11 People Who Got into the Best Shape of Their Lives After 50
Need a little motivation? These people will inspire you not just to live your best life at any age but also to seize the moment and achieve fitness you never thought possible.
I lost over 100 pounds and got off pain pills
Because of scoliosis and other health conditions, Kristie Sullivan of Pinehurst, North Carolina, says she was in chronic pain and needed daily pain meds just to function. She was so out of shape that she could barely walk to her car without getting out of breath. And at 268 pounds, her health was only getting worse. “Every night I went to bed in pain; I couldn’t even walk upstairs to kiss my babies or tuck them in,” she says. “In desperation I decided I was going to lose weight or die trying.”
Yet despite following a low-fat diet and exercising, she still wasn’t losing much weight, and she felt awful. Finally she found Why We Get Fat, by Gary Taubes, and converted to a low-carb, high-fat lifestyle. This ketogenic diet changed everything for her. “For the first time since I became overweight at age three, I wasn’t constantly hungry,” she says. “The foods I ate were delicious and satisfying, and the weight started to melt off.” Check out 10 unexpected benefits of the keto diet.