This is purely non-scientific with zero studies or proof other than my observations over time.
I gained 20 pounds in boot camp. I showed up homeless and hungry. I remember, during chow, us skinny bastards being sat next to the fat boys… paired off. The DI would come and scrape half of the fat dudes portions onto my plate. Hahaha I graduated at 175ish pounds.
I ate through my 20’s and 30’s to get to and maintain 200lbs. Somehow I magically held 200lbs in my late 30’s and went to 220’s in my early 40’s relatively easy. I ate my way to 240 for a comp and shot at pr’s. 240 was over the line and at 45yo was extremely uncomfortable. I moved like a cinder block. I backed down to 220 which was (at that time) a perfect weight for me. It stayed there for 8 years or so without a thought.
Then came my 60’s and health issues. I started ozempic and dropped below 200. I can tell you it’s not the magic pill. When my dose was cut back to 1mg from 2mg… I gained right at 7 pounds in a week or two. Went back on 2mgs and have since dropped weight again.
Part 2:
I stated here a couple of years back something about metabolism slowing as you age… the basic rhetoric we’ve all heard. @Dirtnasty came back with something he read about old folks just slowing down in general… leading to less calories burned. I’ve had that in my head since and have bouncing that off my lifestyle and observing others.
Dirt was right. After paying attention to my normal movements through the course of a month or so…I noticed my stride was shorter, my gate had changed and my first several steps from a sitting position was almost a shuffle. Even worse… getting up and down off of the floor was a major task.
All of this is my fault. I haven’t maintained a good ambulatory posture or stretching protocol.
Part 3:
As always, everyone is different and the aging process will be different for lots of folks. My advice is to ride the waves… when you reach a new norm for your body weight, try and take advantage of it and strive for more muscle all the while keeping an eye on overall health and wellbeing.
Don’t let your guard down like I did and lose some of your youthful movements. For me it’s way harder to get back than if I had just maintained it.
I gained 20 pounds in boot camp. I showed up homeless and hungry. I remember, during chow, us skinny bastards being sat next to the fat boys… paired off. The DI would come and scrape half of the fat dudes portions onto my plate. Hahaha I graduated at 175ish pounds.
I ate through my 20’s and 30’s to get to and maintain 200lbs. Somehow I magically held 200lbs in my late 30’s and went to 220’s in my early 40’s relatively easy. I ate my way to 240 for a comp and shot at pr’s. 240 was over the line and at 45yo was extremely uncomfortable. I moved like a cinder block. I backed down to 220 which was (at that time) a perfect weight for me. It stayed there for 8 years or so without a thought.
Then came my 60’s and health issues. I started ozempic and dropped below 200. I can tell you it’s not the magic pill. When my dose was cut back to 1mg from 2mg… I gained right at 7 pounds in a week or two. Went back on 2mgs and have since dropped weight again.
Part 2:
I stated here a couple of years back something about metabolism slowing as you age… the basic rhetoric we’ve all heard. @Dirtnasty came back with something he read about old folks just slowing down in general… leading to less calories burned. I’ve had that in my head since and have bouncing that off my lifestyle and observing others.
Dirt was right. After paying attention to my normal movements through the course of a month or so…I noticed my stride was shorter, my gate had changed and my first several steps from a sitting position was almost a shuffle. Even worse… getting up and down off of the floor was a major task.
All of this is my fault. I haven’t maintained a good ambulatory posture or stretching protocol.
Part 3:
As always, everyone is different and the aging process will be different for lots of folks. My advice is to ride the waves… when you reach a new norm for your body weight, try and take advantage of it and strive for more muscle all the while keeping an eye on overall health and wellbeing.
Don’t let your guard down like I did and lose some of your youthful movements. For me it’s way harder to get back than if I had just maintained it.
