Looking for 50 year women for support!

Hi, I'm right there with you. Have tried so many and can lose 10 lbs but can also put it bakc on so easy. I'm trying to look at it as a healthier lifestyle change and trying to fix healthier meals with lower carbs but that is what I crave at times. I'm on day 14 of a 24 day challenge and I've only lost 1 lb but I'm comitted to follow it through.

Wow, ok this is the group for me. Turned 50 this year. Had lost 20 lbs then gained it back (took 2 yrs to lose and a year to gain back) and need to lose. Menopause definitely an issue.

Karenbenvenut you sound like you are doing the right things, I am sure it will click and happen for you.

Imhunt13 what challenge are you doing? Do you feel well and healthier now that you are into it? I would assume it would click in and just drop if you are following it well. Carb eating definitely makes me eat more carbs and sweets.

babyrover you are a jock right? Yes carbs 50 or lower is great if you can do it. Walking and jogging and squats are all great fat burners and also boost your metabolism.

I feel like you three are in a different category than I am. I eat well, very healthy, but on top of my very healthy eating I seem to get sucked into binge eating of carbs or sweets or candy or other unhealthy foods on a daily basis. So I eat my 1500 nutritional calories but then seem to always add on 1000 more of something. Today is a new day for me, and I am committed to journaling once again.

I am also using the jawbone up and have enjoyed tying that into mfp. If any of you are looking to link up mfp journals for ideas, I am wiling to. That would probably help me and make me more accountable. It is a hard hard journey for me. Good luck to you three though, you can be my inspiration for good habits!

I am 56. I have lost 26 pounds with 15 more to go. Send me a friend request if you like. Good luck to you.

I know what you mean. The weight use to fall off and now I work hard for each and every pound/inch. I have had great success on this site, but unfortunately stopped using it only to gain back some of my weight. I have recently returned with a vengeance. Feel free to send me a friend request. We are in this together!

Hi. I am 54 and I am currently about 15 pounds from my initial goal weight. I have been losing about 1 ib a week over the past two months (which is the rate I want to lose). The one thing that helps me the most is that I lift weights. Maybe not as heavy as some on here yet, but I deadlift 120 right now. I would encourage anyone to take up weight training. We lose muscle mass as we age, and it is important to retain as much LBM as we can.

Anyone can add me as a friend. I log every day. Good luck!

I turned the big 50 this year and I am motivated, dedicated and my willpower is activated!!!! :laugh: Power of Positive thinking!!! :bigsmile:

Hi I'll be 54 next month and can totally relate to the proplems mentioned here. I also had my gall bladder removed 10 years ago and although the doctors say that has nothing to do with weight my search on google says different.

I am totally committed to losing the weight although the 8 lbs I've lost so far has taken a long time. I'm not going to let this beat me.

I log in everyday, I've sent you a friends request.

Anyone please feel free to add me

Good Afternoon - I am 52 and lost 38 pounds last year. Have been slowly gaining weight and now need to lose 15 pounds to get to my lowest weight from last year. I have been unemployed since February and have not been exercising as I use to and eating way to much. I need encouragement as I would like to lose the 15 pounds plus another 20 so total of 35 pounds. Today I spent 3 hours in the garden weeding, digging and messing around in the dirt. My eating is on track as of now. Let see if I can keep on track through dinner. Wish me luck!

Have a great day!

I am just starting out and learning, learning, learning. I am a true desciple of MyFitnessPal.com. I invite friends! I would love to have a more personal experience on my home page - usually the only page I visit daily.

Hello, like many of us, I turned 50 this year. I was very motivated to get healthy for a trip to Europe . I leave in 3 days. It took me about 14 months to lose 114 pounds. I still want to lose about 30 more pounds but am happy with my progress.

I decided that I am a sugar addict so I do very low carb-20-40, 1200 calories, low sodium-1000, lots of water, walking and weights.

I think the key for me was just consistency . I have a cheat day maybe once a month, but for the most part this is my new life.

I'd love a new friend if you want ,
Diana

Since I was a smoker, I hit menopause early. Perimenopouse started around age 50 and brought me 70 lbs. (I gained the same during pregnancies.) I let hormones take their course, and I am only now battling this new kind of fat - ugly dimples.

I have now achieved menopause and am eating healthy and exercising much more vigorously. I look forward to sharing success with you.

I also gained weight in perimenopause (70 lbs.). You are doing all the right things. You may not really be able to control the hormonal weight gain. You are wise to add muscle that burns more calories. Stay the course and don't sweat the extra weight.

I turned 50 this year too. I lost about 20 lbs in 2009 doing weight watchers, then I had a health issue followed by menopause and now I've gained it all back. Weight watchers no longer works for me plus I'm interested in tracking my carbs, protein, etc. I also had my metabolism tested and found out my resting metabolic rate is only 1059 calories a day which is extremely low. I'm trying to stick to 1200 a day, and add body pump (weights) classes to my cardio routine. This is the second week I've been trying to stick to 1200 calories.

Hi I'm 53 and I am following the diet on this site. It picks you carbs, calories, etc and I set it for a loss of 2 lbs a week. My daughter did this and followed myfitnesspal's diet and lost 38 lbs. So when I saw her results I decided to do it too. I have been logging everything I eat and try to keep all of my numbers in the parameters Calories, Carbs, Sugar that are set out for me. However, my sugar usually goes over and my calories usually stay under. I am not hungry. I was one day but I think it is because I had chocolate that day which was 110 calories and I think the processed sugar kicked my appetite into high gear. That being said I have lost 13 lbs in two weeks. I know this is a lot of weight in a short period of time. My body always does this when I initially start a weight loss diet. I guess I lose a lot of water in the beginning. I weighed last week and I won't weigh again until around the 1st of the month when I go to the doctor. I fully expect for my weight loss to slow down to the 2 lbs a week from this point forward. The site originally set my calories around 1700 but after I lost the first 10 lbs it dropped to 1550 calories a day. I am disabled and can not do a lot of exercise so I do what I can and hope the weight loss continues.:happy:

Turned 50 in april. Work 60+ work weeks with very few days off. Just joined a community center with all the ammenities. How can I get 3-4 workouts in per week and still see my family?