Women over 40- Let's lose 20 pounds!

Yay! I feel a great network developing here:) are you talking t25 from beachbody? If it is the program I am thinking of it is super tough! That is awesome that you got workout one in the books! You are right about working out with the little ones around- an extra degree of difficulty for sure! How is your weather? We just made a return to winter for the whole week here in omaha- ugh! Getting outside will be helpful too. Well, i look forward to our days ahead and fighting the good fight together:)

Thanks for the friend invite guys, I feel so supported already and am still trying to find my way around MFP.

So I downloaded the free months premium to see if it was worth it. When tracking my food yesterday I realised that my major calorie intake is through snacks (the premium package had a nice little pie chart) - not surprising really - but what shocked me was exactly how much more calories. If I can change to healthier (easy to grab) snacks I think I might just manage this - any suggestions?

@gela130 the weather in England is actually pretty nice right now but we are in lockdown and are only allowed out to exercise once a day. For me that means taking the kids for a walk and play so not really good enough exercise as such but much better than nothing. Today is going to be tough to get the T25 session in due to other stuff but I WILL DO IT - I can't fail on day 2 - that's would just be ridiculous

Nice tip @SherryCook2

Another day, another lb to loose

Hi!

Hello everyone, it looks like we have a great bunch here. So today for the first time in YEARS I managed to stay within my calorie allowance - whoop whoop. I slotted in my 2nd Beachbody T25 day (speed 1.0) and it actually wasn't that bad. I cannot believe that just one day of exercise loosened me up so much that I actually enjoyed today's workout! I've planned to record the entire first week of workouts so that I can look back after 10 weeks and see how much I struggled in a sort of before and after thing - hopefully I won't be struggling after 10weeks!

I even menu planned with my husband tonight and he was actually able to get everything in the supermarket - the supermarket shelves here have been pretty low due to panic buying! Just need to avoid eating quite so much easter chocolate.

My problem now is how the heck do I get my 21month old to go to bed... he didnt go down till 10pm tonight, I think lockdown is affecting him too 😟

I really can't figure out how to work MFP - how do you send a friend request?

@gela130 -thank you for the warm welcome! Speaking of the awkwardness of adding friends-sometimes I feel like I'm on Match here instead of MFP lol. I have two requests from men and I have no idea who they are. I haven't had any interaction on the boards with them that I can see. No thank you! And I agree with @sherrycook2 - I try to put all my food in MFP before I eat anything, to make sure I'm making the best choices. I have been doing IF for about 2 months now and it works well for me. I never ate breakfast early anyway, so now it's just a more formal choice. The night time was a bigger change for me, My eating window is 11am-7pm.

@donnamharris2014 -It does take a bit to learn how to navigate around here, that's for sure. I just had to look up how to save a meal because I forgot again ha ha. And I can't even imagine the struggle of trying to work from home with two small children. Snacks are tough sometimes. The obvious answer is fruit and veggies but I know that gets old, too. How about buying some lower fat/cal crackers and having those? I am a cheapskate and don't buy prepackaged stuff like that-I will buy the big box and then put servings into small baggies so I'm not worrying about having to weight or measure every time I want it.

@italysharon -Thank you for starting this group! It's been a long time since I've been involved in a daily check in like this and I've missed it. It's so helpful to me. I LOVE Body Pump! I tried the free trial but didn't really love the instructors, and it wasn't like the ones I've been in when I belonged to a gym. I decided to join Beachbody on Demand instead and really love it. But I do sometimes miss the BP workouts and the great music they always played.

@crumbsinmybutter -LOL @ cheesecake for lunch being a sign. I think you may be right. That said, we've all been there or we wouldn't be HERE . I hope you can find a way to exercise at home for now since gyms are closed.

@subbi123 -Nice to meet you It seems like a lot of people are in the same boat-stressed out with the current worldwide situation and trying not to turn to food. This group will help us all I think.

A little more about me-I work from home like a lot of you, but I have worked from home for many years. So I work from home and exercise at home every day-so not much has changed for me. I am missing things like my weekly walking book club though (we walk 2 miles and then discuss a few chapters of the current book).

I have been divorced for a long time, and have chosen to remain single. I have a 27 year old son that is disabled (physically typical, but on the Autism spectrum). He requires a lot of my time and energy, and I wouldn't have it any other way. His dad and I, who is a great friend, share guardianship and each have him 50% of the time. It works well. I have an older son who is 30 (good god I don't know how that's possible!) and I have a granddaughter that will turn a year old on May 17th. LOOOOOVE her so much! Trust me, you don't know how amazing it is to have a grandchild until you have one lol. But I'm missing her so much. I haven't seen her since mid-February and it's killing me. We couldn't get together for a bit after that (they live about a 90 minute drive from me) and then I went on vacation to Mexico. I came back on 03/21, the day before the US international flight border was closed. Whew. But we've been under quarantine since then. Thank goodness for Facetime!

Okay, no more procrastinating. I've "talked" your ears off long enough. It's noon here which means it's time for my workout. Today is day 23 of 80 Day Obsession and dreaded cardio. Give me the metal any day over cardio!

Take care all
Jill

@Nsdnjbl - have you heard of Cathe Friedrich? She is awesome. She has a bunch of free videos on her gym's Facebook page. She's also doing free live workouts several times a day through Facebook. The gym's name is Four Seasons Health Club. I'll post a link here but I'm not sure if it will work. https://www.facebook.com/FourSeasonsHealthClub/

Hello,

This sounds perfect. I am 43 and want to lose 20lbs. I am 5'2 and currently weigh 145 lbs. I am on day 25 of 100 morning meltdown but just started counting calories again on Monday. I am trying for 1200-1400 calories and 10000+ steps. Have also given up alcohol during the week.

I would like to add in jogging and a couple days of heavy lifting when I adjust to the calorie cut.

I have problems with procrastination in all areas of my life. I feel like I need to get organized and take control.

I want to feel healthy and good about the way I look this summer.

Please feel free to add me. I have no friends yet!

Ugh!!! Rough week so far and have not gotten a work out in yet. My job is physical so getting my steps in and lift heavy things but still real need to work something in tommorrow. Been working too much and now I am having to make some hard choices with my staff. I am ready for this mess to all be over. Very draining emotionally.

The last few days have been crap for eating as well. Not getting nearly enough calories (skipping meals) worried that is going to stall my metabolism and in that my progress. Only two more days in my work week ladies and then I get a few days off.

On the plus side I have continued to track my stuff so that is a win. 😬

Hello all! I just turned 40 this month and same as most- have been starting and re-starting diet and exercise for what seems like forever!
I am the heaviest I've been since right after giving birth to my children and it's so depressing. It's been so much harder to lose the weight the last few years- I think this is why I can't stay motivated.

Age 40
5'3"
4/16/2020 starting weight 184lb
Goal- 145lb

Hopefully being here will help me stay motivated!