Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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@nettie--Yay! Very excited you will be joining us at T2T! :drinker:
@helena--lovely ring!! Congrats again! :flowerforyou:
@robinB--I actually don't really have a fear of EM2WL--I completely understand the rationale. I just worry that if I figure TDEE with "4 days/week of exercise" as my activity setting, that my actual calorie burn will be higher or lower and I won't be eating the accurate calories. I had the same issue the past 2 weeks with zig-zagging. That's why this week I changed to figuring my sedentary zip-zag allowance and I am just eating back my exercise calories. I've done that in the past with TDEE, but my sedentary TDEE -15% is always about the same as MFP's suggested allowance for losing 1.5 lbs/wk, so it's easier just to let MFP do the calculations.
Monday check-in:
Not much to report. Worked a bit later than planned and came home to corned beef and cabbage--Yum!!
Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! :drinker:
Thread moved so quickly today! I don't have time to do more personals right now, but will try to get back later tomight.0 -
Nettie- Yeah, so happy that you will be joining us for T2T.
Thank goodness, school is starting on time tomorrow as the roads have cleared up today to allow safe travel. Provided the refreeze tonight is not that bad. Boots will be packed just in case the parking lot is not plowed.
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Helena-congratulations. Your ring is lovely.
The T2T sounds like so much fun. Wish I didn't live so far away.
I love the new profile pictures. I like to see pictures so that I feel I would know you if I saw you.
It was a windy day, but I got in a good walk. Calories were high today. I ate most of my exercise calories. I need to knuckle down and be more disciplined.
Here's to a great week. Onward and downward. Kaye0 -
@Tanya--thank you. Good job on popping that workout video in right away! I need to do that more often myself.
@nyc--Congrats on the amazing weight loss.
Hope everyone had a safe and happy st. paddy's day. My hubby and brother really loved the dirty red rice that I made. Took my dogs for a quick walk before the rain hits again.
Have a great Tuesday everyone. Happy losing!!!
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Well I meant to come back after my trainer workout, but never quite made it. Met my new trainer yesterday and we'll see how it goes. Hard to really tell yet as we did paperwork, weighed, measured and did a fitness test. I'm at least 60 pounds heavier than my sister (I would have thought more but that's what the scales said yesterday) but I was pretty good at keeping up with her. I did more pushups than I thought I could and we did about the same number of everything else. The trainer commented that I was pretty competitive after doing just as many assisted pull ups as my sis did. My response? "That's why we're training together." I always hate to look like too big of a wus in front of others, so working out together is really good for me. The gym wants us to each to buy a 12 session trainer bundle, but she said we could just buy one and see how it goes.
@ Karen...I'm glad you were able to run outside. I know how much more you enjoy it.
@ Apeydawan (& littleshadow)...I lost my dad 8 years ago and this was the first year that the day of his death went by without me having a hard day. I still miss him but I think the power of that day has dissolved. I'm sorry you missed a chance to see him before he died -- I missed my dad by a week (7 hour drive) as we were planning on coming home to visit for President's Day weekend.
@Jeanette...no ideas on the leg, but don't let it go too long before getting it checked out. The sooner you do, the sooner you will feel better.
@Helena...congratulations on the engagement. Pretty ring, but greater proposal.
@Caramel...This journey definitely has its ups and downs. A new day is a new day...you can do this!
@Emotional...I agree with the weekends being the toughest. Pre-planning is the way to go for me. I am so much more successful when I pre-plan my meals and workouts.
@Laurie...can't imagine having to make up that much school time. We have only missed one day and we made that up on Friday (we were suppose to have a 3 day weekend).
@Pashunrose...congrats on another 2 pounds!
@Tanya...5 Guys is dangerous! My husband LOVES the place but for the most part will eat there without me. I'm at choir so I don't miss it. My mom needs someone to take out her garbage each Wednesday. If Michael does it, 5 Guys is on the road between Mom and I so it's perfect for him to stop in and grab some for supper.
@T2T group...man I wish I could join you...it would be a lot of fun, but not going to be in the budget this year. Maybe sometime in the future.
Tuesday Goal Update: Since I'm just getting back in a rhythm (okay, honestly, trying to find the rhythm again!)...my goals are going to be drinking my water and staying within my calorie goal. My workout goals this week are:
Monday - Trainer (DONE)
Tuesday - Family Zumba
Wednesday - Rest (church meeting and choir)
Thursday - Rest (meetings, dress rehearsals etc)
Friday - Cardio
Saturday - Water Aerobics
Sunday - Rest
Have a great Tuesday and drink up! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:0 -
Another rainy day. Yesterday I had the munchies all day. No clue as to why, but I went over my calorie goal by a few hundred calories. Very unusual for me, but I'm going to chalk it up to "everyone has a bad day now and then" and move on. BTW, if you're a Trader Joe's fan, I can highly recommend their Everything Bagel chips. YUMMY, but also somewhat addictive. In future, I will eat them not as a snack, but with tuna or chicken salad for lunch. I have no trouble avoiding most sweets, but those salty, crunchy snacks are much harder!
Nothing else to report today. Just focusing on drinking lots of water and staying within my calorie goal. I'm off to Yoga in a bit and hope to work out the soreness in my shoulder.
Have a wonderful day!
Exercise Goals:
Saturday - 3 mile minimum walk DONE
Sunday - Rest Day DONE
Monday- Cardio/Weights/Stretch DONE
Tuesday - Yoga
Wednesday - Cardio/Weights/Stretch
Thursday - Pilates
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Tuesday goals - Originally I was thinking of doing C25K today, Thursday and Saturday. But my weather app says it is in the low 30's here but feels like 20's. I don't like the cold so I am debating changing to Wednesday, Friday and Sunday instead. After I am finished here I will go outside and see how cold it really is.
On a happy note my leg aches and pains have gone away. I ended up taking some advil before going to work. When I got home I noticed I wasn't achy anymore.
Newbies - Welcome to the group! Jump right in and join us. Check back in with us often. The forum tends to move fast.
Helena - Your proposal story brought tears to my eyes. I loved reading all about it. Your ring is really pretty. I love the polish on your nails as well!
jeansnpearls - Congrats on almost being in the 2's you will be there before you know it!
Abhull - Congrats on running home and not feeling any pain in the ankle! That is a fantastic NSV.
RobinB - Sorry to hear about your "slap foot". I imagine that would make it a bit more difficult to run. Let me know how you like C25K if you decide to give it a try.
JTconst - I
the new picture of you!
Caramel - Sorry to hear you are a bit down. Just think, you are so close to being in the 200s! I hope your back feels better soon.
Emotional - I still find eating out to be difficult. When we go out for food I try to pick the healthiest choices from the menu and eat a sensible amount of it rather than the entire portion. Logging it can be tricky. I look for the closest thing in the data bases and use that estimate. I also make sure I get in plenty of exercise to help balance out any error in estimation and drink extra water to flush out the sodium.
Just curious about your 30 day challenge. What exactly are you doing for the challenge? I wish you the best of luck with it.
Laurie - Sorry to hear about the snow. When did schools by you open for the 2013-2014 school year? I ask because in NY we typically are in school until the end of June. This year our last day is the 25th. We did start this year until September 9th. It was a bit later than usual due to the Jewish holidays. Typically we start the first week in September.
MNWalking - I can relate on being the person who always gives and never getting anything in return. It was exactly that way with my one friend. I have no regrets cutting that person loose. I was definitely used by her and wasn't being treated well in return. It took me a long time to come to this realization. Once I evaluated our friendship and moved on I discovered I was so much happier than I was before.
I can also relate to having that friend who you have nothing in common with anymore and are just friends with that person out of habit. I had another friend who I drifted apart from as we got older. I tried for a while to keep some contact because we knew each other from when we were in 1st grade. However, each time we got together it was a struggle to find things to talk about. This person was always living in the past and acted as if we still were in high school. It got to the point that the friendship was no longer enjoyable for me and I dreaded any time she asked me to get together for lunch. I tried keeping her as an acquaintance on social media however she became very possessive of me and began to stalk me. Not only did she stalk me but I found out she was stalking mutual acquaintances through me. I felt bad for doing so but I ended up having to cut all ties with her in order to live my life.
I wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide to do in regards to your friends.
Pashun - I hope the interview went well for your brother.
ushkii - I am jealous of your snap peas!
NYC - Congrats on your upcoming wedding. I am a NYer too, I was born in Brooklyn and now live eastern LI.
Tanya - I am with you on stopping when you look a healthy weight. That is exactly how I feel. Oh my goodness to the calorie info on the fries.
Skinny - I have a question regarding registration. I see there are different registration types. One with a time chip and one without. What exactly is a time chip? I have not registered s yet because I am debating if I want that time chip. If it is what I think it is, I am thinking that is something I mostly likely don't need/ want at this point in my journey.
This is the link I went to to register.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-tunnel-to-towers-5k-run-walk-new-york-city-registration-9663474713
Lives - Everything bagels are my favorite. I will have to check out those Trader Joe's chips. Thanks for the tip.0 -
Happy Tuesday ALL!!
Yesterday was a good day with many mountains but I was able to overcome them!!! One day at a time, right?
I recently joined a group - 100 days till summer! I have found a new fire and I am ready to go. My goal for the end of the challenge is to be a 170 lbs ish. That will put me around that weight around graduation!!!! The other goal that I am going to hold myself to is to tone my body while the weight comes off! I am doing yoga cardio with Denise Austin for now. Once I get my downstairs apartment in a few weeks I plan to start insanity again! Is anyone on here doing Insanity or have an opinion on it?
I am slowly getting into knowing everyone and hopefully will be able to give more support them more I am on this page!
@Caramel - How did yesterday go? Remember it is a day a time and we all fall back a times. I am glad to see you are jumping back up and going again! Good luck!!! You can ROCK THIS!!!
Current Weight - 200.2
Goal weight in 100 days - 170.00
End goal weight - 130
Current Dress Size: 16
End dress size: 6-8
Goal for Today!
1) Stand and walk around more
2) To use do my desk exercises at least 3 times today
3) Walk my dog for 30 minutes today
March Challenge:
1. 1/4 weeks--Share a new recipe
2. 18/31--Eat a veggie/ salad every day.
3. 18/31--Water goal 12 cups/day
Exercise goals for this week:
Sat -- Yoga balance ball - 30 minutes workout (core and arms) - Done, Walk 45 minutes - DONE
Sun-- Yoga balance ball -45 minute workout DIDIN'T DO ; walk 30 minutes - DONE
Mon-- Yoga - youtube - 20 minutes - DONE ; Walk at 3miles/minute and jog 4.5miles/min 45 minutes - DONE
Tues-- Yoga ball - _____; Walk - 30 minutes ______ (going to do after work)!!
Wed-- rest day (Church); walk - 30 minutes ______
Thurs-- yoga _____; Fat burn - _______; Run 30 minutes
Fri-- Yoga ______; Walk 30 minutes - ______
Sat-- Fat burn - ______; Run 30 minutes - _______; yoga ball - _______
Sun-- Yoga ball - _______; run/walk - 45 minutes - _______
I hope everyone has an AMAZING day! Looking forward to all the updates!
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Goal Tuesday!!!!
I know I should have some small goals to be striving for and I will make them soon, but right now I'm really focused on my day to day. I tend to want to control everything (including my own results) so instead of that train wreck my goals are throughout each day.
Example: I'm going to the movies tonight. My goal is not to buy any junk at the theather. To accomplish this I plan on eating dinner right before the movie so I'm full and won't need any junk food I'm also focused on working out 5 times a week. So, every day waking up and having a "chore" on my to-do list is how I'm accomplishing this!
The scale seems a little over my head at the moment and when I was here the first time I ended up obsessing. I'm not going to do that this time. I know that I'm doing everything right to lose weight and my plan is to only weigh in once a month.
So, I suppose I do have some guide lines I want to follow, but no formal goals .. today
@JNettie73 - My 30 day challenge is held by an online trainor that I met here the first time I signed up. She gives the group daily challenges, keeps us motivated and positive with FB posts, tracks our weight and measurements at certain intervals of the challenge, offers help .. etc. It keeps me motivated and holds me accoutable to be part of a team.
I hope you're all having a fantastic day! **You can feel SORE tomorrow or you can feel SORRY tomorrow, you choose** Let's do this 0 -
Tue Goals: I am going to keep the same goals and try to meet them all. Last week i did really well at staying under my calorie intake that is super for me.
I lost a couple pounds this week and right in line with my 1.5 pound lost a week plan. It is scary that I have been on track for a couple weeks and things are going good. I worry about messing it up.
apeydawn - Log everything honestly and you will see what you are eating which will drive your future food choices. Good luck.
Emotional - Glad you are planning your night out, it is a great way to keep on track!
Goals:
A: Under calories 4/7 days
B: Walk 3/7 days
C: 8 cups a water 3/7 days
Mon: A
Tue:
Wed:
Thur:
Fri:
Sat:
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Tuesday- What to say yep more snow on the way tonight (snowing now)...I feel like spring will never come to MN. Here is an update on my goals for this month.
10/31 For Drinking 8 glasses of water
10/31 For eating out only once a day
***Disclaimer to all teachers spelling I am not good at***
@Jnettie- I was going to suggest Ibuprofen but I was a little late. I had a pinch cyatic nerve and that is what the doctor suggested. Congrats on the marathon.
@Tanya- congrats on the loss
@Grandma- Glad the talk at church went well
@Abhull- What great thing that you didn't hurt from the quick run
@Carmel- Sorry....I think you are right though every day is a new day
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@Tanya and Skinny – What is the target weekly weight loss you are trying to hit? My weekly goal is 2 pounds. Here is what I have learned over the years, a pound “equals” 3500 calories. If one wants to lose 2 pounds a week, one must eat at an average 1000 calorie deficit each day (If 1 pound = 3500 calories, then 2 pounds = 7000 calories; 7000 calories divided by 7 days = 1000 calorie daily deficit). I also have a Fitbit and according to it, I average about 2300 calories burned per day. If I take that as my TDEE and subtract out 15%, I am at about 1955 which would make my daily deficit 345 (2300-1955=345). My daily deficit times 7 days a week puts me at a weekly deficit of 2415 (345x7=2415). A 2415 deficit is a far cry from the needed 7000 deficit for a 2 pound loss. In my mind, this TDEE math puts my weight loss at about .7 of a pound a week, about a third of my desired weekly weight loss of 2 pounds. Having said all that, what am I missing?? Does the percentage (15%) you subtract from the TDEE change with the amount you want to lose per week (seems perfectly logical)? What would the percentage be for a desired loss of 2 pounds a week; 45%? If that is the case and to your point Skinny, MFP is calculating exactly that so there is no sense in me banging my head against the wall!
Phew! That took a lot! LOL I will try to come back later for personals.0 -
Thanks everyone! I can't wait for the rest of my life with him!
Tuesday goal:Go to the gym. Last week was a lazy week and I hardly worked out. This week is back on track. I ate well yesterday. Today is going very well so far but I can tell after I work out I will need to eat more. We are having pork chops for dinner so I'll probably throw some avocado on my side salad to up the calories. Plus I always have my nightly juice! I always look forward to it. It is the one sure fire healthy thing I do everyday. I have 2 go to juices but i need to try some other things. my go to juices are:
1 peach (seed removed)
1 orange (peeled)
1 Banana
Juice of 1 lime
1 1/2 cup spinach
3 leaf of curly kale
5-6 pieces of ice
blend and drink
1 Apple (cored)
1/2 cucumber
1 1/2 cups spinach
4 leafs of curly kale
Juice of 1 lemon
5-6 pieces of ice
blend and drink!
Beware they are huge smoothies but delicious!
@RobinB- Yayyy for no arm pain! Great loss ma'am!
@Karenleona- Staying on track can be hard but you can do it!
@Emotionaleater- Pick up a hobby! Knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, jewelry making, etc. I find when my hands are busy I'm less like to pick up food to eat. Though, these days it's not about eating too much it's more about eating enough for me Since going paleo. Also, daily goals are easier at first. Once you get in the groove you can make some longer but still short term goals. It's definitely easier to make and look at short term goals. I always sneak stuff into the movies. Water and baby carrots, nuts, snow pea pods are some easy things to conceal when you carry a big purse!
@Laurie- I feel for you with all that snow. must be frustrating to have the year extended.
@Pacshunrose- Great loss, keep it up!
@Ushkii- You're doing great, keep it up! I love snap peas. I need to get to building my garden boxes so I can plant some veggies! Take the walking as you can, push yourself when you know you can go farther but don't push so hard you end up hurt.
@tlh- Good luck with the trainer! I hope it works out for you and you really enjoy it.
Have a great day!
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@Tanya and Skinny – What is the target weekly weight loss you are trying to hit? My weekly goal is 2 pounds. Here is what I have learned over the years, a pound “equals” 3500 calories. If one wants to lose 2 pounds a week, one must eat at an average 1000 calorie deficit each day (If 1 pound = 3500 calories, then 2 pounds = 7000 calories; 7000 calories divided by 7 days = 1000 calorie daily deficit). I also have a Fitbit and according to it, I average about 2300 calories burned per day. If I take that as my TDEE and subtract out 15%, I am at about 1955 which would make my daily deficit 345 (2300-1955=345). My daily deficit times 7 days a week puts me at a weekly deficit of 2415 (345x7=2415). A 2415 deficit is a far cry from the needed 7000 deficit for a 2 pound loss. In my mind, this TDEE math puts my weight loss at about .7 of a pound a week, about a third of my desired weekly weight loss of 2 pounds. Having said all that, what am I missing?? Does the percentage (15%) you subtract from the TDEE change with the amount you want to lose per week (seems perfectly logical)? What would the percentage be for a desired loss of 2 pounds a week; 45%? If that is the case and to your point Skinny, MFP is calculating exactly that so there is no sense in me banging my head against the wall!
Phew! That took a lot! LOL I will try to come back later for personals.
The standard cut for TDEE - x% is 15 or 20% and that's it. It is not based on lbs per week. You want to keep your cut as small as possible while still being able to lose weight.
I used a 20% cut to start. TDEE 2732 - 20% = 2185 cals per day. Deficit of 546 cals per day x 7 = 3822 cals per week, just over one pound. (this is where I started about a month ago.) My exercises must be underestimated in MFP because I am averaging 2 lbs loss per week for the past 3 weeks, and 3 lbs in one week the week before that. I just bought a HRM so I will be able to get more accurate cal burns on some exercises.
If you used a 20% cut, then here are the numbers:
2300- (460) = 1840 460 x 7 = 3220, just under a pound a week. That still gives you 582 cals (1840-1258) extra per day to eat, while still losing. The only way you would get the 2lb per week loss is if you raised your TDEE. Since it works on percentage, the bigger the TDEE number, the larger the cut number (deficit). You should always net above your BMR and try to eat to your goal number every day.
I assume your exercise is either logged or synced to your fitbit? Make sure you have all your exercises logged in fitbit.. I was told to take 2-4 weeks of daily total cals burned and find my average TDEE, then use that to take the cut, and eat that every day, ignoring exercise (it's already included). Then every 5-10 lbs, recalulate TDEE and eat to the new calorie goal. This is a good way of being more accurate with total daily burns if you exercise different # of days, duration, intensity from week to week.
The idea behind eating more is that food not only fuels your body, but your metabolism as well. So when you eat lower cals (say 1400 per day), your BMR tends to lower, so when you are finished losing, your BMR tends to match your calories so you still be eating "diet calories" when at maintenance. When eating more, BMR stays higher, so at maintenance you can eat much more.
I hope this helps some more, it is really hard to explain LOL... I still go back to the group and re-read all the info in the pinned posts quite often.0 -
@Emotionaleater- I agree with helenavee. I find that when I chew gum or I keep my hands busy I do better.
@Nettie- I love that you're my friend on here. I'm glad I have you to fall on.
@Helenavee- Congrats on your engagement!
AFM: I went to the gym and had a piss poor run today. My side kept cramping.
I went into the locker room to shower, and a woman told me I was awesome and totally booking it on the treadmill. Definitely made the day a bit better.
I'm shopping for my "prize" for meeting my 100 pound mark. I really like the infinity jewelry, so I'll probably get a necklace or ring with that. Want to spend about $100 on it. Only 8.4 more pounds to go til I hit 100. It's getting close. I'm antsy. Was cleared from therapy today. Had my last session. Definitely excited about that. I'm tired, and I feel like I'm going about a mile a minute in my mind. I've been logging (kinda) and MIA on here for about a week now. I just feel like I'm in a funk and I can't seem to shake it. 0 -
Actually had a successful day yesterday and stayed on track!! Reading a book about emotional eating and the author says to eat only when you are hungry and eat whatever satisfies you..Not sure i agree with that. When she first started doing that she ate chocolate chip cookies for breakfast lunch and dinner for 2 weeks then moved onto ice cream Eventually her body wanted some veggies and she got healthier and actually lost weight. I have been through phases where i ate everything i wanted for many weeks and the only thing that stopped me was my brain. My body would have kept right on going. Have to see how this book progresses.
Feeling a bit more positive today so onward and downward and Kaye says!0 -
Nettie-We start school the last week in August and are typically out by the middle of June. Unless the state department waves the day we will going until June 25 which is very late for us.
Karen-Our spring break is usually timed with Easter. So we have the week of Easter off plus Easter Monday.
Sorry, not much time for personals tonight, I got home later than expected tonight. Had fun climbing with a group tonight and then went out for dinner and drinks. It was fun but a little to late for me.
Goal for this week to make sure I exercise at least 3 x's for the rest of the week: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.0 -
@laurie--sounds like a fun night, but it can be hard to go out on a "school night." Chicago Public Schools sync their Spring Break with Easter, but we have to match ours with the local community college b/c we have students who go to the Tech Campus there everyday. Ours is almost always the last week of March regardless of Easter.
@karenleona--glad you had a good day! :flowerforyou:
@aimee--don't let a bad run get you down--it happens. Just be proud that you ran. :drinker:
@tanya--glad you posted before I had to tackle the TDEE explanation! :laugh:
@robinB--I'm glad Tanya explained all that! I also don't have a Fit Bit, so I don't know how it tracks activity. Does the 2300 include your exercise calories? My BMR is about 2200, but that doesn't include the calories I burn at the gym or running which varies wildly from day to day and week to week. A far tanya's point about not wanting to put your metabolism into "diet mode" I think you can combat that by adjusting your deficit as you get closer to your goal. For example, when I started (at about 240 lbs) I was set for 2 lbs/week loss. But now when I use MFP calculations, I set it at 1 lb/week b/c I'm so much closer to goal now.
@holly--so sorry you are getting more snow. :grumble: We have some in the forecast as well. :ohwell:
@ushkii--great job keeping on track! :drinker:
@emotional--great job planning for the movies tonight!
@jeannie--sounds like a great goal! My current goal is also to get to 170 and into size 8.
@nettie--if you pay for a timing chip, your official time will show up in the race results. I paid for one b/c I like to track my races on my Athlinks account--not b/c I have any hope of "winning" anything. I also find it kind of cool to see my name on the website with the results and to see how I measured up within my age group.
@kaye & tracy--wish you (and all of our friends here) could join in the T2T fun as well. Maybe we can find an event out West for 2015. :flowerforyou:
Tuesday Goals:
My current goal is to really try to step up my exercise--especially my running. As I mentioned last week, I am doing a challenge with my friends at work to walk or run every day and to run at least 4 days/week for 30 days straight. Today was day 7, and I'm meeting the goal. :happy:
Today's run was really great! I did my weight loss program on the treadmill--I'm up to level 10 now, but today I decided to try to go for 30 instead of my usual 20 minutes. The running intervals at level 10 are at 6 mph, but are only 1 minute each, so I've been dialing them up to 6.3 or 6.5. I felt so good after the 30 minutes that I decided to try a steady run at 6 mph. Usually 5.5 mph is my "forever" pace, and anything faster leaves me wiped out after a mile. Today, I ran a mile at 6 mph and still felt great! I would have kept going but it was getting late, and I needed to get home. It felt wonderful to see some progress in my running pace, especially since I've been stuck at 5.5 mph for about a year.
My other goal is to try to be as productive as humanly possible this week at work. It's so hard to grade when I know it's only 3 days until Spring Break. :blushing:
March Challenge:
1. 2/4 weeks--Share a new recipe
2. 15/31--Eat a veggie/ salad every day.
3. 18/31--Water goal 12 cups/day
Grading Goals:
1. 8/16 AP analysis activities
2. x/70 AP essays
Exercise goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE + gym (cardio) DONE
Wed--walk gunner
Thurs--walk gunner + gym
Fri--walk gunner
Sat--run outside w/ gunner
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Tuesday Goal: Just get through this week.
I've been off for the past few days, still logging on my phone, but just haven't had a chance to sit down with the laptop and check in with you guys! Maybe I'll get a chance to catch up at some point yet this week.
Tomorrow is my last day of work for a while. I took the remainder of the week off to go help my sister out. She's having the surgery to take care of that nasty cancer on Thursday morning...bright and early! I will be driving out tomorrow night after work, with the kids. So, I've been spending this evening getting bags packed and prepping my baked ziti and a salad to take along, since I plan on feeding her flock while I'm there. Hopefully, all goes well with the procedure and she'll be back at home on Friday night.
Then, I have off all next week with the kids. Spring break! And we're going to spend it doing some spring cleaning! Of course, I will think of some fun things to do with the kids, too, but no big travel plans for us.
I was down 2 lbs as of Saturday, but still stuck in the 260's....for now. I'm hoping I'll break through to the 250's by the end of this week, but it might be hard with all the travel and stress this week.
There are only a few weeks left to our weight loss challenge that my husband and I had signed up for at the beginning of the new year. We have each lost at least 2% of our New Year's Day starting weights, which means that we earned back half our registration fee in the form of a gift certificate to the shoe store that is hosting the weigh-ins. I see some new running shoes in my future....:happy: Also, we each lost at least 13.1 lbs, which puts us in the "Half-Marathon Club"...bragging rights and a plastic drinking cup included. :drinker:
I'll try to work on some personals later this week! Forward Momentum Everyone!
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Hi everyone,
I've been MIA for about four days because I took a mini vacation with my friend to San Diego. It was really lovely, and we found a hostel two blocks from the beach. I definitely wasn't as strict with myself as I could have been, but I didn't snack between meals, and was active most of the days so I'm hoping the damage wasn't too severe. Had particular fun running right along the coast in the morning, kayaking around sea lions, and playing in the ocean, while feeling fit for once in my life. Even though I am still sort of huge size wise, it made me realize that a lot of my body image is tied up in my fitness and how I'm treating myself. I didn't feel as self conscious at the beach knowing that I could run 5k, if that makes sense.
It's spring break now and I'm on campus, so I can't weigh myself until the gym opens. This week might be a struggle food wise, since the dining halls are closed and I'm limited to restaurant meals, things that are microwavable, and things that can be made with hot water. The gym is also closed! But I'm determined to not let my four day getaway stop my progress.
Friend is gone today, and as much as I was glad to see her, having her around definitely took a toll on my progress, so I'm happy to get back into things and start saying hello daily.
Hope everyone is well! I definitely missed this group while I was out of internet reach.0 -
Yet anothe gray, rainy, cold day. I think we'll finally see the sun by tomorrow. I know Spring officially arrives tomorrow, but you sure can't tell from where I sit. This winter has seemed endless!
Nothing much to report, just business as usual: logging and exercising. Isn't weight loss magical and exciting? Not so much, but it is rewarding.
Have a wonderful day!
Exercise Goals:
Saturday - 3 mile minimum walk DONE
Sunday - Rest Day DONE
Monday- Cardio/Weights/Stretch DONE
Tuesday - Yoga DONE
Wednesday - Cardio/Weights/Stretch
Thursday - Pilates
Friday - Cardio/Weights/Stretch0 -
Wednesday Wish - That I wouldn't wake up so tired in the morning. I have noticed ever since daylight savings that I am waking up feeling like I could easily sleep for a few more hours. I just hate feeling that way.
I skipped my run yesterday due to the temperatures. I decided C25K this week would be Wednesday, Friday and Sunday instead. I am just hoping the weather cooperates with my plans.
Randomness: I am always trying to come up with interesting ways to help my students to reach their goals. Most of my students are nonverbal or have some emerging language skills. They have goals of identifying personal information about themselves such as their name, address and telephone number. This is a difficult goal to reach providing their skill level and functioning level. A few weeks ago I did a fun project with my students in my class to work on receptive name recognition. I used painter's tape to tape out their names on a thick paper, had them paint over the tape using random colors then sprinkle salt in the wet paint for texture (for their sensory input needs). We let them dry for 24 hours then had the children peel off the tape to reveal their names. I hung up on one of my bulletin boards in the classroom. They have been hanging up in my room for a while now and I still continue to receive compliments on their work from all the staff that are constantly in and out of my classroom. I have to admit it is a great feeling to have that recognition at how hard we have been working in my room.
Jeannie - Congrats on the challenge group. I have no input on insanity. Sorry.
Emotional - Sounds like you have a good plan with your daily goals. Your challenge sounds interesting. Best of luck with it!
ushkii - Congrats on the loss, staying under your goal and staying on track. Keep up the fantastic work!
Helena - Thanks for sharing the smoothie recipes. They sound yummy!
aimeemarie - :blushing: :blushing: Awe thanks. I am grateful to have you as well.
Karen - Glad to hear you had a good day!
Laurie - Oh, that makes sense. You started a little earlier than we did. Our summer program begins almost immediately after the school year ends so they cannot really extend the school year. Instead they ended up cutting some vacations a bit shorter so we can end on time. I don't know what they would have done though if this last storm hit us. I am thankful that it didn't.
Skinny - Thanks for the explanation of the chip. I don't think for me that is something at this point that I necessarily need. I think I am going to just register without it and save the money.
I like your idea of finding and event out west for 2015. That would be a lot of fun if we all could meet up!
I cannot believe you have Spring break already, though I understand the reasoning behind it. We, like Laurie's district, have it aligned with Easter. I am looking forward to having that week off. I plan on working outside in the gardens and doing a lot of outside activities (running, hiking, possibly biking). Like you, I find it hard to focus 100% on work when I know a break is coming up.
Hansea - I hope your sister's surgery goes well. Congrats on the loss and being in the Half- Marathon Club!
Rain - Kayaking around sea lions sounds like so much fun! I love that you did not feel self-conscious at the beach. That is a great NSV. Congrats!
Lives - It is gray here today as well with a little bit of sun trying to peek through. I dislike gray days. They are predicting some rain for us later on today. I prefer beautiful sunny days. :ohwell:
Well off to run. Hope everyone has a great day!0 -
Wed wish- That some of life's obstacles that I have going on will just go away.
Jnettie- liked your story about the kids you work with
Hansea- hope your sister's surgery goes well
Rain- glad you had fun on your mini vacation0 -
Wed. Wish: that I could stick to my good intentions
Finally, the weather has broken here....spring like conditions...freezing rain, but it's getting a lot warmer.
Monday,(really cold day), while babysitting the 2 year old grandson, I had hubby take him outside with him to break-up some ice and shovel snow...Little guy loved being outside, but had to call him in as he looked like he was getting a little frostbite on his cheek. At least he got out. This week I'm babysitting again and really hoping to take the kids down to the park. A lot of the snow is gone and hope I can wheel a stroller over the ice. (not enough snow for the baby sleigh).
Tomorrow is the first day of spring. I'm hoping this will change my motivation for sticking with healthy eating.
Robin: thanks for reminding me how lucky I am. This time with the babies goes by fast, and I know it.0 -
Wednesday wish: 1)I wish that weddings were cheaper haha. I am really torn about moving our date back to April. It actually upsets me more than I thought. I don't want a fancy wedding, I don't want a lot of people. I just want simple and outside preferably. Does anyone have any tips to making a wedding cheaper? I plan on making our wedding invites. 2) I wish my brain would really see that I'm making progress. I see the scale moving downwards, I see my clothes fitting looser, but for some reason my brain is not seeing the changes in my body. My eyes see some but my brain does not. I know to measure but I have a feeling I my beginning measurements are incorrect because I was so embarrassed about them. From now on I am going to be brutally honest with myself. I know I am losing weight. I need to be positive.
I had a good workout yesterday. I usually don't do cardio at the gym but yesterday I started with 15 minutes on the elliptical going pretty hard and got my heart rate up to where it should be while working out. I followed up with the weight lifting machines. I felt great afterwards. I felt like I could have done more on the elliptical. I start the stronglifts program tonight (Thanks for the recommendation Skinny!).
@aimee-Congrats on almost hitting 100lbs lost! That is just absolutely super! You are doing great! Keep it up! Awesome compliment from the lady at the gym!
@karenleona- Yay for staying on track! Keep it up!
@Skinny- Sounds like an awesome run! Progression in workouts always feels good, and super cool that you went longer and wanted to do more!
@Rain- IT sounds like you had a really lovely vacation! You're exactly right, don't let that stuff stand in the way of your progress, great attitude!
Have a wonderful day and don't forget to drink your water!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Helena0 -
Hey folks!
I'm finally on the mend. Got hit with 3 different illnesses...:sick: That's what I get for being healthy all winter. :grumble: My exercise has been severely down and my eating control is all over the place. When you're bored and don't have the energy to do anything, it's very hard to not snack. I'm probably going to be up a lb or 2 this week. Tomorrow is my weigh in.
We'll see. The good thing, is also haven't been able to drink Diet Coke for 10 days. (Yes withdrawal headache on top.) Maybe I can keep my intake down to 1 a day, since I'm over the worse. The weather has turned here. So I'm looking for new bikes for the kids. I also got a bike carrier to pull behind my bike for my girl. She's just learning to pedal... but she won't be able to keep up for the longer rides. :laugh: I picked up a whole bunch of seed packets to start my veggies indoors. It's so nice to start to see my yard again. I'm starting my spring cleaning this week. I wonder if that's part of the reason I'm feeling off... maybe allergies to something in the house. I don't feel as bad when I'm out of the house for the day.
Oh, I talked to my son's teacher. Apparently he is actually doing really well in school. His worst class is L.A., I've been having him do story finishing or giving a topic sentence. He also has to write 1-2 full stories a week . I'm concentrating on him making a plan, descriptive details, getting his thoughts on paper and does it make sense. Apparently I wasn't informed about the assignment due to technical difficulties. She's going to send me something and have me check back if I got it. :ohwell: My son is being very well behaved right now. He tried to sneak out of handing in his late assignment and lost his tablet for a month. AND Mom embarrassed him by coming to his class at lunchtime to watch him hand it in. Spring break doesn't start for us until next Friday.
There are too many posts, since I last checked in, so here are a few I remember:
Thanks for the well wishes!!!
Robin: it's great to see you back around!
Nettie: It's fabulous that you're going to the T2T! So close to the teens!!! Great job!!!
Caramel: Just get back in the habit and keep going. This is the best place to keep yourself accountable.
JT: I like the new pic!
Pashunrose: Your grandson sounds very cute. My mom say my first word was "kitty" lol! Hope everything goes well for your brother.
Aimee, that's awesome that you're so close to 100lb!
skinny, Great job on the run!!!
Melwillheal, Little ones love it outside! My girl will sit in a puddle of frozen water to play if she has to. They're crazy! She's last one in and can only be lured in with a promise of hot chocolate with marshmallows. lol! I can't wait for the parks to melt all the way.
Helena, wedding are really expensive. My wedding cost $6000 and I cheaped out. I made my own invitations, but used specialty paper. They looked lovely. I rented a community hall... that I could use the chafing dishes and coolers there to store stuff, they also had tables and chairs, plates, cutlery. I prepped my own food for the buffet. Then just hired 3 cooks to come in on the day of to put it together. Made my own decorations and centre pieces. My mother in law made my wedding cake to a picture I drew. I got my wedding dress made for me. I designed it. $400.00 in fabric and 180.00 for the seamstress. Big one... made my own wedding wine. One red and one white with our own label on it. :happy: You have to do this in advance!!! We then paid for 2 kegs of beer. We warned our guests if they were looking for anything else they were scot outta luck. Hired a DJ for the party. Had an outdoor wedding in a public area and it didn't cost anything and got a JP. It really depends on how elaborate of a wedding you're looking for AND how many people you've invited. We had 130.
Gotta go bye for now!!!0 -
Good morning everyone. Ty for all the nice comments on my new pic. It is my first successful selfie taken on the giant ferris wheel on the Seattle waterfront. That was a great day with the hubby and kiddos. Had a busy day yesterday getting the garden plot ready. My dad gave me a square area that is 16x20 feet. We had to rotatill up the soil. Then I raked that and got out all the big rocks and roots while my husband built a one foot wall around it. We are having enough garden soil delivered today to make it about six inches deep on top of what we tilled up since the soil over there is mostly clay or sand and not very good for growing things. Its not huge but a lot bigger then the two little pallets I had last year. This year I am going to fill those pallets with herbs and where I had the pots with the tomatoes I am putting in strawberry plants. It should be enough to keep me busy and give us lots of yummy food this summer :bigsmile: Today is hubbyies last day home. He is over in seattle signing his contract while I clean up the house and start packing up his bag. My son went with him since he had a job interveiw over in that area today. Keeping my fingers crossed both my guys come home with a job:laugh:
Helena I wanted to say congrats on your engagement. I had a very small inexpensive wedding just under 1000. It was only about 30 people though and we just had cake and some snacks at the reception with no alcohol since a lot of his family have problems with that and we didnt want it to be an issue and well were broke as well:laugh:
Robin I was happy to see you posting again. Sorry you are still struggling with these issues. I hope they are able to find you some releif soon.
Well got to get back to the house. I hope you all have a great day.:drinker: :flowerforyou:
Todays workout per hrm:
65 min
1165 cals/claimed 765
3.1 miles
7913
Maybe some hoops later if hubby wants. Tonight is all about him 0 -
Hey folks!
I'm finally on the mend. Got hit with 3 different illnesses...:sick: That's what I get for being healthy all winter. :grumble: My exercise has been severely down and my eating control is all over the place. When you're bored and don't have the energy to do anything, it's very hard to not snack. I'm probably going to be up a lb or 2 this week. Tomorrow is my weigh in. We'll see. The good thing, is also haven't been able to drink Diet Coke for 10 days. (Yes withdrawal headache on top.) Maybe I can keep my intake down to 1 a day, since I'm over the worse. The weather has turned here. So I'm looking for new bikes for the kids. I also got a bike carrier to pull behind my bike for my girl. She's just learning to pedal... but she won't be able to keep up for the longer rides. :laugh: I picked up a whole bunch of seed packets to start my veggies indoors. It's so nice to start to see my yard again. I'm starting my spring cleaning this week. I wonder if that's part of the reason I'm feeling off... maybe allergies to something in the house. I don't feel as bad when I'm out of the house for the day.
Oh, I talked to my son's teacher. Apparently he is actually doing really well in school. His worst class is L.A., I've been having him do story finishing or giving a topic sentence. He also has to write 1-2 full stories a week . I'm concentrating on him making a plan, descriptive details, getting his thoughts on paper and does it make sense. Apparently I wasn't informed about the assignment due to technical difficulties. She's going to send me something and have me check back if I got it. :ohwell: My son is being very well behaved right now. He tried to sneak out of handing in his late assignment and lost his tablet for a month. AND Mom embarrassed him by coming to his class at lunchtime to watch him hand it in. Spring break doesn't start for us until next Friday.
There are too many posts, since I last checked in, so here are a few I remember:
Thanks for the well wishes!!!
Robin: it's great to see you back around!
Nettie: It's fabulous that you're going to the T2T! So close to the teens!!! Great job!!!
Caramel: Just get back in the habit and keep going. This is the best place to keep yourself accountable.
JT: I like the new pic!
Pashunrose: Your grandson sounds very cute. My mom say my first word was "kitty" lol! Hope everything goes well for your brother.
Aimee, that's awesome that you're so close to 100lb!
skinny, Great job on the run!!!
Melwillheal, Little ones love it outside! My girl will sit in a puddle of frozen water to play if she has to. They're crazy! She's last one in and can only be lured in with a promise of hot chocolate with marshmallows. lol! I can't wait for the parks to melt all the way.
Helena, wedding are really expensive. My wedding cost $6000 and I cheaped out. I made my own invitations, but used specialty paper. They looked lovely. I rented a community hall... that I could use the chafing dishes and coolers there to store stuff, they also had tables and chairs, plates, cutlery. I prepped my own food for the buffet. Then just hired 3 cooks to come in on the day of to put it together. Made my own decorations and centre pieces. My mother in law made my wedding cake to a picture I drew. I got my wedding dress made for me. I designed it. $400.00 in fabric and 180.00 for the seamstress. Big one... made my own wedding wine. One red and one white with our own label on it. :happy: You have to do this in advance!!! We then paid for 2 kegs of beer. We warned our guests if they were looking for anything else they were scot outta luck. Hired a DJ for the party. Had an outdoor wedding in a public area and it didn't cost anything and got a JP. It really depends on how elaborate of a wedding you're looking for AND how many people you've invited. We had 130.
Gotta go bye for now!!!
You going to the school may have gave him the push he needs. I know when my son was in the 10th grade he was having behavior issues and was constantly blaming the teachers and other kids. I hid out in 2 of his class rooms under the teacher's desk then when I finally heard him acting out I stood up and marched him outside. Needless to say I haven't had much problems since cuz he will tell people my mom is crazy enough to stalk me at school. Now, I just can't get him to actually arrive at school.0 -
jtconst - My seeds are popping up and I have still not tilled the garden! It is driving me crazy, I am already behind and I have not even started!
rain - So cool you had a good vacation and were able to do what you wanted.
hansea - Good luck to your sister, hope all goes well.
karenleona - Interesting theory, your book, I would be knee deep in empty Lays potato chip bags and 40 lbs. heavier and just about to have a heart attack. And that is only after a week and a half.
Wednesday wish: I wish we all have a good week and progress positively
Goals:
A: Under calories 4/7 days
B: Walk 3/7 days
C: 8 cups a water 3/7 days
Mon: A
Tue: C
Wed:
Thur:
Fri:
Sat:
Sun:0 -
Good Afternoon all!! I hope everyone's week is going well!
Yesterday was a bit of a struggle. Once I got home I did not have the energy to go for a run. I didn't even do my yoga :frown:
I did hit my water goal and moved around work more so that was a win. Some how I just have to make myself do it no matter what.
Today has gone much better so far. Fighting the hunger. I drink my water and the dang hunger is still there. I think it is because I am bored since we are slow at work. So I jumped on MFP and thought I would answer some posts.
@aimee: YAY!! for hitting 100lbs! That is so AMAZING!
@Helena: Weddings are way too expensive! For my sister's wedding we had it outdoors in a park that was public. We contacted the city and was able to rent if for about 200.00. We made the decorations and even cooked the food. My dad loves to BBQ so we did brisket and chicken and made veggie patties for those who requested them. I made a mix from my iTunes list that would go for about 4 hours before it repeated and plugged it into speakers (I did know a DJ who let me borrow the speakers). As for the photographs, I hired a friend that gave me a good deal if I let her use the pictures to promote herself. I think all in all the wedding was about 2500.00. This did not include her dress. That was a gift from me to her but I only paid about 500.00 for it. And it was beautiful! Good luck, where there is a will, there is a way!0
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