I heard you. You had that Oh no experience. I spent my whole adult life until I was 53 yrs. and 186 pounds, and horrified that I had to have a doctor tell me I was in terrible condition. I failed just about every test he gave me. I did something about it and so can all the people here in this site no matter what the meds. or dissability. It really is a questions of how bad we want to live. At 60 coming up I am now 130. Do small steps in your journey. Have faith you can turn it around. It is never too late. ginnie

WooHoo Ginny!!!! I think I hate you now, though....JK

I've gained over 10 lbs since starting my job in sales. I was always a small size but even my fat clothes are tight now and I absolutely refuse to buy larger sizes so I'll be forced to lose the weight. I'm 53 and still within normal for my height but I will not let this get the best of me. I have to admit though, my Copaxone reactions are not bad with my extra padding.

Good luck with WW. They use common sense for weight control so I think that is a good program to go with.

I started WW on 3/25 and have lost 13lbs so far, which feels really good.

Joined LA Fitness with my BFF and she is pushing me to go. We've have been taking yoga and body works + abs classes and they are kicking my rear!

I am eating alot of chicken breast, salads, steamed veggies and fruit. Fruit & veggies are zero points, so you can go to town...aparently the old points program you had to count some fruits. I am also eating Santa fe Style Chicken progresso light soup for lunches on most days.

I've also found that I really like going to Applebee's for dinner if we go out. Their PointsPlus choices are very good, especially the Tilapia!

I've got 11.8 lbs to go to hit my goal. I am feeling pretty good about it, and since I am on a loa I am able to exercise anytime during the day.

Good Luck with your Goals!

ok, I feel better. I thought I was standing alone out here crying "what happened?!"

I am trying hard to be HONEST with who and how I am. Whether that means MS or whether that means what size clothes I find myself in. I guess I have hidden for the last few years while I sulked with my diagnosis. I hide from you, I hid from me, I hid from this disease, and I hid from things that I could have been fixing. So, I need to stop looking outward, and look in to find the answers, and since I did this to me, I have to undo this to me.

One day done, and it really was easy. I can eat whatever foods I want, no hold barred. I just have to be held accountable for my choices. If I want double oatmeal, I can have it, I just have to pay the price for it. I can have all the fruit and many of the veggies I want free of charge! so fresh squeezed juice in the AM and apple crumble for dessert (if I plan the points correctly.) There are also a bank of points each week that you can borrow from for those surprise things like being asked out to eat or a horrible no good very bad day at work.

I shocked myself. I had no idea how awful I look. my skin is ruddy, my belly is bloated, my back aches, and im tired! no stamina, and I and only I need to fix this. So, this is going to be the very best year of the last year of the first half of my life. (yes, I will live to 100!)

I love that I dont have to pick aspertame products. I can have whole, real foods, and not some package that came in the mail. so, lets see how long I can keep this up. Thanks for the cheerleading.

I smiled at your reply. You will make it work. You have that drive to do something, and that is what it takes. God knows I am stubborn and old habbits are hard to change. If there is anything i can do to help spur you on, let me know. I am always around saying hello to the great people here. ginnie Dried mango, satisfies sweet/tart and helped me to curb my munching. (Sunweet not in the health food stores) The sugars are less.good luck

It was you that made me smile too. I have read alot of your posts sally and I know you are trying really hard. I am here ifyou ever need a boost. I know sometimes how difficult change can be. I quit smoking cold, 1,500 miles away from home. I cussed myself all the way home for being addicted to begin with. Even my cat wouldn't sit on my lap. Changing eating can be just as hard. I did the same thing with food, I dumped the cra_. The weight rolled off in just under two years, actually 19 months. That is not a long time to a better you. Do it sally and all of you, who have that desire. I can get off the floor like a kid again. The freedom of some movement is so much better, that I can only ask in wonder why I didn't do it before? Yes I am disabled, but without the weight, living with the disabilites got better. I can weed a garden again, and walk up steps even with bad ankles. I am sending out good vibes to all of you......ginnie

I'm doing WW online! Holy crap my fat jeans were snug so I started middle March and although it has been very slow I do not feel hungry or deprived. I have lost 9.6 pounds and upped my goal to hopefully lose another 5 although I doubt I'll maintain that long term because that gets me back to my trim weight from my 20's and 30s when I was in really good shape. The chunk just creeped up on me and from what I've seen of my former skinny girlfriends who are now in their 50's it is a real challenge so I figured now is the time to grab a hold or else it will get worse.

What is really nice with WW, imo, is that with the free fruits and veggies I am definitely changing my habits and what I think of as a snack. The exercise chart also makes me more inclined to exercise.

One thing I have read from the online discussions is that the new points plus can allow you to have a bit more calories depending on what you pick to eat so the weight loss can take longer. It was fine with me because like I said I haven't felt like I was on a terrible diet. Good luck!

And IT DOES!!!

I've heard good things about WW. It's balanced, doesn't deprive you of any one thing and it's not "faddish" (is that a word). Since I've cleaned up my diet it's become easier to maintain the weight loss I achieved. Once you get used to eating cleaner the junky stuff just doesn't taste good anymore....and makes you feel worse.

I've found that since I've gotten older I'm not as concerned about how I look to others but more so how I feel myself. When you feel good you look good, too!

Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.