40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are
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Hello... My name is Michelle. Friends call me Chelle. I am 44 and on MFP for the second time. My fav choice of exercise is the Brazil butt lift series. I have never had a workout routine that really works like this one does for me!
Saw this thread and thought I would pop in to say hey! ; ) You are welcome to read my profile, my blog, etc, and friend me if you wish. Time for me to get my day started!
Hope you all have a great one! ; )
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HI Cool kids,
I've been MIA from the chat forums for a while. Was getting bogged down at work, sick husband and a race to coordinate and pull off.
Work stuffs are starting to wind down (tomorrow is our AGM and things wind down after that for the summer), husband has had his surgery and is recovering well and race day has come and gone and was another huge success!
I was beat on Sunday (Saturday was race day) so I vegged for most of the day catching up on the laundry and general housework. My son called in the evening and invited me fishing...he picked me up on the beach and went out for a couple of hours. My pic is of the first 2 fish we caught withing the first half hour. We caught 2 more and then headed back. They are young Chinook Salmon. :happy:
Went back to the gym yesterday! :bigsmile: FINALLY!!! Am feeling it today, but its all good. So needed to get back to lifting.
Weather has been foggy, but warm...takes hours for it to burn off, but by the time I am done work, the sun is shining, so I'm happy.
Lots of new cool kids on here - welcome! :happy:0 -
Hi,
Just found this thread and thought I'd say hi ... I'm 47... need to lose about 20 more lbs ... I've started MFP plenty of times, but this is the first time I've been consistent with it. I started following TDEE -20% rather than MFPs recommendation and so far I have to say it's working. I like to go to the gym 2-3x a week to lift weights (which I like MUCH MORE than cardio) and do walking as well. So I just wanted to say HI!! Nice to find some folks over 40 here.
Kelly0 -
Hey I'm new to this whole 40 thing. Been there since June 1. We are definitely the cool kids!! It is insanely harder to lose at 40 than it has ever been. However, my mindset is totally different. It is more about losing smart and being healthy. It is less about looking hot. Bring it, 40!
Heather (feel free to add me)0 -
Hi..soon to be 49 lost 50 on my final 12-15. Yes got to work harder to lose fat and gain muscle... but consistancy is the key. I find a great combination is both high intensity weight training and cardio. This works for me! Feel free to add! Good luck to all on this thread!0
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I'm here, just really busy.
Took a much needed rest this weekend (sort of) after completing the BAD KARMA WOD http://mountainrivercrossfit.com/4th-bad-karma/ on Friday at 5:30 am, ran for 3 miles on Sunday but that's pretty much it. Counting the days till this Whole30 craziness ends, Sunday June 30th can't come fast enough!
This week is going to be tough and I foresee a very exhausted cool kid by Friday evening. Going to the gym at 5:30 am every day this week because after work I'm volunteering my time to Vacation Bible School so I'm not getting home until 9 pm.
Today was a strength day (love them!), took me about 50 min to complete my WOD - 5x5 overhead squats, back squats, dead lifts and a mile run to finish. Ibuprofen is of course on my menu for dinner tonight.
sdereski - WELCOME Back!
Everyone else have a good afternoon!0 -
YOUR LAPTOP CAUGHT FIRE?????????????????????
omg
It really did! No good at all! The battery overheated and started shooting flames out the back of the laptop. Very scary to say the least! Haven't heard yet if I will be able to retrieve any of my stuff yet or not. We'll see...
It was a Jake day today and it has been very warm and humid here this week so I went out and walked early this morning (6:15) 'cause I know I will not want to do it later.
KellySue - WTH? I heard the other day some kid died from smoke inhalation after he fell asleep with his laptop on the bed and it overheated.0 -
Kelly Sue - good for you for getting your work-out in BEFORE the day gets too hot! That's a SMART strategy!
sdereski - that fishing picture looks AWESOME! I hope you get some much needed "down-time" this summer - it sounds like you will.
newbeg1ning - I totally admire your dedication to fitness - getting up THAT early and getting it DONE! How AWESOME!
"Hi" - to all the newbies here...0 -
Hi Beeps,
Love the way you keep up on here don't know how you do it! I have a hard enough time with the small list of friends I have! You rock!
Hello to all and now a good night! lol
I made it thru my fast today but then kinda ruined it with a wine cooler while I watched a wonder woman episode with my in-laws who are visiting. Couldn't say no to cheers with my mom in law. (shrugs) Killed my sugar but the rest is ok and I feel so energized. Weird I would think that I would be tired.
To anyone who does not know me please read my blog to see more about me before you judge the fasting thing.
Keep up the great work everyone! TTFN
Chelle0 -
Hello all. I'll be 42 in August and I think this age has kinda made me have a good look at myself. I have had a couple slimish years in my adult life, but have been mostly over weight. I started my life style change in Feb as I stopped drinking, May starting walking and counting calories and June, stopped smoking. I have also joined a gym and I am using my smoking money on a personal trainer. I have already lost around 20 pounds, 1.5 stones or 8KG. It could be more as I didn't weigh when I started. I walk like a man possessed averaging around 18 miles a day. This seems to be working rather well as I am 'thinner' that I normally would be at 13.5 stone, 189 pounds. My goal weight is around 172, but that could change to what I weigh now depending on how I get on in the gym. I feel amazing already and can't wait to get the proper gym work started.0
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princessofred - I'm an intermittent feeder, so I "get" the fasting stuff! Stopping at one drink is pretty decent - I wouldn't sweat that!
LarryDUk - sounds like you are doing the right stuff by improving your health/fitness in manageable chunks. Congrats on the "no drinking"! Congrats on the "no smoking" Congrats on the "weight loss"! I'm also glad to read you have a personal trainer - make sure they are putting you through your paces lifting heavy weights - that will make sure the weight you are losing is FAT loss (and not muscle loss).
Today, I lift!0 -
Hi All!
Today is a rest day for me so taking it easy on the calories. Nothing else really going on today. (Ahhh...just the way I like it!)
Have a great day all!0 -
Good day to all! woo hoo Larry! Congrats that is a lot of accomplishments! Keep it up!
I have lots to do today... my exercise, laundry, yard work yada yada yada! lol Then tomorrow I make my run to the dairy to get milk!
Take care everyone and have a lovely day! ; )
Chelle0 -
Hi, everyone. New to the 40+ club. I've been kicking things up a notch in the last couple of weeks. After watching seemingly everyone and their brother running in 5Ks, 10Ks, half-marathons, etc., I said to myself, "I could be doing those things, so why don't I?" Now, I train for triathlons and I'm having an absolute blast. Would love to make some new friends here. Have a great day!0
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44/m here.
Present at 201 lbs. Would love to see the 180s to the 190s again.0 -
Hi all,
LarryDUK - fantastic work on getting healthy and losing weight. You've made some major changes in your life that are not always easy. Good on you!
princessofred - I too get the fasting thing..and it does energize you!
Well, I headed out for a run yesterday. Was feeling sore after my weight lifting the day before, but did get into a good groove. However, my g/f wasn't feeling it so we ended up walking most of it. :grumble: She was feeling winded - probably because she had not eaten anything - but she won't admit that (that she didn't eat) Yes, I do believe she has a problem.
Welcome to more cool kids! :happy:0 -
Hi there,
Would love to join this group!
I'm 45 and looking to get myself in shape and toned well before I hit the "50" milestone. Had a baby at 42 and have struggled to get the remaining 15 pounds off. My hubs surprised me with a fitbit flex the other day and I'm determined to hit my 10.000 steps per day, lift weights and watch my calorie intake. My first day, yesterday was a test to see how active I am for a normal day and I logged 9000 steps. I was surprised. So, I connected my fitbit with mfp and now I'm here.
I have a question. I'm confused about calories. Many trainers, chris powell for example, say to multiply your weight by 12 to figure out your calorie intake if you want to lose weight, so that would be like 1900 calories for me. But, when I inputted my info to MFP it only allowed me 1300 calories, which seems really low. Is there anyway to change that set calories by mfp?
Looking forward to chatting with you.
Thank you,
Chris
CW ~ 160
H ~ 5' 6.5"
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Welcome to the newcomers!
Got my lifting in-and-done - my hamstrings are SHREDDED! And, I stepped on the scale. Literally, I am losing 0.1 pounds per WEEK. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Good news is - by next year at this time, I'll be down 5 lbs. Bad news is - I wanted that 5 lbs off by end-of-May, 2013. Oooooppppsss!!0 -
Seeking early bird entry!0
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I think we'll accept that you fit in here, solarpower, as all of our members have abs quite similar to those you are sporting in your avatar!
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On a UD2 cut/recomposition that ends soon!0
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LOL at Beeps. Yes we all have abs like you solarpower. (looking down, I know they are there some where...
) Though I think some of us are still a work in progress! I have a hernia I am working on getting rid of thru exercise. It has gotten smaller so keeping fingers crossed that I won't have to have surgery!
I hope you all had a good day and got everything done you needed to do!
I am off and running early tomorrow so I wish you all a good night and lovely morning!
Cheers :drinker:
Chelle0 -
I think we'll accept that you fit in here, solarpower, as all of our members have abs quite similar to those you are sporting in your avatar!
:laugh:
This is true, mine are currently hidden for personal reasons.0 -
Good morning cool kids! Went to the gym today and just did weights. Still takes me about an hour give or take 5 minutes. Good work out though! No Jake tomorrow since my daughter is off for the summer. We only have him once a week for the summer and a couple of weekends. I will use the extra time to walk a bit more and continue to work off this weight I need to lose.
Have a great day all!0 -
I think we'll accept that you fit in here, solarpower, as all of our members have abs quite similar to those you are sporting in your avatar!
:laugh:
This is true, mine are currently hidden for personal reasons.
LOL you guys crack me up! mine too are currently in hiding.
Grueling last couple of days, rest day for me today. Have a good day cool kids!0 -
I have a question. I'm confused about calories. Many trainers, chris powell for example, say to multiply your weight by 12 to figure out your calorie intake if you want to lose weight, so that would be like 1900 calories for me. But, when I inputted my info to MFP it only allowed me 1300 calories, which seems really low. Is there anyway to change that set calories by mfp?
Looking forward to chatting with you.
Thank you,
Chris
CW ~ 160
H ~ 5' 6.5"
GW ~ 145
Have you tried roadmap? TDEE? search for it on topics and yes you can manually set your macros.0 -
Good Morning all!
I lifted again yesterday! :bigsmile: Oh my, I was sore. But as I got going , the hurts were less and less. Still sore today, but not as bad.
My workout partner was out of town and I was worried that I would back out on myself, but I didn't.
After dinner yesterday, my husband and I headed to visit our local potter to buy a few gifts. He lost his house and pottery shop in the major flood we had last fall, so he is in the progress of reburishing an old garage into a new pottery shop. I was their first customer in the "new" shop. The stuff he has for sale was all salvaged from the flood. He thinks that the shop filled with water before the building shifted and stuff fell off the shelves and walls and then filled with mud...so much of it was still intacked. Thanks to some keen volunteers, they carefully managed to literally dig up his work . It really is beautiful stuff, so he and all his regualr customers are thrilled most was salvaged. :happy:
Raining today, but its a nice warm rain.
Speaking of rain, Beeps are you anywhere near the flooding in Alberta? That is unbelieveable!
Wishing you all a great day.0 -
sdereski - my whole family lives in the flood region (except us!) - and they are totally fine, homes are safe. But, now there's a train derailment (carrying petroleum products) right over the Bow River (the river that flooded) - yikes! News reports aren't very good.
I'm busy planning a 50th wedding anniversary party for my parents. How awesome that they've been (happily) married for 50 years! How TERRIBLE that they totally said they would "plan their own party" and then, 2 months ago, simply dropped the ball and said, "you kids do it". Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
My brothers don't care and are otherwise uninvolved. My sister has done TONS since she lives in their same city. From a distance, I'm doing as much as I can....but it's very frustrating.
Anyway, 3 weeks until THAT event and since I already have a full-time job and motherhood/wife duties, this is DRIVING ME BONKERS.0 -
Beeps - glad to hear you and your family are all safe!
UGH! on the party planning though. Why is it the boys never want to do anything? Geesh! In my family it seems to be me that does the organizing all the time, the boys just hand over their share of the funds. :ohwell:
I'm sure the party will be lovely - certainly hope it all goes well despite the devestation the city has endured.
I thought I heard something on the news about the train derailment. Oh no! I know when we had our flood in the fall, the two bridges I cross to get to work were compromised so they have to replace them. As a result I have a 8km drive along a bumpy, washboardy dirt road to get to town. At least I have a road, so I'll stop my whining. 0 -
Good luck on the party planing Beeps. Think caterer or friends and family that can cook lol. I do hope the flooding lessens and train wrecks too! good grief!
I have all my errands done for the morning, time to exercise and do some more yard work! Hoping it will be cooler later in the early evening. It is 106 right now but as everyone in Arizona says "it's a dry heat" ha!
Take care everyone and enjoy the rest of your day!
Chelle0
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