Hello .. I've decided to jump in and join this group even though it's not very active. Sometimes I just need to spend some time on these threads within MFP (MyFittnessPal) and being in a place where there people with similar struggles as I have is such a blessing.

My nickname is Niki and I am 77 years old, with a birthday coming up in mid-March. Back when I got serious 'again' about losing a lot of weight I was hoping to use the last two years before turning 70 to get to a weight where I would only be overweight instead of obese. Ha, Ha, Ha ... on me! Her it is 9 years later and I am still struggling to get to that point, and am still in the obese classification. I've lost between 50-60 pounds and kept it off, the spread of 10 pounds is because my maintenance weight seems to hover within a 10-pound range.

I need a new winter jacket and refuse to buy one until I can purchase a size smaller and have it fit nicely.

Hmm... the small jacket dilema! Hopefully it doesn't snow much over there. But maintaining a 10%+ loss for multiple years is a major accomplishment on its own.

Don’t think of it as drudgery PDD! It’s an open door to better health and new adventures. Treat controlling your weight like an opportunity.
And don’t worry about the exercise right now. Do what you can but remember most weight loss is from eating less. Exercise helps but you have to do hours of hard work to work off meaningful calories.
I spent an hour and a half in the gym this morning. Forty five minutes of medium cardio and forty five strength training. I might have burned off 300-400 calories. What’s that? A few cookies? Extra helping of pasta? Two ounces of cheese or peanut butter?

That is how it works for me also, PAV. Being active seems to reduce my not really hunger type hunger. Since that is my biggest problem that is very important, more so than the calories burned.

lauriekallis wrote: »

Welcome, NSK. Things are slow here lately - but I trust they will pick up.
Good for you on your determination. A 9 year maintenance success! Are you somewhere that is going to get cold soon? I was laughing thinking how funny it would be if you were in the deep south
I look forward to seeing you on the threads. I'm back from two weeks of poor eating on a road trip....looking forward to getting back into the groove in the next few days.

Thanks LauriK ... It's cold here now. Todays low was 21 and the high 30 degrees F. However, while a lot of areas to the west, southwest, and northwest of me got hammered with a major snowstorm that dropped upwards of 5 feet in some places, the area I am in got 6 inches the day before yesterday and about 3 inches today. We expect snow overnight so I'll see in the morning what my day will bring.

I was a member of this group a few years ago and it was super supportive. I was very close to reaching my goal weight and then COVID. Sigh. I was laid off from my job and things just fell away. I had to prioritize other things. I opened a private practice and took some time doing some fun things with my son. All the while eating all the things. Like eating everything. I am almost 2 years since I was laid off (March 2021) and I have gained all the weight back (and then some). I know this worked. I weighed everything for over a year and lost a great deal. So I am back at it. I have a ton of things that I want to do and being larger doesn't help any of them. One day at a time. Getting used to eating way less than I was and not wasting calories.

I was looking through some of the recent posts and didn't see many names I recognized. I was around when Nova still participated. I remember Connie was a huge inspiration. It has been a while!

I am here!

Welcome back, Scout Mom.
Glad you found the strength/determination to get back onto the healthy feel good wagon.
I too am struggling after almost a year of slipping - hoping to get back on track now. I'm really tired of the misery I've been slogging around in for the past few months. The weight creeping back on has just made everything feel terrible.

Let's do it! We have lots of support here

conniewilkins56 wrote: »

I am going to do this one more time!….let’s all get our acts together this year!…I am so tired of being miserable!

One day at a time. The past doesn't matter as you can't go back and change it. The only thing that matters is what you do moving forward. Today is day 3 of full weighing and tracking. It sucks! It works!

Welcome Amnu_co! You’ll be happy to know some of us are post post post menopausal. So no age barrier there. Of course we do have a few youngsters too.
Take some time to read older posts and then jump in and we’ll do our best to support you.

Thanks ladies for the warm welcome and lololo @Yoolypr ~ looking forward to learning more and getting to know you all. High Five to a great week!

Coffee and mindfulness! Who doesn’t need that? Welcome to our group. We’re all here to support you and each other.

Welcome Brent! All of us have dealt with weight loss for many years. Don’t be discouraged. This is doable and it’s possible to succeed. Some of us are in maintenance, some actively losing or struggling a bit. You may want to read today’s post in Share Your Numbers by PAV8888. Much good advice there.