Women in their 40s!
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Hello everyone! I just turned 41 last month.
I want to lose 50 pounds. I mostly do home workouts and I need to get better about tracking.
Please feel free to add me, I love to give, and could use some support!
Hi! I have been doing well tracking and counting calories, but I need to get back into an exercise routine. I had to quit the gym for now and am at a loss as to what to do at home. What works well for you? I have no room for equipment like a treadmill or elliptical.1 -
I’m in my later 40s, but looking for motivation and friends. Please add me.0
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Anyone can add me. I try to post daily. Beachbody member.0
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Good morning! I’ve hit that time of the month that my kids have back to back activities that causes me to miss several days in a row at the gym 😑 I am so proud of them, it’s hard! I’m trying to do more home workouts, but it just seems like I accomplish more in an actual gym setting.
Cheers to the effort we all make daily!4 -
Hello everyone! I just turned 41 last month.
I want to lose 50 pounds. I mostly do home workouts and I need to get better about tracking.
Please feel free to add me, I love to give, and could use some support!
Hi! I have been doing well tracking and counting calories, but I need to get back into an exercise routine. I had to quit the gym for now and am at a loss as to what to do at home. What works well for you? I have no room for equipment like a treadmill or elliptical.
@sweetnic have you tried any You tube videos or dvd's? I bought(on clearance at Wal-Mart) 30 day shred with Jillian Michaels and Zumba toning 101. I love them both. I am an avid gym member during the spring through fall, but when winter hits, I do not want to get out of bed at 5:00 am and get in the cold to go to the gym....lol There is also a ton of exercises that you can do at home just using your own body weight too.1 -
Happy Thursday Lovely Ladies!!!
Now get out there and crush those goals 6 -
Hi all, I’m not quite 40 yet, hoping to get to a comfortable weight before the big 40 happens next year. About 30lbs to lose so definitely do-able 🤞4
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Hello everyone! I just turned 41 last month.
I want to lose 50 pounds. I mostly do home workouts and I need to get better about tracking.
Please feel free to add me, I love to give, and could use some support!
Hi! I have been doing well tracking and counting calories, but I need to get back into an exercise routine. I had to quit the gym for now and am at a loss as to what to do at home. What works well for you? I have no room for equipment like a treadmill or elliptical.
If you are looking for a piece of cardio equipment that doesn't take up a lot of room, I highly recommend a WaterRower. I was able to snag a used one for around $600. You can store it upright against a wall and it only takes up about 2sq foot of space. And it's actually pretty, so it doesn't look crazy out of place in my living room.
For strength training, I do a lot of calisthenics which can be done anywhere. Can you put up a pullup bar? Pullups, pushups, inverted rows using a table, dips using two chairs. I'm currently doing a parallette program from Gymnastic Bodies.2 -
Hi everyone. My name is Kim, I am 41 and need to lose around 75 pounds. I have been using MFP off and on for several years, but I have never really gotten serious (all though I told myself I was). 3 teenagers, I is off at college and 2 girls at home. Husband, full time job, life is busy but this weight thing is starting to get out of hand. I have always been athletic, but in the past 5 years I have just quit and the scale and my body are showing it. Add me if you would like and we can work on this together!1
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@Grammytryingtogetfit and @mom23mangos thank you for your suggestions! I’ve never heard of a WaterRower - I’ll look into it! I get up 30 minutes before my kids every morning and just sit with a cup of coffee and watch the news and catch up on Facebook. I know that is 30 minutes I should be exercising!! No excuses - I need to get moving!1
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Here's to a FANTABULOUS Friday Ladies!!!!6 -
Happy Friday, although it's my Monday...2
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Hello everyone! I just turned 41 last month.
I want to lose 50 pounds. I mostly do home workouts and I need to get better about tracking.
Please feel free to add me, I love to give, and could use some support!
Hi, and welcome! Home workouts are great! YouTube is an amazing resource for finding things to do at home! Good luck!
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Hello everyone! I just turned 41 last month.
I want to lose 50 pounds. I mostly do home workouts and I need to get better about tracking.
Please feel free to add me, I love to give, and could use some support!
Hi! I have been doing well tracking and counting calories, but I need to get back into an exercise routine. I had to quit the gym for now and am at a loss as to what to do at home. What works well for you? I have no room for equipment like a treadmill or elliptical.
@sweetnic--check out YouTube! There are tons of workouts and things you can do with no equipment. Yoga, body weight exercises, kickboxing and walk-at-home. Message me for some stuff that I've found if you want!1 -
Hi! I have been doing well tracking and counting calories, but I need to get back into an exercise routine. I had to quit the gym for now and am at a loss as to what to do at home. What works well for you? I have no room for equipment like a treadmill or elliptical. [/quote]
Try PopSugar fitness. A dietician told me about it. You can look up workouts that target anything you want for any length of time you have. I do a mix of them depending on my time..... Maybe 10 minutes of abs and 20 minutes of arms. On another day, maybe 20 minutes of full body cardio with weights and 5 minutes of abs. There are tons of videos to try out, and if you find that you like any particular trainer ( a lot of them are trainers to celebrities), then you can look for those in particular.1 -
@DaniMerc72 and @suzyjmcd2 thank you so much! I am going to look into both your suggestions this weekend. I will get to walk this weekend, then I’ll be ready Monday for an early morning workout!!0
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I fell off the bandwagon completely because being hungry and peeing out my water all day made me incredibly irritated and kind of dysfunctional at work. How do I permanently cut my hunger ?1
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I fell off the bandwagon completely because being hungry and peeing out my water all day made me incredibly irritated and kind of dysfunctional at work. How do I permanently cut my hunger ?
Well isn't that the million dollar question!! I added tons of veggies into my diet.... bulked up every meal with lots more of them to fill myself up. And that water, while it does make you go to the bathroom a lot, it also helps to fill you up, too.1 -
I fell off the bandwagon completely because being hungry and peeing out my water all day made me incredibly irritated and kind of dysfunctional at work. How do I permanently cut my hunger ?
Up your protein during each meal, it keeps you full longer and it curbs the hunger. I’ve been working with a nutritionist and a doctor this year and they told me to do just that and it has made a world of difference for me.2 -
I second the protein suggestion. I try to make sure I get plenty of protein in at each meal and have stuff on hand for snacks like almonds and beef jerky. 100 calories of stuff like that, while small portion-wise keeps me full longer than lower protein options. And yes to the water. I drink a big glass of water before each meal. And if I find myself feeling “hungry” in between meals? I drink a glass of water before grabbing a snack. Often-times I’m not *really* hungry and in those cases the water does the trick.
Also, just in general the first week or two is the hardest. Then it gets easier. I allow myself one cheat meal a week. My husband and I usually go out together and eat whatever we want. And a month in, we’re finding ourselves sharing a meal because we just can’t eat as much as we used to.5 -
My goal for February is to lower my carb intake and up the protein - i love that I got on here and see the talk about how we need to eat a diet high in protein. Besides nuts, what are your go to high protein/low carb snacks?0
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I’ve been trying to work on upping my protein as well. Some days are better than others but I have noticed a difference in my hunger.
I have protein shakes, bars, nuts and cheese sticks on me all the time. Doesn’t mean I eat them but they’re there 😂😂4 -
I use a protein shake called Premier Protein, it has 160 calories & 30 grams of protein. I mix it in with my morning coffee(not the whole shake though) Chicken, jerky, eggs, cheese, yogurt, salmon, turkey, hummus, cottage cheese are all really great for protein too. They say 1% per pound of weight, but that's an awful lot of protein.....I wish you the best of luck!My goal for February is to lower my carb intake and up the protein - i love that I got on here and see the talk about how we need to eat a diet high in protein. Besides nuts, what are your go to high protein/low carb snacks?
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Happy Monday Ladies, Let's have a Fantabulous week!!!!!4 -
I don’t have an Apple Watch, just an iPhone. I use a Fitbit for tracking steps; is that similar? It has a ring on the app to close to meet your daily goals.
Yes, it’s a goal thing. There are 3 rings one is “Move” which logs your activity calories. One is exercise minutes. And the third ring is “Stand” and encourages you to stand for one minute every hour.
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gridirongrrl wrote: »@azkunk I have an apple watch and am not having that problem. I walk 3 miles on the treadmill everyday which always closes the ring. Sometimes just the walking I do around work all day gets me 2/3 I the way there or so. Have you tried searching your problem on the apple tech support boards?
I tried the HIIT exercise on the watch. I exercised for 30 minutes and it only recorded 11 on the ring. I can choose “other” and it just straight logs the minutes. I looked at the boards and it tells you to recalibrate. It seems like a pain in the butt. I will keep an eye on it and maybe try to compare my HR monitor to my watch to see how ofc it is during a workout.
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Another week has passed where I fell off the wagon and now January is over. I need to take control! I found a groupon for 69-day free trial of daily burn so I’m going to give that a try. My goals for this week:
Log every meal and stay within budget
7000 steps/day
3 workouts this week
Post everyday
One day at a time ... I can do this!8 -
Another week has passed where I fell off the wagon and now January is over. I need to take control! I found a groupon for 69-day free trial of daily burn so I’m going to give that a try. My goals for this week:
Log every meal and stay within budget
7000 steps/day
3 workouts this week
Post everyday
One day at a time ... I can do this!
You got this!! Finish January strong!! ❤️1 -
Another week has passed where I fell off the wagon and now January is over. I need to take control! I found a groupon for 69-day free trial of daily burn so I’m going to give that a try. My goals for this week:
Log every meal and stay within budget
7000 steps/day
3 workouts this week
Post everyday
One day at a time ... I can do this!
Keep at it Lady, YOU CAN DO IT!!!!2
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