Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Well, the evening at the clinic last night was fine. It was busy, but not out of control. It was only a four hour shift from 3 pm to 7 pm, so don't feel too sorry for me...though, it was on a Thursday....which is supposed to be my day off....so feel a little sorry, ok? :laugh:
Robin- So sorry to hear that something new has popped up for you! I hope your appointments go well this week and you have good news to report next week. Good luck!
Rain-Skinny's got some good advice about taking it easy for a day or two after your blood donation. They don't let you donate unless you have "enough" blood, but your body is going to work hard to replace what you've given away, so treat yourself kindly.
Skinny- Maybe one of us should start developing a protein-rich adult beverage.....$$$$$ :glasses: $$$$$
I made plantain pancakes for dinner tonight...which almost earned me Worst Mom of the Year. (I'm constantly earning this award around dinner time these days, but I'm determined to encourage the kids to be adventurous eaters.) In hindsight, the plantain pancakes may have came across like a cruel April Fool's joke...."Mom! Pancakes for supper! I LOVE pancakes." and then they bite into them and they have a mild banana flavor, but have the texture of potato pancakes....and..."They're...bumpy." "I'm not hungry." "You made too much food. My tummy's full." :indifferent: Oh, well.
Kids have their first soccer games tomorrow morning....my daughter is getting nervous! I hope she doesn't take it too seriously and has fun. I'm hoping my husband won't mind me going early or staying later to work out since we're going to the y for this.
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Robin-I hope you feel better soon. We will handle a role over if it occurs, so don't worry about it. Take care of yourself. I hope the swelling goes down quickly.
Kelley- Glad you had a great workout with your trainer. It is amazing how a good workout can make us feel.
I did get back to climbing tonight and it felt really good, 2 weeks have passed since I went climbing. I am a bit frustrated right now, since I think TOM is coming early- I am so not ready for it. I hope it was just a fluke and I am totally wrong. My goal is to get back to water aerobics tomorrow so I will see.
The weather should be good tomorrow so I hope to get a bike ride in if all goes according to plan.
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Good evening, it sounds like a busy week for everyone.
Jacquie, I love sweets and chocolate, too. There is nothing wrong with indulging in them as long as you use moderation and make them fit into your calorie limits.
Laurie, Karen, and Janette, I love hearing about your teaching. You sound like wonderful teachers.
KarenL, I love the idea of using this site to stay out of the kitchen. Unfortunately I have people who expect to be fed.
Susan, I really enjoyed your post today. You sound more like your old self.
Kris, it is good to hear from you. Your situation at work sounds frustrating at the least. What were they thinking when they tried to replace you? I hope that you can continue to enjoy your new friend.
Tanya, I think that you have a good start on fitness.
Tigredia, you need to be sure that you keep a healthy attitude toward food. Food is fuel and your body can't function if it doesn't have enough fuel.
Robin, we'll be missing you. You certainly deserve a break with your health.
Hansea, I can just hear your kids fussing about strange food. Mine would have been the same way. Most kids definitely have comfort zone when it comes to their food.
Pix, your daughter is so cute!
AFM. We've had a busy couple of days. Yesterday I called the plumber about the bad smell in the house. It turned out to be a broken drain pipe in the crawl space dumping water onto the ground under the house. $300 later the pipe is fixed and the smell is already gone. Today I finally got in a great walk. It was warm and sunny, really felt good both physically and mentally. I also made 8 dozen dinner rolls for the funeral dinner for my friend tomorrow. She planned her own funeral dinner. She had wanted to go to Hawaii but never got to, so she told her family that she wanted them to have a Hawaiian party with Hawaiian haystacks. We are also doing rolls and dessert.
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Friday Fitness: ha, I can even get out to walk. I did keep under my cal count today! That is great for me!.
Robin, you have been a great example and many have learned from you how the keep this thread running. I think it will be ok if you take a little time for yourself.
Goals:
A: Under Cal. goal 4/7 days, completed!
B: Walk 3/7 days
Mon: Under/ no walk
Tue: Over/ walked
Wed : Under/ No walk
Thur : Under /Waked
Fri: Under/ no walk
Sat
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thanks for the explanation. i like it. to be healthy you should try to do best by doing exercise and diet control. its over all good.0
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Good morning.
Susan if you paste the link below into your browser it should get you to a page that lets you friend me or you could tell me your fibit user name so I could try to find you.
//www.fitbit.com/user/23C9B8
If you go to your profile at the top of the page will be your public url: that is what we are posting to add friends.
Ellen- Best wishes for you getting better!
GHDC= 2.52 miles 21 days in arrow of >2miles
“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” ~Earl Nightingale
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Saturday Success: No more plumbers! Wahoo. They left around 1 yesterday. I immediately began cleaning and putting the house back in order. They were as neat as possible and kept cleaning along the way however there still was some dust all over. I ended up sweeping the floors 8 times, vacuuming and then mopping around the flooring that is cut up and the kitchen. I was cleaning for about 6.5 hours. Fitbit only estimated me for burning 310 calories. :grumble: :noway: Oh well, what can you do. I went to bed last night feeling very accomplished knowing that I cleaned everything and put all my things back to make the house look somewhat livable again until we have the floors redone.
Fitbit friends: If any of you have the Force please check out the link I posted below. Fitbit is recalling all Force bands. As of right now the Force is the only product being recalled.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304275304579397250102593142
Robin - Sorry to hear about your latest ailment. Hang in there and best of luck with the all the appointments next week.
MyMOwMOw - Hope you have a good time with your new budding romance!
Kah - Can you come clean out my fridge? That was on my list of things to do this week before it got derailed. I was hoping Brian would agree to cancel plans with his family today so I could catch up on everything but no such luck. I am in no mood to deal with his mother and her nonsense today. I would much rather stay home and clean the fridge and windows instead.
Glad you had a good session with the trainer.
Hansea - Your pancake story made me chuckle. I imagined your kids saying that as I read it. Oh well, you tried!
Kaye - Great news on the pipe being fixed!
ushkii - Congrats on staying under!0 -
I haven't been on in a while. First of all, Robin, I feel for you and hope you start to get some help soon. Good luck with your appointments next week. I'm sure someone will take care of the rollover for you if you are unable to.
I've been knocked out by a virus and at least managed to log in here today.
Diet is a wreck, but still trying.
Heading out to the grocery store as the cupboards are bare.0 -
snow here today which is a bit unusual. My crocuses and baby daffodils are not happy, I am sure!
Daughter took me to the vegetable store to get some yummy things.
Tired and sore today so not going for a walk. Although i walked from one end of walmart to the other after we were at the veggie store
Robin- take very good care of yourself. My social outings mostly consist of doctors appointments as well :grumble: :grumble:0 -
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OK, I need help. These hunger pangs are driving me crazy!! I haven't felt true hunger in years, and it really sucks. I am eating every 2-2.5 hours, I reach my daily protein ratio, and with each meal, good carbs, 12 cups of water, 16 trips to the bathroom lol. I'm stumped. I eat 1970 calories a day for a 1lb loss per week.( I'd really like to increase it to 1.5 but I can't) My BMR is 1762, TDEE is 2731. Any suggestions? Feel free to look at my food diary. Thanks0
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OK, I need help. These hunger pangs are driving me crazy!! I haven't felt true hunger in years, and it really sucks. I am eating every 2-2.5 hours, I reach my daily protein ratio, and with each meal, good carbs, 12 cups of water, 16 trips to the bathroom lol. I'm stumped. I eat 1970 calories a day for a 1lb loss per week.( I'd really like to increase it to 1.5 but I can't) My BMR is 1762, TDEE is 2731. Any suggestions? Feel free to look at my food diary. Thanks
Tanya~I looked at your diary, are you using the macros that MFP guides you to use? Your carbs look to be set really high, MFP automatically sets them at 55% and I think its too high. For weight loss most dietitians recommend a spread of 40% carbs, 30% protein, and 30% fat. A lot of us here here use that formula - I think if you eat greater amounts of protein those hunger pangs will subside.0 -
@Nettie~Hooray for the plumbers being gone and your house being almost back together. Scary about that Fitbit Force - I have the Flex, actually had 3 new wristbands arrive for it today.
Well, its been a busy but good day - good recovery day from my work week. Started the day off with a 5-mile walk, then I went to get my hair cut/colored, and then shopping. I didn't find a swimsuit at the stores I shopped at today, but did find some jeans - 3 sizes smaller!!! I couldn't believe it. :bigsmile:0 -
OK, I need help. These hunger pangs are driving me crazy!! I haven't felt true hunger in years, and it really sucks. I am eating every 2-2.5 hours, I reach my daily protein ratio, and with each meal, good carbs, 12 cups of water, 16 trips to the bathroom lol. I'm stumped. I eat 1970 calories a day for a 1lb loss per week.( I'd really like to increase it to 1.5 but I can't) My BMR is 1762, TDEE is 2731. Any suggestions? Feel free to look at my food diary. Thanks
Tanya~I looked at your diary, are you using the macros that MFP guides you to use? Your carbs look to be set really high, MFP automatically sets them at 55% and I think its too high. For weight loss most dietitians recommend a spread of 40% carbs, 30% protein, and 30% fat. A lot of us here here use that formula - I think if you eat greater amounts of protein those hunger pangs will subside.
I use the macros from MFP.. 50/20/30 CPF I have a really hard time eating 20% protein, I have no idea how to get an extra 10% into my diet. I don't eat meat, but I do eat a lot of quinoa, lentils, yogurt, protein powder. I may have to retool my diet, I've always been a carbaholic so getting my carbs down is gonna be tough (I've cut out so much carbs already)
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I had a busy and productive day in the exercise department. Started with water aerobics this morning, where the focus was on arms and core, I am sure I will be sore tomorrow. Then I went for a 12 mile bike ride. The weather was to nice here to stay inside today. The temperatures were in the upper 50's to low 60's with a breeze. It was great to be outside in the fresh air and back on my bike. The only downside is that I am tired now but I should sleep well tonight.
Tomorrow, I will do some type of exercise and most likely swimming since I have not been swimming in a couple of weeks. I need to prepare for the indoor triathlon that is quickly approaching. I lost time preparing for this event due to the sinus infection, so hopefully I will be able to improve on last year's performance.
KarenL-Walking around Walmart is a walk all it's own. I would say that you accomplished a walk today after all.
Mel- Hope you are feeling better soon. A virus is not fun.
Nettie- So happy that you were able to get your house back together and clean everything to your satisfaction.0 -
Kelley- Way to go on the smaller size jeans!!! 3 sizes smaller what a huge accomplishment. Nice walk today.
Tanya- I also looked at your food and I agree that your carbs are to high. If you can find a way to up your protein it will help. Do you eat peanut butter, that may help a little as well.0 -
Kah- Big WOO HOO to your new (down 3 sizes!!!) jeans! Can't wait to have to buy new ones for myself.
Nettie- I would be sweeping over and over and singing to myself, "The plumbers are gone! The plumbers are gone!" You must be so relieved to move on. Hopefully the insurance company rep that actually comes out to check out your house is much nicer than whoever you spoke to one the phone. Though, I'm sure for liability reasons or something she has to add "alleged" or whatever the phrasing was.
Laurie- Jealous of your bike ride! Still too icy/snowy/cold here...I read your post, and I can practically feel the wind on my face and the sun on my back. Sigh. Soon soon soon...we'll get spring someday soon, I hope!
Well, I weighed in at the shoe store again today...I'm down 4.5 lbs there....however, I no longer trust their scale as it seems to make no sense, and doesn't match my one at home, or the way my clothes fit, etc. In reality, I haven't lost any weight this week, but I was down last week, so it's all good.
My Saturday success is that my kids are developing healthy habits, so I think I can be proud of that....they ran their tushes off at soccer today (first soccer game ever for both), and it was hilarious! Highlights were my son's 4K/5K game where the little ones were so focused on getting the ball that they didn't have any idea of their surroundings...they took it out of the gym, out into the hall, and back into the gym through a second door! The other highlight was my daughter actually being pretty decent for a first time soccer player in 1st grade...she said her favorite part was getting the ball away from the other team. I really enjoyed her dancing, twirling and talking to herself while she was the lonely goalie at the far end of the action! :laugh:0 -
Saturday Success - Two NSV since I am still disappointed with the small movement on the scale. After reading the other day that the Leslie Sansone YouTube videos will likely be removed, I went and bought 2 of them. One I got was Walking with the Hits. SO proud that I have been walking the first two miles!! It's HARD!! It's PAINFUL!! But I push thru. Previously, I was doing the 1 mile walk so when I decided to see how far I could go on the new video, I was excited and proud to make the 2 mile mark.
Today my daughter and I went to our neighborhood county park where the Renaissance Festival is taking place, but first we walked the Nature Trail on the other side of the park. The first time I walked it, I was alone and it was about 3-4 weeks ago. That first time, I was figuring my exit strategy before I was about halfway through. I was thinking, I could call my daughter and have her call the park to come rescue me or call 911. Then I thought, what if she doesn't answer (her phone is always on vibrate)? I would call my mom, yeah, call mom!! But then she might panic, that might not be a good idea (she can be a worrier)! Then the delirium somewhat faded and I realize, DUH, call 911 YOURSELF if you can't make it out!!! BTW, I made it out safe and sound.
Anyway, I digress, the point I was trying to get to is this; today's Nature Trail walk was done with ease compared to that first walk! When we finished, I looked at my daughter and for a minute thought, let's walk it again!! But then thought twice and remembered, we still had hours of walking at the Renaissance Festival.
So, NSV #2: I had walked (or at least was on my feet) for about FIVE hours total at the festival!! That is no small feat for me (having a desiccated disc in my back and slight atrophy and nerve damage in the left leg) and a HUGE deal!! It wasn't until we sat thru two straight performances on hard wooden benches that my back fared up! Leslie has definitely started me on the path to fitness!!
Now the bad part, ate a LOT of junk food at the festival!! Even though my daughter and I shared everything we ate, it was still empty calories!! :ohwell: Tomorrow is a new day and today was just a really fun day!! Hopefully all the extra exercise will combat the empty calories.
It's late and I'm exhausted so I will catch up on personals tomorrow.
Until then, wishing everyone peace, love and weight loss!!! :flowerforyou: :bigsmile: 0 -
Great success reports today.
Kelley, congratulations on the new jeans.
The funeral service for my friend was very nice. The members of her family were all wearing leis, and she had a very beautiful one, too. She was an accomplished pianist and organist. There was a lot of music. I know she would have loved it.
I got a good walk this afternoon. I bought a bountiful basket with some add ons, so I have lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
I am excited to have had a loss on the scales and a new low.
Hope the rest of the weekend goes well for everyone.
Onward and downward. Kaye0 -
Just started back up on MFP, and am in need of some new friends to help motivate! I'm here because the doc wasn't very encouraging on the long life span part. So, hubby and I are doing this hand in hand and we are both committed to slowly losing weight, healthy.
That being said, I'd love to have new friends to help support/encourage/motivate!
One of my motivations: I started a food blog to help encourage new recipes for me to try, tweak, etc. I was asked by a friend to post up some of the recipes I have been doing for my menu planning, and this is what started it all. It's encouraging for me to know that I'm accountable to others for what I eat.0 -
@Hansea47~What a fun soccer day! I love watching the little ones play soccer, they are so cute just running around with not a care in the world, they just want a chance to kick the ball. I remember my nephews playing like that when they were little - they both still play but I think they love ice hockey more now.
@RobinB~Great NSV yesterday, awesome walking both with Leslie and at the nature trail. I'm glad you didn't need 911 intervention. Don't worry too much about the calories at the festival - remember it was a special event, you don't go every day. Also you did a lot of walking to compensate for some of those extra calories.
@Kaye~Hooray for a new low!
@MrsFlint2013~Welcome, you found the best kept secret on MFP. Will find great motivation here along with making some great friends along the way, check back often.
AFM~OMG, I leave on my much anticipated cruise in 20 days!!! :bigsmile: Of course, I still don't have a swimsuit or shorts - I hope more summer stuff is in stores next weekend. For the newlings that have stopped by recently - I'm Kelley, I'm 45 and an accountant in the healthcare industry. I'm a transplant to a suburb of Dallas, TX from upstate NY 18 years ago and I
it here! My mom grew up here so when my parents relocated back to Texas I followed them a couple of years later. I'm not married but live with a Maine Coon, Zoe, who adopted me a year ago - she is an absolute sweetie. I've been on this weight loss journey a long time, having lost over 100#, with a little way to go - I'm on track for reaching my goal weight by the end of the year. I owe a lot of my success to my trainer and to the friends I've made here, finding and joining this thread over a year ago has been great motivation for me. I look forward to being able to check in here every day.
Well, as usual lots to get done today - first up get shopping list done and get to the grocery store. But after coffee...:yawn:0 -
Good morning.
I’m getting a cold and feel pretty bad. My nose is running and I’m coughing wicked bad.:sick:
GHDC = fail 1.95 miles, 22/23 days > 2 miles I fell asleep without getting that last .05 miles.:frown:
“The only real failure in life is one not learned from.” ~Anthony J. D’Angelo
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Hi everyone!! Sorry I was MIA yesterday. Had plans to go outlet shopping with a friend near where my parents live. Then my mom called early yesterday to say my sister and BIL were bringing my niece over, so I hurried to get ready to go visit with them for a while before meeting my friend. It was a nice visit, but it meant no time to go to the gym or even take gunner for a walk. :ohwell:
Shopping was a lot of fun. I didn't find any clothes, but I did get 2 new pair of runners. At Saucony, I got a pair of white shoes with bright blue accents. Then we went to Asics and I got a cute pair of bright pink and orange shoes. They were each about $80 which is a great price b/c I have to get the styles with the greatest arch support due to my history of plantar fascitis. At the running store I would have paid $130-150 each, so very happy with my purchases.
Food was not good this weekend.:blushing: Friday I did well throughout the day b/c I was going to that fundraiser and had no clue what kind of food they would have. Well, they almost had no food--the were chips and salsa and veggies and ranch dressing. That was it. I ate some of the veggies and ranch, but it wasn't enough. The entire ride home I was mentally going through my fridge thinking about what I could eat when I got home--I was so hungry! Walked in the door and DH had ordered Chinese take away--I was so happy, but those calories (added to the cocktails) put me way over for the day. :grumble: Then yesterday I had lunch at my mom's and dinner out with my friend so I was over again. At least I made my protein goal on Friday, though I was miserably low on it yesterday.
I think my overage the past couple of days is, in part, a response to how I've been feeling lately. I've really got to say I'm getting discouraged with the lack of any change in my weight/measurements/clothing sizes. Overall, I have done pretty well with my calorie allowance. Even though I've had some days over, my days under have more than made up for it. I just did the math and to date, I'm at a 198 calorie deficit for the month. Even if there are some estimates that were off for meals out, etc, I should still be darn close to my calorie goal and well under maintenance since that allowance is for -500/day. I've also made my minimum 100g of protein 20 of the past 22 days. However, the scale isn't budging--I've just been hovering between 188 and 190 day after day. Last week, I was down near 188 for a few days in a row and had hope that I would finally drop below, but no such luck. It bounced back to 190 the next day. :grumble:
I weigh more right now that I did a year ago and that was before the stomach flu that put me down to 181. I'm really at a loss as to what to do. I can't imagine reducing calories, but maybe I need to do so for a few weeks. Should I try to go to 1200 net for a month? It would be tough, but I've done it in the past. Please keep in mind that I already tried increasing my calorie allowance last fall and that didn't help at all. Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated. My food diary is open to my friends so if you can't see it, just send me a friend request.
Sorry no personals right now. It took me awhile to catch up on posts, but I will do some later.
Groundhog Day Challenge:
20/28 days at 100g or more of protein
Grading goals:
1. x/71 Canterbury questions
2. re-read Great Gatsby DID MORE
3. look over Brave New World journal questions
4. x/ ? Gatsby journals
Exercise goals:
Mon--walk gunner NOT DONE + gym (circuit training + HIIT) DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE
Wed--walk gunner NOT DONE (meeting ran late)
Thurs--walk gunner NOT DONE + gym (cardio) DONE
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner NOT DONE
Sun--walk gunner+ gym (circuit training + HIIT)0 -
Sunday Share - I did chest exercises yesterday and pushed it with heavier weights. I managed all the exercises/reps with my 8's! I feel it slightly when I move certain ways. But I am really surprised I am not in more pain. My goal is still to be able to use the 8's for all the other Gilad workouts. I still have difficulty with some of them.
Mel - Welcome back. Sorry to hear you were ill. I am glad to see you back!
Karen - Sorry to hear you are tired and sore. Hopefully today will be a bit better.
Kah - I have the Flex too. Even though I can wear the small band, I prefer to wear the large one and keep it loose on my wrist almost like a bangle bracelet. I can fit 2 fingers comfortably in between my wrist and the flex band. I discovered wearing it any tighter doesn't work for me. When I sweat it the friction of the band against my skin causes a rash. Nothing like pictures I've seen to cause the recall, just some small itchy bumps that go away in a few hours after showering. If I keep it loose I don't seem to have a problem. Also if I don't work up a sweat I can wear it tighter and don't have a problem. :ohwell:
Congrats on the much smaller jeans!!! That is very exciting.
Tanya - I sent you a friend request. I am vegetarian too.
Laurie - Wow you were super active yesterday! I have not attempted to ride my bike in a while. Last time I did I fell off. I think I have to relearn how to ride. Also my seat, even with the extra cushion, hurt my tush. I am hoping Brian and I can go for some rides once it gets nicer here and my tush shrinks a bit.
hansea - You are probably correct. I said the same to Brian about it most likely being their policy to say "potential" but it was her tone that I didn't like. Granted, I have been extremely stressed and probably a tad bit oversensitive when I answered the phone.
Congrats on the healthy habits with the kids. The game sounded like it was fun to watch! LOL to your daughter. That is really cute.
RobinB - Congrats on the 2 NSVs. Those are fantastic! Sounds like you had a great day with your daughter.
MrsFlint - Welcome. You certainly have come to the right place for motivation and support. Be sure to check back in with us regularly.
Skinny - Congrats on the new runners. Your food for the weekend sounded similar to mine. We had Chinese food both Friday and then again last night with the in-laws. I didn't get around yet to logging last night's intake. I am pretty sure I went over. I will go back in a bit and fill it in out of curiosity. I did have a few glasses of wine to help deal with my MIL and her crazies.
Sorry to hear you are frustrated. I wish I had some advice for you but I really have no clue. Just curious if you have been drinking enough water and staying under with sodium?0 -
Getting myself in gear for a nice long walk in the sunshine! This will be 4 days in a row!0
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Hi everyone. I had a great road trip with the hubby and a nice overnight visit with his family. WE saw two of his brothers and his aunt and uncle. I didnt really get in much exercise and while I didnt log any of my food I think overall I made decent choices minus the drinks on friday night of course:blushing: As always though it is nice to be home. I was really happy to see my doggies who completley mugged me when I walked in the door:laugh:
Robin I am so so sorry that you are having more problems. You just get some rest, go see your doctors, and check in when you feel up to it. WE will be here waiting for you.:flowerforyou:
Kah super congrats on the jeans. That had to feel amazing when you were trying them on.:bigsmile:
Nettie I am happy to hear you are coming down to the end of your plumbing woes. Sounds like you guys thoroughly documented everything so the insurance part shouldn't be to much of a headache. I am jealous of your plant starts. My dad and I are going to put inn a large garden at their house this year and I am super excited.
Kris it sounds like they are keeping you hopping. I hope you get to slow down soon.
Well time to go curl up with a good book and relax a little. Have a great day everyone.
Todays Workout per HRM:
45 min
809 cals/claimed 450
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Hello everyone. Missed yesterday due to unexpected weekend fun (that didn't put me over) but I came back to read all of the success stories and was very inspired. What a wonderful group to be in.
Sunday share: A lot of my life at the moment is dedicate to trying to sort out some summer options for myself, and those job applications are taking a TON of time on top of a challenging semester. Some exciting things are popping up, and I'm in the running for an internship with a UN agency in Trinidad and Tobago or Vietnam which is fantastic, on top of some options in California and Boston. However, as exciting (and good for my future) as that would be, there's a big part of me that's scared about moving out of the country again to a place where my exercise and food would be less inside my control for 3 months. I guess I'll worry about that when I come to it I suppose.
Exercise wise, I'm trying to get the courage to head into the weight room and start doing some strength training. I'm scared for two reasons: 1. I go to a small university and the weight room is full of extremely fit male athletes who I see on a daily basis and 2. I've got almost no upper body strength, so I'm scared to use free weights, and almost as scared to look silly trying out the machines. Oh well. I'll work up to it.
My calories have been going well, but I'm having a hard time balancing my uncertainty with the dining hall food with a sneaking suspicion that I need to eat more. I generally try to aim (by estimation) for my 2 pound a week goal of 1310, and then don't eat back my exercise calories so I can make sure any measuring confusion (I have to eyeball things, for the most part) or inaccurate calorie counts on the items the dining services does have info on don't ruin my progress. The real problem, I think is that though I'm not hungry I'm often tired, and my workouts are getting more intense. I rarely burn under 500 a day.
I hope everyone had a restful weekend. I'm off to go do a mountain of homework and summer applications, but I look forward to learning a bit more about everyone when I check back.0 -
OK...SO I am 207 pounds now, gained 90-100 pounds since 2007. I am frustrated, ashamed and worried that I will not have the time, incentive, willingness/discipline to do what it takes to loose this weight that I've gained. I am approaching my 42 birthday. The last 6-7 years have changed my life. I feel stressed, overworked and unhealthy. I I can't bend over or move around the way I used to. I tire easily and am stuck in a circle...work hard and spend many hours of the day away from home and therefore eat junk and sit on the couch for few time I have at the end of the day. My personal relationship has contributed to my giving up on myself although my DH does not "mean" harm. I need to focus on getting my health back. Started logging my food today and saw I'd continue gaining weight instead of loosing if I continue like today. Any support is welcome.0
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I don't ever remember having the winter blues before, but I think I do this year. Maybe because my life is boring and it's the same thing day in and day out. Work, drive home, eat, shower go to bed. Twice a week go to physio. Weekends, sit around looking at recipes, and shopping and cooking. Fun huh? I have friends, a boyfriend, a daughter, but I am quite a solitary person. I like my solitude, but right now it's just boring. Daughter is away at college, boyfriend works afternoon shifts and right now only has weekdays off, so I'm left to keep myself busy. Today I did my grocery shopping, laundry and cooked all my meals and snacks for the week. I've accomplished something but it doesn't feel so for some reason. I dread going back to work this week because it is supposed to get colder again, and I'm sick of putting on several layers of clothes and feeling like a big marshmallow. I'm not even looking forward to physio, which i did last year... I'm not putting as much of an effort into it.
But on the bright side, my hunger pangs have stopped since lunch and I ate under my goal today. I can't figure it out. The only reason I can think of is this sample soup from a health food company that I tried for lunch. One of my customers is a distributor and has given me a few samples. This soup was gross! It's like a serving of protein powder in dehydrated soup that you add water to. I've been eating clean for a while now, and I could taste all the chemicals in it. Awful... but it did keep me full until dinner.
Well, I'm procrastinating.. I should go. I have still have 30 push ups and 80 squats to do before bed.0 -
OK...SO I am 207 pounds now, gained 90-100 pounds since 2007. I am frustrated, ashamed and worried that I will not have the time, incentive, willingness/discipline to do what it takes to loose this weight that I've gained. I am approaching my 42 birthday. The last 6-7 years have changed my life. I feel stressed, overworked and unhealthy. I I can't bend over or move around the way I used to. I tire easily and am stuck in a circle...work hard and spend many hours of the day away from home and therefore eat junk and sit on the couch for few time I have at the end of the day. My personal relationship has contributed to my giving up on myself although my DH does not "mean" harm. I need to focus on getting my health back. Started logging my food today and saw I'd continue gaining weight instead of loosing if I continue like today. Any support is welcome.
Hi! That sounds like me a year ago. I was in the same rut doing the same thing. Keep at it, I've been here about a month and am just now starting to see changes. The worst thing you can do is give up, even if it takes you several starts, keep starting. Make your meals at home and bring a lunch and snacks to work, that at least will give you more energy than the junk. Get your food under control by logging, then start thinking about moving more. Go as slow as you need to you continue rather than give up. Good luck!0
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