I say BS. So many folks that I've heard complaining about their wieght, and limitations they perceive to be caused by age , also talk about all the activities they USED to do . If you keep up your fitness and muscle tone - you burn fat . Simple. If you choose instead , to mostly sit around, and stop doing certain things because "I'm too old for that". Well - you will be !

I'm the same size I was in my 20's, and in better shape. No physical limitations.

A strong believer in "use it or lose it" . Eat healthy (mostly). Regular gym visits, yoga, and plenty of outdoor activity - it works !

I have, but I quit smoking at the same time so that contributed. Rather than smoking, I eat more.
I don't get much exercise because my back is junk, so I've got to fix my diet.

I haven’t yet, but you know, that calendar, gotta live by it. 11/26/23 at midnight, my time zone, BAM!!! I’ve got 40 lbs scheduled to kick it with me.

I an just 49 am about 50 lb overweight I was very skinny in my youth. Do to back issues, I can not do the extreme things I had done in the past. I bought an exercise bike on the doctor's suggestions. Just got it a couple of weeks ago have not put it together as of yet. Mostly because of the laundry room is full of building supplies. When I get that project completed, I will try to bike. I have arthritis in my back L5 S1 have been fused I have a polymer cage and 4 titanium screws in my lower back. I would like to lose at least half of this weight. I know from my past I was in shape had tons of energy and the girls were more attracted to me. Trying to get past the initial pain seems to be the hard part. The agony that I feel for days after I try to do some monumental task is my only stifling factor.

Everything is harder after 50... well , most things. Lol

I actually am in better shape at 64.yikes I said it.

Clearly not true for everybody, but yes, true for me. Harder, but not impossible.

true for me

I actually started losing weight around then

Only if they decrease their physical actvity and increase their food intake. It really should be the time to get in shape and stay in shape for the rest of their lives. Enough things are goind to strat to dysfunction physically as you age. You don't need to add to it and increase your lifespan.

It is more difficult to maintain my weight. My metabolism is simply slower.

I have heard that too but at 40. Having hypothyroidism I have struggled for a long time but have been on Topimax for migraines and have lost 20 lbs.

I lost 50 pounds two years ago, and have put about 15 pounds back on since I starting my current job (15 months). I'm 60.

The answer is yes for me but there are other factors besides age to consider. I have been into fitness my whole life and I have noticed results need more effort. I don't think there is a golden rule or a one age fits all answer here.

Up until around the age of 30, my diet was pretty much pizza, fries and ice cream and I was always skinny. Now, in my 50s I really watch my diet, won't eat sugar, trans fats, hardly any bread, lots of vegetables, maybe an apple for dessert, I jog and bicycle ride several times a week and it's still really hard to take those extra lbs off.

I have weighed the same within + -- 5 lbs for over 2 decades now. I'm 6' tall and right around 175 lbs, and I'm 68. I'm pretty active and eat pretty well. I attribute it mostly to mountainbiking.

But, yes, once weight gets on, it's harder to get it off.

For me at 62 yes ,put weight on and so hard to get it off ,

For me at 62 yes ,put weight on and so hard to get it off ,

Agree completely, in my 40s I was the healthiest and fittest in my life, though my early 20s were pretty good. In my 50s I put on a lot of weight.

I have found it difficult to keep the weight down as im disabled but it is not even close to my biggest concern and I just carry a few extra pounds. I've got to be realistic as im not going to get back to my original weight of 6lb 9oz well until I die.

I don't know. My body doesn't hold on to fat or hair.

I have found it harder to maitain my weight.

After decades of being grossly overweight, I only started losing weight after 50.

As long as my life doesn't resemble Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria I have been able to stay lean but then again I am on male HRT. The biggest change to my metabolism happened in my late 30's.

A lot of this is true because of a slower metabolism at that time. Stallone says he eats what he wants but just has to eat less of it.
As for me, I've got liver disease and a gut problem. The liver disease bothers my skin, and I see my doctors but also treat myself with herbs and vitamins. This last time around my blood readings even impressed the doctors. I take more naps but I'm very healthy for the shape I am in. Big belly, yes, but I am a 250 lb. gorilla with strong shoulders and big arms.