Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Saturday Success: I woke up this morning and my first thought was to workout. I think my inner sloth is dying!0
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Good Morning.
@meloncholy~I'm sorry for the emotional trials you are going through lately, I hope things clear up for you soon. :flowerforyou:
@susan~LOL, enjoy your workout!
@Susan~I hope you get out for those walks this weekend. Weather hear is warming up too - 90s in the forecast next week and we're opening up the pool. I can't wait!!!
Saturday Success~I was down a little over a pound this week, I always wish it was more but a loss is a loss and they all add up in the end.
Not much planned for today, its going to be in the 70s and sunny - if my allergies weren't so bad right now I'd open up the house but since I'm highly allergic to the bradford pear trees in my front yard its probably not wise! So, I'll get to the gym in a couple of hours for a workout and then get the dreaded grocery shopping done.
Have a great Saturday!0 -
Saturday Success = this week has been good - kept calories down and got some exercise in. Running errands today and going to swing golf clubs in BF's back yard today to learn how they feel and get used to them before I actually go on a real golf course. Its kind of chilly today so will be bundled up for that.
Had my Bailey's last night with my girlfriend - my one night off calorie restriction and it was fun! We get so melancholy together though, laughing and then ending conversations with deep sighs = I guess that comes with old age :laugh:0 -
@ebailey- Prayers for your sister for a full healthy recovery. I am glad she is coming home.0
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Saturday success - I've walked at least 5K every evening this week - even when it was raining like there was no tomorrow! Not even that, I ran yesterday (yes, I almost can't believe it myself!) going for a run tonight as well
feel like I'm so much healthier already! 0 -
Hi everyone!
@robin--I also had a "night off" yesterday--went out with some friends for dinner and drinks. There was no way I was going to come in under calorie, so I gave in to the craving for fish and chips at a local irish gastro-pub. I did substitute sweet potato tots for the "chips" but still not the healthiest meal. :ohwell: Have fun practicing with your golf clubs.
@kelley--yes, they do all add up--great job!
@susancanbe--glad your sloth is on the outs. :laugh:
@erienne--good job maintaining and glad to hear your sister is on the mend. My sister has had 2 very large cysts removed in 2 separate surgeries; although she was much older than your sis, I still worried about her each time ,and can sympathize with your concern. :flowerforyou:
@mel--sorry about your current struggles--hope things turn around quickly for you.
@susan--hope your cold/allergies clear up quickly. And please don't feel you have to stop talking about the pool--even if it's chilly here, I can live vicariously through you.
As far as the babies crying (that would drive me bonkers as well!), can you play some music or something to drown it out?
@marca--yes, you need to make changes at a realistic pace. Just changing you eating is a BIG accomplishment. :drinker:
@tammy--glad you are enjoying the exercise. I've thought about trying out the rowing machine at the gym, but haven't done so yet. It's one of the few machines I have yet to conquer, but you've inspired me to try it when I go to the gym today.
@karenleona--sorry about the emotional night--hope things are looking up today. :flowerforyou:
@tina--great job finding new ways to fit in the exercise.
@paige--thanks! I'm 2 years into this eating-healthy-and-exercising thing which is probably the only reason I'm not swimming in a big bowl of chocolate ice cream or up to my armpits in a bag of doritos. I've thought about quitting for awhile, but just knew I wasn't ready. Even now, it's been a bit difficult to stay on track--I've found myself snacking a bit more, especially in the evenings. Trying to keep it in check with the exercise.
@tracy--When I 1st started running, I was curious about the difference between "running" and "jogging," so I looked it up and found there's no difference in terms of the physical movements you make. There's also no defining speed for each term--what's "running" for me, might be "jogging" for someone else. It made me feel better b/c I was running my @ss off, but the treadmill labeled my 4.5 mph pace as "walking." :laugh: Two years later, I truly CAN walk at 4.5 and am now running at 6 for short stints.
@holly--I hope your son chooses to quit while he's still young--when I think about all of the damage I've done to my lungs, it really does make me sad. Another selling point for the e-cigs is that they tend to be much cheaper--especially if you buy the reusable ones. I'm just using the disposable which is about equivalent cost to cigs, but since I use it less than I smoked, I'm spending less. A friend of mine has the reusable and after an initial $25 investment for the starter kit, he's calculated that it's costing him about 50 cents/pack--much cheaper than the $7-8/pack average around here.
@suzee--I know what you mean--it was quite an eye opener when I started logging. Even the healthy choices I was making were more calories than I'd expected. My 2nd big awakening came when I bought my digital food scale--what, I'm eating two servings of cereal every time I pour a small bowl?!? I really had no idea how flawed my judgement of a serving was.
@sara--great job pushing yourself to "really" run!!
@liz--sounds like you've been good and busy the last few posts--glad you have some down time to relax!
Friday Fitness:
Well Friday as usual was my rest day, but I made it to the gym 2 days during the work week which was my goal. Didn't get many walks in with gunner b/c of crappy weather, but the April showers can't last forever, right? Can't believe it's only 3 weeks until my 8k. :noway: Today I will do my long run at the gym--goal is 5 miles in less than an hour.
Will check back with Saturday Success later.0 -
Goals for this week:
Sunday- Bike DONE
Monday- Trainer workout- climb (3rd wall to conquer) DONE- Still need to conquer the 3rd wall
Tuesday- GYM -REST Done
Wednesday- REST or walk around Kinder park after work meeting GYM Rock Wall Done
Thursday- Gym REST Instead
Friday- Rock Wall DONE
Saturday-Rest GOING FOR A BIKE RIDE TODAY
GOALS FOR April 14-20
Sunday- Swim
Monday- Trainer Workout
Tuesday- GYM belaying
Wednesday- GYM
Thursday-REST
Friday- Rock climbing
Success I went went the rock wall this week that was giving me a problem. Today will be a bike ride and a picnic so I am looking forward to having fun this evening. Have a great day.0 -
Okay, behind on personals, so here I go:
@ebailey: glad to hear your sis is doing okay. You may need to hold her down a bit until her body recovers from surgery (takes longer than one thinks). As others have said, cancer is rare, but it still sucks.
@tina: awesome job on the workouts! The Nike one you listed looks similar to the type of thing my trainer has us do (though his workouts vary daily and almost always include kettlebells, 20-35 lbs, for added resistance).
@melancholy: let's hope for NOT THREES. You don't need another one of those weeks, no matter what was happening!
@mnwalkingqueen: hope you find whatever's causing the leak in your basement. And that it costs less than foundation repair to fix! Also, let's hope your kiddo gives up the cigs. They're so awful for you!
@Robin: sounds like you're making progress toward getting more active. Your posts are noticeably more upbeat in the last week or so, too. Glad to see it.
@susancanbethin: Love the comment about the slow demise of the inner sloth. I'm not there yet! My first thought when waking is ALWAYS, "do I HAVE to get up?" LOL
@lizmil, sounds like a lovely weekend!
@susan, feel better soon, and don't feel guilty that you live somewhere with nice sunny weather at the moment. Pretty much anyplace there is to live has some nastiness to contend with at one time or another. For example, I won't be envying you your sunny heat come August....
@TOPSmarca, you're right. Take one thing at a time. Most weight loss happens in the kitchen anyway.
@kaye, I bet your granddaughter's essay was wonderful. I love hearing my daughter (8 years old) talk about her adult life. Cracks me up.
@jconst, LOL at the butt-improving exercises. When you work out you get sore in places you didn't even know you had muscles, don't you? Glad you're enjoying the gym and looking forward to hubby enjoying its effects!
@karenleona: hopefully your weekend goes better than your Friday.
@paige_eloise, here's wishing your weather holds good enough for a beach trip! And props for running in the rain!
@karen: hope your weather improves in time for that 8K, and props to YOU for keeping up the e-cigs and backing down on your nicotine sensibly. Hope it keeps working for you!
@laurie: yay to conquering the rock wall! Have a great time on your picnic!
As for me, Friday turned out to be a bust for fitness. Today I'm on call and the food is already pre-planned and pre-logged, but the calls come in so unpredictably that I don't make an effort to work out. Just had a super-yummy lunch: turkey breast covered in cranberry sauce over quinoa, and butternut squash puree (which I have come to love). BistroMD really saves my bacon at work; lunches (and dinners and breakfasts, when I'm on call and have to stay in the hospital for 24 hours) are tasty and healthy.
Saturday success... I managed to resist the gourmet hot chocolate that was calling my name last night (craving, not hunger) by keeping my hands busy with Knooking and my brain occupied with the director's commentary for The Avengers. (Knooking is knitting with a crochet hook; I'm just getting the hang of it.)0 -
@sara--good job resisting the hot chocolate! Are you knooking anything in particular?
@laurie--have fun on the bike ride and picnic.
Saturday Success:
Went to the gym and ran 5 miles in 55:50--well, ran most of it; I did take a few short walking breaks, but I'm still pretty happy with my time. It was only a bit over my goal of an 11 min/mile pace and well under the 1 hour upper limit I've placed on myself. I also tried the rowing machine--did 5 minutes and I could really feel it in my back and shoulders.
Going to head out to do some grading now and enjoy a starbucks treat.0 -
Saturday success: got most of my exercise in this week and lost another pound which puts me at 36.4 pounds since January 4. So I am happy.0
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Hola all. I am having a pretty good day so far. Went and did some garage saling this morning with my mother. So got lots of walking in doing that. After we got done I headed to the gym. I was getting into the heart of my workout and it clicked into my not so bright brain that today was the orientation for the weight loss challenge. Thank goodness I went to the gym when I did, lol. I got matched up with three very nice other ladies to make our team of four. The challenge is eight weeks long with a specific challenge to be accomplished every week. There will be a prize for the team that loses the most and then another for the individual that loses the most. There will also be several drawings with the names of everyone that comletes all the challenges. It sounds like a lot of fun and has got my competitive juices flowing:bigsmile: I hope you are all having a great weekend. I know you will do wonderfully as you are the most amazing inspiring group of people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.0
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I almost forgot the best Saturday Success--I finished my taxes this morning! :drinker: So glad to be done with those--and we basically broke even! Owed a little to feds but got a bit more back from state--not quite enough to cover Turbo Tax online cost, but about half, so a good year all in all regarding taxes.
@tammy--good luck with your challenge; tha sounds like a great motivator!
@wendy--congrats on another pound lost! :flowerforyou:
I've had a couple of weeks with very little grading, but I just collected a new set of AP papers, so better start tracking my grading goals again.
Grading Goals:
1. 37/57 Junior persuasive speeches
2. x/16 2-paragraph responses
3. x/47 AP essays
Edited to update my grading progress. 0 -
@karen: great job with the run! And hooray for breaking even on taxes! And yes, I'm working on a really cute kimono-style jacket. It's one of those free patterns they put up at the craft store; I picked it up a couple of years ago and was considering converting it to crochet. But now I can just do the knit pattern, though of course I sized it up quite a bit to fit my 8-year-old. (It's designed for toddler sizes.) It's still way slower for me than crochet is, so I don't think I'll ever convert to knitting or knooking full time, but if I can do knit patterns without conversion, I'll be happy.
@jtconst: sounds like a great challenge! Accountability and competition are good for us sometimes, and this sounds like one of those times!
@wendy: congrats on the loss!
Tomorrow I get my first massage in a month. New person, which makes me sad, but MAN do I need it. I keep wanting to pop the vertebrae between my shoulder blades (a sure sign that I'm super tight), and my shoulders and calves and mid-back ache like crazy. I honestly don't know how I put up with NOT getting regular massage all those years.0 -
Today I took my DIL fabric shopping. She has never done much sewing but wants to learn more. When we got there, I found out that the McCall patterns were only $1 each so I got a pattern for a nice fitted shirt and some really nice white on white striped cotton/poly blend shirting fabric. I'm going to make a nice fitted shirt for $16. :happy:
Wendy--You are moving right along. That is great.
Karen--Congratulations on the good run. My daughter loves to run. She could hardly wait the 6 weeks after she had her baby to get going again.
ShrinkRapt--I have never done the knooking. Right now I am trying to get a very big cross stitch project done for my grandson's birthday in May. I'm almost there. Then I have 2 afghans to crochet for the high school graduations of my 2 oldest grandchildren, both girls. The oldest is 18 today. :noway: Where does the time go?
Its kind of cold and windy, but I should get a walk in this evening. I just logged my dinner and way underestimated how much I could eat. I think that I will get out the leftovers and eat some more, because I know that I am going to be really hungry later if I don't.:ohwell:
Have a great evening. Kaye0 -
@kaye--what wonderful gifts for the grands' HS graduation! My Baba used to make afghans and full sized bedspreads. My older sister got a bedspread, but due to a stroke Baba stopped crocheting before I ever received one. She passed away from her 3rd stroke back in 1987 or 88 when I was in college, and my uncle gave me one of the bedspreads from her house. Another great aunt made me a throw-sized afghan for my bridal shower--I cherish both pieces. Your granddaughters are lucky girls.0
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Wow, there are a LOT of great Saturday Successes!!!! What a nice way to remind ourselves that even in an imperfect world, we can do at least SOME thing right!!! I tend to get hung u on the things I do wrong and just throw in the towel!!!
Saturday Success: I, the girl who has greatly resisted food diaries, have kept track of my food every day this week and only went over on calories today and just by a bit.0 -
@marca--congrats on the consistent logging! I can relate--I also was resistant to tracking calories. I was seriously concerned I would develop an eating disorder--I had read a lot about how people who focus too much on what they are eating can get sucked into anorexia. I finally realized that my overeating was its own type of disorder and gave in to logging. I've never regretted the decision and find now, 2 years into it, I'm much LESS of a slave to food.0
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Saturday Success - surviving this week is my best success. Went out to a gathering today & went for a mile or so hike with friends (that included climbing a small mountain!). A little sunburned, but otherwise did well. Saw a picture of myself, and wasn't terribly pleased. But, I spoke with a friend who is starting a journey to get more healthy - and I'm introducing her to MFP!
That made up for yesterday. Crappy things seem to happen in threes, so hopefully we are done with the crappy for a while. Daughterling's relationship crashed & burned (bad) so it looks like she's coming home (good), very dear friend got dumped by his significant other (again - they've been married twice & were headed for #3), and an old friend of mine who had been fighting cancer had a fall - she bumped her head, and wound up dying of a cerebral hematoma (we weren't close, but still it was quite a shock).
Going to head to bed & deal with things more tomorrow....0 -
Saturday Success: While I've been battling allergies/cold all week, I still held up pretty well. I think I stayed under calories 6 out of 7 days and they were decent food choices. Exercise was minimal because of the pounding headache, eyes watering, sinus pressure and the list goes on. BUT, I did make my butt go out this AM and it was actually not bad. I took the dog so she had to stop and lift her leg 50 times it seems (drives mes nuts!!!), but as a responsible pet owner I know she needs her exercise too. Overall, I'm pleased with the week. I'm ready for the next week ahead. Let's do this!!!!0
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Hey again everyone!
So sharing Sunday - I'm currently in my first year at law school, it's hard, but I'm loving every second of it. I have a wonderful boyfriend, who is also trying to lose weight and he's being fantastic at supporting me. Worried what will happen when I travel back up to uni and have to keep on track without him, but I'm sure it'll be fine 0 -
Wow, the thread is slow today--everyone must be busy eating healthy and getting in some good exercise!
@paige--Law school, huh? I'm super impressed. I briefly toyed with the idea of going into law, but decided teaching was the better course for me. A couple of years ago, I took an Ed Law graduate course. We had to read all sorts of Supreme Court decisions related to education and write legal briefs. It was probably the hardest grad clas I ever took (and I've go my Masters +60 additional grad hours!). I actually really liked the challenge, but not sure I would have like for ALL of my classes to have been so tough. Good luck to you! :flowerforyou:
@susan--good for you for walking even when you're still not 100%. Also, I know what you mean about the dog--if I let gunner, he would stop every 2 feet to mark, but over the years I've trained him out of it. Now, we just have a few "pit stops" where I let him sniff, pee, and scratch--the rest of the time we travel at a pretty good pace, and he's not allowed to stop. When the DH walks him, it's a free for all though. :laugh:
@vickie--that's so great that you're getting a friend involved in MFP!! And I'm glad you had a good day considering your Friday sounds terrible--I'm so sorry and hope things continue to look up from here.
Sunday Share:
I slept in a bit today and then watched the Sunday morning political shows. My DH hates them, so I try to watch them on the weekends he works. The weather here is sunny and fairly warm, but still a brisk wind. I thought about going for a run, but my legs are sore from yesterday's 5-miler, so just took gunner for a longer than usual walk. Now I'm at starbucks grading. Need to finish those speeches. Would also like to start on the 2-paragraph responses, but I still need to grocery shop, so we'll see.
Grading Goals:
1. 42/57 Junior persuasive speeches
2. x/16 2-paragraph responses
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Sunday sharing:
Here' my 3 bad things:
1. 2 year old grandson, had a birthday party, he turned 2, then got sick with a bad virus..in hospital for 3 days, he's lost weight (only weighs 22 lbs.)
2. while one child in emergency, the other 2 month old, in the foyer of hospital, the baby bucket flew out of stroller I was wheeling,(in the baby bucket, but not strapped in) went heels over head and landed face down 4 feet in front of me and stroller...a freak accident as my son-in -law had attached the 'bucket' to the stroller. I lost it. It was a nightmare come true. (Baby appears fine..her head didn't hit the floor) Seems the blankets kept her mostly in the seat and not falling out onto the floor. I was wheeling her.
3. 2 other grandchildren...3 yrs and 4 months old were taken to South Korea 2 days ago( by their mother during tumultuous political time with North Korea...they'll be there 3 months.
Yes, I may be too involved in their lives. I'm very emotional about it all and I guess I have to step back from it.
Here's 3 good things:
1. 2 year old recovered and is home and laughing again.
2. baby seems fine and I've stopped dreaming about stroller incident.
3. so far so good in Korea..0 -
@mel--oh my! sounds like a very trying week for you. Glad the 2 y/o is feeling better and home from the hospital. Also happy to hear the baby is ok--they've suprisingly resilient little bodies. Still must have been so scary when it happened! :flowerforyou: My older sis was babysitting our other sis's baby when the baby decided to climb out of her crib. She had never even stood up on her own before, so the crib matress hadn't been lowered. She tumbled right out of the crib onto her head. My older sis heard it from the other room and went running to find her lying on the floor with a red mark and bump quickly growing on her head. Fortunately, she was fine--just a little scared. I swear sometimes that young kids are made of rubber! Glad things are looking up and hope the 3 months in Korea flies by.
Well, finished the speeches, but it's almost 4 here and starbucks is getting crowded and loud. Think I will pack it in and head to grocery. May do more at home, but unlikely as I still need to make my lunch for the week, do some laundry, and clean up gunner's yard. May take him for a 2nd walk since the weather is continuing to get nicer and nicer as the day progresses.
Grading Goals:
1. 57/57 Junior persuasive speeches DONE!!
2. x/16 2-paragraph responses
3. x/47 AP essays0 -
Popping in just briefly - I have some small items for sale on Craigs List and I am expecting a lady shortly.....
W/E went well at BF's. Today we went to a miniature golf course and practiced our T shots - it was an 18 hole course and it was a lot of fun - took about an hour and then it started to rain just as we finished. Such good timing!
I've done well on food today, and look forward tot he week ahead with hopefully, another loss.
Oops, company'/s here!0 -
Sunday Share: I think most of you already know me, but we have had quite a few new folks join us so I'll give a brief recap. I'm Susan, single mom to 10 1/2 year old Cyrus, and we live in Las Vegas. I had a major life change last April and moved from Atlanta to Las Vegas for a job with Caesars Entertainment. It wasn't quite what I thought it was going to be, but I got so lucky because another door opened and I started a new job 7 weeks ago with a great company called Capriotti's Sandwich Shop. I'm loving it!!!
I started to focus on my health last January 2012 at 325. I lost 35 on my own, but heard about MFP in August and joined. I just received my 255 days of logging notice. I've at least learned how to log every day. I was down 60 lbs in October, but since then struggled through the holidays and some plateaus, gains, etc. . . along the way. As much as I would love to lose faster, I'm slowly changing my way of life. I'm down to 271 and hoping to hit Onederland by Christmas. It may not happen, but I'm going to try. In the past, I would have given up after I gained a few pounds, but not this time. With the support of my friends and this thread, I'm hanging in there. We CAN do this!!!!0 -
I wrote a post earlier, but for some reason it didn't publish so I am starting over.
Mel, glad for the good things that are happening after all of the problems.
Karen, I am impressed with your education. I have a bachelor's degree, but less than 30 hours beyond that. School takes a lot of dedication. I am impressed with our budding lawyer, healthcare workers, etc. who are still getting their education. There are challenges that go along with age and retirement, but I'm glad to be passed the school phase of my life.
Most of you know that I joined MFP and this thread at the very beginning of Oct 2012. I have a large family, 7 children with spouses, 14 grandchildren, DH of nearly 48 years, with whom I am very involved. They are all very supportive and encouraging. My philosophy for this journey is basically to eat real food, and log it all! I have been successful in maintaining a 1200 calorie diet with occasionally eating some of my exercise calories. My exercise of choice is walking.
It is a good thing that I got in a nice long walk earlier today with family, because DD and SIL made Chicago style Italian beef sandwiches for dinner tonight. They did a calorie friendly version, but it was still pretty high. I ate most of my exercise calories, but am still a little under, so all is good.
Have a great evening. Kaye0 -
I had a busy weekend and this week is not going to be much better. I truly enjoyed the bike ride on Saturday. We not only rode on the trail but we took the unpaved trail and the scenery was beautiful- the Chesapeake Bay Bridge with the sun behind it. The trail included a beach area and trek through the wood area with plenty of mud puddles to ride through. I was happy to be back on paved road. The rest of the ride was on paved and even payment. We went about 15-16 miles and today my arm and but are sore. Hopefully, this will change by tomorrow. Today, I went swimming and it felt so good to be back in a pool again. After today's swim, I realize that I need to swim more often.
Karen- I know you are heading to Switzerland and seeing the country on the Amazing Race I am totally jealous. It is extremely beautiful. Have a great trip.
I hope everyone has a great week.0 -
allergies are KILLING me, so i'm skipping the workout today. but if they don't improve tomorrow i'll just suck it up and do what needs to be done :laugh:0
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Hey guys. I just wanted to say Hi and hope you all had a good weekend. I am pretty tired today. I havent been sleeping well since husband left and then made the mistake of taking a book to bed last night so it was about 4:30 when the lights went out and then the dog kept waking me so finally gave up at 9:00 and got up. Still managed to get most of what I wanted accomplished today. Have a great night everyone and I will see you tomorrow 0
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@laurie--I'm watching Amazing Race right now trying to get ideas of where to go--it all looks so beautiful it's kind of overwhelming! My friends who live there are visiting in May--they have traveled all around, so I'm hopeful they'll have some suggestions about where we should go.0
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