50+ women getting ready for 2021!
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Count me in. Not new to this app but I need to get my mind back on track. Im even getting my husband to start losing weight so Im hoping it will be easier with both of us doing it together.5
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I'd love to join! 52, here. The past three years have been ROUGH, and I have the extra 30 pounds to show for it. I have everything else in my life back on track (well, mostly); now it's time to work on my fitness and health.5
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My husband bought me Stilton cheese (blue cheese) and crackers in bed this morning, so started my day on the naughty side but it was sooo good! 😄 I have finally started the MFP food diary and have been walking each day.4
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I'm in probably wont hit my target before xmas but I aim to definitely do it next year. I'm 58 and have about 11lb to lose.5
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I’m watching the final of the Great British Baking Show. Good thing I saved calories for pie tonight!4
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Joyfulandactive wrote: »My husband bought me Stilton cheese (blue cheese) and crackers in bed this morning, so started my day on the naughty side but it was sooo good! 😄 I have finally started the MFP food diary and have been walking each day.
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Cheese is my down fall but it's just so yummy[/quote]
Agreed! I definitely stay away from cheese when losing weight, other than a sprinkling to add flavor occasionally. My husband was so sweet, and brought me tea too, so didn't want to be rude 😄 it wasn't too much either. That became my breakfast and I stayed within my 1200 for the day.
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I just turned 60 this month and have been in a funk for way too long. Definitely interested in joining this group to get back on track.4
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Hi, I would like to join, too. I recently turned 57 and have lost 59 pounds since March 8, 2020. I am a kidney/pancreas transplant recipient. Was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic when I was 26 y.o. but was actually a type 1 diabetic. Over time developed nerve damage in hands, legs, intestinal tract and lost one eye and both kidneys. Was on dialysis for three years before receiving my transplants. Over the three years of dialysis gained 75 pounds on the dialysis diet. After the transplants, was at my heaviest. Decided to lose weight to prolong the life of my transplants. Divorced my husband who was cheating on me and neglected me. Then started lifting weights and walking. Lost 93 pounds at the age of 48/49. Met someone new in 2012. Was proposed to and in 2015 he cancelled the wedding. I became depressed and eventually gained most of the weight back. When covid hit, I decided that it was a great time to work on myself. Have 30-35 pounds left to lose to be at an ideal weight. Currently 6 pounds from a normal bmi. Have found perfection isn't necessary but consistency is. I need to work on eating in social situations as I overeat then due to shyness.8
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So many inspiring women here!
A little about me:
This November I turned 60, a milestone marking the end of one decade and the start of another. My 50’s kicked off by my having a hysterectomy and ooperectomy, putting me straight into post menopause enduring hot flashes and all the other stuff that goes along with it. Somehow, I rallied through it, completed my graduate degree in organizational leadership, lost 30 lbs., and felt great. At 55 I started running marathons, finishing 7 over the past five years, and I quit drinking, now coming up on 6 years sober, achievements I’m very proud of. However, all wasn’t well for me personally. I was in a job I hated (a job I once was in love with), my father became ill with terminal cancer, and I got caught up with all the negativity associated with Facebook, packing back on the 30lbs along with some extra. Running no longer controlled the weight, because as one nutritionist told me, “You can’t exercise to overcome a bad diet.”
In April of last year, I retired from my job after 35 years with the company. It was the best decision I made in a long time. After completing my last marathon, I had to stop running, due to chronic injuries I’d been ignoring, losing my “go to” stress reliever, putting me in a very dark and lonely place. This past September, realizing my 60th was approaching, I came face to face with the realization I didn’t love who I’d become. While I’m so fortunate and blessed to have a husband who is so supportive of my goals, I realized I wasn’t going to change myself until I found my way back to loving me again. It was a wake up call I needed, though getting started was hard!
Throughout October, I began journaling again, writing my feelings down along with my dreams. I bought a Dreambook journal from Dragon Apothecary for 2021, and started planning, really planning, what I want 2021 and beyond to be like. November 1 marked bigger changes, as I’ve used my birthday month to focus on learning to love me again, not as a perfectionist, but by becoming the person who truly strives to live the values I claim to aspire to.
This has been hard. It started with severing ties with Facebook, an app I was spending up to 8 hours a day on! Ugh! Like when I quit drinking, that’s been a “one day at a time” achievement, and the benefits have been huge! I’m now sleeping 8 hours a night for the first time in years and I feel I have energy! I also started gratitude journaling, writing down each night all the things that happened during the day I’m grateful for. Along with this I’ve been exercising daily and setting small daily goals, like only eat at mealtimes or trying new exercises. Now I’m working on my diet, eliminating all processed sugars, something that’s been hard to do while helping our son and dil with child care during COVID-19.
Weight wise I haven’t seen much change yet, but I expect that to happen. I look forward to gaining inspiration from this group and hope through our collective journeys we all find the self love and forgiveness needed to make the changes we’re committing to last our lifetimes!
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Hi.. I’m Kat, and 50 is in my rear view mirror. I’ve been using MFP for a few years now, and have never really hit any major milestones...but you only get out what you put in...right? The weeks that I track my meals, I usually do pretty good. I may not lose, but I’m happy with my choices. So, here I am, plugging away. I’d like to tag along with you guys.8
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Went for a hike with my spouse and dog today. Beautiful sunny day. We talked a lot about our health goals and what our motivations are. We realized a couple of months back that we’re at significant risk for a bad prognosis if either of us catches COVID-19. We’re being cautious and following the guidelines, but it could happen anyway.
We’re both obese. He’s on BP meds and has just been put on a statin. So far (knock on wood) I’m med-free, but my BP rides a little high and diabetes runs in my family. Neither of us wants to be a burden to the other, or to the kids, due to our own stupid lifestyle choices. We don’t want to blow through our retirement savings with medical bills, or be too unhealthy for the slow travel we enjoy so much.
In the last 2 months, he’s down 20 lbs and I’m down 10. His blood work numbers have improved, but aren’t quite good enough to delay the statins. I haven’t had my physical yet, and probably won’t for a while, so I’m ordering a BP cuff so I can monitor at home. Might get a glucose meter and schedule a one-off lipid panel, just for the data points. We’re making daily walks a habit, and are tracking food intake for calories and nutrition. It’s a good start.
This is the first time, in a lifetime of dieting, that my goal is strictly health-related. Feels more sustainable and long-term for me. If I look better in my swimsuit next summer, that’s just a bonus.9 -
Please count me in! I'm 53 and ready to get healthy again. I have gained during quarantine and am the heaviest I've been in my married life (aside from pregnancy). I have 40lbs to lose. Looking forward to doing it with you ladies!8
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Hello all! I am Julie, 56, full time Early childhood preschool teacher and PAT rep. I need some support please!7
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Hi everyone, I started yesterday, celebrating my 60th in May looking forward to enter a new decade in health.Find the posts really encouraging and helpful too.8
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Welcome, everyone who joined recently!3
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Hello, I would like to join! I have not been logged in here for ages and had to start a new account because I couldn't access my old one for some reason. So...basically starting over if anyone would like to friend me, it would be much appreciated!!7
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Im in, ready to refocus. Similar position to Tmac (dont have the knack yet of quoting". Lost a stack , gained some back and refocusing now. Going slow this time but hopefully not in reverse!3 -
Anyone here been using MFP for a while? I need help with finding or creating recipes. I make a lot of my own food with just imagination as opposed to recipes. Today I made zucchini noodles with my own version of a Thai sauce. How do you count that? Or do I need to be mindful of each and every ingredient that goes in it? It’s hard to figure how much of that I can eat...0
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If just for me, I'd log all the ingredients, divide by whatever portion I ate, and note what I was considering a serving (total weight) in the comments box. (For example, if I intended it to be 4 servings and it was 1020 g, I'd note that a serving was 255 g.) Since I cook a lot for just me, this is the main way I do it -- I input while cooking and then reduce the numbers based on the servings it makes, or else I note down the ingredients when cooking, since I also mainly make-up my own recipes and if I look at recipes it's only for inspiration.
If it is for multiple people or something I planned to make again with basically the same ingredients and wanted to remember, I'd use the recipe builder. I've never had success with the new one that supposedly imports ingredients for you anyway, so I use the manual one. https://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe_parser2 -
Pharmgirl19692020 wrote: »Anyone here been using MFP for a while? I need help with finding or creating recipes. I make a lot of my own food with just imagination as opposed to recipes. Today I made zucchini noodles with my own version of a Thai sauce. How do you count that? Or do I need to be mindful of each and every ingredient that goes in it? It’s hard to figure how much of that I can eat...
Hi!! Your best bet is to “Creat” a recipe for the noodles, and Thai sauce. That way, when you make them in future, you’ll know what amounts of ingredients to use, and you can set your serving sizes
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I use the recipe creator pretty frequently for meals that I’m likely to make again, and that are more than just a few ingredients.
I weigh the cooking dish or serving pot in grams and write that down somewhere. Then weigh (zeroing it out in between) and put all the ingredients into the recipe builder as they get prepped. When it’s all done cooking, I weigh the food in the pre-weighed pot or dish, and subtract from the pot weight to get the food weight. Then divide that weight by 100 to get the number of servings. I name it something like “Chili (100g srv)”.
When I’m using a recipe from online, I do it the same way, but start with the URL import function. You often need to edit/adjust ingredients, but it’s fairly expedient.
Then when I log when eating the meal that night or the leftovers, I just weigh the amount I’m eating and get my accurate calories for each 100g.
When I make the recipe again, if I’m likely to change quantities of ingredients, I just edit the recipe.
This does require a scale that can handle full pot weights. I have this one:
OXO 1128380 1128380 Good Grips Stainless Steel Food Scale with Pull Out Display, 22 Pound, Silver/Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007WTI8J2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_q6pXFbX0XFZD31 -
I am in, at 54 it is a lot harder to lose weight now. I have about 50 lbs to lose so could definitely use the group support.- Thanks for starting this4
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Please feel free to add me. I'm 55. Just restarted MFP today. I have to lose (48lbs) in total.4
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@Real_Lydia...how do I add people?0
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@_TMac_ where is the recipe creator?0
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@pharmgirl_1963 You click on the person's name under their profile pic, which brings up their profile. Then you click "add as friend"2
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Pharmgirl19692020 wrote: »@_TMac_ where is the recipe creator?
I’m not sure about the PC site, but on the app:
1) At the bottom, right corner, click the 3 dots where it says More.
2) Go to My Meals, Recipes & Foods.
3) Click the bottom blue bar to Create A Recipe.
4) You can then choose to import one from a website or you can start from scratch.
It’s going to ask you for the number of servings right away. Just put in a 1 until you actually know how many grams/servings it will make.0 -
Hi everyone! I'm not new to MFP , but haven't been logging my food or exercising for quite some time. Last week I turned 59..which means I'll be 69 next year.
Like so many others I was up and down with my weight for most of my life. I hit 260 before my 40th birthday and something clicked. It took several years with lifes ups and downs..bad relationship, job loss, parent loss and moving a couple of times. But I maintained my 80 lb loss for several years. In fact my late 40's I considered myself pretty hot.
I've struggled to maintain a consistent exercise routine the last few years and since covid, my waistline has expanded.
Today, I logged my food and did a short workout.
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Hi everyone! I'm not new to MFP , but haven't been logging my food or exercising for quite some time. Last week I turned 59..which means I'll be 69 next year.
Like so many others I was up and down with my weight for most of my life. I hit 260 before my 40th birthday and something clicked. It took several years with lifes ups and downs..bad relationship, job loss, parent loss and moving a couple of times. But I maintained my 80 lb loss for several years. In fact my late 40's I considered myself pretty hot.
I've struggled to maintain a consistent exercise routine the last few years and since covid, my waistline has expanded.
Today, I logged my food and did a short workout.
Lets go!
Its consistency, well done a great start!2
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