40+ Club- I'm Dreaming Of A Light Christmas
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Thank you, all! It's good to be back! I'll keep you posted on my road back.
sing- please see your dr! For someone like you to feel so run down for more than a day or 2 may indicate a real issue.
stiring- I'm sure you'll get through this stress! It all sounds like a great adventure!
swiss- thanks for the encouragement! I'm hopring that my body will respond quickly to better eating and a bump in exercise
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Plan to re-start month 2 of Insanity today plus a mile or so on the treadmill. Dreary weather here.
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Sing: I'm glad you are going to get your cold seen to!
Stiring: Glad to see you arrived in Korea. Helicopter ride sounds cool. I've never been in one. Glad to hear some of your stuff arrived too, I know you were wondering if it would actually show up.
We are having our office Thanksgiving Dinner at lunch today. They put our food on those big oval chinette platters instead of plates. Even if you say a taste of this and a taste of that, you end up with mega amounts of food. It is the yummiest of their meals all year though! So, I'm planning to indulge myself a little. Pre-planning a small indulgence, should prevent me from turning it into a stress eating even (I HOPE!)0 -
Thanks for the warm welcome from all of you! Hope everyone had a nice Veterans Day yesterday and having a good week as well!
Stiring: Thanks so much! That is so fabulous to hear about Insanity …. I know I am going to go for it! Thanks for your encouragement (as always). It will probably be when I finish up this rotation with STS and incorporate it into another one … kind of like we talked before! Hearing that it is fun really makes me feel excited about it. :happy:
So glad to hear you are settling into your new home and found the Gr Turkey! That’s excellent – I’m sure once things get to feeling a little more settled it will all come together for you with the eating.
Singfree: Hope all goes well at your Dr appt. today. :flowerforyou:
Zebras: Thanks for the welcome – Enjoy your Thanksgiving potluck @ lunch today!
Had a great cardio workout this a.m. and tomorrow will be a Back & Biceps workout along with Abs.
I have incorporated A LOT more protein into my diet this week and it feels good. I thought I was eating quite a bit before but I needed to change it up and thought more protein would be a good choice. I don’t eat all of my exercise calories however so kind of playing around with that – may be a danger zone, I hope not.
Happy Thursday everyone!0 -
April.... Good to have you back. I am also going through my own issues with motivation and food. I think I made the mistake of setting a goal for myself and now that I've reached it I have slacked off..... A LOT!!!! I am trying to find a way to re motivate myself. And I had better do it quick. At least I'm starting off smaller than I was when I first started so if I go full board like I did last time I can lose even more....
Sing.... Take care of yourself and I hope you feel better.
String... So happy that your stuff is finally getting there.... Once you get everything unpacked then the stress of moving should subside. You not really home until you have your belongings.
How many calories are you all eating? MFP recommends me to eat 1200 calories but I find that so darn hard. Plus I dont seem to be losing very much at all. If I do lose its about 1 to 2 lbs a month and to me, that is VERY discouraging. If it were 1 to 2 lbs a week then I'd be happy0 -
Tron- I hear ya! As for your calorie intake, 1200 is your miniumum! You should eat some, if not all of your exercise calories. I find 1500-1600 cals much easier to manage and still lose weight. And don't get too impatient with the rate of loss. You're close to your ideal weight, where it is much harder to lose!
Hang in there! Maybe we can challenge each other!:happy:
Off to do Insanity.0 -
I can't beleive I ate the whole thing. Let's just leave it at that!0
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Hey happy over 40 group. :laugh: I think I can get back into losing again. It seems so tough these days with age, time managment, and company all the time something is going on and I just need to focus on this weight loss issue once and for all. Hope we can motivate each other.:blushing:0
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This is my Friday morning check-in......:sad: I'm thinking about calling the movers and seeing if they can take my scale back.
Actually, I set a goal that I didn't want to gain more than five pounds in the move, and I didn't, so that is good. But I am up four pounds. I have a feeling some of that is water weight because I haven't gotten my drinking/eating on a routine yet. But it was a wake-up call that it's time to get back on track with my eating. At least my clothes are still fiting.
I cooked my first dinner in our new home last night. Yay! We won't see the bulk of our household goods until January, so it is still a struggle to cook properly, but I'm going to try. Despite my weight gain, I'm actually really happy that we only ate out four times (not including social events, etc) throughout the move. That's pretty good for us. Planning ahead and having meals prepared in California for when we were living in a hotel really helped. I just wish I'd managed to keep my intake of sweets under control...which I definitely didn't. :ohwell:
2BLean, let us know how more protein feels. The one thing I noticed when I lowered my protein levels after completing STS is that I had a harder time recovering from my workouts as a result. So I try to keep my protein levels up, especially when doing strength training, because I seem less tired and sore. I'm curious if you experience anything similar, especially since you are still doing STS.
tron, I think 1200 calories is too low for you given you current weight. Like April, I would suggest something closer to 1500. That's what I was eating when I hit the weight you are at (we are the same height) and I found it much easier to handle. I think this is doubly important if you are going to start working out more because you will need the energy to do those workouts. At your weight, 1200 calories is too few (in my opinion) to give you enough energy to effectively exercise.
zebras, sounds like you enjoyed a good Thanksgiving lunch!!
njjswim, I hear you about how difficult it is to focus on weight loss/healthy eating when life gets busy. Boy, I feel like I've been the poster child for that recently! I hope you are able to start focusing on YOU again and not everything that is going on around you. :flowerforyou:
singfree, I hope you feel better soon. I'm glad you are seeing a doctor. You've been down with this for over a week, so it is time to get it checked out.
Off to do Insanity Plyo and maybe P90X chest/shoulder/triceps. I'm feeling tired today and have that event tonight in Seoul so I don't want to overdo the exercise and then sleep through my dinner.
So I'll see how I feel after Insanity before deciding if I want to do anything else.
I hope everybody enjoys the rest of their Thursday!0 -
Good morning!
OK, I went to the Dr. after work yesterday. He said that this sickness of mine has been going on long enough. After an examination he wrote me a prescription for an antibiotic. Hopefully this will do the trick. It's odd that he did not give me anything for my cough. I guess I'll just take some OTC cough medicine. Thanks friends for your concern!
On Sunday I begin my fast in prep for a colonoscopy on Monday. Only clear broth, jello, etc... until after the procedure which is at 9 am. Since I will be cleaning out my system with Osmo-Prep pills, I will use this as an opportunity to jumpstart my fat-weight loss going into the holidays.
Being sick and busy at work, exercise and nutrition went out the window last week. I am up about 5 lbs according to the Dr. scale (the last time I weighed myself was in Sept.). Not too bad considering! I know I can shed a few of those lbs before T-day.
Stiring, you and I seem to mirror one another with weight gains and losses. I still think you are a sister to me!! It's good that you are able to cook at least some of your meals at home. I love to go out to eat, but I usually overdo it a bit.
Tron, I know it is hard to keep your calories higher, but give it a try. Hey, I kept my cals low for a while during the summer, exercised a LOT and did not get the results I was expecting. I am now a believer in having the cals a bit higher, eating clean, and regular exercise. For me, this is the ONLY thing that will work every time.
Welcome to all of the new people on this thread! Friday is a reporting day for us. Please let us know how you did this week. As you can see, I was not totally successful in my endeavor to lose fat weight. Oh well, life happens. You know what? I'm not going to fret about it. I am already planning my strategy for the next few weeks leading up to Christmas. The most important thing is to set a goal, forget about the past, and look to a bright (and light) holiday season!
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Good morning all.
sing, I am glad that you saw your doctor. Take it easy for awhile. If you do this then you should jump-start your weight lose.
:flowerforyou: stiring, I don't know how you kept your numbers of eating out so low with what all is going on in your life. Congratuations. My husband and I have been ordering appetizers and sharing them between us. Not only are we eating less calories but our bill is lower.:happy:
njjswim, welcome !! I am sure that you will find encouragement and support in this thread.
:flowerforyou: zebras, fess up !!!! I am so curious.
I am down another pound this week. That makes a total of four pounds since I began my strength class.0 -
Good morning all. HAPPY Friday! I met my goal of 125 today, so I have lowered my next goal to 120 to see if I can actually get there. I know it will take me a long time for those 5 pounds, so I set the date for March 15, 2010. It took me over three months to lose the last 5 lbs. I'll just keep on keeping on! Have a great weekend everyone.0
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Swiss:
I didn't do too badly on the main part of the meal which was quite tasty, I ate way too much desert. They put an insane amount of pies and cookies, and brownies out. I still have limited self-control.
As for reporting day. I just didn't get on the scale. I'm sending my scale to Stiring's movers to hid with hers!0 -
Happy Friday!
Reporting in with a new weight! 139!!! :happy: I have been seeing it but it didn't count til I stepped on the scale this morning and I saw 138.8! Wowee! Must be all the laying around with the flu kids! :huh: :huh: Now they are back to school and I am ready to tackle the day!
Hope you all have a great week-end! The hubby is going to be at "deer camp" (an old house with his brothers and all the boys) and then we have a Colts game. Sound relaxing to me!
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Happy Friday!
Reporting in with a new weight! 139!!! :happy: I have been seeing it but it didn't count til I stepped on the scale this morning and I saw 138.8! Wowee! Must be all the laying around with the flu kids! :huh: :huh: Now they are back to school and I am ready to tackle the day!
Hope you all have a great week-end! The hubby is going to be at "deer camp" (an old house with his brothers and all the boys) and then we have a Colts game. Sound relaxing to me!
Get well soon sing!
GO COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :happy:
And congrats on the new weight!!! That's awesome!0 -
Thanks Cardgirl!! Now to get started on the exercise again!0
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Hi all! Did not get to check in yesterday. After missing the trainer on Monday, my goal for the week was to do some kind of work out each day. I did it! Tuesday: Ended up walking close to three miles at work: two meetings on the other end of the campus: about 3/4 mile one way, in hose and heels. Wednesday: treadmill intervals with incline changes. Thursday: pyramid free weights. Friday: Had to take my car in for new brake pads and shoes. We left work in time to get into town before 5:00 because the hubs thought the car place closed at 5. Was home in time to go to 5:30 deep water aerobics. Yea! my favorite. I now know when I can go swim laps: Friday nights: competition pool was deserted. At times, water aerobics was the only thing happening in the pool. Plan on doing free weight pyramids again today while watching football. Weight is stable but at least not rising. Shirts are baggy and tops that pulled at the buttons no longer pull. Want to lose a little more weight and inches before buying new things.
Goal this week is for at least five days of work outs. Have to miss the trainer again on Monday to go to a memorial service for a collegaue's 20 year old son who was killed in an accident in China while going to school there. Very sad.
Hoosier: congrats on the weight!
Cardigirl: We love the Colts too. Husband was at Ole Miss same time Archie Manning was there.
Zebras: Hang in there. Keep taking care of yourself and don't beat up on yourself too badly. Just get back to doing healthy things as quickly as possible.
Baker girl. Congrats on your new goal. You go girl!
Alf: You will do wonderfully at Zumba. I am considerng getting certified in water aerobics. (Also looking into PhD program in Health Studies with an emphasis on Leadership. I wonder if I can do both?)
Stirring: I hope you are enjoying Korea and getting reunited with some of your stuff.
Sing: Take care and get well. Glad you went to the doctor. Rest and get lots of fluids. Be careful with that cough. I had bronchitis really bad one time and ended up cracking a rib from coughing. Also: about the colonoscopy: worst part is the prep. Without getting too personal: the prep stuff is pretty caustic. You might want pamper yourself with high quality tpaper and use baby diaper rash ointment while prepping. It will make you more comfortable.
MK: Hope you are doing well. I know you will be in great shape when your husband gets back in the states.
Long enough post. Take care all! Go Longhorns and Rebels! TxMs0 -
Hi all! Did not get to check in yesterday. After missing the trainer on Monday, my goal for the week was to do some kind of work out each day. I did it! Tuesday: Ended up walking close to three miles at work: two meetings on the other end of the campus: about 3/4 mile one way, in hose and heels. Wednesday: treadmill intervals with incline changes. Thursday: pyramid free weights. Friday: Had to take my car in for new brake pads and shoes. We left work in time to get into town before 5:00 because the hubs thought the car place closed at 5. Was home in time to go to 5:30 deep water aerobics. Yea! my favorite. I now know when I can go swim laps: Friday nights: competition pool was deserted. At times, water aerobics was the only thing happening in the pool. Plan on doing free weight pyramids again today while watching football. Weight is stable but at least not rising. Skirts are baggy and tops that pulled at the buttons no longer pull. Want to lose a little more weight and inches before buying new things.
Goal this week is for at least five days of work outs. Have to miss the trainer again on Monday to go to a memorial service for a collegaue's 20 year old son who was killed in an accident in China while going to school there. Very sad.
Hoosier: congrats on the weight!
Cardigirl: We love the Colts too. Husband was at Ole Miss same time Archie Manning was there.
Zebras: Hang in there. Keep taking care of yourself and don't beat up on yourself too badly. Just get back to doing healthy things as quickly as possible.
Baker girl. Congrats on your new goal. You go girl!
Alf: You will do wonderfully at Zumba. I am considerng getting certified in water aerobics. (Also looking into PhD program in Health Studies with an emphasis on Leadership. I wonder if I can do both?)
Stirring: I hope you are enjoying Korea and getting reunited with some of your stuff.
Sing: Take care and get well. Glad you went to the doctor. Rest and get lots of fluids. Be careful with that cough. I had bronchitis really bad one time and ended up cracking a rib from coughing. Also: about the colonoscopy: worst part is the prep. Without getting too personal: the prep stuff is pretty caustic. You might want pamper yourself with high quality tpaper and use baby diaper rash ointment while prepping. It will make you more comfortable.
MK: Hope you are doing well. I know you will be in great shape when your husband gets back in the states.
Long enough post. Take care all! Go Longhorns and Rebels! TxMs0 -
I turned 40 yesterday and just started posting on the boards today. I'd love to hang with this group. 0
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Good Morning!
Just a quick check in before Church. I'm still not feeling great, but a bit better each day.
Tex, thanks for the info, but I had a colonoscopy 2 years ago. I am now fasting, liquids only, and tonight I take the Osmo Prep pills & water....the cleaner-outer...
Will keep you posted...the procedure is at 9 am tomorrow.0 -
Happy Monday everybody! :flowerforyou:
Welcome, robin09. Happy belated birthday and hope you enjoy hanging with us.
TxMs, wow...your workout program sounds great. Talk about mixing things up! Given the diversity of your workout program, I'm not surprised you are losing inches and toning up. I'm amazed!
singfree, I hope your procedure goes all right today. :flowerforyou: I also hope you feel better soon.
I started my third week of my Insanity rotation yesterday by doing the fit test. Despite everything going on in my life over the past couple of weeks, I managed to improve in all categories. I was surprised. This week I'm hoping to do two workouts a day for three days this week by adding a P90X workout after Insanity. Today I did Insanity Plyo Cardio followed by P90X Chest/Back. It felt good to workout like that again.
My eating is still not where it should be, but I'm having a really hard time getting my appetite under control right now. At least I'm turning to healthier options more and more, so I feel better about that. But I'm definitely eating more than I was a month ago. I'm hoping that I get that part of my diet under control over the next week. I think part of the increase in appetite is because I can't find the same healthy options here, so I'm eating more processed foods than I normally would. I don't think they fill me up as much as the healthier options did.
I had an absolutely wild weekend here in Korea! What an introduction to this country. We were in Seoul both Friday and Saturday nights for formal events. The event on Friday featured the US Ambassador to Korea PLUS the most amazing musical acts from here in South Korea. Saturday night was the helicopter ride into Seoul. Wow. That's about all I can say. What an amazing experience. We got the best view of the country and Seoul. What a beautiful place Korea is. Leaving on Saturday night, we got to see the city all lit up, and it was magical. The only bad thing about the experience was that it was snowing here on base when we landed! :noway: It has been a little while since I've seen snow, and I wasn't prepared for it, that's for sure. But at least it didn't stick to the ground. It really did put a fine point on what was, without a doubt, one of the most amazing weeks I have ever lived. If my husband and I had any doubts that our life had changed, emerging from a helicopter after flying out of Seoul into a snow storm ensured that we knew that things have changed significantly. And it just looks like it is going to get better. How blessed I feel for this experience.
I hope everybody has a great Monday!0 -
Good morning!
As I sit here writing, I feel so much lighter....ahem...fasting and Osmo Prep will do it every time. I need to take some more Osmo Prep shortly so I am really cleaned out before the colonoscopy. I have not eaten solid food since Saturday afternoon. I am starving!! I am going to have a delicious sensible meal after this is over. My illness is finally easing, but the cough remains (a pain).
Stiring, I'm so glad you had a great weekend in Korea. Snow already? Yuck! Yesterday we were at 75 degrees and sunny in PA, very unusual. I rode my bike 25 miles.
I hope all is well with everyone. I'll check in later!
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:flowerforyou: stiring, I envy you your weekend. It sounded great. I would love to do some traveling before I am too old to do it.
sing, I will be thinking of you today while you are having your examination. I am sure that all will be ok. You are in great shape and very healthy. We also have been having beautiful weather. Probably about the same that you are having.
I did horrible again over the weekend. I am fine while I am at work but leave me at home for a couple of days and I mess up every time.:mad:0 -
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I am working out at least but have to really watch my portion control. Thanks for the support of this string I need to start really watching every serving more.:happy:0 -
Hello everyone~ :flowerforyou:
Just checking in from Friday & the weekend.
Last week was good for workouts & eating. I am doing good on my “new” protein increase and feeling pretty good. There were a couple of days that I felt a little bit of a headache?!? Didn’t know what that was about – I had plenty of water. Felt good over the weekend though. Although Sat. night my hubby and I went out for a fabulous dinner – after my really good week of eating I felt I splurged a little bit. Good choices but more than I normally eat. :blushing:
Hence, yesterday I did a 80 min cardio workout and then in the afternoon I played 6 volleyball games! (2 matches) :noway: Felt great though! This a.m. was Shoulders & Triceps along with an Ab workout – cardio again tomorrow.
Hope everyone is doing great and had a nice weekend! Stiring, your weekend sounds amazing, that’s awesome. 0 -
Hello everyone! Hope you all enjoyed the weekend and you're not getting snow/rain mix like I'm getting!!:grumble: :grumble: I'd much rather it got cold and snowed; much easier to deal with than the cruddy mix that creates black ice:grumble: :grumble:
Scale's back down to 129 - yeah!!! :happy: :happy: Got busy Friday night after I got home and forgot to post. Ate sensibly all weekend; amazing how you can do that when you're all alone!!:laugh: :laugh:
Speaking of alone, the hubby called me yesterday morning from Kuwait!! He was waiting on a flight to A'ghan and hoping to make it to the base he'll be at by mid week. So, he's dropped off the face of the earth for now, but he'll eventually be able to make contact again. It was so good to hear his voice, and I'm sure hearing mine helped him out - being stuck in airports isn't the best way to spend a weekend:laugh: :laugh:
Stiring - that helicopter ride sounds awesome! What an awesome welcome to Korea.
Sing - hope you're finished with the procedure and all went well.
Everyone else, I've had time to skim the posts, but that's about it. Swamped at work, so really should get back to the spreadsheets...........0 -
I'm back from the "probing"!!! Everything went well, just one small cyst which the Dr said it was no problem. I don't have to go back for 5 years, whew!!! PS- When they weighed me before the procedure, I was 152 lbs, with clothes on!
Thanks everyone for your prayers and best wishes! :flowerforyou:
MK, I figured it might be stress and stress eating that was causing your scale problem. It's good to hear that the naughty scale is starting to behave.
2BLean, I think the headache might be caused by the increased protein. If there is not enough carb in your system (glycogen), you will go into a state of Ketosis (a la Atkins). It could also be a bit of withdrawal from something that your body was used to getting, like caffein or excess sugar. Whatever the case may be, it probably is only temporary. Good luck!
NJ, yes portion control is very important. Most people find counting calories to be too much of a challenge and abandon it quickly. Portion control is a really good way to eat right.
Swiss, I'm just the opposite. Especially if there is junk food at work, I'm a dead man!0 -
Sing:
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2BLean, I think the headache might be caused by the increased protein. If there is not enough carb in your system (glycogen), you will go into a state of Ketosis (a la Atkins). It could also be a bit of withdrawal from something that your body was used to getting, like caffein or excess sugar. Whatever the case may be, it probably is only temporary. Good luck!
Singfree - Thanks so much for the info on that. I was going to mention that my carbs are about half of what they were, but I just didn't. SO that is probably it! Thanks so much.
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Good morning!
Back to work today! Well, it's going to be a 1/2 day for me. My mother has a Dr. appt, so I need to take a half-day vacation. Oh yeah, and at 4:30 pm I am getting some dental work done. Just routine stuff, no worries. The only thing that hurts is my checkbook after I pay for all of this medical work. I feel like the 6 million dollar man, and I'm paying the bill!!
I feel really good after the colonoscopy, with the exception of some minor stomach distress until my body gets used to solid food again. It's amazing how whacked-out your system can get in such a short time.
I hope all is well with everyone...Alf, we miss you!
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:flowerforyou: mkwood, I am glad that your husband has been able to stay in contact with you. And, congratuations on your scale hitting 129. It has been many a year since I have seen that number.
sing, so glad that all work out for you? Does your doctor recogmend having this done every five years? My supervisor does this. I have yet to have one done. From the horror stories that I hear, I don't want to get it done.
My weight is up a pound after this weekend. I will have it gone by the end of the week. But then, the weekend will be here again.:frown:0
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