A little older than most of you

Posted on January 3, 2016

Well, I sent in my pix and I'm ready to get started. I'm 66 years old so I'm hoping this works for me. I'm still very active but sometimes I think my metabolism has died. That seems to be a drawback of getting older. Those are the last negative words I will speak with regard to weight loss. I can do anything as long as I give it my all.

I would love to hear from other "mature" people who may be in this challenge. Good luck to everyone.

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Cali

01/03/2016 10:20AM

You can do it. When my mom was 71, I changed my lifestyle and she rolled her eyes. When she saw the change in just 6 months, she asked me to help her. She ate what I ate but didn't do ANY exercise. She flat out refused. Fine. Even with the change in eating she lost 60+ pounds and got to a fairly healthy weight. If you do a little exercise and change eating habits, you'll get there. Join a Transformer and give yourself 6 months of mindfulness. You'll lose... and you'll win. :)

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Louise

Wow, that's awesome Cali. What type of eating do you follow? I've been trying to eat organic and gluten free. Just those two things have helped. I still eat lean meat every now and again too. I'm open to any info you can send my way. Thanks for giving me some encouragement and high 5 to your mom.

Cali

I'm not exactly the diet poster child, if you look at my graph, but I go back and forth between counting calories and keto. When I'm trying to lose, I walk, treadmill, elliptical and stationary bike as many nights each week as I can. My goal is just to burn some extra calories but in the meantime the cardio is good for my heart. I don't knock myself out, otherwise I'd hate doing it. Stick with whatever you'll stick with.

Lena U.

01/03/2016 10:05AM

Hi, I'm a bit older too. I'll be 57 this spring. I realized that my body doesn't react the way it used to. I just have to give it more time, no quick fixes anymore!Good luck!

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Louise

I agree with you Lena. Good Luck to you too!