40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are
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Happy Monday Cool Kids,
Caramel, congratulations on the race! 39 minutes is great, and I totally get how emotional that can be. Awesome acheivement, and I bet motivating to do it again!
Larro, the melons are beautiful. I LOVE the bicycle plow!
Kelly Sue, the weekend sounded like a real celebration of love and family. And great job of getting a workout in even with rain!
Speaking of workouts, Emmalusmom! Two workouts over the weekend is fabulous! Weekends are the hardest for me to stay disciplined, but Beeps did put the fear of 62 in us!
Sdereski, I'm glad you got a bear-free ride in. The weather maps did look pretty challenging up your way.
Beeps, Provincial Champion!?!?! Wow! Congrats to the kids! You must be so proud. It sounds like a fun day at the ball park, even with park food. We have a group that's been trying to introduce heatlh food options at the games, but nobody buys them! *sigh* So they've given up and gone back to hot dogs.
Alas, the pigs won this round. We were staked out by the pond for over 4 hours, but they were a no-show. We'll try again in a couple of weeks. You just never know where they'll be, and we can only hunt on one property. Hoping not to get completely skunked, I took my hand fishing line with me kayaking yesterday... but only caught a starfish. The paddling was great though. Lots of porpoises and several sea lions.
I didn't lose any weight at all last week, so I want to up my exercise routines this week. More lifting!
Have a great day everyone!0 -
I need to go catch up on all the weekend goings on!
We managed to get a few fun family activities in this weekend. We went to a Rockies game on Sat. night and we got one of the mis-spelled jersey's LOL
On Sun. we went to the Botanic Gardens in Denver where they have an awesome Chihuly display, so beautiful!!
In bewtween all that for about 30 hours I was sick with a horrendous stomach bug!
I showed a big loss this morning which I'm sure was due to that, but I didn't want to skip a weigh in day. I may weigh in later this week too just to make next Monday a little more realistic.
Back at it!!
I will go catch up as I can (at work LOL)0 -
Hello cool kids!!! Thank you for your well wishes. It feels much better today. I am teaching tonight, I really need to take it easy. My husband has been telling me lately that I should "retire with dignity". I sometimes get upset when he says that but I think he is right. I have been envisioning swimming more and doing more Bikram yoga lately and of course lifting...
Caramel, congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It gave me chills when you said you cried at the finish line. You must feel very proud of yourself!! :drinker: :drinker:
Beeps, I love the way you think!!!! BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:
Larro and sdereski, bears???? Oh my!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would be so scared if I encountered one!!!! I once ran into a coyote while running but he was more scared than me. :laugh: I miss those running days though...
Have a wonderful day!!!!!! :flowerforyou:0 -
Larro: I love all of your pictures! The sunset pic is amazing...I love 'sky' pics !
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Caramel: Congrats on your race, that's awesome!!!! :flowerforyou:
Beeps: Congrats to your boy!!! I love that proud feeling when your kids have such a big accomplishment, enjoy!! :happy:0 -
Good Afternoon Cool Kids. I'm glad to hear most everyone had a good weekend. I've done my morning workout, {gazelle/10 minutes, lifting/75 minutes, stationary bike/5 minutes} and had a late breakfast. I ate after I had gone over to Mamma's to move the sprinkler in her garden. While I was there I ended up hoeing her young melon and cantaloupe plants. I planted the cantaloupe for her, and spilled lots of seed. I dug up those sprouts and transplanted them in the hills that hadn't come up yet.
KJ, sorry you had the bug. That is not the most fun way to lose weight. My sister lived at the Springs for about 25 years. Before that she was at Boulder and Longmont. She followed her 2nd husband out there and stayed. My niece and her two kids live in one of the Denver suburbs, Rancho Something. Sister is a huge Bronco fan, and since she doesn't have cable or satellite TV, when the they play on a channel she doesn't get, she will call and say, "I'm coming over to watch the game. Is that OK?"
Curious, sitting for hours and not getting a shot off is one of the joys of hunting. Very rarely do I kill anything anymore, but you will always find me in the shooting house during the opening weekend of the deer season. I saw someone on You Tube that had made a bike plow, and I just copied it. It is not as easy to handle as my other plow, but the time it saves changing from the cultivator to the plow makes it worthwhile.
Beeps, congratulation on your son's championship. I wish more kids played baseball. It is a thinking man's game. We {the Civic Center, where I work} used to be in charge of the County Recreation, and I spent a lot of my time at the ball fields. I loved the work, but dealing with sports parents was not always as fun. But I'm sure you are not one of those parents:bigsmile:
E's Mom, glad you got the workouts in. I always feel better after I workout. While I'm doing it, I just keep reminding myself of that. And I do give away a lot of stuff from the garden. Margie takes a load with her about every other day. She has a coffee club that meets at McDonald's everyday that gets some of it, and folks at the Courthouse get the rest. I take melons to my coworkers. Since I gave them tomato and pepper plants, they don't need any of them. And working people just don't have time to shell peas. Margie shelled all day on Saturday while I was at work. I did help with what was left when I got home. We put up 2 quarts and 3 pints, then cooked what was left for supper last night.
Kelly Sue, it is good to remember family who has passed, just like it is to celebrate the living. Glad you got to do both this weekend.
Almost forgot, but I tried a couple of new twists to some old low sugar dessert recipes. I posted that at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1334831-what-s-for-supper?page=10#posts-20931981 if any of you want to take a look. I had mixed results, but even half bad dessert ain't half bad.
Hope everyone has a good day.
Larro0 -
Also....got my lifting in-and-done. My *kitten* is quite sore....this is a good thing.
My oldest son is coming over for supper, with gf in tow. I haven't seen him since July 1st, so this is a nice surprise!
Enjoy your day everyone....this is a GREAT WEATHER WEEK around here - I'm going to enjoy, for sure!0 -
Hey cool kids, hope all of you are well and in good spirits.
Beeps----congrats about your son.....I know you are proud. thanks for the well wishes on the race. I appreciate it.
KellySue-You are so strong and its admirable how you still keep going despite the trials, joys and sorrows of life.
Larro- I think I speak for many of us at how breathtaking your photos are and how passionate you are about your garden. You really are a breath of fresh air. Thanks for the well wishes. I appreciate it.
KJ-Thanks for the kind words, hope you are doing well.
Alf- I am confident you will do what is best for you. Thank you also for the kind words about the race. I cried like a baby.
Emma- thanks for the encouragement.
CG-Perhaps next time you hunt you will get something.
I had extreme Fit tonight and my legs are still sore from Saturday. My performance was not at beast mode tonight, but I made it through the circuit 3 times. I normally burn 700-800 per my HRM and today was only 500.
If I forgot anyone, please forgive me.
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Good Morning Cool Kids.
Since I went to town Sunday morning, I'm going to skip today's shopping trip. It will be rough, but {I hope} the thrift stores can get by without me for one week.
I was wanting to get my sister to drop me and the canoe off up the river on her way to work, but it would have required me borrowing Mamma's truck {my truck has a bed cover}, loading the canoe last night, and being ready at 0600 this morning when Sister leaves for work. None of which happened. So I have to hook to my trailer, pile the limbs on it on the brush pile, load the canoe and depend on arm power to go upstream for a while before thinking about drifting and fishing. I haven't been fishing in a while, so I need to sort out my tackle too.
I will go to our creek camp which is near the mouth of 10 Mile Creek where it flows into the Chipola River, that way I have the choice of going into the river, or upstream on the creek. 10 Mile is shallow enough in most places you can use your paddle like a push-pole, so the going is easier. The fishing choices might not be as good though. I can manage to get my lures hung in the bushes with the whole river to fish in, so on the creek, I may never get a hook in the water. I'll try to post some pictures tonight.
Hope everyone has a good day.
Larro0 -
I am zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz today.
I am zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz way too often?!?!? Considering I actually am sleeping pretty decent and I am getting to the gym about 5 times per week.
And, I have an "unexplained" 10 lb weight gain.
Could this really be hypo-thyroidism??
Ugh. I guess I better make an appointment with my doctor.0 -
Hi Cool kids,
Loved reading all the posts!
Beeps - congrats to your son and his team on winning the provincials! Proud mamma indeed! Also, enjoy your dinner with your eldest son and gf. Always nice when they come home for a visit.
Alf - I agree with your husband. Quit while at the top of your game, is retiring with dignity. :happy: That's not meant to be a bad thing, it means, you've still got it, but recognize that it may be time to change things up. Your thoughts of swimming and yoga are spot on! Oh, and lifting of course.
CG - the sit and wait game is not my cup of tea and don't understand how people find that enjoyable, but they do. So, hat's off to you. Better luck next time for sure. At the end of the day, having the fresh meat is what it's all about. My husband and sons moose hunt. They enjoy the meat, I do not. I do have a bit...tiny bit, but not a big fan. My granddaughter on the other hand LOVES it! All you have to do is tell her it's moose meat and she eats it up! She will even take a little baggie of bits as a snack when we go for a walk. :laugh:
Larro - love the pics. I too thought the bike plow was genius! Hope you get paddle and fish.
My husband and I recently were talking about ways to draw others to fishing on Lake Superior, when we mentioned that no one markets kayak fishing (CG ....:happy: ) Some of our family members do it as they don't have a motor boat, but they have kayaks. On a calm day, there is nothing better.
carmel - great job on your race! I understand the emotion that comes with an achievement. Well done! :drinker:
Emmalou - congrats on getting the weekend workouts in!! Pleased to hear it was Beeps that motivated you to do so - that is what these forums are all about - help, support and motivation.
I got a couple of bike rides in on the weekend and a run in yesterday. Yesterday's run was better than Friday's. am going to keep at it - helps with the weight. Am going to try and get those weight training workouts in as well. I always feel so damn good after a tough strength training workout.
Weather is crap here. All the sunshine and heat is out west.. O well. At least I got to enjoy a couple of nice weeks of vacation while I was in Europe.0 -
Good afternoon- almost! I have been in a meeting most of the morning. I did get out this morning and did half of my trail running and half walking. I have been feeling so very tired the last couple of days, but it has been quite busy. Hoping for a quiet rest of the day and being able to get to bed a bit earlier tonight.
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Hey Cool Kids!
It's so true what you all said ... how you always feel better after a good workout. I know I've never ended one thinking "gee, I wish I wouldn't have done that!" It's such a great feeling that I just don't understand why sometimes it's so hard to drag your but up and do it! After my long-way-home via the dirt roads motorcycle ride, I'm hitting the weights!
I have to confess that I don't love sitting and waiting. I'm a lousy hunter. I'd rather be a shooter . It's just no fun when you have to go looking for them! The meat is amazing, though, and the freezer full of fish, venison and pork is pretty rewarding. We don't have to ever buy meat anymore, and I know what we have is good quality. I guess that's why I'm willing to sit ... and wait ... and wait...
Lake Superior! I haven't been, but have seen pictures that suggest it would be an awesome kayaking destination. Kayak fishing with the sit-on-top kayaks, especially the ones with foot peddles, has just exploded here on the coast. Sdereski, is your B&B on the shore? Maybe you could rent them to tourists?
Beeps, hypothyroidism is a possibility. I was diagnosed with that 15 years ago, and that's what it felt like. Just. So. Tired. And I gained 60 lbs in one year! The meds helped I think, but my numbers never really changed. I stopped taking them just 6 months ago, and had my new blood tests yesterday. I'm curious to see where the numbers are. So if you do get diagnosed, just know it's not necessarily a lifetime issue. The other triggers of fatigue for me are sugar, alcohol, and too much caffeine. And it's like a catch-22, when you're really tired, you tend to feel hungry and want to eat more to find energy in calories. Low iron is another fatigue-causer. :yawn: How's your iron intake? Good luck getting to the bottom of that. It's always good to know what you're battling. And enjoy the weather where you are!
Alf, I'll third/fourth the vote to step off stage at the top of your game. Save your best for yourself! Protect your body so it's there for you for decades to come.
Larro, good luck with the fishing! That's a sport I don't mind the sit & wait game. You're almost always in a spectacular spot, and water is so hypnotic for some reason. So relaxing. Except the paddling upstream part!
I pigged out on nuts last night, and my gut is telling me about the error of my ways! Geez! like 500 calories! I think I need to go from 3 major to 5 minor meals. I get home around 5, and I'm already starving. So maybe a small snack then, and another at 7 or so. I can't really add meals during the work day.
Speaking of the work day, I'd better get back to it :laugh:
I hope you all have a fabulous Tuesday.0 -
sdereski - I don't live anywhere near water, but I think it could be verrrrry cool to market kayak-fishing excursions.
KellySue - all morning meetings are A DRAG!
curious - 60 lbs in one year! OMG, I don't even know if i could ever survive that!
for the time being, I'm going to eliminate bad carbs, keep my "no alcohol" habit going, watch my iron (which should be good - I do eat lots of red meat and lots of spinach!), and just hang tough.
while I do NOT feel like i have "eaten too much" these last 3 months, it could just be that is what I have done. So, I'll hang tough for another month and if my scale-weight is STILL going up, then I'll have to go have it checked out.
Back to protein shakes and bars, for me.
And, I'm actually going to do LESS walking....somehow as soon as I up my cardio, my weight goes up, too!0 -
I am so happy I just found this thread! I just posted asking if there are any 40+ out there...lol
Okay, so I just turned 41 this month, I'm a single mom with a 16 year old daughter and I need to lose 60 pounds. This is no fun and so far i'm not doing a good job. Any advice??0 -
There is plenty of good advice here at mfp! good luck, euregirl.
(I'll chat more with you when you: a) put up an avatar, so I don't feel like I'm talking to a shadow; and b) return to this lovely 40+ club thread!)0 -
The good, the bad and the ugly.
I had a good time on the river. I forgot my bread and cheese that I had planned to use for bait, but I caught a nice red breast bream with my first cast using a bite of cucumber. If I had caught more I would have put them in my pond to help stock it. Since I didn't catch anymore, I turned his loose before he used up the O2 in the bucket of water.
When I got off the river I found out my Mamma had a stroke yesterday. I'm off to the hospital this morning to relieve my sister. I have my tablet, but don't know how much posting I will be able to do.
So until then.....
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Larro- so sorry to hear about your mom. Keeping you and your family in my prayers.
Well, I had a more successful run this morning. I managed to run the whole time I was out, but I am feeling very sore right now. I don't think that it's from today but maybe some DOMS from my aerobics on Monday since I haven't done that workout in a while. Still feeling very tired. It has been chilly here this week and maybe I just feel like I should be snug in my bed instead of sitting at work! LOL!
Welcome Euregirl! Hope you stick around a while.
My Dr. appointment is tomorrow. Hoping to hear that things are going well. We are supposed to talk about my last diabetes medication that I am on and possibly stopping it. I have had to cut back to half a dose in the evenings because I was waking up with very low blood sugars in the middle of the night on several occasions so we'll see.
Have a great day all!0 -
Larro, I'm so sorry about your Mom, sending good thoughts for sure! :flowerforyou:
Kelly: Good luck at your appointment tomorrow, and with possibly getting off your meds, that would be wonderful! 0 -
Sorry about your mom's stroke, larro...here is hoping she recovers well!
KellySue!!! Can you IMAGINE if you end up OFF the meds!! omg @ how GREAT that is!! ALL YOU, BABY, ALL YOU!
BOOM!
Off to lift, again...0 -
Larro - I am sorry to hear about your mother. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
KellySue - I hope that you gwt off your meds. That is one of my goals too. I have type 2 diabetes and want to be free of the meds!
euregirl - Welcome to the cool kids. I think that you will find the perfect balance of support and kick you in the butt when you need it.
I hope that everyone has an awesome day!0 -
Good morning! Im 40, been logging 23 days and really enjoying the healthy change :happy:0
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Happy Hump Day Cool Kids!
Larro, so sad to hear about your mom.
That's so difficult. I hope she recovers and that you and your sister have love and support.
Kelly Sue, getting off your meds will be huge! Hopefully it's now, but if not I'm sure it will be soon. And great job on the run!
Speaking of meds, I got my labs back yesterday. In the last six months I had stopped taking my hypo-thyroid meds on a bit of a whim, and the crazy thing is, my numbers went up! Which demonstrates more thyroid activity than when I was on the meds that were supposed to stimulate that. Doesn't figure, but I'm done with those meds for good! I guess I can't say I was ever hypo, but will never know. The other thing they tested was Vitamin D, and I was low there. 18.8, and norm is 30-50. So I added a new pill.
I rode on a lot of dirt yesterday, and stood up for all of it ... standing on this motorcycle is hard! It's like being in a yoga "chair" pose, but with your hands out, and the floor underneath you is bucking around. My thighs are toast today! Last night I started working on the motorcycle I crashed. Got the new front forks and steering stem on...tonight the front wheel!
Welcome euregirl & Just. I'm pretty new too, and these kids rock.
Wishing you all a great day.0 -
Hi Cool kids,
Beeps not sure how I missed your post about being tired and the 10lb weight gain. It certainly can be hypothyroidism. I was diagnosed at 18 and have been on meds ever since. the changed my dosage almost 2 years ago and that is when weight started piling back on.
As for iron, it can be that as well. We are in our 40s and you know what those 40+year old periods can be like (sorry Larro). I ended up with very low iron as a result. Took years to diagnose though.
Larro, sorry to hear about your mom. I certainly hope she makes a full recovery.
CG - interesting about your thyroid levels and meds. Wow. I have tried to go off my meds a few times but have not had the results you had. I go into slow mo big time!
Oh, riding that dirt bike sounds like so much fun!!! :happy:
Kelly Sue - You have done AMAZING!! Imagine, more meds GONE! Huge kudos to you and all YOUR hard work and dedication!
Did a bit of walk run yesterday. Did a 5k run with my g/f. She is just new to running, so the pace was slower than I normally would have done. We were lucky though, we had torrential rains about 1/2 before our run, and as soon as we stopped (literally) rain started to fall again.The entire time we were running - beautiful! :happy:
Had such a lovely B&B guest last night. A young mom and her 10 year old son. I have said it before, and I will continue to say it "I get the nicest guests!"
There is a business, right around the bay from my place that is a kayak rental, trip and school http://www.naturallysuperior.com
It is not something he has considered as he does more trips, but not fishing. Very cool idea though. :happy:
Another gray, crappy day here. Was supposed to golf after work, but the team cancelled again due to rain. Twice I was booked to golf, twice it has been cancelled due to cold or rain. :noway:0 -
Thanks for the welcome :happy:
I'm doing a major house clean today......still pretty achey from running awkwardly while hanging on to my sons bike seat,lol. He is just learning and still needs the running push.
Have a great day all ,
Off to the land of windex!0 -
Truth is, I don't want to have any disorder/disease....so, I'll just keep soldiering on with watching my calories, getting in all my lifting, walking when I can, making sure I am sleeping well, etc., etc.
I don't think it is iron-deficiency....that would be a long shot.
I also don't think it is hypo-thyroidism....a 10 lb weight-gain sucks *kitten*, but it likely is that I have eaten too much - plain and simple. If I shut my mouth and deny the food, bet that scale goes back down!
I did get my lifting in-and-done.
Standing on a motorcycle sounds DANGEROUS! I won't do it! Awesome for sore thighs, though....
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Hey guys. I'm just dragging in. I took my tablet today, but I couldn't remember my password. {Maybe I have a small case of CRS} I may just take my laptop tomorrow, so I don't need the passwords.
Thanks for all the well wishes for my mom. They pumped her full of blood thinners, and she is doing much better. In fact, all the Doctors can't agree if it was a stroke, or just very high blood pressure. Either way, the treatment is the same. They are saying a week or so in a rehab before she comes home. She isn't liking that too much.
The canoe trip did hurt my knee a little. I guess from sitting for a long period in the short lawn chair I use. It's not bad, but when I first stand up, it hurts. This getting old is not for sissies.
Welcome to the new guys. {I'm a new guy too}
Larro0 -
Have been reading this thread and it seems like a really positive group. I'd love to be a part of it. I'm 44 and nearing my goal. I'm set to run my first 5k next week and I'm really excited! I've also been really excited about my consistency lately and it seems like all my fitness goals are within reach finally. Im quickly approaching my 80lb loss goal. I started at 255 and should hit 175 in a couple weeks. Anyway, just wanted to say hi so I can follow this thread.
Best,
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Good Morning
Woke up in a not-so-positive mindset today....The scale hasn't budged in 2.5 weeks so Im going to search " stall " and re-evaluate my plan here. I feel better mentally and physically but need to see some PROGRESS!
Ive got a busy day completing orders before I close my website for vacation in a few weeks ~ I'll fit lifting in today and a treadmill session or fresh-air walk !
Hope you all are doing well and staying positive, check in shortly :happy:
Congratulations Geek on your success! Keep it up!0 -
Do any of you belong to Planet Fitness? We starting going to a new one near our house, but I'm lost as to what to do on the machines or with the weights? I got the cardio down, but I don't know what else. Any suggestions?
I utilized their free session with the trainer and he took me around and showed me how to use the equipment. I had never belonged to a gym or really used equipment until I joined about two months ago and made sure he knew I was clueless. He was very helpful and nice about it. Now I feel pretty confident with the weight machines and increasing te weights as I go.0
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