we keep getting older and older

@amadeo (111937)
United States
June 4, 2016 12:20pm CST
They men gain about a pound a year from age 25 to 60 When we hit the age of 50 we could be carrying an extra30 pounds along with your mortgage.They also say that napping we will become obese. Not sure where they get this information.I nap a lot and do not see any change in my weight.At one time I read somewhere that naps are good. Why do we get so many different answer on this.Mike is not obese also. He is 70. We do see changes in our body as we get older. I know our metabolism slows down one of the reason putting on some weight. But there is a way around this. How do you feel about this?your take Photo is public domaine .
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
4 Jun 16
The only justice in getting older is that "nobody" escapes it. The metabolism certainly slows down, I walk and eat less to compensate.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
4 Jun 16
@amadeo And I am doing something and so are you. Still playing tennis, it's amazing.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
24 Jun 16
@marlina Yes we cannot escape it.But we try
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
4 Jun 16
that true @marlina.This we cannot escape ti.Your right.But we can do something with our years in getting older.
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Patsie Hatley is Deceased
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
4 Jun 16
since I was weighed at my doctors yesterday I learned a v ery upsetting fact I did notamylopmger weigh 167 I now weighed 176okay makeit less four pounds for y leg brace its still 173 which is still a gain from 167 whiich is actually 163 so I gained back ten p;ounds now I have got to get bacK to ,my 45 minute walks again.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
4 Jun 16
@Hatley Patsie are you comfortable with your weight?
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
I feel sad that i am getting older . It means i am only for a few more years and i will be gone from earth . So i pray that i be given a healthy body and mind always so i will still enjoy those years while i am growing old .
rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
@amadeo We just have to enjoy fully our remaining years on earth while we still can and be grateful we reached a long life .
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
24 Jun 16
@rebel_woman06 I know the feeling there.I also will enjoy the years here
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
4 Jun 16
Weight is so personal..it could be many factors causing weight gain I feel not just age. Or even the lack of weight ... So many different factors..each of us is so different.
Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
4 Jun 16
@amadeo I do not believe that napping is bad for weight..in fact I think it is just the opposite..the body needs to replenish itself and that can help you to not gain weight. If one is not sleeping well, that may affect weight gain..just what I think about it.
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
4 Jun 16
@TiarasOceanView.Oh!yes your right on that.But that thing that get me is napping.They tell one thing and the other. I nap every day for a half hour.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
4 Jun 16
I agree that metabolism slows down, but if one eats right and exercises, there should be no weight gain.
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
4 Jun 16
@DianneN yes,your right.Have to keep moving.How are you.Got some quiet time there
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
4 Jun 16
@amadeo Quiet time today. Horrors coming tomorrow. I will post about our deep sadness in the morning.
minisam
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
4 Jun 16
Since l turned 40, it`s like im putting on 7kg every year.I was 56 kg most of my adult life, im now 85 kg.what l dont understand is why,my diet or lifestyle has not changed,the only thing that changed is my taking a nap every afternoon after work.
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
4 Jun 16
@miniam Okay,I am not familiar with the KG.Never learned or need to.You must explain it to me.Thank you
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minisam
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
4 Jun 16
@amadeo 1KG=2.20 pounds which means im 187.3 pounds
Jose Juan
@quantum2020 (12054)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
4 Jun 16
People may get older each day and their bones are not the same as when one is a child. Metabolism has to deal with the changes in age. It´s not the same a normal heart beat than a faster or slower one.
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
4 Jun 16
@equantum yes they do.We all know this.But you can work around it.I have.Did not have any problem. Most people do not take care of them selves in earlier years.They slow down and no need to.Just keep moving.I have and still doing it.
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Jose Juan
@quantum2020 (12054)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
4 Jun 16
@amadeo That is great. Many times old people come into lots of health problems for not being active.
CrimsonSpork
@Manasha (2933)
• Pondicherry, India
7 Jun 16
yea, Its quite true as our metabolism rate gets slower. Need to adjust it with exercise and diet
Judy Story
@jstory07 (148731)
• Roseburg, Oregon
6 Jun 16
I think you need to be sure and eat right and exercise every day. We eat right and go for a walk every day.
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
7 Jun 16
I guess the weight issue is different for us all.
Gus Kilthau
@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
4 Jun 16
@amadeo - Hi Alfredo - The last time I visited our doctor, they could not weigh me. The scale was broken. Seems like the big, fat, doc had weighed himself, and that did the poor old scale in. Busted. He did it. Not me. (Hand me another hunk of cake, please...)
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
4 Jun 16
@Ceerios and what kind of cake would you like?
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Gus Kilthau
@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
5 Jun 16
@amadeo - Pound cake.
Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
5 Jun 16
Napping is good @amadeo ; it allows the brain to recharge. As for the food; our metabolism does slow down because we aren't as active but we don't eat as much either.
Claudia Kirkland
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
4 Jun 16
I agree about metabolism. I've heard that the older we get, the more we need to move around to offset our metabolism. We also need to be careful of what we eat since changes in our aging bodies could possibly affect digestion. I'm trying to get more fruit and vegetables into my body, just to keep things moving along as well as possible. That has to help!
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
4 Jun 16
@Corbin5 yes,this should help there
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Potor Stark
@Potorino (293)
•
5 Jun 16
surely being a old is quite scary stage to come lo.
David Story
@dwstory (1276)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Jun 16
I did put on some weight as I got older. But now I am losing it.
Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
5 Jun 16
Personally, while I could stand to lose a few pounds, I do ride a lot of them off on my bike during the summer. You have tennis to keep your pounds off, which is a great way to do it.