over 70, anyone else struggling?

Chrchr1 · March 2018

I'm getting bigger instead of smaller but I do keep trying to get back into my smaller size clothes. my sister said I should throw out all my size 12s and buy new (14/16s) but I really don't want to do that. Is it harder being in your 70's?

kommodevaran · March 2018

If weightloss is harder when you get older, it's because your habits have had longer time to become ingrained - you're just eating more/moving less than when you were younger. It's perfectly normal (as in usual, and as in natural cause-effect), but not unavoidable. There are plenty of skinny elderly people.

Use your food diary, log your food intake, find an activity you like. Weight management doesn't have to be a struggle. Welcome to MFP!

dejavuohlala · March 2018

Yes I'm 70 too and it's harder, I wish you all the best

sportychic87 · March 2018

I am not 70, but I have had the privilege of watching my mom really get into fitness the past two years. She’s 71, and has taken to running an hour every day (4-5 miles) and easily is way stronger and has more running power than I ever will

She did not start out by running though, she started out by walking and hiking and built up to it. Driving along one day I saw a runner who was making a good clip and thought that’d be really hard, nearly crashed when I realized it was my mom!
She does say that she has a little more trouble building muscle/definition but moral of the story; decide what you want to do and give it time. These things don’t happen overnight not even for 20 year olds! And not even for 30 year olds! ( case in point, my mom has beat me in the fitness success category!!!)

cmriverside · March 2018

@sportychic87 Thanks for that story.

over 70, anyone else struggling?

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