40 Something Success Stories?

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.

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!

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.

This is so amazing. Thank you for sharing and letting us all know we can do it!: smile:

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.

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-pictures

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.

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.

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.