40...ish and just starting!

SamanthaM72

Hi! My name is Samantha and I'm just starting my journey to lose about 60 lbs. Any encouragement is greatly appreciated

newbie3122

You can do it!

SamanthaM72

Thank you

pdo27789

Feel free to add me if you want friends. My name is John. I'm 41, busy life, 39lbs lost so far, 40-50 to go depending on how I feel when I get there.

Believe in yourself. Not all days are easy - just keep moving forward. You can do this!!!

canadagyrl

I just turned 40 also and feel it's time to focus on health.
I just joined back on MFP after on and off attempts. With the right support I want this time to see results!!
Best of luck to you also!
Add me... all the support will help!

Spliner1969

You got this. I started when I was 45 and had over 115 lbs to lose. I'm now 47 and have lost somewhere in the tune of 126 lbs and am probably more fit than I've ever been in my life.

Zephrine

I'm 45 and have just restarted. Have a similar amount to lose. Feel free to add me too

Joanneraymond

Third time was a charm for me...Glad to help in any way I can: recipes, words of encouragement. Feel free to add me

aalsubiany

Hi I'm 50 something and also have 50-60lbs to lose. This is my first time trying on a website and I'm trying to figure it all out! We can do this! I just started two days ago. Would love any support as well! I'm from Seattle but have lived in Jeddah Saudi Arabia for 11 years. Hopefully we can encourage each other!

FemmeFireRL

I'm 42 and starting again. You CAN do this. This is a wonderful community.

LivingtheLeanDream

I was 42 when I decided enough was enough (I was 25lbs overweight). That was back in 2012, I've been maintaining my goal weight for 4 years now. If I can do it, then what's stopping anyone else

All the best

daviddaw9948

I am 60 at Christmas, and just like you I want to lose weight to lead a healthier life. I have been fortunate up to now with my health, but the risk of cancers, strokes, diabetes, and heart attacks caused by the extra weight I carry is impossible for me to ignore any longer.

So a huge 'Well Done' to you for reaching that point of realization before it is too late. It will not be easy, but nothing worth having is ever easily achieved. You will soon see encouraging results, and there will probably be some setbacks along the way, but your goal is so important that you must simply put them behind you and keep moving towards health. I have lost weight before and made errors after setbacks that resulted in me losing sight of my goal - that cannot and will not happen this time. Let's do it!

sark1971

I am 45 and have 70 lbs to lose. Good Luck on your journey

tress29

aalsubiany wrote: »

I'm from Seattle but have lived in Jeddah Saudi Arabia for 11 years.

I visited Jeddah when I was in the U. S. Navy!

aalsubiany

That's so cool you were in Jeddah! Where you here long? My husband is Saudi. How did you like Jeddah? Like everywhere there are amazing things I love (super safe, no drugs (raising children)) and challenging things like not driving and the heat.

Sued0nim

I lost 50lbs in my 47th year

I'm 49 now and have been maintaining for 2 years and I really love my food

I really love my body...and its strong and I don't get niggles and I don't feel middle aged, I look decades younger and I'm fierce

And I strut

So if this obese, asthmatic, perimenopausal couch potato can do it after 30 years of yo-yo dieting so can you

Grey_1

57 here. I started really taking my health seriously again about 6 months ago. The community here is super helpful, and the work you'll put in to hit your goals is so worth it. Best fortune on your journey:)

mom2nate08

Hi there! I'm 42, just starting back (again) with about 30 pounds to lose. Ready to make it stick this time. Feel free to add me and good luck!

cosmonew

45, lost over 35 lbs, pretty quick. Do the work and you will get the reward.

Meghanebk

You can do it! Congratulations on realizing you need to work on it. Making that decision to get started is hard.

I'm 41 and taking the tortoise route - lose it slow to keep it off. I should probably lose around 45 pounds. I've only been on MFP 5 weeks. So far I'm 4 pounds down with no stress or difficulty since I made small changes. Accurate calorie logging and using a food scale are essential to making it work for me.

randilynn113

I turned 40 this year and I'm back at it yet again. Anyone can feel free to add me!

rdgfit

42 years young. Doing this for my boys. Going to be a long journey but I am ready to do what i need to do. All the best to everyone!

jenlea76

Hi Samantha, I just turned 40 recently and I am back on the wagon. I had lost a whopping 45 lbs a few years back and was maintaining very well and then life happened! We moved 600 miles away from family and friends to a rural community that is not very familiar to me at all being a bigger city type of girl. So the weight has creeped back on. I thought I would give this a go. I had done weight watchers in the past but I am not very happy with the new and oprah improved version. So here I am. Please fell free to add me as a friend as well as anyone else that might read my post!

jamma48

I lost 35 lbs two years ago, but after a knee injury, I gained it back plus a few more. I just started back at it. What worked for me, is telling myself I needed to lose 2 lbs. I'd focus on that, until I lost them, and then worked on 2 more. I need to lose 40 lbs now, and will do it, 2 lbs at a time again. It seemed so much easier than 35 lbs, which I probably would've given up on.

Colt45915

Feel free to add me

jennylee274

Hi.. soon to be 43. I've been doing mfp for about 6 months now and although at first it was difficult now it's great! I love the community and the support. Feel free to add me . I try to support my peeps as much as I can