40+ Club: Fall Fitness Fanatics

well good news is I hv lost almost all the weight frm the holidays...just about bk!

What are your favoriate vices that you reach for? Kad=wine, mine when I am stressed=twizzlers, do we give in=yes why????

Are we spending enough time doing our workouts? Think about quanity and quality time.

well, 3 day weekend-yippeee going to the gym in the morning, and if we don't go anywehere on Mon will do a class then.
boy is is bitter cold out....brrrrrr!

just thought I would provide some ponderings:indifferent:

Friday check in and of course I'm up .4lb. So annoying! :grumble:

My husband told me that he wants to hike to the top of half dome this summer and of course wants to start from the valley floor. I told him they had a camping spot halfway and he said he wants to do it in one day. When I said I wouldn't go he looked at my son and his friend and said "Can you guys hike that far in one day"? Who cares what my 17 year old son and his 17 year old friend can do in one day. Its not like I wouldn't go I just get so irritated that he feels he has to push me so hard that I hate the whole experience. I told him I today I want to go I just dont want to go with him...

Alf... My daughter is great. They've gotten a house, really nice and sense they have been tearing down old buildings and building new ones she thinks they are the first ones to even live in it. Her husband gets deployed on the 24th I think. Coming up really soon. So as the time creeps closer the more emotional she is which is understandable. I guess mountain unit is talking about going back to their original base which is in New York so maybe they will be moving again once he gets back.

Hi all! Back from a fabulous five days in San Francisco and the wine country. Flew out early Tuesday morning with our son (26) and daughter (22). This trip is our celebration of my husband's 60th birthday (He is MUCH older than me....) We did one day of hop on hop off bus tour. Our son wanted to see the post-impressionist exhibit at the de Young but it was sold out until Saturday. We went to the California Academy of Sciences instead. They have a great penguin exhibit.

We did a one day tour of Muir Woods and Sonoma Valley. It is easy to understand why the redwoods were not cut down in Muir Woods. It was quite a scary ride up and down windy mountain roads in the rain with no guard rails and a tour bus driver more interested in turning around and talking to us or playing with his ipod than keeping his eyes on the road. The woods were beautiful even the rain. My favorite sound in whole world (besides my loved ones' laughter) is the sound of water over rocks in a mountain stream. Even with umbrellas and rain panchos we got wet. We then went on to Sonoma Valley and went to three wineries for tastings. None of us had ever done that before. We now know how to volitize the esthers! (Or aerate the Endas as we started saying that night.) The area was beautiful but hard to see due to the rain and fog.

On Friday, we took a long ferry ride to Vallejo. I would love to be able to take ferry commute each day instead of driving. The day was beautiful. We took a shuttle bus into Napa and boarded a restored 1915 to 1918 train for a ride up and down Napa valley with lunch in the dome car. My husband said he wanted to eat a nice meal on a moving train for his birthday. It was quite the gourmet meal. With wine... We all decided that this was the nicest (and most expensive) meal we had ever had. The lobster bisque was probably a day's worth of calories. I will be hitting the gym and pool hard now that we are back.
The views were spectacular. The vines are dormant now but the vineyards grounds are blooming with wild mustard. It was a fabulous trip.

We said goodbye to our son that night as he is staying in SF for graduate school. Our daughter flew back to Texas with us yesterday. She left this morning for Austin and her final semester of her senior year. The house is very quiet. Now no excuses to get back into the swing of working out. I am hoping to do a real triathlon in May. Need to get cracking.

Tron: Sorry you are feelling like your husband is pushing you too hard. I was getting snappy with my family in the mornings while in SF because I did not think they were moving fast enough. I figured out that it was easier for me to get ready and go downstairs and walk up and down the street than gritch at them. Good that you are looking for an alternative. I know a couple who go to airport separately because one likes to get there super early and one likes to get there last minute. Works for them.

I will read all the posts I missed and comment soon. We still don't have all the Christmas put away. I also need to spend the afternoon catching up on work. My boss emailed me on Friday saying everyone missed me! Nice to be appreciated.

Take care all! TxMs

Good Morning!

TxMx, so good to see you. The San Francisco area is beautiful. Sounds like you had a great time out there.

tron, I think it's right for you to stick up for yourself. Your husband may not understand, and that's when it is best to do what is best for you. Don't let him push you into something you are uncomfortable with. It's not right.

singfree, I'm glad you had a good relaxing weekend. I hear you about cardio. A day without cardio, to me, just isn't a great day.

All here is well. I had a good weekend with some good workouts. My eating has remained very clean, and I feel like I'm finally leaning down a bit. My clothes aren't telling me that, but the mirror seems a little friendlier.

I don't know if I'll be able to check-in tomorrow. I'm headed up to the Pentagon to do some things with the Air Force tomorrow. If not, I hope you all have a great day!

hello I am trying hard to loose the weight the scale isent moving help give me input please.

Good morning--just wanted to say hi. I haven't had much computer time over the last few days....the weekend, then my son was off yesterday for MLK day, now he's home again for a snow day...another one!! Lots of indoor projects. And being an only child he ALWAYS wants me around to be his audience without much reprieve.

Eating is on track--and exercise so far (yesterday was a rest day, so that doesn't say much for my ambition ).

Will pop in tomorrow or the next day when I have a little more time.

Enjoy the day everyone--stay safe and out of the snow and sleet!

OK Sing................the rest of us may not be as faithful about logging in as often as you do, but we still love the thread!! Don't give up on us.......please???? :laugh: :laugh:

Since I'm here, might as well do a very late check-in:blushing: (or very early check-in for this week). Doing pretty well about eliminating the extra goodies from my life, mostly by removing the sweet temptations from the house!! Made a huge batch of black bean and corn salsa yesterday; most of it got munched with the neighbors as dinner last night, along with a little homemade queso. More in my lunchbag for today and chicken w/Rotel and enchilada sauce in the crockpot for tonight. Really trying hard to make dinner a healthy eat every night AND satisfy my hubby's unhealthy and junk food addictions. He thinks I'm part of a conspiracy against beef producers if he gets chicken more than 3 times a week!!:laugh:

Only made it to Curves once last week (darn snow storms messed up my schedule), onto the ET twice over the weekend and my workout bag is in the car for Curves on the way home. I was quite pleased with my ET workout yesterday - made it over 30 minutes on the highest intensity I've ever set, and it DIDN'T kill my knees!! :happy: I think maybe finally figuring out my new iPod helped - I eliminated a bunch of slower songs from my workout playlist. I know it's kind of silly, but I feel so proud of myself every time I figure out how to do something in my iTunes or my iPod by myself!! I'm definitely a "read the instruction book" girl, and I get so frustrated with trying to figure out online help :grumble:

Looks like we're in for more snow tomorrow - oh goodie :noway: :noway: . I'm SO ready for spring :flowerforyou:

Good Morning!

cardigirl, regarding dairy.....I agree with singfree, I think it is fine to eat/drink if you can digest it. I think low fat options are better in terms of weight loss and heart health (especially those prone to high cholesterol) but low fat options (in some cases, depending on the product) also have more sugars, so I think any dairy eaten needs to be done in consideration of those things. I think higher fat dairy products are fine if a person doesn't have cholesterol issues or doesn't need to lose weight. But the amount of fat does need to be considered when looking at the overall diet. I don't believe dairy is specifically harmful to health (as has been written) if eaten in moderation and a person is aware of their body (whether they are prone to high cholesterol) and not obese (and eating high fat dairy). That being said, I don't think diary is a necessity by a long shot (as it is too often advertised to be). I think all nutrients found in dairy products can be found elsewhere in other products that may not irritate stomachs as much or have the fat content. I usually eat a little cheese every day, but less than 100 calories worth. And I opt for the low fat option. I do it simply because I like it.

mkwood, good job with the workouts. Don't you just love the iPod? I've had onen now for 7 years (well, I've actually had several of them over these seven years), and they really do help out with things like working out. Good job in figuring it out. Sounds like you're doing great! And :laugh: about your husband and chicken!!

singfree, sorry to hear about the snow in your region. Looks like there might be more at the end of the week. I guess it is January, so probably should be expected. Most of our ice is gone, so I have no reason to complain right now. Good job on turning the eating around. It is amazing to me how quickly I feel 'back to normal' after cleaning up my diet. Regarding The Biggest Loser, I was pretty disappointed in the show last night as well. Granted, the guy is doing well at home, but to intentionally try to get off a show that so many people want to be on is just wrong and, as you said, doesn't make for good TV. I've been pretty disappointed in the show the past few seasons, and I was hoping this season was going to be different. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working out that way (despite the fact that I do like many more of the contestants this season than I did last year). I just wish there was more emphasis on health and proper fitness (by that, I mean fitness that doesn't look painful) and such. I used to learn from this show, but it seems to have stopped teaching as much. Oh, well. And, no, I haven't received my materials yet. I think they'll get here next week. I can't wait!

All here is well. I got in a good Turbo Fire workout this morning, and will do some circuits later. My diet remains clean, which is good. And I easily wore a pair of jeans yesterday that was tight around the holidays. YAY! So I'm making progress.

Hope you all have a great day!

Hi all! Regarding milk, if you are not drinking three glasses a day, (I don't), please make sure you are taking a calcium/vitamin D supplement. My doctor said that if you are on anti-reflux medicine, you should take calcium citrate instead of calcium carbonate. The stuff I take now has magnesium in it. I take it at night because it was making me nauseated in the morning.

We are supposed to get cold weather tonight (20s for us is cold) and maybe some mix of freezing rain/sleet/snow. It makes the raods a complete mess!

I am determined to get my husband to the gym tonight. We'll see how it goes...

Sing and Stiring: thanks for keeping the thread going!

Take care all!

OK I think I need to start posting again! Day 6 of my antibiotic and I have to say I am feeling better. I still have a slight cough though and it's making me CRAZY!!!! This morning I decided that I'd had enough rest and decided to do 30 min. on the elliptical, however I kept coughing through the workout so I had to stop at 22 min. I need to think of something to do tomorrow. My usual workouts are swimming, aqua aerobics, treadmill, elliptical, and sometimes yoga. I think I need something new and fun. I also am bad at weights. I enjoy lifting them but I always end up hurting my left shoulder so I think I'm doing something wrong.

As far as dairy goes...I love it. Can't live w/o my skim milk. I like chocolate soy milk to but it has more fat and calories.

I saw the Biggest Loser too...can't decided if those men are telling the truth or not. The guy that left really seemed to want to leave. That show is like a train wreck for me...I get so irritated sometimes and yet I find myself still coming back to look!

Oh well...hope everyone is having a good week!!!