40+ Club

In the Money - So funny! My husband and I discussed that yesterday. I am finishing up Power 90 and quite frankly I think I was just ready for a break from Tony :laugh:

after checking out the P site, I saw tha CHA was a disciple of Tony's that's why I asked.
My son is 3 weeks away from finishing 90 and loves it.
I have been in a bit of a Biggest Loser competition so I have been waiting for it to be over to start the P90X. It should be here this Friday and the comp is over next Tuesday. Perfect timing.
REALLY lokking forward to it since I am down 45 lbs already.

I really didn't look at the Chalean so I was curious what you all saw that made the choice. Now that I hear what you have to say, i would prefer the longer workouts myself. I've done a couple of them and they aren't that long for me. Lately I have been known to spend 2 or more hours at the gym doing cardio so a 60 minute workout would be good.
That being said, whatever you do in that respect is all good!

Not offended at all!!! I consider myself pretty hard core, trust me, if I could spend hrs at the gym I would but I cannot. I work part time outside the home, I have a child with autism who has a few therapies during the week, plus a husband, two dogs, a house...and of course my daughter and grandbaby but they dont live in town. So I am way too busy to be able to spend hrs at the gym or do long workouts...I get up around 5am to be able to have at least an hr to workout so I can shower and then get my son ready for school and then off to work...I have always preferred to workout in the morning so that works better for me instead of working out in the evening. Evenings are family time and catching up with MFP and getting ready for the next day and start all over again...I am sure all of you can relate...who knows I might get P90X when I am done with ChaLean. I could probably borrow it or rent it from one of my coworkers or buy it used on Craigslist...:laugh:

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tron: Welcome to the group and I'm a fan of the Wii but like Alf get bored easily. As far as the chiropractor goes I'm afraid I'm a nonbeliever I visited one once and was totally turned off because he wouldn't even touch me until I signed a contract for weekly treatments:mad: I know there are good ones out there but it just seems to me that the practice isn't regulated as well as it should be.

Well you really should try to find a better one and give it another try. I have many examples but I will share just this one to keep it short. My mother in law suddenly got very sick, she went to the hospital and it turned out her kidneys were failing her. If I remember correctly they were only working about 12%. The doctors were talking dialysis and a kidney transplant. After being in the hospital for two weeks she checked herself out and tried seeing a chiropractor. Within two weeks of seeing him three times a week her kidney function was up to 50% and continued to go up there after. No, she never did reach 100% but thats because of the damage that occurred from the original problem but she no longer needs any meds, dialysis, or transplant. Like I said I have other examples like my husbands 2 herniated disks and my sudden hearing loss, that I could use as examples where working with both a doctor and chiropractor you just may have some pretty amazing results. Just letting you know so you can have all the options out there.... Take care

tron: If my husband said Hawaii in two weeks - my weight would be the last thing I'd be thinking about! I'd be packing before he changes his mind. Don't stress the number thing just keep doing what is working for you right now. If the number is really important do the South Beach Phase 1 - You'll probably drop 5-8 lbs but I'm warning you the very first carb you eat will put it all back on (been there done that).

I hear you!! We are all our worst enemy. I used to "blame" others or specific situations to me overeating or eating "junk". But I know deep inside I am the one in control and I choose not to be...a good example was this weekend. We went out of town to visit my daughter and grandbaby. It started out perfectly. I worked out before leaving, had a healthy breakfast. We stopped at Dairy Queen for lunch and I had a grilled chicken salad with very little light dressing. We arrived at my daughter's house. She stocks up on junk food, lots of processed stuff, cookies, candy, etc., things I do not keep in my house. And what do I do? I take advantage of the situation and find myself opening the pantry door one too many times to get candy, cookies, etc...it was like that most of the weekend. I also did not make good choices when we went out to eat. When I got back home it was back to eating healthy and monitoring portions. You are not alone Singfree. My story might make you feel a little better. But you know, I still consider myself a pretty healthy person and I am doing a good job at taking care of myself. In the end we are all humans and we have our weaknesses. :flowerforyou:

Hello, I'm pretty new to this website, saw this thread and thought I'd join. I'm 54, so I'm certainly over the 40 part.

I have a question for those of you who have been here awhile...I love the food tracker and it is helping to really focus on my intake, but I find that I reach my protein goal (and sugar too ) by the middle of the afternoon. I usually have 500 to 550 calories left for my day, and am hard pressed to figure out what the heck I can eat that's not going to make me go over on protein or sugar.

One thing that really pushes the sugar is the banana I have on my cereal...so am going to go to a half a banana, and add in some berries for additional fruit.

Any suggestions for meals low on protein, high on carbs, etc, would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Thanks for the welcome, Singfree...I think that all the encouragement there is on this board is such a help to everyone.

And thanks for the info re the sugar and protein intake. I'm probably focusing too much on those numbers. My carb intake is way low...which is good I think.

Just have to avoid the mindset that I should be "perfect."

You all seem to have done very well at the weight lose game so my question is this.... How long did it take you to see results? The very first week or does it take a few and then your body starts to lose on a steady basis?

Singfree, I'm not sure what you would call the stuff I do with the trainer, circuit training maybe? We do a variety of muscle building exercises. Boxing warmups, burnout drills, usually one day is upper body and one day is lower body work. He has me do burpees, mountain climbers, jumping box squats, roundhouse kicks, front kicks, and yesterday he had me do bench hops! We always finish with core exercises on the mat, crunches, leg lifts, russian twists, etc. And the ever dreaded lower back extensions.

The other days I use the stairclimber for 10 minutes and the AMT machine for 30 and do a series of arm exercises on the Smith machine and the assisted dips and pullups machine. I try to increase the intensity of the time on the AMT and the stair climber every couple of weeks.

And as the weather gets warmer, I want to add some running into the mix.

I am building muscle, which is great! And the last body fat measurement the trainer did I had 27.88% which is in the healthy range for my age, but I would like to get it down under 25% if I can.

Just tough to never see that weight budge.

Thanks Singfree, you sound like my trainer! :bigsmile: He assures me that I'm doing really well. It's a vanity thing, really, I wanna get into some smaller jeans by summer and thought I'd be further along. But yeah, I do like what I see happening to my body...my legs and arms are so much slimmer now. It's cool!


The best part is how much better I feel physically compared to last year. I have way more energy and generally just feel happier much of the time.

Exercise and a good diet are truly the best medicine ever!

singfree, I so agree with your observations....except I'll be keeping my shirt on this summer. :bigsmile: And those are some impressive numbers, especially your body fat %!

Speaking of Chinese (since you mentioned it), I'm eating at PF Changs for the first time tonight. It isn't really my choice, but that is where my husband wants to go for his birthday. Since he has been very patient with me and has agreed to no restaurant eating for the past three months, I think this is the least I can do. I've studied their menu, and I think I'm going to end up ordering vegetarian fried rice. While it is a little low on protein, it is also low in calories (okay, low is relative....if I were to each the entire dish, it would be 1000 calories) and sodium. I think it is ridiculous that any restaurant lists their food items as having multiple servings btw. In this case, they say this plate of food should be four servings. I don't go to a restaurant for four servings of food! I go for one. But, that aside, if I eat half of it, it will be about 500 calories, and I figure that's not too bad for restaurant food right now.

Saturday night, I think I'm going to a Mexican restaurant. I've done some research, and I think the best I'm going to be able to do there is with chicken tacos (soft shell) or chicken fajitas. Does anybody have any other healthy suggestions that I might find at a Mexican restaurant?

It has been a tough few weeks for me staying on track with the trip to Colorado, luncheons, Easter, my husband's birthday and, this weekend, family coming in for a couple of days (which is why we're eating out on Saturday). Thankfully it looks like I'll be able to spend the bulk of the next few weeks eating much cleaner and even though I'm not looking to lose any more weight, I'm looking forward to putting healthier foods into my body for a little while.

tron, it took my body three weeks to start responding to the diet. I think I might have lost a pound during those three weeks, but to be honest, I hadn't cut out all the crap during two of those weeks. Once I really started focusing on a clean diet, it took my body about a week to respond and then the weight loss was very steady over the next 2.5 months (which is how long it took me to reach my goal weight). But everybody is different, so give your body some time to adjust.

cardigirl, it sounds like you've got a terrific workout regime going on! That's some good stuff there.

Off to do 60 minutes of strength training and, if I can, I'm going to fit in some cardio to burn some calories in anticipation of tonight's dinner! Enjoy your day everybody. :flowerforyou: