Hello. I am new to the forum and just found this thread. I am 51 and I'm a single mom to DD11. We are planning our 4th Disney World trip in May. Our first trip in 2013 was with my, now, ex husband. It was so horrible that I planned a redo trip in 2014 for just DD and I. That's when we got bitten by "the Disney Bug" and dream of going every year. I can't quite afford that so we went in 2016 and are now excited for our 2018 trip.
As stated in the original post, anytime is a good time to start. I actually started some healthy changes last year. I gave up caffeine (diet soda) in April 2017, then all soda in June 2017.
By September, I was searching for a diet that I thought could actually work for me and not just make me miserable for a while and then give up on. I discovered the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting. I started on Wed, Sept 20, 2017. How's that for a random date? But it was my time and I was inspired!
By December 31st I had lost 31 lbs! My goal is to lose another 30 lbs by the end of May for our Disney World trip. I am already 4 lbs into that second 30 lb goal. After my Disney trip, I'll have another 50 lbs to lose. I don't have a goal date for that just yet, but I'm thinking another 10 months for that!
I used to have an unhealthy addiction to Rolos and other cakes and candies. Now, my go to snack is a handful of Macadamia nuts!