Weight loss diets for "senior men"?

[Rasputin]

No Sir, you didn't miss something. I stuck to the diet and got as much exercise as I could do. Having said that the weight loss is slowing down a little now but I'm sure it will work fine as long as I stick to it.

Well if you lost over a stone in a week and plan to keep up that pace. Good luck being alive mentally and physically by the end of the month.

 

[Phil fox man]

I'm on a weight losing thing at the moment.
my problem is portion sizes and snacking!.
remember fridge pickers wear big knickers

 

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[FrenchieBoy]

I have just weighed myself and found that I have near enough reached my "target weight" of 12 and a half stone (From close on 15 stone) and have lost just over 3 inches from my waist. (I can now get into trousers that I have not been able to for a good while) However I have to admit that I am now feeling a few potential/possible problems. I cut my diet down to around 1300 calories daily (The general opinion is that a woman should need around 2,000 and a man should need 2500 calories daily) and now I am relatively happy with my weight and "physical proportions". The problem that I am feeling now is that I am constantly tired and I do not have anywhere near the energy that I used to have. With heart surgery and a potential hip replacement hanging over me I am now wondering if I should now be thinking more of ways of building my strength and "condition" up a little under the circumstances?

 

[Buchan]

Have any of the more "senior" men on here ever tried to loose weight through dieting and if so how did they do it?
I desperately want/need to loose some weight. I am over 70, 5' 6'' tall and weigh nearly 15 stone with a weight of nearly 15 stone and am about 42 inches round the waist. I tried exercising with a mountain bike by riding about 5 - 7.5 miles per day each evening but my heart monitor showed that my heart was going up to crazy levels and the doctor strongly advised me to stop. It seems that I am caught in a catch 22 situation where if I try to use exercise to loose weight it plays about with my heart rate far too much but if I don't loose weight I am contributing to the strain on my heart.
I should add that I am waiting for minor heart surgery (Possibly another stent or two and according to the consultant possibly a pacemaker) but I realise that it will not be the entire be all and end all to my problems so with that in mind I am thinking that I ought to maybe try some sort of a diet. At the moment I eat quite healthily but now have smaller portions than I used to but that is not helping me to loose any weight.
I have read about these "cabbage soup diets" but I am not sure on them as I do like a bit of meat with my main meals. (No intention of becoming a Veggie or ending up farting that much that i could cure the natural gas situation anyhow)
Would any of you guys like to suggest some sort of diet that is not too expensive, is reasonably tasty to eat and will help to loose a few pounds please?

Calories in = calories on - assuming you haven't got some physiological issue. Messing round with fat pets confirms this. My wife and I both lost weight by the following - a variation on what others have said:

Cereal breakfast (porridge or weetabix) most days, cooked treat on Sunday
Something sensible for dinner
Normal meal for tea

No booze on school nights, no cakes or snacks (unless it's a "special"). A telling thing was the change for my wife from taking salad to taking a chorizo/chick pea/spud mix with grains as her lunch. On the salad, she was more likely to snack.

My wife has also done pilates sessions every night for 2 years now, in total she's lost 10kg. I lost less - about 5, but it's crept up again as I've moved to a desk job, so less time in the garden/stalking and more chance for snacks. The pilates worked well for core, I found it easier to retain balance with pack and rifle when walkign through clearfell.

 

[JohnSmith]

Calories in = calories on - assuming you haven't got some physiological issue. Messing round with fat pets confirms this. My wife and I both lost weight by the following - a variation on what others have said:

Cereal breakfast (porridge or weetabix) most days, cooked treat on Sunday
Something sensible for dinner
Normal meal for tea

No booze on school nights, no cakes or snacks (unless it's a "special"). A telling thing was the change for my wife from taking salad to taking a chorizo/chick pea/spud mix with grains as her lunch. On the salad, she was more likely to snack.

My wife has also done pilates sessions every night for 2 years now, in total she's lost 10kg. I lost less - about 5, but it's crept up again as I've moved to a desk job, so less time in the garden/stalking and more chance for snacks. The pilates worked well for core, I found it easier to retain balance with pack and rifle when walkign through clearfell.

Exactly this. Get yourself into a caloric deficit. Despite what society says, humans don’t need 3 meals per day (+snacking!). I eat a decent healthy breakfast, a small stir fry for lunch then maybe a banana for dinner. Then nothing until the next morning. It’ll be tough at first but your stomach may need to shrink a bit, causing you to feel less hungry as you continue eating less.

You don’t need cardio to lose weight, but exercise will definitely expedite it (as you’ll be burning even more calories while eating a caloric deficit diet). It will happen, you will lose weight. Unless you have underlying issues (thyroid for example).

Biggest thing is to stay away from sugars (pop, candy, chocolate, baking, jams, syrup, even most fruits).

 

[Swedish]

It’ll be tough at first but your stomach may need to shrink a bit, causing you to feel less hungry as you continue eating less.

Biggest thing is to stay away from sugars (pop, candy, chocolate, baking, jams, syrup, even most fruits).

What is this new devilry?

 

[JohnSmith]

What is this new devilry?

Haha I should have worded that better, it would change how your stomach adjusts to hunger and feelings of fullness.

 

[Rasputin]

I have just weighed myself and found that I have near enough reached my "target weight" of 12 and a half stone (From close on 15 stone) and have lost just over 3 inches from my waist. (I can now get into trousers that I have not been able to for a good while) However I have to admit that I am now feeling a few potential/possible problems. I cut my diet down to around 1300 calories daily (The general opinion is that a woman should need around 2,000 and a man should need 2500 calories daily) and now I am relatively happy with my weight and "physical proportions". The problem that I am feeling now is that I am constantly tired and I do not have anywhere near the energy that I used to have. With heart surgery and a potential hip replacement hanging over me I am now wondering if I should now be thinking more of ways of building my strength and "condition" up a little under the circumstances?

Basically starved yourself to lose the weight. Doubtless lost loads of muscle as well as fat and other undesirables.

You won’t build any lasting strength at all on a calorie deficit. Go back to 2500 calories just lift weights stretch and keep the protein and oils high. Protein protein protein will help stave of hunger pains and help build the muscle.

To be honest given how drastically you have cut the calories your likely to ballon fairly quickly.

I would reiterate my original advice which is to ignore the armchair pundits see professional assistance get some blood work done check your testosterone levels etc.

 

[JTO]

You don't even have to go that far. The eight hour diet has proved extremely effective for most people. I know a chap in his 70's who has lost over two stone in as many months by following that regime.

Trying it! Lost a stone in 6 weeks. Feels sustainable!

 

[pete evans]

Dont lose weight too rapidly. You will lose muscle and feel weak. Eat clean (non processed) and do some resistance training.

 

[User00035]

Trying it! Lost a stone in 6 weeks. Feels sustainable!

I'm doing it. I probably only need to lose about a stone, but keeping to the 8 hour window has other benefits for me, like better sleep and a livelier start first thing in the morning without having to start the day feeling bloated. It definitely feels like a natural rhythm has been restored without being deprived in any way.
I must admit, my barista coffee machine has been a big help in postponing breakfast till ten o' clock.

 

[j.b.99]

Cut out bread. Eat breakfast. Don't eat late (2 hours+ before bed). Any diet that reduces your weight is starvation so exercise is a must see @pete evans . Analyse your food intake and go higher in protein (I don't mean high protein foods as such, just swap carby things for protein things). Stay away from "vegetable fats/oils.