40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

#heatherlulu, I am a road warrior, too (in fall about 7 weeks straight, and in spring about 6 weeks on and off). During those times, I leave home on Sunday afternoons and don't come home until Friday night - five nights in a row of hotels and no kitchen of my own. SO HARD. I have gotten pretty good at keeping my food in check while on the road, but keeping an exercise routine is hard. When possible, I try to stay at hotels I know have good cardio rooms and/or weights. I get up early to get a cardio routine in before my work day. Weight training is REALLY hard on the road, because good weights are rare in hotels. I travel with resistance bands so I can do at least something most days (but it does not match what I can do in a gym). I also discovered a web site (free) called Fitness Blender (www.fitnessblender.com). You can plug in your parameters - what area of your body you want to work, how much time you have, what equipment you have available, space you have, etc. and it will spit back workouts you can do with little or no equipment or space. I figure that even if you are not getting a perfect workout in, you are doing something and you are mentally keeping consistency.

I used to do primarily cardio, figuring I wanted to burn fat, this was the best way. I will say that once I started consistently working with weight training, I found my workouts easier. I loved seeing muscle emerge (even under fat!) and I found it motivating. Just know that if you are building muscle mass, the number on the scale might not budge as much or as quickly. So, I suggest focusing less on the number on the scale, and more on the fit of your clothes. I found I looked better at a higher weight with muscle than I did at a lower weight with less muscle. Of course, I let myself slack the last year, so, now, here I am trying to reverse the damage. Sigh.

Oh, and in terms of eating, for me, eating on a "plan" doesn't work. Once my initial enthusiasm and focus wanes, I end up slacking. So, I try to eat "whole" as much as possible and not wholly eliminate anything - I just try to honestly log my food, indulge when I need to, and remember that this is not a diet. Especially at my age, I have come to really believe that tracking food just has to be a way of life if I want to reach and maintain my goals.

Good luck!

I'd love to join. I turn 40 in July and after a couple years of slacking I've gained over 40 lbs which I'd like to kick to the curb! I used to workout all the time, loved it and needed it in my life and then things happened causing me to slack. In addition, I had ACL replacement surgery 10/7 so I'm only 3 months out and have to be very careful with any exercise that I do. No jogging, jumping, etc until at least 6 months with a brace. Hopefully I'm close enough to to the age group to join and look forward to the support!

Quick driving trip Louisville to Atlanta and back on three days. Had to take a sidev trip down sovwe had 8 hours down and 6 5 hours back. Hard to eat right and really hard to get any decent exercise.

heatherluuu wrote: »

gam3rguy wrote: »

Bis & Tris=Done!

killin it!

thanks.
good luck with the trainer and finding something you can "stick to".

40 and joining in as well to try to lose 10 pounds and be in the best shape ever this year.

Hi, my name is Joy and I'm 46 years old. I started earnestly using MFP August 2015 because I got diagnosed with diabetes. Not wanting to take any medications, I opted to do diet and exercise (which luckily my doctor said I could). I have lost 60lbs to date and hope to lose more. I still need to lose more but don't really have a goal. I'm afraid if I did, I would stop losing. I'm just trying to stay healthy and beat diabetes (which I have mostly - last check in Oct, and I was back to prediabetes). I would love to join this group and get more support!

Started 10 days ago. I am 45 and been on this journey many times. Seems like if I slip on the diet I quit. This time I keep going day at a time, making sure I go everything even I know it will screw up my numbers.

would love to join this group. 45 and perimenopausal. changes in diet just not doing it like it used to. Started logging and exercising for the new year- and up half a pound! So frustrating! Need support! Thanks all..

Well I've started a 15% cut. Fingers cruised u can lose the 10lbs or a size, which ever is first!

Hi all. I'll always be 29 ha ha ha ha.. MFP helps me maintain and eat healthier .. I love this site. Nice to meet you all.

Chest & Tris=DONE!

Hey there, love to join you all, I'm Claire & 41 with 2 grown up kids. I pilled on the lbs after a series of bad lucks! I sustained multiple fractures to both kneecaps (sports injury ironically) in my teens, got diagnosed with OA a few years after. Then beer, rock pubs, children & takeouts happened ... Then I gave up smoking ... Then meningitis happened ... And seditary jobs and being a computer geek... It all kinda went downhill! But I'm here, I've started logging my food and going to the gym daily... I've got a few stone to lose, buy this is more of a lifestyle change, so I'm in it fit the long haul! Feel free to add me as a friend.

20F and sorta windy. Walked the dog for an hour anyway. Yeah me!

LEGS=DONE! "ATG" achieved!

Ooh can I hang out with the coolkids, please?

I'm 45...ditched the weight, aka the now ex-husband, at 40 and life really did begin. Now 45, married to an amazing guy who has shown me that it's still ok to eat cake, provided you exercise too.

As such, I've had a complete mindset overhaul, discovered lifting in October, and have never looked, felt, eaten or slept better!!

I've always dipped in and out of exercise.. Ran my first marathon at 20 and my 4th at 40, when I improved my time by 26 mins....proving that age is whatever you make it. A nasty accident skiing and another on my bike in the last few years have turned my attention away from running and into the weights room....which I love. I still ski, albeit with leg braces, but think my marathon running days are long gone.

I love the fact there are so many fabulous 40s on Mfp!!