50 PLUS BEFORE AND AFTERS?

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here_I_go_again
here_I_go_again Posts: 463 Member
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Anyone out there 50 or older have before and after pics? Would LOVE to see them for inspiration to know I can do it too. I will be fifty in July this year. Thank you!
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  • alexveksler
    alexveksler Posts: 409 Member
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    Life begins at 50. Didn't you know that? :)

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  • tiffanypardus
    tiffanypardus Posts: 54
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    Life begins at 50. Didn't you know that? :)

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    Wow great job !!!
  • lambchoplewis
    lambchoplewis Posts: 797
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    WOW - great pic!!! i don't have a pic but at 53 - I feel and look better than I have in 30 yrs!!!
  • AmyMgetsfit
    AmyMgetsfit Posts: 636 Member
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    I am bookmarking this thread. I need some inspiration from the older generation. I am half way there. I think it will take me at least a year to tone up decently after I lose all the weight.
  • lambchoplewis
    lambchoplewis Posts: 797
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    Toning was (and still is) an issue!! When I lost the weight - people said I was losing muscle tone but what they were seeing was the saggy skin!!! It took 4-5 months for my arm skin to tighten and my leg skin is still a little saggy after 7 months!!! I do weight exercises but the saggy skin makes me look like I have no muscle tone!!! It is not the skin of a youngster!! (I am 53)
  • SteffieMark
    SteffieMark Posts: 1,723 Member
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    I'll soon be 56. This is my progress so far. I am very close to my goal. I won't say it was the easiest thing I have ever done. But, it was so much easier than I thought it would be. And, it was easier than staying in pain and living like a hermit. Life has improved 100%!

    Believe in yourself. You can do anything that you think you can. You can't do anything that you think you can't!
    Good luck! <3

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  • blakedebo
    blakedebo Posts: 130 Member
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    I'll soon be 56. This is my progress so far. I am very close to my goal. I won't say it was the easiest thing I have ever done. But, it was so much easier than I thought it would be. And, it was easier than staying in pain and living like a hermit. Life has improved 100%!

    Believe in yourself. You can do anything that you think you can. You can't do anything that you think you can't!
    Good luck! <3

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    wow, you look at least 20 years younger! congrats!
  • bejade54
    bejade54 Posts: 2
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    Just wanted to let you know that you look absolutly great and congrats on the weight loss, i am 53 and just joined tonite so you are my inspiration and thanks
  • xybernaut
    xybernaut Posts: 39 Member
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    0 - 30 - 60 day results with P90X, Starting Phase 3, looking forward to the results in 30 more days!

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  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,821 Member
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    Here are the pics:
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    That's me at 276 pounds. Summer 2010

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    That's me at 214 pounds. Summer 2011

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    That's me after my first 1/2 Marathon

    You can do it.
  • VeeBethTris
    VeeBethTris Posts: 301 Member
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    HI. I am not good at the pics and sizing but here they are. First one May, 2012 276 pounds, and the second one is March 9, 2013 when I was running my first 5k, 34:50 (Not bad for an old 50 year old, eh) at 190. I am 185 now. It hasn't been easy but not as hard as I thought it would be. I have 20/25 pounds to reach my goal weight but it IS POSSIBLE for people our age :)

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  • avalentineb
    avalentineb Posts: 58 Member
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    Wow! All of you look amazing!!!!!!
  • Cherese1983
    Cherese1983 Posts: 211 Member
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    WOW!! Great job!!!
  • hawaii86442
    hawaii86442 Posts: 167
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    I dont have photos to post--need to scan since they are hard copies. I just looked and one and thought--I was fat!!!!--and very curvy. It was the original before photo. I am now 65 pounds thinner. Wow

    I so agree with the skin issue. I am working on tightening up.!!!

    BTW--it is better at 50 to lose it and keep it off then to lose it at the mid 60's and not have the skin be as resilient.

    Good Luck!!
  • here_I_go_again
    here_I_go_again Posts: 463 Member
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    Thank you everyone! You all look fantastic!!!!!! Keem 'em coming! This is awesome!
  • FitnSassy
    FitnSassy Posts: 263 Member
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    I'll soon be 56. This is my progress so far. I am very close to my goal. I won't say it was the easiest thing I have ever done. But, it was so much easier than I thought it would be. And, it was easier than staying in pain and living like a hermit. Life has improved 100%!

    Believe in yourself. You can do anything that you think you can. You can't do anything that you think you can't!
    Good luck! <3

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    wow, you look at least 20 years younger! congrats!

    She took the words right off my finger tips! Your transformation is amazing! I'm 56 too, and you are an inspiration!
  • healthfulnow
    healthfulnow Posts: 245 Member
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    Hi, I'm 55 y.o. 5' 4.5" and have lost 56 lbs since September 2012 by cutting out some junk "comfort" foods, watching portion sizes, and upping my exercise level. I will be running my first 5k in late April. I am now 124 lbs. and am enjoying the increased energy level I have, a much improved blood pressure, and the renewed fun I have in shopping for clothes!
    I haven't uploaded any before pics yet, but I do have a few recent ones in my profile. Wishing you the best!!
  • alexveksler
    alexveksler Posts: 409 Member
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    I'll soon be 56. This is my progress so far. I am very close to my goal. I won't say it was the easiest thing I have ever done. But, it was so much easier than I thought it would be. And, it was easier than staying in pain and living like a hermit. Life has improved 100%!

    Believe in yourself. You can do anything that you think you can. You can't do anything that you think you can't!
    Good luck! <3

    Steff, you look fantastic!! Every time you post new picture, you look younger. Total inspiration!!!
  • SteffieMark
    SteffieMark Posts: 1,723 Member
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    Thank you! Alex, you look pretty awesome yourself!
  • Gnasher1960
    Gnasher1960 Posts: 19 Member
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    Hi, this is my first post. I'm 53 next week, 5'7" and 175lbs. It's great to see so many before and after pics, they keep me going. It's not so easy when you're getting on. The best thing is, once you start making progress you just don't feel so old anymore, never mind life begins at 40 or 50, it begins when you start to live it! Here's my before and during pics, I'm still overweight so I have a bit to go.

    The before photos are from my holidays last year. I didn't start dieting and exercising (Power 90) until September when I weighed in at 230lbs.

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    Here's Day 1 of Power 90

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    Progress so far

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    I'm sorry there's so many pics, but I'm just so chuffed to have come this far. I hope this inspires others to try. It's never too late.

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