Old dudes...weight question.

Get the weight off now, and keep it off.

50 is much worse than 40; much worse than 40 was vs. 30. 30 was only slightly worse than 20. Can't imagine how much worse 60 will be vs 50, as I'm not there yet, but mid 50s has been that much more of a challenge, even with a pretty active lifestyle

What kind of weight are you talking about? Maybe a little more fat wants to hang on, a few pounds at the most . Other than that ,losing weight is very easy.

Eat reasonable all day then have a kid's sized dinner and if you can't sleep at night because of hunger pangs have a small reasonably heathy snack. 90% motivation 10% food knowledge, no food religion needed.

Also quit thinking "old" that's probably half your excuse.

I'm 35 and can't stop eating cheese lately.

I'm pretty lean at the moment. If I don't watch it close for even a week I swell up though!

I'd say for me it seemed to get dramatically more challenging starting at 36 or 37.

The key is increasing mileage. I took 5 weeks off and gained 8lbs. Now I'm back on my training routine inching up to 75mpw and have lost half the weight I gained. Run more, eat well.

5'8" 130

51 yrs old

The biggest factor is how sedentary you are. I remodel houses so I do a lot of manual labor. I have no trouble keeping the weight off. I don't do as much in the winter and can easily put on 5 lbs.

Weight has little to do with age and more to do with how active you are. Even running a few extra miles doesn't make that much difference if you are sitting around the rest of the day..

Winter pudge.... wrote:

5'8" 130

51 yrs old

The biggest factor is how sedentary you are. I remodel houses so I do a lot of manual labor. I have no trouble keeping the weight off. I don't do as much in the winter and can easily put on 5 lbs.

Weight has little to do with age and more to do with how active you are. Even running a few extra miles doesn't make that much difference if you are sitting around the rest of the day..

You gotta be kidding me!

5'8" and 130 would be a pretty hot chick....

get it off now

55yo, 5'6", 130

(age 29, 5'6" 118)

I had to stop believing what my generation was taught as children. Why should I clean my plate? Why is breakfast the most important meal of the day? I enjoy food so weight management for me is all about portion sizes.

stop making excuses. I got my weight down at 40. It is going up, but I'm injured with a stress fracture and eating the same as when I did 70mpw.

If you can run, you can maintain a decent weight. 39?... please... prime of your life.

Jzargo wrote:

The key is increasing mileage. I took 5 weeks off and gained 8lbs.

How about when you run less, eat less?

60 here, 160/6' same 29-inch waist I had in High School.

For most people, the only long-term solution is LCHF (low-carb, high fat). Carbs mess with your insulin resulting in a hormonal deterioration with age that causes weight gain, and a myriad of other problems. Learn to incorporate whole, unprocessed natural foods high in healthy saturated fats.

I'm 45. I noticed everything changing when I turned 35. Suddenly weight gain occurred. For me, it's more about food intake. Prior to 35 I could eat whatever I wanted and not gain weight, but not anymore.

While injured last year I gained 15 lbs in just 2 months. But it took me 6 months of 60-mile training weeks to burn it back off. That sux! I need to eat less.

59 / 182 / 6'2"

When I was 21 I was 6'2" 155 and worked hard to gain 30 lbs and have remained @ 180-185 since then. But 2 things are much different now.

1. Even though weight has not changed, it seems to hang around my midsection. Its a definite change from when I was younger.

2. I definitely have to think more about how much and what I'm eating or weight will creep up.

my answer to pretty much all of you people on this thread ... is you should have gained weight years ago, but in the gym

Gordo #2 wrote:

I'm 39 and it's no joke trying to keep the weight off now compared to 10 or 15 years ago.

Is 50 that much worse thane 40!?

I am 48 and yes it has been tougher for me. I don't remember the validity or source of something I once read, but it seems to be true: "Due to metabolism, after the age of 40, if nothing else changes a runner needs to add one mile per week to maintain weight. This has to be done each and every year."

So, unless you eat less or do something different, if you are running 50 mpw at age 40, expect to have to run 51, 52, 53,.......

it's easy actually wrote:

stop making excuses. I got my weight down at 40. It is going up, but I'm injured with a stress fracture and eating the same as when I did 70mpw.

If you can run, you can maintain a decent weight. 39?... please... prime of your life.

Did you just get on someone for making an excuse, then offer up your own? What a bizarre place this is.

Things start to change in your 30s. 50 is much tougher than 40. The good thing about getting to 60 is you lose your ego and realize fitness and health trump athletic performance. You realize you're an old fart and start eating and exercising for these reasons. You know you can't eat like you once did and stop killing yourself and pushing the limit in the gym or on the roads. One problem is that when you start losing muscle mass, quite common, you think you're not getting fatter because your weight didn't go up, however your body fat is actually more.

Enjoy your age and start thinking about long term health.

One Not Like The Others wrote:

60 here, 160/6' same 29-inch waist I had in High School.

For most people, the only long-term solution is LCHF (low-carb, high fat). Carbs mess with your insulin resulting in a hormonal deterioration with age that causes weight gain, and a myriad of other problems. Learn to incorporate whole, unprocessed natural foods high in healthy saturated fats.

lol. Cult-Fit-Clown is 60? who knew?!

What you said simply is not true. Cutting carbs (if we are talking healthier ones, like fruit, veggies, legumes, whole grains, tubers, etc and not pure sugar) and replacing with increased sat fat (when calories don't change) won't result in better weight loss, insulin sensitivity, "hormonal" health. Nope, sorry.