Any 40 somethings out there?

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  • GoneKona
    GoneKona Posts: 87
    I'm 48, need to lose 50-80 lbs. All of ya'll can add me if you wish!
  • hatethegame
    hatethegame Posts: 267 Member
    Will be 43 in February :noway: :noway:
  • Chewster001
    Chewster001 Posts: 201 Member
    39 1/3 here.
    Let's round up.
  • cargilb
    cargilb Posts: 116
    i am 48 and have lost 64 lbs and am trying to lose another 20.
  • terrie_exercise_mom
    terrie_exercise_mom Posts: 58
    Fourty-one year old mom and wife! Feel free to add me!!! I give support!!!
  • Microfiber
    Microfiber Posts: 956 Member
    I'm young but could do with some motivating friends :wink:
  • cargilb
    cargilb Posts: 116
    I'm 43 and looking for inspiration, accountability and friendship! Both my husband and I have gained 20 lbs since we met in 2009. I guess it's true that when you're happy you get lazy and gain weight :-) We're on our fitness journey together and hoping to lose 10 lbs together before our trip to Mexico at the end of February, with the ultimate goal of 20 lbs being met by July.

    This is my first week and I'm looking for friends that might be willing to share recipes, workout plans, and support and I would, of course, do the same. I have a great deal of trouble in the work out motivation department and could use all the help I can get!

    well, just try walking. walk at a nice pace: +3mph. go to a scenic location with a camera and walk walk walk. start that way, and see if you become less averse to excercise.
  • Mota1973
    Mota1973 Posts: 10 Member
    I am 5 weeks of turning forty. I have unfortunately been a yo-yo dieter for most of my life and it's time to finish this cycle! So i have embarked in what I hope is a better route, with exercise and diet controlled by a PT and educating myself on hormones. Myfitnesspal hrlps me understand the impact of my food snd exercise choices. Understanding the "deviations" snacking causes will helpfully work as a deterrent for future binges.
  • purpleheart416
    purpleheart416 Posts: 34 Member
    44 here! I've lost 22 but I'd like to lose 15-20 more!
  • BlueDiva
    BlueDiva Posts: 4 Member
    Hi. I'm 43. I've struggled with my weight all my life. I've been big and I've been small. Now I'm trying to lose at least 12 so I can get all of my company's wellness points. They pay a portion of my insurance premium if I do. Plus I have a dress I want to fit into by March. We'll see. :)
  • rosieoutlook65
    rosieoutlook65 Posts: 5 Member
    Yep, I'm 47 it's true but no where near fifty ;-) trying to loose 30lbs and stop watching Downton Abbey: what was I thinking with the lady Rosemary user name, i'm far more Rosethescullerymaid?!!!. :huh: Feel free to add me as a friend, and lets motivate each other!
  • gwenm4
    gwenm4 Posts: 127 Member
    Would love to connect (and I need the inspiration!) I'm 47 and would like to lose 20 pounds. I have the same issue with workout motivation! Good luck with your goal! Add me to your contacts so we can inspire each other!
  • Mota1973
    Mota1973 Posts: 10 Member
    Wow, congratulations for the weight loss!
  • Mota1973
    Mota1973 Posts: 10 Member
    My dresses are also such a strong motivation :-)!
  • cyberblonde
    cyberblonde Posts: 100 Member
    Hiya, I am 40 soon to turn 41, I lost my weight from Aug to Dec last year and I found this site worked really well for me. Good luck.
  • maltermatt
    maltermatt Posts: 10 Member
    Hi. I'm 43. I've struggled with my weight all my life. I've been big and I've been small. Now I'm trying to lose at least 12 so I can get all of my company's wellness points. They pay a portion of my insurance premium if I do. Plus I have a dress I want to fit into by March. We'll see. :)

    You can do it!!!!

    And BTW... What a great plan for a company to offer! Such a full cycle concept to offer to pay a portion of insurance premiums for employees who choose to be healthy. That's motivation of a different kind and I happen to think it's pretty darn awesome! Wish more companies would do that.

    Y
  • MiguelX66
    MiguelX66 Posts: 24 Member
    46, lots of aches and pains but no excuses! Feel free to add me. :)
  • porky44
    porky44 Posts: 34
    Will be 45 next month. Joined this site on 1-4-13 and It really keeps me accountable and reading entries and seeing before and after pics is soooo insirational and motivating. I hadn't had that before. Feel free to add me.
  • HollywoodDJ
    HollywoodDJ Posts: 296
    Just turned 41 last week and LOVING IT! I have lost 47 lbs....started March 1st, 2012.....Feel free to add me too !


    p.s. I still would love to lose another 50 pounds + ....I have gone from a size 22 to a size 14 so far....

    Got the exercise part down pretty ok....gotta work on the eating part (wink wink)...

    I'm tryin but I am like you and I need help too.
  • redshaz73
    redshaz73 Posts: 54
    Hi I shall be 40 next month. I am also looking for inspiration, friendship and support.

    This is day two of week one for me.

    Feel free to add me as a friend.
  • blendapang
    blendapang Posts: 5
    know exactly how you feel im in the same boat have also put weight on and cant get motivated for execiseing could use all the help iam 49
  • bluemagic33
    bluemagic33 Posts: 284 Member
    Hi,

    Feel free to add me as well, I am 47 (48 in August) 2 grown boys and married for almost 26 years in April. I still have a ways to go I lack in the exercise department to since I work 12 and 24 hour shifts. The worse for me is getting started. My goal is 144 weight wise, but more important than what the number on the scale is, I have a pair of jeans I want to get back into. I am actually hoping to get a bowflex tonight if all goes well :) I know I need strength training, I lost a lot of weight in 2008 92lbs and gained 30 back through injury and illness and then I just got lazy not going to lie about it.. But I don't like how I look now and I am not comfortable in my clothes.. Vacation is two weeks in Jamaica in August and I must be bikini ready.. Getting started is the hardest part. Come on we can do this..

    So nice to see so many in my age group in one place.. :D
    Laurie
  • V44V
    V44V Posts: 366 Member
    42 in April, have gone from 203lb to 188lbs, another 18lbs to go...
  • jackifeijoo
    jackifeijoo Posts: 1
    There's nothing like trying to lose weight in your 40's! It is not an easy decent down the scale but I know we can all do it with the help of each other through motivation. I am 46 soon to be 47 and need to lose at least 30 lbs. Would love to add you as a friend and you are welcome to add me into your cheering section as well! Many Blessings on your fantastic fitness journey with your husband!
  • scoutfinchie
    scoutfinchie Posts: 39 Member
    I'm 44. Gained weight thru very similar circumstances! You can add me!
  • mojd80
    mojd80 Posts: 8 Member
    Hi, I am 49 and just started the journey, AGAIN!! I've been a yo-yo dieter most of my adult life but this time is different! I am borderline diabetic, borderline high cholesterol, just became a grandfather for the second time and about to have a 3rd any week! I want to be around for my grand kids a bit longer than my grandfathers were so I am on my journey. I am looking to lose around 100 lbs though so my battle will be years in the making!

    Best wishes to you!! Add me if you'd like.

    Dave
  • bbrown5
    bbrown5 Posts: 1
    I am 42 soon to be 43 in about 3 months I was 230lbs in Oct 08 but by Sept 09 I was 155 lbs. Kept it off for 2 years in the last six months really been stressed so I gain 20 lbs but I am back at it again hoping to lose the 20lbs by my Birthday in April...
  • Tennolina
    Tennolina Posts: 2,413
    42 here! Working on those last 10 pounds. :)
  • FammaMel
    FammaMel Posts: 293 Member
    I turned 40 on September 11th of last year. I'm back with a vengence on MFP and have lost 5 pounds since my return on December 28th. If anyone would like to add me, that would be fantastic! Also, does anyone else find it harder to loose weight in your 40's???

    Absolutely! It's so unfair!


    YES!!!

    Yes and completely unfair! I'm just thankful it doesn't stop me from working hard and moving forward regardless of the scale.

    I'm 41 and I pick things up and put things down. Lol! I no longer watch the scale as often as I watch and work for PRs on my lifts. StrongLifts, 5/3/1 and split session lifting has changed my outlook and my composition.

    Anyone is welcome to add me.
  • marywoodringlepera
    marywoodringlepera Posts: 1
    H, I'm in, I'll be 49 next month. I just completed my first week, and so far I have moved down and then back up on the scale but I'm feeling really good and
    looking forward to dropping at least 50 pounds in the next year. My oldest son is getting married and I refuse to go to his wedding in
    a dress any bigger than a 10!
    Carbs are my enemy, I know this for a fact but no matter what I do.... I still find them in my mouth! I have replaced candy with SF candy, I have replaced most breads in my house with low carb and now I think it's just time to cut them down to maybe 50 or 60 a day and see what happens. It's probebly not the right thing to do, but maybe it will motivate me to watch them?
    Well good luck to all of us.

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