I'm on tirzepatide, a competitive athlete, and have no idea what GP is talking about.

01100011 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Being a competitive athlete is probably why you have no idea what I'm talking about (and maybe you're not in your 50s). You have a reason to keep your momentum and you are likely more regularly active than I was. Sure I lifted weights, but it was only 2-3 days a week for maybe 6 hours total.

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loeg 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Maybe start lifting weights again? 50 isn't a death sentence; I know a lot of competitive 50s-year-olds.

	▲	01100011 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I'm trying but I've got a toddler and now it seems like every joint hurts. No time to get to a gym and no room for a decent home gym. I did start to do back day again at the Y when we go on the weekend for the pool. We'll see...

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mathgeek 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

People who eat well below their maintenance calories tend to have lower energy levels. That's the most likely explanation.