40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

Not gonna do a run today. Lower left calf felt sore all day yesterday. Noticed some mild bruising this morning. Gonna rest it up. Seems a valid excuse to blow off running.

Good day kids. Quikdogs thank you for making my day. I think it is so empowering to see women lifting. Gam3rguy, yes rest is a good thing. Hot Pilates and arm day. Have a great rest of the day kids.

Hi all,

congrats to the race finishers and great 5k times!! WTG!
@gam3rguy , you never seize to amaze me with your wild workouts and races! Beast!

@Beeps2011 - welcome back! Hope the trip was amazing!

I have done nothing! I have been on the road since last week - traveling, flying, driving, etc. I have done very well with my eating, so am still losing weight, which is great, however, I am feeling awful about no workouts.

I had some devastating news while away and still trying to process it. A very close and dear friend died suddenly and unexpectedly. She was a fitness instructor, personal trainer, fanatical about her health and diet. So, to say the community was shocked by her death is a complete understatement. As a result all fitness classes have been cancelled this week. When something like that happens, you take a good look at yourself and ask, if it can happen to her, then it can happen to me and I had better get my *kitten* in gear and keep working on my health and fitness. We are awaiting the autopsy results, but am thinking it was an aneurysm.

I have a house full of company and am back to work, so am trying to figure out a time when I can get a nice walk in. Am hoping this weekend??

Have a great day all! It's been a beautiful fall.

Enjoyed a short tempo run today with a running group. I don't run in a group. Now I remember why. I don't like to talk when I run, lol! I survived it though, and followed it up with a short Camp Gladiator workout. It really was short, and I felt like a needed a bit more. So, when I got home I did P90X3 Eccentric Lower. Now I don't have to do it on Saturday, and I can go kayaking instead....if TS Nate doesn't botch things that is!

Good Luck on the Stadium Sprint, @gam3rguy ! Can't wait for the pics!!!

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What I found out? If I had to do an open water swim tomorrow? I would drown. Very humbling experience, that I needed. Swimming needs mucho attention, and I'm going to do just that.[/quote]

This was my experience that last sprint I did. Very humbling indeed.

Brabo_Grip wrote: »

Went for a swim at the local fitness center to get a baseline on the swimming portion of my sprint triathlon training. (Been biking and running already - time to start swimming too...)

What I found out? If I had to do an open water swim tomorrow? I would drown. Very humbling experience, that I needed. Swimming needs mucho attention, and I'm going to do just that.

I had to do a short swim earlier this year for an OCR. Yeah, it was not fun! I definitely wasn't swimming enough. Ok....I wasn't swimming at all! Lol!

Good luck with your training. I'm looking forward to updates on your progress!

No running for me today, just a really good Camp Gladiator workout. No kayaking either. Sad face. We're still under a small craft advisory. So, I went to Tampa to buy a bike. There are now 5 bikes parked in my living room and 2 out in the bike shed. Only 3 people live here. How does this happen?

frank8311798 wrote: »

Hi all! Been part of the 40s group for a few years now. I find that low carbs is the only way I have success maintaining or losing weight. But I’m always tempted by those quick calories: Reece’s peanut butter cups and fast break are favorites, and donuts too. I’m always fighting the urge to buy them and splurge but know I’m in trouble if I do. And once I start down that path, weeks of work is lost in just a day or two. I wish I could put a lock on my mouth so I can’t eat whenever I please. I am about 5’11” around 185 but need to be 175.

Exactly same as me...

tigerbluefly wrote: »

Hi! Great topic!

My goals are to finish P90X. I just started Phase 3 today. To run 1000 miles, or 1609 km's if you are Canadian like me, in 2012, and to run my first ultra race this September, a 50 mile trail run.

Somewhere in there I would like to lose the last 10 pounds too. That would be a bonus!!

Run a 1000 miles! That’s amazing!

"FOCUS T25 Stretch"=Done!

alteredstates175 wrote: »

I'm way north of 40. Hoping I can hang out with all you cool kids! HAHA!

Started lifting weight and working out more regularly about 5 years ago. Got down to 220 lbs. at one point. Then went up and down (mostly up) until I was nearing 250. Then was barred from donating blood because of high blood pressure readings. That was the wakeup call to get serious about taking better care of myself.

Started intermittent fasting this year on March 5th. I've had a MFP account for several years. Began logging my weight more regularly. Was avoiding carbs (lazy keto) and dropped about 20 lbs. in 11 weeks.

Then a friend who is a nurse specializing in working with diabetic patients asked me "Are you logging your food?" "Uh, no." She told me that her husband had use the MFP food logging feature to lose about 20 lbs. last winter. I promised her I would try it.

I'm glad I did. Logging has been very helpful at keeping me on track. Eating strict keto (most days). Have dropped another 20 lbs. since May. Slow and steady. Lifting strength seems to be staying constant.

I really like this forum and all the support from other users. Onederland, here I come!

Logging my food was quite eye-opening! I had hit a plateau when I started using MFP. It was like a brick upside the head when I realized I was seriously overestimating my calorie burn and seriously underestimating my calorie intake!!

"FOCUS T25 Gamma: Rip’T Up"=Done!

I feel like I should spend more time in here. Since I'm over 40 and all. I'm a little late to the party, but I just learned what a Spartan race was and I think I need to do one.