40+ Club: Hop Into Spring With A Fit Bod

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!

Hi just joined 3 weeks ago now enjoying the site lost 2 lbs first week have stuck since but have lost inches:happy: :happy: :happy:
Starting a new fitness plan going on a machine called flabulos it shakes you to bits for 10 mins three times a week . I struggle to do normal exercises as i have poly arthritis which means i have 5 inflamed joints at one time:mad: So watch this space It is supposed to be the easy equivilant to 1 hours aerobics. Hope everyone else is doing well:flowerforyou:

Hi all! Well it is spring and we got about two inches of snow last night! (I live in Denton, north of Dallas and Fort Worth) I have posted a picture of my redbud tree with snow on it. I saw some blue bonnets poking through the snow this morning. I will be posting some wildflower pictures as the flowers bloom for those of you who cannot get to Texas in the spring to see the widlflowers.

Have been long distance (from here to Austin) taking care of my daughter who came back from San Francisco sick. She is much better now but was texting me on Thursday from the doctor's office with an iv for fluids and antinausa drug. Also, long distance helping my mom get her tax documentation together. Last year, I flew over to Mississippi to help her. My dad handled all the finances. When he died in 2008, she had not managed any finances since they were married 54 years ago. Anyway, she was able to complete the questionnaire from the accountant and find almost all of the documents. She will have to go to the Social Security office to get a copy of her 1099 which she cannot find. I am proud of her. She was afraid to open mail after he died, thinking she would not understand what she was looking at. Many long phone conversations at first, but she is not afraid of the mail or the bank account any longer. Yea!

Need to get on the stick with the exercise. We are going to London is August to meet up with our daughter after she finishes a class at Oxford. You all from the UK: help! we will have a week and plan on staying in London. I like to stay at suite/apartments. I like having a kitchen and refrigerator so you ar enot eating out all the time. Our son who is 25 will join us. Any thoughts you would have would be great!
Swiss: hang in there. We are here for you. Sing: Glad you had a great time at the wedding. Take care all! TxMs

Good Morning everybody! I hope everybody had a good weekend.

singfree, I'm happy to hear you made it home safely from California. Sounds like a good, though busy, trip. I'm sure you'll get back to your good habits today since you are so disciplined. Just think....a little more than two months and you'll be heading off to Germany! :drinker:

duffy, I hope your foot is feeling better. I can't say enough positive things about STS, so if you are leaning towards purchasing it and need a push, I'll be happy to push you! :laugh: Yes, it is quite the investment, but it is also 40+ DVDs, so I think it really is a decent deal for the variety and versatility of the program. You asked about the produce here....actually it is quite good. I've had the best bell peppers I've ever eaten here in Korea. So fresh produce isn't really the problem. The problem is more the limited brands of American-specific foods I like. For instance, I used to get my natural peanut butter (unsalted) from Trader Joes. Now I have to rely on the commissary since peanut butter isn't a Korean food. And sometimes the commissary has unsalted. And sometimes it doesn't. It's those little things that I'm finding difficult right now and is one of the reasons my sodium intake (among other things) is more unpredictable than it used to be.

cardigirl, I love your new photo!!

Swissmiss, good to see you! I've missed you. I'm so sorry to hear about your stress at home. Please know we are here for you. Don't worry about your eating right now. You don't need to be eating well to check in here. If that were the case, I would have had to chuck myself off the website for the months of November and December completely. :blushing: Again, just know we're here for you. :flowerforyou:

lalalady, I know I'm three days late discussing this, but I think the idea of having a small meal before you went out on Friday was a good idea. I hope that worked out for you.

Welcome to all our newcomers!! Thanks for sharing so much about yourselves. Please continue to join in the conversation. I wish I had time to respond to all of you right now, but I don't. I'm sorry. But please keep posting! :flowerforyou:

TxMs, sorry to hear about your sick daughter. I hope she is feeling better. Sounds like you have been having quite a time of it recently. I'm happy to hear your mother is adjusting to her life without her husband. It makes me think of my grandmother who didn't know how to balance a checkbook when her husband died. That is one of the reasons I try to stay as independent as I can. I never want to be in a the situation of being afraid to open my mail for fear of not understanding it.

I had a pretty poor weekend eating-wise. I think I'm just not eating enough still so I'm having a tendency to over-compensate for that at times because I'm getting too hungry (I was awake all Friday night because I felt like I was starving :noway: ). So I ate alot on Saturday and Sunday, but I also tried to control it pretty well. I had some great workouts though. I'm starting my second week of this last cycle of STS and continue to feel strong (especially with the extra food). I hope I get my arms wrapped around this eating issue soon because it is beginning to drive me crazy. :grumble: It seems like something in my metabolism has changed recently, and I'm having a difficult identifying what it is right now.

Hope everybody has a good Monday.

Happy Monday All!

Sing: Sounds like you had a great fast paced weekend!
Stiring: My foot is much better - I did a 10 mile run on Saturday and really only starting feeling it at the very end (much better than in my old shoes).

Our weather took a turn for the worse over the weekend which was fine because we had plenty of indoor activities planned. It looks like this week will be a good one. Less than 2 weeks till our spring break trip to Florida so I'm hoping they start warming up.

Welcome all the newbies - Tiffy I turn 42 in April as well.

:flowerforyou: You are quite welcome to join the thread crispy1990.

I have to get back to logging in everything. I had an evaluation at the YMCA on Saturday. I have gained seven pounds.:sad: The trainer thinks that I need to add more cardio since three hours a week are not enough. She says that I am fine with the weight work. I sure wish that the weather would get nicer so that I can take my new bike out.