40+ Club: Fall Fitness Fanatics

Hello everyone... Wanted to make sure I found the new thread before I left for Nevada

Swiss... How's your daughters finger? I pray it's an easy fix. I've seen where it didn't heal properly and they've had to re break it. Don't blame yourself. My son had two broken wrists and complained they nurture but kept right on hanging out with ins friends. It wasn't until his friends left that he finally told me how bad his wrists were.

Anyway, I didn't workout yesterday because it was my mothers birthday and today I did a lot of 9-11 special watching along with getting everything ready for working in Nevada. I just wanted you all to know. I'll be back Tuesday night so wed. I will let you know what exercise I was able to squeeze in.

Good Morning! Back from a lovely trip to Maine. We decided at the last minute to fly up there instead of drive and am I glad we did! I think we would have found ourselves caught in some bad weather/flooding trying to get around the northeast. Even here in DC we've had alot of flooding (in fact, the beltway was closed near our home on the night we landed, which was crazy bad). We avoided all of that and had a great time (despite a little rain on the last couple of days). Very nice to get away, that's for sure.

I finished my Insanity/Asylum rotation right before we left, but I decided to do another revised version of it this month. DH and I leave in three weeks for Florida to visit my in-laws, so I wanted a good rotation to fit into this timeframe....and I had great results with the Insanity/Asylum rotation. I will be adding more strength training this time, but that's more a preference than a need as I kept my muscle definition throughout the rotation AND my strength. But I just like strength training, so I want to do more.

I also weighed myself for the first time in about 13 months right before we left. And the great news is I weighed exactly what I did a year ago (110), which was also my goal weight from two years ago. So I guess maintenance is working well for me.

Happy to see so many people posting (on the last thread). Thanks, singfree, for opening the new thread! Hope you are all doing well.

Wow, I thought I would never find you. Stupid me, kept overlooking the thread. No time to really post so I am just leaving myself a bookmark.

Hi! Bookmarking the thread....will be back soon!

Hi all! Spent about 8 hours yesterday building a new raised bed for the iris we went overboard ordering back in the spring. Hauled 11 40lb bags of soil, 2 50lb bags of composted manure, 3 25lb bags of organic compost, 2 40lbs bags of drainage rocks plus spent about an hour breaking up very dry, hard clay soil. We also bought 50 daffodil bulbs to plant. We thought that was too much but now hubs is talking about getting 100 more!

Still need rain and it is supposed to be triple digits again this week. I can tell that the sunlight is looking more like fall though.

We even made it to the gym on Saturday before going to buy supplies for the new bed. We go to the trainer tonight.

Sing, thanks for the new thread. Take care all. TxMs

Good afternoon everyone! I'm trying to get back on track and need some group motivation! I'm setting halloween goal for weight loss. I have fallen off the wagon with diet and exercise but am still tracking. just tracking the junk that I'm eating! But now starting today........it's a brand new day and will stay on track!

Bump.

Chris - happy belated birthday, I turned 41 this year as well. I am also in much better shape than I was at 40 (when I turned 40, I had a 6-month-old baby)! Finally decided this year to lose the baby weight.

Hi everyone,
Busy at work. Will check in later.

Sal

Chris: Way too go with your workouts. I am trying to get motivated to start workouts again. I feel utterly dejected that I have to start right from the beginning again.

Good Morning!

swissmiss, I love hearing about how good the exercise is making you feel!! That's one of the many reasons I love exercise. It is great for weight control but, more importantly to me, I love how much energy it gives me and the feeling of being strong and fit. Congrats on doing so well getting back to it!

singfree, our days are getting nicer and nicer here, though the humidity the past couple of days has still been high. But that is changing. I remember last autumn here in the DC area being about the prettiest autumns I've experienced, and I'm hoping for more of the same this year. Makes me feel good to be able to open the windows and get some fresh air.

Not much new here. Back to the Insanity/Aslylum rotation for the next three weeks. I'm still enjoying it! My eating is good and I feel good so.....all is well.

Good morning friends!

1st, a happy birthday to Chris! Sorry I'm a few days late in posting but I am positive you are right--things are just going to get better for you as you delve into your forties!

Welcome dandersonjr. We would love to have you here and will definitely help you through the process of getting back on track to good health. You'll fit right in here. I like how determined you were not to use the drugs, and took control over your own health by losing the weight and starting to exercise. You can do it again---just need that constant support and motivation. We all need that!

Swiss/Chris--about different foods--I find over the last 2 years I have gone through the decisions of what is worth it and what isn't. To me? Hot Dog (even grilled...which I know is yummy), nah! Chocolate chip cookies and other treats? Depends....if I made them maybe. If from a bakery or someone of dubious baking ability, usually it's all too sweet for me and I wouldn't touch it. Anyway, I feel strongly that in this lifestyle you don't have to give anything you love up--you just need to know how to balance the good w/the splurges. One of my favorite things about this program is when I do go out to dinner and eat a ton, I can click that "complete" button and it tells me "If every day were like today, you'd gain 7 lbs!" it's really eye-opening. That's probably how a lot of us ate more often than not before we started on this journey, but now we have learned it can't be the "normal" or we will be back where we started, it has to be the exception.

I have just come off a hungry week and I have just gone with it, because I know myself and I'm not typically like that, so probably needed a little extra. I haven't weighed myself but just out of the blue yesterday my husband walked by as he was on his way out the door to work, and just said "you are so thin!". Mind you, I have been maintaining for 15 months. I was kind of shocked, because he's one of those husbands who doesn't really notice slight changes--but it made me think. Even if I have gained a few lbs because I upped my calories for the last week and a half, does it matter? I don't think so at this point. I feel like the exercises I have been doing for the last month have helped so much (No more trouble zones). I consciously feel how much stronger my muscles are, and they are probably leaner too and I'm kind of addicted to it. I know I need to change it up soon but do not want to stop!

Stiring! Great to see you are doing well and are on track w/eating and exercise. Wow, so you have been in DC for almost a year now--time really flies! It really is starting to feel like fall here and they are talking about an amazing VT fall so I'm sure it'll be down there too.

Sing--glad to see you are getting some exercise and outside time too. Are you still on night shift?

Alright, I am off. have a great day! Robin

Hey Everyone,

Just starting using this site yesterday and I happened on this topic. I'm 40+, and I absolutely NEED to be a Fitness Fanatic. A quick post about myself to see if I'm appropriate to the thread.

I started out in 2009 with a really bad doctor's visit. I was 275 pounds with high blood pressure, back pain, knee pain, and chronic chest pain. I was on the verge of diabetes and a host of other obesity related illnesses. My Doctor wanted to put me on a battery of medication and I begged for the chance to lose the weight. She gave me 6 months. I did it in 4.

Since then I've hovered around a healthy 215 to 230, depending on my effort. Earlier this year I suffered a shoulder injury that has kept me out of the gym for almost 6 months. In that time I should kept my diet in check, but sadly I fell into old ways and I find myself at a whopping 247.5. Not the 275 I once was, but not the lean, sexy 215 I liked to be.

Yesterday was my first day and, as I said in my status, all overweight people have a number of great first days. I need to make a commitment to my health and fitness to be consistent.

Can you people help me?

Feel free to friend me, my enthusiasm for this site is growing everyday.

David

Welcome Aboard!

Welcome David. I am glad that you found us. I lost 55 pounds in 4 months years ago. I re-gained some also. I am now about 15 pounds from my goal, so I know it can be done. Do not kick yourself around anymore about it. Stay here, post a lot and get to know the people. I am going to "friend" you now.

I have not heard from alf. Hopefully, she is just very busy dancing her Zumba.:bigsmile:

Robin1117 - Thanks for the kind words. I'm feeling the vibe already, and it's a good one. I'm liking this thread, group, whatever it is I can see it will be a positive in my life. I look forward to getting to know you.

I agree with you about the food diary. The little clicker that say, "You will be 225.5 in 5 weeks if you keep this up," is motivational. I look forward to a leaner, fitter, 225 pound version of myself. I was there a year ago, as you can see by my profile picture. I want to be that guy again and even better.

I joined the Costume Changers Challenge, where we've all dedicated ourselves to working toward a hot Halloween costume. I have a Viking / Barbarian outfit in mind that will definitely require a ton of gym time.

LadyPersia - Same, and thanks. I've been really bad, got myself there, and lost it. I'm motivated to find it again.

Swissmiss - I will respond to your friend request immediately, and thank you. I just need to stay motivated. What helped me the first time around was acknowledging the small successes and ignoring the set-backs. Once I look in the mirror and I see the shoulders squaring up again, or when my wife rubs my arm and purrs a little, I'll be gung-ho!