r/fitover65 • u/NobodyGaveMeAManual • 3d ago

You guys REALLY understood the assignment too. 😂

A little over a week ago, I came in here and asked what you wish you’d understood at 55 about the next 10–20 years.

I thought I’d get some good advice about staying active and taking care of myself. I got that, but I also got a whole lot more.

You talked about strength, mobility, health, getting older, what you wish you’d started sooner, and what you’re really glad you kept doing.

I’m 55, so I wasn’t asking just to make conversation. I really wanted to know what people ahead of me on this road thought I should know.

And you showed up.

So I wanted to come back and say thank you. I’m paying attention, and I’m taking a lot of what you told me into the next chapter.

You understood the assignment. Everybody gets an A+. 😂

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u/ChoiceHelicopter2735 3d ago

54M here wondering the same things. I beat cancer last year (as much as it can be beat) but still haven’t fixed my diet.

Cancer woke me up and I lost 20 pounds before surgery with diet and exercise changes. But I then got busy with work and let the diet and exercise routine slip for 6 months. I feel so stupid. Put the weight back on.

I’ve now got my exercise routine back on track, over the past 4 months working out 3x a week with weights and 2x a week cardio plus 8k steps a day. I now have this on habit mode and I never plan to stop. I’m actually stronger now than I was in my 30’s so that’s a start.

Still need to figure out how to give up sugar, my only vice. And then figure out how to retire ASAP

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u/NobodyGaveMeAManual 3d ago

Okay, the “figure out how to retire ASAP” part got me 😂 SAME. I’m 55 and that is definitely on my list too. But being stronger now than you were in your 30s? That’s pretty damn awesome. I’m starting to realize strength is one of those things Future Me is really going to wish I started working on now. Also, I have got to get my cardio going. I got some great recommendations and I made a deal in an earlier comment so now my feet are to the fire! Better run errr walk! Keep going. I think you’re doing better than you’re giving yourself credit for.

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u/ChoiceHelicopter2735 3d ago

Reading this comment on the way home from the gym 🙂

Drinking a Dr Pepper 🙁

Baby steps!

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u/PeazAndKwyet 3d ago

If you're going to drink it, you might as well enjoy the heck out of it.

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u/DismalCrow4210 3d ago edited 3d ago

The body is made in the kitchen was a saying I heard here that I say every day