Getting fit at 50 and beyond...200+ pound club
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SW 222
CW 196
Age 64
I just read a comment from another MFP member excited to have graduated from obese to overweight. So I started to wonder, am I still obese? The overweight category tops out at a BMI less than 30. So, what am I?
I am 5'4.5" And celebrating getting down to 196. Using an online BMI calculator, my BMI is 33.1. So, no. I am still obese. Ugh. Plugging in progressively lower numbers, I find that I have to get down to 175 pounds to reach the overweight category (BMI 29.6). Eye-yi-yi! Looks like the good as gold doctor held her tongue, bless her heart. I've been obese for quite a while. Rats. Oh well, that is my new very earnest goal, to get down to 175 pounds and be able to call myself overweight again. 🧚3 -
I went outside and watered all my flower beds today. It sure felt good to be able to do something! Hubby pulled the hose out for me so all I had to do was water. I had to really fight the urge to want to pull more weeds but I didn't.1
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One Skinny Cow ice cream, a cold bottle of amber ale and stay inside my calorie goal too...
Don't mind if I do...
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I've also ready the comments about Weight and BMI. So here goes my stats.
I'm a 6'0, 57 year old female,
Highest Weight: 400lbs, BMI 54.2, classified as Obese 3. 😡
Current Weight: 287 lbs, BMI 38.9, classified obese 2. 😩
Goal Weight: 200 lbs, BMI 27.1,
classified as overweight. 😃 🎉
Considered normal weight for my height. 184 lbs, BMI 25 🙃
When I reach 200 lbs, then I'll decide if I want to go any lower in my weight.
Just looking forward to hitting the 200 mark. Would be nice though to be in Onederand some day. 👋🎊😃
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pandygirl1 wrote: »I've also ready the comments about Weight and BMI. So here goes my stats.
I'm a 6'0, 57 year old female,
Highest Weight: 400lbs, BMI 54.2, classified as Obese 3. 😡
Current Weight: 287 lbs, BMI 38.9, classified obese 2. 😩
Goal Weight: 200 lbs, BMI 27.1,
classified as overweight. 😃 🎉
Considered normal weight for my height. 184 lbs, BMI 25 🙃
When I reach 200 lbs, then I'll decide if I want to go any lower in my weight.
Just looking forward to hitting the 200 mark. Would be nice though to be in Onederand some day. 👋🎊😃
One step at a time Pandy, one step at a time. You have already come a long way upon your weight loss road....well done!2 -
I saw this recipe today in a monthly magazine we get from our electric coop. I'm always looking for recipes to help with my sweet tooth😁. I put all the ingredients into the MFP recipe builder and this is the nutritional info it gave me per serving:
Calories: 68, Total Fat: 0.1g, Total Carbs: 12.1g, Protein: 5.7g
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You've come such a long way on your weight loss, congratulations! I just know you'll make it, you have the determination.pandygirl1 wrote: »I've also ready the comments about Weight and BMI. So here goes my stats.
I'm a 6'0, 57 year old female,
Highest Weight: 400lbs, BMI 54.2, classified as Obese 3. 😡
Current Weight: 287 lbs, BMI 38.9, classified obese 2. 😩
Goal Weight: 200 lbs, BMI 27.1,
classified as overweight. 😃 🎉
Considered normal weight for my height. 184 lbs, BMI 25 🙃
When I reach 200 lbs, then I'll decide if I want to go any lower in my weight.
Just looking forward to hitting the 200 mark. Would be nice though to be in Onederand some day. 👋🎊😃
I'm 63 yrs old, 5'2". I started out at my highest weight 233 pounds, BMI 42.6. Morbidly obese. I'm now at 203, BMI 37.1 still morbidly obese. I have to get my BMI down to 130 to be obese. To be considered over weight I need to weigh 160 pounds and have a BMI of 25. My goal weight is 135 pounds which will put my BMI at 24.7, the upper end of normal range.
We're all on this journey together and with the support we get from one another we can do this! Like cpnknight said...one step at a time.
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I have been missing the past few days and now I am way behind. Welcome to anyone new that has joined our group!!!
@grandrory so glad you are able to move around without pain now. I had some bad luck in tha past few days and my right shoulder has frozen. I have had a frozen left shoulder for about a year now that is getting better ,but I still don't have full range of motion yet. My doctor warned me that there was a strong possibility that this would happen to my right shoulder also. So here I am. This right shoulder has been 10 times more painful and I haven't been able to see my doctor yet. The pain was so bad Friday evening I went into a Express Medical clinic yesterday morning. I just couldn't take the pain anymore. They didn't do much of anything for me. I understand the opioid addiction crisis in this country, but why do they with hold effective pain relief for patients that need it? Honestly it was super frustrating. I felt so foolish begging for the doctor to do something or cut my arm off. So all I got for my trouble was a script for 800mg ibuprofen and shot of Tramadol in my butt. Honestly, I don't even think that doctor knew what frozen shoulder was. I asked her to google it just so she could understand how painful the freezing up stage can be, but she just said call your regular doctor on Monday.
So I am doing the best I can and feeling super handicapped as I am right handed and I can't lift my arm higher than my chin without excruciating pain. so between the storms and my shoulder this past week sucked lol
. I am trying to find the bright side and keep my humor.
My update is that my weight is in a holding pattern for some reason. i was 196. 4 - 196.8 the past 5 days. My calories have been the same, but I could not exercise much at all. I think I will be mostly walking now due to my shoulder. I sure hope everyone has a good Sunday!!!
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Off to a deliberate bad start...
Two rashers of bacon, two fried eggs, two fried tomatoes and a lovely slice of very greasy fried bread.....Heavenly!
I know it is not the best thing diet wise but what the heck.... I thoroughly enjoyed it and I will be more careful through the rest of the day.
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Happy Sunday Fit at Fifty & Plus Friends!
It’s Sunday check in day. Today I decided to use the graphs from our “progress” section to compare “this week’s” results to my “starting day” of June 1st, 2020.
I’m up a pound and 2 ounces from my lowest on June 27th at 217.3.
Looking at the big picture... I’m very pleased. This is a journey... there will be bumps in the road. Just gotta keep moving forward. 🚲
Weekly progress: down .9 lbs 😁
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Progress from June 1: 👍👍👍
One of my bumps in the road looks like cat ears! 🥰
Happy Sunday! ❤️
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Weigh in day and it is good news......
Last week 335.6 lbs
This week 334.2 lbs
So a 1.4 lb loss....yay.
This weight equals 23.9 stone, which means that the 24 stone numbers are now a thing of the past!
The new mini goal is to drop the weight to 329 lbs or less...3 -
Good morning friends 👋 Here's my weigh-in ...
PW: 201.6
CW: 202.0
Not as bad as I was thinking it would be, but I definitely need to work on my emotional eating! I'm doing ok on the smoking. Since Aug 1st I've gone from smoking a pack a day to half a pack a day. Lots of baby steps... Don't have a exercise plan in place for this week due to my back but hoping I'll be able to start up again soon!2 -
I'm sorry you're going through this. I know how painful shoulder pain can be. I had to have a complete shoulder replacement about 2 years ago due to a nasty fall. It's miserable! Took me almost 9 months to be able to move or do anything with that arm without being in pain. Have you tried the hot/cold treatment? I was told to put ice on my shoulder for 20 min then put heat on it for 20 min. I had to do that about every 2 hours. I know what you mean about pain pills. With that kind of pain ibuprofen just doesn't cut it! Hopefully your Dr will give you something stronger. It's sad that because some people mis-use pain pills the people that really need them can't get them. I hope you start feeling better soon!I have been missing the past few days and now I am way behind. Welcome to anyone new that has joined our group!!!
@grandrory so glad you are able to move around without pain now. I had some bad luck in tha past few days and my right shoulder has frozen. I have had a frozen left shoulder for about a year now that is getting better ,but I still don't have full range of motion yet. My doctor warned me that there was a strong possibility that this would happen to my right shoulder also. So here I am. This right shoulder has been 10 times more painful and I haven't been able to see my doctor yet. The pain was so bad Friday evening I went into a Express Medical clinic yesterday morning. I just couldn't take the pain anymore. They didn't do much of anything for me. I understand the opioid addiction crisis in this country, but why do they with hold effective pain relief for patients that need it? Honestly it was super frustrating. I felt so foolish begging for the doctor to do something or cut my arm off. So all I got for my trouble was a script for 800mg ibuprofen and shot of Tramadol in my butt. Honestly, I don't even think that doctor knew what frozen shoulder was. I asked her to google it just so she could understand how painful the freezing up stage can be, but she just said call your regular doctor on Monday.
So I am doing the best I can and feeling super handicapped as I am right handed and I can't lift my arm higher than my chin without excruciating pain. so between the storms and my shoulder this past week sucked lol . I am trying to find the bright side and keep my humor.
My update is that my weight is in a holding pattern for some reason. i was 196. 4 - 196.8 the past 5 days. My calories have been the same, but I could not exercise much at all. I think I will be mostly walking now due to my shoulder. I sure hope everyone has a good Sunday!!!
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Hello all - I hope you are all well & no more storms!
I am very grateful that I was able to visit my father today for the first time since February - it was good to see him. (I have no idea how to record my lunch though - he made meat & potato pie which is one of the few things he feels that he cooks well & you can't say no when he wants to make it for you!)
Todays weight: 195lb
Target by Christmas: 180lb
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Glad you got to see your dad. 🥰Hello all - I hope you are all well & no more storms!
I am very grateful that I was able to visit my father today for the first time since February - it was good to see him. (I have no idea how to record my lunch though - he made meat & potato pie which is one of the few things he feels that he cooks well & you can't say no when he wants to make it for you!)
Todays weight: 195lb
Target by Christmas: 180lb
Just type it in your food diary and it will give you some different options.
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Hello Friends,
It’s a fresh start to a new week. I wish you all good health and positivity today. Squeeze in something fun for yourself... then share it with us... if you’d like.
What project are you working on? What makes you happy? What is your sweet escape? Reading a good book? Going for a walk?
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Hi Jill. I guess hanging out with my grandchildren is my number one favorite things to do. I have two little ones Malaya who is almost 4, and her sister Jade who is 2. They keep me young..lol I am also a big Audible fan here. I listen during my 1 hour commute to and from work and while exercising. So I guess reading or listening to books is one of my escapes. I also enjoy my reef aquariums.
My girls:
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Malaya and Jade are beautiful! 🥰
They look like they get along together well... and I love their matching outfits.❤️❤️1 -
Happy Tuesday, friends! Keep up the good work!
Jill❤️4 -
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While we are on the subject...
My twin boys.
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The project I was working on (getting a garden spot ready) has been put on hold for now. I also have a couple flower beds that I need to thin out so need to get some new beds made so I can transplant some. I've got a unfinished quilt I've been thinking about pulling out and working on, I'd like to get it finished. That's my projects for now.Hello Friends,
It’s a fresh start to a new week. I wish you all good health and positivity today. Squeeze in something fun for yourself... then share it with us... if you’d like.
What project are you working on? What makes you happy? What is your sweet escape? Reading a good book? Going for a walk?
Jill 😁
What makes me happy is when all my family gets together. That doesn't happen often enough since my oldest daughter and her children live in a different state so when we do have the chance to all be together it's priceless! My sweet escape is being outside bird watching. I love watching birds! I make my own suet cakes with peanut butter and the birds just flock to it especially woodpeckers. They love peanut butter lol. We have several different kinds of bird feeders plus several hummingbird feeders. I enjoy sitting outside to read and watch the birds at the same time.
I've been doing a bible study on the book of Revelation. That's the last thing my dad asked of me before he passed so I'm trying to honor his wish. I also love to bake! I will look for any excuse to be able to be in the kitchen baking lol.2 -
WooHoo congratulations🎉🥳🎉 That's awesome!Weigh in day and it is good news......
Last week 335.6 lbs
This week 334.2 lbs
So a 1.4 lb loss....yay.
This weight equals 23.9 stone, which means that the 24 stone numbers are now a thing of the past!
The new mini goal is to drop the weight to 329 lbs or less...
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Awww how cute. I miss my grand kids being little, my youngest one just turned 13 (doesn't seem like she should be a teenager) seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital.Hi Jill. I guess hanging out with my grandchildren is my number one favorite things to do. I have two little ones Malaya who is almost 4, and her sister Jade who is 2. They keep me young..lol I am also a big Audible fan here. I listen during my 1 hour commute to and from work and while exercising. So I guess reading or listening to books is one of my escapes. I also enjoy my reef aquariums.
My girls:
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