Women over 40 success stories...

I'm 56 and have chronic pain. A lot of pain in my left knee, as well as other issues. I am walking to Leslie Sansone's videos and usually I'm able to keep up. I try not to let the pain stop me. If I get swelling I tone it down. I feel so much better after completing a video both mentally and physically.
To date, I've lost 24lbs and would like to take off between 30-50 more. The last month I've been in a slump, so I know that I need to get more exercise in and maybe reevaluate my calories needed.
Thanks for sharing, it's all been inspiring for me.

I lost 120 lbs in 10 months and I am 47. I did have a trainer, but all my workouts were at home on a treadmill or with body weight. As I got smaller, I invested in home gym equipment. I agree, diet it so important. I log consistently and I meal prep every weekend. I have maintained my loss for a year. Good luck, you can add me if you want. It can be done.

Thanks to everyone for sharing your great results. I am 49 ( 50 in December). I am motivated by your successes. My personal goal is to lose 50 for my 50th. I am down 5 lbs. So 45 to go.

I didn't notice any judgmental post? But to the OP it's really just math so of course you can lose weight with calorie reduction and walking/swimming as your primary exercise. I'm in better shape now than I have been in years and it's mostly cause I changed my nutrition and that's when I started to really get the results I wanted. I had always worked out but my nutrition wasn't always on point.

You can do this, just tell yourself you are worth it, in 6 months do you want to be healthier and feel better or the same, or heavier??
I am 46 and had been very sedentary. In January something clicked and I started logging food and doing elliptical at home some and some work out videos about a4-5 days a week. I have lost 30 lbs and still want another 20 lbs to go. I realized if I want it, I need to make it happen. You have to make yourself get up and move a little more each day, try new things, I still don't love to exercise, but I need to do it. I have actually had a horrible cough for a few days and can't exercise because I start this horrible coughing, and I feel like a total lazy bum and hate it. I can't wait to feel better quit coughing and go for a walk.
My hobbies are sedentary, quilting, card making, things like that, but find a time make time to do active things. I saw a couple ladies at JoAnnes the other day (they were older, and looked like they had a lot of medical problems) but they were huge, were walking like zombies, and looked like they were there to pick up what they needed and weren't going to move again except when they had to. I really had this moment like, this isn't going to be me. I need to do this, make a change, be healthy, make good food choices, no one can make it happen but you. All these people are making it happen you can too. You are worth the effort.

52 and I have lost over 50 lbs as of today. I have been taking walks and sticking pretty close to MFP. I took a vacation where I ate desserts and drank wine with dinner, just smaller portions than before. Two weeks I was away and I made it up two weeks later.

I've also been in places where I wanted to curl up and die, and went over my goals with comfort food, but didn't eat a whole bag of chips like I would have before...and I got back at it the next week. Determination works, and taking things out of your house you can't control yourself around ALSO works.

I am telling myself I will start doing more exercise NOW and I've just started that, but this is 10 months down the road, so YES, you can do it with diet and just walking. Start there and then do more as you feel ready? It WILL work. I am proof.