40+ Club: Fall Fitness Fanatics

Hi All,

Alf, so glad to hear you are okay! :flowerforyou:

Crewel - glad to hear you are feeling better. :flowerforyou: Allergies can be debilitating at times. I suffered with allergies for years, and then was finally put on weekly shots. They were a life saver!

Robin - fly fishing!? OMG - you are like my son's dream. If it has anything to do with fishing, he does it. Loves, loves, loves to fish. He even studied Fish and Wildlife in College and University.

I am in the last taper week for my marathon. I am still struggling with my sore leg which is stemming from my back or hip. Not sure. Two different chiros have given me two different stories. Probably a bit of both. I am stretching, but have also tried taking some advil and that seemed to help. At least the pain after running was not nearly as bad.

The weather here has been so nice. Beautiful fall weather. We are still seeing mid 70s temps! This can last until May for as I'm concerned. :happy:

Did well yesterday with my eating and today wouldn't have been bad, except for the darn fudge I ate!!!!!!:grumble:

Have a great night all. :flowerforyou:

sdereski, thanks! Cute baby!!! Your grandbaby? :flowerforyou:

Lady Persia, hugs to you too!!! :flowerforyou:

How is everyone else doing? Kinda quiet in the thread. :laugh: At work, kinda bored, LOL Did my upper body/core trng this morning. I was tired, didnt finish one last set of core work. I dont think I ate enough yesterday and today I have been overly hungry. I wore my HRM on Mon for Zumba class and burned 525cals in 57mins. I am sure I burned around the same last night but didnt turn on the monitor. Duh!!! LOL I think I should just listen to my body and eat more and not worry so much about the calories and definitely going over or below macronutrients...what do you guys think? I am reading this book called Menoupause Reset (not there yet but soon) and it suggest pre and menoupausal women should eat a low fat diet, no more than 30grams of fat (regardless what kind of fat) to prevent weight gain. Stiring or anyone else, what is your input on that. I have also read in other places that we should be eating more protein and mono and poly fats than carbs...yikes!!! so much confusion. I dont feel that I have been gaining with the foods I am eating but I do feel that I feel bloated and my abs can use some help...I feel I need to change it a bit somewhere but dont know where...makes sense?

Take care!!! :flowerforyou:

Strength Day: DB Squats, DB Bench Press, Bent Over Barbell Rows, Barbell Glute Bridges. I'm very glad I can do the Barbell Glute Bridges in the privacy of my home, lol. Definitely needed a shower afterward!

*Becky: There's just something about a good weight lifting session that lifts the spirits

*crew: grats on the run!

*Renee: If you aren't already, stretch!

*alf: I don't know about Hulk, lol. My goal is just to be as strong as my body will realistically let me be. I know what you mean about being overly hungry the next day. I'm at a stage now where I have to make sure I eat pretty much all day long or I get behind. I focus more on making sure I get at least a certain amount of protein in grams (don't care if I go over it), and not more than a certain amount of fat in grams (I try to stay pretty close to the goal, don;t want to go too low on fat either), and however many complex carbs I need for the day to keep my energy up is what I eat. I'm not looking at total calories any more. If I am overly hungry the next day, or during the day, then I know I have to eat more overall. The trick of course is making healthy choices in what I eat to get the cals and macro nutrients I need. Can't help on the menopause Far as bloating is concerned, sodium levels good? Drink lots and lots of water (especially with your Zumba classes all week)?

Good morning,

With all this rain, many areas are flooding in NEPA. Even though my elevation is 2000ft I can't go into town cause all the roads are blocked. Goals for Oct- I am increasing my protein and cutting back on carbs. I moved( walked/run combined) 130 plus miles this month. My goal was 130. Happy about that but not enough strength training. Going to incorporate strength this month.

Have a great day!

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.