Hi Rick
Congratulations on your commitment to a worthwhile goal! Like you, I'm 5'10" and of medium build. I'm both a long-time FF-er and exerciser (mainly based on Len Schwartz's undeservedly neglected Heavyhands protocol), a combination I've found particularly effective for weight (or more properly fat) control. My weight is now steady around 160, and according to my Tanita scale this represents about an 8% level of body fat. I find it really rewarding to maintain this level of condition - which I haven't found too tough to do with the FF+HH combo - as I find at age 60 it gives me an edge of physical capacity compared with most of my age cohort (fortunately, my wife excepted).
A recent hiking holiday in the hills of the English Lake District we both undertook with a family friend of similar years, made this point quite forcibly. He and I used to hike together a lot 20 years ago, but the extra 30 pounds or so of weight he's now carrying so wore him out that he had real trouble completing the first day's hike (perhaps the constant moaning and complaining also sapped his energy). At one point I actually had to put a hand in the small of his back and help to push him up the hill! Next day he couldn't even contemplate anything remotely involving an ascent. By contrast, for Pam and me, in decent physical shape, a week or so of hiking, biking, or skiing can still be a pleasurable diversion, not gruelling physical torture. If an active life is any kind of priority, the commitment to fitness that is perhaps optional when young becomes a stark necessity in one's "golden years".
If my experience is anything to go by, you shouldn't have too much trouble achieving your goal, or maintaining it. I wouldn't rush my fences though, especially as you close in on the target. I've found that aiming to shed not more than one pound of fat a week on average, by a balanced combination of extra work and modestly reduced calorie intake, works very well, and some strength-oriented training in the mix guards effectively against any significant loss of muscle mass during the process.
Best of luck and keep us posted!
David
I've been on Fast-5 for well over a year, but I've always used it for health benefits, convenience, and because I don't want to buy food if I don't have to. :)
But over the last two months I've been making a concerted effort to lose weight using Fast-5 and exercise. My goal is to get down to the weight that the doctor's charts say I should weigh for maximum longevity. The charts say a 5'10" male with medium bone structure should weigh between 151-163! That has always sounded ridiculously low to me- Lance Armstrong weighed 153 during the Tour de France.
But since F-5 makes it so easy to lose I think I'm going to go for it... at least to 165. I've dropped almost 30 lbs since the beginning of February and I'm down to 175 now. It's the final stretch, that LAST ten lbs...
-Rick
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