Comments on: Five Years Later: In for the Long Haul http://thefinalforty.com/five-years-later-in-for-the-long-haul/ Losing weight, one mile at a time Tue, 05 May 2026 09:15:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Jennifer L. Nelson http://thefinalforty.com/five-years-later-in-for-the-long-haul/#comment-207 Jennifer L. Nelson Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:13:06 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=1233#comment-207 Hi Maygan,

Great to hear from you! Thanks so much — appreciate your support!

Congratulations on your loss so far! That’s an amazing accomplishment. And if you want to run, you CAN! I started with walking, too, then short jogs, and eventually, I could run…it just takes time (and patience).

You’ve described my experience exactly…I can’t tell you how many times I lost weight only to ultimately gain it all back over the years It finally clicked when I realized that there was no temporary fix, and that I had to make changes to my lifestyle that I could stick with for the long haul…and now eating healthy and exercising all just feels “normal” to me. You can do this!

Please do keep me posted on your progress, and congrats again! :)

Jennifer

]]> By: Maygan http://thefinalforty.com/five-years-later-in-for-the-long-haul/#comment-206 Maygan Sat, 08 Dec 2012 06:28:04 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=1233#comment-206 You look really great and congrats on maintaining. That was something that I struggled with after losing weight. I too have been joining and rejoining weight watchers since I was 17 (now 30) but after finding your blog and watching my friends lose weight over the summer I decided to go back. This time it feels different, maybe because I’m older but it feels like I can really do it this time and not just quit after a few months. I joined in July and I’ve lost 29 lbs and lost 10%. I’ve started walking everyday and soon I hope to be running, I just need to get over that first hurdle and start. Thanks for the inspiration!

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