40+ Club: Fall Fitness Fanatics

Swiss... I read that the older you get the normal range you should be in increases. I don't know where you fall into that category. Im not saying the older you get its ok to be heavy, but when you see a skinny 80 year old, unless they have some muscle tone, they look frail.


I have a pond with a small waterfall outside my front door. Last Sunday my son and I went out there and a small mourning dove was stuck under the waterfall, drowning. He scooped him up and put it on the deck. The poor thing couldn't even walk so we took it inside to dry out and see how badly hurt it was. After an hour or so of napping in my Tupperware bowl wrapped in a dish towel she was able to walk again. Not fly. My husband thought it was a sign/symbol for baby Jimmy. Those that don't know he's my 4 month old nephew that passed. So he wanted to keep it. Needless to say, I now have a new pet. Im surprised that the bird doesn't peck you when you pick it up. It's not her favorite thing when you hold her but she will let you hold her and doesn't try to escape right away. It will sit on your hand for quite a while.

Today my goal is to hop on the treadmill after I get back from the DMV. I know I'm still lacking with exercise seeing as I'm only squeezing 1 or 2 days a week. I feel guilty about that.

:flowerforyou: tron, take care of the bird. She is probably very grateful that you saved her. Also, any exercising is better than none.:flowerforyou:

Chris, thanks. I didn't think of body frames. I am probably a medium. But, I seem to have long arms and legs. So, they look thinner. My torso, however, doesn't.:grumble:

:flowerforyou: crewellandemel, 7 pounds??? Wow, I am glad that you shared that. Think of how long it takes to get rid of it after the first of the year. Best to not even gain it in the first place.

I have been thinking that I really need to up my exercising and burn more calories. Slowly losing weight but really not enough. Only about 1/2 to 1 pound a week.

Mkwood, great to see you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drinker: :drinker: Glad to hear that you are feeling better. I am sure you are under some stress related to your daughter, take care of yourself. So she is going to be enlisted with two degrees? Yikes! But I am sure she will try to get commisioned as soon as she can, right? There is nothing wrong with being enlisted, I was and my husband was enlisted his entire military career even when he had his degree before joined the military, but nowadays the military is different and most officers tend to have it a little easier than enlisted personnel...IMO. Best wishes for your daughter and I thank her for deciding to serve. :flowerforyou:

Well, yesterday I decided to leave work a little earlier to go to this type of whole foods store to pick up some healthy take out for dinner. On my way there I got rear ended on the highway very hard. Luckily I was driving my big truck, Dodge Durango, and the girl that hit me was in a small car. So my car only got the bumper damaged but her car got to be towed, was smashed in the front and was spilling all the radiator fluid. I tried my best to get on the side to avoid her when I saw her coming at full speed towards me in the rear view mirror but I had no chance. My head banged on the back of the seat and I was pretty shaken up. EMS came, a firetruck full of firemen :laugh: and two police cars...it was quite a spectacle. They offered me to take me to the hospital but I declined...I ended up going to the military hospital later on with my husband because I was feeling kinda funny and everyone kept telling me to go. There were no injuries found. The girl's insurance, she looked very young, said that she was not covered under the insurance she presented to the cops so it is now under investigation... :grumble: The good thing is that I was not injured, at the speed she was going if she would have been in a bigger car I dont think I would be writing this right now...BTW, Tron and Chris, thank you for your well wishes in FB.

Tron, I really like your husband's idea that could be a sign of Baby Jimmy. How is your brother doing?

Swiss, I totally agree with Robin and Chris regarding each person's goals for weight loss. I too joined MFP to lose about 10 lbs but ended up losing a little over 20, not right away though which is a good thing. That is how my body responded to eating healthier and exercise. I have noticed that being in the 125-130 range is the ideal weight for me, I am happy with it, it feels right to me. I would really love to have an accurate body fat test to know where I'm at. I really dont trust someone using calipers unless I am sure that person is well trained. Not everyone is well trained and would hate to get the wrong results. In the meantime I am maintaining and I am happy with it.

Crewell, good to see you. Hey do you and (oh gosh cant remember who?) want to help each other out holding ourselves accountable during the Holidays? I did better than ever last year but I still gained about 5lbs and it did take me a while to lose them.

Sing, you are too funny!!! Enjoy your grandson this weekend. I am actually looking forward to this concert. It is my birthday present for my brother and it was originally set for Jul but it had to be postponed until tomorrow. Also Heart is the special guest so I am also a fan. :drinker:

Have a great evening!! :flowerforyou:

Have had a great day so far

This morning I ordered a Powerline PPR200X Power Rack and it should be delivered in 1 to 2 weeks. Then I checked Craigslist and found a used 300lb Olympic weight set with a 7' Olympic Bar for a great price. Called him up, got voice mail and left a message.

Started my workout, got through my squats and was finishing up my warmups for the Overhead Press when he called me back. It was still available! So I scurried on over and picked it up :happy:




Loading it into the van and then carrying it from the parking lot into my Apartment was a workout in and of itself, lol.

Then I couldn't resist doing a few deadlift sets. I had forgotten how great barbell deadlifts make ya feel.

Tomorrow I am cancelling all my gym memberships :happy:

Time for dinner...will be back later to read through and reply

hugs and good health happy sat/sun

Alf... Thanks for asking about my brother. He's having a hard time. He moved his wife and kids in with me while he stayed in San Diego to pack things up. Needless to say that was two months ago. I think being in that house alone is too much and depression has set in. He's always angry. His wife can never do anything right. I just wish he would talk to someone about what's going on but he isn't one to open up. He sees it as weakness. I don't know what's gonna happen with his marriage. She flew down there this weekend to get him. I hope they can work through things because she's a very nice person and in my opinion good for him. I guess only time will tell if they can handle this storm.

Now as for their youngest daughter... She just turned 10, is about 4' 10 and has to weigh at least 135. Why do parents contribute to that? I know the girl has to eat but when you pick up a box of cheerios for her breakfast and she throws a fit because it's not fruity pebbles why do you let her have it? Today I'm sure my niece was upset with me because she went into the kitchen and made a sugar sandwich. No I'm not kidding.... A sugar sandwich!!!! Just picture two prices of bread with a ton of butter and even more brown sugar. I told her, hold on I want to take a picture of the most unhealthies sandwich I have ever seen. The sad thing is she eats like this all the time. And she eats non stop! Maybe I sound mean, don't get me wrong, I have never told my kids they couldn't eat. I just made sure they had real food and ice cream stayed as a dessert not breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

:flowerforyou: alf, funny but I am sure that I don't know many songs from the 80s. I am too old.:sad: Glad that you have a great time.

:flowerforyou: tron, it sounds like your niece needs some guidance. Hopefully, you can provide some. Wow, a sugar sandwich. That is a new one on me. I will admit to putting sugar on my bubble gum when it had lost it's flavor. My mom didn't know I was doing this. I have a daughter who was quite thin until almost two years ago. She stands 5 foot 1/2 inch and weighs 165. I am wanting her to join MFP. She really doesn't eat that much, she is just not active enough. Too much TV and Facebook.

:flowerforyou: crewell, you are doing great as always. Keep it up.


:flowerforyou: sdereski, I am so glad that you found us. Been missing your posts. So post away.:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Well Donna, thank you for the compliment. You are so funny.:laugh: You know...you look great in your picture. And, I am proud of you for eating only three pieces of pizza.

I am feeling great. Very healthy and getting lighter all the time.:bigsmile:

Hey there! Happy Monday! I haven't had a chance to check in for a few days or read back, but hope you are all doing well!

I just had my 2-day Fly Fishing class this weekend and feel so pumped! It was a lot of fun and I really am excited about continuing to figure out how it's done. I really didn't think I would enjoy it, and avoided in even though it's basically "the family sport", but I did....telling me I need to try a few new things more often. Maybe the theme for the rest of the year?

have a great day!!

Tex: Your comment about the sister who is a gym rat with the daughter that is a size 16 womens reminded me of a story I heard once from another veterinarian. There was this beautiful chocolate lab who was grossly obese....the owner, a noted human cardiologist and fitness freak would not do anything about his pet's wt. When questioned about what he fed the dog he admitted to feeding it Bagels with Lox and cream cheese every morning for breakfast, when questioned further as to WHY, he admitted that he himself loves bagels with lox and cream cheese and gave them up years ago because he knew it wasn't good for him but he really enjoyed watching the dog eat and "enjoy" it....Therefore.....living vicariously through the dog eventhough it was endangering the dogs health. Some people just successfully switch the food addiction to someone or something else without ever dealing with the root of the food based issue.....it is sad but true. I feel for that kid.....the mom my be thin but my bet is that she still doesn't have control of her food issues, IMO. Hope this doesn't come off too harsh, didn't mean it to.:flowerforyou:

In this post you will note I missed you ALL!!!

Welcome newbies!!!

Mkwood- I understand the trials our children put us through. everything will work out though. (at least thats what my Nana use to tell my Mom anbout me:)

Alf- Hope you are feel better and the car issues become resolved. Glad you are safe!

SwissMiss- Feel better and you post are always inspiring. Thank you

sdereski- Welcome back! How was running camp? Sounds awesome!

Robin 1117- hi

Texssippian- Glad you have a nice trip

Crewellademel- Great post about transferring addictions. Very true...sad but true. Mind body and soul needs to be worked on daily.

Conversations about parenting parents should be its own forum. I dont think Mike(MFP) would have enough space on the website:) Humor Laugh....

I am currently going through pubity and deoends. I thought after four boys the last one would be easy. NOT!

hewhoiscd Allergies are worse in the fall for me than any other season. A trick I use is to was the inside on my nose out often. especially at night.

Life for me is full of stress. My kids are outta sync, my mother is stressing me and I miss my Dad. I have not stopped completing my tasks but I feel blah. If that makes sense. The only awesome thing is my husband has been my keystone!!!

Hugs to everyone who needs them. Hydrate yourself today!!

Hi everyone! Much better day for me today. I ran last night and exceeded my expectations! :drinker: I ran for a total of 13.5 minutes instead of the 9 min I was supposed to. The last 3 minutes I just decided to run until I felt like stopping, kinda like going to point of exhaustion on weights to build strength? Anyway....ran 6 min instead of 3 minutes. Then got my breath back pretty quickly so decided to run another 90s as I was still pretty far from my house and then walked the last bit to cool down. Also did REALLY GOOD stretching before and after for 10 minutes each FELT SOOOOO GOOOD! :happy: I weighed on my Mom's scale today and I was down per her scale so can't wait till Sat. to see what my OFFICIAL Wii wt is....LOOKING TO LOSE BABY!

Swiss absolutely LOVE your new pic (can see your face better) AND it has food in it WTG! Sometimes people trying to lose wt seem to be afraid of food, or they want to give people the impression that they never eat.... but it really and trully is one of our best friends if we know how to use it. You are doing so well with your wt loss.

Chris: Good luck on your new regime....I have no doubt you'll figure it out....but HUGS I feel for how scary that could be. :flowerforyou:

Alf: I'm sorry about your car accident. Hope you are feeling OK and that everything is working out. I'm having visions of being able to run outside a lot at that resort down there in Nov. Looking forward to meeting you.

Gotta Run! Take care everyone. :flowerforyou:

Hi everyone!, well I had been doing the 30DS for about 2 weeks and I think I over extended my left knee, it's tight and hurts, so I figure that I'll work on abs and arms until it feels better, the thing is, is that my oldest son is getting married on Oct 15th and I have been working on getting into the dress I planned on wearing, I'm so close, but may have to change the plan. :grumble:

Oh I also wanted to say...

tladame, thank you! I am glad to hear your family was saved by their Durango. I am very lucky the girl that hit me had a small car, being in Texas most people drive big trucks and at the speed she was going it could have been worse.

rdvincent, sorry to hear about your injury. I would suggest you focus in clean eating, lean meats, veggies, fruit, unprocessed foods, low salt, drink lots of water, do some walking daily if you can, nothing strenous and any other physical activity...you should be able to fit in your dress. Also spanx can help!!