Almost 50, Time to Get Serious

Hi to all, and thank you for being here in this great community. I've lurked for a while, and now it's time to get down to business.

I'm a woman who turns 50 years old this year, and I've been shifting toward a healthy lifestyle for the past year or two, but now it's time to get serious because I'll be 50 before the end of 2014. I'm lucky to have no major health problems, but I need to lose 25 to 30 pounds. My work schedule interferes with exercise and I get lax with my eating at times, so I think this is the perfect community for accountability. That's why I finally decided to sign up.

It looks like a pretty friendly group for the most part although I see the discussions can get heated. That's good because it keeps things lively! I look forward to getting to know others here in my own age group, as well as others of all ages who share the same goal: get healthy and stay healthy through lifestyle changes that include eating right and exercising regularly. I laugh when the latest diet fad or scam ad pops up on Facebook ads because I know there's no magic shortcut. Eat less junk and move your butt more and it will all come together.