40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

My plan was to run yesterday but left my running shoes at home. Mistakenly of course. lol. Man, I always seem to forget something. One day it was my bra, often it is my socks.

Am coming down with something as I am chilled and tired. Just in time for the weekend. My g/f is coming up this weekend. We are going to make our video (a redo) for our Amazing Race Canada application. We are still trying to figure out what to call ourselves. May "the Grandmas"? I guess we have to be chosen first, before we have to worry about that. :laugh:

Carmel - congrats on winning the competition! Of course you won! You continue to bring it every. single. day!

Welcome newbies! :flowerforyou:

Good morning. Woo hoo, Friday has arrived!

As I'm writing this I am eating a piece of cake someone brought me. Definitely an unplanned treat, but soooo good. It's a iced pumpkin spice bundt cake infused with Irish Cream Liqueur. Will have to offset these calories elsewhere in my day.

Yay, they should be finishing up on the master bathroom today. Yesterday they installed the shower door (looks really good) and today they will set the new toilet in that bathroom and finish the detail work, and they also will be setting a new toilet in my bathroom. My bathroom isn't being redone, but apparently they have to put a low flow toilet in there. After today, all that is left is the inspector will come out on Monday and check everything over.

I was planning to go for a long walk at lunchtime today, but meetings are building up and I may not be able to get out. I may wind up going for a walk around the neighborhood later tonight. I enjoy walking at night. It's so peaceful out there under the stars. I'll be changing my tune when the really cold weather sets in of course.

Welcome to all my fellow newbies.

Meetings call so I'd better close. Have a great weekend everyone!

Good morning (barely) Cool Kids!
This morning was super busy. B had a post-op check with the Ortho. Up to 6 more weeks of disability, but no restrictions. He's weight-bearing and can drive now, so that's great. He can also vacuum, do laundry, etc., so that's been pretty great for me! ...

Gosh, now it's the next day!!! Happy Friday. Got sucked into a work void and just got back.

I'd better reset and read the new posts. ... be right back

carlosjenno wrote: »

Just found this group, what do we do, just shoot the breeze about what we do every day?

That is pretty much it. Welcome aboard,

Larro

Hi again... I'm almost caught up!

I see that Beeps is getting in some fantastic long walks, Alf is being tortured by sweets, Caramel is on Day 4 (I guess 5 now) of her challenge. D'smother joined (welcome!), Kate is down to 166 Woot Woot!!, Sdereski is in the groove of her reset diet -- good plan with the12321. Hi Nick. KS, hang in there! So much going on. We're here for you. Roby, way to keep moving. Larro...the way you described the wasp story made me chuckle, but it didn't sound like any fun at all! Sorry it left you with a tricksy back.

larrodarro wrote: »

Curiousgeorgianna wrote: »

Good morning (barely) Cool Kids!

Are you saying we are barely cool? I don't doubt it, but you didn't have to come right out and say it

Larro

Haha! I meant it was barely morning! Y'all are WAY cool. :laugh:

So much going on!!

Ruby, my little brother had a palette expander. They didn't do that when I got braces, and I kinda wish they did. I think my bite (and smile) would be much better now.

Caramel, congratulations! Of course you won! So, what did you get? So exciting!

Alf, don't you FALL for it! Invoke your super powers! You can do it!

Kate, you sound like a lifting queen. That's quite a series!

KS, way to go holding that line. Good luck on your upcoming 5K. When I was a runner, and it got very cold, I remember that the cold air hurt my chest a little, but as long as my ears and fingers were warm, I was good to go.

Sdereski, I so get you about forgetting stuff. I do it all the time. Also with the bra, the underwear, socks, food, etc. Moving stuff in and out of my bike panniers always results in something lost.

Carlosjenno, yep. That's the plan. And I'm excited to have another motorbike fan in the thread!

Mygnsac, *sigh* cake. What's a girl to do against such odds? Go for that walk this eve, You'll be glad you did.

Jeff, have a blast in Disneyland.

Goodforeyou, well, I guess that pretty much says it! Never give up.

Welcome all of you newbies. Stick around!

Guess What?!?! I'm getting another motorcycle! So excited. B & my housemate are testing it out right now, and if it's good, they'll bring it home for me. It's a BMW F650 GS -- a bunch of letters and numbers that mean it can go on the highway and the dirt roads. Is much more powerful than the bike I have now, but not super big or super heavy. It's yellow. I'm totally stoked.

Tomorrow our kayak club will paddle around Humboldt Bay and enjoy the super high tide.

Happiest of Fridays to everyone. Enjoy the weekend. What are your plans?

Hello, I am totally new to everything here but its great to participate. I have 50 pounds to lose and I am 40 years old.To be honest I have been trying since last February,obviously nothing has worked until now. I finally decided its time to count all these calories and become responsible for the way I am eating. Last summer I run 5 days a week about 5 km,drank fruit/veggie smoothie every morning,had lots and lots of water,but the food I had throughout the day was just too much and I never noticed. Deep down I was really disappointed by no real visible result with all my efforts.Then I went on one of the diets where you are able to eat lots of food during the morning time and lots of meat also. I thought that was good for me as I liked to feel full but soon I noticed it was not giving me the results I need. So I just quit that diet and started this one. I am eating good foods lots and lots of vegetables,proteins,fruit a little bit to start with. I feel good and have lots of energy. I started working out at home about 50 minutes every day,fast walking and I feel great.I also have not had any sugar for about month now except in piece of fruit I have in a day.I really want with all my being to stay where I am right now and I hope with all you supporters out there I will not be alone!

Cool forum. At work now, but was out for a run at 0545 this morning so I could get to the gym at lunchtime and do my shoulders. I think I'm completely obsessed at the moment.

Good Morning Cool Kids.

It's a not so good one for me. Somehow I hurt my hip last night between getting in the car leaving work and getting out of the car at the house. I had a really painful night without a lot of sleep. I couldn't do any of my normal cardio at home, but with the help of an Icy Hot patch and a belly full of aspirin, I was able to walk two miles at 2mph when I got to work. It didn't hurt too bad while I was walking, but after sitting for a while I play hell trying to stand up. Getting old is a *kitten*.

But I'll be fine. I have a long day of watching football and racing in front of me. And this is the one time I'm glad I don't have the setup/cleanup for today's wedding reception. Those tables and chairs might just be more than I could handle today.

Svetlana, welcome. Congratulation on the start of you lifestyle change. It sounds like you are off to a good start. A good food scale is an important tool in this job. Weighing or measuring everything is a good habit to get in.

Carlos, on the weekends I get up an hour early to get in my cardio before work. I can relate to obsession.

Moya, TIJordan, Baltar & Chgodvr, Welcome to the forum. Take your shoes off and stay a while.

Hope everyone is having a good day,

Larro

Curiousgeorgianna wrote: »

jneesy, good for you! Judging by your picture (new baby?) you have a lot to be healthy for! Have you seen the movie "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead"? You may find it inspiring - there's a fellow truck driver. Stick with it, and with us!
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LOL mot my baby but my grandson (2nd on the way) and i have watched that documentary very educational

Hi all.

I've spent the morning shopping and running errands, and now I'm going to spend the rest of the day cleaning house, doing laundry, and getting my weekly cooking done. Tomorrow I rest..hopefully.

We went out for lunch today at Red Lobster. My Dad and I usually go out for lunch somewhere on Saturday's. I had salad, chicken and brocolli.

Better close and get to my chores. Have a nice day everyone.

P.S. These flowers were outside of Lowes today and I just had to snap a pic. Love all those colors!

alf1163 wrote: »

Hello!! The veteran's parade went well. The weather was perfect!!!

Larro I hope it's nothing serious. Take care!

Mygn the shower looks great. The cake OMG!! What do you guys use to post the pictures?

Have a great evening!!!

Getting up and down is the worst. But Margie slathered me with Icy Hot when I got home and I was able to do 30 slow minutes on the Gazelle. Still over on calories for the day, but a lot closer than before.

The easiest way to post pictures is to post them to a photo sharing site first. I use Face Book, but there are plenty of others out there like Photo Bucket, etc, ect. Once you have the picture uploaded to your sharing site, click on it to bring it up to full size, then right click and select "copy image irl". Then come over here to the thread and put img between these two brackets [ i m g ], But without the extra spaces. Paste the irl that you saved, then type /img between the same two brackets like this, [/ i m g], but without the extra spaces. I will post my salad from last night so you can see how I did it. Just press Quote, and you will see how it's done.

Hope this helps,

Larro

mygnsac wrote: »

I find it easier now to just click symbol above that looks like a piece of paper, click on "Choose Files" and then select your picture wherever you have it saved on your computer/device.

That works too. I still post to my original WFS???? thread over on the tractor site, plus on FB, so this way is easier for me.

Larro

Hey kids, hope everyone had a great weekend.

I am extremely tired and have no idea why. Since it was nice today, I washed and waxed my car today. I did not work out this weekend other than a walk.

Larro I am glad your hip is better today. When I read the post, I was worried.

Mygnsnac--The photos of the flowers are so rich and pretty. Glad you had a nice time with your dad at RL.

Alf-- glad the parade went well. I am sooooo overdue for a really nice slice of cake with almond ice cream and a glass of almond milk to wash it down. Sheesh I hope all of that fit in my macros....(lol)

Welcome to all newbies.....Hope you stick around.

Has anyone talked to Emmaloumom? She has been MIA for a bit.

CG--A new bike, man I am sooooooooooooo jealous and excited for you. Nothing more exciting than seeing female bike riders. My turn is coming.

Beeps--Lifting lifting lifting.....

KellySue--I know you are busy with packing and preparing to move. Are you having a yard sale for things you do not want?

I am turning in early as I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow. I am off now to prepare my food for tomorrow.

If I forgot anyone, forgive me.

Have a great night.

Morning Kid's!
This weekend was super busy/crazy. Cooked tacos the other night. After taking shells out of the oven and turning it off. I had my first fire! Element went bad and was arcing. ***Future reference a fire extinguisher didn't work. Ended up having to unplug it. Luckily we were able to buy a replacement and fix it on Sunday.
Now I've got to take our "Torkie" to the vet. He seems to be feeling unwell and doesn't want to go up stairs at all. Just kind of laying around.
Re-gained and re-lost those last 2 lbs. again over the last few days. I really dislike when that happens. I need to stop getting on the scale so much.
This time of year always gets so stressful with the upcoming Holidays. I try not to let it get me down but it often does.
Anyway I'll check back later. Need to try calling the vet.
Sorry no personal words/encouragement today.
Carmel- Was wondering about her too...