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

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  • JaimeLaRae
    JaimeLaRae Posts: 279 Member
    Way to go! Youre an inspiration!!!
  • davidep21
    davidep21 Posts: 52 Member
    Hell Yeah bud, way bust *kitten*!!!
  • fleerik
    fleerik Posts: 29 Member
    What a great post for the start of the new year....thank you for sharing!
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    Wow! Well done!
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    “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
    HeatherRyann Posts: 36 Member
    Amazing what you have accomplished in a year! Congrats! You look great!
  • Lynn_is_happy
    Lynn_is_happy Posts: 152 Member
    Pure motivation. Thanks for sharing! :)
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Thank you for sharing
  • gaylynn35
    gaylynn35 Posts: 854 Member
    Awesome job!!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!!
  • Kymmu
    Kymmu Posts: 1,650 Member
    Incredible results and such a nicely written article- thanks for keeping us motivated!
  • pondyboy
    pondyboy Posts: 7
    Very inspiring! Thanks
  • 33Freya
    33Freya Posts: 468 Member
    You look great! Thanks for sharing!:love:
  • Janelle173
    Janelle173 Posts: 396 Member
    Wow!!! Go YOU!!! You look like a young'n!
  • intrepidity
    intrepidity Posts: 110
    Nice job!
  • Muldactus
    Muldactus Posts: 6,972 Member
    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
    cineshome Posts: 97 Member
    Thank you for putting it so beautifully and simply. And you look great!
  • hreu213
    hreu213 Posts: 76
    Amazing! I started 29th December 2012 - I hope that in a year I've made as much progress as you!
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    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
    missmegan831 Posts: 824 Member
    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
    KatyE213 Posts: 447 Member
    You look awesome, well done :smile:
  • chani8
    chani8 Posts: 946 Member
    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
    easycure Posts: 152 Member
    you look great!!! congrats!
  • FromHereOnOut
    FromHereOnOut Posts: 3,237 Member
    Wow, congratulations and thank you for sharing your inspiring words!

    And, by the way, you look totally hot!
  • AnahitaCanDoIt
    AnahitaCanDoIt Posts: 448
    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
    yenkheng Posts: 4
    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
    scssam Posts: 23 Member
    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
    Krystasfocused24 Posts: 18
    yOU LOOK FANTATSIC
  • fefe473
    fefe473 Posts: 12
    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
    scssam Posts: 23 Member
    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
    docfancy Posts: 15 Member
    Great job! Thank your for sharing and inspiring.

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