50 and Older With over 100 lbs. to Lose

I will be 50 in December .... I have over 100 to lose ... I had a bad habit in the past of giving up on myself and deleting my MFP accounts.. I promised myself I will never do that again .. I need to do this more than ever .......Feel free to add me would love to support/cheer you on while you are on your journey ...wishing you the very best

Well, I'm 52 and have over 100 to lose. I will definitely cheer you on!! I keep my food chart open, but am not the best example to follow with that. I occasionally go for a cheese steak and beer! As far as exercise I have been really good lately with either going to the gym or exercising at home. I do both weights, body weight and cardio (very low speed walking on slight incline). As my weight comes off I will start to go faster. Right now, I feel good about that. My weight comes off very slowly and I think with all the weights I'm doing now that is partly why.

Hey everyone, my name is Leslie. Thanks for starting this particular group. This isn’t my first rodeo trying to lose weight. I’ve been a yo-yo dieter off and on for the past 25 years.

The past 5 years my weight has skyrocketed higher than its ever been. I have had an eating disorder since my 20’s. Anorexia in my 20’s and bing eating disorder the past 30. (I am 60) I don’t get on the scale but can usually judge my weight pretty close by the size clothes I am wearing.

The past 2 years I have been in a 24 and a 3X, the biggest I’d ever been. I had hit around 230 before but I knew this time I was a good bit over that. I looked at pictures of myself at Christmas and seriously did not recognize who I was. I have 2 grandchildren, ages 1 and 3, and really began to panic about being around to see them grow up.

At my doctors appointment the first week of January I once again brought up my ongoing stress about my weight and my doctor looked me in the eye and said, “So what are you willing to do about it?” Together we made a plan, starting with very achievable goals and she started seeing me every 2-3 weeks for the first couple of months and now I go once every 4-5 weeks. Because of my eating disorder we do not focus on a number. I have no idea what my starting weight actually was (I’m guessing 265 ish). She just tells me how much I have lost, gained, or maintained since I saw her last and we refocus on setting new goals every time I see her, going over what I have been eating, my exercise plan and any stress or emotional issues that have come up.

At my appointment on Wednesday I had lost another 9 lbs. since my last appointment 5 weeks before. As of the first week in January I have lost a total of 60 lbs. and am wearing a size 16. I finally look like myself again. I need to lose another 50 and know this will be the hard part. My body has adjusted to what I am now doing and will want to fight to stay where it is. I also know I will need to not get bummed or discouraged when my
weigh- ins don’t show the numbers I have been used to seeing or plateau. I know all this because as I said before, this isn’t my first rodeo. This is a crucial time for me because this is when I start to burn out and feel like I will never reach the place I want to be. Something always seems to happen to derail me, or maybe I self sabotage?

Anyway, I am thankful to be where I am at this moment and am hoping to continue the downward trend. I hope I can be helpful to any of you as we all walk the same path.

Leslie

I just turned 53 and have over 100lbs to lose. I have a bad habit of giving up and not believing in myself. I need to stop the negative thinking and know I am worthy.

Today is a new day! MAKE IT COUNT!