The middle agers group. (Upper 30s,40s & 50ish folks)

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  • activegalaxy
    activegalaxy Posts: 24 Member
    Looking for more friends to help keep me accountable. In my mid thirties and just trying to keep motivated. Males or females be free to add.
  • MCBarber75
    MCBarber75 Posts: 2 Member
    Hello! I'm 44 years old and an avid tennis player. Feel free to add me as a friend.
  • Slappy74
    Slappy74 Posts: 113 Member
    hope everyone has a great night
  • carabellomelody
    carabellomelody Posts: 8 Member
    I’m 53 but still very much middle aged! I don’t have grays or wrinkles yet and don’t take any type of prescriptions except a mild dose for high blood pressure that my doctor says I can get off of if I lose weight. ( HBP is due to excessive weight gain). My plan is to get healthier and even younger looking over the next year. I am perfectly healthy and plan to stay free of prescriptions and sickness for as long as possible. Let’s encourage each other!
  • ExileFromTheNorth
    ExileFromTheNorth Posts: 3,038 Member
    Amuse me - it’s 6am and I’m wide awake
  • Ironwoman1111
    Ironwoman1111 Posts: 3,913 Member
    Hi! I’m finally joining the club. Have a great rest of the weekend everyone! ☀️🌿🌸
  • grneyedbandit1
    grneyedbandit1 Posts: 1 Member
    Just joined the premium service for "my fitness" since it has truly helped me in my journey AND just turned 50 on the 14th, used to be 350 lbs a year and half ago, now 263 and continuing to work my way down!! I live in West Los Angeles area (the culver city stairs are yet to be tackled), thank you in advance for your support, encouragement and prayers...don't forget to stop by and happy birthday to me!!
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    grneyedbandit1 wrote: »
    Just joined the premium service for "my fitness" since it has truly helped me in my journey AND just turned 50 on the 14th, used to be 350 lbs a year and half ago, now 263 and continuing to work my way down!! I live in West Los Angeles area (the culver city stairs are yet to be tackled), thank you in advance for your support, encouragement and prayers...don't forget to stop by and happy birthday to me!!

    Happy Birthday 🎁🎊🎉🎈
  • pinaycoco
    pinaycoco Posts: 59 Member
    JenniferM1234 wrote: »
    By the way, I have a question I asked on the appropriate forum but no one answered it; maybe someone here is up to date with nutrition facts and figures?

    I ate a pile of broccoli the other day and when I entered it into mfp, I got a notice that it was high in protein. I had no idea. So, my question is, is the protein we get from a dark green vegetable like broccoli the same as we get from chicken/fish/etc? I haaaaate lentils and am not a big bean fan but if I can substitute some meaty meals with broccoli, that would be better for the planet, apparently. But if there are different ways our bodies use different protein sources, I'd like to know.

    Thank you!

    Hello, vegan here. I would recommend you eat a variety of plant proteins. I see you don't like lentils or beans, but have you tried tempeh at all? I eat it a lot and if you have a scroll trough some vegan food blogs or even just Google it then you will find tonnes of recipes on how to marinate or spice it - maple syrup and tamari with garlic and ginger or in coconut aminos or in peanut butter and soy sauce, etc. I also often add a block if tofu to homemade miso soup. Those are all great plant-based proteins. And pre-workout I sometimes make a chocolate protein smoothie with soy milk and frozen bananas. But yes, broccoli rocks! 😚🌱
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,389 Member
    Hey @pinaycoco -- I don't think @JenniferM1234 is checking back here. She was asking about how our bodies use protein and asked about different kinds of proteins. I tried to tell her about amino acids and essential amino acids and heard only crickets. You can absolutely get your complete proteins from plant sources, but you have to pay attention. Then there's that B vitamin thing. A friend has been vegan so long he can no longer process B12 through his diet so has to get injections. Fortunately his partner is a naturopath so she gives him a poke when needed.

  • drmwc
    drmwc Posts: 1,052 Member
    I got an unofficial world record yesterday, as part of the biggest coffee tasting ever. I think 1,800 of us took part.

    It should be a good week for me - I am scuba diving with seals from Tuesday.
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    mtaratoot wrote: »
    Hey @pinaycoco -- I don't think @JenniferM1234 is checking back here. She was asking about how our bodies use protein and asked about different kinds of proteins. I tried to tell her about amino acids and essential amino acids and heard only crickets. You can absolutely get your complete proteins from plant sources, but you have to pay attention. Then there's that B vitamin thing. A friend has been vegan so long he can no longer process B12 through his diet so has to get injections. Fortunately his partner is a naturopath so she gives him a poke when needed.

    Did you pm her the info? If so and you aren't friends then she will not have received your pm.. Mfp glitch.

    Morning Middle-agers 🙂
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    drmwc wrote: »
    I got an unofficial world record yesterday, as part of the biggest coffee tasting ever. I think 1,800 of us took part.

    It should be a good week for me - I am scuba diving with seals from Tuesday.

    Congratulations :)
  • fit_chickx
    fit_chickx Posts: 569 Member
    Time to adult after a great weekend.

    Back from vacation and survived a family wedding. A good time was had. My body is not used to the craptacular food choices. Glad to be back on plan.
  • sandhillsmom
    sandhillsmom Posts: 319 Member
    61 and starting over on MFP. I'm in need of some new friends to help me out and motivate me.
  • AliNouveau
    AliNouveau Posts: 36,287 Member
    It's autumn tomorrow and today we had a super hot and humid day.

    I went skating tonight and uses my bad arm to hold on to my line and teammates. It felt good at the time and is increasingly feeling worse. It was nice doing it again, I miss it but I'm sure half I'm having it repaired in 3 weeks.
  • MatthewRuch
    MatthewRuch Posts: 165 Member
    40, very active, open diary. Always welcoming more active friends who may need some motivation!
  • mrsjar5311
    mrsjar5311 Posts: 514 Member
    41 today so joining the group for a good dose of healthy me!!!
  • JenniferM1234
    JenniferM1234 Posts: 173 Member
    Hi! I didn’t check back here until right now and see that people answered my question; thank you, and I’ll try eating more tofu I guess. I had two “beyond burger” sliders at dinner and even though they plus a couple other things popped me up over my calories for the day, they were really quite tasty and I’ll eat them again in the future (just maybe skip the bins next time). I don’t know how to @ someone unless that’s all you need to do...@mtararoot let’s see if that does it.

    Hope you all had fun weekends!
  • GoJohnGo71
    GoJohnGo71 Posts: 439 Member
    Hi there, I'm 47, very active, and looking to trim down a bit. Feel free to friend me.

  • SugaSugaNooo
    SugaSugaNooo Posts: 106 Member
    Happy Monday all!
    Right, I'm all better again, no more sniffles, no more excuses. Did a leg class yesterday morning (me, going to a gym on a Sunday morning, what the ...) and I can actually barely walk right now :D
    Hope all of you feel ready to tackle this week!
  • mcemino2
    mcemino2 Posts: 427 Member
    Happy Monday! Back to the grind!
  • Slappy74
    Slappy74 Posts: 113 Member
    Good morning, all! I've had to start leaving for work a lot earlier, which means no morning workouts :( . I am going to have to figure something out. I really don't like working out in the evening, but I may have to.
  • nighthawk584
    nighthawk584 Posts: 2,024 Member
    I used to dread Monday's, but since I'm semi retired and do as I please now, it's not so bad at all :) perk of being "middle aged"
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    nighthawk584 wrote: »
    I used to dread Monday's, but since I'm semi retired and do as I please now, it's not so bad at all :) perk of being "middle aged"

    Everyday is a Saturday :)
  • CajunTess
    CajunTess Posts: 268 Member
    Still swimmin' in Houston...the past week has been a blur. Glad for a new week. Happy Monday and have a good week!
  • juleechristine
    juleechristine Posts: 5 Member
    edited September 2019
    Hello! trying to lose 60 pounds to start, then I'll go from there. I am 40, happily taken, nerdy, into metal music, D&D, and reading.

    I am trying to navigate this whole weight-loss thing while dealing with some potentially very serious spine issues.

    Feel free to add me!
  • alteredsteve175
    alteredsteve175 Posts: 2,726 Member
    Enjoying a second cup of ambition. Then we'll get this party started! Have an awesome week, y'all!
  • AliNouveau
    AliNouveau Posts: 36,287 Member
    Happy first day of Autumn!!!!

    Pro tip....when cleaning out your cupboard where you keep your drinking glasses be careful sweeping out bit of crud and dust because quite possibly one of those bits will be a tiny shard of glasses just waiting to pierce your finger

    I'm decluttering all my kitchen cabinets today. It's actually going quite quickly but those shards of glass hurt
  • Mystina50
    Mystina50 Posts: 10 Member
    Getting close to the BIG ‘60’ now... Need to finally get this weight off and get healthy!!

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