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Anon says
I’m officially overweight (BMI-wise). I’ve got some good habits. I lift weights three times a week and I make most of my own food. And some bad habits – way too much snacking, not enough walking. I’m still nursing my 17 month old. I just haven’t been able to shake the weight. My midsection is thicker. Is this just part of being almost 40? I’m also ashamed about it. I know my partner has noticed, though not said anything. I’m not sure what I’m looking for – maybe people who have successfully lost weight and not been miserable and restricted for the rest of their lives? Also not had it negatively impact their kids? I feel there is this huge push to have healthy relationships with food and if you attempt to lose weight at all, then somehow this will rub off and ruin your kids…
Anon says
Unfortunately, I do not know anyone who has successfully lost weight without being miserable and restricted. It’s one thing that’s been utterly consistent in my life – every single person I know who has attempted weight loss has seemed so miserable and grouchy and underfed. They spend family reunions avoiding homecooked family specialties and they pass on regionally famous ice cream on 100 degree days. They enter meals into MyFitnessPal with determination, but not with happiness. You’re right to be concerned that a focus on weight could impact your kids – that’s shown in many studies at this point. I still remember (verbatim) comments about weight that adults around me made, even when it wasn’t targeted at me.
I’ve seen better results with people who have taken up new hobbies and routines and incidentally lost some weight, but many of them are still overweight by BMI (which I’m sure you know is a flawed measure) and they live with it.
Also, if you just tipped over into an overweight BMI, you are not going to read as “fat” to the public.
Anon says
Actually, I just saw a quote on Instagram (from a plus-size river guide on Class IV/V rivers – which, for the uninitiated, is expert-level) that I like – “cutting yourself off from happiness will never give you the results you think.” That sums up every attempt to diet I’ve ever made. And I’ve made a lot.
Vicky Austin says
That’s a fantastic framing.
Anonymous says
This. I lost 20lbs last year and got down to pre-IVF/baby weight, which also happened to be just under the ‘overweight’ BMI. It requires constant vigilance. Your body likely has a set point and you will naturally gravitate there unless you make pretty drastic changes (I tracked in MFP and restricted calories). Agree to focusing on ADDING – add vegetables, add fiber, add workouts, add sleep, add water. As soon as I stopped weekly weigh-ins and MFP tracking (ie when I got a knee injury and couldn’t run and MFP told me I needed to only eat 1200 calories or something), the weight crept back up. My set point is just higher than it was when I was 23, and that’s OK. I’m most focused on being able to be healthy and active.
Anon says
You seem to be responding “this” to an approach that is 100% the opposite…?
Anon says
I was not miserable losing weight. I was excited because I finally found something that worked for me (tracking calories). Taking the attitude that everyone who watches their weight is miserable is not accurate.
Anonymous says
One of the easiest things I do for weight control is walking in my hilly neighborhood. When I had younger kids I would baby wear the baby and push the three year old. This was a serious workout! Can you do a 30 minute after dinner walk with the 17 month old in a stroller? My DH watches the kids while I do a post-dinner walk solo (so I can walk at a fast clip) a few times a week. Sometimes it’s only 20 mins but I aim for 40-45 mins. I definitely make it a priority to get in a walk on weekends so I’m not crabby. To be fair – my DH goes to the gym 3 days/week. We also hike or nature walk as our family activity on the weekends.
Anon says
+1 on walking. I’m on the borderline of overweight, but got a bit under the threshold a few months postpartum by taking long walks with my baby in the stroller, and we do family walks on the weekend. I do try to vaguely watch the snacking and generally eat healthy but I don’t do overly restrictive diets because it led to disordered eating in my 20s.
Anon says
How old are you? I found that once I was late 30s it was much harder to keep weight off just by walking. Walking is great – obviously it has many benefits besides weight loss – but I do think hormones become a huge factor as you approach 40, especially for women.
Anonymous says
I think once you get to a certain age you can no longer get away with working out once a day and sitting at a desk the rest of the time. You have to get up and moving several times during the day to keep your metabolism going, and walking is a very convenient way to do that.
Anonymous says
I’m the OP about walking. I’m 36 almost 37. I know I’ll need to add some strength training but frankly it’s just not happening due to current life, so walking is what I can do and seems to be really beneficial to my mental/physical health. I’ve never been overweight on BMI but I don’t look fantastic in a swimsuit or anything. I just like to be healthy enough to hike with my family and not get tired chasing after kids.
Anonymous says
+3 to walking. Get a fit bit or Apple Watch and aim for 12000 steps/day.
Anonymous says
+1 on the baby wearing walk. I used to tell myself I was going to go for 10 minutes which felt more manageable and I almost always went longer. Getting out the door was key.
OOO says
BF can cause weight gain in some women, and it may take a year after stopping BF for your hormones to get back to normal and to shed some lbs. But also, please be kind to yourself! You lift weights 3x/week and cook your own meals? That’s wayyy more than I had the energy to do when my kid was that age! Don’t get fixated on made-up metrics like BMI. It sounds like you are a pretty healthy person.
Anonymous says
Yup!
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
+1 – With both kids, I didn’t lose an ounce of weight until I weaned, and even then it took some “re-settling” time. OP, you’re doing great.
Anonymous says
Re. your last sentence, I’d argue that the healthy relationship with food that kids need to see modeled is one of moderation. In my book the body positivity/anti-diet/anti-fitness pendulum has swung too far. Wanting to look and feel like yourself and have energy and stamina and muscles are not inherently bad things, and cutting back on snacking is not automatically equivalent to an ED.
I would look at hormones as a likely culprit: nursing, hormonal BC if you’re on it, and age-related hormonal changes. You can fix the first two issues relatively easily. For me, the keys to fighting back against the third are lots of walking in addition to HIIT and strength workouts, not cutting calories too much and putting my body into starvation mode, and getting a solid 8 hours of sleep every single night. I am not doing well on the exercise and sleep fronts at the moment.
Anon says
Im also overweight by BMI after being slender my whole life. I do think a lot of it is hormonal/age related (I’m 38 an in perimenopause). I move a lot and eat healthier than I have in the past but the scale does not budge.
I’m not hugely worried it. There is quite a bit of evidence that post menopausal women have better health outcomes if they’re overweight (but not obese) vs thin. I am active and healthy and feel good.
Anonymous says
There is a huge, huge gap between a) cutting back on snacking while walking more frequently and b) being miserable, restricted, and disordered. The truth of it is that losing weight sustainably is hard because it takes time. Don’t be discouraged! And don’t get stuck in the binary. Make the small changes that you can live with sustainably, and stick with them. For example, turn one of your weight lifting workouts into a jog/ HIIT workout, limit your snacks, and add as many walks as you can manage to your week. It will add up! It will just take time. And as others have said, it’s the hormones, too. BFing did not help me lose weight, as is sometimes the myth.
Anonymous says
This. I have no qualms about telling my children (4 and 7) that mommy/daddy need to get exercise so they have enough energy to play with them and stay healthy. I think this is important for kids to know! Or saying “Sweets taste good and I love dessert too but we can’t eat it all day long or our tummies will hurt and too much sugar can cause cavities.” I don’t have an eating disorder and I don’t think I’m giving my kids one by talking about legitimate healthy life habits.
Anon says
It took me some time, post kids, to get back down to pre-pregnancy portions and eating habits, and I’ve also just realized that aging makes your metabolism slow down, i.e. even if I ate exactly what I did when I was 30, I would not be the same weight. It’s been a bit depressing to realize how little (to me) I can eat and still expect to maintain (not lose) weight. Once you’re done BFing, try more carefully tracking your weight and calories. Doing that for about 6 months really opened my eyes to the fact that I can, for example, no longer expect to eat whatever I want on the weekends and not gain weight.
Anonymous says
I lost some weight when I was BF and baby was around that age. I found that 40 was really the turning point where I had to pay more attention and couldn’t indulge in the same way without not feeling great. My goal was to have tons of energy to play with baby and to not develop joint issues that my mom had due to weight.
I used the WW app because I liked the water/sleep/veggies tracking which was huge for me. I ignored all their branded foods and just put my own recipes into the app. I still ate the same stuff as usual with DH/baby but worked on increasing veggies/protein and watching portion sizes on carbs. Little changes like adding unsweetened greek yoghurt instead of sour cream to a muffin recipe add up. You can do the same thing on paper by writing down what you are eating/drinking/sleeping/moving like for a couple weeks to see where a few tweaks would help. Aim to fill half your plate with veggies at dinner.
I’m not pre pregnancy size but I feel better in my body – I lost probably 20lbs so still near upper end of ‘normal’ BMI range and not exactly ‘thin’. But I can hike or ski with my kids without feeling exhausted and my joints are much less sore than when I had the weight on.
Start with a modest goal. Try lifting a 5 or 10 bag of flour and carry it around for a few minutes. It’s a silly exercise but a friend suggested it when I was in a ‘it’s going to take forever to lose 30lbs and 5lbs doesn’t matter’ kind of phase. Losing some weight gave me more energy and made my joints less sore and I slept better.
We don’t talk about weight or dieting in front of the kids. At 17 months your child isn’t going to notice if you take more veggies and less sausages at dinner or if you start carrying them on a walk instead of using a stroller. Toddler Ergo in a back carry is great for an after dinner family walk workout.
Mary Moo Cow says
I’m 40 and carry weight in my belly, and, like you, weight lift three times a week, fit in cardio when I can, but also have snack more than I should (by that I mean eat when I’m not hungry but instead am bored or stressed.) I lost baby weight a few months after ending b-feeding each time, so that may be true for you, too. I gained some weight slowly over a few years (especially following emergency surgery and forced recovery) until I was 15 pounds over my ideal, so I did noom for about a year and lost 10 pounds (I lost another 5 when I had back to back covid and the flu, but don’t recommend that method and it didn’t stay off.) I’ve kept it off for 6 months or so, even though my body shape is just permanently altered. I’m still considered borderline overweight by charts but I feel pretty good. I learned to be happy in the body I have instead of choosing deprivation to be 5 pounds lighter. The habits of nutrition and exercise I learned from noom have stuck, too, and I know when I’m choosing to ignore them and eat the snack, for example. I recommend it if you want to be, like, 10 percent happier.
Anon says
The second go around, I found it hard to lose weight while nursing – was also about to turn 40. I feel like it’s part of the postpartum -> perimenopause cliff that some of us find ourselves thrown off. Just keep up your good habits and do your thing. I probably lost about 10 lbs over a year after I weaned by being slow and steady. Eventually I lifted heavier weights, I slept better, and ate more vegetables – all things that helped. If you have little kids they’ll probably be clueless about dieting attempts if you’re not actively bringing it up. There’s nothing wrong with trying to lose weight! And you’re not doomed for some lifelong cycle of restriction.
Anon says
I lost the 50 pounds I gained with my second child. The last ten pounds required concerted effort. What really helped me was tracking my calories with the Lose It app. I followed the relaxed plan, and it worked very well. Calorie tracking takes a little effort but finally you can make decisions based on real knowledge instead of trying and failing. Exercise is great but even taking a walk every day can help you lose weight. Eating the right portion sizes and leaning toward less calorie-dense foods is the game changer! Look back at your tracking and see what works and what doesn’t and adjust. It really is possible! Overcoming the challenge of losing weight is empowering.
Anonymous says
What is going on with the focus on perimenopause at younger and younger ages? The NIH says that perimenopause most often begins between ages 45 and 55 and lasts on average 7 years, but here people frequently say perimenopause begins in the late 30s or early 40s–despite the fact that people here also talk about TTC well into their forties. When I was growing up, perimenopause was called “menopause” (yes, I know that’s technically incorrect) and was presented as a thing that happened to senior citizens, not middle-aged women with kids at home.
Anonymous says
Hot take: I think a lot of women sail through their childbearing years ignoring or simply not noticing a lot of metabolic issues and then when they reach middle age it all kind of comes to a head and they mistake it for perimenopause. I’m not blaming these women: the medical field doesn’t really understand fertility and does basically nothing about metabolic syndrome until it’s far too late. But I think that may be contributing to the rise of these types of questions. It could also be that we’re hitting puberty earlier; maybe we’re also hitting perimenopause earlier as a result?
Anon says
Eh I disagree. I had clear changes in my menstrual cycle in my late 30s and when I told my OB she said “sounds like perimenopause” and she ran some bloodwork that confirmed it. It was not a metabolic issue at all. I don’t have any other symptoms yet, thankfully, which I understand is pretty common in early perimenopause.
Anonymous says
Yeah, I think it’s another way for doctors to throw up their hands and blame everything on inevitable changes instead of trying to fix things.
Anon says
The average age of the onset of perimenopause is 40 to 44 (https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/report/menopause) so I was early but not abnormal. The average age for competing menopause is 51, which is not what I’d call a “senior citizen.” Many 51 year olds have kids still at home.
They may define the terms slightly differently in the UK? No disrespect to the NHS but I don’t use their page as a source of info because it is common for words to have slightly different meanings in the US v Uk. For example, midwives there are more credentialed than midwives here.
Perimenopause does not mean you can’t get pregnant! You can pregnant until you complete menopause which is defined as a full year since your last period. Peri can last up to 15 years, so it’s possible to begin perimenopause in your 30s and have your final period in your 50s.
I had early perimenopause symptoms beginning at 36/37. I have no idea if I was fertile then (I conceived my only child easily at 32, and didn’t try after that) but my OB was emphatic that I had to use birth control until a full year without periods. I’m 43 and still have my period consistently although the schedule is noticeably shorter and less regular than it was in my early 30s.
Anon says
Ah I misread NIH as NHS, never mind the second paragraph
Anonymous says
The source is the NIH in the US.
Anon says
My mega-hot take – I think many women are experiencing fatigue, irritation, and brain fog from not eating enough calories and they’re confusing the symptoms with perimenopause. I know women who are limiting themselves to 1,200 calories or fewer per day. Their brains cannot function optimally at those levels and neither can their hormones.
Anonymous says
This plus they aren’t sleeping enough because they have kids + spouses + jobs.
AwayEmily says
My theory (for which I have no idea if there is any evidence so I could be totally wrong) is that there is a SERIOUS lack of sleep epidemic in this country.
And, as usual, it tends to get written off as individuals making bad choices (“stop using your phone at night! don’t eat so late! practice better sleep hygiene!”) when most of it is actually because we have zero social safety net and everyone is fraying at the seams.
I attribute a LOT of my general success and happiness to the fact that I’m lucky enough to have a job and life setup that allows me to get 7.5 solid hours of sleep a night. I know so many people who are burning the candle at both ends trying to get by and their sleep is the first thing that goes.
Anonymous says
It’s condescending to write off a woman’s health complaints as “oh it’s just perimenopause” but it’s similarly condescending to tell women in perimenopause that better habits would fix their symptoms. Some of us just start early. I sleep plenty and have never starved myself and I started perimenopause before 40. And I got my period incredibly late (16!) so that’s not the explanation for me either, although I believe some data does suggest a correlation between early menstruation and early menopause.
My hot take is that there’s more awareness of what I believe is now considered early stage perimenopause so it seems like it starts earlier and lasts longer. I think it’s rare to be having hot flashes in your 30s or early 40s, but the first symptom of perimenopause is often wonky cycles and I think now that women are more likely to track their cycles closely even when they’re not TTC there is more awareness of things starting to get a little irregular.
Anonymous says
Meant to be a reply to the poster at 1:18.
Anonymous says
Given that 2/3 of the country is overweight or obese that seems really unlikely.
Women are having kids later which bumps more closely up against the start of perimenopause so it’s creating this overlap period where it’s not clear if something is post-partum recovery or perimenopause plus women are becoming better advocates for their own health and not letting providers brush off symptoms as much.
Anon says
Is it just that people are more willing to talk about it? Menopause was hush hush for my mother’s generation.
I’m 43 and have recently started waking up with night sweats. I haven’t gone to my GYN yet, but I’m betting it’s peri menopause. The timing fits and I’m otherwise fine.
Anonymous says
I think this is a big part of it.
Anonymous says
I have had night sweats since I had my baby at age 30. I just assumed it was another one of those pregnancy/postpartum changes that never go away, just like the enhanced sense of smell and the food aversions.
Anon says
I think it’s just more awareness, plus with the new HRT guidelines there’s evidence that HRT can have real long term health benefits. There are a lot of health problems that doctors used to just throw their hands up and shrug about, but it turns out that you can get actual medical help now.
Anonymous says
I assume it’s not the same people commenting? There are tons of people who post here; presumably the ones talking about perimenopause in their 30s are not the same ones talking about TTC in their 40s. Both are unusual but not unheard of. But also yeah you can totally get pregnant in perimenopause, or any time before menopause is finished. “Change of life babies,” people used to call them.
Psych eval says
I’ve started looking into a psycheducational eval for my son, thanks to a lot of encouragement here. Got a call back and at the closest center it’ll be $6000, no insurance…which is basically our entire emergency fund right now. Whomp whomp. (We are funding retirement, 529s, have a small investment, etc, so we aren’t destitute, but it’s been a tough financial 18 months with a lot of house stuff needing repaired).
Still worth it? And yes I’m calling around to see what my options are.
Anonymous says
How old is your son? Have you exhausted the early intervention/school evaluation process? And if you post your location some commenters may be able to give specific suggestions.
OP says
He’s 6.5, and having no issues in school (other than being slow to finish tasks, which I can see in the context of the whole but the school doesn’t find concerning), so I assumed that would be a dead end. At home we are having aggression/destructive meltdowns, lots of negative self-talk/shame, and trouble staying on task/variety of exec processing issues. I’ve been waiting to see if he’d mature out of it, but it’s been getting worse
Anonymous says
Start with your normal ped if you haven’t already, they may be able to give you a referral or the names of some OT/therapists who could help. If you (and/or ped) suspect autism, getting an evaluation is very helpful because an official autism diagnosis opens up insurance coverage for lots of therapies that might not otherwise be covered. Similar but to a lesser extent with ADHD. Your regular ped may be able to diagnose ADHD and prescribe meds, if those are required, or they may refer you to a developmental ped.
Anonymous says
Do you have to pay the full amount up front? It’s an unpopular opinion, but I’m not afraid to let large medical bills go to collections. The provider will often settle for substantially less than they originally sought, and even if they don’t, medical debt doesn’t impact your credit score the same way and don’t accrue interest. It’s not like credit card debt where the interest from even a small unpaid bill will spiral and bury you financially.
anon says
I don’t recall your child’s needs, but I’d absolutely prioritize tending to current needs over 529 funding. And I’m very much in favor of some sacrifice in order to fund 529s.
Anonymous says
We were the family that got kicked out of daycare for hitting and tantrums, so it was crucial for us to get an evaluation done quickly so we could start getting services (and childcare!). We found a private psychologist who did our evaluation for around $2000 out of pocket. Also, depending on your needs, your school system may provide free testing that could be helpful. Good luck, this is a really difficult thing to go through!
Anonymous says
I’m in greater Boston and the neuropsych we saw was $4900. He is in Wellesley MA, one of the priciest places to live in the country. I’d call around- i can’t imagine there are many places more expensive than Wellesley.
FWIW, we went forward assuming we’d be paying. We ended up submitting the claim to our insurance and $3800 was covered! That was a windfall and we have really good insurance, so I don’t want to get your hopes up.
Anon says
The price for medical services isn’t always closely correlated with overall cost of living and housing prices. Sometimes in LCOL areas you have to pay through the nose for medical care because there isn’t enough demand for multiple specialists and competition keeps prices down.
Anon says
Looking for anecdotal experience. My second child is 4 months old. He’s always had pretty bad cradle cap, which is now under control. I’m never seeing flaking patches anymore. But he appears to have some eczema on his scalp.
He’s constantly scratching at the top of his head and it looks read when he’s upset or excited, etc. As he’s getting bigger, he’s finding ways to Houdini his hands out of built in pajama mittens and coming home from daycare center really scratched up. They’re doing the best they can to watch for it.
Did anyone else see something like this and their baby growing out of it?
His “teacher” at daycare, who’s been taking care of infants for 10 years said she hasn’t seen something like this before.
I’ve also shown this and voiced concern to our pediatrician. But they tell me we need to keep putting lotions on it because they feel he’s too young for something more extreme.
For Lotions we’ve tried: Aquaphor, Tubby Todd All-Over-Ointment, CerVe, and Eucerin. If someone has another miracle worker, I’m all ears.
Anon says
When are you applying lotion? I don’t think we had quite the same thing, but found that applying a little baby oil, scrubbing my son’s head in the bath (using a baby brush to suds him up), rinsing the oil and soap off and then applying eucerin while his skin was still damp made a difference. Not sure where you’re located, but maybe a humidifier (or even just the weather turning) can help? So sorry for you & your little guy you’re dealing with this.
OP says
We’re applying it throughout the day. Daycare applies it too. As well as that sequence for bath: of oil (I’ve tried a couple of different things), scrubbing with a cradle cap brush, and rinsing in the bath. And lotion right after his bath. He has actually had a humidifier going lately because of a daycare cold. But that’s a good idea maybe I should keep it going longer to see if it helps. It’s warm in the midwest this year, but still really dry.
Anonymous says
We found that switching to California Baby Super Sensitive shampoo helped a lot with eczema.
Anon says
This is going to sound a bit woo, but ‘Marin’ cream was a complete lifesaver for our family. It knocked out a nasty case of eczema for me after 18+ months of different steroid creams that never fully worked. It’s done the same for my 4yr old who is constantly itchy from eczema and food reactions.
Anonymous says
+1 – i tried it after it was recommended here and cleared up a patch of eczema that my son had that a prescription hydrocortisone did not touch.
Anonymous says
PS – my coworker’s infant son had bad eczema that she eventually figured out was related to food allergies
OP says
Thanks for the recommendation! I just ordered some. I had not heard of this before. Maybe this is the trick.
Anon says
Have you tried putting breast milk on it? Some studies have shown it to be as effective as hydrocortisone cream in clearing up eczema.
OP says
I did in his early newborn days but it’s been a while. Wouldn’t hurt to try again to see if it helps.
An.On. says
We had SO many skin problems at that age. We used olive oil for a while and then ended up with a prescribed topical ointment from our pediatrician when our kid was six months old for cradle cap, so maybe that’s the magical age. I can’t remember the name of it, but I’m pretty sure it had peanut oil in it because we were shocked nobody was concerned about allergies. We’ve also had eczema issues for which our dr told us to use CeraVe generously.
Other things that might help: for us, separate mittens worked better than the built in ones, even if they just had elastic cuffs, and our electric nail trimmer was great in helping keep nails short without worrying about clipping them. Dr also advised bathing every night to help combat the eczema.
OP says
Our Dr also highly recommended CeraVe. The electric nail filer has been helping out a ton. I think he’d be way worse if I was using a regular nail file.
That’s interesting your DR advised baths every night. I sort of thought that would cause even more irritation. I think I’ll try upping his bath frequency too, to see if that helps.
Lil says
a quick dip in lukewarm water every night is okay but not soaking. also, give that kid a tiny bit of baby oatmeal with peanut butter soon. babies with bad eczema tend to have food allergies and earlier introduction of allergens is important. source- first kid with eczema has all the food allergies, have second peanuts at 3.5. months on advice of doctor and no food allergies.
Anon says
I believe there’s a subtype of eczema linked to food allergy but other kinds of eczema are not. My kids both have bad eczema, as do I, my mom and my grandfather before her. Zero food allergies in the family. And we didn’t introduce allergens early.
A says
coconut oil really intensely slathered in worked best for us.