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I could have written this! I am also 48, gained 20 lbs this year, and would like to lose about 70 lbs more. I've been working on it in a 5lbs at a time mindset so far and am down 15lbs. This post is so timely. Please feel free to friend me if anyone is looking for buddies to keep each other accountable, supported, and…

You should be proud! You look fantastic! I'm starting where you were and this was just the inspiration I needed today. Thank you!

Weight loss goal for October: 5 lbs Net weight loss from October 1st: 0.5 lbs Favorite motivators: Fitting into clothes that are one size smaller Resolutions for this week: Track, track, track! Sorry I'm tardy! Busy week so far! I'm off to a slow but steady start for October. I need to be consistent about tracking EVERY…

Weight loss goal for October: 5 lbs Net weight loss from October 1st: 0 lbs Favorite motivators: Losing weight! Resolutions for this week: Track and move more! Sorry I'm a day late! Since we checked in last Monday and again on October 1st, I forgot we should check on this Monday as well! No change for me since October 1st…

Welcome Tatz65 and anndisme2! So glad to have you here. Please jump right in with the weekly check-ins. I'm also going to post a monthly wrap-up shortly.

Welcome cherrie1969! Please feel free to jump in to the weekly check-in post or the monthly update as well.

Welcome!!

Weight loss goal for September: 5 lbs Net weight loss from September 1st: -4 lbs Favorite motivators: Losing weight, more energy, sharing in others' success. Resolutions for this week: Track daily, track daily, track daily! It's still too hot here to do anything outside. Argh! We're almost done with our first month, not…

Welcome to everyone who has joined us! It's great to see so many people enthusiastic about a 5 lbs/month plan. Please feel free to add me as a friend too!

Weight loss goal for September: 5 lbs Net weight loss from September 1st: -3.5 lbs Favorite motivators: Seeing a loss on the scale, seeing my activity stats go up on my activity monitor, and seeing others' losses as they check in. Resolutions for this week: Continue to track everything diligently and stay within my daily…

Congrats everyone and thanks for checking in! I hope you're all having a good week so far. Man am I craving sushi - hahaha! @2020pinktogo - I hope you are feeling much better! Way to go on the loss! @matthewsfive - Thank you! I hope my car is fixed quickly too. Insurance seems to be dragging but hopefully it will be…

Weight loss goal for September: 5 lbs Net weight loss from September 1st: -2 lbs Successes from the previous week: I tracked every day, stayed under my calorie goal most days, planned meals ahead of time Resolutions for this week: Need to move more! Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous week, I can't wait to…

I prefer to be outside, walking or hiking. Love to take the dogs with me or to listen to a podcast. I also really like Just Dance and one of the MMA workouts on the Xbox One. I read a study recently where they found that the healthiest people live in communities when physical activity is part of their daily lives, they…

Oh no!!! Ow!! I'm so so sorry that happened. Glad you were able to get in to see your dentist immediately. Wow! I can't even imagine what that must have been like.

Welcome matthewsfive! So happy to see you here! I'll post a weekly check-in every Monday but you don't have to check-in with your weight from that day - if you weigh in on Fridays you can check-in with your Friday weight, or Thursday or whatever you prefer! I just posted our first check-in for the week of 9/7. Welcome…

Weight loss goal for September: 5 lbs Net weight loss from September 1st: 0 lbs Favorite motivators: Having more energy, feeling better, having my clothes fit better Resolutions for this week: 5000 steps each day, drink more water, track every day Good morning everyone! What is everyone doing for Labor Day? I'm planning to…

I second what Sue suggested. It's important to learn what a serving size is for the foods you eat so that you can accurately track what you are eating. That means weighing and measuring until you have it down. It seems like a pain in the beginning but it's so worth it. Something I love for breakfast that keeps me full…

Continuing on... had to reboot, the computer was typing characters at the rate of 1 per every 10 seconds. Grrrr.... 2006T - Stop the madness! Yes! Hahaha! 20 pounds by the end of the year would be awesome! Caregiving is very difficult, sometimes we don't take the best care of ourselves. Congratulations on 50 pounds lost!…

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to meet all of you! Gorman12 - Perfect! I love that 20 lbs in 4 months was already your goal! lynnsmith312 - another software person, yay! I can definitely relate to sitting a lot for work and eating too much sugar. Looking forward to cheering each other on! MindyBruno - congrats on 25 pounds…

We are up and rolling! Come join us!

I posted an announcement above with a link to the new group. I'll post it here too: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/108540-4-months-20-lbs-5-lbs-at-a-time-fall-weight-loss-journey-for-the-over-40-crowd

Awesome! I saw your suggestion of 5 pounds per month through the end of the year. I like that! We have four months/18 weeks left so how about a 4 months, 20 lbs - Fall Weight Loss Journey group to finish out the year?

Do you all want to do a fall weight loss journey? We could do 10 weeks/5 pounds or something until Thanksgiving or Christmas or whatever really. No one was checking in the last couple of weeks that I posted a check in so I felt silly continuing but I'd love to do something for fall if you guys are interested. I'll post a…

Weight loss goal for the 12 weeks: 10 lbs Net weight loss this week/Net weight loss from June 8th: 0 lbs/ 5 lbs Weekly victories: More exercise Goals for this week/Areas I can improve: More tracking Need to track after every meal! I hope everyone had a great week. I was the only one who checked in last week - I hope this…

When I went to the check-in page to log my weight I realized that I was actually down a pound since my last weigh-in. Shows you how out of it I am! I can't edit my post above but apparently I did have a loss!

Thank you all for your support! I had an unexpected loss in my family that really threw me for a loop. It's been a tough few weeks. I really appreciate all the kind words. I'm doing ok and really trying to get back on track (and not beat myself up for doing it slowly). That being said, I'm going to really try to rally for…

Weight loss goal for the 12 weeks: 10 lbs Net weight loss this week/Net weight loss from June 8th: 0 lbs/5 lbs Weekly victories: Not gaining, more physical activity Goals for this week/Areas I can improve: Track, track, track! OK, home stretch! I adjusted my goal for this 12 weeks to 10 lbs and am going to give it my all…

I'm still having a tough time getting back to where I was a few weeks ago but I'm getting there. This tragedy really knocked us all for a loop - trying to be kind to myself and allow time to grieve. Vera - I have been dealing with my grief similarly, eating mindlessly. Ugh. I can't figure out where that desire eat…

Weight loss goal for the 12 weeks: 20 lbs/Adjusting my goal to 10 lbs Net weight loss this week/Net weight loss from June 8th: 0 lbs/5 lbs Weekly victories: Did better with tracking Goals for this week/Areas I can improve: Trying to not be too hard on myself and allow myself to get back to where I was a few weeks ago with…

Weight loss goal for the 12 weeks: 20 lbs Net weight loss this week/Net weight loss from June 8th: 0 lbs/4 lbs Weekly victories: I guess my main victory is that I didn't gain any weight this week, ugh. Goals for this week/Areas I can improve: Need to stick to tracking no matter what kind of day I'm having; had a terrible…