The secret to 50+ diet & exercise

Amazon must be wondering what’s going on as I’ve just bought a mini waffle maker too thanks to this thread.

I’m 57 and have been trying to find an alternative to sandwiches for lunch for years. I’m reminded of the time I started a MN thread asking for bread alternatives for lunch and the first suggestion came back: “How about beans on toast.”

Looking forward to waffle maker arriving!

For people who do yoga, is this like the 'boat'? I'd rather do the plank. That's brutal!

Hollow body was an alternative for poster with shoulder problem upthread, to avoid putting weight through it.

No no no, please don’t do this with a prolapse. You’d be better off doing the plank. You’re supposed to avoid anything where you lift both legs off the ground.

I have a moderate prolapse and I find planks fine.

I’m feeling inspired!

Thanks for sharing! Going to try this too

Thank you for this - will try in a frying pan at some point.

I read the thread this afternoon when having the shall I shan't I go to the gym now procrastination in my head and it got me out of the door. I'm also hugely grateful to the pp who posted the reverse plank video as I can't plank due to dodgy shoulders. Added this in to this afternoon's session and now my abs are screaming so something worked!

Thanks for sharing

I get milled flaxseed from Lidl to put in kids breakfast.

I'm going to try this. I've been really stuck in a rut if what to fo about my weight since I've Hit 50. I'm doing loads more exercise and have changed my mindset about it, but my eating is rubbish. I'm not losing weight, even though my shape is changing from the exercise. I know it's because I take in far too many calories. I have heard of chaffles,and I have a waffle bowl maker, and a sandwich toaster with changeable plates,. It didn't occur to me to make a massive jug if mix and just pour it in. It sounds delicious with tuna mayo and salad. Perfect wfh lunch. I can easily go without breakfast so coukd have a carb with lunch and see how that goes.

Will the almond flour go in the chaffle as well as the cheese?

Waffle maker ordered, eggs in, almond flour ordered and exercise clothes sorted out ready to plank and squat. I have to as my knee is so incredibly painful that if I don't lose weight and strengthen the knee then it won't get better. I'm normally very active, hiking and walking everywhere but this pain is so debilitating.

Have you seen this diabetes forum?
Lots of great low carb recipes on here
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/low-carb-recipes.4871/

I came in from work feeling "hmmm I could eat something" and dug out DD's waffle maker. I luckily found 1 egg lurking in the fridge so made a chaffle with Davidstow cheddar, and topped it with fried mushrooms and 1/2 a teaspoon of chilli jam. Wow. I'm stuffed and it was SOOOO tasty. Thanks, OP!

I've been type 2 diabetic for 10+ years. Since turning 50, my blood sugars have been harder and harder to control and my diabetic nurse wanted to up my medication (horrible metformin which my gut hates). I was desperate to avoid this so asked for 3 months to try naturally which she reluctantly agreed to. I try to keep carbs under 100g a day, preferably under 80g so it's not Keto (couldn't cope with the constipation) and I find that I've got more energy, feel a million times better and bonus is that my hb1ac went from 50 to 42 in 3 months. I've lost nearly 2 stone, and the best part is not calorie counting. Just wish eating out was easier....

it's a denser and chewier texture than a fritatta. at least mine are.

It’s basically a cheese omelette/frittata - you don’t need a special pan for that.

Certainly post 50 low sugar low refined carbs help.

I have found some excellent yoga for stomach and core muscles on YT, which are not too demanding. Great for menopausal ladies who suddenly find they’re putting weight on their stomach.

Do you take the chaffles to work and eat cold like a sandwich? Or is it hot like an omelette?

I'm mid 50s and have started going to a weights class 3 times a week, it's made an amazing difference to my strength, tone and I no longer feel like a lump that needed help to get off the sofa.

I can get up off the floor without thinking about it now rather than flailing about like a beached whale.

And have gone from a 16 heading to an 18 and am now a 16 heading to a 14. Also I've lost a stone and a half. Still got the same to lose really.

I cut out a lot of the crap I was drinking and eating in addition to my base basically healthy diet. I'm now looking critically at portion sizes in my healthy diet...eating more protein as well.

I feel vaguely unhappy if I don't have carbs but I'm trying to cut down on the good wholefood ones I don't eat just from a calories in calories out point of view.

Want to read later :)

@Madamlulu I use flax seed as it's supposed to help with high blood pressure and is excellent source of fibre. It has to be ground though otherwise it goes right through you. Either buy ground and keep in fridge - or buy the seeds and grind it yourself (I use a coffee bean grinder) and then I keep the ground in the fridge.

I sprinkle it on most things, salads, omelettes, in yoghurt - about 2 to 3 tbspns a day.

This sounds very inspiring, I’m 55 and feel like the menopause is just clobbering me and with high bp and borderline diabetes as well I need some inspiration. Will give this a go, great post.