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sollis1979
sollis1979 Posts: 1 Member
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Looking for a suggestion for a group/competition/challenge to help me be more accountable and have fun. I'm 46 and need to lose about 60lbs 😞

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 37,122 Member

    Hello and welcome!

    The best place to find that kind of group/competition/challenge would be in one of these two Community topic areas:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/motivation-and-support

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/challenges

    There are other ones in other topic areas of the Community, but they're more concentrated in those two. You can read the intro posts of ones that look interesting, and they'll usually say how to join in. If they don't say, read on a bit - it's likely that you simply join those by posting on the thread and being on-topic to what people are typing about.

    Those kinds of threads are a great way to virtually "meet" people, get support and ideas here.

    Wishing you success - IME, the quality of life improvement is worth the effort it takes to accomplish!

    Context: I lost about 50 pounds here at age 58-60, now age 69 and still maintaining a healthy weight since loss, after about 30 years pre-loss of overweight/obesity. I'd already gotten active exercise-wise in my late 40s, just a bit older than you, and have remained similarly active since. Both fitness improvement and achieving healthy weight have a big payoff IME, and the combination is absolutely gangbusters. Age is not a barrier to those who commit to the goals, and stick patiently and persistently with the process. Small changes over time really add up!

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