Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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@helena--great NSV with the shirt!!! :drinker: Glad deputy is doing better too.
@kaye--sending good thoughts for your surgery tomorrow! :flowerforyou: I can't remember if I already commented, but the afghan and pheonox were both incredible!! And, yes, those grands of yours are adorable!
AFM--I walked gunner and mowed the lawn. Afterwards, I did my 30 DS but I skipped the gym today. I was all itchy from the grass clippings, and mowing the lawn is such a big calorie burn already. :ohwell:
Exercise Goals:
Sat--walk gunner DONE + run NOT DONE + 30 DS NOT DONE
Sun--walk gunner DONE + 30 DS DONE + run DONE
Mon--walk gunner DONE + gym NOT DONE + 30 DS DONE
Tues--walk gunner + 30 DS
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs--walk gunner + run + 30 DS
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I have learned many things from my Dad. He was born and raised in Cambridge MD and he loves to tell stories. The stories tend to change a little with each telling. He worked a variety of jobs for the state government and for a local movie theater. The theater was great since we were able to see movies for free and when I was 15, I got my first job at the theater where he once worked. He still loves Ocean City where he spent many summers as a kid and an adult. That was a favorite vacation spot sadly he doesn't get to hit the beach anymore, since walking is so difficult and my mom can't push him in a wheel chair. He also served in the Air Force for a tour of duty.
Kaye- Good luck with the surgery and rehab.
Monday Check in- It was a great day. Finished at school today now just to get through a couple of meetings this week. I did buy a new bathing suit today and it a size smaller than last year so I am happy about that. Today I jogged a half mile non-stop. I did this with my trainer so we keep it to a slow jog/fast walk pace. It worked really well and I had a great workout. It started with the ARC Trainer for 10 minutes then onto running and walking drills and skills. I never knew how much there was to running and learning to run. Lesson learned from today's workout is that I can eat dinner right when I get home from the workout. I am still not feeling great from dinner.
Well, I think it became official today, I will be training for a 5K to be completed in the fall when it is cooler here and hopefully less humid. The goal is to complete the 5K training at least 2x a week. My ultimate goal will be to complete a sprint triathlon by next April. My trainer did tell about some triathlons that limit the amount of time you have for each section and you do as much as you can in that time frame. I really like this idea since I can do anything for a set period of time so I may start with that type of triathlon. It is hard to believe that I am actually seriously doing a 5K and eventually a sprint triathlon- this would not have been a consideration 3 years ago.0 -
Hi all just jumping on real quick to say hi and I haven't forgotten you all. As usual everyhting is crazy when the hubby is home and tomorrow we hit the road to pick my son up from school in Wyoming. I will be thinking about and rooting for all of you while I am gone. Have a great week everybody and I will catch up with you next week.:bigsmile:
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Its been a good day. I have accomplished most of the most important things that I needed to get done, so that is good. We had a good time with family this evening. The food was great and completely blew it!
I'll be checking in again as soon as I can. Kaye0 -
Best of luck Grandma Kaye...I'll pray for your surgeon and for you!!!0
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Good Luck Grandma Kaye i will be praying for you !
I am still on the 3 day diet was on vacation last week and now i am back on track !
My goal this week is to log onto this message board more often i love the support that i get on here and you all are doing an amazing job !0 -
Kaye - thinking about you today - lotsa prayers coming your way.
Laurie - so happy your new trainer is offering you new goals that excite you and spur your imagination and getting you excited.
Helena - glad to hear from you and that you had a shirt NSV.
jt- so happy your hubby is keeping you busy!
kris - nice to see you pop in. Good to see your diet is working for you.
I broke down yesterday and ordered shoes from a catalog - one pair of sandals and one pair of tennis-shoe slides, needed them badly and can't seem to get out shopping ever. Heres hoping they fit.At least my size was available - that's a plus.0 -
Good Morning.
@Kaye~We’ll be thinking of you through your surgery today, I hope you have a quick and painless recovery as well.
@Laurie~I can’t eat a meal immediately following a workout either, my trainer stresses the importance of protein afterwards so I do try to have a protein shake – that’s about all my stomach can handle though. Great goals for the 5K and the sprint triathlon.
Tuesday Goals~To get through the day without falling asleep. Didn’t get home until after 10 last night, didn’t fall asleep until after midnight and woke up at 2am – I think I fell asleep again around 4 only to have to get up at 5. I feel hungover. :grumble:0 -
Thank you all so much for your prayers and good thoughts. They are greatly appreciated. I hope to be back to posting soon.
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Tuesday Goals: Well today my goal is to get home and get level 2 of the 30ds started. I didn't get up this morning. I didn't know i turned my alarm clock off when it went off this morning...I was really tired and just didn't get up. So I WILL be doing it when I get home from work today. I completed level 1 yesterday!
I watched a video on level 2 though....oh boy I am in for it today!
I haven't had time to catch up with everyone, hopefully I can do that this evening!
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
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I know this will turn over to a new thread soon but I had to drop in an say Hi!
I've been a member of MFP for a while now and had started my weight loss journey a year ago, then life happened. We had a storm that went through and left us without power for a week, then my (then bf) lost his dad to MS a week later, a month after that I lost my grandma (she was 68). Then school started (I'm a teacher), I started my Master's, got engaged, got married, graduated, and worked on switching my grade level to the new standards. Needless to say getting healthy got put on the back burner.
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Now it's summer again, and I'm making getting healthy my job. I started CLX 3 weeks ago and am loving it. 5.4 pounds down and gaining back the muscle my body missed!
SW- 280
CW- 274.6
GW 1- 252
GW- 180 (eventually 150)
I'm leaving for Minnesota on Friday (a 14 hour drive) to stay with my sister for a week before her wedding. I'm working on a plan to keep myself active and healthy while visiting!0 -
Two years ago I weighed 285lbs and now I hover around 250lbs. I've been as low as 236lbs too, but my weight keeps shifting constantly. I know I have to push myself more physically, but the motivation isn't there.
My goal is to be at 175lbs and it seems so far still.
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Good morning everyone.
This week I want to lose some weight. I need to get into the 250’s. I had no late night snacks last night. I hurt my foot and walking has been minimal. I need to do some strength training which I’ll do tonight before the AHL Calder Cup finals game tonight.
Let’s go Griffins! Bruins looked good last night. Next games WED, JUN 19, SAT, JUN 22, if needed MON, JUN 24, WED, JUN 26.
Kaye- best wishes for you and your caregivers!
Kelly- I read that I need at least 6 hours of sleep a night so I’m going to work on that. The fitbit says I get under six almost everynight.
RobinsEgg- I ordered my current shoes online and they are kind of funky looking but real comfortable and they fit great. Diabetic feet can require some funky shoes.
Quote of the day; - “Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” ~African Proverb0 -
Welcome MommyLamb and Charlie's Angel!!
Charlies Angel - It does seem daunting when you have a lot. I started at 180lbs overweight. I suggest breaking it down into chunks. 20/30/50lbs. Whatever works best for you. Set a reasonable date to lose that amount and work towards it. If I'm faced with an amazing dessert and I'm only 2lbs away from goal, it's MUCH easier to turn down than if I'm 178lbs away from goal (if that makes sense). We have more than one person on here who sets their ticker to that goal as well. And then when they hit it they change their ticker to the next 20/30/50lb goal.
Robin and Mr. M. I always order my shoes online as well. I always got the same brand/style, the New Balance 950s (I think they are 950s, the page is bookmarked on my iMac). This last time I didn't get those, I thought I'd go cheap and went to Famous Footwear. I got New Balance, just a different model. *BIG* mistake. My feet hurt whenever I wear them and I wind up wearing my old gungy ones to walk in because they are more comfortable. Now I need to save up another 120 bucks for the good ones again. Sometimes it just doesn't pay to take a short cut...0 -
@Tom~I've been forgetting to wear my Fitbit to bed lately, but average 6-7 hours a night when I remember. I don't know what the problem was last night - took me forever to fall asleep, then Zoe woke me up playing with my hair of all things, then of course I had to pee. Geez! I think last last I got 3-4 - I can function on 6, but anything less and I'm grumpy.0
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Hi Guys!
Welcome to the newlings!! :flowerforyou: Stick with us as we roll over to a new thread--don't get lost!
@kelley--during the school year I average 6 hrs/night during the work week. However, I tend to sleep 7-8 on the weekends. Summer is more up and down, but overall I know I get more than when I'm working. Gunner has also been waking us during the night due to critters out and about--we have a lot of foxes roaming the neighborhood lately and that gets him all riled up. :grumble:
@kris--I feel the same way about my running shoes. I tend to spend more on them than I would like; however, the few times I've tried a less expensive style/brand, I've regretted it. I totally agree that it doesn't pay off in the long run (no pun intended :laugh: ).
@tom--I was very disappointed in the Hawks' performance last night (other than Crawford--he played like a boss!). Really hoping they win tomorrow night to retain home ice advantage. They're really gonna have to turn it around to do so... I hope your foot heals quickly so you can get back to walking more. Good job with no evening snacks--that's really hard! I've heard that African proverb before and love it!
@tina--good luck with level 2 of 30 DS--I've heard it's tougher, but also more fun--I will be watching the video tonight. I'm getting kind of bored of level 1, but only have 2 days left of it.
@kris1085--gladd you're still around--it's good to see you again!
@laurie--I'm really excited to hear you decided to do the 5k! I really LOVE doing them, but I realize running's not for everyone, so I try not to be too pushy about it. I have some runner friends who try to talk everyone into running and I don't want to turn into THAT person. :laugh: I also found that "time limit" triathlon really interesting; I would never do a tri b/c I can't swim that well, but it soulds like a really great way to ease into them. You will easily be ready for a fall 5k if you are running 2x/week.
Tuesday Goals:
Well, I got up and did 30 DS before going to meet some friends for brunch--that's a big deal for me b/c I'm not big on morning exercise. However, I knew once I showered for the day, I wouldn't want to do so again later on. I still need to walk gunner, but am waiting for the sun to go down just a bit so it's not so hot for him.
Another exercise goal is to get to my current gym tomorrow b/c my membership there expires on Thursday. I've already signed up for my free 30-day trial at SNAP fitness. My materials should be here in the next day or 2 and then I can schedule my orientaion to go learn about their equipment. I'm a bit nervous to switch gyms, but I keep telling myself that it's only for a few weeks until I leave for vacation. If I don't like SNAP, I will renew my current membership when I get back from Zurich. ANd who knows maybe it will be a whole lot better. :happy:
Aside from exercise, I'd been talking about doing that 30 day power purge. I began with my kitchen and got through the fridge. I also cleaned out one cabinet, but then weekend plans with family took priority. My DH was home the past 2 days so we did yard work together rather than cleaning inside. Tomorrow, he works all day, so I will continue with the kitchen then.
Oh, and for those of you wondering, my dining room table still needs de-cluttering.
Exercise Goals:
Sat--walk gunner DONE + run NOT DONE + 30 DS NOT DONE
Sun--walk gunner DONE + 30 DS DONE + run DONE
Mon--walk gunner DONE + gym NOT DONE + 30 DS DONE
Tues--walk gunner NOT YET + 30 DS DONE
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs--walk gunner + run + 30 DS
Fri--walk gunner + 30 DS0 -
MowMow - I like New Balance too. This time I tried Teva for the sandals and Propet for the slide-tennies. I don't have a clue if I will like them but they both seem to be well constructed and wide in the toe bed where I need it. I will be ordering New Balance for my winter walking shoes.
Tom - I like the look of your shoes. I have a black pair of shoes JUST like them for winter "dress up" :laugh:
Welcome to the newbies. We will be rolling over the thread at the end of this page, so follow the link at the bottom of the page to the new thread. We don 't want to lose you!. You will find great friends here!
Skinny = my dining table is a catch all for my papers too! Aack! Lets both think of a permanent solution for them so they disappear from our tables forever! Time to put on our thinking caps. A nice wicker box so we can stow it someplace when company comes over? A file box on the wall in an unobtrusive place? :huh:
Tonights goal: To get my squats done.0 -
My dining room table is a catch all too - is so convenient when I come in from the garage. In fact, I just was going over some things on mine - picked up 6 Wall Street Journals, 2 of which were still in the bag!
I hit a wall about 2pm so exercise goals for the week changed, just had to come home and nap. :yawn:
Sunday~Training DONE!
Monday~Rest Day
Tuesday~Gym. Nope, too tired.
Wednesday~Training
Thursday~Gym
Friday~No gym, catch up on housework.
Saturday~Gym, swim most likely0 -
@robin & kelley--I really do need to figure a solution for the dining table. Robin--I wish it were just papers! If that were the case it would just be a matter of putting them away. However, it's an odd collection of all kinds of miscellany from both me and the DH. I tried a little basket, but now that's full. :ohwell: Most of what's in the basket has been there for a year or more, so it is probably garbage-bound. The women who makes the 30-day power purge videos has a method of attacking junk drawers. She sets a kitchen timer for 15 minutes and then starts sorting through the junk. She makes 3 piles: throw away, put away, or leave it there. I'm going to use this method on the dining table tomorrow minus the "leave it there" pile.0
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Tuesday Goal - to make it through the next two weeks and at least get my 30DS in. Baseball four nights, the reunion starts Friday, Emma's birthday is on Sunday, Jacob's birthday is next Friday and I'll be travelling for business and pleasure hte 26-30th. Busy, busy, busy. Luckily, I don't have too many plans for July.
This week, the only open night I have is Thursday and that will need to be used for buying Emma's fish tank, hard boiling 6 dozen eggs for the reunion and making her a fish shaped cake. I've at least looked up ideas and will be making a final decision. It's my favorite part of their birthdays...I decorate a cake. My goal is to have it at least recognizable and I generally look at pictures on line and punt. :laugh: Over the years, some of my favorites include a Pokemon cake, Zhu Zhu pet, basketball, box of crayons, roller coaster and baseball glove with baseball cupcakes. My mom always says, "Oh, don't make it so difficult on yourself." My response is it's not...LOVE IT!! Someday I'm actually going to take a cake decorating class from the Community Ed program. I'm hoping they have it offered this fall.
Monday - Aqua Fit == DONE & 30DS == DONE
Tuesday - 30DS = DONE, Gym & Weights == NOT DONE
Wednesday - Aqua Power & 30DS
Thursday - 30DS & Zumba
Friday - 30DS
Saturday - rest
Sunday - 30DS
@ Helena -- yea!!! great NSV
@Laurie -- good for you on the 5K. I would like to do one, but after attemptin the C25K, I've decided to wait until a few more pounds come off. That triatholon sounds intriguing.
@Robin -- I've only bought one pair of tennis shoes through the mail and I hate them.
I've tried for a long time and I still get shin splints from walking, running, Zumba. After trying them for a full month, I've gone back to my old shoes. They are Ryka brand and actually on the cheaper side. I have fallen arches so I need quite a bit of support (although I do buy Dansko and Birkenstock on line since I know they work well for me.
@Tina -- Good luck! Can't wait to hear about Level 2 -- 3 more days on Level 1 for me
@Tom -- I don't think the shoes look weird at all
@Charlie's Angel -- I have about 115 pounds from my SW to GW. That got frustrating for me like someone said. I've changed it now to a goal weight of 235 (that's about the size I was when I had my son). Then I'll do increments. I feel like it's do-able now.
@Karen -- Good luck on your 30 day purge. I am cleaning my fridge and freezer today. Someone (I won't name the 11 year old boy that did it :laugh: ) left the door cracked open of the freezer when he got his snack today and everything was crystalized by the time I noticed.
Sleep. I've only been getting 5-6 hours of sleep a night lately but I'm going to try to really be better about it. I've heard that your body holds onto excess fat when you don't get enough sleep. I know I work best when I get between 7-8. More than 8 and its bad too.
Alright, kids are in their separate bedrooms -- off to clean the kitchen, fridge, freezer and then do the 30DS. Have a great night!!0 -
Ooof! Tuesday fitness! I'm sweating my backside off! I decided to try a little home improvement project. I wanted a 10" deep shelf across my entire window about midway up. I want to do that in both the living room and dining room (they are open to each other). The cats loving being on the window sills but I want somewhere to put some plants. I want to turn my little tangerine seedlings into Bonsai, plant some herbs, and when I'm laid off in August I'll have to bring home Gloria (My golden Pothos) and all her babies (5 pots packed with little ones clipped off of her over the past two years) PLUS James (My Aloe) is tired of being in an office with crappy lighting.
Today it was off to Home Depot for lumber (white pine) for the shelves. One window is 5 feet wide and the other is 6 feet wide so they were pretty big boards PLUS I have the little extra pieces they cut off the 8' board to make little shelves for the cats. One will lead up to the other one hung a bit higher so they have some vertical space. I whipped out my little pink tool kit and charged my little pink drill/screwdriver :laugh:
Of course I forgot drywall anchors (no way it'll hold my fatties without anchors) and I need metal screws not wood screws for by he window. It's wrapped in metal and I can't get the screw through it. So back to home depot tomorrow to get the last of the stuff. I DID get the smallest shelf up since it happened to hit on studs.
Then I repotted my tangerines into 6" pots and used my little 4" pots to plant Chives, Sage, Parsley, Thyme, and Oregano. There is also a long narrow pot with cat grass started for the boys.
Now, how to log that... 'cause I worked some freaking calories off tonight....0 -
@kris--that's quite a project! I used to love doing stuff like that when I 1st moved into my house--somehow the novelty of it wore off after a couple of years. :ohwell: Oh, and I love that you name your plants. :laugh: DH bought a rhododendron a few years ago and named it Rodan, but we lost it last year after trying to transplant it.
@tracy--sounds like you have a busy week coming up! I ended up skipping cleaning my freezer b/c it's really my husband's domain. Also, we don't tend to pack it full of stuff, so things get rotated out regularly. Other than a couple of frozen daiquiri mixers, I don't think there's anything in there over 3 months old.
I don't know if I shared this tidbit about sleep, but recently someone told me that you should sleep in increments divisible by 1.5--so 3 hrs, 4.5 hrs, etc. I guess it has something to do with the sleep cycle--that it takes 1.5 hours to complete the cycle and if you wake up at a different increment, you risk coming out of a deeper level of sleep. Therefore, if you can only sleep for 5 hours, you should cut it to 4.5; if you have 8 hrs to sleep, you should cut it to 7.5; etc.0 -
Sleep is so important for our bodies to recover. I tend to sleep between 7-8 hours a night during the school year, sometimes a little longer on the weekends. It is strange that I have noticed a change in my weight with just a couple of hours of extra sleep on weekend. Especially if I wake up then go back to bed.
CharlieAngel's- I also broke my goals for weight loss down into manageable chunks. It still provides me with motivation. Welcome to the group.
Mommylamb- welcome to the group. What do you teach? I teach middle school science and understand how personal health gets put on the back burner.
Kah-I will need to remember the protein shake for dinner instead of trying to eat food. Usually it is not a problem but the workout on Monday was different than the normal workouts. I will see what happens this week.
MyMowMow- Good luck with your project. Hope it goes well. The cats will love the new climbing area.
Members of my singles group went climbing tonight and everyone made it to the top of at least one of the walls. I think one of the guys will actually go to Earth Treks with me to climb- he was really into it. I like introducing people to rock climbing since they learn how to challenge themselves in a different way.
Goals- to complete the second day of 5K training tomorrow on my own.
Does anyone know any good recipes for low carb/sugar or buttercreams frostings/icing? chocolate cake made with pumpkin needs icing. I may decorate with fruit -strawberries or blueberries around the edges.0 -
Did the fridge and freezer purge and attemptin to post pictures for the first time My fridge door has had two shelves break or it would look even better.
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@Laurie- I teach 3rd grade (all subjects) and I love it!
I've decided that since I'm off for the summer it's "my job" to start losing this weight and get some healthy habits started that I can continue into the school year and beyond. I've definitely noticed a pattern of weight stability through the whole year until about March-May and then it goes up about 5 or so pounds. I'm determined to beat the pattern!0 -
Good Morning.
@Karen~You are right about the sleep cycles, I read about that a while back and out of curiosity even put a sleep cycle app on my phone. It’s a cool app that uses the accelerometer in your phone to determine your movements – you set a specific wake-up time and the alarm (tranquil sound of your choosing) goes off when you are at a stage in your sleep cycle that is better for waking – this way you wake up more awake and less groggy. It works pretty well. I read last year that it’s better to wake to more tranquil sounds than a blaring alarm so I don’t use an alarm clock anymore. Now I mostly wake to the harp sound on my phone. Sleep cycles have always fascinated me, I think because I was diagnosed with a sleep disorder in my 20s. I rarely reached deep sleep and didn’t go through sleep cycles like the average person, it often resulted in sleep paralysis – which is really freaky! So, I take a sleep aid which gives me much more restful sleep and I rarely have those episodes anymore.
For anyone that is interested in sleep and sleep cycles there is a device called a Zeo that tracks your sleep cycle via brain waves. They sell these at my gym and you can find them on Amazon – retail for around $100. Of course the Fitbit, while not as accurate, gives you a pretty good indication of your quality of sleep – it measures your movement using the accelerometer inside so you know how often you are waking up throughout the night.
@Kris~Wow, what a project. The boys will sure appreciate the extra climbing space – I definitely need to add some climbing areas for Zoe, she loves high places (especially my shoulder).
@tlh~Fantastic job with the fridge/freezer purge! It sounds like you try to make birthday’s special for your kids. My mom had cake talent and always made us special cakes – I think my favorite was the Pink Panther cake she made one year, my sister and I also loved the 3-D Barbie cakes she made us. My sister tries to do it for her boys too – did a basketball for my nephew this year and for his 2nd birthday a few years ago my BIL got involved by making a Bison cake. So much fun! So, I say enjoy your cake decorating.
Wednesday Wish~That everyone’s wishes come true!0 -
Wednesday wish - That I was a bit handier, this project would be done by now if I was. The extra bits of shelving for them are a bribe. I'm HOPING it helps keep them off the shelf with the plants on it. Then I had another thought, if these work out then perhaps I'll put one across the sparebedroom window and plant some large flat planter trays with grass (MowMow used to have one of those in my old apartment out on the balcony) across the shelf so they have a tiny little yard. They love chewing on grass and rolling around in it. That window gets lots of sun so I think they'd enjoy it there and the 10" shelves are wide enough that they could sprawl out a little. With the old one I would bring it inside once a week and 'cut the grass' with scissors to keep it short and tidy. MowMow loved his little grass patch.
Sleep.... I USED to be able to exist pretty well on 6 hours but 8 hours was better. Since the stroke I REQUIRE 9 hours if I want to function. 10 is actually just perfect and gets me up before the alarm feeling refreshed and raring to go. Not sure what happened but I need a LOT more sleep now or I just can't get out of bed.0 -
tlh0407 & skinny---today was day 2 of level 2. And i remember from the first time I did the whole 30 DS--level 2 is the worse level, for me. Level 3 is easier in my opinion. Only 8 days left and I will be onto level 3! I am counting down the days!! It's just rough with the shoulders and a lot of plank exercises. I hate planks...and I dont think I do them right because i never feel anything in my stomach area. Either way 8 more days!
Wednesday Wish: That I would actually start losing again. I haven't weighed myself , but I dont really feel a difference in myself. Before when I was losing I could feel it. I'm not feeling anything and it's frustrating. BUT I am just continuing to push through it and keep doing what I am doing eventually I will start losing again!
Have a wonderful day everyone!
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Wednesday Wish--have a productive day at work!:drinker:0
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