Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
How much weight does he want to lose? And for you, is it just a few lbs. or weight maintenance?

---

What am I'm trying to say, is to develop more of a style of how to eat in a way that isn't obsessed on every food dish and its calorie count. (But you knew that already.) Combine it with cycling daily if you can.

I don't know the dynamics with your partner if his quest for greater fitness, losing weight has prompted things for you.

Hope other things in life are going well.

And yes, the older we need to get into a happy but "mindful" eating style since our metabolism does slow down a bit.

For me, it was just a few pounds (20) to drop, his goal was to drop about 60. And of course, due to size difference, he still gets to eat 3x the calories I do, it seems like!

I've never been huge, but I started grad school full time in the fall, and that led to a lot of "i'm too tired to cook, lets order pizza" nights, which didn't help. We do try to get out 2-3 x a week for bike riding, and I track what I'm eating my My Fitness Pal, for the most part. I've been a vegetarian for 20+ years, so eating has always been a challenge (because I'm also allergic to peanuts, so the primary source of easy protein is pretty much out for me!)

It's definitely got something to do with getting older, too. *sigh* I see it my face, I see it in my hips, lol. I'm trying to transition away from the weight loss focus now to the muscle building/performance eating, to build lean muscle. I was a ballerina for 12 years, though, so I am used to seeing myself as long and lean, not dumpy and potbellied like I am now.