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Reaction to being told you cant lose weight over 50!

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NannyLondon Wed 06-Apr-16 09:51:05

Wow ! Really ?
Glad I didn't know that last year when I lost a few kg.
I went from a size 20 to a size 8 and I am 65.
The hardest part (for me) is keeping it off.

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Alima Wed 06-Apr-16 09:50:39

Absolute cobblers, I lost nearly 3 stone at over 50 from 2000. Managed to keep it off mostly too apart from a couple of hiccups, mostly due to holidays. I honestly find I do not have the capacity for food that I had when younger. Did not follow a diet as such, just ate sensibly, incorporating my daily Mars bar, snack size for the duration. Have no before and after pics, just think blob, not blob!

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Rowantree Wed 06-Apr-16 09:47:18

Well....I'm struggling. I'm 62 and extremely overweight. Been on the 5/2 for ages - not just for weight but cholesterol. FInd it VERY difficult not to cheat but I lose weight on fast days and then it goes back again. I am on meds which are associated with weight gain, which doesn't help, so that's possibly acting against me. I'm at a loss and sadly it's not weight. :-(

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whitewave Wed 06-Apr-16 09:42:14

Rubbish! Tell that to those people without enough to eat.

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ClareWhittam Wed 06-Apr-16 09:36:31

Has anyone one else read or been told that it is nigh on impossible to lose weight when you are over 50? Does anyone else agree that statement is a load of horse droppings and has managed to defy the "odds"?
( I decided to prove them wrong and lost a couple of stone last year - healthily, by doing 5:2 diet and kettlebell exercises)
Would love to hear your stories of how you did it.
Granny Clare xx
Ps Before and after pics would be great too. Let's celebrate!! smile

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