Need help/support

catjuju123
catjuju123 Posts: 1 Member
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Hello all, I need help please. I am 51 years old and I desperately want to lose weight, I just lack motivation. I try and stay active, I like to backpack and hike, but I keep gaining weight. I went on a backpacking trip last weekend and when I looked at the pictures of me from the trip I was completely disgusted seeing my fat roll over my hiking pants. I've avoided the scale for a long time then I finally weighed myself this morning and imagine my disgust to find out that I weigh 177 lbs!. I was completely in denial. Just a little over 10 years ago I was running marathons and weighed 135 lbs. I went through a very painful breakup and I stopped running and started gaining weight. After my daughter left home I got back out into the world and started biking, hiking, and backpacking. I have had a great time and met some wonderful people but I can't continue to ignore my weight. I have to do something. I also have a very stressful job and I tend to eat when stressed so that can also be an issue for me. Would appreciate any support/encouragement you could give. Thanks

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    you've come to the right place! good luck!
  • matthewcobbett367
    matthewcobbett367 Posts: 9 Member
    Well you've already started getting active so that's fantastic. Just use the app to track your calorie intake, it helps me think about what I'm eating therefore I tend to not eat rubish snacks. I've found I'm eating cleaner.
    Stick with it you will soon see results.
  • aeb5998
    aeb5998 Posts: 3 Member
    Hi! Good for you! I bet your body loves you for being so active.

    I’m 55 and a no-processed-food vegan. I’ve been pretty sedentary the last couple of years. I find it’s hard to keep my weight where I want it eating a vegan diet unless I also keep track of calories, Which is a pain … but I like the results! I just rejoined the gym after a two-year Covid hiatus as my weight was sneaking up. I’m also one of those vegans who has a hereditary tendency to elevated cholesterol… So I follow a no-processed-food, low saturated fat, vegan diet. I really like the longevity diet, which is also the name of a book by Valter Longo, but I realize it’s not the diet for everyone. (My partner is a meats and sweets person!) I know it sounds too easy, but calories in, calories out works for me. And keeping track of the calories using MyFitnessPal helps me recalibrate my hunger. When I know my body has had enough for the day, I’m getting good at ignoring the fake hunger pangs.

    I’m happy with my 55 year old body. I just wanna stay healthy until I’m really old. :) #liveto100

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