Hi everyone,

I normally post in the 100+ forum but have a couple of questions that really are geared more for my fellow 50+ year old chicks.

How many calories do you eat a day? How fast are you losing?

I can't really complain as I have lost 65 pounds in a year but..... well, I am going to anyway.

When I first started, I ate between 1500 and 1800 calories a day and lost steadily between 1 and 2 pounds a week. After about 10 months, my weight loss dropped to a crawl. I am losing about 2 pounds a month. Currently I eat 1500 calories a day and am very careful. I weigh and measure everything and count every bite that goes in my mouth. My primary exercise is walking and I walk at least 8000 steps a day and more on many days.

Other people on the 100+ board weigh less than me, eat more calories and are dropping pounds so fast, even other 50+ chicks.

I may just be in a temporary lull and will start losing faster again. However, I am wondering if I need to drop my calories but 1500 is hard enough.

So I am asking how many calories do you eat a day? How fast are you losing? Do you think age is a big factor here?

Thanks!!

Age makes a difference. I don't know if it's a lot, maybe 100 calories daily, but I have to enter my age on the calculator I was given by someone on this site. It's in Excel, so this site doesn't want me to load it. I can e-mail it to you if you like.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bmi-calculator/NU00597

Above link will get you to the Mayo Clinic BMI calculator.

Weight loss occurs when you eat 3,500 calories fewer than you burn. How much you burn is based on your age, body muscle, exercise, and metabolism. The link above will give you the formula and information.

Lynn

Hey!

Maybe it's time to do a different kind of exercise than walking? Is there a YMCA you could join? Just a thought! It could be that your body has gotten used to what you're doing and needs a boost in the right direction.

I'd say, increase your exercise in some way, but keep your calories the same until you see whether there is a difference. Of course, you should always consult your doctor or health care professional if you have any issues that need to be considered.

Jay

Thanks ya'll. I have used several calculators before, but not the Mayo clinic one. It does show a lower calorie number than any of the other calculators than I have used.

I think that I do need to change the exercise. Also, I may just need to exercise that patience muscle.

Hi Cheryl,

A few things.

The lower your weight, the fewer calories you can eat to continue to lose.
Changing what you eat and what exercise you do helps to break through plateaus.
If you have stopped weighing/measuring, go back to it for a week. Over time, we tend to slip on our weights/measurements.
Try to focus on your daily actions and not on your scale. We are responsible for our actions, but not for the results of our actions.

Lynn