Can I join? 54, post menopause, 5'3. Increased to 9 st during peri/menopause after being 8st 7 most of my life, then increased to 9 st 7 last year.
End of last year I started making a great effort to lose weight, made it to 8st 11 where it has hit a plateau. Really want to lose 4 more pounds and get to 8st 7. My waist is definitely more rounded than when I was younger, but my aim is to maintain health rather than have an amazing figure.
I do 30 mins on the rebounder before work 4 days a week and a 30 min lunchtime walk (my WFH days). My one office day a week I don't manage that due to commute and wanting to spend lunchtime talking to colleagues since I don't see them much. At weekends I do some exercise but it varies, sometimes I go for a long walk with a friend for several hours.
Typical meals:
Breakfast: skimmed milk decaf cappuccino, kefir with almonds or skimmed milk porridge, fruit (orange, grapefruit or banana)
Lunch: salad with 1/2 an avocado, cucumber, tomato, fennel, pine nuts or pecans, olive oil, ACV or lemon juice, occasional small slice of spelt sourdough bread, occasional small piece of cheese or goats cheese
Dinner: protein (eg baked salmon, bean stew, lentil curry) plus lots of veg, occasional very small portion of wholewheat pasta or brown rice but not daily
Treats:
Small glass of wine once a week, cake once a week, couple of squares of 85% chocolate some days
Drinks: 1 cup of tea and 1 additional cup of coffee a day with skimmed milk, lots of water
In theory I should probably exercise more and give up the cake/chocolate/wine completely. But I'm not sure I'll maintain it. Whatever I do needs to be sustainable in the long term or I won't stick to it.