Hi y'all! 40 year old looking to lose 60+ pounds!

Hello everyone! My name is Rachel. I'm 40 years old and I live in rainy SC. I've almost completely dumped WW which I have been using since January, and I have been yoyo'ing with the same 10 pounds for most of that time. Well except for the major off track binge on moose tracks ice cream that derailed me for a few weeks. I'm back in the right mind set and I'm ready to do this. I'd love to have some friends to share the journey with for 2 way support! Thanks and I'm looking forward to getting to know you.

Hi, I'm Emma from New Zealand. I'll be 40 in October. Although I wont have a clue what anything in your food diary is ("Moose Tracks ice cream" for example) I'll happily support you in your efforts if you'd like to add me.

Hey there, always great to have someone you own age on board i turned 40 this year. Im very fit, very strong, but still yoyoing my %of body fat - food is my weakness (pretty much any food:!) add me if you like.

Hi Rachel,

I'm 43, in Madison, Wisconsin, and I lean towards a paleo/primal-ish diet, but I'm no perfectionist! I'm also starting weightlifting tomorrow. Feel free to add me!

Hi Rachel! I am Nancy - been on MFP awhile - lost, regained, losing again! I am 43, almost 44, and need to lose at least another 60 pounds. I am on here regularly, so feel free to add me.

Hello Rachel, I'm Nika (neeka). I'm 39 and I've been climbing the "fluffy" ladder for about 8 years. I'm about 100 lbs over what I want to be. But in the last 2 weeks after changing my diet significantly and starting to walk some (pains in my leg and ankle have kept me from doing that) I'm down 4 lbs. I'm really excited about that and plan to keep up what I'm doing. It's really hot in Vegas right now over 100 degrees most days and as high as 120 on other days, so I don't go outside much. Anyway, I'm more than willing to share my journey and my eating habits with you, if you want.

PS...where is everyone getting that cute little signature monitor? I want one.

Hello,
I am 40 and from the St. Louis area. I tried WW too and found it expensive and unrewarding. Doing much better with MFP. Moostracks are my favorite, but if I measure out a serving it keeps me honest and on track. Please feel free to add me.

Hi, feel free to add me. I'm 42, looking to nock off about 10-15 pounds.

Hello, feel free to add me also.. the more support the better, been on here a while, but gained back most of what i lost.. Ready to get serious again.. Mid 40's here

I'm 42, have similar to loose, and have done WW in the past too. The first time I got close to my goal weight of 157 (or maybe it was a little lower.) I was down to a size 14 from a 22, loving myself, but had plateaued for a month straight. They kept telling me I HAD to get to goal, but I eventually quit in frustration. They preached that you were supposed to love yourself, which I had, and yet nope, give us more money until you drop that last 5-10 lbs. Anyway...I gained it all back, tried doing WW online a few years ago, but for the price it wasn't worth it. Plus, I got tired of being told that nuts are healthy and so good for you and you should eat them, but then with how many points they were, I didn't dare.

I'm not saying WW is bad. It's just...I hear you. I like it here much better as it's easier to track food, macros, and exercise. I put everything in and the calculations are done for me. I can even add a food to see where it'll get me if I eat it and then decide if I want to or not.

Sorry for the ramble. Feel free to add me. :flowerforyou:

Hi there, I am 41 years old and I am having a time getting motivated. I do good tracking my calories but I need to work out more. Its hard for me to get started at home by myself. I am 5"3" and weigh 194 and need to lose about 60 lbs. I have to be accountable to someone. I hope you get back to doing good and maybe you can give me some work out tips! take care and I am here for you.

I am 41 years old and I am having a hard time working out at home. I track my calories but I need to start working out at home and I just cant find the motivation to do it. Do you have any tips for me that might motivate me? I see you have lost 18lbls that's great. You will do just fine getting off the next 16lbs.

Hello and welcome I'm 45 and my goal when I started in February was 64lbs. Feel free to friend me if you'd like....I'm on MFP daily

Hi, I'm 46 years old. I'm 5'9" tall and my current weight is anywhere from 154.8 to 157 lbs, down from 208 lbs and my goal weight is 145. I started my weight loss journey back in January after regaining all the weight I had lost on 2006. Back then, I had lost 65 pounds by eating "healthy" and exercising (it took 7 months). The weight just seemed to fall off. However, that was back in my 30's. Now in my 40's, there doesn't seem to be any "easy" way of losing weight (it comes off in fractions of ounces and is added by multiple pounds). I started by eating and exercising the same way I did on 06 and lost 6 pounds in the first 2 weeks. Great! Then, over the next 6 weeks, I had only lost 4 more pounds after being very careful. I lost a lot of motivation. Feeling discouraged, I went on a medically supervised diet that involved pre-packaged food (high protein, very low fat/carb/sugar) plus non-starchy, low carb/sugar vegetables and lean proteins. I was on that diet for 13 weeks and lost 35 pounds. However, I knew that this way to lose weight was not a way to lose weight to keep it off since most of the people I knew who lost on this diet regained it all back and more within a year or so. Plus I was ALWAYS hungry! So my thought was to lose most of my weight on that diet and lose the last 15 pounds or so the "right" way. I started MFP about 10 weeks ago and have lost 8 pounds (however, I've hit another stall pattern where I keep gaining and losing the same 3 pounds for what feels like forever, so right now my loss is only about 5.5 pounds). The scale is discouraging, but I'm feeling really good with lots of energy so I can't discount the positives of eating healthy and exercising. The difference in my energy and my overall outlook on life is astounding. Good luck to everyone just starting out and keep in mind that this change in your life is WORTH IT despite set-backs or plateaus or the overwhelming desire to eat everything not nailed down in your house.

Hi everyone i am 45 going on a cruise in two months and hoping to loose 30lbs with diet and exercise!! Rachel I will help encourage you and support you doing your endeavor of weight loss feel free to friend me