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I do believe that you just typed my life story out right before my very eyes. I just turned 40 - I have two kiddos (11YO DD 7YO DS) and always successfully lost weight after each pregnancy. There were some life changes over the past few years that made me lazy and depressed so to speak.... (husband laid off, him tarting new company from the home, selling house, moving, remodeling, new job) anyway.................with the hectic schedule the clean eating and gym went by the waist side (literally) and I've successfully managed to pack on 10 pounds each year over the past three years. Now I weight more than I did when I was actually pregnant - which is so incredibly depressing, but I know how I got here and I know how to be successful with this way of life....I just need to buck up and do it.

I'm 42 and had the same problem. I lost 50lbs with Weight Watchers when I had my daughter 16 yrs ago, and put it all back on with the last few years. I tried it again twice with not much luck. So I tried it on my own. I thought I was really cutting back on how much I was eating and never lost any weight. But since I started MFP and keep track of my calorie intake, I am actually seeing the scale slowly starting to go down. I guess I just thought I wasn't eating that much, but I was just fooling myself. I think that if you hold yourself accountable for everything you eat and log it in your food diary (yes, even on days when we eat too much), you will really see the scale start to move in the direction you want it to. Keeping track of the calories really makes you aware of exactly what you are eating, and for me it makes me much more selective about what I choose. Friend request sent!

Hi to everyone. I am starting out today for the God knows how many times. I am over 40, a mother of 2, and determined to get these 50 pounds off. I stay frustrated on a daily basis with the same weight struggles. Discipline and determination is the combo for sucess on this weight journey! It takes discipline to have constant commitment to lifestyle modifications. I speak from experience of course. I lost weight before with the same combination and was at my happiest. I ate right, exercised all the time, and felt and looked great. It was only when I stopped all this when the weight came back on. I could not get motivated for nothing, losing all that weight and having to start all over again. But I am back again giving it all. Stay within your calories, stay working out, STAY MOTIVATED!!!

I plan to log everyday. Friend me if you care to.

Decided to get a grip and start my diet diary today. I have around 60lbs to lose and I don't think it will be easy, but it will be more difficult to keep on going the way I am. I want to have energy and feel more motivated. I've turned into a couch potato over the last decade. I'm small (5ft 2 in) so every extra pound is very obvious. I have a wardrobe full of clothes that I can't get into so I resort to the same baggy clothes every day. Having my picture taken is horrendous. I just look so swollen up and bloated all the time. I've gone to the gym on and off for years now but find it very uncomfortable to exercise in front of people. I've tried Slimming World and it worked great but kept cheating so only have myself to blame. My biggest downfalls are bread, crisps and definitely wine. Its a vicious cycle. You feel fat, so you comfort yourself with the very things that make you fat in the first place. I'm committed to getting this sorted as I have a 9 year old that I want to feel confident with her own body so I want to set a good example of eating healthy for her too. Day 1 of many

It's so hard to lose weight after 40! And I know it will get even harder after menopause, so i'm trying to get moving now!

I'm 46, plus I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease). But I lost weight just like everybody else—by logging everything I eat & drink accurately & honestly. Logging is simple, but it ain't easy. Logging works.