Thank you for starting this group. I was born in 1956 and I need to lose about 80 pounds. I am really ashamed of how big I have gotten. I used to be extremely active, was a nationally-trained athlete in my teens, and have worked around horses and dogs for years. In 2006 I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, underwent two surgeries, and now the cancer has moved into my lungs. I am now putting on more weight because of the medication I need to take. I am at my all-time high right now. I have been here for 2 years but have struggled ever since the first day. It's now at the point where my 88-year-old mother is telling me I'm going to have a heart attack. She doesn't know about the cancer or about the medication. I didn't feel there was any need to upset her. I am not, as yet, terminal and I don't intend to be. Would love to have some friends around my own age. It's a different ballgame when you get to our age -- the weight doesn't come off as easily. Please friend me if you feel I might be able to encourage you on your journey.

Hi my name is Kathryn, mid 50's. I want my body back! My excuse was starting and running a business. 10 hour days, 5-6 days per week were common, even 7 days but early on I knew it would burn me out if I did it too much. I have too much staff now, so I come in late. I still work later than the staff.

I fluffed up about 30 pounds in 10 years, and was 20 pounds over when I started. Last year I was diagnosed as a prediabetic. Took it seriously. It explained why I was so tired at day end, beyond just the brutal hours. So I've been working at weight loss for a year now, losing all of 10 pounds in 2011. Don't care about speed of loss, just that it declines.

Let's friend each other, coach each other and getter done!