Showing posts with label experiences weight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label experiences weight. Show all posts

Monday, February 13, 2012

Fighting The Over Fifty Blues

This is the first in a series of articles that I will write about my experiences trying to lose weight after 50. I have always been a very active, independent woman. I have raised 2 kids as a single mom and all this time I thought I was eating healthy and exercising enough to maintain my weight and size. A few years ago I went up another size which was now two sizes larger than I have been since I was about 30. I stopped wearing anything that was clingy or showed off my belly fat. Thank god smocky shirts came back in style, even though I have always been told that you should not wear big clothes as they make you look bigger, it was still more comfortable for me. I finally got my hormones somewhat under control after  years of unbearable hot flashes, and now it was time to get back to my more desirable size. I started in February of this year and after about 6 months I have lost 20 pounds and enough inches to be able to wear my old clothes very comfortably.  I have even lost weight in my feet and hands which I find incredible.
In the coming articles I will go into much detail about how I did this without killing myself with exercise and giving up all the foods I really enjoyed.  In otherwords making a lifestyle change.
Stay Tuned!!
Happy, Healthy, and Thinner