women 40+ would like to share progress

Hi - am a 41 year old as well. No kids but I do have 5 spunky cats that my mom calls "Grandkitties". I am finding the older I get, the more aches and pains my body develops and the harder it is to loose weight. But since joining MFP and working to eat better and exercise, I have been feeling great. I almost don't even mind this cold weather. The fall colors here are beautiful and I have been noticing more wildlife - I have seen 3 bald eagles in the last 3 days

We have company for the weekend and are planning to take them to Mackinac for the day. I have to dig out my old pedometer to see how much I walk there. I am off to do some step aerobics and burn a few calories so that I can eat some not so healthy food on my outing :drinker:

I just turned 40 this month...yuk! I have tried everything else and nothing has worked. I started this on June 14th of this year and I have already had great results. I tell everyone about MFP. Not many are willing to try because they think it is a gimmick like everything else. It works. Use it like it is intended and you will see results. There are people who are older, younger ....have a lot to lose or just a little. It works for all of them.

I LOVE MFP!!!!

Booboo, you are worrying me. I am seeing my GYN these days and I might need an hysterectomy too. I have been working hard to lose weight, I don't want it to come back :noway:

I am rather excited. We spent 6 hours in Mackinac today. 5 hours of shopping and 1 hour eating lunch. Yes, I was good drinking 2 glasses of water and actually eating a grilled chicken salad with cheese and dressing on the side :happy: I just checked on-line and 5 hours of shopping (we didn't sit for any rests) actually burns about 1200 calories at my weight. Who knew shopping could be exercise - I guess it beats sitting home on the couch. My legs were tired from all the standing - my pedometer logged 2 miles of walking. Unfortunately, it didn't do as much for my pocket book. Most of the stores in this tourist town are closing for the season tomorrow so there were some great sales There is no way I will all eat of these calories combined with my 600 from working out this morning. I guess this will be a zig zag week of calorie burning for me.

Hi Motocaryschell, your 3 pounds gain is muscle mass which is heavier than fat mass. Congradulations!!! Don't give up, I kept the same weight for over 2 months in the beginning, even if I was doing a lot of exercises. Don't give up and remember that your clothes have a lot to say to you

Hi motocaryschell - your weight gain could also be water weight from a change in exercise. Muscles tend to hold water when stressed in a new way. You may want to consider taking measurements and logging them on the check-in page. This could be a way for you to some positive changes that don't include the scale. Keep up the good work.

I know how you feel when you cant believe your 40. I swear a 20 year old looks in the mirror but somehow the return image is some cranky older woman :laugh:

My body needed a rest from all the exercise and I really needed to take a day and catch up paying the bills :grumble: and organizing my work papers... Sometimes having your own business based out of your home doesn't seem worth the effort. My business manager called and wants me start organizing tax papers - it's only October but I guess the end of the year is coming soon At least I stayed within 100 calories of my daily intake goal.

Missou - I am jealous that your going on 2 cruises. Someday I will get on one. Congratulations on being married almost 20 years. That is something to be proud of in this day and age :flowerforyou:

booboogroom - Congrats on 16 lbs in 2 months :drinker: I agree that we need to stick together with Lady Power.

Looking for snacks around 100 calories that are fresh or homemade. Do any of you have a favorite to share? I try to avoid the pre-packed snacks to avoid the preservatives. I'm not a purest but I am trying to chose more wisely than what I might have in the past. :huh: Oh how I love food...

Pinbotchick: love that you burned so many calories shopping. whoopy:laugh:

Hi , I am 40 years old and I am trying very hard to stay on track this time. I would like to lose 50 pounds before next summer. I was so uncomfortable this summer with my weight. I hope this site will help me track my food.

Areedy, I have the Gazelle, it is a great wokout and it burns a lot of calories!!! I had to stop using it because of my back. I stored it at my parents and I just called them. I will take it back tomorrow!!! Thanks for mentionning it, I had totally forgotten about it. Now that Hubby is a massage therapist, he will take care of my back so I can keep on using it

Sunday, we celebrated 2 bday at home and DH caked 2 cakes. Yesterday was really bad for me, I sacrificed myself and I took a lot of the rest of the cakes... I did not want Hubby to take them all, his belly doesn't need it and they were calling out to me. My eating was bad!!! Good thing I walked for about 2 hours. The downside to all of this... I am at 159.8 this morning

Last night, my knee was in serious pain and I took a major decision. I will stop the Hip Hop Abs video and the treadmill for at least 2 weeks so my knee can heal properly. I fell on it at the beginning of the month and I still have difficulties to use the stairs. I will keep on doing specific exercises to reinforce my leg. If after 2 weeks my knee is not back to normal, I will keep off the treadmill and the Hip Hop Abs for at least another week. Right now, I have difficulties to use the stairs There is one problem with all this, I am now addicted to my training

I have the Maury-Windsor Pilates collection, that is a total of 19 DVDs. I am sure I will find a program that will satisfy my hunger for exercises and my need to do some cardio workout!! When my knee will be better, I will start my stairs program all over again. The stairs to go to my basement have 10 steps in a straight line and I was going up and down the stairs last spring. The most ups and downs I did without stopping was 50, that means I was going up and down a total of 1000 steps!!! I went on vacation and I did not do the program again when I came back :explode: In 32 days, I will board a huge ship with a lot of stairs. I want to use them as much as possible!!!

Thursday, when the Gazelle will be installed, I will start using it. I hope the weight will go down as quickly as it was doing when I used it in 2005. I was loosing about 5 pounds a week!!! Then I had to stop for a few weeks because of my back :grumble: I know it has been 4 years and I am now in my premenaupose. This could change things a little. The fact that DH will take care of my back is a major plus for me. I won't have to stop using the Gazelle this time :happy:

Hello ladies! I am 42...soon to turn 43 in December. I have to boys that are 21 and 23. I too have had a hysterectomy which was in July of 2008. EVERYONE told me that I was going to gain all this weight! Not true! You need to believe in yourselves and do just what it is that you enjoy doing. Also, I quit smoking one month ago today cold turkey and just replaced my cravings with excercise! I am loving it all. I also am active duty military and actually joined when I was 4 months from turning 35. I too tore my ACL completely along with my MCL and have had 3 surgerys in 3 years. I am now starting to run and excercise due to quitting smoking and I have never felt so excilerated in my life! Comn' girls, we can keep this up together! Just keep cheering eachother on! Please let me know what I can do to help anyone! Enjoy your week and see you around MFP. :flowerforyou: