Early 30s would be the point that I feel my body shifted its 'set point', and I gained ~5kg without changing things (there were some complicated medical reasons as to why the weight was gained, but instead of the pattern I'd had previously where I'd gain a bit for a while then drift back, that didn't happen), but I didn't feel that my metabolism had changed all that much. But! I had small children, so I could easily have had small changes that I wouldn't have noticed. What I have noticed in the last couple of years isn't a change in weight, but a change in appetite. On pizza night, I'll be full about the time I finish three pieces, when it would have been four.
We have been quite proactive about the heart health. When I turned 50 my doctor ran me through the full set of easily accessible checks, and one 'that's a bit odd' was followed up previously with a cardiologist who didn't find anything. And, because one of the instances was a heart attack assumed to be triggered by lots of exercises, my kids all had ECG tests done by the local doctor.
In terms of choosing what to eat? Oh, yeah, I struggle. Fortunately, there are 4-5 adults in the house, and I'm not responsible for cooking dinner all the time. But we all have quite a limited range of things we cook, to the point that I know what dinner will be three nights of the week, and the variety comes if I'm feeling inspired. I feel like I used to be better at thinking of things to cook. Not helped by the fact that the family have a range of food intolerances and allergies, so we are all avoiding a different set of things! Breakfast I have one cereal I eat, with the back up option of toast. Lunch I always hope that their are leftovers, because otherwise if I'm home I'll not eat a proper meal.
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Early 30s would be the point that I feel my body shifted its 'set point', and I gained ~5kg without changing things (there were some complicated medical reasons as to why the weight was gained, but instead of the pattern I'd had previously where I'd gain a bit for a while then drift back, that didn't happen), but I didn't feel that my metabolism had changed all that much. But! I had small children, so I could easily have had small changes that I wouldn't have noticed. What I have noticed in the last couple of years isn't a change in weight, but a change in appetite. On pizza night, I'll be full about the time I finish three pieces, when it would have been four.
We have been quite proactive about the heart health. When I turned 50 my doctor ran me through the full set of easily accessible checks, and one 'that's a bit odd' was followed up previously with a cardiologist who didn't find anything. And, because one of the instances was a heart attack assumed to be triggered by lots of exercises, my kids all had ECG tests done by the local doctor.
In terms of choosing what to eat? Oh, yeah, I struggle. Fortunately, there are 4-5 adults in the house, and I'm not responsible for cooking dinner all the time. But we all have quite a limited range of things we cook, to the point that I know what dinner will be three nights of the week, and the variety comes if I'm feeling inspired. I feel like I used to be better at thinking of things to cook. Not helped by the fact that the family have a range of food intolerances and allergies, so we are all avoiding a different set of things! Breakfast I have one cereal I eat, with the back up option of toast. Lunch I always hope that their are leftovers, because otherwise if I'm home I'll not eat a proper meal.