Anyone in the 50's going for the 60's

Hi, I'm 55 (56 next week), log in every day with an open diary. I know where you are coming from body wise as mine occasionally shows signs of wear and tear. Please feel free to add me as a friend for mutual support/motivation

Age 55 here. It sure isn't an easy road to take off weight at this age. Feel free to add for encouragement and support!

I am 53 and dealing with chronic pain and health issues. Feel free to add me. I log in daily and am feeling better than I have in years.

Nice to hear from some fellow 50ers! Just turned 51 and had lost 50 pounds a few years ago, but am VERY MUCH struggling to go down again, because it's coming back on. Want to stop this gaining NOW! It's tough! Feel free to add me.

Hi there, I'm 59 and heading to 60 the end of July. I recognize that I have to work harder and eat less to maintain my weight as I get older. I enjoy exercise (never thought that would happen) so maintenance so far is going well. If you do the tdee calculation you'll notice that as we age our calorie needs are much less :-( unfair but it is and as long as we're breathing we can get it done! Happy to support anyone who is looking for it.

Take care and good luck!:flowerforyou:

Hi. I'll be 60 this month. Yikes! Was having lots of health issues until I started taking the weight off. My challenge now is to concentrate on new habits and keep it off. Feel free to add me. I log every day and keep an open diary.

50 yr old here and as active as I can be with Fibromyalgia and arthritis - due to car accidents and overuse/injuries in sport & fitness as a younger person. Obviously headed for 60, lol. I am in maintenance after gaining then losing just over 30 lbs in the past 4 years. Feel free to add me if you wish, but send me a message as to why/what we have in common or I may not accept. Males or females - doesn't matter. I don't friend randomly (that's what makes us different from the 20 yr old 'friend collectors'). Not in menopause yet, :grumble: but wishing I was since the age of 11. I HAVE to eat gluten free but I won't whine about your diet if you don't whine about mine - just mutual support.

Ticker shows my maintenance latitude pounds... what I allow before I have to buckle down & get serious again.
Edit to add: re: ticker

Oh yes!!!

I am 51 years old and going through menopause (hot flashes and vertigo). I've been overweight my whole life. Even when I thought I was a decent size (about 180ish) when I was about 20 yrs old, I was still considered "big."

I've been on too many diets, trying whatever I could to lose weight only to gain it back over and over again. My latest attempt was 3 years ago on WW where I lost 46 lbs, and again, I gained it back. Now, here I am giving it another try but find that this has been THE MOST DIFFICULT time for me.

I started MFP in September, 2013, stopped for a while and started up again in December. Now, several months later, I've only lost 9 lbs., I lost 1.2 lbs this morning, but it was the weight I gained last week. That's what I've been going through and I am fed up. It feels as if my metabolism has just stopped.

The only thing that is partially saving me are my workouts. I do cardio and strength and walk as much as I can, wearing a FitBit ZIP to keep track of it all. There are certain exercises I cannot do because of arthritis in my knees and ankles and my back hurts at times, too. Floor exercises are my enemy. It takes too long to get on the floor and even longer to get up, so I do what I can.

Even though I haven't lost much, I am starting to see and feel a difference in my body with the way my clothes fit and feel that my stomach is going down, so for that I am happy. Even though I'm starting to lose inches, I would like the weight to follow. I just wish I could find a way to jump-start this stalled metabolism.

Like fellow poster LeeShults, I am wondering how I got to be my age! (56) It has been work accepting the changes. I used to walk to work each day, then developed tendonosis in both my Achilles (ouch). Better now but, instead I get exercise on an elliptical, hoping to avoid a relapse. Adjustments will be made, as required :-)
Ann

Lou - you might want to consider getting a Brita pitcher or something like that so you can filter your tap water. They even have ones now for on the go.
I am 58 and started getting fit 3.5 years ago. I have hated running all my life, even as a kid and now I love it and just ran my fourth half marathon yesterday. I also do strength training and can honestly say I am stronger and in better shape than I have ever been - just wish it hadn't taken me so long! I have lost about a third of myself and gone from an XL/XXL to a S/XS and I am off all medications (BP, Cholesterol, etc.). All that said I still have joint issues but they are MUCH better. I have arthritis in my knees but it no longer bothers me at all. I did tear my meniscus in one knee playing with my puppy. No surgery and I am able to still run but I take really good care to stretch and I ice my knee after every run. I also do focused exercises (per my ortho guy) to strengthen my hips which in turn help to stabilize the knees. I think the most important thing is to keep moving because if you don't you eventually won't be able to and the more you move the more calories you burn. I also think it is really important to eat well, as much fresh foods as possible and reduce processed foods/junk. I still have ice cream once in a while or a cookie and I did not give up wine... honestly I just cut back by portion control and measuring and as I got healthier I moved more and more away from eating junk food; it just didn't taste good to me any more. The only thing I gave up completely was diet sodas. My diary is open if anyone wants to take a look.

over and above at 66 it is harder but slowly it is improving good luck with your journey

Deep into the 50's here. I have made "trying" to be fit my lifelong life style. It does seem to get more difficult as time goes by, but one has to stick with it, work through the issues, and never give up. Things like MFP and Endomondo have helped. Anyone feel free to send a friend request. Good luck!

I will be 59 in August and I know just what you mean. Just started this on May 1 and already lost 2 lbs. I had been going to the gym 6X a week for the longest time and although I was not losing weight, I didn't gain. I had also had three stress tests in the past and all were good. The doctors even commented that it was obvious that I worked out.

I knew I had to change my eating habits and I suspected portion size was my problem as I don't eat much junk food (meaning only on occasion). However, doing it was another story and to top it off, these past 6 months I went to the gym sporadically so the lbs started to come on my already overweight frame. My recent blood work showed I was heading for type 2 diabetes, I now have high blood pressure and my cholesterol, although not too bad was not what my doctor wanted for me as I have heart disease in my family. So, time to get serious. I was really annoyed with myself because I quit smoking in 1999, hence the weight gain. I felt that since I could beat that, I could also beat the weight gain. I am finding this more difficult and frustrating than quitting smoking. I was a 2 pack a day smoker!

I had heard about MFP from a coworker, who is 5'8" and 130 - which is what I used to be. She and I are the same height with a huge weight difference. Now, yes she is also much younger than I, however I thought if I could just get started losing weight, I'd feel better. In the past no diet worked. I tried Atkins and lost a whopping 6 lbs in 3 months and that's when my cholesterol started to climb, so I stopped that. I tried eating oatmeal for breakfast and salad for lunch and then a normal dinner. I found I was hungry an hour after dinner. My workouts were OK but could be kicked up a notch, but then that's when the knees and back started to hurt more than ever. I got frustrated and just gave up on trying to diet.

So now that I knew about MFP and joined, it was another 3 months before I actually finally took the plunge. I spoke to my hubby about it, he too is looking to change his awful eating habits. So on May 1 we dove in. I figured I would start at 1 lb per week as my goal. Hubby said I should start lower so as not to get frustrated. So I change it to 1/2 lb a week. The first day since I had not planned well, I was way over the calories I should have been eating. However, it showed my exactly why I gained weight. It was my portions! Then I got nervous thinking that cutting down I was always going to be hungry and all I would think about was food. I figured I'd give it a week or two to see what happens. On day 4 I weighed myself and saw I gained a lb. Frustrated I told hubby who I know will drop weight like crazy once he gets into it. He said it was probably just water and not to worry. The next day, just to torture myself, I weighed myself again. I was not only down that gained lb but one more so I figured a net loss of one lb. OK I was pleased. on day 8 I weighed in again and I an down another lb. All my food diaries except for 2 days which I was over a lot on one day and only over a little the other day, I have been under my allotted calories. I also worked out 7 of the 9 days so far and more than I usually do. Now I don't expect this many lbs to come off this quickly all the time, but I really needed that boost to see that cutting portions does help and I an not hungry all the time like I thought I would be. We have not really changed what we eat, just how much. I went back to eating 2 hard boiled eggs for breakfast instead of Dunkin Donuts bagel with cream cheese, a salad and fruit for lunch instead of a sandwich. One pork chop for dinner instead of 2 and more veggies to fill in for the second chop.

Sorry to go on so long, but I wanted you to know I feel the same as you. MFP seems to have a lot of good people here that will help us and keep us motivated. I wish you and all us 50 and above (because our age is another stumbling block) success and good health!

I am 56, turning 57 this summer. Trying to get back to a healthier me, with a few less pounds. I struggle with low metabolism because of thyroid issue. Every ounce is a struggle to take off but oh so easy to put on. Also struggle with those joint pains so I hear you ladies! My advice for us would be strength training, however you can get it in. I have been looking for a thread like this one for us 50 ladies so thank you. Please feel free to add me friends!

I joined the 50 club last September...how did that happen?? I recently started running and exercising again and getting out of bed in the morning has become a slower process than when I was younger!! I want to shed pounds and bad eating and sedentary habits that have settled in the last few years. I was a regular runner, bicycler and swimmer for many years intertwined with dance, skating and about any activity I could do. I want to get back to ACTIVE! Goodbye armchair! I'm glad to see that I'm not alone in this age group!!