Hi! My name is Lisa. I will turn 50 next month. I absolutely love life right now but not the way I look. This middle age spread is not my friend! I am looking for support and tips to help me and encourage me to attain a weight/figure that I am happy with. I completed two triathlons last year but still didn't seem to loose the weight. But I have fallen in love with exercise as a result and really improved my endurance. In the last few months I have started to take advantage of MFP to the fullest by recording everything (most of the time) I eat/drink. Wow! What an eye opener! Now I know why I haven't lost weight. SO, here I go, painfully learning that in my younger years I could eat whatever I wanted but that is no longer. In the last few months I have had success in dropping a few pounds and inches and changing my shape. I take spin, yoga and power classes. I work out 7-10 hours per week. I love it and the way it makes me feel. I look forward to being in this group to encourage and be encouraged!

Hi! I'm new to the group and mfp. I'm 43, married and mom to three. I'm trying to get fit and and healthy for myself and my family. I look forward to being a member of the is group and checking in whenever I can!

Hi all,

My name is Heidi and I live in central Oklahoma. I'm 52, and was feeling more like 82. So I decided to do something about it. I've been using MFP since the beginning, but mostly on my phone and ipad. I hadn't found the forums or groups til recently.

I've had many bouts of weight loss before, only to re-gain eventually. Usually with an extra 5 to 10 pounds each time. I think the key for me will be continuing to use MFP when I reach my goal, which is just a few pounds away.

I liked the sound of this group, and thought I might just fit in perfectly!

I look forward to taking part in the discussions,
Heidi

Hello, my name is Grace. I just turned 42 and have made a decision to finally do something once and for all about my weight. I have gone up and down the scale over the years and now start at the highest weight ever!! I have three children (ages 13, 11, and 9) and live in the Metro Atlanta area. I love food, but for the first time ever in my life I have decided to love me more.

Hello there! I'm Janey, from Sussex in the UK. I'm a Nifty Fifty who still feels 25 on the inside!
Mum to one teen and one pre-pre-teen - you know, 10 going on 16! - with a lovely dh who's really encouraging me with this and is a whizz at working out my calories when the numbers make my eyes water! One daft dog and two pretty kitties complete the household. Oh, and my daughter's Chinese hamster counts too!
My weight has crept up over the years, and I've had a couple of half-hearted attempts at doing something about it, but this time, I'm going to succeed. Oh yes, I am!
I love food, (possibly part of my downfall??) good wine, cooking for friends and family, so am keen to hear everyone's ideas and tips. Horribly hopeless at gym-style exercise so am sticking to my dog walking and gardening, and any other carb-crushing techniques I can lay my hands on. ; -)) Tips welcome!
Looking forward to meeting everyone, and hopefully making some new friends along the way.

Hello I'm Chrystel, I'm 40 years old, married and currently living in Houston. I'm just beginning my journey of a healthier life style "better late than never" so I will need all the positive support and encouragement I can get and I will definitely give it back! I'm amazed with the support system in this group and look forward to interacting with all the beautiful people here!

How rude of me! I joined this group ages ago and never got round to reading and checking in. I'm in the UK, I work and have a teenager and a cat at home. I'm trying to be fitter and healthier and so have been exercising and (slowly!) losing weight. I have heart disease so it's important for me to be fit. (It's important for everybody, of course, but you know what I mean!). I don't do loads and loads of exercise, but a bit of strength/resistance training, ballet and some walking or exercises videos. I've recently joined a gym and am hoping to improve my squats and deadlifts. I'm delighted to meet you all!

Hi Ladies,
My name is Christine and I'm 42 and loving life! I have two daughters, ages 10 and 13, and a triathlete/chef/diplomat husband. We currently live in Qatar, previously lived in France, and are moving to Taiwan in July. I have been able to maintain my job as a creative services consultant for several California wineries as I've moved around the world, and I'm so grateful I haven't had to forfeit my career as a "trailing spouse."

I ran my first marathon at age 40 in France but suffered a stress fracture in my lower tibia shortly thereafter. In January, I decided to quit fooling around and have dedicated myself to getting in the best shape I've ever been. Now, I am running three times a week and doing heavy lifting three times a week. I try to eat clean and I drink three things: water, black coffee, and wine!

I'm excited to have discovered this group and I would love to gain some new friends who have similar fitness goals!

Cheers,
Christine

Well, MFP shows me as having been a member since last year, but thats when I downloaded the phone app, I really just recently started using the actual website.

I'm 42, living in Washington state, and am just tired of being the fat girl. Plus, recent extra motivation comes with planning a wedding next May. Fulltime working mom of 3. I have a very active social life, and very busy children. . .trying to find ways to make exercise fit in to my life at this point, but starting mainly with healthier eating, and making better choices.

I just am frustrated at this point, and need to figure out how to stay motivated and focused on what I really want: beautiful wedding pictures where I don't judge my size

Hi I am 57, and have just rejoined MyFitnessPal after my brother's friend has lost over 100 lbs since January with this program. Very motivating. I just started keeping track of my food, and found out that I usually run out of calories by mid afternoon...need to get a grip on that. I am interested in losing about 50 pounds, so I can be my old athletic self instead of the couch surfer I have become. I am interested in clean eating and not putting any more processed stuff into my body, due to separate health issues....arthritis....thanks for organizing this board.

Hi, I'm Caron from Santa Barbara, CA. I recently joined MFP and just joined this group (because I love to lunch, and wine, and have fun with my women friends!) I'll be 60 this year, and my goal is to lose some weight and become more fit before then (November) without losing the ability to lunch and wine! LOL I am happily married (22 years), have one son and a 3 /12 year old granddaughter (the joy of my life).

Feel free to friend me if you're willing to share your daily diary (as I like to get ideas about how others manage to stay within their daily calories quota).

Hi, I'm Kathryne, 43 years old, married no kids, living in Vancouver, BC.

I started my journey a couple of months ago becasue I was sick of not being able to do things. I'm an adventurer (scuba diver, kayaker, skier) but never really paid much attention to my physical well being. I've lost about 10 lbs so far (in 10 weeks or so) but just joined here.

I love to cook and generally avoid restaurants and take out, though I have been known to order in a pizza every few weeks just for variety. I'm a big believer in whole foods, avoid packaged and processed foods where ever possible, and am trying to keep my carb intake down by avoiding those "white" foods. That said, everything in moderation.

I'm 5'3", currently weigh 199 lbs (down from 209 when I started) and am currently basking in the glory of my first 10 lbs lost. That will be short lived. My goal is to lose another 30 lbs by November, and a further 20 thereafter to get to my goal weight of 145-150. I look forward to interacting with you all!

Hello ladies! My name is Carmen and I'm 42 years old. I'm married and have two teenage daughters. I've been on MFP for almost 2 years. I've lost 40 pounds, but recently my body has decided to rebel hormonally and I've gained back 10 pounds. I'm starting a Whole30 with my family tomorrow and I'm hoping that by eliminating all the foods that I'm allergic to I'll be able to push the "reset button" and get back to my lowest weight (or even lower). Mostly, I just want to be healthy. That's been my goal all along. I don't want to be obese and unhealthy as I enter the second half of my life.

Thanks for inviting me to join!

Just joined the group today. I am Dyanna. I am 45 and I live in a semi-small Alabama town. I work for 10 hours a day sitting at a desk crunching and analyzing numbers. I have arthritis in my knees and hips so movement hurts, but I MUST MOVE. I have been "overweight" my whole life. I was 10 lbs when I was born. At my highest my weight was 500. I am now at around 353.7 lol. I have a LONG way to go. Due to a hysterectomy at age 30 I only have one daughter whom I have spoiled rotten. She is 23 and a mommie herself to a 3 year old little doll. Also due to the hysterectomy I had to have stomach surgery because my scar tissue wrapped around my intestines and part of my stomach they had to cut much of my stomach off as well as part of my intestines-so I basically had a non wanted gastric bypass like surgery. I lost down to 250 a few months after that and felt great. Then the effects of not having the portion of my intestines that absorb nutrients hit. I became severe anemic, hypoglycemic, and my body stopped producing blood. I lost all my teeth. This was really hard because I always had perfect teeth. Never had a cavity. Even when I was at my heaviest people would always say I had a beautiful smile. With all this going on, I crept back up to 480 lbs. I think I am now on the right mix of iron and b12 injections that my blood levels are finally getting as close to normal as I will ever be. I still have to have iron and blood transfusions about every 6 months but it is much better than the every 2 months I was doing. I have my hypoglycemia under control with my diet. I have brand new beautiful teeth, and I have decided that I am tired of being fat. No more excuses. No more “DIETS”. I want to be healthy. I want to be around to see my grandbaby get married and have kids. Well now that you have read the story of me, let’s be friends and do this together---(I know cheesy) But for real, I have a VERY dry sense of humor and can be a little crass so if I ever say anything out of the way or hurt anyone’s feelings, please know that I would NEVER do that on purpose. Sometimes my tone on paper does not come out the way I am really thinking it.