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]If you are older it's a helluva lot harder to lose weight even though you might have been one of those dudes in your younger years who could eat like a horse and not gain an ounce. But that's okay. Hard work to get to a desired goal never hurt anybody at any age. It's also been pretty much proven it's a myth that your…

Hi! I’m John. Count me in! 58, 5’10” from Oklahoma. Highest weight: 199lb Current weight: 195.3 Goal weight: 165lb Lowest since highest: 179.4 December weight lost so far: 1.1 December Goal: 21lbs lost Dec. 1 = 1.1

I was the “skinny guy” most of my younger life and didn’t really start putting on the pounds until after 40 with the creeping midlife spare tire most guys get. So it’s been quite the struggle compared to the younger days when I could pig out at the pizza buffet and not gain a pound! January of 2018 I stepped on the scale…

Hi Neesy. Congrats on your 10lb loss! Here’s to the next 10!

Getting past 184.4lbs which I haven’t done in 2 years. Achieved! Yesterday! 184! Next mini goal: Break into the 170s which I haven’t been at in decades. Walk into my 40th HS reunion one of the fittest guys in the room!

I remember when I was in my mid 20s and weighed 160. I felt and looked awesome! Now 56, my initial goal is 170 to see how I feel at that point. Why? Something changed after my long term illness. I was not the skinny soccer player I used to be. I began to bulk up - which was a actually a good thing. I found muscle I didn’t…

By my loose calculations just the 7 of us above have lost over 300 pounds. That’s pretty impressive!

I’m glad you mentioned tracking - especially weight and food intake - which has been key to my positive path as well. If you don’t know where you’ve been how can you know where you are going?!? Although I don’t track food intake so much anymore because I’m hyper aware of eating healthy and avoiding the opposite - or if I…

Saturday morning weigh in: 190.2 :/ Sunday morning weigh in: 185.6! :) This 4.6 pound loss is the greatest 24 hour loss I’ve had....EVER! 12 pounds total down since April. The funny thing is? Wasn’t that difficult. No negative results from this huge reduction because I just ate a heckuva lot smarter, made sure I had plenty…

I completely agree with the previous posts. It’s more about the psychology and your thinking than your appearnece - or what Hollywood says is ideal. When I was younger I felt best at 160. But now that I’m older? I’m shooting for 170 just to see how I feel. Who knows...maybe 155 will be better? Or 175. Won’t know until I…

So the other day I gained 2.2 pounds and I was about to whine about it here and ask for advice but then I decided no, I’m not going to be David Downer on this thread. Not today anyway. After all, I KNOW what the problem was, right? Poor eating choices and not exercising. Plain and simple. Yesterday? Totally different…

Realizing that we have NO idea what our bodies (and minds) are capable of achieving. That’s a GOOD thing! Because we don’t know that potential? It means the positive possibilities are endless! I just read a story about a 70 year old gent playing RUGBY and kicking the *kitten* of guys 1/3 off his age. Or the elderly swimmer…

The psychology and mental part of the process. I’m convinced it’s not our bodies preventing us from achieving our goals but it’s our MINDS! After all, it’s that split second decision of not eating that 300 (or more) calorie donut this morning offered to me at work that makes a BIG difference - especially as those…

Weight: 186.8 Goal by 12/31/19: 170 Favorite Calorie Burning Activity: Gardening / Yardwork Biggest Challenge to meeting your Goals: The psychological of the fight! A Healthy Reward you enjoy: A walk through a nature trail or forest. Guilty Pleasure: BBQ! Nice to find a group with this short term goal. I need it! Man, it’s…

What do you do? You journey on, with or without their support - especially if you’ve already had the conversation about being more supportive - which should be the default position for a married couple anyway. The vows say in sickness AND IN HEALTH! Don’t worry about your kids they’ll sort it out if they choose to…

Start at the source I’d say: The psychology of it all. The mental part of the craving. After all, truth be told your body isn’t going to collapse if you DON’T satisfy the craving, right? It’s all in your head! So you have to mentally take charge first - whether that’s through distraction, focus, or plain ole tomfoolery!…

Grace: I totally agree with nighthawk. I’ve been on this journey now for YEARS and it’s been a roller coaster ride! (Especially as one gets older and the metabolism changes.) I’ve lost 10 total since April, but I’ve probably gained and lost again 50 in the interim! But the important thing is to keep plugging away and then…

I’m 56 and I think this is where 90% of my loss will come from. (Down 10’pounds since April - 17 to goal weight by Jan 1.). I’m hearing strong research that HIIT is the key to attacking this area of visceral fat as robbell678 identifies above. HIIT = high intensity interval training and is essentially revving up the heart…

Just turned 56 in March so officially qualify for the upper age echelon for this group. Been a trim and fit guy for the majority of my life until, of course....NOW! Have had several reboots the past couple of years - but then gained it back and some. But this reboot is going to stick my friends thanks to Int.Fast. and…

I’ve done both on my Google sheet where I track my progress - or lack thereof. Now I don’t necessarily do daily. Instead the sheet now tells me the day span between weigh ins - and subsequently calculates loss per day based on that span. That compacts the sheet a bit so it’s easier to view overall progress and essentially…

It was the baseball great Satchel Paige who said. “If you didn’t know how old you were, how old would you be?” Here’s the thing...do we really know our potential at any age?!? I think the answer for everyone is that we don’t; mentally, physically, or spiritually. At 56 I choose to ignore that number and see what…

“Continuing to live life as a victim of circumstance, forever focusing on what's wrong with everything and everybody, will never, ever bring the life desired.” - Lynn Grabhorn from. "Excuse me Your LIFE is waiting"

Binge is in the past. What’s more important is moving forward in a positive way right? I get it. I backslid too - big time - and get this - it was right on the cusp of my health screening! My original goal was to be the lowest weight in YEARS! Instead? I was right back too darn close to my weight a year ago! Boy did I blow…

I’ve got plenty! Lose about 30 pounds before May 20th and reach my lowest weight in like 20 years. (Middle age metabolism SUCKS but I’m not going to let it beat me.) Lower my triglycerides and BP to better than normal levels.Wear those 32 inch waist shorts I’ve been saving for too many past summers. Look, feel, and respond…

Age: All my life I've been pretty lean. Now at 53? No longer. Metabolism changed so I can't eat like a horse when I was in my 20s and 30s and not gain a pound! Time: Never dreamed it would be so challenging to get to the gym which is only about a mile from my house. Or take the time to cook or prepare that healthy meal…

My favorite is the juice of one grapefruit and about a cup of frozen strawberries, some ice, water, and whatever else you want to throw in. (I sometimes add kale/spinach or flax seed powder.) I love the sweet-sour flavor of this super healthy smoothie!

Walking through the fair, seeing a former coworker who motioned to my gut and mouthed, "What happened?!" Big trigger! Funny thing is I really didn't give a hang what she thought - but it was like a tipping point for me. I've been in good shape most of my life but now middle age combined with laziness in exercise and eating…

[/quote] Dried spearmint! I'm wondering if I can find that in town somewhere. Maybe I can grow a plant after winter breakup. Alaska's (summer) midnight sun is good for gardens! [/quote] ...or maybe try growing it under the new LED type of grow lamps? Just harvested a few peppers from the potted plants I brought into the…

I think one of the big red flags in a relationship is not to feel appreciated for who you are and what you contribute - assuming you've taken a step back and honestly self-accessed. But also remember, selfish, self-centered people rarely do that. They only B & M about things instead of looking in the mirror. Sounds like…

To me living a healthy lifestyle is about 3 things: Attitude, Exercise, and Intake - what you eat. If you set a positive, progressive focus on those? You can't help but succeed with your journey. Celebrate your incremental success and don't beat yourself up for apparent setbacks. I say apparent because as other posters…