40+ Club: Hop Into Spring With A Fit Bod

Welcome Megamom, please join in the fun. This is the best group for motivation!

Good Morning Friends!

Stiring, sorry to hear you were having trouble getting to us. You were missed! I too have turned the corner with sweet cravings. I no longer have to walk by things and "deny" myself, I am just not interested anymore. I've obviously been kidnapped by aliens, and been replaced by someone who isn't addicted to chocolate! LOL

Headed to Wichita later today to see BonJovi tonight......I can't wait!!!!!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I've wanted to see them for over 20 years, so am taking my oldest daughter and her boyfriend and we'll be dancing all night:laugh: :laugh:

Have a good day all, I'll try to get back in here tomorrow to let you know how exhausted I am from all that dancing!:bigsmile:

Happy St Patrick's Day to everyone...........it's a good day to be Irish :happy: :drinker: :happy:

Obviously I haven't made it back into the site for awhile; it's been another crazy week at work. I was hoping it'd be slower because it's spring break, but no such luck!!!

Bon Jovi in concert was AWESOME!!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I sang along all night and danced most of it; my voice was totally hoarse until Saturday, and my knees are still reminding me that I was dancing on concrete, but the aches are well worth the fun I had!!!

Scale said 124.4 on Saturday morning..........YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I won't log the loss until I've been consistently below 125 for at least a week, I'm just afraid that if I log it I won't see that weight again:laugh: Eating the extra protein in the mornings seems to have done the trick for me; not only has the scale FINALLY moved in the right direction, my jeans are baggy enough that I had to wear a belt today!:laugh:

Welcome all newcomers.......
ALF, I'm so jealous that you're on the beach in Puerto Rico........enjoy!!!
Sing....have a wonderful time in California!
Stiring - you say that I inspire you; well, the same goes for me!! You're doing so good, especially considering all you've been thru in the past 6 months with the move to Korea, holidays, being temporarily displaced, etc. etc. You have so much more dedication than I do, especially considering where you are!!! I HAVE to go to Curves to get in a workout; I just can't seem to make myself work out or even go for a walk once I get home! :ohwell: Good thing I go directly to Curves from work; otherwise I'd never get in a workout!

Everyone else; I haven't had time to read a lot of the posts on this thread, so I'll just say that I hope things are getting better for those of you who've been operating in crisis mode.........I know how stressful that is! As for those of you who are fortunate enough to have "boring, uneventful" lives right now.........good for you!!!!!

Sounds like you've had a great week, singfree! Bet it feels good to be able to take those long bike rides again. I know I crave being outdoors this time of the year. We had quite a few inches of snow last night, but it has been melting all day. I'm hoping it warms up a bit (it's in the 30s) so I can get out for a walk tomorrow.

mk, thanks for your kind words. :flowerforyou: I think I could argue that I've had an easier issue to deal with this year than you have. But thank you nonetheless. And congrats on the continued weight loss!! It seems once you broke through that barrier at 130lbs, you've been losing pretty consistently since. I think you and I are the same height (5'2") and I know 130 was always a barrier for me too. My body likes being that weight for some reason. And I'm glad you enjoyed the concert! :drinker:

alf, great to hear from you. Hope you continue having a good time in Puerto Rico!

zebras, doesn't it feel good not to crave things so much!! I don't know that I'll ever lose all of my cravings, but I usually can keep them under control. There have only been a couple of times where I haven't been able to....my first winter in Alaska being the worst case of that. But this winter has been a tough one for me too. But I'm thinking that's all behind me now....or at least I'm hoping.

Had a great workout this morning as I was feeling incredibly energetic. I'm eating good too! I'll do a more thorough check-in tomorrow (Friday). I'm even toying with weighing myself (haven't done that in a few weeks), more to make sure I'm staying stable than anything. I'm coming up on my one year anniversary of meeting my initial goal weight (which was 120), and I'm about seven weeks away from my one year anniversary of meeting my final goal weight (which I had revised down to 110). It is hard to believe I've been in maintenance mode for this long.....especially since I'm still trying so hard to figure out how to do it! :laugh: Oh, well. :ohwell:

Hope everybody is well. :flowerforyou:

Good Thursday Morning Everyone:

Welcome newcomers, we are happy to have you.

I'm continuing to have a stellar week in terms of eating and working out, hope to be able to report a good number from my scale tomorrow morning. If I don't, I'll just throw it out the window! LOL

Hi all! Hope to make it to the gym tonight. hubs and I gotten into the habit of saying we are going to do free weights at home and then don't. All administrative assistants on "mahagony row" (where the executives office) have candy out. I have to go up there multiple times a day. I am having a hard time staying away from the candy. (I can't stay away from the executives...)

Happy late St. Paddy's Day! We had crock pot cooked corned beef and steamed cabbage. (I love corned beef even though it is on the salty side for me.) Did you see that Kraft is cutting their sodium in their food? Yea!

Weather here is a little on the cool side but pretty. Flowering quince, bradford pears and wild olive trees are in bloom. The red buds are about to bloom. No wildflowers yet but supposed to be a great show this spring.

Welcome to all the newbies! I have been stuck at the same weight for a while too. Need to do something different. River aerobics does not start for another 2 1/2 months, so I need to get in gear now. I want to try a "non-processsed" day where I eat no processed food. I think I will try it tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes...

Sing: enjoy the wedding. Alf: have a wonderful time in PR! Hello to everyone else. Take care! TxMs

Welcome to our newcomers! :flowerforyou: Please stick with us, ask any questions, share your stories, etc. We love having you here.

zebras, congratulations on having such a good week. I hope you see your efforts reflected on the scale. If not, I really think you should probably just chuck the thing out the window as you said.

TxMs, I didn't see that report on Kraft and cutting sodium in their food. Do you know what foods in particular? I think one of the situations I'm dealing with right now is not being able to buy healthier alternatives for food because my selections are so limited over here. As a result, I'm getting more sodium than I was in California. Some days (like today) I can really tell the difference....and I don't like it. So I'm all for anything that comes in with lower sodium right now. Let us know how the 'no processed' day goes. I'd be really curious to see what you ate if you care to share.

duffy, I'm kind of with you right now in working hard but being perfectly stuck when it come to the scale. In my case, my measurements are the same too. I looked in the mirror this morning, though, and thought I looked more firm and fit than I have been lately. But that certainly isn't being reflected on anything I can measure. Kind of frustrating.

Which leads me to my Friday check-in. Like I said, my weight is the same (I hadn't weighed myself in a couple of weeks, but it remains unchanged), my measurements are the same, etc. I've eaten clean all week (no treats, cheats, sweets, etc) I finished my first week of the third mesocycle of STS today and am lifting heavier weights than I have ever lifted. That makes me feel good. I woke up yesterday feeling more energetic than I have in a long time, and I hope that continues throughout the rest of this phase of STS. I remember experiencing the same thing last year when I did the program (lethargy for the last two weeks of the second cycle and the first week of the third....and then I started bouncing off the walls with energy!)

I'm trying to shake up my cardio fitness a bit, and I wonder if that isn't part of the improvement in my physique (at least as I see it) and my energy levels. I think I might have been doing too many interval workouts throughout the week so I've cut back on those. Interval workouts like Insanity and HiiT are so taxing on the body that those, combined with the heavy weight lifting, may have been more than I should have been doing. I've introduced a couple of steady state cardio sessions into my week this week, and I've really enjoyed those for a change.

I'm hoping to get another run in this weekend if the weather cooperates. We'll see. It looks pretty gloomy right now, and it is supposed to rain all day tomorrow. Maybe on Sunday.....

I hope everybody has a great Friday! :drinker:

Welcome Rudie and all the other newbies!

Friday Check-in - Well the scale didn't move yet again but I'm trying to stay positive my waist measurement is down 1/2inch and I have made it the entire week with no alcohol:drinker: I'm going to try to make it straight through till spring break without my evening red wine (I know it is only 2 weeks but I really like the glass of red in the evening). For me I know that if I went really low carb I could drop 3 or 4 lbs easily but then it would just come right back with the first bowl of oatmeal I ate and this time I really want to just focus on making good food choices and try not to zone in on the scale.

Stiring: I can't imagine how are it is to find the foods you want - when the weather gets better will you have access to local produce? and what exactly would that be? I'm loving CX and may seriously look into Cathe but I guess I better start a savings fund for it - it's pretty pricey isn't it. Oh well, I probably wouldn't start any new weight program until after running season so Oct/Nov and that would give me a nice nest egg.

We've had great weather all week so I've been able to get all my training runs and I bought a new pair of running shoes that same to be helping with my foot tendinitis (I'm actually thinking it may have result from all that walking in snow boots this winter) Rain and snow are in the forecast for the weekend but then back to the 50s - Let Spring Begin oh yeah it does on Saturday. Enjoy the first weekend of Spring.

Well, I see a trend developing, I am not losing 1 pound a week. I lose 2 pounds in one week, and then tread water....lose 2 pound, tread water.

This week, I am treading water:) I am down .2 pound from last frinday. 4 oz down is better than 4 oz up

Julia

Happy Friday and Check-In Day Everyone.

Well, the scale saved itself for another week. I was down exactly 3 lbs this week. I haven't lost that much weight in one week in a long time. Let's see if I can keep it going for another week.

Welcome new folks!

I really can not check in. I have not been doing the best. I have not read the thread or been here in quite a while. In fact, I had to find you. I am still at the same stand still that I have been at for the past three months. I have joined a workshop at the YMCA, hoping that this will help. I have had a lot of stress in my household recently. This stress is certainly not helping my healthy lifestyle any.

Swiss........welcome back, and hang in there!!! I know what it's like to have lots of stress and that leads to unhealthy eating. Be strong............things WILL get better (((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) !


Happy Friday all................

Won't weigh until tomorrow, but had a good week up until last night. :frown: Caved in at the supermarket deli and got lemon chicken/white rice/spring roll dinner. Haven't had that since Christmas time. Needless to say........I ate WAY more than I should have :frown: :frown: It tasted sooooooooooo good...........but the leftovers are going in the trash tonight so I can't be tempted again!!!

The weather's switched again, nice all week, but cold front is on the way, bringing wet, heavy snow.......YUK!!!!!! Hopefully this will be winter's last gasp here in Kansas......I have tulips and daffodils up and crocuses blooming :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: . I just keep telling myself that whatever snow we get won't stick around:noway:

Have a great weekend all........
Marla

Thanks for the warm welcome. I weigh in on Thursday so my ticker is up to date. I am hoping to stay motivated and strong over the weekend. I am going to a late (late for me 8 pm) dinner tonight and am trying to figure out if I should eat a small meal at home and have a side salad at the restaurant or just wait. If I wait the chances of me being famished are huge so maybe I'll go ahead and eat the small meal before I go....I always have to stay one step ahead of the game!

Cheers -Happy Friday!