I'm 44, have lost about 50 lbs, over the last couple years and want to lose a little more, maybe 20 lbs. I'm currently on the South Beach diet and have been since Jan. 1st.
I'd love to find other women close to my age to talk to about our weight loss, health issues and who knows what else

Thanks!

HI there. Come on over to the South Beach forum here at 3FC. We have a daily chat, recipes, FAQ section and lots of support. We look forward to hearing from you.

Goddess, I'm not 40, but will be in 4 months. Does that count? But as far as weight loss and health issues, I gotta say, at nearly 40, I feel like I'm in my 20's. I can run up and down steps now whereas my knee would give out just trying to walk up them before. I went back to school, something I never had the energy or strenth to do. I actually started enjoying shopping, something I've always despised doing in the past. Now I find myself getting bored at the computer from time-to-time...that never use to happen to me. LOL But these days, I have too much energy to just sit here for too long.

I just joined this forum - Gosh there is just so much to read and absorb. Not sure if there is even anyone my age here (hence my "name"). I am 56 y/o and 7 1/2 years ago, lost 100 1/2 lbs. I broke my leg last year, which (obviously) limited my activities and later, (like now), the intensity at which I can exercise. After maintaining the original loss until about a year ago, I find myself up 23 lbs. and really unhappy. I have finally rehabbed myself back to doing almost all cardio activities (can even run for 1-2 minutes 2-3X in 30-40 mins. of cardio sessions again and feel so happy. Monday, I just started my weight loss program: no fooling around! I plan to lose those 23 pounds as well as 11% body fat by mid-April, when people where I live start wearing less clothing! LOL. I'm using a (yikes!) low fat, low carb diet, alternating "high" days and "low" days. (On high days, I can have low glycemic carbs in moderation up until noon plus veggies and protein, and, on low days, just veggies with low-fat protein.) Each day, I get to have four meals and if hungry, I can grab an Isopure protein drink. I've lost 5-8 pounds doing this before, and it works well for me. I just have to "get" my head zoned into it. Additionally, I'll do the weights thing 4X week, boxing (yeah, weird for an old lady, but I love it!) and cardio 6X week. Hard, but I know I can do this, especially since I found this great forum. I hope it's OK to report, cause I know it will help. And I hope I can be of help too. I know how hard it is to maintain lost weight for a long time. I was morbidly obese since childhood and was just very determined after the last diet that I would never have to lose weight again. It almost happened, but at least I didn't gain it all back. I'm so glad to be here. Sorry this is so long. Good to meet you all. N2L