Hello from Wisconsin!

My name is Annette, I'm 48. I've had MFP on my phone for a while but didn't use it, even though a co-worker had lost a lot of weight using it. Anyway - I ended up trying it a bit ago and love it!!

I have about 50 pounds to lose - but really - i just want to be healthy and active (and get off the BP medication)

I have lost weight before and kept gaining it back - this past time around I caught myself this time before I gained it all back (and then some).

I want to be the grandmother that dances at weddings :-)

Cathy, feel free to friend me. I need some nice support also. After reading your post I agree with what you say.

Hi Everyone! I am Julia, turning 55, and now an empty nester after raising 2 terrific kids with my husband, Mike. We live in NW Washington, and I would love to lose 25 lbs- what I weighed when I left Bozeman, MT 7 years ago. I just started walking on a regular basis, and now that I am tracking my food, I feel like I have a direction and a map! I love crafts, especially sewing and cardmaking, and am glad to be part of your group!

Hi All, I am new to MFP and am very excited to have found this group. I am a homeschooling mom of three kids in beautiful central Florida. Since turning 51 I am struggling with menopausal weight gain and all that comes with it!

Hi there. I just joined MFP a few days ago. I am a 44 year old SAHM to two girls (4 & 5). I am an American who has been living in England with my British hubby for almost 10 years. The past 10 years has been a big Yo- Yo for me regarding my weight. This year I have decided it is time to do something about this once and for all! Look forward to getting to know all of you ladies. XX

Hello!
I've had the MFP app on my phone forever, but I'm finally ready to tackle this for real!! I got a Fitbit for Christmas and I'm dedicated to finally logging my food. I'll be 43 next week and I have 2 daughters, 13 and 11. My hubby is a Corporate Chef by profession, so I am lucky to have him help with the cooking. I'm a "fit" fat and I've run 4 1/2 Marathons. I'm a little shy even online, but I'm committing myself to some accountability! Feel free to add me as a friend!

Hi everyone! My name is Marjean - This group sounds like fun. I have started with MFP a couple of times and tried to go it alone, but I thought it might be fun and interesting to join a group this time. Just being accountable to someone else helps a lot! I am 64 years old, retired, married to a minister. We have 5 grown children, 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Since I have been retired I have put on some pounds which I need to get off. I love to walk, that is my favorite exercise and I was very faithful to that until last Sept. My husband and I walked at least an hour a day. I broke my ankle on Sept. 12, had surgery - a plate and screws, ended up in ICU with blood clots on my lungs so - needless to say the walking stopped for quite some time. I have started walking on the tread mill again because it has been so cold outside. I have lost weight before and know I can do it again!! Just need some positive motivation and someone to share the journey!!

Hope I am doing this post correctly!!

Hi My name is Fran I've been on MFP for a while I have taken care of everyone now Its time to take care of me My kids will be away at college soon. I want to be around to enjoy the second part of my life a lot healthier then the first part

I am new to this group. I am 66 years of age and diabetic. Trying to loose around 60 pounds so maybe can get off some of the 10 pills I take every morning. Keep telling myself I need to go to the Gym and start strength training and/or walking but this cold weather stops me everyday. Guess I am just a WIMP!!!

Hi, I'm Amy and so glad I found this group! I live in Knoxville, TN but hail from Toledo, Ohio and southern Michigan. I'm 52 and 5-5", mom of 3 grown children, wife to the man of my dreams for almost 32 years. Life has been good but not to my body lately. I was always a tomboy and kept myself in pretty good shape. Never had to "diet" like my friends. After baby #3 (21 years ago), my weight settled in the 150s and never went back into the low 140s that I was accustomed to. A few years ago I hit my all-time-high of 200. Talk about a face-smack. About died went I saw that. Got my weight back to 190 but again, I settled in and convinced myself that I just wasn't ever going to be anything but overweight. I had a laundry list of excuses--pre-menopausal, hypo-thyroid, 55 hour a week sedentary job in my home office, venous insufficiency (no running per doctors orders), kids in sports/4H/band, you name it I told myself a bunch of baloney to justify the weight.

Fast-forward to mid-September 2013. I live 500 miles away from my husband due to our work. We see each other once a month for several days. Life has really changed but I'm so excited to be actively working on my health. And hubby is on the same journey though he's way ahead of me. He's down to 185 from his all time high of 232. So though we're apart, we're walking this path together. I'm down almost 25 pounds and feeling so much stronger and happier than just 5 months ago when I started. I look forward to being part of the conversation here and making new fitness friends!

I'm 53 and married. Mom to 3 grown kids (college age and older) and two dogs. I have begun a career in real estate recently and have been super busy, and full of excuses about why I can't eat right. Consequently, I've gained 10 pounds in 4 months and fallen off the gym wagon. I need some motivation to help myself! I've lost weight before doing MFP....I just need to get back on the horse!
26 pounds to my goal!

Good morning! I joined MFP a month or so ago, but didn't make the commitment to start until today. I have lost about 35 lbs. on my own, but not by employing healthy means. Recently, I learned that I have pre-hypertension and also that my fasting glucose is quickly approaching a pre-diabetes dx. It's time to get healthy (the rift way) now before high bp and diabetes become a reality.

Hello all, I'm from the United Kingdom, but live in France. I'm a veteran fatty. I've been 'thin' (for about 3 days of my life). My adult weight has ranged from 108lbs (for 3 days) to coming up for 200lbs. I'm the wrong side of 50 and find that menopause slaughters the metabolism. Mine didn't just slow down...it upped and died. Need tips from other ladies of a certain age who succeeded in the quest for health and relative sleekness.

Hi! My name is Charlotte. I am 44, have five kids (ages 24, 20, 12, 11, 3), and work outside the home. I have never been a skinny girl, but I was never really heavy, either. I have only dieted once in my life and that was after the birth of my daughter, now age 11. I lost what I wanted on Atkins, and it was no big deal. Since then I seem to have packed on a little more weight each year. In fact, I think it is happening faster than before. Now I look in the mirror and the scale and realize I have a problem –and a whole lot more weight to lose this time. I have set out to do it a couple of time, but have not followed through. I am worried that I just won’t make myself do it. I seem to want what I want now to the point of it being easy to put of the benefits of losing the extra weight. I am hoping that MFP will help me find the motivation I need to stay on track.

Hi, I'm 42, and had a partial hysterectomy in April--and now my hormones are trying to kill me. Fighting sad and anxious mood, as well as irrational need to cry, by eating healthy and exercising. I could use any support I could get right now, because crying at work is not a cute look.