Does weight just start "packing on" now?
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Does weight just start "packing on" now?
| Sat, 12-27-2003 - 11:23pm |
I am almost 49, and have been lucky enough not to have
| Sat, 12-27-2003 - 11:23pm |
I am almost 49, and have been lucky enough not to have
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Personally, I really like the video tapes because I hate treadmills (I get seasick from them) and I can never remember the exercises and what to do otherwise... Kathy Smith is particularly good (she's got a variety of women and men doing exercises with her). There are some tapes out there that are more specifically for older - but that's older as in seniors...
Don't sell yourself short - I know a 70yearold woman who's doing weightlifting and doing an awesome job. Just remember that it involves diet and exercise: aerobic, flexibility and strength training are all components.
Stick around and get to know folks here. I pop in and out but there's great support and great community here. And "interesting" doesn't *begin* to cover it. ;-)
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Anna
Hi and welcome to the board.
We're various ages.
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Phyllis
I also watch what I eat. I tend to go overboard with sweets as snacks, and when there's food around that I like, I'll eat beyond the point where I'm satisfied. I've been successful with choosing healthier snacks and portion control combined with exercising. Does weight just start packing on? Fact is, none of us here can no longer drop 5 pounds in 10 days like we used to in our 20s. We're here because we realize that to get a program work, it *has* to be a committment, not just to weight loss, but to health. Being here on this board is not a case of "misery loves company", LOL!, but instead one of support and encouragment to follow through on positive changes for a healthier lifestyle.
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Welcome to the board! I'm probably the oldest member here (54, chronologically), but most of the time I don't feel it. I do have some disc problems I have to work around, and I have been pretty bad about working out a lot of this year. I must say that after I turned 50, I noticed a big change in my body. As someone who never had to watch her weight and used to have 4's taken up, it's a real shock to suddenly not have a waist any more. I am a carb craver and love sweets, so that doesn't help.
I was doing great on the South Beach Diet last spring and summer, then fell off the wagon. Need to get back on. Also, I plan to start going back to the Y for some cardio and weight training. I don't like classes and don't seem to stick with videos, although Teresa Tapp has some fantastic workouts that make double duty out of a lot of moves (She has an iVillage board and
~~Rhonda~~
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Welcome to our Board!!
Yes, unfortunately, our metabolisms start to slow down as we approach middle age. We have to eat less and work harder to maintain what has been the 'norm' for us for many years. I never really had any weight complaints until peri-menopause reared it's ugly head. But here I am.
The best thing you can do for exercise is whatever you love enough to keep doing it on a regular basis. Since you say you've never really exercised before, you have a lot of things to choose from to try out. Personally, I'm a huge fan of Jazzercise, but that may be a mental thing...DH keeps telling me I'm not right in the head. I also like walking, biking, hiking, TaeBo and weight lifting. And I attend one yoga class a week. Just remember to start slowly and if you have any health concerns, talk with your doctor about it. I'm a charter member of the Too-Much-Too-Soon club and I have the shin splints and tendonitis to prove it.
Welcome again. Good to have you aboard.
Lori
Lori
I'm 40+. I kiddingly subtract a year from each birthday - as of Christmas Eve, I'm a virtual 33....
For workouts, DH and I bought high-quality home gym equipment a few years ago and have never regretted the decision to plop that money down - better than repeatedly buying gym memberships that founder in a fog of good intentions. The stuff is in the basement and it's used for the purpose it was intended rather than as valets for clothing. It consists of a motorized treadmill with auto incline and a lot of pre-set programs as well as set-your-own; a weight machine with a leg press attachment, high-, mid-, and low-level pullies, leg extension and curl, and overhead lat bars and chest press. We also have several dumbbells of various weights, and DH uses a crunch board and an ab contraption that is a simple wheel with handles attached like an axle that has worked wonders for his waistline (I'm afraid of hurting my back with it).
I do 4 solid workouts a week (2 weights); I've managed as many as 6 a week (3 weights) in the past, but work has really hampered me in achieving that goal consistently throughout the fall.
I started following the South Beach Diet on September 14; I've lost 18 lbs so far, and have 16 to go to reach goal. I won't go on about it here, but there is a really active board for it that has two new active and committed cls and members at various stages in the program, some outspoken, some careful and tactful, but all full of ideas and information about what has worked for them and what hasn't. So far, I'm swearing by it.
Welcome, Meg, and stay with us. You're going to like it here. This board is a big reason why I've stuck with exercising.
Donna
It's Chunkaliscious LOL...I'm a walking cartoon character.
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