I'm 52.51 . Grey Hair has been around a fair number of years, I'm perimenopausal, but every time I go beyond 50 days, I figure I could be starting the 1 year countdown! (I was so disappointed when I got to 90, but didn't get to 91 days.) I'm ready for Crone-hood!

That said, I've been doing Primal about 2 months, and I noticed yestday that the knee pain I've had since I was 40ish is gone. Up and down a flight of stairs with no pain. My "IBS" has vanished. That happened within 2 weeks of going Primal. My energy level has soared. I'm not going hungry, and get to 'full' easy. Zero cravings beyond the first couple of weeks. It's been amazing. Regulary in Ketosis, because I'm doing under 50 carbs a day. I check my bs regularly, and fasting ranges from a low of 63 to 80ish. Oh, and I dropped 20 lbs, with probably another 40 to go.

Downside: my hot flashes are worse though. Bummer. Not sure there's a Primal/Paleo fix for that besides giving up and going for bio-identical hormones.

I'm looking to start weight training of some sort, but don't know what, and am looking for recommendations.

Oh, gee - I'm only 54 and a third, can I belong if I wear a pink hat or "paleo" button or something? ;-)

I think I'm feeling better than I did 5 years ago, lots fewer aches and pains, more energy, and doing better every day.

I am 68 years old and started paleo about a month ago and have lost 6 pounds drinking cream, eating butter, eggs and meat. I've been on a statin for about 10 years and quit taking it on April 1st. At first I thought I might be jeopardizing my health, but I have never felt better. I take a yoga class twice a week (one tailored for "women of a certain age" mostly stretching) and do tai-chi (24 moves Yang style) every day and my husband and I do low impact aerobics and a little weight lifting to exercise videos. I've read Gary Taubes' book Good Calories, Bad Calories and it was an eyeopener to me to find out that fat does not make you fat. I think I will pay for a blood test to check my lipids as I'm afraid my Doc will have a stroke if she gives me a blood test because when I stopped statins once before my cholesterol levels shot up. I am interested to hear other women's experience with giving up statins. Thank you for this post.

Me! Me! I'm not 100% paleo, though, but I am working in that direction. However, I am not so sure that I feel any different from your typical under-55 person :-)

I'll be happy to join in, but for a few days my internet access is going to be somewhat limited (on vacation). But I'll check in when I can and see what's up and if there are other "old" ladies like us!

I'm in my 60's and paleo-ish. Grow a garden and do real sun not pills for vitamin D, heading to Mexico in the winter.

Don't do ballet but I did wheelbarrow and spread two truckloads of dirt last week!

68 and been very low carb for 8 years and strict paleo for last 3 years. Feel great, active, and actually feel better than when I was 30.

I'll be 59 next month, and I've been low carb for several years, now leaning more directly into Paleo/Pānu. Can't do starches very often due to blood glucose issues, but I'm on no meds. I have been taking D3 (sunshine isn't much in MA), K2, and krill oil for the past few months and I also find these help me physically and mentally. My aching knees, shortness of breath, swollen feet, gum disease, high blood pressure and GERD are all gone, and sleep apnea is much improved! Now if only I can figure how to trim off this weight! It's a glacially paced process for me, but I persevere.

My mother is 73. She lost some weight, feels great, and no longer has crabby mood swings since going paleo. She also is much more energetic and active. She says she loves the diet as she gets to eat as much as she wants of tasty food and still feel great and lose weight! She says it's the best diet ever. However, although she finds paleo to be easy, she finds internet to be confusing so I hope you will forgive her for not coming here in person. She just wanted me to say that you can start this diet at any age and still get lots of benefits, maybe even more obvious benefits than if one were younger and stronger.

Well, I'll be 55 in September, so I'm counting myself in. I went low-carb/paleo in October of 2009. I promptly lost 50lbs without being hungry or feeling deprived. My body also healed from diabetic neuropathy in my feet that was so painful that I could hardly walk. I recently had to buy a pair of size 8 jeans, down from a tight size 18, so that made me really happy. I have started adding exercise into my life, and I feel better than I have in decades.

I was 64 in December, in and out of various LC "diets" for years; did my first figure competition just after my 60th birthday. Talk about wacky nutrition!!! Anyway, I'm so enjoying reading about everyones experiences and success... and improved health. I'm weaning myself off of grains; pretty much been off of sugar/starches for a long time. Trying to figure out if I can make "just eating" work; or, if I will continue my daily menu making on SparkPeople so that I have a clue about where my calorie levels are. I wear a BodyBugg so I know how many calories I burn each day; I go to the gym and do resisitance training using Tabata, and 1/2 hr. cardio ... just walking, hardly qualifies as cardio!!! Anyway, take care all, wishing you coninued good health. Sherry

Hi all! I'm 64. I've been 100% primal blueprint for 2.5 months now and I'm thriving. My only exception is that I eat at least 2 whole grapefruit each day. I have always been a fruit eater.

I'm finding now that many fruits--and even lettuce salads!--cause cravings, but grapefruit don't and they are keeping me very REGULAR digestion wise. I also think they helped my metabolic syndrome switch to efficient fat-burning.

Hello Everybody,

Certainly I'm not 55+ yet (I'm 28),but for the last couple of years I've been feeling like I'm 82. My story in short: I've always been on the heavier side my entire life with the most fat on my belly.A Couple of years ago I decided to go to the gym to lose the fat with Cardio,I cut out junkfood and started reading labels to see which products contained the least fat. I still wasn't losing my bellyfat,so I upped the exercises until it dwindled towards an obsessive compulsive habit,which I didn't even enjoy,of going 5 to 6days a week and being even more critical of what I'd eat. Long story short,I can't exercise anymore bc my knees hurt like hell,as it turns out amongst others I suffer from Lyme's disease and a leaky gut. To tackle the leaky gut,I need to eat Paleo (with a lot of restrictions bc of various food intolerances.)

Although I rationally know better,I still feel so much fear and anxiety bc I'm afraid to get fat again,especially bc I'm not exercising (and the media tells you that daily exercise/elevation of heartrate is key to lose/steady your weight).The problem is that I'm now underweight,I think my fatdistribution is off,bc I have no boobs left anymore,so I need to gain weight but that's making me even more nervous,bc I'm scared I'll gain even more than before! I was already stuck in this mental pattern of food vs exercise,but bc of a lot of Paleo-folks I've become scared of veggies too (carrot,beets,squash) let alone fruit and sweet potatoes! I'm mentally feeling more&more like crap and starting to miss things like pizza and almost feel like giving up healing myself,just for the temporary false illusion of happiness...cause my brain and body don't seem to be functioning at peace with eachother. I'm becoming more and more bored of eating Paleo,bc of my fear I don't prepare meals very well,it feels like too much hassle to come up with what to eat and to preapare it. I can't do the vigorous exercise routines of CF or MN,but I don't want to be compulsively be moving around either bc of my fear. Could you matured wiser ladies ease my mind a bit/help me out? Like what does your eating pattern look like on a daily basis?

Not quite there - I'm 48 - but I've been paleo for a year and would be more than happy to exchange information/ideas with other "mature" individuals. :)

Yep, I'm over 55.