I know how you feel. Since losing weight the skin doesn't snap back like it used to do. I look as though I need ironing to smooth me out.

That being said, living in the uk with uk weather I can keep myself mainly covered for most of the year. I refuse to dress my age. I suppose I buy what I want clothes wise but I love it. I do far more exercise than I should but feel 20 years younger for all this than I did.

All in all I am loving life (no more getting up for work) I can do what I want when I want and I think my new passtime is clothes shopping. I spend far too much on clothes. I think 60 is the new 40. People today do not look 60 nor I think if they keep fit, feel it.

Enjoy the new you. Buy the clothes you want to buy (I agree to not wearing the short ones anymore, there is a limit) but within reason you can get away with a lot and just go out there and flaunt that new figure of yours. In other words enjoy your hard work. You have earned it. I am 62 by the way.

My concern about ageing wasn't about flab but the thought of not being totally mobile......arthritis and that kind of thing. So I decided to concentrate on exercise and eating well. For 5 years my husband, JB.. has had an aneurism on his artery (its like a little blister) and if it doesn't grow all is well it stays there. If it grows (and his is measured every 6 months) then after a certain size it is essential to remove it as it can become life threatening. So last November his surgeon said he would operate in February but within that 3 months he would like JB to lose 15-20 kilos i.e. bet ween 33 -44lbs. To this end he offered the services of the hospital's dietician. JB sat there and calmly said " Thank you I will loose that amount but I don't need the services of the dietician". I was flabbergasted. Later when I questioned his response he said "Darling its not rocket science its simply a matter of eating less and exercising more".............But in three months. So after a couple of days I said I would support him totally but no nagging when there was no enormous dessert etc. And he was right. I started making meals on the basis of "less quantity more quality". JB kept a note of his daily loss and I invented some great dishes. Added to that to satisfy his sweet craving I started making no sugar jellies in sturdy glasses and filled the glasses with a similar fruit/ - Raspberries I put with raspberry jelly and a whole orange in the orange jelly. The recipe is for 1 pint - 20 ounces but I make it up to 15 as I often put frozen fruit in the glass which helps it set so quickly. The fruit takes away the artificial sweetness of the jelly but it has an added bonus. I should say as we live in France (but are Scottish) and all this was done in French which is NOT easy. However a friend had problems with his knee and his French surgeon told him to eat gelatine either in the form of pig's feet or in the form of jelly (thats jello I think in USA) So double winner. So in the 3 months JB lost his weight and I lost 16lbs too. We walk most days and park the car 20 minutes from town so we have a pleasant (enforced walk) couple of times a week. So it can be done. The surgeon was so happy with him in February but in preparing for his surgery they discovered a cyst on his pancreas. This was removed in May and thankfully it was non-cancerous. So life is back to normal. We both feel so fit and continue to eat well, not a lot of meat or cheese or charcuterie but loads of veg and fruit and apart from drastic heavy lifting all is as before. JB has an appt at the end of this month for his heart op but he is looking great...........has no intention of going back to his old weight .d Sorry to have rambled on but if we can do I think most people can. Good luck and take each day at a time.
Forgot to say I am 68 and JB is 71.

eco...Great results and inspiring! Hope your husband is feeling proud and healthy!

So I m not ready to give in to old age just yet and I set myself little goals which I think are achievable and I have found MFP to be a really useful tool! Slow and steady and maintainable weight loss! i go to the gym five times a week to do various classes!
You re all doing really well! Keep it up! Your all great losers!!!:flowerforyou:

AWESOME, **Gilli**...(hope you don't mind the nickname) :flowerforyou: I am NOT either...(ready to give into old age)...after ALL, it is a State of Mind, as well as Body!! Everyone here is working on JUST these things which is a GOOD thing :happy: We are a good group here! :drinker:

I don't want to change who I am, i just want there to be less of me!

I lost 73 lbs. in 9 months I look like a sharpi dog. I don't care, the right clothes hide it. The plus is I'm no longer on any medication. I exercise everyday lift weights and feel great.

Hello ladies I am new to the group. I enjoyed reading all of your posts about aging and saggy skin...oufffff I am not the only one. I will be 66 next month and I am still struggling with this weight have been all my life. The only thing now is I am not only doing this to lose weight I am doing it now to keep healthy and keep my body functioning. I still play golf but with a motorized cart and after that have a hard time with walking and sleeping for the following 2 days but I still do it. Glad to have this group at least here we know how it is when getting a bit older .......hope you have a nice day....Diane :flowerforyou: