LOOKING FOR WOMEN OVER 40

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  • dablove45
    dablove45 Posts: 3
    Does this support group still exist, I really need some help and support, I am 44, I have been attempting to lose for weeks now and no results, I am ready to give up... please advice, what do I do?
  • isabellesgranny
    isabellesgranny Posts: 6
    please add me
  • jazee11
    jazee11 Posts: 321
    Well, at least you know now that the slim fast gimmicks don't work. Welcome to the boards, post often.
  • rltmom
    rltmom Posts: 8
    Hi! I just started at MFP and saw your post. I am 47, mom to two active boys who are 11 and 7 and six months into this PM roller coaster ride. I have been hit hard with hot flashes, insomnia, fatigue, irritability, and oh yeah--weight gain around the middle. I have had weight issues pretty much most of my adult life but this has set me over the edge. I am tired of being this run down and overweight. I have 80 lbs to lose. I am starting Atkins to try and jump start my metabolism but I would love to offer support to each other no matter what method or diet works for us. Feel free to friend me. :)
  • massage_gal
    massage_gal Posts: 76 Member
    Everyone please feel free to add me. I am 42 and looking to lose 75 more pounds. I have lost 22 so far with my work as a massage therapist and exercising on the recumbent bike every day. I need some encouragement to keep going as my weight loss is slow and will be long-going. Thanks!
  • Mabohlale
    Mabohlale Posts: 148 Member
    Definitely harder. I'm 48 and it's slooooow going this time around. Had babies at age 40 and 43 and that didn't help. Here is a group specifically for women over 40. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/3004-women-40-and-over
  • wildflower0872
    wildflower0872 Posts: 37
    Just turned 40... sob sob! :-)

    8lbs lost so far in the first month and hoping it continues. Open profile and diary and happy to be added by anyone who wants to share, support and have a bit of a laugh and some light relief!

    Wild xxx :flowerforyou:
  • martymum
    martymum Posts: 413 Member
    hi

    I'm 41 and struggling too, my diary is open and happy for new friends for support

    martyxx
  • Tina180130
    Tina180130 Posts: 127 Member
    Hello, I'll be 40 in April 2013...I have the odd aches and pains but nothing to major - but would be happy to cheer on and motivate anyone that needs encouragement (as long as they are trying of course :wink:
  • Kimjanebrooks
    Kimjanebrooks Posts: 253 Member
    I'm 41 and have been having my menopause for 2 years now so I know the struggle!! Please feel free to add me
  • Tmoorey
    Tmoorey Posts: 3 Member
    Please add me! I just turned 50, and do I ever understand the roller coaster of aging! I am I guess one would say in the active phase of menopause ~ hot flashes for no reason, followed by freezing to death. Don't get me started on the ability to sleep, which has been gone for about 2 weeks now. What I wouldn't give for 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Shoot, after last night, I would settle for two! I have been counting calories, exercising and even decided to 'run' a 5k on Thanksgiving, but my weight has not dropped a single pound in two weeks.
  • Lady_Tilika
    Lady_Tilika Posts: 56
    Hi Valera :) ,

    I am a 42 mum of 3 from Australia :) ... Not sure about the menopause bit although it hasn't been diagnosed I think its started grrrrrr .... Not looking forward to it :( ... When I was a kid weight was never a problem but now like you it's a constant struggle (and one I often let the better of me :( ) ... If you wish to add me you are quite welcome too :)

    Cheers Shell :)
  • BrewerFan2
    BrewerFan2 Posts: 53
    Feel free to add me, I'm 44 and even though my doctor claims I'm not pre-meopausal he can't seem to explain the symptoms I seem to have that resemble it and the fact that I have seemed to stop gettting my periods. Although that could be the weight gain over the past few years too. Anyway, I have other factors that have been a problem for me for losing the weight, like my oesteoarthritis and such as well. So let's lose this weight together.
  • fitbugfreak
    fitbugfreak Posts: 86 Member
    Feel free to add - I just turned 47 :laugh:
  • Victoria2448
    Victoria2448 Posts: 559 Member
    Please add me!

    I am beating down that middle aged *kitten*...it can be done, it's just a bit different now.:laugh:
  • jnaty
    jnaty Posts: 9
    i'm turnog 50 next week i would like to help you out and encourege you
  • cutchro
    cutchro Posts: 396 Member
    47 heading to 48 here... lost 40 pounds in 7 months and have maintained it for the past 4 months within a pound or two... It can be done! Add me if ya like.:flowerforyou:
  • luvsfitness
    luvsfitness Posts: 1 Member
    Please...add me.:drinker:
  • Vickiesings
    Vickiesings Posts: 95
    I will be 54 in November. Please free to add me.
  • Masil20
    Masil20 Posts: 21 Member
    Hi. I'll send you a friend request. I am over 40 and like to hear from others going through similiar struggles.
  • OK_Girl
    OK_Girl Posts: 123 Member
    I am 38, so I don't meet your age requirement, But do to hormonal issues and lack of functioning ovary (I only have one left) I have been in pre menopause for years. Hot flashes- mood swings, fatigue, irregular periods, you name it. Feel free to add me if you wish.
  • vbutlerb
    vbutlerb Posts: 44 Member
    I just turned 49. I have had metabolic issues all my life. In my twenties I could not gain weight. Now I can...ha! Add me if you like.
  • keenesmom
    keenesmom Posts: 115 Member
    Just sent you a friend request via MFP!
  • strawbrifox
    strawbrifox Posts: 1
    Feel free to add me! I'll be 41 in a few months and I've definitely noticed I'm not 20 anymore hahaha
  • carolsco
    carolsco Posts: 4 Member
    Feel free to add me to your friends.....Im going to be 41 very soon and alhtough i have no pre-menopausal syptoms yet, i am having thyroid issues and also have very low iron, so low it made me very sick last year.....i am also starting to notice the difficulty in trying to lose weight at this age!! very frustrating!!
  • x_JT_x
    x_JT_x Posts: 364
    I'm 49 (and not going any further thankyouverymuch) and 2 yrs into the wonderful roller coaster that is menopause thanks to chemo treatments. But, it is what it is and we just need to make the best of it. As my husband is fond of saying when I let it get me down..."Be thankful you're here to complain. Not everyone is that blessed." Don't ya hate when they're right???

    Anyone looking for another MFP pal, feel free to add me. The more the merrier :).
  • whosyourmama
    whosyourmama Posts: 2 Member
    Hi I'm 49, feel like I have been on a diet forever. I had been doing well till I went on holiday in July and I have been struggling to get the pounds off since. I am a runner with a very slow metabolism, the older I get the harder it gets to lose and that's with doing all the right things. I would be happy to join your over 40's.
  • onematch
    onematch Posts: 241 Member
    Hi ladies!
    I'm 42 and the pounds definitely do not drop away like they used to. I'd love the share the uphill battle of the over-the-hill girls :)
  • butterflycutie
    butterflycutie Posts: 43
    Hi! I will be 40 in Nov. I've already lost 45 lbs and I'm at my goal weight but might lose a few more. You ladies feel free to add me. We can help motivate eachother.
  • vbutlerb
    vbutlerb Posts: 44 Member
    My friends list is pretty full so unless you invite me with a message I probably wont be adding others but for those of you in the same boat please invite others who have responded to this post. We can all use lots of support.


    Ah! Just saw this..

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