Hello! Waving frantically over here in the corner
 

I've already put this on the UK thread so sorry if I'm repeating myself

Before I reached 50 (I am 64 in May) I managed to control my weight just fine. I was a fat school girl but a slim size 12 young nurse,and a size 16 young mum which I managed to stay at.
Following a bereavement my husband and I ballooned. I am now 18st 9lbs and only 5ft 5inches. The weight has settled mainly on hips and tummy... I look like a ball on legs and it isn't a pretty sight. As you can imagine I am very unhappy with all of this, so comfort eat.
My husband is getting the weight off by exercise, walking the dog and cycling. I can't do any of that at the moment because my hips knees and ankles are suffering badly. We recently moved house and the stairs are getting to be a nightmare
My doctor’s sister belongs to the same crafting circle as I do and she has weight problem too. Like me, she needs to shift a fair amount quickly and then tackle the rest with healthy diet and exercise. She has found a cheaper alternative to Cambridge, ‘Shake that weight’ on the internet; 4 shakes a day, or 3 with a healthy evening meal and she has lost a stone in 3 weeks but like me, that is just a drop in the ocean, but as she says it is great to feel in charge again. Her brother is monitoring her.
So, I have an appointment with him on Friday for a complete health check and if I get the green light and if he agrees to monitor me every week or so, I shall order my stuff straight away.
It will be nice chatting to you all and getting exercise tips for when my joints stop complaining.

Hello and welcome. I wish you all the success. This site is packed full of tips, motivation and inspiration.

Hello all
 

I am new to this forum as well, although not new to wanting to lose weight... It seems like a yo yo for me. Lose weight.. Stay unhappy with my body the whole time looking towards a goal weight, then eventually gain all the weight back plus more, and continue with a higher level of self loathing, which I then feel guilty for. How can we possibly treat our bodies well, and love ourselves and our bodies by putting good food in and exercising if we don't love ourselves where we are? That's where I seem to live these days. I start the day feeling like I can do it, today I will treat my body the way I should, and feel good about myself. The first half of the day goes well, and then 3:00pm hits, I get hungry (or not!) and think, I can't do it anyway, or, I look awful what's the point in trying, and stuff food down my face. Then afterwards I feel awful again. I am enjoying reading other peoples posts on this site, all the support and info looks really great! Sorry this has gotten so long... What I wanted to say is welcome and I hope we can all help each other reach our goals!

You've hit the nail on the head Claygirl. That's exactly my experience. If I give in and have a doughnut, I feel guilty fall off the diet and go back to eating all the wrong stuff. The evening is the time the munchie gremlins get me.
I've made a resolution that if I fall off the diet wagon, instead of eat, eat eat, I say 'Well Doll, you had a slip. So what? Its just a few calories/grams of fat. Don't beat yourself up, forget it, it's in the past. Go on as if it didn't happen'