Hi. I am 55 and a mother to a boy and a girl and have 4 wonderful grandkids. I want to lose some weight so that I'll be around to watch their life milestones. You are so right about it being 'mind over body'. I did Weight Watchers a while back and it did work. But the secret was maintaining the mindset that I wanted the healthier weight more than I wanted whatever temptation was in front of me. Of course having a buddy for the journey helped immensely too. It's good to know you're not alone. Be strong!

That's funny!:happy: I am an emotional eater too.

Hi I am 45 and a mother of 3...ages 13, 8, and soon to be 6. I am a pleasure eater, emotional eater, and reward eater...as DonnaAnn mentioned. I do the same thing.....lose weight...reward with favorite place to eat. Its so hard sometimes. Every event is focused on food. You can't get away from it. But....I have the attitude and determination this time to do it right. Enjoy some pleasures in life and eat healthy as well. Instead of enjoying the pleasures EVERY day!!. This is great to have a support group. Thanks Iamslimandfit...great group you started!! I look forward to tips and support!!

Hi, I am a professional 45 year old woman, with 2 adult children (one still in college), a wonderful husband, 2 dogs and a crazy hectic life. I have never had a weight problem, just always had a "few pounds to lose." I am extremly active (gym, power walking, constantly in motion) and a constant cheerleader to my family when it comes to eating healty and staying active. My kids call me the food police, and I always try to make good food choices but do try to have fun once in a while.

The scale keeps creeping up one pound a week and I'm really starting to stress out here. At first I thought it was just my cycle and bloating but it just keeps going up. Five pounds probably in a month. Maybe it's my age??

I'm sure I have to bump up my workout level to something more intense, my body is just use to the 4-6 mile walk 4x per week and the 2x per week @ the gym; I'm frustrated. There are only so many hours in a day, working full time, taking care of a house, pets, family - there is no time to work out more - what I put in is really all I have time for. I don't sit down until 10pm each night.

I constatnly support my family by cooking healthy meals, encouraging good choices and suggesting healthy activies. They sadly don't see that I now need a push, it hard to be the motivator all the time, I need a great big shove.

I am not an emotional eater, I do not reward myself with food, and I actually have some emotional issues with too much food. There is no excuse here I am struggling with my weight gain.

I have been on Myfitnesspal for over a year (with big gaps in logging in), but never joined a group. I'm hoping this make make the difference for me this time; a small group of people that share a common goal, positive living and to lose a few pounds.

Nice to meet all of you, I certainly help we can inspire each other to meet our goals.

My goals is quite small and may seem to be an easy one for many but I cannot lose weight - I would love to lose 10 lbs.,

I am 5' 8" medium frame and now I weigh 171 lbs., some would say that is not heavy, and when you look at me everyone says I am thin; I'm very good a covering up my thicker middle, I dress for who I am and accentuate my shapely legs, and long limbs. When I was married 25 years I was 127 lbs. and looked amazing, but I have not been that weight since I deliveredy my second baby, nearly 21 years ago. I no longer want to be 127 lbs. because I have learned that I am stronger now then I was @ 23, I am more active, and more physically fit. I have pretty much been in the low to mid 160's for the last 15 years; my clothes all fit me from 15 years ago. My goal is 159, and getting there is so hard for me, losing 1 lb. is hard for me so wish me luck.

Hi everyone. My name is Gabrielle and I'm 45. I have a 16 year old girl and a 20 year old son, a husband, 3 dogs, 3 cats, a horse, some chickens and a full time job thats over an hour away (on purpose. I need to get away ).
Ive always struggled with weight and lost 100 lbs 15 years ago. I gained it all back plus 10 more.

I want to be thinner again. Not incredibly thin, just healthy and attractive. Ive cut out sugar and junk and feel so much better already. Im enjoying this 25 lb loss so far so much... i cant wait for the next 20 (im currently 230).

Nice to meet everyone!

Hello All! My name is Sherri and I'm 48 years old with 2 boys, ages 20 and 23. I have 2 huskies that I adore, and have now considered them my babies since one of my boys is moved out with an apartment and the other is in college at IU.

Thanks so much for starting this group, how fun! I have only been with myfitnesspal for a couple of weeks and still have 60 pounds to lose. ugggghhhh I feel like I've been struggling with my weight up and down for the last 20 years. I'm on a mission this time, so hopefully I can succeed, feel healthy and energetic again.

Drop that weight ladies!!! We can do this!

Hi, my name is Marianne. I am married for almost 26 years. We have 2 sons, both recent college grads, living at home while trying to save money and working their first "real jobs". My hubby works contracting in another state and has been doing this for the past 3 years. I quit working over a year ago so I could be with him more. But, I also feel I should be at home with my boys so I feel torn at times. Needless to say he and I do a lot of driving back and forth. He is only 5 hours from home in IL.

My dad passed away in Feb. at the age of 90. He was a great man! I have had no porblems dealing with this loss. However, I lost a dear friend to cancer 2 months ago. And, in just the past week, it has really hit me. Some days I just want to cry all day. She and I had many long talks about things and I know she is in a good place. I just really miss her so much. I'm thinking if I can start exercising again maybe it will get those endorphins going and I can start to feel better again. I just need to get the energy back in my life.

I would like to lose 40 lbs. I am currently at 191 lbs. I have tried to lose before, usually losing a few then gaining it back. I really need to do this now. I want to feel good about myself, the way I look and feel! This seems like a great group of people and I hope we can all inspire each other all the way to our goals.

Marianne