The middle agers group. (Upper 30s,40s & 50ish folks)

dang girl you get down nice

Gyms opened again in the UK today.

I did a 2 hour climb. I was hopeless; it was brilliant fun.

Hello to all the newbies!!

We completed a mini kitchen remodel the past week and it’s really taken a toll on my eating and exercise. It’s hard to stay on track when you don’t have access to any of your appliances, including the fridge on some days. 😩

BUT I spent most of today putting things back in cabinets and drawers so that I’ll be ready to start fresh in the morning!! ready to get back at it!! Thursday is my weigh-in day and I’m hoping I’m not terribly disappointed.

@ma2erin I am right there with you! I hate being an emotional eater. But I am getting better!!
@lrw327 I love mini remodels. We are getting ready to work on our camper this weekend. I am sure Thursday will be fine!

I have been slacking with my workouts. No excuses except being lazy when I get home. I am working on a new routine for myself that will hopefully allow me to get in at least 4 miles walking per day. I also hope to incorporate some strength training in the evenings. My arms are pathetically weak (and flabby )

hello all. gunna start to be a regular here. I'm 45 and not sure what to type. Work in progress.

Posting again. I guess I didn't add that I'm 51 and still into fitness for a long time, and hopefully to be with people who are also into it as well.

@billydriskell I love rest days! Today is supposed to be my rest day too (I've had too many of them lately), but I didn't do my arm workout last night, so I might do it tonight.

my son swims! it's really hard work!! the calories he burns..off the charts

Soon to be 67. I have about 30 pounds to lose. I could use all the help I can get!!!!!

Feel free to add me ..... If still on here not sure since date looks old

Hi everyone! I'm 44, going to be 45 in August. I had tried using MFP again in the past but life and having kids got in the way. Now my youngest is 2.5 years old and in January I hit 76 kilograms (that's 167.5lbs) which is as heavy as I was after giving birth to him, and the heaviest I've been without being pregnant. So I thought this is it, I'm going to be serious this time and take it slowly and steadily. I have lost 6 kgs so far and weighed in at 70.1 today (154.5lbs) so I'm expecting to see the digit "6" in front of my weight very soon, which I haven't since before I had my eldest, now 5.5 years old. I have not deprived myself of ANYTHING, I've had quite a bit of chocolate, ice cream, beer & wine and I've also been baking regularly. What has changed (big time) is portion control and calories consumed after 5-6pm. I'm from Greece, and the database incudes loads of Greek foods and recipes so it is a life-saver. Also, I've tried to increase activity, and I'm doing 20-30 minutes of exercise pretty much every night when the kids are asleep, from YouTube videos (there is such an abundance of free vids that I might just never join the gym again!).

I have started fitting into some of my old pants again and that is SO encouraging, because seriously one of the reasons I decided to do this is that I had ended up wearing just a 20% of my clothes because I hated how everything else looked on me, but I also couldn't afford (and just plain didn't want to) build a new wardrobe almost from scratch.

Pleased to meet everyone!

When I finally hit the magic 69 number, I'll post a pic and have a little party, but I still have some way to go till my final goal of 62kgs.

You guys are such an inspiration, I have seen and read all these pics and stories and they have helped a lot with the plateaus. Thanks everyone!

lorihalford wrote: »

Hi all. I joined MFP about a week ago and just over 2 weeks ago decided I was going to get serious about losing weight. I never lost the baby weight after having my second child (it FELL off naturally after the first one. Grrr) and he's just turned 5, but in those 5 years I've put on more weight, especially in lockdown.

So, I'm managing portions, cutting WAY down on carbs (especially white carbs) and have given up snacking. Evenings watching TV and eating chocolate had to go.

At 44, my belly has become an issue but in the last 2 weeks I've gone from 86.4kg to 83.3kg so I'm determined to keep going.

I do yoga every morning for flexibility and am doing 25 min bodyweight or cardio sessions at home 2-3 times a week. When the kids go back to school next week, that'll also be 45-60 mins of walking/scooting a day.

Really inspired by lots of your stories. Let's do this!!

This sounds a LOT like my story! Keep going!

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