Too Late to Lose Weight

TinaBaily

I'm 46, and was morbidly obese, feeling much like you describe here, when things finally "clicked" for me and MFP turned out to be the site and tools that I needed. I was ready to just give up! I'm married with kids, but I felt like you felt--too old, never could stick with a plan, why bother, since it wasn't going to work anyway? Oh, I was good at giving myself excuses! :-)

I started out first of all by saying this is NOT A DIET, but IS a LIFESTYLE CHANGE! Change 1 thing at a time and let that sink in, becoming a habit, for a week, then change something else. Keep that up, use this site to honestly record everything you eat, and any activity you do. It's eye-opening at first. Sometimes shockingly so! Start out by getting in some exercise 3 days a week, for example. You can walk, ride a bike, swim...whatever you want to do that will increase your heart rate for the duration of the exercise. You may only feel you can do that for 10 minutes at t time. Okay, that's a good start! Try to increase that each time you exercise. When you can accomplish 30 minutes of it, try adding in a day of exercise to your week.

While doing that, continue logging your food. Measure, weigh, and record it all. Food that is as whole as possible will be your friend when it comes to keeping you feeling full longer--beans, whole grains, vegetables not smothered in cheeses or sauces, fruits, lean meats and dairy items, provided you aren't allergic to any of those items, or choose not to include them in your diet.

It's NEVER too late to lose the weight! Don't worry about having loose skin,, since you would likely rather look and feel thin than continue at your current weight. I've dropped over 50lbs and my skin is forming itself back to where it should be as time slowly moves onward. I don't expect that I'll ever look like I did before I had my 5 children and gained all this weight. BUT, I DO expect that one day I'll look great in a one piece bathing suit! YOU can, too!! I know you can do this!!

Poorgirls_Diet

I am 39, morbidly obese and single. I've tried every diet plan, do well for about 6 weeks and quit. I now feel, what's the point. Even if I lost all the weight I'm going to have extra skin and will never be what I aspire to be. I feel like I've missed out on all the things I wanted in life. By the time I lose the weight and possibly get married, I'll be too old for kids. I just want to be "hot" for once and feel I'm just too old. I know it's shallow but I've been fat forever and have never experienced life as I should.

Of course I need to lose the weight to be healthy but what's the point if I'm going to be miserable? Sorry, I guess I'm having a pity party this morning and facing yet another holiday season fat and alone is hard to bear. I need some motivation to start changing my lifestyle now instead of waiting until Jan 2nd!

I am 35, start weight of 323lbs. Off course I will have loose skin which no doubt I will dread but do i want to be miserable and fat for the rest of my life or thin and confident. I choose to be thin and confident. Every day for me is a new challenge and I try to push myself every day. Off course there are days which there are many a tear but I haven't given up as yet. Most of our problems in life are because of two reasons, we act without thinking or we keep thinking too much without doing something about it. Unfortunately you are not going to get the butt you want by sitting on it and think if you continue the way you are you will only be more miserable. Start now and by the start of 2014 you will be glad you did. If you want it badly enough you will do anything to achieve it.

I follow these three simple rules a day.

I WILL fight for it
I will NOT give up
I will reach my goal and absolutely NOTHING will stop me.

If I can do it anyone can. I still have 150lbs to go but I will be one happy chica when I am finished xx

cad39too

You're 39, not 99, of course it's not too late. Don't give up on you. No it's not easy to lose weight but people on here are doing it every day.

If you want it; the weight loss, marriage, kids, do something about it - make it happen!

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michelejoann

try to lose fat on junk food. that helps to some people who ate it for many years. Just limit caloric intake

don't eat "tons of wholesome, fresh, organic vegetables" (because its allegedly will make you less hungry.

i ate 2.5kg of vegetables during dinner, I WAS STILL HUNGRY, and i had a heartburn.

Buy yourself a protein powder. Drink like 6 cups throughout the day. The rest time eat mcdonalds, A&W.

Obviously your diets didnt help you, so try that one above.

And to you celery lovers, IT DOESNT HELP HIM, like he said. Fibre/vegetables dont make you full. Protein does. and not a lean chicken. A good tasty whey protein shake.

Um. This kind of scares me. And is kind of demotivational. When I ate fast foods/junk foods...I was hungry like an hour later. And the fiber/veggies not making you full part? NOT TRUE.

Case in point: Thanksgiving. I ate two big bowls of mixed green salad with lots of veggies before I had small portions of turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes. I was stuffed! Because...I ate all the veggies first to fill my stomach prior. It's called "Volumetrics". Look it up.

http://www.webmd.com/diet/volumetrics-what-it-is

I tried it, and it made a lot of sense.

grnice

I know how you feel, I'm in a similar situation. Time is going to go by regardless of whether you are losing weight or not so a few years from now you can still be fat and miserable or you can be healthy and likely happy!