Women over 45 Support/Motivation for 2017-Happy New Year!

I want in. I have 10 weeks until my 50th birthday & a goal to lose 10 more pounds & tone up so I look good in a bikini.

I never had a problem with my weight. I was about 125 my whole life until I hit 40, then the pounds started creeping up. My 45 I was pushing 160 & miserable. I hadn't changed my lifestyle too much so the weight gain was maddening. It really is different after 40.

lcatala2012 wrote: »

I'm 59 and need to lose over a hundred lbs. The healthy eating part I understand and know what to do. What I a having struggles with is the exercise. I have arthritis in my back, hips and knees so movement can be a problem. Does anyone know of a gentle exercise cd or website that I can start slowly with?

Do you have access to a pool? Anything done in water would be ideal.

Also try yoga focus on the breathing & the stretching.

If not, can you walk, even a little? Small steps on a flat surface will help. Gentle impacts not harsh stomping.

I used to do chair exercises with my mom when she was in her 80s. Sit in a straight hard chair. March -- lift your legs like your walking but don't get up. Do leg lifts-- Swing your legs up so they are straight in front of you & back down. Do ankle circles. Bend from side to side. Twist to look behind you. Raise your hands over your head in all directions. Add weights if you are able, even two cans one in each hand adds some resistance.

Im interested. At age 48 I find myself to be a yo-yo exerciser. Its been a couple of months since i gave up and here I am again. Gained 15 lbs that have me moving feeling slugish. Looking for support and motivation. Add me if you want support and motivation...Id like the same.

I'm in!! Just turned 60... On a mission to lose a good bit of weight.. My son is getting married in Aug and hoping for my first grandchild in 2018!!

I'd like to be in! I just turned 50 last June. I have an arm injury and had to stop lifting in August. Also have gained a couple of pounds during the holidays! Would love to get back to normal. I'm also trying to change some habits.

I will be 47 next month. It took me all of 2016 to lose almost 20#'s. I'm finding myself in an emotional place right now and where I was doing well with not eating emotionally, I am struggling again. I'm going to pick Beck's book back up (The Beck Diet Solution) and go through it again, but it's frustrating to find myself back in this spot. And yes, it IS more difficult to lose after 40. I am hypothyroid, have primary pituitary damage (which means less hormones produced), PCOS, massive insulin resistance, and peri menopausal hormones. Yep. It's frustrating. My goal for 2017 is to lose 40#'s. In the end, it will take me 3yrs to lose what I need to total (about 90#'s from the beginning). I keep telling myself as long as I'm going down, then I'm not staying in the same place I'm in right now. If I can keep brainwashing that into myself I might make my goal this year. Maintaining a tight deficit is absolutely critical for me, even with a lot to lose, because of the hormone issues. I find I have to be about 300 calories lower then MFP states for me. That puts me at 1200 if I stick to the minimum. That is sooooo hard to hold. I lift heavy which helps, but it's not a perfect fix.

I am in as well! I am 48 and starting all over again. Would love to lose 30 lbs but for now going to concentrate on losing 10 as my main goal. I have done a lot of running in the past but have not been active at all over the past year. Will be starting with walking this week and hopefully running again in about 4 weeks.

My other main goal is to not let real life stress derail my routine and efforts. The minute something stressful happens I find myself abandoning all my routines, when I need them the most! I am committed to making 2017 better for my health, mental and physical!

Feel free to friend/message me.

lcatala2012 wrote: »

I'm 59 and need to lose over a hundred lbs. The healthy eating part I understand and know what to do. What I a having struggles with is the exercise. I have arthritis in my back, hips and knees so movement can be a problem. Does anyone know of a gentle exercise cd or website that I can start slowly with?

Have you asked your doctor? I have found Pilates to be amazing with my back issues, BUT the issues aren't arthritis and my movement isn't really restricted. Rather, I deal with constant back pain since my first son's birth 30 years ago that no doctor has really been able to touch (or any chiropractor). I have an old DVD, I think from the 90s originally, with Jennifer Kries (sp?) - it's wonderful, at least for me. Have you considered Pilates or Yoga? Again, provided your doctor gives her say-so as I don't know your issues exactly and I'm not a doctor myself.

Please count me in. I'm 45, and looking to lose 30 pounds as well as general improvement in my fitness level. Tired of my 'fat' clothes, lol.

I'm 46, mother of two energetic boys and I have 100+ lbs to lose this year. Lost 76 in previous 2 years, stalled the last 3 months or so. Ready to get started & stick with it this year. Food is not really a big issue for me anymore, lack of motivation/activity is at the heart of it at this point. I've been sedentary for so long, the "want to" get off the couch or chair needs major help. Being in the first stages of menopausal doesn't help either, lol.