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Over 50 and just started my actual first ever diet plan.
I was/am the guy that used lines like, " I eat the calories my wife doesn't want !"
On the last trip to the Doc was told elevated blood levels, need to diet & exercise and also on blood pressure medication.
Something has to change.... guess that would be me right ?
We are planning a wedding in September and would like to be our better selves.
My wife tried weight watchers and the fitbit but commitment is failing.
This seemed like a better alternative...
The motivation is the stories of like minded people and are inspirational.
Actually put down everything I eat in a day on my first try and it really makes it clear why the weight gain.3 -
Welcome to the group. Many of us here learn the hard way we can’t pack it away like we used to. Slowed metabolisms take a lot of adjusting to.1
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Hi all ~ my name is Tony and I would guess that I'm the middle aged over weight guy who is ready to take control of his health.4
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Welcome!1
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Thank-you.1
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Hey folks. I guess I'm new, but I've been in MFP coming up on a month. Been logging in every day, and started going to Planet Fitness. I'm 61, and tired of feeling the pinch in my jeans. When I started the gym as well as MFP, I was at 207 lbs, and have gotten down to 194.6. I'm a retired sailor, and enjoy my beers too much, which makes things hard at times! But hey, I'm giving it a shot. I think I found the age group that I belong in. Look forward to getting to know you all!2
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Hi, Ron. Welcome to this group. I hear you about the beers. I homebrewed for years - made lots of good beer - drank lots of good beer. It's just not conducive to weight loss. Stopped homebrewing for that reason.
Still enjoy a pint now and then. Just gotta' work them into the calorie plan.
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Hey Steve. Thanks for the welcome! I'll be so glad when this cold weather finally leaves, and Spring shows up, like it's suppose to! For me, when it's cold, I have absolutely no motivation to do much of anything. I can't seem to get warm, and just want to hibernate. Ok, now that I've got my whining out for the morning, good Monday morning everyone!! It's going to be a wonderful week.2
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Welcome Ron. I’m 61 as well, and looking forward to spring. I’ve been getting out for daily walks, but somedays it’s not much fun.1
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Hi Farback. Daily walks are good. I joined Planet Fitness earlier this month, and have been going, or trying to go Monday - Friday, and step on the treadmill for about 60 minutes. I've been sticking with it. Some days I choose not to go though, if I have doctor's appointments or other commitments. I have a German Shepherd (5 years old), and I also try and get her out, and go for a walk, but that's more a leisurely walk, as I know that part of a dog's excitement in walking is to sniff everything in front of them. So, I get my workout in first.3
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*waves* to all the new folks! Welcome!0
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So nice to have so many new members
Welcome everyone
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Hi. I'm a master's track and field athlete, recently injured for a second time (piriformis and hamstring). I'm 69 yo woman. I don't have weight issues, but looking for recommended nutrition (nothing off the wall) and getting back to pre-injury conditioning without re-injuring a chronic issue with piriformis. After a month of phys tx, I can jog 2 miles and do some hamstring and piriformis stretches and can ride bike. I tend to run slow and steady, but can ride the stationary bike doing intervals without straining my hamstring. Appreciate other suggestions.3
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Hi. I'm a master's track and field athlete, recently injured for a second time (piriformis and hamstring). I'm 69 yo woman. I don't have weight issues, but looking for recommended nutrition (nothing off the wall) and getting back to pre-injury conditioning without re-injuring a chronic issue with piriformis. After a month of phys tx, I can jog 2 miles and do some hamstring and piriformis stretches and can ride bike. I tend to run slow and steady, but can ride the stationary bike doing intervals without straining my hamstring. Appreciate other suggestions.
What disciplines are you competing in? I was doing shot-put for a while.1 -
Hi. I'm a master's track and field athlete, recently injured for a second time (piriformis and hamstring). I'm 69 yo woman. I don't have weight issues, but looking for recommended nutrition (nothing off the wall) and getting back to pre-injury conditioning without re-injuring a chronic issue with piriformis. After a month of phys tx, I can jog 2 miles and do some hamstring and piriformis stretches and can ride bike. I tend to run slow and steady, but can ride the stationary bike doing intervals without straining my hamstring. Appreciate other suggestions.
Can you do any strength training? Deadlifts are good for building leg strength. Single leg deadlifts with a kettlebell give my hamstrings a good workout.1 -
Hi y’all I’m Nora. I’m 56. I need to lose about 100. Current weight is 275. What motivated me to start is feeling knee pain when I walk. Im graduating from college next year and I want to look good in my pictures and when I interview for a job. I’m taking high blood pressure meds and am pre diabetic. I hope to get support and some good healthy eating tips.1
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norasuntich wrote: »Hi y’all I’m Nora. I’m 56. I need to lose about 100. Current weight is 275. What motivated me to start is feeling knee pain when I walk. Im graduating from college next year and I want to look good in my pictures and when I interview for a job. I’m taking high blood pressure meds and am pre diabetic. I hope to get support and some good healthy eating tips.
Welcome, Nora! Weight loss has made a huge reduction in knee pain for me, and reduced my blood pressure from borderline/high down to normal/low normal. I think you're onto a good thing here - best wishes!1 -
norasuntich wrote: »Hi y’all I’m Nora. I’m 56. I need to lose about 100. Current weight is 275. What motivated me to start is feeling knee pain when I walk. Im graduating from college next year and I want to look good in my pictures and when I interview for a job. I’m taking high blood pressure meds and am pre diabetic. I hope to get support and some good healthy eating tips.
Welcome, Nora! Weight loss has made a huge reduction in knee pain for me, and reduced my blood pressure from borderline/high down to normal/low normal. I think you're onto a good thing here - best wishes!
WeIcome, Nora. Lots of help and encouragement here for you. I started this weight loss journey because I wasn't able to continue blood donations due to high blood pressure. The doctor prescribed some meds, but to his credit, he also told me, "You won't need these pills if you lose some weight." Just like @AnnPT77, I have reduced my blood pressure and no longer need the meds. Back to donating platelets on a regular schedule, too.3 -
alteredsteve175 wrote: »norasuntich wrote: »Hi y’all I’m Nora. I’m 56. I need to lose about 100. Current weight is 275. What motivated me to start is feeling knee pain when I walk. Im graduating from college next year and I want to look good in my pictures and when I interview for a job. I’m taking high blood pressure meds and am pre diabetic. I hope to get support and some good healthy eating tips.
Welcome, Nora! Weight loss has made a huge reduction in knee pain for me, and reduced my blood pressure from borderline/high down to normal/low normal. I think you're onto a good thing here - best wishes!
WeIcome, Nora. Lots of help and encouragement here for you. I started this weight loss journey because I wasn't able to continue blood donations due to high blood pressure. The doctor prescribed some meds, but to his credit, he also told me, "You won't need these pills if you lose some weight." Just like @AnnPT77, I have reduced my blood pressure and no longer need the meds. Back to donating platelets on a regular schedule, too.
I miss donating. I had over 100 whole blood donations, then you have one little heart attack and they kick you out. Ingrates.4 -
Thanks you all. I think losing weight is hard when you are used to overeating and living to eat. But I know it’s what I want to do. Getting off the meds would be a huge win. Kudos for donating blood!3
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hello what kind of diet plan do ya'll follow. knowing what to eat and how much and how often is a struggle for me. also having enough energy / time to exercise. need some advice.
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pattiekac45 wrote: »hello what kind of diet plan do ya'll follow. knowing what to eat and how much and how often is a struggle for me. also having enough energy / time to exercise. need some advice.
You may be looking for something more structured, but on the eating front, this is pretty much what worked for me, with some mistakes and false starts left out:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm
Exercise-wise, I think the magic is in finding some thing(s) you truly enjoy doing that involve moving more - things that are so much fun you'd do them even if they weren't good for you
. It doesn't have to be formal, official exercise, just more movement.
When I first started becoming more active, I tried out lots of different things, and increased frequency/intensity gradually. As I found things I enjoyed, I became more motivated to do other things to make me stronger and fitter for pursuing those enjoyable things . . . sort of a virtuous cycle of increasing activity.
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pattiekac45 wrote: »hello what kind of diet plan do ya'll follow. knowing what to eat and how much and how often is a struggle for me. also having enough energy / time to exercise. need some advice.
Had many of the same issues.
When I retired after 31 years working in a drinking water quality laboratory, I took a manual labor job in lawn maintenance with my best friend. That solved the exercise issue.
As fas as how much, I wear an activity tracker linked to MFP. This gives me an idea of how much I can eat. I also weigh every day and track a trend of the weight. Once a month I compare actual weight loss with my expected weight loss based on calorie deficit. I then make small adjustments in my daily calorie budget. It's not perfect (and sounds more complicated than it is in practice), but it seems to be working for me now.3 -
Hmm, this week I'm trying to exercise everyday. Already done Sunday and Monday on the treadmill.2
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I'm over 50 (will be 54 this year). I'm newer to MFP but not to losing, tracking calories. I was 250, roughly, at my biggest and 170 after losing weight in a little over a year. That was around 6 years ago. I've maintained since, more or less. I like the community part of weight loss. I like to try to help others that went through it and let them know that they can do it too.
I'm likely in the best shape of my life. I'm always interested in learning new things and I'm also very open minded to change and saying I'm wrong (I've been that a lot). I take a very active interest in Chronic pain conditions (my wife has recovered from Fibromyalgia by a total change in diet, lifestyle and supplements only, no meds). I'm also very interested in the Human Microbiome Project. I find it fascinating. So much so that I'm a technical recruiter that consults with start-up companies that are disruptive, technical based companies and I'm working to establish a new desk specialty working with microbiome therapeutics start-ups -- there is a ton of established big pharma money being poured into it! Even the pharmaceutical companies have realized that old treatments need new ideas. While genetic engineering and drug advances (along with AI/Machine learning) have helped advancements rapidly, they are also finding by changing/modulating your microbiome, those traditional treatments work much more effectively.
Currently, not tracking calories. I workout 6 to 7 hours a week and tracked calories for nearly five years. My relationship with food has changed so dramatically that I hover around 188 all the time (and around 18% body fat down from over 40% body fat years ago). I could probably stand to lose 4 or 5 pounds but I'm not that concerned with it. I have a "red line" that if I cross, I start tracking again. Haven't had to do that in four years.4 -
pattiekac45 wrote: »hello what kind of diet plan do ya'll follow. knowing what to eat and how much and how often is a struggle for me. also having enough energy / time to exercise. need some advice.
Everyone is different but my wife (who is 57) overcame Fibromyalgia and a very, very tough menopause. Changed her diet, eliminated certain things in both environment and stress and added in yoga and Tai Chi. She lost 25 pounds and now is doing some harder videos and an "Assault Bike" 2/3 times a week. She went from nearly bed bound to very active and she's back to work too. That's her in the picture with me from last year. She also looks amazingly healthy.
Changes happen gradually (sometimes very gradually) with gradual steps toward better eating and just moving more.1 -
Hi. I'm a master's track and field athlete, recently injured for a second time (piriformis and hamstring). I'm 69 yo woman. I don't have weight issues, but looking for recommended nutrition (nothing off the wall) and getting back to pre-injury conditioning without re-injuring a chronic issue with piriformis. After a month of phys tx, I can jog 2 miles and do some hamstring and piriformis stretches and can ride bike. I tend to run slow and steady, but can ride the stationary bike doing intervals without straining my hamstring. Appreciate other suggestions.
My wife had that really bad for a couple of years too. Lateral movement helps a lot with that - like a slideboard. We ended up getting surgery for her reluctantly. That can be painful. There's a guy in Belgium that is wonderful for that (and much more experienced and cheaper than anyone in that US if it's Piriformis Syndrome).0
