Women Fit For Forties

My tummy was a little upset this morning... and then again tonight. It's the first day in a month that I didn't do some form of exercise. Friday is a 12 hour day for me... so unless I work out in the morning... it's almost certain I won't be working out in the evening. I generally come home & "rest" on the couch... which turns into me falling asleep. I'm always pretty exhausted when Friday night rolls around.

Anyway, it was an "rest" day for me according to my 30 day EA Sports Challenge... so that worked out well. I'll be doing that in the morning and then starting Jillian Michael's 30 day Shred - ACK!! Needless to say, I will be doing EA Sports Challenge first... because from what I've heard, I'll feel like dying after the 30 day Shred!! I'll give my report tomorrow morning! I can't wait.

timbotina: Hope you have great success with the garage sale.

selby: It sounds like a much needed rest. Listen to your body, you are doing great.

diet45: Welcome to this great group of ladies. To find us again click on My Topics and it will show where you have last posted. I sure understand about the snacking calories adding up. Use the food diary to track your food and you will see results. Wishing you well on this journey.

Hi D45 :flowerforyou: I also have the topic saved as an explorer favorite & just click it from there.

Blue! Good luck on your walk sister.

I posted this in my newsfeed also for those that are friends, but wanted to share here also.

I'm starting Jillian's 30 day Shred this morning & measured myself... last measurement was 5/1/10 when I started this journey. My results thusfar:

17 lbs lost!
11.25 inches lost!!

I was pleasantly surprised. I knew I lost inches, but was very happy with how much. If anyone wants the gorey details to compare, I'll mail them to you.

Momma - I will miss you terribly. Godspeed and have fun!
selby - those are some impressive stats! Way to go!

I did it. It was beastly hot (93 F) and extremely humid, but I made it the entire mile. I am so exhausted I can't be funny. I barely had enough energy for that tongue emote. I'll talk more tomorrow. I have to get to bed! Thank you all for believing in me that I could do it today!

Morning ladies, will be short and sweet...Today was my dad's birthday....He passes away this past New Years Eve.....a little sad today.....going to cemetery and spend the day with my mom so I will be out most of the day....taking a day off from exercise today....Hope you all have a great Sunday....

Snowflakes, have a wonderful time on your trip, stay safe!!

Now if I can just figure out how to get the Ticker to work. I went in and changed my start weight because it is different than last time I started (OK four lbs more---so sucky...glad it isn't 40) I lost three lbs, but still shows I lost 0. Oh well~~~ I thought I would have a hard time giving up snacks at night, but once I stopped it has been no big deal.

diet45 - if you update your weight in your weigh in page it will automatically change your ticker. Make sure you save the changes.

Good morning ladies, feeling a little lazy after not exercising yesturday but we all do deserve a day off. Anyhow, going to be busy today packing (we are going camping for a week starting Thurs. so the camper needs stocked for the summer (cloths, toys, food, entertainment.....should take a good 2 days--always wipe down everything first before stocking.....) so hopefully I will burn some extra calories doing that also.....anyway...better get busy.....check in a little later.....Have a GREAT day all!!

Good morning ladies. I was once again MIA over the weekend. We drove to the family farmhouse in Wisconsin that we hope to be buying soon. My very dear Aunt who lived there passed away last fall and this is the first time I have stayed there since then - I was surprised at how hard it hit me when we first walked into the house, but we had a nice time after that. I'm sure there will still be moments when it is hard to be there without my Aunt - but I am very glad that we decided to try to keep the house in the family. We own some riverfront property that we could never afford to build on, so we put that up for sale and we need that to sell to be able to purchase the farmhouse ... so I'm really praying that it sells soon! but it isn't good timing with the real estate market. Since my brothers and cousins who inherited with me want to keep it in the family too - they are all being very patient and understanding with waiting for our land to sell before we actually pay them. We just won't be able to afford (for very long) the property taxes and utilities on the farmhouse while still paying property taxes and a mortgage on the riverfront land.
I did ok with food over the weekend, but not so hot with exercise.
I am happy to have my most favorite snack available right now (and it's healthy!) .... raw peas! I bought $20 worth from the farmers market Saturday morning before we left town and I shelled peas during the ride and for a couple of hours Saturday night. My stomach isn't too happy with all the extra roughage! but they are soooo good. I would probably be skinny if I could have fresh raw peas year-round. Unfortunately in MN they are really only at the Farmer's markets for about a month ... then they start getting pretty dried out. I haven't found any in the stores that are comparable. I grow my own in very large pots in front of my house - but the rabbits even get up into the pots to eat them - so I usually don't end up with many.
I brought about a cup of peas to munch on at work .... I wish I hadn't wolfed them all down this morning .... I want more now!

HI EVERYONE, I WAS MISSING IN ACTION FOR A WEEK OR TO. STARTING FRESH TODAY. I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR IMPUT, THE FOLLOWING ARE MY GOALS FOR THIS WEEK.

GYM 4 DAYS THIS WEEK
WATER 100 OZ
STAY WITHIN MY CALORIES.
NO POP

Don't be so hard on yourself, we all have good and bad days....just try and start anew tomorrow......It is hard to be on game all the time......get a good nights rest and make a clean start in the morning!! You can do this, you are worth it!!!

Don't be so hard on yourself, we all have good and bad days....just try and start anew tomorrow......It is hard to be on game all the time......get a good nights rest and make a clean start in the morning!! You can do this, you are worth it!!!

Thank you for the support! I'm trying to learn how to eat right and still enjoy what I'm eating. I just keep turning back to the quick and easy. Also, I need to learn not to eat just because it is there.