Anyone in late 50's or older on here?

twilasue54

Oh my goodness, I had no idea I would get so many wonderful words of encouragement and such great success stories. I am pumped to stay on track. i know it is only tuesday, but so far no eating out of boredom at work this week, which believe me, in my current position is a big problem. SO thanks everyone, I am so grateful you all are helping me.

themommie

I dont quite fit your age category,,,,,I am 49 but have lost 106 lbs in the last 2 yrs. It is so encouraging to see all these success stories. It is a little bit harder to lose weight when you are older but it can be done and most of us didnt do it when we were younger and it was supposed to be easier LOL............Just make small goals at a time. I just concentrated on 10 lbs at a time because 100+ lbs seemed impossible

joymelanson

I'm 54 and I am trying to get to a healthy bmi so I have about 40 lbs to lose. 5 gone so far in two weeks, 35 to go.... it is very encouraging to see all the posts from the older crowd. I wonder if my skin will shrink to my new body when I hit my goal or if I will be a saggy wrinkly skinnier person?

AuntieMC

I am 56 years old. Last year (August 2011) I began a radical lifestyle change due to illness. Since then, I have lost 165 pounds. It is a myth that older people can't lose weight!

twilasue54

I am 56 years old. Last year (August 2011) I began a radical lifestyle change due to illness. Since then, I have lost 165 pounds. It is a myth that older people can't lose weight!

wow! amaZing

RetiredAndLovingIt

I am 62 and loving all the responses to this. I have lost 20# since March. Not a huge amount, but it is progress. I am trying to make this a lifestyle change I can continue with, rather than "quick weight loss", which I always seem to gain back.
(I also hope I'm not a saggy, wrinkly, skinnier person! lol)

tmbf57

I'm 55 and initially lost 32 lbs after my first grandchild was born and slowly let 17 lbs creep back on. It's true that as we age it's a bit more difficult due to metabolism but it's definitely doable! I'm back on and tracking everything ! You can do it!

leska1216

- Log what you eat ...

- Try to be active even if it's not a formal workout ...

- And don't let age be the reason you give up.

Someone in their 20's or 30's could be having a harder time with this than you are. Read some of the posts on this site.

It's just a change in your lifestyle and an occasional change in your attitude. You have a bad day, toss it and get ready for the next one.

The biggest enemy for most people is time because this is a long, slow process. Just keep moving forward .... because every inch of effort counts.

I'm 60 and it works for me.

Ditto.

I'm soon to be 59, and in the past 3 months I have lost 13 pounds, just over a pound a week. If you want it, you can have it. But you have to work for it.

eljulia

i recently turned 59 (how can that be? in my head i'm still a kid!) i've lost slowly over the past year and a half, but since that's the time i actually got serious about improving my health and my life, i'm proud of my 37 pounds!

i have fibromyalgia, so i do have to be mindful of my activity level today as it will impact the pain and fatigue of tomorrow (and if done too strenuously, impact the next few weeks.) But keeping that in mind, i'm still at a weight i haven't been in years, wearing a size i haven't seen in forever! That's success to me.

i've been on a plateau since my sister died in March, BUT--at least i haven't gained! Phew. So for me, i guess my words of encouragement would be that we each have to take into account our own limitations, but we don't need to let them keep us down!

quill16

I am 56 and lost my weight over the past 2 years and have maintained for the past 4 months. Diet, exercise, strength from God = success

dogwalk

Hi, I'm 56 also and your all right it is harder, everything slows down, us included I keep extercisng trying to watch what I eat,I still want to look good for my family and for myself.I'm glad there is so many of us over 50,I've been on this sight for over a year ,and haven't met anyone to converse with.

flatblade

I'm 58 and I've lost 50 pounds in three months. I have really changed what I'm eating and I have stepped up my exercise, I think the secret weapon for me is that I do move around a lot at work.

opal24

I'm 63 next week and I've lost 55 pounds since January this year. I have a number of medical issues that make it difficult for me to exercise (including an autoimmune disease affecting my joints, and fibromyalgia) so it's all pretty much been lost through diet alone. Every time I try to exercise I have a flare up, so have to stop again :-( In spite of that I've lost pretty consistently over the 9 months or so on around 1450 calories per day of what I'd call 'real' food - very little prepackaged, mostly home cooked from scratch. It really hasn't been hard, I haven't denied myself treats, and I'm feeling great. Still losing with around 18 pounds still to go to a healthy BMI. You can definitely do it!

laureltn

Just wanted to give you a huge congrats for getting it done in the face of adversity! We all think we have problems until we read about somebody with real problems. Again, way to go!

I'm 63 next week and I've lost 55 pounds since January this year. I have a number of medical issues that make it difficult for me to exercise (including an autoimmune disease affecting my joints, and fibromyalgia) so it's all pretty much been lost through diet alone. Every time I try to exercise I have a flare up, so have to stop again :-( In spite of that I've lost pretty consistently over the 9 months or so on around 1450 calories per day of what I'd call 'real' food - very little prepackaged, mostly home cooked from scratch. It really hasn't been hard, I haven't denied myself treats, and I'm feeling great. Still losing with around 18 pounds still to go to a healthy BMI. You can definitely do it!