40+ Club: Hop Into Spring With A Fit Bod

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.

I know that Fri is Check In Day, but I only found this web site 3 days ago so shall wait til next Fri to report back. I have, though, bought some scales today. Ooooppppsss - guessing wasn't such a good idea. Still never mind I am determined to shift the weight and I think the writing of all food down will help. At the moment tho all my thoughts are of food!!
Rudie - I too am from England, whereabouts are you? I live in the south east, near to Gatwick and Brighton.

Hi Carrie, Rudie

I'm from the UK as well, just north of you Carrie in Orpington.
Looking forward to checking in with all the ladies on here,
thank you for welcoming me
karen
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Hi everyone,

I finally made it back into the pool, yahoo. It was closed because of the storm and then it was too cold to swim in it until it reheated to temperature, then it was closed for the weekend for a synchronized swim meet ... man, sometimes life sure makes it hard to get your preferred exercise in. I did some walking while I was out of the pool but I do love my pool workouts.

I aqua jogged today and used the resistance booties, felt it all over (which is good).

Am pushing fluids today .... experienced a fattening meal Saturday night although I showed restraint and didn't eat much of the leftovers either. We were at a restaurant where one of the contestants from Next Food Network Star is the chef, that was fun.

Sunny

Hi

have had much better day today, did not feel hungry so am hoping that my body is getting used to having less calories! Went for a swim yesterday for 40 mins and have 2 hours training tonight - am trying to increase the amount of exercise to help speed along the results.

However, am going away this week end with a friend for a spa break - it includes breakfast and a 3 course dinner each night. I do not want to fall off at this early stage, so think it will need careful planning.

Hi to Karen, a fellow Brit and yes you aren't far fom me at all.

Carrie

:flowerforyou: Tina, I also am not seeing any downward movement of the scales. Yes, we must be patient. Hopefully, all this hard work will pay off.

:flowerforyou: Carrie, does this spa offer healthy food choices? I always thought that they did. If not just remember to eat slowly, leave some food behind and try to go for the healthiest items.

paulkj, your clothes are a much better indicator as to what is happening with you body. If they are getting looser than you are on the right track. I love your picture.

Sunny, I envy you and your restaurant experience. We love watching Food Network.

My daughters will be in Florida next week. Yippy, a week without kids. My husband and I are also celebrating our anniversary next week.

singfree, I did without the scale for years, so I know it can be done. You are right (of course) that there are better ways to measure ourselves than with a scale. I think the thing with the scale is that it is cut and dried. Everybody can relate to the number whereas it is harder for people to relate to other things (even clothing size). But I, too, think too much is often read into that number on the scale.

Swissmiss, I hope you have a good anniversary with your husband! My husband and I are hitting our 20th in four weeks. Where did the time go?

lalalady, it's interesting that you mentioned the 'Monday Blues'. I didn't eat too well this weekend and really felt down/yucky yesterday (part of that could have been the fact it was snowing again, but I won't go into that!) But I, too, find that if I workout over the weekend and eat well, I don't have nearly as many problems on Monday as I do when I don't do those things. And your son is in Peru? I SO want to go to Peru someday. I hope he is enjoying it.

I had a really good workout this morning....chest/back. I also did a steady state step cardio workout, which felt really good after the heavy weights I was lifting. I find doing cardio after my strength training really helps ease the ache in my muscles. Had a good day of eating as well.

Hope this finds everybody doing well!

Good Morning All!

Love the words of encouragement from everyone, thank you, thank you!! :flowerforyou:

Doing okay, weather has been rainy so I'm back on the elliptical, but it's not so bad when I have a good book!

It's great seeing the new faces, stick with us, this is a great group of people!

Good to see you back Becky!!

Happy Tuesday!

Ladies, PLEASE do not fret over the scale!!! It is merely a source of frustration. Listen to your body. Eat sensibly, drink plenty of water, and by all means...move the old 'bod daily if possible. A few smalll changes in your lifestyle will make a huge difference in your appearance. Weigh yourself in the mirror and with your clothing. After all, isn't that the most important thing? Who cares what the scale says if we look and feel great? Good luck!

I have to admit I am a slave to the scale. I know I shouldn't go on it everyday but I have found myself unable to kick the habit. Every night before going to bed I say to myself, no scale in the morning, then morning rolls around and I jump on it. Its bad...any tips out there to help me wean myself from this bad habit?? Please help.