Hello from Spain

Masovera

Hi everyone,

I'm 55 and live in Catalunya where we have an olive farm and produce our own olive oil. I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember and in the last few years my joints have become 'arthritic' and I have just kind of resigned myself to being post-menopausal and overweight and 'not able' to exercise. I have always eaten pretty healthy food, just too much of it, but I drink too much wine too which definitely isn't healthy.

Anyway, I went to stay with my parents in the UK for a couple of weeks recently and felt shamed at how much fitter my 80 yr old mother is than me and sank into quite a state of depression when I got back home, if I'm going to live for another thirty years I really don't want to spend all of it feeling old. Luckily I had my wonderful husband on hand, and he bit the bullet and just said "You have to lose weight and you have to get fitter", which was very brave of him :flowerforyou: So last Sunday I found MFP and started there and then, and with OH's support and encouragement (and cooking) I have lost 4lbs in my first week. I realise that is quite normal for a first week and I don't expect to lose that normally, I'll be happy with 1-2lb. So....24lb more (at least) left to go. Here's hoping that I will give everyone a surprise when we go beck to England for Christmas, wish me luck