Is it true, when we get older it is hard to loss weight ?
nurumirarashid
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24 is a big number i guess
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As a general truism...I guess so. Metabolism tends to slow down as you age, and your body simply isn't able to do as much and as rigorous activities as you can when you're young.
That said, 24 is no where near old enough to start worrying about either of those. I'm 40, and I'm only just beginning to ever so slightly notice...0 -
I don't know if it's so much a matter of numerical age as it is life. As you get older, more things demand your time and attention, making it harder to devote time and attention to weight control and fitness. Job responsibilities, families, financial woes, all that kind of stuff adds up.
And it doesn't help that your body does get older over time. Joints you weren't very conscious of in your younger years start to creak, and muscles seem stiffer than they used to.
But all of that can be overcome. You just have to make the choice to do so.0 -
24 is old? What does that make me at 33?
Seriously, OP, there are people on here in their 50s who have done fine losing. The problem is we burn less as we age, so finding that deficit becomes a little tougher.0 -
Oh talking bout joints, lately I've been doing a little dance on my own , following in youtube , im sweating but later my foot a little bit in pain. Am i doing it the wrong way?0
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No
Especially if you're trying to lose weight the right way. 0 -
I thought this way when I hit 25, but then I realized it was ME and my lack of tracking, and not my age.0
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nurumirarashid wrote: »Oh talking bout joints, lately I've been doing a little dance on my own , following in youtube , im sweating but later my foot a little bit in pain. Am i doing it the wrong way?
Sounds like perhaps more an issue with form (ie - putting undue stress on foot joints) than age.0 -
24 is not a big number OP and you're still young. Issue is usually some people become less active as they age.0
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24? Are you serious?0
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24?
24?
TWENTYFOUR????0 -
Come on. Seriously? You can rest easy for another couple of decades.0
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MoiAussi93 wrote: »24? Are you serious?
Sheesh!0 -
24 is old? What does that make me at 33?
Seriously, OP, there are people on here in their 50s who have done fine losing. The problem is we burn less as we age, so finding that deficit becomes a little tougher.
Really, in their 50s??? Shouldn't they just be resting in their rocking chairs at that age?
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Only if you make excuses...0
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No. Not till 25.0
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lol@240
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Actually, a persons basal metabolic rate (The energy used for your bodies basic functions) decreases 2-4% every ten years after the age of 20. Realistically for people in our age range its negligible, but it will add up eventually.0
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lol 24 years old
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well, i think age in and of itself does not make for a difficult time losing weight, but what happens as we age is that we tend toward having more medial issues or taking more medications than when we were young and THOSE are the reasons for having a tough time with weight loss. and if you are truly 24 and you think you are "older" then you have a serious problem.0
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I think weight loss gets more difficult as your muscle mass decreases which tends to happen as we age and become less active in general. Congrats on not being in a nursing home at your advanced age though, you must be doing something right!0
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I find it much easier to lose weight at age 49 than I did at 24 because when I was 24 MFP didn't exist! Yay for the Internet!0
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Actually, a persons basal metabolic rate (The energy used for your bodies basic functions) decreases 2-4% every ten years after the age of 20. Realistically for people in our age range its negligible, but it will add up eventually.
Umm it really doesn't add up to that much
About 100 cals per decade
Which you can offset with resistance exercise to preserve / build your musculature
It's just another excuse0 -
asflatasapancake wrote: »I'm 38 and I lost weight just fine. I have been told I am a unique special snowflake though. People also tell me I'm a douche too though, so.
so is that snow douche or doucheflake?0 -
The reason you will find it harder is lifestyle
Your activity rate is lower than when you were a teen
Fix that0 -
Studies are still out on the effects of age on metabolic rate. It is still suggested that there is a decrease in MR with aging, but there are so many other factors to sort through it still is NOT clear if it is age - contributing factors cited are overall decrease in TDEE (sedentary jobs, less active lifestyle, etc), decreased metabolic efficiency from up and down weight dieting, apt to less portion control, etc.0
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asflatasapancake wrote: »I'm 38 and I lost weight just fine. I have been told I am a unique special snowflake though. People also tell me I'm a douche too though, so.
so is that snow douche or doucheflake?
*makes mental note to add doucheflake to vocabulary*0 -
I'm 29. SO OLD, I know. But I lose and gain weight the same as I always have! Take it from someone older and wiser 0
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The reason you will find it harder is lifestyle
Your activity rate is lower than when you were a teen
Fix that
Maybe my working environment make me feel like that. "Lifestyle" need to change that , just a matter of time , sometimes i feel like, i really really want a perfect belly. That feeling last for a week only. My bad.
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