40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are
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Geez sdereski....I hope the "sick" moves on from you very quickly. I haven't been ill in a long time, but I seem :injury: prone this year, blech. I'm done with that, though.
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handyandy9x - glad to read that your weight loss is more in tune to what you want....I am doing "slow" weight loss, just now, but some days I sure wish it was F-A-S-T.
Today, I lift! BOOM!0 -
Happy Humpday!!
I love coming in and seeing a flurry of activity!
KellySue - I agree with the others... your daughter is lucky to have family close. It's a win-win really, you get to spend so much time with him and your daughter knows he is being looked after and loved to pieces!
sdereski - it's been one of those years, hasn't it. Hope you are recovering and feeling better. and whoa - a 12 mile treadmill run is awesome! it's true, it is a mental thing to run a fair distance on it and you sure got your head in the game on that one!
andy - nice to see you back at it and woohooo for a steady loss. I am sure the scale bringing the scale with you will further that streak!
Still doing my HIIT workouts in the mornings and am absolutely loving the 19/5 fasting. I found that 20/4 was just not long enough of a window to eat what I need to so that extra hour has made a big difference. I have gotten really good at jump rope now too... what a fantastic addition it has been.
Have an awesome day everyone and keep up the fantastic work! :flowerforyou:0 -
HHD Went to yoga this morning..I need to do this more often. The stretching and low pace of the class is refreshing. Doing a short mini run in preparation for my upcoming 5k this Saturday. Hope everyone has a great day!!!0
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Sdereseki - I too came down with a horrible cold/flu bug. I struggled though my weight lifting yesterday morning and went to work. I came home early from work at 3:30 and have been in bed pretty much the whole time sleeping on and off. I think I am starting to feel a little better this afternoon. YUCK. This is not what I had planned for my week. I am doubtful I will have the strength to work out tomorrow. I think making it to work is going to be a challenge.:sad:
I am glad to hear everyone is having a great week. Keep up the determination!!!!
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Ruby, thanks for your kind words of encouragement 0
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faytwain, good luck on your run on Saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drinker:
Ruby, I hope you feel better!!! stay positive. The other day I was feeling a little sickly and I too was worried...I kept going with my normal schedule, thinking positive and drinking lots of water and poof whatever it was went away. I am crossing my fingers. :laugh: :flowerforyou:
Whatabroad, you look amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at that little waist!!!! Did you experience any lose skin or stretch marks? I don't see any of that!!! Unfortunately I have tons of stretch marks, they are old white, I guess because I have darker skin they are more noticeable. I also have some lose skin only seen when I bend over, not when standing straight. Any of you have a recommendation for a good cream/lotion to tighten up or help the skin look smoother?
I lifted this morning, now I need to get going to work...Have an awesome day!!!! :flowerforyou:0 -
Happy Thursday. Didn't go in to work yesterday. Had a bit of a stomac bug or something. Feeling better today, but not 100%. Skipped the workout, but will be back at the gym tomorrow for sure.
Whatabroad- Love the new pic. You look great. I actually was wondering the same thing as Alf- any issues with loose skin?? I am a shorty (5'2") and have had so much weight to lose that I am sure there will be some, but I would like to minimize it as much as possible.
Hope everyone else who is/has been feeling under the weather is better soon! Have a good day all!0 -
Sdereseki - KellySue - Ruby - Hope you all feel better real soon! :flowerforyou:
Woke up this morning thinking it was Friday...now I have to work an extra day this week! LOL
Hope you all meet your goals for the day and have a great time doing it!0 -
Happy Friday Everyone0
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It's Friday! It's Friday! It's Friday!! Hooray! Had to stay late at work last night due to a minor fender bender with one of our agency vehicles. Fortunately no one was hurt, but ended up grabbing a pizza on the way home- it's my biggest downfall! Oh Well- I was still under calories- barely, but just not what I had planned. When it comes to pizza I always eat way more than I should.
Any how- today is a new day and I made it to the gym this morning and had a good work out. Strength training with some short cardio bursts and planks and sit ups to round it all out! Good times- right! No big plans for the weekend. I have a meeting tomorrow morning for church and then off to the gym and lunch with the Hubs. Then I think maybe some clothes shopping for my little man. He's growing so fast!!!
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Today, I am skipping my lifting session to go have the pinky stitches removed.
Tomorrow is scheduled cardio....and Sunday I am going to take advantage of (finally!) melting temperatures and get outside and enjoy a walk.
I'll get back to regular lifting schedule, M/W/F next week!0 -
Hey cool Kids,
Am back. Feeling better, bur still congested. Nothing like I was. My teeth were even sore.
I did try working out at home on Wednesday night, but couldn't manage it. Then I tried to run a bit yesterday and ended up walking a mile and sweating the entire time. So, am going to attempt my workout again at home tonight, even if I have to take it slow. I need to get back into it. I've done nothing since Sunday. :sad:
Today is International Woman's Day.(check out Google's Doodle) and I am attend the IWD dinner our local Woman's shelter hosts every year. Looking forward to it.
Milder temps here as well Beeps so sure hope to get on the big lake to do some ice cave exploring. :happy:
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I found out today I have pneumonia & got medicine at doctor. At least there is an end in sight.
I miss my strength training & hope I can get back to it in a couple of days!!
faytwain - good luck on your run this weekend. I hope u have good weather. 0 -
ruby - yikes on the diagnosis! Hope your meds kick in soon...
sdereski - "ice cave exploring"?!?!??! That sounds VERRRRRRYYYYY fun!!!!!!!!!!
Stitches out! It STUNG like a b*tch, but it is O-V-E-R.
I will cardio tomorrow and sunday and get back to lifting Monday. CAN'T WAIT!
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Ruby, yikes!!! I hope you get better soon!!! :flowerforyou:
Beeps, glad to hear the stitches are out!! Ouch!!! :noway:
Sdereski, you always sound so positive!!! Yes, that is the feeling I get when I read your posts. :laugh: Glad to hear you are feeling better!!!
Kellysue, I love pizza too!!! My son devours pizza!!! My husband and I haven't had pizza since January 1. I sometimes think about it but really don't miss it. My husband gave up sugar and pasta, bread, etc in Jan. I am pretty much supporting him. I gave up sugar for lent. This Sunday I start Whole30. Now that I think will be very tough. There are a lot of restrictions. I am positive I can do it.
I went to Bikram this morning, had an awesome class!!! One of my fellow yogis brought me a scoby to make Kombucha. Any of you drink it? I love it. I buy the GT brand. But when I mentioned it to my yogi friend she told me it is pretty easy to make and offered to bring me a Mama scoby. I started the fermentation process tonight and will check it out in a week. We will see. My husband saw it and he said "you better not get sick from that". LOL
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Thanks for the support everyone. I am already feeling much better today after 1 day on the meds. YEAH! I am going to try to start my lifting schedule again tomorrow.
Beeps - glad to hear you are done with the stitches and you can get back to normal routine again.
Alf - I have never even heard of Kombucha, what the heck is that? Good luck on your Whole30. I love that you are always challenging yourself to the next level and your positive energy. I am always learning of new things out there from you. Thanks!!!
Sdereski - have a great time "ice cave exploring" that sounds beautiful. To answer one of your earlier questions you asked me; I live in Western Wisconsin right on the WI & MN border. I have been up to Lake Superior on the MN northern shore and also up to northern WI. I love it up there it is incredible.0 -
Hi Everyone, I'm over 50 but love all the encouragement on this 40+ Club and want to join. Am new to the groups so hope by replying here, am signed up. I've lost 36 lbs. in a year (am 5'2") and want to lose about 40 more. Could use some encouragement, anybody want to friend me, please send a request. Thanks and good luck to everyone! Kimberly0
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Kimberly, Welcome!!! :drinker: Congrats on your weight loss!! :flowerforyou:
Ruby, kombucha is a fermented tea with probiotics. It has antioxidants, amino acids, minerals, B vitamins, etc It is good bacteria for your gut and immune system. I like it. A good brand to try is GT Kombucha, it comes from CA. They have different flavors. I have been drinking it for a while now and decided to try to make it myself. Especially after finding someone willing to give me a Scoby (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) But it is pretty easy to grow one as well. There are lots of videos on youtube on how to make it and about the benefits. Also everywhere in the internet.
I lifted this morning. It was a very nice workout, 4 sets of each exercise, since I didn't have to rush it. I love to be able to do longer workouts on Sat mornings when I have the time.
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Hey cool kids,
Saturday night and I am posting!
Just chilling after a somewhat easy day. Didn't get all that I wanted to get done, so am hoping I can cram some stuff in tomorrow.
Alf - what a nice thing to say. I don't always feel so positive, but all of you do inspire me to keep going, so thank you for that.
Beeps - glad those stitches are gone.
Ruby - I travelled your way for years when I attended my running camp in MN. I would go through WI as I wanted to hit Minneapolis before I headed to camp. :-)
Welcome Kimberly. FR on it's way.
I never did get my w/o yesterday. After the IWD dinner, which was amazing BTW, my friends and I went out for a drink / visit. :happy:
Did finally get my run in today! And I felt GOOD. :bigsmile:0 -
Happy Sunday All. Ran my first 5k yesterday! Had a blast!!!! Had to stop and walk a few times but I finished and my time wasn't too bad either 43 minutes. Relaxing today. Going to take a nice walk while the sun is still out here. Hope everyone has a great day!!!0
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Congratulations fay!!!!! :drinker: Great job on your 5km. :happy:
Busy day today. Had to haul wood for DH today as he had to work. Then, needed to get my canvassing done, so off I went door to door. Not a great day for it as it was so stormy today. but, I got it done. :happy:
Long run done. :happy:
Working on my water. :happy:0 -
....time change....may kill me....
...today I lift....I'm feeling ZERO energy, though...0 -
Happy Monday! I thought I was going to get by unscathed with the time change, but I had a hard time getting to sleep last night and didn't want to get up this morning to head to the gym. I did manage to drag my butt out of bed and did my workout, but I am dragging now! Ugh! Good workout though!
Busy weekend. Meeting and workout on Saturday, and yesterday My DH took me out for a nice lunch and then did some shopping for Jacob. Fun!
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KellySue - you give me hope that a work-out will help with this lacklustre feeling....0
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Welcome Kimberly!
Was told at my appointment for my vein treatment Friday that I can do mild walking and elliptical but no squats/leg work so I did make it to the gym today and ended up doing 20 minute walk and upper body lifts. Felt good.
I for one am happy it's Monday, I do SO much better with food management when I'm at work! Not that I did too poorly this weekend but just not as structured as when I'm at work.
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Happy Monday! :yawn: hoping the coffee kicks in soon... that hour sucked the life outta me this morning as well.
alf & KellySue - thanks! the pic is forgiving I have tonnes of stretch marks... I say I am a tiger who has earned her stripes! Loose skin hanging around too, probably never going to be completely gone without surgery but I'm ok with that... it will tighten over time, or so many who have lost 100+ pounds have said. I just want to see my belly button again one day, lol.
Ruby - hope you are feeling better and the meds are clearing up your pneumonia... what a horrible feeling that must be.
Fay - Woot!! that's a great 5k first time... the first of many I am sure!
I enjoyed a night out on Friday with my gf, a nice dinner and some much needed laughs. I have booked my movers and have got some boxes so yesterday I started packing the things that hardly gets used. I also ended up with 2 boxes of things to go to Value Village. I am looking forward to purging a whole lot more too... getting lighter in more ways than one!
Hope this sleepy morning picks up for everyone and have an awesome week ahead!0 -
Gawd, why can't I just stop shoveling food into my mouth????
This seems SO impossible these days!!
Where is the Beeps from January?!?!? I just KILLED it that month!
I am WAY off my game...0 -
Man, I've been a busy but tired bee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate this daylight savings time crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I never get used to it. Ugh!!!! LOL I really don't know how I managed a one hour long lifting session this morning and a Zumba class tonight. I am ready to crash!!!!!!!!!!!!! My son, my baby!!! is at camp since yesterday until Wed. I miss him!!!! It is spring break here, not a nice one weather wise right now but it should get better at the end of the week.
whatabroad, well, I don't see any. But I am sure we see them since it is our bodies...some people tell me they don't see mine. You look great anyways!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What an inspiration you are!!!
Beeps, hang in there!!!! I know it is tough, some months are better than others. And you just recently came back from vacation...I am the same way, it takes some time to adjust.
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I know this daylight savings time SUCKS! I hate it too. I am soooo tired. I am going to bed here soon.
I thought I would be ready to hit the weights this week but I do not have the strength yet. My DH has asked me to try to hold off on the weights this week and do some lighter cardio until my illness is doing better. I decided that is probably a good idea. The doctor has me on a strong antibiotic for 14 days. The Chalene Extreme program pushes me to muscle fatigue so I will listen to my DH & wait until Sunday to start over with week # 2 of the program. I was not ready for a set back so soon.:sad:
Fay - awesome on your 5k time. That is awesome and your training paid off.:drinker:
Beeps - that same thing happens to me when I go on vacation, it is like I check out of my routine and have a really hard time getting back on track. I think it is hard because after the vacation is done I feel like I don't have the goal pushing me to try to lose that extra to feel great on vacation (especially those beach vacations). Maybe try to set another special date or goal you have to get yourself back on track.
Alf - I know how feel with your son gone. It is so hard to let go when they are growing up. I am not good at that at all.
Whatabroad - glad to hear you had some cheer with your GF. In time things will get better!!! Way to go on starting to get some of your packing done ahead of time and getting organized. Purge away GF. 0 -
Hello Cool Kids,
Beeps, hoping you get back on your game real quick! I sure know that feeling and it is not a good one. Hang in, I know you will get back on track real soon.
Alf, aww, it is tough to let the kids go, but in the end, everyone usually benefits from a bit of time apart. As long as he is happy going and has a great time.
Ruby, I think your plan of laying off the lifting for a bit longer is a smart move. Go easy on the cardio too. You will know how hard to push by how you are feeling. My poor husband is now suffering from a terrible cold, right on the heels of his terrible fever.
Docs never did figure it out, but was SO happy to hear they ruled out leukaemia & lymphoma. :bigsmile:
whatabroad - your pic is amazing! I so want a before / after picture that you can see such results!! Fantastic work!
Nice - I am so with you on the work week and food management!!! OMG, the weekends through me way off MY game!
Got my strength workout in tonight. Took me a while to work it in. The day and evening got away from me.0
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