40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are
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I hope you are all having a great day. Worked and then did some cardio walking/running on the treadmill after work. Cold here today. I am getting up at 5:30 the last couple of days to do my morning workouts. I feel like a ZOMBIE:sick: even my coffee is not waking me up. I had to switch to energy drinks yesterday. It will get easier. (right?)
Kelly - sorry to hear you are sick. I know how you feel, everything is so much harder. I am feeling alot better but still not 100%. I end my meds tomorrow so I am happy about that. I hope you had a good time with your little grandson today
Alf - have fun at Zumba tonight. Make sure you work your students hard!!!0 -
Happy First Day of Spring (Northern Hemisphere MFP) Picking up our bikes today. Planning on a short bike ride. Suppose to be gorgeous here today. Also planning on a short run tonight at the track. I have another 5k April 19th. Want to start conditioning my body to run outdoors. Going to repeat some of the c25k weeks again to help. Hope everyone has a great day!!!0
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Good morning everyone! Looks like I can finally get a nice long walk in this morning...I love spring! Hope everyone has a fabulous day!0
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Its' spring?
Not here. Another 10cm of snow fell yesterday and last night. :grumble:
It is bit a milder out there today, so hoping some of that will melt away.
Kelly - glad to hear you are feeling better. Darn colds! I was really feeling awful yesterday, but feel much better today. I think going to bed early certainly helps.
Had a good eating / workout day yesterday. Got my water in. I think I need more than 2L/day though. After all that was up 0.2lbs this morning!! :grumble: And , I was so excited to step on the scale because I thought I would see at least a 0.5lb loss! Joke was on me!
For those of you living in spring, enjoy!!!
For the rest of us still living in winter, I am sure it will come..............sometime.
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Bounce4 - NROL4W is maybe $18 at the bookstore....and you can do that program at home....so, go do THAT!
KellySue - whew that you aren't contagious!
ruby70 - omg at getting up that early....just, omg
faytwain - it's friggin' snowing here....screw spring, apparently this winter is NEVER GOING TO END.
caneinit - nice for a walk....I'd love one....
sdereski - f*cking winter. The end.0 -
Hey cool kids!
ruby70 - nope...been doing the gym @ 5:30a for a year now and noop...it hasn't gotten any easier...sorry to say. Only benefit I can see is getting it out of the way
Bounce - welcome! No reason to wait to start lifting heavy stuff. You can get kettleballs or dumbbells at WalMart pretty cheap... Start now to help prevent muscle loss during weight loss
KellySue - Hope you kick that cold soon - get some chicken noodle soup and rest as much as possible
Spring must be on its way here - I saw something green poking out of the ground yesterday - woo hoo! can't wait for snow to melt, I want to get to running outside again soon too - I've got a 5k at the end of April. Been getting it done on treadmill but it's just not the same as outdoors
sdereski - .2lbs?! don't sweat it! that's practically a BM and gone! LOL Hope you see better movement on the scale soon0 -
so nice to hear from everyone this morning & see all the activity
Nice2Bfit - I was really hoping to hear the 5:30 am workout would get easier. This morning I really wanted to punch the TV as Chalene was telling me to get EXTREME and my muscles were screaming to stop. I told my husband he may want to remove any hammers near by if he wants our Big screen TV to stay in one piece. My only motavation right now is I have went down one pant size.
I had a 2-3 lb gain this week - I wanted to give up yesterday but then got myself back in check. I am still P*ssed about the gain but the scale is only one measurement, right?
Beeps & Sederski -I hope a sign of spring comes for you Canadian girls soon. Wisconsin has been a little better but by no means great. Still brisk and no tulips for me.0 -
Hi All! Feeling better today than yesterday. Not 100% yet, but moving in the right direction. Tomorrow is a scheduled gym day. Looking forward to getting back there.
Hope everyone has a great Thursday!!0 -
What a great group in this thread!
KellySue - glad to hear you are on the mend.
I didn't go my work out this morning - up all night and early morning for work. I might try to do it tonight or will take today as my rest day instead of Sunday.
Thank you for the lifting recommendations and encouragement!!. NROL4W is in my Amazon cart along with one called
Body by You: The You Are Your Own Gym Guide to Total Women's Fitness I'll have to look them over and order one by the end of the week. Basically anything that tells me exactly what to do is what I need, lol.0 -
Bounce - Awesome job for getting that order placed for the NROL4W!!! You are on your way to success.:drinker:0
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ruby70 - stay off the scale....it is just a MARK and it can go up/down throughout even a day, even an hour! Just depends on your sodium intake, your water, etc., etc....keep the tape measure handy, though.
KellySue - glad to read you are feeling better!
Bouce4 - there is a "New Rules of Lifting For Women" group here at mfp...you can sign in there, too, for moral support!
I did 30 minutes of UNscheduled cardio, today! yes, it was on the elliptical. yes, it bored me to tears....but I also got to watch CNN's report on "missing flight 370" - like I need more "conspiracy theories" floating in my head....ugh, ugh, ugh.
THE PLANE CRASHED. The end.
STOP spending endless amounts of money on a SEARCH when nations won't even feed their poor....ugh, ugh, ugh.0 -
Beeps - how often do you weigh? I am in a challenge group right now where we weigh on Fridays but I have a terrible habit of looking every morning.0
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GM All and Happy Friday
Kelly Sue- Glad you are feeling better.
I had a great NSV last night.. 2 of my neighbors noticed that I've lost weight and they guessed more then I had actually lost. After plateauing I'm finally starting to see a trend downward. I'm glad I also started using measurements and energy level as a measure of my success. Just me using the scale wasn't motivating at times, especially when I gained or didn't lose. Hope everyone has a great Weekend0 -
Good morning! So glad it is Friday today.
faytwain - yay for people noticing! I had someone notice the other day and I was so happy.
ruby - I tend to weigh every morning too. I don't know why I punish myself like that, lol. I should just weight once a month. I gain around my cycle and then lose but month by month I continue to go down so that is good.
This weight loss mission is teaching me patience and that some things are a journey - not a task to be scratched off my list. Good lesson but frustrating 0 -
Good morning everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I...AM...INJURED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: Calf strain!!!!!!!!!!!!! :noway: :grumble: and it happened while teaching Zumba on Wed night. First time that I get injured while teaching
:brokenheart: (have been teaching Zumba for 4.5 yrs and taught step aerobics, regular aerobics and resistance trng for about 2 yrs when I lived in Germany) BUT it is ok, a small setback, need to find a sub for next week, hoping to just heal and then start back up taking it slow. My students are so supportive. I am :mad: :explode: though :ohwell: The Dr gave me a referral to physical therapy. So rehab time!!!
Ruby, big NO NO to get on the scale daily!!!! Once a week should be enough. It will only disappoint you. :flowerforyou:
Soon we need to move into another thread. We keep the same topic. We are on page 20 and will be closed at 500 posts. Be on the lookout!! Beeps normally takes care of moving fwd. Thanks Beeps!!!
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Good morning everyone....so this is where all the cook kids are? I just saw this forum and I wanna be one of the cool kids too :flowerforyou:
About me:
I'm 40
Mother of 3 boys
Divorced and now engaged
Lost 130 pounds...maintained for 2 years...diagnosed with breast cancer...kicked it's *kitten*....got pregnant with my post cancer miracle baby...gained a ton of weight during pregnancy....fighting like hell to lose it...do bootcamp 3 times a week....eat 1800 calories on days I work out and 1200 on days that I don't...on my "non" bootcamp days I walk 3-5 miles.
I would love to be included in the cool kids club :drinker:0 -
Momof3boys, WOW WHAT AN INSPIRATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on your weightloss, congrats on beating cancer :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: What a body!!! I looked at your pictures! And no stretch marks??? Welcome to the cool kids club!!!! :flowerforyou: 0
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Happy Friday!!
Momof3boys- Welcome and congratulations on all that you have overcome!! :flowerforyou:
Ruby- I agree with the others- don't weigh daily!! :noway: It's too frustrating!
Faytwain- Congrats on your NSV- always nice to know that others are noticing your weight loss! :happy:
I made it to the gym today. It was a strength traing day! Good work out overall for not having been there since last Saturday. Tomorrow is cardio day- Also- 1lb down this week. Yeah!:bigsmile:0 -
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Alright, it is "FEEL GOOD FRIDAY"!! What is YOUR "go to" method for "feeling good"?!?!? When YOU need a "pick-me-up", what is YOUR sure-fire way to get there?!?!?!?
....and, don't answer "orgasm" because that is way too simple (and universal!)....0 -
Thanks alf1163 and KellySue67....trust me...the stretch marks are there... and my bikini pics are pre 3rd baby :sad: :sad: :sad:
My fight isn't quite over yet....just yesterday I scheduled my surgery for my double mastectomy and reconstruction. My surgery will be April 29 and I'm scared to death. Back in 2010 I had a lumpectomy but after my surgery and treatment I had genetic testing and am the lovely owner of the BRCA II gene mutation so I'm screwed. When I had my 3rd baby they removed my ovaries to help reduce the risk or reoccurrence so the mastectomy is the next step of the process....was trying like hell to lose all the weight prior to surgery but that's not happening and I can't keep putting it off.
On a positive not...it's Friday
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Momf3boys - I will be thinking of you. What a strong character and outlook you have! Your boys are lucky to have you. I have four boys. What a circus :laugh:0
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Momf3boys - I will be thinking of you. What a strong character and outlook you have! Your boys are lucky to have you. I have four boys. What a circus :laugh:
Thank you....it's been a crazy couple of years....4 boys? I bow down to you :flowerforyou:0 -
Feel Good Friday, hmmm.... might be lame, but seeing as how I don't drink, I guess I would have to say being able to curl up and watch a good ole Humphrey Bogart film or an old "Gum Shoe" film. It is definitely a "go to" for me. I much prefer the oldies to most of the new stuff that comes out today.
Momof3boys- good luck with all that lies ahead of you. Just from your couple of posts you seem like a very strong person and you have a positive outlook- good for you!0 -
Happy Friday to all!! Hard to believe only 1 more week left in March
Welcome Momf3boys! Wow what a journey you've had - good for you for being so positive! There is no rush to get that weight off - you have many more years to get that done! Good luck with your surgery, will be keeping you in our prayers.
ruby70- I weigh every day too but I know that the scale will fluctuate depending on MANY variables but I am just too curious not too...LOL I only do 1 true weigh in on Monday's - that's what I update.
I am on day 21 of a plank challenge here on MFP and OMG! Did 150 seconds today and expected to do 180 tomorrow - I was dropping f'bombs at 120 LOL not sure about this 180 s***. I started the challenge only able to do 60 seconds so I've definitely had improvement...I'm telling myself that's what counts
alf - Sorry about that calf injury - take it easy lady so that it heals faster and you can get back to it!!
KellySue - glad to see you were feeling better and up to getting back to the gym
ETA: Aside for the big O.....I love hanging out with friends or seeing funny movies when stressed0 -
In the summer, my "go to" feel-good strategy is a lazy morning, with a great cup of coffee, and the newspaper, out on my deck! But, for these long, cold, dark winters, I usually aim for a JACUZZI, instead!
Momof3boys - sounds like you are in capable hands and I'm sure everything will work out to your benefit!
BOOM!0 -
For me my go to feel good is to get out on my mountain bike. Fresh air, vitamin D and it clears my head.0
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momof3boys, wish you the best!!!!
Question: Anyone here has a Vitamix? I keep thinking about getting one but it is sooo expensive!!! Maybe a Ninja Mega kitchen system? Comparisons? Should I bite the bullet and splurge on a Vitamix? Thanks!0
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