40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

Beeps - where are you headed on vacation this time?
I would love a hot vacation at this time of year - am so sick and tired of the snow and cold!

I've been good about getting up to do my P90X! Yay me. Let's hope it will last for 85 more days. :laugh:

I've also been trying to get my runs in after work - but the past two have been more like walks. I am getting the miles in though.
Will try and run again tonight (not walk) as I have a long run on Saturday - then the taper begins! ::happy:

Beeps - good luck with your weigh in, measurements and photos!! Am sure it will all be good.
Hope you're all having a great day!:flowerforyou:

Hi Cool Kids.

sdereski, I'm sooo impressed that you are doing P90X. I tried it a few years ago but soon found I just didn't have the upper arm strength needed. And I've never run a marathon, but my husband has. I used to drop him off in the boonies so he could run home. I was very proud of him. Once again, I'm impressed.

Beeps, in past diets I have had the odd day where I couldn't stop eating only to find that I went DOWN on the scales the next day. Hope that's the case for you! You sound like a woman who has it going on.

I leave the cottage (aka fat camp) tomorrow so I'm off to squeeze in some more exercise. I WANT to keep in touch here but I have to say that having mfp friends come up on my home page engaging me is easier than looking for this thread, so if you want to friend me I would be delighted to accept.

Hi cool kids!

had a very busy weekend. On Friday, my husband and I headed to the city as we had several shopping errands to run. I also had to get my hair done and see my chiro. I have tennis elbow. :huh:
The chiro did some acupuncture and then some deep massage on my arm - it felt better, but it hurt while he was doing it.
We didn't get home until midnight.
Saturday, my husband and I did our long training run. Ran another 25k (15+miles). It was the best long run in this training schedule we have had. Three weeks to race day! (We got dropped off this time as there was a bitter cold North wind, so we ran with it at our back for most of the run.)
Also finished my first week of P90X! Did my X-stretch today. Really felt good after yesterday's run.
I took my weight and measurements last Sunday and then again today - and I am UP! Hopefully it is water retention from long run.
Week 2 starts tomorrow!

On another note - my eldest son asked me for some workout DVDs. I had an extra copy of P90X which he gladly took. Tonight he emailed me asking for the nutrition guide!!:happy: My son has about 80lbs to lose. He's tall and big boned, but he is still carrying a lot of weight around his mid section. Please Lord, let this be the start of something beautiful for him!!

gold - FR sent!

Hi All -

I am following Beeps over here from our NROL4W thread. At 46, I am definitely much cooler than my 3 girls (7, 9, and 11) think I am. I am working very hard to get in shape in many different ways: strength (heavy lifting), stamina (running), HIIT (spin). I also play soccer and really felt things coming together last night...scored my first goal!!!

Since starting MFP on 1/21, i have lost about 7 pounds. I have 15ish more pounds to lose. My plan, as of this am, is to get down to 145, eat at maintenance for a month while cutting down cardio for a psuedo-bulking phase, and then make a big push for the last 5. We will see how it goes...

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sdereski - i have heard such great things about p90x. do you enjoy it? The only time I am "in bed" by 9 is when I fall asleep tucking my kids in! that is so awesome that you are running with your hubby! DH and I did that in the early years of our marriage...

beeps - progress is progress. Love your dedication!

gold - the easiest way to find a thread like this one is to go to "my topics". You can see right away if there are any new posts and come here to let us know how your week at the cottage is going. (Which sounds AWESOME, by the way!)

Still i palm springs....unfortunately!

Spent the entire day at the airport, yesterday....arrived at 9 am, flight at 11. One hour delayed. Finally push away from the gate about 12:20 pm. We speed up for take-off and, all of a sudden, aborted take-off!

Back to the gate. Wait on the plane. (This plane is BRAND NEW - has been operating only one month.)

Light showing "open door" won't go off in the ****-pit. They deplane us. Have us wait around 4 or 5 hours. Then, finally say, "flight cancelled."



So, our rescheduled flight isn't until 3:00 pm today. Glad my nanny could stay. Won't be home until 8 tonight.

I'm going to find the gym at the hotel and hit the weights, today. Gawd..

Welcome back Beeps.

Vacations are wonderful, but the down side is the weight gain unfortunately. Good for you for getting that workout in when you were delayed.

Am still sticking with the P90X. 2 weeks down. I am tired, and am in bed by 9-9:30 most nights. I did my last "long run" today. Race day is March 24th, so I will officially start to taper now. The weather was perfect. Love that the snow is starting to melt, so the highway and shoulders were bare.

Tomorrow is weigh in day and measurements. Week 1 saw a weight gain and no inches lost. Am hoping for somewhat better results tomorrow, but who knows. The scale has not been kind these days. :noway:

Welcome to the newbies! Please feel free to jump right in - anytime. :flowerforyou:

Beeps - my first week weigh in - everything was UP! :sad:
Second week weigh in (This past Sunday) Weight stayed the same, but lost some inches. :happy: baby steps.

Look, I need friends on this plan or I will never stick with it. I find it easier to cut down on food than to do more exercising. I am really trying to eat more healthy - so even if I overeat I am getting better nutrients....

Beeps, I love all yoru creative ways you change things up in your diet and fitness.
I am working on my water today. I am always lacking in that department. So far, I have had 7 glasses of water! That's huge for me by this time. Hoping to get at least 3 more in by the end of the day.

11Notme - feel free to add me if you need friends, :-)

Run and Plyo today.. May even have to shovel more snow. :-P
It's been snowing for 2 solid days now. We are getting burried. :sad:
Got stuck in my driveway this morning - Big Time! Worked my butt off shoveling myself out of that mess.

just turned 55 whoa,my daughter says im cool lol

I'll be 47 in 10 days......kids are 14, 11 and 6 years old. My 14 year old (girl) thinks I am a TOTAL dork....11 year old (boy) thinks I am beautiful....and 6 year old (girl) is not embarrassed to be seen in public with me....yet! Someday, they will realize how cool I am. Been using MFP since 2011 on & off. When I am "on"....it really does work! Now just have to find a way to stick to it! In the past, I didn't utilize the "community" aspect of MFP....perhaps that is the key to success!

Welcome Sue.

Great workout Beeps!
I skipped out on my run, but did get my P9)X workout in.
Got up this morning and did my Yoga.
Man, the hot flashes were coming fast and furious this morning. WTH?
Now, I am sitting here freezing! :noway:

Hoping for a short run after work. Have bridge tonight, so it's going to be a long, long day for me.

Wishing you all a great day!

Hi all! I'm Amanda. I'm almost 41, have two crazy boys and a great (and also crazy) husband, and, thanks in large part to the year+ I've spent on MFP, a love of lifting. I finished the NROLW program in the early fall and am now doing NROL4Abs. I really love my workouts and have stayed pretty consistent with them since I started--my diet, however, is another issue. I did do pretty well from Feb-August last year, then slowly backslid in the fall and early winter 2013. So, now I've got to re-lose those lbs, and the additional 10 I was working on to reach my ultimate goal. I've recommitted lately (sometimes I feel like I've recommitted so many times I should BE committed!) and am really working hard to stay on-program to peel off the fat that's still covering these really amazing muscles I've built in the last year!

Anyway, I'm looking forward to meeting all you fabulous 40-plusers! I already know Beeps

Hey all!

48, happily married, Mom to 3, Duncan (age 29, living with fiance and their 2 kids), Amanda (age 28) and Kaleigh (age 26), Nana to Abby (age 3) and Jackson (age 5 1/2 months) step-mom to 2, (ages 35 and 30) step grandma to 1 (age 16), and "Mom" to 4 fur babies (Hannah and Griffyn, Golden Retriever/Lab crosses, 5 years old and Tanner and Teaka, Shi Tzu/Bichon crosses, 1 1/2 years old).

Doing my best just to lose weight slowly, feel healthy and exercise every day. Life is what you make it!

I'm not only cool but I'm hot!