60 yrs and up

I haven't checked in for months now but getting back on track. My husband underwent chemo for his mysterious neurological problem but no change so it back to trial and error. We adopted a 12 week old puppy and she has been so good for him as he gets out of his chair to take her out. She is a Chihuahua shitzu mix about 8 lbs now at 5 months.

Drive by check in here. Kathy's health continues to deteriorate. We meet the new oncologist on Monday and will have the latest blood test results. Hoping for some positive news, but I'm prepared for anything.

Keep up the good efforts, you beautiful seasoned citizens. You inspire me!

Hi everyone. I’m not 60 but will be 56 this year so I hope you don’t mind me being here. I’ve had five hip replacements (finally signed off by my Consultant a couple of weeks ago) and many other surgeries and am trying to shift my tummy which seems to be getting bigger the further I’m lurching through menopause. I’m hoping to lose weight over the next couple of months so I’m not so self conscious on the beach with my family when we all go on holiday together at the end of May.
I’ve just been able to begin more serious exercise which I enjoy, and that also helps with my mental health. 🌸

I think I beat everyone age wise on this site....80 years old next month🙃. I've been a WW member for a long time but I don't like the new program. Never tried counting calories, etc., but thought I would give it a try. I want to lose at least 30 pounds by next October (grandsons wedding) plus better health reasons too.

So ski season has ended and it's time to open the C25K app on my phone. Its something I do every spring to get me started running for the summer months. Unfortunately wildfires often curtail my running later in the summer due to the air quality, but at least I get a good start. One year I even did C210K!

Quick explanation for anyone who doesn't know: C25K is a walking/running interval program that guides you from the couch (i.e. a total non-runner) to being able to run 5 kms. Its a free app that you download on your phone. You hit "start" and a polite voice tells you when to walk and when to run. Easy peasy. You can even re-do some days if you feel like you're not ready to progress at the rate they suggest. I'll be honest, by the end I'm not actually running 5 kms, but I am running for the entire time that it tells me to. I'm more of a plodder than a runner, but at 62, I'm okay with that!

And what inspired me to take up running a few years ago after a 30 year hiatus? A book called "What Makes Olga Run". Its an inspiring read about a woman named Olga Kotelko who competed at track events well into her 90's. She died at age 95 and had been competing at events earlier that same week. Its also a book about how we age and the things we can control (eating and exercise) vs the things we can't control (genetics). Just a really good read and I recommend it.

@ridiculous59 Great post! I find it inspiring to read of other runners in our age group who may not be the fastest, and the books that have helped them get out there. I, too, am a runner, currently in hiatus and working it to get back. Started at age 52 with Running Room (Learn to Run, 5K and 10K -- where you work up to running in 10 minute increments, with one-minute walk break). After falling away from the initial love affair with running, I also have tried C25K --- completing more than once! With a few aches and pains last few years, have thought that running is done for me, but not so. This summer I read about niko niko pace (running slowly enough to "have a smile", even if it is slower than walking!) --- and that's my normal pace anyway! I've been out a few times this year, trying various short intervals, beginning with salt and pepper jaunts--- that is, going out for a walk, and throwing in some random bits of running. I have the C25K app on my phone, and I might try a few of the first few weeks' runs here and there. Now, I've started learning about how to Jeff. Jeff Galloway run/walk/run method started this, and I used to think that I was already doing what used to be called "gallowalking" with run/walk intervals, but now I realize it is something different. Now, the advice is to not have any walk breaks more than 30 seconds, and I tried that, with 30:30 first, but got tired very quickly. Now it will be 15(run) to 30 (walk) or 20:30. This is a whole learning process for me, and I have a vibrating Gymboss to set intervals, so I can listen to music at the same time. I hope you will post here about your running --- any and all of it is good to me, even if it do not seem like "progress" to some others, in my eyes, getting out there takes courage. Good on you!

Drive by check-in.

First the good news - met with the oncologist yesterday - blood markers are normal - myeloma is dormant at present. Kathy suggested we go out to her favorite diner for breakfast as a little celebration. And so we did.

Now the bad news - I come home last night to find a glass of whiskey on Kathy's coffee table. She has been repeatedly warned by the medical professionals to avoid alcohol while taking pain meds. But addicts do what addicts do. I am beyond disheartened today. 😒

Thanks for putting up with my rant. Needed to get this off my chest.