New 51 yrs old, tired of being overweight

Congrats on quitting smoking! Finding activities you like are a big help, reading, knitting, painting, some kind of relaxation pass time or hobby as well as a physical activity or two might help. I signed up of a community education yoga class a few years ago, I get the fitness benefits and I am out with new people! Good Luck.

Hello,

I am new to my fitness pal, my nutritionist referred me. I must say I have used it faithfully and spend more time on it than facebook now. I use the recipe swap and I love that part.

I read some of your post and it is reassuring that others are feeling the same as I do. I was a road warrior for 30 years, and a 30 year smoker. The company downsized and my job was eliminated, I quit smoking and gained about 70 pounds. So you might say I traded one bad habit for another. My Mom recently passed and my son move out, so am suffering from empty nest also. For the first time in I cant remember how long, I find myself with time on my hands and I am not caring for anyone. I filled the void with food. Now its time for a new page in the book, I need to get out of this funk and back in shape.

So that is my story and I appreciate the recipes some of you have shared and your stories, they are inspirational.

Awesome job quitting smoking. I'm 51, almost 52. Anyone can do this!

well girl.....now starts your journey to a slimmer and healthier you! i wish you much success! you will love it here too. please feel free to add me to your friends list if you like. iam on here on and off throughout the day....everyday. :flowerforyou:

Hello ! Its your turn to care about yourself and put yourself first!! congratulations on taking the steps to improving yourself.. how are you doing? Today is my first day and i am nervous for some reason... i have the over-eating thing too.... and its something that will be hard for me to get away from

Welcome to the site
My personal story involves a lot of hit and miss diets, and generally being hooked on foods that aren't healthy.. cheese, meat, milk, butter, yogurt.. So recently I switched to a plant-based diet (in august) and I went from 246 to 216(just weighed in yesterday). I have a lot of recipes if you'd like to try it. It's much cheaper to buy all the stuff you need at the local grocery store, since it's just veggies, fruits, nuts, and pasta/flour. Nothing to it I dare you to try it for 3 weeks! Also, you can never have too many veggies in a day. Boil em, cook em, or just eat em raw. You lose weight regardless this way, trust me.. I had so many cravings at the start I was forcing food down my throat every night during my usual "snacking" hours. But in 3 weeks that was all gone. My system didn't need the food, I was getting enough calories and nutrients, and so my body started being hungry naturally at even times throughout the day and I ate. But yeah, first three weeks were a big drop for me, 16 pounds I think.
But yeah, if you don't try this I still wish you the best of luck, and don't over exert yourself It's always easy to try too hard at first cause you want it so bad, but it's easier in the long run if you take it slow and get into the routine gradually. Good health to you!

Really well done on the smoking if you can do that I'm sure u can do anything you put ur mind to I'm tied of being over weight to hopefully we all lose the weight we want to good luck