You can add me. I'm just starting with MFP again. I'm also married and out two children still live with us. It seems we have a lot in common with food, beer and mac'n cheese.

I'd be happy to have more support and people who will inspire me to not quit as well. I too am trying again for the umpteenth time and am similar to yourself. I am 44, 5'7" and CW 190# looking to just lose 20 for now so it feels attainable. 20# by 1/31/16. The charts say I should be 138# but I don't know if I need to be any lower than 150# ultimately.
Our children are still at home (17 and 13) and we are all pretty busy/active.
Recently I've identified that I mostly like to be active with my family and not alone. Not completely reasonable since they all have activities that I don't always enjoy (middle school football, road biking, wake boarding etc.)
I love to walk, hike, cross country ski, snow shoe, slow run, ride bike leisurely, practice yoga and TKD.
Feel free to add me if you'd like.

Add me as well...NO QUITTER HERE!!!

Me too, all you above also. I'm 41. I started getting serious with this lifestyle change last November & finally started getting a routine together in March 2015. Lol. So far I've lost 26 pounds. Been logging 70+ days. I too love food, Mac & cheese, but I'll substitute wine & rum for the beer. I have twins, 20yrs old. One in college in Boston. One going to the Air Force - just don't know his leave date yet.

Hi! I'm 43 and joined MFP this year to get back on track. I had put on ~ 10 pounds every year for the last 3.5 years. Turning 40 has not been great for my health, but I'm determined to get back to my fighting weight. Congrats on the 10 pounds down! So far I'm down about 10 pounds from my highest weight, but I need to refocus and really be accountable, because I have been hovering right around there for the last couple of months. I just joined a gym and I'm hoping that will be the ticket to starting the downward trend again. Please add me as a friend!

You can add me . I'm 49 and I need all the encouragement I can get . I've been trying to lose weight for almost a year and nothing seems to be working. I don't want to say depressing but sometimes it is. I hate carrying this extra weight and it's all in my stomach . I remember how I ran long distance in high school but now I'm so tired trying to run on the treadmill . One day I would like to at least run a mile without stopping and that'll be a great accomplishment for me .

Feel free to ad me as well. I am 47 and have been at this awhile. I have lost 15 lbs so far and would like to lose another 10 to 20 lbs.

I'm 47 and working on losing 68lbs... so much! I'm working at home now, so I think excuses about stressful work are over. Used to be a committed runner and have been trying to get back to it. So far, I feel like this site is helping with that. So if you're going to stick around, I'll stick around, too.

@edptanner I do the same thing! We must stop it!

I know just what you mean - even my DH bailed on me (on MPF, not in real life ) I'm 43 with 3 kiddos 12 & under. I log every calorie religiously, but I spend far too much in the car rider line and not enough moving my butt, so I've been stuck at a plateau. Feel free to add me, too!

Thanks Graymanstole. Good advice. Yeah, I will enter everything accurately. I find that knowing I have to put down a mess up for others to see helps me choose to not mess up.That's why I decided to get on here again, but this time I need to find friends.

Lots of great encouragement here. Love the great advise from some of the success stories.
I really do think it gets harder as you age (and yes, lose muscle mass) because I will admit that I don't have the muscle I used to.
I'm unemployed right now and I have a new kitten so I spend way, WAY too much time in my recliner sending emails and web searching the help wanted's. Ive had success in the past setting a timer to get off my butt and accelerate my heart rate for 10 minutes with strength training and exercises.

Feel free to friend me, I'm a good cheerleader.

Let's do this today!

Plz add me. I'm 47 & living outside the USA...missionary. I get so frustrated w the logging I quit and come back. But I'm back with some new motivation...weight gain. ☺️

@Graymanstole excellent reminder. TY!

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Hello everyone. I am 46 and need to lose 30 pounds. I only seem to stay on track for about a week. The minute I see progress, I blow it all. I've been losing and gaining the same 4 pounds for a year now. I'm hoping this place/people will somehow help me stay committed and break through my psychological barrier. I'd be delighted if anyone would add me. Thanks!

Hah! You're my Doppleganger! I'm 45 and started MFP again August 30 needing to lose 30 lbs. 2 months in and I'm left with 20 lbs to lose. The difference for me this time around has been getting through those first few weeks, choosing real foods and healthy meals the whole family enjoys, sitting down for meals, and weight trending. Hoping what I'm doing will continue to work. 10 lbs seems like a big deal to me now looking back, but it's been 2 months of watching closely what passes my lips (while trying to keep it balanced and not go hungry), and losing just under 1 lb a week. When I started, that loss seemed so insignificant - I wanted the weight gone NOW!!!! But I'm starting to trust in the process more, and I have hope. You've got this too! Don't lose hope. Feel free to friend me.

Thanks Runagain. I am so, so impatient. I want fast drastic results. I'll rember your example & try to stay consistent. 10 pounds in 2 months is better than the 0 in 2 months that is on my record because of my erratic approach.