Women over 40 who want to lose weight, support and motivate each other.

Heading out to dinner tonight with friends...Italian food....so not good for watching my carbs! I've already scanned the menu and made a few possible selections and did a quick calorie check on them to see what range they will be for me. This is my new life...but I can't let food deter me from my goals. Two days of fasting, but I can do a little carb intake tonight since I'll most likely be hitting the tennis courts tomorrow afternoon and twice on Sunday!

@AnasNina: I also have Hashimoto's. I'm also a chiropractor who does a lot of nutritional work. Most autoimmune diseases (which is what Hashimoto's is) are caused by (and made worse by) food intolerances and poor gut health.

I'm going to give you some references for you to start learning about this.

Over the last year or so I've slowly and steadily gained weight. In January I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's. Once I realized my autoimmune condition was active again (I'd been in remission for a long time) I went ahead and got a complete food intolerance panel done (through Cyrex labs). I have severe intolerances to dairy, gluten, oats, and rice. I also had my vitamin D checked (low), and a complete thyroid panel done (poor conversion of T4 to T3 but everything else was normal).

I removed all the offending foods the first week of February. I also made sure to get plenty of vitamin D (sun or supplement) and I got serious about getting enough sleep. I went on a high dose dairy free probiotic, too. I didn't start losing weight until April.

I encourage you to start reading what you can about Hashimoto's and how it relates to the food you eat. It CAN be managed, and put into remission. I have friends who have successfully done so! Here are links to start your journey:

http://chriskresser.com/basics-of-immune-balancing-for-hashimotos/

http://chriskresser.com/the-healthy-skeptic-podcast-episode-4/

http://www.primalpalate.com/paleo-blog/success-story-treating-hashimotos-with-the-autoimmune-protocol/

Please know there IS something you can do about it!

turn 40 in Jan, and just started MFP looking for friends for support. Have around 80lbs to lose.

adkspep wrote: »

Old lady here (48) and so much to lose (100+) and I am just getting re-started. No friends here yet. Looking for support to help me stay motivated!

Me too. 48 and about 100 lbs to lose. I sent you a message.

srcats88 wrote: »

Hi. I'm 46 and I'm up and down. I can't seem to get past a certain weight, I give up and gain back most of what I've lost. I just caught myself 7 lbs from my highest weight. It's getting demoralizing. I have a thyroid issue but it is well managed so I don't have any excuses. I just need some motivation. Feel free to add me. I'm in Pittsburgh, PA.

I lose momentum and regain too, and I know that demoralized feeling well! I want feeling good to be more of a motivator to me than being sick of feeling bad. But right now, that is actually working. I hate how bad I've been feeling so I'm pretty motivated atm. Anyway, I relate!

Count me in!

Hi everyone! I will be turning 47 this year. Just starting this adventure (again) and trying to loose 75 pounds. It's probably the hardest thing I have ever done....weight loss. I have been successful in the past but it was short term stuff. Nothing long lasting. Hope to find others for a great support group here on MFP.

How do I join the group?

AnasNina wrote: »

I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's in 2011.Every day I fill out my diary. Every day it tells me I need to eat more. But yet I'm still gaining weight. I have major joint damage thanks to the military, so not all exercises are possible for me. I'm lost on what to do.

Can you do body weight exercises using bands or a TRX type set up. There are a lot of low impact moves using simple equipment such as balls that will help build up your lean mass and metabolism.

Don't give up or get discouraged! Its a matter of finding out what works for you. I have Grave's disease and no longer have a functioning thyroid. Even though I'm quite under control right now, I do fully understand the complexities of thyroid disease. Nutrition is really important

I would love to add friends too- I turned 40 last year and had hoped to be back at my goal weight before but it didn't happen. I think I only have three friends so far. Please add me!