TravelinGal7147 wrote: »

Hi, This is my first week with my fitness pal. My heavens all these diets and gimmicks later and it just may that good old counting calories and logging foods is what works. And suddenly I am not spending scads of money for the privilege of trying to eat healthy. Anyway, I am 69 years old, with 1 dog and 1 daughter, and 3 great stepchildren and their 11 children. Right now I have a posterior tibial tendonitis along with many other reasons that tendon can use a less weight on it. I plainly have to lose and keep it off. here is one big difference - I am willing to settle on 1 pound a week loss so that I do not feel like I am starving and then overeat! I need to upload a picture as soon as I can find something I can stand that is more or less current.

Welcome aboard.. I pound a week is great goal.. Losing slowly will help to keep the weight off.. A picture would be lovely

Traveling Gal, you hit it right there. Cut through the gimmicks and it's all calories in, calories out. In fact, I was watching 'My 600 Pound Life' yesterday and one of the patients was not losing weight as he should. He told the doctor he had even started baking his own whole wheat bread in place of eating white bread. As if that should have made all the difference. The doctor said the calories were the same and it made no difference. A little A-ha moment for me. I am prone to gimmicks, etc. Welcome and good luck!

Hey everyone. I am 52. Happily married and have two teenage daughters still with me. I raised my niece who now lives in Japan and gave me a granddaughter!

Two years ago I was only about maybe ten lbs over when I had a "cardiac incident". I had elevated enzymes etc but they hemed and hawed over calling it a heart attack. But it was enough for me! I got scared and depressed (common after heart attacks I hear?). And gained more weight! This past December I said I was done being scared of my body. I joined a gym and got on here and lost 12+ lbs. I'm in my goal range but still sort of skinny fat. The issue I am having is working out a middle aged body! I work out but when I came on the forums to ask about my trainer I got seriously slammed and attacked. It was both scary and depressing. Some one said this group was way nicer and more supportive and would not shame or encourage me to hurt myself. So here I am. Putting it out there hoping for the best!

mccanns725 wrote: »

Oh just for added fun: I have a teenage daughter with a mild metabolic disorder who needs to eat 3000 calories a day! So I'm trying to watch my consumption while throwing food at her all day! Life is so not fair. LOL

LOL. The universe will have its little jokes. I, too, noticed a lot of browbeating and 'my way is the only way' in a lot of the threads. This is a much more supportive and, well, mature, environment. I have been very happy and hope you will be, too.

I'm Doug from Akron. I'm 51 (where does the time go??). I've been on MFP for almost 2 years, but have plateaued over the past several months. I'm working to get my self-discipline back and to get back into logging food/exercise each day and to exercise 3X week. As one of my MFP friends says, "There are no (fitness) benefits for part time workers." Good luck to each of you on your respective fitness journeys.

Hi everyone....my name is Lulu and I turned 65 in April. I'm a moderator of a women's group of over 50 year olds but thought this group looked like a lot of fun as well. I've been a member here since Sept of 2013 and have lost 64 lbs so far. I still have 6 or 7 to go but basically right now I'm just maintaining. I'm recovering from a hip injury and so my exercise routine shifted a bit. It's feeling much better now and so I'm gradually working back up to my normal routine and will add the deficit back in this or next week. I would like to reach my goal sometime this year.....

I'm a weight lifter.....LOL, might sound crazy at my age but I love it. I also swim and walk my dog about 6 or 7 miles a week.

I've recently closed my profile to the public, but it's viewable to friends, as is my diary. Friend me if you want. I had to change it to avoid a specific individual and will keep it that way for awhile.....LOL

Anyway, looking forward to getting to know all of you a little better!

Lulu

Thanks greenacres..............I just pulled a hip flexor so not nearly as serious as your surgery. It happened about 5 weeks ago and I'm already feeling fine again. Right now I'm just trying to strengthen it so I don't do it again....

Hi, Lulu. I read your story in your other thread. Inspiring! Look forward to getting to know you.

Hi folks, I'm new to MFP. I'm 59, female, single, no kids. Live in eastern Canada, though I hail from NYC originally. I have dealt with weight and emotional eating issues pretty much my whole life, and recently starting thinking it would be nice to find an online community to share with. I'm not horribly overweight - 5'3", 155 lbs, zaftig (if you know what that means) - but I've always intensely disliked the way I look and obsessed over it endlessly. I have, I believe, the world's widest hips, rivaled possibly only by my mom, my aunt, and my cousin - just 'cause it's genetic doesn't mean I don't hate it. I always wanted to look like a swimmer, though I know no amount of dieting or swimming (and I do swim) will make me narrow hipped and flat chested. Sigh. I guess I qualify as having body image issues.

Around six years ago I managed, with serious work, to get down to almost 135 (from 165), but now I'm most of the way back up. Don't want to buy new clothes, which means I feel depressed every time I put on a pair of pants in the morning. I keep telling my self I'm going to just start eating better - tomorrow morning, right? But that doesn't work too well. So I decided I should seek out an online community which might help with confronting some of these issues. I've joined Weight Watchers in the past, but always found the meetings to be somewhat absurd, and there was no real community there. I know what I should eat - the problem is finding the motivation to do it. I'm pretty good on exercise (in good periods, I do an hour of cardio 6-7x/week, in bad periods more like 3-4), though when I'm feeling depressed (or traveling a lot, which I do for work), that can slip. At the moment I have a broken toe, too - great excuse, right?

I'm hoping that I might find a community here of people facing similar challenges, and that might help me find the motivation to improve my own eating habits. I'm not too sure how this website, and the groups and discussions here, work, but I'm hoping I'll figure it out!

luluinca wrote: »

Hi everyone....my name is Lulu and I turned 65 in April. I'm a moderator of a women's group of over 50 year olds but thought this group looked like a lot of fun as well. I've been a member here since Sept of 2013 and have lost 64 lbs so far. I still have 6 or 7 to go but basically right now I'm just maintaining. I'm recovering from a hip injury and so my exercise routine shifted a bit. It's feeling much better now and so I'm gradually working back up to my normal routine and will add the deficit back in this or next week. I would like to reach my goal sometime this year.....

Hi Lulu, that's awesome weight loss, congratulations!

Wondering where your group for 50+ women is. I'm new here, trying to figure out how it works! I came across a few discussion lines for 50+ women but not a group. Is that the same thing?

JMarcella57 wrote: »

luluinca wrote: »

Hi everyone....my name is Lulu and I turned 65 in April. I'm a moderator of a women's group of over 50 year olds but thought this group looked like a lot of fun as well.
Lulu

Welcome to the group. I enjoy your "Fifty, Female and Fun" group.

Hi Marcella..............thanks.

Hello from Toronto, Ontario area! I am looking forward to joining you all. I am married, two adult boys, and work at a law firm!

Welcome to both of you! Eating lots of veg/fruit has really helped me. I started out just walking and have progressed to jogging, (no marathons, lol). We want this site to be fun and informative, feel free to jump in.

nikkib0103 wrote: »

I find it hard getting in veggies too. I have the palate of a 7 year old! LOL. But I force myself... still need to work on it.

Lol. Yep that would be me. Mac and cheese? yep. Cookies? yep. Chicken nuggets? yep.

I have roasted a few vegetables in the past -- cauliflower is one that my whole family likes. I haven't tried many others though. I guess I should. Once they're roasted would they still taste good cold? I'm always trying to think of things to take in my lunch, so I could roast up a bunch of different veggies then have them in the refrigerator to make packing lunch easier.

Guess I'll google "roasted vegetables" and sort through the billion hits. lol

Yes, roasted veggies are quite good even cold. I make a veggie burger for my lunches as a way to get in vegetables. lots of recipes out there.