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No, quite the opposite in fact. If you do not eat all your calories or at least close to it, your body goes into starvation mode and your metabolism slows down. It's important to keep your body fueld and that metabolism up!!!

I have been logging onto mfp for one week now and am very excited to have found this thread! It's wonderful to see that women over 50 are successful at losing weight. I have been thinking that because of my age (63) I may have a hard time with this but from all the posts I have been reading I see that I have been quite…

I would love to join this thread...I'm 63 and my goal is to lose 81 pounds(whew!) and I know I can do it!!! It really helps to have a support system of like minded people!!

you will find that this is a wonderful site for making friends and great inspiration! Good luck and don't give up! :smile:

Wow!! Absolutely amazing!! Congratulations...I'm sure I will be contacting you at some point for tips and advice!!! How long did it take you to lose that amount of weight???:happy:

Congratulations!!!! Great job!!! I must say, you look terrific!:smile:

What is HCG?

Congratulations on taking the first step!!! I am a recent member as well and so far I have found this to be a fabulous website...full of encouraging words and motivation. Looks like there are a LOT of success stories at MFP! I had knee surgery last year and the best exercise is water excercise if you have access to a pool.…

Wow!! 69 ponds in 5 months!! What did you do to accomplish that?

Sounds good to me...I want to lose about 60 pounds......