40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

Good morning everyone.

I hope you all are doing well. Been super busy and don't get on as much these days.

We are battening down the hatches (so to speak) because we are supposed to get some pretty severe winds and rain over the next couple of days. Last week we had a lot of rain and the neighbor's tree fell over into our backyard. We were worried it destroyed the fence, but after we had our gardener remove the tree we were happy to see the fence held up under that pressure. Hopefully no trees topple with this next storm.

We had a lot of street and freeway flooding with last week's rains. One night it was taking nearly 3 hours to drive home from work, when it usually takes 30 minutes. Too much leaves and debris running off into the gutters and clogging them up, and too much rain all at once. Hopefully we don't have a repeat of that this week.

I think today I'm going to eat really light. I had an super caloric day yesterday and need to offset that. Overall, I've been doing really well this holiday season. I have the odd day where I eat more than I should, but those days are rare. On Thanksgiving, I kept that meal under 1000 calories, but we went out to a restaurant, so it was easier to control the intake. Luckily, we don't have a lot of junk floating around the office this season. Now, if someone brings in some iced sugar cookies, I'm all in. Those are my favorites. I don't make them because I don't need the temptation, but I'll have one or two if someone brings them in.

Well, better get going on my crazy work day. One good thing about it, I'm racking up some serious overtime!

Have a nice day everyone.

Good Morning Cool Kids.

Hello to everyone, and welcome to Gia.

I am doing the Wednesday thing. I'm through with my cardio and breakfast and have a good head start on the laundry. Not too many dishes. I washed them on Monday and wasn't here long enough yesterday to dirty anything but a couple of coffee cups.

Margie called, and they are already on the road. They skipped one session so they could get an early start. She should be getting in around 3-4 this afternoon. I will have to run to Bristol to pick her up.

Hope everyone has a good day,

Larro

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^^^ There you go! I foam-roll after every single weight-training workout!

Today I lifted. That is 3 days in a row. 2 more and I have a BONUS-5 week going on!

BOOM!

Good morning! Hope all are well. My goal today is to get to they Y for water aerobics. I packed the gym bag. So I really have no excuse not to go but I'm sure as you all know just because there really is none doesn't mean one can't be created. LOL Anyway, hope you all have a happy and healthy day!

HI all, I too have been MIA, but with the holidays fast approaching, I seem to be in overdrive. I am pleased to report that I have worked out 4 out of 5 days this week. I've been doing the PiYo workouts at home and did get a run in yesterday. My goal is to try and get some exercise in everyday. Have Christmas bridge tonight, so there will be treats. I had my protein shake this morning and a salad for lunch. I think I have time for a quick workout before I go.

Everyone continues to do well. Kate - congrats!! You are almost at goal! You will get there. And, as Beeps says, start lifting heavy and you will get that great shape.

Kelly - the time has arrived! Hope you will love your new home! Here's hoping your husband will be able to make it home for Christmas.

Curious - is there anything you don't do? I am always so impressed by all that you do when it comes to your food. You catch it, raise it, hunt it, grow it, etc. I too have a spiralizer, but have yet to put it to use. I need to start looking at some recipes.

So, am no where near ready for Christmas. Our tree is up, but not decorated. My baking has started, and will continue to do a little each night. Still have to shop and get the remainder of my cards out. So much to do and I'm running out of time! We are away this weekend, to finish up the shopping, but being away from home means the stuff that I would normally try and catch up on the weekend will not get done. O well, it will come whether I am ready or not, so may as well just go with it!

Keep up the great work everyone!

Good afternoon! I just ran across this forum. Lost 90 LBS since Feb. 7th and need 30 more to hit goal. It's ben a real struggle the past month or so. I gain 5-7, lose 3, gain 4, etc. My goal has switched from losing 8 lbs in December to NOT gaining. I joined an "ab challenge" at my gym. I don't pretend to be in the running for 1st place, but it has helped clean up the food choices somewhat and allowed me to focus on an area I tend to ignore. So, with that, happy Thursday!!

Randy

Good Evening.

I've been slow about everything today, not just posting. I didn't even start my lifting until 1045, about when I finish usually. Last night I ventured to the far reaches of my library and discovered an Elmore Leonard novel I hadn't read, and took it in the tub for a good long soak and read. Which led to me reading the rest of it in bed before turning off my lamp. Which led to me sleeping in this morning. And I was a wus lifting. I had to do 3/4 reps and just do an extra set.

It is good having Margie back. She stayed home from work and did some cooking today. {Tomato pie and gumbo} I had a big bowl at lunch, then took a long nap. So there is a good chance tonight will be another late one for me. With a weekend of late night parties just around the cornier, as long as I can sleep in in the morning, that isn't a bad thing.

Welcome Sylvarose and Icu. Hope you hang around a while.

Mygnsac, I can see where folks who don't see much rain could have problems driving in it. Even here in Florida we have people hydroplane right off the road.

Beeps, I hope you didn't scare that Coyote.

Sderski, hope you have fun at Bridge tonight. Those Holiday parties can be taxing on the calorie goals.

Kelly Sue, glad the move is in sight. Hope your hubby makes it home soon.

Andy, good to see you back. I'm down to 34" waist too. I had to buy a whole new wardrobe. As bad as it is having moobs, I have discovered one good thing about them. I can tell how fast I'm walking by the amount of moob bounce I have.

Curious, good to see you back. Glad you are feeling better. It looks like Mamma and Cousin are doing alright. The house is clean and there is always fresh cooked meals now. But Mamma was telling her she was washing the dishes wrong, and the green beans were over cooked. I told Mamma to shut and eat them. My sister is the one who was getting called down there 4 and 5 times a day, so she is liking it very much.

Today is Thursday, so here are the numbers:

21.7% Body Fat
57.1% Body Water
24.3 BMI
174.1 Pounds

Hope everyone is having a good evening,

Larro

Good Morning Cool Kids.

I have my cardio and breakfast behind me. Not in a super rush, but I have to shower and shave, and run by Mamma's on my way to work. Tonight's event at work is the County Courthouse's Christmas party, so Margie will be there. This is just the second year they have had one. Last year's party was a big hit. The elected officials foot the bill and work the serving line, while all the rank and file are pampered for one day a year. Margie isn't too happy that she only has two employees, but has to pay the same amount as offices who have fifty.

Hope everyone has a good weekend,

Larro

Happy Friday kids

I am so pleased to see all of your posts and good news.

Kate--Your consistent loses are commendable. Keep up the great work. I am ready to read about your heavy lifts.

Larro--Congrats on your loss.

Beeps---You already know I was in awe when I saw the pic of the coyote. As much as I would have wanted to pet him, my COMMON sense would have kicked in. Thank you for the visual as it made my Friday. Yeah on the lifting. You would have been proud of me the last several sessions with my PT. I am enjoying strength training and looking forward to more challenges from her. My body is feeling it today.

CG-I broke my spiraler and my new one came. There is nothing more tasty than raw pasta with raw sauce tomatoe sauce or a raw pinenut-garlic type dressing. I am with Sdereski, you really are a jack of all trades. You rock in my book.

KellySue--Your hubby will be home sooner than you know. In the meantime it looks liek things are falling into place for you. Hugs to your family.

My eyebrows are still kind of throbbing/achy like, otherwise they are looking better and better each day. What's so crazy is that coworkers and people I see constantly have been saying since Monday, why do you look so different? (lol). I took a peep at the 2015 mud runs for 2015 and I will train starting in January for the May and/or August Mudd run. I read the obstacle course and other than the fire part of the challenge, I have something to look forward to.

Mzklutch--I hope you are still kicking those a.m. workouts and the move went well for you.

Sylvarose--Hope you made it to workout yesterday.

Ruby--I am missing you and need to hear from you.

Emmalou--Hope you are well.

Welcome all newbies. I hope you stick around. I feel like I say that several times a week.

The gym is started to get more crowded these days since it's near that time for the January 1 New Years resolution rush. Despite being inconvenienced with finding a parking space, I really hope they can stick this journey out despite how challenging it can be.

Have a great weekend everyone. As Beeps would say "BOOM"

Hi all, finally got some internet this morning since moving on Wed. I had a busy and crazy week. After the move I had to drive to a conference for which took all of my Friday. And this Saturday I had to wait for the internet, phone and cable to be installed. Now that, that is done, I can get back to my routine. I managed to eat as well as I could and look forward to getting back to exercising next week.
I got my live tree up today as I ran errands.
Thanks Caramel for asking, I am back in business now.
Curious glad to see you back. The name came because of how hard I like to ride and lead when I am riding with the group.
Beeps I do not envy you and hope I don't see that much snow any more.
sdereski - way to go!
KellySue good luck with the move. Mine is over now.
Larro sometimes we have to slow down in order to move forward. Keep up the good work though.
Laura - welcome.

Good Monday morning! I had a busy weekend moving- so busy, in fact, that I forgot to log in at all yesterday- blast it! Oh well! I got everything moved with the exception of a few odds and ends. Now comes the unpacking part. I told someone yesterday that it seems to take a lot longer to unpack it all and put it away than it did to pack it up. Little by little, I guess. Trying to keep the eating in check since I just have not been able to get to the gym with everything. I will have to see how this week goes. I can't stand living out of boxes and seeing them stacked everywhere so I did a bunch this weekend and was up early to do a bit this morning and will be at it again tonight. Probably won't get much done tomorrow morning. Jake will be there so I will have to play with him instead!! My daughter and son-in-law are coming tomorrow night to help out some. Such a process!

Hope you are all doing well. Have a great day!

Oh boy, it's Monday! (do I sound enthused?)

We're still getting rain here. A nice steady little rain that doesn't cause the gutters and streets to flood, so I'm good with it. You watch, now that I said that, the rain will start coming down in buckets and I'll have to swim home from work! My Dad and my dog went for their usual walk at dawn this morning and they both looked like a couple of drowned rats when they returned. It would be so much easier if we didn't have to walk the poop out of that dog! He just doesn't believe one should poop in their own yard. Usually it's a good thing, because my Dad likes the exercise, but it's not as fun on rainy days.

I popped in to Best Buy over the weekend to pick up a little inexpensive accessory I was needing, and wound up buying an not-so-inexpensive IPad Air 2 tablet. Oh well, it will be a Christmas present to myself. My old IPad 3 was starting to get a little wonky, so it needed to be replaced. Just hadn't gone there planning to replace it that day. My next big ticket purchase is going to have to be a new PC. Mine is so old and sluggish now. But, I use my IPad about 99% of the time, so I can hold off on that for awhile.

While I was out and about I bought myself a new mini fridge to take to work. The old one is about 10 years old and doesn't chill very well anymore. We have the main big fridge in the office for every one to use, but I also like to keep a little mini fridge under my desk. I usually avoid the communal fridge as it is typically bursting with stuff and disgusting! I'll bet these people don't let their fridges at home get that disgusting!

Yesterday I noticed a huge bunch of mushrooms were growing at the base of one of our palm trees in the backyard. Not knowing if they were poisonous, I went out and pulled and threw them away. Then I noticed another bunch, and another bunch, etc. I wound up pulling and throwing away at least 5 pounds of mushrooms! We've never been overrun with mushrooms like that before. Weird.

I was sure eggy this weekend in the kitchen. After making a dozen hard boiled eggs for this week, I tried making scrambled egg muffins for the first time. They turned out really good, so I made a bunch to keep in the freezer at home, and I made some mini scrambled egg muffins to bring to work today for a breakfast potluck we had this morning. I brought those along with celery and peanut butter, cherry tomatoes, red grapes and clementine wedges. I made sure there was something healthy on that table! The egg muffins were a big hit.

After going wild with all the eggs (I used up 38 eggs!), I wound up running out and didn't have enough left to make a batch of my apple, banana, pumpkin protein bars that I like to eat throughout the week. I guess I'm going to have to stop at the store on the way home and then bake them tonight. I just hate cooking during the work week!

Uh oh, it looks like break time is over. Back to work. Have a wonderful day everyone!

P.S. Larro, looking good in that pic!

Larro! Change your profile pic! Now!

I caught a cold-virus. No workout today.

Beeps2011 wrote: »

Larro! Change your profile pic! Now!

I don't know about this. My old picture was after a hard ten hours in the canoe. Sitting at a Christmas party just doesn't have the same whiff of gravitas.

I did my full Monday workout this AM. Cardio and lifting. No walking at work though. I'm already in need of several hundred calories. No need to make it more.

Hope all is well,

Larro

Hey kids......Hope all of you are well.

Larro...love the new photo. You can really see how debonair you are.

Beeps..Get well soon. The weights are patiently waiting.

Mygnsac..I think that was great to treat yourself. I understand about community fridges at work. I believe we are creatures of habit. If a person is nasty at work I am sure they are the same at home. I seldom use them because I don't know what science project is growing..lol

Mzklutch..Glad the moving is over. Despite the unpacking and Internet issues, I am sure you did well food wise. Look forward to seeing your upcoming activities.

Welcome..Detholman and MomFLYer. Hope you enjoy your stay.

Sdereski..what a great NSV.

KellySue..I hope you did not lose your MFP streak. If so, I am still rooting for you.

I took 2 classes tonight as I had to release some serious stress. There is a lady at my job who really pushed my buttons today. I took boxing and then body attack. Needless to say I am wired. I won't allow her to repeat her tactics tomorrow. My burn according to my HRM was 1011.

What goals have each of you set for the upcoming year? For those of you who go to the gym, is your gym featuring special Holiday Classes? New Years I am signed for the 120 minute barre/Pilate, bootcamp/boxing challenge. I smell a new workout outfit for the occasion...lol. There are 2 things I am looking forward to for 2015; warrior dash mud 5k run and heavier weight lifting.
My NSV is my 15 year old daughter borrowing my Nike pullover. I am still in awe over how far I have come.

Have a great night everyone.