Reaction to being told you cant lose weight over 50!

I am 73. Was diagnosed diabetic. Went on the Low Carb diet. Lost two and half stone. Reversed my diabetes and continue to maintain weight loss . Willpower is all you need.

I'm over 50 and I've lost 55lbs so it is possible.
In my experience, the hot flushes can actually help your weight loss efforts (a bit anyway). Because, when you have a hot flush or night sweats, your body temperature rises. And when your body has to work to change your body temperature, either up or down, it uses up energy. The result is that you burn a few more calories! This is good news if you’re trying to lose weight and you’re over 50 or in the menopause or peri menopause.
I definitely noticed that when I hit my late forties and then the big 50, my metabolism slowed down. While it did take almost a year before I saw a difference, I found a way to speed up my metabolism. And I now benefit from a metabolism which I think is equal to how it was ten years ago.
My Energy levels dropped too, but walking a lot helped me get them back up. Not sure if it's okay to post a link to my blog here. Please remove if not, but I wrote an article on this exact subject which might be useful Losing weight after 50

it is certainly harder! I found that over 40 the amt of calories I needed to loose or maintain weight (even if exercising lots) are far far tighter than they were under 40.

I have had to totally change my mindset about how much food I think I need as it has changed.

If I ate now the way I ate as a slim 20 something I would be huge.

So there is some truth in it in that my old ways for maintaining weigh no longer work, but I CAN loose & maintain weight.

also I can no longer "match" DH food wise.

His health kicks look very different to mine. We used to be able to eat healthy together and basically eat the same but now he can still metabolise quite a lot of food and be a healthy weight, but I can't.

Well I’m 74 and have lost 25 pounds since the beginning of March. I have dieted on and off all my adult life and this time it has been really hard, much harder than ever before. I have had to cut out breakfast and limit bread to one slice a day, the rest of my diet is fruit, vegetables, brown rice or quinoa, Greek yogurt, a small amount of cheese, chicken and fish. I only drink coffee with soya milk and no sugar or water. I have been trying to do 10000 steps a day as walking is the only exercise I can do comfortably. It wouldn’t suit some people but I feel so much better and will keep going until my BMI is 25.

Lizzypopbottle well done on your achievement. Is TDEE the same as BMR? I read about BMR when I was failing to lose weight despite eating healthily and found that my recommended daily calories at rest were 1300. I am 5’ 8” and found during my research that my waist should be no more than 34” and only have one more inch to lose. That was when I realised that I was going to have to be much more stringent with my diet than previous attempts when I was younger. I found that eating between the hours of 11:30 and 19:30 suited me better than the 5:2 but any form of fasting is supposed to be beneficial and has become a way of life now.

I have about 7 pounds to lose to reach a BMI of 25 so the end is in sight. Congratulations to all who have lost weight and if you have some pounds to lose don’t let age deter you.