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40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are
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I would really like to join. I am 45 and have lost 60lbs. so far by using clean eating techniques, drinking water and walking. I would love to know all I could though, from others, since my body just isn't responding like in the past.1
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woodlandsgopher wrote: »Getting my eating under control has been the biggest struggle. What's been working for me is a change in my mentality about myself, and how I think about food. I've begun to think of myself as an athlete, not a sports specific athlete, or a professional anything, but just a life athlete. Once I started to see myself through that lens, I started to look at food as "Does this food help me or hurt me?" If it hurts me, I either don't eat it or I eat very little of it. I mean, let's get real; I enjoy beer and junk food, but I've cut it WAY back because it's not doing ANYTHING good for me. When I get the urge to sleep in, or sit on the couch and eat a bowl of chips and queso, I think "Would an athlete do that?" It all comes down to discipline and holding myself accountable to being a life athlete.
I don't know if any of that will work for you, but that's what has helped me get on a better track.
This makes a lot of sense actually. I have really been trying to look at things in a different way. My husband tries to help but because of my passed relationships, when he tries to help I see him griping that I am not good enough. To answer you, yes I think this helps and I am going to start over AGAIN tomorrow. Today was one of those days no matter how hard you try it just doesn't happen. Wish me luck and Thank you!!!!!
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Done ~~
1 minute of planking for a daily challenge.
Cardio - 45 minutes of SUP, low mileage (1.75 miles) due to practicing various paddling techniques and some strong storm winds blowing through. Tomorrow is a rest day -- Yippie! -- just have to clean the board and equipment for Saturday (I know I should have done it today, but really think a nap is in my near future).0 -
sdereski, I am heading into a 10-day period of travel and various kidlet activities and I won't have a workout in the next ten days! Yikes!! Then again, my body is very tired and stress from this "ovarian mass" is taking its toll....so, perhaps a week of "rest" is ok.
allenpriest - congrats on dropping another pants' size! I am going in the other direction...having gained about 10 lbs since xmas....and this is rotten. I will try and maintain at this weight....and then post-surgery, I will try and dump it off (again!!).
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Last time the pants were so loose I went down two sizes. Also have to replace summer shorts as those just fall off. It's kind of funny.2
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Hello everyone - this is my first post in this thread. I joined MFP 3 years ago but slacked off after a few months. I have just gotten back and soooo glad that I found this thread! I am a 5'3" 42yo female (my profile pic doesn't give any clue so I think I better mention this). My goals are: get down to 125lbs, optimize my fitness, improve body shape (just to name a few haha). I was ~150lbs in Jan, which was not my all time high but close... Currently at 135 - this hasn't budge for a few days but hanging in there. I like bike riding and have just gotten back to weight training a month ago (1 time a week at the moment hoping to make it to 2). I am from Hong Kong so half a globe away from some of you here I guess? English is not my native language so please excuse me if anything I say came out weird or impolite!2
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Bis & Tris=Done!0
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C25k week 7 day 3 yesterday. Two miles running, 1.3 miles walking.
Also, last night was bowling night. 3 hours of hurling a 15-pound ball at stationary objects. It's a sport league, which means we're bowling on PBA oil patterns, which always adds a challenge. I had two good games and two meh games. I guess that's not too terrible for being away from the game for a year.1 -
Hi everyone. Just turned 40 last year and looking to drop a few pounds. I joined the year after the birth of my 2nd baby, back in 2012. For various reasons I could not maintain the logging in and lost my way. Fast forward to 2016 and I now feel I have the time and motivation to finally get my butt in gear!
Look forward to hearing your stories!
Kaz x1 -
"Body Beast Bulk: Shoulders"=Done!0
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So...up and down a small, Rocky Mountain...and a tower on top...with a sandbag! Done now!
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Shoulders and abs0
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thanks. little sore today but that may be my new Saturday thing for a while. now that I said that, expect rain every Saturday from now until Doomsday!
rest day. gotta do the dreaded grocery shopping and the also dreaded food prep for the week. but first, pants!
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~~waves to all the new people!! Welcome! ~~
**Kudos to all those logging their activity! Way to be accountable**
Didn't log much yesterday because I was exhausted. Yesterday was SUP race day...(and today will be another post-race rest day).
1hour 20 minutes of cardio and 3.85 miles of racing - Done (20.7 minute miles). Thought my times were super bad since I was at the end of the pack, but actually it was just the race field was fast and the conditions were so much better than last year. I did lose some steam near the end (I was trying for sub 20 minute miles like in my first race this month) and need to figure out why I lost steam, since I was staying hydrated and made sure I ate some bars before going out. Although this was my fourth race in three weeks so it could just be my body is just plain tired. It's been a very aggressive race month locally (usually we get ~2 races / month max) and the conditions in the previous two races were challenging with high winds and swells, which beat me up a bit. Yesterday was beautiful with low chop, though the wind picked up near the end of my race. Still any day on the water is a great day.
So checking in for my fitness goals...
1. Work out goals:
-- 4 races completed for the month! Hallelujiah!
-- Accomplished cardio at least 4 times this past week (think it was actually 5 total)
-- Didn't do my strength training with bands goal. Will work on it for this upcoming week.
-- 2 days of Kettlebell done this past week.
-- Missed the plank challenge yesterday, but otherwise on track.
2. Still working on my macro tracking, but it's going in the right direction highlighting areas where I need to boost/adjust my intake.
3. Success at drinking over 8 glasses of water a day for the whole week.
4. Still working on 7-9 hours of sleep a night, had a couple days under 7 this past week.
All in all a positive healthy week. Now, to repeat this pattern and do it better this week!!0 -
"Game of Thrones" huh? well...that explains a LOT, LOL!!
"INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Volume 1 Speed & Agility"=Done! HOLY CRAP!! THAT'S A MONSTER!!! if I could get a dollar for every time I kicked or tripped on that damn ladder...2 -
Chest & Tris=Done! that's rough goin' in tired. managed to maintain weights on everything and went up on incline fly! lots of dips at the end. burnt!1
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Hello Everyone!! I am interested in joining this group as well. I am 43 years old and about 80lbs overweight. I am lazy at tracking and everything else for that matter, and that is going to stop today!!:)
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Imma need some caffeine if I'm going to try week 8 day 1 today....0
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Already walked 2 miles today. I know it isn't much, but it is for me here lately. Hopefully, I will at least a 30 minute work out in gym today before class tonight. Starting the week out right!4
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"INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Volume 1 Strength"=Done!0
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Can I join in with you guys? Just joined the 40 club0
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Today I officially lost 30.6 lbs since the new year.9
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LEGS=DONE!0
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I over ate my calorie count today, but . . . I finished a 40-minute kick-butt kickboxing workout. This is progress!
RespecttheKitty, way to go on the C25K!2 -
"INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Volume 1 Back to Core"=Done!0
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