The New Me (pictures NOT posing)

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  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    1. You look awesome
    2. Is that Avalon? Love Catalina!
  • jesusHchris
    jesusHchris Posts: 1,405 Member
    Please life let me look that good at 52...

    Most of us should wish we look that good at 42. Very impressive OP, thanks for the inspiration!
  • HealthylivingTIG
    HealthylivingTIG Posts: 174 Member
    You look great. Congratulations.
  • Improvised
    Improvised Posts: 925 Member
    52...No way! I would have tagged you at 44-45. You look amazing and should be so proud!

    Same here! You are gorgeous!
  • kimmianne89
    kimmianne89 Posts: 428 Member
    Ohhh please let me look as good as you at 52!
  • chicky26
    chicky26 Posts: 127 Member
    Really enjoyed looking at these awsome pics :D
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    Please life let me look that good at 52...

    seriously. she (you, op!) are so beautiful.
  • SheilaN1976
    SheilaN1976 Posts: 266 Member
    i can only hope i look half as good as you at your age! you look absolutely amazing!
  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
    Living my Dream sixty lbs lighter at age 52, and the leanest and fittest and strongest I have ever been in my entire life.
    Ha! You don't need an age disclaimer. Leaner, fitter, and stronger than most people of any age. I'm 41 now and it's my goal to be in as great a shape as you are just at some point in my life. Fantastic job and I'm sure you're an inspiration to everyone here.

    Your arms! I want arms that look that good.
  • o2bADyer
    o2bADyer Posts: 208
    Awesome and SO inspiring! You look fantastic and we are all hoping to have the same success!
  • Poorgirls_Diet
    Poorgirls_Diet Posts: 528 Member
    Wow I can't believe you are 52 more like 22! You look darn good woman and if I get down to your size and look that good I will be so pleased! You are so inspirational, well done
  • JoleneCooper
    JoleneCooper Posts: 74 Member
    You look great! I was born in Bishop and could tell immediatly you were around that area. WTG!!!! :drinker:
  • gringacha
    gringacha Posts: 2 Member
    So inspiring! Thank you for sharing!!
  • Tina180130
    Tina180130 Posts: 127 Member
    You look fabulous and extremely athletic looking. You have done an amazing job at being accountable and healthy :))
  • TracySTL
    TracySTL Posts: 32 Member
    Forget 52 - You look fabulous for 32! So inspiring!
    Congratulations! I would love to see a BEFORE pic to compair!
  • wavdawg4
    wavdawg4 Posts: 139 Member
    You look absolutely amazing and so young!! I would never have guessed you were 52!


    Thank you for sharing!
  • tracpo
    tracpo Posts: 73 Member
    You look absolutely amazing and so much younger than 52. Truly inspiring.
  • NMJosephs
    NMJosephs Posts: 185
    What did you do to get your fabulous legs? YOU LOOK AMAZING!
  • joy5877
    joy5877 Posts: 168 Member
    Please life let me look that good at 52...
  • californiagirl2012
    californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
    What did you do to get your fabulous legs? YOU LOOK AMAZING!

    The workouts did for prior to this for years didn't do much for my shape. I realized this once I started my new routine. I now put weight lifting first and cardio second, but I still do cardio (mainly running). I change up everything all the time. My running is sometimes long easy runs, sometimes HIIT, sometimes shorter medium pace runs. My weight routine changes each day, each week, light circuits, heavy low rep sets, pyramids, a little bit of splits, constantly changing it up. I mostly do a lot of full body workouts with a lot of leg work. In addition to DL's and Squats I do Bulgarian Split Squats, Lunges, Reverse lunges, Curtsey lunges, Step Ups, Crossover Bench Step Ups, and a Lunge Matrix. And then I constantly change up the routine with Circuits, Intermittent Super Sets, Fibonacci Pyramids, X-sets, Progress Venus Pyramids, and some splits, everything a variety of Strength, Hypertrophy, and Endurance.

    More of my story here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/740340-i-lost-60-lbs-at-age-51-anyone-can-any-workout
  • californiagirl2012
    californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
    Amazing..I LOVE your legs!!! I've been lifting for years now and still trying to get my diet under control. I love the way new rules of lifting for women has changed my body - I have great shoulders now :smile: but I gotta ask, how did you get your diet under control? I think there is TOO much information on this site to know what actually works and what doesn't. I have set my daily calorie intake to 1,360 calores a day (I'm 5'4") and count my exercise calories using my polar heart rate monitor. BUT I find I'm super hungry all the the time! I eat very healthy balanced meals so I shouldn't be hungry (lots of protein, healthy fats, veggies!). My snacks are also balanced with carbs/protein so they keep me going. You did what I've been trying to do..any advice? Or even a sample day of what you ate would be super beneficial!! I am SO impressed with your transformation!!! Thanks!!!

    We’ve been trying to figure out an exact NUMBER of calories that everyone should be eating, without recognizing that everyone is slightly different. In truth, the calories aren’t the end game. Your body is. So the EXACT amount of Calories that are right for you is the EXACT amount that will allow you to maintain your ideal bodyweight no matter what some calculator or chart says.

    In other words, an online calculator might tell you that you need to eat 2,500 calories
    per day to maintain your ideal bodyweight. But the only way to know for sure if this is
    the right amount for you is to test it out. If you gain weight or can’t lose weight eating
    that much, then you know you need to eat less to lose weight no matter how many
    calculators and text books say otherwise.

    This doesn’t mean your metabolism is broken, it just means the estimate of your needs
    was just a bit off.

    -John Barban
  • donnacof
    donnacof Posts: 4
    Congrats to you ! I am 51 and realize I need to get back in shape and lose my extra 20 lbs that have crept on slowly. I do cardio but have not done much weight training. Now I see what weights can do. I will try to incorporate into my routine. Thanks for giving hope to another 50+ who wants to find her outer fabulous to go with the inner fabulous !!!
  • softone1
    softone1 Posts: 4 Member
    Wow, you look fantastic..I truely wish I could look as good as you...I'm 48 this year and a law enforcement officer in the Canada for the past 18 years..I'm tired and so frustrated with my inability to lose my extra 30 lbs I've gained since I joined the service..I just want to look at your pics all the time and read your story to get motivated..you really are an inspiration to us all..
  • runninggal30
    runninggal30 Posts: 16 Member
    Wow! You are an inspiration. :)
  • kel665
    kel665 Posts: 401 Member
    Wow, you look amazing! Congratulations! I am 47 and just started my journey to get fit and healthy. Thanks so much for sharing :)
  • tbolashana
    tbolashana Posts: 2,707 Member
    Your body is GORGEOUS! you have the body and face of a teenager!
  • Wheelie_UK
    Wheelie_UK Posts: 29
    You look absolutely amazing!! Well done. If you feel brave enough, it would be nice to see you, as you started, so that we could see what I am sure was an amazing change! Doing so, can also help give others confidence to keep on going.

    Love some of the scenery in the backgrounds too. Being in England, it is rare to find such open spaces, though some of those pictures look like they were not in the US??

    Best of luck for the future. I am sure, having worked soooo hard to get to where you are, you will make sure you do not go backwards. :)
  • Lee_louh
    Lee_louh Posts: 37 Member
    Life let me look that good at 52!

    Life let me look that good at 32!
  • anrev42
    anrev42 Posts: 331
    You look amazing! Your journey is such an inspirational to all of us!
  • Moe0112
    Moe0112 Posts: 123 Member
    You look amazing! Your hard work has def paid off!
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