I’m 44 and I can’t take it no more!
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I am 43 and I started my "journey" last November! I joined even a gym! Right now it's just great! I working out up to 6 times a week! I actually feel pretty good! I also use my new fitbit! It's helping me a lot! Keep me on track! Feel free to add!
That’s awesome!! What are your weight loss goals if any?
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NSthingoldline wrote: »Feel free to add me. I'll be 45 in March and 2019, I WILL be in the best shape of my life!
I will be 45 in March too!!! It’s impossible for me to hit my total weight loss goal of 120 lbs by then (I just started my journey 1/7/19) but I’m shooting for at least 50lbs gone by my birthday (3/11)! Let’s do this!!!!
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pecabonitas wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »pecabonitas wrote: »Well I’m down 13+ pounds since Jan 7th!!!! So everyone who says we can’t do let our results speak for themselves... ha!
What diet r you on?
shes on a calorie deficit which is whats needed no matter what way of eating(diet) you choose to lose weight on. sounds like aside from water its a big deficit(which is not always a good thing)
I’m actually not on a calorie deficit. I’m using the default caloric intake based on my weight (1700) but I do find it challenging to get all those calories in due to the intermittent fasting.... but I don’t feel hungry or weak.... I feel fantastic!!! And yes I do take in a lot of water and my hair skin and nails are thanking me for it 😁
to lose weight you HAVE to be in a calorie deficit ,its how weight loss works for EVERY way of eating including keto. and if you use MFP to calculate what you need to eat to loses weight the deficit is included.so yes you are in a deficit.0 -
pecabonitas wrote: »pecabonitas wrote: »Well I’m down 13+ pounds since Jan 7th!!!! So everyone who says we can’t do let our results speak for themselves... ha!
What diet r you on?
I’m doing intermittent fasting and keto! It’s so awesome! I’m not hungry and I can eat things that are usually a no no on diets... lol my actual weigh in is today I will post any more weight loss.... let’s do this!!!! At least 50lbs will be gone by my birthday (3/11)!!!!
what foods are you eating thats a nono on diets? there are no foods that are a no no unless you get gimmicky diets. and 50 lbs by the end of march is way too fast of weight loss which is unhealthy. Thats about 52 days from now you cannot lose almost a lb per day safely which is what would be needed to lose 50 by march 11th. fat doesnt come off that fast either,with fast weight loss comes the loss of lean mass,muscle,hair loss, your nails could suffer,hormone issues,gall/kidney stones, and so on.
unless you are basically starving yourself which you would have to to lose a lb per day and it still might be impossible(for 50 lbs its supposed to be no more than 1-1.5 lbs per week. 2 lbs a week may be streching it until you lose about 25lbs. then it would be around half a lb a week). weight fluctuates. while doing keto and IF you are still supposed to eat the calories MFP gives you to lose at a healthy rate and to get the proper nutrtion you need. you may not feel weak now but down the line you may start feeling that way especially if you are on a dangerous route trying to lose so much so fast. and you may even get to where your body wants more food ,if it doesnt get it it will burn fat,lean mass and muscle like I stated above and your heart is a muscle.1 -
pecabonitas wrote: »... being unhealthy and overweight that is. That’s why I’m here. I’ve heard so many times that people our age can’t lose weight and have fit bodies. I love how we are going to prove them wrong a million times over!!!
Hi Pecas, I'm on the same boat, 2 weeks in, I'm 40 years old. My first time in MFP, have failed many times before but don't want to fail now.
16 pounds down, 55 to go.
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to lose weight you HAVE to be in a calorie deficit ,its how weight loss works for EVERY way of eating including keto. and if you use MFP to calculate what you need to eat to loses weight the deficit is included.so yes you are in a deficit.[/quote]
Ok thanks for all this useful information!1 -
what foods are you eating thats a nono on diets? there are no foods that are a no no unless you get gimmicky diets. and 50 lbs by the end of march is way too fast of weight loss which is unhealthy. Thats about 52 days from now you cannot lose almost a lb per day safely which is what would be needed to lose 50 by march 11th. fat doesnt come off that fast either,with fast weight loss comes the loss of lean mass,muscle,hair loss, your nails could suffer,hormone issues,gall/kidney stones, and so on.
unless you are basically starving yourself which you would have to to lose a lb per day and it still might be impossible(for 50 lbs its supposed to be no more than 1-1.5 lbs per week. 2 lbs a week may be streching it until you lose about 25lbs. then it would be around half a lb a week). weight fluctuates. while doing keto and IF you are still supposed to eat the calories MFP gives you to lose at a healthy rate and to get the proper nutrtion you need. you may not feel weak now but down the line you may start feeling that way especially if you are on a dangerous route trying to lose so much so fast. and you may even get to where your body wants more food ,if it doesnt get it it will burn fat,lean mass and muscle like I stated above and your heart is a muscle.[/quote]
Ok thanks for all this useful information!0 -
Lastchancetochange wrote: »pecabonitas wrote: »... being unhealthy and overweight that is. That’s why I’m here. I’ve heard so many times that people our age can’t lose weight and have fit bodies. I love how we are going to prove them wrong a million times over!!!
Hi Pecas, I'm on the same boat, 2 weeks in, I'm 40 years old. My first time in MFP, have failed many times before but don't want to fail now.
16 pounds down, 55 to go.
Lets go for it!!
Yes!!!!! Go for it!!!0 -
I was 46 when I started the journey, I am now 48 and have lost 20 kilograms (44 pounds) and still going but feel good. Please feel free to add me as a friend and lets work on it together!0
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I’m down 17lbs!!!! Woot woot!!!!! Through reading some of these forums, losing 50lbs by my birthday is not healthy. 2-3lbs a week is, so my new goal is to lose 18 more pds by my birthday! That would be 35lbs total since I started on 1/7/19.... I’ll take that....0
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Hi...I’m back on after a few years. I was doing great on my own but joined Jenny Craig yesterday, I need some help getting back on track. Good to be back but bummed that I gained so much since last time!1
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Hey all! I'm looking for motivation and support as well. I read your post pecabonitas and truly felt you. I have two boys who I want to get healthy for. I was in a bad relationship and ended up getting up to 249. Never thought I'd get that big.. I managed to lose 20 pounds on my own, but found myself fastly gaining it back. So I'm back at this and looking to make this time stick. 😅1
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pecabonitas wrote: »I’m down 17lbs!!!! Woot woot!!!!! Through reading some of these forums, losing 50lbs by my birthday is not healthy. 2-3lbs a week is, so my new goal is to lose 18 more pds by my birthday! That would be 35lbs total since I started on 1/7/19.... I’ll take that....
um no 2 lbs a week is healthy IF you have more than 50 to lose still. anything less than that should be slower weight loss. 3 lbs a week isnt healthy either. the faster you lose the more lean mass/muscle you lose as well. not to mention fast weight loss can bring on hair loss, brittle nails,hormone issues, gall/kidney stones,lethargy,dizziness and so on. if you lost 17 lbs since the 7th of this month that means you are losing 0.77 lbs a day or 5.4 lbs a week. much much too fast. of you have less than 50 lbs left to lose you need to set your mfp to 1-1.5 lbs a week loss. once you get to 30 lbs left to lose it will go down to about 1lb per week and under 25 should be like .5 lb per week.0
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