40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

Good morning kids.
Hope all of you are well and in good spirits. I miss all of you.

ALF--Love the message it is so true.
NIkonpal---awesome job and a great inspiration
Beeps--What are you up to? Heavier lifting I hope
CG-I love the photo....I am ready to vacation just viewing it
KellySue--You do not need luck when you have motivation and iron will on your side along with support. You got this.
Kate--I am gaining the pounds you are losing. You are doing fantastic
Sdereski-Love the photo of you. You look great
Larro--You have started a footprint with the photos and look at the beauty you have created.

I am focusing on heavier lifting and as a result I am super hungry these days and have to up my calories/protein to make sure I am nourishing my body enough.

If I forgot anyone forgive me.

Have a great day everyone.

Hit up Kickboxing tonight and feel better about the so good but so bad for me gooey chocolate chip cookie bars I made!

Hey Kid's !
Put a bunch more stuff on craig'slist today. Been doing some serious decluttering. Josie's still giving attitude but meltdown free for a couple weeks. Right now she says " I don't want to here it Momma! ". <<< Very annoying.

^^ She loves doing dishes. Right now she keeps wearing 2 summer dresses every other day. I get tired of fighting her.

Jonas (our junior in high school) did so well on his PSAT's that his guidance counselor has had him sign up for some SAT's this year.

I had to take a picture for his SAT's. I actually got him to smile.


Curious- Not sure how well this shows my hair cut but managed this one the other day. I'm still horrible at selfies.

Sdereski- In answer to your question about how much more I wanted to lose. I looked horrible in high school at 130 lbs. (after being ill repeatedly and having my tonsils out at 17). My bones were sticking out. My lower rib cage already sticks out at 150 lbs. so not to much more. Not sure what my body fat percentages are; my current BMI is 23.5 waist ratio 42. I've evidently shrunk 1/2 " so at 5'6.5" but BMI chart didn't do halves.

Caramel- I'm sorry I was just giving my pounds to my husband; didn't know you were catching any. LOL. He came out this morning saying " Don't get on your scales they aren't right it said he was 190 lbs". I said they were fine for me; Did you wait for the 00 ? He's up to 243 lbs. with boots and 2 sweat shirts. LOL. Of course he's 5'11" Now he said quit making him double decker sandwiches for lunch. A while back he complained he was starving.

Hello Newbies ! Stick around.

Happy Friday kids, hope all of you are well and in good spirits.

I love how all of you are posting pictures. It really does capture the group and the activities that surround your life. If someone can tell me how to do that, I will be more than happy to provide some scenery of my own.

Monday the 16th I am doing the bod pod aka Body Composition Testing. This test will give you insight into your BMI, how much you really should eat, etc. My trainer has been trying to get me to do this test for about a year now and I kept blowing it off. This last 15 or so pounds is making me crazy, so I am signed up now. You have to wear compression clothes inside of the tube. This should be interesting to say the least. The goals for the next couple of months are simple, lift even heavier each week, take the results from the test and base my food choices on that.

Have a great weekend everyone.

If I was brave I would upload the video my daughter took of me at kickboxing. That would be my 5 year old daughter who figured out how to take video on the tablet on her own and took the videos without letting me know!!

Caramel - I've wanted to find out my body composition and I know there is a bod pod in our town but I'm not sure how much it costs. I may look into it but it's really just about curiosity for me.

Good Morning Cool Kids.

My back kept me from doing most of my cardio this morning. And tonight's event at the Civic Center is the Black History Banquet. So guess who will be over his calorie goal? Oh well, I've been trying to gain that two pounds back for a few weeks. Tonight should get me going in that direction.

Caramel, to post pictures just click on the icon that looks like a sheet of paper. {it's to the right of the link icon and two over from the smiley face} Then select the photo you want from you PC, laptop of phone.

This week's numbers:

21.5% Body Fat
24.2 BMI
173.3 Pounds

Welcome to the new guys. Hello to everyone else. I've got to get to work early today, so got to run. Hope everyone has a good day,

Larro

I am already coming up with excuses not to go running. Only three hours to go. I am feeling pathetic.

Been fighting off a cold - not counting calories, drinking lots of fluids, and no cardio or strength. Hope you are all well.

Hello to all, and Happy Valentines Day!! I am pretty new here, posted once. I have been back on MFP since Jan 4th and have lost 13 lbs. I am really happy that it seems to be working better this time, maybe it's my frame of mind?? It was -18 degrees this morning(not the wind chill either) and 20" more snow coming tonight and tomorrow. It's just crazy. Thanks goodness I have an elliptical inside to use.
Larro- what kind of sewing machine did your wife get?? What kind of sewing does she do? I'm a quilter and love it. You all seem to be doing really great with your weight loss. I think it's really a keep at it type of attitude. Have a great weekend everyone and stay warm. When I get home I'm going to snuggle under a warm quilt.

Yesterday happened. FEVES, just move on and stumble forward today.

Being "fit" isn't a state of perfection. It is a lifestyle choice - a practicem

Thanks, guys. I had lots of energy for my workout today (no doubt from those cookies sitting in my system) so I did an hour of cardio and half an hour of yoga. Unfortunately that nowhere comes close to burning off the extra calories. Live and learn. (They were delicious though! )

Well I was doing awesome with doing a kettlebell and Kickboxing workout plus shoveling, then we went out to dinner and man it was good! I could probably still stay within my calories except a couple of beers sounds good!

I was excited to weigh myself this morning and see another 5 lb drop in 2 weeks. That makes 20 total since I started in January, and it really shows me that logging/restricting calories and exercising regularly really is the key to losing and maintaining! In the past I have lost weight numerous times but have never maintained it. If you look up yoyo diet in the dictionary, you will see my picture there. I'm coming to the realization that for me, I should expect to keep logging for the rest of my eating days here on earth. That's a little depressing but oh well, this is my thorn in the flesh, so to speak.

Larro, Local guilds are great, nice that she has friends there, she will feel more welcome. I am sure they can show her some easy project to start on and see if she likes quilting or not.
Wow, that meal looks great.
So glad your expected 20" of snow went mostly out to sea and we only got 8 or so. Hope you all are having a nice relaxing weekend. Keep up the logging, you're all doing great!

I am new again to MPA (new acct set up about 5 mo ago)- had an older account which I deleted a while back. I am 46 and am trying to get the last few lbs off. My current wt is 102, but I am fairly short. (5' 4"). Not happy with my current weight/size. I allowed myself to gain a considerable amount over the last year. Just want to be back at a place where I can be comfortable again. Currently, I am focusing on maintaining my weight for another week or so. Haven't been exercising as I ought to, so that is something I plan to resume. Working on eating healthier, while keeping the calories down. I am envious of all of you folks who are running marathons. My current idea of exercise is running down my driveway.