60 yrs and up
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Good morning all. Finally seeing the scale going the right direction. I've lost 15 lbs of the 30 my pulmonologist wanted so feeling better. I don't see him until January so hope to meet the goal. My intermediate goal is 10 lbs in 10 weeks which should be doable if I can stay focused. Hope you are all progressing. Thanks to all who post, it makes my day with positivity and camaraderie. 😃😃8
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Good morning all. Finally seeing the scale going the right direction. I've lost 15 lbs of the 30 my pulmonologist wanted so feeling better. I don't see him until January so hope to meet the goal. My intermediate goal is 10 lbs in 10 weeks which should be doable if I can stay focused. Hope you are all progressing. Thanks to all who post, it makes my day with positivity and camaraderie. 😃😃
Congrats on your progress. Your goal appears very achievable. Stay strong and keep after it! 👍😎👍
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Hi to the group. I am 62 years young and need inspiration. I have often said that if food were alcohol I would be a raging alcoholic. Am former Spark member. I am active but I am a horrible snacker at night. Not only not good for putting weight on but is a horrible disruption to my sleep. I don't sleep well at night because everything I snacked on after 8:00 is making its move through my digestion system. Will be checking in to make new friends.4
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Welcome Kathy. This group of friends is good at motivation. Late night snacking is definitely hard for many. I'm fortunate the bedroom. Is upstairs and I head up to read right after dinner. Since my husband is a night owl downstairs I am too lazy and embarrassed to go down and snack. Sometimes just recording snacks can help because you hate to blow a good day. Hugs to you.4
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j ai 59 ans si ca peux te motiver, sport+bonne alimentation
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j ai 59 ans si ca peux te motiver, sport+bonne alimentation
Il s'agit d'un MFP en anglais. Ce que vous dites n'est motivant que si les autres le comprennent. J'ai 65 ans. Mon français est limité. Veuillez taper en anglais si vous voulez que les autres ici vous comprennent.
It's fine if your English is not good, truly.1 -
Hi Everyone, I'm 63 and have a long way to go. I managed to get rid of 75 pounds on my own and then just kind of lost my mojo so here I am working on getting that back. So far, so good, as I sip on my cucumber infused water. Since I live on my own, I don't buy anything that I shouldn't, sweets, cookies, cakes, ice cream. I do have a frozen pizza, but it has been there over a month and I'm waiting for a special occasion now. Thank goodness for the farmers market because I am loving all the fresh vege's. Plus keeping track really helps. It makes me think twice before I put it in my mouth because if I don't want to claim that I ate it then I don't. So, in a nut shell, that's me. I'm glad to meet you all!6
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Hi Everyone, I'm 63 and have a long way to go. I managed to get rid of 75 pounds on my own and then just kind of lost my mojo so here I am working on getting that back. So far, so good, as I sip on my cucumber infused water. Since I live on my own, I don't buy anything that I shouldn't, sweets, cookies, cakes, ice cream. I do have a frozen pizza, but it has been there over a month and I'm waiting for a special occasion now. Thank goodness for the farmers market because I am loving all the fresh vege's. Plus keeping track really helps. It makes me think twice before I put it in my mouth because if I don't want to claim that I ate it then I don't. So, in a nut shell, that's me. I'm glad to meet you all!
Welcome aboard! Congratulations on the 75 pounds down. I’m somewhere around 60 pounds down myself.4 -
Ok so didnt really want to workout today but strapped my knees up a d pushed myself so got a 5 mile walk in with the dogs and just completed a dumbbell workout and feeling good.4
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I got cleared on Wednesday to return to full normal activity, after my eye surgery (pars plana vitrectomy/membrane peel) around a month ago. Finally, I can carry my own boats again, thankfully - yay! It's super-random so not all that effective, but I did a little 2-round circuit on the outdoor exercise machines at the park, after rowing & my walk on Friday, to . . . ?celebrate?. Heh.
Today, went to a food-truck (etc.) festival in a small town North of here with a friend, after I was done rowing in the AM. While there, wandered around a good bit, ate some delicious chickpea curry, plus a coconut-milk vanilla popsicle (with chocolate chunks and hulled sunflower seeds in it); and bought some chocolates from my favorite chocolate-maker whose store is there. Perfect day for something like this, sunny and 70s F, breezy.7 -
Hi, y'all. Been MIA for a few days.
Still riding the roller coaster at my house. Some good days - then some bad days. They changed Kathy's chemo regimen and she seems to tolerate these drugs better - most days. Constant joint/back pain has never gone away. They have decided that she can't take muscle relaxers - they said give her more oxycodone. That cannot be good long term. See the oncologist again on Wednesday. The fun never ends.☹
Did get away to Seattle for a couple of days. Went to two baseball games with my sons. That was an enjoyable break from this madness.
Fall weather is here and I'm loving it. Windows are open and lots of fresh air in the house. Great weather for walking and hiking with the dog.
Holding the line weight-wise. The usual upward blip from the excess eating and drinking on the Seattle trip, but the scale numbers are dropping again.
Keep up the good work, all. You are an inspiration on my dark days. 😍
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Glad to hear from you Steve and that you had some good time with your sons. Know your struggle is hard and that you still can focus on your health is an inspiration to all of us.3
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I got cleared on Wednesday to return to full normal activity, after my eye surgery (pars plana vitrectomy/membrane peel) around a month ago. Finally, I can carry my own boats again, thankfully - yay! It's super-random so not all that effective, but I did a little 2-round circuit on the outdoor exercise machines at the park, after rowing & my walk on Friday, to . . . ?celebrate?. Heh.
Today, went to a food-truck (etc.) festival in a small town North of here with a friend, after I was done rowing in the AM. While there, wandered around a good bit, ate some delicious chickpea curry, plus a coconut-milk vanilla popsicle (with chocolate chunks and hulled sunflower seeds in it); and bought some chocolates from my favorite chocolate-maker whose store is there. Perfect day for something like this, sunny and 70s F, breezy.
Great to hear you’re on the mend. Chocolate is very medicinal too! Happy Sunday!
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alteredsteve175 wrote: »Hi, y'all. Been MIA for a few days.
Still riding the roller coaster at my house. Some good days - then some bad days. They changed Kathy's chemo regimen and she seems to tolerate these drugs better - most days. Constant joint/back pain has never gone away. They have decided that she can't take muscle relaxers - they said give her more oxycodone. That cannot be good long term. See the oncologist again on Wednesday. The fun never ends.☹
Did get away to Seattle for a couple of days. Went to two baseball games with my sons. That was an enjoyable break from this madness.
Fall weather is here and I'm loving it. Windows are open and lots of fresh air in the house. Great weather for walking and hiking with the dog.
Holding the line weight-wise. The usual upward blip from the excess eating and drinking on the Seattle trip, but the scale numbers are dropping again.
Keep up the good work, all. You are an inspiration on my dark days. 😍
Hang in there Steve. Thoughts and prayers to you and yours.
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Hi. I've read this thread a few times but never posted before. I didn't know how to add as a favorite then. So glad I found it again by happenstance and its now saved!
Some know of me from some other threads, as I see familiar usernames.
I'm 64, 5'4", full time working RN. I started a new job 9/14/20 and weighed 255 lbs. Unfortunately second time at that weight. I lost before down to 122 lbs and kept it off for about 5 years and then got lazy. I'm actively trying to get back to that 122 again.
Since I didn't have a micro manager anymore and not working as much overtime as my last job, I lost almost 15 lbs by 5/3/21 without trying. I had emergency gallbladder surgery 5/3. (First and last gallbladder attack!) While recouping at home and reading up on post cholecystectomy surgery (that people can gain weight afterwards. OH NO! NOT WHAT I NEED!) I started to read up on Keto dieting and figured a good time to start, while I'm off work for 4 weeks. I have been VERY successful!
I do Keto, calorie restriction and only eat 2 meals (brunch and dinner)on my 3 days off/week. A protein shake for breakfast, chef salad for lunch and then dinner on work days. My off days, I have the last couple weeks swapped out my neighborhood walks(about 70 min, 3 miles) for 99 minutes on my Elliptical. Burns a lot more calories!
I'm on a few challenges. One of which was to be UNDER 200 lbs by 9/1, (didn't make that till 9/7/21-199.4 lbs), 195 lbs by 10/1 and 190 lbs by 11/1.
9/14/20-255 lbs
5/3/21-240.5 lbs
5/14/21-232.2 lbs started logging MFP
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212 lbs
9/1/21-200 lbs
9/19/21-194 lbs!!!!!!!
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I'm on a few challenges. One of which was to be UNDER 200 lbs by 9/1, (didn't make that till 9/7/21-199.4 lbs), 195 lbs by 10/1 and 190 lbs by 11/1.
9/14/20-255 lbs
5/3/21-240.5 lbs
5/14/21-232.2 lbs started logging MFP
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212 lbs
9/1/21-200 lbs
9/19/21-194 lbs!!!!!!!
Again glad to have found you AGAIN!
Awesome progress, @swimmom_1. 👏👏👏
Keep checking in here. This group is great for support and encouragement.
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@alteredsteve175
Thank you Steve. Prayers for your wife and family.1 -
Hi there! This is the first time I'm posting. Age 68 female, 175 pounds, 5'5". Have been on MFP for about a month but only have lost 5-6 pounds. Admittedly, it's early in the weight loss journey but I'm wondering how long it's going to take on a 1200-1500 calorie day diet, moderately active. Can anyone weigh in? (pun intended!) Thank you!0
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Hi there! This is the first time I'm posting. Age 68 female, 175 pounds, 5'5". Have been on MFP for about a month but only have lost 5-6 pounds. Admittedly, it's early in the weight loss journey but I'm wondering how long it's going to take on a 1200-1500 calorie day diet, moderately active. Can anyone weigh in? (pun intended!) Thank you!
How much do you really want to lose?
How fast do you want to lose it?
How important is it to lose it fast vs lose it easy?
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Hi there! This is the first time I'm posting. Age 68 female, 175 pounds, 5'5". Have been on MFP for about a month but only have lost 5-6 pounds. Admittedly, it's early in the weight loss journey but I'm wondering how long it's going to take on a 1200-1500 calorie day diet, moderately active. Can anyone weigh in? (pun intended!) Thank you!
Hi, @jogajean, and welcome to MFP and this thread! I started weight loss at just above your current size, 183 pounds at 5'5", when I was age 59. You don't say what you're thinking about a goal weight, so it's hard to give you any thoughts about an overall timeline. I'll just comment from my experience, if that's OK?
To me, the 5-6 pounds a month sounds pretty perfect: Meaningful loss, but not so fast you're likely to be significantly increasing health risks; increasing muscle-mass loss (so hard/slow to regain at our age so worth keeping); risking things like hair thinning, fatigue, weakness, etc.
Quite a few people around here think 1% of current weight per week is the maximum rate at which one should strive to lose weight when not under close medical supervision, and that 0.5% per week is more conservative. I don't know about you, but I'm not as resilient to physical stress as I was at age 20, and fast loss is for sure a physical stress.
There's so much - blogs, tabloid headlines, reality TV - suggesting that losing 20 pounds a month is a reasonable thing to expect and do. It isn't . . . at least if one isn't severely obese to start, so obese that the bodyweight itself creates major health risks. I get that slower loss can be frustrating, but for most of us, fast loss increases those health risks.
On top of that, losing any meaningful amount of weight is inherently a long-ish process, even if successful in doing it fast. In that context, making sure the process is sustainable for weeks to months is really important, and it can be easier to sustain if not cutting calories to an extreme. Sometimes going more slowly gets people to goal faster than going fast, if going fast results in some interruptions, backsliding, or even giving up entirely when life gets complicated. There's something to be said for keeping the process pretty easy.
So, that said: I accidentally lost a little faster than ideal for a while. (That happened because MFP underestimates my calorie needs significantly, a thing that's rare but it can happen - I corrected as soon as I realized, but still got weak and fatigued, took multiple weeks to recover - no one needs that!) I lost from 183 to somewhere in the mid-120s in a bit less than a year. If you keep losing 5-6 pounds a month for a while, then slow down the rate as you get close to goal (a good idea, IMO, as sort of an on-ramp to weight maintenance as well as for some health reasons), you'd expect a similar timeline, if you have a similar goal. (You may have a different goal: I know that some our height prefer to be a little heavier, but I'm quite narrowly built, plus post-mastectomies, so BMI 20-21 zone is good, for me.)
I lost weight back in 2015-16, from 183 (just over the line into class 1 obese) to that weight in the 120s, and have been maintaining a weight in the healthy BMI range for 5+ years since. I've been up and down a few pounds in that healthy range, currently sitting at about 125 pounds and striving to maintain in that general zone.
Wishing you much success here!6 -
My experience has really reinforced how different each of us are. I'm 74 and 5 ft 3 and started at 182 now down to 168. Eating 1200 calories a day my weight loss was very slow like a pound a month so my Dr lowered me to 1000 calories a day and now I am losing a lb a week. He told me to never go lower so here I am. Have started back walking and using my stationary bike so I can up my calories to 1200 which is healthier. Good luck to you.4
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Hi,
I have just signed up. I am desperately in need of help to lose weight. I've had various personal challenges this year (mostly good ones) but I have gained 10 pounds since March 1. I've been trying an intermittent fasting diet and it is not working for me. I hate tracking calories but I guess that is what I'll have to do. I'm 62, 5' 9" and weigh 216 lbs. About 10 years ago I was up to 165. I used Jenny Craig and reached 180 lbs in a few years. I didn't stay there long and it's been a struggle ever since. I want to learn to do this on my own instead of going down that road again. One challenge for me is that I don't like to cook.
Since I've just started with this app, can someone tell me if it's worth getting the premium version (other than no ads)?
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Years ago I lost weight on WW (and kept it off).
My key takeaways:
It's a change of lifestyle. Even on weeks when I lost nothing while sticking to the plan I still viewed as a success. Why? Because I felt good every day.
I didn't have a goal weight when I started but my weight stabilized at a certain point. It was near the high end of the healthy range and I was able to maintain that weight for years.
I had a routine for work, exercise, and food. Now that I'm retired I struggle with a self-imposed routine.
@clhpoole I like to cook but cooking for one is a challenge. I have a friend who says she doesn't cook much, she "assembles, like taking a premade salad and adding protein.
Losing weight requires effort both physical and mental.
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Hi,
I have just signed up. I am desperately in need of help to lose weight. I've had various personal challenges this year (mostly good ones) but I have gained 10 pounds since March 1. I've been trying an intermittent fasting diet and it is not working for me. I hate tracking calories but I guess that is what I'll have to do. I'm 62, 5' 9" and weigh 216 lbs. About 10 years ago I was up to 165. I used Jenny Craig and reached 180 lbs in a few years. I didn't stay there long and it's been a struggle ever since. I want to learn to do this on my own instead of going down that road again. One challenge for me is that I don't like to cook.
Since I've just started with this app, can someone tell me if it's worth getting the premium version (other than no ads)?
Cheers
Tracking food and counting calories is tedious at first, but once you have a database of foods you eat regularly it gets much easier. Lots of people on this site have commented over the years that they need to track their food or they tend to regain the weight they lost. It's too hard to lose the weight only to regain it, so I continue to track food. Keeps me in line most of the time.
I agree that cooking for one is a challenge. Like @tnh2o's friend I assemble a lot of meals. Breakfast is a protein bar. Lunch is usually a bag of salad with a protein source. There are lots of different salad kits available to change up the menu along with the various protein sources. Dinner could be anything - sometimes I cook, but I am satisfied with a nutritious sandwich if it's just me I have to feed. And a sandwich is easy to log for calories.
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Hi,
I have just signed up. I am desperately in need of help to lose weight. I've had various personal challenges this year (mostly good ones) but I have gained 10 pounds since March 1. I've been trying an intermittent fasting diet and it is not working for me. I hate tracking calories but I guess that is what I'll have to do. I'm 62, 5' 9" and weigh 216 lbs. About 10 years ago I was up to 165. I used Jenny Craig and reached 180 lbs in a few years. I didn't stay there long and it's been a struggle ever since. I want to learn to do this on my own instead of going down that road again. One challenge for me is that I don't like to cook.
Since I've just started with this app, can someone tell me if it's worth getting the premium version (other than no ads)?
Cheers
About premium: There’s a few of us who are new to MFP because our previous weight management website went away specifically because not enough people paid the $5 a month for premium.
So. While I am able to afford it, I will pay for premium here. To do my little part to keep the service available to myself and anyone else who is unable to afford it.4 -
We did this fun thing at the rowing club on Sunday night, so I'm sharing it here. Monday would be the full moon, so it was nearly full at the time. We launched the rowing barge - it's like rowing your living room, rectangular, about the same size, equally stable, about as fast - for a night-time row under the moon after dark.
This is a photo, with my fellow rowers faces edited out in the photo, because I didn't ask their permission to post, but me (unmasked) in front right. We put glow sticks and battery lights all over this peculiar craft, rowed it for a bit over 5K, then went back to the boathouse (a pole barn, with a dirt floor, so don't picture anything glamorous!) for potluck snacks.
Many - I think most - of the rowers were over 60, several in 60s, some 70s, one over 80 - the guy one seat behind me, on left, in the greenish yellow shirt.
So fun!
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Very cool, @AnnPT77. Love your adventurous nature!
We have gone hiking at night under the full moon. And wading rivers for fishing. Being out in the dark adds a level of excitement to the experience.4 -
We did this fun thing at the rowing club on Sunday night, so I'm sharing it here. Monday would be the full moon, so it was nearly full at the time. We launched the rowing barge - it's like rowing your living room, rectangular, about the same size, equally stable, about as fast - for a night-time row under the moon after dark.
This is a photo, with my fellow rowers faces edited out in the photo, because I didn't ask their permission to post, but me (unmasked) in front right. We put glow sticks and battery lights all over this peculiar craft, rowed it for a bit over 5K, then went back to the boathouse (a pole barn, with a dirt floor, so don't picture anything glamorous!) for potluck snacks.
Many - I think most - of the rowers were over 60, several in 60s, some 70s, one over 80 - the guy one seat behind me, on left, in the greenish yellow shirt.
So fun!
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Hi Sally!! You sound a lot like me. Im 64 with some physical challenges, and I love to paint and draw. Im back to tracking my food after a one month break from here. Good luck to you2
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Hi all. Sounds like all is well out there. We had a great day yesyerday, got to see our five year old granddaughter and family which always makes me smile. Unfortunately we don't see them as much as we would like. My scale was out of batteries for a few days but all was well when I got them replaced and saw I lost a bit. Hope you are all doing well.
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