40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

Congrats Princess - Feels great when you see results.... Keep it going.......

Had a great weekend... I recorded another redord low weight on Sunday morning after working out in the yard for 3 hrs and riding for 2 hrs on Saturday. It was plenty humid out and it paid off.

We start a new 12 week weight management session at work today and I'm excited.

Everyone have a great day.
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Good morning Cool Kids! Not feeling quite up to par today. We had a busy weekend. I had Jake during the day on Friday and we went to see the fish which he enjoyed once he woke up enough- fell asleep in the car on the way there :yawn: He went home for Friday night but came back on Saturday afternoon and played at Grammy and PawPaw's house all day and stayed overnight. He is starting to teeth and was restless throughout the night and awake a couple of times.

Sunday we stayed after church and helped set up for our Vacation Bible School for the kids and helped to "construct" a castle themed room. I glued, tacked, stretched, sweat.... for almost five hours. I am feeling it today. Skipped my gym work out this morning, but will most likely walk later as it is beautiful outside today.

Have a great day all!

Well....under the topic of "Act your Age" I now have a pulled hamstring after a session of Fathers versus Sons whiffle ball in my backyard last night. Never pulled a hamstring before...any advise for a speedy recovery? Any thoughts on exercises that will keep me active so I don't lose what I've gained so far? I don't think it's major....I can walk without really limping. It feels more like a stiff muscle that I'd like to stretch...however, stretching it is somewhat painful.

Outside of the wiffle ball incident, I had a great weekend with my Son while my wife and daughter participated in The Dirty Girl race in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Busy couple weeks ahead with a lot of work travel...guess it won't be so bad since I'm going to have to rest my hamstring anyway.

Hi!

Today was supposed to be "lifting", but I'm typing this from my deck on a sunny holiday afternoon. Couldn't resist....not enough "lazy summer days" in my neck of the woods.

4 more work days and then a holiday. I've photocopied a bunch of "bodyweight" exercises that I can do while I'm away. It's a very ACTIVE vacation we've got planned, so I'll be doing WAY MORE on a daily basis than my sedentary desk job permits, anyway.

Sooooooooooooooooooooo looking forward to it!

I am 45 years old and approaching my best fitness level yet. I am excited to see how far I can go by the time I hit 50. Age has yet to be a limitation but rather a benefit because I have been able to be patient and plan. The only downside is that I have about 15 years of taking poor care of myself when I lost myself in work. I do find it really cool that I can look forward 5 years and be comfortable with the time frame. 14 months has been great and I am looking to see what I can do in 60 month now.

Good Morning Everyone!! I have found the culprit for why I have not been feeling so great. TOM has arrived at my house and won't leave!! I guess I will have to deal through the end of the week. I did make it out for a walk last night and this morning in spite of my unwanted house guest.

Jake is coming over to hang out with us for a few hours tonight. I am, as always, looking forward to it. Love having him at the house.

Well, guess I'd better get my nose to the grind stone. I've got a ton of work to do today.

Have a good one!

Alienrite, congratulations on doing so well! I am in a similar boat and trying to reach a fitness level I was in back in my teens and early 20's.

Started week 3 on the 100 Push Ups app last night. I was not able to finish the last set which was a bummer. However I banged out close to 50 perfect push ups in 5 sets last night, so that has me feeling rather good.

I am now eating 90-95% vegetarian and have lost almost all wants/cravings for meat, fried food and sweets. Its amazing how much my taste buds have changed over this past year. If you would have told me a year ago that I would no longer crave hot wings, french fries and steak I would have... well you know the rest.

Hi! I just found this board, and would love to be a part of it!
Me: 45 yrs old
Was: 195
Now: 165
Goal: 135-140, where I felt my best
I have an 11 yr old daughter I am trying to teach healthy eating habits, after years of obviously not-so-great eating that got me where I am.

princess - glad you can go LIFT while your kids are doing other things....THAT'S THE BEST!!

cmb67 - I'm trying to help my 10-year-old daughter be more "intuitive" with her eating....if she isn't hungry, she shouldn't eat. If she's bored, she has to go be active (not eat). If there's conflict she doesn't like, she can't solve it with food-soothing. With steady discussion and experience, I'm hopeful she'll grow into a STRONG woman armed with the RIGHT information!

LBNOakland - flipping tires sounds like DA BOMB! Good for you.

I got my lifting in-and-done. Going to change it up post-vacation...instead of 3 sets of 8 reps, I'm going to do 2 sets of 10 reps, and try and go 5 days per week, instead of 3. Good enough!

I'm keeping calories in check, too, KellySue. I'm going to go off to the gym, again, at lunch.

Got my lifting in and done.

Think I'll choose a salad with some chicken on it for my lunch. And, more coffee!

Yum!!

Beeps- sounds like you are just a bit excited! I have to say I would be too. My younger daughter is getting married in November and they are going to Hawaii for their honeymoon.

Today was a lifting day for me and while my weight limits are still light, I increased all of them by at least a few pounds. It was a good work out!

It's a late work day for me as it is performance night for the folks that I work with. It's always a lot of fun, but very busy so I will be hopping later this afternoon. I will try to get a bit of paperwork done before then though.

Have a good day all!

Happy Friday! Feeling some DOMs from my workout yesterday. I got my work out in when I came into work today and cleaned up from last night's performance. We had chairs to put away as well as moving our conference table back into place and vacuuming and setting up for today's session. Lots of lifting and it always makes me sweat, but at least it's air conditioned in here 'cause it is very humid outside today and if I did anything too strenuous outside today, I think I might pass out! The air feels very heavy.

Have a good day everyone!

Hi all,

Am back from vacation and trying to get caught up with everything...including MFP!

Vacation was wonderful! had a great time and great weather. Did exercise about 5 days I was there - ran twice and then walked the same loop I ran 3 days.

Was back to work on Tuesday and then off again on Wednesday. Had to take my husband to see the specialist for his follow up (he had surgery on his foot in June). Yesterday had a workshop most of the day and a terrible headache. I think I was just over tired. Went home right after work and slept! I never do that. Headache was gone when I woke up. :happy:

Have not had a chance to workout at all since I've been home which is pissing me off. Today....it's going to happen today!

I started a 21 day reset..today is day 2. Clean eating and no caffiene. Not a biggy there, as I've been caffiene free for a while, but do enjoy a cup of decaf every now and then. Will have to stick to my Caf-Lib instead.

Will try and catch up on all the posts. Beeps- your Hawaii vacation is fast approaching! Jealous.

Enjoy Hawaii, Beeps! My husband was born and raised in Honolulu and my mother-in-law still lives there--I like to say I won the "location of in-laws" sweepstakes. Would love to go more often but man, is that a long flight from the East Coast....

sdereski, I admire your commitment to no caffeine! That is one thing I just refuse to give up.

Hit the farmers' market this morning and stocked up on fruits and veggies. Planning on a chill day taking care of business around the house, and a yoga class later this afternoon. I haven't done yoga in so long, but I have a deal coupon I need to start using before it expires.... I'll do the restorative yoga class today, though, can't mess that up too badly. And I could use some relaxation/stretching after this week.