50 Year Old Woman With a New Outlook on Fitness

I had always been very fortunate, for most of my life, to not have any issues with excess weight. It was not until my 40's that I started to see a transition in my body type. Now, I am 50 and weigh at least 18 pounds more than I have for most of my adult life. In my 30's I spent a lot of time in the gym doing resistance training and cardio classes. In my 40's I transitioned into yoga, primarily ashtanga. During my pursuance of yoga, I always felt a longing to resume resistance training but, as many of my teachers told me, I would gain muscle through yoga.

I turned 50 four months ago and decided to get back into the gym! I've been doing resistance training with bars and plates and circuit training 3 times a week. I have a goal to lose 10 pounds but, more importantly, I want to transition my fat into muscle.
Like many women my age, my mid section is my problem area.

My diet is vegetarian and I do my very best to keep my calories down. Myfitnesspal has helped me to see what my problem foods are, mostly sugars. I like sweets in the afternnoon and early evening.

I'm looking forward to reclaiming a slimmer physique and gaining valuable muscle. My biggest challenge is finding the time to get to the gym. I'm self employed and work long hours, every day of the week. I also find that I get tired and lack motivation to go to the gym in the evening. My mornings are my best friend so I try to maximize the energy that I have earlier in the day by planning my workouts at that time.

After close to 15 years of no weight training, I'm feeling the aches. My body doesn't bounce back the way it used to. I'm careful not to overextend and injure myself.

I'm yet to find a cardio routine that feels good to me. I'm currently jogging a bit and doing the eliptical in the gym but neither feels uplifting. I'm thinking that Zumba or a dance class would be better suited to me. I'm on a mission to get that into my life.

What little socializing I'm able to do, given my work constraints, I have traded for workouts. I'd much rather hit the gym that sit and drink wine at a restaurant.

I've succeeded in so many things in my life through perseverence and sheer determination. I am approaching my fitness plan in the same manner. I plan to come out a winner! I want to feel good and look great!

None of my friends are interested in fitness. I'd like to meet some other like minded people through the MyfitnessPal community.

We can do it!