UPDATE: I want to jumpstart some weight loss. Any tips?

Honestly, I don’t keep anything in my house that I enjoy snacking on. No cookies or crackers. No ice cream. No fun, but it works.

ETA: if I get hungry, I do have fruit, yogurt, or cottage cheese.

I am with you. I need a jump start. I lose a pound and gain 2 back for it.

I am really focused on getting in more protein and fewer carbs. I work out 4 days a week and part of that is lifting. In order to build muscle, I need to eat protein.

I have found if I do a drastic calorie cut, I lose muscle.

All of what busy said. Additionally, make sure you are getting enough water each day. Not coffee, tea, flavored drinks but pure water. You should aim for half your weight in ounces each day.

IF, cut calories (1,300/day), cut sugar, up protein, quit alcohol.

Losing weight at 60 is a bitch, sorry to say. Takes strict compliance and consistency. Exercise is not necessarily a contributor to weight loss, but the health benefits are essential to well being and physicality.

I have lost 10 pounds since 12/26. My advice:

Track everything, plan some splurges and let the CICO even out as an average for the week (important so you don't feel restricted), moderate exercise and definitely strength training. I believe that adding in ST for the over 50 set is key to lots of good results across the board health and weight wise. I just had my measurements done and I am now at 22% BF, down from 28%, so although I haven't lost a ton of weight, I look, feel and measure so much leaner that I used to.
For me personally, I feel better when I eat lower carb and fewer processed foods. It could be all mental but that's ok because I don't have the cravings for junky, nutritionally deficient foods and I don't have the GI issues I used to have.

I've lost 20 pounds since Jan. 1. As a woman of a certain age, I was finding it hard to lose at all.

I am using the My Fitness Pal app, and I am keto most of the time. I have an "Off keto weekend" once a month, so for example on Easter, I had mashed potatoes and Reeses eggs.

I do not miss feeling bloated from flour and sugar. I do however, miss bread. I know for me, coming up on menopause, I see lots of changes with my gut, bloating, bathroom habits, etc. I see a huge difference in cravings for things like sugar, by not eating it regularly.

I think for me, logging what I'm eating was really eye-opening.

You can do it! Good luck!

Intermittent fasting and eating low carb has help me lose 50lbs and keep it off for almost 5 years. I lost 40 of it before I even began exercising. Now I do yoga, free weight, ride my recumbent bike or walk at least 5 days a week. I don't do it to lose weight, but because now I feel SO MUCH BETTER.

I'm 52 and I still need to lose some weight, but even if I didn't lose another pound, I know that I am much healthier.

I hadn’t tried it before. A few years ago I lost weight just by changing my diet and then maintained with keeping my new healthy diet and lots of exercise. But suddenly (thanks getting older) it isn’t working the way it was. Intermittent fasting seems to be working, though! Glad to hear it’s been working for you!

IF does the trick and is a good lifestyle fit for me. I know others love to track, and that is great, but tracking what I ate just never worked longterm for me. 

Focus on clean eating with fresh proteins and produce making up most of what you eat. Accept that as you age your body needs less food. Cut out alcohol completely.

I also recommend strength training (even with just a small set of dumbbells at home) and yoga/stretching, especially if you can't walk much right now.

i totally agree with this!

Track every single calorie you put in your mouth. It's generally more than you think! I use My Fitness Pal because it's easy, but there are others.

Don't feel like you have to cut most carbs or any specific thing--you have to cut the amount of what you eat for sure, but cutting out everything you love sets you up for failure that much sooner.

Sensible choices. I like to have premeasured foods around the house to grab rather than fast food or handfuls of snacks, when you're starting out it's a big help.

Any successful weight loss period I have done in the past began with an eating boot camp. I removed all the culprits that tempt me--sugary desserts and snacks, my favourite sandwich breads and sauces. In prep I stocked up on fresh fruit and veggies, eggs, whole wheat crackers, bottled water and tomato juice. The first day, I make a huge pot of beef barley vegetable soup from scratch, and hard boiled a bunch of eggs.

For the first three or four days, the only thing I consumed at meals was the soup, boiled eggs, crackers, tomato juice, and water. For snacks I would start with a bottle (500ml) of ice cold water (no flavorings: just water), then alternate between fresh fruit or veggie and tomato juice. I might make a salad, but no dressing.

After the first four days, I felt my cravings were basically gone for the sugary stuff. I could go on basically any healthy weight loss/maintenance diet without missing my treats. I would add back in skim milk and low fat breakfast cereals and breads. But refrain most days from butter or substitutes, salad dressing, creamy toppings/gravy. Stop after eating one plate of food.

Movement is really important too--not just to burn calories, but also to break the boredom. If you can't go for walks, can you do some exercises while sitting in a chair or lying on the couch? Is there a pool where you can do water aerobics?

It worked for me. Hoping whatever you attempt works for you. Once the process starts, it is easier to follow.

I'm 63 and I've lost 15 pounds (added to the 35 I lost in 2021) this year so far. I've experimented with intermittent fasting for 2-3 years but in January, I decided to make some additional behavioral changes. Not keto, but very low carb (so no starchy carbs at all, no sugar/sweetener of any kind, including fruit. Fruit is just fructose, a sugar, to the body. Meals were simple: a protein, and vegetables/salad, plus saturated fat--a la the keto way. Weekends, or in social situations, I'd loosen it up a little--have a couple of glasses of sparkling wine--no sugary cocktails.

My typical pattern when not fasting (of course, this is a fast of sorts) is to eat my first meal around 2pm, then dinner and nothing to eat after dinner. I did several longer fasts when my body felt like it--typically from Sunday night after dinner to Tuesday or Wednesday night dinner.

The goal was to start to get rid of the Cushing's disease/insulin-resistent big belly I've been carrying around for years. In addition to losing the weight, I'm wearing a pants size I haven't worn since college, my A1C indicates I'm no longer pre-diabetic, and my doctor is reducing my BP meds.

People will say this lifestyle isn't sustainable, and there are definitely keto/IF zealots out there. I physically feel better eating this way, but if I occasionally want pasta, bread, fries or dessert, I'm going to have it. I strive for a diet that is 90% the good stuff.

I just started doing WW 3 weeks ago. 5 years ago, I lost 25 pounds, but over the past two years have gained a lot of it back. I am 58 and lose weight soooooo slowly. It took me 8 months to lose that 25 pounds.

That said, I am loving WW. Thankfully, I love to eat veggies, and they are all "free" for me, along with eggs, chicken and fish. I only have 18 points a day, along with 28 flex points each week. I have only gone over on my daily points once (on Easter! LOL) and I almost never use my 18 points. And I am not hungry. I feel like I am eating a ton of food. And in 3 weeks, I have lost 7 pounds. I am happy with that.

I am just eating as much of my "free" food as possible. I eat eggs and some kind of veggie for breakfast. Lunch is typically a huge salad with lots of veggies in it along with some diced chicken. I've made taco meat with ground chicken and made taco salad, zero points. I know for myself, I need to avoid starchy carbs, so I haven't eaten much of those things. I did find some delicious bread that is only 2 points a slice because it is 12 grain, and I have had that a couple of times. I also found some carb control tomato basil tortillas that are huge and only two points that I spread with a bit of salsa and some pieces of deli turkey for a low point snack or along with my salad at lunch.

The hardest thing for me is cheese. I love cheese, and cheese is a lot of points, so I am just trying to eat less of it.

I really think this is going to work for me. It helps that I love vegetables; if someone doesn't, I think that would be harder.

Good luck to you. Like Patter said, the key is finding what works for YOU. I tried IF, but I can't seem to do it for the length of time I need to. If I stop eating at 8 PM, by 10 AM, I am ravenous. I do find if I don't eat breakfast, I want to snack and eat more throughout the day. If I eat a good breakfast, I am sometimes not even hungry by lunch time. Losing weight when you are older completely sucks. In my youth, I was UNDER weight, and struggled to gain weight, which caused me to have some really bad eating habits that are hard to break. Right now, I am trying not to worry about my actual weight, but go by how I feel and how I look. Diabetes and heart disease runs in my family as well, so I am trying to focus more on my health than my actual weight.