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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Not the OP, but do yourself a favor to avoid looking like a dumb ass and read the remainder of the thread. OP had some bloodwork, osteopenia, and other issues highlighted by her doctor at her annual. In response, she course corrected and is interested in hearing other experiences.

There isn’t anything disordered with having some regime to your lifestyle. People throw that word around when they read something different than what they are doing and decide to project and flex how much more “wonderful” their life is. Meanwhile, you are just being insufferable by not staying in your lane. [/quote]

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