40+ Club: Fall Fitness Fanatics

Happy Friday All!

Check-in....it was a great week for workouts. I did heavier strength training this week and while I'm not as strong as I was before I left Korea, each workout felt better and better. I also did some good cardio. My eating has been great.....well.....except for the daily dose of Halloween candy. :blushing: But my meals are back under control, I'm cooking healthy foods, etc. Now I just need to get rid of the chocolate. All in all, I'm happy with how I look right now and how I came through this move. My best for sure.......if I can just keep focused now that is. Hoping I don't lose that focus through the holidays.

alf, I do enjoy step aerobics. I usually do two or three such workouts a week, depending on what rotation I'm doing. I've been doing step aerobics for 20 years, so I guess it is just habit to keep doing them despite the fact that that kind of cardio isn't really 'in' anymore. Hope you enjoy your cruise!!! And have a Happy Birthday!!

zebras, great to see you. Good job on the Zumba!!!

singfree, congrats on the sale of you mother's house. That must be quite a relief. Hope you enjoy your beer tonight. I'm thinking I might be drinking wine tonight after spending the day unpacking....again.

The truck with my stuff just showed up. Yay! Must run. Have a great weekend everybody!

Happy Friday all!!!!

Hasn't been a good week for me - haven't worked out at all :frown: , despite all my good intentions when the hubby left for school on Sunday. Fought a cold and sinus headache along with back pain early in the week; went to the chiropractor on Wed, so the back's a bit better, but couldn't work out on Wed. either. Last night had a hair appt and didn't get home until well after 7:00; exhausted, so once again just plunked myself in the recliner with the heating pad on my back/neck. However..............I did log calories and limit my snacks all week so surprise when I stepped on the scale this morning..........back to 131! Still higher than I want to see, but I really didn't expect to lose anything this week since I hadn't worked out at all. Hoping to feel good enough to work out tonight...... I'm craving it now!

Sing..........happy to hear you've sold your mom's house!! Enjoy your weekend....you deserve to relax!

Stiring.........hope you get EVERYTHING put away in the house today so you can relax and enjoy your weekend!!

Alf...........I'm so jealous of you and your cruise.........I doubt I'll ever be able to talk my husband into taking one - he can't take the Harley along!!

Cardi and Stiring.........thanks again for the encouragement - I've been SO FRUSTRATED this fall:grumble: :grumble: :grumble:
I've resolved to really limit my snacking even if I can't eat healthy all the time. Got rid of all the Halloween candy and stuck some good cereal out in a pretty glass jar on the counter - easy to grab a handful of that instead of a cookie!!

Gotta head to a meeting - have a great weekend everyone!!
Marlal

oops...

It has been such a crazy week... I forgot what day of the week it was...

Got up... ate and forgot to weigh myself...

bouncing up an down with those 3 lbs here the last few weeks... so I must have wanted to save myself some grief

Hope everyone has a great week!

Julia

Getting ready to head out to Galveston!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Talk to you later!!!! :flowerforyou:

So yesterday I entered my first ever 5K in my 42 years. I mostly walked/jogged a little of it. I got 1st place in my age division!! However, I was the ONLY one in my age division ha ha. It felt great to cross the finish line and maybe some day I can run most of it. Last year at this time there is no way in h-e-double toothpicks I could have ever done that - not even walking - so needless to say I'm pretty proud. Hope you all have a great week!!

Hi all!

Not the best weekend in terms of eating for me, but we were running around so much, it doesn't really seem to have mattered. I'm determined to get my eating back on track this week.....not because I feel like I need to but because I want to. I have no doubt I'll have more energy and such when I start to eat better, and I'm ready for that again. Got a good workout in yesterday and went for a long walk, so all is still well with the working out. Thank goodness I have discipline with that!! Just wish I could say the same about eating. Oh, well.

cef957, I have a similar problem with processed carbs. They make me puffy. I can eat complex carbs and be fine, but processed and/or simple carbs kill me. And alcohol is the absolute worst thing for me when I'm trying to lose weight. Good for you in recognizing that, and don't worry about one less-than-ideal weekend. And a half pound loss is still a lose so YAY!!

daybyday, that's terrific!!!! Congrats on completing that race!!!!! :drinker:

alf, I know you are on a ship right now, but in case you read this, I echo everything singfree said about the scale and how to determine how you are doing. I can really tell by how I feel, how I look and how my clothes are fitting. As singfree said, if I like how I look in the mirror, who cares what the scale says? I know I will only like how I look as long as I stay a healthy weight but who cares if that healthy weight is 110 or 115? I mean, they are both healthy weights so does the five pounds really matter as long as I'm happy with how I look? No, it doesn't....not at all. Since I've tossed the scale aside, I really have become adept at figuring out when I'm putting on a few by how my body feels as well. It's really a liberating feeling not to feel accountable to a scale anymore, and I'm finding it MUCH easier to maintain my weight than I did when I was stepping on the scale for more reasons than I can really outline here. But let's just say that the mental aspect of trying to stay a specific weight really took a toll on me and resulted in alot of yo-yo-ing with my eating (this happened about a year ago for a number of months where I would deprive myself for weeks and then binge), and that wasn't good. This system is working much better for me.

singfree, glad you got a chance to enjoy some beer, even if you didn't go to the German club. I didn't get my wine on Friday (we were out late trying to take care of some business on the house) but finally got a glass late on Saturday night. It tasted SO good in our nearly-finished new home!

pepper, I'm so sorry to hear about your aunt and your husband's job. :flowerforyou: Sounds like you aren't letting that impact your eating or your fitness. Good for you! Congrats on your weight loss. Take care of yourself during this stressful time.

mk, sorry to hear you weren't feeling well last week, but congrats on the weight loss! Snacking can be a killer when it comes to weight loss, so good job at figuring out a healthier way of doing that. I try not to snack at all, and it seems to help. But I also know that many people prefer eating throughout the day as opposed to three big meals (which is what I do). As long as you make those snacks healthy, you should be good.

Off to do a tough upper body workout and some cardio! Hope you all have a great day.

Happy Tuesday All!

Alf: I am getting a headache after Zumba, I realized that I've had it at least two weeks in a row. Not sure if I can do anything about it, certainly it isn't bad enough to give up Zumba. I'm having fun, and it pushes me more than I would push myself. One of my girlfriends from work came with me last night, and she's quite fit and slender, and she was saying how sore she was going to be after.

Just a quick check in .............been hurting again the last few days :frown:

We went for long motorcycle ride Saturday afternoon and it got really windy. Balancing on the back of the bike in the wind made my back and shoulder start spasming, so I was really hurting by the time we got home. Took a hot shower, had my husband rub Aspercreme (like Ben Gay, but it doesn't stink) on my back and shoulder, bummed one of his valiums (for his back problems) then planted myself in the recliner with the massaging heating pads for the evening. Sunday morning felt better, but was hurting again by the end of the day. Yesterday morning got up and was already hurting before I got to work. :grumble: :grumble: Got in to see the chiropractor in the morning, but couldn't work out (yet again) last night. Chiropractor says not to work out the same day as an adjustment, which makes sense. Spent the evening once again planted in my recliner with the massaging heating pads (no valium this time) and actually feel pretty decent today. Going to try to work out tonight - may end up regretting it, but already have another chiropractor's appt scheduled for Thursday. I am SO TIRED of all of this - and have no clue what to do differently to prevent the back and shoulder from going crazy!! I do everything ergonomically possible to prevent the upper back strain, but it's been a recurring problem off and on for the past 10 years, but the past year has really stunk!:grumble: :grumble:

Thanks for letting me vent................as you can tell I'm more than a little frustrated!
Marla

Good Morning all!

zebras, are you well hydrated when you are doing Zumba? I'm trying to think of reasons you might be getting a headache, and when you mentioned that you push yourself harder than normal, I'm wondering if you are getting enough water/food to sustain the workout. You could also be over-exerting, which can cause a headache as well. So make sure you are monitoring yourself and not pushing yourself too hard. If you don't think that's the cause, then it could be due to poor posture during the workouts. For instance, are you having to turn your head alot to watch the instructor? Those are just some thoughts, but if it continues, you might want to talk to a medical professional about it. :flowerforyou:

sofaking6, good to see you back! Sounds like you are doing well despite some hiccups in the road. The key to those hiccups is to get back on track when you can, and it sounds like you are doing just that. This is a tough time of year to contemplate weight loss, so I'm taking fellow-poster cardigirl's advise and making my goal for the remainder of the year to be simply not to gain weight.

mkwood, I'm so sorry to hear about the continuing pain. I'm sure you've seen a doctor about it. What did they say? Would trying to strengthen those muscles help or hurt the situation? That's the only thing I can think of (because that's how I've managed to reduce my lower back pain), but if your situation is due to spinal issues and such, that may not work at all. I hope there is something that can help you because living with chronic pain is absolutely no fun at all. :flowerforyou:

TxMs, welcome back!! You sure have been on the road alot lately, haven't you? Training for a triathlon? WOW!!!!! Congrats on that! Please let us know what you are doing to train for it and how it is going. I'll be cheering you on. :drinker:

Off to do a lower body workout this morning and some cardio. We are still enjoying great weather, so I'll probably try to get out for another long walk this afternoon. I talked to my sister who is in Colorado last night, and it was snowing there. It served as a reminder that winter is on its way, and I better enjoy these beautiful days while we have them. Tomorrow my husband and I are going into DC to attend some Veteran's Day celebrations so I don't know if I'll be around here or not. But I'll try.....

Hope you all have a great day!

thanks Kadeter and Stiring for your concerns....my aunt is still in the hospital unable to talk-thought she would be home by now, but something must have delayed it. The good news with my husband......he joined the gym!!!!!:laugh: and he is actually going-can't believe it(finally won him over, and my son started going bk). He did the arch trainer w/me the other day and said you must be in better shape than I if you thought that was easy to do(I was doing a 1/2 hr after my core class). I really hope he looses some weight. I have never known him to join a gym, so this is a big plus! We are being optimistic about the job situation-he went to a meeting last night of about 50 people and won the 50/50 raffle-of all the people! Oh well...trying to keep chin up and take stress out at the gym which I am heading to in a few minutes.
Thanks for listening.

MK-maybe you shouldn't ride the bike-I have heard some people have back issues from years of riding. Probably not a good support on the rode.

We sure are having strange weather in New England....this weekend back to 60-pretty strange.

Tron, thank god your son is OK! I hear you about finding renters. My tenant of 4 months got transferred back to PA, and his company is going to cover the remainder of the rent if we don't find someone, but still, I've already had three sets of people in the one calendar year! Ack.

Today is Veteran’s Day. To all current and former military men and women – I salute you for your service to our country and for the sacrifices you have made while defending our freedom. Bill (husband), Jody (sister-in-law), Danne (brother), Sean (brother-in-law) – thank you!!!! To those still serving proudly – stay safe – you’re often in my thoughts.

A special thank you to the families of those who’ve served; your love and support is what keeps our military strong!

friday ck in....coasted this week-no complaints. I must say I feel so much better than I did the first of the year.
Like you Sing-I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving-we will have our meal with family in NH and then on to ME for a couple of days-looking forward tot he get away time. Sing-sounds like you have been cleaning everybody's stuff up lately!

Kad- I forgot to ask you about crab cake Benedict w/truffle--I have never hearrd of this-doe that have egg and chocolate??Parmesan fries-yummy. We went out with friends Sat. night and they order eggplant fries(now none of us like egg plant, but they had been to this restaurant before)-they tasted good-all 4 of us ate the entire pile-at least it was something different and something I would not have ordered on my own(especially since they were lightly fried-I passed on the sweet potato fries because of this and went for the huge salad-so big it lasted me 2 more meals!)

Stiring-sound like you had a wonderful day at Arlington and certainly some walking time in unless you used the shuttle?
I enjoy that cemetary-be sure to go at Christmas time. Did you make progress on your shopping? I pretty much have my stockings done (I am even thinking of wrapping). I will put my mail items the first of Dec.

I will have to call today to see if my Aunt is home and if she can talk now. Hope everyone has a good check in. We are going to the movies tomorrow and then our dau is going to make us supper so road trip to visit her at college tomorrow(hope it is something healthy).