40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

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  • Beeps2011
    Beeps2011 Posts: 12,150 Member
    Wow, alf! How beautiful!
  • skinnerfamily151
    skinnerfamily151 Posts: 16 Member
    I agree what lovely pictures.
  • larrodarro
    larrodarro Posts: 2,512 Member
    Nice pictures Alf. Hope you are having a blast. I got about half of what I wanted to get done in the garden before a thunderstorm chased me inside. I have night 1 of a 2 night family reunion at work tonight, then office relief tomorrow. The boss is starting her holiday weekend off a little early. She gave me the option of getting in touch with my Monday customers, the Quilter's Club, and telling them I wasn't going to work. But I will only get paid one day for the holiday. I would rather work Monday night and get paid for Saturday.

    Welcome to all the new guys and hello to everyone else. Have a good one.

    This cloud looked worse a few minutes earlier, but I had to go inside to get the camera. The blackest part was already overhead by the time I took the picture.

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  • allenpriest
    allenpriest Posts: 1,102 Member
    Hi gang
    Back to work this week and catching up from scout camp. I'm also planning a move for my elderly father. This sandwich generation stuff can really suck.
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Day: 47 of P90X/P90X+ hybrid Legs & Back & Ab Ripper X"=Done!
  • Nataliegetfit
    Nataliegetfit Posts: 395 Member
    Alf, the pictures are amazing. Enjoy wherever you are. Looks so beautiful.
    I had slacked off on my excercising a little bit the last couple weeks. Not on purpose, went to exercise with my cousin after I had done my normal routine a couple weeks ago, and did a bunch of leg exercising from on line and holy cow, I was miserable for too many days. that delayed me for sure. Now I am back to my normal routine, and doing good. Down 2 more lbs this week. I was at a stand still for awhile. I think this last 20 lbs is going to be a struggle. I am willing to put in the work and be patient.
    I hope you all have a nice 4th of July weekend. My hubby works today, and daughter the whole weekend, so we're not doing much, but it will still be good. I think I need to find a farm stand somewhere, I have been totally craving cucumbers and the only thing in our garden that is ready is radishes. Its kind of nice when you're craving vegetables for a change. Yea....
  • webbeyes
    webbeyes Posts: 105 Member
    Hey all, and welcome to the New people ... nothing special that all y'all need to do in order to join, just bookmark the group!

    Had an odd "injury" this week.

    Ran 7+km this past Saturday. Didn't get to do my normal "obstacle" practice on Sunday, so rested instead. No pain at all ... felt really good.

    Suddenly on Monday, my right knee suddenly had what I assume to be cartilage issues. Bending the knee was excruciating.

    Here's how I describe it:

    - do you know when you have a home sandwich press, and you make grilled cheese with 2 regular-sized slices of bread...and it fits perfectly with no squishing or crushing? Imagine if you took two slices of Texas toast instead ... then added a third slice. Imagine how much you'd crush at least one side of it!

    That's what it felt like.

    Now, it feels about 95% today, but won't be testing it on a run until tomorrow.

    The good news is that it took all of my attention away from the tendonsis/torn labrum in my shoulder :)
  • SugarFreePanda
    SugarFreePanda Posts: 18 Member
    I'm in! I am a 46 yo female, 5'5, 160#. My virtual it's to lose 15 lbs. Been using mfp on and off for a year. Got discouraged before because measuring and walking 4 miles, 4-5 days per week has not moved the scale.

    Then someone suggested I 'eat back my burned calories' which was confusing. I was told that my body was not getting sufficient nutrients otherwise. Anyways, scale remained the same.

    Now I am back to mfp, daily exercise and not 'eating back calories'. Feeling frustrated that I think I eat pretty well, but still feel fat.

    Looking forward to trying this online group support. Thank you.

    Dee
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Hi guys, we are back home. Had an amazing time! Still on vacation mode though. Ugh, craving the bad stuff, gotta shake it off LOL

    Larro, hope you are getting better weather now. Have family and friends in the Orlando area and they got stormy weather.

    Webbeyes, I hope your knee feels better, ouch!! My hip has been hurting lately, I have a labral tear. I hate having all these injuries but somehow manage...I have bad knees, arthritis everywhere and tendonitis in my left shoulder. Yikes!!!

    Dee, welcome!!!! I know how frustrating and confusing all this nutrition stuff can be. You just have to experiment and see what works best for you. I too cannot really eat all my exercise calories, normally eating about 1500-1700 works best for me. What works best is to consume most of those calories from clean foods, veggies, fruits, lean meats healthy fats and whole grains. The moment I start eating away from this plan I gain. Ugh!!! It's a lifetime commitment. We are all here to support each other.
  • larrodarro
    larrodarro Posts: 2,512 Member
    Good Friday Evening Cool Kids.

    I had office relief today, the 2nd day of the 2 day family reunion. One Ralph Cotton novel down. Christian Women's Conference scheduled for tonight. One Ralph Cotton novel to go.

    Getting ready for the Grateful Dead concert on SXM Radio. They have gotten back together {minus Pigpen, Keith, Bret and Jerry, who have already gotten off the bus} for a 5 show tour, {including a 3 night run starting tonight in Chicago} to celebrate 50 years of making music. Knowing how tech savvy deadheads are, there will be 50 versions of the shows on You Tube by the time they do the last encore on Sunday.

    Now let it be understood I'm not try to take over anyone's duties on here, but I thought I'd just leave this for you guys until there is a better one posted.

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    Hope everyone has a good 4th.

    Larro

    Here are the numbers for the week:

    21.0% Body Fat
    23.9 BMI
    171.2 Pounds

    That is a loss of 0.5 pounds.
  • GlacierGirl907
    GlacierGirl907 Posts: 40 Member
    Legs done!killed it today woot woot.
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Day: 48 of P90X/P90X+ hybrid Kenpo Cardio Plus"=Done!
  • ariamythe
    ariamythe Posts: 130 Member
    I turn 40 next month, so I suppose I will apply for provisional membership now. :) Single mom, 3 kids (shared custody) and a cat. I started losing weight in Feb 2103 on doctor's orders, found MFP in August 2013, and all told lost 75 lbs on that effort. I've tried to maintain in the last year, but the weight is creeping back on (I gave 10 back :( ) and I want to get back on track.
  • larrodarro
    larrodarro Posts: 2,512 Member
    Happy 4th Cool Kids.

    We did the whole family gathering at the creek thing today. I could post lots of pictures of old folks sitting in lawn chairs in the creek. But who wants to see that? So here is a nice one of the glass tree.

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    The show {next to last grateful dead concert ever} is just starting, so I'll go now. {Shakedown Street is the 1st set opener}

    Hope everyone had a good day,

    Larro
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Day: 49 of P90X/P90X+ hybrid REST Plus"=Done!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Day: 50 of P90X/P90X+ hybrid Core Synergistics"=Done!
  • 3furballs
    3furballs Posts: 476 Member
    Well Kickboxing tonight. Trying to eat between 9/10 am and 8pm. So needless to say I'm hungry so off to bed!
  • unmatcheddiscipline
    unmatcheddiscipline Posts: 101 Member
    Hello everyone!!! My fitness/health goals are to become a cyclist, weight lifter, be totally toned, fit, lean with a bit of muscle, just a bit, oh and also lose all of this fat I do not want. In the end I want to help others reach their fitness/fatloss goals too.

    -Dreams without goals, are just dreams.
  • larrodarro
    larrodarro Posts: 2,512 Member
    Here is my morning Cardio. 3 hours plowing and hoeing peas, corn, squash, melons and cucumbers. An hour planting.

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  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Day: 51 of P90X/P90X+ hybrid Interval X Plus"=Done!
  • Curiousgeorgianna
    Curiousgeorgianna Posts: 187 Member
    Good morning Cool Kids!
    I'm back from an adventurous motorcycle tour of the backroads of northern cal. No cell service anywhere. It was great. Dirty, hot, but great. I'll find a couple of good pics to post later this week.
    Work will continue to be intense for the next couple of months to meet this deadline, then should mellow out. My check-ins may be inconsistent, but know that I'm reading your posts and cheering you all on!
    There were 282 new messages... :/ ... it will take me a little while to catch up with you all, but I'm so glad to see all the familiar faces and some new ones.
    Today was bicycle to work day. Tomorrow will be the little motorcycle.
    Have a wonderful one!
  • nickpnh
    nickpnh Posts: 111 Member
    Back from vacation, +1.5 pounds (Wahhhh) which is not so bad considering. But working on getting it gone. I did swim, paddle board, bike, walk and more so it helped balance the smores and hot dogs.

    Berry bushes are ready to be picked, pumpkins are flowering and all my flowers are in beautiful bloom.

    100th day so I have the consistency in logging in, now I need to log everything and keep those calories in goal.
  • ruby70
    ruby70 Posts: 459 Member
    Good Afternoon Friends, it has been while since I checked in but wanted to let you all know I am thinking about you.

    I have been cycling on my new bike and that has been amazing. I am challenging myself to some pretty good hills. Eating has been so/so last week with the holiday I kind of lost track but I getting back in the saddle again. I got a cardio workout in at lunch to blow off some steam, it helped. Work has been extremely intense and I am having a hard time not losing it. I will, I can succeed!!!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Day: 52 of P90X/P90X+ hybrid Yoga X"=Done!
  • 3furballs
    3furballs Posts: 476 Member
    Well I'm talking the night of from Kickboxing. My butt still hurts from Mondays workout Anna my lats and shoulder blades hurt from last night's kettlebell and Kickboxing! May just do some abs and yoga, or is its nice maybe the kids and I will go hiking for a bit.
  • larrodarro
    larrodarro Posts: 2,512 Member
    Hey Cool Kids.

    After the thunderstorm passed, I took an old canoe down to the pond. It was too late to get in much fishing, but still enjoyed the view.

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    I heard one of the frogs say without his GPS, he could never find the way back to his pad after a night on the town.

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  • Beeps2011
    Beeps2011 Posts: 12,150 Member
    How beautiful!!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Day: 53 of P90X/P90X+ hybrid Abs/Core Plus"=Done!
  • lcantrell65
    lcantrell65 Posts: 228 Member
    Hi, everyone.

    I will be celebrating the 1st anniversary of my 49th birthday in September. :p I am terribly out of shape and on blood pressure medication. I am very happy to stumble across this thread and find that I am not too old to do something about my situation. It looks like I have 292 pages of motivating posts to work my way through. But for now, I am off to the basement for an appointment with Chalene Johnson and some Turbo Jam.
  • nickpnh
    nickpnh Posts: 111 Member
    Welcome newbies and hi to all the regulars although summer is slowing down the regular traffic.
    Hope all are well. At my doctor's appt I was 0.2 heavier than last year :-( I had done very well on MFP last spring, then car accident and low motivation from lingering injury, bounced up about 10lbs, at least I am back to my last spring success. And looking to build on that.
    Make it a great day!

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