40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are
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Beeps, I need to join you on your challenges!!! Like you say, time to close my pie hole!!!!! LOL At the airport in Miami, going home!!0
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Nick - a lab puppy. Nice! My Kali is a black lab Australian shepherd mix... She loves camping too, good thing I like it as well. We usually go for a couple of nights in the summer with the trainers. Last year there were 13 dogs and they wore each other out, not to mention the activities the trainers had planned for all of us. Scavenger hunt, couple of really long hikes with some running involved and off leash time for the dogs, swimming and paddle board to give the dogs a different challenge. Then there were the campfires and all the food. Summer is coming.0
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Oh and 6 Legs to Fitness, always fun!0
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I started a strict 1500 call a day diet with only cardio ie elliptical training. I started today to remove all carbs from my diet. I NEED HELP!! I need recipes badly and encouragement to meet my goal. Was 225 lbs 5'10", 46 y/o. I am currently at 214, 3 weeks in. My goal is 190 lbs.0
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Glad to hear everyone is doing good.
Nick, the puppy sounds wonderful. Great inspiration to keep moving.
Stephanie, working 12 days in a row sounds horrible!
Beeps, Good luck with the new diet and lift heavy things! BOOM!
Shotsome, good luck with the diet.
I've changed my tactics and I'm gradually increasing my calories. Weight loss will take longer buti just don't do well on super restrictive calories.
I cut my thumb on the Sunday and worked out on the Monday, so not same day. I was feeling rather queasy after I cut it. It's feeling a lot better and is looking like it will seal ok, just need to keep it protected and safe.
I did kettlebell tonight and jumped in for the last 30 minutes of Kickboxing, still just shadow boxing with the right hand and will be for a while. Walked to and from work too.
I've realized that working out has become like a fun version of brushing my teeth. I feel wrong and weird if I don't do it! But much more fun than brushing my teeth. I love pushing myself and seeing the strength increasing and my endurance getting better. May get back to combat conditioning on Thursday. A HIIT class that had some wild stuff. See how my thumb feels.
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Yeah. I will have a new source of exercise on Sunday! We're adopting a 9 month old lab from a lab rescue! Some may remember our sweet lab passed away at Thanksgiving so I am looking forward to a new furry friend and the kids will be over the moon too!
Walking the dog has been a good way to get me moving more.0 -
Happy Hump Day! Kickboxing last night was a little difficult, but made it through. No workout today or tomorrow, but I will be back at it on Friday. I have a morning full of meetings so I have to run, but wanted to check in and say hello!
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@3furballs- Yeah, it's a bit painful which is why I don't do it very often. LOL
Morning everyone!
Hit the treadmill last night after work before picking my kiddo up at daycare. Got about 2 miles in before I had to head.
Last night my boyfriend ordered me a new Fitbit (early birthday present!). I currently have the Ultra but it doesn't connect with my phone (which would be nice while I'm at work) so he ordered me (and himself) the Fitbit One. I'm so excited!
Even more excited that he wants to do this with me.
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Morning Kids,
Hope all of you are well and in good spirits.
I could not sleep and was wide awake at 2 a.m. and decided to take a 5 a.m. spin/tone class this morning. Can you say WIRED!!!!lol....I love to work out in the morning. I have TRX later and I look forward to that class as well.
Keep up the great job everyone.
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caramelgyrlk wrote: »Morning Kids,
Hope all of you are well and in good spirits.
I could not sleep and was wide awake at 2 a.m. and decided to take a 5 a.m. spin/tone class this morning. Can you say WIRED!!!!lol....I love to work out in the morning. I have TRX later and I look forward to that class as well.
Keep up the great job everyone.
Caramel - Way to get the morning started!!! I used to do some spinning classes but have not done one in a long time.
I made the call to the gym in town yesterday to talk to them about joining. They do not have staff there all the time so you have to set up an appointment to join. Sam started track this week in middle school and he will be tied up with that until close to 6 pm so this will work out perfect. I will have extra time for me after work!!!
I am really excited to get back to a gym where there is all the weights I need. I am especially looking forward to the leg press. Not kidding! I miss it. 0 -
No workout today. Diet remains well-performed. BOOM!0
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Skipping kickboxing tonight, my body is achy and not sure if it's overworked from working out this week or the start of my daughter's cold. Have to adjust dinner since they had irresistible pizza for lunch at our meeting.0
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Chaelaz.....and still you/we are all in good company here.0
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@shotsonme2000 Think about doing things that are going to be easy grab and go things. I hard boil a dozen eggs, grab one with 30g of hard cheese and some pepperellos and put them into my lunch bag for either breakfast or lunch. I still have some carbs in my diet, working on cutting back some myself. Cravings are real bad at first but stick with it they will pass!0
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@JackieUnlimited good idea. UPDATE.. today is my second day trying to cut out all carbs. I didn't do too bad but it's going to be harder than I thought for food options. I weighed this morning and I'm now down from 225 to 211. I was so excited to see the scale reading that. My motivation is in high gear and my energy levels are awesome. I'm still sticking with on cardio workouts. New goal will be running a 5k in July. Can't believe how 5 years out of the Marine Corps has changed my physical appearance. Good luck everyone.0
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Good Evening Cool Kids.
You guys are all very busy. Not me. I've laying around on the couch all day. Other than my usual Wednesday pre-cleaning lady cleaning, flowerbed and garden detail, cooking supper and cleaning up, I've done next to nothing today. Supper was super lite tonight, so even before adding cardio, I'm way low on calories. Too full to think about it now, but must find four or five hundred calories before bedtime. I'm going to run for now. I've got a new book and the bathtub is calling.
Hope everyone had a good day,
Larro
The Larro Ranchero weather report called for isolated showers today. There was one over the flowerbed after I got the new plants Margie bought transplanted.
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@shotsonme2000 That is an awesome loss! Way to go!!! Get in the habit of reading the ingredient labels. The closer the food is to it's natural state the better for you. The fewer items listed the better. If you can't say it or have no idea what it is just put it back on the shelf.0
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@JackieUnlimited it's all good. I watch the ingredients closely. Actually the real challenge is sodium. I can't believe how much sodium is in everything. I'm searching the net constantly for recipes. I'm getting healthier but it's costing me more money LOL0
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Hello All You Cool Kids,
Well I have made it into week 4 of walking (between 7,000 and 9,000 steps). I have not seen a real move in the scale and I must admit that it is a little discouraging. BUT! I am not giving up and will keep moving forward! I want to know if any of you show when you have a gain. I have like 11 lbs. (since falling off the wagon). I am ashamed to say. But I think that I should show them so that I can see them coming back off. Please give me some advise on this. I have also been looking at food prep videos and think that I may try this too, at least for lunches to start.
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Good morning everyone!! The good news first, I'm home, I had a great vacation with my honey, I stepped on the scale and drum roll...I didnt gain any weight, I actually lost close to a pound!!!!! IF really worked for me!!!!!!
Sort of bad news, I'm sick!!!!! So bad that had to go to urgent care, Dr ruled out the flu but put me on 72hr rest. So I'm home by myself right now, relaxing. There is a mandatory training at work that it was essential for me to be there. Oh well, things happen. I never thought it was a good idea to have this mtg right after my trip.
Larro, I love your garden!!!!
@shotsonme2000, are you buying more organic, etc? I watch the sodium myself. I try to stay away from breads, etc but eat some steel cut oats when I crave it, I hardly do breakfast anymore. Have you looked into intermittent fasting? There is a group here and most are guys who are lifters and do really well on it. Thank you for your service. We are an ARMY family.0 -
Good Morning Cool Kids.
I'm off to have my teeth cleaned this morning. Then I'll do the shopping for the week. I've started a new version of my {Bob's Red Mill} Black Bean + 13 Soup this morning. It will sit until I get back from town, then I'll decide what all goes in it. I'm leaning toward couscous, sausage, onion, tomatoes with green chili's, etc. etc. etc.
E's Mom, hang in there. The walking is good for you, but weight loss is all about eating at a calorie deficient. What worked for me was cutting out all fast food, and way back on bread {& other carbs}, fried foods and calorie dense desserts. I used plain Greek yogurt, lite Cool Whip and sugar free Jello pie and pudding mix to make low calorie desserts. What I was eating was stir-fry and/or green beans every single day, fish, turkey and chicken breast. It gets to be a habit, so much so that I'm finding it next to impossible to change now that I'm needing to gain a few pounds. PM me if you want some of my recipes.
Alf, glad you're home. Sorry you're sick. Maybe you had tooooooooo much fun.
Welcome to all the new folks, and hello to everyone else.
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Good Morning to all. Hope your week is going well.
Alf, glad you had a great vacation, but such a bummer you're sick. I hope you have a quick recovery. don't over do it.
We woke up 2 days this week with a couple inches of snow on the ground again. Just when we think it's over.
Larro, love the garden and flower spot. You must plant seeds in the logs, it will look so great when they're blooming, can't wait for those pictures. I was making a 15 or 16 bean soup today too in the crock pot. I never had done it before but a quilter lady I like had it on her website and lots of people had said they made it and it was great. We will see, I put our Easter ham bone and some of the leftover ham in and 1/2 an onion and water. Then after 6-8 hrs (no soak method) you put in 2-3 carrots, 2 stalks celery and 2 bay leaves, 1t oregano cook till tender then add 3 T brown sugar and 1/2 tsp. dry mustard powder. Supposed to freeze well too. Hopefully I won't be hungry all day smelling it cook. I am home today doing laundry and a little sewing.
I looked back on my weight loss the last couple months and lost 20 lbs in 2 months but this last month is still only 1 lb. Haven't gained any, so that's good, just a little discouraging since I am excercising more than the first 2 months. I guess I need to watch the food and measure and weigh everything. I know I feel better and am healthier than I have been in a long time, so that's good. My daughter is sick with a cold and my husband feels one coming on. I can't remember when the last time I had it. I will just keep up what I have been doing and maybe less carbs.
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@Emmalusmom, don't give up!!! I second what Larro said. You definitely have to plan your meals, all of them. Do you log them? Sometimes I log my meals the night before or in the morning. And eating healthy doesn't have to be complicated, lean meats with veggies, eggs, healthy oats, plain Greek yogurt, fruit, make it simple. Exercise, walking is good but make it intense at times and lift weights!!!!!!!! And yes, show the weight you've gained, be truthful to yourself. We all fall but we just have to get up and keep moving forward!!!!! I truly hated to admit that I had an 18lb gain weight during the Holidays but I accepted it and started working on it. I'm 5lbs from my goal now. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!0
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@Natliegetfit. What beans do you put in that soup? I have a ham bone and I'm trying to figure out what to do with it.
Took last night off and I'm signed up for combat conditioning tonight (HIIT with crazy kettlebell, trx, strongman, endurance, lots of stuff) but my throat is tickly, my head and body are achy and I'm not sure if I'm running a bit of a fever or not. I'm going to take oil of oregano, zinc and vitamin C when I get home, but I hate to cancel out since they base the workouts on how many people are going to be there. If I do have a fever I'm skipping, but if not I'm going to go. I've been very fortunate that I haven't been sick at all since I think spring of 2014 ish. Pretty good considering I have 3 young kids in school and so many people here in the office have been sick.0 -
StephannieL wrote: »
BTW- What is Hard CORE?
It's a core strenght class for the working folks downtown. It's an intense workout from 12:15 - 12:45 (lots of plank, crunches, sit-ups, mountain climbers, etc.), and it's within brisk walking distance, so it's a great lunch hour burn.0 -
43 here (don't know about "cool" though). registered for my first Spartan race in July, 'bout a week-ish before I'm 44! uh-oh!!0
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Emmalusmom wrote: »Hello All You Cool Kids,
Well I have made it into week 4 of walking (between 7,000 and 9,000 steps). I have not seen a real move in the scale and I must admit that it is a little discouraging. BUT! I am not giving up and will keep moving forward!
Great! Keep up the walking because it will make you feel better, sleep better, and help your overall health-picture.
Lower your calories to lose the 11 lbs. Even 200 calories less, per day, will add up over the month!
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Emmalu - I do track the gains. Looking at the historical data shows how I've done and what I need to do better. I do best logging all food. When I get lax logging, calories creep in and the trend goes up. Real wake up call was 10 pounds off my lowest. Realizing I was undoing a years worth of hard work. So I am back on with an 11 day streak with most food logged.
I try to log it before eating, helps me hold the line. Better than eating and then figuring out you are way over...0
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