Welsh menopausal lady!

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Hi all,

I’m a menopausal woman who’s been struggling with her weight for a few years due to being of certain age!! 😳

I have 2 stone to lose and I need the motivation to keep trying!!

AnnPT77

Hello, and welcome!

I'm a menopausal woman who's been on MFP for just over 10 years, just under a year of weight loss from obese to healthy weight, and 9+ years of maintaining a healthy weight since. (That loss was over 3 stone.) I'm also old - 59 at the start, 69 now - and severely hypothyroid (medicated), with some of the same issues many women my age have, like some arthritis, osteoporosis, etc. (I used to have high blood pressure and cholesterol, too, but not any more.)

I'm not saying this as a brag. I'm saying this to illustrate that achieving your goals is possible. I'm not the only one here who's done this kind of thing at our life stage. I figure if a hedonistic aging hippie flake like me - a woman with a pretty pathetic budget of willpower and discipline - can do this, I think any normal, more mature adult can do it, too.

To me, a key thing is not to assume some extreme plan involving aggressive calorie cuts, restrictive eating rules, and/or a punitively intense daily exercise plan. Think in terms of finding new, permanent habits that are more positive and productive than current habits, new habits that gradually lead to a healthy weight and other benefits. Misery is optional. That's a different mindset.

I'm wishing you success: In my experience, the quality of life improvement that results is more than worth the effort it takes to accomplish it.

Best wishes!