What's Your Life Expectancy?

Rusty_In_Missouri
Rusty_In_Missouri Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How much time do I have left?
Well, that depends. I was sitting all day, not getting off the couch and eating all the wrong things. I used this Lifespan Calculator and answered all the questions truthfully the first time. I then answered the same questions by changing the things I can control like diet and exercise. I liked the different result and am now eating more fruits and veggies along with walking on a regular basis.
media.nmfn.com/tnetwork/lifespan/#0

Looking forward to hearing from everyone.

Rusty
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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,409 Member
    42
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,390 Member
    97
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    91
  • eigwgt
    eigwgt Posts: 33 Member
    edited August 2020
    86 years and 89 if l reach my goal weight!
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    Whoa...96.

    Guess I should ramp up my retirement savings... :o
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    96 lol. I'm not sure if I consider that a good thing or a bad thing...
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    This is pretty cool, mine says 89.
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,133 Member
    Mine says 90
  • Mellouk89
    Mellouk89 Posts: 469 Member
    87 years old, that's good for a male.
  • whoami67
    whoami67 Posts: 297 Member
    97? I really don't think I want to live that long. And I even downplayed how much I exercise.
  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    82 currently but when I retook it assuming I made positive changes (like I should and am trying to do) it went up to 94. Interesting
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,839 Member
    At my present weight, 91. At my hoped for weight 100 pounds from now, 98. Another good reason to lose weight. I want to outlive my money!
  • KrissDotCom
    KrissDotCom Posts: 217 Member
    Mine says 90.

    Lol thats long enough.
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,185 Member
    101 for me, and I am already 76 years old; and 94 for my husband and he is 80 years old.

    I don't like the idea or living until "that" old age without my husband, and I don't think that I could do much exercise and gardening being that old either. Of course with my OA who know how crooked I will be at 101 :# .
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    92
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    87, neat little test, thanks for sharing!
  • chris89topher
    chris89topher Posts: 389 Member
    91 for me.
  • conniewilkins56
    conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
    92.... that’s way too long...I am 69 now
  • Mithridites
    Mithridites Posts: 600 Member
    88
  • Lefty1290
    Lefty1290 Posts: 551 Member
    94.
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,062 Member
    I love this, 99?! OMG! I have horrible health and have every hereditary disease on each side of the family. This year alone I have 4 new major things wrong despite eating 10 servings of produce a day and working out every morning.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,162 Member
    I answered for 45-year-old me. As of today, she'd have 3 more years to live (dies at 67).

    Then I answered for current 64-year-old me. It says I'll live to 102. I really doubt it: I think familial/genetic factors are more important than that. I'm figuring 80-something, if I'm lucky.
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    On a serious note...I think one of the reasons to be active, eat a well-balanced diet, and maintain a healthy weight is not to live longer...but to ensure that the last years of your life are worth living. I don't want to live to 96 if the last 20 years of my life are miserable. I want to be active as long as possible, keeping my mobility late into my life so I can still enjoy myself, hopefully up until the day I die. I'm doing what I can to give myself the best shot at that.

    This is so, so true. There's a huge difference, on average, between my 60-80 year old friends who've stayed active and below very overweight (who are mostly going strong, doing most things they want to, living independently), and my 50-70 year old friends who are obese and inactive and have been so for quite a while (on multiple drugs with side effects, eating/drinking and recreational activities limited by health concerns, more surgeries requiring longer recoveries, need help with more of their routine life chores, and more).

    It can be earlier, it can be later (or never, if lucky), but from watching people around me, it seems like the less-favorable lifestyle choices really start coming home to roost in the 50s-60s, for a fair fraction of people.

    The quality of life difference can be very significant. No guarantees either way, of course: It's just about the probabilities.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,740 Member
    It says 98. I have no desire to live that long, but I have a family history that says I probably will, even aside from the fact that I live a fairly healthy lifestyle now. My father is still kicking at 96, despite war injuries, lung cancer 20 years ago, and Parkinson's/dementia. His sister is also still alive. My mother lived to 83, despite 3 bouts with cancer and an extremely difficult life. I want to go before the inevitable decline hits. I've seen old age and I want no part of it.
  • cclmbr11
    cclmbr11 Posts: 1 Member
    My results say that I will love to 91. I sure hope so! I am the third of 9 children in my family. My Dad is 96 and my Mom will be 92 next Friday. They are active, eat well and enjoy life. They inspire me!
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,232 Member
    I'd better be working into my late 80s in order to make it through my retirement... or maybe the thing is a tad optimistic!
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,185 Member
    cclmbr11 wrote: »
    My results say that I will love to 91. I sure hope so! I am the third of 9 children in my family. My Dad is 96 and my Mom will be 92 next Friday. They are active, eat well and enjoy life. They inspire me!

    Bless you for being able to love until that ripe age :D !!!

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