over 50 with 100+ pounds to lose? Looking for support...

zoftighannul

Over 50 and over 100 lbs to loose, fits me well. I am hoping that THIS TIME I can do something to lose at least part of my weight. trying not to be defeatest but have been doing this weight loss dance since I was a kid. Here is giving it a try and saying I can do this. I CAN DO THIS!

lizziecheek

Hi everyone!
My name is Liz and I am 52 years old. I have 160 pounds I would like to lose. I have successfully lost >150 pounds which I maintained over 5 years. I have then been gaining back. Maintained >100 pound weight loss for another 12 years and then regained all of it over a very short time in 2006/2007. Even thought for 17 years I maintained at least a 100 pound weight loss I struggled with binging and weight gain/loss. I had a significant event, my boyfriend died suddenly end of 2006 and have since relied on binging to get me through the day. I have had an eating disorder since age 4 and it kicked back in. I then developed major depression that at times was disabling. My mother died in 2007 and I started working from home which has rendered me very sedentary. None of this made it easy to manage my health but that is part of life. I have now resolved depression, it took years but last year finally found medications that work. I am now trying to deal with my food addiction. I am a recovering alcoholic and drug addict with 24 years clean and know that support is key. I have been isolating in my home, lack of activity and not socializing much. A recipe for failure for sure. I was glad to see this topic and look forward to getting to my life back. Liz

SkinnyBubbaGaar

51 year old here. Starting weight 346. Current weight 285. Over 60 lbs down so far, but have my sights on dropping another 80-90 lbs over the next year or so. Active here on MFP daily so feel free to add if you'd like. Best of luck to you.

lizziecheek

Hi,
I too would like someone to talk to/email. This is my first time on this site. I plan to be honest with others and especially myself. I also have struggled with weight since I was 4. I now have 160 pounds to lose and am age 52. I know it is possible, but oh so hard. I struggle with binging. I have healthy eating until I decide to binge. I do it alone, usually at night and can consume 5,000-10,000 calories in a very short time. I know what to do to make the necessary changes but keep binging. I make a decision to change and within no time I am back to binging. I want to change, my health is being affected by my current choices in life. I am inactive and find myself barely moving, most days 400-2,000 steps. I used to be very active and am athletic and loved to work out. I work from home and sit for 9 hours due to work from home and due to obesity hate to get out of house where others can see me. I look forward to getting support.
Liz

lizziecheek

Hi I really could relate to your post. I am just starting out but have in past been very successful then always fell back into comfortable behavior that is very damaging to my health and happiness. I gained over 120 pounds in a very short time after my boyfriend died end of 2006. I have now been trapped in some very old, unhealthy coping skills and patterns. I find it helps me to have support. It also helps for me to set short goals and when I reach them gives me more confidence to keep going. I also find planning my meals either every am for the day or 1x per week helps a lot. That way I can plan to have the food in my house and not be tempted to make spur of the moment unhealthy choices. My goal is eat 3 meals per day. I binge and eat large amounts of food and calories in a very short period of time. I have some challenges that I am working on. I work from home and am so inactive. I have a lot of body pain and muscle stiffness and it makes it difficult for me do anything active. It then creates this vicious cycle. I would love to connect with you, I just started MFP yesterday so I am still getting to know all that it offers. Liz

khilliard1

Hi there. I have been changing my life since January 2013 as well. I have never posted but read these posts regularly. I will be turning 55 in September. I started at 330 lbs and am down 34 lbs. Like you I spent alot of time caring for my parents and other family members and working like a dog at work. It does SUCK that things are moving slowly with my weight loss and I think your daughter is right about the scale. I unfortunately am glued to that thing and have moved it out of the bathroom. I started working with a personal trainer at our local Y in July. I have never been into physical fitness but now I am learning so much. I have gone from a size 30 pants to a size 24 which is amazing in itself. I have more stamina than ever before. I am the person that was getting winded walking to the parking garage after work. I am also working with a great nutritionist and have changed my idea of food to "FOOD IS FUEL". Good luck with your journey.