Mid Fifties and Must make a change

tianneclements
tianneclements Posts: 20 Member
edited 4:28PM in Introduce Yourself
I have had it and want to start taking better care of myself. Have been the ‘caretaker’ all my life. I’m done! Now it’s my time..,I’m 56, 5’2” and weigh 215. I’m in constant pain carrying this weight on my small frame. Where do I start? Need some weight loss buddies and motivation. Would love an accountability coach. Thanks! Have a great Sunday, I will be planning my journey will you take it with me?

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  • cathyjog50
    cathyjog50 Posts: 25 Member
    I hear you! I turn 50 in 2021. Need to make serious changes!!
  • cgrout78
    cgrout78 Posts: 1,628 Member
    Hello and best of luck to you. Here is a great link for starting out here on the website

    http://fit101.org/the-step-by-step-guide-to-losing-weight-with-myfitnesspal

    Do you have a plan in place for accomplishing your goals?
  • tianneclements
    tianneclements Posts: 20 Member
    Ten pounds at a time. Eat healthy and move more.
  • snooky211
    snooky211 Posts: 67 Member
    Good luck with your weight loss...great way to start a new year! I am 56 too, started at 185, now 180 and planning to lose 25 lbs in total. Counting calories and logging food is working so far for me....sometimes I don't realise how much I've snacked and picked until I write it all down and count the calories 😳
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,691 Member
    I started at 56, now 58, and like you I had a lifetime of caretaking. One of my (many) realizations I needed to lose weight was that I had burnt out doing stuff for others, and it was past time to treat “me” as nice as I treated “them”.

    I’m down 90 pounds. It can be done, and even the first ten pounds made a massive difference in how I felt. (Begone, painful GERD!)

    Have you come up with a plan? I like that you have mini goals of ten pounds. Easily attainable and reaching goals is sooo satisfying.

    How can we help you along your WLJ (weight loss journey- you’ll see lots of acronyms here!)?
  • jacquelinbethlehem
    jacquelinbethlehem Posts: 1 Member
    Hi Good days, I m Jacquelin Eng and age 49. Lately found myself in bad condition fatigue, put on kgs now 77kg. 10years ago I m 75kg on Paleo dropped 12kgs change jobs and now I really need to bring it down. Need to get back into track, I need to promise myself to do it. I hope we'll encourage each other.
  • Angief05
    Angief05 Posts: 102 Member
    I just turned 57 a week ago and am in the same boat as you all. I need to lose about 100lbs but I want to break that down to like 10lbs at a time, that way doesn't look so unattainable.
    I have been down this journey before, but this time I need to do it once and for all. I suffer with so many aches with my legs and back carrying this extra weight.
    I would love so.e support and motivation.
    Angie
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