40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are
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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!0
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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.0 -
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 165.0 -
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!!!!
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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!
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@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!!!!0
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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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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.0 -
Wow typo. I turned 48 this month. I will take that year back thank you. Lol1
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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.
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Yes it's 40+ not 40s0
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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.0
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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!0
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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!!!!0 -
Rest day, today. I earned this rest.....six days in a row of workouts has me spent!
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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.
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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.0
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"Chest & Tris"=Done!0
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thanks, and way to push through.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!!!!
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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.morsedonna2 wrote: »
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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. ;-)1
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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.0
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Got my lifting done.
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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.0
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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.0
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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!0
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