Haha, yeah weight loss definitely gets harder as we age.

When I lost weight ten years ago, I was 29, so it was surprisingly easy once I gave up sugary drinks and gave my metabolism a little kick-start with some incline walking. This go-round it seems to be a little more difficult, but a lot of that has to do with me being sedentary. I used to be a construction superintendent, so getting 10,000 steps every day was easy. Some days I'd eclipse 20,000. But about 6 months before COVID hit, I got moved into the office and instantly became sedentary. It's been rough on both my back and my waistline, particularly after a COVID winter of never doing anything. But I'm starting to see some improvement in both areas now that the weather is warming up and I'm getting back into "yardwork shape." Hopefully I'll be back around 180 by the end of the summer.

Good luck...you'll get there.

In response to this post by Tafkam Hokie

Posted: 04/23/2021 at 2:39PM

The beat goes on! Weighed in at 175.2 this morning, down from 186.2 in Jan. -- Will Stewart

04/23/2021 1:38PM

Well done!!! I’m 48 and I’m once again hitting the weights as hard as I can -- hokieblitz 04/23/2021 4:41PM

What are you doing? -- EDGEMAN 04/23/2021 4:39PM

All three. -- Will Stewart

04/24/2021 11:54AM

Thanks Will -- EDGEMAN 04/24/2021 1:01PM

Will, you are on a great trend! Congratulations! -- HokiesChemicals 04/23/2021 4:19PM

Nice. -- MikeVT85 04/23/2021 3:57PM

The discs in your back shrink as you age -- Will Stewart

04/24/2021 11:57AM

Now I know where my extra lbs came from, thanks for nothing. ** -- 7Hokie1 04/23/2021 3:34PM

All kidding aside, how tall are you? A target weight of 155 seems way low. -- MP4VT2004 04/23/2021 1:57PM

5-8. I've been 155 before, and it was a good weight for me when I was young -- Will Stewart

04/23/2021 2:23PM

Yeah, I think you are right. 155 just seems crazy low at 5'-8". -- MP4VT2004 04/23/2021 2:26PM

I have to laugh at some as these comments. I’m 5’10”, 162, and I’ve had -- vatechcowpatty 04/23/2021 4:21PM

There must be some Jabba's posting here haha ** -- 98Hokie 04/23/2021 5:49PM

5'11" and 153 lbs here. ** -- HokiesChemicals 04/23/2021 4:20PM

The Covid pounds definitely suck. -- Tafkam Hokie 04/23/2021 2:32PM

Haha, yeah weight loss definitely gets harder as we age. -- MP4VT2004 04/23/2021 2:39PM

I remember my father telling me stories of guys at his company who -- Tafkam Hokie 04/23/2021 2:47PM

For my height (6-ft), something between 140 and 177 is considered -- Tafkam Hokie 04/23/2021 2:18PM

Yeah...I mentioned the other day that about 10 years ago... -- MP4VT2004 04/23/2021 2:22PM

I'm not there yet, but I'm thinking 175 would look fit and trim -- Tafkam Hokie 04/23/2021 2:25PM

Well... -- vthokieq 04/23/2021 2:28PM

Haha, yeah...at 167 people told me I looked like I had cancer. ** -- MP4VT2004 04/23/2021 2:27PM

Well, that is still kind of chunky since you are 5'2" ** -- turkeywinghokie 04/23/2021 1:53PM

Haha, yeah weight loss definitely gets harder as we age.

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