Older women success stories please!

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Well, it is encouraging to see the 100+ pound weight loss stories, or the 50, 40 or you fill in the number.

Your 20+ pound is just as encouraging. I am 58 and NOT giving up even though it is tough and harder than what it appears to others to do the same 35 or so pounds I've lost. Its a least better than NOT having started this journey.

You are 13 years younger than me....do not compare yourself or your journey to others and do not give up on yourself!!!

I also posted on this thread earlier...........I'm 61..........5' 3"...........started Jan. 11, 2013 at 147.5............as of July 16----that's just a little over 6 months and I'm at goal.......120lbs................actually at 119.5--even better!!!

28 lbs. ...........not the largest loss, or the fastest..........but I got there with a way of eating and some exercise I can actually live with.
Stick with it ladies...........you CAN do it!!!

Pedometer and food scale are the essentials. I did not eat back exercise cals.........wasn't doing anything super tough. You should strength train though, not just burn---even planks; start on forearms then work up to hands, wall push aways....gradually lowering--maybe to a braced chair, then the tub.......you'll be doing real push ups eventually!!! Lots of stuff on youtube---modify to fit your current level of ability.

I stuck to 1200 cals---sometimes 1400, occ. only 1000; had a mug of hot chocolate made with Hershey's baking cocoa EVERY day (skim milk and 1 teasp. sugar)---this keeps me sane as far as the chocolate cravings.

Best of luck!!!

Wow! What an inspiration you are! Thanks

I'm 51...
At 45 my fitness was awfull, and my weight was 10 kg more than it is now.
I started running, and kept an eye on my food intake.

At this moment, my weight is then same as when I was 16... (From 18 till 45 it was always more...)

For me, postmenopausal it seemed easier to keep off the kilo's....

I'm 52 and postmenopausal. I've also lost almost half the excess weight I've carried around for years, and am literally stronger than I've ever been after a year of working out. With the amount of exercise I get now I do think I could have lost much more in this amount of time if I had worked this hard when I was younger, but I'm just happy to have made the lifestyle changes I really needed to make! Earlier today I posted before and after pics from my year on MFP. We can do this at any age if we are willing to work for it.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1052548-one-year-on-mfp-and-77-pounds-down-with-pictures

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bump to read later. Congrats ladies

I'm healthier and feel better than I did at 24! First photo I was 24 years old, 2nd was just a couple weeks ago at 40 years old. I feel fabulous! I'm a runner and weigh less now than I did in my younger years, I think losing weight and running has made me healthier than ever. Do what I do...add pigtails and a tutu! That always helps! LOL!

51 years old here. As my ticker says, I've lost 72 pounds so far, since the Beginning of January. I have around 50 to go.

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Hi,

I'm 44 with a birthday coming on September 24th I think you do look amazing! Single mother of two and that beautiful smile on your face. You have all ready made it!

I have four biological children and seven in total that I call my own. They bring me joy (okay, sometimes they bring me other things They also keep me very busy.

I think that for the mature mother, the biggest challenge is that many are at a point where you have been putting others before yourself for so long that it is hard to understand that making the time to take care of yourself, prepare healthy food for yourself and not just your kids, make sure you get exercise and not just send the kids out to sport is that hardest part. Many women I know get so family focus and for lack of a better description (service oriented) that we forget that making sure we are healthy, fit and happy is likely the greatest service we can provide to our family.

After all the happier and fit we are, the more we can do

I used to be well of 300lbs. I lost 160lbs over an 18month period. I remember being so worried that I would have huge skin wings under my arms and flaps of skin all over. I was surprised how well the skin did bounce back. I'm not saying it was smooth perfection, but most of it was in the general location that I expected and wanted it to be :happy:

Right now I've put on 60lbs. I got hurt at work and then had some problems gallbladder/liver/uterus (good times) :ohwell:

I've got things on the road to recover am moving my treadmill back upstairs to take up residence in the t.v. room. I find this site really helps. I like the set up of it and recording my food is making me pay more attention and think about what I'm doing.

I on't know if this is inspirational to you, but I know that you were inspirational to me, as are all of the women who are going boldly into the new adventure that is age.

All the best!

This is the most helpful post I've read so far on here. Thank you!

59 years old here, and 43 pounds lot since the beginning of this year. I faced the exact same fears; I thought it might be impossible. Boy, was I wrong! Joining MFP and keeping a diary were key for me; I think I was doing a very good job of fooling myself before about how much I was eating! Getting that saggy-baggy look was starting to be an issue, but then I decided that it was time to stop pretending the daily walks, occasional hikes and once-a-week therapeutic yoga were good enough exercise; I bought some DVDs and stepped it up, and things started shaping up more nicely. I'm not going to look like I'm 25 again, but that's OK with me. I've gone from size 22 pants to 14s....till have some to go, but so far I moved from "severly obese" to the upper levels of "overweight." Huge difference.

I'm 47 and I looked in the mirror this morning and thought , Hmmm what if I look old... Then I thought oh well ....what if I don't !

looking forward to weighting less than 200 pounds !

Amy

In my 50's I lost 45 lbs took 1.5 yrs to do it but it took me about 12 yrs to put it on, so I was happy with the results. I did it in full on menopause status. With no HRT. The more weight I lost, the fewer problems I had with mood swings, hot flashes, etc. My husband even congratulated me for not making him suffer like some of the guys he knew going through it with their wives.

But I did gain 40 lbs back over the last 3 years, high stress at work triggered it. I'm 64 now.

Now I plan on losing that again in a year. before I was not using an tracking, I was on WW for the last 25 lbs, but I have always sucked at tracking, but MFP makes it so easy, I find I am actually very good at it now.

Plan your work and work your plan you will lose it. Lots of women at WW had done it during, peri/or post menopause, you can too.

But no your not going to be 30 again, sorry.
I liked the comment earlier about holding on to the towel to wipe the sweat :bigsmile: