I am a grandmother of five children and I became a bodybuilder at 65
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A grandmother who tipped the scale at 185 pounds revealed how she shed the fat and became a bodybuilder at the age of 65.
Susan Guidi, from Tampa, Florida, set out to lose weight in December 2020 by giving up wine and her favorite Thai food.
The grandmother of five weighs just 129 pounds, works out five times a week, and won a bodybuilding competition in October.
Ms. Guidi can confidently don a bikini thanks to her new slimmer physique and wants to set an example for women over 50.
She said: ‘Society expects women over 50 to settle down and be grandmothers.
Susan Guidi (above) from the US set out to lose weight in December 2020 by giving up wine and her favorite Thai food.
“All my life I had been someone’s wife, mother and grandmother, so I wanted to do something for myself.
“I had been on every diet under the sun, like most women my age, but I was not happy with my body at all.
“I wanted the outside to match how I felt on the inside. I was a typical menopausal woman. She had fat around her stomach, drank too much wine, ate too much, and slept badly.
“One day, I was searching social media for women over the age of 60 who had accomplished something amazing, and I came across Joan MacDonald, who was 74 at the time and looked amazing.
“I thought if she could do it at seventy, then I had no excuse at sixty.
The grandmother of five now weighs just 129 pounds, works out five times a week, and won a bodybuilding competition in October.
Ms. Guidi said that all her life she had been someone’s wife, mother and grandmother, so she wanted to do something for herself.
So, in December 2020, I enrolled in a transformation program and have never looked back.
“I booked myself a professional photo shoot for nine months after I started setting a goal, and after I achieved it, I decided I wanted to enter a bodybuilding competition.”
Susan hired trainers to help her prepare for her show in October 2020.
It took her 20 weeks of preparation to get ready for the stage and she would work up to three and a half hours a day before the show.
Ms Guidi said she was a typical menopausal woman. I had fat around my stomach, drank too much wine, ate too much and slept badly
It took her 20 weeks of preparation to get ready for the stage and she exercised up to three and a half hours a day before the show (Pictured: LR Susan Guidi with Joan MacDonald)
Susan said, ‘In the bodybuilding competition, I won the over-50 division and the novice division. I couldn’t believe that she had done it.
‘It felt amazing. I led the group of women on stage, all younger than me, and as soon as I turned on the lights I started cheering the audience on.
‘It was like he was made for that stage.
“I’m on fire right now and I can’t wait to see what I can do when I’m 80.
“Women don’t have enough examples of women like me, and they don’t feel worthy of feeling that way, but I want to show that age doesn’t matter.
She said that women don’t have enough examples of women like her and that they don’t feel worthy of feeling that way, but she wants to show that age doesn’t matter.
Mrs. Guidi is now healthier than ever and is now able to run and play with her five grandchildren.
‘This is 65 and this is what it looks like on me. There was a time when I wouldn’t have even wanted to tell anyone my age, but now I put it absolutely everywhere because I’m so proud.
‘I may have some loose skin and wrinkles, but I’m also healthy and building muscle is the best way to age powerfully.
“I used to love good Thai food and wine, but it just didn’t work for me. I now do five weight training sessions a week and cardio four times a week, and I can’t wait to compete again this year at the age of 66.
‘I’m healthier than ever, and I can run and play with my five grandchildren.
“I’m also doing this for them because I wanted to set an example and leave a legacy.”