Folks 40 and over?
DulcimerRick
Posts: 44 Member
There are a LOT of younger folks on here. I love younger folks! And, although we have a lot in common, I do think there is something to be said for support from folks roughly in our own age range. I'll certainly welcome any friend requests, motivation, and support (And try to give as much as I get!!) But especially interested in folks roughly my own age range!
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
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Hi! I have never posted in one of these things so I hope I am doing it right... I agree with loving the young folks but theirs is a different world. I have been a member of this site for years but have never really used it. I am needing accountability so would welcome any help. Not sure how to add friends.3
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Hi.... feel free to add me.... I'm on daily....
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Hello Feel free to add me, also. I just restarted MFP ~ lost 95 lbs. in the past, but regained part of it (I need to be a lifelong logger!!) 6
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Welp over 40? I qualify though pushing 50 fits me better. LOL Feel free to add me! Ill help with any support I can.3
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46 and counting!
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Just turned 43 and been ok this journey since January 1st. Feel free to add me.2
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44 here. New friends welcome 1
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I am 46 and on every day, anyone can add me, I do my best to burn 1000 calories a day!, and do all kinds of fun sports all outdoors no matter what the temps are, plus 30 or minus 30!1
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45 Las Vegas
hi back on the wagon again.... don't have any support my friend is an enabler , constantly trying to out do .everything is competition. She hides her key to treadmill. She's so spiteful . I need friends to keep strong and focused..... HELP 
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I'm 45. Been on WW off and on for years (and weight yo yo'ing up and down), but now eating low carb. Still have over 100 pounds to lose. Feel free to add me.1
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I declare I am 49... been here lil over three years and counting!!!4
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I'm 81 years old, have never had a severe weight problem but now health issues are getting in the way. I hate the way my body looks and need to get rid of belly fat, plus sodium and sugar are my enemies. I need to get motivated but am failing miserably. I would welcome any advice or friendly reminders.9
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Forever young here... 51 & still lifting moderately :-)5
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I'm 81 years old, have never had a severe weight problem but now health issues are getting in the way. I hate the way my body looks and need to get rid of belly fat, plus sodium and sugar are my enemies. I need to get motivated but am failing miserably. I would welcome any advice or friendly reminders.
Talk to your doctor before you start exercising and changing your diet (since you mentioned health problems). Once you've done that, cut out all the processed food at the grocery store and eat fresh as much as possible. Getting rid of belly fat is probably 80% diet (counting calories on MFP) and 20% exercise (core exercise like Pilates).
Motivation is tricky. Only YOU know what gives you will power to set and meet your goals.
Personally, I turned 50 this year and decided that it was not too late to get in shape to be able to keep up with my teenage twins. After almost 8 months at the gym, I've met that goal and passed it (my daughter can't do as many pushups as me . . . LOL).5 -
DulcimerRick wrote: »There are a LOT of younger folks on here. I love younger folks! And, although we have a lot in common, I do think there is something to be said for support from folks roughly in our own age range. I'll certainly welcome any friend requests, motivation, and support (And try to give as much as I get!!) But especially interested in folks roughly my own age range!
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
I fully agree with you, there's a difference between the young crowd and the more mature people on here. When I first started, there was a lot more information showing on member's profiles, and I typically chose my Friends by age, but now the ages aren't visible.
Thought you might also like to see this thread:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10485058/the-middle-agers-group-upper-30s-40s-50ish-folks/p572 -
str8bowbabe wrote: »Welp over 40? I qualify though pushing 50 fits me better. LOL Feel free to add me! Ill help with any support I can.
I'm well over 40 too. 11 years over. Will send a Friend Request.1 -
rdgfit2017 wrote: »Just turned 43 and been ok this journey since January 1st. Feel free to add me.
Very good. Please stay on board. My profile shows I've been on for 523 days.1 -
I'm in this club, feel free to add me!0
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There's several threads and groups on here you can search for, one called the 40+ Club: where all the cool kids are; another called the 40+club; another one 40+. Use the Search feature under the forums, very helpful.2
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Well yes...I have been over 40 for awhile now So I qualify! Looking to get motivated! I love MFP but need some friends so add me if you would like to! 2
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I have been 40 for less than a week. I've been on here since January 2016, lost 45 pounds, basically maintaining for the last 10 months. Have a surgery coming up so not sure what will happen with my weight (any type of vigorous activity is out, out, out for at least six weeks and possibly longer).2
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44 here....over the past 3 years I have realllllly noticed a big difference in the loss of muscle/shifting of my weight and gaining weight even watching what Im eating..getting old sucks!! LOL3
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43 here, although after going from obese and sedentary to fit and healthy, I feel at least 10 years younger! I’m a runner and I’m in maintenance mode now, feel free to add 3
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Just turned 47 last week - in my heart, I'm 37 though. Trying to lose a few pounds to fit back into my favorite clothes. Have played roller derby for 10 years and while I'm considered "derby jerky" at my age, I can still put a hurtin' on some of the younger skaters. Wisdom definitely works in my favor in that sport.2
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Outfielder16 wrote: »Just turned 47 last week - in my heart, I'm 37 though. Trying to lose a few pounds to fit back into my favorite clothes. Have played roller derby for 10 years and while I'm considered "derby jerky" at my age, I can still put a hurtin' on some of the younger skaters. Wisdom definitely works in my favor in that sport.
Good for you. I remember playing older “veteran” members of our rugby club (too many years ago now), who knew every dirty trick going; their mantra was “youth and enthusiasm is no match for age and experience”....... and the less said about how that might be interpreted more broadly, the better!1 -
44 here, you can add me1
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44 next month, and trying hard to be better to myself, I've been overweight since I was a small child, and although I know all the theory of how to do this, I've never really put it into practice for long enough. I tend to do really well for about three months and then self-sabotage. Hoping to not do that ever again. Feel free to add me.1
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