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Originally Posted by geoblewis
April, thanks for your input. 49 counts!
I'm actually looking for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women who have succeeded at losing more than 20 lbs over a longer time. For many of us, the first 10% drops off pretty quickly, but then the real work starts. I would love to hear examples of what it took, and if any have wholly dedicated themselves to cutting calories and exercising for more than an hour a day (aerobics and weights). I want to know if there's a pay-off for pushing oneself like that.
For us older gals, we all have full lives, families, careers. I hear that everyone wants to lose more than 2 lbs a week, but it takes a lot of effort to get to that, if it's possible at all. I'm 50, 5' 11" tall and weigh just barely over 300 lbs, I do Pilates five days a week and I struggle to lose weight at a caloric intake of 1580. Infact, that's what I'm actually maintaining at these days. I eat really clean, Paleo, very low carbs, and don't lose more than a pound a week at 1200 calories.
I know my slow weight loss is a function of my PCOS, type 2 diabetes and hormones. When I lose a little bit more, I seem to be able to maintain the loss. That's promising and fills me with hope. Just want to know how others in my age range keep it going.
Yes, I agree the first bit is usually smoother sailing. I'm planning on exploring the 50+ forum a bit more so I'll report back to say how it's going on Dukan after the first 10%. But I will say that I am at 3 lbs so far for the week - my WI date isn't until Sunday. I cannot remember EVER losing that much in a single week when it wasn't the very first week on a new plan after not being on a diet for a while. So I've got my fingers crossed that this really is the plan that works for my body. (I've got mild IR, but nothing that rises to the level of needing treatment)