Christian woman looking for friends 45-55 for support

Hi Lynne, my name is Donna Dense. I would love to talk to you more and perhaps become accountability partners in this weight loss journey. I know having an accountability partner works because I once lost 165 pounds doing a low calorie, low fat diet without really learning how nutrition really worked. I developed what we now know is sezures during the time I was losing that weight but never had it checked out. We now know, or at least believe, that they were caused as the direct result of a vitamin deficiency....particularly vitamin B deficiencies. Four years ago I found a lump in my breast which was stage 1 breast cancer. We found it very early praise God and because of that I had a lumpectomey (they don't remove the breast on that one) and 8 week of radiation. When you've had cancer, they don't say you are cancer free until you have 5 years of regular checkups with your oncologist and everything has come out clean. Last January the tests showed that I had, within a two month time frame, developed severe anemia. Further tests showed that I had colorectal cancer. When they did the surgery, they found a 5 inch tumor that they said had probably been there for ten years or more. I had 6 weeks of what they call chemo/rads prior to the surgery and 6 months of chemo afterward. I'd gained all of the weight back that I'd lost before simply because I made a concious choice to eat incorrectly, knowing it would bring me back to being fat again. I was going through a difficult time personally...won't go into that in this message but perhaps will share more if we get to know each other better...and simply got mad at God and decided that I didn't care what I looked like or if I was healthy. Needless to say, it never helps to pitch a baby tantrum on God LOL. I don't blame God for me gaining my weight back, nor do I believe that He gave me cancer as a punishment. In the past I didn't care if I was fat or not but now, knowing that the risk for reoccurance of cancer a third time is much higher with me being so fat, I am attempting to be more wise with my health, and make my oncologist happier at the same time LOL. I have recently signed up for nutri-system because I've learned that I do much better with pre-packaged meals...and nutri-system is a high protein diet that seems to work. I haven't received the first shipment...that's how new this approach is...so if I don't like the food, I may do something different later.

Basically what I need in an accountability partner is someone who will look at the food I eat, the exercise I do, and have the courage to tell me if they see something I need to change. I also would be willing to do the same for any accountability partner I have.

I am the wife of an Independent Fundamental Baptist preacher and am very involved in our church ministries. I share my faith openly but promise not to bash you over the head with it. Please let me know if you are interested.

Donna Dense

I am a Spirit-Filled Christian and prayer warrior. Need to lose the extra weight I put on stress eating. I want to lose at least 100 pounds. I just started my weight loss journey, new to MFP but am determined. I have been divorced for 16 years and now that my son is older I am ready to start dating again, but I want to lose before I date... Looking for friends so we can encourage and support each other ...

Hi Lynne. I am 51 years old. I have been married for 28 years and have 4 children (2 grown daughters and 2 teenage sons). My youngest was adopted from Russia. I am just getting started in MFP and would like to meet supportive friends. I am a Christian who is grateful for God's grace and in need of much more. Thank God for being merciful and generous!!