Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Great job, Marca. Those are great milestones. Kaye0
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@ Lori - What kind of dog do you have? I have a little 11 lb Bichon/Poodle and she loves to go walking too. Unfortunately, she drives me nuts because she thinks she has to squat at every smell. I just want to walk and have to pull her along. I take her once in awhile, but not every time that's for sure.
Susan - I have a Shih Tzu - he loves to go for walks and also likes to stop at every mailbox and pole. lol. We use one of those retractable leashes and he runs ahead of us so he can stop and smell, we end up passing him, and once he feels the pull on the leash (because we've gotten enough ahead to get to the end of the leash), he runs ahead of us and starts over. It's actually pretty funny.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Feeling pretty good about how today went - got a walk in this morning, and spent much of the day cleaning the house. By this evening I was exhausted and wanting something really yummy to eat. Fortunately I had enough calories left that I could have almost anything. LOVE when that happens! Chose a steak and cheese sandwich, and it was worth every bite.
Uh-oh. My son just sat down near me with a big bowl of ice cream. And my husband is in another chair with a different snack. Willpower, don't fail me now!0 -
Saturday success- I did a lot of gardening today and ate fairly well. I didn't have time to track it but I'll input the data later. I feel like I had a great day today.
Tomorrow I plan on sitting down and working out a calendar for myself. My calendar will include what days I plan on working out and what exactly I'll be doing and my menus. My menus will include snacks. I feel like planning like this will be beneficial to me so I can properly stay on track. It will also help me plan my macros out better than an on the fly kind of thing. I think I am really starting to get serious about this which is good. I think before I didn't really have my whole heart in this which was my downfall.
Have a good day/night.
Helena
P.s. please forgive my spelling mistakes if I made any. I'm doing this on my new phone with a Swype keyboard and I'm fairly tired so I don't feel like checking for mistakes right now. Goodnight!0 -
Good morning! Today is a lovely day here. It is quite warm but the shade makes it feel glorious. At least this morning that is. I rolled out of bed and let Deputy outside and felt how nice it was and fifteen minutes late my sister and I rolled out of the house to take Deputy for a walk. It was funny he actually wanted to wear his bandanna today. He looks super cute in it.
my sister flipped his ears back.
Sunday share:I'm Helena I am 23 and live just south of Houston TX. I have a wonderful puppy named Deputy. (pictured above) I also have a chinchilla too. Not a lot to know about me. I have been overweight forever really. In high school i was in the color guard (with the marching band not ROTC) I was always pretty active but still a big girl. I know I will never be small because I have a large body frame. My dad thinks I could be an olympic lifter if I wanted to be. I'm still rolling that thought around.
I hope everyone has a great day! I will be back later to catch up and post some personals. I'm being bossed around by my 15 yr old sister because she wants to go somewhere.
Helena
ETA: This was my first time posting pictures and i'm so glad that it worked!0 -
@ Helena,
I like your plan to plan! It makes such a difference than winging it!
I've done both, and planning just makes my life easier, really.
I get my lunch & snacks ready the night before. Sometimes I do all of them on Sunday PM, then just have to pull them out that AM.
Remember, you start where you are, Helena . . . give yourself a lot of credit for beginning anew!
Best of luck!
Lynne0 -
HI there. I started checking in here about a month ago and then fizzled. I used as an excuse my two vacations and that it was too hard to stay the course on vacation. WELL here I am again. I did not gain. BUT really felt limited and self conscious at the beach
with DD starting HS in next week and DS starting middle school I think it time for me to commit myself to a lifestyle change. Please bear with me! My initial goals are to limit bread and wine. Exercise 3X a week with C25K ( I made it to week 6 once before and quit) I am a very slow slogger and want to be able to do a 5K. I did my first in May and was really slow...but finished.
I went to the store today and loaded up on healthy options.
Allie0 -
Good afternoon I'm making a big bowl of Mexican quinoa salad type thing, that will last me a couple of days. Had a huge breakfast so just laying low for the rest of the day. Definitely not been hungry yet.
Sunday Share: A little about me - I've been married 20 years and have an 18 year old girl and nearly 17 year old boy. We live in SW Missouri near Springfield. We have a pommie named Tyson. He's the meanest kid of all Very protective of his family.
I've been really BORED today...I think I'm going to go sit out in the sun before it goes down, hope you all are having a terrific Sunday!
Carla
ETA: @ Allie, great job getting back to it and recommiting! You got this!0 -
Pie - I'm BORED too - just got back from spending a little money at CVS stocking up on toothbrushes and vitamins - such an exciting Sunday! I'll be sitting in the sun in a little while too - got to get some exercise in of course today - will be doing my upper body routiine today, it only takes about 10 minutes but its a killer!
A little about me - I'm 62, divorced after 20 years, no kids or pets, live in Omaha, NE, love to garden and have a little deck on my second story condo where I have a lot of flowers crammed into a small space that gives me a chance to use my green thumb.
I started this thread three years ago the day I started MFP and its been going strong ever since. Its had many successfull graduates, but not me! I still need to lose 55 lbs to achieve my goal! I KNOW I am going to achieve my goal as I have learned over these past years how to do things the wrong way and now how to do things the right way. Its 90% diet and 10% perspiration!0 -
Toots - I'm with you. I'm starting to have runner's envy. I'd love to compete (or at least participate in) a 2 or 5 K some day. I'm making it a future goal. Good luck to you too!
ohh we can compare notes.Toots- C25K is a great program.... IF you make it fit YOU!!! I and several folks I know start out trying to do the whole first day and fail and think, "I could NEVER do this!" This time around, I did what I called "Floor to Couch". Meaning I started out doing LESS that week 1 day 1 and worked up. It took me 5 weeks to finish week 1 but I did it and am now doing 3 and 5 min. run intervals and out pacing friends who are smaller and more fit than I!!! Remember YOUR pace is what is important( faster OR slower than the program).... when you can do a workout and think, well that wasn't bad, move on to the next week. Get to it girl!!! Your cheerleaders are here and we are READY!!!Toots - Start out slow. It is an effort for me to walk 20 minutes. But having a goal is great and I'm sure you can do anything if you really want toToots- I think you can run a marathon just remembers to take it slow and easy when starting out. Couch to 5K is a great way to start or look for some local walks/fun runs in your area they are typically 1 mile.
Yeah, i basically plan to do that. several weeks, three to four, of just walking before starting the actual C25K0 -
Sunday Sharing... So I got on the scale today big NoNo:noway: but Its going down So I was happy especially considering I didn't exercise two days this week... Other than trying to get this weight off of me... I haven't heard anything from my bosses on the new position its just sitting vacant and the two people who I thought I was up against, I found out didn't get it... I'm super upset because now I don't know whose up for it besides me but I know like 20 people applied. Yikes:grumble: :explode: :indifferent:
I JUST REALLY WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT AND REALLY WANT TO MOVE UP AT WORK.
I REALLY JUST WANT TO BE A BETTER ME, IM SICK OF ARGUING, ITS TIME TO EAT SOME HUMBLE PIE.
I Got in a fight with another manager at work yesterday, he took my items out of a box and slammed them on the floor and I just ignored him and then I asked another manager what did he say to you.. and he came back in yelling I said we aren't suppose to have this back here. I said well why tell me, you've seen it in that box all day why wait till I get it to not only slam it on the ground but to act like you don't know where it came from(a higher manager than both of us put it in the box knowing he wasn't suppose to) "He yells out why do you always have to say something back" Which I know he has been keeping in for a while which makes me think, he thinks he's above me and he wishes he could write me up for being me...I was so shocked my response was because I have a mouth and I know how to speak.. he ran to his manager and I got called in the office and she was like wtf he told me something completely different... and she tried to make excuses for him.. but I was like whatever you need to have a serious talk with him.. she was acting normal afterwards playful and ish like it never happened, but the whole situation was ridiculous and exactly the reason I don't want to eat humble pie... I NEVER WANT ANYONE THINKING THEY ARE ABOVE ME AND I SHOULDNT SPEAK BACK TO THEM... %$#*#! YOU WILL GET YOUR FEELINGS HURT AND YOUR EGO SQUASHED DISRESPECTING ME. But even with that I wanna feel like I don't care what they think, I wanna be free of anger and resentment, I don't want to be bitter and arguing with asshats all the time. Let the asshat think what they want. Vent over!!!! #@#*(^!0 -
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Hi my name is Ann 349.5 next weigh in Monday morning. Goals keep going, make four weeks, and drink my water.
In California ( fitness state) Have a great dog her name is Hailey live in the country. I’m a Grandmother love my grand kids. Mother of two daughter and son . Paint, play piano, guitar and love to fish.
I do feel alone, normally I complain that no one understands what its like to be so large. These complaints are mostly in my head, every one I know is thin. To lumber about in pain, family feels I did it to myself its my problem not there’s its true I guess. Husband wants me lose weight as long as it does not interfere with his life after all he does not have a problem.
Then searching calories on the net I found my fitness pal and its like so many people understand and I don’t feel so alone in my struggles to control my weight. I’m so happy that others cheer you on and understand. I don’t want to be a whinny cat any more. When I read other peoples struggles and success I feel maybe I can do it too. This is the first time I can talk about weight and not feel so condemned.
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@Robin..are you a couponer by chance? I was a couponer before couponing was cool! But I'm finding it hard to be motivated about it anymore!
Great job on what you've accomplished thus far and you have a great attitude and very strong support system that you created yourself, I think that's pretty neat!0 -
Happy Sunday!
It’s been a super busy couple of days. I left early yesterday morning to spend the day with my grandmother (who is at her home on hospice) – we had a fantastic visit, as always. You look at her and listen to her you would swear she wasn’t as sick as she is, it’s hard to believe sometimes – I’m grateful we had the day together. She put me to work, but always does and I love to help her when she’ll let me. It was extra special since my cousin stopped by with his dad (my grandmother’s older brother, amazingly all of her siblings are still living), who is battling Alzheimer’s. I haven’t seen either in a very long time, to it was nice to visit with them for a while. Then my mom stopped by later in the evening, I haven’t seen her in about a month. So all-in-all a great day – I really hated leaving though. Today was getting caught up around the house, running errands, and had a session with my trainer this afternoon.
@Carla~Welcome, this is an extremely supportive group – couldn’t do this without them! Yep, we complain from time to time, get frustrated from time to time, and even need a kick in the pants – but we do it in a nice way. :laugh:
@Vicki~Mugged by Haagen Dazs? Uh, Oh! Been there!
@Toots~What an awesome goal!!!
@Robin~Happy MFP Anniversary! You have come a long way – your losses are consistent & you have really embraced the exercise. So happy and proud for you!
@Marca~Congrats on reaching the 20# milestone! WTG!!!
@Laurie~Awesome run and great time! So glad your knee didn’t aggravate you during your run. Isn’t a great feeling to have your first run behind you?
@Ann~Welcome, you’ll definitely find the support you need here. Check back often and good luck on your journey!
@Susan~I'm so glad the trainer is working out and they aren't working you too hard.
AFM~I’m Kelley, mid-40s, and an accountant in the healthcare industry living in north Texas. I’m not married and never had children; I have a 10-month old Maine Coon who today demonstrated the ability to jump from the floor to my shoulder (I'm pretty tall). Kind of surprised me! I love to exercise so am a self-proclaimed gym rat – I work out on my own 3-4 days a week and with my trainer twice a week. He’s great for keeping me motivated and for keeping my body guessing.
Did have a great workout with trainer today and did some things that have bothered my back in the past, we'll see how today went in due time I'm sure.
I hope that everyone has had a great weekend – laundry and the kitchen awaits, so I better get back to it. Have a great evening!0 -
Ann (1802) Welcome to the group. You can lose the weight if you put your mind to it. You are in control of your life and your thought patterns. Think positive thoughts, take control of your life and find an activity that you like to do. All these will help you be successful in this journey. It is a learning process and you will discover what works for you.
This week the scale finally went back under the 200lb mark to 199. So far this month I have lost 3 lbs so I hope this weight loss continues. I also ran my first 2 mile run and was happy with the 27 minutes that it took. My ticker does not reflect this lost since it is still set for my lowest weight of 195 lbs.
Share- This week I return to work for the start of new school year, I teach 7/8th grade science in Maryland. The challenge will be avoiding the bagels, doughnuts etc. this week as they provide breakfast a couple of days this week. Then classes start next week and all the kids will have free breakfast that will be served in the classrooms and teachers get it to. My goal is to eat at home a healthy breakfast then eat a snack mid morning. I started working on losing weight 3 years ago when I turned 40. I spent the first 6 months just walking the track at the gym which helped some. I started working with a personal trainer, who made me face the fact that I was obese and he really started me on the weight loss path. He introduced different exercises, interval training, weights etc and was very supportive. The last two years the weight has been holding steady. In June, I started working with a different trainer who is challenging me to work harder, do more interval training with intensity and variety. My life has changed for the better and now I am participating in a variety of activities that were not possible before such as rock climbing, jogging, biking etc. I have lost 67 pounds and have managed to keep it off so I know it is possible to be successful. I still have a ways to go before I reach a weight I will be happy and can maintain it.
Workout schedule
Sunday-Swim- DONE 45 minutes with 4 sets of 200M of three strokes. Over .5 miles
Monday-Trainer either drills or run
Tuesday- Rest (working late)
Wednesday- gym Run 2.25 miles or drills
Thursday-Cardio intervals
Friday-Climbing
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Hubby woke me with flowers and a nice card for our anniversary. We went out to breakfast and I planned in advance. Another nice with no GERD but could not get to sleep. Tried counting sheep but got up to 500 and no results. Finally took a sleeping pill but it took a while to kick in.
My grandson came over with his family and we visited his father's grave and got in some walking. Then we went out to eat but the place I had planned to eat at had closed and we chose a diner. I could have chosen better but was only a little over plan. If I get in my walk tonight, I should get some extra calories to cover the overage. I stopped by my niece's on the way home and saw an old friend, who kept hugging me and saying how happy he was to see me. I didn't know he cared that much, but he said that I had always encouraged him. I don't really recall that, but I guess I must have. We never know how others take our actions. I've had employees and others tell me the same thing and I didn't even realize I had an impact.
The maternity pics turned out nice. We took some in the gardens and some on the bed with baby shoes on her tummy, with the ultrasound pictures. We took one where there hands formed a heart on her tummy (She is 7 months) and some in my photography studio under the hot lamps. We took one with a ribbon wrapped over her tummy with a signed that ready "Do not open till October 3, 2013. I'll post a few on my profile for a while if you would like to see these. Things have changed so much. I remember someone scolding me in the 60's for being on the streets when I was 7 months pregnant. I also remember being required to make someone take maternity leave when they started to show. The change is for the better.
Helena, Deputy is precious. I used to live in Houston and really enjoyed it. I would have retired there but the property taxes are out of sight. I still have many friends there and visit a couple of times a year. Our weather in Atlanta was rainy and dreary
Calpeach, I was most sucessful at weight loss when I planned my meals in advance. I used to cook for all week on Sunday night and just come home and heat supper. Need to get back into that mode
Alliern - Welcome back. Sounds like you have a plan. Not to worry, you set your own goals, and eliminating trigger foods is a good start. Best of luck
Robin, you will meet your goal. You are doing it the right way, learning and making steady progress. I was think about being 68 years old next month and wondering why I was still trying to get my weight under control and my hubby reminded me that he quit smoking over 100 times before he finally succeeded. Let's hope this old dog can learn new tricks
Doing this for me - Congrats on the weight loss. Having been in Management for many years I can tell you that I ate plenty of humble pie. The most important aspect of most higher positions and the successful managers I have known have had the quality of humility, along with patience, ability to get along with others and the ability to turn the other cheek. I worked with many wonderful people and with a lot of folks who were not nice at all. Some of the not nice eventually became my friends, because I always treated them with respect, even if they were not acting nice. People do change and sometimes the example we set helps them do so. At others times, nothing helps, but they have to be accountable for themselves. It's easy to be nice when someone is nice to you, but the real challenge is to be nice, when someone isnt being nice to you.
1802go - Ann, Good weight loss. Congrats to you. I like your goals. They are realistic
kAH Kelley I admire your stamina with exercise. I am gradually increasing mine without harming myself, which I have done in the past (ie, aggressive Kick boxing, aggressive Karate, running). Sounds like you had a wonderful day and your Grandmother sounds awesome
Laurie, what an inspiration. It's tough with so much food around but your plan sounds doable. I'm sure you will be sucessful0 -
Awesome successes, dear friends. Robin, Thank you for starting this thread. It is a life saver for many of us.
Sunday share: I'm just a few weeks away from my 1 year anniversary on MFP. I found this thread just a couple of weeks after I started and have really appreciated the support and information that I have gotten here. I turned 69 in May, but still want to be very involved in the lives my children and grandchildren, so I will keep on losing weight until I feel good about how I look and feel. I have been married for 48 years, have 7 children with spouses, and 14 grandchildren (#15 due in January). We live in a small community in Western ID. We are the only town in ID where OR is south of us. I baby sit my youngest daughter's 2 children. She is the librarian and a teacher at the middle school. School starts for her tomorrow and the students next week. Too much of my summer was taken up with knee replacement surgery. I don't feel like I got enough done while I was on break from the kids. Of course, I didn't get much of a break because I tended the 5 year old while she was getting her master's degree. Maybe that's why I don't feel like I had much of a break.
My weight loss has slowed down a lot, but I still know what works and it will keep coming off if I keep doing what I know works.
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I am new to mfp.....my life has been turned upside down. My father has suffered great illness this year and we moved him in with us....that would be myself, hubby and teen daughter. Hubby is a truck driver and hardly home...daughter is in college while living at home and works too. I am his caregiver..my father that is. I work as well and while I am trying to do my best.....I cant seem to keep motivated with anything and I never seem to get everything done...I am always behind. So...I joined this site in hopes of once and for all being able to accomplish some weight lose which is difficult for me......I am always in pain muscular and back,, doc says fibromyalgia....who knows really, just trying to do what I can each day.....depression has been trying to take hold , major crying spells..sometimes off and on all day......I am on anti depressants already...lol.
Have no friends and noone really to talk to.........so when I look at myself I tell myself it could be worse and trust me I know it can......now if ur feeling blue....just know I am too.0 -
So what works for u for weight loss?0
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So what works for u for weight loss?
Eat less, move more.0 -
hi all, just a quick check in (feeling pretty puny today). All of your successes are so inspiring!
Anyone have any great suggestions for GI problems? I'm running out of ideas, and really tired of feeling like this.
On another note, I splurged and ordered off an infomercial (!!!), so I've got that "Rockin' Body" DVD set coming (well, the music sounds better than the few little Zumba bits I have... just looking for something to get me back motivated....)0 -
Hi--back from a long weekend. I've kept up with your posts but so many people already responded with great advice, so I don't have too many personals.
@robin--happy 3 year anniversary!! :drinker: I also want to thank you for starting this thread!
@laurie--congrats on finishing your race yesterday--that's awesome that you ran the 2 miles straight! I still have days when I can't do that.
@toots-a marathon is such a great goal!! I echo the advice you already got from others and will add to make sure you have really, really good shoes that are right for your particular needs. Go to a specialty running store to get fitted so you know exactly what's right for your feet.
@helena--deputy is adorable! Gunner gets a new bandanna each time he visits the salon, and he actually gets a bit upset when I take it off of him. :laugh: I save all of them, and someday when he's gone, I will have a quilt made out of them.
@kris--your "bowling ball with legs" comment made me laugh. :laugh: I bet you don't really look like that though.
Welcome to all of the newlings!!! :flowerforyou: I promise you will all get personals from me at some point as I get to know you.
Sunday Share:
I managed to do "okay" with food yesterday at Irishfest--not great but all of the walking and dancing canceled out the eating and drinking.
Today, I drove back from Milwaukee straight to my parents' in Chicago b/c my cousin was in town and had to leave for the airport around 2 pm. I managed to get there by noon and got to visit with her for awhile. I then came home and ran outside with gunner which was nice though it was a bit warm.
Hubby made pizza for dinner, but I stayed under calories. Not the best weekend in terms of macros, but I still managed high protein both days. Too many carbs yesterday and too much sodium both days, but tomorrow will be back to healthier choices.
I start back to work on Friday and the kids return on Monday.
Exercise Goals:
Sat--walk at festival DONE + dance at festival DONE
Sun--run outside w/gunner DONE
Mon--walk gunner + gym
Tues--walk gunner (going to Ravinia to see Journey)
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs--walk gunner + gym if time (hair and pedi appt)
Fri--walk gunner (festival so more dancing)0 -
Wow--no activity since I posted at 10 last night? :noway: I hope that means all of my fellow insomniacs slept well.
Monday Check-in:
I haven't updated my Virtual TransAmerica trail miles in a week or so--I will do that and post my progress later today. I finished both LOTR trails awhile back, so this is the only one I'm still tracking.
Today the scale was back up to 190, but everything I've read says that when you first increase your calories you should expect about a 5 lb bump. I've also had a surplus of sodium and alcohol over the past few days, so that is surely a factor as well. Supposedly, if I stick to plan the weight will go back down and then more pounds will drop. Fingers crossed...
Gunner's eyes are finally all healed up and his energy is up this morning, so I think the worst of the allergies have passed. He's prancing around the house trying to lure one of us into playing with him.
DH wants to go shopping for new boots today, so we will be off to the mall in a bit. He hates to shop, so this should be fun (not).
I have the gym scheduled for today, but the lawn is looking pretty raggedy so I may mow that instead.
Exercise Goals:
Sat--walk at festival DONE + dance at festival DONE
Sun--run outside w/gunner DONE
Mon--walk gunner + gym
Tues--walk gunner (going to Ravinia to see Journey)
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs--walk gunner + gym if time (hair and pedi appt)
Fri--walk gunner (festival so more dancing)0 -
Sorry I didn't post all weekend, but I did log my food. I weighed in this morning and lost 7 lbs. I'm scared to get too excited about that because the last time that happened, the next week I gained 4 lbs. : / I've managed to get some exercise in everyday this past week which I'm excited about. I haven't caught up on everyone yet, but so far looks like everyone had a pretty good weekend. When I dropped the boys off at school this morning, one of the afterschool teachers told me how good I was looking That was nice because she had no idea I had been trying to lose weight. That's the best compliments to receive.
Hope everyone has a great week!0 -
Good Morning All,
I DID IT!!! I was able to eat within my set calorie goal and not give into cravings over the weekend - typically Sundays. PLUS, I weighed this morning and 1 more pound is GONE!!!! YEAH!!!!!
This morning, while driving to work, I thought it was funny that the verb "lost" is used with weight loss. To me "lost" gives the impression, I want something back. But I sure dont want the weight back!!!! LOL So, I am trying to think of another verb to use - maybe something that implies "good riddance" !!!! Any thoughts?
Happy Monday
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@john--I've seen others on the forum boards make that same point and use different verbs: a few I can recall are "shed" and "abandoned" but I'm sure there are others. Regardless of how you phrase it, congrats on your success.
@bj--7 lbs gone is great! And even if a few creep back on, you'll still be ahead of where you were, right? I often had the same thing happen when I used to have bigger losses, but I only adjust my ticker when I've dropped below my previous lowest weight, so I don't really care about a small fluctuation back up.0 -
Good Morning.
I did sleep better last night than I’ve slept in a while – the alarm on my phone actually woke me up this morning, not sure of the last time that happened! :noway:
@Karen~That’s what is so scary about increasing the calories, hopefully your gain is from the weekend will be short-lived. Glad gunner’s eyes are better.
@Vicki~Not sure I have any suggestions for GI problems, have you made any dietary changes lately? Sometimes too much protein, too much fat, or too much fiber can cause distress. The easiest way to determine what the problem may be is to try a food elimination diet, one food at a time (i.e. dairy, gluten, etc). Good luck with the Rockin’ Body DVDs…
@John~Hooray for the “vanished” pound and kudos for not giving into cravings over the weekend. Great success all around! It’s been cooler in the evenings, have you tried the battle ropes yet?
@BJ~Wow, seven pounds. Amazing!
@Eeyeore~As M0wM0w said, eat less and move more – be consistent and write down every single thing you eat.
AFM~Short week for me this week, taking a long weekend so off Friday-Monday. My mom told me about a hair guru in the area that specializes in curly hair, hoping to get in to see him on Friday – if not, I’ll wait until he has something available. He’s been doing my mom’s hair for a while now and she just loves him! So time to find someone that can work with these untamely curls! He does a dry cut, much better for curly girls. He’s located about 40 miles from my house, but think it will be worth the drive.
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Monday Check-in: Omg! After I weighed in for my dietbets last week my brain went crazy. This whole week has been horrible with eating. Glad I was doing some major work around the house and yard so I maintained at least. But ugh...
I think I'm starting to get overwhelmed with everything going on right now. I have a really hard time prioritizing things. For example, when someone looks at their house, they are able to say "today I'm going to get the dishes done, wipe down the counters, and pick up the living room...and tomorrow I'll tackle the computer desk"......when I look at it "ok...I need to do the dishes, wipe down the counters, wipe down the cabinets, clean the table, mop the floor, dust the top of the cabinets, clean off the computer desk, wipe down the walls, wash the dogs, mow the lawn, rebuild the shed...and more ...and more ... ALL TODAY ...*brain meltdown*"
Which of course none of that helps with my calories because I'm stressing so I suddenly "don't have time" to eat right. I need to stop giving myself excuses .... :explode:
RobinsEgg- I'm so glad you started the thread. It has helped people so much!
sirtxt - Good job staying under this weekend!!
BJCamp1978 - 7lbs that's great! Don't lose focus, you can keep this trend going.
skinnyjeanzbo - I think the sodium and booze might be to blame. lol Keep it up for another week and see how it goes then. I had to google the TransAmerican. That looks pretty neat! Sorry to hear about Gunner, glad he seems to be doing better.
Kaye: Dang that is a lot of kids and grandkids! Your family get togethers must be fantastic. :drinker:
Lauriek70 - What is it with schools and always having food everywhere? lol Stay strong!
pienthesky32 - My mom does couponing but is starting to stop since it became to popular. She said its just not worth it anymore because you can't find a newspapwer anywhere because of all the extreme coupon wannabes. lol
1802 - You've come to the right place. Just stick with it and make some friends on here. The guilt from other people actually makes losing weight harder IMO. When you feel like your constantly being judged it can be emotionally draining. I do hope your friends and family get on board with you trying to lose weight and show you some support. Until then I hope you get what you need from MFP
DoingThiisFor - The job situation sounds tuff and not a very good environment at all.
Helenavee42 - Deputy is cute!
Going to try and check in everyday this week and log my foods each day. Have a wonderful Monday! :flowerforyou:0 -
Happy Monday friends. Sounds like everyone had a fairly good weekend. I spent most of yesterday in bed. I woke up at four in the morning yesterday to go to bathroom and tripped on a shoe box my doggie must have gotten ahold of. My head and my dresser connected in a nasty way. I made myself stay up for several hours but based on the headache nausea and slight dizziness I probably got a slight concussion out of it and spent the majority of the afternoon and evening in bed. I know i constantly seem to be posting about injuries lately. Hopefully I have used up the majority of my bad luck for now. I am happy to finally report a loss again on the scales. I lost one more pound and have officially made the 75 pound mark:bigsmile: I am very happy with that milestone but I have less then 3 pounds or twoderville and I am feeling very antsy about seeing that number on the scale.
Robin I want to chime in with everyone else in thanking you for starting this thread. You have all played a major part in the success I have achieved.
BJcamp awesome scale victory. Even if you gain a little back you are moving in the right direction.
Laurie super congrats on your race. You are an amazing woman.
Helena your doggie is adorable.
Skinny glad to hear you had fun at your party and that deputy is feeling better.
John you are doing great and I have had the same thought about using the word lost. I like shed personally. We are like reptiles shedding off our old skins and finding the awesome people that have always been hiding underneath.
Well I am off to do some measuring. I am hoping to get a new sectional I found at a great price but it is going to be close if it will fit in my tiny living room:laugh: Have a great day everyone and go grab a nice big glass of water:drinker:
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Pie - no, I'm not a big couponer, but I do watch for sales!
KJeffries - Happy Anniversary to you. Your photography job sounds very fun and challenging.
Kaye - you really had a full working summer didn't you! But you've lost a tremendous amount of weight - I'm waiting for you to post new pictures soon!
Eeyeore - I have major depression and did have daily crying spells when I first started on anti-depressants. Stick with your medication and your doctor and keep adjusting the dose until the crying spells stop. We're all here for you and coming to this thread daily and posting just what you do daily will do you good and make you feel like your making friends and soon you'll feel like your part of the community. Try to log your food daily even if you go over your allotted number of calories, you learn so much by doing that. It really helped me slowly cut back on how much I was eating.
skinny - is that dishwasher installed and working yet?
BJ - WOOT! Congrats on your excellent loss!
Sirtxt - BRILLIANT weekend - so proud of you - see you can DO IT!!!!
Kah - glad you had a good visit with your grandmum and mum - and got a good hair referral out of it. I hear curly hair is guite troublesome - good luck with your haircut.
NVirgo - so good to see you back again - I sympathize with your "overwhelming" situation! I get myself in the same fix every day by writing a list of what I "HAVE" to do and it gets sooooo long it bums me out! SO I cross out 3/4 of it and do only the important ones left so far today I have accomplished my email correspondence, my meditation, and this. I'm way behind for the day!
Going to go do my squats and get on with the day! Thanks for all the anniversary good wishes.!0 -
Checking in! Sorry I've been MIA on the thread lately. Honestly, just trying to spend more time away from the computer. (I was getting far too attached to things like Facebook and Sugar Crush).
I'm skipping the yoga class today, as I am going to try it at home with a dvd. Once I start work next week, there will be limited class availability, so I have to figure it out on my own mostly. There is one class a week that I can make... hopefully it will be as great as the daytime class I've been taking. Have I mentioned that I love yoga? :bigsmile:
I'm not losing any weight... though I have been behaving mostly (aside from my little booze and fried food binge last Saturday). One thing is that I have gotten up in the middle of the night for toast the last couple of nights... I'm logging it, and I am still in my calorie limit... but maybe I need to start watching my macros more carefully again. My clothes are fitting a little better, since I started the yoga, so that is a positive! I would still like to see that number on the scale go down a bit though. Perhaps I need to eat "cleaner".
I'll try to catch up a bit on your personal stuff a little later... now, I need to vacuum and make space for my yoga mat! ta-ta!0
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