Comment on Discussion Thread š° Tuesday 10 March 2026
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone āØ2ā© āØmonthsā© ago
Ok guys, Iām about to tell you a story. Maybe a bit of tmi but I donāt care because Iām an open book and Iām honest. During my 20s I was working, always on my feet, fit healthy 54 kgs.
Then while I was pregnant at 29 I weighed in at over 80 kgs plus. I say plus because I couldnāt see the scales because of my stomach. I was continually hungry. There was no off button.
Anyway, I had my baby. She was 2.7 kgs so the fat was all me. Then during my 30s I got down to 70 kgs just from ordinary living. Then last year things changed.
I stepped on the scale and Iām at my heaviest (apart from pregnancy) at 78 kgs. Shit how did I get to this? Iām not lazy nor sluggish. Well 2 things really. 1. I stopped walking my daughter to school once she started high school. Thatās 30 minutes a day that I no longer do. 2. I fucking loved snacking while watching the telly when everyone went to bed.
My turning point was if I donāt do something soon perimenopause is gonna kick my arse. I refuse to do that. What am I gonna do?
Stop snacking at night. If Iām hungry Iāll eat the cucumbers, celery or fruit. Iāll go to bed before the hungry happens.
Walk to the shops with my backpack and pick up and carry my dinner home or take my dog for more walks with weights in my backpack.
Start strength training. This was suggested to me by my husband who pointed out just a few reps encourages weightloss when Iām at rest.
Continue to eat what I want just a little less of the occasional foods.
Buy a walking pad and actually use it. If I donāt feel like it I still get on and see where it goes. Once Iām on I usually do 30 minutes anyway.
I try to aim for half my plate being veg, a quarter of protein and a quarter of carbs with some fat sprinkled in there.
If Iām gonna have something unhealthy then I make sure to eat healthy the rest of the day. I DO NOT DENY MYSELF ANYTHING.
Iām down to 72 kgs. My aim is 60 kgs by the time Iām 50 (June next year). Itās slow but Iāve barely changed anything. My weight is going down, my strength is going up, my stamina is going up, my smoking is going down.
I wrote this not for congratulations. I wrote this to show you are not alone. I wrote this to show you do not need to go hard. I especially wrote this for anyone who is struggling, donāt know where to start or thinks itās too hard. I have family and friends who are really encouraging. Not everyone has that so I want to be your person who encourages and celebrates the wins. AMA.
I think I just wrote an essay.
This sounds a lot like me. Hopefully in the future Iāll have some success of my own to share too. Iāve always struggled with weight, but the peri-menopause hormal changes have really heaped on extra struggle in the last few years which has been a bit discouraging.
Thanks for sharing your story, it does help š
You gotta find what works for you is all. I found tweaking rather than changing things is what works for me.
Also I do weigh myself but itās seeing results in the tape measure that excites me more. For anyone who doesnāt know, measuring your waist every week will tell you whether youāre losing fat or not.
A healthy male should measure 94cm or less and for female itās 80cm or less.
Thanks for sharing. Sounds like me (without the baby). I have started taking it seriously again this year to get to mid 60s this year. Started well but been sick and inflamed and swollen so the few kgs I lost have come back. Was feeling really down about it but this really helped. šŖš»š
Looks like a few of us ladies need to be each otherās cheer squads. ā¤ļø
Thankyou for telling this to us. You sound like youāve got your goals in good order. Iāve been on my own fitness journey for the last (almost year?) I seem to recall when this daily thread first started up I was doing a daily fitness post. I stopped at one point due to ex/relationship issues and problems with time and life balance. Iāve started again due to the fitness chat channel that was started in one discord server Iām in. Everyone gradually fell out until it was just me and this other woman living near Atlanta Georgia. We basically are the weight thread now lol. We had all sorts of odd things in common and weāre both 50+ ladies working heavy manual jobs looking to pursue better fitness, with weight loss as a bonus. Weāre both already physically active and strong but overweight and menopausal, which has itās own challenges. Weāve tried different things and shared our progress and really spurred each other on. Iāve managed to build muscle and lose 8kgs since I started. I spend some spare time looking for exercises which which can be done anywhere, any time, are easy for strong hefty women to do and wonāt trash my joints (my knees and wrists are buggered, and a lot of these skinny little things buzzing around on social media have no idea what itās like for a 90+kg woman with dicky knees and a bodgy back, and it shows in their exercises). Iāve been working on a routine that suits me and basically does the job and makes me feel good. Itās a work in progress, as are we all! Good on you for identifying potential for positive change!
Yeah. I could do without the hot flushes and the random achy body parts. I guess weāre all on the same leaky boat.
last week my doc said I could lose 5 kg and see significant benefits, achievable goals š
and I still do at least 3 big walks/hikes a week down the rough beach
I have the vegetarian meal replacement stuff, I just need to get my brain into gear to do that
I hope my post inspires you as you do for me and you continue doing what you need to do to better yourself everyday.
Iām so tired š£
I would imagine you are. š«
Take some time out. Wait until you get your allergies sorted then reassess. One step at a time.
This is great advice and I feel like Iām in this category too. A lot of health and fitness info is so harsh - eat lettuce and do sweaty workouts 5 times a weeks. Iām uninterested in anyone yelling at me in boot camp or never eating a carb again. I would resent it and it be miserable. I agree sustainability is key. Iāve lost 2.5kg since January. That might seem like slow progress but Iām aiming to loose 8 to get to my āregularā weight, so I reckon thatās ok. I still eat pasta and chocolate. Just less. Iām also thinking of getting a walking pad as the next step, but was worried about motivation. But Iāll try.
This is beautiful and perfect. The things I hate the most are hearing someone say
For dinner I eat grilled fish or chicken with a salad. bitch please. Do you eat that every night because if you do Iām gonna throw the salt & pepper shakers at you
If you feel like ice cream just swap it for low fat yogurt and fruit. Itās not the same. Stop it.
You can eat chocolate. Make sure itās 70% dark chocolate and have 2 squares. Who the fuck does that. Iām eating half of the biggest block I can find and then Iām gonna eat the rest the next day.
Good luck to anyone who does this because I sure canāt.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone āØ2ā© āØmonthsā© ago
Fully endorse this plan of attack. Being all martyrdom & misery does NOT help. Itās not a competition.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone āØ2ā© āØmonthsā© ago
Youāre absolutely right.