40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

Good morning everyone.

Our office was closed yesterday for Veterans Day, so that was a nice break in the week. Back to it today though.

On the commute to work this morning on the bumper to bumper highway, I was one car away from being in an accident. A car in the lane to the right of me tried to cut in front of me when there was not much room to switch lanes, and he wound up slamming into the rear of the car right in front of him. No one was hurt, but there was some pretty severe damage to the driver side rear bumper of the car he slammed into. Yet another person in a hurry trying to weave in and out of heavy traffic causing an accident.



My dog got sick a couple times yesterday (once on my Dad's bed and once on mine...he's since been banned from the beds till this passes). We think he found a dead mouse and buried it. I noticed the day before he unearthed the disgusting thing and was eating it. I suspect it made him sick. That's the first time he's been sick since we adopted him in July, 2013. He seemed ok this morning though. He turns his nose up to dog food, but has no problem eating a liquifying mouse. Ick!

Someone on MFP posted these high protein apple/banana/oatmeal snack bars, so I made a batch yesterday. They turned out really good. I love all the great ideas shared on this website. The only changes I made to her recipe was I added extra cinnamon, ground ginger, pecans and raisins, and used 2% greek yogurt instead of nonfat. They are similar to these Banana Oatmeal Bars I've been making for the past year, but have a lot more protein in them.



Other than doing a little cooking, I was lazy yesterday and didn't do much of anything. Will definitely take a nice long walk today.

Curious, Buttercup looks really nice. Have fun!!

Looks like it is time to get back to work. Have a nice day everyone!!!

Hey Kids,

My oh my the group is growing.

Welcome to all newbies.

Jules-- I am fond of the natural path. I look forward to gaining some knowledge and insight.

Larro--As I say time and time again, you never disappoint. Love the photos. Atleast you know your Thanksgiving plans ahead of time. I am glad you have Thursday free so you can have man cave time.

CG--You already know I love buttercup and I am soooooooooooo jealous in a good way of course. Awesome photo.

Mygnsac--Very yummy looking snack bars.

Beeps--You are experiencing one adventure after the other. No heat and no lifting...What is the world coming to? In 10 days you will be in warm Mexico. With all of your activities listed I am sure you will come back harder than when you left.

Kelly--I would like to think the sellers are responsible for the pipes. If not, I would be puzzled as to why not. Glad you still got your workout in,

Ruby--How are you doing today? How are you feeling? I am going to send you a FR so I can keep an eye out for you.

Has anyone heard from Emmalousmom? This is unlike her. I will send her a PM today.

Carlos--I hope your wife's surgery was sucessful and you are not as stressed now.

I have extreme fit tonight and Mike trains on Wednesday's and he is brutal like my PT Denise. He likes to make sure I am equally hurting since they are peers and its friendly competition as to who tortures me the most. The crazy part is, I pay to be tortured. Perhaps it's too much air hitting my shiney dome (lol). My gym is open Thanksgiving and I signed up for the 75 minute bootcamp-boxing challenge. 2 of my favorite trainers are teaching it and I am excited. We are in the process of forming our holiday challenge team at work so we can finish ahead of schedule and win more prizes. Last but not least, I want a hunk of vegan chocolate cake with vegan buttercream icing and a tall glass of almond milk.

Have a great day everyone.

Plans to go swim were waylaid by sick kiddo. Spent the night caring and cleaning. Home with 1 of 10 4th graders who were hit with the stomache bug in same class. Only 6 kids made it in so they did review and cleaning. At least she doesn't have a ton of work to make up.

Oh well, try to get there another morning if I can sort this one out and keep the other 2 plus myself upright (DH is on his own :-) ).

Love all the support - you guys looking for Emmalousmom is really nice.

Larro - no split pants. The 13 lbs lost has given me plenty of room but thanks for the concern. I got in 30 squats yesterday before I was pulled into meeting after meeting with no breaks and well none today.

Welcome newbies and keep rocking those workouts. You guys are inspiring!

Hi guys! I'd like to start following/posting in this thread too, you all look fun! And not snarky like 90% of the threads I ever peruse. I turned 40 this year and two days after that had a lap-band removed. I am battling returning bulge BUT my life is soooo much better without that piece of junk :-)

Live just N. of Houston, have a 9 & 12 yr old that I homeschool. I workout 3-4 times a week at Title Boxing....I have the exercise aspect down pretty pat.

Looking forward to learning & communicating with others that have similar goals!

Finally a 40+ group!!! Love it! Need to lose 12 pounds I gained since I stopped smoking 6 month ago!!!!!!!!

It's harder to get up out of comfy chairs, too!

Good morning Cool Kids and welcome to Thursday!
It rained here last night, and was a bit drippy still this morning for my ride in, but I didn't get too wet. I'm really glad that getting back in the saddle hasn't flared up the hips. I actually feel pretty good! While there are no guarantees, my boss has been working to get a promotion approved for me. It would be significant. If/when it happens I'll be able to afford a gym membership. I think that would really help move me to the next level. I wonder if they have an extreme fit class?

mygnsac, I'm so glad you weren't part of the accident! But it would have been better if it was behind you so you didn't get stuck in the mess. One thing that's nifty about living in the sticks is that we really don't have much traffic. Sac has great bike trails though!

jamesbaird, hope you stick around. I ride a Trek too! Mines a 520 touring bike. A real steel work horse. I bought it back in '97, and have about 7,000 miles on it. I hope you have many fun adventures on yours.

Caramel, did extreme fit kick your craving for cake (mmm...cake...)? Or even better, make room in your macros so you could indulge?

Nick, bummer about the sick kids! I hope everyone feels better soon.

Beeps, I'm sure you'll get back in the swing at the gym just in time to head to Mexico!

Stef, welcome to your 40s. It sounds like you're plotting a healthy path. Hang around!

Larro, how did the flower bed turn out?

Miky, congratulations on quitting. I smoke from 16 - 20, and quitting was hard, but the best thing I ever did. Grab onto a health regime and it can become your new addiction. That's how I got through it.

Kate, haha a "Mopagan"! I wonder what's up with your energy? It's been going on for a bit now. I used to drink Spirutein shakes. They have an unsweetened one now that's really good. Are you sleeping well?

Good day to the rest of you as you check in.

Good afternoon again Cool Kids....so I think I'll need a week to jump in here and contribute to conversations meaningfully, some of you have been around a long time, huh?

Is there a way to "bookmark" this thread or is the only way to go in and search the name of it?

Tomorrow's Friday, hope everyone survives, it's almost the weekend!

stef123633 wrote: »

Good afternoon again Cool Kids....so I think I'll need a week to jump in here and contribute to conversations meaningfully, some of you have been around a long time, huh?

Is there a way to "bookmark" this thread or is the only way to go in and search the name of it?

Tomorrow's Friday, hope everyone survives, it's almost the weekend!

If you will click on the star at the upper right hand corner of the thread, that will bookmark it for you. Then when you go to "Community" click on the star {beside the bell} and all your bookmarked threads will show up.

Larro

[Ruby- This is a time to reflect on where you once were and strategize on how to do things differently. At some point all of us will or have gone through the mid life cycle. You are entitled to your feelings. Lean on your support system until you get through it. You can certainly PM me and I will encourage and motivate you to death]

This really made sense to me, I have decided to focus on the things I used to do that made me successful, tracking and journal my food every day, cardio 7 days a week (with a desk job this has to happen), strength training with weights 2-3 times per week. I am taking control back and the scale is going to start going down instead of up.

I hope all is well with all of you, riding around the CA coast on your bikes, making awesome protein bars, taking care of leaking pipes, sick kids, shoveling snow (me too!!! ), planting flowers, and of course Caramel kicking butt at extreme fit. Whew that makes me hurt just thinking about it.

Thanks Larro!

I got out late this afternoon and walked over to my old house {3/4 mile} to make sure the pump was off and the waterlines drained. It is going to get down to 24F on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sister reminded me that it needed checking on, so I went ahead and went right then. The way my memory is, I would have forgot about it otherwise.

I walked on down to the pond {another 1/4 mile} while I was over that way. I saw six deer. I was too far away to tell if there were any spikes, but there were no big horns in the bunch. Round trip in just over 30 minutes. I was walking fast trying to stay warm. It was 49F when I got back. My nose and hands were all that got really cold. I should have worn a jacket, but I just grabbed a Henley to put on over my {workout} undershirt.

I don't know how late Margie will be out, but I'm turning the porch light on for her, then taking my laptop to the bathroom and watching Dish Anywhere from the tub. This is my only night off this week, so I'm going to soak. There is college football, pro football and NBA to choose from. If you guys hear what sounds like rapids, it will be me turning the jets up to high.

Larro

Evening kids, hope all of you are well and in great spirits.

I was doing push ups and broke my pinky nail down to the skin. My pinky looks like a slab of meat. Can you say throbbing like a toothache?

I was the only one in Extreme Fit last night so you know the pressure was on and there was so much running, I thought I was going to drop and roll to take a nap (lol). There was a exercise I never saw before and that was a box jump burpee. Needless to say I needed a demonstration. It was literally a box jump and then convert into a burpee. I had to run outside with 25lb weights in each hand in the cold while dreaming of vegan chocolate cake. After it was over, I had to do V-Sits my entire silhoulette was on the mat from sweat. I guess I earned my shower (sheesh). I trained tonight with my PT and my thighs were screaming.

Why is it a snow/rain mix and I haven't raked the leaves yet? I am not ready for a dreary winter.

Stef--Welcome aboard

Larro--Congrats on the weight loss. You're doing great.

Ruby---Glad you are taking control again. I believe in you and know you can do it.

Carlos--Thanks for the update. I know you are beside yourself. I hope things work out better next week.

Beeps--I am happy to read you lifted. Awesome stuff.

Sdereski---hmmm too much wine and good food. Glad you enjoyed your time with your BFF

Alf--Where are you? We need an update

Kate--My energy is truly my drive to stay on the road of being healthier. With iron will, one can accomplish anything.You are doing so good.

CG--How's the new bike?

KellySue- dont remember seeing anything from you. I hope you are well.

I would love to know about your most recent NSV's (non scale victories). My 8 inch bracelet needs to be shortened as it's draped over middle of my hand. When I was heavier it was so tight around my wrist.


I hope I didn't forget anyone. If so, forgive me.

Good night

Welcome Mzklutch! I try to find an item as close to what I am getting as possible. Another restaurant slice of pizza or chicken dinner. I sometimes google the item and find another site that has calculated the calories for that restaurant and do quick add calories. Just do your best.
I am home again with sick kiddo so wish me luck to stay on track. Wednesday was a bad day eating comfort foods and sitting around.
NSV - my wedding band is loose - probably needs to go down a size.

Wow Kate7294, you're doing great. I checked out your profile b/c I have PCOS also. I am on 500 mg (1 pill) metformin but it is extended release....is extended release an option for you - less to remember?

TGIF! Time to start running my kids around town to various activities. Hope you guys have a great day!