40+ Club- I'm Dreaming Of A Light Christmas

Sing: I'm glad you are going to get your cold seen to!

Stiring: Glad to see you arrived in Korea. Helicopter ride sounds cool. I've never been in one. Glad to hear some of your stuff arrived too, I know you were wondering if it would actually show up.

We are having our office Thanksgiving Dinner at lunch today. They put our food on those big oval chinette platters instead of plates. Even if you say a taste of this and a taste of that, you end up with mega amounts of food. It is the yummiest of their meals all year though! So, I'm planning to indulge myself a little. Pre-planning a small indulgence, should prevent me from turning it into a stress eating even (I HOPE!)

April.... Good to have you back. I am also going through my own issues with motivation and food. I think I made the mistake of setting a goal for myself and now that I've reached it I have slacked off..... A LOT!!!! I am trying to find a way to re motivate myself. And I had better do it quick. At least I'm starting off smaller than I was when I first started so if I go full board like I did last time I can lose even more....

Sing.... Take care of yourself and I hope you feel better.

String... So happy that your stuff is finally getting there.... Once you get everything unpacked then the stress of moving should subside. You not really home until you have your belongings.

How many calories are you all eating? MFP recommends me to eat 1200 calories but I find that so darn hard. Plus I dont seem to be losing very much at all. If I do lose its about 1 to 2 lbs a month and to me, that is VERY discouraging. If it were 1 to 2 lbs a week then I'd be happy

I can't beleive I ate the whole thing. Let's just leave it at that!

This is my Friday morning check-in......:sad: I'm thinking about calling the movers and seeing if they can take my scale back.

Actually, I set a goal that I didn't want to gain more than five pounds in the move, and I didn't, so that is good. But I am up four pounds. I have a feeling some of that is water weight because I haven't gotten my drinking/eating on a routine yet. But it was a wake-up call that it's time to get back on track with my eating. At least my clothes are still fiting.

I cooked my first dinner in our new home last night. Yay! We won't see the bulk of our household goods until January, so it is still a struggle to cook properly, but I'm going to try. Despite my weight gain, I'm actually really happy that we only ate out four times (not including social events, etc) throughout the move. That's pretty good for us. Planning ahead and having meals prepared in California for when we were living in a hotel really helped. I just wish I'd managed to keep my intake of sweets under control...which I definitely didn't. :ohwell:

2BLean, let us know how more protein feels. The one thing I noticed when I lowered my protein levels after completing STS is that I had a harder time recovering from my workouts as a result. So I try to keep my protein levels up, especially when doing strength training, because I seem less tired and sore. I'm curious if you experience anything similar, especially since you are still doing STS.

tron, I think 1200 calories is too low for you given you current weight. Like April, I would suggest something closer to 1500. That's what I was eating when I hit the weight you are at (we are the same height) and I found it much easier to handle. I think this is doubly important if you are going to start working out more because you will need the energy to do those workouts. At your weight, 1200 calories is too few (in my opinion) to give you enough energy to effectively exercise.

zebras, sounds like you enjoyed a good Thanksgiving lunch!!

njjswim, I hear you about how difficult it is to focus on weight loss/healthy eating when life gets busy. Boy, I feel like I've been the poster child for that recently! I hope you are able to start focusing on YOU again and not everything that is going on around you. :flowerforyou:

singfree, I hope you feel better soon. I'm glad you are seeing a doctor. You've been down with this for over a week, so it is time to get it checked out.

Off to do Insanity Plyo and maybe P90X chest/shoulder/triceps. I'm feeling tired today and have that event tonight in Seoul so I don't want to overdo the exercise and then sleep through my dinner. So I'll see how I feel after Insanity before deciding if I want to do anything else.

I hope everybody enjoys the rest of their Thursday!

Good morning all.

sing, I am glad that you saw your doctor. Take it easy for awhile. If you do this then you should jump-start your weight lose.

:flowerforyou: stiring, I don't know how you kept your numbers of eating out so low with what all is going on in your life. Congratuations. My husband and I have been ordering appetizers and sharing them between us. Not only are we eating less calories but our bill is lower.:happy:


njjswim, welcome !! I am sure that you will find encouragement and support in this thread.

:flowerforyou: zebras, fess up !!!! I am so curious.

I am down another pound this week. That makes a total of four pounds since I began my strength class.

Swiss:

I didn't do too badly on the main part of the meal which was quite tasty, I ate way too much desert. They put an insane amount of pies and cookies, and brownies out. I still have limited self-control.

As for reporting day. I just didn't get on the scale. I'm sending my scale to Stiring's movers to hid with hers!

Happy Friday!

Reporting in with a new weight! 139!!! :happy: I have been seeing it but it didn't count til I stepped on the scale this morning and I saw 138.8! Wowee! Must be all the laying around with the flu kids! :huh: :huh: Now they are back to school and I am ready to tackle the day!

Hope you all have a great week-end! The hubby is going to be at "deer camp" (an old house with his brothers and all the boys) and then we have a Colts game. Sound relaxing to me!

Get well soon sing!

GO COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :happy:


And congrats on the new weight!!! That's awesome!

Hi all! Did not get to check in yesterday. After missing the trainer on Monday, my goal for the week was to do some kind of work out each day. I did it! Tuesday: Ended up walking close to three miles at work: two meetings on the other end of the campus: about 3/4 mile one way, in hose and heels. Wednesday: treadmill intervals with incline changes. Thursday: pyramid free weights. Friday: Had to take my car in for new brake pads and shoes. We left work in time to get into town before 5:00 because the hubs thought the car place closed at 5. Was home in time to go to 5:30 deep water aerobics. Yea! my favorite. I now know when I can go swim laps: Friday nights: competition pool was deserted. At times, water aerobics was the only thing happening in the pool. Plan on doing free weight pyramids again today while watching football. Weight is stable but at least not rising. Shirts are baggy and tops that pulled at the buttons no longer pull. Want to lose a little more weight and inches before buying new things.

Goal this week is for at least five days of work outs. Have to miss the trainer again on Monday to go to a memorial service for a collegaue's 20 year old son who was killed in an accident in China while going to school there. Very sad.

Hoosier: congrats on the weight!
Cardigirl: We love the Colts too. Husband was at Ole Miss same time Archie Manning was there.
Zebras: Hang in there. Keep taking care of yourself and don't beat up on yourself too badly. Just get back to doing healthy things as quickly as possible.
Baker girl. Congrats on your new goal. You go girl!
Alf: You will do wonderfully at Zumba. I am considerng getting certified in water aerobics. (Also looking into PhD program in Health Studies with an emphasis on Leadership. I wonder if I can do both?)
Stirring: I hope you are enjoying Korea and getting reunited with some of your stuff.
Sing: Take care and get well. Glad you went to the doctor. Rest and get lots of fluids. Be careful with that cough. I had bronchitis really bad one time and ended up cracking a rib from coughing. Also: about the colonoscopy: worst part is the prep. Without getting too personal: the prep stuff is pretty caustic. You might want pamper yourself with high quality tpaper and use baby diaper rash ointment while prepping. It will make you more comfortable.
MK: Hope you are doing well. I know you will be in great shape when your husband gets back in the states.
Long enough post. Take care all! Go Longhorns and Rebels! TxMs

I turned 40 yesterday and just started posting on the boards today. I'd love to hang with this group.

Happy Monday everybody! :flowerforyou:

Welcome, robin09. Happy belated birthday and hope you enjoy hanging with us.

TxMs, wow...your workout program sounds great. Talk about mixing things up! Given the diversity of your workout program, I'm not surprised you are losing inches and toning up. I'm amazed!

singfree, I hope your procedure goes all right today. :flowerforyou: I also hope you feel better soon.

I started my third week of my Insanity rotation yesterday by doing the fit test. Despite everything going on in my life over the past couple of weeks, I managed to improve in all categories. I was surprised. This week I'm hoping to do two workouts a day for three days this week by adding a P90X workout after Insanity. Today I did Insanity Plyo Cardio followed by P90X Chest/Back. It felt good to workout like that again.

My eating is still not where it should be, but I'm having a really hard time getting my appetite under control right now. At least I'm turning to healthier options more and more, so I feel better about that. But I'm definitely eating more than I was a month ago. I'm hoping that I get that part of my diet under control over the next week. I think part of the increase in appetite is because I can't find the same healthy options here, so I'm eating more processed foods than I normally would. I don't think they fill me up as much as the healthier options did.

I had an absolutely wild weekend here in Korea! What an introduction to this country. We were in Seoul both Friday and Saturday nights for formal events. The event on Friday featured the US Ambassador to Korea PLUS the most amazing musical acts from here in South Korea. Saturday night was the helicopter ride into Seoul. Wow. That's about all I can say. What an amazing experience. We got the best view of the country and Seoul. What a beautiful place Korea is. Leaving on Saturday night, we got to see the city all lit up, and it was magical. The only bad thing about the experience was that it was snowing here on base when we landed! :noway: It has been a little while since I've seen snow, and I wasn't prepared for it, that's for sure. But at least it didn't stick to the ground. It really did put a fine point on what was, without a doubt, one of the most amazing weeks I have ever lived. If my husband and I had any doubts that our life had changed, emerging from a helicopter after flying out of Seoul into a snow storm ensured that we knew that things have changed significantly. And it just looks like it is going to get better. How blessed I feel for this experience.

I hope everybody has a great Monday!

:flowerforyou: stiring, I envy you your weekend. It sounded great. I would love to do some traveling before I am too old to do it.

sing, I will be thinking of you today while you are having your examination. I am sure that all will be ok. You are in great shape and very healthy. We also have been having beautiful weather. Probably about the same that you are having.

I did horrible again over the weekend. I am fine while I am at work but leave me at home for a couple of days and I mess up every time.:mad:

Hello everyone~ :flowerforyou:

Just checking in from Friday & the weekend.

Last week was good for workouts & eating. I am doing good on my “new” protein increase and feeling pretty good. There were a couple of days that I felt a little bit of a headache?!? Didn’t know what that was about – I had plenty of water. Felt good over the weekend though. Although Sat. night my hubby and I went out for a fabulous dinner – after my really good week of eating I felt I splurged a little bit. Good choices but more than I normally eat. :blushing:
Hence, yesterday I did a 80 min cardio workout and then in the afternoon I played 6 volleyball games! (2 matches) :noway: Felt great though! This a.m. was Shoulders & Triceps along with an Ab workout – cardio again tomorrow.

Hope everyone is doing great and had a nice weekend! Stiring, your weekend sounds amazing, that’s awesome.

2BLean, I think the headache might be caused by the increased protein. If there is not enough carb in your system (glycogen), you will go into a state of Ketosis (a la Atkins). It could also be a bit of withdrawal from something that your body was used to getting, like caffein or excess sugar. Whatever the case may be, it probably is only temporary. Good luck!

Singfree - Thanks so much for the info on that. I was going to mention that my carbs are about half of what they were, but I just didn't. SO that is probably it! Thanks so much.
Glad your procedure went well for you.

:flowerforyou: mkwood, I am glad that your husband has been able to stay in contact with you. And, congratuations on your scale hitting 129. It has been many a year since I have seen that number.

sing, so glad that all work out for you? Does your doctor recogmend having this done every five years? My supervisor does this. I have yet to have one done. From the horror stories that I hear, I don't want to get it done.

My weight is up a pound after this weekend. I will have it gone by the end of the week. But then, the weekend will be here again.:frown: