“I hate to pass this on, but the only thing that works past 60 is calorie control. You probably need to get below 2000 calories a day and closer to 1500 to lose weight.”
I’m 65 and losing body fat at a rate of nearly 2lbs per week, while adding muscle mass.
I lift 3 days per week, cardio (30mins) 5 days per week and eat at least 2300 calories per day.
I don't do fad anything. I try to make rational decisions based on studies about nutrition, weight loss, aging, and exercise. I know that independent scientific studies don't tell us everything, but taken as a whole there are general conclusions to be drawn that are useful for most men.
Diet is important - the more plant foods, the better - I'm really trying to include more fruit and veg onto my plate. Cardio is important for heart health - but that doesn't have to mean marathons. Even walking is a good activity to start with. Weight training is vital for men our age, for a lot of reasons. Again, we don't have to train like an Olympian, but we need to do something to protect bone density and slow down the natural loss of muscle as we age. Lifting increases testosterone levels, even in older men. It makes your sticker peck out.
I'm doing more for my health now than I have since I was 40.
Well, I am glad to see that the rest of us fail compared to your massive will power and sheer will to succeed. I’ll make sure the guy I work next to in the wheel chair gets the memo.
The rest of us will cut our calories since we are not strac enough to compete with you.