40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are
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Happy Thursday!! Finally was able to get some sleep last night- WAHOO! I did sleep in this morning and skipped my workout though. I am wondering, however, if I can count getting chased around my house with a push toy and dancing to the "Hot Dog Dance" song from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse as exercise!! Yep- Jake was at the house for a while this morning. Fun, as always! I am planning to get out there for a walk tomorrow and then I think I am heading back indoors to the gym next week. It looks like the weather is going to start turning colder this weekend.
Hope everyone has a good day!!0 -
Good Morning Cool Kids. I just finished breakfast, with cardio and lifting before that. I added an exercise {17 per set now}, did full reps and still cut five minutes off my lifting time. From 85 to 80 minutes. That means less time standing there panting, trying to catch my breath.
As usual, I'm running short on time. I need to put the disc on the tractor and cut up my food plots. BIL is going to butcher his two pigs this weekend and needs the tractor {with boom-pole} to lift them up. So I have to do what I need today and tomorrow. I'm working tonight, {baby shower} and have a surprise party on the books for tomorrow night, but they haven't paid their deposit. My boss is supposed to call them today and find out if they are coming or not. Our policy is the deposit for a weekend even has to be paid by noon on Friday. The rub is I go in at 1300 on Fridays if I'm working. So until I find out, I need to get as much done today as possible.
Today is Thursday, so here are my numbers. I was several hundred calories short yesterday, and it showed up at today's weigh-in. I need to eat better when I have big burn days.
22.1% Body Fat
56.8% Body Water
24.6 BMI
175.8 Pounds
You guys have a good day,
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Good Thursday morning Cool Kids! :flowerforyou:
Totally stoked to have had an 8-hr night! It's amazing what a good night's sleep can do.
The bike ride in was pretty good. Hip was a little glitchy, but mostly ok. My commute is 8.5 flat miles each way, so I can take it easy when I need to. It's not supposed to get too windy this afternoon, so the ride home should be fine too. For PT I'm doing "monster steps" & side steps with the band around my ankles, and then adducter and abducter (sp?) leg lifts. Will restart the 15-minute upper body weight set today as well.
Sdereski, you sound pretty busy. The 5-mile run is fantastic! It's fun to 'watch' your steady gains. I don't live where the fall colors do much, but on my flight over the country last week I had an amazing view of Colorado from 5 miles up. I could see huge swaths of yellow aspens and red maples (I think they were maples...there were red trees mixed in with the aspens). It was gorgeous. I'm sure your guests will love being with you this time of year.
KS, of COURSE the hot dog dance counts!
We should all work it into our routines. Good to hear you got some sleep too. Hopefully the hubby is sleeping better too.
Turkeys, bucks and pigs! My goodness Larro, it's like the peaceable kingdom. I feel the tiniest bit bad that my first thought is how nice they would all look in my freezer. :laugh: Congrats on the numbers!
Beeps, I'm with you. October feels full of promise. You're doing amazing at riding the wave life has given you. Surf on girl!
Caramel, hope you had fun with your trainer. I waved at you from the plane when I flew out of DC. My new favorite vegan meal came out of my spiralizer, you might like it! Zucchini & carrot spirals with ****ake mushrooms steam fried with a sauce of soy, honey and toated sesame. It was awesome!
HI Jonnyman, way to hang in there. It's frustrating to stall out, but it's nice to know that every moment you can make a new start.
Ruby, you're so thoughtful in your posts. Hope all is well with you too.
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Happy Thursday Kids. I hope all of you are well.
Sdereski--glad you got a run in. I smell a race coming....
Curious--Glad you are back. Was missing you. You were soooooooo close while flying over DC and I appreciate the wave. OMG you just made me more hungry with the zuchinni. I love to spin out so much spaghetti type noodles with my NOW broken spiralizer. Back to EBAY to get a new one....:grumble: lol
Beeps--You would have been proud of me last night as I went up 5lbs in my lifts last night. Looking forward to gaining more strength and even more endurance. Heavy things are GOOD!!!!!
Larro--Nothing brings me more joy than animals. That picture looks like a turkey vulture. He is absolutely stellar in appearance.:bigsmile: The naked housecleaning had me in a state of hysteria.....Just when I think you can not raise the bar anymore, guess what? You do. :laugh:
KellySue--Jake is priceless and I love to hear his stories. That is joy and exercise all in one.
Kate--Hope you are feeling better.
Ruby--I smelled like Au De Biofreeze again last night.....:bigsmile: Hope you are well.
I took extreme fit last night and my girlfriend and I were in power mode last night because our class ran over by 10 minutes and our trainer wanted to know what had gotten in to us. We were in BEAST MODE..... I train with my trainer tonight so this should be fun :grumble: :noway: .
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caramel - you make me feel so PROUD!! You just keep hitting it and hitting it....always nice to read!
curious - I am jealous of your good night's sleep....for some reason, sleep is elusive in my life right now. Right when I count on it most! I am a very regular sleeper, so unsure what is going on, but I am trying to stay relaxed about it. And positive. And I keep going to bed by 10 pm in hopes that the good night's slumbers will return.
larro - great measurements!
sdereski - good luck with your guests!
KellySue - small steps forward....it is all good.
My parents are here. They leave tomorrow. It is an ultra-short visit, so I can survive it well, lol! I will take my mom out shopping a little bit this afternoon. I HATE shopping, so much, this is a REAL sacrifice....my mom loves to shop, so I am ONLY doing this for HER.
NO work-out today....have to keep my mental game strong while I survive my parents.0 -
WE are cool!!!!! First time on this topoc. I firmly believe that age is just a number so I only go by how I feel. I work out hard every day. I decided at 67 to go back to school and am now a personal trainer. I Love Life!!!!
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Hello Everyone,
I am so bummed. I was on a 85 day streak and with my crazy life missed yesterday and now I am back to a 1 day streak. BOO! Well I am going to blame it on trying to get ready for my sons wedding. And pick myself back up and start over. It is not the first time I have had to do it in life.
Beeps - Keep your spirits up and keep lifting!
Larro - I would love to look at all the shots that your field camera caught. Maybe one night over popcorn. LOL!
Caramel - So proud of you and your measurements!
sdereski - See a moose would have gotten me excited. I am hoping that we see some wildlife while in Colorado next week!
KellySue - My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
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So, my hubby called a little while ago. He was supposed to have his MRI today. He had requested for an open MRI as he is quite claustrophobic, but he found that this particular MRI is only open on the sides and he still had part of it over his face. He refused to go in it. I feel bad for him, but I honestly have to say I wished he could have just "sucked it up" and put some headphones on and closed his eyes. I guess there is another place that has a truly open one so he is going to see if he can get an appointment there. Unfortunately when he went to get off from the table the staff there pulled him straight up off from the table and he said that he is in severe pain with his back- worse than before. YIKES! :noway: Hopefully it will calm down and he will be able to sleep tonight.
georgiaTRIS- welcome! That is awesome that you went back to school and are now a personal trainer!! :happy: I keep saying I would love to go back and become a health coach, but time and money are tied up with other areas. :ohwell:0 -
Hey Kid's!
Not much going on here. Still coughing/congested at night; didn't sleep well the last few. Lost another pound so I'm now back to my pre-pregnancy weight 176 lbs. ( yes both times ) LOL. I told my husband to stay away from me. LOL he said Josie was taking care of that. I need to look into getting fixed again. They were supposed to do it after our daughter was born but didn't due to complications with my blood pressure dropping after the epidural. Then Jeff was scared for me to have it done and said he'd do it. Of course he has since chickened out.
Keep up the great workouts everyone. I'll check back later.0 -
Happy Friday Cool Kids~
I am not having the best week. I started feeling stuffy yesterday and was getting a sore throat. Today I feel like a pile of poo! :sick: I just really wanted to stay in bed and sleep, but I figured since it was Friday I would just struggle through. That and I am on vacation later in the month and would possibly have to forfeit one of my vacation days if I didn't come in today. :noway: I hate taking medication, but have taken some stuff for my stuffiness- sounds funny, I know! and some stuff for my sore throat as well. I have brought a stock of herbal tea to work with me since I do not want to have an issue with the caffeine again today either. Hopefully I will see some improvement soon.
Take care all and have a good weekend.0 -
Good Morning Cool Kids. Sounds like too many of us had to go to Sick Bay this morning. Hope all of you with the crud get rid of it soon.
It's a rainy day here in NW Florida. I didn't get my tractor work done yesterday, so I may have to get out in the rain later. As hot as it is, that won't be a big deal.
Hey Georgia. Welcome to the club.
About the bird picture. It is a wild turkey. The buzzards are named after them because of the resemblance. Almost every year we have young kids shooting buzzards and getting all excited about killing their first turkey:laugh:
I forgot to mention my thrift store adventures on Tuesday. I bought 5 gallons of liquid laundry detergent and 5 gallons of pine sol for $15.00 each. I should be good for the next little while. Also picked up a Pioneer receiver with 5 speakers for $35.00. It had the remote which is rare in thrift store stereos. That gives me about a dozen, give or take a few.
I worked in the garden for the first time in a while yesterday. Picked three melons and a few peppers.
Everyone have a good day,
Larro
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Happy Friday kids,
Kate and Kelly---please rest and feel better.
Larro---My kids were right they said it was a turkey. I am ready for a salad and stir-fry with those good looking for veggies.
Beeps--Despite my little gym accident, I did great with lifting again. yeahhhhhh
Emma-Sorry about the losing MFP streak, keep going you are doing great despite the setback
Sdereski--Just realized you saw a moose. Did you happen to get a picture of it? Just checking....lol
My training sessions are becoming more intense each week. I was sweating so bad on my head yesterday and went to stand up and hit my eye on the edge of the weight bar. I have a nasty knot near my eye. Can you say ouch......:sad: and the sound was so loud when I hit it I was embarrased :blushing: I took body attack for 30 minutes before I did my training. I will take a light jog or long walk today and that is about it.
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Hey guys. It rained here all morning and a good part of the afternoon. It did stop long enough for me to cut up my food plots. I'll plant them on Sunday.
Hope you guys have a good weekend.
Larro
Sunset at the Larro Ranchero tonight. {right click and open in new tab to view full picture}
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Hello, it's Saturday here now and I have started off the weekend morning with strong lifts 5x5. I have been doing it for a few weeks now and do like it but having to keep the squats at a very low weight due to problems and I am rubbish at the arm stuff (OHP) and stalled already to my embarrassment! Mind you my deadlift has now reached the limit of the weights we have at home so something improving. (I won't post actual weights here as they are still embarrassingly lol as I am pretty much a weakling lol)
No other exercise today other than dog walking as I am full of the dreaded cough and cold too.
Nothing planned for the weekend so will just take it as it comes.0 -
Hello, it's Saturday here now and I have started off the weekend morning with strong lifts 5x5. I have been doing it for a few weeks now and do like it but having to keep the squats at a very low weight due to problems and I am rubbish at the arm stuff (OHP) and stalled already to my embarrassment! Mind you my deadlift has now reached the limit of the weights we have at home so something improving. (I won't post actual weights here as they are still embarrassingly lol as I am pretty much a weakling lol)
Don't feel bad, I'm lacking in the strength department too. Five or six months ago when I started lifting I used 5, 6 & 9.5 pound weights. I have worked my way up to 23, 25.5 & 28 pounds {per arm}. I use Gold's Gym free weights, and their smallest weight is 2.5 pounds. I have been increasing by that amount each month until October. I had to keep the same weight this month as it took most of last month for me to do my standard reps with each weight. My standard reps are 16, 12 & 8, but I do more or less of each for the 17 different exercises I do according to degree of difficulty. From .5 to 1.5 X standard reps.
Even when I was fat, I had skinny arms and legs. It has been a chore to add muscle, but I can see and feel the difference already. And I'm doing this for me, not to impress anyone else. When I see the huge amount of weight guys {and gals} are lifting, I just shake my head. I will never be able to match them, so I just keep plodding along at my own pace. I'm playing the long game. If I'm still able to be doing this at 63 or 73, the amount I'm lifting won't be important.0 -
Hey Kid's!
So it turned chilly today. I think the high might get to 59 degrees. I pulled out my sweaters.
Everything's so big I'm going to have to save up for a Goodwill trip soon. I'm having a hard time letting go of my cozies. I think it's because when I was little I always went coatless so I could wear my grandmother's cozie sweaters. R.I.P. my grandmother passed at 56 from Cancer Labor Day 1991 ( the year I graduated).
Still coughing but slept better last night and still managed to work out yesterday. May need to go ahead put myself in maintenance and try to quit smoking sooner than later.
Sorry some of you have caught colds too. Hope you get better soon.
Larro- my arms are my weakest. I can barely manage 40 lbs. on the bicep curl machine which works both arms not one. 3 reps of 10.
Also what are you doing with all the hot peppers? I've been wanting to roast some or try to re-create this thing I had at a Mexican place once. It looked simple. It consisted of a pepper cut open, seeded, re-fried beans, and cheese. Yum!
Anyway have great weekends everyone! Make great burns!0 -
I am working in kg which is not normal for uk lol so deadlift is my best at 50kg 110lb but my over head press is a woeful 20 kg 44lb. My squat was getting up well but hip flexor issues resurfaced so I have taken that back down to 20 kg and staying there for a while. Hopefully my glutes and core will kick in soon instead of me using the hip flexors and then I will be able to go up again. My others are low too.0
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Hey Kid's!
Larro- what are you doing with all the hot peppers? I've been wanting to roast some or try to re-create this thing I had at a Mexican place once. It looked simple. It consisted of a pepper cut open, seeded, re-fried beans, and cheese. Yum!
Anyway have great weekends everyone! Make great burns!
My sister has roasted some of them, and she says it's easy. It does change the taste quite a bit. She is supposed to show me. We do a lot of un-stuffed peppers using four kinds, Jalapeno, chili, Cayenne and bells. {The Trinidad Dragon peppers are just too hot for anything} Also put a lot in salads. But we give more of them away than we use ourselves. Most years we do lots of poppers and pepper jelly, but this is an election year and Margie hasn't had time. {After this election cycle, she will just have one more before she retires at the end of December, 2016} I grew my pepper plants from seed this year, and since they were so cheap, I just kept planting more. Hopefully next year I will have learned my lesson.
Larro0 -
Hey kids
Hope all of you are well.
Where did this cold weather come from so fast? Needless to say I had to pull out my skull caps and scarves. Time to cover my head.
I hope everyone who is il start to feel better.
My girlfriend is a scientist and I have been telling her for weeks that I was afraid Ebola would debut in the US. It is here along with other respiratory stuff. My nerves are a little uneasy.
I ran today and took a long walk.
Have a great rest of your weekend.0 -
Emmalu, just write to the admistrators here at mfp....tell them your ticker is wrong and what the ticker number should be. There is an FAQ on this!
I survived daughter's sleepover.
No workouts since wednesday, so i am feeling tired and crappy. But, i will be able to workout everyday this week!
BOOM!0 -
Because you KNOW how much I LOVE PHOTOS, here I am at my nephew's wedding two weeks ago - seven lbs too heavy, with a deadlift bruise down my leg!
But, my SPANX, my killer red shoes (and lips!) still made the outfit work!!
BOOM!
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This was what the dress was supposed to look like, remember?
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Because you KNOW how much I LOVE PHOTOS, here I am at my nephew's wedding two weeks ago - seven lbs too heavy, with a deadlift bruise down my leg!
But, my SPANX, my killer red shoes (and lips!) still made the outfit work!!
BOOM!
You look awesome!0 -
Apparently on these forums, you can't have a feeling different than the majority.
Funny how things work.0 -
Hey Kid's!
Feeling better mostly just the congestion at night. More irritating than anything else. Lost another pound. Twenty left.
Beeps - you look fantastic!
Larro -Took pictures of 4 deer out in the field next to us earlier but not clear enough to post Took them with my phone. Two does, and 2 little ones.
I hope everyone's weekend went well. Back to the gym tomorrow
radimage - I actually blocked one girl who got hateful in a post. Though I don't eat completely clean either. LOL0 -
HELLO EVERYONE!!! First of all BEEPS FIU FIU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOOKING GREAT!!! Love the dress.
Yes, been MIA again!!! Super busy at work and at home. My sister is a 30 year old woman!!!! Ahhh her birthday was on Oct 2. We celebrated last night at a club. I am dead tired. LOL We had a great time!!! I'd better rest. Flying to Puerto Rico on Wed with my sister for a few days. Going to take care of some things with our parents' house. I am nervous, first time back after they passed away. It will be weird being there without them.
Sorry no time to read all the posts. I hope everyone is doing fine. I had my MRI on Friday. Hopefully I get the results soon and find out how my hips are doing now.
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Happy Monday Cool Kids! I have continued to be sick all weekend. No workouts due to not being able to breathe properly. UGH! I am doing a bit better today so we will see what tomorrow brings. No big news to note on my end.
Beeps- Your picture looks FABULOUS!!
Alf- have a good trip to Puerto Rico. Just keep remembering all of the good things.
Caramel- Hi there!
Hi to everyone else as well. Back to work I go- Hi Ho!0 -
Thanks, friends!
Got my lifting done today. Even on only five hours sleep.
Did you get your lifting in?0 -
Happy Monday kids....
Beeps may I say that you look absolutely stunning. Great job lifting. Get some rest today.
Larro...are you ok?
Kelly and Kate...hope both of you are recovering more each day. A cold is horrible.
Alf..Hope your MRI results will result in your aid to recovery. I hope you have a safe trip to PR. I hope you and your sister can think of the happy times with your parents.
Radimage..some of the forum posts are not worth the keystrokes. I never supported the theory great minds think alike because that tells me that is a group of people who are not open to other points of view.
I took extreme fit and the focus was more on strength training and I enjoyed it.
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Hey guys. Sorry I've been AWOL. There is more to do than hours in the day. Since I have events every Tuesday and Wednesday now, I'm looking at 6 nights a week.
Beeps, you rocked that dress. But what I liked best about the picture is that you look just like your avatar. Very nice.
Caramel, I'm fine, just running, running, running.....
Alf, hope the MRI gives you some answers. Don't forget to pack the sunscreen. I got the worst sunburn I ever had down in PR. And it was February.
KellySue, hope you shake this cold soon.
Kate, glad you are mostly better. My game camera isn't working right. I changed the batteries today. I will check tomorrow to see if there is any pictures.
Radimage, you are right. But sports blogs can be just as bad. I post on Tomahawk Nation {I'm ltdnole}, and it can get down right rude there if you don't toe the company line.
Busy day for me. But I got my lifting and AM workout in early. Mamma had been after me to get her lawnmower going. It had a dead battery and I had charged it a couple of times already. I found out the cable was loose. Got that fixed and cut grass at her place for about an hour. Then planted my food plots. All I'm using is ryegrass. {I'm cheap} Then I got the big mower hooked back up. Hope to start on the yard tomorrow. {Margie and I went shopping yesterday, so I can skip my weekly trip to town} It is close enough to winter that I shouldn't have to mow again.
Later,
Larro0
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