Help me get shredded!

I can relate to much of what you said (love of beer, turned 50 this month, etc.), but my situation is also very different (I was more into the party life and have a lost decade because of that, but strangely enough I always pursued exercise through it all).

A couple of comments. You have to cut out the frequent/daily beer. Maybe you can even switch to something like scotch and limit things to once a week (assuming you don't have any danger of that becoming a problem). I have decided to finally lose weight this year and balance things through lost weight. So with this approach I'm actually still improving with running and on hills with the bike. I imagine weight training would be very good, but I just don't have the time to squeeze in another workout every week. But it looks like you're doing the right thing in this regard and probably will reap some balancing benefits of that. And most definitely, "Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

I have often seen and heard the expression, "Six-pack abs are created in the kitchen"....

TRUTH!

I'll be watching posts. Similar story though my weight came on with staying home with two kids that I had at 39 and 40. I wasn't very happy home, but at the time I was earning very little as a grad student plus wanted to be there for them. I ate a lot. At 5'1" I got up to 190#.

About 4 years ago got down to 131 and felt and looked great. Now at 58 I've maintained wt. loss where I've been about 151 for years. Ate very healthy with some junk food thrown in.

I'm discouraged. My training isn't rigorous or consistent enough to lose weight but for months my diet has been clean, no junk food, don't drink, avoid refined carbs. Haven't had rice in years. Bread is low carb or sprouted wheat. It's been a month since I had any artificial sweetners (do no-calorie monk fruit and stevia) though usually just drink water, pop a caffeine pill if I need as tea without 1/2 and 1/2 and splenda is yucky. Can't believe that I kicked my diet Coke habit. Doing that because I've read that artificial sweeteners can alter you bacterial flora (?) negatively.

Disappointed that I haven't lost a #. I live surrounded by hills, some of which are 10-12 degrees. It is not easy logging my body up them.
I hope to be able to post soon that it is all working...





Edited by MuscleMomma 2017-06-30 2:37 AM

Hi all

I am a bit younger but bad diet goes the same for all generations.

As MuscleMomma said this is a great first step. Cut on the bread and sugar. If possible completely. Instead of bread eat more green leafy veggies. And instead of sugar (I mean sugar in form of refined in coffee, coke or tea sugar or lollipops, ice cream etc) eat fruits and veggies. Unless you have some real health issues (thyroid gland etc.) this should already do a big favour to your health and looks.

Cheers
A