shinyshell55 Member

Congratulations! All of your hard work has paid dividends! I hope you post some pics soon!

You can really see the difference. Congrats! Those shoes are awesome!

Your story just confirms that we are all on a life long journey and that there will be ups and downs through it all. Congratulations on getting back to the gym and re committing yourself to your health and fitness. BTW you look awesome! Keep on Keeping on!

Awesome history!

I am a veteran marathon runner(Big Sur, New York, Boston - all 3:51) I turned fifty, got injured and gained sixty five pounds. Last summer I broke my leg in three places and spent the year recovering from that injury. I was able to get back to the gym last November unrestricted. I also joined MFP that same month. When you…

Nine months ago I was recovering from a serious leg break. I spent the three months either sitting or lying down because I was not allowed to put weight on my leg for three months. I started four months of physical therapy. I gave up junk food because knew if I didn't I would add twenty pounds onto the sixty I needed to…

Wow!!!

I broke my leg last July and I couldn't put weight on the leg for three months. I spent four months in physical therapy and was given the green light to go back to the gym last November. I gave up refined sugar and junk food when I realized that if I continued my bad eating habits I would gain 20 pounds on top of the 60 I…

I am 10 weeks into my first round of P90X and I feel really great. The soreness will dissipate shortly and you will find yourself putting more into the program as the weeks go by and you get stronger. P90X is not a weight loss program or a big calorie burner. I still do 45-50 minutes daily on the Arc machine at my local…

Great story! Congratulations on reaching your goal! Good luck with the marathon - it will be great. I agree the success stories on MFP are the best motivators. Always positive and inspiring! Thanks for writing your soliloquy - I love a good story especially one with a happy ending.

I broke my leg badly last summer and had to have surgery. When I realized that I wasn't allowed out of bed - reality hit with the nurse bringing me a bedpan. They rolled me over and that is when I decided that I was going to lose the weight that I put on over the last ten years - forever!

Gorgeous! You look like a completely different person! Congratulations!!

Stick with positive people like all of us here on MFP! We all want the same thing - to be happy, healthy and fit. I am so impressed with your fifty pound loss. It is a milestone and one that I am heading toward as well. Riding your bike to the gym, working out and then riding home - wow you are super motivated and that is…

A huge difference and BTW you are gorgeous!!

These pictures show the real difference in your weight loss. You look awesome. Keep going!

Thanks for posting your story and pic's. I am 56 in years but I am currently on a quest to "turn back the clock." Besides participating in MFP I recently began P90X. I am a shorty and you are right about how much is the right amount to eat. I am a former marathon runner(Big Sur, Boston and New York) and could pretty much…

I see a huge difference in your overall toning. Really impressive. I am on week two and I am just beginning to feel stronger. Were you able to do the pullups and push ups right away or did you work into them? Thanks.

You look younger, happier and healthier!! Congratulations. BTW you have great cheekbones! Thanks for posting!

Congratulations! You should be very proud of yourself. You are right - there are no short cuts, just hard work, patience and determination. You are beautiful.

Congratulations! You look like a totally different person! Astonishing!

Awesome job dude! You will just have to save up for a new jacket! :happy:

Turning back the clock!! Me Too!!

Exactly!

I love that you you are riding more and driving less. Losing weight and saving money and the earth = win.

All of your hard work really paid off! Also nice camera. I can't tell if it is a Nikon or a Canon. I am a Nikon shooter.

You look beautiful and happy! Congratulations and thanks for the inspiration.

Great results(and nice butt!)

You are half way to your goal and that is awesome! Hang in there and all of us MFP folks will support one another in reaching our respective goals. You can do this. You have come too far to give up now. I am going to put in a request for your friendship!

Impressive and inspirational!! Congratulations on your great achievement!

Congratulations! I did not realize swimming was such a calorie burner. You have inspired me to head back to the pool! Thanks. BTW 38lbs. since January is fantastic!