Possibility of GW being 130-135 lbs. in 5'4" female - Age 65.

Peeperpat
Peeperpat Posts: 18 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I am under the care of a Registered Nutritionist, and was placed on a pre-diabetic eating plan, so I adhere to my CICO and nutrient macros. I go to the gym 3-4 times weekly, using circuit, strength, and cardio equipment. I have read that the older you get, the less metabolism you have. It's more difficult to lose weight then a younger person.

My question is: Could there be reason to believe that I can achieve my weight loss goal of 130-135 lbs. given my age of 65?

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  • SweetPeasMom55
    SweetPeasMom55 Posts: 3,514 Member
    Why wouldn't you be able to reach your goal? We all lose weight at different rates but nothing is impossible. :)
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,255 Member
    edited February 2016
    You absolutely can. I am 55, menopausal, 5'5" and made it down to 132 before I stopped logging etc. and gained about 10 of it back. My profile pic is me at close to that 132 weight. It's all about eating at a calorie deficit, and I am a huge proponent of strength training(which you are doing) to preserve bone density and lean body mass. The going might be really slow, with some plateaus along the way, but I GUARANTEE if you keep eating at a deficit, even a small one, the weight will eventually come off.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Absolutely! At age 60 I've lost 133 over the past 21 months. (Not sure if you mean goal weight of 130 of lose 130?) You can read my success story in the Success forum, 18 months and going strong with pics. It should be on the first few pages
  • markrgeary1
    markrgeary1 Posts: 853 Member
    Absolutely you can. My upper 50's, 5'3" wife went to 130 last year. She was on a meds that should have made it harder. Ate 1200 calories and walked 3-4 times a week. She lost about a half pound weekly. Good luck on your progress.
  • spzjlb
    spzjlb Posts: 599 Member
    Sure. Muscle synthesis slows as we get older, so it is great that you are weight training to maintain those muscles. I'm a bit younger, but I lost 30+ lbs at 50 yrs of age. I'm 5'4" and my weight is around 125-127 lbs. Of course, I ate at a deficit, too.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Of course you can reach it @Peeperpat.

    I don't know your starting weight, your calorie goal, stats etc, but if you adhere to your nutritionists advice and track your calories here on MFP your goal is totally attainable.

    You will get better results the more accurate you are, so use a digital scale for all your solid food and liquid measuring cups and spoons.

    It is good that you have started to incorporate exercise. MFP is set up to eat back the calories you expend while exercising. It is good to do so, it ensures you are getting adequate nutrition for daily activity and working out.

    Our metabolism, from our 20's on, drops by 50- 100 cals per decade. This is due to declining activity as we age. Upping our daily activity and exercise to emulate that of ourselves a few decades ago will improve our metabolism.

    Also, because we have slowed, our muscles have started to atrophy, getting them active and moving by doing some kind of resistance work helps improve muscle and bone quality and the more muscle we can maintain, the higher our metabolism.

    By the way, I lost my weight (30lbs approx) in my menopausal mid 50's and am still maintaining the loss at age 62.

    Cheers, h.

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