40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are
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Good morning cool kid's !
Life is great ! I've been getting along with my toddler for over a week now! I've been doing a major de-cluttering, organizing, and cleaning. Wow we have too much crap. LOL
Josie finally turned a corner with her potty training and is wearing her big girl britches now. Now if I could just get her to stop trying to empty her own potty. Never seen a toddler do that before. LOL
I am officially under my goal weight by 1 pound this morning at 154 lbs. Yeah Me !!! Can't wait till refund time to buy some new bras and pj's. My 1x pj pants are starting to fall off after they've been sitting on my hips for a while now. May need to try to tighten the elastic some how. <<< Penny Pincher.
Kellysue- So sorry hun. I'll continue to pray for his recovery and you to have the strength you need.
Mzklutch- Love the new picture !
Emmalusmom- I need to work on menu planning myself. I've gotten lazy lately. I'm going to try to check out some "freezer meals" myself.
Larro and Beeps- Yes I need to jump back on the "veggie train" myself ! Woo! woo! LOL
mygynsac and Larro- Need to try eating more omelette's too.
Hello Newbies ! and good luck !
Found this picture the other day while cleaning out the basement. It had to be around my highest weight 262 lbs. and says 2008. < A halloween outfit complete with plastic mask.
Here's one of my "hot bottle heater"....LOL
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Wow ! Just noticed the one picture and my new profile picture from Christmas day were almost taken in the same spot. May have to do a side by side later.0
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Good Wednesday morning- I think?! It is cold and snowy here with temps falling into the single digits this afternoon and with wind chills it could be -20 to -30 BRRRR! I did some unpacking last night. The boxes are s-l-o-w-l-y disappearing! Hubby was terribly confused during the day yesterday, but seemed more lucid last night, so I am hoping things are turning around for him. Thanks all for your kind words and support. It really means a lot. I am just trying to concentrate on my eating right now and will get back to the gym soon.
- Beeps- you are so right about sleep. I actually slept great last night. I think I was so exhausted it was easier, but also I have finally figured out how to work my heat so it's cool enough when I sleep. I prefer for it to be a bit cooler at night and just add an extra blanket if I need to and I have an old thermostat in my new house that I don't think reads accurately, so it has taken me a few weeks to figure it out!
Welcome to all of the new folks. Hope you stick around for a while!
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Heh... I'm still a young guy. I don't turn 40 until August 23rd ;-)0
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Cannon Ball! Jumping into the cool kids pool - I'll be 42 on the 24th...gosh in someways I feel better now than I did in my 30s0
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Hello All you Cool Kids,
I am so happy to report that I went to the gym again! I rode the bike to get my heart rate up and then as Beeps says, "lifted something heavy"!
Caramel - I hope that you don't go stir-crazy being in the house for to long.
MzKlutch - I love your new pic. And hope that you get to riding soon! I ride a 4-wheeler and my husband rides a duel sport 650. We like riding in the woods.
Larro - Hope that you are enjoying your books. I would love to read one of yours. I love reading between 1500 to 1700 it is my favorite period. Especially if it has to do with native americans.
KS - I am praying for you and your husband. Stay Strong. Hugs to you!
Mygnsac - That looks like an awsome omelette. I think that you are not giving yourself enough credit on making those things. I hope that your head is feeling better. I am sure that Cisco hung with you all day, my dog will do the same.
CG - I love how active you are. You give me hope that I can continue to step my game up.
Kate - Finding that picture should remind you of how far you have come. I am so proud of you for reaching your goal! I will get there oneday too! Way to go Josie on the potty training. I do remember how hard that was for my kids. My granddaughter has been potty trained for about 6 months now. I didn't think that it was ever going to happen.
Amyrllin1 - You have have to tell all about getting back to the gym. I hope that you are on cloud 9!
Sdereski - Best of luck with your 30 day clean eating and workout challenge. I know that you can do it.
Beeps - I am still around. I just had fallen off the wagon. I was still reading but, had nothing good to report so I stayed silent. Besides I am not much of a blogger. But I am back at it again. This time I am "lifting heavy things". I seem to like this more than just riding the bike or walking. Not that I am not going to continue to do those things but add a little something else helps.
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Morning all!
Glad to see the return of "friends"!
Got my lifting done.
Have a daughter home ill....but I am skipping out for a hair appointment. Yesterday I worked all day, had date night with hubby, and today is managin the home front.
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Happy Hump Day Cool Kids!
I'm embarrased to report how badly I've done this week. Not a single day this week have I managed to stick to my calorie limit. I do great all day, have 500 - 800 calories left when I get home, and still manage to go over. Gah!
. I just feel so hungry all day. Maybe I'm not eating the right kinds of nutrients to support the level of cycling I'm doing. Have been avoiding carbs. Tonight's another opportunity, and challenge, and I'm on it!
Mz, so excited to hear about Blu Ivy! I hope you'll post a pic. Also glad to hear you're getting some good sleep! It truly makes such a difference.
Kate, I had a picture of you in one of those "Life is Good" tee shirts! So uplifting to read your post so full of happiness and optimism. So proud of you!
KS, glad you're on the sleep train too! It sounds like you're maintaining a balance and staying focused, which is amazing and inspiring considering all of the curve balls you've been thrown this year.
nladopolous, love the "cannon ball" LOL.
Welcome to all the newbies. Hope you stay and swim. The water's great!
E's mom, look at you go! And going heavy! How cool.
Beeps, sorry about your daughter, but how lovely to have a date night with hubby! Hold down the fort today, and then I'll be looking for a lifting report!
Larro, hot tubs are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
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I'd like to join.
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Good Afternoon Cool Kids.
Glad to see so many folks posting. Yesterday I was able to do the graveyard cleanup and the tub. I'm having a slow cleaning day here. {I read until 0300 again, and kind of slept in} Only on my third load of laundry so far. But I do have my cardio and breakfast behind me.
My boss just called, and I have to go into work sometime today. When I left work Monday night there wasn't anything on the schedule until next Monday night. Now I have to do a set up today for a training meeting tomorrow, office relief for my boss due to the cold weather forecast, do the cleanup for the meeting tomorrow and now there is a party for Saturday. I would rather work than not, so I'm glad something came up.
E's Mom, if you really want to suffer though some of my writing, I did post my first story on the Naval Fiction Board @ NavWeapons.com. Just do a Google search for Third Boy, Chapter One, Larro Darro, and go from there. It needs a rewrite very badly, which I work on in my mind all the time, I just don't get around to doing it on the keyboard. I regret posting it now. If I ever get up the courage to e-publish, I will have to go back and try to delete it. But once something is online, it is there forever.
Well I had better get busy if I'm going to finish the cleaning and get to work too. Hope everyone is having a good day,
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So surreal visit (but good!!!) to the Y last night. At first I couldn't find a spot even in overflow. However, didn't have to wait too long before someone did pull out of an overflow spot. However, it was farther away than I normally park. Still, I bucked up, grabbed my bag and headed for the door. As I was walking I passed a random woman who made eye contact with me, gave me a fist pump and said, "Good for you!" Then while I was doing my water aerobics I ended up sharing a lane with an undercover lifeguard who was part of a staged "drowning" drill they conducted. All in all positive experience where I got 30 minutes of aerobics in..plus adventure and random excitement!0
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Curious, consider it a "win" if you are only 100-200 over....xmas break, I was easily 500-1,000 over EveRy SinGlE DaY!!0
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What is your story about, larrodarro? Some navy adventure?0
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Larro - I just read chapter one and it is really good. It made me want to read more. Let me know if you ever decide to post chapter 20
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I am 43 and want to join. New to the site.0
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Squats and power cleans yest (47 YO)
http://youtu.be/l13CvSuO9K4 0 -
We gotta stick together - all us cool kids.
46er here - Started Focus T25 on Monday, teach Zumba 4 x week - gotta hit it hard between now and mid-February.0 -
Hi all, am home under the weather today, but I did manage to get my strength workout in is afternoon. Another good eating day yesterday. So far, so good today as well.0
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Hi everyone would like to join the group. I've been a yo yo dieter for so many years and now for the last time want to shift the excess weight once and for all.0
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Emmalusmom wrote: »Larro - I just read chapter one and it is really good. It made me want to read more. Let me know if you ever decide to post chapter 2
It's all there, you just have to click on the Naval Fiction Board Forum and go to the different chapters. Here is the link to page 16 of the forum, where they start. The later chapters are closer to the front of the forum {smaller page numbers}. When you get to further along, Chapter 84 got left out and added later, so look out for it.
warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/forums/67?page=16#.VK2-ZtLF82shttp://0 -
Good morning kids..
Still under the weather. It is 9 degrees, the ice from yesterday's snow along with the frigid cold is a force to reckon with. Schools are open 2 hours late again today. I missed 2 days this week from the gym. I have to muster the strength to get in there tonight. Otherwise, I will eat chocolate chip cookies til I puke.
Welcome all newbies. Hope you stick around.
I am with Beeps has anyone heard from Alf or Ruby. I think an APB is needed for them.
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Morning all! Need motivation not to talk myself out of going to the Y tonight. It's not even 10am and I've come up with a half a dozen excuses.0
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Good morning all! It continues to be cold here today as well. It was a 45 minute drive home last night- normally 20-25 minutes- some white out conditions and slick! YUCK! :disagree:
- Did some more unpacking last night- I might have it done by summer! Today I did have to go out an shovel so my son-in-law could drop Jake off safely. Work until 6:00 tonight and then home to unpack and clean and laundry. My younger daughter and son-in-law are coming over on Saturday to have a belated Christmas celebration. They were in Hawaii for the holiday. Still trying to stay on top of the healthy eating. I do great during the day, but it's the night time stuff that I seem to struggle with.
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Morning all! Need motivation not to talk myself out of going to the Y tonight. It's not even 10am and I've come up with a half a dozen excuses.
Sylvarose, look yourself in the mirror and say I am worth every effort I take to become healthier. I am worth it. I am worth it. I can do this... I can do this... no excuses....0 -
Good morning cool kids,
Welcome to all the new cool kids. Nice to see the group grow. So many inspiring people on here.
Carmel, as Beeps said - you INSPIRE me! Your gusto and drive are truly admirable.
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Larro -will have to look your book up, when I have a spare minute today. (Am back to work)
Kate - your transformation is unbelievable! WTG! That is fantastic. Now, go buy some new undies and pjs.
Curious - glad B is feeling better and can now fly on his own. I did not realize you had separate residences. You may find it easier now to eat how you want. I found it much easier to lose weight when my husband worked away. He was gone for 20 days / mth. Now, that he is home every night, meals are different.
Kelly - hugs to you girl. You and your husband have been through a lot. Certainly hope things are turning around for him and he starts to recuperate well. I know it will make you feel much less stressed.
Beeps - hope your daughter is feeling better and your date night was fun. Love date nights.
sylva - get to the Y. Now!
starting to feel a bit better. This cold still has been dragging a bit, but at least my infection is clearing up. One more day of antibiotics and am done!
Not sure what the workout is going to be for today, but I do have my food packed, so keeping my fingers crossed, it will be another good clean eating day.0 -
Hi and hope all the cool kids are not too cold today!
I have had pneumonia since Dec 20th. Yesterday I was able to do a little bit of exercise with out passing out! Going to work out again today - my lungs are still not right!
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Thank goodness I am working from home and can work out on my elliptical trainer and not have to go out side and breathe this 14 degree cold weather!
I have been eating like crazy because I lost a bit of weight but I am starting to get my body back on track and I am logging in MFP again. When you are sick, eating the healthiest is not something you desire. Getting anything down is difficult.
Anywhoo, I have been back since Monday and things are getting better!
Everyone, have a great week and most of all -- stay cool! Not COLD!0 -
Howdy Cool Kids!
I'm sending some of my luke-warm California sunshine to all of you under the big freeze. Today is forecasted to be pretty warm in the mid-sixties. Today was my 3rd consectutive peddle to work this week. Going for a streak tomorrow! I did a little better with calories last night, but still let my housemate (I rent a room to a Coastie) talk me into a beer, and not just any beer, but a Belgian style Imperial Ale weighing in at 304 calories. That put me right at the limit, including all of my exercise calories. I hear you KellySue, evenings are just hard! But every day -- even every moment -- is an opportunity to get it right. I think my tactic will be to stay out of the house until as late as possible.
Welcome to all of the new Cool Kids!
Sdereski, are you feeling better? You've been doing great with eating! What's your secret to the evenings?
Larro, that book is sounding great. I love a good adventure. I hope your oranges don't freeze!
Thanks for the empathy Beeps!
Sylvarose, of course you're going to the Y. It sounds like the last time was a real trip! Who knows what story you'll come home with today. Sometimes it helps to think ahead to how you know you'll feel when you're walking out of the Y at the end of your workout. You know you'll be proud and feel awesome.
Caramel, if you can't get to the gym, at least you're burning some extra calories through shivering! I hope you're feeling better, and stay away from those cookies!!!
Kelly Sue, shoveling is hard exercise to be sure! Enjoy Jake and nesting into your new home.
Let's gang up -- in a loving Cool Kid sort of way -- on Ruby and Alf. I'll send a PM today.
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Hi all,
Curiousgeorgianna, thanks for sending me a message to check on me! I have A LOT of reading and catching up to do on the group, I'm going to get back into participating here. Will take me a few days of reading the latest to get up to speed.
I hope 2015 had started out awesomely (is that a word??) for all of you. I am down 13 lbs since I last posted to the group, so even though I have been missing, I have been busy :-)
Stay warm and have a great day everyone!
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Hi everyone.
I'm kind of bummed. The weight management site that I initially joined in 2012 is closing down in a couple weeks. The food log over there is so great and easy to use and easy to convert serving weights. Lots of people/friends over there scrambling to find another logging site. Good thing I decided last Spring to check out MFP. I learned so much from that other site and its members. Truly life saving. I've recommended MFP to several of them, and maybe we can set up a group. We'll see.
Well, if the commute to work this week is any indication, it looks like everybody is back to work now. Bumper to bumper. Oh joy. I sure enjoyed the light traffic during the holidays.
We've been having record high temperatures this week. Pushing 70 degrees. I feel bad for those dealing with the extreme cold temps. The coldest place I ever lived was Fort Wayne Indiana for a year and half in my late teens. We skipped happily back to California. It's been perfect walking weather here, so I've upped my walking sessions. I gained almost 5 pounds since Thanksgiving and need to shave those off and get back on track.
I guess I'm going to have to set up and appointment to have my teeth worked on. I've been procrastinating. I need an implant, among other things, and was so busy last month with work, just didn't have the time. I guess no more excuses. Ugh.
I hope all of you who are feeling under the weather start feeling better soon. So far this season I've escaped any sickness. Hopefully I didn't just jinx myself. Ha! Working in an office with nearly 400 people, and going up and down the elevator with people so much, I always expect to catch some bug from one of them, but it rarely happens.
Welcome to all the new cool kids!
Better close and get back to work. Have a lovely day everyone.0
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