[Mortisha]

Hello, I'm brand new to the forum so thought I'd follow rules and introduce myself.
I have worked out my entire adult life, I'm 5'5 and 128 pounds and I am a happier me and a healthier me in my jeans when I'm about 115 pounds. I'm also 51 years old and low and behold I've found out that once a woman is over 50 it honestly gets harder to stay trim. I've done great up until the last year and half and I've seen myself gain weight and i still work out daily.
So that means I need to work harder and count calories of which honestly i've NEVER counted calories before. Working out has always just worked for me. Over 50 I've learned I really have to learn again.
I'm active more in the summer, I ride my own Harley Softtail, I need muscles just to handle it, so weights also are a part of my routine. But a fat arse is not part of the profile I want to maintain. Anywho,
would love to share successes as well as things that no longer work for people in my age group.
thanks for listening.

[4xcharm]

Good luck to you. I've always been an active person, too. Pre-tv and computer life in Southern California as a child, plus a British household for whom entertainment meant walking and hiking.
I noticed that after menopause, my thin waist began holding fat. I'm working to get it lean again. I figure 10 pounds ought to do it. Mostly by exercise. I have a real hard time controlling my appetite. Good luck to me, too!

[DhaniCauldwell]

Welcome and good luck!

Dhani

[Mortisha]

thanks for the reply, for me 10-13 pounds is my goal. Never thought that amount of weight would be hard to do, but yes do believe after menopause that is a great part of the equation. I also think because i have worked out so much I am gonna have to hammer it to reach my goal.
I never skip meals, I know what is good or bad for me. I'm very much a morning person, so i work out at 5am, if I workout at night it ruins my sleep. I am going to have to combine calorie counting to my workouts though, no choice. The calorie counting does not amuse me, but I know I must. 500 less calories per day is the only way to get back to where I should be.
HERE WE GO!

Originally Posted by 4xcharm

Good luck to you. I've always been an active person, too. Pre-tv and computer life in Southern California as a child, plus a British household for whom entertainment meant walking and hiking.
I noticed that after menopause, my thin waist began holding fat. I'm working to get it lean again. I figure 10 pounds ought to do it. Mostly by exercise. I have a real hard time controlling my appetite. Good luck to me, too!