40+ Club: Hop Into Spring With A Fit Bod
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Happy Hump Day!
It looks like we are finally getting into the spring season here - Cold in the mornings but warming up nicely during the day. Forecast calls for 50s all this week. It should make running easier although yesterday I was completely unmotivated and had to drag myself out for my tempo run. My energy level is back to being very sluggish. It could be the long runs on the weekend or sill having DST delay.
Today is a strength training day for me (right now in the Lean phase I'm trying not to do any cardio on circuit days because I'm totally wiped out when I finish).0 -
Karen, I would hold out for platinum or emeralds.:laugh: Congratulations on your anniversary.
Karen: I think a lovely vase in platinum encrusted with emeralds and filled with lilies sounds nice. We have been married for 26 1/2 years now: Yikes! I have been married longer than I have not been married. About to be a Texan longer than I was a Mississippian. For our 20th, we went to New Orleans and took our then 15 year old daughter and my parents met us down there. We had a great time.
Swissmiss & Texissipi
Thank you for your kind words, sadly there was no Platinum or Emeralds, but there was a huge bouquet of lillies, Bottle of Moet & a bottle of my favourite red - Fluery :happy:
I have been promised a shopping trip (after pay day) :laugh:
AND all the family - 20 of us are back out to France for the Easter weekend. Which will involve lots of eating & drinking :drinker:
Do you every get the feeling life conspires against you sometimes !
have a good day
Karen
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Was in the pool today swimming and heard that they are now doing a pool Zumba class in the warm water pool. That sounds kinda cool.
Hope everyone is well, am behind in the postings but just wanted to let you all know that I am alive and well.
Sunny0 -
Good Morning All:
Swiss, feel free to buy that Weight Watcher's scale. LOL The reason why I am laughing is that the company I work for makes them for Weight Watchers. Ironically I'm using one that is not ours, that that department was giving away. They probably buy or get samples of competitors' scales to compare etc. I do like weighing myself every day when I'm trying hard. Its very motivating and my body tends to show the results the next morning of a good day or a bad day. A bad day doesn't discourage me, like it might some others. Despite the threats I have made to my scale right here on this website. My problems always start with life stress that cause me to start overeating. Speaking of my scale, it gave me excellent news this morning, but I won't report till Friday's results just in case I was delusional this morning when I looke at it.0 -
Hello everyone!
I've not been tracking here for awhile. Need to get back.
Since I hit that milestone of "40" (3 yrs ago - lol) weight is creeping up. I am a lifetime WW member but using this site to track protein, carbs, sugar and caloric intake. Been working with a trainer since January and have seen some results. Just finished my 3rd half marathon on 3/14/10 and have 3 more in the next 11 months.
Anyone on this board from San Antonio, TX?
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Good Morning everyone. Found out this morning via a message from Singfree that I posted last night to the old thread and not this one. I am hoping that I can find the time to post and check in every day again.. things get a bit crazy around here this time of year. Did my 50 minute circuit training with aerobics this morning. Tonight after work it will be my challenge...45 minutes of 1 minute sprint/walk at 6/3mph at an incline of 3. Busy day at work again today so I need to get going... will check in tonight. Hope everyone has a great day0
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:flowerforyou: hisangel, I have many times posted in an old thead and then I have to try to find the new one.
:flowerforyou: sherdou, I also have been slack in logging in and adding to the thread. Glad that we both are going to get back on track.
:flowerforyou: Sure zebras, I will help support you.:laugh: I feel as you do about weighing. I have recently gained 7 pounds and had not been weighing myself. I think that if I had continued to use the scales I would have caught my gain sooner and maybe have put a stop to it.
sunny, please keep us updated on the pool Zumba class. I have never heard of it.
I have been doing well this week. Getting my strength and cardio. Been watching what I am eating. And, my husband has to bring home steaks this morning.:mad: Not sure how I am going to handle this. Probably will eat one.:bigsmile:0 -
Hi All - Happy mid-week! I am proud to say I didn't get on the scale this morning. :happy: Yahoo! Thursday is my weigh in day so tomorrow is a go but after that I will put the scale back in the drawer and forget about it till next week.
I walk to and from work everyday (about 2 miles). Nothing strenuous but I am consistent. I am thinking about how I can incorporate strength training and cardio into my schedule. Since everything is working right now (losing weight/feeling great) I am ambivalent about changing my routine.0 -
Hello everyone!
I've not been tracking here for awhile. Need to get back.
Since I hit that milestone of "40" (3 yrs ago - lol) weight is creeping up. I am a lifetime WW member but using this site to track protein, carbs, sugar and caloric intake. Been working with a trainer since January and have seen some results. Just finished my 3rd half marathon on 3/14/10 and have 3 more in the next 11 months.
Anyone on this board from San Antonio, TX?
Have a great day everyone!
Wow, you started working with a trainer in January and you've already run 3 half marathons???? I'm impressed. I'm just hoping to run a 5k sometime this year.
Welcome to this thread, Sherdou, you'll find lots of great people and good support here.
I'm not from Texas, but I love San Antonio...such a pretty city.0 -
Sunny: Glad you got back in the water. I have a hard time with the ankle resistance thingies. I have to really watch my posture to not over-extend my lower back. It does provide a good ab workout trying to stay upright with those boot things which want to get to the surface which can be quite comical if you are not careful!
have to admit I had problems with the booties in the beginning but once I started using them and running in the water with them all I feel these days is the burn ...
catch up with you all again tomorrow, watching Survivor now .,... yes, I'm a reality TV addict.0 -
Not going to log in my dinner. I ate the steak.0
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Hello Everyone... had a great day.. under my caloric goal for the day and completed my 50 minute circuit training workout this morning... as well as my husbands' challenge for the day for me which was to carry up 3 very full wheel barrels full of firewood up 2 flights of stairs and stack it on the hearth. Burns lots of calories!! Tomorrow is my running day and I hope to do 5K, challenge for tomorrow is rowing on the weight bench. He made me promise that I would still like him after my challenges... :laugh promised him that I would! Sunday is suppose to be very nice and he tells me that we will be biking to the lake and back (7 miles one way) ...:noway: hope I can make it.
Well time for bed....hope everyone had a great day.
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My 3 half marathons have been over the last year. Started with the trainer in January in hopes of getting a little more motivated...some days are good. But others - like today - I just want to throw in the towel.
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Hi everybody!
hisangel, welcome back!! I've been thinking about you and am happy to hear you are doing well.
Swissmiss, don't worry about the steak!! Seriously. Yes, red meat has more fat in it than other forms of meat, but it also has some good nutritional value. It isn't as if you ate a box of donuts with no nutritional value whatsoever. So...don't worry about it.
I'm having a good week. I'm eating clean and did a good shoulder/bicep/tricep workout this morning, followed by a step cardio session. It felt good. Like you, duffy, I seem to be struggling with consistent energy right now. Some days I feel great. Other days....not so much. I'm wondering if it is the time of year or something because my mood/energy level seems to match our ever-changing weather right now. But I'm now less than four weeks away from Hawaii and I keep telling myself that I need to kick it up a notch if I'm going to look good in my summer clothes during that week. But it's hard to think about that when it is still snowing outside. :grumble:
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Good morning!
Stiring, only 4 weeks until you are in a hula skirt? Yay for you!! You will look great in those nice summer clothes! This is the month to really hit it hard, especially strength training. The last 10 days or so, add in a bit more cardio and monitor the carbs and you will be a lean and mean (nice) fitness queen!!!
I'm in the same situation. I need to begin monitoring my exercise and food intake NOW. Today I am at 9 weeks until Germany-Austria. I am on the right track, but this night shift is really killing my system. Irregular eating and exercise is the norm. The good thing is that I do not eat much junk food, and definitely no alcohol or pretzels until the weekend.
Yesterday I took a one hour hike on the Appalachian Trail. It's hilly, so it's a good workout in itself. After that I browsed through Cabela's (a huge sporting store), then took a bike ride. No strength training yesterday, but it's no big deal. I will probably do some kettlebells and a P90X workout after I get some sleep.
Swiss, don't get upset over some steak. Really, some good red meat on occasion is a good thing! It's a wonderful source of high quality protein. Yes there is some saturated fat involved, but there are also some very sound nutritional aspects to it as well. Enjoy the treat!
Hisangel, I'm glad you found us! It really sounds as though you are on the right track to meet your fitness goals! Keep it up, you're doing great!
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My 3 half marathons have been over the last year. Started with the trainer in January in hopes of getting a little more motivated...some days are good. But others - like today - I just want to throw in the towel.
Have a great evening!
Heh, I know the feeling about throwing in the towel...usually after I've stepped on the scale!
Still impressed with the half marathons! AWESOME!!! Keep it up with the trainer...mine has a way of keeping me focused that I don't get elsewhere.
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Good Morning folks. I am continuing to have a great week. Got my husband to do a little exercise last night too! I'm jealous of everyone's vacations. Don't be surprised if I pop out of someone's suitcase when they arrive at their destination! For various reasons we have had to cancel a really elaborate trip, and then cancel a week and Maine, and right now all we are doing is July 4th weekend in Maine. Everyone is welcome to join us, we stay at a Bed & Breakfast with a lovely dog named Zach who greets everyone.0
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Morning All!
I, too, have been struggling with my energy levels.. I'm thinking it all has to do with the nice start to March with the spring-like weather only to end up with a bit of snow forecasted now. I'm so ready for nicer weather!
Sherdou, I believe we have a friend here who's in SA, she's out of town right now though and not posting as often... Isn't Alf from San Antonio, friends? I lived in Schertz a couple of years ago, loved it!
Happy Thursday to you! This week seems to have gone by pretty fast!0 -
Good Morning folks. I am continuing to have a great week. Got my husband to do a little exercise last night too! I'm jealous of everyone's vacations. Don't be surprised if I pop out of someone's suitcase when they arrive at their destination! For various reasons we have had to cancel a really elaborate trip, and then cancel a week and Maine, and right now all we are doing is July 4th weekend in Maine. Everyone is welcome to join us, we stay at a Bed & Breakfast with a lovely dog named Zach who greets everyone.
Sounds like fun Zebras ... wish we could be there but we are staying home to feed our friends cats that weekend. Bring us back a hot dog or two okay? LOL0 -
Boy, Sunny, you have really mean friends. LOL0
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Boy, Sunny, you have really mean friends. LOL
HA, Mean, mean, mean friends, sounds like you know them ... but we LOVE LOVE LOVE the cats. (okay, we love the friends too).0 -
Vacations are on the mind...I just emailed my husband the price for plane tickets to Peru - as a joke. I like to fantasize about going to the interesting places I want to travel to (and hopefully catch him off guard and have him say great idea!) HA
Glad today is sliding into Friday. I'm looking forward to the weekend. Time to start cleaning up the backyard to make it civilized for people to come over on Easter.0 -
Good evening!
Last night shift of the week! Only 6 more hours and my weekend will be starting. TGIF...
Reporting day folks! I've been pretty good with my eating tis week. Since I am on night shift, no wine (or pretzels) this week. I did not do as much strength training as usual, but my cardio is up. I biked nearly each day and did some hiking. My clothes continue to get looser, which is always a positive sign. With 9 weeks to go, I am in pretty good shape.
Zebras, where in Maine are you staying? We have friends in Yarmouth and relatives in Lewiston. We try to get up to New England each year. My wife is from Merrimac, MA.
Tamarads, you are right about Alf being from San Antonio. By the way, she should be coming home from PR pretty soon.
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Hi singfree! Sorry to see you are working nights again, but the weekend is coming soon. :drinker:
Friday check-in.....I've decided not to weigh myself again after the conversation earlier this week. I'm not going to measure myself either. I had a good week working out. I had a good week eating. I feel pretty good (though I'm still having some low energy days, though today isn't one of them). I tried on some clothes that I'll be wearing in Hawaii yesterday, and they all fit. :drinker: We are going to be attending a conference while we're there (so it isn't ALL vacation), and we have (yet another) formal event to finish the week. I tried on the dress I want to take, and I can honestly say it was the first time I looked in the mirror since we moved and said to myself 'Boy, my arms look strong'. They're beginning to look more like they do in my profile photo now (even though I'm not as lean), and that makes me feel good.
I did a tough workout this morning--90 minutes of interval drills. I was wiped out. But the sun is shining, the sky is blue, so I'm headed out for a long walk. They were predicting snow for yesterday, but we didn't get it. But it is so nice to have the sun shining that I want to be outside in it.
I'm definitely going to take some of your advise, singfree, about cleaning up my diet over the next few weeks. The one area where I've gained is around my belly (which isn't like me). I think that is from eating too many carbs. So I'm going to try to cut some of those out over the next couple of weeks to see if I can't trim my mid-section down a bit. If it isn't the carbs, then I think it might be that I'm over-training those muscles. I'm hoping to figure out what is going on there soon because I don't like having a big belly. :grumble:
Hope everybody has a great Friday! :flowerforyou:0 -
Stiring, it's uncanny how even a few extra carbs can add to the "puffy" feeling. I'm considering doing carb cycling to see if that has any effect on my fat loss. My body seems to get used to anything that is steady-state-- diet or exercise. I've read that a lot of pro bodybuilders do carb cycling to get that "cut" look before a competition. As I recall, they will do low carb for a few days and one high carb day. The reported results seem very positive. Google it for more info.0
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HI-I would like to stick to this thread as you guys are more active-which keeps me motivated! Thanks!
So far I have lost 12lbs, and I am able to fit back into a pair of jeans that I have not been able to fit into for over a year-I am REALLY happy about this! I have another pair that are brand new that I hope to be able to wear soon. I can get them on, but they are skin tight right now. I try to vary my workouts, so I don't do the same thing every day. I take gym classes as well as do my own work outs. I avoid breads, and stopped eating sweets. After a few weeks of no sugar-I no longer "crave" it at all-which is amazing! I had to force myself to eat a piece of birthday cake this week-just for the sake of having it-I had a very small piece, and did an extra workout to burn it off.
I do have steak once in awhile, but I make sure I have approx 3oz-keeping in mind the size of a deck of cards. I also purchase my meat for the year in Lancaster PA, so I know it is fresh-it is the BEST-YUMO!
Going to Disney this year, so I want to be in great shape.......
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Happy Friday Everyone.
Happy Check in Day, too. OMG I lost 4.8 lbs this week. I can't explain why using a game that only involves walking and running in place works better for me than the elliptical and treadmill I had been using, but I'll take it. I'll keep doing it until my body wants a change. My sugar cravings are so non-existant that I've even cut back on my substitute sugars.
Sing: We actually own a house in Rockland, ME, but we rent it out year round. We drive through Yarmouth to get there, but I'm not sure we've ever been in Lewiston. Our honeymoon was my fourth Windjammer cruise out of the Rockland/Camden area, and Its where we would like to end up living eventually. You are such an outdoorsy person, you would love taking one of those cruises. Its sort of like camping out on a boat. You help raise and lower the sales, they often do a lobster bake on the beach.
Pepper its good that you are going to get in shape for Disney. I was very out of a shape the year my husband insisted we do Disney, and it was very hard for me. What really scared me is seeing how many people rely on those scooters down there to get around, and I don't want to become one of them, not because of my weight at least.0 -
Checking in...a positive report. The cycle is still in effect. Last week a .2 of a pound ...this week 2.7 pounds
So, I expect next week's loss to be under a pound if my body keeps on this trend. Of course, this coming week is my spring break, so I am not sure what to expect
Have a great week.
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Happy Friday All!
It has been a pretty good week with the exception of that lack of energy we've discussed. I got out of my funk yesterday though and despite the overnight snow I've continued to improve. I, too, did not step on the scale this morning!
Sing and Stiring, I find it interesting your conversation regarding carbs and belly fat. I had heard of a correlation between sugar and belly fat, but not carbs, but as I sit here typing this it occurs to me that carbs are broken down into sugars and that makes total sense. First let me say "DUH" and now WOW! I'm jumping on your band wagon and I will try to cut some carbs out of my diet, that is going to be hard though, I love bread. Wish me luck!
Great job Julia! Have a great Spring Break, we too are on break, I'm hoping for warmer weather!
Zebras.. you've got me sold on that game now!! I have a walking DVD, but wasn't impressed with it! Which one is it again? I could use some new things to mix into my routine.
Stick with us Pepper, this is a great group!
Have a great weekend everyone!!
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Happy Friday Everyone.
Happy Check in Day, too. OMG I lost 4.8 lbs this week. I can't explain why using a game that only involves walking and running in place works better for me than the elliptical and treadmill I had been using, but I'll take it. I'll keep doing it until my body wants a change. My sugar cravings are so non-existant that I've even cut back on my substitute sugars.
Sing: We actually own a house in Rockland, ME, but we rent it out year round. We drive through Yarmouth to get there, but I'm not sure we've ever been in Lewiston. Our honeymoon was my fourth Windjammer cruise out of the Rockland/Camden area, and Its where we would like to end up living eventually. You are such an outdoorsy person, you would love taking one of those cruises. Its sort of like camping out on a boat. You help raise and lower the sales, they often do a lobster bake on the beach.
Pepper its good that you are going to get in shape for Disney. I was very out of a shape the year my husband insisted we do Disney, and it was very hard for me. What really scared me is seeing how many people rely on those scooters down there to get around, and I don't want to become one of them, not because of my weight at least.
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