Newbie -- hi all!

TinaBaily

Hi everyone! I'm 45, a mother of 5, although my "baby" is 14 now, and been battling my excess weight all my adult life. I noticed after I hit 40 that any new pounds went on my belly ABOVE my belly button! Horrors!! I'm showing signs of peri-menopause, and my doctor confirms that based on the signs. I have, oh, I honestly don't know how many pounds to lose, as I really want to go by how I look. I have not seen my body in non-fat condition since high school, so I can only guess I will need to weigh a slight bit more than I did back then.

I've been on MFP since April, and been actively trying to lose weight since the end of April. I've lost 12 lbs now, and wearing a pair of pants I haven't been able to wear all school year. (I work at an elementary school as a teacher's aide, so I'm off work for the summer and able to really dedicate some time to ME right now) I'm taking the weight loss in "small bites" and rewarding myself when I get to certain goals. I will hit my first one in 5lbs! I'm getting a new purse at that point! :-)

You may call me Tina. I look foward to being a part of this group and maybe learning something about what is happening to our bodies at this point in our lives.

rolloffat

HI
looks like you are on right track Well done with weight loss nice when you can fit back into something, I got pair trousers I am using as a incentive to lose, almost there just few inches!!

TinaBaily

Thank you for the encouragement. I like your idea of the pair of trousers for your incentive to lose weight. I figure that no matter what the incentive is, if it works, then that's great! I have been on this rollercoaster so long that I have too many smaller sizes of them to use as incentive, which is why I'm doing the smaller rewards for myself.

I saw your friend request and accepted. We can help encourage each other in our endeavor to find our healthy selves!