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Alicejean60
Alicejean60 Posts: 1 Member
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Greetings from the Midwest!
Hello! I’m a retired, 64 year old women that hasn’t taken care of herself since I had kids. It’s time…
I have 70 lbs to lose before April 1st 2025!
God help me through the support of this community!

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,329 Member
    Hello, and welcome!

    I have to admit, I'm a skeptic about a calendar as a weight loss tool, and averaging 8-ish pounds or more a month is pretty fast loss. That fast at first may be realistic, but as we get slimmer, we have less fat available to metabolize, and at our age (I'm 68 F) minimizing the amount of muscle we lose alongside fat is a really good plan, IMO. But you can definitely lose a meaningful chunk of weight in what sounds like about 8.5 months.

    MFP can be very helpful IME: I lost from class 1 obese to a healthy weight back in 2015-16, and have stayed in a healthy range for around 8 years since. That, after around 30 years of overweight/obesity.

    I'm cheering for you to succeed: The quality of life benefits have been huge for me, and I want that for everyone. Best wishes!
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,329 Member
    edited July 2024
    (Oops, double post!)

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