audreyh1
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So sorry about your Dad losing 35 pounds and a lot of muscle due to COVID!
Precisely the reason why BMI is such an imperfect measurement for some people. You can see the same in some incredibly fit people like pro football players and other sports figures. By the book they are "obese" but in fact nothing could be farther from the truth.
Very impressive arm on your dad at that age!
Herschel Walker at his age and his incredible shape has more muscle tone than some current NFL players.Precisely the reason why BMI is such an imperfect measurement for some people. You can see the same in some incredibly fit people like pro football players and other sports figures. By the book they are "obese" but in fact nothing could be farther from the truth.
Very impressive arm on your dad at that age!
Herschel Walker at his age and his incredible shape has more muscle tone than some current NFL players.
A wise friend of mine once suggested that it’s not just about the years we live, but the quality of those years. People who maintain a healthy weight and reasonable level of fitness will likely retain mobility and better health much longer than someone who eats and drinks whatever they want. After working in the senior living industry and observing the differences first hand, I’m a believer. As much as I love good food and wine, I value my mobility and health more so I manage my intake better than I used to.
If you research it you will fund that daily intermittent fasting i.e. limiting eating to a timed daily window does not reduce lean body mass.
Cardiac inefficiency / aortic is a serious issue but it is good you have a cardiologist monitoring it. You seem to keep active and eat right which is a great thing!This is my feeling, too. I'm 68 and try to keep my weight at around 125 lbs. (I'm female and 5'7".) Fortunately I love vegetables of every description and am happy with meat maybe once a week. I do eat dairy products for protein as well as faro, lentils, etc. Today I rode my bike 21 miles. I have some cardiac insufficiency in my aortic and mitral valves but overall my cardiologist is happy with my health and says I should live my life but heed my body's signals and not overdo it.
Travel is still a passion and I know that I need to keep in shape if I want to enjoy it to the fullest.
What? Only one clap in between push ups? What a wimp!Eh, I just found that video of Chuck Grassley and Tom Cotton doing pushups on stage.
See this: https://nypost.com/2021/06/30/87-year-old-chuck-grassley-battles-tom-cotton-44-in-push-up-challenge/
That's not how I do pushups! You've got to get your chest a lot lower.
I still give Grassley some credits for his age though. It's not bad for an 87. I cannot be sure I will even live to 87.
Here's a guy who does real pushups.
What? Only one clap in between push ups? What a wimp!
Cardiac inefficiency / aortic is a serious issue but it is good you have a cardiologist monitoring it. You seem to keep active and eat right which is a great thing!
Yeah, my first reaction was relief that there was an explanation for my shortness of breath on mild exertion- not something anyone could see but I could feel it. My second reaction was freaking out. I asked him if I could still climb Macchu Picchu on my planned trip in March and that's when he said, "Live your life". (Yes, I WILL take altitude sickness pills.) I'm headed to Alaska next month so we'll see how I do on lesser hikes.
I am convinced that regardless of my limitations, they'd be far worse if I didn't watch my diet, my weight and my exercise.
Take caution hiking in Cuzco and Macchu Picchu. I hiked in Bolivia without supplemental oxygen one-hour outside La Paz at 17,500 ft above sea level. The city is 12-13K above sea level so I was chewing A lot of coca leaves and drinking mate de coca which helped a lot to combat altitude sickness. I had gotten used to the high altitude in 3 days. Coca is sold everywhere in Cuzco so I highly recommend it so you won't get into medical situation with altitude.Yeah, my first reaction was relief that there was an explanation for my shortness of breath on mild exertion- not something anyone could see but I could feel it. My second reaction was freaking out. I asked him if I could still climb Macchu Picchu on my planned trip in March and that's when he said, "Live your life". (Yes, I WILL take altitude sickness pills.) I'm headed to Alaska next month so we'll see how I do on lesser hikes.
I am convinced that regardless of my limitations, they'd be far worse if I didn't watch my diet, my weight and my exercise.
Take caution hiking in Cuzco and Macchu Picchu. I hiked in Bolivia without supplemental oxygen one-hour outside La Paz at 17,500 ft above sea level. The city is 12-13K above sea level so I was chewing A lot of coca leaves and drinking mate de coca which helped a lot to combat altitude sickness. I had gotten used to the high altitude in 3 days. Coca is sold everywhere in Cuzco so I highly recommend it so you won't get into medical situation with altitude.
My advice is to go to Rome now, and climb to the top of St. Peter's. Don't wait until you are 70+.
I did St. Peters in my 50's. And I did Santa Maria del Fiori in Florence as well as Giotto's Bell Tower in my 60's. I think me and my friend were the oldest people up there. We were certainly the slowest going up.
I could probably make it up both again, but with more problems. I'm glad I did it then.
He wasn't a smart guy when it came to money. When he earned $10M in one fight, he went ahead and bought a $10M mansion in Atlanta.Evander Hollyfield was a perfect example.
Great job and here's to your continued healthy lifestyle!I am 70. I weighed 104-112 until I was 50, while living on fast food and Southern fried cooking. Retired a little over 2 years ago when lost job in company merger and no one wanted to hire a 68 year old woman, regardless of experience and references. I was 185lbs at 5'6" and considered myself "overweight". Then I saw on a chart in my doctor's office, he'd written "obese." I was devastated, but had to take a close look in the mirror and see a not so cute, sophisticated looking girl anymore. I joined a program that guaranteed a minimum 15lbs off and increased metabolism in 5 weeks, if stuck to their plan. It was basically Keto on steroids, but a lot of starvation. It was not a good program so I won't name it, but I lost 25 lbs, and another 15 on my own after leaving it. I took away some important changes that I stick to, but modified diet to allow me to enjoy eating again. I had already given up sodas and chips and reduced fried food to once or twice a week. I use only stevia for sweetening (no sugar or substitute). Fortunately, I love salads and fairly plain ones. My basics are romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded carrots and shredded purple cabbage. I change them up every day by topping with shrimp, crushed almonds, broiled salmon, hard boiled eggs, or occasionally bite-size chicken tenders. I also cook almost everything fried in either an air fryer or a Turbo cooker (which uses water, not oil). I weigh every morning when I get up just to see if I need to bring it down a bit or am okay to maintain between 140-145. I can gain/lose 1-2 lbs overnight depending what I eat and when I eat it.
I will say, the one thing I hate about ever letting myself get that large is that now I have a lot of saggy, droopy skin I can do nothing about. Some of it came with age, but it became twice as flabby after I lost the weight. I am happy, though, that I have modified my eating habits and am able to stay in a healthier weight range. Also, though I am an orthopedic's dream, having nearly a dozen surgeries, I take no medications (the occasional Advil or antacid) and have no blood pressure, heart, artery, or diabetes issues. I'm deathly afraid I'll live to 90.
He wasn't a smart guy when it came to money. When he earned $10M in one fight, he went ahead and bought a $10M mansion in Atlanta.
Hi,
So what are the ramifications if you live a healthy life but put on 10-30 pounds in your 70s (currently 6'1 and 185 pounds)?