Seniors

OverTheHillAndNeedABoost

Any seniors out there want to be my friend,,I'm new here and would like some advice on getting started with senior issues.. Thanks OTH> Over the hill:flowerforyou:

Jaminjo2

Hi,
I'm a "teenager" senior at 53. There are some issues I can relate to and share my experiences if you like. I started doing this at the end of January this year. I was 244 and down to 210 and would like to reach 160 (I think). I have 2 artificial knees that limits me to weight bearing stretching exercises. I can walk, bike and do the elliptical without much problems. So if I fit your criteria, feel free to be my friend!
Jody

itsbasschick

i'm about to turn 57 and how things change over time! after a chubby childhood and slender twenties, i gained weight, became a bodybuilder, quit due to illness. i was 242 at my highest weight, and am down to 172 and still going. it isn't easy to find exercises, as i have hip and shoulder issues, and some mild knee problems, but i'm in physical therapy and still at it.

sueheck12345

I'm a senior and very active however, I am finding it so hard to loose the weight since being older. Very willing to buddy up if still interested.

springlering62

Hi. I’ll be 60 in a few months. I started here at 56 and lost 40% of my total body weight. Along with that, my energy levels went through the roof. (Learning to love coffee may have helped. 😬)

“Friends” are going to tell you it’s hopeless, that you have age and metabolism working against you.

I call BS.

For me it was creeping calories. The more I ate, the more I wanted and the less inclined I was to move off the sofa. I was old, right?

Once I cut my calories down to a deficit, and began thinking about what I was putting in my mouth, it became easy. . But that’s the hardest part.

We had a new couple over for dinner last night. When they left I told my husband how sorry I was about their health. I was floored when he said she was my age and the husband was younger than him. I thought this couple had a good fifteen, twenty years on us.

We could so easily be them.

You will reap benefits you can’t even imagine with weight loss.

Now, go get your *kitten* in gear. Literally.

Hugs. You’re welcome to send me a friend request and hear all about my rescue dog and my latest crazed food experiments.

I think I’m going to dye my hair pink again. Just because I don’t feel my age.

AnnPT77

sueheck12345 wrote: »

I'm a senior and very active however, I am finding it so hard to loose the weight since being older. Very willing to buddy up if still interested.

What that nice @springlering62 said!

I see that this thread started in 2014, so maybe some of those earlier commenters may be gone, but I also see that you're new to the Community.

I endorse the idea that weight loss and fitness improvement are possible for seniors. I lost weight at age 59-60 - almost 30% of my starting weight, from class 1 obese to the mid-low normal BMI range. Now 66, I've been maintaining a healthy weight since then.

I had been quite active for quite a few years, in terms of exercise, when I started losing weight. Getting my eating routine better managed was the key for me, and calorie counting with MFP really worked for me to do that. In my case, not only was my metabolism not slow as I'd assumed, I actually have higher calorie needs than a lot of women our age. Surprised!

I was just eating too much: The exercise, pretty hearty and routine, only equated to maybe a peanut butter sandwich on nice wholegrain bread most days. Eating just 100 calories over our "maintain current weight" calories daily on average will add ten pounds a year. That's like half a serving of that same peanut butter (1 tablespoon, 15g-ish). It doesn't take much to add pounds gradually, and losing them may also be simpler than assumed, even if not easy psychologically every single second.

Since those folks from 2014 possibly aren't around anymore, you might enjoy this thread with some other seniors in it:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10718336/60-yrs-and-up#latest

If you open that up, you may see really old posts on the first page. Don't let that worry you, it's still active, it's just that the new posts are at the end, on the higher numbered pages.

Wishing you excellent progress!

springlering62

Good catch @AnnPT77