![]() and was set up with a coach who calculated my macros in a deficit ( prioritizing protein for my activity, height, weight, and age) and sent me videos of how to do exercises. I found an online company called Macros Inc. Watching other women in my same age range and beyond having success, like Joan MacDonald, I was able to believe it's possible. View full post on Instagram I started following people on Instagram around my age who were bodybuilding and counting macros. I made a decision at that point to change my life, and I haven’t looked back. I had an aha moment one day: I realized my wedding rings were no longer able to fit on my finger because my fingers had grown larger, and that was it for me. ![]() The weight piled on and, when the pandemic hit, we were home eating pizza all the time. Part of it was perimenopause as my hormones changed, I didn't always feel like doing anything, so I was more lethargic. I had slowly gained about 40 pounds over the previous five years. I started my fitness journey at 49 years old at the height of the COVID pandemic in August 2020. ![]() My weight also fluctuated a lot and I tried every diet multiple times. In my 20s and 30s, I’d go to the gym on and off for a bit of basic strength training, but never enough to build a muscular physique. I'm very tall-about 5’11”-so in high school, people tried to recruit me for the basketball and volleyball teams, but I never played. ![]() Growing up, I never considered myself athletic. ![]()
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