40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

Good Morning Cool Kids.

Caramel, you need to post a picture of yourself with your new swoosh attire.

Mzklutch, I have to set aside one day to do all my household chores, or they would never get done. {I am a terrible creature of habit} Good luck with your move. We still have stuff we haven't unpacked, and we have been in this house for 12 years.

KS, great news with the Doctor's visit. You are doing so well in such adverse conditions. Giving to those who are in need makes both parties feel good.

Nick, happy to see you happy with your numbers. Last year when I was still losing, I had a couple of weeks around the Holidays were I stalled out. But even if you do that, it won't matter in the long run.

Beeps, you just being you is an inspiration to us mere mortals. {lifting 3 days in a row}

Margie's hair dryer woke me early today, something that rarely happens. But I went ahead and got started on my cardio. {After I put a pot of pinto beans on to cook. Got to use up all that Holiday ham} I was about 3/4 of the way though when I realized today was Thursday, so I had to lift. I always save most of the cardio until after I lift, so I was tired before I started. I reverted back to intro reps, but did my whole workout {75 minutes}.

I have tonight off, and Margie is getting off early so we can run up to Marianna. She has an election conference in Orlando starting Sunday, and she wants to get her hair cut before she goes. She will be gone most of next week. It never fails when she is gone like this, I always have to work almost every night, so I can't get the full enjoyment of sitting around the house in my skivvies, eating yogurt right out of the container

I need to run by Mamma's. My cousin moved in with her this week, and I have to check out the TV situation in the 2nd bedroom. My cousin's husband died this year, and she is a little bit developmentally handicapped, and was having trouble living on her on. She loves to cook and clean, so if they don't drive each other up the wall, it will be good for both of them.

It's Thursday, so here are the numbers:

21.8% Body Fat
57.0% Body Water
24.4 BMI
174.8 Pounds

Hope everyone is having a good day,

Larro

first, condolences to those of you who have experienced recent losses.

second, hi all!

i've been doing a good job of tracking my nutrient intake this past while, except for a few days where i was down with a gastro bug (so it wouldn't have been valid anyway) and while i am averaging around my goal intake, i'm not losing anything. is this just a plateau or should i do something to change my eating? i'm over 235 lbs so i doubt going under 1200 calories is a good thing.

my husband took some "during" photos of me today. i haven't seen them yet. hope they turned out ok. i asked my daughter to take photos a week ago and they were horrible!!! i've lost 50 lbs since my "before" pic and you totally couldn't tell.

Good morning cool kids,
KellySue, Nick and Myk good job on the improvements.
Kate hopefully you and the baby feel and stay better. Send warm well wishes your way.
Larro - I finally got the laundry done after leaving work late yesterday.
Caramel - I am with ya as I try to keep my meals interesting. I am trying new things each week. I am adding more fish to those changes. Sorry, I am still a meat eater but not as much as when I grew up.
Day 5 at the gym completed this week. 50 min of cardio on the elliptical and treadmill. Tomorrow will be my third day for weight lifting this week. Looking forward to moving more stuff tomorrow.
Gotta a busy work week next week.
Enjoy your day and weekend everyone!

Hi cool kids! I've been really off the MFP this week, finally reading up on the new threads. I am so impressed my some of the # of days logged in that you all have! I got on the scale this morning after not weighing for over a week - I was too afraid. Well, I was down 2 lbs. Sometimes I think that I "overthink" when logging my food and get obsessed and over eat, I'm not sure how that happens. I am going to concentrate on eating healthy unprocessed foods and stop over thinking every calorie through the rest of the year and see how that goes. I made some wild-caught white fish last night, sautéed in coconut oil with different spices. My husband ate it (I told him to humor me)....it was surprisingly good and super high in protein. Of course my kids wouldn't eat it so I made them something else!

Hope you all have a great Friday!!

Hi all, time is sure slipping away from me. Here I thought I was on top of things, and now it is already a week into December and I realize just how behind I am. My house it upside down at the moment, trying to get it organized, now that the door is out and a new window in. We have more wall space, so moving things around so they "fit" better. Moving china cabinets is a lot of work! I clean everything as I do it - have to empty it anyway, so....
- The Italilans were lovely, but what an EXPERIENCE!!! OMG! You would not believe the story if I told you. They were supposed to head back on the Greyhound Saturday at 4:00 p.m. Our bus station is NOT a station, but rather a stop. So, to wait for a bus on the weekend or evenings, one is left standing outside in the elements waiting. I would not just drop them off, but decided to wait with them while waiting for the bus. Well, the bus never arrived! And, it was snowing like crazy. So, these poor boys would have been stuck standing there, not really dressed for a Northern Ontario winter waiting for this dang bus to arrive. When a flight is delayed or cancelled, one gets an email but not so for the bus. So, I tried calling Greyhound. Another bust! You cannot get anyone at the other end, other than an automated voice, "Grace". We ended up taking them back home and driving them to their next stop the next day. Once there, we headed right to the bus station only to learn that the highway was closed and the bus from the west never did arrive and they were not sure if was going to arrive for that night. (their next bus was scheduled to leave at 7:10 .m. Sunday night). So, they started looking at other options. renting a car, or flying. No trains out of SSM. Every option we looked at, we came up against a brick wall. I tell ya, these boys were stressed about how they were going to get back to Toronto for Monday morning.
- It all ended up working out - the bus arrived, a little late, but still arrived. Once they got on that bus, my husband and I l were exhausted! All the running around, phone calling, etc. was done by me, as their english really wasn't the greatest. And just knowing how to navigate through all the red tape of the phone calls and pressing 1, 2, etc. UGH! They made it back to Toronto and to work for Monday morning, and will fly home back to Italy on Saturday. I was glad we were able to help them. The highway was closed for 36 hours - not sure when or how they would have gotten out of dodge if we didn't take them as there is no airport, no place to rent a car, no train. So, if you don't have a ride, or a the bus, you are SOL. They were two Masters students, doing a 2 month placement in Toronto. Kept telling them, they would laugh about this one day, although at the time they were not laughing. They also got to experience the real challenges that face many of us living in the north.
- Christmas party tonight, so being extra good today. Have not worked out in a week - another big UGH! I promise, I will start tomorrow. I have to - nothing fits me anymore.
- will also try and do a better job of logging in.

I would like to join this group.

I am 41 and have spent 10 years slowly gaining 60 pounds. At 5'6", my high was 190 and over the last 13 months I have lost 40 pounds. I would like to maintain a toned 125-130 for the long-term which leaves me 25 pounds to go.

What has seemed to work the best for me is making sure I drink enough water and increasing the amount of veggies. Concentrating on increasing the intake of something good worked well for me. I used to hate veggies, but I have found great success with blending and juicing. The spinach and fruit shakes I just couldn't fathom people drinking up until a year ago, have become a staple and I love them. I even crave it!?? Who would have thought??? Not me.

Make it a great day!

Hey Kid's!
Well I think I'm on the mend now. Lost 3 pounds with that stomach bug. Hopefully it won't come back tomorrow. LOL.
Techie- Good luck with the juicing. I tried some recently only tasted a lot of celery in that one. Though I steer clear from cauliflower do to the fact broccoli gives me severe heartburn. Sad I used to eat a ton of broccoli when I was pregnant with my son ( over 16 yrs. ago ). Heartburn started shortly after he was born. With my 2nd peanuts/peanut butter started bothering my stomach.
Stef- Great loss. After my diagnosis in 2009 I managed to lose 67 lbs. in 9 months by just trying to eat healthier, and walking. Though that's when I got pregnant with my youngest. LOL
Kelly Sue- Happy 691th! Have a great visit with your husband.
Welcome Newbies!
Well better get this child to bed. Have to take our son to a chess tournament tomorrow.

I saw this on my news feed. Pretty cute.

He sees you when you're snacking!
He knows when you eat cake!
He knows when you've been bad or good...
So be good for goodness sake!
So you better workout!
You better not cry!
You better exercise I'm telling you why!!
Scale ah Claus is coming to town!!!
Scale ah Claus is coming to town!!
Scale ah Claus is coming to town!!!

Hello All You Cool Kids,

I had a pretty good weekend. I got my granddaughter this weekend and we decorated the tree, made sugar cookies and went to church on Sunday. She she that this was the coolest church ever. It made me smile!

I have started back with logging today. I feel the need to assist myself on keeping track.

My local YMCA has a class Women on Weights, it is 10 sessions to introduce you to all the machines at the Y and how to do them correclty. I am hoping to take this the first of the year. I want to lift heavy stuff too!

I gotta get back to work now. I am trying to to stay away so long...

Have an awesome day everyone!

Hey kids, hope all of you are well and hanging in there.

Today was my big day for permanent eyebrows and I am very pleased with them. Now I no longer look like an alien. The only thing I did not like was hearing my skin break as it was being done. My ears are super sensitive needless to say. My last 2-3 sessions at that gym with my PT were very challenging and on Saturday she pushed me so hard, I could hardly catch my breath. I am sure you all have figured out by now, I am not normal. The more insane it is, the more I tend to enjoy it (lol). Extreme fit tonight should be a challenge and blast all at the same time.

Kate--Great job with the constant losses. I am inspired.

Beeps---Missing you. Are you lifting heavier. Also congrats on your over 1000 days. I am only at the half point and have something to look forward to.

Sdreski- All I can say is wow about your Italian students. Thank goodness you did not leave them behind.

Larro--The song is too funny and I love it.

Mykaylus--did you find any good deals? I hope all goes well about the dr. appointments.

KellySue--As far as I am concerned moving boxes and packing and lifting is indeed lifting heavy. IF you have a HRM, I would strap it on and keep track.

Mzklutch--How did you do this morning? Can't wait to hear/read.

CG---Where are you hiding? We are missing you

Emmalou--Welcome back. Glad you had a great time with the GD. The more you log the easier it gets.

Have a great day. If I forgot anyone, I offer my sincerest and humblest apololgies.