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sshaffer0103

Hi everyone! I wanted to introduce myself to everyone. My name is Debbie and I live in Maryland. I am 67 years young and have been dieting my entire life. I lost 40 lbs back in 2018 and kept it off for about two years. I looked terrific. I am now at my highest weight in a long time. I need to lose around 20-25 lbs. My blood pressure is elevated because of the weight gain. I don’t want to go on blood pressure medicine so losing weight is very important to me.
I think it will be fun to log my food into the system. Wish me luck!

Nova

Hello Debbie and welcome to the community!!

There are some great threads created by our members, stickied to the top of each category that may be helpful. Just look for "Most Helpful Posts - whatever the category name is”.

For example:

• Most Helpful Posts - Getting Started (Must Reads)
• Most Helpful Posts - Health and Weight Loss (Must Reads)
  
• Most Helpful Posts - Success Stories (Must Reads)
  

You can also ask your questions in any category that interests you, read posts or questions made by other members, join a group, or add some friends.

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AnnPT77

Hi, Debbie, and welcome!

I'm 68, have been around here for a few years, first to lose about 50 pounds, and then to stay in a healthy range (for 7+ years so far).

For me, logging my food was really helpful. I learned so much from it! Getting my blood pressure normalized was one of my reasons for losing weight, too. (Spoiler: It worked. ).

I wish you much success!