People over 55

I'm 64 and I joined 1 week ago and I lost 3.5 lbs the first week. I find that using the diary is most helpful and the report that show your progress for the last 7 days is a great tool. I will help support and encourage you on your way to a healty lifestyle.

Hi
I'm 62. I had a couple of false starts but have been using MFP seriously for about 6 weeks. I find the food and exercise diary really helpful. I'm doing pretty well and not finding it difficult really. The main thing was to cut out the alcohol I think. That helped change a lot of other things. I now only drink alcohol when i go out and even then not always.
Cheers to all

Im over 55 and would love a new friend

okay so its Friday:_
Sat wii fit plus
Sun wii fit plus
Mon walk
Tues Tai chi
Weds tai chi
Thurs walk
Friday wii fit plus
At least 30 mins each day
Hope I can keep it up

Hi all. I'm 59 years old and on a mission to lose 40 - 50 lbs hopefully by the end of the year. The reality is that at my age, and being female, it's extremely hard without cutting calories down to almost nothing. I am also not going to be running marathons, realistically. I am walking, swimming, and doing some Zumba but I'm not going to kill myself doing these things at my age.

I've set a calorie limit of 1200 calories, but so many of my friends my age are doing the HGC diet and losing tons of weight quickly, BUT they are limited to 500 calories a day! and NO exercise, and it's quite expensive. I really want to lose this weight sensibly and keep it off but its' discouraging to see if come off soooo slowly. I know I did not gain it overnight and since menopause which for me started over 10 years ago it's been a huge struggle to keep weight off. Any suggestions? I am thinking I need to do more protein and less of everything else...years ago I lost easily on Atkins, but I tried it about 9 years ago again and didn't lose a pound. I am just feeling discouraged. I'd appreciate any words of wisdom you have. Thanks!

Hey, I'm over 55 too. So many of the younger posters here think that we have stopped caring about how we look because we're too old to care, too old to care about the opposite sex or much of anything else. They'll find out what I've found. For me, life just gets better and better. I feel good physically and am able to run farther and faster today than I could 10 -15 years ago. I speak my mind now instead of swallowing my feelings. I believe this has helped in my weight loss.

Now, about this HcG. It's been around a long time and like any fad it comes and goes. People who use it really believe in it. I looked into it and as soon as I saw the 500 calorie per day restriction I thought why would you need a hormone? Starving yourself will work without paying anybody any money at all! ;->

You can do it.

Hang in there....do you have MFP on your smart phone?

Hi 2youngatheart: I don't have any of the modern-day gadgets either. I can barely keep-up with computer and cell phone. Gotta have a life outside of technology and socializing with universe:) Hope my posts can be of some support. My workouts have included walking, strength training, and yoga. My favorite snacks include: Kiebler 100 Calorie shortbread Cookies, Hotess 100 calorie Twinkies, Hotess Zingers, Cheese & crackers. When I cheat I tend to exercise more.

Hi I'm 64 and would like to be looking and feeling better for 65 in November! Just found this site two days ago, but have been working for 3 weeks and lost 5 pounds. I really like the food diary...helps to sort out and stay "on track".

Hi there,
I would love to join this group too! I just turned 50 but there aren't very many people in my age group that can relate! lol