40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

Groovyca2022

Jack....you are only 44. You are not suppose to oooozz anything yet! lol.

icmefit

I would like to join? If you let me? Ihow?

sdereski

Welcome new cool kids. Glad to have you on board. Please keep on coming back to check in and fill us in on your days. :happy:

So, didn't do anything again yesterday. Was so tired. I knew I was going to have a late night (my briidge night) and really needed a nap, so I went home and layed down for a while. I didn't get to bed until 1 a.m. so am tired again. Ugh! am hoping something will "pick me up" today to get some sort of workout in. I don't like how I feel when I don't work out.

Have a great Friday all! :flowerforyou:

thejackfact

I am super glad I have found the cool group, I was a little dismayed with the early offerings. But now that we are all together, let's get it done. It's what we responsible folks do. We have the resource, smarts, money and we ARE willing to work for the body we want. You can't be a rock star if you don't go to practice. Lets move!

thejackfact

I would like to join? If you let me? Ihow?

I think you just have to makes lots of cool posts (I still have a ways to go), so fire away and your in!

Tereless

what is "cool" in British terms?

thejackfact

The below info is 3 years old, please update us on the current "cool" trends. Was in London this past summer and it was way cool....I was chuffed to bits!


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

London is the capital of Great Britain, so some British people might be from London. Also, you would say London-er.

The word "cool" is actually used frequently by British people. I use the word "cool" often enough. Another word for "cool" in Great Britain might also be "sweet", "ace", "wicked", "nice".

Londoners are actually well-spoken people. People who have never visited the UK often mistake Londoners for talking in slang.
Source(s):
Born in London, and still live in London

katmumn

I'm 42, for a few more weeks anyway, with 2 sons who are 20 and 21. My kids tell me I'm cool. Possibly that's just so I will do things for them, but still it's better than the opposite I guess.

I just started logging again this week. Exercise has been mostly walking and weights. I started Jilian's 30 day shred yesterday. I'm happy I managed to get through it.

I'm trying to lose at least 10 pounds, maybe 15.

thejackfact

This sure is the place to do it, and glad to see that this thread just draws in the cool folks from the crowd...brilliant idea this thread is....btw...you just look cool!

Will be working on strength training this weekend in between cardio sessions with my daughter. My best friend is coming for the week and I have warned him of the 5 am wake ups.....hope he is still my friend after the week.

Beeps2011

Well, I had a board meeting all morning, so no work-out, today. Am trying to catch up at work so that I don't have to work the entire weekend - GGAAAAAAHHHHHH!

Only1Mickee

well I don't know how cool it is but I went to work today after having three days off after surgery. Think I should have taken a little more time. I am hurting this evening. Percocets haven't kicked in yet. And that's about all.

sdereski

Hey cool kids, welcome on board! :flowerforyou:

Beeps, hope you got what needed doing so you didn't have to work this weekend.

Jack, hope you and our friend are enjoying the time together, and he is working out with you and your daughter. Extra motivation and encouragement for your daughter. :happy:

A year ago I went to visit my g/f who,had moved a good 11 hours away from me. She was attending early morning boot camps, So I would go with her. We'd get up shortly after 5a.m. to attend. The others would ask...."who does that to company?" :laugh: but that is what we did ...we were always doing something active together when she lived here so attending boot camp with her for 6a.m. in mid January was not that unusual.

Got my long run in yesterday, but should really call it my long run/walk. Was a horrible run with me walking most of the last 6miles, but I did get the 15 in. Hopefully next weekend's15 miler will go better, cause it can't go much worse. Wait...it can, so scrap that. :laugh:

cara523

HA! this is awesome! I am not sure if I qualify as cool though. I am not married...I have one son ( who has 4 paws and a tail) and I will be hitting the big 4 5 next month. I guess I can go through the pages and pages of this thread to see if "cool" is defined but maybe someone can help me and let me know? If not, its all good- I will start reading right after my workout. Have a great day!

SueCarms

I've never really thought of myself as cool but I definitely qualify as over 40 - in fact 50 is only just over 2 weeks away which is pretty scary! Married and have two cats, live in Wales in the UK. Anyone else from Wales in the 'cool gang'. Nearly half way through my planned weight loss but reached that annoying point where my weight loss has stopped - any ideas?

Deemom8

Good Morning all, I would love to join your group. I am 45 yrs young, in my mind I am only in my late 20's. I have 4 kids, 20, 18, 17 and 13. Married 22 yrs and am now loving the gym. I have gone everyday since starting in late December. I need to lose about 26 more lbs. Just recently bought a Fitbit to track my steps throughout the day. In my mind, I feel pretty cool, I think my kids think I am a pretty fun Mom. Enjoy the rest of the day !

Liz_Mfp

Hello Everyone
Is there a 50's topic?

fightininggirl

I'm two years away from being cool:) I'm 38

sdereski

Good morning all you cool kids!
Yes, you all qualify as cool, because you knew to stop in and check this out.

Started my P90X challenge. OH man! I cannot believe how much fitness I have lost in the past year. Anyway, it wasn't going to get any better doing what I was doing, so..........today was day 2. Plyo done. It was tough.

Beeps2011

I enjoyed the Oscars.

Won't weigh until thursday - also need to take photos/measurements that day.

I get to lift, today! Yay!

Ed98043

So HERE'S where all the cool kids are! I'll have to sit down and read the whole thread later, but here's my intro: I'm 46, never been married, no kids, couple of dogs, live alone in the Seattle area, self employed and work at home. I like to think I'm cool because I don't wear mom jeans or or drive a mini van and I've never voted Republican. But I'm probably not cool because I have no idea who most of the nominees at the Grammys were and I wish "kids these days" would just pull their pants up and get all that fishing tackle out of their faces.

Sooo...I've been gaining about 15 lbs a year for the past, oh, 5 years or so (that's what 150 extra calories a day and an big helping of denial will do to you) and today is my 1 month anniversary on MFP. I've lost 7 lbs so far - it's sure different from when I was younger and could lose several lbs a week by just cutting back a little. The biggest hurdle for me has been to accept that it's going to be slow-going...so, summer of 2014 here I come!

Nice to meet you all.

Beeps2011

My personal trainer e-mailed me this morn because he had a cancellation...so, I hopped on over to the gym and tried TRX!!!

Boy, did I LOVE IT!! Loved it. Maybe it was just nice to have someone to work-out with....maybe it was just the "novelty" or "newness" of the equipment. I don't know....but, it was such a NICE CHANGE OF PACE from what I've been doing, and, yep, I'm pretty sure I'll feel DOMs tomorrow.

PERFECT!

We did some squats, which included just regular squats, as well as some overhead squats and even some one-legged (assisted) pistol squats!

We did some push-ups, which included some burpee-style exercises (hated these!).

We did some lunges which included reverse lunges, curtsy lunges, as well as something more like a side-to-side thing-a-ma-doey.

We did some rows, including some one-armed ones.

We did some planks, including front planks, side planks and also some kind of "wood-chop" style twisty-abs.

We did some chest flys and some reverse flys. LOVED THESE! (Haven't been doing enough chest work, I don't think, in my current routine!)

Tried some "specializations" - so, some work on my lazy glutes, some bi's, some tri's, and a bit of shoulders.

I am so warm and cozy just now....as if my muscles have had a really good session - haven't felt this "feeling" in awhile and I'm just really happy with today's work-out.

It was MORE "cardio"-like than I prefer, but, that's okay. I did a 3-min row to warm-up and about 10-mins of stretching/rumble-rolling at the end.

I have one more personal training session on Wednesday, we'll do some more TRX, and then I'm on my own, again....

kpaulako

Oh Oh Oh!!! Can I join too?

I'm 45 and married (just got my husband to join MFP today yay!) with a 16 year old know it all daughter. Ahhh I remember the days I knew everything too

I joined here a long time ago but never really used it. Did WW for a year (not my thing) and now I'm back with a vengance. Starting Insanity today. God help me.....

Looking for other cool kids to to connect with on my journey to lose my stubborn 30lbs. :glasses:

goldthistime

Sounds like a fun group, er thread . I'm at my cottage for the week, (where it is snow cool). This place is my private fat camp. Nothing to do but cook healthy meals and exercise like a mad woman. Just came in from a test run of cross country skiing on the lake. (If any of you are cross country skiers you probably know the dangers of overdoing it that first day -- some teeny tiny inner thigh muscles can cause so much pain !). Wish you could all be here with me.

Beeps2011

Hi 40's!

No work-out for me, today....have a lunch seminar.

TOM is interfering with my scale-readings (I think....actually, i guess I HOPE!).

goldthistime

Hey Beeps, TOM messes me up too. As do, uh, ahem, BM's. Otoh, drink enough alcohol and I get a reading I don't deserve on those scales. Ditto for big meals of asparagus. Does this mean that you are reconsidering giving up on cardio? I absolutely believe in strength training for long term weight loss but it's pretty weird that cardo AND a mini-fast didn't do it for you.

Beeps2011

Cardio one day per week. That's it for me. Works much better for fat loss purposes (for me).

Beeps2011

And....my 2nd TRX session is in 2 hours. COLOUR ME EXCITED!!

Beeps2011

Okay, so TRX wasn't as SUPERFUN as I found it on Monday. Which really means that MOST of what was fun on Monday was having a trainer to talk to (i.e. I usually work-out alone), having someone watch my form and REMIND me to "pull that in tight" or "push there", and having a new "toy" to play with (i.e. the TRX machine).

But, it was still fun!

I have a rest day, tomorrow. And then I'll do one more "B" in Phase 1 of NROL4Life on Friday. And then I'm ON VACATION from Sunday to Thursday.

BYE COOL KIDS!

(Okay, not really 'good-bye' - I'll be here all this week, lol.)

jimmyalice1984

Can I be a cool kid too? I'm 45, have 4 kids, the youngest being 15, been single for a good few years now. Like to workout, love to party, beginning to love my body, and love my new haircut. And my kittens Jimmy and Alice. Excited about joining a new gym which is opening locally at the end of March so I can start to lift heavy, working up to it at home with my barbell but don't have room for a squat rack. And that's it for the moment.....

Beeps2011

Sure, come on and be cool....

No work-out for me, today. I am going to fast as much as I can. I have decided to take photos/measurements tomorrow and I'll hop on the scale at the gym, tomorrow, too.

I'll report back, re: February-month-end at that time.