40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

lisaanne1369

Hi! Greetings from Florida! 45 here and can run like the wind!

larrodarro

lisaanne1369 wrote: »

Hi! Greetings from Florida! 45 here and can run like the wind!

You young whipper snappers.

larrodarro

The last few days I have been having trouble getting to my calorie goals. I was also short today. When I got in from work I tried to make that right.

Low sugar double strawberry ice cream, Larro's {not low sugar} Greek vanilla pudding and Greek banana blahblahblah & flax seed meal stir-it-up.

0khawkins

I'm in!

eric_romig

I AM NEW AS WELL.

I am 44 and finally got tired of the belly. I am 6'0, , now 220. I started eating healthy(hate the diet word) 20 days ago and I have lots 24 lbs. I just stated exercising yesterday(bike riding).

It had been a challenge, but one that I plan on winning

Kate7294

Good Morning Kid's!
Well today I turned 42; hoping someone will take me out for a taco salad lunch later. LOL
Would have been nice to have lost that 42nd pound but oh well. Stupid squats kicked my a-- Monday. I guess doing 3 reps of 10 was just too much. LOL. Josie now has a cold. I may have to stop taking her to the gym daycare. You'd think people wouldn't take their sick kid's there. Grr
Hello Newbies and welcome.
Larro- You managed to make that look good.
Ruby- I know what you mean about getting in your scheduled workouts. I used to get highly irritated when I didn't get my 2-3 hours of gym time in. I've slipped in the last couple of weeks between Josie's multiple illnesses and the Dom's. I need to give myself a kick.
Carmel- Been thinking about looking for some icy hot myself. The biofreeze is so cold.
Curious- great job on the biking.
Anyway will check back later

Beeps2011

Hello to Canadian friends.

I could not tear myself away from the (radio) news, yesterday.

I did get my lifting done, yesterday, all while cbc radio news was blaring in my ears.

Hug your loved ones.

Curiousgeorgianna

Hello Cool Kids,
My heart goes out to our Canadian Kids. Senseless acts of hate and terror diminish us all.
Today B has PT, so it was a driving day. Good thing since it's pouring (finally!) here today. The ride home yesterday was perfect. Windy, but got home before the rain started. I saw 3 huge king boletes (mushroom, aka Porcini) on the way, but they were too far gone to harvest. One of the only types I'm comfortable wildharvesting.
Speaking of wildharvesting...when the yard gives you dandelions, eat them!! I made a dandelion based green juice for breakfast today, and made a big batch of dandelion and pumpkins seed pesto. Awesome.
Caramel, how was your session with the trainer? Still need Biofreeze? I looked up Mizuno shoes on Amazon, and holy mole! The colors were awesome!
Mygnsac, kudos for packing your food! That's always the best defense...except today I've already eaten half my lunch! LOL, don't know why I'm so hungry.
Ruby, good work meeting your workout goals even with your lunch hour going whacky. I've bee trying to use the lunch hour as well since we have a little pocket gym here at our building. You'll find a way, I know. Sorry Josie is sick again
eric, geez, 24 lbs in 20 days?!? Dudes... but seriously, congrats, and keep it up!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Kate :flowerforyou:
And happy Thursday to the rest of you Cool Kids as you check in.

sdereski

Hi all,

Oh my, I was also glued to the news yesterday and today. Our American friends know too well, what we are experiencing (unfortunately).
I did get a run in on Tuesday, and it was ok. Did a slow 5 mile run, but I got it done!
Had an out of town meeting yesterday, so spent my time on the road, attended the evening meeting and stayed over night. Headed home this morning and hit a patch of black ice and spun out of control. Thank the Lord, there was nothing coming the other way, otherwise I would have been a goner. There was a transport in front of me, a truck behind me, a rock cut on my right and a 200ft. drop on my left. I wanted to pull over and cry after that, but I carried on, otherwise I am not sure I could have driven again.

We have had some beautiful fall days these last few days, but we are seeing heavy frost in the mornings. Not sure I am going to get a workout in today - too much to do after work. I should have taken the extra time this morning and used the hotel gym. At least the highways might have been frost free by the time I left then.

larrodarro

Hello Cool Kids.

Prayers to all our Canadian Kids. We live in a crazy world. I haven't watched any news {other than sports} in 6 years. I know there is lots of bad things in the world, but I choose not to dwell on them. Folks are going to tell you whats going on anyway.

Happy birthday Kate. I hope you get your taco salad.

Welcome Eric, and all the other new guys. I wish all of you success in your lifestyle change. Just remember this is a journey of a lifetime.

Everyone sounds so busy. I'm off work until Saturday morning, but haven't got anything done today. Well I did record 3 Doctor Who episodes from the DVR to a DVD while I was doing my cardio and lifting. It was noon before I ate breakfast, which will push back lunch, etc, etc, etc. I need to have supper ready when Margie gets in from work, yet I still haven't decided how I'm cooking the pork chops. I fried up one for breakfast, just for quality control purposes.

I hope everyone is having a good day. I think I'm going to spend my free afternoon napping. I always think better when I'm sleeping. The breakfast below may be part of the reason I'm sleepy.

Larro

Beeps2011

Eggs!

I do need to choose eggs more often!

Beeps2011

For supper, of course, since i don't eat breakfast!

larrodarro

I forgot to do the numbers for the week when I posted this morning. So here they are.

21.9% Body Fat
56.9% Body Water
24.5 BMI
175.2 Pounds
The yoyo is still on the way down for now. Next week it will be going back up.

I baked the pork chops. Recipe and pictures at http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1216261/whats-for-supper#latest

Hope everyone had a good day.

Larro

ruby70

Curious- I admire how you harvest from the wild & turn it into delicious food. I harvest things I grow. I would love to pick mushrooms, my dad has picked some morel's & they were awesome.
Sederski- I am so glad you are okay after hitting the black ice. I live in territory with dangerous drop offs too, it can happen so quick.
Kate- lets kick each others butt's to kick it up a notch...happy birthday also.

my heart goes out to all the Canadian's, I will keep you in my prayers.

I have a hair appointment tomorrow afternoon for highlights & cut. Hhhmmmm me time "what is that". I can't wait to remember!

sdereski

Good morning cool kids,
That's quite a breakfast Larro! I love eggs and eat them often - for breakfast and dinner! I prefer them hard boiled as they are easily transported that way.
Foggy, mild morning. We are heading out right after work. I am registered to run a half marathon tomorrow, but that's not gonna happen. I am going to change to the 10k and just enjoy the run. It's supposed to be a lovely weekend.
Have a great day all. Hope you are all physically moving more than I am these past few days!

Curiousgeorgianna

Welcome to Friday Cool Kids!
Sdereski, my stomach just dropped when I read about your spin out. That is so frightening. I also live in a world of windy mountain roads with steep cliff sides. I'm sooo glad you are ok. Enjoy your 10K tomorrow. That sounds like a fun time.
Ruby, your afternoon sounds heavenly Enjoy the "you" time. I have only found 1 morel. They seem to like to grow in areas that have burned, but we just haven't found the right places. Boletes, chanterelles, and hedgehogs are the ones I'm comfortable with. The others are scary!
Larro, that is some meal! I have yet to watch Dr. Who. I'm afraid I'll get hooked I know the show has quite a cult following.
I did 30 minutes on the Nordic Track at lunch yesterday, and it kicked my butt!! Also, it said I only burned 272 calories. This makes me sure that the numbers MFP has for my bicycle commute are way exaggerated. It takes 35 +/- minutes to ride to work, and it says 475 calories, but it is definitely less work than the same amount of time on the Nordic Track. I'll have to figure out a new way to log the ride so the calories are more realistic.
I'm thinking of getting a fitbit. Does anyone have any experience with them? Worth it?

mygnsac

Morning cool kids and happy Friday!

I was sick yesterday, bad headache, so I stayed home from work and didn't do much of anything. We have some construction going on at home (having the master bath redone), so it wasn't the best place to be when sick. Feeling better today. I will definitely go for a long walk later today. We have perfect walking weather right now.

I posted a couple quick and easy healthy recipes yesterday...

• Banana Oatmeal Bars: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10010119/banana-oatmeal-bars
• Tomato Soup: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10010123/tomato-soup

Better close and get to work. Gotta catch-up from being off yesterday. You all have wonderful day!

pgoodt1994

I would love to join the group. I am 45 years only and trying to lose about 50 pounds. I really don't know where I am on weight right now. I weighed myself October 5 and put the scale away. I am trying to weight myself once a month. I was one of those that would weigh once a week and get frustrated if I hadn't lost or get on another two days later and I was up on the scale so I would figure, why am I even trying. So I am trying this. I feel like I have lost. I will know next weekend. One of my biggest struggles is sweets, especially in the evening.

pgoodt1994

Holy crap! Why in the world did I type I was 45 years old. I'm 40. Where in the world did that come from.
41.

larrodarro

Good Morning Cool Kids.

Caramel, hey.

Kate, hope you are recovering from the big taco salad birthday bash.

Ruby, can't wait to see the updated picture with the new hair cut.

Sdereski, enjoy your 10K this weekend.

Curious, Doctor Who is the only TV drama I watch. I've been hooked on it for 30+ years now. And I have been adding 20% more exercise than I log. Still not sure if that's enough, but I'll keep track of my loss or gain, and adjust from there. Too cheap to buy a fitbit.

Nan, Ok, Eric and Lisaanne, welcome. But Nan, we don't like snowmen for avatars. Put a puppy or something up there for us to look at

Pgoodt, you are welcome, no matter what age you are. I gave up sugar a few years back and have came up with many low {or no} sugar desserts. Using sugar free Jello, with lite cool whip and lite yogurt is one of my favorites. There are more flavors than you can decide on.

I got in my cardio this morning, had breakfast, then wasted a few hours online. Now I've had an early lunch and am wasting more time. I need to get the tractor out and finish mowing, but it's kind of cool this morning. It's only 76F so far. I guess I'll just bundle up and get out there.

And I only eat eggs on my lifting day when I have more calories to spare. But this past week my problem was getting enough calories. Maybe one of these days I will go a whole week right on my marks, but I doubt it.

I hope everyone is having a good day,

Larro

caramelgyrlk

Happy Friday kids. Hope all of you are well and in good spirits.

Sdereski--- I am glad you are safe and unscathed.

Ruby--Enjoy your YOU time.

Larro- I love your pictures. Great job on your results for the week.

KellySue-Hope hubby is recovering. I hope you are going to do something special for yourself.

Mygnsac--Hope you are feeling better.

CG--I hear that fitbits are really good and reliable. The people I work out with use Polar FT4 HRM. I love it and it is simple to use. Some of the numbers are overstated on MFP.

My Canadian family, I was horrified to see what happened in Canada. Here in the US New York had it's share of issues with the guy using a hatchet or machete type instrument and was killed by police. This violence is beyond my comprehension.

Beeps--Are you lifting today?

Kate--Like your new photo. Glad you were able to make it to the gym. I know you are sore.

I did well on Wednesday night after 2 hours of working out. I did not feel it until today when I lifted my arms to put on my shirt. Can you say OMG...lol I did not need the biofreeze afterall. I am treating myself to a new pair of work out pants and shirt. I earned them and DESERVE them I prefer shopping for work out clothes versus paying for medicine.

Welcome all newbies.

Have a great weekend kids.

Beeps2011

Hi all!

Larro, i wish i was 21.9% bodyfat.

Caramel, of COURSE i lifted todat!

Annnndddddd, that means scheduled cardio tomorrow. ZOOM!

larrodarro

Hello boys and girls.

I got out and mowed a little late this afternoon. Got the main yard done. All I lack now is the back {dog} yard and the side yard, about an acre each.

I thought I was going to have to run to town to pick up a prescription for Mamma, but it wasn't going to be ready until 2000, and she would be asleep long before then. We will deal with it in the morning. I will make an early run before work, or Sister will do it. It looks like Mamma has bronchitis and it's getting worse. Bow season starts 30 minutes before sunrise {0649} in the morning, and I plan on being in the shooting house then. I guess I will cut my hunting short if I'm going to get to Marianna and back before work.

I've got an old book Q'ed up on http://www.gutenberg.org/, and the baseball game on TV. Maybe at least one of those two will turn out interesting.

I spent about ten minutes trying to get Mocha on my right side so I could take a selfie of us left handed {easier because of the shutter location}. But every time I would get up and move down the bench, she would get down and move back to my left side. So I just did the best I could. {I'm the one that needs a shave}

Larro

Kate7294

http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u517/Kate_Pickeral/IMG_20141023_115427.jpg
Hey Kid's!
Let's see if this works. Here's a picture of my birthday cake my sister ( and Mom ) made me.
Such a great birthday weekend. I got treated to a great taco salad/meal, I got to do some shopping ( some of it by myself ***) , I actually brought myself some cute clothes ( new ones not pre-owned ) , and my measurements this morning were great. I've lost over 24" combined; includes 8" off my hips, 6" off my waist, and 8" off my hips.
Here's a picture o my Mom, my Niece Trinity ( age 2 ), Josie ( age 3 ), and myself.

http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u517/Kate_Pickeral/IMG_20141023_133800.jpg
I'm the tall one. LOL

Kate7294

larrodarro

Let me see if I can fix this for you Kate.

larrodarro

You are looking great. Neat cake too. I have never seen one like that before. Glad your birthday was a good one.

Larro

Darkhawk1969

Feel free to add me as a friend but ,l do come with the following conditions:

1. I log in daily
2. I speak my mind
3. I have been known to kick butt
4. I like to have a laugh
5. I like to flirt
6. If you dont log for 10 days or more, your gone!

If you still want to be friends then send me a request.

Take care x

Jase

Beeps2011

I love the pictures.

And the list.

Cardio done. Now it is lie on the couch and watch movies time!

larrodarro

Good Morning Afternoon Cool Kids.

I was late getting in from work. It was after 0300 when I got to bed, so I slept in this morning. {I saw 2 young coyotes when I was driving in, about 200 yards from the house. They were very pretty, but I don't like having them so close}

This is Margie's last day of early voting. Two weeks of 12 hour days is taking it's toll on her. I will be glad when she gets this election put to bed. It takes a couple of weeks after election day for everything to be finished. Then she will just have the three election cycles in 2016 to worry about before she retires.

I ate too much with my customers yesterday. One event was a black family reunion, and even skipping the baked mac & cheese and the potato salad, it was still over 1000 calories. The other was a Halloween party. I thought I did better with them, but when I did the numbers, it was also over 1000 calories. So I did extra cardio this morning, and ate my breakfast for lunch. That should help get me back on the straight and narrow. And Margie requested grilled sausage for supper. I was planning on doing some stir-fry with a couple of chicken quarters my other customer sent home with me last night, so I will just do both.

I planned on doing a little hunting today, but I think I'm going to turn the race on and nap until I have to start cooking supper. If I killed a deer today I would have to clean it and find space in the freezer. That sounds like more work than I'm up to.

Welcome Jase. Glad to have you aboard.

Hope everyone is having a good day.

Larro