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Do you think it's possible to lose a bunch of weight

Posted: Sep 7, 2015

and get back in shape?

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Depending on what your current lifestyle is - sm

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I do think it's possible. If you have already been eating well and exercising vigorously on a regular basis, it might be very difficult, though, because there won't be a significant change in your lifestyle, and hence, your results would probably not be that dramatic. I believe we really must consistently engage in resistance/weight training and eat a healthy, low-carb (definitely low-sugar) diet. However, if you are not currently exercising at all, and you have a poor diet, you might see great results by overhauling your health habits.

Good luck and good health to you!

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I guess, as the one poster said, it depends on what you're already doing. If you are lazy-ing around and eating poorly, then yes, you can lose the weight by changing your diet some and moving around more.

Also, not sure what you mean by "shape." As to physical body "shape," as in getting the belly or other parts non-flabby, not sure. If you mean having more energy by eating better and moving around, then definitely.

Best of luck!

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I forgot to mention that I lost 25 lbs at the age of 59. One's skin is not as elastic as when you're younger, so you surely may see some sag, but, I promise, you will look and feel better overall.

absolutely possible - anon

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If you want it badly enough. That means lifestyle changes.

Best diet is the Mediterranean. Lots of fruits and vegetables and a major reduction in meat. Stir fry is one of the best things you can do for lunch and/or dinner meals.

Calories in/calories out. That's the bottom line. How many calories you consume depends upon how active you are. Here's a good rule of thumb. Determine what you want your goal weight to be and multiply that by 10. So, if you want to weigh 150 lb, it's 150 x 10 = 1500 calories per day. Also, and this is VERY important ... you must allow yourself a treat one day a week. Anything you want of reasonable portion. That might be 1 slice of pizza or a Dairy Queen ice cream cone, or something similar. If you have that to look forward to, you won't cheat the other day.

If possible, exercise for 60 min a day, 5 days a week. You also want to perform aerobics at a level where you're sweating. Also, if you use the treadmill, DO NOT hold on.

Fluid intake is critical and how much depends upon what you weigh. For your desired weight, 2 liters is sufficient. If you are more than 100 lb overweight, a gallon of fluid a day. If you don't take in enough fluid, your body will retain water.

You're not going to be able to lose weight as easily as you did when you were younger. Also, there's going to be some level of sagging ... no way to prevent it. Wear your sag with pride!

This sounds like a lot, but it's really very easy to do *IF* you're willing to put in the effort, every day, no excuses.

I couldn't remain a size 6 if I didn't.

for sure - FeelingGreat

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Different things work for different folks, but me personally, I lost 50 lb with Weight Watchers in my mid/late 50s and feel like I'm in my 20s-30s again; went from puffing and panting merely walking down the street, to being able to hike 7 miles in Utah's Bryce Canyon on vacation. I was thrilled to both lose the weight and also feel GOOD. The weekly fee doesn't cost much, and even so, I felt it was offset in buying less at the grocery store and eating less. Locally, there are several weekly meetings to choose from, and several different leaders. A weekly meeting really helped me. Over that time, I found 3 leaders to whom I could relate very well. Everyone is in the same boat at the meetings, so there's no shame or humiliation. I think the secret to success was that I had to decide once and for all to make the WW plan a top priority every day, to see it all the way through, no excuses. It wasn't that hard, because I could eat a lot of food I liked and felt full. My husband agreed to go on it too, and the kids were grown and weren't a factor, so those circumstances were also helpful. The WW plan is also 1000% better than it was years ago (when I felt like I was starving all the time, mostly eating salads, and failed miserably!). Now, they understand how additional fiber can make you feel more full (and many food companies add it to their products, like bread), and WW helps you slowly get moving to begin exercising to boost the weight loss (tho you can earn extra food points that way too). So it's a well-rounded program. If you like fruit, their recent program emphasizes that quite a bit. But I also felt the program could be highly personalized to my own food and exercise preferences. Actually, I was on the program they had before WW went more "high tech" like they are now (apps etc) - I liked that old program and still follow it to this day. But there are of course many people who have great success with the newest program too, obviously. Many years ago it seemed as if almost no one lost much weight, or not for long, but now there are a huge number of people who are at goal. Very different scenario! That's my plug. I've been motivated to stay at goal for several years now, too, because I DON'T want to go back to where I used to be.

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