Middle age weight gain?

One of my daughter likes rock climbing but she won’t do at her school because she said it’s not rock climbing. I don’t get her specific reason and that’s annoying to me. Too picky.

If you can use the hip than it’s not too bad, going down is easier than getting up. Up/down from the floor.

Ok I can confirm that not eating lose weight theory. I had a salad an chicken for lunch a lam curry at night, very light. Luckily I didn’t feel hungry so I didn’t have a problem. I lost 2 lbs, the weight that I gained during my vacation.
So the key is not to have an appetite. I did move around more than when I was at work.

I live in Florida we have no rocks to climb :wink:

I garden. My exercise of weeding, the upcare of over an acre of property, along with growing/eating citrus and cruciferous veggies has helped me to be able to do the longevity test and lose weight.

I always thought it was the change in hormones; our body changes back to the thicker middle because of the abundance of oestrogen.

Plus you need to stay fit to outrun the crocs in Florida. Yeap that’s a good enough reason for me.

So I watched the video. It seems very easy to sit down and get up with no support, as long as my legs are crossed. If they are not crossed, it is a little more difficult to get down, and practically impossible to get up, without staggering a little, or pressing my feet together. But that seems more like a center of gravity thing, for women, not an age or health related issue.

Not to stray too far off topic, but this quote explains a lot when it comes to mid-life crisis, mid-life affairs, mid-life divorces, and for men, mid-life starting a new family with a younger version of the first wife. Walking in your suburban neighborhood, walking the treadmill at the gym, etc. do not spark the energy of dancing-all-night-youth. Same job, same spouse, same house for two or three decades, there’s that searching for something that will capture the mind and the body.

I never wanted to, or could, dance all night. I always had responsibilities. But I wouldn’t have wanted to, anyways.

Seems people could find something in their middle age that captures their mind and body, a hobby, a passion—that doesn’t involve affairs, a new family, and divorce. My husband always has some new, exciting project or athletic goal that captivates him.

I am exactly at that point @missypie - We are about to be empty nesters. I am trying to remember the things that I gave up for lack of time. Should I find a new soccer team? Train for some event (that won’t make my soccer knee mad)? Take up salsa dancing or contra dancing or some other such pursuit? I’ve started by booking a few show for DH and I to see together to get the dancing and fun back. I’ve been going to shows with the kids for years and now it’s time to move beyond “dating” my kids.

I danced all night when I was much younger, in college, somehow I must have danced out of it in middle age . Lots of partying too. Perhaps the best way to lose weight is to do all that again, maybe now CC parents who are empty nesters can really feel free.

The point of the quote is not to find an activity equivalent of dancing all night. The idea is that if you set your mind on doing something, don’t let your body govern your plans. Remind yourself of the goal. Or, as Nike simply put it, “Just do it!”

When my D was training she used an app for athletes–I think it was called NutriTiming–to help with weight management. It not only tracked her overall food intake and calorie expenditure through exercise, but told her where she was through the course of the day! For instance, she might be low on calories prior to or after an intensive practice, but high at another time of the day. It really helped her balance not just how much she should eat, but when she should eat for both maximum energy and weight management. I’m sure it could be adapted for everyday life.

My body governs my plans to the extent that overtraining or sudden impact on the knee would derail my efforts to increase my activity levels. I do need to listen to my body more than I did in my youth. It used to be much more forgiving. I am learning, but as a person with a competitive mindset I find that I need to create a new mental paradigm. I have trouble in some group X classes because I want to go hard like I used to but my knee hates me after 40 minutes. I am not good at toning it down and going at my own pace. I find that now I do better with my own spin routine and when “running” on the treadmill I have had to reprogram my mind to ignore what those around me are doing and just work my own program.

Bb, tongue in cheek post. I’m sure I’m more sensible now. Too sensible.

I found myself about 15 pounds up from my normal (for the past couple decades) weight last year, at the age of 48. I I drastically changed my eating habits (dragging my mostly unenthusiastic DH and kids along, since I do most of the cooking and shopping). I’ve lost 10 & am finding that the last 5 are not budging so far, but that’s OK. I feel fabulous! Tons of oatmeal, yogurt, salads & beans. Still fighting my sweet tooth a bit - I’ve started making muffins & cookies that are loaded with oats, yogurt, whole wheat flour, nuts & dark chocolate to satisfy the sweet tooth while still getting some nutrition in.

Here is an interesting article on how human taste buds perceive the taste of different foods depending on the temperature. Why does warm beer taste more bitter than same beer, chilled? Why do desserts with truckloads of sugar taste not so sweet if we wash them down with cold water?

http://mobile.foodnavigator.com/Science/Food-temperature-affects-taste-reveal-scientists

By paying attention to food temperatures, one can potentially modify the sweet tooth satisfaction and decrease sugar cravings.

Interesting article BB. I just can’t shake the need for something sweet right after lunch and dinner. My work has giant open bags of M&M’s everywhere…I figured the best I could do to resist those was replace them with something healthier.

Gertrude, when I started my job I was told my predecessor had stored all of the communal office candy in one of her file drawers. I told them that would not be continuing. It would be very easy to just have one…or two…or a handful…and if you snack when stressed (like I do) it’s very easy to have a lot of candy. There is always a lot of junk at work and a lot of it is someone’s homemade specialty that I do feel bad for declining but I just can’t do it. It was too hard to get the weight off to let it come back on. Now if we were talking a trip to France with wine to accompany each course, that I wouldn’t say no to.

I think the free food at work is a problem for lots of us.

@GertrudeMcFuzz , I’d love to have your muffin recipe with all the goodies in it!

Regarding snacks at work - I’m in a smaller office/department - only 6 of us are regulars in the office with others (docs) popping in and out. I’ll admit I’m often the one to bring in the snacks!!! But not always junk. I bring homemade treats like banana bread, fruit salsa, an occasional coffee cake, etc. But also true, myself, I can limit myself to small portions - but truthfully, the rest of the office DOES NOT! If I brought a bag of stale potato chips they would disappear in no time flat!

What my officemates are awful about is ordering in for lunch. People don’t take the time to bring (healthy but filling) lunch from home and they are too lazy to walk to the cafeteria (about a 7 minute walk on campus) so Jimmy John’s and Chinese delivery men have blazed a trail right to our office. My officemates whine most of the time at me because I come to work with breakfast AND lunch in hand - planned and enjoyed!!!