Newbie 54 and looking for help
 

Hey everyone,
This is my first post and the beginning of a successful mission I hope. I'm undecided about which diet to start with. I have a lot of fat around my middle. My clothes which before I moved were 12's are now 14's if I'm lucky and the weight is just weird too much body fat for sure. I hurt my knee in Nov. and was laid up for about 3-4 wks and that helped me reach my 180. Before that I was 171 and eating healthy not now though!:?: I feel like a stuffed sausage actually none of my clothes fit and I really don't like the mirror! My choices for diets are either Crack the Fat Loss Code or Sonoma Diet. Actually they are kinda similar. You get to eat good and all food. I really need to jump start my body loss since I've eaten out of boredom and been so bad to my body. I go back to the Dr's for my knee on Jan. 7th and believe it or not its still a little swollen and I still where a short brace when I go to work. I'm on my feet. Thats just the beginning of my story but I need to here yours, I need encouragement. My husband works in retail and of course is thin. He eats alot more than me too and not the good stuff so I need to get off his diet and onto my own. It doesn't look good on me! I'm starting to eat healthier but I"m planning to start on Friday January 2nd, 2009 and make this a great healthy weight losing year for me and you with your help of course....Any suggestions.... Just talking to someone in the same boat will help alot.
thanks and nice to meet you all:carrot: :carrot:

Hi, I am new to the over 50 threads. I have spent the last seven years denying that I am over 50. :D I don't post very often, just kind of hang around. Wishing you good luck on whichever program you choose. :broc:

Nice to meet you please do try to stop back!!!!
I need a buddy:carrot: :carrot:

Ocean lover, I wouldn't wait until Friday. I would start immediately. If you have the motivation, do it now! :) Too many things could happen between now and then to derail your planned effort. Just do it! There is support for you here and answers here too.

52 and new too.
 

Hello and nice to meet you. I too am just starting and would love to take this journey with you. I have 60 pounds to lose and think that I am going to go the Weight Watcher route as I have all the gadgets and know how it works.
I know that WW has changed over the years since I was a member but I think I will go the old Flex method.
We can do this!!
Namaste...:hug:

I wanted to try WW too but it seems like with WW I eat too many fake foods and don't take the time to eat the good foods that I should. Another words I take the quickest easiest way out. Welcome will look for your posts perhaps we can do this together!!!

I actually find the new WW program very helpful for me as they have the healthful guidelines to follow. I am guilty of not enough fruits and veggies but if I keep my checklist I do lose weight and feel better. I remember reading Suzanne's post one time that it doesn't matter which program you decide on as long as you work the plan.

I think you can check out the new program for free at the WW site, but not for sure.

50 and a new member just joining a couple of days ago. I would love to get to know everyone on this 50+ forum. Well.....maybe not everyone, I think that would take way too long, but some buddies along the way would be great. I am doing the Think and Lose program and feeling very good about it. I am going out today to buy a PS2 interactive dance program that I can use to get some exercise. My sons can set it up for me and it sounds like a fun way to get moving. I'm sure I'll be a complete clutz at first, but that's okay. Anyone else tried this for exercise or just to get moving?

Just saw the commercial for Free Registration at WW. I think I will give it a try. Do you stay for the meetings? I just need some help and someone to go through it with me

Hey Sisu
Glad to meet you. My first few days here and getting some good advice.
Hope to hear from you again!

Oceanlover: I belong online, for one it is cheaper, like $16.95 per month, for two you can get a ton of support right here on 3FC. They also have a WW thread. Good luck with whatever you choose though.

Sisu: It does take a while to get know people for sure. I am pretty new to the 50+ threads.

Looking forward to a day of computer and a quiet evening ALL to myself. I think I will watch a chic flick. Get myself back on track after a really :p bad eating day yesterday.

HI, Welcome. I look forward to getting to know all of you. i post on a couple of the +50 threads. You really do get a lot of good information here. If you have a question, someone will have an answer, or tell you where to find one. Lots of good support. Like Bobbi said, we all do different diets, but most diets work. You just have to find the one that YOU can stick with. I count calories. Not too much different from WW. But in addition I make it a point to eat healthy and exercise too. It takes a combination for me. I keep a journal, I make a menu for a week. Hey, what ever it takes.

Looking forward to getting to know all of you,


freda

Good Evening to all you 50 year olds! Went and bought the PS2 Dance, Dance Revolution today. My son set it up for me and showed me how to use it and then I proceeded to entertain them and give them some good laughs. But it was pretty fun and I think I'm going to really like it, and if I can keep myself upright it should be some good exercise. Not as good as working out at some gym but it does at least get the heart pumping. Dance, Dance, Dance!

Hello everyone! I think the dance Revolution would be lots of fun! Right now we have our house for sale and I really don't want to buy more to move but do plan to get it once we get settled again! I thought that I would extend an invitation to you all to join us on the Golden Girls thread. Lots of support and tips there. Looking forward to getting to know you.

OK last night I registered and posted an introduction. So today I want to post something so I can get involved in this! So far today these are the things I have done to work toward a healthy, fit me: had a yummy yogurt, blueberry, and wheat cracker breakfast; did my stretches (ankle sprain in
August, PT all fall); did 32 minutes of cross country skiing and snow shoveling, made a healthy shopping list, had an orange and water after exercise (instead of Christmas cookies and eggnog!), got on the scale to see where exactly I was right now, took my vitamins & other supplements, & read lots of interesting posts that will keep me encouraged and motivated! I'm glad I'm starting this while I'm still on break, instead of once school starts and everything is crazy.

Hi Oceanlover. I just joined today too, and your story sounds a LOT like mine. We're the same height and weight and want to lose close to the same amount. I'm 54; I think we're the same age, too? How about that!

It's sure not easy. I've been doing the yo-yo thing for a lot of years, mostly the weight crept up on me, a pound here and there, until one day I reached for a pair of jeans and they ran, screaming, into the night, never to be seen again. It was a revelation, I can tell you.

What works best for me: tiny meals, every three or so hours. It's hard to get into but once your system is used to it, you'll feel a lot better. I also have a hubby who can eat anything and not gain an ounce. After 34 years, he's still within ten pounds of his pre-marriage weight, has a slender waist and looks damned good in his 501s. There oughta be a law, sigh. I have given up making meals we both can eat, and simply make him his butter/salt/beef/potato-laden meals, then fix myself a handful of salad and some grilled chicken. ::whine::

This looks like a good support place, and I know that's key in striving for success.

Good to be here and to see you here -

farmgirl

Hello everyone ! I tried WW a few years back and lost 65 lbs. I would like to go back and do it again :cool: just for the support if for nothing else but I don't have time. There are only two meetings a week here. So I've been coming here looking for support.

I agree with NYfarmgirl on the three hour meals concept. It keeps my blood sugars more stable, and is the only manner of dieting (and I've tried LOTS!!!) I've ever found that doesn't give me headaches. Three meals and two light snacks works better than anything I've ever tried.

Good to have your here Oceanlover, Sue, and Mama Blake. The people here are so encouraging. They are a real help. Come often.

Hi I am kind of new to these boards and new to the over 50s. Personally I can't do the specific diet plans. I look at the Fat Smash and The South Beach but found they just aren't for me.
I find I do better just cutting back. Eating low fat whenever possible and cutting way back on the junk food. Exercise also helps. I try to count calories in my head. This isn't scientific but it works for me.

I too am new to this site. I've just started a calorie shifting diet. I alternate the number of calories per day and also the number of calories per time of day. Hopefully I'll see some results. So far I haven't been hungry and that's a plus.

Hello!

I'm new to this too, but not new to dieting as I seem to have been on a diet for the past 34 years, the latest being LA Weight Loss, which when I just looked at my old logs, lost 30lbs but put it all back on and 10 more.

This time I'm going the sensible route, smaller portions of the right foods, and walk everywhere. I do need a kick in the bum to stick with it!

It's not about "which diet", many work for different reasons. Do you have any special health conditions you must consider? In my opinion, the first thing to do is find out exactly how many calories you need in one day to maintain your weight. You must eat less than that amount to lose weight. I purchased an inexpensive digital scale and keep it out on my kitchen counter - weight everything. Next, use one of the computer programs like Fit Day to track what you eat. The program has thousands of foods already loaded and you can add any special foods and there nutritional information. This process of keeping a food journal helps to keep you honest. Another nice feature are the graphs and charts to let you visualize your progress.

I just registered on fitday.com today, Samantha. I think I'll like it. I am only two days into calorie counting, eating about 5-6 meals/days. And, I have already set up a spreadsheet for my foods and water intake. I think I will just translate what I have into fitday and keep on moving!