Older Women Rock - oh yes, we do!


I turned 60 six months ago.

Looking back I didn't have a weight problem until my late twenties when I was diagnosed with endometriosis. The hormonal treatment caused me to put on weight, which I didn't manage to lose before becoming pregnant.

I then spent a number of years yo-yoing up and down on various low-fat regimes, and thought I was destined never to lose the weight. However, in 2001 a friend told me about Dr Atkins.

I originally got to goal in 2002 by faithfully following the Atkins diet. I did count carbs, but not calories and found it a breeze. Unfortunately, once I had lost my weight, I took my eye off the ball, and within a year I’d put all my weight back on again, plus more.

It took a while but in 2008 I finally lost 65lbs to get back to my goal weight. I did manage to more or less maintain this for a number of years, but eventually the weight went back on. It probably didn't help that I injured myself while running, and have been suffering with a hip and back problem ever since.

Now my third time around, it's hard going but I'm determined to get there