ShirleyKwi Member

Have you tried shay butter? I have a girl with really bad stretch marks and her doctor suggested this. Vitamin E is also good. It takes time for them to fade, but don't give up. Keep losing the weight. When you find the right girl she'll love you, stretch marks and all. True love sees beyond just the physical appearance.

I just turned 58 and am struggling so I could use some friends for support too!! WooHoo!! Ladies and gents we can do it!!! :happy: I was always skinny, skinny and now I'm more than just "fluffy". I'm not new to MFP - lost 30 lbs last year and gained it back plus!!

All by myself, don't wanna be all by myself, en - e - more!! come on ladies, let's support each other!!! :sad:

I'm out here all alone. Maybe we can get some others to join us. :smile:

OK, so it looks like I'm alone out here in the 50 Something Females group. I'm 58 today. Happy Birthday Me! I had a tough day yesterday with my eating and I will probably not keep within goal today, but I'm having crab legs, rice pilaf and salad for dinner and birthday cake made by Delyssia afterward. :happy: of course, I…

I've been away for a while and am ready to get back on track. I want to share that on July 6, 2013 my 6 week old granddaughter passed away sending me into a deep depression. It has been very difficult and being depressed and a binge eater I've lost all control of my eating. I feel terrible. I finally "hit" menopause and…

do hot flashes count??? :)

Name Shirley age 56 siblings - 5 1 sister and 4 brothers children 4 - 3 girls - 29, 23, 21 1 son - 22 highest weight 248 days on mfp not sure birth month January husband Tom (31 years) pets Dwight D(og) Eisenhauer aka Ike grandchildren 4 and one on the way favorite color purple pink and green favorite food don't really…

Excellent advice!

I am happy for you to use it!

The sad thing is that she'll probably win! ugh!!

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This is wonderful! Thanks!

Hi ladies, I am a 56 year old blessed mother of 4 grown kids, and 2 foster children. I have 4 wonderful grandbabies (7, 3, 2 and 5 months). I was always a skinny but over time have gained over 100 pounds. My weight loss goal is 80 pounds so that I''m a healthy weight, but if I reach something sooner that feels right, I'll…

Thanks!! It all went well. I have a black mark on my license but there's not grey area or allowances for protecting ones self in the foster parenting world. I did what I did to protect myself and I'd do it again in the same situation. (((hugs)))

I'm giving myself a 7 because even though I walked and stayed under calories, my food intake wasn't good, nutritious food, it was a lot of sugary junk food. Too much sugar!! But, I'm still pleased that I stayed under my calorie goal.

I am 425+ calories over goal for today. Hubby and I went to the Weather Vane where all the best food is FRIED. I sooo enjoyed (with guilt) clams, scallops and onion rings. It was a treat and I enjoyed it. I'll work extra hard for the rest of the week to burn up the calories. I'm not rating myself ... So glad you all are…

Another 10!! I am feeling so motivated. I hope you're all doing well. One day at a time!! (((hugs)))

I too struggle with all the same thoughts. They think I'm ugly. They think I'm fat. They think I'm stupid.... I look in the mirror and see my mother (who neglected and mentally abused me) and I don't want to look like her (I'm proud to say I've been a great mom because of her). No one else sees her but ME apparently. It's…

So far so good! I'm at a 10 right now but my tough time is about to descend upon me - NIGHT TIME!!! I can do it!! One day at a time!

I now stand corrected. I give myself a 3. I gave in to another unnecessary "snack". grrrr

I'm going to give myself a 7. I struggled this afternoon and ate 1 1/2 c pudding - sort of a binge but felt better that it was sugar free/fat free. Stresssssssss!!!!!

Way to go. Sometimes after a binge it's easy to say I'll just start again tomorrow! Congratulations!

Today I'm giving myself a 10! Even with all the stress the last few days, I managed to stay on track with my food and walk!!! I'm hoping tomorrow that I hit my 2nd goal -- 20 lbs gone! If not, it's ok, I'll just keep working toward it. "One Day at a Time!!" Have a great day! (((hugs)))

I'm giving myself a 9 for today. I stayed on track with my food at the cookout and drank 12 glasses of water. I'm not rating myself on exercise yet, but will get there soon enough. (((hugs)))

I give myself a 5 for today. Food intake was ok but the scale gave me 3 extra pounds today. :ohwell: Tomorrow is another day and another cookout!! I guess I'll stay close to the garden salad. I hope you all had a good day! (((hugs)))

While I've done ok, I'm giving myself a 4 because I could have done better!! :ohwell:

you can lose weight, but he'll always be an a*hole! I work at a grocery store and people can be really cruel. Breath deep and let it go. Stay strong and keep going one foot in front of the other. you'll get there. (((hugs)))

I had a much better day. I give myself an 8 - good food intake, minimal exercise, over on the sugars but I'm working on that. Does chasing and stressing over a rambunctious 3 year old count as exercise? I'm certainly exhausted from it!! (((Hugs))) :happy:

I had a bad Wednesday. I give myself a 3. I let the binge demon get the better of me after the depression demon took over. No excuses. I failed. But today is a new day and I'm emotionally good. So far I'm on track. I do have to watch those sugars though. Little buggers sneak in in the sneakiest of places!!! I hope you're…