Hello!

Hello Ladies,

I am glad I found this forum and excited to become a part of it! Here is where I am at:

I work from home, so spend a lot of the day sitting at my computer. I have noticed that over the last 5 years or so (I am now in my early 40's) I have gained 5-7 pounds around the mid-section. I take a yoga class twice per week and walk my dog a few times per week also. I have never done any structured weight training, mostly due to low back problems. (Yoga is great for that, by the way.) Jogging is not my thing either. I do swim laps in the spring/summer.

I would like to lose those stubborn 5-7 pounds that have crept up on me, which may not sound like a lot to some people but I am only 5"1", so believe me, those pounds are noticeable!!

I have been looking into carb cycling, but not sure about that. Does anyone have any ideas? My eating has never really been out of control and my weight doesn't yo-yo. Any ideas on how to fend off the gradual weight gain of middle age?

Susan

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Hi Susan!

The basics of losing weight are simple, you have to burn more calories than you take in on a daily basis over an extended period.

So here's what you have to do:

Work out how many calories you're consuming (count them)

And work out how many calories you're burning (use this tool)

Once you work those figures out you have 2 options. Decrease the amount of food you consume, or increase exercise to burn more calories. Better still, a bit of both would be ideal. Try to aim for about 500 calories per day deficiency.

Any questions post them up..