I am new to this board and dieting and weight loss. I am 50 something and have slowly been gaining weight over the years. I love to eat and cook. Fortunately I am very active and bike and work out a lot. I would like to lose about 25 lbs. I have never really dieted, and I know this will be hard. I love to eat cookies and sweets. I hope having an online support group will help. One of the other challenges I have is using the computer (my other resolution). I am the mother of 3 grown boys. I work part time as a nurse. I hope this works!

you have come to a great place

There are SOOOOO many wonderful people here of all shapes, sizes, and ages! You are sure to find many forums you will enjoy!

Good luck

Hi Betz, You've come to a great place to get support. There are a few groups of over 50's to join. Look around and find one that fits you. I like to post in the over 50 groups because I find I have more in common. Face it, for us "older" ladies, it's just a little harder.

And I work part time as a nurse too.

Hey there - welcome !!

There's a 50 somethings forum you might wanna check out in the support groups section.

You say you like to bike - me too! There's even a cycling chicks chat thread down in the exercise forum - hope to see ya there sometime !

Yeah, check out the cycling chicks thread! What kind of nursing do you do?

Welcome!

from another biker. Here's a link to the thread to help you find us.

I am a neonatal nurse and I love it. I will definately post in the biker group as I am training for a 5 day bike trip this summer.