Women Fit For Forties

selbyhutch

It's a new week my beautiful friends! We will all do fabulous... I just know it. :flowerforyou:

I bought these super yummy nom nom nom pita chips at Sam's... a gigantic bag. They are called Regenie's Multi-Grain Pita Chips. They are seriously the most wonderful things I have every tasted in my entire life. Anywho, a serving size is 7 chips. The problem is that many of them are broken & I'm pretty sure that I'm eating more than 7. So, I broke the cycle!!! I pulled out the baggies & portioned the rest of them out.

jmbarragan

Count me in. Day one for me on this website and my new healthy lifestyle. I want to embrace everyday as if it was my last!
I could use all the help and motivation I can get.

bluenote

Kelly - I am so glad you have your mind-set back! Just focus on today and moving forward - tomorrow is in the past! You are doing GREAT, by the way!
lstpaul - raw peas? Hmm. Sounds good - never tried them!
Welcome back, lids!
Unicorn & Jody - welcome to our fabulous group! Tell us a little about yourself and post your weekly/monthly goals.
selby - that is FANTASTIC that you portioned your yummy nom noms!!! Good for you! You are inspiring me to do the same - ugh, even though I do NOT want to (but I know I should! Drats! LOL)!!!
Lisa - You CAN do this. If you think you've identified the problem (falling into the "quick & easy road"), then write out a plan on how you are going to make sure that road is NOT an option for you. Also write out what words you will tell yourself when you are faced with the quick and easy road - because we all know it is always there, waiting for us to take it! Practice saying the phrases over and over. Make sure they are positive affirmations - no negatives! You want this, Lisa - we all know you do. The world only spins forward - forget about the past and commit to today and tomorrow, sweetness! We are here for ya!

timbotina

Good morning to one and all.....just wanted to send a little note of encouragement before we all start our busy lives....that's just it, we are all busy and there will be times where we all fall off or not make such good choices....that is life....we are human and just have to remember to be a little forgiving to ourselves or we will mess up all our hard work, because we do great atleast 80% of the time...that is something to be proud of. It's hard when you are trying to eat and be healthy....it takes a lot of time, prep and energy.....so give yourselves a break once in a while....anyway, have a GREAT day ladies!!:happy:

Solandra

Checking in! It's a crazy day at work, and after work I'll be helping my husband with a photo shoot. Busy busy busy!

Be good to yourselves, you can do it! Someone told me once that it's not whether you fall off the bus that counts, it's whether you climb back on.

lstpaul

Hello ladies!
I had a 'fall of the wagon' day yesterday. I did well all day until suppertime where I stuffed my face with chips and cheese while cooking for my son. That is the absolute worst time of day for me and the kitchen is the worst place for me to be. I ended up over my calorie goal by 600+ calories. Oh well, today is another day.
I was good this morning and went to step class even though my shoulder/arm/back were all hurting. I finally went to the doc yesterday they did lots of tests - for lyme's disease (had a bug bite on my back with a circle around it - but no tick), thyroid tests, other blood tests for inflamation, and also an x-ray of my neck. We'll see what the results are - if nothing is found next is an MRI of my arm. The doc did prescribe a high dose ibuprofen that is helping and a muscle relaxer that I can only take at bedtime and haven't tried yet. Hopefully everything will heal soon because I haven't been exercising as much as I would like ... and am taking it a bit easy when I do exercise.
I am still enjoying those raw peas ... I absolutely LOVE them! I'm not a fan of the shells - just the peas themselves.

kintegra

lstpaul - hope everything turns out ok with your results. Keep us posted!

bluenote - thanks so much for being a great cheering section! :happy:

Today was my early day off work & I had plans to get either a Jillian workout or C25K in, but I had a bunch of errands to run & grocery shopping too. I wore my HRM so got those calories logged in! I did get a walk in this morning, along with my bellydancing wake up this morning! I was feeling guilty, so I just turned on Fit TV & did a kickboxing workout. It was pretty good! I swear that channel is my new friend! :laugh:

Tomorrow night is Zumba night! Can't wait for that!

Hope to see some of you for Skinny Wednesday Challenge tomorrow! :bigsmile:

Kelly

timbotina

Good morning ladies, heading off to work but wanted to check in real quick...hoping to get a great walk/run in today if work cooperates....Doing the Wed. challange and excited about it!!! Have a GREAT day!!

snowflakes

Hi friends!

Had a great road trip with DH. I was beat tired yesterday. The infection I had seems to be gone and I am feeling like it is easier to put on foot in front of the other. Whoow You gals are doing great. It is all about choices and nobody but you can make them. Eat healthier calories and move more. This is DOABLE! Having a bad meal does not ruin weeks of hard work. Just get back at it quick! Studies show that the more you post and are apart of suport group the higher your success rate is of losing and maintaining your weight. 40 is great, we just have to learn how to work with a slower metablolism. JOY! (Just a little sarcasm) lol

Oh there is nothing like fresh peas out of the garden. I grew up with gresh peas and can't stand any that are cooked. I like pea pods in stir fry but when it comes to peas, this girl is spoiled with the best. mmm, mmm can't wait for ours to produce. Bluenote fresh peas are something you must try sometime.

Have a good day.

edit: can't overlook the fresh peas...

lstpaul

Oh there is nothing like fresh peas out of the garden. I grew up with fresh peas and can't stand any that are cooked. I like pea pods in stir fry but when it comes to peas, this girl is spoiled with the best. mmm, mmm can't wait for ours to produce. Bluenote fresh peas are something you must try sometime.

yummmm, I've been eating about a cup of fresh raw peas a day ... I'm almost done with the $20 worth I bought last week so I need to make another trip to the farmer's market and spend another evening shelling peas and turning my fingers green. I have found that I really have to rinse and soak them to get any pesticides off or I end up with a headache - they are best from your own garden where you know if anything has been put on them.

selbyhutch

Happy HUMP Day!! :laugh: I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I've been good so far this week... although I am drinking an iced coffee right now from DD. I have a serious iced coffee weakness... which you can see if you look at my food diary - heh.

I did my 5th day of Shred! Wooweee... I have some sore muscles! I still can't really do the jumping jacks too well... but I do most everything else. The workout today was a lot "easier". The first few days I thought to myself that there was NO WAY that I was going to be able to move on to phase 2 after 10 workouts... but now, I think I can!

How are the challenges going for everyone? I'm still keeping up. Tonight is my off, but here are my results from yesterday:

W2D1
200 Sit-up Challenge - 93
200 Squat Challenge - 102
100 Push-up Challenge - 47

timbotina

selbyhutch, great going....and if it's iced coffee you crave.....drink it....and besides I think I saw in your diary its only 120 cal., that isn't bad...

anyhow, did ok on the Wed. challange except for the no snacking after supper....like I said before, we eat early 430 pm and now I need something to eat...and besides I feel going from now til 7am tomorrow when I get up and eat is too long for my body and metabolism to go without eating something....so sorry failed on that area...

...but drank 11 8oz. glasses of water and did the track and swimming today...so it wasn't a total bust..:happy:

timbotina

Good morning ladies, hope all are well rested after our Wed. challange....headed to the lake this morning so I will be out til this evening....so I will check back then....Have a FANTASTIC day everyone!!

Solandra

Checking in, been thinking about you guys!

Work has been difficult, so I've not had as much water as I should on any given day this week past Sunday. Work has been long (some days 6 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), so my energy for exercise has been shot, too. I have a dry itchy awful fungal infection on the back of my neck, and while I have the meds for it, I'm not in a position to cut out sugars completely for a few days (helps it work) until tomorrow.

Excuses, excuses, excuses, I know. I'll be back on track soon enough!

Maite Zaitut!

kintegra

Hello...just checking in! Skinny Wednesday Challenge yesterday about wore me out! My Zumba class was awesome...my instructor changed it up a bit so I was exhausted afterwards. I came home & basically just hung out. I did however walk over to chat with my neighbor for a bit. I got a great compliment from her. She said "I just wish you could see you the way I see you, because you look phenomenal!" :bigsmile: She said I look completely different than I did 2 months ago. Wow that really made my night! :bigsmile:


I'm starting the Bix @ 6 training runs tonight to prepare for the Bix 7 Race again on July 24th. I used to do the Bix every year, but haven't done it since 2004. I miss doing it as its a lot of fun running with 15-20,000 people! My 13 year old neice said she just might do it with me. If not, my 66 year old friend that has done it with me in the past said she will do it! Its a seven mile, very hilly race! Check it out www.bix7.com.

Kelly

snowflakes

Hi girls,

Wow a bit quite around here. Glad to see the few of you today, you always make smile.

timbotina: The lake?!? I'm in... Sounds like a great way to spend the day with the kids. The lake we have access to is frigid cold into August, but it doesn't stop us.

Solndra: Goodness that is long hours at work. I am afraid that I would burn out really fast. I totally relate to being tired after a day like that. Remember doing little things like take a walk for 10 mins. is wonderful and if you can do that 3 time in a work day you will be just fine. Hang tuff. Hope that meds work quick for you.

kintegra: Way to bring it strong day after day. I have been such a slug you inspire me to want to move more. What a compliment from your friend!!! Keep up the good work.

I found killer deal on strawberries today, so plan on making freezer jam tonight. mmm-mmm

Take Care:)

bluenote

OK, somehow I missed the whole "Wednesday Challenge" thingie. Is that something our group is doing? Fill me in, if you don't mind! I love a challenge.

kintegra

OK, somehow I missed the whole "Wednesday Challenge" thingie. Is that something our group is doing? Fill me in, if you don't mind! I love a challenge.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/101928-skinny-wednesday-challenge

This was yesterdays thread. Fabulousfifty posts it every Wednesday & Saturday. Its a fun challenge to just double up your H20, & your workouts for the day. Its very challenging & motivating to see how much you can do! :happy: Hope to see you there!

Kelly

kintegra

kintegra: Way to bring it strong day after day. I have been such a slug you inspire me to want to move more. What a compliment from your friend!!! Keep up the good work.

I found killer deal on strawberries today, so plan on making freezer jam tonight. mmm-mmm

Take Care:)

I didn't even get half the 7 miles in tonight. I had to go get some new running shoes, apparently after 25 years my feet grew! The past few weeks my toes had been going numb in my tennis shoes, so I had my feet remeasured & sure enough, I went up a whole size! :noway: REALLY???:noway:

By the time I got done buying my new shoes, it was starting to get dark. So I only did 2 miles, but I did C25K while doing it! I'm really shocked I can finally say that I've finished day 1 of C25K after trying it off & on for about 3 weeks! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Kelly

timbotina

Morning ladies, off to work for me...so I will check in real quick when I get home and then its off to the lake for 7 days....and no internet service....so I won't be checking in until THURS. next week...but I will be doing SAT/WED challanges and getting in a lot ot exercise (we do a lot of walking, swimming and bike riding--I even pull my daughter in a little trailer behing me on my bike ) so I should get some good workouts in....and no scale either so I better see a good # when I get back....oh, and I packed lots of healthy foods......anyhow, talk to you all later!

kintegra

Have a great week Timbotina! Sounds like you have a good plan while you are away! :drinker: H2O cheers to you!

Kelly

ColoradoGirl

Hey gals.. I am heading up to the mountains right now. Won't have internet service . So, I will see you all next week!

My goal this weekend is to enjoy but not over indulge and at least maintain where I am right now until next Friday. Looks like I will be doing a little more hiking. It is 2.2 miles around the lake but at an altitude of 8176 I suspect I will be working harder to breathe. . I lost 4.5 lbs this past week and now TOM has decided he should visit today so, I am bloated! Oh yay.. (sarcasm)

see ya all next week!

kintegra

Sounds like a fun trip hiking around the mountains! Wish I were there too! Have a great time away!

timbotina

Colorado girl, have a fun and safe trip ...rest of ladies keep up the good work and I will talk to you all next Thurs. when I return from the lake.....hope to have a great time, and have the scales show that also!!

selbyhutch

Weigh-in today - lost 1 lb!! I don't record ounces... I give my weight at least the ounces to fluctuate. If I were counting them... I would be down nearly 2 lbs. Maybe since I'm close, I'll have a 2 lbs weight loss next Friday.

Jillian's 30 Day Shred is kicking my butt. My body felt really tired this morning doing it... so I'm going to skip Shred tomorrow. I'll still do Wii EA Sports Challenge because that's easy enough... plus I'll finish it this weekend - yay! I'll start the 45 day challenge after that (this was the 30 day). Hubby is doing P90X & the Ab Ripper X is only 15 minutes long... so I think I will give that a try tomorrow. I watched him do it today & it looks crazy intense. I'll let you know - lol!

Back to the Wii... does anyone else use this to work out? I totally LOVE it!! It's so fun & I never get bored... it's like playing a video game while you are working out. I had the Wii Fit & used it a lot & then I got the EA Sports and fell in love. I also have Jillian's Fitness Ultimatum 2010 & I don't like it at all... it was a big disappointment. Anyway... let me know, I would love to do a challenge with someone else.

bluenote

Everyone going out of town, have a wonderful, safe time!
Selby - I have Wii at my rec center, but the kids that are there for summer camp are always playing on it! I'd love to try it some time.

Happy to report I lost almost all of the weight gain from last week. One more pound to go!

Have a great weekend everyone. Don't forgive to give the fathers in your life a big hug!

kintegra

Hi Girls! This thread has been pretty quiet the last few days! Hopefully everyone is too busy getting fit & enjoying the outdoors! This afternoon I decided to get my old rollerblades out after 6 or 7 years & go for a "roll". However since my feet grew & I had to get new tennis shoes this week, apparently I will need some new blades as well! I did cram my feet in & go for about a mile & a half, till my feet could no longer stand it. Poor little piggies were squished! :laugh:

It was fun while it lasted and I enjoyed it, so I guess I'll have to start looking for a new pair. I'll give my old ones to my neice. She'll be excited.

This morning I did some Pilates that were on Fit TV. That was a good workout. I also did a little cleaning, but there wasn't much to do. I'm hoping it is a nice day again tomorrow so I can get my lawn done & some gardening that I need to do.

Tomorrow evening my dad wants to go out for pizza for Father's Day, so I have to plan for that ahead of time.

I hope you all are having a great weekend & enjoy tomorrow with your Father's. :flowerforyou:

Kelly

selbyhutch

I finished EA Sports 30 Day Challenge today!! Yay /happy dance. I loved it. Tomorrow I'm going to start the 45 day challenge... on hard too! Eeeek!! Other than that, I finished my 2nd week of the challenges. Anyone else still doing them? Come on girls!

200 Sit-up Challenge - 121
200 Squat Challenge - 109
100 Push-up Challenge - 60

I'm going to try to be extra good this week w/ my eating... and uhhh iced coffee. When I have them, I'm going to have sugar free. Plus I'm going to try to cut down on sugar... even natural sugar. I'm pushing for my 2 lb loss on Friday.

Oh yeah... and I DVR'd Bollywood Dance Workout from FitTV. I did it last night & it was a lot of fun. They have commercials though!! It was the warm-up - commercial - workout - commercial - cool down. In 22 minutes I burned 105 calories. It was just fun to shake it and work some other muscles. There is also another one called Shimmy that I'm recording.

kintegra

I finished EA Sports 30 Day Challenge today!! Yay /happy dance. I loved it. Tomorrow I'm going to start the 45 day challenge... on hard too! Eeeek!! Other than that, I finished my 2nd week of the challenges. Anyone else still doing them? Come on girls!

200 Sit-up Challenge - 121
200 Squat Challenge - 109
100 Push-up Challenge - 60

I'm going to try to be extra good this week w/ my eating... and uhhh iced coffee. When I have them, I'm going to have sugar free. Plus I'm going to try to cut down on sugar... even natural sugar. I'm pushing for my 2 lb loss on Friday.

Oh yeah... and I DVR'd Bollywood Dance Workout from FitTV. I did it last night & it was a lot of fun. They have commercials though!! It was the warm-up - commercial - workout - commercial - cool down. In 22 minutes I burned 105 calories. It was just fun to shake it and work some other muscles. There is also another one called Shimmy that I'm recording.

Glad you found the Bollywood Workout! Yeah I fast forward thru the commercials...thats when I take a quick water break! :drinker: I tried the Shimmy a few different times, but didn't like it as much. There are several different Bollywood ones and I've found a few that are really good! They are a nice wake up before my work day starts, so I like them a lot.

Kelly

bluenote

I finished EA Sports 30 Day Challenge today!! Yay /happy dance. I loved it. Tomorrow I'm going to start the 45 day challenge... on hard too! Eeeek!! Other than that, I finished my 2nd week of the challenges. Anyone else still doing them? Come on girls!

200 Sit-up Challenge - 121
200 Squat Challenge - 109
100 Push-up Challenge - 60

I'm going to try to be extra good this week w/ my eating... and uhhh iced coffee. When I have them, I'm going to have sugar free. Plus I'm going to try to cut down on sugar... even natural sugar. I'm pushing for my 2 lb loss on Friday.

Oh yeah... and I DVR'd Bollywood Dance Workout from FitTV. I did it last night & it was a lot of fun. They have commercials though!! It was the warm-up - commercial - workout - commercial - cool down. In 22 minutes I burned 105 calories. It was just fun to shake it and work some other muscles. There is also another one called Shimmy that I'm recording.

Great job, girl! Sadly, I forgot to do the challenge. I know, I am pathetic. Can I start now?
Oh, and I love the Shimmy workout! Let me know how you like it!