New "married 30 something" group anyone??
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another way to find this thread is to go to community then click "my topics" and you'll see the threads where you've posted. I think this caps at 500 posts/thread but as long as we're all on the same one, it'll be there. You also can click on someone's name and I think you can see the last threads where they've posted (or at least you can for sure if you are friends). SO today Matt's post that he had posted a new question showed up in my newsfeed and I clicked on his name and then was able to follow here from his page. Clear as mud?
I wanted to be an archeologist when I was a kid. Too much Indiana Jones maybe? Now, I work in the Emergency Department....also always an adventure.0 -
Hello, I am Marceen, Matt's (the thread creator) wife. I am pregnant so not trying to lose weight, but thought it would be interesting to log my food and see all the junk I am putting in my body.
As Matt mentioned, we have 3 children plus the one on the way. I am a few years older than he is though, currently 37. That makes me AMA or "advanced maternal age" this pregnancy. 0 -
AMA is so fun to have at the top of your Dr. charts isn't it? Nothing like making you feel geriatric as well as being immensely pregnant! I went through that with my two youngest. I hope everything goes smoothly for you.0
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(Disclaimer: Obviously we can all talk about whatever! I just thought it may be fun to have some themes occasionally, especially as we get started, to generate some dialog)
Q: How do you deal with the weekend battles when it comes to food? Any tips, victory stories, or stumbles any of us want to share?
(Answer for me: I'm just getting started (again) so my motivation is still pretty high so I think that my energy and the newness of a new plan has been carrying me so far. However what's worked for me in the past (and now) is not only portion control, but making a commitment to myself while making dinner on how much I will eat. Weekends often mean more time around the house and more time to cook for us, so picking while I eat, or going up for seconds is very/too easy. Thus I just have been making a decision beforehand on what I'm going to eat and making a 'promise' to myself as such)
Also the weekends are a great time to make lunches in advance for the work week if you have left overs!0 -
I usually prepare my food before my trips and take most of what I need with me. I try to eat real good during the week at work, so when I come home if the kids want pizza on Friday night I can go still have a chicken salad and a few slices of pizza and not feel bad. 1 or 2 cheat meals a week I think are ok. As long as you don't eat everything in sight ,1 bad night every now and then I think is good, you get it out of your system if you have a craving but the rest of your week should be try to eat good. That works for me. Don't know about everyone else.
And Matt, I thought flying would be a very exciting, lucrative, rewarding career. It hasn't turned out to be very lucrative, and the job stability is a joke. I've been with my company about 5 1/2 years. That's the longest I've ever held one flying job. You are just gone too much and the money and benefits aren't what they were 20 or 30 years ago. P;us when we fly we buy tickets, because the planes are so full everywhere, it's impossible to non-rev. Especially when you need 4 seats. All of you who hate to fly, can possibly get what I mean.0 -
The weekends is when I work out the hardest, and that means I can also allow myself a few treats. But I try to make smart choices, like having pop corn instead of potato chips or home-made pizzas instead of take-out.0
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I do find weekends the hardest if we are social. Luckily a few of my friends are dieting too. I find eating lat the hardest as I tend to eat too much when i am hungry. I also try to prioritise my workout. I love doing dvd's at the moment as I can do them at any time.
I did half this afternoon and plan to finish it off when the kids are asleep.
I also am trying to zig zag my calories a little to get of this plateau so I am happy to have the occasional cheat day and then very low calorie days. This has caused some weight loss after a long flat period so it seems to work.0 -
I ran a half marathon yesterday and saw a woman wearing a hat that said "I run so that I can eat" This is the story of my weekends I have time to work out more, so I can happily enjoy some of the foods I don't get to have all the time and stay within my goals
I do try to prepare ahead foods for the week ahead too.0 -
Saturdays are the worst for me, since it's the day we usually eat out. I'm only three weeks in, but I worked out harder yesterday to make up for Saturday. I figure if I give myself a few extra exercise calories and don't go too crazy with my meal, it will be okay to slip a little. I guess we'll see how well that worked later this week when I weigh in.0
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I wanted to be a teacher all of my childhood. In high school, I loved Spanish and started college to be a high school Spanish Teacher. In the process, my little part time job in retail , turned into a love of retail, and the desire to work with teenagers diminished...lol. I advanced in the job to the point of working on becoming a District Manager. What was so rewarding? It was the teaching aspect...lol. However as doors kept closing(not my skill set..always recieved Very Good ratings on evaluations) I found myself frustrated. Bosses kept changing, budgets kept going down, positions eliminated,...etc.(felt like God was closing the doors) I actually ran a district two times while my boss was gone for long projects and kept up with the pack. So......I left feeling like I wasn't supposed to be there anymore.......and guess what...Now I am a teacher to my children! I am one PROUD HOMESCHOOLING MOMMA! Far more rewarding than I ever thought.0
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Good morning all. I wanted to be a fashion designer when I was a kid. I ended up becoming a landscape architect, so I am designing after all. Just outside spaces and not clothing.
Hope your weekends were good. My husband and I are putting our house on the market Thursday so I spent 7 hours cleaning over the course of the weekend. Also got a great run in yesterday. I had one of my worst food days Saturday, but it happens. I'm back on the horse! Have a great week!0 -
33- married for 14 yrs this year : ) 3 kids, 13 son, 12 daughter, 8 son feel free to add me, I think it sounds like fun 0
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@Better_Balance ... good luck with the house, that's a huge undertaking! What's causing the move? Work/Change/Schools, anything in particular?
@ChelseaRW ... how awesome ... He closes doors, and He opens new ones up ... sounds like there was a plan for you in this! Thanks for sharing.
@Ikkyer ... We don't usually eat out, but what kills me (or at least used to right?) are those darned $5 pizzas! Busy usually meant cheap and fast which equals garbage
@elf ... first of all, congrats on the half! I just started running last Spring/Summer and have done 7 5ks so far but will hopefully be mixing in a couple 10ks this year. And what's great about running is I get to eat more! lol I love that shirt
@aimlow ... social situations really are crazy hard ... we all have our triggers and stress is actually not one of mine (usually), it's
social eating ... I love to eat, laugh, and drink ... a lot! lol It's learning to have a good time without food (just how I grew up I guess!)
@ingeborgv ... great point about the homemade pizza as pizza is a huge favorite of mine. We have a store (Trader Joe's) here that stocks (for $1) ready to make whole wheat pizza dough ... very thankful for that as you can actually make a pretty respectable healthy pizza if you do it at home!
@jaybaileys ... great point about the cheat meals ... I'm sure we all have various ways that work for us. I think I will be there eventually ... I need to lose a good percentage first (just cuz I want to get there quicker) and then sink into a more reasonable pattern. Sorry about the flying not-so-good-career ... I guess rewind 20-30 years as you said and it would be much different. But dude, you can still call yourself a pilot, that just sounds cool
oh, and @holly you made me laugh at your comment to my wife's post! AMA is all we heard that first appointment ... "WELL, because you're over 35 ..." 0 -
29, married since 2002 (together since 2000), two kids (2 1/2 yr old boy and 5 yr old girl).
Looking to get back to the wedding weight of 120-125.
Nice to meet all of you. :bigsmile:0 -
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Q) What's your exercise of choice?
I'm a runner!
I love saying that! 8 months ago I would have laughed in your face (if I wouldn't have pulled a muscle in my unfit body doing so!) ... I never exercised, yes never. I never went to a gym, never worked out at home, never did any of that. OK, I wasn't completely inactive, I did do things that exercised my body (like the occasional hike when camping, or bike riding in the neighborhood with the kids) ... but I never spent anytime to just exercise for the point of exercising.
Through some friends and inspiration from above, I decided to put a few things in order. I am amazed that the running bug bit me but it has, and 7 5k races later (and looking forward to monthly official runs continuing) I'm a runner!!! 0 -
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Q) What's your exercise of choice?
Well, I don't think I can officially call myself a triathlete yet since I have yet to compete in one, but that's what my workouts consist of. Running, biking, swimming...that's all I'm doing these days. My first tri is April 10. Less than 8 weeks to go!!
Of course, I also play softball and the occasional game of golf but are those REALLY exercise?? :ohwell:0 -
checking in! 35 married 10 years with 4 wild boys. Love to ride/race bicycles and stress out my wife :-)0
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Q) What's your exercise of choice?
I'm a roadie (cyclist)!
Buddy at work got me hooked on riding bikes 4 years ago and I have since upgraded to a semi pro category. Cool thing is i get to rub elbows with guys who get paid to ride there bikes! (Floyd, Lance, others from various pro teams...) bad thing is im still just a middle aged father of 4 that gets my @ss kicked by guys with real talent! Wouldnt change a thing, props to the wife for letting me ride my bike 20+ hours a week to pretend i can be competitive because she loves me.0 -
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Q) What's your exercise of choice?
I love weight training. My favorite cardio is Zumba. If a Zumba class isnt an option I use cardio machines at the gym. My fave by far is the step mill (rotating stairs). Other than that I use the Precor full body trainer or fast-paced power walking on a severe incline to change it up. I hate the elliptical... not sure why I just don't like it.0 -
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Q) What's your exercise of choice?
A) Zumba and hiking. Zumba because I LOVE to dance. Hiking because of the fresh air, views, and workout.0 -
Im new to this site, and actually everything that pertains to fitness. I am 35, married and have 3 very active boys ages 11, 8 and 4. My exercise of choice is chasing after/keeping up with my 4 year old, but when I need some me time, I like riding bike-stationary in the winter or mountain when I can get outside. I just recently tried Zumba. Not quite sure what I think of it yet, it's too fast paced for me, but hopefully with time I will get it down and then really enjoy it. I LOVE that my 4 year old does it with me.0
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I am always changing it up. My husband owns a running specialty store so I'm constantly surrounded by people having conversations like the one I had yesterday....
After I finished the 1/2 marathon I ran into one of my husband's friends who also is a running coach. Asked how his race went,
"Oh, pretty bad. I really died in the last 2 miles, I almost had to WALK (makes a face). I finished in 2:38."Hmm, that was 8 minutes slower than I did the HALF MARATHON and he did the whole thing.
Doesn't do much for my confidence. But I run (and walk) with my sister and we have taken to trying out all of the classes at the gym. Lately we're enjoying bodypump and bodycombat and some zumba and lap swimming here and there between runs (and an occasional lazy day playing mah-jong on the elliptical? Who can actually play games and work out at a real effort?) I started the new year with the goal of "30 minutes of something, most days" and I've only missed maybe 6 days since Christmas though some days are much better than others.0 -
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Q) What's your exercise of choice?
I'm a runner!
I love saying that! 8 months ago I would have laughed in your face (if I wouldn't have pulled a muscle in my unfit body doing so!) ... I never exercised, yes never. I never went to a gym, never worked out at home, never did any of that. OK, I wasn't completely inactive, I did do things that exercised my body (like the occasional hike when camping, or bike riding in the neighborhood with the kids) ... but I never spent anytime to just exercise for the point of exercising.
Through some friends and inspiration from above, I decided to put a few things in order. I am amazed that the running bug bit me but it has, and 7 5k races later (and looking forward to monthly official runs continuing) I'm a runner!!!
I'm 33 years old and I've been married for over 3 years. We got married on 7.7.07. I have 2 teenage step children and we're trying to have one of our own. I'm also a mama to the sweetest lil yorkie/poodle mutt.
I like kickboxing in my living room. I'd love to take a class, but I'm very intimidated by them. I've thought about taking Zumba, but again I'm very intimidated by the thought of trying to keep up in a room full of strangers.
I've had a distaste for running for as long as I can remember. I know so many people who have recently gotten into running and I constantly hear about this thing called a "runner's high". It's made me curious and I'd like to one day call myself a runner. However, I can barely run for 1 minute without wanting to go home crying. I have yet to learn good form as you could probably hear me running down the road from a mile away. I'd love to one day run a 5 k and maybe even a half marathon, but in the short term, I just wanna be able to run bases so I can play kickball this summer without pulling a hamstring. Any support and/or advice you can offer to become a runner like yourself would be appreciated!0 -
My favorite workout is variation, I think. I am currently training for a 10k run, and I love free weights. But I have to mix it up a little - spin classes, zumba, aerobics... I get bored if I don't change it around every so often.0
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Right now I'm alternating between the treadmill (11.5 incline), stationary bike, and elliptical. I feel like I get the best workout from the elliptical. I plan to mix it up in a couple of weeks. I'm going to order the Zumba DVDs, so I am glad to hear that to hear that a lot of you love it! I'm also going to try a couple of the other step/ stair machines at the gym. I've NEVER been able to run. I have asthma, and for some reason running causes me to have major coughing episodes.0
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I am doing a kettlebell program right now called Kettlebell Burn 2.0. I also enjoy most of the Beachbody workouts, especially P90X, Insanity, TurboFire etc. I like to keep things fresh if possible.0
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Just jumping in. I'm 30, been married for 6 years (on Saturday) and I have 2.5 year old daughter and 11 month old son.
I have been running since July. I did the C25K and now I'm finishing up the GW28K. I'm hoping to run a 10K in May. I run on the treadmill mostly. One because I usually run after the kids are in bed and two because I live in northeast ohio. I am really looking forward to warmer weather and being able to run outside on the weekends at least.0 -
Hi
Can I please join you all. I am 30, married almost 5 years and have a 19 Month old daughter0 -
Just saw this thread, so jumping in as well. I'm 32, married for 11 years next month. 3 boys, 8, 5, and 9 months.
Since I started working out in July it has been mainly exercise bike and some weight work with an old set of free weights, and of course chasing 3 high energy boys. Just started Insanity last week and I really like it. Still very sore, but I can definitely feel it working areas that I have neglected. I've pretty much hit my goal for weight loss, now just trying to get conditioned and toned. I'll probably try to start running once it gets warmer outside.0 -
Running! I love my Jillian Michaels and Taebo workouts though!0
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