I didn’t have a five-year plan. I just decided I wasn’t done. So I started small. One block. 6 AM. Every morning.
As of October 2026, I’m over 200 pounds down from my highest weight of 431. I paid off $45K in debt. I pivoted into a brand-new career in project management. None of it was a straight line, and it definitely wasn’t pretty. It was real, and it worked.
Now I’m 49, and I have about 90 pounds left to lose. That’s my focus right now. Not coaching. Not retreats. Just me, my habits, and my final 90, shared out loud so you can come along.
JaxStys.com is where I share it all: the wins, the stalls, the hard weeks, and what’s really helping. If you’re a woman over 40 and you want to see what real weight loss looks like after 40, you’re in the right place.
Real updates on my final 90 pounds. What I eat, how I move, what’s working, and what isn’t. No filters and no quick fixes.
Ask me anything about weight loss after 40, wellness after 40, and my journey. I’m an open book.
One short email every Monday with how my week went, plus the tips and tricks that are helping me right now.
Honest conversations about weight loss, mindset, and building a new life after 40.
Coaching and glow-up retreats in Charleston, SC are in my future. Right now, my focus is my final 90.
Here’s the truth: I haven’t “arrived.” I’m still in the messy middle, and I’m sharing it in real time.
My next goals:
The real timeline of my midlife reinvention. Last updated October 2026.
Early 2022
Rock bottom. I was hospitalized, laid off with no income, over 400 pounds, and raising my son as a single mom.
Age 44
Used phentermine for about 2 months to get unstuck and build momentum.
Summer 2022
Started walking. One block at 6 AM, every morning. This is where my whole glow-up began.
Age 45
Started paying off debt. I cleared $32,972 of credit card debt in 23 months.
January 2023
Down 40 pounds.
2024
Used Zepbound (a GLP-1 medication) for 4 months to quiet the food noise while I kept building habits.
2025
Down 147 pounds.
Launched The Midlife GlowGetter podcast.
Became a certified life coach.
2026
Pivoted into a new career in project management.
Today: October 2026
Over 200 pounds down from my highest weight of 431. $45K in debt paid off. 49 years old and still going.
Next
My final 90 pounds. I’m sharing every step, and you can follow along.
Medication was about 6 months of my story. Daily habits did the rest. Read everything that worked in Losing Weight After 40: How I Lost 200 Pounds. Always talk to your doctor before starting any medication.
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It’s never too late. You’re never too far gone. One wondering thought becomes one dream. One dream becomes one decision. One decision, repeated on purpose, becomes a whole new life.
That’s the glow up. That’s the GlowGetter way.
Keep glowing. Keep growing. You’ve got this.
Love, Jax
