50 Years Old and Over: How to Lose 50 Pounds

by Scott Hallock

If you are 50 years old and over than you know how hard it is to lose weight. Here are some easy tips to follow to get the job done.

I am 55 years old and have struggled with losing the fifty pounds of weight that I want to lose. I can take off 10 or so pounds, but, that's about it and then I hover around my new weight gaining and losing but never reaching my goal. Sound familiar?

Simple steps

I am now on track to lose the 50 pounds of unwanted weight that I have been trying to lose since my forties and here is how I am doing it.

I am eliminating no more than 500 calories a day in my diet. That is how simple it is.

The average meal should be around 500 calories and the average healthy person should eat about five meals a day (2500 calories) so, in order to lose weight safely, you must eliminate no more than 500 calories a day to stay in the safe zone and NOT gain that weight back.

It should be noted that if you eliminate more than 500 calories a day than you will most likely gain all of the weight back and then some when you return to your normal healthy eating style.

1) First of all, find yourself a good quality "meal replacement" and there are many to choose from. For me, I have found the perfect meal replacement which is why I am on track to lose 50 pounds. This meal replacement is one of the fastest growing in popularity supplements today and gives me a lot of energy; it's a complete and all natural Super Food drink mix which is vegetarian/vegan approved.

Note: Associated Content prohibits me from posting what this meal replacement is. If you are interested, let me know in the comment field and I'll send you the link.

2) Stop drinking soda, regular and diet soda. Just by replacing soda with water you can lose up to 35 pounds in one year.

3) Junk food is meant as a treat once in a while but, not to live on. Get rid of junk food, fast food and process foods and you will lose more than you ever expected not to mention feel great and live longer!

4) Get up and walk for 30 minutes a day or find an easy regular exercise routine six days a week. "A body in motion, stays in motion... a body at rest, stays at rest, breaks down and then dies too early."

Conclusion

Being overweight will lead you to an early grave especially in your golden years. There is too much to live for to allow that to happen and life certainly does not have to be that way. You will be amazed at how the little aches and pains that disappear as you trim up.

Personally, I plan on living until I am 106 years old and I plan to do that by drinking this popular meal replacement, living a healthy fit life style and sticking to healthy eating and an active routine.

Change your life by losing that extra 50 pounds that you are carrying around... get back to your High School fighting weight and your life will change more than you can imagine.

SOURCE:  voices.yahoo