40+ Club

Hi Everyone ! Well I just may have found my new home here on MFP 40, Yes, check Actually 42
Hope I can join you all

I have lost over 130 lbs since my journey began

I am currently trying to lose the last 30 ( 20 I regained ) plus 10

I can't believe I didn't know about this site prior to a few weeks ago...

I am currently doing chalene Extreme and then getting ready to take on p90x June 1st * YIKES * but I think I can do it

I'm married and a mom of 2, although my oldest just turned 22 and is out on her own My son is 11 going on 17 LOL.. driving me nuts all the way

We live on a " farm " or at least that is what I call it, complete with an orchard of fruit trees, ducks, chickens, goats and more

My biggest struggle is not the food or the working out, its the WINE ! But I've been cutting it way back and eventually plan on cutting it out all together

So that's a little about me ! Can't wait to meet you all

Good morning everybody!

I had a good weekend, but Saturday was a really big struggle for me with food! I go along okay for a couple of weeks, and then I have a day where I just want to eat everything. Saturday was that day. My husband was home for the day (he's gone again already), so we decided to go out for dinner. We went to Chinese and split a dish between us, so I didn't feel like I overate. But my cravings were something awful all day on Saturday. I didn't give in, but I sure could have! But yesterday I woke up and felt much better. Maybe I just needed a little different meal than the ones I've been having lately (I have a tendency to get into a rut, so that is likely very possible). But I stayed within my calorie allowance and all that all weekend, so it was all good.

I've decided that whatever weight I am on May 22 is going to be my goal weight. I've been pushing for the 110 mark, but I've decided if I don't get there, I don't get there. I went shopping for some summer clothes this weekend (absolutely none of my clothes fit anymore), and I was having troubles finding clothes small enough for me. Now, that's a first in my life! The scary thing is....I'm not really that small. I mean, I weigh 10 pounds more than what I did when I got married and I was a solid size 6 then! But I'm a size 2/4 in today's sizes (though I know I'm no smaller than I was 20 years ago either), and while finding size 4s is easy, size 2 isn't so easy. On May 22, my husband and I are going away for a few days to see what California has to offer (yay!!), and I've decided when I come back, I'm going to truly be finished with trying to lose weight (though I've lost these last seven pounds in what I consider to be pseudo-maintenance mode!) It's time.

aprilvet, you've got some great recommendations for Germany so far, and I echo those. For Austria, I would recommend visiting Salzburg (of course), and if you want to see a great little town (one of my favorites) in that region of Austria, visit St. Wolfgang, which is located in the lake region of Austria. It is a beautiful little town to walk around. The other region we spent quite a bit of time in was at Zell am See and Kaprun. It is beautiful down there.

As far as Switzerland, my husband and I spent alot of time in Switzerland (I mean, ALOT of time in Switzerland). It became our home-away-from-home. Being as I'm from Colorado, I love the mountains, and the Swiss mountains are just beautiful. While there are some beautiful areas in the Swiss/Germany/Austria part of Switzerland (around Konigsee in particular), my favorite part of Switzerland (by far) is down near Interlaken (which is located more in the center of the country). We always stayed in a town called Grindelwald, which is at the foot of the Eiger mountain (if you've ever seen the Eiger Sanction or read the book). I have alot of recommendations for that region in Switzerland (I mean, we went so often the hoteliers would welcome us home when we arrived at the hotel!), so if you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message and I'll be happy to answer.

Welcome mbmempireranch!! I so understand about the wine! I've not had any wine for nearly four months (since January 17), and it is driving me crazy. But I'm trying to go for six months without wine because of a workout program I'm doing right now. And as much as I hate to admit this, not only do I look better when I'm not drinking wine (I'm not as puffy!), I feel better. But that doesn't mean I won't have any again, that's for sure. :drinker:

Off to do my upper body workout (chest/shoulders/triceps)!

Hi everyone, I'm new to this particular topic board, thought I would give it a try!

I've been struggling with weight loss for the past few weeks. I work out 6 days a week - walk everyday, strength training 2-3 times a week - and I haven't lost any weight. Down 2 up 1, etc. I'm diabetic, have a thyroid problem and am on Tamoxifin for another year. I feel like I have a triple hex on me!!! and the cherry on the ice cream is that ever since I turned 40 (5 years ago ) I feel like it's a loosing battle of the bulge!

This weekend my son came home for a few days from college and it was a cooking, eating, and then some kind of weekend. I did exercise extra, just trying to control the damage. I was beating myself up pretty bad by Sunday night and thankfully my daughter and husband were very supportive and just encouraged me to forget about the weekend and start new Monday morning. Which I did, got up this morning at 5:30 and went to the gym. Thank God we can always start over again.

Have a great day everyone.

Hi Everyone - I've been so busy this last week I barely had time to log on and keep up with my food and excercise log.

Welcome to the new comers. It's great to read the posts and hear about the successes.

Singfrree - sounds like you had a great time with your grandson. We're expecting our first grandchild (a boy) in August.

Aprilvet - sounds like your going to have a great trip. and with so many suggestions you'll be busy the whole time. Awesome. Take a lot of pictures.

Alf - Tell your daughter I appreciate her service to our country. I have a step-son in San Antonio right now finishing up technical training in the Airforce. He'll be stationed in Italy for 2 years after that. We're very proud.

I have a dilemna and would welcome any suggestions. I've been doing the Slim in 6 for 2 weeks now. I did Phase 1 for 3 days and then Phase 2 2 days and all of last week. By Friday last week I had lost a total of 7 pounds. I was good over the weekend with calories but couldn't work out because of college course deadlines. I weighed in today and gained 3 pounds over the weekend. How is that possible?

The good news is today I had a great workout, 48 minutes on the video, 40 min stationary bike ride and 15 mins on the elliptical. I felt like I could have gone another hour but had to get showered to start on the house work.

We were scheduled to to to South Padre on a school trip this weekend but the flu concerns have cancelled the trip so I'm hoping ot get a 30 mile bike ride in Saturday.

Hope everyone is having a great Monday.

Many Blessings,
Nita

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i did
75 situps (25 w 10lb ball)
100 pushups
40floor leg lifts w 10 lb ball
40 bench leg lifts
20 knee lifts
40 20lb curls
10min resistance15 treadmill 128 cal but tyrying

Singfree and Aprilvet - Thanks so much for the encouragement. I'm learning that my body is going to respond as it was designed. We're all different and no matter how much I want to see forward progress daily I know I just need to be patient. You guys are great.

I always saw food as my enemy and have created part of this problem because my body doesn't know if I'm really going to eat. Kind of like a when you lose trust with someone and you're trying to rebuild the relationship. My body asks - should I trust her? Is she going to feed me or should I hang on to this fat just in case?

Eriny - Those are some awesome numbers. My husband is hoping to do the P90X soon, work is getting in the way. But he started pull ups and push ups 2 weeks ago and it's amazing to see how quickly he's making progress. The first day he did 5 pull ups, this morning he did 13. I'm actually just a bit jealous that men seem to be able to move faster in this arena. :grumble: God has a great sense of humor making us different. :laugh:

Many Blessings to all of you.

It's Tuesday and i weighed in on that mean Doctor's scale at the gym. Another pound has left me (for good)! :happy: I can feel and see the difference so that is encouraging! Your sucesses are also encouraging me! I need to not dwell on the numbers since the scale at home (now on the way to the rummage sale to trick another unspectecg weighee :blushing: ) had been lying to me for some time!

I was able to run 21 out of 30 minutes and used the machines for another 40 minutes. It is good to look at the progress. So much talk about muscle gain versus fat loss. I am curious to learn what I have lost in fat and gained in muscle. I suppose the pinch measurement test will be the true gauge of progress there. (Coming end of June).

From Thursday to Saturday will be a challenge! 20 hours in the car to attend daughter # 2's graduation. I imagine that will be a true test of sedentary calorie use! Sunday - Mother's Day!! Lots of love to all of you dedicated Mom's who are inspired to be healthy for their kids!

Keep up the good work everyone!

Hello! I'm 42 and new to the boards. I just found this site and these boards today. I've never blogged before, so, any advice? I began my journey on April 22 and, so far, I have lost 10 lbs. Currently, my weight is at 180, and my goal weight is 135. My personal goal is to feel sexy again, enjoy shopping for clothes and not hate the mirror. My reward/birthday present for all this work will be a tummy tuck. Well, I think I've said a mouth full. I look forward to meeting and sharing this journey with everyone.

Welcome sunshinelady, your profile name says it all!!!! Keep up the positive attitude. You can do this!!! And congrats on your weight loss!!!! Focus on eating healthy most of the time, exercise, vary your workouts, drink lots of water, monitor your calorie intake, set yourself specific goals and focus on that. We are here to help as much as we can. Good luck to you!!! :flowerforyou:

Marjie, try to pack up healthy snacks, even healthy meals, pack a cooler. Don't wait too long to eat so you will not be tempted to make a quick stop and grab something not so healthy for you. You can still enjoy a nice Mother's Day meal out with family but choose healthier options. If wanting dessert share it with your beautiful family.

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hello my fellow 40+ mfpers
todays workout as follows
10 min treadmill resistance set 10
100 pushups
40 40lb bicep curls machine
20 255lbs fly machine
40 100lb row/rear deltiod machine
40 100lb chest press machine
20 leg lifts w 10lb ball
10 dragon flag
20 25 lb curls
i think thats it till tomorrow

oh is it ?

SHOW YOURSELVES PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Be proud!!!!! All of you work hard and I KNOW you look great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I understand if it is a privacy issue for you. I really don't worry about it. I own a gun. :laugh: :laugh: And I am pretty protected against identity theft :laugh: I just love to be able to put a face to the success stories.

I'm on my 4th and final week of the ChaLean Extreme burn phase. Next week I will be starting the push phase. I will be able to do one week of the push phase before I go to Vegas with my husband. I will try to do some push ups, abs in the hotel and of course lots of walking on the strip. But I am not planning on taking my workout clothes and use their gym. It is couple time, not that we couldnt exercise together, that would be nice. But I know my husband is not going to go for that...:grumble: :noway: Oh well....what can I do. The exercise bug has not rubbed on him yet and it might never will. :grumble:

Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:

Alright so my next question would be, I have had two children by C-section and my belly has been openend up 4 other times...I was told that the muscels in my belly would never be the same and would never be able to have a flat stomach is this true? I would really like to get rid of the c-section rolls not that there is allot but it does bother me and along with that would like to get rid of the mid section