40+ Club: Spring Fitness Challenge

Alf: You can join us in trying to stow away in Sing's luggage, c'mon there's room.

Thanks for letting me join in.

I'm 47 years old. Just started working out again and really using My Fitness Pal properly. I am trying to lose 20 lbs right now. I have a surgery scheduled for the end of May and won't be able to work out for a while. Just hoping I can maintain that with using the website during that time and watching my calorie intake.

I LOVE Zumba. I have been doing that 3x a week and walking some other day. I've had great results with it in the past.

Have a great day! Off to work.

singfree, it has been nearly five years since we left Germany. Luckily, unlike alf's husband, my husband would love to go back and live there. I don't know if we ever will or not. I'd kind of like to stay in the US for a little while, especially since our parents are getting up in years and I like being closer to them. But we'll see what happens when my husband retires from the Air Force in a couple/few years. I don't know that we have much of a chance of getting back to Germany, but England holds a stronger possibility. I prefer Germany but enjoyed living in England as well. But.....we'll see. Part of me also would like to buy a house, settle down and stop moving!

Robin, I think your body will probably like the slight increase in calories. Sounds like your workouts are really having a positive impact right now.

zebras, great job at the gym! And good job at putting those young men in their place. Like alf, I don't understand younger people and exercise sometimes. I figure if I can do something, than somebody 20+ years younger than me can do it as well. But that isn't always the case (sadly).

alf, great to see you here so much the past few days!

KimA1, like alf said, you won't gain weight post-surgery if you watch what you eat. Using MFP should really help out with that. Those last 10-20 pounds can be really tough to lose. Looks like you are doing great!

Not much new to report here. I'm finishing my fourth week of the first month of my Insanity rotation. And, of course, I start my third month of P90X on Sunday. I must have been crazy when I dreamed up this rotation. Maybe that explains the whole 'Asylum' thing. Speaking of Asylum, it looks like a very tough system. Definitely not for everybody. I'm anxious to try it, but it looks tougher to me than Insanity, and that says something. Today is my 21st wedding anniversary, and my husband is currently on a plane heading back from Germany. At least I'll be able to see him--jet-lagged and all--today. But, obviously, nothing special planned for today. We'll probably try to get out for a nice dinner on Saturday.

Sing, I'm TOTALLY jealous that you're 1) going back to Germany and Austria so quickly and 2)staying in Rothenburg ODT!!! We lived about 60KM from there, in Kitzingen, for nearly 7 years! I made many trips there.........loved it and the wonderful little finds on back streets. I can still see the look on my dad's face when we found and toured the Torture Museum!! Especially some of the 'chastity" devices they had there...........yikes!! :laugh: Made me very glad to live in modern, enlightened times!!!

Still struggling with the neck/shoulder/upper back issues...........::frown: :frown: This is getting old..........and tiring. I'm waiting on the state Dept of Labor to schedule an ergonomic study of my work area - maybe they can find something that I can't so I can stop hurting. Hurting a lot this week because of a massive project with tons of keyboard work, plus the stress of waiting on other people to get their part done and to me so I can pull it all together!:grumble: I get so frustrated - sometimes I swear that the more degrees a person has and the more letters there are behind their name, the less common sense they have and the more they forget that other people depend on them to meet timelines too! :explode: :explode:
Sorry for the venting - No offense to any of you who may have multiple degrees - kudos to you...........just don't forget the people who do administrative support for you!!! Can you tell I'm a WEE bit frustrated today????? :blushing: :blushing:

Gotta get back to the spreadsheet entry...............so few minutes to do so much entry!!!
Marla
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Good morning! Check in time. It has been a great week of healthy eating and accomplished all my exercise goals. Yesterday a coworker brought cupcakes and I didnt even look at them. I even thought about bringing one to my son but then thought he doesnt need it either. Of course I gave up alcohol and sweets for Lent and Easter is this Sunday so who knows what will happen now...but to tell you the truth I really want to continue this same pattern. I feel great, have no cravings for sweets, alcohol doesnt even cross my mind, so I will keep this up for as long as I can.

Tron, I am so happy for your brother and family. I am glad everything is turning out so well for them. I am sure you will be happy to have them closer. Congrats on the jog in Yosemite. That is a place I would love to visit someday.

Mk, no apologies for venting, I completely agree. I am sorry to hear you are still having physical problems. Take it easy girl! I also went to that torture museum in Rothenburg. LOL I only went there once, when my parents came over to stay with us for 6 wks. It is such a beautiful city!!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!! HAPPY EASTER!! :flowerforyou:

Hi, everyone! Happy Holy Week, Good Friday and (almost) Easter for those who celebrate.

I seem to be doing well without my IV nutrition so far (1 week down, 2 weeks to go before the "big decision" about me continuing or getting free). The vomiting and nausea that I was having before when I was malnourished is not happening at all. I'm able to drink down 2-3 protein shakes per day, which is great. It's more along the lines of vitamins or medication that food or nutrition--at least that's how I think of it.

I'm feeling pretty energetic, but I still need to exercise more and drink more water.

My dog is shooting me dirty looks for not going out in the freezing wet weather right now. :laugh:

Well well....people over 40!!! I didn't know this group was here! May I join in? -giggles-

What is the Spring fitness challenge...or what are the guidelines?

Same here!

Can I join you?
Also...those of you with fantastic losses...how did you do it? Are you just counting calories or doing something else?
Thanks!

Good evening everyone, I have read alot of the new posts, just dont have a lot of time to spend on here tongiht, but I hope all is well and everyone is having a great weekend. Ours is soaked with about 3 inches of rain so far. More rain to come tonight and tomorrow. :ohwell:
I did run my first 5k this morning, after a 2 hr delay. After the first delay I decided to eat a power bar. Big mistake, I bought lost it during the race.
My new shoes that I absolute love is about as wet as wet can get. :grumble:
A guy I went to school with was running the 10k, got to talk with him for a bit, he told me what a way to start my first 5k, in a pouring, thunder, lightning storm. At least I got to run it. I was really slow, 34.13 min. Bad part about that is, I was following some kid and he took about 40 of us in the wrong directions, blind leading the blind kind of thing :sad: , so we ended up running a little further than we were suppose to, lol.
I kinda failed at making it through the whole race running, I was about half way done when I realised that I should have not had the power bar, walked for about a minute just to keep my stomack from exploding. I told my school friend, running this first 5k in 50 degree rain means that my other 5k races this year should a piece of cake, also learned why everyone there had on shorts and not sweat pants. I had on yoga pants because I was cold, by the time I got done with my race, I think they weighed about 10lbs. I am going to go buy me some biker shorst before my next run. :blushing:
I did not weigh my self this week, I have not been good enough and I dont want to see the scale go up. It makes me discouraged. I will weigh my self this coming Friday no matter how I do this week, just to keep me on track.
Hope everyone is doing well, and welcome to all the new comers. Its great to have all the support we can.:bigsmile:

Happy Easter everyone!

Busy week and weekend. Daughter's car broke down, work was insane, and lots of family activities. Finally a quiet evening tonight, Easter.
I did lose 1lb. Back to pre vacation weight. YAY!!
Saw my rehab/pain doctor on Friday. I have been having increased lower back pain and increased neuropathy in my left lower extremity. Have had issues since after my surgery, but its getting worse, especially after exercising.:grumble:
He suggested a special trainer/physical therapist who works with lower back injuries and post surgery to really work on my exercise routine and tweak it. Im hoping this helps. He also said no exercising till I see them. I can water walk or walk pup... BUMMER!:frown:
SO Im trying to be extra diligent on my eating and will water walk and walk my pup till I see the specialist.

I haven't had time to read all the posts but I hope everyone is well.

Kim