40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

Yo Cool Kids! Happy Friday!


Today is my 15th wedding anniversary. We are going to go out tonight and I am going to enjoy myself. However in anticipation of tonight I have been saving some extra calories each day this week. I figure I will go over but it isn't everyday that you celebrate 15 years with someone.

I wish I could have excercised more but this darn pinched nerve is hindering any kind of lifting or anything other than walking at a moderate pace (per Dr orders). I am so afraid of losing any muscle gains. Call me vain but I like the way my legs are looking. I guess this gives me time to work on getting my arms/shoulders/back looking like some of my idols on here.

princessofred - I really enjoyed reading about your family's halloween costumes....sounds very FUN in your neck of the woods!

WhataBroad - I hope you have a good weekend, too!

Onemoodycuss - I'll accept $50 for entrance, for sure!

christinemac - everyday, for all of us, is "one-day-at-a-time" - sounds like you are ON TRACK!

bkw99508 - happy 15th anniversary! I hope you have a wonderful time.

Checking in as I am nearing my 45th birthday and my goal is 160 by then, ultilmately I'd like to be 150, but there are holidays between now and my January birthday and I'm a realist. I'm NOT going to lose 2lbs/wk during the annual eating season.

I hope that I still climb trees makes me a cool kid. (There were apples up there and I wanted them for a pie.)

44 here. i get up and run at 3 45 in the morning. i am a personal trainer by day and a kick *kitten* mom the rest of the time. im considered a cool mom...therefore i think i fit right in here!

Another great day...still not great at the whole sleeping thing but oh well. Did a HIIT workout for about 40 min this morning and a walk this evening. I hope to head up to the mountains...or at least the foothills for a hike tomorrow. I think I need to eat more as I am pretty hungry. I have been trying to keep my calories 1200-1500..

On fun notes, I have been trying to get some gifts done for the holidays. I do woodworking and sewing...ahhh so much to do and so little time. :-)

Whatabroad, as for my sleep pattern and what I did with those 2 hours, I waited thinking that I may fall back to sleep, then I was trying to decide if I wanted to work in my sewing room or workout.

Dfinitely 40+ but not cool at all

Hi everyone, I'm new to your 40+ club and so glad to have found it!:bigsmile: pls add me so I never lose touch with you guys (and dolls) :laugh:

Any other women here who don't have kids or am I alone in that?

Feel free to friend me. Loving this thread.

I don't have any children either. Always wanted them but it just wasn't in the cards. Honestly, I think I used it as somewhat of an excuse to not worry about my health as I didn't have to worry about having to be there for my children. I finally realized what I was doing. It was a "sour grapes" attitude and I DO have someone to worry about....ME!!! So I have changed my thinking and doing this one day at a time and looking forward towards tomorrow....

Hi! I just discovered this thread - yay, 40+es! I'm 43, & I have to say that, overall, I love being in my 40s. I know that I look younger than I am, & that comes from good genes on both sides of my family, especially my mom's.

I'm a single woman who's never married, & I also have no children. Not human children, anyway. I've always wanted to be a mom, but it never happened for me. If I ever get into a financially stable situation, I'll consider adoption. I have 3 cats, & they do fill much of my need to nurture & to care for others. I adore my 3 fuzz butts, & they bring a lot of joy to my life. Still, there are times when I'd love to mother another human being or two, but at least I have my cats for whom to care & love, & that's a great thing.

I've struggled with my weight my entire life. Part of it's genetics, as most people on both sides of my family struggled & have struggled with weight & weight-related health issues. I know that that's not the end-all-be-all of my problems, though, & I'm not blaming my family history. I've taken responsibility for my health & fitness, & I'm starting again fresh today. I've recently been laid off from my job working straight nights (a lot of people call my shift the "graveyard" shift), & this is a very good thing. It's motivating me to make much needed changes & to take the opportunity to get into a better job. Also, the first week off - I've been off for 2 weeks now - allowed me to adjust back to the land of the living. Last week I was super ill from the flu, & so that wasn't a good time to start fresh. Today, though, is a brand new day, & I'm starting by making good food choices.

I've been a member here at MFP for quite a while, but I've not been faithful with my record keeping. Yesterday, though, I started fresh with it, & today I weighed myself & measured my neck, chest, waist & hips. I'm going to keep track of these things & of my weight every Saturday morning, first thing, from now on. I recently learnt from the Canada Heart & Stroke Foundation that a person's waist size is a better indicator of a person's health & of the risks for heart attack & stroke than is a person's weight. Weight's important, of course, but there's so much more to being healthy than just a person's weight. Numbers are an excellent way to keep track of things, but they're not the end-all-be-all of where a person's at.

Anyway! I'm not trying to teach anyone anything here. Just sharing some thoughts I have.

I'm glad to meet other 40+ people - we're at a great time in our lives. It sounds like some of you are celebrating that, & y'all seem like a great bunch!

Any other Canadians here? I'm from the Fraser Valley in southwestern BC.

Hi everyone! So glad to find all of your very motivating people over 40. I am just 49 for the first time and looking forward to having a group of people for some positive support!

I have increased my weightlifting and circuit training which has left me hungrier.

I am really sore today. Whewwww

I hope all of you are well and in good spirits.

My 2- week plan:

1. lift 4 x per week this week; lift 3 x per week next week;
2. scheduled cardio on Saturday;
3. fast today + hopefully fast tomorrow

MONTH-end reporting is HERE! So, yes, I'm coming off a couple of BAD weeks and I'll have to do serious damage-control this week, and then hopefully get back into just a slight deficit over the next 4 weeks.

Hi all,

Back fron another weekend away. Did the 5.7 miles run on mackinaw Island with a friend. I didn't get in, so had planned to run as a bandit runner, but managed to snafu a bib# at the very last minute. So, I ran as a 31 year old.

Weather has been horrible, so the 2.5 drive home yesterday was a little harrowing at times. Very slick roads. Time to get the winter tires on!

Today is a run day...hope I don't cope out on myself because of the weather. It's time to start getting used to running in the cold again.