40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

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  • 3furballs
    3furballs Posts: 476 Member
    Well I did combat conditioning last night and hopefully will be going to the gym tonight with my sister. She says they have Kettlebells so I'm going to come up with a workout for myself. I'm headed to TO on the train in an hour to spend my birthday with my sister! Looking forward to a girls weekend. Though I know by tonight I'll miss my kids! Happy Friday the 13th!
  • Beeps2011
    Beeps2011 Posts: 12,189 Member
    I don't believe in friday the 13.

    Except a lost an earring today.....from the pair of earrings I bought four days ago. :(

    Now, I Iost it at the gym, likely in the shower, after I lifted. So, at least I got my lifting in.
  • larrodarro
    larrodarro Posts: 2,512 Member
    Good Evening Cool Kids. I have a late night at work tonight. It's a lockout for a wedding, so not much for me to do but surf the web.

    Not too much shoveling this week. I tweaked my back bring five gallon buckets of clay up out of the hole last Friday, then when I did do a little shoveling Saturday morning I realized it was more serious than I thought. So I have been trying to get the pepper plants I'm going to put in my greenhouse transplanted into as small a space as possible. It's tough trying to decide which ones make the cut. I have at least twice as many as will fit.

    And Mamma has had a bad couple of weeks, topped off with a low blood pressure event yesterday, causing her to have slurred speech and to stumble around. She was with her cousin and niece in the tomato fields when it happened and wouldn't go to the ER. By the time they got her back home, so was doing better. But it looks we are in for rough ride.

    Welcome to the new guys and hello to everyone else. You guys have a good one,

    Larro

    PS. Here are the numbers for the week. 20.2% Body Fat, 23.4 BMI & 167.9 Pounds. That is a gain of 0.1 pounds for the week. It took fried pork chops and ice cream to get me back to there. I spent a good deal of the week around 165.
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Hi everyone!!!! Beeps, good for getting your lifting done!!!

    3furballs, have a great time with your sister!!!

    Gam, your workouts sound so awesome! I miss mine. :(

    Natalie, thank you to everyone for their service. Yes, SA is nice. The military brought us here. We've been here for 17yrs now. Enjoy your weight bench!!

    I'm so frustrated, my leg still hurting. MRI scheduled on Tuesday. I didn't try to workout today. Ugh!!!!

    Have a great weekend!!!
  • angieh5793
    angieh5793 Posts: 9 Member
    Hello everyone!
    First off, how do you join this group??
    I'm 44, in menopause, Yay me!!! :-)
    I have battled depression for 22 years, since the death of my son. I need to lose the last 20 pounds, struggling with this last goal! Any suggestions on what to do at the gym to be more productive, would be GREATLY appreciated!
    Have a great day!
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    @angieh5793, welcome to the group! This isn't a private group you need to sign up. It is an ongoing thread of 40+ yr olds who like to take care of ourselves. Just post away!!! Sorry to hear about the loss of your son. What are you doing at the gym? First off I'm a strong believer that no matter how much you exercise you MUST eat healthy and keep your calories in check. Exercise wise, I strongly recommend strength training and interval training. No need to spend hrs at the gym, sometimes a quick but effective 30min workout will do. Good luck to you!!!!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Spartan stadium sprint"=DONE!4vxnz4wsoifn.jpeg
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    it was fun. I DID roll my ankle early on, but finished (hour & 5 min.) and walked fine (but a little sore) for the rest of the day. just got home and took off my shoe and sock...yup, it's swollen. D'OH!

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  • morsedonna2
    morsedonna2 Posts: 11 Member
    Hi everyone. Happy to be a part of the cool
    Kids. Although I am only here for a couple more years. Just turned 49 this month. I have to say I feel better than ever. I have lost over 20 lbs and I try to stay as active as possible. Glad to be here ! Oh and I am a mom of 3. They are 9, 6 and 2. No miracle births. My daughter is 9 and adopted from China. The other 2 are my foster children I am in the process of adopting.
  • morsedonna2
    morsedonna2 Posts: 11 Member
    Wow typo. I turned 48 this month. I will take that year back thank you. Lol
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Gam, ouch!!!! But you are such a trooper!!! Definitely s cool kid!!!

    @morsedonna2, welcome!! Congrats on your weight loss!! No need to leave us in 2 yrs. I just turned 52. :)
  • allenpriest
    allenpriest Posts: 1,102 Member
    Yes it's 40+ not 40s
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    ankle's pretty sore and still swollen. I think I'll just lay around and play video games, er...I mean "rest" today. tomorrow I'll hit chest & tris. I won't need my foot for that one.
  • beagletracks
    beagletracks Posts: 6,034 Member
    Thanks for the inspiration, everyone! I'm still puttering along with my low-impact workouts in an effort to limit the damage to my poor overburdened joints... Stressful time for me with lots of grading at the end of the online class I teach and catalog season at my marketing job, but haven't succumbed to strong desire for pizza and wings and still working out every day. Caught a glimpse of how my too-loose jeans are fitting yesterday and realize I could be mistaken for a 40-yr-old woman trying to emulate the teen hip-hop look. No wonder the ladies behind me on the escalator were sniggering. Going to retire the fat jeans... But they're so comfortable!
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Peppermint, go ahead and get yourself a pair of nice, sexy, fitting jeans!!!! Good for you!!!

    Gam, take care of that foot. You have inspired me to stop feeling sorry about myself and my leg/foot pain and continue exercising. It will only get worse if I keep eating the way I am and being inactive. Ugh!!!!
  • Beeps2011
    Beeps2011 Posts: 12,189 Member
    Rest day, today. I earned this rest.....six days in a row of workouts has me spent!

    What are you gonna do today?
  • morsedonna2
    morsedonna2 Posts: 11 Member
    alf1163 wrote: »
    Gam, ouch!!!! But you are such a trooper!!! Definitely s cool kid!!!

    @morsedonna2, welcome!! Congrats on your weight loss!! No need to leave us in 2 yrs. I just turned 52. :)

  • morsedonna2
    morsedonna2 Posts: 11 Member
    gam3rguy wrote: »
    ankle's pretty sore and still swollen. I think I'll just lay around and play video games, er...I mean "rest" today. tomorrow I'll hit chest & tris. I won't need my foot for that one.

    Sorry. Hope you get better soon
  • morsedonna2
    morsedonna2 Posts: 11 Member
    alf1163 wrote: »
    Yep, another year gone by. I'm 52! I'm also a veteran so double celebration! I'll continue my good eating habits tomorrow!!!

    Beeps, what is the countdown for? Your fitness competition?

    Happy Birthday to you! Does not matter the age. It's how you feel that matters.
  • 3furballs
    3furballs Posts: 476 Member
    Glad to see everyone is chugging along! No workouts for me this weekend, unless we count my shopping and eating! Awesome weekend with my big sis in Toronto. God did and aping and a movie.
  • allenpriest
    allenpriest Posts: 1,102 Member
    Beeps2011 wrote: »
    Rest day, today. I earned this rest.....six days in a row of workouts has me spent!

    What are you gonna do today?

    Deer season started yesterday. Hit the woods.
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    edited November 2015
    "Chest & Tris"=Done!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    alf1163 wrote: »
    Peppermint, go ahead and get yourself a pair of nice, sexy, fitting jeans!!!! Good for you!!!

    Gam, take care of that foot. You have inspired me to stop feeling sorry about myself and my leg/foot pain and continue exercising. It will only get worse if I keep eating the way I am and being inactive. Ugh!!!!
    thanks, and way to push through. :)

  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    edited November 2015
    gam3rguy wrote: »
    ankle's pretty sore and still swollen. I think I'll just lay around and play video games, er...I mean "rest" today. tomorrow I'll hit chest & tris. I won't need my foot for that one.

    Sorry. Hope you get better soon
    thanks, and I feel much better. enough so that I took my dog on a 4 mile hike yesterday afternoon. little bit of a limp still, but over all it looked worse than it was. tomorrow is leg day. that will be the real test.

  • gillwat
    gillwat Posts: 2 Member
    Please can I be a cool kid! I'm 42 and used to be active user on this site about 3 years ago but I had a baby and health went out of the window. My eldest daughter was 7 last week and at her party I heard her talking with a friend about me and she said 'My Mum eats too much cake and sweets, my Dad doesn't'. I felt so ashamed. It is true though..... I have really neglected myself (weight and looks) in the last 3 years. I was trying to ignore it but the truth is I even avoid being in photos with my kids due to my stomach. I can hardly look at a photo of me as I feel ashamed. But that shame somehow doesn't stop me eating. However, my daughters comment has really hit home so I'm back and I am going to change and it would be great to have this forum as support and to support others. ;-)
  • STLBADGIRL
    STLBADGIRL Posts: 1,693 Member
    I love this thread...and I consider myself a cool kid. I'm a whopping 43 and I am proud of myself for taking the healthy, fit, lifestyle.
  • Beeps2011
    Beeps2011 Posts: 12,189 Member
    Got my lifting done.

    BOOM!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    LEGS=DONE! no pain in the ankle! NADA! it did feel "tired" though, like it was still home in bed. I had to concentrate on digging the heel into the floor and keeping the ankle straight, otherwise it felt like it might roll out on me again. I went a little slower today, but I did more weight...even on calf raises! no pistol squats though.
  • nickpnh
    nickpnh Posts: 111 Member
    Hi all. Time to get back on the horse. I got laid off in September and had some other things going on. Glad to be back. Weight is up and I need to halt that.
  • Beeps2011
    Beeps2011 Posts: 12,189 Member
    Sorry for the layoff, Nick....i feel your pain.

    I was laid off a year ago....then found work jan - may, but have been out of work since that time.

    It sucks.

    I got my lifting in today. BOOM!