I am 53 years old and gained most of my weight very quickly when I went through menopause and stopped smoking at the same time! (went from 120-160 in 9months!) Just wondering about others my age who are doing low carb. I am assuming that the rate of weight loss may be a little slower for us???Don't know! Would love to hear from some other Baby Boomers! Any special tips for us?

Hey, katlynweb! I'm 44, and I used to work out all the time. Gained a bunch when my lifestyle changed and no longer had the time to do that. I got a degree and got married, new job in a town with too many great restaurants.
I'm getting wonderful results and I really like eating this way. Plus my mom gained a lot with menopause, couldn't get rid of it no matter how low fat she went, and how much exercise, until she went on Atkins and is doing really well.
This was a wake up call for me, since I'm looking at the same kinds of life changes.
I think I had pretty good results because of all that exercising I used to do. And I do live on the third floor...highly recommended!

Hi katlyweb - I'm 51 and love this WOE. I'm a slow loser, but that's okay. The benefits of knowing my blood sugar is stabilized, lowering my blood pressure and lowering my total cholesterol are worth it. 'Sides, now I get to eat red meat again! I'm never hungry and I feel great. The only thing I could possibly ask for is to lose more quickly, but hey, I didn't get this fat overnight and it isn't going away overnight.

Stick around, you'll get lots of positive support from this group. Plus, there is an over 50 forum on down the line if you scroll down a ways.

shortstuff

hi katlynweb! i just turned 55 on monday...bleh!!! but check out the menopausal and peri-menopausal thread...lots of good feedback in there!

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=118074

there's the link...i believe from the beginning...

Hi there, you are a few years ahead of me, but my weight came on slowly as I hit 40,
You can see by my profile, this has work great for me. ( was acually 135.5 this morning???)
But I went through many weeks with no lose, you must just stick to it, and be prepared to have a few of those, LOL


Good Luck Kathy

Another one on the tail end of the Babyboomers here. This eating style has been working out great for me. Far better than anything I have ever tried in my life! AND I have tried a lot.

I am a baby boomer, I turned 55 in March. I have done well with this but have had a bad month. I know it works and works well. I enjoy cooking so I am always looking up recipes to make things more interesting.

You all have a good day.

Windy