Over 60 still trying

I'm. 71 and yes it's harder as you get older but we must keep at it. Good luck

Hi, I'm Pat and just turned 71 in September.... would like to support a few friends in this journey as well as get support. Feel free to add me as a friend. As of today I weigh 295.4 boy, do I hate to admit that number. I have an exercise bike that has an eliptical with it. Would like to be able to work up to using more than the bike, but need to get balance and strength to stand for more than a fe minutes at a time. hope to hear from a few of you all. I live in Northwest corner of Ohio, Pioneer to be exact.

I wouldn't dream of kicking you--we just have to kick this fat to the curb! Go to the community and search "Joined MFP One Year Ago Today - Frumpy to Fit!" or search "love22step". That was my story at 60, and I go back to that to inspire myself! A couple of years later, I fell off the wagon after injuring my ankle using a string trimmer. Now I've started over, at 66, but I know I can do it! We can definitely do this!

Hi everyone, I'm 64 and trying yet again. Let myself go the last 3 years, and now am so uncomfortable with all the extra pounds. I joined WW just last week to help me get started, motivated and be accountable. Not convinced that the point system is for me, probably because I've been a calorie counter for so long. I'll try to reconcile the two. I'm glad to find people in my own age group. I can't really identifý much with younger people anymore. Hope I can be of some inspiration to you, I already feel encouraged by just having found you all.
Have a great day
Corrie

i am 65, kept 40 lbs off for five years and last year got me and I gained 25. With MFP lost it again so it works!

@santasmrs four years ago at the age of 63 after doing 40 years of yo-yoing weight I knew my time was running out health wise. On a hunch I cut out processed foods when I stopped eating foods with added sugars and or any form of grain. Pain became less starting in a few weeks and slow weight loss started day 45 but this time around I had decided never to diet the rest of my life by forcing myself to go hungry again.

Four years later most all of my health issues are resolving or have resolved. Besides my body pain dropping like a rock one day six months in I realized my 40 years of IBS was gone and has not yet returned. I am down 50 pounds and have maintained that loss for the past three years without thought. I can now get in and out of vehicles, operate tractors and backhoe without pain.

My n=1 trial proved my best Way Of Eating to be Low Carb High Fat in my case. Who knows what WOE will work best for you so you may want to pick any WOE and try it for perhaps 90 days and move forward from there.

Best of success in finding the WOE that works for you.

63, short and round but NOT jolly! Hoping I’m not too old to change years of bad habits.

Hi I am 61 and still trying to loose weight. My only solution to eating properly will be gastic bypass. I have been doing alot of reading about it and my doctor feels this will be a good route. A little nervous and my family would rather I eat less but it is not easy.

I'm 63 and using this app, I have been able to lose 30lbs since July. It's harder now that I'm in my 60s, but feeling better and seeing my numbers on my 6 month check up improve is good motivation. And in my experience, once you eliminate unhealthy food from your diet for about a month - the cravings go away.

I'm 64. Will be 65 in January. I see a dietitian every couple weeks. I eat up to 1600 calories a day. She tells me to eat the foods I like so I can make this manageable for life. So, I do that, but stick to my calories. (Except for the occasional family wedding). I lost 15 lbs in July; 8 lbs in Aug; 6 lbs in Sept; and 7 lbs in Oct. I have a total of 34 lbs off now. I am getting there. Still have a lot to go!

You can do this: I lost around 50 pounds here, from obese BMI to 22-point-something BMI (low 130s at 5'5'), in just less than a year at age 59-60, and have maintained a healthy weight since. I'll be 63 in about 3 weeks. Oh, and if it matters (I don't think it does ), I'm hypothyroid.

Why don't all of us over a 'certain' age Join up as friends maybe we can give each other some tips that are more suitable for senior years when we can't pack a punch on the exercise front. Good luck all.

I'm 62 and lost over 100 pounds. I started at 59 and made goal at 61. Took me a bit longer than some but I have maintained for a year now. You can do it! I don't do anything extreme. I walk 5 to 6 days a week and eat low calorie. I also have a low thyroid and CFS so even with that it can be done. There are quite a few of us in this age bracket on here who have reached goal. Don't let them ever tell you it can't be done at our age.

I'm 54 ... my motivation to reduce my fat mass is so I know when I'm 99 I'll still be able to care for myself. I don't want to be held back by diabetes or find my blood pressure is too high to run with my (soon to arrive) grandchild or find I need the support of another to move my bulk to and from the toilet seat. These thoughts keep me out of the cookie jar. There is a lot of good advice here whatever route you take, make sure each of your choices can last for a life time - food you enjoy, food that nourishes not harms, sleep more, exercise a little bit more by having fun walking or working out with friends. Life is good, even as we get older if we take time to take care of ourselves.