Obese & Menopausal-- to-- 1/2 Marathon!

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  • snowcoon
    snowcoon Posts: 50
    Congratulations! You look so happy and healthy :)
  • pakom53
    pakom53 Posts: 1
    Thank you Boatsie for your very inspirational story. I am brand new to MFP and your success story is the first i read. I am 60 yrs old and have a significant amount of weight to lose. Seeing your before and after pictures and reading your story makes is inspiring. Its a different story for us who are obese and menopausal (not necessarily harder than the young girls and women) but different. I have seen many stories of young girls and women losing weight and i always thought well they have age on there side. Your story helps fortify for me that its not to late. You look fabulous!!! You look so happy!!!!! Many thanks for sharing.
  • arrseegee
    arrseegee Posts: 575 Member
    That's awesome! Well done. You sure don't look 230+ lb in that first photo so you must hold your weight very well.
  • jennygeo1
    jennygeo1 Posts: 133 Member
    You have such a great spirit - i love it!
    Thank you for sharing your story - so inspirational :)
    You look so beautiful and fit! Congratulations! I'm currently training for a 1/2... this really helped me along!
  • sue284
    sue284 Posts: 34 Member
    Fantastic - that's a great achievement!
  • Rai007
    Rai007 Posts: 387 Member
    OMG !!
  • hananah89
    hananah89 Posts: 692 Member
    Wow you look great! Also, I see you did the Pensacola one, my brother lives in Perdido Key (on the AL line) so I know a little bit about the area. Congrats!
  • spring423
    spring423 Posts: 49
    Inspirational! What an amazing transformation.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,777 Member
    WOW! You look amazing!..I love the sculpting on your arms!

    I wish my useless knee would let me do more in the running field, but I could manage a fun fast walk 5k.

    I too can hardly believe my new body at the age of 64. I do everything but run.

    You are an inspiration!
  • walkingmywaytohealth
    walkingmywaytohealth Posts: 21
    This was great to read. At 54 I completed my first 1/2 marathon on November 17th in San Antonio. However I weighed in at 220...I was trying to hit 200 before the run but it just did not happen. Mt time was 4.26. I had to stop a few times and I walked a bit. I've got another 1/2 in sight in June 2014...hoping to be at a fabulous weight and cut my time in 1/2. Fabulous job!!!
  • erinkayee12
    erinkayee12 Posts: 11
    This is amazing! Thanks for sharing your story!
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Amazing! A true inspiration!
  • LesaDave
    LesaDave Posts: 1,480 Member
    I hope you don't take this the wrong way but (just making up stories from looking at the pics), you went from the rocking chair gramma to a rock-your-body woman!! You look sooooo good and so much younger.

    Congrats to both you and your sister. WOO-HOO!!
  • AlicesNirvanaHealthWellness
    AlicesNirvanaHealthWellness Posts: 111 Member
    WOW, great story, thanks so much for helping keep us all motivated
  • SapiensPisces
    SapiensPisces Posts: 992 Member
    This is freakin' awesome! Congratulations!!
  • Morgaine_on_the_move
    Morgaine_on_the_move Posts: 228 Member
    Love this! Very inspiring.
  • moya_rargh
    moya_rargh Posts: 1,473 Member
    Epic! You are winning at this site!!! :D
  • henn1230
    henn1230 Posts: 12 Member
    This post is kismet. I am 54, about to run my first 1/2 marathon tomorrow. And, I am having issues with my feet. Seeing that you and your sister made it has inspired me and given me confidence. Congrats!
  • casperkawa
    casperkawa Posts: 19 Member
    Amazing!! I am so inspired :)
  • Aine8046
    Aine8046 Posts: 2,122 Member
    Thanks for sharing! You are so inspiring!!!
  • sbear867
    sbear867 Posts: 249 Member
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  • Kaplat
    Kaplat Posts: 138 Member
    Awesome work, you really are an inspiration to us older women.
  • juliezum
    juliezum Posts: 92 Member
    So, SO inspiring. Thank you very much for sharing!
  • kwantlen2051
    kwantlen2051 Posts: 455 Member
    Wohoo!!! Congrats !!! Thanks for sharing your inspiring story. You look great !!
  • NaeNaeJanae
    NaeNaeJanae Posts: 261 Member
    Awesome! So inspirational!!! :)
  • LisaC761
    LisaC761 Posts: 1
    Great work! :)
  • LunaInverse
    LunaInverse Posts: 109 Member
    You look amazing!!
  • rhondatime2chg
    rhondatime2chg Posts: 92 Member
    Congrats! So inspiring. My goals is to eventually run a 1/2 marathon. I'm not even ready to do a 5K yet. But eventually.
  • susanrechter
    susanrechter Posts: 386 Member
    There's no end to what you can do! Woman of Iron!!! Good, no, great job!
  • tgibson0014
    tgibson0014 Posts: 9 Member
    You look incredible! Congratulations on the 1/2, and thank you for sharing your story. I am currently beginning to train for my third 1/2 Marathon....in Pensacola Beach, as a matter of fact (Gulf Coast 1/2 in April). Looking forward to the beach air, and running with far less pounds than I did the other two!! Good luck on your continued training and racing!

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