Hi, I am 48 and married. I have 2 children, my husband has 2 also. Together we have 7 grandchildren. Very busy. LOL have been losing weight since last May. Have had a tough time keeping it off. Menopause sucks! But i have managed to stay between 11-15 pounds lost. Started walking again. I usually walk during my lunch at work and then 3 times a week at home. Usually walking about 5 miles total. i am just watching my calories and walking. seems to work for me.

Hi everybody.. I'm 41 and married. (Newlywed ..married last Sept.) We have a 4 year old son and he has a 16 year old daughter. I'm not sure how to put into pounds what I really want to do.. My goal is to lose 10 inches from my waist and 3-5 inches from my hips. I have never worked out or been on a diet.. I never had to. Over the past year I have had more people ask me if I'm pregnant that I can count and every time it makes me feel so ugly. I got tired of hearing the question and decided to do something about it. I started in earnest back in February and have lost 1 1/2 inches from waist and 1/4 inch from my hips to date and I've lost 3 pounds. I started at 150 in February. Let's do this everybody!!!

Hello!
Glad to see there is a group here at MFP that fits me perfectly! I am a 47 recently divorced mother of 2; a 19 year old daughter and an 18 year old son. I am now embarking on the second part of my life after 22 years of marriage. Both kids live with me and will both be in college in the fall. As you can guess, we all come and go as ships passing in the night. My major household job is to stock the fridge and cabinets, cook and clean and take them out to eat when they are tired of my cooking. Their girlfriend and boyfriend are like having two more children to take care of...!

I work two jobs (one as an executive assistant and the other as a group fitness instructor) and recently changed jobs within my primary day-job company; so, divorce, job change, new home, new relationship and ability to travel has brought me to here. Life is really good so I've decided to take better care of myself so I can enjoy the second part more than the first. I have always fought the 10 - 30 lb battle, high cholesterol and low back pain. My goal is to drop some weight to improve my numbers, feel better and hopefully live longer.

I need to say how impressed I am with everyone at this site who has come forward to tell their story. You should be proud of what you've accomplished even if you don't think it is good enough or it is a daily struggle. You all are my inspiration!

Hi girls and guys, I am 42 years old and I am single. My friend told me about this app and I love it. I am on here to get healthy and lose about 80lbs. I think I have hit rock bottom because I am tired of people asking me when my baby is due. So here I am trying to really to keep track of my food and water intake and exercise. If anyone is in the Cincinnati area and want to walk or work out at Urban Active, I am ready.

Hi everyone!!! And I thought I was alone in my struggle!!

I am 40 years old, I've been married for 18 years to the craziest, weirdest, most awesome man on the planet. (OK, I'm a little biased) I have two daughters ages 19 and 16. They are simply amazing. I saw that I'm not the only one that works 2 jobs and that is stressful, but life is good and the only thing that would make it better is to lose this 72 lbs and be able to enjoy every second of every day without being so tired. My excuses are over and it's time to really get this going!!! We can do this!!

Congrats on your amazing weightloss - keep up the great work!

I am a mother of two, daughter 21 and son 15. Happily married for 9 years. I am 39, will be 40 in July. My birthday present to me is to be 39 forever and at least look like I am 39 for as long as possible.

Seriously though, I have been spent the last 20+ years of my life taking care of my family and putting myself on the back burner. They don't need Momma around as much anymore so I am finding myself with a lot more free time and a much bigger butt. It's about time I started using this free time for "good". I think if I make it to my goal weight I can rule the world. Seriously! :laugh:

Hi! I'm a 43 year old (44 in 3 weeks) mother of 3 girls, ages 23, 22, &19, and a grandmother to an adorable 16 month old little boy. I was married for 22 years and have been going through a very long and emotional divorce process the past two years. After he left I realized I needed to take care of myself and have finally became my top priority. I started out at 240 lbs and when I reached 205 I found this app and have been using it ever since. I have lost a total of 81 lbs with 46 of that since starting MFP. I try to work out at least 3-4 days a week to help reshape my body and it helps with the stress. My youngest daughter has multiple disabilities and isn't able to stay by herself, so all my workouts are done at home. She is also one of the reasons I am doing this. Taking care of her is also physically demanding, so I need to be in the best shape I can be to take care of her for as long as she needs me.

I recently went back to a town where I lived for 6 years and plan to move back to. Everyone was shocked at my weight loss but I still heard people say it wasn't possible for me to lose anymore weight or to get rid of anymore of the jiggle. I think I heard it so much that it started to get in my head. I am trying to remind myself that I can do it because I want it and I'm worth it. I also remind myself that I used to hear how it was impossible to lose weight after turning 40, but I've done it!

I've never joined a group or posted anything, but I've been struggling these past couple of months and realized the support of a group could give me the inspiration I need.

Liz

I will open my diary but don't know that you will get many ideas from me. I mostly eat the same foods because it is easier to know the correct portion size. My splurge is dark chocolate almost every day and we walk to the frozen yogurt place for a treat instead of ice cream. If there is junk food in the house I eat it so we just don't have it here if I can help it. I also try to eat raw almonds and blueberries every day for their health benefits (healthy or not they taste good).

My biggest secret about trying to eat within my goal is that I fix my daughter something to eat and if it is too high in calories than I fix myself something else. I also don't deprive myself if I really want something, but I ALWAYS record it no matter what.

And yet another! I'm 41 years old, married for almost 18 years, (dated my hubby for 5 before that!), and we have 3 kids- 17, 15 and 5. I had been doing great on MFP and had almost reached my goal when I (happily) learned I was pregnant, began eating extra calories per my doctor, and subsequently miscarried. Now, 5 months later, I find myself needing to lose 30 pounds, again. I know once my mind is made up nothing will stop me. Having a group of women with our unique age range where suddenly dieting isn't so easy as we transition into a new stage of our lives is incredibly wonderful. I look forward to reading and learning hints and ideas from each other here! This is great!

Hello! My name is Jennese and I live in Ohio. I just turned 40 in January and I am determined to get healthy! I may be determined, but I lack motivation...LOL! I've tried just about every diet out there, losing weight, then gaining it back. I hope with MFP, I can lose it and KEEP it off. My goal is to lose 80 pounds, not only to look and feel better, but to be healthy also.

Hello all!
My name is Lisa and I'll be 45 in July.
I never had weight issues in my teens or twenties, but started gaining in my 30s...as a mother of two little girls.
Well, those girls are 16 and 18 now, and I have no more excuses...the time is now.
I've been told I don't look my age, and while that's nice to hear, it's simply not enough.
I want to take back some control in my life.

I joined MFP 4 weeks ago and am down 7 pounds and am starting to feel really great.
I am doing this with my husband and another good male friend, but it's frustrating to see how quickly they lose and how much harder I seem to have to work for it, so I'd love to gain some support (and give it) with women who get it...who are my age and working toward a common goal!

I'm happy to be here and looking forward to getting to know you!!

Good luck to you Lisa! I'd love to get my hubbie on board with this too... we'll see. Your comment that "no more excuses... the time is now" resonated with me so much --that's how I've felt. I joined in January, and really love this MFP--just the accountability of putting in my food is a huge wake up call.
Thanks for joining. I've never joined a group before--but kind of like that there are people in similar stages of life.

I will be 45 next month and can't wait to turn back time! I have already lost quite a lot of
weight but am finding it hard to shed the last few pounds. I'm also keen to get exercising
since I have noticed that my fitness level have dropped significantly lately ;-)
I have three kids at home aged 4, 6 and 7 so I really need to keep up! :-D

Hi! Can totally relate to the hormone thing, I went thru menopause 4 years ago & the weight issue has been a pain in my butt....(which got bigger,too). I have a problem of alot of fat around my middle.....also hate to exercise!

Anyway, we can encourage each other.....get u to your goal for your bday!

:smile