At 45, my one year update, Jan 2012 to Dec 2012

JaimeLaRae

Way to go! Youre an inspiration!!!

davidep21

Hell Yeah bud, way bust *kitten*!!!

fleerik

What a great post for the start of the new year....thank you for sharing!

etoiles_argentees

Wow! Well done!

VelociMama

“I looked at what fat people did and l looked at what fit people did. I was doing the exact same thing the fat person was doing, there for I was fat.” Somehow this simple concept made a lot of sense to me. I looked at the way I live and sure enough I was doing what a fat person does and the result was, I was fat.

This is fantastic.

Congratulations!!

HeatherRyann

Amazing what you have accomplished in a year! Congrats! You look great!

Lynn_is_happy

Pure motivation. Thanks for sharing!

Yanicka1

Thank you for sharing

gaylynn35

Awesome job!!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!!

Kymmu

Incredible results and such a nicely written article- thanks for keeping us motivated!

pondyboy

Very inspiring! Thanks

33Freya

You look great! Thanks for sharing!

Janelle173

Wow!!! Go YOU!!! You look like a young'n!

intrepidity

Nice job!

Muldactus

Very nice post. Very motivating. Thank you for sharing it. Bumping to find this later and remind myself - I've got the same fat person routine.

cineshome

Thank you for putting it so beautifully and simply. And you look great!

hreu213

Amazing! I started 29th December 2012 - I hope that in a year I've made as much progress as you!

kdeaux1959

Your statement is incredible. You make a lot of sense. Honestly, your photo looks like you have lost a lot more than just 40 lbs... This is likely due to the weight training -- I find that when I started @ 344 I was 48 pants and 2-3X shirt ... Now @ 227 I am 34 pants and M - L shirt... This is the same basic parameters I had when I was last 170 lbs... I was the Jared... Now I am focusing more on fitness and it makes so much difference. Again, I enjoyed reading your post and hope that others will find inspiration in it. You were spot on in what you were saying.

missmegan831

Excellent job!! And I thank you for taking the time to post and share your personal journey with us all..true inspiration that the mind has to change along with the eating . Congrats and Happy New Yr

KatyE213

You look awesome, well done

chani8

It was quite simple, If I wanted to feel better and sustain it, I had to start living like a fit person. The goal was also not to be one of those crazy fit person who ends up having zero life. After all, what good is being fit when you are locked up in the house/gym all the time?

This line hit me hard. What am I going to do with my life as a fit person? What does a (43 year old, married) fit person even do??

easycure

you look great!!! congrats!

FromHereOnOut

Wow, congratulations and thank you for sharing your inspiring words!

And, by the way, you look totally hot!

AnahitaCanDoIt

Wow that is a total body transformation if I ever saw one. Very inspirational! Thanks for sharing and I hope one day to be able to post something similar.

yenkheng

I seldom use the computer for MFP but on this occasion that I did, I am glad that I stumble across your article- great read and inspiration for the new year!

scssam

It was quite simple, If I wanted to feel better and sustain it, I had to start living like a fit person. The goal was also not to be one of those crazy fit person who ends up having zero life. After all, what good is being fit when you are locked up in the house/gym all the time?

This line hit me hard. What am I going to do with my life as a fit person? What does a (43 year old, married) fit person even do??

You do what you do now, you just feel and enjoy it so much better doing it. It's all about quality of life.

Get two people to go to Disney for a day, go shopping, just walking the park, playing with kids, hiking or just breathe. One fat one fit.. I'm pretty sure I know who will get the most out of the experience by the end of the day.

Krystasfocused24

yOU LOOK FANTATSIC

fefe473

Wow! Awesome job and you look amazing! You help me realize I need to stop doing what fat people do and refocus my mindset...thanks!

scssam

Wow! Awesome job and you look amazing! You help me realize I need to stop doing what fat people do and refocus my mindset...thanks!

That was the line the kind of woke me up as well...

If I do what fat people thing I'm gonna be fat.
If I do what fit people do I'm going to be fit.

I'm never going to be a triathlete but at least I can do more fit people things and get far far away from the fat people things.

Just do something active that is out of your normal fat routine and make it a routine. The road to results is being consistent. I got fat because I consistently over ate and consistently not exercise. Now I consistently watch what I ate and consistently exercise.(within reason)

docfancy

Great job! Thank your for sharing and inspiring.