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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi Everyone!  I'm a newbie.  I'm writing this in a public space -- as a way of being accountable to myself.  I hope to cheer others on with your progress too, and learn from your experiences.  I'm over 60 and I'm obese.  I've lost significant amounts of weight twice in the past, and I'd like to do this again -- in a more intentional way.  I just got Katrina Ubell's book: How to Lose Weight for the Last Time.  I'm also realizing that for me, losing weight will been doing things that are different from the "expert" advice that I've been given in the past.   For the next month or so, my goals will include giving up potato chips (seaweed snacks for the win!), wheat, and most sugar, and exercising and/or dancing daily.  I'm trying to build enjoyable, healthier habits that I can live with indefinitely.  I'd like to lose weight, of course, and I hope to get there by building a low-ish slow carb diet, that mostly fits with a comfortable intermittent fasting schedule (Most of the time I will skip breakfast and stop eating late at night.)  Just writing this out makes it seem achievable.

Once I've established comfortable habits and lost a few clothing sizes, I'll start weighing myself or measuring myself or both.  For now, it's about building a template that I can embrace.
For today, I'll sign this as Calla.  [/quote]

Hi, Calla!  I just wanted to encourage you because I think I was pretty similar to you when I started around last June.  I was obese (256 lbs), I am not 60 but I'm in my 50s, and I've lost weight before a few times -- once in my 30s and once in my 40s for baby weight.  I have had success with a plan that is low on carbs and high in protein (lots of fish).  I have a latte in the morning but otherwise just eat 2 times a day and eliminated snacking.  I have a cheat day on Friday.  I'm down to 169 now so I've lost 87 pounds so far and am no longer obese; after 10 more pounds I'll be at a "normal" bmi.  All of which is just to say, you can do this.  It just takes time and strength of will.  But it's doable.

When I started, I looked at the number on the scale and thought, ugh.  It seemed like a very long journey.  I counted my weight backwards to my goal to remind me that it was something that could be done.  It could be an it has been, and can also be for you.  Good luck![/quote]

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