Let's make it... Fabulous in our 40's!!!

41 (42 in Sept). Mother of 6. Married for 25 yrs. I am anemic and struggling with my thyroid. Plugging away. I am determined to do this! Anyone feel free to add me

LOL! I will be turning 45 on Tuesday- after Memorial Day. I have 3 children, all grown, graduated and out of the house. My oldest has married and given me a grandson. :-)
I was divorced for 15 years and remarried two years ago. Since that day, I have put on 40 pounds! I have never weighed this much in my life and have been having a hard time. It would seem that each and everytime I got on here, or joined weight watchers, or some diet fad, my heart would be in it for all of 2 weeks and then I stop.
I quit smoking in December after smoking for 30 years, and gained 20 pounds (10 since March).
For some reason I felt like I lost the drive to 'go', to 'live', to 'enjoy' my life. My marriage is wonderful, and we are happy in love, with our little ups and downs as all marriages do. I have nothing to complain about, but I got lazy. I quit my job in December and got lazy.
I am moving to Missouri in July and decided it was time to get back in to my life ~ back into LIVING my life. 40's are supposed to be FABULOUS..like being the new 20's or 30's...lord knows, I really wouldn't want to live my 20's over again tho...ewe!
So one week ago, or 6 days ago I decided to get serious. I was having a hard time breathing, tired from just walking up a flight of stairs, ONE flight of stairs IN MY HOUSE! Now that's just not right...shows how cozy my and my couch have gotten. :-)
I have a treadmill and have dusted it off, and started using it every other day, doing ZUMBA in between, and walking my dogs each day or every other day. I am starting to get into the swing of my life and enjoying it. I am watching my food intake a lot closer, cutting out the Junkfood nites which were every nite...movie nite, candies, cookies, chips, icecream and more candy! Popcorn too..not the healthy kind.
It has been tough. I love my husband but for the first 4 months this year, each time I 'tried' watching my food intake, or eating the 'right foods' he'd come home with chips, ice cream, cookies galore, I would go bonkers. I couldn't win with him. I told him this junkfood was like a drug for a junkie - yes we can relate and he has been clean for over 15 years. I told him I was now over 40 pounds over weight and couldn't wear any of my clothes. I asked him for help. I told him that I really needed him to quit bringing his food binging foods into the house. He could keep them in his truck if he liked, but PLEASE keep them away from here. It worked for a blink..... Finally I decided 6 days ago to just take charge..wouldn't you know it, he isn't bringing foods into the house I don't want/need, AND LOL Get this....He couldn't put on his favorite pair of jeans. . . hehehe! So, With my effort I have put forth, and since I have started back up here at MFP, I have taken off a total of 4 pounds. 1 pound lost this week so far, I will know by monday my true total loss for this week. Anyway, I realize that I can't do this alone and have decided that I will reach out to a couple of people here on MFP, hoping this keeps me going and on top of things. With the move happening in July, I am really going to be busy and my hopes are that I wont be too busy to 'be good to me" and my body.

Have a safe and Happy Holiday this weekend!

Just reached the big 40! Add me if you'd like. My 3 kids have me feeling young as ever!

I'm 44 and a mother of 3 beautiful children, 18, 13 and 10. Although I like being in my 40's the one thing that is absolutely different is how hard it is to lose weight! I find that you have to limit your intake AND increase your exercise to see that scale move at a snail's pace. Quite different from when I was younger and could do one OR the other and easily take weight off. Plus, at this age there is a certain comfort level with life and it is easy to not want to get too caught up in the weight thing. So much that I now find myself needing to lose that 30 (preferably 40)! I would love some support from others in their 40's. Please feel free to add me!

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I'm turning 42 this weekend. I'm also starting graduate school at the end of the summer. I've lost 18 pounds on MFP and hope to lose 10-15 more. I'm focusing on building muscle and toning so I'm not stuck on the scale's numbers. Please friend me if you so desire!

Hello, I'm 41 and will be 42 in August, I'm ready for this big change in my life and need to take this weight off permanently . I have 3 children 19 yr old whose almost 20 and just finished her 2nd year in collage, a 16 year going to the 11 th grade and a 14 yr log going to high school next year. And let's not forget the hubby and my dog coco... Sooo, I'm a very busy women. Been on this journey for a month now and just discovered this site. Looking forward to making new friends.

43 here...congrats on your new adventure in life.

43 here, and really loving my 40's so far! I have three kids, eldest, 18, just graduated high school and is off to be a big college football star in the fall (well, in his mama's eyes he's a star anyway but he isn't half bad) I also have a 16 yr old son chomping at the bit to get his drivers license and a beautiful 14 yr old daughter who keeps me motivated. Shortly before turning the big 4-0, I did some reassessing of my life and made some terrific changes. I quit smoking after 20 yrs, went back to college for the degree I've always wanted and began moving up the career ladder to a challenging, but sedentary desk job. All of these changes were wonderful and I will never regret any of them - but I ended up gaining 75 lbs in the process.
I'm not thrilled with how I look, but I realize that losing the weight is just another part of the challenge in reaching my goals. I miss doing some of the things I loved before and look forward to getting back to that point. Once I get there, I think my forties are going to be the best yet! Feel free to add me

My very first post! Wishing everyone luck on this crazy, sometimes frustrating, but in the long run rewarding (and staying that way this time) journey we are all on together. Looking for those in their 40's so we may be able to relate a little better to what's happening to our bodies and all the external factors and distractions (spouses, relatively same age children/stepchildren, family, work, etc.) that come along with this time in our lives. Would love to be added to your Friends List.

Let's do this! 44, lost it, and toning like crazy! Who knew? Your skin WILL TIGHTEN as you lose fat and build muscle.

I would love to be in this group!

I'll be that dreaded 40 on new years day 2014! this year in November I will also become a grandma (I still think I'm way to young) I want to be that fab 40 yr old grandma! so hoping to get to my goal before all that.
I have 6 children altogeather 4 birth children 20, 15, 7, 3 and 2 step-children 20 and 16, I am disabled so can't exercise as I would like so this is being done by diet alone, 20 pound down it's all going the right way

I'm 43, not in the best shape of my life, but the best shape since I was a college athlete. After shoulder and then knee surgery in my late 30s (old injuries finally catching up with my body) I decieded it was time to get serious with the wieghts again. For me, my wife, who is a great looking 41 year old and for ,my kids. Weight is just a number and I have never gotten over 200#s but it was a very soft 200 pounds at 5'10". A few years later I still travel 175 plus days a year but have used this site and gym time when I am home to get to 180 pounds, and with a harder body, much better health could not be happier.

Honestly, I prefer my current age to any I've ever been! I am in love with everything. I wish I'd felt like this all my life and hope to for the rest of it!

Let me tell you this woman is rocking it in her 40s. Definitely someone defying the numbers and looking 20-something!

This sounds like the group for me. At 42, I am loving life and looking forward to getting into shape to feel my best. I just signed up today! I hope this tool will help me monitor my progress and connect with others like me who aspire to be healthier.