Hi, any 40 or 50 year olds trying to lose weight?

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  • CarmenSRT
    CarmenSRT Posts: 843 Member
    45, 46 next month. Been here since July 2012, 43 pounds down. It isn't as easy as it was when I was younger, but it's still doable. :drinker:
  • dawnkjensen
    dawnkjensen Posts: 5
    I am also in my 40's, trying to lose weight. I think menopause wants to get the best of me, but I'm gonna show it a thing or two!
  • aluehrman
    aluehrman Posts: 6
    Hi, I am 41 and need to loose about 75 more pounds. I really packed on some weight when I quit smoking. Feel free to add me... I like all of the support I can get and enjoy sharing in your accomplishments too! It is very motivating to have others working toward the same goal!

    :):happy:
  • reflexology2013
    reflexology2013 Posts: 3
    yes, turned 50 last summer. beating the bulge at this age is really difficult.
  • tammydevereux
    tammydevereux Posts: 7
    I am 42 and over the last 4 months have lost 45 pounds. Would love for you to add me! :)
  • vdburden
    vdburden Posts: 9
    Yep, add me to the list. I'm 54 and 5' 3" tall and need to lost about 80 lbs. Good luck in your weight loss. Add me as a friend if you want.

    Vicki
  • grammie123
    grammie123 Posts: 1
    Hi,....I am 55 and need to lose 20lbs......feel free to add me! We ban together and can be so supportive everyone. The older we get the harder it is to lose.....
    Thanks
    Barb
  • Susan_TL
    Susan_TL Posts: 4 Member
    Just check in on this site every day, enter every food you eat throughout the day (add it as you eat it), write you weight down every day, and you will drop it in no time. It's a compulsion. BUt if you watch every move you make, then you will see where you are making the mistake. And when you start to drop the weight, you're note gonna let yourself make those little mistakes. You look great by the way!
  • shirleycatt
    shirleycatt Posts: 37 Member
    Oh goodness.. the sad part is I have been trying to lose weight all through my teens, 20's and 30's. Now I am in my 40's uuuuggghhhh. So before I get to my 50's.. I better get this thing licked. I have lost substantial weight two times in my life. Both times in my 30's.. Here I am a decade later and all the weight (and some friends) are back!!! I am really trying to get myself in order. I am actually starting OA today for the first time... (overeaters anonymous) I really think I need some folks in my life with the "problems". I obviously have an issue that needs some attention. I am a closet binge eater! My husband has a very professional job that requires being fit and at work alot! Those two things really feed my food addiction. The guilt for being (shhhh the F WORD) and the loneliness of being by myself. My kids are grown and my youngest (17) has a new girlfriend, so you know what that means. I AM BASCIALLY BY MYSELF. So I would love love love some help, some guidance, some words of wisdom. I need people in my corner to kick me in the butt once in a while!
  • penni214
    penni214 Posts: 34 Member
    I'll be 56 on the 14th of this month. I've been on MFP for 35 days now and love all the support and encouragement from this community! I am going to lose the 60 lbs I gained from losing my job and menopause and get back the old me. Feel free to add me! Good luck!
  • ssflbelle2012
    ssflbelle2012 Posts: 322 Member
    I turned 57 last month and have over 200 pounds to lose. This past month I eliminated 22 pounds. Welcome to MFP!!
  • muktyfitness
    muktyfitness Posts: 59 Member
    I am very excited to see many 40's and 50's successful with wt loss, I am 42 ,lost 3 lb so far, 17 lb to go. I am logging calorie daily, running 20 min almost daily.
    feel free to add and support each other.
  • anacsitham5
    anacsitham5 Posts: 810 Member
    I'm in the range.... I'm in maintenance after losing 50+ always looking for supportive friends. I'm on every day and will leave you a message almost every day. Looking for the same support in return. I appreciate honesty so if I screw up feel free to tell me. Send mea friend request but include a message.
  • Monica_has_a_goal
    Monica_has_a_goal Posts: 694 Member
    Hello .. I'm right in the middle at 45 yrs old.

    I have about 100 pounds to lose, and i'm going to do it the healthy way ..

    Great eating plan and lots of exercise.

    I'm also taking vitamins and supplements.

    I wish you all great health and appreciation for the lives you lead!

    ~ Monica :heart:
  • foxymama73
    foxymama73 Posts: 60 Member
    I'm almost 40, and yes, yes I am fighting the battle...good luck to you.
  • 2BIG2B4U
    2BIG2B4U Posts: 77
    My name is Dale. I'm 42 and I'm a carboholic. :) I lost over 50 lbs and reversed a prediabetes condition 2 years ago. I need to lose more to reverse an apnea condition but it has been a struggle.

    Welcome Dale, I'm a Carboholic too!! :laugh:

    I'm a 45yr old Mom who needs to loose 60 pounds...
    Anyone can feel free to add me ....
  • myralp
    myralp Posts: 1 Member
    Hi I'm 51 with allot of weight to lose! I started with fitness pal about a week or so ago and just love it. I have some health issues and one of my meds causes weight gain, well if there is any side effect of weight gain you can believe I will get it. (Not that the meds are all to blame) I have made up my mind I can and will succeed this time and I'm hoping to get a good support team behind me. My husband is great but since he doesn’t have a weight problem he doesn’t know what it's like. I have been up and down with my weight all my life. I'm looking to lose over 100! I would love some online support :)
  • mpdonohoe
    mpdonohoe Posts: 2 Member
    I am 44 and trying to lose between 30 and 40lbs. Currently working off what I gained over the holiday's sadly enough. Easy to put on hard to take off.
  • willlywillly
    willlywillly Posts: 18
    i am 43 years old and i have lost about 40 pounds since the beginning of October...it can be done but it's not easy!
  • barb1241
    barb1241 Posts: 324 Member
    Howdy. I'm 51 and I'm not trying-I am LOSING ;-) it can be done. Slow and steady really does work.
  • anacsitham5
    anacsitham5 Posts: 810 Member
    I'm in the range.... I'm in maintenance after losing 50+ always looking for supportive friends. I'm on every day and will leave you a message almost every day. Looking for the same support in return. I appreciate honesty so if I screw up feel free to tell me. Send mea friend request but include a message.
  • joyfuljoy65
    joyfuljoy65 Posts: 317 Member
    Hi - 47 and finding MFP the best way to lose weight ever! Hope you find it as helpful and meet your goals too :) Add me if you wish :)
  • lindylou1957
    lindylou1957 Posts: 10 Member
    i sure am..... started two weeks ago...
  • lindylou1957
    lindylou1957 Posts: 10 Member
    morning yall.... im 58.. just... and need to loose three and half stone....would very much like to share this space with you all..
  • bunnyhug3
    bunnyhug3 Posts: 3 Member
    Hi everyone

    I'm 44 and had hysterectomy on hrt and other meds for back pain which limits what activities I can do. Comfort eat too so losing weight is really hard. I really need to lose 3 stone but working towards 1 first as 3 sounds too overwhelming :noway:

    Think noting what I eat on this site will help and getting and giving support to others. if we have a bad day now and again though we should not beat ourselves up but must get back on track the next day and not give up.

    As you can tell I am trying to be positive at this moment in time as need to lose weight for health reasons and to make me feel better about myself.
  • bunnyhug3
    bunnyhug3 Posts: 3 Member
    Hi

    I have type 2 diabetes too diet controlled (when I can manage it). I think I ignore it as I don't have to take meds for it yet so don't think it is too bad. But my daughter keeps telling me how people have lost feet and fingers etc to scare me.

    I have seen diaticians and know what I should eat but find it hard. Good on you for doing so well to reverse it that encourages me. I snore really bad so maybe losing weight will help that too.

    You've got everyone's support
  • bunnyhug3
    bunnyhug3 Posts: 3 Member
    Hi

    I know what it is like having meds that cause weight gain, I have 3 that do! Like you I can't blame everything on them but it does make it harder to lose.

    On my first week, had very good days and a couple of not so good. It isn't easy but if we can shift some pounds slowly it will help us.
  • RaineyLaney
    RaineyLaney Posts: 605 Member
    I will be 56 this year. I have an open food diary and log daily. I have type 2 diabetes (and hardly have to take my meds now). I do eat 6 times a day. 3 main meals and 3 snacks. I put the times I eat and my FBS in my notes. Feel free to add me :)
  • astra1547
    astra1547 Posts: 19
    Hi..:smile: I'm 65 years of age and need to lose weight for health reasons mainly and to look better than i do ( who am i kidding aye??? haha! ) Since January 2012 i have lost 1.st 9.lbs, but got stuck so joined this site. .

    I've looked at some of posts and comment on this site and everyone is doing so well....Good Luck to everyone and keep up the good work.:smile: Best Wishes Sarah
  • matti07
    matti07 Posts: 93 Member
    Hello, I'll be turning 43 in June and hoping to lose70 pounds. One month in and I've lost 12 pounds. MFP makes it easy and definiitely makes me think about how much and what I'm putting in my mouth. Good luck to everyone and feel free to add me!

    That's a huge loss fast! MFP makes me conscious of what I'm doing, too. I love the fact that the system automatically warns me if I'm starving myself -- I know I have the possibility of being an all-or-nothing girl, and MFP is helping me with the slow and steady, and that fluctuations during the month are normal, and especially so 'cause I'm a girl. Oddly, I'm at my lowest usually the day before my period starts, and the highest right at the end. This seems counterintuitive to me.

    Guys, my apologies if I just squicked you out!

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