40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are
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Hi.. not sure how to join, or if just posting is enough. I'm 41 yrs old, I'm not a very active person. I don't eat right either. I would like to change my lifestyle, by being more active, eating better and staying positive. I know it's going to be a big change but I need it. Any eating tips, exercise advice, staying motivated ideas... are soo welcome. .0
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welcome back!caramelgyrlk wrote: »Happy Friday cool kids. OMG it has been a long time since I have been in this forum. Hope all of you are well and in good spirits. Beeps, I hope you are still lifting heavy things. Sdereski, what's happening with your running? Alf what are you up to? Gam3rguy and Allen Priest, hope both of you are ok. I am training for an upcoming savage race in May 2016. Let the games begin. Have a great weekend everyone.
all's good on my end.
good luck with the Savage!! (I have one coming up in June!)
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I got on the scale today I'm 126 pounds! It might go back to 127 tomorrow but for now I'm happy.0
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Full day skiing at Whistler yesterday - Felt awesome! I am now waiting on the kids and loving the bumps again.
I didn't pack a lunch so ate a bit poorly at the hill. I tried for the chilli, but it wasn't enough so ended up having the Bacon Cheeseburger as well ($10,50 for a cup and a half of chilli and $13.50 for Burger with no sides - Captive audience = super high prices).
To make up for it, and since it wasn't raining (which is a pre-requesite), I went for bike today. 35km, 1300 cal and averaged 24.9km/hr! About 1.6km/hr better than by previous best. Love to see the other benefits for losing weight.
Reinspired and refocued today.0 -
I've been on MFP for several years but I'm just now joining the 40+ club thanks to my birthday.
5'8"
SW 208 lbs
CW 165 lbs
GW 160 lbs (subject to revision)
I pretty much eat what I want, just in portion sizes that keep me in a calorie deficit. That means pizza, gyros, burgers, fries, I just watch the calories and I've lost over 40 lbs.
For fitness I ride my bike. Today was a nice springlike day so I rode for about 10 miles. When the weather isn't so great I hook up my bike to a trainer and ride indoors.
I weigh daily, in the morning, on an Eatsmart Plus Digital scale that I bought about this time last year. My bathroom floor is unlevel so I can slide my scale six inches and gain ten pounds. To keep myself from going crazy, I put a little mark on the baseboard and keep the scale lined up with the mark to keep the weigh-ins consistent.
MFP has really worked for me so far, now I have just a few pounds to go to hit my interim goal weight. I'll reassess when I hit 160. Now I'm excited about being part of the 40+ club. Feel free to friend me.0 -
nmannette575 wrote: »Hi.. not sure how to join, or if just posting is enough. I'm 41 yrs old, I'm not a very active person. I don't eat right either. I would like to change my lifestyle, by being more active, eating better and staying positive. I know it's going to be a big change but I need it. Any eating tips, exercise advice, staying motivated ideas... are soo welcome. .
Yep just post
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"Total Body Hammer"=Done!
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Day 2 of 100....2 miles run done this morning. Slightly quicker than yesterday so I am pleased with that.0
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Hey everyone!!! Tons of new cool kids!!!!! Thanks for joining!!!!
Caramel, first to hear from you! Good luck in your race! You too Gam!
Well, I will weigh in tomorrow morning but I'm telling you the scale has been frustrating me a bit. BUT I'm feeling very energetic from the additional challenges I've been doing plus my clothes are fitting better and I feel and look trimmer. So I might give the scale a kick in the rear! LOL Rest day today. I will use it to prep my meals for this week.
Happy Sunday!!
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Morning/Afternoon (or whatever it is where your at)!!
So I was feeling pretty good, going for a long walk with my 10 yr old and he reminds me of the time last winter that both my sons and I went walking in the snow and how I jumped up and pulled down a pine bough full of snow and the snow dropped on their heads. It is a good memory. I looked up at the trees, noticed they've been cut back and.....promptly stepped on a piece of pine branch. My left ankle went in, then out and back to center and I hit the ground. When I could get up again I managed to hobble back home, thankfully we had only got .3 miles from the house and so I didn't have to call my husband to come get me. Kind of pissed0 -
Afternoon all,
Had a shocker this weekend with work (we were deploying a system around the clock since Thursday..) and my diet has suffered.. I was doing ok until I hit the weekend, and then a combination of lack of choice and sleep deprivation had me eating Allens Party Mix lollies and Cadburys, like they were running out on Monday..
Oh well, back on it now. I hope you all did better than me!
Cheers,
Trent
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I won't weight until tuesday, or wednesday, Alf.
And, I might add back in monday eve cardio to try and push that scale down.
Lifting mon/tues/thurs this week....so, I could do mon/wed/fri/sat cardio just to see?0 -
sherriediva, your ankle incident sounds v. painful - hope it has eased up somewhat now.
Welcome to all the newbies!
I'm lifting after work tonight, but have done day 3 of 100 for my #run2remember challenge. 2 miles before the sun came up, in the bag. Not fast, not pretty, but its done. Only another 97 days to go!!0 -
Bis & Tris=Done!0
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Day 200 of ice cream every day...0
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Hello all,
busy weekend, but it was good. Did not get all my chores done in the city, but did do some major clothes shopping. Spent too much time doing that, so didn't get some of the other stuff done. O well, my favourite ladies store was having a major sale, and I took advantage of it.
Didn't get any exercise in on Friday or Saturday, other than the same ol' running around one does when trying to get everything done in the city. Sunday, did some major house cleaning ( after 2 consecutive weekends away, it showed) and managed to get a good 5k run in. Made my day to get out and run in the sunshine.
Have a marvelous Monday!0 -
Not much happening here. Usual kettlebell and kickboxing on Saturday as the kettlebell workshop was rescheduled. Went for a walk with my littlest tomorrow and no workout planned for tonight. Might try and go for a walk.0
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Just stumbled upon this group.......44 and need to lose 50+ pounds per doctor to get to a healthy weight.
I do have some physical limitations so I can't jog/run.........just getting back into a fitness routine after MANY years without.
I am having surgery March 30 and will be on bedrest anywhere from 2-8 weeks and no idea yet how long I will be "banned" from the gym.
I have a desk job so fairly sedentary during the day and to be honest - after getting up at 5 to go to the gym and then work 10 hours 5 days a week by the time I get home I'm usually falling head first into bed. The days I don't make the gym before work I try to go after work if possible.0 -
I eat probably 400-800 cals of it a day, it's plenty portions for me, then I go for pumpkin pie
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Just decided to participate on the MFP forum and this was the first thread I clicked on. I'm 41 and since turning 40, I've had a difficult time keeping the weight off. I've been trying since last July to return to my 2013 weight. Initially had some good results up until the beginning of this year. Not a single pound has come off since then. I'm starting to lose all hope.
Hoping to get some ideas from others who have gone through the same thing. Cheers!0 -
Just stumbled upon this group.......44 and need to lose 50+ pounds per doctor to get to a healthy weight.
I do have some physical limitations so I can't jog/run.........just getting back into a fitness routine after MANY years without.
I am having surgery March 30 and will be on bedrest anywhere from 2-8 weeks and no idea yet how long I will be "banned" from the gym.
I have a desk job so fairly sedentary during the day and to be honest - after getting up at 5 to go to the gym and then work 10 hours 5 days a week by the time I get home I'm usually falling head first into bed. The days I don't make the gym before work I try to go after work if possible.
How much you eat (calories wise) is far more important than the amount of gym time. You simply cannot out exercise in excess consumption.0 -
simone0001 wrote: »Just decided to participate on the MFP forum and this was the first thread I clicked on. I'm 41 and since turning 40, I've had a difficult time keeping the weight off. I've been trying since last July to return to my 2013 weight. Initially had some good results up until the beginning of this year. Not a single pound has come off since then. I'm starting to lose all hope.
Hoping to get some ideas from others who have gone through the same thing. Cheers!
Log everything. Get a food scale and weigh things si you know for certain how much you are consuming.0 -
I love ice cream too. And chocolate. And cake. But particularly ice cream!
Anyway.....got myself organised yesterday and brought in my work clothes and towel etc so that I could run in to the office today and shower here. Did quite well (on the organisation front) except realised before I set off that I had no hairbrush at work, so had to run with a hairbrush in the pocket of my hi-vis running jacket. May not sound an issue, but I felt every bristle of it one way or another!!
Still, got my daily 2 miles in. And my hair doesn't look like a tangled mess. Result all round!0 -
I fit in here, only read the last cpl pages of posts. But, I'm closing in on my desired weight. I've reached my initial goal and revised it to 175, with hopes to gain back about 5 in muscle. Started at 210 and am 6 ft. Started a cpl days before Thanksgiving and been keeping attack since an losing weight since. I eat what I want, but it is healthier than it used to be. I'm at 181 as of my last official weigh in which is each Tuesday nite at work. Am pretty happy with where I'm at and if this is as low as it goes that's also good. My main goal is simply better fitness which includes working out some each day, cardio each an some lifting. Am actually going to be starting Insanity soon with the benefit of it pushing me harder to reach my goal. Congrats to all those who've lost an maintained and nothing but well wishes for those just starting, be honest with yourself during the good an bad.0
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Shoulders=Done!0
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Zumba and strength training with my PT last night. 0
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