Congrats 50+ and Thank You 2big!!!

[lunazul]

Whew! I'm glad to know I am not going blind in my old age. I had been away from the board for a bit and couldn't find 50+ anywhere. Thanks, 2big! :hug

Debby

[JordanII]

Although I hang out on the exercise challenge board, I do peek in here from time to time, what being 54 and almost 55!

Just had a raft of tests done and am going to see the doctor on Monday so am holding my breath so to speak. The only test I am concerned about is my cholesterol. It had been running a tad high. Hopefully it is back under control.

Re: having a harder time losing the weight......when I stick to the Atkins plan 100%, I have no problems losing weight. Unfortunately I do enjoy my evening cocktail and that plays havoc with my appetite control and that makes is extremely difficult to keep from having all those little "treats" (I am a chocolate addict) right along with my DH who does not have to watch what he eats as carefully as I do. Ahhhh, to be sure, a vicious little cycle which I really do not see as ending in the near future.

Fortunately I am only about 5 pounds from my goal so I am not getting hysterical about my not being “there”. Yeah it would be nice to be there, but that means I would have to give up my G&Ts and right now, given that I have given up smoking.....yup its been 1 year and 6 months....I am not ready to give up anything else for a bit.

You know it’s a funny thing……….when I was facing giving up smoking I thought I would never succeed……after all I did try several times before I actually did it. Now, should anyone ask , “do you miss smoking?”, I must say that 99.9% of the time I truly do not. There is still the occasional moment when, out of the blue, the urge for a cigarette strikes. Fortunately those moments are fleeting and very controllable. Maybe some day the same thing can be said for my chocolate addiction???????

[Annie =(^..^)=]

is this board still active?

[Chris]

This was always the friendliest, "feels like home" forum on the board. I'm glad it's back!

[Analog6]

This looks like the spot for me. 9 years ago I had trolley run up the back of both legs - result 2 years of ****, lots of weight piled on and then operation on both Achilles tendons. I was never fat, but loved walking and did about 8km a day.

Then, bang, I couldn't walk at all. I started Atkins September 2005, lost 11 kg (24.5 lbs) in induction and have lost a steady 1kg (2.2lbs) since then - except lastr week I lost 2! Now 16 kg lighter in just 7 weeks.

I'm just delighted, what happened to it being harder to lose weight after 50? I never much liked fruit anyway, I've always been a munch on a raw vege person. Chocolate and potatoes are my downfall, I have to be vigilant all the time not to slip.

Signing up for the gym this week, hopefiully that will keep my 1 kg per week ticking along. I hope to be down to 60kg (133lbs) by June next year, or at least by Christmas 2006. It's taken me 9 years to get this fat, so it's going to take a while to shift it.

What say we nominate Dr Atkins for saintood?!

[Desertthorn]

Welcome Analog, Glad you found us and joined. Your gonna make a lot of new friends here and lose a lot of weight.

[ttdriver]

We're all NIFTY AT 50!!


Betty

[dee7]

hi im new only joined this morning but i do qualify for this forum so just thought id say hi and let u know ill be checking in here for any help and advice u can give

[healthandharmony]

Me too. I am glad to know that menapause or not we can still lose weight. It certainly has helped me to continue.

[pabinghammd]

Also new to this board. I am 59 years old. I did Atkins with success 3 years ago and managed to keep weight under control. However, stopped smoking 6 months ago and have gained 30 pounds. Some from going off plan and compensating for the not smoking, and some from change in metabolism. I've been back induction for about 4 weeks now -- have only lost 6 pounds. However, it was slow last time also. I just need to be patient and hang in there. None of my clothes fit and I refuse to buy new clothes until I loose more weight.