40+ Club: Fall Fitness Fanatics

sdereski

Hi All,

Alf, so glad to hear you are okay! :flowerforyou:

Crewel - glad to hear you are feeling better. :flowerforyou: Allergies can be debilitating at times. I suffered with allergies for years, and then was finally put on weekly shots. They were a life saver!

Robin - fly fishing!? OMG - you are like my son's dream. If it has anything to do with fishing, he does it. Loves, loves, loves to fish. He even studied Fish and Wildlife in College and University.

I am in the last taper week for my marathon. I am still struggling with my sore leg which is stemming from my back or hip. Not sure. Two different chiros have given me two different stories. Probably a bit of both. I am stretching, but have also tried taking some advil and that seemed to help. At least the pain after running was not nearly as bad.

The weather here has been so nice. Beautiful fall weather. We are still seeing mid 70s temps! This can last until May for as I'm concerned. :happy:

Did well yesterday with my eating and today wouldn't have been bad, except for the darn fudge I ate!!!!!!:grumble:

Have a great night all. :flowerforyou:

LadyPersia

Mid week hugs to everyone!!

alf1163

sdereski, thanks! Cute baby!!! Your grandbaby? :flowerforyou:

Lady Persia, hugs to you too!!! :flowerforyou:

How is everyone else doing? Kinda quiet in the thread. :laugh: At work, kinda bored, LOL Did my upper body/core trng this morning. I was tired, didnt finish one last set of core work. I dont think I ate enough yesterday and today I have been overly hungry. I wore my HRM on Mon for Zumba class and burned 525cals in 57mins. I am sure I burned around the same last night but didnt turn on the monitor. Duh!!! LOL I think I should just listen to my body and eat more and not worry so much about the calories and definitely going over or below macronutrients...what do you guys think? I am reading this book called Menoupause Reset (not there yet but soon) and it suggest pre and menoupausal women should eat a low fat diet, no more than 30grams of fat (regardless what kind of fat) to prevent weight gain. Stiring or anyone else, what is your input on that. I have also read in other places that we should be eating more protein and mono and poly fats than carbs...yikes!!! so much confusion. I dont feel that I have been gaining with the foods I am eating but I do feel that I feel bloated and my abs can use some help...I feel I need to change it a bit somewhere but dont know where...makes sense?

Take care!!! :flowerforyou:

crewellademel

Alf: Kinda right about the thread it's a bit quiet. I do hope the weather is nice when we are there I really don't do heat well. Anything over 80 and I'm a limp noodle! :laugh:

I biked yesterday. For real biking ups, downs, and arounds no stationary bike for me! I was a bit sore last night...quads and knees a bit sore but woke up today with no problem. I love my stationary bike...I'm mean hey I can watch football while I bike but it was really good for me to do the real thing. There are some things that just can't be duplicated on a machine no matter how good they are! 7.5miles in 42minutes with a calorie burn of 398c per my HRM. Am very pleased with myself. Tonight is a rest night from cardio but will try and do my total body strength training then tomorrow I run again. At least that's the plan.

For those of you have have and use one...do you think HRM are accurate for calories burned during strength training?

I kinda overdid today on my carbs, I had tortilla's and a bagel. Don't know what I was thinking. Tomorrow will be a better day in THAT regard! Hope everyone else is doing well. Hope to hear from you all soon! :flowerforyou:

hewhoiscd

Strength Day: DB Squats, DB Bench Press, Bent Over Barbell Rows, Barbell Glute Bridges. I'm very glad I can do the Barbell Glute Bridges in the privacy of my home, lol. Definitely needed a shower afterward!

*Becky: There's just something about a good weight lifting session that lifts the spirits

*crew: grats on the run!

*Renee: If you aren't already, stretch!

*alf: I don't know about Hulk, lol. My goal is just to be as strong as my body will realistically let me be. I know what you mean about being overly hungry the next day. I'm at a stage now where I have to make sure I eat pretty much all day long or I get behind. I focus more on making sure I get at least a certain amount of protein in grams (don't care if I go over it), and not more than a certain amount of fat in grams (I try to stay pretty close to the goal, don;t want to go too low on fat either), and however many complex carbs I need for the day to keep my energy up is what I eat. I'm not looking at total calories any more. If I am overly hungry the next day, or during the day, then I know I have to eat more overall. The trick of course is making healthy choices in what I eat to get the cals and macro nutrients I need. Can't help on the menopause Far as bloating is concerned, sodium levels good? Drink lots and lots of water (especially with your Zumba classes all week)?

hewhoiscd

*Crew: If the strength training is a circuit style like P90X, I think an HRM is a good indicator of cals burned. If it is a more traditional strength training where you rest a couple minutes between each set, then it's not going to be a good indicator IMO. Beside, you get more of an afterburn with strength training that keeps on going far longer than cardio IMO. This is another reason why I am not counting total cals any more. Sorry, not much help I suppose

singfree

Good evening!

Sorry i was out of the loop for a while, but i was kinda busy and did not have enough ambition to post.

Alf, I just read about your accident. I'm soooo glad you are ok!! :flowerforyou: Good thing you were driving a big vehicle!! Take care!!

All is well here. It's been nearly non-stop rain around here with more coming. We had about 15 inches this month. Very unusual weather pattern. We are usually sunny and dry this time of year. I think I just heard it starting to rain again here at work...

I've been eating a lot more protein and less carbs and it seems to be paying off somewhat. I don't feel so bloated and my clothes are fitting a bit better.

Have a great day!

sdereski

Hi all,

Well I had a round of visiting health care professionals today. First off, saw my doc about some issues I am having when running, then spoke with another doc as he saw me limping. He advised me to stop running until marathon day. I think I'll take his advice on that. It's not like the few miles I would have put in the remainder of this week will make or break my run.

In the pm I was off to see the chiro about my leg /hip/back - whatever it is that is causing me to limp. This came out of nowhere and is very frustrating. I have my marathon this coming Sunday and I am getting quite concerned whether I will be able to complete it or not. Anyway, the chiro did some ultrasound to reduce inflammation and advised me to start taking advil a couple of days beforehand. Then, saw a massage therapist this evening and she did some manipulation to realign my hips and did some muscle release. I actually feel better this evening. :happy:
I just want to be able to run on Sunday with minimal pain!

Did my strength training tonight. This leg makes everything a chore. It's tough not being able to move your body in the way you are accustomed to. I read something today that pain in the body's way of telling you, you have not been kind to it. When the pain is gone, we need to remember to be kind, so we don't experience the pain again. That's the part we usually forget. :huh:
So true!

Alf - yes, that is my precious granddaughter. Isn't she adorable?!

Chris - good on you for doing your w/os at home! That does take discipline. :happy:

Well, time for bed. It's been a long day - started packing for my marathon. Oh, need to check the weather forecast before I forget!

Have a good night all. :flowerforyou:

LadyPersia

Good morning,

With all this rain, many areas are flooding in NEPA. Even though my elevation is 2000ft I can't go into town cause all the roads are blocked. Goals for Oct- I am increasing my protein and cutting back on carbs. I moved( walked/run combined) 130 plus miles this month. My goal was 130. Happy about that but not enough strength training. Going to incorporate strength this month.

Have a great day!

Swissmiss

:flowerforyou: Good morning, Early Bird LadyPersia.:laugh: Good goals for next month. And congrats on getting in the miles that you wanted. I love strength training. I always walk away feeling so good. Stronger, healthier.

:flowerforyou: sdereski, probably would be better to follow your doctor's advice. Take it easy and allow your body to heal. I would love a massage.:bigsmile:


sing, we are really getting the rain also. Broke a record for amount the other day.:grumble: I have also found that carbs make me feel fat.:laugh:


I was not here yesterday with the exception on logging in for my diary. Very busy day yesterday and today may be a repeat.

hewhoiscd

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*sdereski: In a funny way, it is easier for me to do it at home than to go out to a gym. One less obstacle to over come, no excuses available to not do it Hope your leg heals up for ya!

*LP: grats on the 130 miles!

crewellademel

Well everyone I've stuck with my plan. Run Monday....DONE. Bike Tuesday...DONE. Strength training Wens......Done and Ran again today. Went to Week 4 of C25K with a 3 min, 5 min, 3 min, 5 min run with rest walks inbetween. Felt really good....I even had the briefest of thoughts that I might actually like running. Had a good clean eating day today too. Tomorrow is my sons flute recital so I'm taking the day off except for maybe a little stationary biking. Going to treat myself to the football game tonight if there is one. Only 2 more days to weigh in.....so excited! :flowerforyou:

singfree

Good evening!

FINALLY the rain is going away!! At least for a day or two...

ladypersia, judging from your elevation of 2000 feet, I'd say you live in the Mt. Pocono-Monroe Co. area. NE Penn has been hit very hard recently, hasn't it?

Friday check in. Still doing pretty well with my diet and exercise. I just need to keep doin' what I'm doin' and everything will be fine (at least until the holidays)!!

Going to an Oktoberfest tomorrow evening at the Reading Liederkranz. Prost!! On Saturday evening we are going Wilkes-Barre to hear a brass ensemble from Munich, Germany. Only 8 months until Germany-Austria!

Stiring, are you out there? Miss ya!!

Have a great weekend!

StiringWendel

Hi all! Just time for a quick check-in for me right now. I've been out and about all week with DH who had some leave he needed to use before Saturday. And, of course, we turn around next week and go to Florida to visit my in-laws. Hopefully I'll be back to regular reading/posting in a couple of weeks. I hope!

Like the rest of you in the northeast, we've had our share of rain lately, but I think that's finally going away after tomorrow. I hope so. I love rain but the ground is just much too saturated right now. Not fun.

All is going well. I'm finishing my second half of my Insanity/Asylum rotation today, and am still enjoying the results. But I do think it is time to move on to something else for a little while. My eating is all right....not great but all right. I'm holding my weight, and that makes me happy.

alf, I did see your question about fat grams. I really don't have much of an answer to be honest. I try to focus on eating a good balanced diet and don't focus too much on micro or macro nutrients. I simply try to make sure I have a little fat, a little more protein, and some carbs at every meal. And that seems to be serving me well, especially if I keep my proteins and carbs in a reasonable balance. My body likes more protein than carbs, but I don't notice anything with fat (unless they are bad fat grams coming from crap food!)

I hope you all have a great weekend and week next week. I'll be back soon!

LadyPersia

Good Morning!!

Sing..yes Blakeslee..I live on the hill across from Boulder(Lake Harmony) I can see the lifts from our back patio.

SwissM- My sons bus picks him up at 6am so we are up at five. Today I missed the bus( talking about a healthy breakfast) and I had to drive him to school. The bear decided my garbage smelled better than others and spread it all over the field. Its wet and yiky....As I was driving to school I swiped the nose off a deer. Didn't even phase him but scared the *ell out of me. No damage, just a few calories burned up. If this is any indication of what my weekend will hold. I'm staying home. My treadmill has not worked in weeks, so I have to modify my walk and take hikes. Right now the bears are running around trying to get fatter and im walking around trying to stay fit...The irony.

Hewho is- That machine is a beaut. Work hard and enjoy.

Have a wonderful weekend

-Kim

alf1163

Going to my first Bikram yoga class!!! A little nervous...LOL wish me luck! I will post later today. Have a great day everyone! :flowerforyou:

Swissmiss

:flowerforyou: alf, what is a Bikram yoga class? That is one that I have never heard of. But then, I really do not much at all about yoga.

:flowerforyou: Kim, I feel so sorry about your Friday. So frustrating. Hopefully, the rest of the weekend will be much better.

:flowerforyou: stiring, your picture looks great !! I guess my body responds like yours. I had to cut back on the carbs and up the protein and I began to lose.

:grumble: We are gettting more rain today. Sing, send me some of your dry weather.

:flowerforyou: crewell, let us know how your weigh-in goes.


I received the groups standings for the challenge at work. Out of 28, we are # 23. Well, it could be worse. :ohwell: Three of us have lost more than 5 pounds a piece while the fourth one gained one pound.

hewhoiscd

Barbell Weight Lifting Day: Squats, Seated Overhead Press, Deadlifts.

Reached a personal goal of mine today. Broke 200lbs at 5 reps on the Deadlift Still pretty low for weight lifters, but I am getting there. Next Deadlift goal is 300lbs at 5 reps

My FID (Flat/Incline/Decline) bench came in today, so my home gym is as complete as it's gonna get for awhile. Need to stop spending money for awhile, lol.

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*Crew: Good job!!

*singfree: glad you are getting a break from the rain!

*alf: How did Bikram go?

*Becky: Everyone is a winner that has lost

Victorious_One

Hey there, everyone! Happy weekend! I've been away for a while, but I'm working to get back in the old saddle.

crewellademel

Victorious: Good to see you..... welcome back!

Everyone else hello too! A bit bummed today. Hadn't lost any on weigh in :grumble: so I just have to refer back to one of my earlier posts about maintaining. Was able to keep my eating under control today even after the major bummer.....at least under control for me.....this is getting better but still isn't where I would like it. :explode: I'll just keep plugging along. Hope everyone has a great weekend. :flowerforyou:

hewhoiscd

I posted these awhile back in a Blog I did. Thought it might be useful to some of you here as well None of it is new, just stuff I gathered and put into one place for easy reference. It helped me lose my weight and maintain my current fitness goals.

· NO SODA, not even diet
· No alcohol, not even lite (I know, that is hard for many, but at the very least cut it back to one or two drinks a week)
· Drink TONS of water
· No refined sugars (don’t worry about sugars in fruit, honey (in moderation), and vegetables)
· No refined flour (eat pasta and breads that are whole grain and whole wheat instead)
· Exercise at least 3 days a week, ideally 6 days a week. Even if at the start it is just a short walk, you will gradually increase the intensity until you are going at it full bore. Set times and dates for the workouts, then DO THEM.
· Set realistic goals. Short term and long term.
· If you eat meat, then eat lean meat. Lean turkey, extra lean beef, fish, etc
· Watch the sodium intake. Read the nutrition label before you buy/eat it.
· Watch the saturated fats
· Go public with what you are doing. Tell your friends, your enemies, and the person next to you at the checkout in the grocery store. Public accountability is a big motivator.
· Take pics and measurements of where you are at right now. Pics should be of you in your underwear and from every conceivable angle. Also take some pics of you wearing pants and shirt that you like that are just too tight for you right now.
· Make sure you are eating the right amount of calories. Too little is just as bad as too much.

But of course, the most important part of any get fit plan is YOU. Decide, Commit, Succeed!

hewhoiscd

Barbell Lifting Day: Squats, Bench Press, Bent Over Rows

Had planned on doing Glute Bridges as well, but ran out of time and energy. Not to mention I was starving at the end, lol.

Went for a ride on my motorcycle this afternoon. Awesome weather these days.

singfree

Good evening!

Back to work again...where does the weekend go? We had a wonderful weekend, especially the Oktoberfest on Friday night. It was a blast. After all the carbs I've consumed this weekend, I need to clean up my act again this week. I was a bit lazy over the weekend, only doing a short workout today.

Not too much else to report.

Have a great day!

Swissmiss

:mad: I was horrible again this past weekend. Happens all the time. Can't be good while at home. I think I am up by about 2 pounds but I know that being careful for the next two days will work and I will be back to my before weekend weight. I over-ate and didn't even go anywhere. All my meals were at home.:huh:

:flowerforyou: Hi Nicole. I am glad that you are back. I missed your smiling face.

singfree

Good evening!

Not only is it rainy here, it's downright COLD!!! It did not get out of the 50s today, and it is now 47 and drizzling right now. I was tempted to turn on the fireplace today!!

Nothing much to report from here folks. I did a good workout at the gym and also did part of a P90X workout at home. My problem is eating too much of the wrong stuff. Swiss, I think we are two of a kind!

Have a great day!

LadyPersia

My husband had the fireplace going yesterday Sing. The house was damp and cold. I dont mind the cold but this weather is different. Very draining. Layers are not working becasue once the chill sets in it in. I like to workout out side and the field is saturated.

Today is 45 and more rain is expected.

Have a great day everyone.

Kim

Robin1117

Good morning! Hope you are all having a good week so far....

Let's see, there isn't much new and exciting here. We have been trying to get outside sporadically while dodging the rain--there has been a ton, and one reason why I'm still dodging painters outside my house. It's been a whole month since they started--Grrrr.

For exercise, I have been mixing it up a little more. I have been cycling No more trouble Zones w/Banish Fat Boost Metabolism (a killer!), and then the Elliptical on some days and walks with friends on others. It has been nice to have these walks but I do find that doing the strength exercises a little less often during the week makes me itch for more..... But it's fall and beautiful (even when rainy)--i must get outside. And, my friends are not like me yet--they need the push to get their bums up and out--so I'm kind of doing them a favor by making these exercise dates with them. I don't know what it is, but as I become more fit, it seems all my other friends are going the opposite route. Is this what happens to the general population when we are 40+? And when we get together this is always the topic of conversation--I wonder if it's because I seemingly have my act together and they don't--so I get to hear about all the things that are keeping them from being more active. Kind of a weird trend.

Eating seems to be ok, although I have been super-hungry lately. I upped my maintenance calories slightly last week and have had no problem filling the days to the new level, and then some. I haven't weighed lately but everything still feels great so I'm crossing my fingers this higher level can stay for awhile.....

Swiss, sounds like cutting yourself a little slack on the weekends and maybe making up for it during the week would work for you? I kind of do that--not really the weekend itself, but I have at least 2 days where I go over and a few days are under and when you average calories, it all works out just fine. Thinking about it this way really helps me not feel guilty about the up days--it's just living life, something we all need to do. My other trick is to never weigh after these big eating days! Keeps you from getting depressed. I really only weigh myself after I have fish for dinner and no wine the night before.... It has to be a really sure thing that I'll see good news on the scale or I avoid it at all costs!

Chris--I forgot where you are located where you are having awesome motorcycling weather??! Lucky you!

Sing--how do you like PX90?

have a good day all!

alf1163

Will catch up later....please pray for my SIL about to have a C-section. I will soon meet my new niece!!! She has gestational diabetes so she is having baby early. Hugs!! :flowerforyou:

zebras

Hey All, sorry I've been lurking for a while.

Yesterday, my gym started a "Biggest Winner" challenge. I joined for the motivation rather than a prize, but a prize is always nice. Its about 9 weeks, and they are offering a lot of extra exclusive classes for $40. I went to one last night. Its amazing, that I can do as much cardio as I do, and then be crap at these other kinds of exercises. So, today, I'm going to start tracking my food again, and really try to stick to it even through my vacay next week.

Texssippian

Zebras!!! so great to hear from you.

Alf prayers to your SIL.

My mom had to have emergency surgery on Sunday for intestinal blockage due to scar tissue from her hernia repair the beginning of August. She is doing very well and may get to go home tomorrow. My siblings in Mississippi are taking care of her so that I can go to Tucson this weekend for a friend's daughter's wedding.

I have a week off from my cycle/yoga class. I am going to sign up for a spin class on Saturdays. We will not see the trainer next week due schedule conflicts. I am hoping to get mutliple workouts in during the next two weeks.

We will take everyone's rain here in Texas. At least it is not still triple digits with the heat. Need to get back to work. Take care all! TxMs