40+ Club

annaliza, I didn't know what a burpee was either, til my trainer had me do them. He LOVES to make me do them.

The exercise is that you do a squat thrust, once you're down there, you do a push up and as you come back up you jump as high as you can. No rest between. Right now he has me do 10 in a row, and I'm really puffing by the end of them.

I guess a more extreme version would be to do the squat thrust, push up, jump up and then grab a bar and do a pull up(chin up). So far, he hasn't mentioned those. I fear the time may be coming though.

If you google burpees, you can find a bunch of videos of how to do them.

Hello all............. it's a beautiful sunny and NOT windy day in Kansas...... it's not often we get sunshine without wind
I'm looking for suggestions for a decent but not outrageously expensive heart rate monitor . My pedometer can be calibrated by stride length for walk, jog and run, but I think it's still not an accurate way to count calories burned. I did my hilly 2.56 miles walk in 40 minutes on Saturday (3.67mph) and my pedometer said I only burned 193 calories:frown: :frown: I think it's got to be more than that, which is why I'm looking into heart rate monitors.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!!

Hello!!!! It was rest day for me today so I just did the recharge (flexibility/yoga) dvd from CX this morning. It felt good to just stretch for 20 mins. I start the third round of the burn circuits tomorrow. Since increasing my calories I do not feel ravenous anymore. Chalene mentions that in one of her dvds, that metabolism speeds up on days that you lift.

Sing, why are you looking into the SB diet? :noway: You are doing really well with your clean diet...SB is less strict than Atkins but those diets are not really worth it in the long run.

Texasmom, my daughter lives in Killeen. She is in the ARMY, Ft Hood. She likes to go shopping to Round Rock. We are all excited, her hubby leaves Irak this Thursday!!! :drinker: He should be in Ft Hood by mid May, has to go to Kuwait and Germany first. Please pray for his safe return.

mkwood, I have the Polar F4. I think it is the least expensive. I paid about $65 for it but it was at the military store (AAFES). It works great for me. I cannot workout without it!!!

Annalyza, good habits are contagious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drinker: :drinker: It is great that your husband wants to quit smoking and exercise. You are a good role model to him and I'm sure to your children!! I workout 6 days a week. My workout sessions last anywhere from 40mins to over an hr on weekends. I used to workout everyday but now that I am lifting heavier and running more often I am giving myself one day a week to rest, a weekday (today). I don't like to rest on weekends because I tend to eat more on weekends plus I have more time for a longer workout session or a longer run.

swiss, how are you doing? Going back to your food diary, just do the best you can. I know you had medical issues and have started working out again and that is a good thing. Give yourself time and try different things to make it easier to log in your foods and workout. I think you are doing great considering your surgery and the complications you had.

Oh and I like burpees, isnt that what you drink at DQ? Oh no slurpees...:laugh: :laugh: Just a silly joke Now seriously, I do like to do burpees, killer exercise

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Hello All. Is this where the over 40 crowd discusses the issues particular to the challenges assiciated with losing weight? Is there a general consensus that a glass of wine prior to bed is BAD or increases stomach fat. Ladies I need to know, cause I drink water all day now have 2 teenage boys and a husband(very loving), and sometimes I need a drink.

Welcome sunny2.. I dont know about the alcohol but its nice having you here:flowerforyou:

Has anyone tried the 30 day shred? I just ordered it, it was inexpensive so I figured what the heck.
Also when it comes to eating clean, are you supposed to give up red meat? So many BBQ's lately. For the most part I stay under my calorie intake, I need to stay ontop of that but I was just curious on if you would lose more weight eating chicken and fish rather than a steak. Or does it just matter that you are under on your calories

Thanks guys. I have given up tea, sodas, starbucks, etc. for water and occassionally a drink of wine helps me stay sleep. I stopped drinking wine for a while thinking it caused bloating. I do recall that a glass of wine was fine.

Hi Sunny, I'm new here, but definately belong in the 40+ Club. Just saw this in a health magazine I get. "Pair wine with some red grapes for anthocyanins, and aged goat cheese for a dose of dairy. Why wine? Researchers say people who drink a little wine every day have the smallest bellies, even when compared with those who don’t drink at all." Of course, I haven't tried this. I'm on the wagon until Memorial Day to help instill some good eating habits. And who can eat only a little goat cheese? Yum!

Has anyone tried the 30 day shred? I just ordered it, it was inexpensive so I figured what the heck.
Also when it comes to eating clean, are you supposed to give up red meat? So many BBQ's lately. For the most part I stay under my calorie intake, I need to stay ontop of that but I was just curious on if you would lose more weight eating chicken and fish rather than a steak. Or does it just matter that you are under on your calories

Tron, I've done 30 day shred. It is a good workout. The first time I did it was in Sep 08, every other day for 30 days. It helped me reach my weight goal then. I did not do it every day as recommended because even though you are lifting light weights I believe you need to give your muscles a day of rest. 20 mins was not enough for me so I was doing two levels at a time. I was burning mega calories doing that. I would do levels 1 and 2 one day, then rest, then do levels 2 and 3, rest, and so on...I had started a thread back then and some of the ladies started doing two levels at a time when they felt they were ready for the challenge. Commit to it and you will see results. My sister in law got it for Christmas and when I asked her the other day how she likes it she has not used it yet :noway: She will never lose weight that way :noway:

A warm welcome to the new members!!!! :drinker: :drinker: Sunny, good for you for giving up sodas, etc. And speaking about water, Chalene says that drinking a lot of water with your meal slows down digestion and metabolism. What do you guys think or know about this? I drink water all day long especially with my meals. I can down 2-4 cups of water with my meal. So far today I have drank 120oz of water. I have always drank a lot of water compared to others.

Have a great evening!!! :flowerforyou:

Sing, you crack me up!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I do go to the bathroom regularly but I am proud to say I am not dehydrated!!! :laugh:

I checked out the site you suggested, mapmyride, it is really cool. But they also have mapmyrun.com so I will be using that one instead. Getting ready for a nice 6mile plus run after my son leaves to school. I ate a little bit of oatmeal and drinking a cup of coffee, hopefully that will give me enough energy

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:

Stiring?, Duffy? where are you????

Hi everyone, just popping in to say that this website is truly helpful. I'm no longer stuck! Yay. Apparently, I wasn't eating enough calories or something.

So happy to see the scale moving downward!

Hope everyone is having a fantabulous day! :drinker:

Stiring?, Duffy? where are you????

I'm here. Just took a little break from posting at MFP after a somewhat unfortunate encounter with another poster (not one in this group) over the weekend. I don't like being called 'nuts'.....even though I am! :bigsmile: But I'm over that now.

mkwood10, my husband is active duty AF (he's sitting at 25 years in right now), so there are a few of us military-associated spouses around! I like it too! I actually ordered my Polar F4 from the AAFES site because I couldn't find one in our BX. It came with free shipping, so that's an option if you can't find one at your PX.

I've had a great week working out and eating. I'm really fine-tuning my diet right now, and I'm doing cardio workouts like I haven't done in 10 years. The other night I was cleaning out my closet (I know...what was I thinking?!? ) and came across my 'fat' jeans. Okay, these were jeans I wore the entire time we lived in Alaska. Well, just for kicks, I decided to try them on. I pulled them up....and they fell right to the floor. :noway: I mean, I literally could not hold them up with any part of my body. It was comical....and it really illustrated to me more than anything else how much I've changed my body.

cardigirl, congrats on breaking through your plateau!

duffy, happy to hear you are doing well. I SO understand your restlessness. Just keep taking care of yourself, though.

Hope this finds everybody well.

singfree...I am going to check out mapmywalk.

alf...you are doing great. Your picture shows it. I think it wonderful that you were able to live abroad. I have always wanted to visit a foreign country.

me checking in to before i head off for a job this morning. 158. Same old, same old 158. I've made some good changes to my routine. i expect that scale to move DOWN anytime now.

good luck to everyone!