Nice to meet you Robin, welcome to the group. I'm Linda a 53 year old mom to 5 and grandma to 6, living in Virginia. Some days are easier than others convincing myself to get moving. I have some health issues and I'm supposed to only do low impact exercises so I usually do indoor waking and other things at my house. Been on this journey for a little over a year and have been pretty successful. Although I had a pretty rough summer with depression and family issues, I'm finally starting to get back on track.

hello everyone i'm kathy and i started the group. i'm so excited about the amount of members that have already joined....yippee!!!! welcome everyone to the group!!! sorry i'm just now responding but i took 3 of my grandkids on a 5 day carnival cruise last week and just got back to work today. if any of you have ever been on a cruise you know that i is a disaster to anyone who is trying to change their eating habits and let me tell you all that i failed miserably...although i attempted to eat decent at every meal that eventually gave way to eating whatever i wanted. i must say that i did manage to go to the gym 3 days while i was on the ship. i know that i gained a few pounds on this cruise but i'm determined to get it back off. like i've said before i don't like to use the word dieting but i'm back to my healthier eating habit/choices. today is protein/workout and more protein. this is one journey that i someday plan to achieve. i'm very prayerful and i'm praying the same prayer for each of you as well.

ladies, we can do this!

@katnip40 lady are you crazy...a cruise with 3 kiddos I can barely keep it together some days with them all at the house! Eating is difficult enough when I'm in a controlled situation, put me in front of a smorgasbord of yummies and I probably would have put in at least 10 pounds.
I'm finally starting to get back in the zone myself. Had my daughter visiting with her kids, during which time we celebrated 2 of the grandkids birthdays and a wedding. And seeing that I am the official cake baker/decorator I had 7 cakes to do....not a great situation when sugar is my biggest downfall. Then I ended up sick with a nasty upper respiratory virus.
@kikih64 Welcome! Glad you have joined us on our crazy journey called life
Linda ❤️

Hi, I am audrey, I am new to the group as well. I join the 50's & fabulous group to get advice or motivation from friends in my age group. People that are experiencing some of the same things in life, when it comes to diet, food and nutrition. I am 57, have 3 grown children, 2 grandkids and expecting a new grandbaby in March. I work full-time, try to keep active by working out at least 3 or 4 times a week. My goal is to live a happy, healthy balanced life. I have lost about 11lbs. and would like to lose at least 20 more. Than I will look better, feel better and get back into some of my clothes. The 50's are a wonderful time of life, but it comes with challenges just like every other part of life. It all about your attitude and how you see life. Every stage of life is a blessing.

Hi Audrey and welcome to our little group. Congratulations on the 11 pounds. I've only lost about 8 but I'm very excited because I think I can really stick with my plan this time. It's now or never at our age.

Welcome Audrey!!!! Let's all forge forward on this life long journey. I love hearing from each and every one of you. It makes my heart warm to hear how we all have one common goal and that's to get as healthy as we can at our ages. Let's keep each other as motivated as we possibly can!!!!

Hi, I'm Jacki and I just signed up today. I am 57, mother of 5, grandmother of 6. I am a former school teacher. I am currently homeschooling 2 grandsons who have special needs and operating an in home bakery. Although I think I need to let go of the bakery as I have managed to put on 10 pounds in the last year. I want to drop about 30 pounds, although, I would be content with 20 as long as I gained some muscle along the way. I want to be as fit and active as my husband - he chops wood, runs up the mountain, chases the grandsons... Me, I bake cookies! The trouble with letting go of the bakery is I love to bake and have built a pretty successful little part-time business. What do you all think?

Wow, Linda! We could be twins! Thanks for the encouragement. I just saw your progress. Congratulations. Seeing what you have done is a great motivator for me. Glad to be a part of the group.

Hi,
Please may I join you all? I'm 52, married with two lovely teenage boys and work from home. My weight has just crept up and up. I have typical pre-menopause symptoms of lethargy, sleepiness, depression, vagueness and overwhelming demotivation - but apart from that I'm a very happy cheerful person I love walking and jogging, and have taken up swimming, but I have a very sedentary job, working from a home office for most of each day, so even regular exercise doesn't really add up enough.
I really need to overcome a lack of motivation. I'm only 5'3, but live with a 6'2 husband and beansprout teenage boys. We eat healthily at mealtimes but I eat the same portions as them. And they love to keep snacks in the house which I end up eating too often as my self discipline is pretty weak. I would love to lose 20-25 lbs and am sure that would help my energy to return. It would be great to meet other people trying to lose weight despite middle age fatigue

Hi I'm Mike been on MFP for awhile and has helped me lose weight and get healthy. 54 here