40 Something Success Stories?
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SwampWitch75
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I am 40 in less than a year. I am definitely starting to feel it (but I bet some of it is due to the weight I need to lose).
Would love to read (and see) some success stories from those in your 40s! TIA!
Would love to read (and see) some success stories from those in your 40s! TIA!
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in 18 months I went from an obese 215 to a fit 175 (my after is my profile) and went from barely being able to run 30 seconds to running a half marathon. I'm planning on posting something on the MFP fitspiration thread, but it's pretty complicated to get pictures on MFP.0
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I turn 40 in October this year... and for the past 9 months I have been on a journey to be "Fabulous" by then. I am nearly there - I have lost 30 lbs and am 5 lbs away from my goal weight now. I am stronger, faster and in the best shape of my life and feel better at 39 (& 3/4) than I did at 29!0
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I turned 45 in February. I went from 162# (probably a little more than that, I hated the scale) and am currently in a #127-#132 range. I don't stress over that 5#. I didn't 'get healthy' until I was 42! You can do it!0
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I am 54 and went from 230 lbs to 140 lbs in 18 months.0
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Very inspiring, ladies!0
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I'll be 43 next week .. went from 285 lbs to 171 in 18 months. Not the best picture but you get the idea.
I went from being in and out of the hospital to biking 50+ miles, running, and lifting.
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How about 40 + 29 years? That's right. I am 69 years old. Since November of 2012, I have lost 118 pounds and continue to lose. I have gone from a wheelchair bound, old woman to a healthier senior who looks years younger and can go anywhere on her own 2 feet, thanks to MFP.
My hubbie jokes that I am "half the woman" that he married; and it is almost true. I weighed almost 290 pounds, when we married. Today I am162 pounds; and my goal weight is 145, exactly half of that 290 pounds I was pushing for so many years.0 -
I started my fitness lifestyle just before turning 45, I was around 265lbs, now I hover between 155 - 160lbs at the ripe "old" age of 47. Now my focus is building more muscle.0
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This is so amazing. Thank you for sharing and letting us all know we can do it!: smile:0
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WOW! What an inspirational thread! I just turned 40 in April and feel much older than I am. I have been very slow to get back in my routine with MFP. I will keep reading this thread for more encouragement.0
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I'm 45, and I wanted to chime in and echo the sentiment "I feel better now than when I was years younger." I may have been thinner in high school, but I wasn't nearly so fit. I couldn't run for 2 minutes and now I run for over an hour. It's never too late to be the best you can be right now.0
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I'm 45, and I wanted to chime in and echo the sentiment "I feel better now than when I was years younger." I may have been thinner in high school, but I wasn't nearly so fit. I couldn't run for 2 minutes and now I run for over an hour. It's never too late to be the best you can be right now.
Love this. I was a skinny teen but I smoked and never worked out. I want to be a 40 something who says I feel better than I did at any other age.0 -
I'm in my late 40s and I've lost 145lb purely by walking and calorie counting with MFP.
Thread with pictures here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1339501-140lb-down-i-ve-reached-my-initial-goal-with-pictures0 -
in 18 months I went from an obese 215 to a fit 175 (my after is my profile) and went from barely being able to run 30 seconds to running a half marathon. I'm planning on posting something on the MFP fitspiration thread, but it's pretty complicated to get pictures on MFP.
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I turned 43 last month and feel just as good now as when I was younger, if not more so. My starting weight was 147 November 2013 and lost 16 pounds in six months. I set out to lower my cholesterol and loose five pounds. I met my weight loss goal and then some. Have lowered my cholesterol too.0
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I lost 150 pounds AFTER I turned 40, and have maintained a healthy BMI now for 2 years. I'm 44 now. You can check my profile for my before/after picture.0
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At 45, I know where you are. Can't say I've made amazing progress, but since turning 40 I've lost about 20 pounds and have been sitting around 200. Feel better and think I look better overall, with still work to do. I am not rushing anything though. Being over 40 I don't have a need to look like a fitness model or such. I just want my energy up and have the ability to keep up with the demands of life and the sports I enjoy playing.0
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43 and i've lost 49 lbs since january 1st of this year. I lost some last year but celebrated w lots of vacations last year and just kind of kept off a 40 lb loss the prior year. So all together 80+ lbs so far.0
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That is AWESOME!! You go girl! I started at 180 and am down to about 153. I did this all after turning 40. Primarily I changed my eating habits at work, learning a bit more about portion control with MFP....and logging. I have months were I slip, but I have maintained and am proud to say I wear a smaller size now, than I did in High School.0
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