I turn 50 in July '12 ..please tell me I can do this :-)

You can do it!!!! :happy:

I am 54!
Been working on it for a time now....
Fitness has NO finish line.
YOU can do this.... Believe!!!

I am 56 and have a lot of friends on here that are over 50 also. We all are doing it. You can too. This is fun and easy. Just surround yourself with friends for support and motivation and go for it!!

Good Luck!

You absolutely can do it!!! I am 45. Although I don't lose weight nearly as easily as I did in my youth, it does come off. Please feel free to add me as a friend if you'd like.

:flowerforyou: Of course you can do this!! I am 50 will be 51 in March, you have come to the right place to get all of the support and motivation you need...I will send a friend request We are all here for eachother!

:flowerforyou: Of course you can do this!! I am 50 will be 51 in March, you have come to the right place to get all of the support and motivation you need...I will send a friend request We are all here for eachother!

by the way...my profile pic is of my husband and pups...not me

Of course you can do this! And if any of you are looking for a group of like minded women, check out this thread and join us!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/356978-women-ages-50-for-october?page=18#posts-5137061

Hey there.....I just wanted to offer words of encouragement. Losing weight is a tough thing, especially when we get up in age a little bit. I just turned 47 and like you, had success weightloss in the past and have let the weight slowly creep back on. I lost my weight with weight watchers and was going to join on line but I found myfitnesspal.com and thought I would give it a try. I introduced a friend to it and we are trying to support each other through this process. I am having a hard time with just the simple discipline of logging in on a regular basis and tracking everything. I do good through the day but once I get home, I forget to log on and finish the day out. My friend is having the same problem but I guess it just needs to become habit. The first solid week that we kept up with journaling we each had lost right over 5 pounds and then we both fell off the wagon. After a week of discouragement, we have pulled ourselves up by our boot strings and are giving it another go. I have to keep reminding myself that nothing will no change if I do not change. Like you, I want to lose weight learning a healthy lifestyle of eating and excersizing (not thrilled about the excersizing part). I have converted our pool house into my own personal excersize space....there is a lot on the door so no one can watch and laugh as I struggle through my new Turbo Fire workout videos. Just the other night I took the time to dig through old picture boxes and find pictures of my leaner days....no rubbing thighs or back fat....and I took a large bulliten board from the attic and created a visual display of who I want to be again. The board contains old photos and words of encouragement....some funny, some serious.

In your intro you say "please tell me I can do this"....I am telling you that you can. You are worth feeling great about yourself. You are worth taking the time to take care of yourself. You are worth loving yourself. You CAN do this......Beachbody has a great motto...."Decide, Commit.....Succeed". I only have one friend on myfitnesspal.....I would be more than happy to be your friend and be part of this great journey we are on!!!!

a new profile picture, BeeElMarvin? Where is your towel, my friend?

You can do it!
http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/articles-submit/keith-klein/low-carb-diet-truth.htm
Go in for the long haul! This article talks about low-carb diets.

Once you reach - or near 50 - losing weight is never the same. Our metabolisms change, our activity level changes, and my will power...well...it's just not the same as it was when I wase 20. I find a lot more encouragement and new programs now, though, which really helps. You mentioned stress eating, and it brought to mind the program I'm taking thru my work - but is available on line. It's called LivingLean. (I am NOT advertising it - just saying that it's a program I found thru my Vitality program where I work.) It's an on-line program and it gets to the root of the emotional ties to food that overeaters have. Once they changed my emotional tie to my "main munch" (which is chocolate/candy...imagine that!) - it takes me from powerless to controlling my urges to eat becuz it's not my hunger, it's my emotions. Thru that program, I found this one and I love the accountability. No lying to ourselves - and when we see it in black and white, it makes a difference. And with the HUGE support group here - from what I've read in my short time on this site - it's a group of folks who won't judge you, yet will keep you accountable and offer all the support you could possible need or imagine. I'm 57 and fighting the 50-Fat-Female syndrome! lol YES YOU CAN! YES YOU CAN! YES-YOU-CAN!!

I will turn 57 in January and I know you can do this!!! I had never ran a 5K and now I have run two. We at 50+(or even younger) can do anything we set our minds to(unless it be health related). You will love this site and like you I was not much of a logger, but I just love reading everyones post and what they are doing. You will do amazing. I would love to be one of your new MFP friends. Welcome aboard, Lady!!!!:flowerforyou:

You definitely CAN do it! There is more than enough evidence on this website to prove it! Good luck!

Oh my do I know how you are feeling - I'm 53 and struggle all the time. My biggest issue is my husband is a big late night eater and we are ver social people. I am just starting the Atkins diet again - I have a Cabo trip planned in January and that is my motivation. I gain ALL my weight in my belly! The Atkins diet and walking are the only thing that seem to help me with my belly fat. Honestly, I only want to loose about 15-20 lbs (I'm 164 and 5'5, 53 years old). I would be happy at 150. Like most anyone with Atkins; I lost 10 lbs and then starting adding back in the carbs; beer, etc. and they came right back on! I'm now doing the modified version; basically "if it is white; it's not right" except for those things you put in salad. Also, switching beer for Vodka and Black Cherry Fresca - so refreshing!

I will be your sounding board if you would like. I am doing Zumba 20 minutes per day - 5 days a week, walking 5 miles a day, 5 days per week and I know I can do this! My husband loves me being on Atkins because he is a big meat eater! I'm just making sure to use my scale to weigh my stuff. 3 oz max at any meal on meat.

We can do this together!