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Nice going! Isn't it a great feeling to be in control of your health and appearance?

Isn't it terrific that we have the benefit of others' experience here? -- people who've been around the block ahead of us? I hope you absorbed from comments above that what really matters is that you suit up, get your buns out there, and do *something* -- not so much how fast you do it. Remember that he most beneficial…

Hello, Wolf, and welcome! I hope you're realizing that MFP has life-changing potential. During my 500 days here, I've gone from portly to ripped and have regained stamina lost 50 years ago. It isn't hyperbole to call it a renaissance. The presence of observant, supportive friends in this community helps one survive the…

Boy, does that sound familiar! It was the prospect of diabetes that finally woke me up too. Imagine: wrecking your own ability to metabolize sugar? Holy smokes! How embarrassing! How dumb would that be! You want to work up a program of intelligently-balanced nutrition, whose daily caloric contribution is less than your…

Pre-diabetes (self-inflicted) is what slammed my planets into alignment and inspired me to live more conscientiously. That was 18 months and 60 pounds ago. All better now. I. Will. Never. Go. Back.

Welcome! Please do not imagine age to be a barrier. It absolutely is not! Everyone should find the course of action that suits their personality and circumstances. Some do best putting a toe in the water at first. My own approach was to throw everything into my renaissance on Day 1, revising nutrition, exercise, and sleep.…

Gee, you look great. What a pity about the tattoos.

My odometer just clicked over to 69 years old. For me, the epiphany came a year ago, on my 68th birthday. Over the years, I had gradually inflicted a spectrum of metabolic troubles on myself -- you know, hyper-this, hyper-that, borderline diabetes, and I'd lost the ability to run, even at a modest pace or distance. I was…

Same here! On the road again: yes-s-s!

Yep. Sure would.

Great advice. Declare a single day as your renaissance. You know: just DO it! Hit it hard: after all, you can do anything for one day, right? At day's end, give yourself a big attagirl; contemplate and celebrate the success and use it as a sort of kindling for your psychological fire. Good habits are resistant to change,…

I like brisk, pre-dawn walks — with audio books.

Hi! You'll be in the ballpark counting every hour of that kind of work activity as 150 calories, I'd say.

I think people generally view overweight runners with a little extra measure of admiration. I certainly do.

Late this spring, I attained my fat loss objective and found that I'd lost muscle mass too. Focus then changed to strength work 3 days/wk days and cardio (10-k walks, very brisk) on the off days. I'm hitting the weights rather hard - working to failure every set - to compensate for the limitations that my age (68)…

I like Dr. Robert Lustig's (author of "Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease") guidelines for eating clean. If the food is labeled with a nutrition facts panel, it probably isn't your best choice. Instead, use foods as they come off the tree, out of the ground, or off the animal.

Hello, jlawson— We have similar missions, I see. I began somewhere north of 260 lbs., am now a lean 185-190, and working on strength. The weight loss part was… well, "easy" would not be the right word, but the way I approached it, there was no resistance. The lard came right off. Body weight plotted a straight line to…

At 68, I'm probably in the best shape of my adult life. During the past year, I've lost around 70 pounds and have been maintaining the weight I carried in college. Body fat is 9%, though, which means I'm leaner now than I've ever been. I'm certainly stronger than ever, having proven to myself that a geezer CAN put on…

Hi yourself and welcome!

Hello Justin, Most people here – yours truly included – have had the experience you described of losing weight only to regain it. Humiliating, huh? You're in the right place, I think. Take advantage of the tools here, and the community, and you absolutely can repackage yourself permanently. You understand the difference, I…

Invent little ways to burn calories. Sit less; walk more. Park at the distant corner. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Stand while you're on the phone. Leave the cart in the supermarket and carry the bags.

I'm adding muscle. Body weight is 185 lb.; protein intake is 185 gm., minimum. Fish, lean poultry, bison. More fish. Whey isolate. I also take branch chain amino acids.

Wow! Nice looking mommy! B)

Maah-velous!

It's fun watching you do this, Brandon. 290 to 206? Huge! And you know what? Now that you've taken title to your new vessel– your treasure– you'll never allow yourself to regain that weight. Nice work. Congratulations, man!

Never eat more than you can lift. __Miss Piggy

Your question is unanswerable if we don't know the calories-eaten part of your energy equation. A 1000-calorie workout is certainly a heroic burn, but it will not result in weight loss unless you finish your days in calorie deficit. Shedding pounds and adding strength and stamina call for our best and smartest effort. As…

Cues of good health make people attractive irrespective of gender: good skin tone, clear eyes, straight posture, effortless movement. But if it's just shape you're asking about, I'd say Audrey Hepburn or Kate Moss.

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Treadmill (cardio-pulmonary exercise) will definitely help you improve how you look & feel, and you will notice positive changes in a matter of days provided you also manage your nutrition. Adding resistance training (i.e., weights) will optimize your effort. You don't need a gym; you can do a lot for yourself with body…