Where to go from here

iowalinda
iowalinda Posts: 357 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have lost 30 lbs and am 1 lb from goal. Stats: 5'6" 136 lbs. 64 years old. Height & weight puts me right in the middle of the weight charts. I still see some fat on my stomach, hips and thighs areas. Should I lose more or how should I proceed?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Recomp?
  • DottyBoos
    DottyBoos Posts: 6 Member
    First of all, congrats! Only you can decide whether to keep losing. As long as you do it slowly and healthily, there is no harm. But focusing more on exercise and lifting might give you the results you want?
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    Yeah, I mean it's kind of up to you. You can try losing a few more lbs and see if it comes off of where you want it to come off. Or you can switch your calories to maintenance and focus on strength training and see if the changes in body comp over time will fix the areas you're still not happy with yet. Congrats!
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    iowalinda wrote: »
    I have lost 30 lbs and am 1 lb from goal. Stats: 5'6" 136 lbs. 64 years old. Height & weight puts me right in the middle of the weight charts. I still see some fat on my stomach, hips and thighs areas. Should I lose more or how should I proceed?

    Look into recomp.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1
  • iowalinda
    iowalinda Posts: 357 Member
    Thank you for the encouraging words :) I know close to nothing about weight lifting. I live in a rural area and it's not very time or cost effective for me to join a gym. We do have a small town walking track nearby that I've been utilizing and I do have some free weights at home, but don't really know how to best (and safely) use them. Would it be prudent to just go by online videos?
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    iowalinda wrote: »
    Thank you for the encouraging words :) I know close to nothing about weight lifting. I live in a rural area and it's not very time or cost effective for me to join a gym. We do have a small town walking track nearby that I've been utilizing and I do have some free weights at home, but don't really know how to best (and safely) use them. Would it be prudent to just go by online videos?

    There are several beginner programs in this link that may be of interest.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1

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