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I'm tired of being invisible. Not being seen by doctors. Not being seen by my husband. Not being seen as worthy of taking up space on the planet. Some of y'all get it. I've already noticed that every 10 lbs I lose, I get more respect. Being overweight sucks. It's not simply a health matter. It's an emotional one, too. I…

I started to lower my blood pressure and prevent type 2 diabetes. Amazingly enough, my back and joint pain has gotten a lot better. Now I want to be leaner and stronger and prove that fierceness doesn't have an age limit.

Thanks SideSteel, Just needed a little direction. I'm not in a rush so I'll tweak my diet and add some cast iron.

That's what I'm talkin' about. Nothin like a Reese's

Great tool!

Thank you so much for sharing. And congratulations on your success!:flowerforyou:

I feel better at 49 than I did at 39...

You are an absolute inspiration!! :flowerforyou:

Amazing! Congratulations!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I'm going through a bit of that now... What keeps me moving forward is having friends around who keep me accountable. There should always be at least one or two folks who understand and will support you when the rest of the world doesn't "get" why you are doing this. I know I'll be counting calories for a long time. Maybe…

Soda. Sub. Lightnin' Bug. From NC....:flowerforyou:

I felt myself dying and decided I wanted to live.

Hi everyone! I'm 48 and refuse to let my age stop me from finally getting fit. I've struggled with my weight for years and have finally decided that it's my turn and I'm going to do this for me. I have a wonderful husband and supportive son, but neither of them need to lose, and have no idea how hard it can be for a woman…

Having one of my mom's friends see me at work and say "you're too pretty to be so fat!" :grumble:

I agree about the "mental breath". One of my issues used to be mindless eating in the evening. Logging is actually helping me recover from that.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. Got some good ideas! Guess I just need to take a deep breath and keep it moving! (And logging...)

Thanks! I see your point. I'm still losing, but in my mind I still struggle with that fear of gaining, because it always seemed like I'd do well for awhile, and fall off the wagon. This is the first time I'm actually losing weight in over 10 years. Don't want to fail again.

All I know is I didn't start seeing a positive change in my weight until I started logging every morsel. Some days it bites (no pun intended). I was on vacation this week and went over more days than not, but it keeps me accountable. I resisted logging for years and wondered why I couldn't lose weight. I had no idea how…

I've tried absolute and total denial of "forbidden foods"(depending on the diet plan of course). That didn't work for me long term. But what I can say has worked this time is portion control, better quality foods and an occassional 1 serving splurge of anything my heart desires... all weighed and logged in, of course, with…

Truth. Nothing but.

I eat what I want in moderation, but I log everything to stay accountable.

It's extremely important to love your body in whatever it's condition. Weight is a factor that can be changed, so it can be easier to make snap judgements on a person who is overweight. But there are folks who have physical conditions or characteristics that cannot be changed. Society may not accept them as the standard…

Food was my drug of choice. It was delicious, legal, and readily available. Every time I was depressed, happy, stressed, or celebrating an event, I over-ate.