Spoken like a truly blessed person with high metabolism. I began in earnest trying to lose weight 4 years ago. I cut out milk, mayonaisse, fried food, never eat chips, and ice cream.....just things I didn’t need. I have walked 4 miles a day, 4 days a week, and lift weights for an hour the other three days. I work in construction. The number of pounds lost......0. I am not morbidly obese, but dang close according to the BMI. Some people just are blessed, others truly cannot help it. Twenty years ago, I could lose 3 pounds a week with ease, and would do so every spring when softball practice started up. I would get up to around 190 in the winter, then slim down to 165 in the summer. Now I can hardly stay at 200 pounds. Age and quitting smoking has a lot to do with it. Personally, I think the trend of more people being obese, has a lot to do with the cessation of smoking.
First time I’ve heard of a dude with that problem. Usually it’s us wimmins! Kidding aside, you had any kind of hormones/thyroid workup recently?
Smoking cessation and ageing do make it harder to lose weight, but they shouldn’t bring it to a standstill.
For your workout routine you mention walking & lifting weights, but no aerobics. By adding a single lightweight dumbbell to your walk, you can screw up your breathing enough to make it aerobic, without adding stress to your joints. Just keep the weight moving, for instance by passing off from one hand to the other as it orbits around your waistline, while walking at your normal pace. Or holding the weight out/fwd at shoulder height while doing wrist rotations. I only used a 3-lb dumbbell myself, as the kinetic energy involved was all that was needed.
Some yoga classes focus on strength, some on balance. I dunno which is best or if it even makes a difference, but I do recommend them. For sure it’ll strengthen your trunk muscles without impact to your joints. Believe you me, yoga ain’t for sissies!
After losing my job I had to give up the YMCA membership, but I miss the pool the most. Again, no joint impact plus no overheating no matter how strenuous the exercise!
Ever tried the “Caveman Diet”....seriously....my doc (VERY Reputable, AND a Naturapath, also) recommended it to me....PEOPLE are DIFFERENT.