been your experience?

I’ve also heard that it’s a lot harder to lose weight and stay fit then.
What say you?

AMGT 8 Mar 24
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I hit menopause right at fifty. The switch in hormones changed how the weight distributes. I tend to run 5-10 pounds heavier, but manage it with my usual healthy diet and exercise.

Zster Level 8 Mar 25, 2018
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During all the years I was smoking, my appetite was not as strong, and I could eat just about whatever I wanted (without being a glutton). During all the years I didn't or haven't smoked, I had/have to be vigilant.

Started periomenopause in 2008.
Quit smoking in 2014.
Complete menopause by 2015ish.
Started HRT in 2015 to combat hot flashes - ZERO regrets.

Between age, quitting smoking, and menopause, my metabolism did slow down.
It is easier for weight to creep up on me.
It does take longer to get the weight off.

I can no longer eat whatever I want in any portion at any time and not worry about it.
I still eat whatever I want, but just less frequently and in smaller portions. When I want pie or a donut once in a blue moon I think about the calories, but I also remind myself that I am here but once and that it's okay to have calorie dense foods with zero nutrition once in a while.

I do feel a bit hungry often, but I try to go for low-ish calorie snacks most of the time.

If I was still smoking, I believe I could eat another 500 calories a day and stay within my healthy and desired size range. And, sometimes I miss the habit, but, then I'd be attacking my already fragile kidneys - not to mention aging my skin faster than I'd like, etc. So, it's a trade-off. I'm not as small as I'd like, but I might live a little longer.

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started when I was born only the Marine Corps kept it down.

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Yes, but.
I got hurt at work when I was in my late 40s and became much less active. I am also a boredom snacker. So I do blame my weight gain on lifestyle.

I did notice however that where the fat is has changed.

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My job keeps me on my feet and moving all day, I’ve got a litttle belly but being vegan I mostly stay within a 5lb fluctuation, 170/175... the week I found out Oreos were vegan I gained a few extra lb and hit 178lb but I don’t have a cookie problem, lol

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Not sure for everyone, but awhile back I went on a few dates with a woman who at the time was 52, and that woman could have put most 25 year old women to shame...she certainly didn't pack on any extra weight after turning 50.

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I am 71 and actually gained weight in my mid fifties after starting High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol meds. I went from 180 to 210 in 6 months. Stayed around 200 for 3 years and started losing some when I became a little more active at around 60. Then I went from 190 to 180 and in 2 yrs. I was at 150. Had a good check up and docs found nothing wrong. I ate lots of pies and ice cream but made no difference. I had moved to Texas 2 years prior and wad more active doing physical work. But I found out that I wss using a lot of weed killer on thorns and such around my yard. Read an article and realized I may be breathing in too much of the poison. Stopped using 90% of it and within 6 months was back up to 160. I stayed at 160 to 165 until just the past year when I now hover around 168 +/- 2 lbs.
I have not been as active lately. I need to do more walking and keep up the weight lifting. I do not diet and other than poisoning myself some years a go I have no idea why I gained so much when I started meds for BP and such. Or why after losing so much and then gaining it back I stabilized around 165, which was my weight when a Senior in High school, and 15 lbs under under my weight from 19 yrs to 55 yrs old. my height was 5'10", until the past ten years when I shrunk to 5'9" and shrinking.

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I find the decrease in strength the past 10 years to be frustrating. T 71 yrs I can only Bench press 150 lbs and only do 3 military pull ups, and 25 pushups. At 40 I could bench 265, do 16 military pull ups, and do 70 pushups in a minute. It is hard working out and recovering. I can only do heavy lifts once a week and moderate once a week. Any more and I start losing strength and break down. So many things in ageing I did not know till I got here.

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