40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

Hi Kimmi, Hi 3fur, and HI CURIOUS!!

Woohooooooooooooo!!

The regulars RETURN.

I turned 41 last week. I am down about 160 pounds in 2 years.

First time! My name is Shana and I am 48. I'm 5'9" and currently at 200lb. Back in the 90s I lost 90 lbs (after my 3rd child was born). I was at 140lb for forever, and then I got divorced. Stress eating, then meeting my new husband, and then happy eating All of that contributed to a weight gain of 60lb (UGH)!! So I am on my way back down again.

My goal for this year is to exercise daily. Most days it will be hard cardio and strength training, and on off days just taking walk with the dog, or housework I have lost 7lb since January 1, and my goal is to get back to 150. I think that 140 at my age is a little overly optimistic, especially given that in my family, women hold their weight.

I know aaaaaallll about how to lose weight, having done it successfully, and my issue is too much wine, I think. I have the exercise thing down, and the eating thing is going really well, but giving up the wine is tough. To combat this I am currently allowing myself 8oz each night. It seems to be going well, and I don't feel deprived. So, yay me

Hi shana!

20 mins kettlebells for me before work this morning.... Quite enjoyed it but considering it was only 20 mins, I certainly needed to get into the shower straight after... I was dripping buckets!!

Mind you.... Then had two cookies for breakfast!!!

Cosby Chocolate cake for breakfast bit - priceless

Wheat, eggs ,milk - nutrition!

3furballs - kettlebells work....keep lifting them.

Alf , how are you feeling?

Gamer is so workout regular. And a lite talker.

I haven't read through all 332 pages :-) but I thought I'd post in here too since I'm 43.

I used to be in awesome shape just a few years ago, but then I had an exercise injury that prevented me from exercising. I might be kind of weird in that I won't watch my diet AT ALL when I can't exercise, but I will follow it closely and always (i.e. 99% of the time) make smart choices when I AM exercising. That is what has taken me from 200 lbs and ready for a triathlon to 275 lbs, and then losing 10 in the past week.

The problem with this is that I always end up injuring my body and need some kind of surgery (disc surgeries, plantar plate tears, 3rd degree burns, etc) which always sets me waaaaaaaaay back, but the good news is that once I am able to start back I can usually get back pretty quickly because I know how to do it and I've done it before. It would be nice, though, to not have to have some major injury pop up and require surgery so I can just stay on course. Or I might need to change my thoughts and start watching my weight and eat healthy even when I'm NOT exercising.

Exercise is something that I enjoy, regardless of my weight, but eating healthy and watching my calorie intake is absolutely no where even close to being fun - unless I'm exercising too.

Anyhow, long introduction, and I'll be looking forward to meeting all of you in the near future :-)

Alf I take a kettlebell class so she has different routines every time. I've been getting more consistent in using 12 kilo all the time and 16kilo a lot too.

Beep, I love the Kettlebells. I would lift more often but 2 of the 4 classes power well are at 6 am when I can't get there now with a change in our schedule.

Panda that is an amazing weight loss.

Alf glad to see you still trucking.

Hello to everyone else! Keep up the healthy eating and exercising. I'm at the point where I really love my exercising, but I'm trying to cut 15% of my calories and lower my sugar to lose this annoying 10lbs I've gained over the last year.

c_l_phillips72 wrote: »

I haven't read through all 332 pages :-) but I thought I'd post in here too since I'm 43.

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Anyhow, long introduction, and I'll be looking forward to meeting all of you in the near future :-)

If you had read all 332 pages then you would already know all of us!!

Welcome

@3furballs I envy you your classes - It is the only class that I REALLY want to do at my gym that I can't get to - every single session is during my non-flexible working hours

Still, I'm on it at home now - and after just two days of 20 mins kettlebells, my hamstrings and shoulders are feeling it like they haven't felt it for ages! It's definitely going to be an interesting addition to my lifting and it will be interesting to see how I manage with my regular lifting session this evening!!

Motivation-wise - hubby just booked us two weeks in Florida in September. I've never been to the US before, so this is definitely one I want to buy a new bikini or two for, and I want all those spaghetti-strap tops to show of fabby dabby shoulders!!!

In other news - BF reduced slightly to 36.3% (I'm a pear, so it's mainly on my lower half and I'll never get to the 20% range because of that, I'm sure!). But it's all going in the right direction.

Shoulders=DONE!

@allenpriest wow that sounds pretty hardcore!! My motivation seems somewhat shallow in comparison - I just want a new bikini and not to have flabby arms in my holiday snaps!!

Mind you, my fitness and strength goals are more ski based. I had a big accident needing knee surgery whilst skiing in 2013. Next week we return to the same resort for the first time. I have skied since, but never there. I do wear heavy knee braces now but I am determined to be stronger each time so we get the most out of our trips. It will be strange going back to the scene but I need to do it.

I lifted today. BOOM!

Chest & Tris=Done!