Hi from an over 60's starter

AlanKetoAim

So it's time to control my eating , lose some weight , gain strength and to start a daily excerise routine. Hoping to take some advice from similar people in my age group.
PS. Losing 3 pounds in a week is a great start 😃 though..

springlering62

Hi, Alan. Welcome to MFP.

I started at 56, my husband started at 67. Between the two of us, we’ve lost the equivalent of a “third person” in our marriage lol.

We simply weighed, counted calories and logged them. Nothing fancy. No keto, no fasting, no living off shakes.

Congrats on your good start, and not to be Debbie Downer, but it will help to know in advance. Many people lose quickly the first week or two, and then regain same or more the next couple. This isn’t “gain”. It’s your body readjusting and water weight shifting itself around during the process. Many people get frustrated and quit when this happens, so it may be helpful to expect it.

Carry on!

AnnPT77

Hello, and welcome!

Loosing 3 pounds in the first week is great, but as Spring up there says, the first week can be an extra big jump down, then a slow-down . . . and, unless well over 300 pounds, that's a good thing. Many of us here (me included) think that it's a good plan to lose no more than 0.5-1% of current weight per week, with a bias toward the lower end of that unless under very close medical supervision for deficiencies or complications.

I joined MFP at 59, lost from class 1 obese to a healthy weight, and have been at a healthy weight for 7+ years now (after about 3 previous decades of overweight/obesity). The quality of life benefits have been huge, for me.

Losing any meaningful total amount of weight will take weeks to months, even if losing fast. That puts a premium on finding a sustainable approach we can stick with reasonably happily for that long.

Sometimes a slow-ish weight loss rate that's more tolerable will get us to goal weight in less calendar time than extreme fast loss intentions that lead to periodic compensatory over-eating, breaks in the action, or maybe even giving up altogether. (A lot of people our age have been through multiple cycles of pedal to the metal weight loss attempts that weren't sustainable, maybe didn't even reach goal let alone maintenance, followed by regain and then some.)

After weight loss, there's keeping at that healthy goal weight, maintenance. That's a forever endeavor. Finding pretty-happy habits during loss that can become near-autopilot ways to live reasonably happily forever: That's kind of magical, IMO.

You can succeed at this at 60+, speaking as a 67-year-old woman myself. I'm cheering for you, because the results are worth it.