New members - tell us about yourself
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Boy you are right, maintenance is hard. I seem to have finally gotten it right, just have to be vigilant. It is harder to lose now. I am 63 also. Welcome sweetd6!0
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Welcome getup25 & sweetd6.
It's great to hear about you. Your weighloss journey, your family life & health issues. We can learn so much from each other's experiences. Thanks for sharing0 -
Welcome to everyone! Getup and Sweetd, you both have had enormous challenges of different kinds. I am sure you will both enjoy our group and find great support. How frightening it must have been to have picked up a virus in the heart. I hope that that issue is well in the past and you can focus on the rest. I think if my nephew lived with my mom til high school she would have passed out. As it is, he, his mom and dad lived with my mom from age 2 to 5. He is 12 now but she is still exhausted. We are still very active in his life. I don't have any children but he has been child enough for all of us!0
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Hello all! My name is Kathy and I was invited by marekdds. I've been with MFP since January and I absolutely love it!! It's what I need to get/stay on track. I've lost over 40 lbs and still have about 90+ to go. I'm 51 yrs old with 3 kids (34,33,29) yes I started young. I have a 4 yr old grand daughter who is the apple of my eye. I've struggled with my weight since my firstborn. Then made it worse by years of heavy drinking. Long story short, after getting very,very sick I made the decision to quit drinking. I've been sober for 2+ yrs and it took until January for me to be healthy enough (mentally more than physically) to start focusing on myself. I'm feeling great!! I've got a Fitbit, I joined Curves and I must say I'm feeling for the first time in a long time good about myself! With the help of my MFP friends I feel like I CAN DO THIS!! The support is phenomenal and I can't wait to hit my goal weight of 140. Feel free to friend me but only if you're as excited about your journey as I am.0
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Hi Kathy, welcome to the group. You are doing awesome!
I am one of the leaders with Jen. We have a wonderful bunch of supportive and knowledgeable members.
Thanks for sharing your story. I look forward to getting to know you.0 -
Hi everyone.
I'm Mary from the San Francisco Bay area. I've lost 40 pounds since July. 6 more pounds and I'll be a healthy BMI (the upper end). The doc wants me to be at the lower end, but I think I need to take a bit of a break and just maintain when I've lost the last 6 pounds. It is very slow going. I have an almost 16 year old who just got his learner's permit. I'm happy married and have two kitties, one of whom could definitely use MFP!0 -
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Ian 54 and was just diagnosed with prediabet. Not supper heavy 5'7'' 162 but want to stop this now. Help!!!0
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Hello all! My name is Kathy and I was invited by marekdds. I've been with MFP since January and I absolutely love it!! It's what I need to get/stay on track. I've lost over 40 lbs and still have about 90+ to go. I'm 51 yrs old with 3 kids (34,33,29) yes I started young. I have a 4 yr old grand daughter who is the apple of my eye. I've struggled with my weight since my firstborn. Then made it worse by years of heavy drinking. Long story short, after getting very,very sick I made the decision to quit drinking. I've been sober for 2+ yrs and it took until January for me to be healthy enough (mentally more than physically) to start focusing on myself. I'm feeling great!! I've got a Fitbit, I joined Curves and I must say I'm feeling for the first time in a long time good about myself! With the help of my MFP friends I feel like I CAN DO THIS!! The support is phenomenal and I can't wait to hit my goal weight of 140. Feel free to friend me but only if you're as excited about your journey as I am.
Welcome Kathy,
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BrendaCombs611 wrote: »Ian 54 and was just diagnosed with prediabet. Not supper heavy 5'7'' 162 but want to stop this now. Help!!!
Great to have u with us xx0 -
Hi my name is Judy and I'm 64. I have been a yo yo dieter my whole life. Looking forward to meeting all of you.0
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hi..I'm ruth and will be hitting the big "6-0" in July... not sure what that means as I certainly don't feel it and would like to think I don't look it, either. Decided 2 years ago to make a change in my life and for the first time in my life E-V-E-R, I am at an acceptable weight. I spent my entire life (as far back as I can remember, that is) overweight. I remember weighing 60 pounds in first grade- 99 pounds in fourth grade. Amazing how those numbers stick with you! Anyway... hit an all time high of 270 lbs at age 50.... in the 140 range as I near age 60 and I am content with that. There are actually some advantages to being fat all your life and then deciding to lose weight later in life. I don't dwell on what I looked like in my 20s and wishing I was back there again. I have no idea how difficult losing weight after menopause was compared to before menopause because I never did it back then. The only thing I worry about these days is that when I celebrate my 80th birthday, I look as good as I did on my 60th!!!
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Welcome, everyone! I am so happy to see this group grow!0
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Yes, welcome everyone! So happy to see you here. We all have our own peccadilloes to overcome and together we can do it.0
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Hello from Ottawa, Canada. My name is Wayne but my nieces & nephews always call me UncleMac. I am 51 years old, 5'11" and currently 258lbs, down from a peak of 283lbs. I'm a mesomorph so I'm never going to be svelte. Still, I would like to get back down to the 200lb range.
I was married to a woman with a personality disorder (narcissistic comorbid borderline) but after 20 years of trying, I concluded I've successfully proven it is not possible to love someone else healthy. By putting her needs ahead of my own (a very unhealthy habit) I slowly accumulated extra weight. I accept it was my choices that put me where I was and now it's my choices that will bring me to where I wish to be.
When I decided to tackle the issue, I saw a dietician who asked for me to log my food & exercise. He provided a paper diary and suggested if I preferred online, MFP was one of the options available.
Thanks for the invite, Jen.0 -
Happy to have you! I think you are an excellent asset, smart with a good sense of humor.0
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Hi Wayne, welcome to the group. Nice to have more big guys in the group! Looking forward to getting to know you.0
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Thank you for the invite! I have been very unsuccessful doing this by myself, and I am looking for any support I can get right now. I did MFP several years ago, but life has changes so much since then...
In the last couple years I have begun working full time as an RN, had one son leave for the Air Force, had a daughter leave for college, moved, and just changed jobs in the last 2 months. I have another son (with learning delays) who is in high school. My husband is very heavy and is going through steps towards gastric bypass surgery right now. This puts us in very different places as far as diet right now... eventually he will be very restricted, so I believe he (unconsciously?) feels he is going to eat what he can right now. He wants to eat out a lot, and that is my biggest downfall- I'd just as soon avoid the temptation.
I have pretty bad arthritis, and I know that losing weight and eating better will have positive benefits. I also deal with migraines that control my life, and controlling my diet helps quite a bit.
Ok. Enough rambling. Time to plan my menu for tomorrow.
Thanks again for letting me hang with the cool kids!
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Hi, I'm Beth, 56 years young (lol) and I live in New England. I have been on MFP since mid-January. So far I am loving the accountability of posting my food intake everyday. My staring weight was 210, my goal weight is 145, and my current weight is 176.2. I have been in a weight loss stall for 3 weeks. I'm not in a panic over this as I will not give up. I have tried many, many times to lose the weight but this time is different. I have a different mind set which I am trying to cement in my mind. I look forward to meeting you all and giving support and encouragement where needed.
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welcome, all. This group is just attracting all the best people!0
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Welcome Kim & Beth! Thanks for sharing with us, we look forward to getting to know you better. Please join in the other discussions or start one of your own.0
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Welcome Kim and Beth! We each have our own issues and this is a good place to work thru them with support. I started around 215 and now hover under 135. Took work and patience, but I am loving it.0
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Great to have so many new members.. I love the hanging out with the cool kids. Made me smile0
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Hi everyone! So great to see this group grow. Over 50's is such a nice place to hang out.
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Hi, my name is Lisa and I have struggled most of my life with my weight. This is the fourth and final journey for me. My highest weight on scale was 278. I wore a size 26/28 and they were getting tight. I wondered where people would buy there clothes from after that size. My wake up call was when I was looking through pictures of my daughters 3rd birthday party and I asked my father who that huge person was in the photo, it was a picture from the back, and I looked at my dad with a tear in his eye, and he said, honey that's you.
I cried so much, I was pre-diabetic and my mom died from diabetes and heart failure and I wanted to see my little girl grow up.
At the start of my journey I fell and shatterd my ankle and doctor said because of my weight he was not sure I would walk again. Surgery and later and a hollow plate in my leg, I was walking.
I went from 278 down to 175.
But you guessed it,back it came slowly but surely.
I have lost and gained, lost and gained, and once I saw the scale hit 235. Something clicked, I said. No more.
So since March down 20 pounds and now making it a lifestyle change for me.
I know this journey cannot be done alone so I'm looking for support and also to give it.
My first mini goal is to be under 200 by the time I turn Omg 50, phew I said it, lol in September. Final goal is to be at 160. And stay there. Hoping to make friends on this journey that have one thing in common, a healthier lifestyle.
Thanks for listening and let me share my story.0 -
Lisa, Welcome! If you are looking for a lifestyle change, you have come to the right place. It isn't easy, but it can be done. This is a good, supportive group. Feel free to jump into discussions or post a topic yourself. Personally, I went from size 24 to about a 4-6 and have stayed this size for 3 years now. I will never leave this site b/c I can't be trusted on my own, lol.0
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Hi Lisa, thanks for your intro. You are in a safe place with our group. We have a great mixture from those just beginning, some still in the losing process like myself, and some like Jen who have years of experience to share. We look forward to your input.0
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Lisa, Welcome! If you are looking for a lifestyle change, you have come to the right place. It isn't easy, but it can be done. This is a good, supportive group. Feel free to jump into discussions or post a topic yourself. Personally, I went from size 24 to about a 4-6 and have stayed this size for 3 years now. I will never leave this site b/c I can't be trusted on my own, lol.
Welcome Lisa,
I cant be let out of MFP Land on my own either
This is not a place for me to lose XX pounds and then move on. It's for life...literally
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Lisa, welcome to the group.0
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Welcome Lisa. I'm new also.0
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