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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Such a brag post my god.[/quote]

I don’t think so at all. OP, share what you’ve learned and what changes you’ve made. I am also mid 50s with mild osteopenia, rising cholesterol and shifting body composition. I have always been skinny and the weight is now coming on quickly and hard to take off. I am trying to eat better and adding a lot more strength training, trying to improve both bone density and blood numbers. [/quote]

I was slim until menopause and then I gained fat and lost muscle. My weight stayed much the same with slight fluctuations and I wear stretchy clothes so I didn’t really notice. But my bloodwork and bone scans told a different story. I can’t blame the shift on my hormones though - it was my sedentary lifestyle and a lifetime of gaining and losing the same five pounds. Because I didn’t eat enough protein or lift weights, I lost muscle with the fat, little by little. When I gained the next five pounds, it was fat and so on and so on. I think I’ve finally cracked the code and it feels great. I do worry that I’ve gone too far and traded one problem for another, but I’ll let my doctor advise me on that.[/quote]

Whenever I read these obsessive posts they just sound disordered to me. I am 56, a few pounds overweight but very fit. I eat healthy foods along with a nice dose of ones I enjoy. I cannot imagine having the time or bandwidth to put as much thought into this as you do, OP. What is the point? To add a couple of years to the end of your life? Trust me, those aren't worth it. Try to relax, live in moderation.[/quote]

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