In your fifties, fat and fed up? Come on in!

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Anyone want to join me in some motivational supportive chat.

I'm 56 and 3.5 stone overweight. I'm 5'2" and weigh 13 stone

Depressingly I've lost this before - in 2019 I lost 2 stone and felt much better and was really disciplined ... and then I stopped and the weight crept back on.

I feel fat, frumpy, unhappy in my clothes and my middle spare tyre feels awful.

If I could lose 2 stone again I'd be thrilled - 3.5 is the dream.

Last time what worked for me was healthy breakfast, green smoothie for lunch and balanced tea. In between meals veg sticks or an oat cake as a snack.

My downfalls are savoury stuff - crisps, cheese, savoury biscuits.

I've been diagnosed as pre diabetic with high blood pressure which I'm hoping will be the kick up the arse I need.

This time I'm trying to up my game with exercise - I have 'treated' myself to about elliptical machine. Horrifyingly on the first day I could only do 2 minutes - I'm up to 15 mins now - I am aiming for 30 mins a day of elliptical/walking.

Anyone want to join me and share what is working for them?

I use happy scale too @TwillTrousers

I'm in - 56, 5 foot 2 and just nudged into the overweight category for the first time in my life. I'm going back to SW which did work for me the last time I did it, and then I gave up all the good work and went back to too many chocolates, cakes and puddings which are my weaknesses. I'm going to cut them out and think very carefully about what I snack on. If I can lose a stone I'll be delighted.

@hottentot Same.

I’ve joined WW online as it has worked in the past. I comfort eat. For some really stupid reason I felt I just had to get started 7pm last Monday so my first weigh makes no sense. I even thought to myself to just start tomorrow first thing but had the momentum

I need to lose a couple of stones I think. I work in kilos so get confused. losing 1lb feels better than losing not quite 500g though - I remember getting a “silver 7” at WW and being very confused but no one else did kg.

I started the NHS weight loss app. Halfway through and same weight and measurements.

I need to stop eating because I am bored

Easier to say than do-

work full time

teenager and DC @ uni

ill parents

post meno

exhausted all the time

Nothing fits

Identify with lots of this. Weigh approx 17 stone!
I won't be weighing as it's makes me sabotage myself. But I am here for the healthy eating and accountability!

I have a party to go to in may and need to feel better.

So many of us in the same boat.

I think I’m going to weigh every morning and track.

I’m having a green smoothie for lunch each working day and I’ve just meal planned and prepped for the week.
I’m not following any kind of plan just trying to make sure there are lots of veg and balanced meals.

if I don’t plan that’s when I eat rubbish (crisps/bisuits) when I come home or end up eating an unhealthy meal

I’ll have a look at Happy Scale. I use an app called My Weight and as you can see I need to get some of my 2019 motivation back!

The more I think I need to do this and focus on weight the more I think about food

It seems as if middle age is adding to the weight issues for me

Has anyone used any of the apps like BitePal or MangoBite where you take a photo of your food and it calorie tracks for you?
I’ve used MFP before but do get fed up of inputting everything. But I wonder how accurate the photo based apps are.

The NHS one is not very accurate unfortunately

Can I join you? I'm 53, 5ft2, and currently 129kg (approx 20 stone). I started taking mounjaro on Wednesday and so far it's working well.

I've battled against my weight my entire life. Last year I started a weight loss programme through my health service. I lost around 2 stone from following the duet plan alone.

Then I got breast cancer and it all went out of the window. I didn't regain but I couldnt focus on the diet anymore. I was offered wli when I started a year ago but declined as it was working without them. Now I've accepted that I need the help.

I have been in so much pain and so poorly for so long. I'm done with it. 2026 is the year where I get my life back. 2025 can fuck right off.

Sorry for the mistakes in that post. It won't let me edit them out for some reason.

Hi, can I join you? Will post properly later.

Can I join please?

I have always been trim and healthy up until 5 years ago when my life got flipped, turned upside down 😂

I became menopausal and had every symptom under the sun and my life has been one massive struggle. During that time both adult DC moved out, and now live a decent distance away which has taken some adjusting to as I am so close to them both, and I have lost both of my parents, both suddenly.

As a result I have gained about 2 stone and now have boobies like boulders and a FUPA for the first time in my life!!! I am lucky my DH loves me whatever my size (he especially likes the boobies!) But I don't feel comfortable being so much bigger than I am used to and I would like to shift some weight and get fitter again and lose the FUPA!

I started last week tracking calories and doing You Tube strength and cardio workouts and am hoping to get my life back on track.

Sounds like life has been tough.

What is FUPA?

Its been a real tough 5 years and I am ready to try and get my life back on track. No more comfort eating and being lazy. I need to change.

A FUPA stands for 'Fat Upper Pubic Area' and is the layer of fat/bulge above the pubic bone and under the belly button. I have developed this pooch for the first time in my life and I don't like it that much. It has to go! 😂

Thanks

omg I have FUPA too 🥹

Mine developed suddenly as I started to gain weight during menopause and stress comfort eating and one day I looked down and thought 'what the hell is this?' Now I have to tuck it into high waist leggings and jeans to hide the damn thing. It has to go! I am tired of trying to hide it under baggy tops and jumpers! 🙄

Can I join too please. I’m 58, 5ft tall and weigh 11st which is the heaviest I’ve ever been. I only weighed 10st the day I gave birth!

After struggling with utter exhaustion and other symptoms for around a year, I found out last Monday that I’m anaemic. Unfortunately that’s meant that I’ve been too tired to cook properly and look after myself so the weight has piled on. I also lost my little dog a couple of years ago so my exercise has been zero since then.

I’ve downloaded the Happy Scale app and dug out my Slimming World books ready for tomorrow. I would love to be slim and healthy in time for my 60th next year.

Mine appeared over night

Made worse by stress

Teens and Uni kids & Elders

Horrified when I stand sideways, bigger than when I had my children ☹️

I weighed today and have lost 5lb in a week. Pleased with that

I think I need this thread😅 Would love to join. I joined a lovely supportive thread a couple of years ago for accountability but stopped contributing when a few things happened in my life and I couldn’t face thinking about the weight I was putting on after previously having had a run of success.

I’m 58, 5’7” and weighed 12st 8lbs about a month ago. Then of course Christmas happened, so fully expect to be heavier when I finally get around to weighing myself and facing the music! I’ll do it tomorrow when I get up. My stomach has its own postcode.

I’m in. I’ve reached the stage where I hate how I look. I’ve had a lovely few months of festivities but enough is enough

will weigh myself tomorrow morning and will know then what I want to lose