50 AND TRYING TO LOSE 60

I just started yesterday...we'll do it together. I am working towards losing 75lbs by May 3, 2014...my 50th birthday.

My cousin who is a personal trainer told me about this site, and I'm already liking it!

Good luck!

Hiya new here too, I'm 47 and have just joined the gym, been calorie watching for a week now and I've not cheated as I usually do, been on and off diets for years but need to get serious now, slim down and tone up, feel free to add me as a friend, Ann

Hi, dieting is not good. Choosing to eat the right food in the right amounts for your body is great. Expectations, well you didn't put the weight on over night, don't expect to loose it over night. The right diet for you has to become a way of life. When you find a good balance of food and exercise your body will let you know. Try not to get discouraged, hang in there. I hit a plateau and didn't loose anything for 3 months, knew I had to do something different so I came here. It took another month till I started loosing again. I changed the way I looked at my diet. An old adage. "If you do the same thing the same way, you get the same results." Smile and only get on the scale once every two weeks. Have a great day.

HI,
I'm 47 and have 50 pounds I need to lose. Please add me and we can support each other.

I am 48 and my life change anniversary was 6/5. I have lost 40 pounds total. 22 before I started here. I couldn't do it without this site. I tell everyone about it. Anyone can add me. Can always use the support.

I should note that I was an ibuprofin junkie until a week ago. The joint pain from the excess weight was excruciating!....Now I am ibuprofin free!

I started with a similar (although bigger) goal in early January. I am trying to lose 131 pounds so that I can reach my goal weight (155 lbs) at some point next year -- the year I turn 50. I have lost 52 pounds so far toward that goal.

I hadn't planned to become more active -- or to love physical activity as much as I do -- when I first started. That has been an unexpected bonus of this journey. I am more physically fit than I have been in my entire adult life.

I still have another 79 lbs. to go, but I'm already feeling fantastic.

Feel free to add me as a friend if you'd like.

YOU CAN DO IT!

Hi! I just started this week also! I feel like this is the right step. We can surround ourselves with those who are in many different stages of this journey! Would love to be your support too. One day at a time, right! Make today fun:)

Welcome! I started my journey to better health just before I turned 50 - didn't lose as much as I'd hoped but have kept it off for the last 4 years and feel so much better! The key is not to jump in with both feet trying to do everything all at once - it's too difficult and you'll become disheartened. Set one little goal each week - increase the amount of water you drink, park farther from your destination so you have to walk more, take one (or one more) flight of steps each day. Record EVERYTHING you eat! It's too easy to say "Oh, I only had a bite of this or that, I don't need to record it". You need to take stock of what you're eating, when you're eating and why you're eating it - then you slowly begin to change one habit at a time. Give yourself rewards for small goals - I got a massage when I lost 5 pounds, some new clothes for 10 and 15 pounds - things like that, little rewards along the way.

Also, I set my protein goals higher than those to which this site defaults - I think it help you stay full longer. that and eat lots more vegies! The fiber helps you stay full, the crunch of fresh vegies is more satisfying, and I like to think I'm eating a lot so a big bowl of lettuce with chopped broccoli and cucumbers visually makes me feel better. For myself, I find it easier to divide my food up so I eat every few hours - I live in fear of getting hungry and binging! LOL. so, I eat egg beaters with tons of sauted vegies for breakfast, try to have lots of salad or vegies with my lunch, EAS AdvantEDGE protein shakes for snacks, carb master yogurts for snacks and of course an apple and cheese stick or banana every day!

I started walking - just a few minutes at a time at first. and then set a goal of walking a 5k - my first one took me an hour! But, I got hooked and before long was run/walking. I just completed my 3rd 1/2 marathon last month and can do a 5k now in 35 minutes! It just feels so good to know I can walk just about any where I need to without any concern for shortness of breath or soreness.

The best thing is finding people to do it with - both here and IRL - people to whom you'll feel accountable and with whom you can celebrate small victories. I'm much more likely to get up and run on a Saturday morning if I know my friend Lysa is waiting and counting on me and I'm much more likely to stick to a healthy eating plan if I've told friends that I plan to lose 10 pounds by my birthday. For some reason I don't worry about letting my self down but I sure hate to let others down! LOL.

Good luck on your journey and remember, it's just that - Life's not a race to the end but journey to be enjoyed along the way!