@jdcook Why do you want to lose weight? Is it because you for you have always been slender, and now as you age you are not, or because your weight is causing other health issues like diabetes or joint problems?

If it is the former, here is what my primary provider told me 10 years ago - "A little extra weigh can actually be a good thing as we age, because it protects us from becoming seriously underweight in the case of a protracted illness." A couple years later, I got seriously infected with MAC & pseudomonas at the same time, went on meds for almost 2 years, and lost 20% of my body weight in a year - I was a walking skeleton.

Fast forward 6 years - I have regained my weight, plus a little, due to the medications I am taking. I would like to be slimmer, but remember what I went through, so I am not trying to "lose weight". Instead, I am focusing on eating healthy and being as physically fit as I can be.

If your BMI (body mass index) places you in the overweight or obese category, talk to both your primary and pulmonologist about whether (and how much) weight to try to lose. Otherwise, maybe just try to be as healthy as you can.