40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

Happy Monday to all!

Seems I came back to the office to get a break LOL. I spent all weekend cutting out and sewing Seahawk Scrub tops, every day my daughter works she brings home more orders! I think we are up to 25 now LOL

JFM congrats on 100 pounds, that is SO inspiring! Seems so far out of reach, I will just have to focus on 10 pounds right now.

Emmanu' Great job on the inches, I grabbed the tape measure today too, and has success, it is enough to carry my through for a few days!

Eliminated all sugar, wheat oats, barley and rice, potatoes, carrots, yams and bananas. I am on a Low Amylose diet. Amylose is one of the two properties that form a starch. I am Insulin Resistance and have PCOS, I already lowered my A1C .5 points by cutting back, I hope by eliminating I can further help balance out the insulin problem...which is all tied together to all the other hormones that seem to be running amuk. Time to tame those creatures.

Evening cool kids....

Larry, Since you make so much stuff I am surprised you like Wal-Mart bread.


Have a great night everyone.

I have two bread machines, but I eat so little bread these days, I rarely bake it anymore. And I have stopped buying the expensive bread for the same reason. I was throwing more away than I ate. I've used several French breads, and the like. Some are very good, but cost way too much. The seven grain breads are a little too heavy for my taste. I like a good crust, but not a real heavy bread. And I like to slice it myself. That way I can adjust to what I need. The Walmart bread is a little too soft, but it's a dollar a loaf, and a loaf lasts me two weeks. As far as taste, their French and Italian taste the same to me, but the Italian is shaped better for sandwiches. I put half the loaf in the freezer when I buy it, and the other half in the fridge. Since I toast it anyway, there is no harm done. I will buy good bread if we are having spaghetti or something like that. {as if all that pasta isn't carbs enough}

Larro

PS: sorry your boxing class is getting changed on you. I like to stick to my schedule and get cranky when anything changes it up.

Hey Kids, how's tricks? Not much going on here, virus is taking hold so I'm downing the Airborne. Went to do cardio yesterday and had the attention span of a two year old. Treadmill, stairclimber, treadmill, bike, then Zumba of all things! I'm like a bull in a china shop so lasted about ten minutes then got tired of watching myself trip all over my own feet....had to get home to yell at two kids anyway. 12 and 13 year old boys are such a treat when they aren't getting along.....military school is on the horizon!

Alf, best wishes to you in your search for a habilitation facility. My community is so limited in resources but I hope you have access to good programs. If you have any colleges near by, they are often a wonderful place for information or get a case manager in the community if you don't have one already.
Larro, I too was throwing away a lot of bread and now package small portions individually and toss into the freezer...saves $ gig time especially when I buy at Costco.
Annette-Great work with the A1C!!Oh, and I totally want one of those SEAHAWKS tops!!!!
Hey ya Sugar...I'm new here and look forward to chatting.
I'M DOWN WITH A CHALLENGE, JUST LET ME KNOW!

Good morning all. Today is Election Day, which is Margie's busiest day of the year. Well, until the General Election in the fall anyway. So far I haven't been "volunteered" for anything. I will be going into work at noon {3 hours early}, even though my boss said everything was going smoothly at the Civic Center.

Alf, my aunt had some birth defects that affected her speech and mobility. Most people couldn't understand what she was saying. Later in her life she was in an adult program up in Jackson County, and when that program was ended due to budget cuts, she went to the Calhoun County Sr. Cit. Center everyday. Because of her speech problem, most folks thought she was mentally handicapped, but she had the best memory in the family. The program in Jackson County tried to teach her to read, but she never could get the hang of that. {when she was a child in the late 30's and early 40's she went to school, but didn't do any lessons} What we found out was that she was a math whiz. She could do high school level math with just a little coaching. Good luck with finding a good program for your son.

Curious, time is the biggest hurdle many folks have. As busy as I always am, I have more free time than most. And with the nature of my job, there are weeks when I work on Monday night, then don't work again until the weekend. I don't have any advice on how to make more time. You need to get plenty of sleep, as well as some downtime everyday. When you don't have more time for cardio, food is the way to go about getting healthier. Your plan for per-prepared meals and snacks is a good one. Good luck.

Sugar, welcome aboard.

Everyone have a good day,

Larro

Happy Tuesday cool kids,

Thought I had posted yesterday, but apparently I did not. :laugh:
Had a great, busy weekend! It was our 32nd annual Salmon derby weekend for which i organize all the dock, weigh station and fish cleaning stations. It was a glorious weekend, weather wise. Nicest weekend we have had all summer.
My boys entered the derby together and placed 7th and 10th overall for largest salmon. Overall, the salmon we very small this year , averaging 4-6 pounds. Normally, they average about 14-16lbs with the odd 20+ pounder in there.

I did manage to get a short workout in on Sunday. Did the new beachbody PiYo program. By the end of the 25 minutes, I was sweating buckets!
Did an hour run / walk yesterday.

Beeps, I like your 12 week challenge and thought about it last night when I was about to reach for a snack. I did not as I told myself I would not snack after dinner either! So, thank you. :happy:

Curious - I feel your pain. The guy on crutches is losing weight and the care giver running around doing everything is gaining. Now, that just isn't fair!

Kelly - congrats on your mile run! Great job!

Larro - like you and others, much of our bread ends up in the garbage. My husband still eats it fairly regularly in the morning, but we keep it in the freezer as it molds quickly.

Carmel, you continue to inspire me! Your workouts are always so intense!

Kine, I can relate to the two boys not getting along. Mine are now 31 and 33 and they finally get along!!! Took a long time. They are SO different.

We had nice hot weather yesterday. Temps dropped by 10 degrees overnight. We are now cool and windy again. Leaves are changing and one can definitely feel fall in the air. :noway: Am so not ready for winter to come. Apparently we are supposed to have more of the same we had last year. Not sure I can survive another bitter cold winter.
California, here I come!

How hard is it to get into this cool kids club?

Harder for some folks than others. But since you meet the two main criteria, {over 40, and have a pulse} welcome aboard.

Larro

How hard is it to get into this cool kids club?

Harder for some folks than others. But since you meet the two main criteria, {over 40, and have a pulse} welcome aboard.

Larro

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I am WAY far behind, but before I forget let me say how sorry I am to hear of your layoff Beeps!!! That stinks! Did you suspect?

I'm seeking sanity.....can anyone help with that?

Oh wait, we are all over 40, guess that's doubtful :laugh:

I'm seeking sanity.....can anyone help with that?

Oh wait, we are all over 40, guess that's doubtful :laugh:

I lost mine a long time ago- I don't miss it anymore! :glasses: