The Chronologically Blessed

[T2sarahconnor]

 

Also, I just had to comment on the following...

 

 

...that it is actually quite possible to be over 50 and be a tattooed, multiply pierced smartass. Trust me on this.

I knew I should have deleted that part. It was sent to me and I copied and pasted. No harm intended! I fit part of that bill too!

Ok, I will come back and read these cool stories in more detail. 

 

Right now, I'm asking veterans to try out my class chooser prototype:  http://facstaff.uww.edu/johnsobz/classchooser4.html

 

Nothing wrong with Nuala's - I just had an idea and wanted to try a different approach.  Once I get the program's advice right, I'll make the interface pretty.

Nice! Every time I take it I qualify for two guilds. I have trouble choosing so I guess I am in the right place!

[wildross]

Ah, I guess she just looms large in my imagination - you've met her, I have not. How about this: "Who the hell is this woman? She is STRONG! She is big of spirit and strong and amazing. Not typical..."

She doesn't strike me as "mean," (you're just being funny now) but I guess we wouldn't want to test that assumption, not with all those Muay Thai skills she has!

all true.. Especially the kidding part.

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[Elastigirl]

You guys are a fresh breath of air.  October begins the year in which I will still be 50-something.  Honest to god I don't know how I lived to be this, uh, experienced because it's had absolutely nothing with how I took care of myself.  I have had urges in the past to exercise but I usually sat down and waited for them to go away.  While I'm an excellent cook I've been cooking really crappy food and feeding it to the people I love most because it tastes good. In the last 10 years I've lost and found the same 15 pounds at least 3 times. My neck and knees make noises now and I have developed skin between my elbow and armpit that doesn't appear to be attached to anything in particular.  I heard one of the young whippersnappers at work talk about this Paleo diet, and while doing about the only thing I can do on the internet (research) I stumbled upon this site.   What a revelation  A diet and exercise site that didn't want a boatload of my retirement money, who didn't want to sell me something and talked about health in terms of body and spirit, well, long story short, I'm here. I'm  totally out of my league with the computer skills, hence the boring signature since I don't know how to link or upload or make cool graphics, but by gum, I am here and I just completed my first day of my first challenge and I nearly did 3 real pushups before I had to get back on my knees to do 7 more, but I did them! Now I have found a room of contemporaries who remember being the original remote controls (Dad to Mary:  Get up and turn it to channel 5).  Life is good and getting better everyday

Congrats on the pushups!!!

 

Your signature is fine as it is. However if you want to change it:

At the top of the page you will see your user name. Right beside it is a little down arrow. Click on it.

A list will pop up; click on My Settings

It will bring up a new page, on the left is a list, Click on My Signature:

On the right of that page you will see Where it says Current Signature (it will be blank) scroll down, until you see the part where it says Edit signature:

You can copy and paste the URL for your thread in there and anything else you want to add

Then click save- and you are done

 

Best way I've found to get used to how the forum works and all the stuff is just to try stuff and play around. When you clicked on the My Settings under your names, there were a bunch of other things you could click on. Go back and see what they are. Click on them and see all the cool stuff. You don't have to do it all, just get familiar with it

[Sloth the Enduring]

Here's my wall of text.

I'm still 45; I guess I'm the baby around here. I have a 25 yo step-son, a 5 yo daughter, and a 3 yo son. I teach 6th grade science. I was here long ago, Elasti-Girl and I were newbies together, but then I disappeared when life got too busy to be on the internet. Now I have a smart phone and spend a lot of time waiting for dance class or T-Ball to be over, so I found time to come back.

I was an indoor kid (legos, sci-fi books, Atari), but by today's standards I was outside all of the time. In high school I was the weird outsider until I joined the cross country team and found a crew of weird kids. I wasn't ever fast enough for varsity (my best 5k time was 20:09), I kept running during my college years (best 10K time 39:23). But those were a lot of years ago, today I can do a 5k in under 30 minutes, but I don't enjoy it.

As a young adult I was a bike racer, mostly road, and got very fit and very skinny. I never did well because I don't seem to have any fast twitch muscles and because drinking and partying all night aren't conducive to winning a 90 mile road race. When I was 21 or so I unloaded trucks at UPS for a year and put on 20 pounds, almost all on my glutes, back and shoulders. I couldn't get pants that fit, but I felt fiercely strong.

I got married and stopped racing, but I still rode enough to do a couple of mountain bike races every year. I had kids and stopped doing everything and ballooned up to 200 pounds. Three years ago I lost the weight by swinging a sledgehammer.

Right now I'm doing some mountain biking and kettlebells, with a little sledgehammer and sandbags mixed in, and spending a lot of my focus on rehabilitating a back injury.

[sharong]

Here's my wall of text.

I'm still 45; I guess I'm the baby around here.

Nope!  I turn 45 on Thursday. 

 

Welcome and I'd *love* to get the details of your sledgehammer routine. 

[wildross]

Here's my wall of text.

I'm still 45; I guess I'm the baby around here. I have a 25 yo step-son, a 5 yo daughter, and a 3 yo son. I teach 6th grade science. I was here long ago, Elasti-Girl and I were newbies together, but then I disappeared when life got too busy to be on the internet. Now I have a smart phone and spend a lot of time waiting for dance class or T-Ball to be over, so I found time to come back.

I was an indoor kid (legos, sci-fi books, Atari), but by today's standards I was outside all of the time. In high school I was the weird outsider until I joined the cross country team and found a crew of weird kids. I wasn't ever fast enough for varsity (my best 5k time was 20:09), I kept running during my college years (best 10K time 39:23). But those were a lot of years ago, today I can do a 5k in under 30 minutes, but I don't enjoy it.

As a young adult I was a bike racer, mostly road, and got very fit and very skinny. I never did well because I don't seem to have any fast twitch muscles and because drinking and partying all night aren't conducive to winning a 90 mile road race. When I was 21 or so I unloaded trucks at UPS for a year and put on 20 pounds, almost all on my glutes, back and shoulders. I couldn't get pants that fit, but I felt fiercely strong.

I got married and stopped racing, but I still rode enough to do a couple of mountain bike races every year. I had kids and stopped doing everything and ballooned up to 200 pounds. Three years ago I lost the weight by swinging a sledgehammer.

Right now I'm doing some mountain biking and kettlebells, with a little sledgehammer and sandbags mixed in, and spending a lot of my focus on rehabilitating a back injury.

finally, another male! Not that there is anything wrong with the females...

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[Chris-Tien Jinn]

finally, another male! Not that there is anything wrong with the females...

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I had noticed that you were surrounded and outnumbered. 

[cline]

Riding the bus to a questionable hood to go to fight camp. Yo!

I'm 46.

And I can hear y'all talking about me.

I am mean. And, whilst I am not technically large in terms of skirt sizes, most women would not want to look like me.

I'm kinda strong.

I miss bike Riding.

[cline]

Riding the bus to a questionable hood to go to fight camp. Yo!

I'm 46.

And I can hear y'all talking about me.

I am mean. And, whilst I am not technically large in terms of skirt sizes, most women would not want to look like me.

I'm kinda strong.

I miss bike Riding.

[T2sarahconnor]

Just realized I didn't introduce myself.

I will be 45 in November. I was an active child always on some sort of quest or adventure with my friends outside, Atari pong champion, softball maniac, avid reader, and if my parents wanted to punish me for,something they would set the kitchen timer and I would have to sit on the couch and do nothing. It drove me bonkers! 5 min felt like forever!

I had slipped femoral epiphysis ( where your femur head starts to slip off at the cartilaginous line where your long bones grow from) when I was 12. Had 4 pins put in my hip and missed 8th grade volleyball season ( end of the world). Spent 6 months on crutches. Year and a half later, pins out ( I did play softball for one summer with pins in - my mon almost died watching me worrying). I played high school and college sports, filled out to about 130 during college ( I'm 5'8") then decided to join the Marines. Didnt want to use my degree and teach high school ( biology, chemistry and,physics) was working retail to stay alive and I wanted to be in the CIA.

I lasted to week six ( during Rifle training) then was discharge IPTE ( injury prior to enlistment). I had developed stress fractures in the neck of my femur and they said the never should have let me in with my previous hip injury. My hips were " bullet" shaped and I already had arthritis developing. Arthritis? I was too young for that. Long bus ride home but I will never forget the pride and confidence my weeks instilled in me.

Went back to work in retail, realized I was good at it. I had the balance of service and business analysis and also the teaching background to manage people. Worked my way up the manager ladder, was in 9 different cities and stores in Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa,( wasn't married, didn't have any kids, couple long relationships but didn't see myself with them forever)at my peek was store manager for a 30 million dollar a year store. Great pay but 65-80 hour work weeks grueling. I was moving and on my feet so when 30-35 was around I still maintained pretty well (150 and hey I have boobs!)Well business changes, so does philosophy and the company I worked for did not match my philosophy anymore. Personal life great. Meet my hubby, got two step kids, found my soul mate. Speak my mind to the powers that be. Quit my job. 13 years with the company and I am done. Found new,job. Worked as a trainer for another specialized retail company. More desk and computer work, travel, bad habits ensue. ( 180 boobs bigger but so is behind). Working every weekend even though was told would not have to. Hate my job (190). Still confident in myself. Outgoing with others. Speak my mind. Quit my job and do some independent consulting in business analysis, marketing and training for retail. No exercise, love working on my passion for cooking ( 200-210) . By this time I am achy, lazy, and my hips are killing me daily, which leads to less exercise. Tried gyms, classes and diets. Couldn't stick with it. (220) Joined NF middle of a six week challenge this year in January. Found the site after looking at Paleo ( my digestive system was shot).

4 challenges under my belt, lost 26 lbs, eating 80-90% Paleo and,have so much more energy. Working on general fitness because I can't do the things I used to and I have come to the realization if I do nothing it doesn't help either!

Okay life story ,TMI and you are probably sleeping. Just wanted to share. Felt good type this out. Can't wait to type the story of my loss.

[ChristArtist]

This has been fun!

Cline is a mean badass... but she's a great friend! Just, don't look her in the eye! Lol!

Seriously. .. we all have our stories. ..i am still aiming for that triathlon.... and every thing I chose to do exercise wise is because I love to move. Wild ross is a pain to get moving. ..but man can he lift things. So, he moves so he can lift. I do strength (not allowed to lift yet) so I can move! Cline takes knees in the chest because she loves to give knees in the chest.

I think this does come with age... after 50, we know that we don't have the time to Play around and waste our time!

I used to really enjoy getting those funky nails. .. but, 1, they take so much time and 2, I won't paint paintings in them. .. they get messed up. .. and my first love is painting!

I understand playing worth things to find out what you love. .. but we know that nothing worth doing comes easy.

I used to have a unique piercing in my ear. .. and i do have a tattoo (2 combined)... not sure I am a smart @$$...i guess wildross would have to answer that!

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[Beaucastle]

both ears double pierced.. (yup 80s baby all the way)  2 tatts. (I want more)   I am a complete snarky smarty aleck and I'm ok with that.  

[cline]

both ears double pierced.. (yup 80s baby all the way)  2 tatts. (I want more)   I am a complete snarky smarty aleck and I'm ok with that.

Beat you...on all of it. *snort*

[Beaucastle]

from what I have read so far you could beat me without even trying... on just about every angle... *snort*  but I'm just a beginner yellow sash, and I am avoiding taking a knee to the chest, although last week I learned how to deliver one. 

[cline]

from what I have read so far you could beat me without even trying... on just about every angle... *snort*  but I'm just a beginner yellow sash, and I am avoiding taking a knee to the chest, although last week I learned how to deliver one. 

 

heh... probably not.

 

In high school, I decided I wanted my ears more pierced.  I already had the standard 1 each ear (done in 3rd grade!).  But I wanted more... so I did holes 2 & 3 in both ears - by myself... in my bedroom.  Ha ha ha.... oh my parents were very unhappy but once you've made a hole it's hard to undo.  So I won in the long run.  Ha ha ha

 

Guess now that I think about it... that's kind of tough.  LOL. 

 

As for the knee... Yewouch! 

 

Saw my chiropractor today and he's convinced it's a cracked rib.  He treats a lot of athletes. 

 

In Muay Thai, knees happen.  I need to learn...

[Beaucastle]

*thinks*  .... some day I'm going to be almost that tough... ok  I'm going to be sorta that tough..  pfft  who am I kidding... I'm not going to be a marshmallow much longer.. but I'll never be that tough I'm ok with that.

[Laureleye]

I saw this and thought I'd drop in and say hi at least.  I'm 57 which sort of amazes me because I don't feel that old.  I tell people I'm the head of the computer department, but I don't say it's a department of 1.  It keeps me pretty active moving equipment and just running around helping everyone.  During our recent office move I walked 110,000 steps in one week with no issues - I love being fit.  I love being here where no one thinks you're crazy for wanting to do pushups "at our age". 

[wildross]

I saw this and thought I'd drop in and say hi at least.  I'm 57 which sort of amazes me because I don't feel that old.  I tell people I'm the head of the computer department, but I don't say it's a department of 1.  It keeps me pretty active moving equipment and just running around helping everyone.  During our recent office move I walked 110,000 steps in one week with no issues - I love being fit.  I love being here where no one thinks you're crazy for wanting to do pushups "at our age". 

Yeah!  I was hoping you'd find us.

[wildross]

So we're supposed to do mini challenges and such.  I was thinking that (besides finding each other's threads and encouraging, blah, blah, blah) we should try something 'new'.  As in something we don't usually do or is absolutely new.  I'm going to do some burpees, since I've studiously avoided them for years.  Anything for non running cardio...  

[wildross]

I had noticed that you were surrounded and outnumbered. 

very badly outnumbered...

[ChristArtist]

Why do we need to do mini challenges? I thought or life story was the challenge!

My new thing will be to try to paint a walking dead cake for a friends birthday(the wife thought of it today. .. needs it tomorrow. ..and i don't watch walking dead! ). Anything is better than a barbie doll or disney cake.

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[ChristArtist]

I tried to invite kobnach, but he's concerned he's over committed!

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[wildross]

Why do we need to do mini challenges? I thought or life story was the challenge!

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Hey!  There you are.   Cause you told me it was part of running an accountability group???

[Elastigirl]

Well as part of my workout I am learning a new movement a day for the GMB Movement Vitamin a Day program. Other than that, hmmm, I'll see if I can think of anything. I did practice a breakdancing move yesterday.

[cline]

I want a walking dead cake.

New. .. smeh. I'm old. I'm at a concert. Nope.