Am I to old to lose weight?

I feel like I am too old to get to the size I want. OK so yes I am very overweight. (by about 90lbs) and I am 36. My diet is OK but sometimes I feel like I am ALWAYS hungry. And exercise seems to hurt alot more than it used to, then I feel like I am exhausted. On top of that I feel like I am getting no-where.....URGH! How does an older person do it? Or can it be done?

Of course your not!! There are people on this site 40+ who have lost over 100 pounds!  Just takes hard work and determination!! But you can do it!! Especially with a sit like ths to support you!! Good luck!!

P.S. Try to eat lots of veggies and fruits to fill you up!!

Speaking as a 43 year-old that was prompted by some unkind photos from her 40th birthday party to lose 50lbs... no, you're definitely not too old.  :-)

My suggestion would be to read up on Low GI diet principles.  I too was someone that felt eternally hungry until understanding quite the link between sugar, starch, alcohol, blood-sugars, insulin levels and hunger pangs!   By changing to Low GI foods, balancing my meals around lots of vegetables and cutting most of the sugars, starches, alcohol & junk out of my diet I have found that the hunger pang problem is much reduced.

My second suggestion would be to keep an accurate food diary, weighing and measuring everything you eat for a week or two and totting up the calories.  Bottom line.... being overweight usually involves eating too much.  For example.   Weigh out 50g dry pasta and see how big it is both on the scales and when cooked on the plate. Compare that with what you'd normally cook and serve yourself.  If your serving size would normally be bigger then you just have to trim it back.

As for exercise... Don't think you have to 'bust your buns' at the gym doing something strenuous!  Start gently with a daily walk and build up from there.  A half hour walk a day is very effective at getting your body burning fat more quickly.  Using the stairs instead of the lift, walking instead of taking the car, not watching TV for more than 1 hour a day.... every little helps.

Check my profile for more details, but in a nutshell I'm 53 and just lost 100 lbs. So I think that you can probably get in shape at any age. 36 is FOR SURE not too old!

Good luck with your weight loss - and remember to WALK.  If you do nothing else, just walk.  At first it might be hard - don't push it.  Take it easy and slowly increase the time and distance.  After a while (perhaps a couple of weeks to a month) you will find yourself increasing the distance and you'll start to feel better, and the pounds will start to come off. YOU CAN DO IT!!!

I sure hope not, cause I've got you by a few years.  I've already lost 10 pounds, with about 27 left to go.  The exercise gets better, as you keep it up you will feel stronger and not so sore. 

I'd add more, but basically it's a seond of all that gi-jane said. It's definitely not too late to get healthier!!!

 

yeah, i'll be 40 in a few weeks and have lost about 25.  i don't expect to get back to the 125 range like when i was in my 20s, but i'm aiming for 135.

exercise is harder, yes, but that's good - it means you're burning more calories! 

do you eat breakfast?  like, religiously?  you should.  also, i'm always hungry after exercise.  i need something within 30 minutes.  the key is that "something" doesn't have to be a big meal, and "very hungry" doesn't mean you need a lot of food.  small meals and snacks can be just as satisfying as plates full of food.  don't deprive yourself - just think small.

I'm 54 years young and lost 27 pounds so far, with over 45 to go.  Its harder yes. A lot of people here can attest to the worthwhile effort however. Be good to yourself and be encouraged by the help you can get at this site.

36?? Too OLD???

You're kidding me right?

And if you're hungry ... mebbe you need to listen to your body and have a small healthy, low cal snack. Or chew gum or something.

I think you just need a positive attitude adjustment though - which only you can do - but at least you're here - that's a great first step.

You CAN do this. You are YOUNG enough to do whatever you like - please - you're never too old to do anything. You can do whatever you like - just put your mind to it and tell yourself every day you CAN do this. You deserve this. You WILL get there.

No, you are not too old.  Let us know your stats so we can give some help.

The first thing I would suggest is "baby steps".  You can do it little by little.  For example, pick one thing today that you can change.  Lets say replace soda with water and lemon.

Just think, after you lose the weight you will probably feel younger!

Take care!

 

Hell, No!!!  I will be 39 next month and I have lost nearly 20 pounds since January.  It is harder for us than the younger bucks, but it is not that hard!  I saw a lady on here just today that is/was near 70, and I know there are plenty in their 60's too.  I am impressed by these women who are still trying to live life to its fullest....if they can do it, so can we! 

omg chica i was JUST POSTING over here a nuevo(newbie!) hola..hi.

and i was gleemingly saying how EACH/EVERYONE do not believe i am now in my "mid thirties"age is just a number if you are past mid twenties sit around overweight or NOT thinking O I AM OLD NOW.so i guess mi vida(my life)meaning now i am OLD,then you are devoiding severely SELF ESTEEM...clearly lacking it and you are NOT OLD! as some i know friend(S)actually STILL like ME YOUNG! LOL ARE 32 one of them and a guy only 27 but BOTH until meeting me "assume they were TOO OLD NOW TO GET BACK INTO SHAPE,b.t.b.

(beat the bulge)LOL and i am glad i instill knowledge into them to help them see AGE TRULY IS JUST A NUMBER,it is all about HOW YOU LIVE tu vida chica(you life)and you can lose it as i am trying again to do what i did last jan through may losing a whopping 32 or so pounds in and actually that "first month 12" NO EXERCISE/NO WALKING i was happy as american pie chica! lolol

and i shall do it again maybe more since finding this site and working out few days a week again

(EVEN IF IT Is just "walking thirty minute walk daily or three days weekly"YOU ARE GOING TO CONTINUALLY LOSE WEIGHT.SO GOOD LUCK Chica! and message me any time you are feeling as if you need "off board"private support.remember:YOU ARE YOUNG STILL THIRTIES IS NOT OLD JUST"OLDER"then 20...LOL WINKZ!

(besos y' huggs to u chica)and god speed to you as you are losing your weight

in 08! adios!

hmm i refute this that is is "harder for older"chica lol respectfully saying u know why?because my "younger amiga"STILL IS BEHIND NOT ABLE TO DROP EVEN FIVE OR THREE POUNDS EVEN TWO THE 1ST WEEK AND SHE KEEP SAYING:

 HOW YOU DO IT BELLA?(she keep asking me this)with a smile.

so young bucks have it just as hard...

i am happy i am eating right now and getting MORE help here to "maintain/do what i GOTTA do to drop it by june 1st and i know i shall!"

good luck to all on here and GOD SPEED chicas! as you are all as me trying to reach our W.L.G. en 08(weight loss goal!) besos and huggsadios!