I'm in need of a refresh and a recommitment. Here's my stats:
5'6, 55yo
SW (01.01.22) 172
CW 165
GW 145
UGW 140

By my numbers, I know it appears I am very over weight but honestly, I do carry my weight well so a 145 GW on a 5'6 frame sounds heavy but I do have quite a bit of muscle...or did. Since moving into my 50's, that muscle has started turning into fat and much more difficult to lose and tone up. Today I am recommitting to:
45 minute workouts 4-5x's a week in my home/garage gym
Sticking to a 1200 calorie per day goal
Increase my H2O

Please let me know what tricks, exercise, meals, and/or diet changes can help me meet my goals of toning up and losing the excess weight.

Would love to find a twin with similar stats and goals. Ready to do this!!

Early 60s, 5'-8" (ish)

SW (02.10.22) - 150

CW - 154.8 (05.04.22)

MayGW - 148.8

FinalGW - 125lbs


I'm committed to getting exercise back into my daily routine. April was still very busy with new house and visit back to Jersey for a week, but things are definitely calmed down now so I can get a routine going. Two days into it and feeling great.


Here's what I'm doing:

AM yoga for some flexibility

Cardio: Walking program working up to a 5K walk with cycling or golf as cross-training.

ST challenges: Pull-up challenge in this group and challenges for squats, push-ups and planks.

Hope everyone has a successful May!

5'3" 48yr old
GW: strong fast flexible 125lbs

CW: 130lbs?

My life has been chaos too and I've missed this place! I suddenly had to fly out, back to my hometown, on May 1 to care for my elderly father. Since then I've hit a max of only 2,000 steps a day as I've just been stuck at his bedside. Ugh. So bad. So sedentary. My hat is off to any full time caregivers! It is one tough job!

But thankfully he is doing better and the sun came out today and....I went for a run! My first run in a long time! I am going to be sore tomorrow but it was worth it.

I've been eating pretty well though - there's no junk food or time to get bored here so at least that's good. And I'm not usually one to eat when I get stressed.

I can report I crushed the 30day Pushup challenge (sort of). In the last week I was supposed to be doing 50 pushups a day building up to 60 on the last day. My problem was that I kept forgetting and losing count! But whatever. At least i know i can definitely do between 50 and 60 pushups every day if I want to. And my arms looked pretty good! Gotta keep it up once I'm back home.... maybe the plank challenge. Anyone else in?

Hey all! Been lurking here for ages but then stopped accessing MFP. I seem to spend my life never quite hitting my goals which is silly because how I feel about my body has such a big influence on everything else about me (level of confidence, sociability, even whether I run with other people or not!)

5’7”
CW: 143
GW: 126

My GW is the weight at which I feel amazing and confident…my weight has very slowly crept up over a number of years and I carry it round my middle which I hate. I would love to feel good enough to run in a crop top again, not hide in baggy running tops.

Other goal is strength training 3 x week. I run 6 x week but need to make weights consistent.

🙂

HoneyBadger302 wrote: »

Batmanswife1 wrote: »

I'm in need of a refresh and a recommitment. Here's my stats:
5'6, 55yo
SW (01.01.22) 172
CW 165
GW 145
UGW 140

By my numbers, I know it appears I am very over weight but honestly, I do carry my weight well so a 145 GW on a 5'6 frame sounds heavy but I do have quite a bit of muscle...or did. Since moving into my 50's, that muscle has started turning into fat and much more difficult to lose and tone up. Today I am recommitting to:
45 minute workouts 4-5x's a week in my home/garage gym
Sticking to a 1200 calorie per day goal
Increase my H2O

Please let me know what tricks, exercise, meals, and/or diet changes can help me meet my goals of toning up and losing the excess weight.

Would love to find a twin with similar stats and goals. Ready to do this!!

I'm only slightly taller than you (just under 5'7") - while 145 on my frame (and where my weight goes) is still a bit much, I don't look or feel overweight at that by any stretch - just not where I want to be. With my current muscle not sure where exactly I'll end up, but into my mid 30's (last time around my goal weight) I was pretty strong - but may not have had as much muscle bulk, so it's going to be playing it by ear - AFTER the saddlebags are gone - until then, gotta keep on losing.

HUGE thing for me that makes it so, so, so much easier to lose is eating low net carbs and higher protein/fat. Add in heavy-for-me weight lifting, and not a huge calorie deficit. I've started tracking steps since my current job is a lot more active at least several days a week (just started a month ago), so finding that balance has been tough!

Thanks so much for your suggestions. I'm working on my diet right now. I agree with the lower carbs and higher protein. This girl loves her carbs so it is difficult but I need to do what needs to be done.

I'll add more walking and set a step goal, thank you!!

5'3" 48yr old
GW: strong fast flexible 125lbs

May 6: 130lbs?
May 11:???

Flying home, waiting at the airport. Taking the overnight flight which will kill me but at least I will be home. I will weigh in tomorrow and I admit I'm a wee bit scared. Ive had so little time for exercise for the last 10 days. Ugh.

It's so good to see new peeps here! Welcome lurkers, runners, carb-lovers, pearshapes and all!!

@HoneyBadger302 I hope you feel less sore soon. Sounds like the activity will pay off once your muscles catch up!

Batmanswife1 wrote: »

Would love to find a twin with similar stats and goals. Ready to do this!!

I'm a bit shorter at 5'5" but currently hovering in the 145 range as well.

5'6, 55yo/F
SW (01.01.22) 172
GW 145
UGW 140

05.10: 165
05.18: 164.2

5’3. 57. 129.0. Was 113.6 just a few months ago’

Trying to get back at least to 118. Had a blast with hubby after reuniting post Covid and ate and drank up a storm. Now - over 15lbs later - I’m at it again. Truth be told, everyone told me I was looking a lil too skinny at 120.

@k8richer - sorry to hear about your injury. Don’t rush it! Hope I can drop a lot by mid June! Wish me luck!

I'm still around, but slacked off a bit last week. As of yesterday I'm back to daily exercise and eating in my calorie range.
As for my May progress:
AM yoga for some flexibility - I haven't been doing this every morning but at least a few times a week.
Cardio: Walking program working up to a 5K walk with cycling or golf as cross-training. - I've been consistently staying with this. Today is bike and tomorrow I'll be walking 2.5 miles.
ST challenges: Pull-up challenge, and challenges for squats, push-ups and planks.
Aside from a few slacker days last week, I've been keeping up with these.
Pull-up challenge - I'm up to dumbbell rows at 17 1/2 # (can't wait 'til I'm out of level one )
Squats - Will be doing 180 today
Push-ups - Today will be 24
Planks - today I start 40 seconds

@JBanx256 The pull-up challenge can be found here:
https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/do-a-pull-up/
There are seven levels (really six, level seven is advanced pull-up moves). You progress through the levels to work your way up to your first pull-up (or chin-up)
Level one is working up to doing 3 sets, 8 reps of dumbbell rows with a 25# dumbbell. Once you can do that you move onto level 2 and so on through the levels.
I'm doing 180 reps of body weight squats (four sets of 45) and, yes, my legs are loving it. I'm into the fourth week and can feel a lot more strength in my legs already.
Here's the squat challenge if you're interested:
https://www.livestrong.com/article/13582767-the-30-day-squat-challenge/