Weight and age

[Flossyflo55]

Hi i just wondered is it harder to loose weight as you get older? I'm 59 and have been told that your metabolism slows down with age?

[gman1961 Restart April 2024]

Yes I'm sure it is ,that's my excuse.

when I see how I've put weight on over the years I wonder how and why .

I was probably a lot fitter but the weight kept going up.

Good luck .

Gary

[Flossyflo55 2kg in reply to gman1961]

Thank you gary

[gman1961 Restart April 2024 in reply to Flossyflo55]

You are definitely not alone ,

Gary

[lucigret]

For some, I think it is Flossy,

Take a read of this and see if it helps

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

[Flossyflo55 2kg in reply to lucigret]

Thank you

[lucigret in reply to Flossyflo55]

Your welcome

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

It isn't age so much as what we've done with the years in between The link lucigret had provided will explain and may give you a new direction.

You could also read this as a follow up, with the same message phcuk.org/wp-content/upload...

[Flossyflo55 2kg in reply to BridgeGirl]

That's a very interesting artical indeed

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Flossyflo55]

Many of us here are in the same situation, especially serial dieters. Reducing carbohydrates and getting over the barrier about healthy fats has made all the difference for me, and it's sustainable

[Flossyflo55 2kg]

That's excellent I'm so pleased I just weighed myself and its made the last 5 days worth it

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Flossyflo55]

That's great! I see you joined the Feel Good Friday weigh-in team. You'll have good news for them this Friday

[Flossyflo55 2kg in reply to BridgeGirl]

Yes i did its a lovely group how does the Friday weigh happen

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Flossyflo55]

Like all of the other daily weigh-ins. Just look out for the post on Friday healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... Once you start chatting to others and offering support, you'll soon feel part of the team

[Flossyflo55 2kg in reply to BridgeGirl]

Ok thank you for the help

[S11m]

Hi, Flossyflo55

Age is, to some extent an attitude of mind.

It is a lot easier to retain youth than to regain it, so, while you are still young... keep active and keep young.

There is a tendency to lose lean mass as we get older - so a little resistance or weight training can help. Cardiovascular exercise like walking also tones you up, burns calories and keeps you young.

Calorie restriction tends to suppress the metabolism, and Intermittent Fasting (IF) stimulates it, so IF is particularly beneficial for the not-so-young. See:

healthunlocked.com/fasting-...

I was disabled for half a decade, so getting young again and losing four stone took me about a year... but I got slim for my seventieth birthday.

[Flossyflo55 2kg in reply to S11m]

That is absolutely wonderful a huge well done! Thank you ypu give me hope my goel is to get down to 54 kg and more importantly stay there but your an inspiration thank you

[S11m in reply to Flossyflo55]

Weight is not everything - particularly if you exercise and gain some muscle.

[Flossyflo55 2kg in reply to S11m]

I an thinking about that as I do a lot of walking each day and am quite active generally when the arthritis in my foot allows

[S11m in reply to Flossyflo55]

Intermittent Fasting is good for arthritis.

[Flossyflo55 2kg in reply to S11m]

Really can you tell me more please

[S11m in reply to Flossyflo55]

See:

healthunlocked.com/fasting-...

There are articles on the Fasting and Furious Forum here on Health Unlocked re IF for inflammation e.g. Arthritis.

[Flossyflo55 2kg in reply to S11m]

I hues I'm doing this already to a degree as I don't have lunch so breakfast porridge and 1 slice if wholemeal toast then dinner

[saniamirzaaa]

its just excuse, you can transform your body at any age, you can do keto diet, or you can use weightloss supliments, for more about supliments you can read here : theglowdetoxdiet.com/diet-p... , hope it helps you

[Flossyflo55 2kg in reply to saniamirzaaa]

I would prefer to use natural means of loosing weight eating less and plenty of nourishment and water but thank you for shareing