140 pounds to lose!

Welcome to MFP! I just turned 55 years and am currently 207 (down from 225 in March!). In my younger years, I was able to maintain a normal weight in the 130's without "diet and exercise." I then had a huge, sudden lifestyle change in 2001 where I found myself divorced from a mentally abusive situation; into a new relationship; moved to a new state; and started a new job. My world was flipped upside down and I gain 80lbs. I carried the extra weight for a few years and then found Medifast. I lost the 80lbs on that in about a year. I managed to keep it off for about 5 years and then peri-menopause hit along with a bunch of dramatic and traumatic life events. I gained 100-ish pounds. Now I'm in a better place (literally and metaphorically) and decided to pursue weight loss due to poor results on a blood test. In all honesty, I wasn't of a mindset to lose any weight for vanity reasons. I could do most of what I wanted to do and I wasn't trying to impress anyone, so I thought I was fine. The lab results told me otherwise.

The important thing for me to know is that in the past, major life changes (for the good and for the bad) have thrown me off-kilter and I've gained weight. A lot of weight, in a short amount of time. My challenge is not not get derailed when I retire in a few years and move to be closer to my sister.

We've got this! Let's do it together!

feel free to add me as well. I'm not keto but I am 63 and can well understand the weight loss frustrations of a senior!