40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

bethjpsu

Hi all - would like to join this as well! back from vacation and back on track this week! :-)

rdewald58

Congrats Princess - Feels great when you see results.... Keep it going.......

Had a great weekend... I recorded another redord low weight on Sunday morning after working out in the yard for 3 hrs and riding for 2 hrs on Saturday. It was plenty humid out and it paid off.

We start a new 12 week weight management session at work today and I'm excited.

Everyone have a great day.
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sharonfoustmills

I think the heat is going to kill me. I went outside to plant some things in the yard with my husband yesterday (bless his heart, he is trying so hard to help me lose weight and so he thinks I can go out and do this with him to get me to move around some, even though I usually turn all cranky on him when it's hot)

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ANYWAY, heat index was 106 and I was just pouring sweat. I don't think I stayed out there more than ten minutes- I just could not take it, I was sweating so much and the bugs were biting me on my face (can't spray repellent on my face!), it was pretty awful really. I do hope as I get smaller that I will sweat less.

I am going to start my exercising indoors on the tread mill and keep all my exercise indoors until fall when it cools down some. The deep south is just too hot in the summer!

KellySue67

Good morning Cool Kids! Not feeling quite up to par today. We had a busy weekend. I had Jake during the day on Friday and we went to see the fish which he enjoyed once he woke up enough- fell asleep in the car on the way there :yawn: He went home for Friday night but came back on Saturday afternoon and played at Grammy and PawPaw's house all day and stayed overnight. He is starting to teeth and was restless throughout the night and awake a couple of times.

Sunday we stayed after church and helped set up for our Vacation Bible School for the kids and helped to "construct" a castle themed room. I glued, tacked, stretched, sweat.... for almost five hours. I am feeling it today. Skipped my gym work out this morning, but will most likely walk later as it is beautiful outside today.

Have a great day all!

spoiledpuppies

Hi there -

I'm one of the cool kids! I'm 42 and in Minnesota. Just commenting so I see this topic in my feed. Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

jlaplount

Well....under the topic of "Act your Age" I now have a pulled hamstring after a session of Fathers versus Sons whiffle ball in my backyard last night. Never pulled a hamstring before...any advise for a speedy recovery? Any thoughts on exercises that will keep me active so I don't lose what I've gained so far? I don't think it's major....I can walk without really limping. It feels more like a stiff muscle that I'd like to stretch...however, stretching it is somewhat painful.

Outside of the wiffle ball incident, I had a great weekend with my Son while my wife and daughter participated in The Dirty Girl race in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Busy couple weeks ahead with a lot of work travel...guess it won't be so bad since I'm going to have to rest my hamstring anyway.

nxd10

I have HIT MY GOAL - and passed it. And am now trying to figure out how to maintain forever.

And yes, 54 year old women DO get good looks at the pool and can look fantastic in a bathing suit.

Beeps2011

Hi!

Today was supposed to be "lifting", but I'm typing this from my deck on a sunny holiday afternoon. Couldn't resist....not enough "lazy summer days" in my neck of the woods.

4 more work days and then a holiday. I've photocopied a bunch of "bodyweight" exercises that I can do while I'm away. It's a very ACTIVE vacation we've got planned, so I'll be doing WAY MORE on a daily basis than my sedentary desk job permits, anyway.

Sooooooooooooooooooooo looking forward to it!

spoiledpuppies

I have HIT MY GOAL - and passed it. And am now trying to figure out how to maintain forever.

And yes, 54 year old women DO get good looks at the pool and can look fantastic in a bathing suit.

Congratulations!!

alienrite

I am 45 years old and approaching my best fitness level yet. I am excited to see how far I can go by the time I hit 50. Age has yet to be a limitation but rather a benefit because I have been able to be patient and plan. The only downside is that I have about 15 years of taking poor care of myself when I lost myself in work. I do find it really cool that I can look forward 5 years and be comfortable with the time frame. 14 months has been great and I am looking to see what I can do in 60 month now.

LBNOakland

Hi All!!

Hope you enjoy your day off, Beeps!

Welcome to the newbies! I was one just last week!! LOL

Sorry about the hamstring. Wish I could help!

Enjoy that shrimp boil IN a bathing suit!! How can you burn extra calories in the pool otherwise!!?

Have a wonderful week! :laugh:

KellySue67

Good Morning Everyone!! I have found the culprit for why I have not been feeling so great. TOM has arrived at my house and won't leave!! I guess I will have to deal through the end of the week. I did make it out for a walk last night and this morning in spite of my unwanted house guest.

Jake is coming over to hang out with us for a few hours tonight. I am, as always, looking forward to it. Love having him at the house.

Well, guess I'd better get my nose to the grind stone. I've got a ton of work to do today.

Have a good one!

Beeps2011

Sounds like everyone is doing great!

Today, I lift!

Hitem20

Alienrite, congratulations on doing so well! I am in a similar boat and trying to reach a fitness level I was in back in my teens and early 20's.

Started week 3 on the 100 Push Ups app last night. I was not able to finish the last set which was a bummer. However I banged out close to 50 perfect push ups in 5 sets last night, so that has me feeling rather good.

I am now eating 90-95% vegetarian and have lost almost all wants/cravings for meat, fried food and sweets. Its amazing how much my taste buds have changed over this past year. If you would have told me a year ago that I would no longer crave hot wings, french fries and steak I would have... well you know the rest.

princessofredrock

Hi gang!

You are all doing so great!

It'll pass kelly! If not I suggest you hike over to your Dr's office for a hormone test! See what's up!

Welcome newbies!

Let's see ...... kinda rainy here today for AZ but it is monsoon season! We need the rain for sure! Just as long as I can get my hike in later! Don't want to get struck by lightening! lol

Beeps- Hope you have a great Holiday! I found out the other day that where I take my boys for tae Kwon do, the owners have an awesome weight room! I have been invited to use it when ever I want! Too cool! So while my kids are at class I can LIFT! ; )

We are planning at trip to Fl in Nov. We will drive and travel with a camper/trailer and visit all our relatives out east! Should be fun taking the dog and kids across the country and back!


Keep up the great work cool kids! Love to see all of you who have hit their goals and are still working at more! AWESOME!

xoxo Chelle

cmb67

Hi! I just found this board, and would love to be a part of it!
Me: 45 yrs old
Was: 195
Now: 165
Goal: 135-140, where I felt my best
I have an 11 yr old daughter I am trying to teach healthy eating habits, after years of obviously not-so-great eating that got me where I am.

LBNOakland

That's awesome that you get to lift, Princess!! I love, love, love it!! Last night, I hit 175 on deadlifts 5x. Next week, shooting for 185. I passed my trainer's wife to the top spot on the "has-been" board. She's in her twenties! :blushing: We were laughing about the "has-been" classification. CLint, my trainer, said he is in that classification too. It just means you aren't on a sports team and not to be offended. I told him I wasn't offended. I thought it was pretty good to be at the TOP of the has-been board when I have NEVER been on a sports team and didn't do this stuff when I was his age. Wish I HAD!! :bigsmile:

I also flipped a rockloader tire 8x. It weighs about 500 pounds! Trainer stayed right with me and helped a little. Still proud! Love flipping tires! So empowering!! :glasses:

Beeps2011

princess - glad you can go LIFT while your kids are doing other things....THAT'S THE BEST!!

cmb67 - I'm trying to help my 10-year-old daughter be more "intuitive" with her eating....if she isn't hungry, she shouldn't eat. If she's bored, she has to go be active (not eat). If there's conflict she doesn't like, she can't solve it with food-soothing. With steady discussion and experience, I'm hopeful she'll grow into a STRONG woman armed with the RIGHT information!

LBNOakland - flipping tires sounds like DA BOMB! Good for you.

I got my lifting in-and-done. Going to change it up post-vacation...instead of 3 sets of 8 reps, I'm going to do 2 sets of 10 reps, and try and go 5 days per week, instead of 3. Good enough!

KellySue67

Happy Wednesday! Rest day today! Keeping the calories in check.

Had Jake at the house for a bit last night. He is such a happy baby. We had a blast, as always. :laugh:

Have a great day!

Beeps2011

I'm keeping calories in check, too, KellySue. I'm going to go off to the gym, again, at lunch.

princessofredrock

Love the motivation! I am a long way from tossing tires! lol

Just had my annual blood work done. Will let ya know if I passed or not!

Happy Hump day cool kids! ; )

Beeps2011

Got my lifting in and done.

Think I'll choose a salad with some chicken on it for my lunch. And, more coffee!

Yum!!

Beeps2011

A full day at the office, today. A half-day tomorrow (our team is supposed to be doing a "team-building" activity in the afternoon).

And then Saturday we pack. Sunday we leave for our 2-week-family-vacation.

CANNOT WAIT!!

KellySue67

Beeps- sounds like you are just a bit excited! I have to say I would be too. My younger daughter is getting married in November and they are going to Hawaii for their honeymoon.

Today was a lifting day for me and while my weight limits are still light, I increased all of them by at least a few pounds. It was a good work out!

It's a late work day for me as it is performance night for the folks that I work with. It's always a lot of fun, but very busy so I will be hopping later this afternoon. I will try to get a bit of paperwork done before then though.

Have a good day all!

Beeps2011

Good for you for increasing your weights! That *does* feel good, for sure, KellySue!!

My day, tomorrow, has been hijacked by a work-emergency. Alas, we've cancelled our "team-building" event and I'll have to work the entire day - perhaps PAST 5:00!!!

Aaaggghhhh.

No lifting today. But, since there's no team-building thing-y tomorrow, I'll bring my gym gear and go lift at lunch-time. I'm cool with that!!

KellySue67

Happy Friday! Feeling some DOMs from my workout yesterday. I got my work out in when I came into work today and cleaned up from last night's performance. We had chairs to put away as well as moving our conference table back into place and vacuuming and setting up for today's session. Lots of lifting and it always makes me sweat, but at least it's air conditioned in here 'cause it is very humid outside today and if I did anything too strenuous outside today, I think I might pass out! The air feels very heavy.

Have a good day everyone!

Beeps2011

Maybe I'll go lift at lunch. Maybe it will be a "team-building" lunch away. Unsure at this point.

I do know it is 2 more sleeps to HAWAII!

sdereski

Hi all,

Am back from vacation and trying to get caught up with everything...including MFP!

Vacation was wonderful! had a great time and great weather. Did exercise about 5 days I was there - ran twice and then walked the same loop I ran 3 days.

Was back to work on Tuesday and then off again on Wednesday. Had to take my husband to see the specialist for his follow up (he had surgery on his foot in June). Yesterday had a workshop most of the day and a terrible headache. I think I was just over tired. Went home right after work and slept! I never do that. Headache was gone when I woke up. :happy:

Have not had a chance to workout at all since I've been home which is pissing me off. Today....it's going to happen today!

I started a 21 day reset..today is day 2. Clean eating and no caffiene. Not a biggy there, as I've been caffiene free for a while, but do enjoy a cup of decaf every now and then. Will have to stick to my Caf-Lib instead.

Will try and catch up on all the posts. Beeps- your Hawaii vacation is fast approaching! Jealous.

Beeps2011

Welcome back sdereski!!

Yep, we leave tomorrow on the 7:30 am flight. So, today I'm at my cardio class (haven't gone to it in 4 weeks - yikes!), then I've got a little bit of work to do, gotta get to the library, and finally PACKING!

We'll celebrate my son's 26th bday tonight with some DQ ice cream cake and then he'll drive us out to the airport tomorrow morning....at about 5:00 am!

CANNOT WAIT!

I'll catch up here when I find wi-fi spots. In the meantime, 40+er's, go get it!!

RM10003

Enjoy Hawaii, Beeps! My husband was born and raised in Honolulu and my mother-in-law still lives there--I like to say I won the "location of in-laws" sweepstakes. Would love to go more often but man, is that a long flight from the East Coast....

sdereski, I admire your commitment to no caffeine! That is one thing I just refuse to give up.

Hit the farmers' market this morning and stocked up on fruits and veggies. Planning on a chill day taking care of business around the house, and a yoga class later this afternoon. I haven't done yoga in so long, but I have a deal coupon I need to start using before it expires.... I'll do the restorative yoga class today, though, can't mess that up too badly. And I could use some relaxation/stretching after this week.