56 yr old still trying to get to a healthy weight. Looking for Friends on this journey

Hi. I am 54 and on my weight loss journey also. Hope your all doing well.

Add me y'all

hi i'm missy and totally gained all my weight back.....I'm 59 and ready to get going again! add me!

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It is possible to do this in your 50s! And beyond. I got to my goal almost 8 years ago and I'm 65 now. I have stayed pretty close to goal, but I find that groups and/or challenges where you really get to know your teammates, get inspired even when you're struggling, and you have some accountability and commitment to a team really help.

The one that has done a LOT for me to stay the course is the Fat2Fit Challenge. June registrations are open now, and if you really give it a go you will find a terrific group of people from all walks of life, all ages, many countries, all weights. Give it a month and see if getting to know your team, a little friendly competition, and lots of inspiration do it for you!

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10743634/june-2019-fat2fit-weight-loss-challenge-support-group-registration-page#latest

Hi!! My name is Mary, Just rejoined MFP, After losing weight, went off, about 2 years ago, After breaking my leg and knee, 2 surgeries and 3 plates and 21 pins a year ago, It is still hard for me to get around very well... After 25 years of owning and operating a restaurant, my injury has put me into full retirement earlier than i'd planned... Lack of exercise, poor eating habits have caused me to put weight back on. Looking for supportive friends...

Hi, My name is Judy and I will be 66 in a few weeks. I am so tired of being overweight. I am a terrible stress eater and I also use food as a reward. I'm trying to rethink these bad habits, but it's hard. I signed up for MFP today. I will track my calories and start exercising. I normally attend a yoga class twice weekly, but right now I am on hiatus until I get a few medial problems solved. My current weight is the most I have ever weighted in my life. I am a five year breast cancer survivor. I hope to find some supportive friends on MFP. I'll cheer you along too.

Hi,
MY name is Anna and I have started a diet today too. I went to the doctor yesterday and he told me that my sugar, cholesterol are too high. My weight is 233 and I'm 54.
I am determined this time. I would like to join you for support.

I am new member. This seems like a good tool. Like you, ive yoyoed with my weight. I need better health , same as most people high blood pressure, chloesterol knee and back paim
.good job on your progress. .. it will be worth it to fell better.

Hi, Julie! I'm Christine. I am 55. I made life changes as a result of being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. I also decided that I was going to eat and I was not going to be hungry. so I used Google A LOT! I found some great websites with some delicious, low calorie, low carb recipes and food suggestions. I found this site which helps me keep track.

I love to cook and all these recipes and food choices just give me a chance to experiment with new ingredients and flavors. And I can stay within my nutrition goals and still keep my sugar low and lose weight. And I'm not hungry. Last night for dinner I made Chicken Marsala and roasted vegetables (which included red potatoes.) My total caloric intake was 342, 13g carbs, 13g fat, 18g protein, and 4g fiber. I ate 3 meals and 2 snacks yesterday and still had 58 calories left to use on a 1366 calorie a day diet. There are days I go over, but most days I stay under my limits.

I have started walking about a mile a day. I bought a treadmill for those days its messy or too hot to walk outside.

What started out as a health problem soon became an opportunity. While I cannot say I am glad I have Diabetes, I can say that I'm glad I was diagnosed before I had more serious health problems. I can also say that I'm starting to like the way I look again. I still don't like to walk by a mirror unclothed, but I can tell a difference in my clothes and have even had to retire a few items and purchase a few smaller sized items.

I drank 4 or 5 soft drinks a day, never went a day without a lot of something sweet and unhealthy, and had a diet of mostly starch and carbs. In 5 months I have lost 35 pounds and not been hungry. Do I miss sweets? No. Last night I had a Greek Yogurt Chocolate Mousse with whipped cream and mixed fruit with 130 calories, 17 carbs, and 4g of fat. I found a great recipe for Cinnamon Roll Smoothie that tastes like heaven in a glass and only has 145 calories, 2g carbs, 27g protein, and 3g fat. Both satisfy my sweet tooth and are a long ways away from a Reese Cup (220 cal, 24g carbs, 5g protein, and 13g of fat.

Believe me when I say, if I can do it, so can you. Add me as a friend and we can do it together.

Hi everyone, I'm Sue in Hawaii. I'm 67 and just getting back into being fit. I've proven to myself that I can gain weight and outgrow my jeans. L0L! So time to prove that I can get back into them too! I need to get fit by September to run my border collie in an agility trial. Yesterday I went to Salvation Army and bought some fun active wear. Now I have to wear them and get moving. Off to the Y tomorrow for my first class in months. Hoping to stay inspired by all of you on this journey towards fitness. Nice having fitness goal buddies! Aloha.

I'm 58, lost nearly 30 lbs here 4 years ago and am sticking around to maintain. At the moment, maintaining amounts to re-losing the last 10 lbs, but I'll get there! I'm always happy to add a few more engaged, interactive and supportive friends.

Hi all 👋🏻 I’m 56 and been doing this a while now. Most people call it a journey, I prefer roller coaster because, for me, it’s more accurate. In 2017 my doc told me my cholesterol was too high, she refused to change my meds, said I needed to make the change, not her. I let that sink in, marinate so to speak for a few weeks, then decided she was right. I buckled down, brought my cholesterol into an ‘excellent’ range and lost 43lbs (175lbs to 132lbs). I got cocky, or stupid, or just tired from always pushing so hard and I quit MFP for a few months. My weight? Well that shot back up to 168lb in no time (funny how easily it does that lol). Cholesterol? Yeah that shot back up too.

In February I came back to MFP, but I made a conscious decision to do things differently this time. You see, I want this to be something I can manage the rest of my life, not just long enough to lose weight. Now? I eat what I want when I want. 95% of the time it’s healthy. When it’s not healthy, that’s cool, because you only live once and I intend to slid into my grave sideways knowing I enjoyed life as best I could 😁

I guess the reason I’m posting is because so often we get so caught up in all this madness that we forget to live. I’ve read through all the posts here and I applaud each and every one of you for your dedication, hard work and efforts to better yourself. Y’all please remember to take care of yourself in the process. It’s paramount to living a healthy life and having fun along the way. We all had bad days. I hope you all know - It’s ok to not be ok - it’s ok to have a bad day - it’s ok because we can make a point to do better tomorrow. Don’t stop until you make yourself proud ❤️

Anyone wanting a friend feel free to add me 🤗

Baby steps. Fasting? Well........in my case, for every extreme deprivation, I find myself having an equal and opposite overeating episode. Think it is best not to do anything to lose weight that you can't continue once your numbers are where you want them. All the best!