r/fitness50plus

Looking forward to posting again as I make progress.

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M70... 7 years ago, I was 280 lbs with a 48" waist. I changed my eating habits and dropped about 50 lbs over about 2 years. Unfortunately, the damage was done. 6 years ago, my heart couldn't take anymore and started failing. I was on a heart pump (LVAD) for 3 years until my body rejected it, and my only options were a heart transplant or slow painful death. A little over 2 years ago, after a long stint in the hospital, I received the new heart. I was 68 at the time and the new heart 28 years old. My muscles had atrophied to a point that I couldn't even stand on my own. I had about 20% muscle development throughout my body. It took about a year and a half of physical therapy and going to the hospital rehab gym until I actually outgrew the capabilities of that gym. On recommendation of my therapists, I joined a local gym. I started out going 2 to 3 times per week for an hour or so each visit. It took some time to get into a rhythm and become a bit of a morning gym rat. I'm now 180 lbs and have a 33" waist after about 8 months. Unfortunately, from allowing myself to become so fat, I still have a lot of loose skin around my waist. I may be 70 years old, but I refuse to give up.

So today I just started and found the motivation

So, I’m still working on increasing muscle definition. 💪🏽

Might try to “dry out” just to understand the process better and see how that feels... starting tomorrow. 😅 Because I know the frosted sugar cookies I ate today probably aren’t helping. 👀

Did I mention I’m addicted to snacks! 🫣

56 years old... haven't posted a fitness update in awhile. Still stuck, hovering around 180lbs, can't seem to drop anymore of the weight I gained through my injury recovery, but I'm trying like Hell. 7AM hockey game. Had my heartrate in some good zones. Burnt almost 500 calories. And my whiskers looked good doing it!!! LOL #shortking #handlebarmustache #mustache

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