Over 40 and looking for weight loss friends for support.

goffley3

I'm only 23 but feel free to add me, could always use more support!!!

sweetmspea

You can add me!

Nissi51

I am with you! I've added you and a few others.

I'm looking for the same 42 years old and fighting the fat war - so feel free to add me everyone!!!

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lorettaasmith

Doing fine at 49....and always in need of friends on this journey. Feel free to add me!

Aroper2005

Hi Hi I would love to be your friend as I need all the support I can get also !!

ditalini

Hi! I just started myfitnesspal 3 weeks ago. Please add me. I need friends, too!

I am over 40. I have been trying to lose weight for 8 years and I just couldn't do it. My doctor recommended this app. She wants me to lose weight because I fit the profile of someone with metabolic syndrome and there's a lot of diabetes in my family. I may never look 30 again, but I at least want the energy back!

ETA: Thank you to everyone that adds me!

StacyO140

Hi...I just added this site to my weight loss tools. I started 17 day diet on September and am having great luck and would love to join a group of "over 40" to include in my weight loss journey. Not sure how to add friends yet...

sara42066

IM 46, Add me! Let's do this!!

robthrob88

Hi, im 23, im trying to shed some weight myself. Add me.

Jewlz411

Friend request just sent... Can always use more friends & support on this journey

WhatAgirl_

I'm trying to lose 30 more ... feel free to add me :flowerforyou:

karibj2010

I'm 41, feel free to add me, more friends, more support

harlanJEN

What are your goals ? Fat loss I hope ! No mere weight loss here : )

Check out my profile - if you think we are a fit - hit me up !


Jen

PoohHugs2

49 here.... feel free to add me.

angeeishere

Friend request sent...for anyone else please feel free to add me!

californiagirl2012

Hey there all you over 40 weight loss friends. I am once again trying to lose and I am looking for friends young and old to go on this weight loss journey with me for support and lots of encouragement. Anyone out there want to be a part of this? I need weight loss friends!

All I can do is share what worked for me. I achieved my goal at age 50 after beating my head against the wall for 15 years. Yeah anyone can do it, but I can tell you that you are up against a lot when you are older and I believe females have some unique issue to face with hormones and such. The sooner you can get a handle on it the better. DO NOT GIVE UP. As I got older and the weight piled on (and I didn't feel I was eating too much!) everyone kept telling me to give up, this is what happens when you get older. I'm small, and I didn't realize how small I was until I lost the weight. Everyone said I had big bones. I looked hefty because I worked out. Once I lost the weight I realized how small I really was and that small people don't need to eat as much as big people. HINT: If you are short you are probably small.

Your body loses weight in chunks, not linear. I have found that you can do everything right and your weight loss seems to plateau but if you are patient and keep exercising and eating at a deficit (however slight) you will lose it, it will suddenly "whoosh". There are so many variables for the scale; water retention, digestion, hormones, allergies, sodium, carbs, water intake, DOMS, inflammation, the list goes on. People mistakenly think they lose or gain weight when they eat more or less because of these fluctuations.

Losing weight requires tremendous patience. You will not lose it when you want it or where you want it. The body does its thing. Some apparent plateaus can last a month or so. You cannot make it happen faster. You must focus on two things; calories and exercise. Nothing else matters. Scales and metrics don't matter. The day in and day out grind of exercise and calories are all that matters. It is not very exciting until things fall into place. You get your victories and you ride one victory to the next.

The scale is a trend tool. The scale is good but put it away and only check once a week and only use it as a trend tool. It will fluctuate, it does not matter. Take front side and back progress pictures at least once a month. You will see differences that the metrics won't tell you and it's that little bit of NSV that will keep you going until the next victory.

To say eat more is wrong.

To say eat less is wrong.

To find the exact calories needed for YOU to be in a healthy sustainable calorie deficit is the right answer. Wait, if you need to adjust by 100 do it, wait, adjust, wait, adjust, wait. The tortoise wins this race.

All that matters is calories. A healthy balanced diet within a calorie budget for a deficit that is right for YOU is all that matters for weight loss. Don't make it complicated.


Also people play mental accounting games with calories just like with finances. Make steps to make sure you are making accurate measurements. Packaged foods can have MORE than they say but not less (they get in trouble if less so they would rather error with MORE).

If you typically intake sodium at a certain rate your body adjusts, but if you make a sudden change then you will see a spike.

Exercise is for making your lean body mass pretty (especially lifting weights) for when the fat is gone. Losing fat with no muscle is ugly and cardio alone will not make you pretty. You cannot out exercise too many calories.

It really is about calories. I tell people this all the time and they say "Well if calories are all that matter why do you eat so clean???!!" Well, because it makes me feel better, sleep better, and perform better at my sports.

Too many changes at once can be hard on some people. I've always eaten healthy so it easy for me to simply eat less. Eating at a calorie deficit is hard on people; even a small deficit puts your body in a state of flux with hormones and such. Everyone is different. Some people can handle a deeper calorie deficit than others, this is not right or wrong, it just is. Stress in your life affects your hunger hormones; lack of sleep, fatigue, job stress, family stress, financial stress, etc. Add in emotional eating issues and it gets even more complicated. Most people can only handle so much change/stress at once, they try to do too much and fail. Sometimes it might be a better strategy to eat at maintenance and make some small changes first, it really depends on how much stress you are taking in at the moment.

Lifting weights is KEY. I recently had my DXA scan done and at 51.5 years of age I have the bone density of a super athletic 30 year old. That is a direct result of lifting for over 30 years. Now if that is not scientific proof that lifting weights keeps you younger I don't know what is! Also I believe it is why most people think I look much younger than I really am.

Start lifting now, lift heavy and change it up often, find a lot of weight routines with free weights, make it fun, embrace it, make it part of your life. Only 3 days a week is all it would take. Crank up your tunes and learn to love it, because your body will love it and it will make your quality of life better in many ways, especially when you get older like me.

Because of this I don't have to worry about osteoporosis. If you wait until you are older and your bones start to deteriorate it's a bit too late, you can't get back what you lost, you can only start a resistance routine that will prevent further damage.

If you are female you don't have the hormones to get big naturally. I lift heavy and I'm still really tiny. My lean body mass is only 104 lbs and that is fairly heavy for a 5'1" female, and quite a bit of this is due to my having very dense bones from 30 years of lifting, not all muscle, and I'm still quite tiny.

My muscles really are not that big, but they show a lot of definition because I'm quite lean. If I gained some fat then I would have a softer more toned look (which is OKAY too!). Then if I gained more fat I would look bulky and hefty like I did most of my life until last year. YOU CAN HAVE WHATEVER YOU WANT. Lean and ripped, soft and toned, or hefty, it all depends on how much fat you leave on your body. Calories are the only thing that changes fat. Exercise is for changing or maintaining your lean body mass only. Lifting weights will give you the best bang for your buck for shaping your body. I finally changed my shape by putting lifting first and cardio 2nd. You cannot out exercise too many calories.

Gentyl

Definitely. I'm 45 and could use the support and encouragement. I'm also a diabetic, so for me.. losing weight is life and death! Feel free to add me, Anybody!

teepeetim

Please add this 51 year old !

crystalsgoals

Count me in... we can all use all the support we can get!!! Good luck and and me to your group .

HypersonicFitNess

I'm over 40....feel free to add me.