60 yrs and up

I'm pretty excited. I hit my original goal weight today. I started July 1, 2020 with a 18 month plan to lose 70lbs and hit it today, 3 months early. I expect it will waiver for the next week or so before it dips under & stays, but today is the day I hit it!
I have revised my goal, but it will be at a much slower pace to mentally & physically prepare me for lifetime maintenance, and besides, I leave for Myrtle Beach Thursday...without my scales. Let's see how accurate I am on the logging.

A_DIVA_WANT_2_B wrote: »

Hello! I am 63 and need to lose 30 lbs, friends & motivation. Not good on computer so I need help using the site. I am trying to walk with my dog when I can. I no longer feel safe going to gym. Open to all suggestions.

I lost 50 pounds using MFP and a thread like this one. I don't go to a gym. I log all my food and seek ways to get more nutrition for fewer calories. I walk my dog, walk with friends, walk alone and seek every opportunity to be active (e.g. putting folded laundry away one item at a time). If you like this thread, come back to it every day and share what's going on with you and read about what others are doing. Consider your weight loss journey to be a matter of life and death, which it is.

Barbie

Just in to say "Welcome" to the new folks! I'll put some tips/links at the end of this message.

Nothing much is happening here, still! Other than an epic battle with a pretty big wasp nest under the eaves near my sliding door, all is well. (OK, not epic, but another one of those annoying day-to-day things that come up in normal adulthood and Must Be Dealt With. Like my destroyed mailbox, which is still not replaced. But I'm getting close. I think I have all the parts now. ).

I'm still not exercising as much as I'd prefer myself to be, but the scale is behaving pretty nicely: As intended, I'm still losing those few vanity pounds so slowly that I would hardly know it without my weight-trending app, like around a pound a month. No reason to rush, at this point: I do like my food, and the occasional craft beer.

Again, welcome and much encouragement to those newly joining us. And encouragement, too, to those who've been here for a while, but are getting a little discouraged or burned out. Slow & steady wins, and sometimes it's needful to pull off the highway for a rest, on a long drive. So, take that little sensible break, then hop back on the highway when refreshed, for a little more progress. We can all get there!

Now, some tips for those newly arrived:

Best one-post MFP starting point info is in this thread (don't be put off by the title ): http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

After suggesting something like it on multiple threads, I wrote up in detail the eating approach I used to lose around 50 pounds at age 59-60, after 30+ previous years as an obese person. (I left out my false starts and mistakes ). That's here:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm/p1

I've maintained a healthy weight for 4+ years since, pretty much that same way, and now the slow loss mentioned at the beginning of this message. If it matters (I think it doesn't ), I'm also severely hypothyroid (properly medicated).

There's a long discussion here of people's ideas for adding more movement (non-exercise movement) to one's everyday life:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10610953/neat-improvement-strategies-to-improve-weight-loss/p1

Exercise, too, is a great thing (though not the only thing). It's a complete myth that exercise needs to be intense or miserable in order to have benefits, or that exercise only happens in gyms or on machines. Any kind of enjoyable movement we do regularly can improve fitness, if it's just a tiny bit of a physical challenge. Walks (including things like birdwatching/walking), active play with the grandkids, gardening/carpentry projects, and more, it all matters. We each start where we are, and progress in fitness gradually, and we'll amaze ourselves with what we can achieve in the long run. It's not necessary to make like an Olympic athlete on day one. Just start by moving more, in enjoyable ways, and build up.

Finally, here's my usual flowers-in-my-garden photo (Pinkroot, a.k.a. Spigelia marilandica), with apologies to those who aren't fans:


Best to all!