My name is Jodi and I'm 46. I've been married for 20 years to my wonderful hubby. We have 2 sons (13 & 14). I have tried several times to lose weight through deprivation but it was short lived. I now realize that I have to make it a lifestyle change and not a diet. Looking forward to this group and finding motivation and support.

Whew! I'm a mess! Lol I need some friends, I seriously don't have any! That's a little of my problem cuz it doesn't give me the choice of working out with friends.

Anyway, I'm 45 and I have two adult children (22, 20). The boys live with me and their dad and I are divorced. I've gained 20 pounds since retiring from the military and would love to get back in shape!

Howdy! My name is Melissa and I will be 44 in May. I am good at loosing weight but am horrible at keeping it off. I am hoping to find the support to succeed in both. I just started a new job and it have to walk several blocks from the parking lot to the building and it is on the second floor, so I am taking the stairs instead of the elevator.

I am currently heavier than I ever have been, have fibromyalgia, migraines and high blood pressure. I need to make a change.

I am 39 today, but my 40th birthday is tomorrow I have lost 35 pounds so far but still have a way to go, so I wanted to join a group that is active for support and motivation.

Hey all. I'll be 41 in July but not feeling fabulous. Working on it, but I seem to lose and gain the same 5 pounds. So I'm finally trying to get serious about this and lose the 35-40 pounds that I want gone.
I am mother to one moody, gothic, unique 16 year old and have been with my SO for 12 years (maybe some day we'll actually et married, lol). He has a wicked sweet tooth, which does not help me with my journey. I am hoping that with some help from friends I can lose the weight. I work full time in research, teach hoopdance, and have 5 cats as well.

Hello. My name is Lisa. I joined this group last week, but never really introduced myself. I'm a 45 year old, mother of 3 grown children. I'm also a grandma to one 6 year old boy. I'm a very active person... I run, I spin and I'm a coach of a running group that meets a couple times a week. I've gained 20lbs over the last 5 - 8 years... I'm blaming it on "the change". It's just done the slow creep on me and it's been very difficult to get it back off!! Determined this time. Been adjusting my carb intake a bit, trying to find my sweet spot. It's very obviously, to me, that the carbs do affect my weight these days. Another benefit of getting older. But, I don't like to go too low on the carbs because then it feels like it affects my workouts. Sooooo... trying to focus on GOOD carbs and couple them with protein to balance out the meal. So far so good.

Anyway... glad I found this group!

Let's do this!

Lisa

Hi Everyone. My name is Noelle. I am 46 years old, married for 27 years with 3 grown children. I joined this group to interact with women in my age group and similar fitness goals. My goal is to lose at least 10 pounds in the next few months. I recently started the Happy Hormones, Slim Belly Diet by Jorge Cruise. It's basically a carb cycling diet. I'm looking for a lifestyle change to my eating because as we get older, it's not so easy to drop the pounds. I have been somewhat consistent with my workouts, but I know I could always do more. I use The Firm, Turbo Fire and Zumba workouts. I have to mix it up or I will get bored. I've tried the gym, but I'm not sure if its for me, so I haven't actually joined one.

Let's keep each other accountable! Feel free to add me if you'd like.

Hello Everyone, My name is Jennifer and I turned 40 in March. Last year I lost over 40lbs but I have gained most of it back, very frustrating, but I am not going to let it get me down. I am married with 3 daughters,all still in school and I am in school myself! Still trying '40' on, not real comfortable in it yet. Excited to meet people to give and get support.

Hi! I'm a 41-year-old mother of two (my daughters are 2 and 4), married to an amazing, supportive, and naturally slender man. My goal is to lose 50 pounds or so; I've lost 14 so far and hope to reach my goal by my 42nd (Douglas Adams!) birthday in September. I work full time during the day and my husband works nights, so it's been really hard for me to find time for myself - and this was a very convenient excuse for me to not exercise for a few years. I started trying to lose weight in earnest for the first time in my life at the beginning of this year. I started logging my food intake, working out 5-6 days/week (twice weekly with a trainer), and making a point of being more active every day, even outside my workouts (I got a Garmin Vivofit recently, which reminds me when I'm being still for too long). The weight is coming off slowly and I have to remind myself that it took me 5 years to pack it on, so of course I'm not going to lose it all in a few months (in a healthy way). I've been a vegetarian for about 24 years and generally have a healthy diet, but my foodie husband (who does most of the cooking) loves to make things taste delicious by using ridiculous amounts of fats (now that I'm actively trying to lose weight, he's really cut back on that and makes a point of cooking with my goals in mind). I've never been a big joiner but am finding that having buddies on here has been really helpful and inspirational. It helps me to be held accountable and check in with people - feel free to add me if you like!

Hi Ladies,

My name is Wanda and I'm looking to for people that are like minded in wanting to better themselves through healthy life style and exercise. My struggle is that I'm a VERY emotional eater. Add a sexy, healthy, whole foods, no oils, vegan husband with three kids ages 5, 4, 1 and you have a perfect stage for eating my emotions...which I surely do. I'm a stay at home mom and I love it! My goal is to stay motivated enough to workout and eat healthy, thoughtful meals. To take care of myself and stop being ashamed of my body. I want to win this battle and have my achievements be something that I can point to and say "see, I did that and I crushed it!". I'm 40 and about to turn 41 in July. I want to reach 42 with a new out look on life.