Anyone in or near 40's?
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Inspiration and motivation incoming!
Summer 2012 I got an epiphany that I was a fatass. The elevator was out at work and I was breathing like a beached pilot whale from climbing three flights of stairs. I remember thinking, "Is THIS what you've become? Is THIS the best you can be?"
I took a long hard, and truthful look at myself. At the advanced age of forty five I'd ballooned up from my physical work weight of one hundred fifty-five pounds to two hundred thirty pounds. My BMI was 34.5, and I was a mere fifteen pounds from being classified as 'morbidly obese'. I was tired all of the time. I didn't really do anything that involved being physical. I'd stopped working in the wood shop I have. Yard work requiring more than me pushing a self-propelled mower didn't get done.
Dropped 73 lbs in 18 months.
Starting lifting, made gains.
Humped 1/4 of my new bodyweight in a pack 30-40 miles a week.
On December 4th I fainted at work. On December 9th I had a 16cc benign tumor removed from my heart.
Getting fit made the tumor detectable by sonogram in the ER - it blocked 95% of the atrium.
Getting fit is making my recovery worlds faster - I'm home and running up stairs and turning slow miles on the treadmill.
Getting fit saved my life.
Wow, great post. I hope you are doing well now. Sending positive energy your way!0 -
Turning 47 in a few days! I never had trouble with my weight until my hysterectomy and have gained some weight each year. I also discovered I suffer from pernicious anemia (B12 shots every month for rest of life). It has been a struggle to gain balance of my body again. I feel better when I move and eat home cooked/grown meals. Stick with it
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Turning 40 in April. I was down 41 lbs but gained almost 1/2 of it back the past 6 months or so. Need / want to get back on track. Would like to be down a total of 50 (or more) by my birthday. Sending a friend request.
If anyone would like to add me, feel free to do so.
Have a great day
Barb0 -
ME!! 45 years old, you can add me if you would like. I know what you mean about the struggle. Some days are easy, but it's the weekends that are really hard! I do enjoy working out though. I love Focus T25!!!0
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Hi! My name is Kimberly, age 44. I rejoined MFP this morning and am ready to make life changes - not just diet!
The common thread in my life has been taking care of others. My weight has ballooned up over the years - and at this point I am heavier than I ever have been. I am an Emotional Eater AND a foodie. Health challenges have crept into my life that I want to get under control. I can't necessarily do anything about my epilepsy (my triggers are lack of sleep and stress) but my high blood pressure can be helped. I've done it once - I can do it again. Plus, I just want to feel and look good again! It's time for this mama to put herself FIRST. It's been too long. I'm looking forward to sharing the journey, getting support and giving support to others who are on the same path.
Let's do this thang!
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Hi, l’m 44 and from the UK. I agree as we get older it does get harder to stay fit. However with age comes wisdom and determination. Unlike the younger generation l go into the gym, focus on my workout then leave. Not sit around chatting on my phone between sets, or playing with the weights and scoping the ladies or myself in the mirror. OK maybe once or twice!!! lol
I feel fitter now than l was in my twenties, currently following Kris Gethins 12 week daily programme, thanks to Bodybuilding.com.
Feel free to add me, although l do come with a flirt warning.
Good luck in your quest, remember lasting results take time, there are no quick fixes, it took you ages to put the weight on, and just as long to get it off.0 -
I am 41 and this last year, I have eaten better than I have all my life. I'm feeling pretty good despite my age.0
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I'm 42, anyone is welcome to add me, always looking to give and receive support! 0
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I'll be 45 in April. I've been roller coasting these past five years with weight (my fault, once I lose the weight I go back to my bad eating habits) but I don't have problems with losing it. I just don't have the follow through when I'm done. it's like yes, now I can eat again. I'm trying this time to add more cardio so that maybe I can get into a habit with that and continue once I've reached my goal weight.
Oh, and my arms are an issue too, if anyone knows an exercise to remove the batwings, I'd love to try it. Right now I'm using 10lbs weights every other day.
Angela0 -
The age factor is a myth in my book and I'm speaking to you from experience. Growing up I was very athletic, but once I got married and the kids came into the picture it became very easy to pack on the weight. I hit my heaviest of 168 at the age of 36-37 long after I should have taken pregnancy weight off. I was 5'3" weighing 168 pounds in a size 12. I was miserable. Hated shopping for clothes, hated looking int he closet for what to wear. I worked out here and there, but wasn't consistent with it and hated lifting weights. I was done though with feeling miserable with myself and I didn't want to set this example for my daughter and my son. I got back into the gym, started taking spinning classes which I loved, started running and trained for a 5k. Things were happening, but I know that I would have to get some help so I did. I started working with a personal trainer former bodybuilder who provided training out of her home. I teach and have summers off, but spent that entire summer getting up at 4:30AM to be at her place by 5AM to get in our 3x's a week workouts on the other two days I would get on the treadmill and run between 1-2 miles, sometimes 3 miles. She gave me a diet to follow, I wasn't totally compliant with it, but I started to see the weight come off and my body change. Her workouts were brutal. Strength training via weights, conditioning, metabolic training, plyometrics, TRX, flipping tires, you name it, we did it. As brutal as the workouts were, they were AMAZING. It felt so good to get through them, I learned to love the workouts. I looked forward to every session because I had no idea what she had in store for me. I took off 15 pounds working with her for 12-15 weeks. After working with her I went on to work with her trainer at his semi-Crossfit gym and worked with him for another 3 months. Not sure what I took off working with him, but we continued to focus on strength and conditioning. After working with him I hired an online bodybuilding coach for help with my diet. John Gorman of TeamGorman.com put together a diet for me and OMG did the weight come off. 6 meals a day of CLEAN eating and workouts. I reached my goal of 135 and went from a size 12 to a size 8. I worked with John for 12 weeks. That was over 2 years ago. I am now 39 years old and go between 135-139 and am in a size 4-6. I will be 40 in April and feel better than ever. I am not on a set diet, I pretty much eat what I want, but in moderation. I continue to workout, not as consistent as I was when I was trying to lose the weight, but I do make the gym a priority. I love lifting weights and really do believe that it's the only way to change the shape of your body. I am really happy with what I see in the mirror these days with or without clothes on which is a huge deal for me because I was so ashamed of how I looked for a while there. My goals are different these days, I do not want to lose anymore weight, I want to add muscle and continue to tighten up my body.
So with all of that said, age really has nothing to do with it. It is how we approach it and how bad we want it. I talked about it for a while and didn't do anything about it. The gym makes me happy, I love feeling strong. Love that my kids take notice and are proud of what I have done. My daughter is 10 and my son is 12 and I always tell them, it's not about being skinny, it's about being strong and healthy. My son works out with me at times and my daughter is dying to be able to come along. I am working on creating a healthy mind set for them so they don't struggle the way I did with weight. So! Get to it and just do it!!! Envision that goal, see yourself there and just keep at it. I swear if I was able to do it, ANYONE CAN!!!! Good luck and feel free to add me. We can all use a push here and there!!!! All the best of luck to you!!!!!!0 -
Just turned 40 and getting back to my healthier lifestyle. My thirties were all about career advancement..and I put on alot of weight. I have lost thirty pounds over the last three months so its going pretty well. My biggest concern is protecting my knees and avoiding injuries.0
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Im almost near lol, ( about to turn 35.)
Ive got to say I really dont buy the myth that age slows you down. One of my greatest mentors and inspirations is a 53 years young group instructor\nurse who can work me like you would not believe!!!! She completed the though mudder in Copper CO with her 24 year old daughter a year ago. does a crazy 3 day mountain bike marathon yearly...the list goes on.
The only thing slowing you down is your mind set. change your mind change your life!!!0 -
I am 45 and for the past couple years have been really getting back into fitness. iw as always an athlete and always athletic and then in my 30's I let myself go and found myself 45 lbs overweight and high blood pressure and unhappy. I started to workout and lost about 15 lbs but didn't have any direction so I chose to do P90X and after 3 months I was down 40 lbs total and I decided to do P90X again for a second time and have not stopped or looked back. I'm a Beachbody coach helping others achieve their goals and supporting them. It is not always easy but it is something I am determined to stay with and I enjoy my workouts now and will be doing the new P90X3 30 minute workouts in January. Can't wait to try that and get even healthier.
Mike0 -
I will be 40 in February. I'm within 20 lbs of my original goal, and already in the best shape of my life, by far, Though I'm not at my lowest weight, I'm at my smallest ever size thanks to a good combination of cardio and strength. I want to get into heavy lifting soon. It can be done! Would love to add you as a friend! 0
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I am 46 and in the best shape I have been since I was 19 years old. I feel great! It has taken me almost a year to lose 55 pounds and I have 2 to go to get to my goal. Although it has taken me this long I feel like I did it at a good pace to keep it off. I will be going into maintenance soon but will stay with Fitness Pal at least another year or maybe forever who knows. Anyway, add me if you would like!0
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Just turned 44 a few weeks ago and feel like in 24. : ) At 41 and already on high blood cholesterol meds my doctor told me that I would soon be Type II Diabetic if I didnt start losing weight and eating healthy. 13 months later I had lost 83 lbs and havent looked back since. : )0
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*whispers* I'm 42....The horror!0
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I'm 45 and in better shape than I was in my 20s. I haven't found it harder to lose weight but I do find that my body hurts more. Sending you a friend request.0
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I'm 40 . . . and I can't tell you if it gets harder or not to lose weight and get in shape when you get older because I'm not sure I've ever truly been "fit". I've been thin, I've been fat, and I've been everywhere in between (and have the clothes in my closet to prove it) but I haven't ever really been willing to DO THE WORK to be healthy until now.
At 40, I finally "get" it and am serious about exercise. I do cardio 3 times a week and I work out with a personal trainer twice a week doing strength and agility training, something I never did before and something I would NEVER EVER EVER EVER do on my own. EVER. This means that most days, my aches and pains have aches and pains and the progress is slower at 40 than it was at 30.
I found this article (see link below) about how to "power age" which has tips for people in their 30's, 40's, 50's and beyond and thought it was interesting and spot on. Good luck to you!
http://experiencelife.com/article/power-aging-3/0 -
38 here. I want to go into my 40s fit and strong!0
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I'm 42, and like some of the others said, I am in better shape now more than ever in my adult life - Good luck in accomplishing your goals
If you are interested, you can read about my journey here
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1157476-my-scale-says-189-today-lost-151-lbs0 -
I turn 40 in October. Feel free to add me.0
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I'm beating on 40's door! 38 :-D0
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I am 46!! Age is just a number.... ready to whip this body back into shape! Tired of being tired.0
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I'm 42...age is just a number.0
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45 and never felt better. However, it doesn't get any easier! My determination just get stronger.0
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49 here, log daily and work out 5 days per week feel free to add. Good luck!0
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I am 42, and strive hard to burn over 1000 calories a day.
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40. Wow. My daughter is 41 my son is 45. I am 70. I remember my 40s . They were good years but actually i look better and most dsys feel better than 40. I have time for me and do more things for me since my kids are grown. 40. I am almost twice that. You young people keep up the mfp logging and exercise. You are on a great plan.0
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As I'm getting older I am finding that the only real difference is that I ache a bit more and I am finding I need to give myself a bit longer to recover - my solution is to diversify. I've got fit before by running, now I am aiming for Triathlon. This means i end up exercising 3 separate sets of muscles .There is a lot of research (there are plenty of references in "The Triathlons Training Bible") which shows the physiological differences though aging. Our MHR drops quite a bit for example but total level of fitness capacity doesn't drop off that much. We can still get very fit. I watched a programme last year about a 55 year old reporter who joined the SAS training scheme (they are the elite UK Commandos). He kicked *kitten* and made it though when a lot of the younger guys couldn't. Also there are some very useful aspects of getting older. We usually have experience which tells us we are not invincible, we can (on average) use this experience to regulate what we do - we know stretching is good and important, we know that going full pelt all the time is not going to give long term results, we can read our bodies well, we understand the usefulness of structure. I am in no way saying younger people can't do this but it seems that wisdom is engrained with age. I know Joe Friel (World class tri coach) has said on numerous occasions that if only he could put the wisdom of a 40+ athlete into a reasonably competent 18 year old and he would have a record breaker.
OP and anyone else, please feel free to add me if you are serious about increasing your fitness and are willing to drop the odd supportive comment :-)0
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