It CAN be done after 40!!!

Only running and logging calories? No weight training at all? You look super toned and muscular! What a fantastic shedding of weight and gaining in life you've accomplished!

I'm 47, 41.2 pounds down so far since March, another 53.8 pounds until goal. So heck yes, it can be done in our 40s, though some of us may not end up so fit looking. Lol

Picture 1 is me at 204 with my daughter. Picture 2 is me with my son down over 90 pounds

I was always heavy as a child. In school there was only one girl heavier than me. In high school, I surrounded myself with overweight people. I continued to be heavy into my young adult life. My weight yo-yoed. I tried the Atkins diet back in the 70’s. I lost weight to only put it back on. When my step-daughter was planning on getting married, I went on Jenny Craig. I was able to get down to 150 pounds. But that didn’t last long. I put the weight back on. I had trouble conceiving, when I finally did, I blossomed up to over 200 pounds, with gestational diabetes. I was able to lose about 40 pounds. I was older and found myself pregnant again. This time the gestational diabetes was worse. I was on insulin. I also grew to over 200 pounds again. After the birth of my son, I just gave up dieting; I was too busy raising a family. My baby brother was diagnosed with emphysema that caused me to quit smoking. I ballooned to my highest weight ever. My diabetes was not under control. My health was spiraling out of control. My doctor’s office gave me an ultimatum. Loss weight or else. Since I’m a nurse, I knew the consequences of diabetes. I began my adventure December 1, 2014. My doctor originally wanted me to get down to 150. I decided to I wanted to get in a healthy BMI, so I choose 123. I was on medicine for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, along with three different medicines for diabetes, including insulin. I am only on 1 medication at this time, and never felt better in my life.