58 years want to loose

Namaste
My name is anandi.I am from India.I joined 28 days back .lost 2 kgs.I have hypertension and hypothyroid prblm.I want to loose weight. I was working in communication dept as supervisor for 38 years.I recently retired from service.after reading the success stories I feel motivated.I want to loose some weight.I am grandmother.I am pure vegetarian.bye

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  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    welcome. glad you are having success. keep up the great work. i lost all mine by weighing everything before i ate it, logging it all after i ate it. getting a little exercise each day and then getting a bit more the next. i am a veggie too.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Hello and welcome !
  • anandhi430
    anandhi430 Posts: 16 Member
    Thank u so much dear for your motivation.I will keep going.bye
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member
    Anandi,there is a wonderful group of women who post to each other daily....we call ourselves women ages 50+...we are from all over...US, Canada, UK, and sometimes a woman from Mumbai posts. we share encouragement and support with each other.

    Here is the link:

    community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10244635/women-ages-50-for-september-2015#latest

    I hope you will come and read and join in the conversation.
  • anandhi430
    anandhi430 Posts: 16 Member
    Thk u so much .I will surely read and join.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    Welcome and congratulations on your loss so far!
  • anandhi430
    anandhi430 Posts: 16 Member
    Thk u dear
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,097 Member
    You can do this, if you weigh/log carefully & stick to goals consistently. I'm 59, hypothyroid, "impure" ( ;) ovo-lacto) vegetarian, and have lost 42 pounds since mid-April this way. Best wishes!
  • anandhi430
    anandhi430 Posts: 16 Member
    Thk u AnnPT77 for your advice and guidance had a wrong notion thinking people suffering
    With hypothyroidism can not loose weight as the body metobolism is slow. Thanks for your motivation .I will stick to my goal and loose.
  • vegetarian2626
    vegetarian2626 Posts: 34 Member
    best thing for hypertension is to walk everyday
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,097 Member
    anandhi430 wrote: »

    . . .had a wrong notion thinking people suffering
    With hypothyroidism can not loose weight as the body metobolism is slow. Thanks for your motivation .I will stick to my goal and loose.

    *If* one's metabolism is slower, it may be necessary to eat slightly fewer calories to lose the same amount of weight, compared to someone with a faster metabolism.

    But if you log food accurately, and see what happens with your weight, you'll figure out what the right calorie level is for you (patience - it may take a few weeks of experimenting!)

    If your hypothyroidism is well controlled with medication, you'll likely lose at the same rate as others.

    You absolutely *can* stick to your goals & lose!
  • anandhi430
    anandhi430 Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks
  • dljones67
    dljones67 Posts: 88 Member
    Welcome Anandi. Best advice I can give you is read MFP threads. I read Getting started, general weight-loss questions & exercise/fitness throughout my day. I've learned so much & everyone is so helpful. Good luck on your weight loss journey :)
  • anandhi430
    anandhi430 Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks