Staring down the barrel of 50

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  • Hi guys !! I'm a fabulous 48 yr old female, fighting fatness ferociously !

    Aside from that I'm happily celebrating the disappearance of "Aunt Flo" -- for good !!! Been 14 months & I'm presuming that THAT phase is finally over. Call me weird, but I am soooooooooooo happy about it. No more irregularities, no more debilitating cramps, no more "mood playground" (normal people have mood swings -- I staked claim on the WHOLE playground ). Kinda like a freedom of sorts.

    Hope all have a wonderful Wednesday & rest of the week !! Just wanted to stop by & say "Hey !"
  • I have to say - I envy you! I am almost 45 and anxiously awaiting the day I can say I have "made it through and I am done!" I am so ready to be FREE!!
  • I won't breathe easiest UNTIL the 25th month has passed. Good friend of mine thought SHE was done, but after 17 mos of presumed "freedom," she got a BIG surprise for the following 3 mos.
  • Welcome Mollikins.

    That's me staring down the barrel of 50. Next year will be the big 50.

    however I'm nowhere near done with my cycles. Still going strong.

    Pop in the chat thread.
  • Quote: Welcome Mollikins.

    That's me staring down the barrel of 50. Next year will be the big 50.

    however I'm nowhere near done with my cycles. Still going strong.

    Pop in the chat thread.
    Chat thread ?? I'd love to ! Whereabouts ?? Forgive me, I'm a NOOBIE !
  • Right here you will find lots of support and a fun bunch of people.

    http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...143284&page=18
  • hey i'm 48 we are about the same height and size... very cool...

    sadly i still ovulate every month but due to a joyful ablation in july 2004 i have not had a real period for 4 years!
  • Quote: I won't breathe easiest UNTIL the 25th month has passed. Good friend of mine thought SHE was done, but after 17 mos of presumed "freedom," she got a BIG surprise for the following 3 mos.

    Yeah, gotta watch out for those sneaky little boogers - they usually hang back and lull you into a false sense of security then, as soon as you go blow 6 months clothing budget at Victoria's Secret.....................SURPRISE
  • Quote: hey i'm 48 we are about the same height and size... very cool...

    sadly i still ovulate every month but due to a joyful ablation in july 2004 i have not had a real period for 4 years!
    Hi there ladybug !!

    I see from your profile, you're from MD. Might I ask what part ? I'm from NOVA -- just across the Potomac from So. MD ! I'm glad someone is close by & may be able to understand the Southern jargon !

    Hope we can help keep track of each other, seeings how we're "practically" neighbors !
  • Owings Mills! NW Baltimore... about an hour apart girl... for now. We are trying to move to NC....
  • Quote: Owings Mills! NW Baltimore... about an hour apart girl... for now. We are trying to move to NC....
    Bummer ! Just when I find a new friend, they want to be moving away -- wonder if I should change my deodorant.





    JUST KIDDING !! Never actually lived in NC, have visited Charlotte & have friends who live in Franklin.
  • if we move it won't be fore 6 months to a year.... we have time...


    we can meet in columbia....
  • Am I weird ??
    Hi gang :
    I am wondering if my peri-menopause experience is rather common or am I just a weirdo ??

    I am 47, 48 in January. 2 years ago after not having any cramping for more than 25 years my period came complete with cramps. I thought this so odd, as I had not had them since my 20's !!!!! Then the night sweats started coming, where I would get up in the middle of the night to change my night shirt as was drenched in sweat. Also after more than 20 years of having a 35-80 day cycle, it started coming like clockwork !!!!!!!!!!

    Now, last month I was 2 weeks late, so now I am not sure when it will come back, should be due tomorrow.

    Are all these strange fluctuations kind of normal, or is this just me ??
    HELP !!!

  • it's normal for you....

    i got regular after 35... now i'm getting sporadic with PMS but not the cycle as far as I can tell...

    it's one of those weird things ya know...
  • Thanx Nessa !!

    BTW : I love Maryland. Had one of the happiest vacations there in 2006 !!!
    ( stayed in Caroll County. Stayed near Westminster ).