40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

Good Morning Cool Kids.

Beeps and L, very nice pictures. It seems everyone is on vacation.
Gamer, ouch!!! I hate it when that happens.

I had the late night/early morning work combo. I'm not tired now, but about 1600 I will be dozing at my desk if my customers don't come in and wake me up. There is another late night party on the books, but they haven't paid their deposit. I, for one, am hoping they don't come in today and pay it before my other events are over.

Last night I forgot to post my numbers for the week. So here they are:

20.7% Body Fat
23.8 BMI
170.2 Pounds

That is 0.4 pounds lost for the week. Not too bad considering I had got all the way down to 168 earlier in the week.

I hear my first customers, so I need to go get them settled in. I have to do a bank, grocery and library run before noon. I'm out of books, grapes and carrots and down to one apple. Also yesterday was payday, so I have to take care of all that.

You guys have a good one,

Larro

PS: last night's supper. Chipotle Tortilla soup with mixed veggies, onion, tomato, bacon and cheddar added. {You know I can't stand not to post a picture}

Beeps - awesome pictures! It looks like u are having a great time.

Lcantrell- I will let u know how the 16:8 goes. I did really well last week but yesterday got messed up in the evening. We ended up with unexpected company and supper got really late. The whole day yesterday things just kept getting off what I had planned. I love your selfie pic, really cute!

Gamguy- Wow, you do not let anything stop u. I would of been crying in the corner. I saw a Spartan ad on TV yesterday & I thought of you. It looks amazing but crazy for me.

My garden is producing 2 varieties of lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, zucchini. It has been great. My green beans & cucumbers are almost ready. I am loving the fresh salad everyday.

ruby70 wrote: »

Gamguy- Wow, you do not let anything stop u. I would of been crying in the corner. I saw a Spartan ad on TV yesterday & I thought of you. It looks amazing but crazy for me.

I try not to. I have 3 banged up toes now. that leaves 7 good ones. more than half!!

wow everyone, the pictures are awesome. Love the vacation pics and the selfie stick one is real cute.
I have finally gotten back to exercising. I got 30 minutes on the elliptical this morning and did 40 squats while making dinner tonight. I thankfully didn't gain while being sick and eating too much raspberry pie. Just so glad to get started again. No more excuses for me. Hope everyone had a good day.

"Day: 79 of P90X/P90X+ hybrid Interval X Plus"=Done!

sdereski wrote: »

Am jealous of everyone's garden bounties. It has been so cold here, our poor garden is not producing much at all. Our plants are so small! The zucchini plants are about the size of my hand, yet they have big blooms on them. Not sure what we are going to get out of them.
At least the wild blueberries are plentiful again.

I have had a terrible year for tomatoes. Just last night I was doing research on You Tube about growing some hydroponically with lights. I'm going to pick up the supplies I need this week at Lowe's and Walmart, so I'll let you guys know how it works out. Maybe you guys in the frozen North might decide it is an option for you. Here is Scott, from Scott's Garage explaining it. {If you ever needed to find out how to do anything, Scott is a good resource}

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcxCgP8TEaQ

Gamer, give those puppies a rest.

Back to Phoenix from the north rim of the grand canyon. Went from around 40 deg F this morning to 110 this evening. Yuck

I would love to wake up and have nothing hurt.

allenpriest wrote: »

Back to Phoenix from the north rim of the grand canyon. Went from around 40 deg F this morning to 110 this evening. Yuck

But it's a dry heat

Hi all,

Managed a 5 mile run - well the first 2 1/2 miles were a run and the last 2 1/2 were walk / run. Still have not got the endurance built up to run a straight 5.
Was planning on going again tonight, but my guests set be back, so am rushing home after work to get things cleaned up and ready for the next guests! Geesh, they sure keep me moving!
I am slowly learning how to be a better B&B owner / host. Instead of letting my guests pick a breakfast time, I need to set one. A couple that arrived last night asked for breakfast at 10!!!! NO WAY! So, have decided that breakfast will be served between 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. If you are not ready to come down - sorry, you missed breakfast. Am I being unreasonable?
Because I work, I have changed my work schedule this summer to work from 10 - 3 and work right through lunch. Luckily, I have very accommodating BofD's.

@gam3rguy - that's quite a walk you did! Great job!

@larro - good idea! Am going to discuss with hubby what he would like to do, as he is the farmer - er gardner.

@alf - it has been a cold summer! Because Lake Superior froze over, the water temps affect air temps - big time.
Monday, the high was 53. Brrrrr!

Greetings Kids!
I've been off the wagon way too long! Crazy work load and summer fun have conspired against my fitness goals, so I'm yanking my chain.
I'm going to do some research on I/F, it sounds like it's working well for those who follow it. I do so much better if I have some sort of routine to follow.
@Beeps - looks like you're on another amazing trip! Germany looks gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!
@Sdereski - so much going on with you too! Your B&B stories would make a great TV series. It sounds like your running is really coming along! Way to go! I hope you do get your MC license and a bike this spring. I think you'd love it too. Oh, and a set breakfast time is not at all unreasonable!
@furballs, you too! I've been commuting on my KLR 250, and it gets 75 mpg!
@Larro, you're continuing to make some fabulous looking meals. The hydro system cracked me up. ... I do live in Humboldt County, so let me know if you need tips
@allenpriest - the desert can get crazy hot and then crazy cold in one 24-hr period, but it is pretty spectacular. Hope you enjoyed it despite the temperature swings.
@handyandy - 120! Yikes. We had a 'heat wave' here. It broke records hitting 76 degrees! There's a lot to be said for coastal living.

We're just north of the "Rocky Fire" you may have heard of on the news. We're getting a lot of smoke and ash even 50 +/- miles north. There are actually about 20 fires burning around the area. It does make for some spectacular skies though.

Hey, another 40+er here. I have 3 boys, 14, 16 and 18 (about to head off to college, ike!) and been married to the most amazing woman I know for 22 years. Started my health journey about 9 weeks ago and fortunately found MFP to help me out. I've lost 22 pounds so far, with another 40 to go. Anyway looks like a great group of folks here!

Good Evening Cool Kids.

I did the full day in the garden today. Transplanted more cucumber and squash plants. I saved a few of each {and the some of the Armenian cucumbers too} for the hydro system.

I got chased by rain {twice} today.



I planted the skips and one row of cucumbers to the west of my patch.



Then two rows on the other end. Also did a row of squash, but no pictures.



{the photo uploader is acting crazy. I had to post these on Face Book, then copy and paste}

You guys have a good one,

Larro

larrodarro wrote: »

allenpriest wrote: »

Back to Phoenix from the north rim of the grand canyon. Went from around 40 deg F this morning to 110 this evening. Yuck

But it's a dry heat

It's just freaking hot. It was 95 when I got out - at 6:30 this morning.

But it is certainly dry. When the heat index in Ky is over 100 it does feel worse than here. But that is sort of like asking which level of hell is more comfortable.