target weight esp ladies of a certain age

batty5

Now I am wondering what other ladies around the 60 age group think. I will be 60 next March & had set my goal weight to be the weight I hovered around when I was younger which meant I needed to lose 4 stone.So far I have lost about 2 stone but I feel, as do others, that a lot has gone from my face & if more goes I shall look old & wrinkled .I am still heavy for my height but have more muscle than ever before & already my stomach, which has suffered 3 pregnancies & 2 major surgeries is flatter than ever before.I know I still need to lose some weight but rather than the 2 stone am now thinking maybe just one or one & a little bit. I am a large frame too so would be expected to be a little " heavy" for my height. What do others think? Has anyone else felt maybe they need to up their goal weight ?Thanks

khk2010

At 54 I am also thinking about how far to go. I know what you mean about the wrinkles and gaunt face. Although I like the idea of weighing what I weighed when I was younger I'm not sure that is the healthiest or best look at my age. My first goal is at the top of my healthy BMI. I thought I'd see how I look at that point and go from there. (15 more pounds to go)

I also think that once I get to my healthy BMI I will start focusing more on toning and less on the numbers on the scale. Toning will make everything "look" better and clothes fit better.

Good luck with your goals.

mountainmare

I'm 61 and I look and feel best 5 pounds overweight. I have gone down to a healthy BMI but I looked too thin and felt too weak.
The important thing is to be at a weight where you feel strong and your basic blood work looks good. For the first time ever I can do a real push-up, I'm not going to sweat 5 pounds.
Face it, the days of worrying about bikinis are done gone, we just want to be able to get up from the beach blanket without help.