New beginning

jodiestiner23
jodiestiner23 Posts: 1 Member
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I am beginning healthy living at age 58 considered obese, diabetes, artery disease, fatty liver, arthritis all new as I age things seem to be getting worse. I need to change my bad habits and exercise more.

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  • goldenva
    goldenva Posts: 1 Member

    I am a 73 year old senior new to MyFitnessPal….I am trying to loose weight, count my steps with exercise, and count my calories. I have knee problems due to being active in my younger day and working standing on my feet for 40 years. I got Sepsis 8 years ago and it left me with Asthma, Arthritis, and Vasomotor Rhinitis but had this all my Life including Allergies. I live in Tennessee in a valley with lots of Pollen. I look forward to tracking my calories, eating healthier, and enjoying my Life.

  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,233 Member

    Best of luck to you both.

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 38,381 Community Helper

    Very positive outcomes are achievable, IME.

    I joined MFP at 59. For me, it was the perfect tool. I had to commit to the process, yes, and be willing to change my habits. I wasn't willing to be miserable, but that turned out not to be necessary, and knowing that I could eat X calories to lose at a moderate pace was a key part of accomplishing that.

    I was obese, hypothyroid (medicated), high cholesterol, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, osteopenia, and maybe some other things I'm forgetting. Gradually reaching a healthy weight ended the high cholesterol, high blood pressure. The hypothyroidism turned out not to be a roadblock, despite what people say. The frequency/severity from arthritis pain were greatly reduced after a period of putting lower physical stress on my body from carrying all that body weight around day in and day out. (Even now, though I can barely do it, picking up something close to the amount of weight I lost and trying to carry it around is immediately painful and very difficult.)

    Now 69, I've been at a healthy weight for the 9+ years since loss. It was one of the very best things I've ever done for myself, no question.

    Improvement is possible via appropriate calories, manageable increased movement (exercise or daily life activity), and reasonable overall nutrition. IME, it doesn't need to be extreme, doesn't need to be miserable. Being fat isn't a sin we need to expiate by suffering. It's just about finding new, more positive habits that gradually take us to a healthy weight, better health markers, and - if your experience is like mine - a very much improved quality of life.

    I'm cheering for you both to succeed, because I think the results are more than worth the effort required to accomplish them. Best wishes!

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