55-65 year old women's success?
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i'm 63. i restarted to some degree as summer began, not only to lose weight but to build strength and flexibility. i'm walking and exercise biking on a recumbent, and i find the bike much more of a challenge as sitting at a desk has made me very unflexible. but i'm happy to report my time is up from 15 to 45 minutes, so it's working, and i'm getting some cardio going with it. i'm 18 pounds down, i've lost an inch around my waist.
i love weight training, but i have some previous damage that i have to work around, especially with our home equipment, but with more isolation moves, it's working out okay. my lower back extensions have gone from 25 to 50 pounds so far (!), my chest moves have increased and my biceps are developing some size and definition
cambiel2015 wrote: »Hello, I'm very happy to see a group for the more mature ladies. I'm 61and restarted my weight loss journey in July when I was 205lb. Two and a bit months on and I'm now 181lb. I joined a facebook group called Team RH. Is anyone else familiar with it?
The biggest difference I have made is to get walking. I started on 5k steps a day and now manage 10k steps and more most days. The good weather has helped! I want to make space for a treadmill so I can keep going through the winter months. I don't mind the cold at all, but don't fancy long walks in the pouring rain.
With dodgy knees I am a bit scared of doing things like a full body workout, so walking is the best option for me right now I feel. What do you all do to try and get fitter?
do you know what's wrong with your knees? when i finally had an osteo check mine out, all that was wrong that he reported was weakness. he says there's arthritis developing, but there's no impingement yet. hopefully your issue isn't serious...3 -
numedownunder wrote: »Hi, I am 66 and recently began tracking food and trying to exercise every day. I am on my way down but still a long country mile to go before I hit my ( should be) weight. Glad I flipped through the message boards and found this site, so very nice to know lots of us here, not just to loose weight but to live healthier lifestyle. So a big hello to everyone and I will come here for my inspiration to keep going.
I love that you're "Chasing the sun" on your profile! Perfect 1 -
I am starting with my fitness pal this week. I am 65 years old and weigh 315 pounds. I am 5’5”. My goal is to lose 50 pounds by my 66th birthday. It is so hood to see other people here my age. I want to be successful!!
You can do this! Great goal and there's lots of great support here!0 -
catmama256 wrote: »Wow! I'm glad I must be in the minority. At 55 (and menopausal) I've NEVER had a single menopausal symptom ever. Im as active, flexible and can workout harder and better than I did in my 30's. I feel better than in my 20's!
Yep, I seem to have sailed through it relatively unscathed too!8 -
cambiel2015 wrote: »Hello, I'm very happy to see a group for the more mature ladies. I'm 61and restarted my weight loss journey in July when I was 205lb. Two and a bit months on and I'm now 181lb. I joined a facebook group called Team RH. Is anyone else familiar with it?
The biggest difference I have made is to get walking. I started on 5k steps a day and now manage 10k steps and more most days. The good weather has helped! I want to make space for a treadmill so I can keep going through the winter months. I don't mind the cold at all, but don't fancy long walks in the pouring rain.
With dodgy knees I am a bit scared of doing things like a full body workout, so walking is the best option for me right now I feel. What do you all do to try and get fitter?
"Dodgy knees" can mean a lot of things. If you have knee pain, any chance you've discussed it with your doctor in case scans of some type are indicated for diagnosis? Asked for a referral to a physical therapist?
Good physical therapists can be kind of magical when it comes to identifying the causes of joint pain, and helping find solutions, either in context of a diagnosed condition (arthritis, torn meniscus, whatever), or just from muscle imbalance or weakness or something of that sort. One was very helpful to me in reducing knee pain related to conditions I wasn't quite ready to have surgery for. Their solutions will differ, depending on the nature of the problem. (Some of my friends have had strengthening exercises prescribed, but that wasn't the solution prescribed for me.)
I'm happy to hear that walking is working well for you. With my particular form of dodgy knees (which are torn meniscus and OA primarily), impact is one of the things that can cause me problems, so I actually avoid large amounts of regular walking. Torque on my knee is also bad, so I avoid things that involve twisting my legs (tai chi, aerobics, various fast stop/start games like tennis or what-have you, etc.). Best for me is things that involve linear hinging motion of the knees: Cycling, rowing (preferably boats, but machines if necessary), that sort of thing.
Right now, partly because of the pandemic, my exercise is a little different from usual. I'm finally just starting my on-water rowing for the season (it will be a short season this year!), have been doing some bike rides when the weather suits, doing rowing machine workouts (I have one at home), and weight lifting with dumbbells (an idiosyncratic routine aimed at balancing out some deficiencies I have, mostly - also at home).
I think the biggest helps for knee problems are experimentation with different exercise modes, and diagnosis of structural issues followed by tailored remediation. Weight loss also reduced my knee pain very, very much. (I started out around your current weight, around 183. I've been up and down in 4+ years of maintenance since initial loss, but in the 120s/130s pounds for close to 5 years now, 126.6 today, at 5'5", age 64.)
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cambiel2015 wrote: »With dodgy knees I am a bit scared of doing things like a full body workout, so walking is the best option for me right now I feel. What do you all do to try and get fitter?
Walking is great, but if you want to explore other options, then I would recommend the low impact and beginners videos at Bodyfit by Amy which have been great for getting my dodgy knees moving and stronger. They are are definitely a bit less dodgy than they were. I started with her 10 min beginners cardio and 10 mins beginners abs and even though I mw now doing some of her longer / higher intensity ones, I still use these two a lot in between. Her low impacts legs workout is also really good, and gives you options you can use in other workouts if squats or lunges are a problem (that's on p. 2 from the link below). Amy has low impact versions for all her workouts and some great advice on how to work out even if your knees (or abs, or whatever) aren't in brilliant shape.
You can find them here: https://bodyfitbyamy.com/beginner-low-impact-workouts/
Usually I swim a lot which I also find helps my knees, but since the pool has been shut I have bought a rowing machine which is also great for my knees, provided I keep the pace moderate: it exercises my knees (and legs, arms and back) without having all my weight on them.
I am 56, by the way.
Thank you for the link @charmmeth!2 -
Well I am post menopausal at 46, I started going through the menopause at 38....not had a period for 8 years now. I am a masters strongwoman athlete, so lifting heavy stuff is my thing. I also cycle 15 - 25 miles a day 6 days a week and am in a non-sedentary job as I work in care.
I am not at goal weight yet, but I plan to lose some more fat and then hopefully gain the last bit of lean mass (muscle) that I am able to at this stage as an advanced lifter (have been a gym goer since I was 16 on and off over the last 30 years). I have lost about 14 lbs over the last year or so. I struggle with the battle between getting stronger (bigger, heavier lifts) and being lean (aesthetics)...at the moment being strong is winning again...so weight is stagnant and going up again...my goal weight is 140 lbs, I am about 159 ish at the moment...I am 5 foot 5. I feel healthy, strong and like how I look. But would love to see what the finished product looks like ; )
I was losing slowly at 2000 cals, am down to 1900 now. My protein macro is high, hitting 160 g per day and upwards. I train hard in the gym 3 days a week (compound lifts and accessories) and have a fun day where I do strongwoman events with my lifting buddies (not competing seriously this year, for obvious reasons, but back to it next year)
Weight loss is doable at any age. Consistency is key though, as well as getting NEAT (non exercise activity thermogenesis) up and doing some form of exercise you enjoy. I will say that resistance training does help with lean mass preservation and bone density...
As I said in another thread/post I will post pics if I am brave enough...will have to take some more later today to compare....5 -
Joined MFP in 2012 after quitting Weight Watchers. Back then WW counted points, not calories. I wanted calorie info to build my knowledge so continued with MFP to lose 30 lbs. Didn't truly change my eating, was just losing weight to reach my goal. Was able to maintain for a few years and then the yo-yoing began.
Found Dr. Becky Fitness on line in March 2020 and with the pandemic and uncertainty (I realize it was another excuse) waited until end of June to begin the 21 day low carb challenge with my husband. We have continued since lowering our carbs (both DH and my A1C was climbing) works for us. DH is at 33-35 lbs down I am at 20.
Yes, weight loss is doable but it does take work - at least for us two foodies here. We enjoy making new recipes but this time our healthy journey feels better- healthier. We haven't just had a weight # in mind.
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Hi there. I'm 5'9" and 63 years old. I've lost 12 pounds, with 35 to go. The lockdown has forced me to admit, again, how much of my eating is NOT driven by hunger, but rather by habit, stress, social schedules, boredom, etc. I decided to use that to my advantage and eat exactly what I want these days. What's working so far is to cut carbs dramatically and cut alcohol altogether. I love exercising, and have continued with it. Exercising doesn't seem to affect my weight all that much, but is so valuable in other ways that I'm pretty conscientious about it.2
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Hi all,
All of you are so inspiring. I don't remember if I've posted here before (my kids say I could plan my own surprise party and they're probably right) but I went back a couple of pages and don't see anything, so.... I'm 62, been on the weight loss yo-yo for many years. First signed up with MFP a long time ago. Came back in 2013 or so. Lost some weight. Things happened. Left MFP. Gained it all back, plus some more. Lost some. Decided to come back and try this again because it helped. Surprisingly enough, I lost over 10 pounds in the couple of years between leaving and coming back (apparently I was on that downward swing on the yo-yo). And since I've been back I've lost 28 more. I have 20 pounds to go to get to my first goal. I'll reevaluate then, but right now I can see trying for 10-15 more after that. We'll see. I started eating low carb, cut way back on soda, and am trying to pick up exercising again. I mostly walk, but I do some "running," usually at a sloth's pace. Need to start doing some core and strength workouts.
Anyways, glad I found you!
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I just redid my profile, lost all my friends...Let me know if you'd like some more friends...feel free to email me...on the age thing...i am 63 and have been trying to lose weight for seven years...Four or so years ago, I lost forty pounds, then "found" them again....hahahahaha...I haven't given up, though...I contacted a dietician and she gave me some ideas...Measure all of your food, drink eight glasses of water a day, weight only once a week...I have incorporated this into my new schedule, so hopefully, I will see some results..Good luck everyone!2
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I'm 64. Started end of Oct 2019 and have lost 90# Will post pic when I hit 100# On a plateau for 6 weeks.
Last plateau I switched to keto which restarted my engine,,
How? CICO 1200 cal daily, and walked dog Started around the block and now it's 2 1/2- 3 miles a day.
Started at 244#, now 154.9 -
Looking for some inspiration. I lost my "chronic" 40 lbs of overweight with reasonable ease at age 45, and maintained for a couple of years. However, my motivation at this age is different, and is my ability to exercise with the same intensity has also decreased. Now, i don't want to hear all that stuff about how "age is just a number" -- There are many physical and emotional differences between women who have passed through menopause and those who are in their youth or who are pre-menopausal.... perhaps as many as between girls before menarche and teenagers who are growing into women. Anyway, I would be really interested in hearing from post-menopausal women who have lost significant weight and their experiences with that. Congratulations and high-fives to you all and your efforts!
I am in the exact same boat as you. At 56 I gained back the 40 lbs lost and cannot seem to lose it again. I did intermittent fasting for 6 mths and it fell off before. This time nothing no go. The weight will not budge. I now have chronic pain to contend with and, you are so right that things are very different past menopause. I am interested in hearing success stories and idea too.0 -
Yup, none of us is 20 anymore, and that has consequences. We tend to have lower muscle mass, our resilience is not as good, injury is easier (and slower to recover from), our activity levels are lower, and physical issues that have developed over the years limit what kinds of exercises are realistic.
For me, the picture includes osteoarthritis and torn meniscus, hypothyroidism, scar tissue from mastectomies (one simple, one modified radical) and radiation therapy, osteoporosis, a tendency to nerve impingement in one shoulder, periodic bouts of benign positional vertigo, mild/early COPD, vision issues well beyond needing simple prescription adjustments, sleep apnea/sleep interruption insomnia, and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting just now (because cognitive decline, though probably a chunk of that was from the chemotherapy, not *just* age)). Is that enough to have street cred? 🤣
But obstacles are not absolute barriers. They're things to figure out how to work around, over, or through. We tend to be pretty wily, at our age. We know ourselves well: Our strengths and limitations, and how to work with them. Weight loss is possible. Improved fitness is possible. There are many women around here who've done either or both those things at 50+. Yup, gotta be more creative, clever, committed, patient, gradual, and more. But not impossible to improve. There are research studies showing muscle mass increases among people in their 80s who being strength training (that is appropriate to their starting conditions).
At 59-60, I lost around 60 pounds, after being class 1 obese for several decades, most of my adult life. I've maintained a healthy weight for 5 years since. I'll be 65 next month. Admittedly, I was active before weight loss, even while obese (but that activity level had started in my mid-40s after cancer treatment, not when I was young, and it ramped up slowly - before cancer treatment, I was quite sedentary, and in an inactive job, with no real consistent exercise activity, especially after my husband died a couple of years earlier).
Before weight loss, I had high cholesterol/triglycerides, high blood pressure, and a gallbladder that pretty much rotted (not stones or sludge: pathology report said there were *holes* in the ugly cholesterolized little sucker), and was already osteopenic (probably partly from cancer treatment) and had even broken a bone not long before I lost weight. I still need to pace myself when increasing exercise, because I don't bounce back if I overdo, and I injury much more easily (several rounds of physical therapy needed in the past few years). Rest days are important, and recovery from exercise sessions in other ways is important, too. Figuring that out is part of making progress.
Weight loss has been so, SO worthwhile. My blood pressure and blood lipids are solidly normal. My joint pain is reduced to a mild, occasional thing, versus a routine source of discomfort and occasionally enough pain to cause sleep problems. I won't try to say it was easy to accomplish every second, but it was easier than I'd expected, once I buckled down and really committed to it. (Back in my 40s, the gradually increased strength and fitness had also had many benefits, and they've been multiplied by the weight loss. I think of Bob Dylan's line in "My Back Pages": "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.") Daily life is much easier, and happier.
You can lose weight and/or gain fitness at 60+. Patience, consistency, stick-to-it-iveness.
Hang in there!18 -
didn't log all my food yesterday and the granddaughter came over with cupcakes after dinner that she made. I ate 3 (!!) of them after dinner and thought I had totally blown it. I logged the rest of my food for yesterday this morning, all of it cupcakes included, and was UNDER my total calories!! I had lots of veggies in middle of the day, which helped the food counts. My macros were skewed but I was ecstatic! BUT no more cupcakes (or just 1) going forward. 4
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Hi, I am soon to be 62. I lost about 65 pounds on WW 10+ years ago, gradually found 45 of them. At the start of the Quarantine in March I found out I was prediabetic, I have made small changes since then which all combined have contributed to a 20 pound weight loss with at least 25 more to go. The loss has been very gradual and now I lose 4-5 pounds a month which I am happy with. Before COVID I went to the gym for 60 min. 3x's a week but if I am honest I wasn't putting my best into it. I now work out using various videos and aim for a minimum of 150 min. a week but generally get 200 or more minutes. It is exercise with real effort. I consider exercise as something that is essential for my health but I don't take it into consideration for my eating. I try to eat healthy within a given calorie range. I am thrilled with my progress so far. The prediabetes diagnosis shocked me into getting serious. I love hearing your inspirational stories, thank you for sharing.
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Female age 60 ... my goal is to be lighter each year than the last
2019 SW: 245 1/2/2019 Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 1/1/2020 Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
Current: 215 11/17/2020
I walk & ride a bike for exercise. Also pick up hand weights to help get rid of the batwings.
When I'm losing I'm counting calories 1200-1500 goal and net carbs 20-50.
The battle is real and while I've been up and down ... at least the overall trend is downwards!
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AnnPT77 - love reading your posts, great advice & a dash of dry humor, I want to be like you when I grow up (although I'm only a few yrs behind)!5
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AnnPT77 - love reading your posts, great advice & a dash of dry humor, I want to be like you when I grow up (although I'm only a few yrs behind)!
Aw, that's so kind of you! Just be a great *YOU* when you grow up, that'll be *perfect*! (I gots my warts; no one needs to copy 'em. 😉)
It occurs to me that this might be a good time for an update, as it's been a bit, the thread seems to be picking up a little, plus . . . today is my 65th birthday - yay! (As a long-term survivor of stage III breast cancer - 20 years now - I loooovvve birthdays!)
Condensed backstory for new readers: Got active after cancer treatment in my mid-40s (around 2001-2), but stayed obese most of my adult life, until 2015, when the writing on the wall got really big and bold: Being active is good, but not enough for me, for health. In April 2015, started weight loss for serious, just over the line into class 1 obese, 183 pounds at 5'5". Joined MFP in July 2015, already down in the 150s, but realizing I needed to calorie count more precisely to bring the goal home. By late 2015 (60th birthday), I was in 120s, and hit a low (too low) in early 2016 at (yikes) 116. Maintained for a while at around goal (low 120s), then started super-slow gain.
So, update from there:
There were ups and downs, but all in a healthy weight range, with an overall super-slow up-trend. By the latter part of last year (2019) , I'd reached mid/upper 130s. My size-6 jeans were getting a little snug, and I hate (HATE!) to clothes-shop. I decided to do a super-slow drift downward, about a 250 daily deficit most days, less than that (or negative deficit/overindulgence!) occasionally. That was getting me a pound a month-ish loss on average, which was easy, really painless. However, around March 2020, it was starting to level out a bit. For me, the pandemic lockdowns were a help, on the weight-management front: Fewer temptations from social events, restaurants, brewpubs. Ultra-slow loss resumed again.
So, lately: A little short-days over-eating lately (for some reason, I think my majority-Scandinavian genes want me to add some fat in Fall, because that craving's an issue Every. Single. Year). Nonetheless, I'm sitting mid-120s (124.8 this morning), which is a good weight for me (I have a narrow, linear build, small hips, no breasts post-mastectomies/no reconstruction - might be too light for others my height, dunno). I don't want to lose much more, or I'll drop out of my size-6 jeans on the other end, and need smaller: Can't have that. 😉
I'm still pretty active, but with ups and downs. I usually go through a period between on-water rowing season and Thanksgiving when I slack off workouts (on-water rowing is my thing, and that's when the season slows down/ends). That's been true for like 15+ years now. Starting on Thanksgiving, there's an annual worldwide machine rowing challenge (200k, about 126mi) between US thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, and that usually gets me going again. Hoping/planning for the same, this year.
Are there any other long-time thread participants out there who'd care to share an update? Shy new readers who'd like to be bold and introduce themselves? Newer participants who'd like to share an update? 😊11 -
Happy birthday, AnnPT77 🎂🎈🎉6
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Happy Belated Birthday, Ann!
I've been on here since 2012 (yikes!) when I initially lost 30 lbs and then yo-yo'd for the next number of years! I'm tall enough (5-8") so extra weight isn't always evident. Over the years I regained 25 of the 30 lbs and this June, along with my husband, we got serious and found a plan that works for us. I'm currently at 135 lbs and would like to get to a maintenance range of 130-133. WILL get to that range.
We know it is something that we will always have to keep focused on. I do so much better when I log ALL my meals for the day. It gets slippery when I log breakfast and lunch and then let it go!
I find MFP a good place to read about other's challenges and ways to overcome them. I'm hypo-thyroid and have had my meds adjusted a few times based on weight. You can lose weight on meds!
Luckily since my mid-40's (am 56 now), I got into a daily exercise habit. I do cardio M, W and Fri's with some yoga (has definitely helped my sciatica issues). On Tue & Thurs I do strength training, usually through Fitness Blender. In the summer we kayak and in the winter I x-country ski on the weekends. We also have a dog that gets us out for a walk once or twice a day on the weekends.
Keep moving and moving forward on your fitness journey!8 -
Hi. I’m not new here but I hesitate to post on most threads because a couple of years ago I got swarmed by a young clique for saying I find it easier to lose weight if I spread my calories out over what I consider six small meals a day. Heresy? That’s still true for me so if it offends anyone please ignore me. 😜
I’m going to be 64 next month. I’ve struggled with my weight my entire adult life (although I remember thinking I was fat when I weighed 135 — I’m 5’6.5”). I’ve lifted weights and done some form of cardio for over 40 years but I love to eat. About 22 years ago I got tired of being heavy and through rational diet and lots of lifting and cardio over about 9 months I went from 210 to 140. I felt better and better about myself than I ever had, just as my husband had a huge crisis of confidence (he felt old, was fighting a major battle over how the company he was a partner in was screwing him and others over, and honestly I don’t think he knew what to do with me finally standing up for myself) and we nearly divorced but instead moved to the other side of the country. It was very very hard. (I’m a military brat and never had issues moving but this was beyond anything I’d ever been through.) So the weight crept back. About five years ago I was 235. I was miserable. I got serious and lost 25 pounds and was determined to stay with it. Then I spent six months in and out of the hospital with life-threatening (and inexplicable) pancreatitis. By the time I could eat again I was 175. Yay! But just as I recovered my son (who was struggling with drug addiction) went into a major spiral and finally was diagnosed with a serious mental illness. I spent two years juggling my work schedule to help him, and yes, I ate. He ended up killing himself the week after Thanksgiving two years ago, a few days after my adored younger sister killed herself, right before the first anniversary of our older sister dying of alcohol poisoning (you may be getting the impression that our upbringing was toxic, and you’d be correct). And I ate. Two weeks ago I realized I really wanted to feel better. I started at 213 and I’m 209 today. Because of my muscle mass I think 140 is a good goal weight for me. I log everything and am fine at 1310 calories a day, eating back no more than half my exercise calories. Whenever I feel hungry and I don’t have any calories to spare I remind myself that I lived through being nonstop hungry for six months when my pancreas tried to kill me and I can manage a little hunger now. It’s worth it to feel better. Cheers to this generation. 🥂
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I am not in the right age group (I am 78) but had to comment. I went through menopause in my early 40's.
In April of 2018 I weighed 248 pounds. My back was killing me. I couldn't walk more than a few feet without stopping to rest. I had been over 200 pounds for years. I yoyoed for a few months before starting to track my calorie intake. Hadn't heard of MFP and built an excel spreadsheet to track my weight and food intake. It worked! In November 2018 I broke below 200. In July 2019 I met my goal of loosing 100 pounds. I decided to adjust my goal and go for what at my age was my dream goal, 135 pounds. I am 5'6-1/2" tall. In October 2019 I was at 136 pounds. November 19. 2019 I joined MFP. My brother-in-law had been encouraging me to do so for some time. He had such success with the program.
I was having a problem holding my weight and since I didn't exercise during my weight loss I was becoming feeble and had poor balance.
I started MFP which as you know tracks your nutrition as well as calories. I realized I was not eating enough protein, fat or carbs. MFP helped me adjust my eating habits and get back on track. I not only lost the few pounds I had gained but reached my dream goal of 135.
I added exercise to my routine and now have regained my strength and balance. I love MFP. It keeps me on track and healthy.
I am still at 135 pounds. I fluctuate between 134 and 138 pounds (I weigh daily). Eating right is such a habit now that it is not difficult or a chore. I love all the new foods I eat; roasted vegetables of all kinds, especially root vegetables. I didn't even know what a rutabaga looked like much less how it tasted. No food is off limits but I do avoid breaded and fried foods. I would never go without having cake on a special occasion.
I walk a lot and have a routine of stretches and arm exercises that I do faithfully. I am strong, healthy and all symptoms of my diabetes has disappeared.
If I can do it you can do it, one pound at a time...I day at a time. If you take a day off from it, so what, just get back to it tomorrow.
I agree with luluinca, "You don't have to spend hours and hours at the gym to accomplish these goals but if a little exercise solves some of the aging problems characteristic to a sedentary lifestyle and aging........I'm in."
Thank you MFP.42 -
I think I may have been on here a few years (!!) ago -- I am currently 63 yrs. and I have, as many have said, spent most of my life trying to lose weight. After college I was 196 -- did Nutrisystem and lost 20 lbs. on that. Moved and met someone who was a Weight Watcher member, and she got me involved in that -- I met someone that asked me to marry him (aw!) and that was added motivation, so I got down to 145 before the wedding! I am 5'3", btw.... fast forward 10 years (I know!) and I finally get pregnant, and back up to 175 (not bad for pregnant, I think), then back to 145-155 for the next 20 years! Finally, son in college first year -- Mother's Day and we all go out to brunch, husband takes picture of me, and I was a middle aged BLOB! I saw it... I was 155 (or there abouts) and there was no waist visible. Worst kind of fat. Even worse, I did not see myself that way. In my mind, I wanted to look thin and fit. In reality, I was plump and flabby. And aging. That was it -- I had a friend that had lost 60 lbs on MFP, and it motivated me. I lost 30 lbs., over 8 mos., got to 122 lbs. and was amazed at how it had all come together.
Fast forward to now -- last year I was 128, and right now, this week, I weighed in at 138. Enough said. I am back at it -- this morning was 137.5, and I'll take it! If this is the most important goal I have right now, then I have to act like it takes priority. Posting and sharing and weighing in helps motivate me. I am impressed by your picture and story @sillix , and I am devastated by your losses @SalinitySally.
This pic of me, btw, was taken 3 years ago at my lowest.... I'm proud to say it -- I plan to get back there!15 -
I started at age 61 and ended up losing over 80 lbs which I've kept off for 7 years. Did it gradually by making small sustainable changes, tracked me food and now exercise EVERY day! Even on rest days I'll walk and stretch. At age 70 I feel better and am in better shape than at any time of my life. It is possible to get fit and stay fit even as we get older.20
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I hit my first goal - 10 lbs gone! 11
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If I can do it you can do it, one pound at a time...I day at a time. If you take a day off from it, so what, just get back to it tomorrow.
I agree with luluinca, "You don't have to spend hours and hours at the gym to accomplish these goals but if a little exercise solves some of the aging problems characteristic to a sedentary lifestyle and aging........I'm in."
Thank you MFP.
@sillix Your story is one of the most encouraging and inspiring I've ever seen here. Thanks so much for sharing!! BTW, that photo of you is stunning!9 -
juliemargaretkim wrote: »If this is the most important goal I have right now, then I have to act like it takes priority. "
@juliemargaretkim Well, that sentence just smacked me upside the head - thanks Gorgeous photo 5 -
@SalinitySally your name is positively intriguing. Ocean fan or something else? I'm so sorry for the pain you've had to go through. The strength and love that comes through your post is palpable. As far as the trolls on here, you do you and don't hesitate from sharing - the rest of us enjoy hearing from you! Much love.6
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