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MargaretYakoda wrote: ยปWell done!
I am down 100 lbs also! Just another 12 to 40 to go!
I havenโt chosen a goal. 12 gets me to a โnormalโ BMI. But I am historically extremely thin due to genetics, so I will keep going until weight loss no longer seems to make sense with my body type.
CONGRATULATIONS! I have 10 more to hit the upper limit of normal BMI. And a total of 33 lbs to get back to where I was in 2009/2010 and all the clothes in my closet.
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@MargaretYakoda and @swimmom_1
Fireworks ๐ ๐ ๐งจ ๐ ๐
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100 pounds OFF ๐ณ! Really, really, really great ๐ ๐
HUGE congratulations - line up 10x 10 lb bags of potatoes at the grocery store and see what you've lost - better yet, stack them in a pyramid and try to lift them. What an awesome and inspiring accomplishment. Kudos ๐ ๐6 -
BCLadybug888 wrote: ยป@MargaretYakoda and @swimmom_1
Fireworks ๐ ๐ ๐งจ ๐ ๐
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100 pounds OFF ๐ณ! Really, really, really great ๐ ๐
HUGE congratulations - line up 10x 10 lb bags of potatoes at the grocery store and see what you've lost - better yet, stack them in a pyramid and try to lift them. What an awesome and inspiring accomplishment. Kudos ๐ ๐
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Wow, those of you that have had great success at losing the weight have my utmost admiration! I know how much dedication and work that takes. You are such an inspiration to me.4
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BCLadybug888 wrote: ยป@MargaretYakoda and @swimmom_1
Fireworks ๐ ๐ ๐งจ ๐ ๐
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100 pounds OFF ๐ณ! Really, really, really great ๐ ๐
HUGE congratulations - What an awesome and inspiring accomplishment. Kudos ๐ ๐
Thank you I'm thrilled! Hope your well @BCLadybug8880 -
Hello all - happy weekend! I am having my first 'normal' weekend in 4 weeks (pre-Olympics lol). Babysitting the grandkids as both my son & DIL work Saturdays, love it! Just don't like getting up early is only negative, but they are old enough now (5 & 7) to get a supervised snack and let Granny doze on the couch for a couple of hours while playing (mostly) quietly. ๐
Down a pound+ since my marathon TV binge, feeling great about that. Enjoying a Tai Chai beginner's video that was recommended on another thread- I am sooo not coordinated that the slow movements of Tai Chi are about right for me to follow! Not fluidly yet though.
I am really close to 40 lbs down, might've made it next week but having an eye operation on Wednesday so that may throw my system off a bit, going under general anesthesia.
Keep plugging away all you seasoned citizens ๐5 -
@BCLadybug888
Glad to hear your doing well. Congrats on the 40 lbs!1 -
Just dropping in to share a research paper (not paywalled!), for those into that sort of thing:
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(13)00326-5/fulltext
It was written by the PROT-AGE study group, an international team created by the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS) and other scientific organizations, specifically to review recent research and make recommendations about protein intake for people 65+ (those of us who aren't there yet, are close, eh?).
Partial quotes:New evidence shows that older adults need more dietary protein than do younger adults to support good health, promote recovery from illness, and maintain functionality. Older people need to make up for age-related changes in protein metabolism, such as high splanchnic extraction and declining anabolic responses to ingested protein. They also need more protein to offset inflammatory and catabolic conditions associated with chronic and acute diseases that occur commonly with aging.
Most of the paper is not too jargon-y, but in case anyone is unfamiliar with the parts I italicized, it's basically saying that we absorb the protein we eat less effectively as we age, and we may be more likely to have health conditions that cause loss of muscle ("catabolic conditions").To help older people (>65 years) maintain and regain lean body mass and function, the PROT-AGE study group recommends average daily intake at least in the range of 1.0 to 1.2 g protein per kilogram of body weight per day. Both endurance- and resistance-type exercises are recommended at individualized levels that are safe and tolerated, and higher protein intake (ie, โฅ1.2 g/kg body weight/d) is advised for those who are exercising and otherwise active. Most older adults who have acute or chronic diseases need even more dietary protein (ie, 1.2โ1.5 g/kg body weight/d). Older people with severe kidney disease (ie, estimated GFR <30 mL/min/1.73m2), but who are not on dialysis, are an exception to this rule; these individuals may need to limit protein intake.
For those who are in the US, like me, 1.0 to 1.2 grams per kilogram is about 0.5 to 0.6 grams per pound; 1.2 to 1.5 grams per kilogram is 0.6 to 0.7 grams per kilogram.
I'm still reading the paper in detail, but I'd encourage others to take a look if at all interested. There's some good information, much more detailed, about how certain health conditions play into our protein needs as we age (things like diabetes, insulin resistance, COPD, and much more), more details about timing and types of protein, etc. There are many, many footnoted links to relevant research (with brief summaries in the body of this paper). Good Stuff.
This next is just my opinion, and I may change my opinion as I look at more of this: I think we can use our healthy goal weight to think about that "grams per kilogram/pound bodyweight" stuff, if we're still carrying some fair amount of excess fat.3 -
Hi. Iโm 62. Just starting with about 1.5 stone to lose.
Iโm in the uk.
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Congrats @swimmom_1 You are inspiring!!0
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Yay @MargaretYakoda Woohoo!! So happy for you.0
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Hello, I recently turned 60 and 2 weeks ago had a MAJOR health scare. I had very painful diverticulitis and was in the hospital for observation for 2 days (while being administered intravenous antibiotics). Thank God I didn't have to have surgery, but my goodness WHAT A WAKE UP CALL!! I've been a member of myfitnesspal for a long, long time, but over the last 2 years of the pandemic my diet/exercise routine was horrible. I cooked a lot of meat / pork recipes and didn't have anyone to share it with, so I froze the extra and had it for lunch. So, I was eating a much higher fat content than normal and wasn't exercising as much as prior to the pandemic.
When I got out of the hospital, I had (and still have) a MAJOR motivation to have a more healthy lifestyle. Over the last 2 weeks I've pretty much only been eating fish, soft cereal, yogurt, and bananas. Pretty soon I will start introducing higher fiber foods. In the last 2 weeks I have stayed below the target for total saturated fats and have been within my calorie limit.... so I've lost 5 pounds so far, but I still have about 10 or 15 pounds to go. I am highly, highly motivated because if I go back to my old ways, I could end up having to have surgery.
I'm very thankful that I have a second chance to change my lifestyle. Some help I could use is to find high fiber foods that I like and that I will eat consistently.3 -
Hello, I recently turned 60 and 2 weeks ago had a MAJOR health scare. I had very painful diverticulitis and was in the hospital for observation for 2 days (while being administered intravenous antibiotics). Thank God I didn't have to have surgery, but my goodness WHAT A WAKE UP CALL!! I've been a member of myfitnesspal for a long, long time, but over the last 2 years of the pandemic my diet/exercise routine was horrible. I cooked a lot of meat / pork recipes and didn't have anyone to share it with, so I froze the extra and had it for lunch. So, I was eating a much higher fat content than normal and wasn't exercising as much as prior to the pandemic.
When I got out of the hospital, I had (and still have) a MAJOR motivation to have a more healthy lifestyle. Over the last 2 weeks I've pretty much only been eating fish, soft cereal, yogurt, and bananas. Pretty soon I will start introducing higher fiber foods. In the last 2 weeks I have stayed below the target for total saturated fats and have been within my calorie limit.... so I've lost 5 pounds so far, but I still have about 10 or 15 pounds to go. I am highly, highly motivated because if I go back to my old ways, I could end up having to have surgery.
I'm very thankful that I have a second chance to change my lifestyle. Some help I could use is to find high fiber foods that I like and that I will eat consistently.
What do you like? Most of my fiber comes from veggies & fruits (especially broccoli, legumes, berries, avocado), oatmeal, red lentil pasta (flavor/texture similar to wheat pasta, but more protein & fiber), flax seed (in my oatmeal), Ezekiel pita . . . but most veggies, fruits, and whole grains have some.1 -
March 03-155 lbs. Did 2 Elliptical sessions today for total 220 minutes for 15.91 miles. Also tried on a pair of size 6 non-stretch low rise boot cut jeans from my closet from about 6 years ago and zipped them up! Can't wear them yet though as my flabby belly hangs over the waist. I still looked good though in the mirror!5
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Greetings, all. I was able to get a 4 day vacation over the weekend. Did wonders for my mood. We'll see how long that lasts. ๐ค
Congrats to @MargaretYakoda, @BCLadybug888 and @swimmom_1 on your weight loss. ๐๐๐
No change in the situation with my wife. She has been sleeping a lot and taking a lot of pain meds. The good news - it's calmer around Casa Steve when she is sleeping. ๐
Good to see you all hanging in there. I'm holding the line weight wise. That's my goal until this cancer situation sorts itself out.
Take care, everyone!9 -
Hello, all, just checking in with . . . no news, as usual. ๐๐
@alteredsteve175, glad to hear that you got some respite time off, for that long weekend. Hang in there!
I'm still doing the machine rowing and stationary bike workouts, alternating 6 days most week, experimenting with different lengths/intensities to see what the old body will tolerate without skipping a track, just trying to stay active until we can get back out on the water again . . . probably up to another couple of months away?
I'm also still maintaining weight, mostly, with a little half-hearted effort (still!) to drop the couple of holiday-treat pounds (I think it's happening, but sooo slowly!).
It's so good to see new people popping in (like @suzduz, @LardArseBird, @cathyrose9909, @randylud, @mustangmonie, and probably some others that - with apologies - I may've missed), and to hear that some of our longer time participants (like @swimmom_1, @MargaretYakoda, @BCLadybug888 - and again, probably others I've sadly omitted) are making inspiring progress toward their long-term goals, maybe even getting all the way there. Yay!
I'm hoping to hear more from all of you. Happy Spring!
Speaking of Spring, here in the Northern US, I finally have a lot of snowdrops popping up all over the place in my yard . . . around a month later than they often appear. (I think it's been more about snow cover than temperatures, but who knows.) A welcome sign that less difficult average weather should be on the way, nevertheless: I'm ready!
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Hi! I am 62. Today is my first day on here. I just retired a month ago and looking to lose weight and start exercising more!4
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@barnatchezk - welcome and don't you love retirement? I retired last year on my 61st birthday. ๐
Thanks all for the congrats on my weightloss but it was a tad premature - I am at exactly 39 lbs off and that 40 is so tantalizingly close! I will get there - soon. ๐ I am in a new "decade" so that's something! 30 weeks exactly today since I joined MFP and began focusing on my health and weight - great decision ๐
My double vision continues to improve since my surgery last week, and I'm feeling hopeful, but it was disconcerting to have entirely different vision (but still double) coupled with intense vertigo for days! The brain has to adjust to my new eye position apparently. ๐
The weather here too is getting warmer and more Spring like, went out for a little walk yesterday and will do the same today to just breathe the air and enjoy the sunshine. Really need to get at some clearing up in my garden too but it's going to rain again for days so probably not until next week.
Thank you @AnnPT77 for posting the photo of the Snowdrops, lovely. ๐
@alteredsteve175 - so glad you were able to wrangle a 4 day weekend - your family is in my prayers. โค5
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