Fabulous Forty Something Fall Thread
 

HI folks, here's your thread and here's your challenge. WE are going to see how much progress we can make until October 15....why that day you ask? Because I just picked it , thats why...LOL....That is when taxes are due if you had an extension.

State your goals

Zumbachica Oct 15th sounds like a perfect date!! My first grand baby will be one on the 13th and my second daughter is getting married on the 19th, so I have lots of motivation to want to lose by that date :carrot:

My goal is to be down to 215 by 10/15!! I will need to add more cardio and strength training to my incline walking to reach that level of loss, but I'm ready! Let's do this thing :dust:

Okay well it looks like it is just you and I...but thats okay :) Marriage and grand baby..oh my you are being blessed ..how wonderful!!!!! That is a whole lot of motivation...:)

WE got this!

Originally Posted by Zumbachica:
Okay well it looks like it is just you and I...but thats okay :) Marriage and grand baby..oh my you are being blessed ..how wonderful!!!!! That is a whole lot of motivation...:)

WE got this!

I'm still here! I just had a busy weekend is all. My goals are just pretty unexciting; keep eating healthy, no junk, keep exercising... The weight is coming off very slowly, but it is coming off...

i am back at it. Far from making my goal in August, i gained. :(

So, back at it, with a vengence. Smaller me, here I come!!

I'd love to join in. My goals are:

To maintain eating a mainly whole foods vegan diet (though not being too obsessed with it and allowing myself some fun stuff, like dark chocolate) but keeping the calories to no more than 1500.

To exercise 20-30 minutes a day

To read instead of watch TV in the evenings

To practice breathing relaxation for stress management (since stress causes me to binge eat)

Djuna

I'm here too!

My goals are to reach at least 80% of my daily points on my fitness tracker and to get to get to 240lbs. The weight loss goal is ambitious, but I prefer to set my sights high.

Hope everyone's week is off to a good start!

Meh, just did my weekly weigh-in. I'd still rather lose slowly and keep it off, but at my current rate, I calculate reaching goal weight in four years. Confetti.

Anyway, I went running today on schedule, am currently enjoying a large glass of water, and am thinking about what, if anything, I need to change. On the one hand, it *is* coming off, otoh, I wouldn't mind if it came off a little faster, but don't want to overdo it and sabotage my (incredibly slow but at least overall steady) progress.

How are you peeps doing? Djunamod, I like your avatar.
Twish, I'm vegetarian, but not vegan. I love beans, though :)
Hello AnnieB, haven't seen you around here before :wave:

Fool4, Zumba, how are we doing out there?

WELL HELLO EVERYONE!!! So nice to see you all...here are my goals:

I commit to the following workout schedule: Kickboxing two to three times a week, resistance training twice a week and this is in addition to my zumba classes.

I am going to follow the 5:2 diet . Two days of restricted calories, five days of more calories yet low carb. I haven't decided which days will be the low calorie days.

I hope to see 140 by the end of this challenge. Its a long shot but crazier things have happened.

I'm also going to take care of all my doctor appts this month...been putting things off for too long!!!

Today i will be doing my resistance work at home because i am taking a friend to her oncologist appt and then to lunch while she can still enjoy it ...before she starts really aggressive chemo. :( But normally on Tuesdays i'll be at the gym lifting weight.

So happy to see everyone, personals later.

Good morning everyone :)

Slowly....very slowly getting my alcohol under control. I really don't understand. I don't normally drink, but am feeling the need to have a beer or two or three with the boyfriend in the evenings while catching up.

Still getting the walks in, but my weight is extremely up and down by just a few lbs everyday.

Not discouraged (more confused) and feeling more motivated to up the cardio game, just haven't made that step yet. Mostly just not taking the time to do my own thing and hang with my guy.

Good to see more responses. I'm feeling the love and support. Will have better news in the next few days that I've got my act together :)

I'll join in. The fall is the easiest (not that it's ever easy...) time of year for me to diet, mostly because of my husbands work schedule. I am going doing some mish-mosh of south-beach/paleo kind of low carb stuff. The hardest part for me will be no beer. But here we go. My goal is to lose 10 pounds by then. I know that is a reasonable goal since I lost 8 pounds once on Southbeach phase one which is only 2 weeks. I've been running a lot and I am entered in a half-marathon in early Oct. All of the running I've been doing lately has not helped me to lose weight. I think I need to do other exercises besides running so I have started to lap swim once a week, maybe I will occasionally have the time to go twice.
Anyway, it is going to be nice chatting with all of you while we support each other on our quests to become more healthy.

We Got This Ish!
 

Apple Blossom Ithink you have a reasonable goal especially if you are doing a low carb type of plan.

fool4fotos I hear ya' on cutting back on alcohol..I'm not a big drinker but I do like to socialize....and going out usually means having a cocktail or two....or wine or a corona deepending on where i'm hanging out. I"m going to try and refrain from all that and if that means going out less then so be it.

Magicsusan I laughed out loud when you said confetti....:D I don't believe in losing weight slowly....to me that isn't making progress. Unless i have spurts of quick loss coupled with some weeks of slow loss things just don't progress. I can gain five lbs due to PMS or a sodium rich meal, so these people that say be happy losing one lb a week doesn't help me much....HOWEVER real weight loss does take time and we do need to be patient to a certain degree.

TWISH Aim for the stars girlfriend!!! Theres nothing wrong with setting your goals high...

DJUNA those seem like great goals :)

Annie I came very close to goal in August and then gained some of it back...so frustrating I know..but here we are..back on the horse Missy!!

Zumbachica I'm not a big drinker either, so I have to figure out what this is about. I'm starting to find myself substituting alcohol for food.

My oldest will be in STL this Thurs and my second had her fitting for her wedding dress today. She is absolutely beautiful. I can feel the "realness" of it all hitting. Maybe that is the source????

Originally Posted by fool4fotos:
Zumbachica I'm not a big drinker either, so I have to figure out what this is about. I'm starting to find myself substituting alcohol for food.

My oldest will be in STL this Thurs and my second had her fitting for her wedding dress today. She is absolutely beautiful. I can feel the "realness" of it all hitting. Maybe that is the source????

Well all kind of excitement and change can throw us off track , even if the things are good things like a wedding. I don't have any answers, I eat compulsively in good times and bad. We tend to exchange something for food when we eat less...for me that was coffee....i need to get a "fix" somehow...but now coffee isn't hitting the spot either....have to find other ways to fill this "void"/

hey all...today is a "FAST " Day which means lower end on the calories. Im following the 5:2 diet but not to the extreme like some do.....I did this a few months ago and it does indeed work....so here I am again..hoping to make it a lifestyle and not some temporary diet.

Looks like Fall here for the first time...a little dark, a bit colder this morning. Dread the shorter days because I tend to want to hibernate and you guessed it.....EAT. But one day at a time....

Hope everyone here has a good day!!

Oh and I promised myself ...NO ICE CREAM TODAY

Yay...had a swoosh from yesterday....:) I was so bloated. Kickboxing kicked my butt again, I can't tell you how much I LOVE that class...

I don't have to cook tonight since my son is going back to his Dad's , I have to admit i've been lazy and have the weight watchers smarts ones...yes, they are filled which chemicals and sodium but they are helping me for now.....and the ones someone recommended to me don't taste that bad...

I hope the rest of you are having better success reaching your goals...my weight keeps fluctuating between 266-267. I could use a mini whoosh in the next couple of days.

Having trouble hitting the 80% mark on my fitness tracker. The most I have managed is 50%. Am thinking of starting the 30 day Shred, which I have done before, because I like the way it makes my body feel. Just don't want to push it while on Optifast.

These are my musings for the afternoon.

I would like to join:
Weight goal by 10/15 215lbs current 226.4lbs
Diet goal journal daily,
Exercise goal daily exercise. Minimum 30 minutes. Yoga weightlifting or cardio just something.
Mental goal daily meditation.

Originally Posted by twish:
I hope the rest of you are having better success reaching your goals...my weight keeps fluctuating between 266-267. I could use a mini whoosh in the next couple of days.

Having trouble hitting the 80% mark on my fitness tracker. The most I have managed is 50%. Am thinking of starting the 30 day Shred, which I have done before, because I like the way it makes my body feel. Just don't want to push it while on Optifast.

These are my musings for the afternoon.

I did the shred years ago, everyone that I know that has done it has had good results....I personally can't stand Jillian Michaels and I don't know why...but her workouts are great....I agree you shouldn't push yourself....mabye do a modified version and see how you feel? Praying you have a swoosh soon....Like I told a friend of mine that is doing low calorie and working out with no success...eventually your body is going to wake up to the fact that you have a deficit and something is going to happen!:hug:

Hi Carma!!!!!!!!! Nice to see you again :hug:

Good morning, should be getting ready to teach two classes. I had another winner day yesterday and had another swoosh...losing alot of water..I could literally feel myself releasing the bloat yesterday, it was awful. My ankles were so swollen this past week...ugh......

My inspiration lately is the girl that does my nails, she lost 30 lbs just doing this the old fashioned way....low calories....and she didn't work out either! It simply amazes me how some people reach their goals on their own while others have to turn to meds, boxed frozen food, or other programs....

Weeikend is here and i"m going to try to continue to be mindful...seeing friends tonight and i told them we can only go to a restaurant that has salads! Or seafood and vegetables.....its so hard having a social life while on program isn't it? But I can't become a hermit either, it gets lonely around here :(

So after a failed Southbeach re-start, a lame attempt at WW and a weekend wedding over labor day, really back at it. Splurged on a nutrionist that friends at work have had some great success with--we will see. Clearly see how it works (low salt, low sugar, low carb, lots of veg and lean protein)--really, none of this is rocket science! And I was perfect Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs, until dinner, but I reigned it in and am back at this a.m. Already feeling better. Really, feeling "clearer" if that might resonate.
So for Oct 15, just less. Just less!

Hmmm, having a tough time getting started. Well, everyday is a new beginning! I really need that bloat release you are talking about Zumba. Bleh, I feel really bloated and icky today. I know once I get past the first few days I can get things rolling. It's day 4 that usually derails me if I can get started at all. So time to go running. Maybe I can sweat off some bloat.

Annie, I love your goal. "just less" Awesome :yes:

Is this our new chat thread? I can't get into the "Fall" mindset, it is just so freakin HOT here, definitely still have many summer months to live through. Fall for us is like February.

I've been MIA continuing to struggle with my stoooopid migraines, just got out of the hospital, in fact, after 4 days in there being pumped full of medications. I feel terrible, but I don't have a migraine today, so I'll take that as a win.

I missed my "formal" monthly weigh in as I was still in the hospital, but I can tell I'm down in lbs (plus the ER department weighed me fully clothed), but I'm not down in the good way. Not so much eating being done as I've been just that sick and I can tell I've lost muscle mass, which BLOWS. Goal for the rest of the year is to get my cocktail of medications just right and regain some muscle mass.

Hi to all the new faces, great to "meet" ya!

I hear you on wanting to get fast results, Zumba, but I've lost about 50 pounds with no regain, and in spite of my complaining about jogging and so on, the quality of my life is still good. I still have a bit of chocolate if I want and so on; in short, it's sustainable. Patience has just neverbeen my strong suit. Glad you enjoyed the "confetti" XD

Today was not a total fail. I counted all the bad food. Reset tomorrow.

Carma -- you can do it! Hang in there!

Getting those first couple of weeks in the bag -- that's harder than climbing Everest in my opinion.

Magicsusan,,,losing 50 lbs is incredible!!!

Snark: It still feels like summer here also! Today its a bit "crisp" in the air....I dread that first day of not wearing flip flops.

Apple: hope you got rid of some of that bloat...Iknow that I am probably not drinking enough water...but i don't like water...its that simple....during PMS I am like a water balloon..its terrible.

Annie I wish I could afford a nutritionist....anyone i know that has been to a real one has gotten huge success....I say "real" because I know personal trainers that say they also do nutritional counseling but my experience with that has been mostly bogus.....you got this!

I will not be going out to eat anymore with friends.....I know that this means saying not to invites on lonely nights when I really want to socialize, but I have come to realize that this is really thwarting my efforts. Last night I ordered salad with a friend but wound up breaking down and sharing a dessert with my friend...and I gained two lbs...what???!!! My body just shouldn't be having sugar right now......the end...why is this so hard for me to understand??? I already have a dinner date with two friends for tomorrow night but then that is IT...atleast until October. I am NOT going to reach my goals if I continue socializing...and fooling myself into thinking that i'lll just order a salad and be done with it.....

i'm so mad at myself for being weak last night...but that was then and this is now......

How are we all doing? I had a great weekend, did alot of fun stuff with friends...only to pay for that with a two pound gain...I tried to make good choices .....anyhow I decided that one of my "fast" days has to be on the weekend otherwise this WOE is just NOT going to work. Zumba'd this morning, going to kick box tonight......trying to get as much water down as possible today......

Not a great week end. And I got my period today. It always catches me by surprise even though I have some obvious symptoms. Might be a little bloated for today and tomorrow and then I'll be fine. I never really gain a whole lot during this time so I can't blame it for anything. :D
I pre made some chicken in the crock pot and a pot of ratatouille and now I feel like I have too much food. I was going to try a juice fast for 2 days but I can't let this food spoil. It happens every now and then. Especially when my husband does the shopping. I just feel like I need an empty fridge to keep me from eating to much, but I have to feed the rest of the family too. Grrr.
Mrs Snark, I hope you are feel ing better! I have a few friends with migrane trouble. It must totally suck. And it seems so difficult to find a solution.
Carma, I'm with you. Off to a slow start but we can do it!
Zumba, maybe you can find a different way to socialize? Maybe go for a walk with a friend instead of going out for dinner.

Apple Blossom, I agree with you...no more lunches out or out for drinks and dinner...atleast not for a while.....

I went to kickboxing last night and came home starving but didn't snack on anything as much as I wanted to.

I'll be counting calories today , hoping not to go over 1200.

I would love to join your thread, I need as much accountability/motivation as I can get.

What in the heck is it with 40? Ever since I hit that age (5 years ago) my metabolism is like a snail in peanut butter... (ah, peanut butter, how I miss thee).

I started the 17 Day Diet yesterday. Am down about a pound & 1/2. October 15th will be almost the end of the second cycle of this eating plan, so excited to see where that gets me.

Down a bit today which is always encouraging. My run today was at an ever so slightly faster pace with out even trying so that's good too. Maybe I can make some wise food choices today and get this weight loss going.
I had a meeting last night and looking around the room full of other moms about my age made me feel uncomfortable. I don't want to look like the mom of a couple of high school students. Middle age kind of sucks. I need to lose weight and dress nicer too. My wardrobe has been really limited lately because I don't like /want to buy more "fat" clothes. Arrggh. I also shouldn't judge other people like that. They are all nice people. Sorry. But like a friend of mine says, I want to be the "hot" mom. Not the Walmart mom. Ok I am rambling on now.
I hope everyone has a great day.
Welcome Cactusgirly, you'll have fun here! What is the 17 day diet?

Hey Apple, don't apologize, none of us want to be the Walmart mom....My son went to a hoity preschool years ago and all these women were skinny and decked out to the nines....it reminded me that having kids doesn't mean we have to gain weight and look frumpy, i just happened to for a very long time...:(

Whatever gives you motivation is a good thing Apple.....good for you for having a good run. It is raining here so Ill be working out indoors.

Hey AppleBlossom, the 17 Day Diet is pretty much low-carb/low-fat to start, gradually adding new carbs/fats back in every 17 days for 4 cycles. It advocates doable amounts of exercise and lots of water.

And I totally understand the Hot Mom thing. :)

Originally Posted by Zumbachica:
WHERE IS EVERYBODY????

Out jogging! And trying to get some work done; I always think I'm going to have so much time to do things when the kids get back into school, but somehow there are just a million tiny time-sucks waiting to happen.

Plus, I have so little to report. I still firmly believe in having a life rather than a diet- I tried diets, and for me it really seems to be true that the faster it comes off, the quicker and surer it comes back on. I'm concentrating on getting a life which will fill my days with interesting things so I won't be tempted to snack away the boredom- which is my problem. I was supposed to be getting an education as an ESL teacher this semester, but it's been pushed to next semester, which is a bummer :mad:

How's everyone else? It's getting nippy over here already, which isn't surprising after one of the chilliest, soggiest summers ever.