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Why can't I lose weight?! Is it my age? 😭

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HurryUpAndWait23 · 28/07/2021 17:30

Im 39.

I've never been overweight but I was always comfortable at 9st12 and when I started to push 10+ stone (around Christmas or too many summer BBQ's and wine) I'd do 5:2 or similar and the weight would come off easily, always around 2lb a week.

Now, I'm 11stone and 24.5 on the BMI and I've been trying to lose weight for months.
I've tried WW (worked very well in the past) 5:2 which was always great, and I can get down to 10st10 if I'm lucky and it goes back up again.

What the fuck is going on?! I've even stopped drinking (was drinking wine most nights, now drinking once a week and have done for about 2 months), I thought the weight would fall off then - but no!

I feel fit and well so I don't think it's a thyroid issue or anything medical.

I'm 39 soon - is it my bloody age?!

How fucking depressing if it is?!

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Reallyreallyborednow · 30/07/2021 09:23

A protruding stomach and a mum tum are not the same thing surely?

I don’t know. “Mum tum” is hardly a technical term and could mean anything. I have no idea what you’re describing.

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Mominatrix · 30/07/2021 14:27

I don’t know. “Mum tum” is hardly a technical term and could mean anything. I have no idea what you’re describing.

Exactly. I know plenty of mums and am one myself - our abdomens are very different and not uniform.

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