looking for friends - 50s and female and getting fabulous!

[frauline_annie]

Hi!  I'm looking for some friends for motivation and support.  I'm 51, female, and working on losing 30 lbs.  My A1c is pre-diabetic so I'm shedding some weight to try and get it under control. 

Anyone?

[joanie25]

antbud


still can't figure out how to friend people from the community post, but if you can figure out how to friend me, that is great. Joanie25

[crystalship]

@antbud to friend someone...click on their picture and on the next screen click onto their profile. The next screen should give you the option to +friend. Hope you get lots of friends!

[CarieMe]

It was a strange day.

After a weekend of traveling I think I collapsed of exhaustion!  I felt very unwell though nothing I could actually put my finger on.  

I hope to get a good night sleep and get back on track tomorrow. I barely ate at all. In fact I probably should have something before bed.

I did lose a pound and a half this week.

Cheers

[kmbr]

Not sure who you are asking. I don't quite understand this Fitbit community and how it all works. But when I got my Fitbit , I logged my food the first day and it was485. The second day was 500. The first week was torture. I was so afraid to eat because I wasn losing. I ate fat-free, low cal most of the time. My body was in starvation mode and kept everything. And when I would splurge, I did it right with fast food. My metabolism was next to nothing. I didn't wake up hungry so I would eat. By three I would eat lunch, dinner at 8 and ice cream or cereal at 10 occasionally. I had to make myself eat and learn to eat fat and eat more. Now I know how many calories to aim for in each meal. I also know I have to walk/exercise or it doesn't work. I now have breakfast every day and am hungry for it!

[CarieMe]

Good morning.

I am finally able to go to leave the house. I have been stuck with no car but from now on I will have wheels. I live too far from the gym to walk in this weather plus the side walks are a death trap full of ice and snow. 

Feels so good not to be trapped.

The first thing I have to do today is go buy some food!  Then the gym. This day I'm going to hit the 10,000 steps.

Cheers!

[gymteachk]

Well I am there with you!  How are you doing?  I see it has been almost a year since your post

[joanie25]

Kmbr


wow i hope things have gotten better -- it is hard to tell who is talking to whom in the community pages very confusing. But I hope your eating habits have improved. As a layman they didn't sound very good. It is easier to friend people and get into personalized communities. Pretty much everyone is heading for the same thing weight loss and getting stronger. Anyway its more positive than it was before and people are willing to friend and motivate so good luck.

[CarieMe]

Hi ladies

Well I didnt' quite get to 10,000 but I didnt' do too bad and I'm feeling like it was a good day.

No more food as it's after 8pm.

We are expecting a snow storm....maybe some shoveling will move things along.

[panamurph]

Hi, wondering if I can join the over 50 group?  Been working out and could use some extra motivation. Live in Wisconsin where we are freezing currently and all I want to do is curl up with a book, blanket and fireplace. Thanks Ana

[CarieMe]

Welcome!

[joanie25]

panamurph:  welcome -- it is hard to decipher who is commenting to whom on the community page, so making friends by clicking on someone'e photo or where it should be can get you some friends from the community nd then you can talk to people indivdually otherwise you have joined

[CALEE]

Well ladies, if you are posting here, you are talking to everybody.

When you have friends, you can send them PRIVATE messages

Hope this helps

[staceyd]

Hello.  I am 53 looking to lose about 15 pounds.  Don't walk every day but am motiviated to get out there!!! Looking for likeminded people.

[panamurph]

I work out when I am not working so we should keep in touch. Do you know
how to make friends on the fitbit itself?

[staceyd]

Hello.  I don't know how to make fitbit friends but I've heard you can.  Good luck with your goals.  You can do it !!

[CarieMe]

Click on the persons "photo" and add them as friends. Anyone who wishes may add me.

I'm wondering..does anyone else get bone weary tired immediately after eating?

I do and it matters not what I eat. Or how much...mostly it's dinner...I eat and I want to just lay down and crash...I fight through it but it's overwhelming. Hormones maybe?

I'm not diabetic...I've been tested.

[Cynthia50]

How do you add friends, looking for all the support I can get and give

[Cynthia50]

it takes 21 days to form a habit...1 day at a time, eat and then walk...STAY AWAY FROM THE COUCH OR BED:smileyhappy:

[HealthyGirl50]

Could be hormones Carrie but it also could be lack of enzymes in your body to properly digest your foods.  Hopefully, you're taking some good whole-food vitamins and enzymes to help your body metabolize foods.

[CarieMe]

walking is impossible for me immediately after dinner. But it has nothing to do with habit. It has to do with eating.  Has been happening for quite some while.

Last night I gave into it. I fell asleep at 7pm, woke at 3am, went back to bed at 5am and awakened at 9:30 am and I feel great.

I was actually really and truly sleepy.  I rarely get 5 hours per night so that's not surprising.

The human body is so intelligent. If only the human brain was smart enough to listen.

Cheers!