60 yrs and up
Options
Replies
-
Good morning! I will hit the milestone of 70 later this year! Every day above ground is a great day😅. I am working on loosing 14lbs. I have been using Walk Away The Pounds since the beginning of the year and for the first time I am participating in a "dry January" as well as keeping to my goals in MFP. Do far have lost 3lbs. Not looking for an instant weight loss ....slow and steady is the way for me. Would love to be part of this group, and some one on ones if anyone wants to to this...Have a great day everyone! PS....In case you were wondering, I live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland🦀🦀🦀😊32
-
Welcome, and good luck. Slow and steady is the right way.6
-
I'm 57 but married to a 69 year old if you want to add me for support!8
-
Good morning, at least it is here in Eastern Australia, though somewhat smokey skies but hey only 33C today (almost 92F). All aboard, the more the merrier, we are all here for the same purpose. This morning while prepping brekky, I was thinking that I had been doing this for months and should be seeing better results and then thought, hang on this is only day 6. Suddenly it seemed like an overwhelming task but I reminded myself to be patient and persistent. Have a productive day wherever you are.7
-
-
Very true!2
-
Good morning! All quiet on the western front again I see. The end of week 1 and the scales (who are very fickle) say my weight has dropped 1.4 KG. I weigh daily so that I am familiar with the way my body can fluctuate from day to day. So, while happy that it is less than when I started, I am aware that this number is probably not that accurate in terms of genuine weight loss BUT it is far enough away from my starting weight to see there has been a drop. Time will start to produce truer readings.
So, I hope you all have a positive day regardless of the things that time and your body have left you to work with. Cheers.4 -
How about the rest of you?
18 -
Hi all, I’m 64, will be 65 on 1/28. Someone mentioned bookmarking the page - how? I’m not finding this program very easy to find stuff. I did just find a recipe sharing blog. That, low carb, higher protein - I haven’t cooked in over 15 yrs - my husband does. Tho, he’s been slacking, so I can go weeks without a vegetable, unless McDonald’s fries count! He makes his own pizza crust, has the pizza oven outside, gets the pizzeria cheese and tomatoes from a restaurant supply place. This means Tu and Fr are pizza nights! Jason’s deli on mondays, Thursday’s usually a couple of beers or margs up at a taqueria. Saturday, I stop after 5:00 Mass and bring him a veal parm hero (sub sandwich for all non-NY’ers!), and an eggplant parm hero for me. All washed down with a few of Sauvignon Blanc. Glass at bar, more at home.
I just started this journey on 1/6/20. The plan says I’ll go from 184 to 17 in 5 weeks, if I keep eating like today. I just wolfed down 4 pieces of pizza from an excellent pizzeria, bc DH has a bad cold and came home early. I also stopped at Dunkin Donuts for an old fashion donut for lunch.
I went into guest room last night, Thank you, but I get enough germs at work. I’m a pediatric nurse practitioner. Of course every germy kid in the greater Atlanta area feels it’s their duty to cough in my face when I try to see their throats. Not even using the stick. Just, ‘open up real big for me’.
I’d love to join y’all while we whittle away to nothing! Hopefully, my cholesterol and LDL realize I’m on a diet. I don’t want the statins I was prescribed.
We went to an all u can eat sushi place on Sunday with another couple. She told me the 4 lbs I lost last week was ‘wine weight’, like water weight, but wine! Shes right. I drink so much water now and no wine.
Of course, while sipping, I was also eating pretzels, crispy Cheetos and pita chips - all in same bowl. Maybe 1-2 bowls with wine. Before dinner. I’m easily not eating probably 2K+ in extra calories just from not having ‘happy hour’!
My Medicare went into effect 1/1. A benefit is free gym membership - Silver Sneakers. I’m going to go to a gym some girls from Church go to. I went and got the app last week. Now I have to fill it out and start.
Thank God, this is a family owned gym, used to be a Golds gym. In mid afternoon, no skinny little young things. Women our age, in tee shirts and Lycra bottoms. Just my speed. I can also join LA Fitness, and might bc they have yoga, but then it’s a meat market atmosphere, and I’m well past my sell by date!
Have a good night,
Karen12 -
Hello, I am 62 and the fattest I have ever been. I am terrible at logging my food intake but know it must be done. I have decided to use this app no matter what and have joined a challenge to walk a certain number of miles in a year. I need a goal and fellow travelers that understand trying to do this at this age. My mother died of congestive heart failure two years ago and I don’t want that to happen to me. I would love to be a fellow traveler.13
-
getthebabeback wrote: »Good morning! All quiet on the western front again I see. The end of week 1 and the scales (who are very fickle) say my weight has dropped 1.4 KG. I weigh daily so that I am familiar with the way my body can fluctuate from day to day. So, while happy that it is less than when I started, I am aware that this number is probably not that accurate in terms of genuine weight loss BUT it is far enough away from my starting weight to see there has been a drop. Time will start to produce truer readings.
So, I hope you all have a positive day regardless of the things that time and your body have left you to work with. Cheers.
I have “Weigh-in Wednesday”, so that’s the only day I weigh myself. I then wait for the next Wednesday to verify my weight has actually dropped, then I’ll log the first Wednesday as a true weight.7 -
Well, I'm 66 and hanging in there. Can't decide if I'm at GW or not; it's taking everything I have to nudge the scale down at all. I do really well all day long, then the magic hour(s) come right before bed and all I want to do is munch munch munch. It's all too easy to add another 300 calories to my day. I'll be so glad when it stays lighter later than 5:00 p.m. and I am outside more often and I really can't wait to start another garden!!! You'd think somebody who doesn't like the long winters would move someplace else but I'm such a homebody. I still live a 5 minute walk from my childhood home.
One day at a time and one foot in front of another.11 -
Wow nice to see some chat on this site, we all have things to overcome as well as our goal to reduce weight. Welcome to the new 'faces'.
Bookmarking this page: at the top of the page on the right hand side there are three icons, a bell (notifications), a star (hit this to bookmark the page) and a wheel/cog (to mess around with settings). When you hit that star, a yellow one appears on the right hand side level with the name of this group.
Logging food: what an eye opener this is! Worth doing as it is so easy to kid yourself that you have not overeaten. I have learned this from experience by saying, 'oh a couple of crackers can't be that much' until I log them! Sometimes I log before I eat then I can see the impact, then put the food away and delete the entry.
This site: best way I have found to learn about this site is to just explore it and have a look under the headings. you can't do anything 'wrong' but you do fond some interesting things. Sometimes I never find them again though! Keep looking.
Yep we all need to make serious changes to the way we operate if we are to be successful. My mum is deteriorating with heart failure also and that is not a path I want to take.
8 -
Hi another new face! you must be a northern Hemisphere person. Currently the sun is not setting till after 8pm here but going outside has been a no no due to heat and smoke! At present, the idea of a long winter sounds great! Must be great to be so close to GW! The dreaded munchies and it is so tempting not to log them!
Well bed time here, I have both grandsons in the morning for a few hours, 3ys and the other 9 months....too much energy! Stay strong everyone.3 -
16 -
Wow! Thirty pounds in one day? HOW?! 🤦♂️ 🤣1
-
Finally lost a lb I have doubled my exercises so I should hope so, tonight granddaughter who is 4 is staying so it's a dance night to burn some calories!
Good luck everyone hope you can burn some too!10 -
Good afternoon all! Nothing like a visit from grandchildren to burn some energy! Interesting question about the thirty pounds, 13.6 kg in my part of the world. A thought for today.....
13 -
The scale can certainly be the enemy some days!!! LOL But then there are the days after a successful week when it can also make us smile and feel great achievement. 😅 Wishing everyone success!!8
-
I'm 60. Trying to loose 25 pounds.7
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 391.5K Introduce Yourself
- 43.5K Getting Started
- 259.7K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.6K Food and Nutrition
- 47.3K Recipes
- 232.3K Fitness and Exercise
- 392 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.4K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.7K Motivation and Support
- 7.8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.2K MyFitnessPal Information
- 22 News and Announcements
- 927 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.3K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions