40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

jazi, yes you still apply. But you won't be as cool at 49 as say someone who just turned 42. *wink wink, that be me last Sunday*
HUGE WELCOME TO YOU and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Hello everyone else, quick check in today.

BeckyAnn- woot woot on going for a 5K. I am training for my very first 10K that I plan to do this Spring. Why a 10K? cause I am too sexy for a 5K. hahahahaha just kidding! But I sent you a FR. You can see my daily jogging posts (but not on Sunday) and we can encourage each other!

Princess. That is awesome on your results. Congrats to you. And yes, I plan on doing something while I am gone in NJ. Push-ups, sit-ups, and offcourse I will be bringing my HRM and my smartphone with my runtastic app on it, and my sneakers. So at a minimum, it will be jogging.

Hi All! Made it back to the gym today. A little bit of weights- OMG, being gone for almost two weeks definitely made it harder!! Also a little bit of cardio. Good work out overall.

So so glad tomorrow is Friday. My little guy, Jake, is going to be 1yr old next Monday and we are having his birthday party on Saturday. Lots of preparations to do tomorrow. His mommy and daddy have invited everyone and their brother to be there! It will be overwhelming for him, I'm sure, but fun!

Today I'm gonna squeak a visit back to the gym. Hope I don't KILL it because I wanna squish one in tomorrow. I'm so competitive with myself that when I get to the gym, I look at last work-outs' numbers and try to replicate/beat those! Ugh. Today, I have to PREPARE myself, mentally, to just GO LOWER on the weights. Just for today.

Tomorrow, I can KILL IT - if DOMs don't strike.

Saturday is cardio....with a little Xmas party in the women's changeroom afterward with all my gym buddies. Mmmmmmmmmmmm, Baileys!

^^^ I'm titling this selfie "thin-line thursday".

Seriously, in REAL LIFE, that line was D-E-E-P.

BOOM!

Beeps...Awesome, Awesome, Awesome guns!

Since beep's photo got rejected by the firewall at my work, I had to check out her photos for the first time. WOW! She is much sexier than that avitar she has posted. hahahahaha Keep up the good work.

By the way, I may not be posting much now until the new year. Heading to NJ later on tonight. Have a great Christmas and New year everyone. Muahs to all you cool cats!!!!

Hello everyone...think Ill be a cool kid too. Hope everyone is having a great productive day!

NCSteve - "deltoids"....check....now I have to go take an anatomy course to *know* what I'm actually working, lol!!

Stoshew - Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to you, too!

KellySue - a smiley with a santa hat (and other year-long decorations....a pumpkin smiley for halloween, etc, etc.) would be AWESOME!

hi handyrunner and Beckyann!

Got another work-out in today, so no, I did NOT get "4" in, but I got 3 and when I hit my Saturday cardio, tomorrow, I'll count that as "4".

BOOM!

HI there, I "joined" this great group of cool kids a couple of weeks ago..got real busy with work so I have not had time to log in here too much. I have been doing some form of exercise/workout just about every day. Last Saturday I was finally able to get back up to the mountains for some backcountry skiing for a few hours. Felt great to be back up there. My eating I still need to clean up a bit. It has not been too bad.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Beeps - lovely cut in that arm! I love that defines shoulder look. Hope your changeroom party was fun! I was in that group too but missed a couple weigh ins. Did you sign up for the next one?

KellySue - Hope the bday party for Jake goes well today... what a fun age!

Sto - safe travels and I hope you enjoy your visit with family.

Beckyann - congrats on 'graduating' from c25k!! sounds like you need to do some strengthening exercises for hip support if you haven't already started. Most times, the glutes aren't as strong as the quads so a little attention to the rear will help.

enipla - welcome back then. Small steps lead to some big changes!

caramel - my goals for 2014 are to drop my body fat down to 22 - 25% by the end of the year. That's it for long term anyway. I haven't really focused on short term yet but I know it's not going to be anything crazy, lol.

I had a luncheon at work yesterday and had a party last night. It was also a refeed day for me so it worked out quite well, I ended up just a smidge over TDEE. There's just something about seeing the numbers in red that gets me though. I have 4 more parties over the next week but I have come to the conclusion that I am just going to enjoy them, while keeping my head of course.
Have an awesome Saturday!!

Greetings cool kids, hope you are well and in good spirits.

It was 70 degrees in Maryland and needless to say the traffic was heavy and you could not find a parking space anywhere with last minute shopping.

I purchased some some Nike Bionic sneakers as I heard they are awesome for boot camp, circuit style training. I take extreme fit on Mondays and boxing-bosu training on Wednesdays and I hope these shoes live up to the hype. Why are sneakers so expensive and they do not last long?

I have a question that I hope I can get some insight and varied opinions on. Why do people ask for friends on here and when you give them motivation, check on them, and hold them accountable (Per their request) you are considered insensitive and not understanding?

Have a great night..HUGS KYM

Greetings all,

Stoshhew71 glad you made it safe and sound. Enjoy your upcoming weeks also.

It's been a bit quiet. I guess everyone is getting ready for the holidays.

On the first day of winter in Maryland, it was 70 degrees. Crazy weather.

I squatted 125 pounds today and I was so proud of myself. My strength is improving week by week and I am happy.

Extreme fit is tomorrow night and I know my can is going to get kicked.

Hope all of you enjoyed your weekend.

Regards,

KYM

Took today off from working out to make sure my hand heals. It is feeling better...however, I don't want to push it and not let it get better. Did manage to do some woodworking projects as did DH. I have not been too tempted to eat too many"bad" foods. I have to work all this week, no big deal for us as all of our family is back east. Hope everyone is doing well.

WhataBroad - I think I will enter the next challenge....I really need to have WAY MORE focus this time 'round. When I am VERY FOCUSED, I'm pretty unbeatable....but, if i waiver, at all, I just sink like a stone.

caramel - I didn't come to mfp to be "popular"....so, I don't mind saying it like I'm thinking it!

RM10003 - I think when motivation is lacking, THAT's REALLY when you need to check in MORE frequently!

MerryChristmas KellySue!

I, too, am off tomorrow and traveling. Will be back Sunday. I expect I will get some lap-top time, and will check in from time to time (and, I'm gonna LOG in every single day to keep my streak going....even though I will NOT be logging my calories this week!)

Good day at work and my food choices were good as well. Rode my spin bike for about an hour. I did not sleep at all last night so I am pretty tired so I may not do weights later on. I do have to work tomorrow and am on call into the evening. Not too bad. My hand is feeling better so I should be able to hit it harder in a couple of days. I tend to be a focused person if I have a goal in mind.

Hope everyone is doing well.