In your 60’s

My husband was also diabetic type 2 for 10+ years & used the insulin pump, he's been off insulin for couple years now that he's lost the extra weight. He actually weighs less now that when we got married

Have a great weekend!

I’ve been doing one of the ten day challenges on MfP. Basically, we are just logging our weight and commenting. The challenge has been motivating because all of us are dealing with the fluctuations that we see as we weigh in. Knowing I’m doing the best I can most days helps me keep going even when i see a “gain” due to new exercise or more carbs. I have a lot to lose, so this keeps me realizing that what I’m doing IS working even though I wish it would be instantaneous!

BlancheandSmooshyface wrote: »

Talk about fluctuations. Got on the scale and found I've gained 5 pounds since the 5th. Really can't understand it.

Lots of good info in this link.
http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/

Also - Consider using a trending app like Libra or HappyScale. Helps you see if you are headed in the right direction, even when your weight fluctuates wildly.

I use Trendweight on my desktop computer for averages.

@fitlulu4150 I think I mentioned it before but if not I make turmeric paste & it works great for arthritis

Evamutt wrote: »

Today was my work day so I had a good breakfast before I left but I went to see my friend after so didn't eat for 6 hours. When I do that I'm starving when I get home. Just had a snack but it's so hard not to eat dinner also. I don't want to eat yet or I'll be hungry this evening, ugh

Hang in there and find something to keep you occupied.

I would like to join this group, but I don't see an option to join. Am I missing something?

I am 57 years old and I am vegetarian. I have arthritis and my knee is locked so I can’t walk. I need help loosing weight from 87kgs without exercise (since I am bed ridden). I am exercising my leg as suggested by my doctor. Also, is there any alternative to knee replacement surgery?

Joints are tough and it depends on what is causing the issues. I had problems with a torn labrum with one hip and had surgery to repair that several years before the replacement. My hips ended up going to bone-on-bone and there was nothing that could be done except replacement. Up until the point I threw in the towel, pt and steroid injections provided some relief. Also, any weight we can lose takes pressure off the joints.

Evamutt wrote: »

@AnnPT77 My sister in law had to have knee replacement surgery, she could hardly walk but her Dr said she had to lose weight first. She did lose weight & had both knees done & is in no more pain. she did it without exercise. Wish I could tell you how much she lost, I don't know but my guess is 50lbs

Yes, I lost about 50 pounds and it made a huge improvement for me. Personally, I'm choosing to defer knee surgery as long as practical, as long as pain neither prevents me from sleeping, or limits me from doing things that are really important to me (like rowing, spinning, walking enough to enjoy art fairs and music festivals and the like, etc.). So far, so good . . . but eventually I expect to need surgery, perhaps initial some tissue clean-up, but eventually knee replacement, according to my orthopedist.

Clearly, I do exercise, but I'm confident weight loss is possible without it. The exercise I do didn't particularly change from my last decade or so of obesity: I was very active even as an obese person. Pretty much all that changed to lose weight was my calorie intake, though I suspect my daily life (non-exercise activity) might have gotten a little more active as I got lighter and felt better.

Knee replacement has been a great relief for some of my friends, so I anticipate the same, someday.

Last night worked out well as far as not overeating...I did have snack to keep from eating dinner too early. I had yogurt, popcorn & the green juice I make. 20min later I was full, didn't even eat dinner. I started eating my usual 1 oz of sunflower seeds I've gotten addicted to early & ate them more slowly so it took me 2 hours to finish them. I noticed them at checkout about 2 weeks ago & tried them & got hooked. My favorite is the dill pickle flavor. I'm so glad I found something to replace snacking

How many calories do you all use, it says i should have 1200 is this too low xx

boofle2 wrote: »

How many calories do you all use, it says i should have 1200 is this too low xx

The right answer is always individualized.

I'd suggest that you pick a sensible rate of loss in MFP (something like 0.5-.75% of current body weight is conservative, 1% may be achievable but is a little more risky, and often too much if within about 50 pounds of a healthy goal weight).

I think being conservative about loss rate is even more important as we age, assuming others, like me, are a little less resilient to physical stress than I was when I was younger). Slower than that kind of rate is also fine, if that makes the process more achievable (weight loss is a long-run proposition in nearly all cases, weeks to months to years, so sustainability is vital). Faster is something I'd suggest saving for cases where a doctor orders rapid weight loss to resolve serious, acute medical issues, and the person will be under close medical supervision to watch for health problems or nutritional deficiencies.

Too many people pick a "2 pounds a week" loss rate, including many for whom that may create excessive health risk.

Then, once you have a sensible calorie goal, stick with it for 4-6 weeks, and see if your actual loss rate matches the sensible rate you picked. That's a point when you can adjust eating to lose a little faster if that's safe, or a little slower if it's too fast. (I hope it's obvious that if you get weak or fatigued or have other bad symptoms for otherwise unexplained reasons before 6 weeks are up, alongside seeming to lose very fast, you should eat more!).

No one else can tell you how much to eat. MFP uses large scale scientific studies and statistics to recommend a calorie level. That's a better starting point than any other individual person's experience, since there's no way to know if they're a statistical outlier (even if they're the same age, size, activity level, etc., as you are - and it would take a good bit of typing to know how similar they are in those ways).

That said, I seem to be a bit of an outlier on the high-intake side. I started at 183 pounds, 5'5", and joined MFP weighing around 154, at age 59. It suggested 1200 calories for me, and that turned out to be way too low for me, even though I was eating back all my exercise calories on top of that. I lost weight too fast, and had to adjust upward. I lost most of my weight at 1400-1600 net calories and above, then eating all exercise calories besides, to lose around 50 pounds in a bit less than a year. I've been maintaining in the mid-130s for nearly 4 years since (now age 63) at over 2000 calories plus exercise calories.

Best wishes!

Evening y'all, I'm 68, I've been on MFP since 6-2017, and on this journey since 12-27-2012. And yes, I remember the exact date! ROFL I'm on maintenance right now, I've lost a total of 64 pounds, and come fall, I'll be going back into active loss mode. I want to drop maybe another 10-15 pounds, but no rush, I'm enjoying the journey! Someone back in the beginning of this thread had mentioned Slimming World... yes, I also did that for a while, after giving up on Weight Watchers because I had no idea what nutrients I was getting with their plan. And yes, I lost weight on Slimming World... but I found it too easy to slip back into bad habits (mainly too large of portions) so I'm back to CICO, even for maintenance.