Old(er) lady reaches Onederland! Woot!

JanaCanada

I've been on every diet known to man, from Atkin's to Optifast. I have yo-yo dieted so often, lost and gained so many times, that by all calculations, I should now be hanging from a charm bracelet. lol :laugh:

At 53 years of age, I weighed 225.5 lbs. and had just about given up until I joined MFP in mid Sept. 2012. OMG, I have learned soooo much here! I was doing it completely worng my whole life! NOW I believe I have the tools to lose weight and permanently, too, because this is not a diet for me...this is a life plan, and I have sooo much to live for! :drinker:

So...drumroll, please.....Today I met my first goal: I finally reached ONEDERLAND after weighing in today at 198.5 lbs! :bigsmile:

I still have a ways to go, but I am totally committed...and soon, I hope to incorporate moderate lifting to tone me aging muscles!

I am so blessed to have such wonderful MFP pals who truly inspire, encourage, and support me at all times, every step of the way. Thank you, pals! :flowerforyou:

DebraYvonne

congratulations! won't be long

ravenchick

Great job! Congratulations on making it to onderland. :flowerforyou:

Amandagail1981

Congratulations! I hope to join you in onderland one day!

maryannelk

Wow! That's so awesome! And you have a cutie-pie puppy too!

mem50

Congrats to You!!! I remember hitting onederland too, such a great feeling. This is THE best place to be. :drinker:

LeslieN65

Way to go!!!! Awesome!!

SparkleShine

That is FANTASTIC!!!! Congrats!

Moka_Lady

I love that term 'Onderland' I'm right behind you! Great job!!

Yanicka1

Congrat, great job. Love your blog by the way

Gerald_King

Fantastic you must be very proud :flowerforyou: :drinker: :happy:

needles85365

congratulations on your hard work and dedication. I'm soooo looking towards that goal as well.

2hobbit1

Congrats on lessons learned and applied!

One question - why wait to begin lifting? Start now your bones will thank you! If I can do it at 60 you can do it at 54!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/119-new-rules-of-lifting-for-women-nrol4w-

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/4618-stronglifts-5x5-for-women

Osteoporosis prevention is much easier than osteoporosis repair!

JanaCanada

Congrats on lessons learned and applied!

One question - why wait to begin lifting? Start now your bones will thank you! If I can do it at 60 you can do it at 54!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/119-new-rules-of-lifting-for-women-nrol4w-

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/4618-stronglifts-5x5-for-women

Osteoporosis prevention is much easier than osteoporosis repair!

Thank you all!

And thank you, 2hoobbit1 for the links! I am having knee surgery soon and want to heal from that before starting a regimen of lifting, as I will be in the care of a physical therapist whose brain I can pick about weights, reps, and such. At 60, you are amazing...a true inspiration! :flowerforyou:

gerripho

Congrats on the weight loss and hitting 1-derland! You're doing marvelously well! My question is why wait for the strenght training? I'm 67 years old and started strength training at about 225 lbs. It's amazing how quickly I've been able to increase the weights that I work with. Most important, though, are the things I can do now that I couldn't do before taking up the weights. I went sledding with my grandkids yesterday. Before, I couldn't have hiked the hill without getting winded. Before, I wouldn't dare get my *kitten* down on a snow saucer because I would have needed assistance to get up off the ground. Before, I wouldn't dare spend a few hours at the mall going from store to store. I would have found a seat with the old people and watched life pass me by.

Please don't wait to do the weights. You'll be getting a head start on the fit and toned bod you want for when you actually do get old. I'm doing it now so I'll have the bod I want when I actually get old. Not there, yet!

Edited because the computer printed what I typed instead of what I meant to type.

NewLIFEstyle4ME

I've been on every diet known to man, from Atkin's to Optifast. I have yo-yo dieted so often, lost and gained so many times, that by all calculations, I should now be hanging from a charm bracelet. lol :laugh:

At 53 years of age, I weighed 225.5 lbs. and had just about given up until I joined MFP in mid Sept. 2012. OMG, I have learned soooo much here! I was doing it completely worng my whole life! NOW I believe I have the tools to lose weight and permanently, too, because this is not a diet for me...this is a life plan, and I have sooo much to live for! :drinker:

So...drumroll, please.....Today I met my first goal: I finally reached ONEDERLAND after weighing in today at 198.5 lbs! :bigsmile:

I still have a ways to go, but I am totally committed...and soon, I hope to incorporate moderate lifting to tone me aging muscles!

I am so blessed to have such wonderful MFP pals who truly inspire, encourage, and support me at all times, every step of the way. Thank you, pals! :flowerforyou:

Wow...I am so proud of you:flowerforyou: You are truly an inspiration and thank you so much for posting this!!!!

Sarahsarahsarahk

That's so amazing!!!! So happy for you!!

TeashaLorna

Way to goCongratulations on you success.

kimad

I've been on every diet known to man, from Atkin's to Optifast. I have yo-yo dieted so often, lost and gained so many times, that by all calculations, I should now be hanging from a charm bracelet. lol :laugh:

I could have wrote this mysef
Congrats, onederland is a great place, it ramped up my motivation to never ever ever see it again.

You have done fantastic, well done.
I am also in Canada

KAR1959

You're (were) my twin. I started MFP at 225.6 pounds and I'm also 53. I'm so happy for you and hope to join you soon. My goal is 199 by April 1st...I'm currently 220. It's great to see it can be done even at our age. You're my inspiration. Congratulations!

Valencia123456

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know how that feels!! I just did it two weeks ago!!!

manderson27

Fantastic, well done you. It makes you feel so proud of yourself to get in the gates of onederland.

I am the same, 56 and dieting off and on all my life. But found MFP and the light went on. Never lost weight so easily and kept it off. When I entered onederland I cried. I am never going back never.

NEGU0128

Congratulations! Now is the hard part, staying below. Do not even for one second think that now you have it made. Case in point....A year ago I was so determined to get to Onederland that once I got there I felt I had accomplished such a great feat that I could take a small break. That break lead to gaining weight, to stop exercising altogether and then taking more time off because I moved. Once I finally realized just how far gone I was, I was back over 225. I worked so hard to get under 200 that once I got there nothing I did gave me the dedication I once had, or the drive to keep it going to actually get to my goal.

I am very proud of what you have done, I just do not want you to think that now that it took so long to get here you can relax. You have to rethink everything, rededicate yourself and make a firm new goal. This is only the beginning to a new you!

My ticker says only 3 lbs, but I had lost over 60 lbs on MFP and then let that Onederland goal take me backward. Please stay focused on the end goal, not just the 2 at the front of your weight!

Good Luck and continued success to you!!!

dakitten2

It's funny how us "older" women hear that we wont be able to lose weight because we are too old. Pfffffttttt at that!

I'm 58, started at 295 pounds and current weigh 169. So let's show 'em how we can do it too!

Congrats on reaching onderland! I remember the anticipation for myself when I was approaching that goal. You are doing amazing and keep up the good work if your lifestyle changes. You're story sounds like mine, if it was a fad diet, I'd been there, done that, lost the weight and regained it all and more. So cheers to us for finally learning what we really needed to be doing all the time.

And the same for the rest of the older set on here, we're here to do it and can and WILL do it!

lucy5599

Cheers to you Onederlady!

NewLIFEstyle4ME

It's funny how us "older" women hear that we wont be able to lose weight because we are too old. Pfffffttttt at that!

I'm 58, started at 295 pounds and current weigh 169. So let's show 'em how we can do it too!

Congrats on reaching onderland! I remember the anticipation for myself when I was approaching that goal. You are doing amazing and keep up the good work if your lifestyle changes. You're story sounds like mine, if it was a fad diet, I'd been there, done that, lost the weight and regained it all and more. So cheers to us for finally learning what we really needed to be doing all the time.

And the same for the rest of the older set on here, we're here to do it and can and WILL do it!

You're one of my shero's Dakitten! You girls ROCK!

JanaCanada

Thank you all for commenting! Looks like we old(er) gals sure can ROCK!!!! :drinker: :happy:

sboling79

Way to go!!!!

RetiredAndLovingIt

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chrome_princess

I hit Onderland today too!!! Welcome, feels great here! Now to lose like, 60 some odd more pounds.

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