Here We Go!!!
Erinleigh13
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thank you to those who joined the group! just wanted to introduce myself and ask you to do the same if you have a minute. I live in the Los Angeles area and just turned 43 in March. I want to lose about 40-45lbs. I am on daily blood pressure meds because it is high and I just feel tired every day. I have a little boy who will be 8 this summer and as you can imagine, he's a lot to keep up with! I need to make this change not only for myself but for him as well so I can set a good example and be here with him for a very long time.
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Hey, I just turned 43 in March I need to lose 45 pounds because this weight is wearing me do. I do live in florida yes it's Hot. Thank you Erinleigh for starting this community.0
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Hi - I am 45 and a mom of a 4.5 year old daughter. I work in a stressful job and after hurting my foot 2 years ago I have gained 30 lbs. I am just now getting back to being able to run-walk. To make matters worse my husband is uber-thin and can eat whatever he wants. He is an ultra-runner and very fit. I am working on not being triggered by that...0
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Hi, there I'm 47 and live in Maryland. My hope is to ward off the stress of my job and emerging health concerns with healthier eating habits and more exercise. The motivation to keep going would be great! I look forward to taking this journey with you!
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Hello everyone
I just found y'all by looking at the discussion boards. I'm 41 and counting, mom of 6. My oldest is 24 and my youngest is 2 (yes, I'm nuts, lol) I went thru a double mastectomy last year and ended up pushing 170. I've been using mfp for about 2 months with healthier food choices and exercise. I haven't been on a scale in a while but last time I checked I was down 14 lbs. I look forward to helping each other get healthier!!! 0 -
Hi there!!! I'm 43, will be 44 in August. I'm a father of three, ages 11, 9, and 7. I work a job where I do shift work and am on call all night about 1/3 of the time. I used MFP a couple years ago to lose about 30 pounds and did good with keeping it off until this past winter, when I gained about eight of it back and had a hard time getting started with losing any of it. I know eight pounds doesn't sound like much, but I was measured for a vest at work when I was at my lowest weight and the rep said I could gain about five pounds and it would still fit properly. Any more than that and it wouldn't fit right. Guess he was right because after gaining the eight pounds, it doesn't feel good/right at all.
I've been here about three weeks now and have lost almost four pounds, leaving about four to go. I'm trying to do it slowly and then stick around on here to maintain.
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Hi! I'm 45 and live on the West Coast (US). I lost 35 pounds two years ago on MFP, but then I got busy and let it all go - and gained it back. For me, this has to be a constant, permanent change. I'm now five weeks into my reboot and I've lost 11 pounds. I would love supportive friends and I log in every day. I would like to lose another 40-50 pounds (I am not certain what my final goal weight will be).
Thanks for creating the group, Erinleigh!0 -
Hello everyone am 41 been fighting depression I have a handicap 16 yrs older and that has Taken is tool finally I have a great man who supports me but he is a fit man who works out everyday, I need women my age who can understand what am going thru I need a change in my life I like the gym did well when I did it I just need that push from ppl my age and women who have the same kids work and need that guidance hope to make friends wea we can change tips and encouragement.0
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Hello, I am 41, I live in a small city in Ontario, Canada. I am a single mom to a 5 year old. I am currently unemployed and the stress/depression of losing my job and trying to find a new one had me gaining 20 lbs this winter, added to the 30 I already needed to lose. Biggest I have ever been! Not good (and none of my spring clothes fit), so I am here to lose 50 lbs and greatly increase my physical activity!
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Hi All, I am 47 live in KY and need to lose about 60 lbs. I go to the gym 5 days a week at least. Pushing myself to get this weight off for good! The weather is going to be hot and sunny this week! That means I need get outside and take care of all the yard work needing to be done. I love gardening, it's good for the soul.
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What a good group!0
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Hello everyone! I am 46 and live on the west coast. Being accountable to a positive group has helped me to lose in the past, and now I need to lose ten of those pounds....again. My clothes are tight, but not for long. I need to log everything I eat. I like to work out, so watching what I eat is the big challenge for me.0
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Hey folks! I'm Steve, 43 years old, and live in Rhode Island. I teach science (astronomy, physics, meteorology, etc) at a local high school, and also at their alternative high school, working about 60 hrs/week. I rejoined MFP mid-January when I weighed 286.8 pounds, my heaviest ever. Since then, with MFP and a FitBit Charge, I'm down 31.8 pounds, and have several short-term goals. The most immediate one is to weigh 250 by mid-June, when I see Rob Zombie live at Mohegan Sun Casino!!
Best of luck to everyone on here; we can all achieve our goals with positive reinforcement and realistic expectations!!0 -
Hi - I'm 41 and starting to feel it! I'm a mum to an 11 year old son, and nearly 9 year old daughter, and they are growing up so fast. We all race BMX together at weekends (I'm quite new to the sport so got lots to learn), and I also love mountain and road biking too.
My metabolism is definitely slowing - takes a lot of hard work to lose any weight, and only a couple of bad food choices to undo the hard work. I have about 5kgs I'd like to shift (and failed in the last 5 years to get rid of them).0 -
Hi! I'm 43 years old. I need to lose 100+ pounds. I can't believe I just typed that...how in the world did this happen? Anyway....here I go! I could use all the help and encouragement I can get! Nice to meet you all! 0
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thank you all for making it over to this group-sorry if it was hard to find!!0
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Hi there, hope everyone is having a fabulous week so far! I'm 40 years old and I live in Hawaii (island of Oahu). I joined MFP over two years ago and got results during the five months I stuck with it. I just started up again two days ago, weighing 143.4 lbs. at 5'6". My goal is to lose 15 pounds. My clothes simply don't fit me anymore and honestly I don't have money to purchase new clothes. I love my body but I don't recognize it anymore. Some of it is the extra weight, some of it is just that I'm getting older. It freaked me out the other day when I looked in a full length mirror and I didn't recognize my calves. Weird, I know, but it was one of those "OhmyGodI'vegainedsomuchweight!!" moments. So here I am, happy to be among others committed to improving their lives and increasing their happiness!0
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Hi I'm Becca, 40 will be 41 next month. I need to lose 30 pounds, have been hovering at this weight, up and down within 10-15 pounds the last two years. I'd like to make this year the year I get to my goal weight (after being overweight my entire adult life) and I'm consistent with my exercise, so for me it's all about eating. Recommitting to good nutritional choices and logging, and really glad to have others to support in that who understand the age shifts that happen in this season of life. Very happy to meet all of you!0
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Hi! I'm 45 and live on the West Coast (US). I lost 35 pounds two years ago on MFP, but then I got busy and let it all go - and gained it back. For me, this has to be a constant, permanent change. I'm now five weeks into my reboot and I've lost 11 pounds. I would love supportive friends and I log in every day. I would like to lose another 40-50 pounds (I am not certain what my final goal weight will be).
Thanks for creating the group, Erinleigh!
11lbs in 5 weeks is a great start!!! what kind of exercise have you been doing?0 -
Hi there, hope everyone is having a fabulous week so far! I'm 40 years old and I live in Hawaii (island of Oahu). I joined MFP over two years ago and got results during the five months I stuck with it. I just started up again two days ago, weighing 143.4 lbs. at 5'6". My goal is to lose 15 pounds. My clothes simply don't fit me anymore and honestly I don't have money to purchase new clothes. I love my body but I don't recognize it anymore. Some of it is the extra weight, some of it is just that I'm getting older. It freaked me out the other day when I looked in a full length mirror and I didn't recognize my calves. Weird, I know, but it was one of those "OhmyGodI'vegainedsomuchweight!!" moments. So here I am, happy to be among others committed to improving their lives and increasing their happiness!
Oh yeah. Totally know that feeling. I saw myself in my Halloween costume and I looked....frumpy. Thick and swollen and wow that happened fast. I put on thirty lbs in five months which shocked me.
And I did not want to be fat and 45. Such a cliche.
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Oh and you live in my dream home except it would Kauai. Hawaii is otherworldly....with Costco!0
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Hi everyone! I'm 48 and live on the west coast. I am in the process of losing a total of 55 pounds and am finally willing to bring some focus to doing it. I kept saying I needed to do something to lose the baby weight, but the "baby" is now 13 years old and I have procrastinated long enough! I think I'm just tired of feeling frumpy and worn out all the time. That and I have two friends fighting metastasized breast cancer - kind of a wake up call to grab life and do all you enjoy while you can. I'm fairly new to MFP. I had signed up a while ago, but didn't really get it figured out, and certainly didn't regularly log in! I'm one week into checking in daily and watching my calories - and down 4 lbs! Yay! Nice to "meet" you all!0
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Hi everyone! I'm 48 and live on the west coast. I am in the process of losing a total of 55 pounds and am finally willing to bring some focus to doing it. I kept saying I needed to do something to lose the baby weight, but the "baby" is now 13 years old and I have procrastinated long enough! I think I'm just tired of feeling frumpy and worn out all the time. That and I have two friends fighting metastasized breast cancer - kind of a wake up call to grab life and do all you enjoy while you can. I'm fairly new to MFP. I had signed up a while ago, but didn't really get it figured out, and certainly didn't regularly log in! I'm one week into checking in daily and watching my calories - and down 4 lbs! Yay! Nice to "meet" you all!
Howdy!!! Good job on the 4 lbs so far!!! Keep up the good work!!!0 -
Hi! I'm 47 years old and mom to a 12 and17 year old. I have about 50 pounds to lose. I am a breast cancer survivor and have had trouble losing weight because of medication. A patient told me about MFP and I have been using it for 3 weeks. Encouraged by everyone's successes!0
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Hi! I'm 47 years old and mom to a 12 and17 year old. I have about 50 pounds to lose. I am a breast cancer survivor and have had trouble losing weight because of medication. A patient told me about MFP and I have been using it for 3 weeks. Encouraged by everyone's successes!
Welcome ptmom99!! I'm sure you will like it here, find there are some helpful people here, and lose the weight you want.
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Hi. I'm 47 and live in North Carolina. I'm 5'3" and my goal weight is 120. I've been gaining and losing the same 5 pounds for three years now and it's time to keep the number going down instead of up and down.0
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MyFitLife15 wrote: »Hi. I'm 47 and live in North Carolina. I'm 5'3" and my goal weight is 120. I've been gaining and losing the same 5 pounds for three years now and it's time to keep the number going down instead of up and down.
So many similar stories. We can so do this with a little support to keep us on track!
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Hi, I'm 43 and live in The Netherlands (Europe). I am also checking the Dutch pages of MFP but there are not so much users yet (started recently). I am a mother of a 2,5 yrs old daughter. I've lost weight before (10 yrs ago) but it slowly crept in again, when I fell in love etc. But still in healthy range. However, when I became pregnant my weight skyrocketed. Now I am 73 kg (160 lbs) at 1.63 m (64 inch, is that correct?). I want to lose 22 kg (50 lbs). Challenges are that my life is a lot busier now being a working mom, so less time for sporting. But I intend to start with zumba classes at a local sport school and cycle to work everyday (electric bike though).
What I learned from last attempt is that online buddies helped me a lot. I hope we can support each other in this group, and success to everyone!0 -
Hi everyone! I'm 42, mom to two girls, both in their early 20s, Canadian, and I work from home. I have over 100 lbs to lose; ten years ago I was almost to my goal weight, and ended up in a very depressing situation, which set me back. I gave up on a lot of things, including myself.
I was always the chubby one, but now... Yikes. It didn't really hit me until I was weighed at the doctor's office three months ago, and that day I vowed to be surgery ready by next year at this time. I've been using homemade kettle bells (1 litre milk jugs filled with sand) for fifteen to thirty minutes each day, plus I try to get in at least a half mile walk daily. If no one is home, I also get in some very bad dancing. ;-)
Feel free to add me!0 -
Everyone, feel free to add me as a friend, also. I get motivation from reading the news feed when others exercise, log several days in a row, and stay at their goal.0
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So I have a couple more months being 43, and a lot longer than that here. I've been logging my food for 29 days straight, yay. I have around 165 pounds to get rid of, that is a scary number, but one pound at a time. When I'm working out I'm all about it, right now I'm focusing on food. After a trip to visit family I'll add serious exercise, for now it's to stay within my calories.0
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