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To old,

mandy630
mandy630 Posts: 2 Member
edited January 9 in Motivation and Support
I feel like i'm to old to be doing this every post i look at they are only young. 49 ;(
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  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
    I am 42, and I am doing it! I also have some friends here that are my age. We are here!!!
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    If it helps I feel really old. And act old. Its kinda sad that my mom goes out more than me. Good luck. MFP has a wide variety of people.
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    I'm 59.
  • mlclarke22
    mlclarke22 Posts: 551 Member
    definitely not too old...you need to do this for you...age is nothing but a number!!
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    over the last 42 months I have went from not being able to stand @560 lbs. to now being able to do pretty much what i want 311 lbs. lost and I am 42 years old so no age is just a number..... Best of Luck
  • leosaunt
    leosaunt Posts: 10
    I'm 55!... definitely not too old!. I know my friends are similar in age too. :-)
  • MAV9855
    MAV9855 Posts: 32 Member
    Regardless of age we still have an opportunity to get healthy and need support to accomplish our goal. You can add me as a friend if you want to. I will be the oldest :smile:
  • Esther50
    Esther50 Posts: 252
    I'm 51, Add me as a friend if you would like, we can do this together old or not.
  • hoosierlad
    hoosierlad Posts: 69 Member
    I'm almost 60 and can say I almost never feel too old for anything...exception being after killer workout and muscles hurt, I sometimes say "I'm getting old" (don't mean it ! LOL). Geez, I'm going to live forever so still in my toddler years....act like it too !
  • dogacreek
    dogacreek Posts: 289 Member
    I'm 61 and feel better than I did in my 40's. I don't believe anyone should put an age limit on losing weight and getting healthy!
  • stestut
    stestut Posts: 42
    You're not too old!! I"m 44 next month and have had great success with MFP! I journal almost every day...sometimes I just need a "mental day" or two. You can do it!!!:wink:
  • CALABRESE3
    CALABRESE3 Posts: 86 Member
    Im 47 and its so much easier than I had thought. You can do it once you get into the mode:))) No excuses, just do it!
  • 19kat55
    19kat55 Posts: 336 Member
    I am 57. The only way you can't do it is if you decide you can't.
  • eAddict
    eAddict Posts: 212 Member
    over the last 42 months I have went from not being able to stand @560 lbs. to now being able to do pretty much what i want 311 lbs. lost and I am 42 years old so no age is just a number..... Best of Luck
    Incredible and awesome work! Keep it up. I started at 270 when I was 49. I am now 208lb at 50 and hope to be my goal (185ish) by 51.
  • RedHotRunner
    RedHotRunner Posts: 850 Member
    I didn't even start running until I was 45. I'll be participating in my 8th or 9th half marathon this May and possibly my first marathon in the fall. I'll be 50 in 6 weeks.

    Age is just a number.
  • MelisRunning
    MelisRunning Posts: 819 Member
    Never too old. "Never give up, Never surrender!".
  • AmesMc1972
    AmesMc1972 Posts: 194 Member
    I'll be 41 next month! You are certainly not too old!!!!
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    I plan on living to be 100 yrs old. At 42, I am not even half way. You're only as old as you feel.
  • AmesMc1972
    AmesMc1972 Posts: 194 Member
    Never too old. "Never give up, Never surrender!".

    LOVE this!!!!:love:
  • Lazygal53
    Lazygal53 Posts: 294 Member
    62 here and doing it ... never felt better! 41lbs lost so far!
  • ubermensch13
    ubermensch13 Posts: 824 Member
    If Luke Skywalker wasn't too old to begin his Jedi training, you aren't too old for this!
  • SugarBoomBoom
    SugarBoomBoom Posts: 67
    What? No way! I'm 47. You are never to old to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
  • msliberty
    msliberty Posts: 7 Member
    I am 55 and dont feel too old for this. :)
  • gypsyrose64
    gypsyrose64 Posts: 271 Member
    I felt the same way for a long time, and then my mother died of cancer at 63. Her lifetime of bad habits surely hastened her death. I looked in the mirror and said to myself if you are "too old to try".....then you'll be "too young to die" in a few more years.

    There are no guarantees in life, but I'll be damned if I'm going to open the door and invite the reaper in for tea any sooner than I have too! It starts in your mind. Every small step towards better health leads to more small steps. One day you wake up and realize you've climbed a mountain. Start with logging everything. Then start tweaking things, little by little.

    How do you eat an elephant? ..... one bite at a time!!!
    http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-eat-an-elephant/
  • mdianne58
    mdianne58 Posts: 51 Member
    Hi Mandy, your are not to old. There are a lot of us "older folk" on here. I am 54 & started this in May of 2012. I have never been one to exercise but have come to love it. Just start somewhere, I chose to walk because it is free & I set my pace. I sent you a friend request if you don't mind an "old" friend.
  • bluebug53
    bluebug53 Posts: 86 Member
    sounds like another excuse to me :). just saying! 53 here and this has been a great way to stay on track!
  • CharlieOverby
    CharlieOverby Posts: 82 Member
    You are still a kid. I am 70 years old with a 21 year old attitude and still kicking. (I used 21 so that I can drink legally) Don't give up.
  • beatlebomb
    beatlebomb Posts: 80
    Well I'm 53, my name is Janice and would love to have you as a friend. Never to old to be healthy.
  • cjburke12
    cjburke12 Posts: 45 Member
    Hi, I am 50 and doing it! So can you! :)
  • GiGiBeans
    GiGiBeans Posts: 1,062 Member
    Nah, there's lots of 40 something's here. A lot of people don't post in the forums so it might appear otherwise. I'm 48 and don't feel too old to be here. I feel too old when I have to ice my knees after exercise :laugh:
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