Average Weight of a 50+
09-21-16, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Ross
That would be really cool!
I seem to fluctuate between 168-175lbs. Last physical two months ago I was 173 with no shoes but wearing jeans and a t-shirt. What doctor weighs their patients wearing clothes?!?!
I seem to fluctuate between 168-175lbs. Last physical two months ago I was 173 with no shoes but wearing jeans and a t-shirt. What doctor weighs their patients wearing clothes?!?!
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09-21-16, 09:20 AM
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Uncontrolled type 2 diabetes stripped my weight down from 185 to 160 in about 3 months... which now at 5' 10" is ok, but I lost a LOT of muscle mass in the last month of that process, and propelled me into seeking medical attention. In the last 4 months, with my blood sugar under control, it's dropped as low as 157(which made me nervous because it was unintended) and only up to 161.
I would like to (best case) trade 12 lbs. of fat for 6 lbs. of muscle by the end of spring. Half of that would still be a win, in my book. No idea what that would translate to, on the bike.
At my peak fitness, (as a Jr.) I was 5'10 3/4" 153lbs. My resting HR was 49 and I probably had a BMI around 10-12. We weren't yet obsessed with losing every lb. we could off our bodies, just our bikes... Funny
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I would like to (best case) trade 12 lbs. of fat for 6 lbs. of muscle by the end of spring. Half of that would still be a win, in my book. No idea what that would translate to, on the bike.
At my peak fitness, (as a Jr.) I was 5'10 3/4" 153lbs. My resting HR was 49 and I probably had a BMI around 10-12. We weren't yet obsessed with losing every lb. we could off our bodies, just our bikes... Funny
Eric
09-21-16, 10:27 AM
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09-21-16, 10:45 AM
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64, 71", 160. Same weight as I was when I left the Navy in 1975. I changed my hair color though.
09-21-16, 11:51 AM
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59.5 years (can start withdrawing from my IRA if needed), 166lbs at 5'6". Lost about 5lbs since staring to ride again around February this year. Blood pressure also dropped a few points due to riding...
09-21-16, 12:01 PM
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11 and a quarter stone. (on a good day) there`s 14 lb to the stone. You do the mathematics . . .
09-21-16, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob Ross
What doctor weighs their patients wearing clothes?!?!
Mine, thank goodness, since the scale is in the hallway!
At home, naked, I weigh 204, varying between 202 - 207. It's the 13% body fat that finally convinced my doctor to stop harping on my BMI.
6'1", 204lbs, 54 years old.
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09-21-16, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Moe Zhoost
64, 71", 160. Same weight as I was when I left the Navy in 1975. I changed my hair color though.
09-21-16, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by SloButWide
Mine, thank goodness, since the scale is in the hallway!
09-21-16, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
well done sir. met a friend I haven't seen in many months. thought he looked ill, like a cancer patient. turned out he had just changed his diet radically. was nice to see he lost his pot belly tho. funny how we stereotype physiques, meaning, I should consider him healthy looking not ill
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Originally Posted by peterws
11 and a quarter stone. (on a good day) there`s 14 lb to the stone. You do the mathematics . . .
09-22-16, 12:14 AM
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When I turned 50 in August 2014, I weighed in at a hefty 245 pounds (I'm 5ft 10).
When I weighed myself the other morning, I was at 197.
Goal is to eventually get to between 180 and 185.
When I weighed myself the other morning, I was at 197.
Goal is to eventually get to between 180 and 185.
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09-22-16, 02:24 AM
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09-22-16, 03:34 AM
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Damn I am a super clyde, 285. My cardioligist told me to get where I was 10 years ago-250. At 54 the weight comes off slow. I have been riding since 89 and the lightest I have been in that time was 225.
09-22-16, 04:14 AM
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54, 5'9" 177 lbs, i'm down from 200 6 months ago. my goal is 175. once i achieve that i'm hoping to continue the weight loss but it's getting harder now. my diet and exercise change has been for the better, i'm biking 5 days a week now and can really feel the difference after 2 months.
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09-22-16, 05:35 AM
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64, 6'2", 184 lbs. as of yesterday. I seem to fluctuate between this and 190 lbs. My goal is to stay between 175-180.
