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Introduction; HI Everyone
Topic Started: Jul 11 2008, 08:53 AM (89 Views)
rinaaz	Jul 11 2008, 08:53 AM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 1 Group: Associate Member #156 Joined: July 11, 2008 Favorite Fruit? blueberries Favorite Vegetable? asparagus Favorite Exercise? gym classes	This is my first post. I try to live a healthy lifestyle. I have been trying to lose 10 pounds for years now! I eat right and exercise, but if it budges it comes right back! I am 54 years old - is that my problem?



TeachX3	Jul 11 2008, 09:17 AM Post #2
Elite Posts: 3,192 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	Hello rinaaz and welcome to F4LF!! Oh no, I do not think that being 54 is the only thing... sure, as we get older they say it's more difficult to loose weight, but I think it is probably something like maybe you start off strong, see some weight loss and then get a bit lax or comfortable and let some of the stricter habits die down and then before we know it, we are back to our old ways and not realizing we are not doing what we were doing in the beginning of our journey. OK you caught me, thats what happened to me! Do you count calories or follow the nutritional food pyramid or ? Oh another thing, the less amount of weight we have to lose, (the closer our body is to its healthy weight) the harder it is to lose it!! What BMI are you now? Anyhow, great to have you here... look around, jump right in and feel at home!
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shygemini	Jul 12 2008, 08:42 PM Post #3
Elite Posts: 2,918 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	Hi rinaaz! Welcome to our forum! We are so happy to have you here! As teach mentioned, yes it becomes more difficult to lose weight as you get older and the closer you get to goal weight...but this doesn't mean it is impossible, it just mean one has to work a little harder! You may find it helpful to post a food diary on the forum here, to track what you eat each day and get helpful suggestions from members on improvements (if necessary)..and also to post an exercise log! Some members even have exercise related tickers which help keep them motivated. What kind of exercise are you doing now? Best of luck and hope to hear more from you soon!



sarahinparis	Jul 14 2008, 03:03 AM Post #4
Regular Posts: 290 Group: Friend Member #22 Joined: June 4, 2007	Welcome rinaaz. Being 54 probably means you lose slower than you did when you were younger, but otherwise it doesn't change the equation - eat less, exercise more (just need to add "be more patient!). Enjoy the site and let us know how we can help
	PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION. First goal : back to "stable" maintenance weight (real final goal ~150) My Blog : http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/round


NicC	Jul 17 2008, 04:10 PM Post #5
Elite Posts: 2,250 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	Welcome rinaaz! The ladies have posted all the good getting started advice already. So I'm just saying nice to meet you!
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Princess2one	Jul 21 2008, 09:30 AM Post #6
Advanced Posts: 609 Group: VIP Member #149 Joined: June 2, 2008 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple, Strawberries, Grapes, Grapefruit, Bananas, Favorite Vegetable? Red Peppers, Cucumbers, Broccoli, Spinach Favorite Exercise? Walking, Dancing	Hello and welcome to the forum!!! Good luck with all your goals.
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