Robin's 100 Lb Plus Weight Loss Group

RobinsEgg
RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
edited September 26 in Motivation and Support
This is a new group for people with at least 100 lbs to lose. It is especially dedicated to those who are having trouble on that journey. It is an adjunct to an earlier Forum I started.

We also have a "theme" each day.

Monday - Check In -how did the weekend go for you. Is this the day you weigh in? (It doesn’t have to be !)

Tuesday - Bluesday - get what’s bugging you off your chest!

Wednesday - Midweek - are you holding strong?

Thursday - Meditation or deep thoughts time.

Friday - Fitness - have you been exercising this week?

Saturday - Honesty. Have you been true to yourself this week?

Sunday - Biography (you can be as brief or wordy as you want, but tell us a little about yourself!)


There are NO MEMBERSHIP requirements. Just post and you're a member. We have no limits on number of members. Every one is welcome!
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  • Wraiythe
    Wraiythe Posts: 780 Member
    This sounds great!
  • Alotless
    Alotless Posts: 5
    Im in it too...
  • RobinsEgg
    RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
    Hi I'm Robin - and I am struggling to lose 100 lbs. I've been here since Aug. 2010 and have lost - and gained - the same darned 15 pounds over and over again. First it was Thanksgiving, then Christmas, then Valentines Day, then a back injury. Excuse after excuse. Mostly my problem has been an odd lifestyle - I spend 4 days at home alone dieting, then travel to my BF's place and spend 3 days off diet. He likes to go out to eat for breakfast and dinner. Its easy for him because he can eat anything and not gain a pound. He has one of those "high" metabolisms. I, apparently, have NO metabolism.

    So, I am starting this forum for those of you, like me, who are really struggling to get a grip on the diet and exercise and discipline required of us to do this. My next post is an inspirational message I found while viewing another forum. I think it embodies a distinct sense of what we really want to have happen over the next several months.
  • RobinsEgg
    RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
    I give credit to this pep talk to WolffEarl, who posted this in another forum in response to a woman who couldn’t find clothes that fit on a shopping expedition:

    "Here are my thoughts on this (keep in mind I a guy so what do I know:). Part of me fully understands your frustration. You want to feel "normal", go where the some of the other ladies go and pick out your favourite clothes, just to find that most stores still subscribe to the "Our clothes are only for the skinny, undernourished folks" philosophy. Instead, it feels like you are being sent to the back of the bus, with the other rounder kids. So, I sympathize. But and it is a big BUT:) let us not forget a few things:
    First of all, somehow, maybe through exercising, through healthier eating, through changing how much you eat, YOU managed to lose a LOT of weight and with that came of alot of inches no doubt. SO, BE PROUD!. Give yourself another year or two or even five and keep going the way you have and you too shall arrive one day. Imagine yourself as two people. The one that keeps going (as you have) and in five years floats in and out of any store she desires, maybe even with a backpack, running shoes, cruising down the aisles. That will be you. And then imagine the other you, that gives up, eats her way back into depression and then 5 years from now once again longingly looks into the stores. Now imagine meeting your other self and being amazed and getting the courage to ask: How did you do it? The reply would be: Simple, I just kept going, I refused to listen to that voice of frustration, sadness and instead took it one day at a time.
    Lastly, I want you to remember back to the time you learned how to walk . When you first learned how to walk, you fell down many times, hurt your knees, got frustrated BUT most of all you got up again and tried and tried again. NOT ONCE, even as a toddler, did you say to yourself: "I give up" I will never walk, I guess I just keep crawling the rest of my life.
    I suggest you find that toddler attitude again:) Be well. Life is good."
  • Solat37_Neil
    Solat37_Neil Posts: 379 Member
    Count me in, 100lbs seems like a dream, but that's what I gotta drop.. Let's do this!
  • SarahJaneDeschamp
    SarahJaneDeschamp Posts: 359 Member
    this sounds great x
  • Able0104
    Able0104 Posts: 23 Member
    Im in :) I need more encouragement!
  • rebecca1608
    rebecca1608 Posts: 15
    I'm in, I started this journey with over 100lb to loose, now its only 80something and that's only been since jan. Proud of myself for the first time! We can all do this together.
  • craft338
    craft338 Posts: 870 Member
    sounds awesome, i guess i'll just jump in with monday check in :)

    i had a pretty bad week this week. my calories have been good, and i've been pretty active, but the scale hasn't been moving. i guess it really is true that if i go off my diet at all, i won't lose. i've been trying to "eat clean" and that's really been working for me. i stayed within my calories on easter, on thursday when i had company, AND yesterday at my grama's, but i had "regular" food. the scale is up almost 2lbs and i'm hoping it's just water weight, maybe from all the sodium or eating food that i'm not used to. back to my raw veggie salad every day this week!! :)

    also, tomorrow is my 100th day of MFP and my first day of QUITTING SMOKING!! if you have or are quitting, or just wanna send me a few extra "DON'T DO IT"'s if you see i'm having a craving, then friend me cuz i'm gonna need all the help i can get :)

    thanks :)
    sandra
  • tryinghard2012
    tryinghard2012 Posts: 419 Member
    Awesome! I'm here to offer any support as I have 146-156 pounds to lose in total. I've lost so far 100 pounds. Very tough journey, but worth it. :wink:


    Over the weekend I remained focus and tried very hard to keep on schedule with exercising despite my move. I stayed on target food wise. This was a pretty good weekend!
  • Alotless
    Alotless Posts: 5
    Hi everyone
    My names April and im 39yrs old and live in North east England in the UK. I have been overweight for the past 20 years and gained with each of my three pregnancies. In Aug 2010 my Gp referred me to bariatric clinic for surgery, i went to the open evening and it scared the living day lights out of me and surgery is just NOT for me!!! Hence why i am here. I have a poor relationship with food and i turn to food when im stressed and feeling down, it doesnt help that my job is very stressful and my mum has just been diagnosed with lung cancer. when im feeling stressed.....i intend to log on here and support others.

    I weigh in on a sunday morning and yesterday i was 280lbs which is nearly my heaviest weight ever. So i have 140 very long pounds to lose and this group will help me get there. Ive tried every diet going i think but i i havent really calorie counted, it always seemed so time consuming but the myfitnesspal on my blackberry made it seem easier..so i logged on here and found all the added support from the message boards.

    Robin, thanks for starting this group at just the right time.

    Solat37 , nice to meet you.

    SarahJaneDeschamp, i love your profile picture...do you watch biggest loser by any chance? lol i love her!

    Booklover89 , nice to meet you too

    rebecca1608 , losing 20lbs is a lot to be proud of, keep up the good work. You inspire me!

    craft338 , thanks for the friend request. Great job on trying to eat clean...that is one of my goals. I gave up smoking 10years ago and after a few months I have never looked back. You can do this but keep occupied as much as you can. I also found changing my routine up helped. Ie: i used to love sitting with a cup off coffee on a morning and a you know what before everyone in the house woke up so i changed it so i wasnt sitting and i got up with everyone and there was no time.

    tryinghard2012, You have lost 100lbs already..that is amazing!!

    well im looking forward to getting to know you all better.
  • WVBayouGal
    WVBayouGal Posts: 45
    I'm IN!!! Weight today is 240.4,... my weight last Monday, the day I started was 248.....so WooHoo for me! I know that won't continue throughout my journey, but it's nice for a start. Lood forward to taking this trip with y'all!!!

    I read on the message board where a group of gals used a 'bracelet' to document their weight loss. They made bracelets (not sure out of what, but I'm gonna buy some small leather 'thread') and put a bead on it for every pound they lost. Well, I'm gonna start with that...the bracelet NEVER comes off, and each week a bead will be added for every pound I lose. She said it was a good incentive for NOT reaching for that cookie that was calling her name when she wasn't really hungry. I'm gonna make mine by tying it together with a knot, and each Monday, cut it off and, hopefully, add a bead and tie it back together. Hopefully it will be a double strand bracelet in a year!!
  • WVBayouGal
    WVBayouGal Posts: 45
    I give credit to this pep talk to WolffEarl, who posted this in another forum in response to a woman who couldn’t find clothes that fit on a shopping expedition:

    "Here are my thoughts on this (keep in mind I a guy so what do I know:). Part of me fully understands your frustration. You want to feel "normal", go where the some of the other ladies go and pick out your favourite clothes, just to find that most stores still subscribe to the "Our clothes are only for the skinny, undernourished folks" philosophy. Instead, it feels like you are being sent to the back of the bus, with the other rounder kids. So, I sympathize. But and it is a big BUT:) let us not forget a few things:
    First of all, somehow, maybe through exercising, through healthier eating, through changing how much you eat, YOU managed to lose a LOT of weight and with that came of alot of inches no doubt. SO, BE PROUD!. Give yourself another year or two or even five and keep going the way you have and you too shall arrive one day. Imagine yourself as two people. The one that keeps going (as you have) and in five years floats in and out of any store she desires, maybe even with a backpack, running shoes, cruising down the aisles. That will be you. And then imagine the other you, that gives up, eats her way back into depression and then 5 years from now once again longingly looks into the stores. Now imagine meeting your other self and being amazed and getting the courage to ask: How did you do it? The reply would be: Simple, I just kept going, I refused to listen to that voice of frustration, sadness and instead took it one day at a time.
    Lastly, I want you to remember back to the time you learned how to walk . When you first learned how to walk, you fell down many times, hurt your knees, got frustrated BUT most of all you got up again and tried and tried again. NOT ONCE, even as a toddler, did you say to yourself: "I give up" I will never walk, I guess I just keep crawling the rest of my life.
    I suggest you find that toddler attitude again:) Be well. Life is good."

    I LOVE this.....TODDLER'S ATTITUDES RULE!!! That's gonna be my motto(signature)
  • EileenB42
    EileenB42 Posts: 125 Member
    i'm in. Thank you for this group. I started in march at 280.6 and currently at 273.4. hoping to eventually be about 150. its a journey!




    Eileen
  • RobinsEgg
    RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
    sounds awesome, i guess i'll just jump in with monday check in :)

    i had a pretty bad week this week. my calories have been good, and i've been pretty active, but the scale hasn't been moving. i guess it really is true that if i go off my diet at all, i won't lose. i've been trying to "eat clean" and that's really been working for me. i stayed within my calories on easter, on thursday when i had company, AND yesterday at my grama's, but i had "regular" food. the scale is up almost 2lbs and i'm hoping it's just water weight, maybe from all the sodium or eating food that i'm not used to. back to my raw veggie salad every day this week!! :)

    also, tomorrow is my 100th day of MFP and my first day of QUITTING SMOKING!! if you have or are quitting, or just wanna send me a few extra "DON'T DO IT"'s if you see i'm having a craving, then friend me cuz i'm gonna need all the help i can get :)

    thanks :)
    sandra

    Sandra - Congratulations tomorrow on making 100 days on MFP and Quitting Smoking. That is just AWESOME. I quit smoking a long long time ago, and at moments of stress, the urge is sometimes there, but I picture ugly diseased lungs, and it passes. Stock up on a LOT of SUGARLESS GUM, Plastic Straws, anything to keep that oral fixation busy. YOU CAN DO IT!
  • RobinsEgg
    RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
    I'm IN!!! Weight today is 240.4,... my weight last Monday, the day I started was 248.....so WooHoo for me! I know that won't continue throughout my journey, but it's nice for a start. Lood forward to taking this trip with y'all!!!

    I read on the message board where a group of gals used a 'bracelet' to document their weight loss. They made bracelets (not sure out of what, but I'm gonna buy some small leather 'thread') and put a bead on it for every pound they lost. Well, I'm gonna start with that...the bracelet NEVER comes off, and each week a bead will be added for every pound I lose. She said it was a good incentive for NOT reaching for that cookie that was calling her name when she wasn't really hungry. I'm gonna make mine by tying it together with a knot, and each Monday, cut it off and, hopefully, add a bead and tie it back together. Hopefully it will be a double strand bracelet in a year!!

    What a great idea - I'm thinking I'd need a necklace though.............
  • WVBayouGal
    WVBayouGal Posts: 45
    That's why I said a double strand bracelet....LOL I guess it depends on what size beads I use.....:laugh:
  • RobinsEgg
    RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
    Monday Check In - got thru the day and under by 13 whole calories - victory ! :laugh: My sleep last night was all screwed up and I only slept an hour or two here and there then took a nap from 4 pm til 5:30. I hope I can sleep tonight through. For the past few weeks I've been waking around 3 am and worrying about things I have no control over.

    Do any of you have tricks to stop worrying?
  • WVBayouGal
    WVBayouGal Posts: 45
    Well, today is 'get what's bugging you off your chest' day. I have to say, at this moment, I have nothing to report. I guess that is a good thing!! I do wish I was rich and had someone to shop and cook for me because I hate doing both!! But, since I have to do both, I'm going to the grocery store today and I have my list ready......

    Have a great day everyone!!
  • RobinsEgg
    RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
    Tuesday Bluesday - I had a Great nite's sleep last night so I'm in a great mood. I'm worried about temptations though. I'm going to the grocery store too, to get chicken and broccoli, then I leave and go spend 3 days at my PLATONIC BF's house (he's 68 years old, and I'm 60) and we just enjoy each others company. But I am always hungry at his house, I don't know why. I am really going to push the water this time and see how I do. His candy jar between our two chairs is a constant source of temptation, URGH!!! And he won't move it!
  • Myssrenee
    Myssrenee Posts: 24
    I think I may like this =)
  • Solat37_Neil
    Solat37_Neil Posts: 379 Member
    Ok I just got told off because I hadn't posted in here yet , ooooops sorry! So my story goes like this.. I'm an English guy, fast approaching 41 years on the planet, and have always struggled with my weight/size, I was the fat kid at school that got bullied and ALWAYS picked last for sports, and all through my adulthood I've been "heavy", ranging from 240 lbs at my lightest up to 350 at the worst.
    I've kinda resigned myself to the fact that I'll always be big, but now I've had a bit of an epiphany, and I KNOW I'm going to be able to conquer it now. I have optimism, belief and faith in myself that I'll get down to my target weight..It may take a while, but I'll do it!

    I've dropped maybe 10 lbs already and feel so much better for it, and I feel a lot better because I've cracked it!
  • Alotless
    Alotless Posts: 5
    Hello everyone.

    I hope everyone is well...and resisiting temptation(says she who is avoiding the crisp packet):tongue:

    well yesterday i did okay but lasted till 10pm and went on a bit of a binge...but i logged all my food and i was still way better than i would have been if i hadnt been on here. So while its not good...i feel its still postive that i actually managed to not eat everything in sight.

    Yesterday i did my workout - Chalean Extreme, Burn Circuit 1 and she kicked my *kitten* good and proper to the point where i turned over in bed through the night and though id fell out of bed..:bigsmile: but no it was muscle soreness. Getting out the car this morning the neighbours must have thought i was nutts as it took me ages to pull myself out the seat. Anyway as the day has gone on its worn off and im feeling good.

    Food today has been good- but ive upped my calories slightly to 1800 and upped my protein so im following 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat which suits what i want to achieve.

    So Tuesday is the day we talk about things thats bugging us....well i have something but its a long story but ill try and keep it short. Im off work at present due to my mum s ill health. My mum has been ill for the past 2 years with non alcoholic cirrhosis and is at the point of transplant but she cant have it due to her other health problems and to top it off she has just been diagnosed 3 weeks ago with lung cancer which hit the family kind of hard. well i am an only child and we dont have much family so everything kind of falls on me and while ive coped with her illness, supporting her and looking after my 3 kids and working full time as a childrens social worker, i finally came to a halt 4 weeks ago when i just couldnt do it anymore. So this past 3 weeks i have been off work and due to go back next week. Anyway whats bothering me is that i have been there when all my friends have been through some awful times , i have helped them pick the pieces up and cope when they have had no one yet i realised last week that i have no one....when i really need a friend ...I have no one. Anyway..thats whats bothering me but im okay..ill come through it..and i will be stronger for it!! (seems strange sharing this with people i hardly know..but it feels good to write it down)

    Wvbaywgal - its a great idea of the bracelet, something visual to see and watch grow. I would also like a personal chef ...lol but i dont have the money either so were stuck with our own cooking and grocery shopping.:sad: Food shopping always seems such a waste of time to me and i end up with goodies in the trolley which is why i order my food online and have it delivered.:love:

    Robin - I know the feeling about waking up and worrying about things you cant control and i dont have any advice on stopping worrying but it might sound strange but i actually cry and i feel much better for it. Someone suggested meditation to me..but i havent mastered it yet..maybe worth a go! As for your three days at your friends, could he not come to you and then restrict his goodies :laugh: or maybe try and take your own low fat treats. You can do it Robin...you will find a way...your in hte right frame of mind!

    Myssrenee - welcome to the group, the more the merrier.

    Solat37 -Nice to meet a fellow englishman (although im a woman..but im english :laugh:) Its great that you believe in yourself and have faith as i do think this is the key to long term success. Great job on the 10lbs.

    well its supposed to be my rest day today but im going to do cardio party 3 so i can have a chocolate treat tonight without feeling guilty. Has anyone ever heard of Turbojam workouts? i love them..the music is so fantastic and whenever i hear it i just cant sit still.

    see you all tomorrow.

    ps: forgot to ask.. is there a way we can get the replies to this thread sent to us via email or do we have to keep checking.
  • Alotless
    Alotless Posts: 5
    roflmao...ohh that post was so LONGGGGG!!!!!! sorry!:yawn:
  • cherubcrnp
    cherubcrnp Posts: 717 Member
    I am here with more than 100# to lose....it seems insurmontible but not impossible. And for what is bugging me today....people that are a normal weight that keep saying how fat they are. What I wouldn't give to be a normal weight right now!! I am working at this hard...this journey isn't easy. What I wouldn't give for an Oreo or a piece of chocolate...but I am not giving in to temptations. There...that is my vent for the day!
  • WVBayouGal
    WVBayouGal Posts: 45
    robinsegg....have you tried putting your own treats next to the BF's candy bowl? Not that I would be able to pass the candy, myself...LOL And you may be hungry at his house because you have a different routine there...and are more confined to his routine, thus causing stress. Not that it's bad stress, but stress is stress and we all have our own response to it. I have always wanted food when I'm stressed, whether good or bad stress.

    alotless...I really enjoyed reading your post. It always helps to know we each have our own problems.

    cherub- I understand that frustration when these norma weight people complain of being 'fat'. As I say..."I wish I was as fat now as I was when I just thought I was fat." We each have a body image....and in most of us it is't realistic! A quck story....years ago when I was normal weight, I was with my husband walking in the mall. In the distance I saw a gal walking toward me, and told my husband I'd like to be the same size as that gal. He said, what is she wearing, and I described it to him. He asked me what I was wearing.....I looked down and back up and realized...that 'gal in the distance' was ME, in the reflection of a mirror in the distance~~~ We both laughed, but it was an eye opening experience. Pictures taken this Easter got me to become serious about losing weight this time...THAT FAT gal was ME for sure. When I lose some weight, I'll post some before and after pics, but for now, I'm too embarassed.

    Again, I hope everyone had a wonderful day!!
  • calliope_music
    calliope_music Posts: 1,242 Member
    i'm in :)

    Tuesday Bluesday: struggling with feeling upset about falling off the wagon on vacation. my scale tells me i've gained every bit that i've lost in the past few months back, but i'm not sure (plus it's still that TOM). hoping a lot of it is just water weight. i'm just upset and trying so hard to pull myself back up, but i'm at an all time low right now. it's hard for me to stay positive at the moment.
  • SarahWrittenThin
    SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
    Hi everyone :) I have about 125 more pounds to go. Definitely love the idea of this group!
  • togden
    togden Posts: 324 Member
    Hey everyone .... I started this journey Jan 16th and was completely motivated and ready to go and by April 16th i had lost 24 lbs but now I have completely lost all motivation, started gaining everything back and even worst it depresses me that my sister and mother started this journey with me and have both lost almost 40 lbs each and im struggling with my little 24 .... :(

    Anyhow Im Tamaira but everyone calls me Tami, Im 29, a single mommy to 3 yr old little girl, full time grad student working to become fully licensed as a Special Education Teacher and currently working full time as a teachers aide in Special Ed.

    Hopefully Ill get back on track SOON!!!!!!!!!!
  • SarahWrittenThin
    SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
    Bluesday: Today I went way over calories, like 2600 total 2300 net. I sat there and cried when I realized how high everything was. It's finals week. I have a 25 page paper due thursday which only has 12 pages. When I think about it I nearly throw up. I'm so stressed that I have acid and heartburn all the time. I had 2 finals today and it was not as great as I would have liked for either of them. I am the deans list girl, not the oh good you passed girl. If I do not have a 3.7-4.0 I fail to me. It is not acceptable.
    Yesterday my boyfriend was supposed to visit before he left for Indiana but he was too busy at work with another pastor and didn't make it over. I saw him twice in April I think. I'm feeling kinda neglected, maybe forgotten. He said he is just soo busy right now and I know he is... but i'm selfish, I want someone to spend time with me, to talk to, to hold me. I need too much. I ask too much. But its what I want.
    He keeps encouraging me to hurry up and lose weight for our trip and it makes me both motivated and depressed. I have lost 27.5 pounds. But I don't think anyone notices. Or cares. If I don't mention it neither does anyone else. I wish someone would notice. Its not a big enough loss yet I guess. And I'm not going to get anywhere with eating fast food, pizza, chocolate and a donut all in one day.. diet hell. whhhhhhy!?
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