40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

larrodarro

Welcome to all the new cool kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drinker: :drinker:

Larro, I liked your post about gardening. My husband and I started a small garden back in March but in containers. We live in San Antonio and the soil is horrendous. We are experimenting with several veggies and herbs. The radishes were not successful at all!!! Tomatoes, only got 3 so far, they were yummy. The green peppers are super cute and very good. The spinach didnt grow well but the swiss chard did. We also have other peppers. Cucumbers have not come out yet...rosemary, chives, mint, basil and oregano are doing well. The cilantro died. :sick: We are going to continue trying different things. We do have to be more aware of what grows here well.

Have a great evening!!! :flowerforyou:

I have some New Mexico Chili peppers this year. But when I was planting my seeds in flats, I got them and the Bell peppers mixed up. My plan was to grow lots of chili's and a few bells. But when they started to bear fruit, I saw what I had done. In the mean time, I had gave several trays of plants to the thrift stores where I shop for them to sale, or keep for themselves. I had to go back and tell them that all the ones marked bell were chili's and all the chili's were bells. I also have a dozen or so Jalapeno, a few cayenne, yellow bells, orange bells and some Trinidad Scorpion peppers.

My tomatoes have not done all that great, but I planted a lot of them. Also grew some onions. And like you, my cilantro died. They say to plant more about every 21 days. It is not a long lived plant. Margie has been making homemade salsa from the garden. I posted the recipe on http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1334831-what-s-for-supper?page=8#posts-20878361

KellySue67

Larro and Alf- I love to hear about the gardening stuff. I have a super small yard and no space for a garden to speak of. I have thought about doing some container gardening, but have not as of yet. I am not great with plants and I "sometimes" forget to make time for them- I will have to think about this some more.

I am taking a rest day today. I may go for a light walk later, but I had to have blood work done this morning for an appointment next week and my right shoulder has been bothering me for a couple of days. I think that a rest day is definitely in order!

Have a good one all!

sdereski

Hi all,

Welcome to all the new cool kids! :happy:

I was hoping to get a bike ride or run in yesterday, but ran out of time, however, I did get my strength training in at home!!:bigsmile: FINALLY!! It was tough, but felt so good. my body is a little sore today.

The B&B has been very busy, so have missed my morning workouts. Had a couple leave this morning after staying 2 nights and have another couple arriving today. Have to make a mad dash home at noon time to clean the room & bathroom.

Larro - enjoy your gardening tips for sure. I live in Northern Ontario and this summer has been terribly cold. Nothing much is coming up in our garden. Between the cold and the critters, the plants have had a difficult time. My peony finally bloomed the other day - still a few more buds to open.

Beeps, I love my bike!!! True, doesn't matter what seat you have, the behind is going to get sore / numb at first.
I went out for a nice 40k ride on Friday and darn near came nose to nose with a black bear! Not sure who was more startled, me or the bear. :laugh: The bear took off in one direction and I kept cycling in the other direction. All I could think of was "glad am on my bike!"
I don't think I mentioned, but the Blanc Party looked fantastic!!! So did you - loved your dress. :happy:

Alf - I am still really struggling with my eating. Gotta learn to keep my "pie-hole" closed as Beeps says. I do well on my cleanse days, go down about 3-4 lbs and by the next cleanse day, I am right back up. :grumble: If I could just keep to the routine of clean eating during the week, I would do well. I don't expect to keep that 4 lbs off, but I also don't expect to put it ALL back on. But that's what happens when I keep shoving food into my mouth. :noway:

Another freaking cold day here. It was 8C (46F) this morning. High is supposed to be 17C (62F), with temps dropping to 6C (43F) tonight.

Listening to an interesting documentary on CBC about women that have affairs with Catholic priests.

Have a great day all!

Beeps2011

KellySue- I still have bloodwork to do from the annual medical exam I had in February....I should go do that today!

sdereski - ooooohhhhh on the women having affairs with catholic priests! Was it a radio documentary?? I should search that up...

Glad y'all are having fun with gardening....

Today, I lift!

Beeps2011

sdereski....actually, I am listening to that SAME cbc program (audio) right now!!!

larrodarro

Good Morning. We are having a cloudy overcast day here in NW Florida. It's 86F {heat index of 100F}. No time for the garden this morning. Margie ask me to go in to work at 1:00 to set up for her poll worker class. I stayed up late wasting time in the forums, and slept in to after 7:30. I've done my morning workout {10 minutes on the gazelle, 70 minutes lifting and 5 minutes on stationary bike} and just ate breakfast. She had mentioned going in early and having lunch, but since I just ate breakfast, and haven't showered yet, that seems to be out of the question.

Thursday is my check-in day. I don't post it to my wall until I do everything at the end of the day. But here are the numbers:

Body Fat 21.6% {down .7 for the week}
Body Water 57.1% { - .5}
BMI 24.3 {- .4}
Weight 173.9 {- 2.7}

My goal weight is 176, so losing almost 3 pounds was not what I was trying to do. I'm trying to increase strength and gain muscle. Must eat more calories, or do less cardio. Or both.

I will leave you guys with a picture of my breakfast. I don't post pictures of breakfast everyday like I do supper, but anyone interested can see lots of different breakfast ideas at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1251741-what-s-for-breakfast?page=9#posts-20884278

Hope everyone has a good day,

Larro

caramelgyrlk

Welcome newbies....

Hey cool kids. Hope all of you are well and in good spirits.

Sdereski-love the new photo.

Larro - I love reading about your gardening. I kill artificial plants, so it is nice to read about you and Alf's experiences with your gardens.

Beeps-Is today a lift day? If so, rock it out!!!!!

Can someone tell me how do you gain 7lbs in a week? I am not going to even stress myself out over it. I have a race in a couple of days and the last thing I need is a distraction with weight. The part I forgot to mention it is my TOM, perhaps that is the issue. I trained with my trainer and took boxing afterwards yesterday. Can you say sore today. I train again today and tomorrow is rest day so I am fresh for Saturday morning.

I hope all of you have a great day.

Curiousgeorgianna

Good morning Cool Kids. Thanks for letting me hang out!

It's fun the get the weather report from across the continent. It's about as good as it gets here... 63 F and sunny today. It never gets hot here. Folks swoon if it hits 70. It doesn't really get cold, either. Plusses for the garden are that peas and lettuce grow great! Kale & chard grow all year. But we can't really grow tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers or basil w/o a greenhouse.

I just got my referral for the arthroscopic hip surgery yesterday, so that should happen soon. Then I can get back on my bicycle! I have an old Terry Liberator saddle, btw. I love it. I've put about 7,000 miles on it.

Thank you all for reminding me to pick up the weights! I've been a slacker about that. I'm not familiar with the various programs y'all are mentioning, though. Are they gym classes? DVDs?

sdereski

sdereski....actually, I am listening to that SAME cbc program (audio) right now!!!

:happy: :happy:

sdereski

Welcome newbies....

Hey cool kids. Hope all of you are well and in good spirits.

Sdereski-love the new photo.

Larro - I love reading about your gardening. I kill artificial plants, so it is nice to read about you and Alf's experiences with your gardens.

Beeps-Is today a lift day? If so, rock it out!!!!!

Can someone tell me how do you gain 7lbs in a week? I am not going to even stress myself out over it. I have a race in a couple of days and the last thing I need is a distraction with weight. The part I forgot to mention it is my TOM, perhaps that is the issue. I trained with my trainer and took boxing afterwards yesterday. Can you say sore today. I train again today and tomorrow is rest day so I am fresh for Saturday morning.

I hope all of you have a great day.

Thanks caramel - the picture is from 2004, right around this time of year as well. It was our high school's 50th reunion. We just celebrated the high school's 60th.

seven pounds in one week? Well, I have been there, but am thinking it is WATER. The TOM and the workouts - drink lots n lots of water. Hope that helps!
Good luck on your race this weekend!!! :happy:

Beeps2011

yeah, for sure 7 lbs in one week is just water retention....if it was fat, it would have to mean you ingested TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED calories MORE than what your maintenance calories are.....I call bull-*kitten* on that possiblity.

Won't it be nice when that scale gives you the # that is ACCURATE (probably a few days into TOM).

Yes, I lifted today! Yahooo!!!!!

And, I've only had a protein shake and a quest bar....so, am well on my way to keeping calories low. Which isn't a problem because I'm still totally full from my over-indulgence last night.:blushing:

kjgarcia

I love reading about the gardening also. I have a black thumb! I even killed a bamboo plant, who kills bamboo?! LOL

alf1163

Curious good luck on your surgery! Kale, I would love to grow kale. I'm sure it is very possible here because I see it a lot at the local farmers markets. It might not be the time now.

Larro your cereal looks delish! Nice job on your workout!!

Sdereski, close that PIE HOLE LOL that was in Beeps voice, well, I just imagine it. Haha. I have been doing better with my food intake but it has taken lots of focus and will power. Temptation is everywhere. It doesn't look like you will have any summer this year!!! So sorry! You need some of our heat, it has been pretty hot past few days.

I'm so upset, I think I might have another injury, new place. I feel it on my lower leg, side of the shins. It happened while teaching last night. I'm really getting tired of getting injured while teaching. I'm strongly considering quitting at the end of the year. Might be time to move on. I just give so much of myself when I teach and I'm not getting any younger.

Good night cool kids!!

kjgarcia

Curious...I wish you the best with your surgery so you can get back to doing the things you love!

larrodarro

Good Morning Cool Kids. It's another warm and muggy morning here at the Larro Ranchero. 79F with 85% humidity @ 7:45 in the AM.

I have my gazelle and breakfast behind me, and have to decide what to do with the rest of my day. I don't have anything scheduled at work tonight, so I have the day to do as I may. Since tomorrow and Sunday are good planting days I need to till up the two spots in the garden where I mowed down the old corn and peas. And since my attempts to convince Margie that the grass in the front yard looks better in it's nature state are not working, I guess I may put the RFM {rear finish mower} on the 3930 {my biggest tractor/ Ford 39 horse power} With six acres of front yard, even when using a six foot mower, there are several hours involved in cutting the grass. I kind of wish I had something at work, so I could put it off for another day.

Alf, it sounds like you broke a workout mirror or something. Take care of your newest injury. And don't walk under any ladders:noway:


I hope everyone has a good day today.

Larro

Emmalusmom

Happy Friday Cool Kids,

I hope that everyone is doing well. I am still struggling to find time to exercise. I did purchase a mini trampoline and jumped on it for a little bit yesterday. But I would really like to get back to going to the YMCA. The good part is that I continue to make better food choices (not that I am where I want to be) and getting better portion control.

KellySue - I hope that you enjoyed your day of rest.

Sdereski - I am glad to hear that you and the bear both made it out okay. LOL! :happy: :laugh:

Larro - You always have the best looking food pics. Good luck with cutting all that grass today. Maybe a nice swin afterwards would be relaxing.

Caramel - Good luck with your run tomorrow. I will be thinking about you and will say a little prayer that all goes well.

Curious - I wish you the best of luck with your surgery and hope that all goes well and that it gets you back to where you want to be.

KJ - I would push the doctors until you got an answer. You don't want it to get worse before that do anything or you do something that you shouldn't just becasue you don't know. I will be thinking of you.

I hope that everyone has an awesome weekend!

"Sweat is fat crying"

KellySue67

So- I intended to go to the gym today, but my husband didn't sleep well and it was beautiful weather when I got up so I opted for a run instead. I really hate being inside when I could be outside since I have to spend all day inside when I am at work. It was a good run and I feel like I am improving every day. I am looking at several 5k races for the fall.

Caramel- good luck on Saturday. I'm sure you'll do fine.

For all of you with injuries and upcoming surgeries- hope you are all on the mend soon. I know for me that nothing stalls progress faster than being injured. Praying for speedy recovery for all of you.

Larro- have fun mowing!! I have a small yard and actually don't mind mowing the grass, but it only takes me about 30 minutes with a push mower.

Sdereski- YIKES! about the bear sighting. Glad you two didn't have any further conflict!

Happy Friday to all and have a great weekend. I have no plans for tomorrow and will be at the gym in the morning, but then doing some much needed work around the house after that. Sunday we are having a memorial for my grandmother as that was when the minister at her church was available (he was on vacation when she passed). There was already a graveside service for the immediate family right after, but this is for everyone. After that we are celebrating my niece's 16th birthday. Seems strange, but we know that my grandmother wouldn't have wanted us to change our plans for this and life does go on and should be celebrated!

Beeps2011

Alf!! Oh my goodness....you totally need to take care of yourself and yes, if you are feeling that it is time to step-back from the teaching aspect of your fitness, then it probably is, in fact, time to step back. Ouch!

It is raining cats and dogs today....and the wind gusts are up to 90 km / hour! Sheesh....son's baseball playoffs were supposed to start at 9:00 am, but obviously that isn't happening. Good for me - because figuring out how to sneak out of work was a tough one!

lol

So, now I can just go to the gym at lunch and carry on....I feel bad for son, but the baseball association will figure it all out and I expect we carry on tomorrow as if Friday already "happened" and all the 4 scheduled Friday games had been "played" (when in fact they had been rained out....)

Don't know....we shall see!

GO LIFT HEAVY THINGS....no excuses....if I can find the time to get my exercise in, believe me peeps (and, yes, I'm talking to you emmalou!!), YOU CAN, TOO!

BOOM!

Beeps2011

Seriously....go lift heavy things!!

They JUST had a radio report on about a 62-year-old guy who had a stroke in his bathroom....lost the use of his legs, so he was STRANDED there, for 7 days!!

He called out and called out!

Now, he had enough mobility in his upper body that he could unscrew the screws in the toilet bottom and could drink out of the toilet....but, seriously, the DUDE could not move his body 6 meters to get to the PHONE.

Ummmmmmmmmmmm, i will NEVER BE THAT DUDE!

He was a smoker. He had high blood pressure (due to poor diet). And, he obviously was not strong to be able to move his body without his legs.

GO LIFT HEAVY THINGS. GIVE UP CIGARETTES.

I mean, this guy LIVED because a neighbour finally heard him screaming....he is in the hospital now, and changing his lifestyle now. He actually SAID that he had never thought about changing his lifestyle ever before!?!?!?!?!?!!?

wtf?!??!?!?

Are you living in a HOLE that you don't know that cigarettes, bad diet, high blood pressure just MIGHT lead to a f*cking stroke and could KILL YOU?!??!

I am glad the guy is alive....sure....but he is a complete doofus.

The end.

caramelgyrlk

Happy Friday cool kids.....

Needless to say I am all nerves today. The race is tomorrow. I had to ice my legs yesterday and only lift versus running yesterday. I could not sleep last night and I am sure tonight I will be restless as well. So many people told me to have fun and focus on finishing and not to worry about how much time it takes. I think that is sound advice.

Alf!! Sorry about your injuries. Please take care of yourself and if you feel it is time to step aside from the teaching aspect of your fitness, do what is best.

Sdereski- bear sighting. I am sure your heart was in your throat

Emmalu-Hope you are well and in good spirits. Thanks about the race

KellySue-I am looking at some fall runs. I chose the Road Race tomorrow because my employer is large sponsor and I have several coworkers who are running in it, thus, I felt motivated to try sooner than the Fall.

Beeps--I agree totally with you about the 62 year old guy. Unfortunately, many people do not "WAKE UP" until their life is about to or does flash before them and they get a second chance. He was given a second chance, so I hope he makes the best of it. It took for me to reach 337 pounds and 5 weight related medications when I finally "WOKE UP". We have the power to change who we are and only when we "WAKE UP" is when we achieve our goals.

Larro-love hearing about your hard work and garden. I feel there is hope for me yet.

If I missed anyone, my sincerest apologies.

I will update after the race tomorrow.

As Beeps would eloquently say "BOOM"

Beeps2011

Good luck in your race, caramel!! I BET YOU KILL IT!

BOOM!

Curiousgeorgianna

Happy Friday!
I'm very excited to hear about your race tomorrow Caramel! I'm sure you'll rock it. You're obviously committed.
Larro, you have a 6-acre front yard?!?! Wow! Maybe you could save a little time and just mow a maze pattern? Crop circles?
Sdereski, a bear! How cool. We have black bears here too, but they're so shy we rarely see them.
I feel compelled to go find something heavy to lift! I definitely don't want to be that dude. Thank goodness I gave up smoking decades ago. Thanks for the reminder Beeps.
Kelly Sue, I'm with you on opting for the outdoors when given a choice!
Thank you all for the surgery well wishes! I hope it gets scheduled soon. I'm totally ready for it.
Tomorrow we're off pig hunting! It means 6 hours of driving to/from, and sitting very still in the 100 degree heat for several hours. The good news is, if we're successful, pigs are heavy, AND I'll have to lift it! :laugh:
I hope you all have an awesome weekend. I'll check back in Monday if not before.

larrodarro

Good evening all. I didn't get to the mowing. Or the tiller either, for that matter. But I did spend five hours in the garden. I hoed and raked up the grass out of the peppers.



I ran the cultivator between the rows of all the young plants,



then side dressed {added fertilizer} and covered it with my homemade bike plow.



After supper I got back out and clipped all the watermelons. I will till the vines under, along with the banana cantaloupes in the morning. I gave out of daylight tonight.



Sorry for posting so many pictures for you guys with phones.

CG, hog hunting is big around here. The wild hogs do a lot of damage to crops, and farmers will let folks come on their place and trap them. You kill the big ones in the pen {trap}, but keep the smaller ones for a few weeks to fatten them up.

Caramel, good luck tomorrow. You will do fine. Just pace yourself and have a blast.

Beeps, when I see a cluster of smokers outside a door, I go over and thank them for doing their part to save Social Security. Smokers save the tax payers Billions of Dollars a year by dying early. Beer, tobacco and the lottery are our the most effective tools for taxing the poor.

Sdereski, the one time I came face to face with a bear in the woods, I was relieved it was a bear. {This was years ago} I was hunting on posted land, and startled a sow and her cub while following deer tracks. She beat the ground, running toward me though dried palmetto bushes, and I thought a whole bunch of people were rushing me at once. I was down on one knee looking at tracks, with my rifle propped against a tree when it happened. I took off running, leaving my rifle behind. I hadn't gone ten yards before I pulled a hamstring. I had to stop because I couldn't keep running.Then I saw and smelled her. I was so relieved it was a bear I just sat down on a log and waited for her to go her way, and I limped back and got my rifle and started the slow one mile walk back to my truck. She had been eating our corn since she was a cub herself. I had just surprised her.

I tried a new recipe tonight. Unstuffed pepper trio. I'll post the recipe on What's for Supper??? if any of you want to take a look.

Larro

sdereski

Happy Saturday cool kids.

Larry, your garden looks amazing! Those melons! Beautiful. I really wish I lived in warmer climate where I can grow more produce. Maybe once I retire. Living on the water and having fresh fish is a bonus for some, but I don't particularly care for fish.

Alf, another injury? Oh dear. Really is time to rethink teaching.

Curious, pig hunting? Sounds........interesting. Not my idea of a good time, but my husband would be all over than am sure. I know I would enjoy he meats afterward though. :happy:

Beeps, was thinking of that 62 yr old as I dragged my fat *kitten* out the door for a run yesterday. Yes, I finally got out and ran again. Well, it was more of a slow plod, but I kept moving. Kept thinking, I do NOT want to become like that....not that I smoke, but just letting myself go. My younger sister is very obese, probably tipping the scales at 350+. She was never big....I was always the chubby sister growing up, she was the skinny one. So, I can see what letting yourself go can do. And, this past year, I have done that. Yes, I continue ue to exercise, but I was not as mindful about what I put into my mouth. Like CG, I eat healthy, just too damn much of it! Even too much of a good thing can kill ya.

Calling for rain all weekend. Am planning to get out for a bike ride before the rain starts up again (rained through the night).

Have a good day all....am working on keeping my "pie hole" closed today!!! :grumble:

sdereski

Please excuse the spelling errors in my previous post. this typing on the iPad sucks.....and it autocorrects where it wants.

caramelgyrlk

Good afternoon cool kids. Hope all of you are well,

The race has come and gone. I finished my first race in 39 minutes. I broke down and cried after the finish line. About an hour after the race the Mayor of the city took a photo with me and members of my team. The adrenaline, the preparation, the support both online and literal made this a day to remember for a long time to come.

Larro, I love the photos. I hope you are proud of your hard work.

Sdereski , I am happy to hear you ran. I believe your momentum will return and you will kick butt again. You can do it.

I read an article about wild hogs and the damage they cause to farmers and that it is necessary to hunt them. CG, be careful during your hunt.

KellySue..hope you are well.

Beeps, Thanks for the well wishes. Are you lifting today?

Have a great weekend everyone.

larrodarro

Congratulation on the race Caramel. So proud of you.

I had a slow weekend at work. Only had one short event on Saturday. I don't like not working, but it did give me time to finish my planting. We also put up some peas in the freezer today. Had thought about a shopping trip to Panama City this morning, but Margie has another week from hell coming up, so I just ran up to Marianna early to get what we couldn't live without. She has to go before the County Commissioners again. They are trying to make all the county offices use one local tech guy. Her response is what happens if he is on vacation and her system messes up on election day. A couple of them always support her, so she should be alright, but it's a PITA to have to bother with it when she is also getting ready for early voting.

After watching Nascar and an early supper, I worked in the garden until it was too dark to see. I did get everything planted though. Here is the view of the pale sunset we had from the garden just before I came in.

Larro

KellySue67

Happy Monday Cool Kids! Another busy weekend here. I ran and then swam laps with the hubs on Saturday, and then cleaned my house, mowed the lawn and did some laundry. Yesterday was my grandmother's memorial service. It was very nice. After, we went to my parents' camp and celebrated my niece's 16th birthday. It was a nice celebration and I ate too much, but back on track today. We didn't get home until late so I slept in this morning hoping I could run, but it was pouring out so I did an aerobics video instead. Still not a bad workout.

Larro- Love all of your pictures. You are very inventive! Your watermelon look wonderful!

Caramel- glad to hear the race went well. The picture is great!! 39 minutes is a decent time for your first race. I'll be lucky to come close to that. I am a very slow runner!!

Hi to everyone else! Have a good day!

Beeps2011

congratulations, caramel!!! That is awesome!

sdereski - hope you had a good run....it's for a GREAT cause!

Beautiful picture, larro!

I had a GREAT weekend! didn't get to the gym once, because was on the ball diamond all weekend as we hosted the provincial championship series. It was a TERRIBLE friday and saturday morning for ball, but finally the sun came out and it was HEAVEN. My food choices were poor, since that's all the ball diamond offered - I didn't eat much, but what I did eat was crap.

As it all shook out, my son's team won the provincials, so I am now the mother of a provincial baseball champion.

Not gonna lie....that feels pretty damn good!

Emmalusmom

Good Morning Cool Kids,

I have a pretty busy weekend! Got my hair highlighted went to the movies to Hercules with my mom and son. Then the usual church and grocery store. Thanks to Beeps challenging me I did work out twice this weekend on top of everything else. I was kind of proud of myself even if it was a baby step.

Caramel - Congratulations on a race well done! Thanks for sharing the pics.

Larro - Those watermelons looked wonderful. I am not sure that I would eat more or give away more if I have a garden. Good luck to your wife in her fight.

Beeps - The is awesome that your son won provincial championship! Thanks for pushing me, I really needed it.

sdereski - I hope that you got some sunshine for your bike ride this weekend.

CG - Pig hunting. Wow! I am not sure that I am brave enough to do that. But I do hope that you got one.

KellySue- I am glad to hear that everything turned out so good for you this weekend!

"You don't have to go fast, you just have to go."