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Hi -- Would love to join! I'm about two months shy of turning 51. Back at the tender age of 47/48 I lost 120 pounds through diet and exercise. A broken foot last winter kept me from exercise for 6 months and I slowly saw 20# creep back on from both lack of exercise and (post-healing) starting to lift weights. Some is…
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Hi -- Would love to join! I'm about two months shy of turning 51. Back at the tender age of 47/48 I lost 120 pounds through diet and exercise. A broken foot last winter kept me from exercise for 6 months and I slowly saw 20# creep back on from both lack of exercise and (post-healing) starting to lift weights. Some is…
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I just had the same problem with my sugar I failed the glucose test by 1 point. My dr put me on meds and told me to exercise and diet. It scared the hell out of me also because diabetes runs in my family. Good luck [/quote] I've done a ton of research and there's very good news -- just a 7% weight loss can have a major…
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Just stopping in to say it can be done! At age 47, and weighing 308, I got a bad blood sugar number during a routine test. It scared the living hell out of me and, overnight, I changed everything. You have to find the plan that works for you -- not just today, but forever. In my case, it was to eat 1500-1800 calories a day…
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At age 50 I'm in the same situation -- looking to lose body fat without losing muscle, so trying to find the right plan to do so. Currently eating at a 500-1K calorie deficit, doing 45 minutes cardio for six days a week by hiking hills (generally split between vigorous and moderate) and lifting heavy 2x a week. While it…
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Congrats on the run! A great program for learning to run is http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml -- it moves you from your couch to running a 5K in a structured way. The soreness is likely what's known as Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), which is when a muscle gets microscopic tears from your activity.…
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Because I want to build muscle, I'm thinking of focusing on body fat percentage (BFP) more than weight; in fact, I'm getting measured in a BodPod on Monday morning to figure out actual BFP and metabolic rate so I can set the right goals. Has anyone used a BodPod before? And what BFP are you aiming for?
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I'm in! Background: 50 years old, 6'1", lost 120 pounds through diet and exercise (hiking hills daily) over 15 months in 2011/2012 to get to190. Broke my right foot last winter which sidelined me for six months, and put about 20 pounds back on, so started with a strength trainer 2x/wk in July '14, in addition to hiking.…
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As for exercise, believe me, you can do it! I started at the bottom of a hill and told myself that, however long it took and with however many breaks, I was going to get to the top, one step at a time. And I did, and do, to this day. One tip: get a heart rate monitor that will tell you how many actual calories you've…
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Hi -- I'm 6'1", 50 and female, too. Back in 2011, I weighed 308 pounds, and for the first time ever, received a scary blood sugar number. Overnight I did a ton of research and settled on the following self-created plan: 1500-1800 calories a day, no more than 100 grams of complex carbs evenly spread throughout the day, all…
