Okay over 50 and can't drop the weight!

[PinkBike]

susan,
its menopause and it just plain sucks.
i always have had a totally flat stomach and now i got a "pooch." and love handles. i gained 20 pounds in the last couple years and i totally cannot lose them.

i dont believe its the losing-fat-but-gaining-muscle because i've always been muscular and also because my clothes dont fit around the hips/waist.

i'm still trying tho. i'm doing weight watchers, but not real successfully. i mean i'm following it To The Letter and still not losing. my problem is its just now our racing season so i cant follow WW daily points portions when i ride a century or metric century every weekend. still, i'm staying under my total points for the week when i factor in activity points.

so i will be going after it in december tho, when our racing season slows. i'm determined to lose 20 pounds. i'm going to look into the food combining because i just cant understand why i cant lose weight with WW or south beach, especially with all the riding i do.

[Kano]

Doc tells me ALWAYS have breakfast containing protein FIRST thing in the morning, no refined carbs, not many of the other carbs, plenty of water and NEVER skip meals. Lost ten pounds each of the first two months on this plan, then this past month, I had a crazy schedule, missed meals on occasion, cooler weather made it less easy to drink lots of water, and weight loss was only two pounds.

I'm not missing any more meals, and I'm making sure I drink water! AND I'm laying off the diet sodas again! (my water substitute of choice)

I'm fueling on protein for my rides, not carbs, and I'm faster and stronger on my bike than ever!

Oh, and for what it's worth, the belly seems to be the last thing going!

Karen in Boise

[sundial]

susan,
its menopause and it just plain sucks.
i always have had a totally flat stomach and now i got a "pooch." and love handles. i gained 20 pounds in the last couple years and i totally cannot lose them.

You know, after I had my history wrecked, I contined to lose weight. I thought, at last I've got this weight thing licked. Well, not 6 months later my weight just skyrocketed. I was still on the same diet and I ended up gaining 20 lbs. So that tells me hormonal changes do affect weight and weight loss.

I joined a weight loss program and I would lose *maybe* 3/4-1 lb a week.