Any like-minded ladies in their 40s?

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  • TxTiffani
    TxTiffani Posts: 799 Member
    Are y'all daily weighers? Weekly? Monthly? I currently weigh daily, because I'm afraid if I weigh weekly I might miss my lowest day and feel discouraged on my weekly weigh day. That sounds really neurotic as I write it out LOL Interested in what y'all do:)
  • GlammyHolly
    GlammyHolly Posts: 5 Member
    I'm new to mfp. Age 37.
    I need some friends as well. I'll just be happy to lose anything at this point🙂
  • Sweetzyd
    Sweetzyd Posts: 917 Member
    TxTiffani wrote: »
    Are y'all daily weighers? Weekly? Monthly? I currently weigh daily, because I'm afraid if I weigh weekly I might miss my lowest day and feel discouraged on my weekly weigh day. That sounds really neurotic as I write it out LOL Interested in what y'all do:)

    I was weighing daily but I got discouraged by not seeing the numbers fast enough 😆. I took a break from that so I just weigh here and there. Going to start back though!
  • Sweetzyd
    Sweetzyd Posts: 917 Member
    Hey everyone! Just turned 40 last month. Definitely could use the support. Looking to lose around 35 lbs, but most importantly get my body healthy, and develop a healthy lifestyle because this isn't temporary. Good luck to all
  • michelleannkedian
    michelleannkedian Posts: 6 Member
    TxTiffani wrote: »
    Are y'all daily weighers? Weekly? Monthly? I currently weigh daily, because I'm afraid if I weigh weekly I might miss my lowest day and feel discouraged on my weekly weigh day. That sounds really neurotic as I write it out LOL Interested in what y'all do:)

    Ha I thought I was the only one who weighed daily foe the same reason 😂
  • michelleannkedian
    michelleannkedian Posts: 6 Member
    So I finally plucked up the courage to post a comment for the first time on another chat as I joined MFP premium a couple of weeks ago and did not get any response :(

    I am 44 years old and 33 pounds (15kgs) over weight :( it's my birthday in April so that's my target. I have thought about my goals over and over but won't motivation to do the doing!!! Thoughts or words of wisdom or accountability check ins welcome and I will return the favour.
  • RachelKoerner6158
    RachelKoerner6158 Posts: 4 Member
    I have no idea how to add people on here, but I'm 37 and have lost 37 pounds and would like to lose about 40-50 more pounds to hit my ideal weight. Please feel free to add me too!
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,437 Member
    Kiwi2mfp wrote: »
    I turn 40 next month. 2 years ago I felt like life was all down hill from there. I weighed 217 pounds at 5'7" female...had a fasting glucose of 113, high cholesterol, kidney issues from Covid, fibromyalgia, planters facitis, degenerative disk disease, and two bulging disks in my back. Was exhausted and in so much pain I spent way too much time in bed. After a health scare kicked my butt into the "get busy living or get busy dying" mode I lost 70 pounds, corrected my high cholesterol, brought my fasting glucose into really normal range, and my kidneys corrected. On top of all that my pain level decreased by 90 percent and my energy increased by 90 percent! I saw my mother's health take a drastic decline in her late 30's as she packed on weight. She never turned it around. I don't know if that health scare didn't come along if I would have ever turned it around either. But my mom now is morbidly obese, type two diabetic, disabled and recently had part of her foot amputated because she let herself go that bad. As it is, I went from seeing my grave on the horizon to seeing the beginning of new life....to the point that my husband and I decided to try for a baby! I'm now 30 weeks pregnant with our first girl! This would not have happened had I stayed trapped in the painful and exhausted body I was in. I had my gestational diabetes test last week and passed it with flying colors even. So I know what it's like to watch family members lives get destroyed by making bad choices and never changing their ways. That is another thing that fueled me besides the health scare. I currently weigh 184 pounds and am just trying to maintain this weight until my baby is born... then I'll likely be right back into weightloss mode to be fully energized to start my new life with my little girl and husband. I'll be 40 years old when she's born.

    This is sincerely wonderful.
  • kierasayshi
    kierasayshi Posts: 67 Member
    Kiwi2mfp wrote: »
    I turn 40 next month. 2 years ago I felt like life was all down hill from there. I weighed 217 pounds at 5'7" female...had a fasting glucose of 113, high cholesterol, kidney issues from Covid, fibromyalgia, planters facitis, degenerative disk disease, and two bulging disks in my back. Was exhausted and in so much pain I spent way too much time in bed. After a health scare kicked my butt into the "get busy living or get busy dying" mode I lost 70 pounds, corrected my high cholesterol, brought my fasting glucose into really normal range, and my kidneys corrected. On top of all that my pain level decreased by 90 percent and my energy increased by 90 percent! I saw my mother's health take a drastic decline in her late 30's as she packed on weight. She never turned it around. I don't know if that health scare didn't come along if I would have ever turned it around either. But my mom now is morbidly obese, type two diabetic, disabled and recently had part of her foot amputated because she let herself go that bad. As it is, I went from seeing my grave on the horizon to seeing the beginning of new life....to the point that my husband and I decided to try for a baby! I'm now 30 weeks pregnant with our first girl! This would not have happened had I stayed trapped in the painful and exhausted body I was in. I had my gestational diabetes test last week and passed it with flying colors even. So I know what it's like to watch family members lives get destroyed by making bad choices and never changing their ways. That is another thing that fueled me besides the health scare. I currently weigh 184 pounds and am just trying to maintain this weight until my baby is born... then I'll likely be right back into weightloss mode to be fully energized to start my new life with my little girl and husband. I'll be 40 years old when she's born.

    This is truly inspiring. I'll be 40 in August. I'm at my heaviest now. At 200lbs. Like you, I have seen far to many family decline or die relatively young by not prioritizing their health. I'm determined to succeed and live and thrive. I have a 5 year old and she is my biggest inspiration every day.

    Thanks for sharing!
  • TxTiffani
    TxTiffani Posts: 799 Member
    Looks like we have lots of amazing women in here!

    How’s everyone’s week gone?
  • Kiwi2mfp
    Kiwi2mfp Posts: 166 Member
    TxTiffani wrote: »
    Looks like we have lots of amazing women in here!

    How’s everyone’s week gone?

    Hi there! My week has been going pretty good! It's snowy here in Maryland but very pretty outside. We heat with a woodstove and are stocked well with wood so that's a comfort. We can just bundle up and enjoy the view. I've got my next OB appointment on the 23rd and so far I am maintaining weight from two weeks ago so I'm happy with that. I see the doc now every two weeks so my goal is maintenance between each appointment. I already gained 35 pounds so far and have 2.5 months left so the longer I can maintain, the better. My doc says even a little weightloss is okay at this point as long as I gained the recommended 25-35 pounds minimum. I hope everyone else is having a good week and sticking to their goals. Taking it day by day and week by week seems to be key for me.
  • Kiwi2mfp
    Kiwi2mfp Posts: 166 Member
    edited January 20
    This is truly inspiring. I'll be 40 in August. I'm at my heaviest now. At 200lbs. Like you, I have seen far to many family decline or die relatively young by not prioritizing their health. I'm determined to succeed and live and thrive. I have a 5 year old and she is my biggest inspiration every day.

    Thanks for sharing![/quote]

    Thank you 😊 I am having a little girl! I have two older sons (18 and 16 years old) so no daughters yet. We are effectively starting completely over. I am excited to have a daughter for the first time! She is already motivating me and I've yet to meet her. You picked a good age to get your health back on track before precious years go by that you didn't get to live your best life in. So many people truly miss out by not taking charge of their health again at around this point. They say your 30's are your best years...well I think 40's are going to be my best years. I'm already over caring what everyone else thinks (watch someone come tell me how to raise my baby 😁 not this time around lol) , healthy, and free to live as I please. I wish this with you also.

    Edit to say: somehow that didn't quote right. Kierasayshi, I hope you see this.
  • Kiwi2mfp
    Kiwi2mfp Posts: 166 Member
    springlering62 wrote: »
    Kiwi2mfp wrote: »
    I turn 40 next month. 2 years ago I felt like life was all down hill from there. I weighed 217 pounds at 5'7" female...had a fasting glucose of 113, high cholesterol, kidney issues from Covid, fibromyalgia, planters facitis, degenerative disk disease, and two bulging disks in my back. Was exhausted and in so much pain I spent way too much time in bed. After a health scare kicked my butt into the "get busy living or get busy dying" mode I lost 70 pounds, corrected my high cholesterol, brought my fasting glucose into really normal range, and my kidneys corrected. On top of all that my pain level decreased by 90 percent and my energy increased by 90 percent! I saw my mother's health take a drastic decline in her late 30's as she packed on weight. She never turned it around. I don't know if that health scare didn't come along if I would have ever turned it around either. But my mom now is morbidly obese, type two diabetic, disabled and recently had part of her foot amputated because she let herself go that bad. As it is, I went from seeing my grave on the horizon to seeing the beginning of new life....to the point that my husband and I decided to try for a baby! I'm now 30 weeks pregnant with our first girl! This would not have happened had I stayed trapped in the painful and exhausted body I was in. I had my gestational diabetes test last week and passed it with flying colors even. So I know what it's like to watch family members lives get destroyed by making bad choices and never changing their ways. That is another thing that fueled me besides the health scare. I currently weigh 184 pounds and am just trying to maintain this weight until my baby is born... then I'll likely be right back into weightloss mode to be fully energized to start my new life with my little girl and husband. I'll be 40 years old when she's born.

    This is sincerely wonderful.

    Thank you 😊
  • kymmie78
    kymmie78 Posts: 1 Member
    Hello! I am looking for accountability partner also. I am 45 with grown adult child. I am also watching my mother's health decline and my health due the weight. I have 80 pounds to lose.
  • ZB1110
    ZB1110 Posts: 70 Member
    Hi all- 48 here and have about 20 to lose. I’ve slowly gained weight over the last 10 years and I just feel yucky. I’ve always worked out regularly but I’ve let the diet go and need to focus more on the diet.
  • smnovosad1
    smnovosad1 Posts: 36 Member
    Hi ladies, I am hoping to join here! I am 47 and probably at my highest weight ever — I am having to squeeze into my fat clothes😢. I am too afraid to get on the scale currently — I have set an initial weigh in date of Valentine’s Day. I am hoping that if I can eat well and exercise until then, the shock of seeing some horrible number will be offset by knowing I have put a month into improving myself. I am 5’5” with an ideal weight of 130 lbs and apparently a ton to lose.

    I don’t know how to add anyone but I’d love to be friends with people even though I’m late to the party!
  • SparkleMK
    SparkleMK Posts: 11 Member
    TxTiffani wrote: »
    Are y'all daily weighers? Weekly? Monthly? I currently weigh daily, because I'm afraid if I weigh weekly I might miss my lowest day and feel discouraged on my weekly weigh day. That sounds really neurotic as I write it out LOL Interested in what y'all do:)

    I recently read that daily weighing at the same time (for example in every morning before breakfast) was a good idea, but to only "record" it once a week. So write it down daily but then add it together and average it out and record that average as your "real" weight every Friday or whatever day you choose to do consistently. Made a ton of sense to me because if I wait a week the number can jump wayyyy up, but if I do every day the number going up and down can make me nutty, so this was a good way to get a balance.
  • SparkleMK
    SparkleMK Posts: 11 Member
    WorkingonME80 wrote: »
    I’m seeking a circle of support! I’m in my 40s and I have 80+ pounds to lose. I’m witnessing my mother‘s health decline, and I want to give myself the best shot possible for optimal health as I age. I also want to feel as though I am not trapped in my body. If any of resonates with you, please reach out! This is something that I know I can only do with adequate support.

    Right there with you. I'm in early 40's and I think I have about 100 to go =( We can do this!
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,244 Member
    SparkleMK wrote: »
    TxTiffani wrote: »
    Are y'all daily weighers? Weekly? Monthly? I currently weigh daily, because I'm afraid if I weigh weekly I might miss my lowest day and feel discouraged on my weekly weigh day. That sounds really neurotic as I write it out LOL Interested in what y'all do:)

    I recently read that daily weighing at the same time (for example in every morning before breakfast) was a good idea, but to only "record" it once a week. So write it down daily but then add it together and average it out and record that average as your "real" weight every Friday or whatever day you choose to do consistently. Made a ton of sense to me because if I wait a week the number can jump wayyyy up, but if I do every day the number going up and down can make me nutty, so this was a good way to get a balance.

    If you use spreadsheets, you can easily set one up to do this for you AND you can even set it up to calculate a moving average. That way you can still look at a number every day, but it will be the average of today and the previous nine days.

    If you really want, you can make a formula to calculate a weighted moving average. It's even more powerful than a simple moving average because it gives a higher importance to more recent weights (e.g., it gives a higher importance to today's weight than yesterdays and both are more important than four days ago, etc). There's a really good explanation of weighted moving averages in the Hacker's Diet.

    You can also use some online tools to do this if you don't use spreadsheets. One that I like is called Trendweight. You can't enter data there directly. You have to sign up for a free Fitbit account and put your weight in there. I think if you use a Fitbit device, it can populate itself.

  • TxTiffani
    TxTiffani Posts: 799 Member
    @smnovosad1 I wish you weren't afraid to weigh...the number doesn't define you. It's just a data point. I would want to weigh because you lose the most weight at the beginning and by Valentine's you might be down quite a bit and feel really proud of yourself! I'm proud of you for starting! I think the hardest part is getting started...once you've been at it awhile it sort of becomes habit and gets easier. I'm down 10lbs so far and before I started it was highest I've been in my life other than pregnancies and whatnot. Eating in my calories and walking on my walking pad is all I've been doing so far. One of these days I'll get my butt in the gym lol
  • chely35
    chely35 Posts: 1 Member
    I’m 44 and need to lose over 50 pounds. Can I please join your group? I need accountability.
  • ddsb1111
    ddsb1111 Posts: 871 Member
    edited January 23
    chely35 wrote: »
    I’m 44 and need to lose over 50 pounds. Can I please join your group? I need accountability.

    Dare I say, you don’t need accountability, you’re an adult, what will happen when the accountability isn’t there? You need a plan!

    So, what’s your plan?
  • aicelfe
    aicelfe Posts: 1 Member
    joining here because it has been an in and out journey for me. I was active in my early-mid 30s because I joined triathlon. But after having the baby and a full time work at home mom, I felt like I just had reasons after reasons after reasons to not get back on track again. I don't see myself going back to triathlon soon. My mind is telling me I can still do things, but my body is saying "you're body is changing girl!". Add me as your friend if you like. Would love to journey with you guys.
  • TxTiffani
    TxTiffani Posts: 799 Member
    @chely35 I sent a friend request. I'm on here most days and happy to have accountability friends :)
  • TxTiffani
    TxTiffani Posts: 799 Member
    Is everyone having a good week so far? I've gotten in an hour each day on my walking pad at work and stayed in my planned calories :)
  • TxTiffani
    TxTiffani Posts: 799 Member
    Did not stay in my calories last night. I went 500 over my goal, which I suppose means I ate at maintenance calories. It's the first time I've done that in many weeks though, so I'll count that as a win. Back on track today. Hoping to get back to the lowest weight I hit early this week.
  • km9xrv82qq
    km9xrv82qq Posts: 5 Member
    Hi everyone, so happy that I found this thread. I want to loose 80lbs. I’m 38 years old with 3 children. Stay at home mom which can be challenging with many food temptations. Please add me !
  • Remona
    Remona Posts: 2 Member
    42 year old, lost 50lbs 4 years ago but gained back 25lbs. Continuing my journey to lose 25lbs before summer. Would love to have some MFP friends for accountability. Please add me.

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