40+ Club: Fall Fitness Fanatics

Power Line PPR200X Power Rack: Installed and Ready to Rock-N-Roll



*sdereski: In a funny way, it is easier for me to do it at home than to go out to a gym. One less obstacle to over come, no excuses available to not do it Hope your leg heals up for ya!

*LP: grats on the 130 miles!

Good Morning!!

Sing..yes Blakeslee..I live on the hill across from Boulder(Lake Harmony) I can see the lifts from our back patio.

SwissM- My sons bus picks him up at 6am so we are up at five. Today I missed the bus( talking about a healthy breakfast) and I had to drive him to school. The bear decided my garbage smelled better than others and spread it all over the field. Its wet and yiky....As I was driving to school I swiped the nose off a deer. Didn't even phase him but scared the *ell out of me. No damage, just a few calories burned up. If this is any indication of what my weekend will hold. I'm staying home. My treadmill has not worked in weeks, so I have to modify my walk and take hikes. Right now the bears are running around trying to get fatter and im walking around trying to stay fit...The irony.

Hewho is- That machine is a beaut. Work hard and enjoy.

Have a wonderful weekend

-Kim

:flowerforyou: alf, what is a Bikram yoga class? That is one that I have never heard of. But then, I really do not much at all about yoga.

:flowerforyou: Kim, I feel so sorry about your Friday. So frustrating. Hopefully, the rest of the weekend will be much better.

:flowerforyou: stiring, your picture looks great !! I guess my body responds like yours. I had to cut back on the carbs and up the protein and I began to lose.

:grumble: We are gettting more rain today. Sing, send me some of your dry weather.

:flowerforyou: crewell, let us know how your weigh-in goes.


I received the groups standings for the challenge at work. Out of 28, we are # 23. Well, it could be worse. :ohwell: Three of us have lost more than 5 pounds a piece while the fourth one gained one pound.

Hey there, everyone! Happy weekend! I've been away for a while, but I'm working to get back in the old saddle.

I posted these awhile back in a Blog I did. Thought it might be useful to some of you here as well None of it is new, just stuff I gathered and put into one place for easy reference. It helped me lose my weight and maintain my current fitness goals.

· NO SODA, not even diet
· No alcohol, not even lite (I know, that is hard for many, but at the very least cut it back to one or two drinks a week)
· Drink TONS of water
· No refined sugars (don’t worry about sugars in fruit, honey (in moderation), and vegetables)
· No refined flour (eat pasta and breads that are whole grain and whole wheat instead)
· Exercise at least 3 days a week, ideally 6 days a week. Even if at the start it is just a short walk, you will gradually increase the intensity until you are going at it full bore. Set times and dates for the workouts, then DO THEM.
· Set realistic goals. Short term and long term.
· If you eat meat, then eat lean meat. Lean turkey, extra lean beef, fish, etc
· Watch the sodium intake. Read the nutrition label before you buy/eat it.
· Watch the saturated fats
· Go public with what you are doing. Tell your friends, your enemies, and the person next to you at the checkout in the grocery store. Public accountability is a big motivator.
· Take pics and measurements of where you are at right now. Pics should be of you in your underwear and from every conceivable angle. Also take some pics of you wearing pants and shirt that you like that are just too tight for you right now.
· Make sure you are eating the right amount of calories. Too little is just as bad as too much.

But of course, the most important part of any get fit plan is YOU. Decide, Commit, Succeed!

Good morning! Hope you are all having a good week so far....

Let's see, there isn't much new and exciting here. We have been trying to get outside sporadically while dodging the rain--there has been a ton, and one reason why I'm still dodging painters outside my house. It's been a whole month since they started--Grrrr.

For exercise, I have been mixing it up a little more. I have been cycling No more trouble Zones w/Banish Fat Boost Metabolism (a killer!), and then the Elliptical on some days and walks with friends on others. It has been nice to have these walks but I do find that doing the strength exercises a little less often during the week makes me itch for more..... But it's fall and beautiful (even when rainy)--i must get outside. And, my friends are not like me yet--they need the push to get their bums up and out--so I'm kind of doing them a favor by making these exercise dates with them. I don't know what it is, but as I become more fit, it seems all my other friends are going the opposite route. Is this what happens to the general population when we are 40+? And when we get together this is always the topic of conversation--I wonder if it's because I seemingly have my act together and they don't--so I get to hear about all the things that are keeping them from being more active. Kind of a weird trend.

Eating seems to be ok, although I have been super-hungry lately. I upped my maintenance calories slightly last week and have had no problem filling the days to the new level, and then some. I haven't weighed lately but everything still feels great so I'm crossing my fingers this higher level can stay for awhile.....

Swiss, sounds like cutting yourself a little slack on the weekends and maybe making up for it during the week would work for you? I kind of do that--not really the weekend itself, but I have at least 2 days where I go over and a few days are under and when you average calories, it all works out just fine. Thinking about it this way really helps me not feel guilty about the up days--it's just living life, something we all need to do. My other trick is to never weigh after these big eating days! Keeps you from getting depressed. I really only weigh myself after I have fish for dinner and no wine the night before.... It has to be a really sure thing that I'll see good news on the scale or I avoid it at all costs!

Chris--I forgot where you are located where you are having awesome motorcycling weather??! Lucky you!

Sing--how do you like PX90?

have a good day all!

Hey All, sorry I've been lurking for a while.

Yesterday, my gym started a "Biggest Winner" challenge. I joined for the motivation rather than a prize, but a prize is always nice. Its about 9 weeks, and they are offering a lot of extra exclusive classes for $40. I went to one last night. Its amazing, that I can do as much cardio as I do, and then be crap at these other kinds of exercises. So, today, I'm going to start tracking my food again, and really try to stick to it even through my vacay next week.