Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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@Des~First, how sweet of your co-worker to think of you and bring you sugar-free candy. I'm not diabetic but it runs rampant in my family, so I know more than I want to. But like Gorilla said, it won't do anything to your insulin levels but if you eat too many of those candies it will bring on some not so pleasant side-effects. If you enjoy them, maybe work it into your plan once or twice a week and have just one piece (if you can stick to one piece).0
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@Judith- Welcome!!I have a question for the diabetics (or former diabetics!) out there. A coworker brought in chocolate candies for us, and thoughtfully brought in a small box of sugar free chocolates just for me, since she knew I am prediabetic. I ate one and it was the most glorious thing I have ever eaten (I've been off all sweets for 2 1/2 months). But I haven't had any more because I don't know if they're ok. I know sugar free doesn't mean they have fewer calories, and I worked the calories/carbs into my plan that day, but since I'm trying so hard to get my insulin levels down, I didn't know how it might affect that. If I was just dieting to lose weight, I would eat them and just work them into the plan, but i'm more worried about the diabetes thing. Advice?
It depends on what they are made of. I found this: "Sugar alcohols have a structure in between that of an alcohol or sugar molecule and tend to have fewer calories than carbohydrates. Because they are not technically sugar, companies can label their products as sugar-free, but they can affect your blood sugar levels. However, sugar alcohols are not a gram-for-gram equivalent for carbohydrates in your diet, meaning they do not impact your blood sugar levels in quite the same way."
So, yes they would affect it but not quite as much I guess. Oh, and Godzilla was right. If you eat too many of those boogers at one time..... clear a path to the bathroom and make sure no one uses it.
Ran to the grocery store on the way to work to pick up breakfast and lunch today since I had nothing at home to make. Will do the HUGE trip tonight on the way home. In celebration of my low A1C I picked up an Asiago bagel for lunch (and laughing cow cheese to smear on it). Ima eat the ENTIRE freaking bagel and I will probably make some obscene noises while doing so. I've missed bagels so much.
Tuesday goals: After that splurge lunch, it's back to watching my carbs (albeit at a bit higher level than before) and trying to stay in the green on my numbers. I reworked my 'goals' to up my carbs a bit and lower my protein. My kick boxing dummy should arrive tonight or tomorrow night and I'll stop and pick up my boxing gloves/wraps tonight. My goal is to get in at least one (pathetic I know, but I'm still babying that sore back) good workout this week and really punch the crap outta that bag!0 -
Good morning. Tuesday Goals: 1-Plan out my menu for the rest of the week. 2- Get to the grocery store tonight. They have some decent sales going on right now and I need to get some stuff for my breakfast smoothies and my lunches. 3-Find my food scale. 4- stick to my plan!
My mom is starting to things my way and my sisters way. I think it will be good when prepare breakfast and lunch before I leave for work so I know she has food ready and can't just skip it all and eat junk through the day. I will say we don't buy junk food nearly as much as we used to. We have a lot of protein bars, fiber one bars, granola bars, unsalted no butter popcorn, and yogurt rather than pudding, ice cream, and chips. My mom actually wants to sit down and plan meals out with me before I go to the store tonight. I feel like things are getting better.
@skinnyjeans. It's weird I have been taking my vitamins and eating spinach in my salads which have a good amount of potassium and that night I had a baked potato which are also high in potassium and have had more than 8 glasses of water every day.
I'm really hoping that this weather clears up, I'm not fond of cold and rainy. As nice as it is to have a treadmill I really only like using it for walking/jogging intervals, makes it easier to pace and push myself. I should be getting my tax return soon so I will be getting fitted for the proper shoes for jogging/walking.
Have a great day everyone
Helena0 -
@judith Welcome! Jump on in, the water's fine!
@robin (and anyone else interested in steampunk) Here's a link to a Dropbox folder that has some pictures of me as well as some more "mature" women in costume. Anyone can do it! https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jq2bg0avp0ujxe7/vTl6KJixpR
(I don't know how to make that an actual link)
Thanks to all the info on the sugar-free candy. I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I actually would have been happy with half a piece, it was so decadent! But thanks for the warning about the gastrointestinal effects!
Edited to add: (though perhaps I should eat one. I'm having the opposite stomach issues today!) TMI?0 -
Good Morning. My goals are the same. I'm going to keep up with the GHD challenge of drinking 8 glasses of water a day, and continue logging and using all of you for inspiration. I would love to be at 50# gone by weigh-in on Sunday, but I don't know how to do more than I'm doing, so what will be will be.
You all continue to inspire me. Tonight they are having a pizza party for my grandson's 5th birthday, so I will have to be very careful about what I eat today. I'm not crazy about pizza. I'm considering having a salad instead. But I know I'll want the cake.
Have a great day. Kaye0 -
Hello friends - no change in my goals. So happy for those of you with successes!! I am sorry I have no personal responses today. I'm really dragging the last couple of days. A former co-worker a bit older than I am suddenly died from a heart attack. I totally understand this can happen to anyone at any time but we'd just had one of the nicest conversations in December at the retiree holiday party and somehow this just hit close to home for me. I felt so bad I went upstairs to fall asleep and just as I was about to drift off I heard my electric garage door opener kick in---the door was going up! So I went downstairs, tried to look out the window to see who might be outside. Then popped into the garage, hit the down button and zipped back inside. Then I went back out to see if someone was in my garage and zipped back inside. Then I realized I had a key to my house out there so I went back out, grabbed it and zipped back inside. Okay, I don't know what's going on but I had little sleep that night and had nightmares that someone was breaking in. I now have my vehicles LOCKED while in the garage and the key is hidden well.
It'll get better and meanwhile, I gotta get on that GHD challenge!!
Best wishes to everyone. Woot! You are fantastic!!!!
Lin
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@Helena that's good that your family is starting to think healthier. My husband just recently started thinking like me, but now will help me pick out more fruits and vegetables and healthy snacks
@Kaye Cake is my ultimate weakness.
@skinnyjeanz I really am enjoying it, I'm making a game of it as of late.
Tuesday Goals:
Continuing with my exercise goals. Drinking more water, eating more food. I've been unknowingly starving myself for 2 months, and now am getting back to eating more.
Sunday- gym or video at home DONE
Monday- c25k at the gym DONE
Tuesday- core and legs
Wednesday- c25k at the gym
Thursday- chest and arms
Friday- c25k at the gym
Saturday- yoga
Also lost 2.5 pounds! From eating more and running, I imagine.0 -
@susan - so glad you're moving on! casino work is tough, all the way around! best to cut and run... great that this opportunity opened up and you don't have to relocate again.
@tom - hope you had marvelous birthday!!
@holly - ending relationships is always hard, even when it's the right thing. glad you found the motivation to call it quits on this one, for your son's sake and yours!
@kaye - all this cake talk has me craving some... sigh. i even looked at a cake mix in my cupboard last night, but decided to put it back for now.
@gorilla - sounds like you will be ready for those races in no time! you are an exercising machine!
@liz - i hope you are able to find a new job.... i think we do similar types of work and i know how tiring it can be, physically and mentally. a change would probably do you good!
@tammy - great job on your scale and non-scale victories! way to stick with it! i know we are on similar journeys with our starting and goal weights -- i am doing the happy dance for you!!!
@kris - congratulations on your numbers!!!! enjoy that asiago bagel!
@alison - enjoy the run and the pancakes!!!
@laurie & kelley -- good luck with your gym challenges! I am constantly amazed by how much you do!!!
@karenleona - enjoy the time with your family and just do your best to stay on track! sounds like you are burning a ton of calories with all the house and snow/ice work, so i wouldn't worry too much about the extra treats if i were you.
@lin - sorry to hear about your coworker and your scarey/sleepless night. i hope you feel better soon!
I'm home from work early today because my kid didn't come in. I have lost several hours due to this storm, so I will be even more financially strapped than usual, sigh. But at least I can pick up some hours at the old job... not the healthiest place to be, but not the worst either. I also found a new job to apply to, which I really would love to get, so I'll be using my extra time today to adjust my resume and write a cover. This move -- if I were so lucky -- would put me out of direct care work and into a research position, much more in line with the graduate degree in Sociology, which I am persuing. I really hope they will take a nice, hard look at my application and call me in for an interview! For Tuesday goals, I guess I just want to keep at it. I seem to have hit the dreaded plateau... two consecutive weekly 0.6 pound gains after a loss of only 0.4. It's a bit frustrating, since the numbers indicate that I should have lost at least a pound-and-a-half each week, but I'm trying not to let it get me down. I trust the process and believe that, with perserverance, the scale will start moving again.0 -
Second day back, I appreciate all of the comments and do depend on all of the encouraging comments to everyone. I offer congratulations for everyone's successes and understand other's struggles. This journey is not new to me, but it's another restart. I want to make it this time and see all of weight losses with everyone on this board and gain a little confidence each day.
My goal this week is to continue to check in each day and log my food and try to get on that exercise bike and make that bike turn even for a little bit.
I hope everyone has a great week. Kathy0 -
Oh my you've all been living such fascinating and exciting lives in a short 24 hours. I've just finished, with my friend, removing wallpaper from my dining area. Its a small area and it only took about 3-1/2 hours for the two of us to do. I am resting now, I still have the clean up of all the shredded wallpaper on the floor to do. Its GREAT to have a friend to help! She did casually mention she'd be doing her mom's wallpaper in the future, so I volunteered to help her.....it was easy peasy. We had the right tools, and apparently the wallpaper wasn't that old, more the modern vinyl kind. But what a WORK-OUT! My arms were shaky by the end. I need to concentrate on arm exercises!
Lin - losing your co-worker must have been very upsetting. And then to have the night-time experience with the garage door was enough to set any one over the edge. I hope you have better nights ahead.0 -
tuesday goals- go for a walk on the snowy roads and shovel some snow and ice....Done!! also need to stay on track with food after dinner0
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GHD challenge - 12/12.0
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Just got home from the doctor and on her scales I lost just shy of 7 pounds this month. She was happy. Even better, here is my update after 2 1/2 months:
Pounds lost = 24.5 pounds (I'm claiming 25!)
Chest = Lost 5 inches
Waist = Lost 7 inches
Hips = Lost 4 inches
The bad news is she said "no" to the sugar free chocolates. Oh well...0 -
@des--great progress so far! too bad about the "no" to the candies. I'm not a big fan of anything sugar-free b/c I don't love the chemically taste of artificial sweeteners. I try to stick to dark chocolate when I do crave candy--perhaps in the future you will be able to add those to your nutrition plan. Oh, and I loved the pictures--I especially liked the outfit in pics 5 & 6!
@lin--sorry about your former co-worker--that's really tough.
@karenleona--this winter weather really stinks, but it sure offers lots of opportunities to burn calories with all of the shoveling!
@robin--glad the wallpaper wasn't stubborn!
@kvan--great goals!
@lmack--crossing my fingers that you get that interview!
@bailey--awesome SV!! :drinker:
@kaye--I would also skip the pizza and go for the cake! I will eat pizza if it's the only option or if it's deep dish; otherwise, it's just not that tempting to me. Cake, on the other hand, is hard for me to resist.
@helena--I'm not sure what your weight is right now, but most articles I've read recommend you drink about half your body weight in ounces--so if you weigh 200 lbs, you should drink about 100 ounces of water. Of course the leg cramp could have just been an anomaly, but if the cramps persist, maybe try drinking more h2o?
Oh, and I feel the same way about the treadmill--it's great when I'm working on my pace, but I prefer to run outside when weather permits.
@kris--congrats on better numbers!!
I know I missed a bunch of folks, but it was a long day of teaching then union meetings, so I;ll catch up with others tomorrow. :flowerforyou:
Tuesday Goals:
Exercise goals for week of 2/11:
Mon--walk gunner? (I donate blood at 5 pm, but if I hurry home I might have time for this) NOT DONE
Tues--rest day (I have a union meeting and dinner plans w/ a friend)
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs--walk gunner + core
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym (long run) + dancing at Gaelic Storm concert!
Sun--walk gunner
Grading Goals:
1. 16/16 ACT diagnostic essays DONE
2. 16/16 Vocab quizzes DONE
3. x/11 AP analysis activities
GHD challenge:
12/28 days minimum 80 grams of protein0 -
Hi everyone, I am happy to see we ar all doing fairly well. Congrats mowmow on the lower numbers at the drs office that is great. Way to go des on your losses in inches and weight. It feels pretty darn good huh? I have had an ok day. I am having to work relly hard on not obssessing on my brothers stuff while still being there when he needs to talk, but I know I can do this. It's all about balance. I concocted a fillin today I was going to make cheeseburger eggrolls but when i went to assemble them my wrappers were molding so put some of the filling on a flatout and had cheeseburger pizza instead. My eating has been so erratic the last week. I haven't been going over just the oppisite. I have been doing a lot of running around or not feeling good so I have consistently been really low. When I look at it in the evening I think I should eat something but I eat dinner around 6:30 or 7 so I am not hungry and dont want to eat empty calories just to fill out the numbers. Yet another thing I need to work on balancing, lol. I had a nice NSV today. My mom picked me up a pair of pants off the clearance rack 2 sizes smaller then the ones I have been wearing. While I new mine were getting loose I wasn't worrying about it yet but I had to try them on to see how close I was getting and they fit comfortably. There was definitley some happy dance going on at that point :bigsmile: Well have a great nite guys and go grab a glass of water before you read anymore :drinker: :drinker:0
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Lots of wonderful victories today so keep up the good work.
Gorilla- that was a great workout at the empty court. Good luck with the low carb diet. I may have to follow suit by lowering my carb count to below 100g and stick to it. It is so easy to rationalize going over on carbs.
Kah- Believe it or not do some more squats nice and slow plus continue to stretch your muscles. Those exercises will help to loosen the muscles. My trainer recommended that to me when I complain of being sore after a hard leg workout (squats can be evil).
Goal- Keep working out and putting my heart into it. My arms are still sore from the core workout and push up challenge from Sunday and yes, I worked out yesterday and today. I know I will pay for it tomorrow but it will be rest day for me.0 -
The party was fun. Keith is very excited about being 5. I had a very carefully selected salad from the salad bar, one piece of hawaiian pizza, and a small piece of cake. I stayed under my calories for today. My daughter had made a really cute Mario cake by using butterscotch, white chocolate, and semi-sweet chocolate chips and red Nibs to make Mario on the cake. It had a pixelated effect. I have a red line under that word so obviously I don't know how to spell it. She saw the dr. today and they will induce labor on Friday if the baby doesn't come before that.
Have a good evening. 12/12 on the GHD challenge.0 -
Hey all, it's so lovely to read thru a few pages and start to get caught up (or acquainted) with folks.
For those who don't know me, I'm Sara. I'm a psychiatrist and married mother of two, and have been overweight more or less since I became responsible for my own care and feeding, in college. I joined MFP about 14 months ago, lost almost 60 lbs, and then fell off the wagon. I think I need to do what several of you are doing and pay a visit to a doc (insurance changed and I never established with a new provider) to get my derriere in gear. I still need to re-weigh and change goals, for example.
Sunday was great fun. I took my older kid to a local roller rink (wood floor and original Wurlitzer pipe organ!) and we skated for over an hour. Total nostalgiaville, in addition to exercise that didn't feel like Work. Yesterday was a not-successful day foodwise, and Fat Tuesday was also a challenge. We had a multicultural buffet to support the month-long food drive at work. Huge range of foods, really great stuff. No idea about the calories, but really enjoyed it.
At some point I'll get back into the habit of checking in daily again and do personal replies, but for now, hugs to all and it's great to see you again. 0 -
Hello, again. I'm back, again. Fell off wagon into cake field, again. But hey ho and here we go, again.
Nice to see you all, am hoping to stick with it this time........... have had a bumpy year but no more excuses or comfort eating.......0 -
@Lauriek70 - You so will have that goal of keeping your heart in it!!! Just keep working hard like you do!!!
@grandmakaye44 - Sounds like you had a great night! Sure Keith had fun and a little cake does not count on birthdays
@Robin - I do not envy your wallpaper work... after removing a small border from around my kids room I swore to never remove wall paper again!
@ebailey710 Hope yesterday was better eating wise and the workout was fun
I had a killer workout at the gym last night.. the crowds have finally died down from New Years, so I was able to find my quiet corner for the first half of my lifting and got the squat rack all to myself for the second half. Really pushed extra hard and was physically exausted by the last set of squats... still did 5 minutes of sprints on the spin bike though... but I did not have it in me to do burpees...
Tonight is Cardio night, normally I would hit spin class but my schedule kinda switched up today so I can get to the gym earlier. Not sure what I will do, might just do 40 minutes of HIIT on the elliptical.
So far loaded up on some low carb options for today... eggs for breakfast with some veggies good start.
Wednesday Wish... Ooooofffaaa is all I have to say today! LOL0 -
WEdnesday wish... to get into a routine of healthy eating and exercise. Today, it's another cold, dank, day, but I'm still going to go out for a walk. It was either that or the gym, which I still don't feel ready for. I want to wear runners outside, but not sure how that will go with all the ice on the ground. I see the odd person jogging, but always wonder how they keep their footing in the ice and snow. I can't wait to stop wearing boots!0
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Just got home from the doctor and on her scales I lost just shy of 7 pounds this month. She was happy. Even better, here is my update after 2 1/2 months:
Pounds lost = 24.5 pounds (I'm claiming 25!)
Chest = Lost 5 inches
Waist = Lost 7 inches
Hips = Lost 4 inches
The bad news is she said "no" to the sugar free chocolates. Oh well...
I'm curious as to what kind of doctor takes an interest in your weight loss. She sounds great.0 -
Just got home from the doctor and on her scales I lost just shy of 7 pounds this month. She was happy. Even better, here is my update after 2 1/2 months:
Pounds lost = 24.5 pounds (I'm claiming 25!)
Chest = Lost 5 inches
Waist = Lost 7 inches
Hips = Lost 4 inches
The bad news is she said "no" to the sugar free chocolates. Oh well...
I'm curious as to what kind of doctor takes an interest in your weight loss. She sounds great.
She is AMAZING! She's a bariatric specialist. This is her on TV talking about what a bariatrician is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQcETpVBSNo&noredirect=1 0 -
Just got home from the doctor and on her scales I lost just shy of 7 pounds this month. She was happy. Even better, here is my update after 2 1/2 months:
Pounds lost = 24.5 pounds (I'm claiming 25!)
Chest = Lost 5 inches
Waist = Lost 7 inches
Hips = Lost 4 inches
The bad news is she said "no" to the sugar free chocolates. Oh well...
I'm curious as to what kind of doctor takes an interest in your weight loss. She sounds great.
Most doctor's that really care for their patient's are going to take an interest in a patient's weight loss - I know that both my internist and gyn take an interest. My gyn's office even has an RD on staff.0 -
Good morning everyone! Our system at work is down so I've done all the work I can do with out the system til our IT guy gets here. You'd think working for a company that deals in selling computer parts and IT repair and services that we wouldn't have problems like this. Oh the irony.
Wednesday wish: I wish that our system would be down for a while. Though I doubt it will be down much longer as our IT guy practically created our system. So, I wish that I would actually get to the grocery store tonight. I ended up going to Michaels with my mom last night and by the time we got back I was too tired to go anywhere else.
@Des Congrats on such GREAT progress! Keep up the good work!
Have a great day!
Helena0 -
sara and sams....welcome back!! just coming here and posting is a good start.....now start making healthy changes a little at a time
good grief....shoveled snow yesterday and it had the nerve to snow again during the night!!!
gonna take my grandson swimming later then to his skating lesson so getting dinner made and in the oven now..
made it through yesterday without any additional snacking after dinner....finally
wed wish- consistency!!!0 -
Just a brief share and I'll read through later and post personals
I went to my NP (nurse practitioner) this morning and my sugar level is down - no longer considered "pre" diabetic. Yay! Blood pressure was perfect (granted, I'm on meds for that, but it's been up & down even with meds for a while), ECG was clear, no issues. cholestrol is high - it's mostly the good cholestrol, but the LDL is a little high too so he is prescribing meds for that. I still consider it a successful appointment.
Last night was my son's charity hockey game against our Junior AAA team, the Rangers. Awesome game (his team consists of children with various special needs so it is a very special game). Even with the pizza at the arena (no time to eat at home between work and game time) and the "victory" McDonald's afterwards (son's choice), I was still in my calorie range for the night. sodium was off the charts, but some days are just like that.
Goals for this week - signed on the dotted line tonight at the gym, so I want to get at least 2 trips to the gym under my belt this week. Also starting week 7 of my running program tonight. Didn't do anything last night due to the hockey game/late night but that's ok. Today is a new day.0 -
Good morning everyone!! I just got home from work, now getting ready to go to the gym before I go back into work at 2.
Skipped the gym yesterday and watched a show instead.
Wednesday Wish: I wish it was Friday so I could enjoy my vacation. I have an awful case of the *kitten*-its today.0 -
Question: How do you cook quinoa? What is the water to quinoa ratio? I've never had or made it before but I found a recipe that looks like it will go good with the lemon herb tilapia I am making tonight. I want to surprise my mom and sister with a nice healthy meal for dinner when they get home from volunteering.
Helena0 -
Good Morning: I don't usually wish my life away, but today my wish is that the baby was already here safe and sound. If she doesn't come today or tomorrow, they will induce labor on Friday. That is my husband's birthday so she will be sharing her birthday with her grandpa. As big as our family is, this will be the only duplicate birthday. Many of them are very close together, but none on the same day. I don't have any real plans for today. I need to get in gear and find a project.
Congratulations on all of the successes! I know how good it feels to have those blood counts moving in the right directions. I love to watch the scale go down, too, but there is so much more to this journey than that.
Have a great day. Kaye0
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