40+ Club: Summer Slimmers

It's hard to believe how fast time has flown.

tladame, I can't answer your question about Zumba DVDs. I know Swissmiss just ordered some, so hopefully she can comment.

But I can answer your question about 6 Weeks/6 Pack. I like these workouts. As you probably know, there are two 30 minutes core workouts on the DVD. The first is primarily focused on floor core work with some upper body work (and a little bit of cardio to keep your heart rate up). The second workout is primarily standing abs/core work, so it is a little more cardio intensive. I like both routines, and find them to be a good add-on to other workouts.

I'm doing Asylum and did another workout from it today. This one was called 'Back to Core' and it focuses on the upper and lower back and the hamstrings. There is a little oblique and front core work, but it is primarily a back core workout. Very different from anything I've done, and I really liked it.

I'm also doing a set of workouts called Supreme 90. I recommended these to Robin a little while back and decided since I recommended them, I should do them. There are 10 DVDs in this set....a mix of strength training, cardio and core workouts. The entire set costs $19.99. The workouts are short (most are around the 30-40 minute mark) but done very quickly to keep the heart rate up. In other words, they are an effective use of time. I've done four of them now, and just based on those four, I think these are excellent workouts for the cost. If anybody is looking for a P90X-type system but with shorter workouts AND less expensive workouts, I highly recommend looking into these. They are not easy, but I can see where they will be very effective.

Class of '83 here!! What makes me laugh is when I see a movie from that period of time. Everything looks so dated!!! It's hard to believe how much has changed since then.

singfree, I'm glad your computer is working again. I missed you!!! :flowerforyou: I have no words of wisdom for eating right now because I'm struggling to get my eating under control. I do everything right. Make healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner choices. I don't keep sweets in the house. But that never stops me when I get that ice cream craving at 9:00pm from hopping in the car, driving to the store and buying the ice cream. It's bad. For me, the only way to stop it is to remind myself that I really just don't want to eat it....because I don't. But I'm not always good at convincing myself of that.......

Yea it's been blistering hot here n GA, with no rain to boot, I think it has rained 1 day in the last 40 days! my poor yard and my poor water bill, betweent eh lawn and the pool.....yikes!

Glad my elliptical is in my basement where it is nice and cool.

Good morning everyone!!!! Not much to report that is new, teaching Zumba, upper body/lower body splits at home and eating clean.

Stiring, you are a workout DVD Junkie!!! :noway: :laugh: Wow! Doing Asylum and another DVD program? You go girl. :drinker:

Sing, yes, you are old. :laugh: Be careful on those rides, drink plenty of water.

Mellow, it has been the same here in SA. Last time it rained was in mid May and for about 2 hrs and before that it had not rained for over a month. And we are under water restrictions since early spring. We can only water with sprinklers once a week according to our house # Mondays for us and before 10 or after 8pm. The rest of the time we can only water by hand. So you can imagine how the lawns look like. Mine is not too bad because I do try to water it as much as possible. Hate an ugly lawn...

tladame, how did you like the shred. I did it for a while but I was doing it every other day, 2-3 levels at a time. I really enjoyed it. She has other DVDs now using the same system. I like Jillian. I should check the six pack one, where is it sold?

I gotta go!!!! Have a great day!!! :flowerforyou:

Happy Thursday All!

Cletc, please, yes, come visit us often, talk with us, This is a great encouraging group.

Got an hour and a half on the treadmill at the gym last night. Thank god its well air-conditioned as its really hot out and supposed to get worse. Managed to get some 30-second spurts of jogging into the routine, which you all know is a big deal for me.

tladame, how did you like the shred. I did it for a while but I was doing it every other day, 2-3 levels at a time. I really enjoyed it. She has other DVDs now using the same system. I like Jillian. I should check the six pack one, where is it sold?

alf1163 - I like the 30-day shred, it really kicks your butt! And it's only around 25 minutes, so it's totally doable for those of us who don't have much time in the day. I ordered the 6-Week Six-Pack from walmart.com and had it sent to the local store for pickup (no shipping fees). Just started it this morning. Wow, she whooped my butt once again!

Hi all, checking in, glad to see everyones posts. Welcome new people...isn't this site fun?!

Well, I have a lot to report since I last wrote. Headed out of town last friday for a road trip with my family and sister-in-laws family. We drove down to Great Basin National Park and hiked and camped and visited Lehman Cave (which was really awesome) and then stayed at the visitor center there for an astronomy demo with huge telescopes etc.......saw all sorts of cools stuff in galaxies far, far, away! Never one much for star gazing but it was cool when you could actually see stuff. I was quite worried about this trip as I knew I wouldn't be able to excercise and then there is the eating out etc.....but it was all good! I indulged a little bit but overall made good choices. Then........ I got sick while on the trip sore throat, congestion, cough, post nasal drip, so have been completely under the weather until today. No excercising for me until last night.....just a little bike ride...then rode again this AM. Feeling much better. Was quite concerned what the scale was going to say from last week...but wa-la down 1.1lbs YEA!!!!! So I must have done even better than I thought!

I feel for all of you who need rain. We are just getting drenched out here. We are at 200% precip for the year and it doesn't stop counting till the end of October. Can't complain too much my lilacs have never bloomed so heavy (now that they finally bloomed) and the yard is looking great. Usually my yard is toasted because we use all our water shares to water the pasture for the animals. Haven't even had to do that yet. Good news too that we haven't had any flooding becasue the day temps are still staying so cool so the snow melt is slow to boot. Don't know how long THAT will last.

Sing glad to hear from you...enjoy the MoTab Choir....my neighbor lady just "retired" this year. She had sung with them for 15 years.

Well everyone, I'm off for a massage, hoping it will move the last of this junk out of my system. I've got to get back on track for training for my swim in that triathalon July 2nd. Take care and have a great rest of the week. :flowerforyou:

Ok, I'm way behind on everyone's updates. I'm sorry! I've been having too much fun in the sun!

Our trip to Baltimore was fun. Ethiopian food went OK according to MFP--not too many carbs. We walked around a lot at a big ole mall there, and listened to music outdoors. I knew I'd spent all my energy when I was asleep with my mouth hanging open on the car ride home! :laugh: Fresh air + exercise is a recipe for sleepy for me.

I've been doing good with walking this week. It's been sweltering here, but I want to walk more and longer every day. I notice that my walks give me both more energy, and make me more tired! I seem to sleep a lot better when I've worked out well for the day.

I've also been doing much better with water. I have an ice pica again (which is an abnormal craving for substances or food ingredients, believed to be caused by iron or mineral deficiencies). Chances are that I'm still anemic, even though I take a double dose of iron daily. It's hot, so I just go with it for now. What do I have to lose except my tooth enamel? :bigsmile:

Sing...The battle of the bulge will be conquered!

This week seemed overly busy an my running has slowed down a bit. I have been walking though which never seems to fill me. I am behind in my weight loss goal for July 4th. I am seeing inches come off. School is out on Wednesday and the house will be quiet in the morning so I think I will switch to early morning runs to beat the heat.

Have an awesome weekend.

Happy Friday! Quick check-in for me today. It's been a good week for me! I really cleaned up my eating, and that has helped with my energy levels. It really is amazing how much better I feel when I eat correctly, but that never seems to stop me from reaching for bad stuff! :grumble: Makes me mad at myself. Anyhow, the workouts have been good this week too. I'm finising my first week of Asylum this morning with the Strength DVD. Should be interesting. It's a total body workout and looked pretty intense upon preview. I've also added some other strength training in this week (Supreme 90) to hit each body part at least twice. So I'm happy with where I'm at right now.

For those enduring the heatwave....stay cool! We hit 102 yesterday, but are cooling off into the low 90s today. Seems pretty hot for this time of year.

singfree, enjoy Hershey!! I know I would. :laugh:

alf, enjoy the movie with your son. Sounds like a good time.

Cletc, don't get discouraged. You are trying to lose that last little bit and it is TOUGH! Where are your calories? What does your exercise look like? Let us know what you're doing and maybe those of us who've been through that frustrating struggle can offer up some suggestions. But, again, don't get discouraged!!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!!

Happy Friday All!

Doing the happy dance here. Down 1.2 lbs over the last two weeks, considering there was trip to Maine in there, and a burger day at work, its very good!

Did the hour and a half on the treadmill last night, and got a few 60 second spurts of jogging in. Gym was nice and quiet for a while, as I went at the beginning of the big storm that hit last night, and everyone else showed up after it had let up. Anyone have advice on technique for building up my ability to jog for longer periods? I have stubby legs, so I'm not worried about speed, just want to have some endurance.

Everyone, keep up the good work, its nice to see so many postings!

:flowerforyou: Welcome PurpleFly....glad to have you here. Hope that you find a lot of help and encouragement.

Becky

Purplefly & Pverbarg, welcome! Great to have you aboard.

Singfree, I suspect you live around the corner from me! :-) I live a stone's throw from Chocolate World. I try to stay out of that place as much as possible. I only go when we have visitors and I REFUSE to buy one of those enormous chocolate bars because yes, I will eat the whole thing! :laugh:

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I stepped on the scale this morning and it read 149.0. I haven't been that low in I don't know when! I know it was only a moment in time, but I'm claiming it. I had a great eating day yesterday (although MFP doesn't like my eating--it doesn't understand that I'm altered!). One more pound and I will have lost an even 100. Oh yeah!

Today I'm dodging my daughter's request to go to the pool. I don't know why. It's a great day for it. I think I'm just lazy. :-)

Have a great day, everyone!

Hi Singfree! Thanks for the new thread. I love the title!! Glad to hear you enjoyed your trip to Utah!

Been a couple of busy days around here and it looks like it is going to stay that way for a little while. That's okay because I prefer being busy over bored. Been having a good week with the workouts though. I'm continuing to do both an Insanity workout and a P90X workout each day, and it is tiring but I feel very good right now. My eating has been better this week, so I think my body is adjusting to the intensity (though I'm still very hungry).

Hope you all enjoy the day!

Wow - I just started P90X - I am so inspired by that - Can't wait to get to the point to pull off both!!!!!!!! That is fantastic!

Thanks for the Thread! (Does 40 in November count? or do I have to wait LOL)

Thanks for the warm welcome!

So my husband and I started at the same time... he's lost 20 and Ive lost 5 /sigh lol. I know, I know Im happy for him but sometimes you just wanna scream thats not fair rofl.