40's and FABULOUS!

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  • supatim
    supatim Posts: 239 Member
    42 here. Strong as an ox too. Pssh to the young bucks.
  • AndiJoy812
    AndiJoy812 Posts: 236
    Turning 40 August 12! :flowerforyou:

    I started this in Feb. as a birthday present to myself...and I've lost over 70 lbs! My 40's are going to be amazing and I am looking forward to every single year!

    You all look gorgeous...love this site!
    70 pounds since February? That is awesome!

    Thank you! Who knew that counting calories and getting up off of my rear worked so well!?! :laugh:
  • jody2807
    jody2807 Posts: 115 Member
    40 in exactly 12 days whoo hooo :drinker:
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,066 Member
    I'm awesome. Don't panic folks, awesome sometimes happens.
  • sjiphone
    sjiphone Posts: 67 Member
    Turning 49 in a couple of months. The big F-i-v-e O-h-h is fast approaching.
  • EyeAmXiao
    EyeAmXiao Posts: 2
    hotties
  • suzieqcookie
    suzieqcookie Posts: 314 Member
    I love being in my 40's!! I was 44 last week , but most guess me to be 34-36. the 40's are awesome!
  • suzieqcookie
    suzieqcookie Posts: 314 Member
    Turning 49 in a couple of months. The big F-i-v-e O-h-h is fast approaching.

    and you look GOOOOOOD!!!
  • hemlock2010
    hemlock2010 Posts: 422 Member
    Feel like I'm 20, look like I'm 60, but really 43 here...and finally moving on to the things I should have done as a kid, like that mud run at the Rose Bowl in Oct! Thanks to MFP, I'm getting more fit than I've been in many, many years

    Yep, me too. I'm 47, feel better than I have EVER in my adult life, and am having way more fun than I did in my 20s or 30s.
  • connie21605
    connie21605 Posts: 11 Member
    Hi there, recently joined and 48 next week. Need to lose 7lb as a special event is coming up and bought a lovely gown and just want to look nice. Would appreciate any tips, for staying on track and any low fat recipes would be great. Thank you
  • TinaInFlorida
    TinaInFlorida Posts: 51 Member
    Just turned 41! Definitely don't feel like I'm in my 40's. Rejoined MFP a few weeks ago and love all the motivation and success stories! Looking forward to finally hitting my goal.
  • TinaInFlorida
    TinaInFlorida Posts: 51 Member
    Turning 40 August 12! :flowerforyou:

    I started this in Feb. as a birthday present to myself...and I've lost over 70 lbs! My 40's are going to be amazing and I am looking forward to every single year!

    You all look gorgeous...love this site!


    You've done AMAZING!!! Any tips you can share? I seem to be at a stand still.
  • MellowGa
    MellowGa Posts: 1,258 Member
    42 here, feel free to add me fellow fortiers! Parchute pants optional
  • AndiJoy812
    AndiJoy812 Posts: 236
    Turning 40 August 12! :flowerforyou:

    I started this in Feb. as a birthday present to myself...and I've lost over 70 lbs! My 40's are going to be amazing and I am looking forward to every single year!

    You all look gorgeous...love this site!


    You've done AMAZING!!! Any tips you can share? I seem to be at a stand still.

    Thank you! I've just been trying to stay consistent. I've cut out pretty much all processed foods, stay fairly low fat and drink a ton of water. I walk 2.3 miles (my neighborhood loop) three times a week. My walk is not your normal walk, though...it's a b*tch! We live in the start of the Ozarks, and our house is at the top of a huge hill...I walk down and then up this 1,000 ft incline and it kicks my rear each time. I have a love/hate relationship with it! I also haven't restricted anything from my diet...if I feel like I want something sweet or "bad," I will eat it - but watch my portions. I have noticed though, that since I have been eating cleaner, my body does not like it if I eat junk, so I've learned that the four or five hours of stomach-ache afterwards is not worth it. I've had several weeks scattered throughout when the scale doesn't move, so I shook things up a bit by eating over my calories for three/four days and then going back to within my goal. That seemed to get things moving again. Good luck to you!
  • HappyMarisol
    HappyMarisol Posts: 14
    <--- 43 ;-)

    I belive I feel better and more confident in my 40's. I call it the Flirty Forty's!
    I am on my lifestyle change journey. I choice activities to make my active lifestye fun. I love to jog, so I jog everyday, hike or interval training everyday. The hike is never less than 1.5 hours long. I hike uphill (1800 foot incline) for the first 2.5 miles. Than I dance Salsa. I rest one day from my interval training.

    Fun activities helped me burn close to 1300 calories yesterday. Morning run, Hike, and Salsa for two hours. (Total Cardio activities 4 hours).

    Who said working out is not fun ;-)

    ~ Marisol
  • TheDreadPirateRoberts
    TheDreadPirateRoberts Posts: 225 Member
    45 here.

    God knows how I got trapped inside this wrinkly and grey haired old bloke...luckily I get to wear a mask, so I dont scare the locals too much as I totter around on my zimmer frame.
  • Nekhet
    Nekhet Posts: 380
    44 next month and lovin' it. I'm in better shape now than I was in my 30's and have more muscle than when I was in my 20's...now with the shaved head all my teenage daughter's friends are scared of me because I look like a biker dude...ha!!! WIN!!!
  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    I am 47, and I am not fabulous, I am Elenathegreat. :bigsmile:
  • stpetegirl
    stpetegirl Posts: 241
    42 here, feel free to add me fellow fortiers! Parchute pants optional

    LMAO!! I LOVED parachute pants!! The more zippers on them the better!! Went great with my BIG hair!!
  • 20ac
    20ac Posts: 4
    I just started today and have 5 months before I will be fit fab and 40!!!!!
  • Lucie_L00
    Lucie_L00 Posts: 53
    44 next month and lovin' it. I'm in better shape now than I was in my 30's and have more muscle than when I was in my 20's...now with the shaved head all my teenage daughter's friends are scared of me because I look like a biker dude...ha!!! WIN!!!
    dammmmn youre sooooooo freaking handsome!!!!!!
  • sleonardbranson
    sleonardbranson Posts: 161
    I'm 40, going to be 41 in October....still feel young and enjoying life.....:drinker:
  • beatlesfan31
    beatlesfan31 Posts: 66 Member
    Turned 42 this month and I am stronger than ever. I'm just getting better with age, I guess.
  • LifeChangingExp
    LifeChangingExp Posts: 454 Member
    My 40s are proving to be better than my teens, 20s, & 30s.. LOVE being 40!..
  • professorRAT
    professorRAT Posts: 690 Member
    46 and still ticking (and creaking) :wink:

    I am in the best shape of my life, too. Yay us!!!
  • Goal_Line
    Goal_Line Posts: 474 Member
    46 - feeling 24.
  • PTMama0614
    PTMama0614 Posts: 31 Member
    I agree! Age is nothing but a number and like many here, I am in the best shape of my life. Yes, I do have to work harder at it to maintain my weight loss but the benefits far outweight the work! I have more energy which is very important since I have a very hectic life. I want to know that when it's time for me to retire, I will have the energy to do the things I want to! I ran my first half-marathon at the age of 44 and did it in under 2 hours! That was a huge accomplishment for me since I couldn't even run 3 miles before. So for all you 40 somethings, keep it up because staying healthy is the best thing we can do for ourselves. Oh and by the way, I turned 46 last month! :happy:
  • staceyseeger
    staceyseeger Posts: 778 Member
    I'll be 42 next month...not sure what 42 is supposed to feel like, but regardless, I feel AWESOME! :wink: :wink: :wink:
  • Edestiny7
    Edestiny7 Posts: 730 Member
    40 in February with an 18 year old son.
  • phinphanbill26
    phinphanbill26 Posts: 574 Member
    44, but I still act like a 12-year old!

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