Older guy Fitness

Okay, first thing I wanna say is 1500 calories is too low. Find out what your tdee is and go by that if you are trying to maintain. I am around your weight and my calories are 1718 a day and I would imagine it would be even higher for a man. I also find this useful to try to lose weight too because its much easier to see how much "in the green" you are at the end of the week then it is to crunch numbers. A calorie is not just a calorie but the rule of thumb is you have to have a deficit of 3500 calories to lose a pound of fat. That means exercise at least 500 calories a day from your tdee.

Exercise, exercise, exercise. If your bored, try challenging your body. If your dong the same exercise over and over your body will get used to it and sometimes stop losing weight or even gaining muscle. I know this from experience. Weight lifting is where its at! Okay, for an example. Right now I am at 209lbs and 5'7. I wear a size 12 jean. I told some girls on here that and I got attacked because when they were 170lbs and 5'7 they were still in a size 16 jean. At 170, I will be a 6-8. Know why? Because I lift and have muscles. Its not just about the scale, its about getting tone too.

I dont believe in any "diets" that cut out a whole food group. Such as carbs, fat, sugar...etc etc. To me, those are not long term solutions to losing and or maintaining weight. The rule of thumb is, if you cant go without it for the rest of your life, don't, and I repeat, don't cut it out now. That's the biggest mistake people make. They don't learn how to eat a balanced diet for the rest of their lives. Yeah, I could go on these diets and drink shakes 3 times a day, take pills, cut out sugar and all that but you know what? I wont being doing that 10 years from now so its a no-go.

I hope that helps

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If no injuries/joint issues - vary your exercise routine - switch it up, it's easy to get bored. Ideally you have some different activities you can integrate into your life/friends. Hiking/Biking/Skiing etc...

There are endless debates here on some of the nutritional aspects of certain diets. But personally I feel much better when I eat low(er) carb - carbs make me hungry, moody. Limit starches/grains/sugars - Increase your protein and don't be afraid of some good fat.

Hi , im Dekomp 56 year old guy , been on a aprox 1500 cal daily diet for the last year ,along with daily stepping type exercise ( about 45 mins duration) lost over 36lbs and now reached a maintainence weight of 206 lbs , im not happy with this ! im bored ,hungry all the time, and very tired , cosidering atkins type diet any help ?support from you guys would be welcome.

Dude! EAT! Husband is your age and eating 1890 - with 1 or 2 -5 miles walks a week plus weight lifting 3x a week. Hes eating about 15% below TDEE and more when hungry. Still wants to lose 6 lbs (down 25) but hes willing to let it fall off verrrrry slowly since if he doesnt eat he wont be able to function and hey- at this level hes not gaining, feels good and looks sooooo much better.

Congrats on what you have achieved thus far! Now- go figure out your TDEE - minus 20% from it and try that calorie goal for 2-4 weeks and see what happens. Do NOT be hungry!! No one likes hungry. Remember- this isnt a diet- its how you will live the rest of your life. So if you're starving - you're dieting and doing it wrong.