So, how’s everyone doing so far on their new diet and exercise plans? 
Thursday is typically a rest or active recovery day for me, but I plan to go to the gym this evening and do some light biking (stationary air bike), core (stomach and back) and bench press.
Diet plan is being met.
I’m playing soccer tonight so that will be my exercise for the day.
I need to hammer out the 1st draft of speech today so I’m sitting in front of a computer
Without my evening beer, I did not fall asleep as quickly as I usually do, but, you know, I survived. 
I have made an appt. to drive down and see the strength coach I saw before. My appt. is next week and I’m going to have him take a look at my squat and deadlift in person.
Plus, time for discussing programming and golfer’s elbow. I am no longer able to add weight to the Press every training session and had to do back-off sets. It took me three training sessions to complete 61# for 5 sets of 3. I need ideas from him on how to proceed when I begin to miss reps. Since I’ve stopped doing chins completely (mid-December), my elbow is slowly getting quieter.
Although my muscles are not usually sore from lifting, my joints and connective tissues have opinions. Sometimes I just feel a little beat up, all over. I assume it is age.
In the meantime, the coach has requested I email him some of my videos from this week so he can take a look at my form before we meet. Time to learn how to edit!
It’s in the 40s today and walking the dog this morning was lovely.
So far, so good. I don’t know that I’m really doing anything different - I’m just trying to be more observant/vigilant. I’ve done well with the sugar detox - most of the suggestions are habits I’ve had for some time. Having a refrigerator with prepped options to choose from has been great, I need to stay ahead of the game there, but I think it’s worth the time investment. Even though my legs felt like lead, I did some walk/run yesterday and “ran” this morning when they felt a bit better. I use the term “ran” loosely. Tonight I am going to a Pilates Reformer class with an instructor I really like. I have a lot of Pilates scheduled for this month thanks to a great buy on a pass. In a few weeks I’ll start training for a spring race.
@Midwest67 Lots of stretching and rolling out typically makes my tissues and muscles feel better (less sore).
@jmnva06 I played in our local adult soccer league for several years, but it got to the point where I was getting yelled at by the all the local Messi and Ronaldo-wannabes if and when I decided to not take a header into the goal post and get a concussion.
I then decided to play pickup basketball on Sundays, but all the local Steph Curry and LeBron wannabes had the burning desire to try and take my head off on a layup or just shoot 3-pointers the entire day. As for weight lifting, I’ve been doing that continously since college.
And that’s when I discovered CrossFit (and Spartan/Tough Mudder runs), roughly around 2014-2015, which I’ve become pretty good at, AND there’s no one trying to kill me! 
I occasionally think about going back out to the soccer field and/or basketball court, since I do miss it. But there’s only so much time.
I avoid cooking, but I will do some minimal things.
This week I took my largest shallow casserole dish and cubed an entire bag of Yukon gold potatoes plus one large red onion – all tossed in olive oil, thyme, s&p and baked.
I can dig into it all week and make quick easy meals by adding diced chicken or eggs or meatballs. I like to add some salsa, and sometimes balsamic glaze.
With a big portion of protein, this packs high satiety for me.
I had a frozen dinner (Healthy Choice Power Bowl) and now I want to duplicate it with higher quality ingredients. Farro is new to me, and I really liked the taste and texture.
Just an FYI, at work, I’ll usually eat a paleo meal for lunch, which is usually delivered fresh (depends on the company), but I freeze to keep them from going bad. I’ve used Ice Age Meals, Pete’s Paleo and I’m now using a company called Territory. They’re all good, but I like a lot of variety or I’ll get bored.
@Midwest67 - I agree having a base already prepared makes quick work of meals. Yesterday I roasted several veggies - broccolini, cauliflower, brussel sprouts - with a variety of seasonings. For some reason I find those more satisfying than other preparations.
I made a beef tenderloin for Christmas dinner - most of you know I am not a big meat eater - so almost a week later there was quite a bit left. I cubed it and put it in the freezer and am now using it for a high value training reward for Sabapuppy. She thinks it’s great.
^^^Your pup must think she’s in heaven, Sabaray. We had a prime rib roast for NYE and I gave my crazy labradoodle and D’s crazy labradoodle each a bone. Two happy pups!!
Doing well on my challenge—yoga and 5 min meditation this morning… Whole30 breakfast—2 over easy eggs and 1/2 roasted sweet potato. Decaf coffee and almond milk creamer.
Both Ds and spouse/boyfriend left today. I love having them here, but it is easier to follow your plans once your guests have left.
It’s great to see so many people sharing their exercise and diet experiences - lots of good stories and inspiration. I’m another person who started running relatively late (at age 55) and I’ve been continuing to enjoy it for about 10 years now. Never ran a marathon - but I generally do 2 half-marathons a year, which I am thinking is the same as one full one! I have a base of about 20-25 miles a week, supplemented by a couple of strength-based group exercise classes twice a week at a fitness center I just joined for that purpose. I don’t love strength training but know it’s important especially as I get older so having classes to go to helps. I live in the Chicago area and strongly dislike treadmills, so I run outdoors through the winter unless the roads are icy or the temperatures are below zero. I love to cook and eat (and follow a mostly vegetarian diet)- so regular exercising helps me focused on making healthy choices most of the time although I relax my rules a little on weekends. Love the support on this thread.
@Bromfield2 that breakfast sounds really good!
There are a lot of “closet” runners here on CC! Way to represent the over 50 (most?) crowd!!!
Just ran 3.3 miles myself. It’s a gift to have 50 degrees in January in northern Ohio! I have to say I’m starting to SLIGHTLY notice a few more minutes of light in the evening - every minute helps for an outside workout after work!
I ran 3.1 miles outside this morning and got caught in the rain, which I hate. I didn’t melt, however. 2.1 treadmill miles after work watching the news to decompress from my day. Also did a little work on my TRX type straps to ease into some strength work.
I really hated treadmills and never used one to speak of until I moved to TN 13 years ago and really didn’t want to be out in some of the cold, icy weather. I got my own treadmill about 5 years ago and it has been fantastic. It’s safer for me in bad weather and just flat out convenient. I have a great set up in our basement which stays a good temperature except for the very hottest summer days and I have a big screen TV right in front of the treadmill. I even have a window so I can see outside (limited view, but, hey, I see some grass and trees). I still try to run outside most of the time, but since I run everyday, the treadmill has really been great. One important thing for me was to get a really good treadmill so that I wouldn’t hate it. I also have treadmill access at work if I need it.
I am really impressed by all you runners, especially those who started relatively late like @cooker! I actually got a lot of benefit out of the couch to 5k app a few years ago (in my fifties) although it quickly got too hard for me, I had to repeat some sessions before moving on, and I never got quite all the way to 5k without walking. However, I learned a lot about making small changes and small advances, I got to the point where I could cover much more ground during a fairly brief outing after work, which was a great habit and I got to the point where I could actually feel like I was running, even if slowly, rather than just performing some kind of awkward exercise that would excite pity in passersby. Then I took that improved fitness and switched to a different kind of exercise, mostly in group classes. I still think running is pretty hard!
Last year, I started doing more resistance work and strength training, also usually in group classes. Went to the gym today, so the year is off to a good start!
I do want thank everyone here again for help throughout the past few years. I learned a lot from you about all kinds of things that helped me get started with exercising, even about issues with sports bras and other gear that I was clueless about.
Starting today to really do the sugar challenge. Expecting it to be hard for me…I don’t have the worst diet, try to eat pretty healthy, but I do have a weakness for sugar, especially cookies and chocolate, and I would love to lose just a little weight especially around the middle.
“I never got quite all the way to 5k without walking” - After 3 years, I still often walk (and sip water) for a minute in the middle. If it is really hot, I need a few water/walk stops.
Didn’t realize it has been 10 years since this thread started. Thanks to Sabaray and of course to the infamous IDad. I started off like IDad as a former old fat guy, moved on to the couch25k program and eventually to competitive track running again. I encourage everyone to check out your local and state Senior Olympics. For some of us, it helps if there is a competitive aspect to exercise to keep at this fitness thing.
4 mile walk today, a high point, broken tooth eating nachos for dinner, a low point
@momoffour, that sounds terribly painful! Hope you’re able to see your dentist today.
Day 5 of the sugar detox - eat something spicy. I love spicy food so this will not be a problem! https://www.nytimes.com/programs/sugar-challenge/day-5
This handy reminder of the prior 4 habits:
And here’s a bonus read for today, the best health advice in 48 words:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/opinion/simple-health-advice.html
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Don’t smoke (2).
Get vaccinated (4).
Avoid trans fats (7).
Replace saturated fats with unsaturated if you can (15).
Cook from whole ingredients — and minimize restaurant meals (23).
Minimize ultraprocessed foods (26).
Cultivate relationships (28).
Nurture sleep (30).
Drink alcohol at most moderately (35).
Exercise as often as you can enjoy (42).
Drink only the calories you love (48).
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The sugar detox daily email is a nice "starter"program. I feel like it addresses some basics but in a pretty doable way.
I do feel like I do many of the “tips” already. Spicy food is my fav! And I like the 48 words. I need to work on the “fats” - the sugar, the transfats, add in more unsaturated. I don’t smoke or drink and I think I my sleep is decent.