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Over 50's club

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Hanneke Aug 2023 6:58pm, 30 Aug 2023 109,652 posts	0 Hanneke Where does that leave someone like me, that has naturally low body fat, monitored by a sports physician for years when racing bikes? I have always "failed to thrive" even as a kid and am on the thin side of healthy. I always drop weight rapidly when ill, like now, or in the past when racing and training hard. I have been sponsored by Torq, which helped... But I was always lead to believe that being under-weight was better than being over-weight?
Velociraptor Aug 2023 7:06pm, 30 Aug 2023 65,132 posts	0 Velociraptor Outwith the study parameters, Hanneke. You're not over 60.
Dvorak Aug 2023 7:43pm, 30 Aug 2023 27,192 posts	0 Dvorak Although an increasing percentage, the number of people surviving to 90 is still pretty small, though. I wonder if there is another cohort, perhaps of the substantially overweight, who might, say, lose 10% of body weight and survive more years than expected, but not until 90? (Although if the theory about weight "set-points" and loss-gain is correct, it's all quite depressing and the best we can hope for is possibly stopping further increase; and hoping that the following generation can function for long enough before succumbing to obesity-related health conditions that society doesn't collapse before we ourselves are dead. Eeh, that were a bit grim )
LazyDaisy Aug 2023 7:49pm, 30 Aug 2023 38,728 posts	0 LazyDaisy My Mum's weight was stable throughout her life. She lived to 97. QED
Sharkie Aug 2023 7:56pm, 30 Aug 2023 21,838 posts	0 Sharkie Same here give or take a few pounds, LazyDaisy. Mum reached 92 or 93, normal healthy weight through her life, certainly what would be classed as slimmish now. She never dieted and had a recognisable waist in her 80s.
Sharkie Aug 2023 8:01pm, 30 Aug 2023 21,839 posts	0 Sharkie (I, however, was obsessed with my weight from age 12 onwards. I can’t blame my mum, she just wasn’t interested in stuff like that!)
Winniefree Aug 2023 8:38pm, 30 Aug 2023 5,300 posts	0 Winniefree Looking forward to cancelling my Weightwatchers subscription when I hit 60
Derby Tup Aug 2023 8:40pm, 30 Aug 2023 61,029 posts	0 Derby Tup I'll be hitting the pies hard just in case
riggys99 Aug 2023 9:16pm, 30 Aug 2023 2,417 posts	0 riggys99 I'll be hitting the pies hard just in case Sounds like a diet I can follow 🥧🥧🥧🥧
Derby Tup Aug 2023 9:27pm, 30 Aug 2023 61,032 posts	0 Derby Tup In shortcrust we trust