Hello all!

New here. So, WILL TRY and make this short. LOL I turned 50 in February and my body FAT/FLAB has changed for the worse slowly over the past 2 years. I have mild hot flashes and did have my thyroid checked-NORMAL. HMM?! Okay, so why can I lose weight? I just keep getting wider and thicker-what used to be average, stumpy legs now mirror short Vienna sausages! GRR! LOL I am 5’1 and average 126 pounds. YES! I am in normal weight range but the % of fat is not and my shape is different where literally, am down to a few pairs of pants. The rest are stuck in the closet that I wore a couple years ago.
DIET-I have tried the low carb, block diet at the gym (counting macros, fat-protein-carbs), “just watching it (sugars/carbs) overall food intake”. I just cannot lose weight! Rather see inches and looser clothes vs. the numbers on the scale but will take what I can get. I have been told by a few folks that I am not eating enough to lose. My body has been in starvation mode for a very long time. No, probably don’t get more than 1200 calories if that a day. What about the old “Calorie in vs. Calorie out” formula? I am all over the place as to what to do to lose this EXTRA fat for good. GRANTED, I just want to lose about 12 pounds…yes, gonna take LONGER for that reason and that my body has changed. HELP! To make matters worse, I have really tried to LIKE a lot of veggies, no luck. Still working on that-be patient! LOL I drink at least 128 oz. of water a day most days of the week and rarely diet soda, don’t smoke or drink. Always try to watch the sugar and kinda make low carb most of the way I eat. Rarely eat beef, fried foods, junk food. Once in while I break down and have something yummy in moderation. Got to live life! : )
EXERCISE-Don’t have a problem getting in 4 times a week using my tmill or one of my J. Michaels DVD’s or others I may have. Yes, do hear to workout 5-6 times a week to lose weight, no less or you are spinning your wheels. I try and walk most every day at work at lunch for 30 minutes just for a little extra activity but not counting it in getting my heart rate up.
*OVERALL-I have thought about maybe trying the KETO diet to lose the unwanted extra FAT and make that a way of life……………been told to stay with 1800 calories a day and that is the only way to lose is to fuel the body, eat 3 main meals and a couple snacks meeting the macros (40-30-30) and never starve your body of carbs which your body needs. GAH! I need to know what will work for me and how to get there. I have been trying so many diets (do this..don’t do that) I am so confused and disgusted. Too much information on the internet. I hate the way I look, nothing fits anymore and just in a bad funk but try and smile. I am healthy and the good LORD gave me another day, right!

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Folks out there been in my shoes……………Your thoughts! TIA
Tammy
Edited by: TABEN1 at: 8/27/2018 (16:07)