I'm headed out as well, but very much looking forward to getting to know everyone!

I too, look forward the getting to know everyone and continuing on this road to a healthier me! (and YOU)

Kimberly:flowerforyou:

[/quote]My daughter works at Olive Garden and is on this weight loss journey with me. The Stuffed Mushrooms and one of their soups are good choices. Ask them for the lower cal menu!!!
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thanks, i didnt know they had a lower cal menu:bigsmile:

My name is Gail. I have been overweight for 22 years. I gained too much baby weight (64 lbs) and never lost it all. I have been adding to it on a regular basis. Food has been a hobby of mine. I used to be thinking about what I was going to eat for the next meal before I had completed eating the one before me. I don't do that any more. But I am looking into the Duct tape diet. Duct tape fixes everything!! (Ha!Ha!... It's a southern thing) I have a dry ,sarcastic sense of humor. I am at my highest weight. Around 250- ish. As some of you may know, I threw away my scales. It was too much about the number. And not enough about me and my health. I hope we can keep the communications going. I enjoy having someone to talk to ...I mean more than just... for ex: WTG!, Great job! Awesome!, Yeah!! I mean with this much girl power, we could change the world and maybe even our waistlines.. Smiles for you all. Here's hoping you all Have a Wonderful day!

This group is exactly what I was looking for!! So excited. I lost my 5th pound today! Well I wrote a bit about myself in the original conversation leading up to the start up of this group. I'm 50. Done with menopause. It was a two year process but it seems to be over. I have had weight problems all of my life but this time I refuse to gain it back again once I lose it and will log my food forevermore because everytime I lose weight I think I don't have to worry about it any more and then gain it back. I am pretty fit considering my excess poundage and eat very healthy - just too much. I am outdoorsy and love animals. I am in nursing school because I wanted to do something different with the second half of my life. It is quite challenging and I am old enought to be most of my classmates mother but I am having a great time. I am Mom to a 14 year old boy who is a great kid but breaks my heart with his snarly teenage attitude most days. Still I know he needs to separate from Mom and try not to take it personally. I have a loving supportive and thin husband. That's me in a nutshell!

Try not to kill him....( I know, I wanted to mine. ) He is going to turn into the most amazing young man. I thought I would never make it through those years. But we did! ......I too always yoyo, but I've never been aware of exactly how many calories are in things..That is what really helps. I still eat bad and I have to be truthful to myself and others, I always will. But I hope I make more good choices than bad, andthat it will work out in my favor.

So glad I checked out the posts today! I tried once before to join an established group of "ladies our age", and I felt like the new girl in high school looking for a place to sit in the cafeteria!

I'm Melissa, I'm 51 years old and have struggled with my weight my whole life. I've taken it off a few times, and somehow I end up fatter than when I started :ohwell: I live with a skinny family (I don't know HOW this happened, and it really stinks), which makes my struggle very lonely at times and very hard a lot of the time. To have people to share with, who understand how challenging this can be has been incredibly helpful to me.

I'm in the middle of menopause (meaning I only seem to get my period when I'm on vacation or in the middle of nowhere), I'm hot all the time (skinny people are cold all the time, which also stinks), and my family thinks I'm possessed.

I exercise every day (strength training 3x a week and cardio the other 4), and have just recently started riding my bike further than around the block or to Dairy Queen.

I live with my husband, and three teenagers (oldest in college) who make me want to eat a quart of ice cream every time they open their mouths.

Really looking forwarding to helping each other find our best selves!

kupcake: I'm thinking the combination of your name and the picture might be problematic

Snoozie: decades of dieting, that makes me so sad (it's been like 4 decades for me, OMG!)

Gail: we need to find new hobbies (the eating thing is clearly not working for us), and at times I have wondered if I could super glue my molars together (but I like the duct tape idea).

kellysmom: I have a 101 lb daughter, who rejoices when they numbers on the scale go up, if I didn't love her so much, I'd probably hate her

shewhowrestle: OMG, 14 year old son and thin husband too! I often think if I had a fat husband, I'd be one of those people on tv who is so fat they can't move and their mother is bringing Big Macs to them in bed. On the other hand, when he's eating popcorn next to me (with BUTTER on it) I contemplate murder (momentarily).

Suzanne( Snooozie) . I'm outta here for today. I probably won't get to log in tonite at home. But I'll check in tomorrow. It's been a great day!

To Anyone I may have missed , Please feel free to add me as a friend.

Bye
G

Snooozie, lol! I love that you do that, it makes me laugh. You can't stop now! I have not been cold in...hmm I can't remember the last time I was cold. It is a constant fight in my house...during the summer it's "expensive" to keep the house at 68 (which is where I'd like it), so we "compromise (not) and it's set at 72, but somehow always makes it to 74. I think a divorce would be even more "expensive" and if he knew what was good for him he'd turn that baby down . In the winter time, I just turn the heat off and tell everyone else to "layer up" I'm saving money. My husband does not see the humor or the irony in that, unfortunately.

Have you read the book "The Red Tent"? It's a historical novel based loosely on the bible, and there is this tent where the women stay each month when they get their period. I fantasize, about "The Air-Conditioned Tent" where I can go and stay with my menopausal friends until I can go and cool off!!

And now I have got to get some stuff done before I get called out on being a slacker today

Hi, Everybody!
Thanks Snooozie for starting this group- it's just what I was looking for- some support, some motivation, and a few giggles!
Finally figured out why it's so slow going losing this weight ( ok, I mean besides the fact that I still have a problem with portion control)- as I was standing in the shower washing my hair this morning,with suds going everywhere, I noticed on the shampoo bottle that it adds extra volume and body- hmmm, maybe that's been my problem all along, LOL.

Hi, I'm Lisa and I'd love to join this group...(thanks Gail I saw the name on your feed and had a peek...the name was irresistible).

I'm 52, married with 2 sons 21 and 19.... almost an empty nester...certainly not indispensable any more....except to provide a bit of cash/food/or love when needed. Also slap bang in the middle of menopause...thought I was almost there after 10 months with no TOM and then back again...now off again....thankfully the hot flushes have eased off now...although that might be just because its winter here (I'm in Australia).

I am finding it soooo hard to shift the weight now.....if I was doing this amount of exercise and eating this few calories 10 years ago I wouldn't be here now....but better late than never and I've certainly come a long way in the past 9 months on MFP...I'm fitter than I have been in years thanks to taking up running using the C25K program which I learnt about here....and I am halfway to my goal weight. But I have been stalled for the past few months....I could pretend and say I've been 'maintaining' but that would be a lie...actually I've been trying hard interspersed with falling off the wagon very hard....food keeps jumping into my mouth...I'm particularly susceptible to ice cream and if there is any chocolate lying around....well, lets just say it doesn't lie around for long if I'm anywhere near :ohwell:

Up until now I have told myself I am not dieting and just tried to stick to my calories and get fitter....but as I have stalled for the last few months I am now making a new start from TODAY....and i think I actually need to tell myself I am on a diet for a bit....just to get back on track and kick start some weight loss again. I have booked a session with a personal stylist and a shopping trip in November as I was going so well I thought for sure I'd be at my goal weight by then....but now its looming and I won't get there unless I stop sabotaging myself by binging on rubbish when no one is looking (I'm an emotional eater but I only eat rubbish when I'm on my own....and my husband goes away a lot and my kids go out...and then I'm on my own...and I eat!).

I'm looking forward to getting to know a few people here...I was in a group for women over 50 when I first joined and it helped a lot but it got so big I found it very hard to keep up with everyone....but I love the fun tone of this group...its so hard trying to get this weight off that we need a laugh:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Lisa x