40+ Club: Summer Slimmers

Hi all,

Another good day - working hard to get these last 10lbs off.
haven't been able to run in a couple of weeks, but have been doing well with my strength training and cycling. Enjoying my bike since not being able to run. The weather in my part of the has been cooperating, so I'm grateful for that. I hear the east coast is getting so much rain. Sure hope the sun shines for all of you soon.

My scale was lower again this morning, by another 2 lbs. but let's see how I survive the weekend.

Just trying to get caught up with all my posts.

Have a great night all.

Had a very weird day for me. After MONTHS of no fast food I just decided that today was the day...but when I got there I opted for the turkey burger instead of the full fat with BBQ sauce and onion rings burger. Did get the fries though! But that was a new thing for me........I think this lifestyle change thing just might be growing on me.......then as if I still didn't know who I was I came home and biked most of it off so my net calorie gain today was only 63 calories. Of course WAY over on fat, carbs and SODIUM (that's gonna cost me) but the point is that for me I actually took steps to care for myself even after my indulgence. I'm racking it up as a NSV! :flowerforyou:

Sooooooooooo many posts, sooooooooooooo little time!!!! :ohwell: But it is so good to see so many people here. :drinker: :drinker: As for me, trying to get back to the routine after our trip, eating better that's for sure. It is amazing how a few days of poor eating can take a toll on your body, geez!!!

Zippy, great seeing you!!!!!!! Welcome back to your husband!!! I am sure you are ecstatic!!!! Thank you for his service. Retiring Lt Col is not bad at all!!!! Yes, I still teach Zumba. I love teaching it!!!! Congrats on running a 13.1!!!! I did two on 2009 before my hip injury. I dont think I could do another one now with all my hip problems. :sad: But I can say that I had the satisfaction to experience it.

Mkwood, enjoy 30 day shred, I love it. I combine the levels cause for me just one was not enough. I was doing 2 or 3 at a time. I have never tried the six pack one. Let me know what you think about it.

Tex, Congrats to your daughter!!!!! :drinker: :drinker:

Tron, glad to hear your son in law is doing great and got some well deserved R&R. IMO, you might not want to stop doing cardio if you want to get rid of belly fat. You might want to combine the two, cardio and core strentgh workouts. Snow???? No way!!!!! It is summer time in San Antonio already!! :noway:

Crewel, I know exactly how you feel right now. :laugh: It is great that you decided to go for a healthier option. I do that from time to time and as long as I keep it that way there is not that much harm. I am also perfectly ok about ordering a salad at a fast food joint. :laugh:

Sorry cannot respond to all the posts, have to get ready for work now. Swiss so good to have you back on here!!!!!

Good morning everyone...quite a lot of new posts here since I last posted. To many to read at this time. Will try to do this at lunch.

Welcome ColoradoRobin, Sdereski, Seashells42, Cletc :flowerforyou:

Crewellademel, what a party! Wish I were there, sounds like fun. (I'm a first grader disguised as a middle-aged chick :laugh: ). Great news on your positive change. Sodium is a tough one to get down. At Weight Watchers, they would tell us to just up our water intake as much as possible to flush it out.

Singfree, I hope the shift change is going OK for you.

TxMs, glad to hear that the scale is changing in your favor. Congrats to your daughter. My BFF stayed in Austin after her grad degree in library science. She loves it there.

Julia, good to see you checking in. I do hear that maintenance is harder than losing. I can't imagine...but I'll find out soon!

Catdub, I'm an honorary Canadian :happy: . I have tons of Canadian relatives, and grew up across the border from Windsor in Detroit.

Zippy111, so glad to hear that your hubby is home! I too love working with a trainer. I really want to find it in my budget to do so again. It makes all the difference.

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Yeah, so, that thing I did to my arm? It's actually a blood clot. :frown: The clot is from the IV I had in my arm when I was taking the TPN nutrition. I have to take blood thinners for six months and make sure I don't bang my head or cut myself during that time (not that I was planning on it). I'm working hard to be positive. I've had a lot of health challenges in recent years and I've been feeling sorry for myself, but mostly I'm grateful to God that they found the clot and that they can treat it so it doesn't move around and do damage. So, this is my official excuse for not lifting weights for half a year. :happy: There's no excuse for not walking and drinking my water, though, so I better get on it.

Have a great day everyone!

Welcome Mama, you've come to the right place.

For me, I wish I had a speed up before the slow down! LOL

Hey everyone......had a good day today. Excercised and ate right!

LadyPersia- NSV....no worries....had to have one of the "kids" on MFP tell me too! :laugh: Stands for "Non-Scale Victory"

It's WET here too! What the Heck? More rain and up to another 4-6 inches of snow in the Mountains. Alta just got 15 inches of powder. Supposed to have a family reunion at family cabin end June....likely going to have to swim there! Went in last week on snowshoes......don't they know it's MAY for crying out loud! :explode:

Victorious1: So sorry to hear about the blood clot in your arm. Serious stuff that! Take Care and do what your doc's tell ya!

Mama CC: Welcome! I feel your pain! Might want to think about having your thyroid checked.

Hang tough everybody...you can do it! No matter what it is! :flowerforyou:

Quick check in for me, sorry... It is amazing how just a few days of clean eating and exercise can make a huge difference. I feel so much better after coming back from my trip. Yeah!!!!! No weigh in for me though. I only weigh in once a month, first Fri of the month. Weekend plans? My son is supposed to play his last challenger baseball game tomorrow morning if it doesnt rain. We are supposed to get some rain. In a way I want the rain, we really need it. In the evening it is some girls night out to bid farewell to a friend who is moving to Hawaii, hubby is in the Coast Guard.

Sing, have a great time with your grandson!!!!

Swiss, dont worry about not responding to everyone, just let us know how you are doing.

Welcome to all the new members!!!! Keep posting. We are here to listen even if sometimes we dont have time to respond. We are all very busy with our lives, no slowing down for us!!!

Take care!!! :flowerforyou:

Happy Friday All. Welcome New Friends.

Down .2 of a lb this week, so a little progress! Broke my personal best yesterday for # of steps logged in for our walking challenge. Wanted to break 14,000, looked at my pedometer, wasn't quite there, and the next time I looked I was at 15,000.

Still threatening rain out today.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Good evening! It's Friday for me and only 5.5 hrs until the weekend!!! Our Grandson is visiting us, but I did not see hime yet, because he arrived after I left for work at 6 pm. "He" called me and we talked for a minute before he was off to play with his Thomas train set. He just LOVES his new bed. When we were in Utah, our carpenter installed a Murphy (wall) bed in our guest room with built-in cabinets covering the entire wall. He now has a "big boy" bed to sleep in. It's funny to imagine a little guy like that sleeping in a queen bed!

Friday check in day again. Not too much progress for me, due to the LONG work hours and lousy weather we've been having around here. I'm still trying to get my eating under control, but it's getting there. I just told Swissmiss that I am trying to get in shape for the summer season...if I can get out on my bike. I hate riding-running-walking-hiking (you get the picture) in the rain.

Have a great weekend!

Enjoy your weekend with your grandson! I am expecting my first grandchild in July (a granddaughter!) I am sooo excited!!:happy:

Hi everyone!

Very quick check-in for me today. It has been a very busy day, and I'm still going. But the good news is that I finished my P90X rotation this morning. :drinker: This is my second time through P90X. These 90 days couldn't have gone better with this program, and I was able to do all of the workouts when scheduled and all in their entirety. I'm happy about that. And, even better news, I've done the last two months while doing a full Insanity rotation as well, and I only have one more week left on this Insanity rotation. My body is tired, but it feels really strong and fit right now. I definitely have pushed myself to the limits with this rotation, and I'm glad I did. It seems to have gotten me out of my workout ho-hums that I was kind of suffering a bit from this past winter.

My eating has been better too. Not perfectly clean, but I found that the key to getting through this rotation was making sure I ate enough. If I didn't, then I could feel myself getting into trouble. But I've kept it relatively clean over the past few weeks, and I'm happy about that.

I wish I had time to respond to everybody, but all you newcomers....WELCOME!! Please keep posting!!!

I hope you all enjoy a wonderful weekend!

Going to a birthday celebration at a wine festival today. We're doing group transportation so being the DD is out. I'm going to try and only taste 5 wines. That way I would only drink 5 ounces - plus plenty of water and no crap food. Wish me luck. I'm really trying hard this time and want to get it done!!

Aimee

Hi Aimee,
Sounds as if you have a pre-planned strategy that should work for you well :-)
Have a fun time!

Hey, everyone. I'm on my way summer clothes shopping. Whoo Hooo! I weighed 95 pounds more last summer than I do now, so suffice it to say that when I say I have nothing to wear, I REALLY have nothing to wear! I tried to hold on to those clothes for as long as I could. I look like a fashion disaster now trying to wear a 2X. I have to let it go! My daughter also needs summer wear. My hubby's the family bargain shopper, so we're all going together.

It's supposed to be sunny and 80 degrees here today. I can't wait after living under that near-flood for a whole week.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Hooray Victorious you're going to have fun shopping! Get rid of the too big clothes, too. So that will help you keep the weight off, as you won't want to have to go buy more clothes yet again. I had gotten rid of my bigger clothes, then gained weight and everyday I was reminded by my clothes that I needed to do something about it. I never gave in and bought bigger clothes, and now that I'm going down again, I'm hoping the roller coaster is only going to go on the down hill ever again!