Till Death Do Us Part

I doubt most if any people who "let themselves go" plan it. I certainly don't plan on giving up at some point, but without a crystal ball, I can't tell you what I'm going to do in my "later years".

Having said that, I have to assume you're maybe under 35? I think it's around then I shifted my idea of "later years" to much older than 55.

_RidgelineWorkouts_ wrote: »

MelanieCN77 wrote: »

Why, what's the solution Ridgeline Workouts?

Que?

I was asking if there's an age in your later years when you'll stop the fitness routine/calorie counting. I've been thinking about this lately. Like for example if I reach the age of 55, maybe I'll "let go" and will eat potato chips and cake again.

Yeah, I missed that last part. I eat potato chips and cake now. I just ate a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch in milk, portion weighed out on the scale of course. Being fit doesn't mean not eating some yummy treats sometimes.

_RidgelineWorkouts_ wrote: »

zeejane03 wrote: »

_RidgelineWorkouts_ wrote: »

MelanieCN77 wrote: »

Why, what's the solution Ridgeline Workouts?

Que?

I was asking if there's an age in your later years when you'll stop the fitness routine/calorie counting. I've been thinking about this lately. Like for example if I reach the age of 55, maybe I'll "let go" and will eat potato chips and cake again.

I'm 6 years into maintenance and I eat cake and chips on occasion now, so not quite sure why there needs to be a certain age before one is allowed to eat the foods they enjoy? One of the reasons I've been so successful at hitting my weight and health goals is that I've continued to eat the foods I like, which makes this whole thing sustainable long term, for me.

But to your original question-I'm now in my 40s and 6 years into maintaining my weight loss by controlling my calorie intake. I'm also 6 years into having normalized glucose numbers and I'm the only one in my family who's reversed the progression of prediabetes. I plan on continuing doing what I'm doing, which isn't that big of a fuss, for the rest of my life.

kimny72 wrote: »

_RidgelineWorkouts_ wrote: »

MelanieCN77 wrote: »

Why, what's the solution Ridgeline Workouts?

Que?

I was asking if there's an age in your later years when you'll stop the fitness routine/calorie counting. I've been thinking about this lately. Like for example if I reach the age of 55, maybe I'll "let go" and will eat potato chips and cake again.

Yeah, I missed that last part. I eat potato chips and cake now. I just ate a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch in milk, portion weighed out on the scale of course. Being fit doesn't mean not eating some yummy treats sometimes.

This all falls back to what I already mentioned about the dam breaking. Not sure if y'all caught it or not. I know a person can keep an aesthetic physique whilst still eating junk food as long as it fits their macros. But I have a tough time limiting myself to just a little bit of junk food. If I have one or two cookies, I may end up eating to whole container. I have to pretty much 100% eliminate junk food to build an aesthetic body. Hence the point of the entire thread - maybe not, but then maybe yes - to just throwing my hands up at a later age, saying "screw it," and stop restricting myself to "clean" foods. Life's to short to worry about appearances and restricting oneself all their God-given life? But hey, to each his/her own

Have you looked into learning some coping skills so you don’t have to go through your life feeling deprived?
There are some good books out there (hope someone will come along with the titles etc), as well as counselling and therapy.

Really, there is no need to spend the next few decades waiting to hit 55 so you can eat the foods you love.

Cheers, h.

As long as I can move my body I will remain active and continue to fuel that activity appropriately

I want to be one of those really elderly women shuffling through a marathon.

_RidgelineWorkouts_ wrote: »

That's amazing! I guess I was just thinking that staying lean, the nutrition part can be a bit restrictive for me. I know people say calories in calories out. But self-control is difficult for me, so if I have a little bit of cake or potato chips, it's easy for the dam to completely break. In my latter years I might let go of the vanity of aesthetics, and allow myself to get fat again We shall see.

I don't know why it's amazing to you. I lost 126 lbs when I was 51. I worked out so much in my 50s and early 60s that I got an overuse injury that's still bugging me. I'm still at it at 65, since things like heart attacks, strokes and diabetes are very real concerns at my age, and I don't want to have them. I'm not doing this for aesthetics, but to stay alive and healthy for my family. Being able to wear cute, smaller clothes is just a bonus. One's mindset at my age doesn't change to, "Oh, let me get fat." It changes to, "Let me stay alive, mobile and out of the hospital for my family's sake, because they need me."

And as for cake and chips, the only way for me to lose weight and keep it off is by allowing myself treats to make this way of life sustainable. If I'm always "dieting" and depriving myself, that sets me up for failure. If I'm eating sensibly and that includes some treats in the evening, and some dessert on special occasions, I can keep living this way. There's nothing wrong with a fun homemade meal of 10-15 Beanitos tortilla chips topped with taco seasoned ground turkey, shredded reduced fat cheese, pico, and guacamole. I eat healthily about 90% of the time, so an occasional meal of a burger and fries at a restaurant, or a steak power bowl at Taco Bell, or a breakfast sandwich at a diner is fine.