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middlehaitch
Female
Victoria, British Columbia
Member since November 15, 2010
"Hooray, I'm old. "
About Me:
First pic - me in Vegas for my 60th. 2nd pic - my wakeup call (Christmas 2008- I think) I have discovered I am a lousy friend, I don't check on, or post enough on my feeds. Please try not to friend request me. There is a 99% chance I won't see it. If you would still like to be my friend please send me a message first saying why you would like to be friends. I rarely accept friends who do not message me first. Sorry, but it is the honest truth. I am originally from Manchester, England, but have lived in Canada since I was 20 (1974). I am the middle of 3 sisters all close in age, and although I have always been the biggest of us, I have never been really overweight; though I have had a complex about always being the heaviest of us. (family stats in our 20's - eldest 5' 98lb, middle (me) 5'-5'1 105lb, youngest 4'11 90lb) These weights were pretty constant until our late 40's.(I list myself with 2 heights because I grew an inch sometime in my late 20's!) Fast forward and I am in my early 50's and just started menopause when I see this photo ( 2nd posted above) my son took at christmas-aaaagh- where did that extra poundage come from! and who is that old lady! As a bookworm I had always claimed I was alergic to exercise, oh my, I was going to have to find something - anything - aquafit!?! I was splashing in the pool as my fella was swimming saw a class in progress thought, hmmm I think I could do that, and the very next day there I was bouncing about in the water with everyone else. At the same time I found the old Prevention calorie counting site so signed up and started counting. I joined MFP a couple of years later and use it for maintanance and accountability. It took a year, but I lost the 25-28lb I needed to loose to get back to my old 105lb. It was a slow journey as I didn't have a big weight loss to contend with, and 1200 cal is the lowest recommended intake, plus it took me a long time to accept exercise is good for me. By the end of the year as well as reaching my goal weight I had also done body sculpting and belly dancing classes, upper body weight training using the machines at the gym, and walked my first 10k race with a 1hr 35 time. I was the fittest I had ever been by the time I had slogged through that year of hot flashes, hormone changes, strange body contortions, strength training, and calorie counting. I have maintained my weight for about 6 yr now and will soon start to up my fitness routine for the winter; I rely on gardening and light beer in the summer. I will probably count my calories to make sure I am not losing on my new routines. This year: maybe aqua fit once a week, I have to get more swimming time in. Zumba once a week I am dragging the better half to yoga once a week, and hopefully some heavy for me lifting/ strength training x 3 a week (nerdfitness.com is my forever fall back). I find 5-6 hr a week is plenty for me. Last year: as well as starting back on my aqua fit, I am experimenting with: Zumba toning x2, learning to swim, and the rowing machine at the gym 20 min x 5. Regrets, a big one - I didn't notice and act upon the weight gain earlier. Doing it through menopause has left me with saggy skin and a haggared face. If you are close to menopause, please, please take care of yourself now! Stats: 61, 5'1, SW 128-30, CW 102lb, GW 102-107 lb.( gw change 100-105, spring 2015, bust 33, waist 25.5, hips 34.75 MFP 1200 maintain, BMR 971, TDEE:- 1165- couch potato, 1335 x3 activity, 1419 x5 activity. Cheers, h.
Why I want to get in shape:
I'm shallow, at 61 I still want to feel sexy and look good. ( fancy that, 62 and still shallow) I don't want to be the fat sister. Active cruising - zip lining, rappelling, snorkeling, horseback riding, etc. All these things require strength, agility and endurance. Watching my weight and doing strength and cardio means I will be able to do these things into my old age. Seeing my fella's face when I put on a new long, slinky evening dress that he had never seen - we almost didn't get to the the formal dinner we were attending!
My Inspirations
- I love to cruise, and I like to be active when I cruise.
- My 5 yr old grandson.
- I have lots of nice new clothes that will go to waste.
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