Any Senior’s out there?

allenpriest wrote: »

Fell on ice in the driveway. That sort of thing used to not hurt as much.

Oh, so sorry! Hope you weren't hurt too badly - bruising from that kind of fall can be brutal!

I guess I am kind of a senior. I am 55. I started January 15 and have lost 18 pounds. I do the elliptical, walk, and ride bikes and weights. Not all on the same day.

Male, age 65, 6'0". Lost 26 pounds since 12/16/2017. Lifting heavy and progressively adding weight to the bar. I lift 3-4x a week and spin for cardio the other days. I stay active 7 days a week. 250 heading to 200.

brightresolve wrote: »

mockingbird1234 wrote: »

Hello senior friends. Here I am trying to get healthy again. this time its a little about losing weight but mainly I'm having stomach issues with eating the wrong foods. I guess it finally caught up with me. so my question is where and how do I start?

If you are having stomach issues that you feel are related to foods you eat, you could start with a visit to your doctor. Might be referred to an allergist or a dietician after that, but physician seems to be a good place to start to rule out serious underlying issues. Good luck with your quest for health!

That's really good advice. If they rule out obvious physical issues, ask for a referral to a registered dietician (RD). An RD can help you analyze your eating to identify what may be causing you problems.

Because your doctor or RD will ask about your eating, it may give you a headstart if you simply start using MFP to log your current eating. That could help you see patterns and make adjustments even before the needed appointments with the medical folks, then maximize benefits you get from their professional expertise, besides.

I developed severe heartburn around 3 years ago. It turned out that the cause was not what I was eating at the time, but instead an obscure but fully correctable gallbladder condition (not stones or sludge). I've lost weight since (only partly because my obesity was probably among the causes of the gallbladder problem ), but I still eat most of the things I always did - just less. (I admit that my food choices, other than quantity, have long been reasonably healthy. Definitely frivolous choices in there too, though, then and now. )

71 years old, have lost 60 pounds and have kept it off. Am at 197 and would like to get down to 175-180.

will be 62 this year. 7 years ago last month I first joined MFP. lost 75 lbs in approx 10 months. Felt better than I had in my whole life, literally, (and first time in life I reached stage of no longer being obese LOL).
In fact I felt so great I went back to work.
Ack... high stress job (which I love) combined with having to accept that while I felt like I was 20 again, I sure wasn't and just could not put in the kinds of hours I once did and still bounce back the next day = gradual slide into old habits.
Fast forward to 2018... had put too much of that 75lbs back on (life and stress sure takes some nasty turns at times)... and I cannot tell you how great it feels to be 'home' again, at MFP, and finally getting a grip on coping with work and 'myself' combined now.
As of today, 16 pounds back off, and have complete faith in myself that I WILL succeed again.
Note... profile pic is from approx. 7 years ago (after I reached goal), to remind myself of where I am heading again... in the right direction!)
Nice to see so many here!

I am 54, can I join the discussion? I lost about 20 pounds in 2016 using My Fitness Pal but stopped paying attention to my diet and seem to have gained back 10 pounds in just the past month! It's harder to maintain a healthy weight now than it used to be.