Over 50? Let's get together and encourage each other!

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  • gdkids6
    gdkids6 Posts: 39 Member
    Hi feel free to add me. I am 56 years old. This site has helped me by tracking my foods. I think together we could all support each other. I did join a gym and I am hoping that my energy level increases so I feel like going to the gym at the end of my work day.
  • Jesuslover59
    Jesuslover59 Posts: 23
    I am 52 and find it so hard to lose weight now during menopause. I used to be able to eat anything and I jogged daily. Then I started having kids; four. I get so discouraged sometimes but since I joined myfitnesspal, it has been so much easier. I lost 4 pounds in four weeks but yesterday I overate and I know I will pay for it. That's what I hate; I gain so easy and it is so hard to lose it. I walk about an hour a day and on warmer days, I ride my bike. But I so appreciate the encouragement from everyone on here! YOU CAN DO IT EVEN IF YOU ARE OVER 50; OVER 50 AND FABULOUS! :-)
  • royalstewart13
    royalstewart13 Posts: 26
    Hi! I'll be your friend and hope we can help each other. Use to work out and watch what I ate until a year and 1/2 ago or so. I started eating and drinking (and smoking cigars) until at Christmas I had to buy new cloths since I couldn't fit into any of my old ones. At the end of the Summer I had bought bigger shorts but I know I looked ridiculous wearing shorts in December in NJ. I gained 70 pounds! Yikes! So I am on a mission to lose the weight. I have my own business and there are plenty of excuses for not exercising and eating properly. The biggest time I eat is at night when watching TV. Never eat breakfast. Lunch -- always with a couple of Martinis, going to miss that the most! Anyway I started on Slim-Fast yesterday. I like Slim-Fast because you have the drink to substitute for two meals a day -- no portion control or what to food to eat, you just drink the can and that's it, no room for cheating. I started yesterday did pretty good. Went to the Gym ( which I have belong to and paid for, for the last two year and NEVER WENT!) and it was pretty tough to say the least. Boy am I out of shape! I stuck it out and walked 1.85 miles in thirty minutes, at 3.0 MPH, sadly the pace you would walk your dog at and it kicked my *kitten*, but it is a start. So please keep in touch and lets lose some weight together. Anyone reading this please join us because I know I need all the help I can get and hope I can help you!!! Thanks!
  • btswrkn
    btswrkn Posts: 2
    Hi, I'm 56 and on a constant weight loss program so I thought I'd try this.I'm 5'6 and weigh about 182 right now I have lost 55 lbs over the last year,but would like to lose another 20 at least. I will be walking 6 miles a day because I was up to that before I went outa town for Christmas! I also line dance and try to ride my bike..Oh did I mention ,I'm also retired so people tend to get lazy when this happens! So I need all the encouragement I can get. I plan to workout at the gym 3 days a week too. I actually joined this program with a friend so this will help. But support is also good! keep it up ladies we can do it together!!!
  • btswrkn
    btswrkn Posts: 2
    u can do it! i too have just welcome a new granddaughter into the world last July and we celebrated her first Christmas with her, I'm 56 and not getting any younger either! i want to lose at least 20 lbs also.Ive lost 50 in the past and kept it off now I have to get workin on these 20 Help Me Too!!
  • dkfisher51
    dkfisher51 Posts: 1
    over 50 that's me +10 years. I have bee trying to lose this 30 pounds for 4 years. Quit smoking 5 years ago gained 15 pounds then my hormones went haywire and gained 15 more. No mattter what do it just won't go away. I walk an average of 2.5 to 3 miles per day. Moved from Colorado to Arizona so my activity level is less. I figured I woulkd give this program a try. Haven't gained and have only lost about 2 pounds in the past few months. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
  • smwert
    smwert Posts: 300
    add me too! I am 57.5 and only 5 feet tall. I am now 152 lbs and want to be 125. I was never over weight until I hit 45 so this weight gain really bothers me. I was always 115 most of my adult life. don't you just love menopause and aging!! (not)

    Smwert
  • Judway
    Judway Posts: 246 Member
    Hi Everybody! I just discovered this site yesterday as I was home from work down with the worst cold I've had in years! But...everything is for a reason, right? Because I was home, I heard about this web site and after perusing what's available the the posts in this message board, I feel like I've found my answer for motivation. In the past, tracking what I eat has always helped me be successful. I also would love the support of online friends. I never joined WW because I didn't have time to fit in meetings (or wasn't willing to make time). The online community will be awesome. I just need to make sure I can find you all again! I'll be 55 on February 14, am a breast cancer survivor (so exercise and reducing weight is really important), and am expecting my first grandchild in June. LOTS of good reasons to be of good health--body, and mind! I will check in with you all, OK? I feel energized for just having connected with you.

    i can relate to you and a grandchild you will be totally in love with this new person i know i have 4:bigsmile: if you want to add me feel free
  • Tanyawhite30
    Tanyawhite30 Posts: 473
    Hi Im new on here too and on a mission to lose 50lbs...Feel free to Add me and we can go trough this jourtney together!!! Good Luck :smile:
  • martalaurazayas
    martalaurazayas Posts: 75 Member
    Hi, I'm a teacher too!

    You have done so well, congratulations. Now you know you CAN be fabulous at fifty. Please add me and we'll support each other.
  • leporev
    leporev Posts: 1
    I'll be 50 in about a month so, lost 55 lbs since December 2010. Down to 185 and work out like a nut.. Haven't felt his fit since before children, Want to lose 10 more...
  • Kelly50054
    Kelly50054 Posts: 141
    Hello :)
    I will send you a inviation!
  • nkc1960
    nkc1960 Posts: 1
    just joined about 1/2 hour ago...co-worker at new job told me about MFP...going to track my food for a week to see exactly what is going on in that area and just dug out Leslie Santone's Power Mile walking DVD and did that... am very interested in the online support aspect of this site and hope to figure this out...main challenges are a desk job and winter weather! best wishes to all as we work on our 2012 health plan!!!
  • nanas10
    nanas10 Posts: 12 Member
    Would love to help as much as I can. I am new at this calorie counting to. I did WW also for two years. Got to be a little pricey for me .Add me as friend if you would like to.
  • daphnegetnfit
    daphnegetnfit Posts: 175
    Sending a friend request, I will be 51 in a few weeks. Looking to keep a healthy lifestyle from now on!
  • dietonthego
    dietonthego Posts: 87 Member
    I just turned Fifty in November and looking for a pal who has the same challenges as myself with the same mid life thing going on. Please join our group. We will do it together! Maryann
  • skinnyme47
    skinnyme47 Posts: 803 Member
    You can absolutely do this. I am 59 and have lost 56 so far last time I posted my weight (actually now 54 due to holidays) :smile:
  • dietonthego
    dietonthego Posts: 87 Member
    Friend Me! Just hit fifty this past November and looking for ladies my age to lose weight with! Need all the friends I can get! Maryann
  • amazing_grace♥
    amazing_grace♥ Posts: 620
    Hi! Feel free to friend me too. I joined MFP in April 2011 (one month before my 50th birthday!) and lost 41 pounds between April and October. I kinda fell off the wagon in Nov and Dec. and gained 10 of that back - so here I am AGAIN!! I love this site though.
  • yarnlady57
    yarnlady57 Posts: 5
    I'm over 50, and work in a program for kids age 18 - 21 with disabilities. I take them to job sites during the day. They keep me hopping. By the time I get home, I am bushed. I need to lose ---- lots!! My doc suggested this site because she knows I can do it if I try. I would love to get together and encourage all us "old folks". I need to lose weight for lots of reasons, but mostly so I can keep up with the kids.
  • phattie17
    phattie17 Posts: 2
    I'm 51... Just joined today and figuring out this platform. I think it will be a great tool. Anyway, once upon a time I weiged 420 pounds. Lost 270, on my own, in 2 1/2 years. Maintained for three years. A hysterectomy and menopause, torn knee, and love of red wine has resulted in a 20+ pound regain. I think this tool and the support offered here will be a tremendous help!
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