Getting fit at 50 and beyond...200+ pound club
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The morning is bright and fine here in Plymouth. The sun is shining and the birds are singing.But...
It is the first Sunday of the month which means....Weights & Measures Day!
What will the Scaly Beast and the Terrible Tape have for me today?
Last months weight
Was 298.8 lbs...Now 298 lbs...Loss of .8 lbs
Measurements
Neck was 48cm...Now 46cm...Loss of 2cm
Waist was 129cm...Now 128cm...Loss of 1cm
Cest was 128cm...Now 130cm...Gain of 2cm
B.M.I. was 36.9...Now 37...Gain of .1
Ultimately it has been a stagnant month but I already knew that.
There are some positives though.
This has been the third week in a row that my weight has been below 300 lbs which is a first and ,maybe, just maybe, I am starting to slip over the edge of this poxy plateaux that I have been sat on for the last couple of months.
Way to go, Tone!
I’m so proud of your dedication and determination. 👏🎉0 -
Starting weight: 214 pounds on 1/1/2021
Age: 50
Height: 5’8”
Goal weight: 184
Weekly Check-In:
January 1: 214
January 3: 211.6
January 10: 209.7
January 17: 207.6
January 24: 208
January 31: 208
February 7: 207.2
February 14: 207.9
February 21: 210.8
February 28: 212
March 7: 207.9
Weight lost this week: 4.1 pounds
Successes this week- working out every day with Gina B- Up to the Beat Fitness on UTube.
Happy to get in my 30 minutes of exercise every day and walk the dog every day. Logging my food... all of it. I’ve been consistently getting over 10,000 steps and eating at or under my calorie goal.
For lunch this week I’ve been eating premade chopped salads...all of it...and it takes me longer to eat since I graze on it all afternoon.
By doing this, my need to snack has stopped. It’s been strangely amazing! I’m am not starving at all, either!
Setbacks- No real setbacks this week! Just need to drink more water.
Here is to a March restart and upcoming Spring!
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Sunday Funday on a Monday
Last week 185.6
Today’s weight 183.0
Finally able to report below 185! I've been glimpsing numbers below 185 for weeks but never on the Sunday Funday scale. I'm journaling consistently and, although not doing as great as I could with the exercise, I am more active these days.
@jm216 -- funny you should mention the premade chopped salads for lunch and beyond; I seriously filled my refrigerator yesterday with salad mixes with a similar thought in mind!
@cpnknight -- you're doing great! I have no doubt that 300 is in the rearview mirror for you.3 -
daydrem_dw wrote: »Sunday Funday on a Monday
Last week 185.6
Today’s weight 183.0
Finally able to report below 185! I've been glimpsing numbers below 185 for weeks but never on the Sunday Funday scale. I'm journaling consistently and, although not doing as great as I could with the exercise, I am more active these days.
@jm216 -- funny you should mention the premade chopped salads for lunch and beyond; I seriously filled my refrigerator yesterday with salad mixes with a similar thought in mind!
@cpnknight -- you're doing great! I have no doubt that 300 is in the rearview mirror for you.
Way to go!!!0 -
Hello! (waves) Its been a little while. I've definitely fallen off the healthy eating wagon and need to get back on track. I figured march 1 was a good time to start again. My almost 90 year old father is dying and its JUST SO HARD. But I have to take better care of myself so I dont put my family through this (he has many lifestyle illnesses including congestive heart failure from obesity, diabetes, renal failure)
Sorry to hear about your father. Hope you are able to get back on track this month.2 -
Keri
68 years old, Height: 5'6"
SW: 266 lbs (Dec 2019)
2/1/20: 263.6
10/19: 245.4
Started working remotely full-time and I struggle to lose when I am working.
1/1/21: 251.2
2/3: 250.4
2/6: 256.6 adjusted according to my new scale.
2/7: 255 -1.6 lbs lost of extra new scale weight
2/27: 254.8 -.2 but I went up to 257 so this is a loss of 2.2 lbs
2/28: 253.4
3/6: 255.4
CW: 254.4 This loss was after celebrating my birthday yesterday.
I want to get below 245 ASAP but this time on my new scale which weighs me at least 5 lbs higher than my old one. I had a good week. I exercised every weekday. 2 Strength training (1 weights and 1 resistance bands). I include body weight and stretching with these. I had 2 long walks in the sun and a shorter one.3 -
Hi everybody! Just wanted to share some exercise ramblings from this 58-year-old, 300+/lb senior! I am still waiting on the purchase of some scales so I really can't log my weight or body measurements just yet, but I can share some fitness goals...
Today I completed my 10-minute Indoor Walking Workout #2 for Seniors, Beginner Exercisers routine -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkaX-YbOi3I
I had to really push myself to do it... I have been in a lot of pain (back and hips) and my left knee is swollen...it's not painful though, but I am still trying to be careful. I am having difficulty walking... there is a pain in my right foot that happens intermittently when I step on it and then I lose balance...I almost fell the other day, but the funny thing is I never felt any pain in it while I was doing the video (hmmm). I have to use my arms a lot to assist me in getting up and down the stairs right now. I also am unable to bend down on my right knee at all and only very slightly on my left. I would like to be able to do wall-assisted squats to strengthen my knees but I don't think I should right now ... at least not until I have lost a significant amount of weight. At this point, I take each day as it comes and try to remain patient with myself and realize that I am not going to miraculously get in shape overnight! KEYWORDS to self - One Day At A Time.
On another note, I am going to finish up the day with my Exercise For Obese Beginners At Home - Stage 1 Ep#12 at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PDVC4h3ZLU. THIS IS MY LAST SESSION FOR STAGE 1...I MADE IT THROUGH ALL 12 VIDEOS and have completed almost one month of my diet and exercise program (27 days so far)! My next stage (Stage 2) will be another 12 episodes (to span about a month if you do them every other day) and these will be partially seated and partially standing. Once I finish those I will be moving to the final Stage #3 which will be 13 episodes completely standing. At that point, I am going to join https://liveexercise.com/ and begin intermediate aerobic and resistance training (so far, that's my current goal). I am so glad that I found this site because they literally have 1000's OF AT-HOME WORKOUTS LIVE & ON-DEMAND that includes any and all fitness programs (Top Level Muscle Building, Cardio and Flexibility Workouts that use: Resistance Bands, Dumbbells, Barbells, Bodyweight, Kettle Bells, Stability Balls, Medicine Balls and more, yoga, etc!)...all at the super low price of 9.95 per mos!
Thank you to all who read my story and feel free to add any tips or insights that may help me along the way. Have a great day!
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@jm216 You had a great week with both exercise and diet - AWESOME! I like eating pre-made salads, too! Quick, convenient, and nutritious.
@daydrem_dw Congratulations on getting below 185 lbs. I so look forward to the day when I can post that I am below 200 lbs.
@KeriA - Great weekly workout routine!2 -
Accountability check in
SW 232
March 1 231
March 8 228
1st goal weight 199
ultimate goal weight 175
I definitely eat my emotions and this was a tough weekend. My daughter came back from school so celebration (yay) but my dad is definitely declining to trauma (boo) I also am picking up more and more of his paperwork/processing/admin stuff and its just. A. LOT.
I AM logging all the food even on the days I go over. Im trying to stick to 2000 and under because for ME, that IS a serious calorie deficit. I was closer to 3000+ per day so, yea. I've worked out three out of 7 days - need to get a bit better about that but its a work in progress right?
Here's my completely useless workout buddy:
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https://youtu.be/-4FprR_LNSU
It’s 70 degrees outside!!!1 -
I don’t know about you, but I just love these memes!
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To the guy who brought the freshly made, food truck donuts into work this morning, I hate you.
And yeah, I had one but it bombed my food plan for the day! lol At least I just had ONE right?6 -
I’m ticked off at myself and the world. I kept to my calorie allowance, honestly journaled every bite, and was more active more consistently all week but the stupid scale shows 158.8. I’m back where I was more than a month ago! Grrrrr2
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Last week was pretty good too. I didn't exercise on Monday which was busy at work but I did a strength training on Tuesday and long walks the rest of the week. My youngest has started to walk with me everyday which I love since they need the exercise and to get out in the sun. We won't have as nice weather this next week though.0
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An absolutely awesome start to my week.
Tripped over last night and succeeded in breaking my elbow......4 -
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daydrem_dw wrote: »I’m ticked off at myself and the world. I kept to my calorie allowance, honestly journaled every bite, and was more active more consistently all week but the stupid scale shows 158.8. I’m back where I was more than a month ago! Grrrrr
scales are funny things!! know you are doing the right things for your body and keep being consistent. It will level out at some point. It is frustrating!!!1 -
Last week was pretty good too. I didn't exercise on Monday which was busy at work but I did a strength training on Tuesday and long walks the rest of the week. My youngest has started to walk with me everyday which I love since they need the exercise and to get out in the sun. We won't have as nice weather this next week though.
We have to get outside when the sun is out!
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Starting weight: 214 pounds on 1/1/2021
Age: 50
Height: 5’8”
Goal weight: 184
Weekly Check-In:
January 1: 214
January 3: 211.6
January 10: 209.7
January 17: 207.6
January 24: 208
January 31: 208
February 7: 207.2
February 14: 207.9
February 21: 210.8
February 28: 212
March 7: 207.9
March 14: 208.1
This week up .2 pounds
Not too bad at all!
Exercise has been consistent and fun.
Still trying to drink more water and stay within calorie goal. Creeping toward 200!
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@cpnknight sorry to hear about you elbow!
@jm216 yes you are making progress toward Onderland.
Well another day with sun and got out for a good walk with my youngest again today. This is great for us both. They did a bit of running as well. Mondays are the days that seem to be the hardest to take a break from work to get out and get moving. Hope to keep this up the rest of the week.3 -
This week has been craptacular and its only Wednesday.
Went to my parents town because my dad was having surgery (my mom has Alzheimer's, early stages, mostly short term memory loss and broke her femur last year so walks with a walker) and so he needed me to be at hospital. get home and walking in the door and my mom needs to go to the bathroom. I told her to give a minute to put the bags I was carrying down and she went to their room anyway. She "forgot" she needed her walker and fell. Broke her OTHER femur. I ended up spending over 36+ hours awake with her in ER, getting admitted etc. Food diary for past two days was like WTF??? I tried to eat "mostly" healthy food but yeah.....
Weekend weigh in was down 2.5 pounds since march 1 but I suspect I just gained that all back!!
Onward right?
(PS mom is doing fine; they operated, installed three more pins in her body - bionic woman anyone? - and is in recovery at the ortho unit in hospital)5 -
This week has been craptacular and its only Wednesday.
(PS mom is doing fine; they operated, installed three more pins in her body - bionic woman anyone? - and is in recovery at the ortho unit in hospital)
hope both your mom and dad are recovering nicely. So upsetting when our parents are ill, and we can't "fix" it. Hugs to you, be kind to yourself. You can only do so much at once.
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I hope all of the craziness of this week is behind us. Here is to a fun Friday... sneak some time in for yourself today. ❤️3
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scale is finally starting to move - been about 3 weeks..... happy Friday!4
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Hi all is it ok to join in here?
My name's Dan I'm 50 in October and started my weight loss journey 9 weeks ago. Starting weight was 289 lbs and I weighed this week at 276.5
Up until 2 weeks ago I had done this purely thinking about what I was eating and only between 0930 and 1730, but 2 weeks ago I joined here and I'm now watching calories and exercising every day.
Got to admit I'm a bit lost as don't seem to be eating enough calories, not eating my burned calories, and being told it's bad for me and I'm wrong! But I don't understand in reality as I feel ok, not hungry, getting much fitter and losing at (what I think) is a sensible rate?
Anyway hopefully I can pick up some help and motivation along the way and not be on my own wondering if I'm doing ok or not!
Thanks for reading!
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Not a bad week last week. Yesterday (Saturday) I made up for missing last Monday exercise. Otherwise I got a walk or strength training each day. Yesterday we all (my youngest and husband) went for a walk along the waterfront with Marina and park. It was nice but I got weak on the way back. I decided it was that I hadn't eaten since brunch and needed some food. Our start was delayed and I think when we 1st were going I wasn't hungry but ran our of fuel later when we finally got going and were half way through. I have been walking for even longer with no problem so I don't think it was anything else. We got a snack on the way home and had a healthy salmon dinner later. I did some recalculations of my BMR and then decided to see what MFP recommends for 1 lb/week loss. It was between what I had set my calorie goal and some higher estimates so I decided to give MFP a chance again. I lost 20 lbs on its guidance the 1st time I signed on but then needed to raise my goal up to lose. I also tweeked some of my food logging as well. Right now I am near my low weight with this new scale so hopefully I will start down again like I did last spring.1
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@dansemaillives losing an average of 1.3 lbs a week isn't too fast. Losing over 2 lbs a week is where it gets to be more questionable especially for those who weigh less. However my weight varies widely daily. I can have a big loss one day and a gain another so that is why I said an average of 1.3 lbs which is what your loss works out to over the 9 weeks. You should be eating between your Basal Metabolism Rate (BMR) and your TDEE (maintenance) rate -Total Daily Energy Equivalency. Just google BMR calculator and TDEE calculator to get estimates. If you are eating below your BMR that is too little. BMR is what you need if you were in a coma or lying down all day. You need more than that or you will have a problem. Eventually settling into 1 lb a week loss would be best for the long haul from my perspective. Listen to your body but also check out to make sure you have a reasonable deficit. A 500 calorie deficit usually is safe.
As to eating or not eating your exercise calories different people do it differently some eat them all back or eat some back. However it will catch up with you over time if you start to exercise more and are more active. Then your TDEE and BMR will change and you will need to adjust. The way MFP does it is they are separating out activity level and exercise calories when calculating what your calorie goal is. They are relying on you eating back your exercise calories or at least some. TDEE includes both.
So what happened to me the 1st time I lost weight on MFP is I kept my calorie goal the same but I started to exercise more and more and I wasn't adjusting my calorie goal or eating more of my exercise calories. Eventually my BMR and TDEE changed so that I was eating below my BMR. I needed to actually up what I was eating but didn't know it. I was eating some of my exercise calories most of the time but not all most of the time. I hit a plateau I couldn't get out of whatever I did. Of course the one thing I didn't think of to try is to actually eat more. When I realized that I started to slowly up my calories to my maintenance calories. I immediately started to lose again. I took a 2 week break at maintenance calories according to MFP and then I lowered them to a more reasonable deficit which was significantly higher than my original calorie goal. It was so weird to lose by eating more. So just watch it. If you start to be more active and exercise more then adjust things. Keep checking to make sure you are eating enough above your BMR. If you don't feel hungry, you are losing at a reasonable rate 1-2 lbs, are eating over your BMR and don't feel weak or tired then you are probably fine for now. Sometimes people will notice the day they lose is the day after a higher calorie day. This can be a clue but this takes a bit of figuring out.
Frankly I would keep doing what you are doing if it is working, you feel good, and you aren't losing more than you are on average but keep an eye out especially if you start to be more active and exercise more then you will need to adjust. Listen to your body.5
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