After 50 years of being overweight, Patricia finally found a way to lose weight and get fit. She talks about her journey from morbidly obese to healthy living.
The getting fit at 60 before and after photos is a blog post that talks about how Patricia finally got fit at the age of 55.
Coaching client Patricia was 54 years old, had gone through menopause, and was terrified of exercising.
She lifts, hikes, and climbs alongside athletic women half her age a year later, having shed approximately 70 pounds and 25% body fat. She can also pull off a tiny black dress like no one’s business.
Here’s what happened to her. Prepare to be inspired…
Patricia’s Life Changes
I lost 69 pounds and 25% of my body fat!
- 55 years old
- 69 pound weight loss (from 250 lbs to 181 lbs)
- Body Fat Percentage Lost: 25% (from 50 percent to 25 percent )
- 35 inches were lost in all (from 250 inches to 215 inches)
When her children’s friends first see serious weight training equipment in the garage — a Prowler, battling ropes, and blast straps — they are understandably perplexed.
They believe something isn’t quite right. What happened to the pink dumbbells? What about the stationary bike? If they’re seeking for ankle weights or resistance tubes, they’ll never find them at this home gym. The days of “beginning weights” are over. History.
For big deadlifts, there’s a trap bar instead. Kettlebells and 45-pound plates are available. In her basement, this 55-year-old woman — this mom — has a collegiate-strength squat rack.
Patricia jokes, “They should be envious.” They are, in fact.
Jealousy, on the other hand, always turns to excitement, and excitement, in turn, always turns into a challenge.
“My kids and their friends are all fantastic athletes, and they love working out with my equipment,” she says. “However, when we put them on the Prowler, they are completely destroyed.”
Mom grabs the handles and explains them how to do it while the kids are lying on the pavement collecting their breath after a grueling bout of Prowler pushes. When the lactic acid in her legs builds up, her grimace almost passes for a smile.
Patricia is working hard to achieve incredible, functional fitness.
You’d never guess this woman was terrified of exercise less than a year ago by watching her push over 100 pounds of solid metal in her driveway.
What a difference a year makes.
“I used to like looking at before and after photos and wondering, ‘What does it take to get that?’ That is something I could never accomplish. I’m sure they’re ecstatic. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if I could feel that good about myself?”
Patricia (PPJAM on the forums), a married mother of five, has been taking care of people for decades. She tells me, “I’m really focused on my role as a wife and mother.” “I adore assisting my loved ones.”
It’s difficult to focus on your own needs when your attention is diverted to everyone else’s.
Patricia, like other middle-aged women who are desperate to lose weight, tried a variety of weight-loss drugs and treatments. “I tried the liquid diet, fasted, had B-12 shots, did Atkins, Jenny Craig, and even went to a two-week “weight-loss retreat” in Vermont,” she explains.
But, in the end, did any of it work?
She confesses, “I dropped about 80 pounds on Jenny Craig, but then I got pregnant and gained it all back.” “I was overjoyed to learn I was expecting another kid, but regaining the weight was a major disappointment. I never exercised or developed any routines, so I’m not sure whether I would have been able to maintain my new figure even if I hadn’t become pregnant.”
With a new baby on the way, four more on the way, and a spouse to look after at home, the following few years became a painful seesaw of losing ten pounds and gaining twenty.
“Any time I ate anything, I’d feel guilty,” she adds. “I had the impression that I was being judged. I didn’t like how I looked or how I felt. But I was at a loss for what to do.”
Change didn’t seem to want to stay for very long.
Patricia, right before joining Coaching, at her heaviest.
“You need to be a little egotistical. And that’s a difficult realization for women, especially moms, to accept and overcome.”
Patricia’s struggle to lose weight and keep it off was exacerbated by her feelings of selfishness when she did something for herself. “I felt like I’d be doing a disservice to my family,” she says.
Nothing could be further from the truth, though.
An email from her daughter Laura popped up on her screen last December. It was a link to join the January 2010 Coaching program’s waiting list.
“When I first signed up, I had no idea I’d be good at it,” she adds. “I’d attempted so many things in the past that I was nearly certain I wouldn’t succeed.”
However, she felt a small spark when she received another email a few weeks later informing her that she had been approved. Patricia was eager to restart her fat-loss attempts for the first time in a long time. And her family rallied to her side, grateful for all of her affection and eager to see her succeed.
She says, “I’m a big learner who reads everything on the website.” “I liked how the PN process was designed to help students learn. “All I wanted was for it to show me how to lose weight and keep it off for the rest of my life.”
Patricia, like many other women, has never had trouble getting off to a good start. Her all-or-nothing mindset had always helped her stick to whatever diet she was on before she started Coaching – until she made one minor mistake.
She explains, “I was always on track until that one awful incident happened and absolutely wrecked me.” “It was usually something minor. I’d be doing OK until I had one cookie. That one cookie would throw the entire system into disarray. As a result, I’d want another. Then I’d give in and go back to eating all the ice cream I’d missed.”
She couldn’t get back on the path after she made that small step off it, no matter how hard she tried. The guilt would consume her, and she’d feel as though she’d never be able to follow through.
But something changed when she signed up for Coaching.
She explains, “I learned that I had control.” “I learned that any time I messed up, I could start over since this was about my healthy lifestyle, not just a diet. Coaching instilled in me new habits and shifted my perspective on my body and the foods I eat. It’s a life plan that I’m confident I’ll be able to stick to indefinitely.”
Not only that, but she has maintained her weight loss of 70 pounds.
She says, “Now I’m constantly in control.”
Patricia wears her old clothes after dropping 35 pounds in her first six months of coaching.
Patricia is on the red carpet of a brand new restaurant, dressed as a teen in her daughter’s gown.
She’s flaunting her legs. (“I didn’t even put on stockings!”) Her bare shoulders are chiseled and muscular. She appears to be rather hot.
For the first time in a long time, she appears entirely at ease in her own flesh. It’s something she’s wished about for quite some time.
“All night long, my kids were complimenting me on how great I looked,” she says. “I can’t recall the last time I did something similar.”
Patricia, with her short dress and high-heeled sandals, blends in wonderfully with the go-go dancers and young hipsters at the café.
“I wasn’t the youngest person there, but neither was I the oldest. She recalls, “I felt like I belonged.” “I was overjoyed.”
While the opportunity to sashay down a red carpet arises from time to time, Patricia has other priorities. She even has a to-do list.
She says she wants to go trekking more, ride horses in Montana, and learn to kayak and whitewater raft.
Were they her life’s ambitions from the start?
“Not in the least. She says, “I’ve never had the time to enjoy the outdoors and haven’t ridden a horse since I was a youngster.” “As my weight became more of a problem, I found myself doing less and less physical activity. I was too afraid of seeming foolish or failing to keep up. But now I’m thinking, why not?”
Indeed, why not?
Patricia and her husband went on their first hike in years to commemorate their wedding anniversary just a few weeks ago.
“I borrowed a friend’s hiking boots and we headed off on our journey to Smuggler’s Notch and Sterling Pond. “It felt like a mile and a half of stair climbing,” she adds. “Thank goodness we did all those step-ups and lunges in Coaching!” said the athlete.
It didn’t end there, either.
“The next day, we went up to the summit of Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s highest peak, and took in an incredible view. “There are a lot more things I’m prepared to do today that I would have never considered before,” Patricia adds.
“I’m a completely different person.”
Patricia’s new successes and aspirations include going on outdoor activities.
“I know they struggle in the same way I did,” she adds. “I know a lot of women who have low self-esteem, feel hopeless, and can’t seem to get ahead.”
Patricia still feels like she has a long way to go, despite her achievements. There’s more weight to shed, power to gain, and mountains to scale.
While she is working on herself, she is also attempting to assist everyone who would listen.
She says, “I’ll be honest with you.” “When I see individuals around me, especially middle-aged ladies, I feel compelled to help them. She says, “I want to show kids they don’t have to settle.”
“They must abandon their search for a quick remedy. I know they’re fed up with Weight Watchers or whatever diet book they’re following, and I feel terrible for them because I know there’s a better way,” she says.
“I’ve completed the task. It’s something I’ve experienced firsthand. And I’ll continue to live it for myself and as an example to others.”
Patricia has new muscles and a new attitude, but she still has a long way to go in her coaching career.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can you get in great shape at 55?
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How can a 55 year old get fit?
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Can a 50 year old woman get toned?
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