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smythepatricia90 wrote: »When a human is over a certain age the metabolism slows down.
ANY physical movement IS exercise.
However, it may not reduce weight.
There is another issue that is the problem.
I've been telling doctors this for a long long time.
Just wait… That will be revealed in years to come but too late for you and I.
Over the years, I put on a lot of weight. I bought into the "age-induced metabolism slowdown" excuse too. The reality was, it was mostly me slowing down, cutting back on my activity level, rather than my base metabolism slowing down. Oh ... and the extra calories I was taking in while I wasn't doing much activity didn't help.
But last year I reversed that. Controlled my calories, resumed exercising (first walking, then elliptical, then weights). At age 51, I dropped 100 lbs. Showed that metabolism who is boss.
I had to stop making excuses for myself, and start making changes, in order to drop weight.
As a friend once told me ... "you don't slow down because you get older, you get older because you slow down".
Cut back on the calories, pick up the pace, find your younger self again. I know I did.
Yep. Your metabolism does not really slow down that much. You slow down - and that, outside medical conditions, is within your control.
Well done for your progress btw!
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Someone appears not to know what the phrase "Drama Queen' means.
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smythepatricia90 wrote: »When a human is over a certain age the metabolism slows down.
ANY physical movement IS exercise.
However, it may not reduce weight.
And I thought that cruise ship in WallE was fictional.0 -
awwww why did they remove all the you people are mean/ why cant my job be my exercise threads, i was really enjoying the whine0
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You mean to tell me all that hard work, walking and lifting, I could have just done was laundry and still lost 121 pounds, geeesh, I wish OP you would told me sooner!!
LOL, JK,
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ROFLLiftAllThePizzas wrote: »smythepatricia90 wrote: »When a human is over a certain age the metabolism slows down.
ANY physical movement IS exercise.
However, it may not reduce weight.
And I thought that cruise ship in WallE was fictional.
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smythepatricia90 wrote: »When a human is over a certain age the metabolism slows down.
ANY physical movement IS exercise.
However, it may not reduce weight.
Great, now I'm geriatric! Wish someone would have told me!
Can you hold my cane while I lift?
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »smythepatricia90 wrote: »When a human is over a certain age the metabolism slows down.
ANY physical movement IS exercise.
However, it may not reduce weight.
Great, now I'm geriatric! Wish someone would have told me!
Can you hold my cane while I lift?
Sorry I can't have a bad back.
LOL,
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Wow. So I'm going to be kind and give the OP the answer she wants. Log it at around 200 calories and eat all those suckers back. Then when you don't lose weight the answer is to eat more calories, just in case your body is in starvation mode.
No need to say thanks :-)0 -
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i can't believe this thread is still going...0
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I don't log it but I wash on the machine then go down from the 5th floor to the next block with a big bag full of wet clean clothes to have them dry, multiple trips up and down.0
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Lolz.0
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amandarunning wrote: »Wow. So I'm going to be kind and give the OP the answer she wants. Log it at around 200 calories and eat all those suckers back. Then when you don't lose weight the answer is to eat more calories, just in case your body is in starvation mode.
No need to say thanks :-)
So true. No need at all0 -
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »smythepatricia90 wrote: »When a human is over a certain age the metabolism slows down.
ANY physical movement IS exercise.
However, it may not reduce weight.
Great, now I'm geriatric! Wish someone would have told me!
Can you hold my cane while I lift?
Yeah, I'll spot ya, grandma!
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smythepatricia90 wrote: »When a human is over a certain age the metabolism slows down.
ANY physical movement IS exercise.
However, it may not reduce weight.
There is another issue that is the problem.
I've been telling doctors this for a long long time.
Just wait… That will be revealed in years to come but too late for you and I.
Over the years, I put on a lot of weight. I bought into the "age-induced metabolism slowdown" excuse too. The reality was, it was mostly me slowing down, cutting back on my activity level, rather than my base metabolism slowing down. Oh ... and the extra calories I was taking in while I wasn't doing much activity didn't help.
But last year I reversed that. Controlled my calories, resumed exercising (first walking, then elliptical, then weights). At age 51, I dropped 100 lbs. Showed that metabolism who is boss.
I had to stop making excuses for myself, and start making changes, in order to drop weight.
As a friend once told me ... "you don't slow down because you get older, you get older because you slow down".
Cut back on the calories, pick up the pace, find your younger self again. I know I did.
Yep. Your metabolism does not really slow down that much. You slow down - and that, outside medical conditions, is within your control.
Well done for your progress btw!
Agreed and thanks.
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Iron_Feline wrote: »
Now I see why the other one got shut down.... OP got haaaaaaaaaangry!0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Iron_Feline wrote: »
Now I see why the other one got shut down.... OP got haaaaaaaaaangry!
Well freaking BOOOOO, I missed it!
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