Over 50 Women's Club

I'll be 56 next and would also love to join.

I turned 50 last July. I am new to this service and ready to put my fat in the past. I have to lose 130 pounds. I have lost 6 since Christmas. I would like to be invited.

Would love to join. I turned 50 this past year. I'm 5'1" and weigh 190 lbs. Would like to get down to 140 and see how I feel from there. It's sooooo hard getting the weight to come off ... especially when your knees hurt after every workout which makes you 'not' get excited about exercise! I make myself do it though and hobble on.

Hello I would like to join you group. I am 58 and could use the motivation AND humor

I am 51 and woul like to join the group. Thanks

I'm close to 54 and would love to join, menopause is killing my weight loss efforts, or so it seems :-)

I would like to join. I'll be 55 in 3 weeks. I've always battled with my weight. And it is a source of frustration for me that I cannot slay this dragon. I am looking at an initial goal of 175 which is what I weighed when I met my husband 37 years ago! I've lost 6 pounds in 8 days, 25 more to go!

Hello

I just joined myfitnesspal a few days ago. As my username says, I want to get down to 125 lbs by my 51st birthday in mid-June. I'm currently 150 lbs.

I was the woman everyone hated because I could eat anything and was still skinny. I spent my teen years being ridiculed for being a scrawny stick. I had body issues because I was late to develop and had no figure to speak of. I was called a 'pirate's treasure' (sunken chest) and a 'carpenter's dream' (flat as a 2 x 4) throughout junior high and high school. I was maybe 98 lbs soaking wet and could not gain weight for the life of me. So in addition to being ridiculed by boys, I was despised and snarked on by girls. It's hurtful and insensitive to make disparaging remarks about a woman's weight. Unless she is underweight. Then it's totes okay to be demeaning, derogatory and cruel. All skinny girls are *kitten* who deserve it apparently.

After I had my kids in my mid-twenties, I was finally able to put some weight on and keep it on. I spent some good years feeling pretty decent about myself (still got nasty remarks from women though. Seriously ladies. Stop doing this to each other.) I got to a weight I liked and managed to stay within a few pounds of that for about 10 years. Then I quit smoking. Gained probably 50 lbs in about 8 or 9 months. I tried not to worry about it as not smoking was my main goal and I figured once I had that under control, the weight would follow. Took about 3 years or so for my weight to settle back at around 125 - 130. And there it stayed for a few years.

Then I hit menopause. Ugh. Those 10 lbs I put on every winter stopped coming off every summer. I'd put on 10 and lose 7. Every year. Then this past summer, I quit my full-time fairly active job to go back to college and work a part-time sedentary job. Yeah. I'm 50 years old and I gained the freshman 15. Which is hilarious because I couldn't gain that freshman 15 for the life of me when I was 18!

Anyway, yadda yadda yadda, that's my story. I would really like to get down to 125lbs and see how I feel. I would consider going down to 120lbs (I'm 5' 5") but I don't want to torture myself or suck all the fun out of my life over a number. When I quit smoking and started packing the pounds on, I felt the best between 125 - 132. I noticed after that, that I could feel the strain on my hips and knees and feet. I have rheumatoid arthritis which is under control-ish and I'd like to keep it that way for as long as possible. The extra weight is hard on my joints.

My biggest obstacle right now is probably self-pity. In addition to the arthritis, I have a migraine condition that is pretty debilitating. I'm hospitalized every 6 - 8 weeks because of it. I've tried everything under the sun and every medication known to man to control it. I gave up all kinds of foods and beverages so it's starting to feel like my life is basically crackers and water followed by a strict bedtime. Snore. And now I'll give up half the portions of what little foods I can eat. Go me! Good times, good times. So yeah. I end up feeling pretty pissy about the whole thing. Then I have to remind myself of all the other people in the world and how incredibly lucky I am to have this 1300 calories a day. All those years of my dad telling me about the starving children of the world is finally paying off!

I will be 50 this year. I have struggled with an extra 40lbs for the last few years. It keeps me from doing the things I have enjoyed in the past. This is my first time on MFP, I sure could use the support of like minded women.

I'm 52 and would live to join in please.

I'm 56 and in Feb I will be 57 I would like to join the group. I need to lose 70lbs. I'm here 1100 days now and only lost 42lbs.

I'm 60 and would like to lose 40 pounds. Need support and motivation so would love to join a club where everyone helps one another.