Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Feel much better! Just did Leslie Sanson 2mile walk video (off youtube) at work!....it's slow this time of year.
Feel so much better! Although working out in jeans is NOT ideal lol0 -
tueday's goal was to stay under my calorie limit and accomplish some assignments that I need to make up for university.
So far I've managed to get out of bed and be slightly productive.Still have a log way to go on getting back on track, but one day at a time.0 -
Just in !!!! I just received my Sociology grade and I got a B+ with all the craziness in personal life I am happy with that grade. Good Night Friends
way to go!! that is a great mark0 -
Feel much better! Just did Leslie Sanson 2mile walk video (off youtube) at work!....it's slow this time of year.
Feel so much better! Although working out in jeans is NOT ideal lol
Hooray for you!! that is one workout under your belt and lots of endorphins floating around your brain to lift your spirits0 -
tuesday`s goal- go for a walk....so i did but ended up at the starbucks in the local hospital and had a chai tea latte....so i took the long way home.....left in the sunshine but came home in the snow and wind......good thing i wore a ski coat and brought mittens0
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@karenleona--starbucks is my sanctuary as well as the bane of my existence--especially now that I've discovered salted caramel mochas. Even non-fat, no whip is 290 calories for a grande. :noway: Glad the weather didn't catch you unawares--we are finally getting some cold temps and a bit of drizzle and flurries. I know a lot of folks are happy b/c it may be a white Christmas, but I was perfectly happy with warmer temps and bare ground.
@tina--the cupcakes look scrumptious! and great job working out at work--that's efficiency! :flowerforyou:
@kris--I agree w/ robin; it's not silly at all. The first time DH and I left gunner at the vet for boarding, I cried as I walked out to the car. I felt silly as well--was even laughing at myself as the tears flowed. But robin's right--animals can sense when we are leaving, and sometimes sitting down to have a quiet conversation can calm them a bit, even if they don't always understand our every word.
@alison--You're right--it's a really tough time of year with all of the extra stress plus the added treats tempting us at every turn. At least it sounds like you are making good progress with your Christmas plans.
@kaye--hope you enjoy your visit with family!
@holly--congrats on the awesome grade!
@robin--I'm so, so jealous that you have a sparkling clean house--as I mentioned to lin yesterday, I can't even see the top of my dining room table! :blushing:
Tuesday Goal:
I realized that it was wishful thinking that I would make it to the gym 3 days in a row, so today I walked gunner and will do my core work. Back to the gym tomorrow though b/c Thursday is going to be a crazy food day. We have a holiday luncheon where we all bring lots of treats to share, and then after work is my department's holiday party, so more junk food. My goal is just to take tiny tastes of the most tempting treats, so I can at least hope to stay under maintenance.
Exercise Goals:
Mon--gym (did weights and stationary bike) DONE
Tues--walk gunner + core work
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs--rest day (holiday party)
Fri--rest day (holiday pub crawl)
Sat--walk gunner + gym
Grading goals:
1. Re-read 1984 DONE
2. x/22 Failure essays
3. 48/48 AP journals DONE
4. x/48 AP essays
5. x/59 Scarlet Letter annotations
6. x/30 Scarlet Letter Papers
7. x/22 vocab quizzes0 -
Congrats on the B+ on the sociology paper. Great accomplishment.
Karen- my swollen lip could have been related to a food allergy namely a spice but I am not sure which one, the other possibility it was due to the fever. There is a food that I am allergic to but not sure which one-- I know that is great but based on the number of times the swollen lips and eyes has happened it is something I very rarely ever eat. I am thinking Cranberries since that is what I had the last time it happened.
Goal- to get all the papers graded before the holidays and to exercise the rest of this week.
I love decorating for the holidays but I wish more people would get to see them. We had to call the fire department and paramedics for my Dad again on Sunday. He fell and cut his hand but is doing okay- thank God he did not break anything. The medical personal loved the tree and gardens.
An early Wednesday wish- Not to see the emergency personnel again this year. I do not want the additional stress of hearing a thud during the day or night. IE: No falling by parents.0 -
Hello Everyone,
Today was better able yo stay under but my food choices still could be better.
@Laurie I like decorating for Christmas too.
@Tina the cupcakes look great.!
@Kaye you have been doing great. Relaxed and enjoy your tme with your family.
@Robin A clean house when I get mind there is so encouraging. I know its silly but it puts me in a happy place.
@skinny salted caramels are good. :-)
@Karen I like walking with an added purpose like going to the store it helps me get going. So I enjoy workout plus.
Sorry if I have missed anyone. Wishing you all a good evening.
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@liz--Yes--they are too good! That's the problem! :ohwell:
@laurie--The only reason I asked about allergies is the one time in my life I had a reaction to food, my lips swelled up. It was when I started drinking soy milk, and too much soy too quickly triggered the reaction. I can eat soy--but I have to be careful not to consume huge amounts all at once (must ease into it and build tolerance). Either way, I hope you are back to 100% healthy very soon. Sorry to hear about your dad. I wish I had ANY hope hope at all of getting all of my grading done before break, but that's completely unrealistic. However, at least I have a little longer than you to get it done over the break.
I wanted to share another feel good story about a student. My AP kids had to give me their top 3 choices from a book list, and then I had to place them into groups for a research assignment. In one of my classes there was one girl who I just couldn't fit into any group. No one picked any of her books, so I had to assign her Heart of Darkness (b/c that group needed another member). I meant to explain/apologize to her in class, but it completely slipped my mind. She didn't say a word about it, but when I realized later I sent her an email with the explanation and my hope that she would enjoy Heart of Darkness, one of my all-time favorites.
Her email reply:
"That's fine, to be honest I just like to read, so anything is great."
THIS is why I love teaching the AP level. In return for all of the extra grading, I get the BEST students, most of whom truly love literature. :bigsmile:0 -
I wish the holidays were already over with ! I do so much better when i am not tempted to eat all of the sweets and stuff . I have done pretty good this year though !0
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@Kris -- shipping clothes! That's a great idea when flying, given how much airlines charge for bags these days. And I'm sure that your cat will know you've left her in good hands.
@Karen -- I always have a rule that I can have one holiday Starbucks drink per year. And then if I want to have a giant eggnog wotsit with whipped cream I can. Salted caramel mochas do sound good, mmm.
@Laurie -- oh, that must be so worrying about your Dad.
Still not making time for exercise. I've finalised the Christmas shopping order, which arrives tomorrow, and making a tiny list of things we will need to get on Christmas Eve because tomorrow is just a bit early (we're away this weekend). The shop wasn't *quite* as expensive as last year, but truly, my only concession to MFP is that our pudding on Christmas Eve will be relatively sensible baked apples (and I might add plums if I can get some on the market). Otherwise it's outrageous excess all the way. I hope I can press on with cooking the Christmas treats tomorrow, and I need to remember to wrap presents late at night when I'm too tired to do other stuff. Next up, errands in town.
Wednesday wish -- last wish before Christmas so I hope everyone who's celebrating has a splendid one!
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Good Morning.
Rough night of sleeping, so when I was still awake at 4:30 I decided to hit the gym - otherwise I would have missed today's workout since I'm having dinner tonight with one of my closest friends. We haven't been out in a while and we haven't decided where yet, but should be fun.
I noticed we haven't heard from Christine in a while, has anyone been in touch with her?
Wednesday Wish~That I dont' "sample" too much of a good thing when I start my baking and candy making tomorrow. I also wish all of you the happiest of Christmases.
Exercise seems to be in the dumper this week, but I'm hoping to turn it around:
Monday~Didn't happen
Tuesday~Didn't happen
Wednesday~Cross Trainer DONE!
Thursday~Training Session
Friday~Running (5k prep w trainer)
Saturday~Elliptical
Sunday~Training Session
Kelley 0 -
I've been wondering what's up with Christine. I tried a PM but got no response. I dont know what's up. It's not like her at all. I miss her lovely and positive posts!
Lin
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Happy Hump Day!!
***Possible TMI Warning****
My Wed wish is 2 fold. First that my c-section scare would stop itching daily. I had my baby 16 yrs ago will the itching ever stop? Second that I get a passing grade on my Math final tonight. It has been a huge struggle to get through the class and I just need a C to pass the class. To make matters more intense I didn't pass the Math placement for college so this is a developemental class if I don't pass I have to keep taking until I do.
@Tina- Congrats on the walking video
@Bohemian- I have ice skated before I rather enjoy it. The key to ice skating I feel is not a person's size but how well they can stay balanced. It took awhile to get it right but as a kid it was my favorite thing to do for clearing my mind.
@Karen- I love the story about your student. I would have been the same way because I love to read and even more as a kid.
@MowMow- When my cat was alive I talked to him all the time. I don't think it is weird my cat would do the same thing just sit and look at me. My cat also acted like it was a dog so go figure.0 -
Wednesday Wish:: It's simple really. I wish that soon I can learn to love myself. I know that will make all of this a little easier. If I think I'm worth it then I will work harder for it.
I got up this morning and did the 2mile leslie sansone walk again at home before work. I hit snooze ALOT and wasn't going to get up but then I played back my husband saying I should exercise it'll make me feel better and I wanted to get up. I even had my clothes and HRM laid out ahead of time. So I got up and did it. Feel MUCH better.
@mnwalkingqueen:: Good luck with the Math final! I'm sure you did great! As for the c-section scar I have the total opposite mine is numb and has been since I had my daughter 4yrs ago. Really annoying. I hate hate hate the feeling of numbness. I don't think I'll ever get the feeling back.
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well I'm just going to jump in here. I just joined last night. I've already lost 50lbs, need help loseing the other 40 or 50 or more lol. I've been doing Zumba everyday, in addition to this whole little exercize rutine I made up for while the babys in her carrier.(youngest of my broad and the last one!). i'm 28 years old and relised my mom started having health issues at my age, I want to prevent any of that happening to me if I can help it,and set a good example for my kids. It's Wed. so my wish is that I'll get to my goal weight by the babys 1st birthday! (sept 10th)0
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@toots: Well I will say they don't look like the picture I got the idea from. But they turned out good!
well, if they turn out cute it's all good. mine don't even turn out cute :laugh:0 -
Wednesday Wish:: It's simple really. I wish that soon I can learn to love myself. I know that will make all of this a little easier. If I think I'm worth it then I will work harder for it.
I got up this morning and did the 2mile leslie sansone walk again at home before work. I hit snooze ALOT and wasn't going to get up but then I played back my husband saying I should exercise it'll make me feel better and I wanted to get up. I even had my clothes and HRM laid out ahead of time. So I got up and did it. Feel MUCH better.
@mnwalkingqueen:: Good luck with the Math final! I'm sure you did great! As for the c-section scar I have the total opposite mine is numb and has been since I had my daughter 4yrs ago. Really annoying. I hate hate hate the feeling of numbness. I don't think I'll ever get the feeling back.
Tina
Tina you hit the nail on the head so to speak. We all have to love ourselves for anything to work. My own experience I never knew unconditional love not even from my parents. So for me if I am not pretty, smart, good, rich, skinny enough I don't feel loved unfortunately it depends who the people are in my life and how I feel I must be at that time to feel love. It will take hard work but everyone in this thread that feels like this will at some point love themselves to the upmost.
I know doing the walk this morning was hard. I am not a morning person that is why I choose to work out at night. Congrats for getting up and doing it.0 -
Wednesday Wish:: It's simple really. I wish that soon I can learn to love myself. I know that will make all of this a little easier. If I think I'm worth it then I will work harder for it.
I got up this morning and did the 2mile leslie sansone walk again at home before work. I hit snooze ALOT and wasn't going to get up but then I played back my husband saying I should exercise it'll make me feel better and I wanted to get up. I even had my clothes and HRM laid out ahead of time. So I got up and did it. Feel MUCH better.
@mnwalkingqueen:: Good luck with the Math final! I'm sure you did great! As for the c-section scar I have the total opposite mine is numb and has been since I had my daughter 4yrs ago. Really annoying. I hate hate hate the feeling of numbness. I don't think I'll ever get the feeling back.
Tina
Tina you hit the nail on the head so to speak. We all have to love ourselves for anything to work. My own experience I never knew unconditional love not even from my parents. So for me if I am not pretty, smart, good, rich, skinny enough I don't feel loved unfortunately it depends who the people are in my life and how I feel I must be at that time to feel love. It will take hard work but everyone in this thread that feels like this will at some point love themselves to the upmost.
I know doing the walk this morning was hard. I am not a morning person that is why I choose to work out at night. Congrats for getting up and doing it.
What is so hard is I have a lot of people around me who love me for me no matter what. My parents, husband, daughter, sisters, best friend....but I am unhappy with me so that brings me down. Everything in my life is wonderful except how I feel about myself. I know it's something I have to work on. But I am going to work on it and someday love me, love who I see when I look in the mirror.
It was hard getting up this morning but I did and I'm so very glad about that. I got into the habit of not waking up and putting it off that I just need to go back to how I was before and getting up every morning and getting back into a routine.
I want you to know you are a great person from what I can tell and you deserve to love yourself.0 -
Wednesday Wish: Hope my daughter, her great husband, and 4 beautiful girls arrive safely this afternoon.
I'm going to walk in a little while so I can get that done before they get here.
We all deserve to love ourselves and others. I'm sorry for people who have not experienced love. That makes it harder. If you use mantras, here is a good one: "I am the daughter/son of a Heavenly Father Who loves me." I guess you have to believe in God, too, for that to work. Know that you are unconditionally loved all the time, whether you believe in Him or not.
Yesterday DH asked me what I was reading. I told him I was reading the statements of incredible people who have lost lots of weight. He looked at some of the tickers and was properly impressed. :flowerforyou:
Have a great day. Kaye0 -
Good day all - it's Wednesday, it's dreary, snow and blizzard conditions expected tonight and tomorrow. The streets have been brined and the snowplows are ready according to news reports.
I did a couple of errands this morning and the stores are packed which is probably a combination of stocking up before the storm AND trying to do some Christmas shopping before the weather slows everyone down (or stops them completely!).
My refrigerator was already full of fruits and vegetables, I have library books and DVDs. I'm set as long as there's power and an Internet connection. :laugh: :laugh:
Wednesday wish, that I stay totally on track and continue to have success as I am just under 2 months to my doctor's appointment. So I'd like LESS of me to go to that appointment. :glasses:
Be safe----and keep on walking and drinking water.
I've walked everyday so far. Between 5 and 7 miles a day. Finally, a challenge I can do!!
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Laurie - I've been puzzling over your hives since you first reported your symptoms. You seem on top of them takiing Benadryl for them and now it seems you'v e figured out the cause. How crazy is it that it could be cranberrys? Go Figure. Well I'm glad for you that you've probably found the cause and can avoid them in the future.
As for your dad, that is too worrysome. I can only offer you prayers and good thoughts. At some point maybe jingle bells around his bed in a strategic place to alert you he is getting up so you can assist him would come in handy. I know there are classes for adult caretakers that offer lots more sensible ideas than that that could make the bed and bathroom much safer for all of you.
I just completed an hours drive through sleet to join my BF at his place. THere are blizzard warnings to start in an hour. We are supposed to go to a party this evening at 7 pm, just a few blocks from his place. I'm secretly praying the hostess calls us and tells us its cancelled as I don't want to go walking through a foot of snow tonight. THe winds are supposed to be fierce. Nothing could happen to us, since its so close, I'm just a party pooper, and want to stay all snuggly at home tonight. Here'e hoping!
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas ahead of time to Everyone.
Lin - I miss Monarchris a lot too. Glad you tried to PM her. This might be a busy time for her.0 -
Happy wednesday to all. My wish for today is the foot and a half of rain they had forcasted hadnt turned into snow. We dont get enough of it around here so the response is piss poor and the people have no idea how to handle it. On the upside I have my neice and nephew since their house lost power and my son got home from college yesterday so we have been having un playing in it with the dogs. I might never be warm again lol. Well not a whole lot else going on so I hope everyone is enjoying their week leading up to christmas and I will see you all again soon. :bigsmile:0
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just a quick drive-by... home early from work feeling poorly :sick: + husband trying to take care of me = burger king takeout for dinner = oops on the numbers today.:sad::frown:
Hopefully, back on track tomorrow...0 -
Lin great walk today, I am impressed with the 5-7 miles per day. I can only do that much if I am riding a bike for 25-30 minutes.
jconst- sorry to hear about the snow. You sure did get a lot of it. Glad you have family with you.
Robin- I have actually thought of jingle bells too and have brought some for that purpose. Great minds think a lot.
Linder and Robin- Hope you come through the blizzards without any problems.
I have been hives free for 2 days and did exercise 2 times so far this week. Tomorrow, I am going to try to finish Christmas shopping and get some exercise in most likely a walk or bike ride. We are expecting some rain but not to bad.
Wish- That everyone affected by the snow storm will be safe.0 -
Well, I’m finally done with all the trainings and I even made it into the classroom for a couple hours today! My first (very-short) day and my step count was already double what it typically is! I knew that chasing this boy around would be good for me!! He was also mostly very sweet today – no punches, kicks, or bites. .. but we probably don’t just know each other well enough for that yet. :laugh:
I am a bit jealous of all your Christmas plans! I made my holiday travel arrangements when I thought I would be working at the group home and unable to take Christmas off. So, I am going to visit family (we’re meeting up at my parent’s place for a ski vacation in Colorado), but not until New Year’s. For Christmas, I’ll be home with the doggies… I’m sure we will have some fun. I also picked up the overnight shift at the group home on Xmas so no one else would have to …. sigh …. it’s kind of a sad place this time of year.
My Wednesday Wish is for everyone to enjoy the holidays and feel love from family, friends, and self.0 -
Hi everyone!! Sorry no personals tonight.
Wed. Wish:
That everyone affected by the blizzard out west comes through it safely and without too much inconvenience, and that it runs out of steam before it hits us tomorrow night.
Exercise Goals:
Mon--gym (did weights and stationary bike) DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE
Wed--walk gunner + gym DONE
Thurs--rest day (holiday party)
Fri--rest day (holiday pub crawl)
Sat--walk gunner + gym
Grading goals:
1. Re-read 1984 DONE
2. x/22 Failure essays
3. 48/48 AP journals DONE
4. x/48 AP essays
5. x/59 Scarlet Letter annotations
6. x/30 Scarlet Letter Papers
7. 22/22 vocab quizzes DONE0 -
If you use mantras, here is a good one: "I am the daughter/son of a Heavenly Father Who loves me."
and we love him...;)0 -
Good evening everyone!! So I just read through all the personals from page 2. I really enjoyed getting caught up over the past 6 days I've been gone. I missed all of you!!
My Atlanta trip was amazing, but with so many mixed emotions. I lived there for 18 years and miss my friends so much. I know every door opened to take the Vegas job and I've been here 8 months. I need to give it time. My son did see his father who decided to show up, which I'm glad for my son. Of course, his dad brought the girlfriend. He's seen his son 3 times in the past 4 years and had to bring someone. It took everything in my power to bite my tongue and just keep telling myself how lucky I am. I have an amazing son with sole custody. It's his dad's loss, but his dad made that choice.
Of course, I did gain about 5 lbs between a few trips to Waffle House and the peppermint shake at Chick-Fil-A at a whopping 660 calories - oh my!!! Those are two restaurants we don't have in Vegas and we had to visit. We ate out all weekend and enjoyed all of our friends so much. I don't regret any of it one bit. I still tracked every day so I was really proud of myself. I'm back on track with my eating, but need to kick my butt in gear on the exercise immediately!!!0 -
@Kelley -- I'm doing Christmas baking today and tomorrow, and I have a sampling issue too. My daughter's bringing friends round after school tomorrow (they let out early on the last day before Christmas) so they'll probably help with the sampling, bowl-licking and so on.
@Holly -- Best of luck with the math final! There's lots of math help online now if there are things you 'just don't get' and need to know. And my balance is definitely rubbish, so perhaps I should work on that.
@Tina -- well done for getting up and getting the exercise done.
@Blissfulbutt -- welcome!
@Kaye -- I'm sure there are good affirmations for non-believers as well. I was always told that you should look at yourself as your mother sees you. But my mum is always going on at me! Nothing I do is ever good enough for her. Oh well. I love her dearly, but as she gets older she's even more critical.
@Lin -- hope you're tucked up nice and warm for that blizzard. It's just very wet here. We're staying with pals at the weekend and they rang yesterday to say 'it's as wet as anything round here'.
@Laurie -- Cranberries! At least if it's that then they're easy enough to avoid.
@LMackbethi -- The people who work Christmas shifts so that other people don't have to are *very special*. Thank you!
@Susan -- Well done for tracking all through your holiday.
Thursday truth -- I'm still overwhelmed with Christmas preparations; getting grumpy with my family, and so on. Still loads to do, still not enough time to do it. Calm. I'm going to put on some Christmas music and light some scented candles, and put up the last string of lights. Still taking zero exercise which is not helping my mood. And like all of you, I'm having real trouble loving myself right now. I keep going 'if only I was a better person, I would have finished tidying the house/ have bought smarter presents/not shout at the kids/ be looking forward to my parents coming/ have done all the cooking/ '. I sort of need to relax a bit. But still get everything done!0
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