Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Truth Thursday:
I almost did not make it to church last night because I was hungry and lazy. I made it a mile past the church when I made a U-turn and went back and it turned out to be a great decision. I need that time with my Lord. He set me back on track and I feel renewed for my weight loss challenges. I will not let my hunger and my laziness rule over me.
Today has been much better. I increased the amount of protein that I am consuming and that seems to have helped. I have drank almost 80oz of water and looks like I will be under my calories. Work was a little busier which is good for me but not for my patients :brokenheart: .
@RobinsEgg: You can do it. Just jump back on the wagon and keep going. You can do this and if you need support we are always here. We go through successes and our failures together!
@Tanya949: I know what you mean about the pictures. You should put one up anyway to remind you of your goal. I have pictures on here from when I started till about 4 months ago and when I look through them I find motivation because I see results. They have been slow but gaining the weight was a slow process also. Over the past year I have gotten much better about pictures being taken of me, and when I think about what I will look like in December-ish when I reach my goal I get so excited!!! Find the excitement and be proud of yourself. Loving yourself is where it has to start. Good luck!!
@rainandwood93: Keep up the hard work and remember it was just one day. Make the next day that much better!
@jnettie: Yay!! For pants being too big!! Good job
Keep up all the good work ladies!!
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Well, OK... here I am. Not as close up a pic as I thought it would be. And yes, that's quite the messy living room in the background LOL.0
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Tom- Anyplace you suggest sounds good. Thursday night is fine with me. If we go out on Friday then I will be getting some type of seafood. It is lent and I do not eat meat on Friday. I am looking forward to meeting you and Amy in person. Susan is available on Friday night 3/28, so I hope Amy can escape the Girl Scout meeting and join us. You are the expert so I will leave the place up to you. I may bring a co-worker with me as well.
Karen-liked your post and it is so true about the word "JUST". Let's turn it into the positive. Sub plans are the worst and it just feels like everything is happening at one time right now. I just need to get something written over the weekend so I can put everything together on Monday and Tuesday. I know I will be freaking out on Wednesday before I leave because I will have forgotten to do something. The one good thing is that the Literacy coach will teach my classes on the Monday and maybe come back on Tuesday to finish up the lesson. That is one less day I need to deal with, yeah.
Susan- I hope you get out of your funk soon. We can talk this weekend.
Jelkins- Welcome to the thread. You will find great support and advice here so stop by often.
Tanya- Nice picture. I always had a hard time with being in pictures because of my size. Now, I use the school ID pictures and a measurement of progress. I love seeing the differences in my body type.
Thursday Truth-As I mentioned to Karen- I am dealing with a lot of stress right now. Between work, friends, family and travel it is all adding up. I will be working on sub plans this weekend in my spare time. This stress is taking away my desire for food. I know once I am pass this trip life will be better.
Friday- Funeral for my friends mom. doctor's appoint if I don't feel better tomorrow. Then rock climbing that night.
Saturday- Water aerobics then hair appointment
Sunday- Workout and lesson plans
Monday- Copies for the week, finalized sub plans and workout with trainer
Tuesday- Put all plans together and set up the materials, Give MSA science, Need to workout but may not happen
Wednesday- Science MSA, triple check sub plans leave for Vegas
Thursday- Conference
Friday- Conference
Saturday- Conference
Sunday-Return home
Monday- Recovery day plus a workout.
I am very tired just looking at the next few days.0 -
Just a quick glance, but I'll come back and get up to date. Thanks guys for the little push. I'm stressing big time because work is really, really pushing my buttons. Plus, I leave Saturday for a conference in Dallas thru Tuesday then visiting our shops Wednesday. I get back late that night then need to attend Pizza Expo here in Vegas on Thursday. Cyrus has a game that night. I am SUPER excited though because Laurie comes into town and hopefully her, Tom and me (and hopefully Tom's wife Amy) will all get together for dinner on Friday. I'm hoping to take Laurie out for a little sight seeing too on Saturday. Perhaps seeing her face-to-face will help push me over this mental funk. You guys are really AWESOME!!!0
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@laurie--Yes, your week looks very busy! I have a two-day regional assembly coming up a couple of weeks after our break. I haven;t even looked at my plan book to see what I will have the students do while I'm gone. My juniors aren't so tough, but the AP seniors are so pressed for time already b/c of the 4 days we lost. I will have to plan carefully to work out their lessons for those two days. I hope you're feeling better soon, too. :flowerforyou:
@tanya--love the picture!
@jeannie--glad you had a better day today. :flowerforyou:
@robin--Yay for spring! I feel the same way--even though I woke up to snow flurries, it is nice that winter is officially over.
@rain--great idea to stock up on healthy stuff so you can avoid the restaurant food while your cafeteria is closed.
@holly--it always makes me nervous when kids are too friendly to strangers. I think the same thing as you--what if someone takes advantage of them? It must be tough to raise kids to be polite and friendly, but also wary. Then if you throw in parents who aren't attentive enough or who don't actively teach their kids those lessons--recipe for disaster. It's really sad.
@jelkins--welcome to the thread! :flowerforyou: Don't despair--many of us have stalled out for long periods of time, but sticking with it does eventually pay off.
@kaye--sorry to hear about your father--sending warm thoughts your way.
Happy that so many of you enjoyed the post I shared. :happy:
@nettie--I never keep negative friends on here. One thing I learned right away from MFP is that many of us are overweight or unhealthy b/c we tend to put everyone else's needs before our own. I've learned that even though I have obligations to others--my family, my students, my colleagues--my first obligation has to be to myself. Does that mean I always make myself the top priority? No, of course there are still times that I forgo a workout b/c I need to grade or take care of home responsibilities. However, I've learned that part of this journey is about learning to be selfish sometimes--to say "I'm going to do this for me b/c it's what I need and it's what I deserve." As much as I feel badly for some of the MFP "friends" who are in obviously in need of guidance, I've learned to accept that they are not my responsibility. I don't mind supporting others who return the support, but I have no time for the needy, attention seekers who always complain and never take anyone's advice or contribute positively to my journey. Don't feel bad or judgmental--you are right to delete those folks. :flowerforyou:
@L2T--yay for being so close to 100lbs lost!! :drinker: Glad your weather is improving--we are supposed to get near 60 degrees tomorrow--then back down to 30 on Sunday. :grumble: I guess we have to take what we can get.
Thursday Truth:
I am really struggling to stay productive at work--tomorrow will be the worst day of all, but I will keep fighting the fight! :laugh: At least my exercise has been good, but I'll save that for Friday Fitness.
March Challenge:
1. 2/4 weeks--Share a new recipe
2. 17/31--Eat a veggie/ salad every day.
3. 120/31--Water goal 12 cups/day
Grading Goals:
1. x/50 motif charts
2. 1/70 AP essays
3. x/50 Gatsby tests
Exercise goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE + gym (cardio) DONE
Wed--walk gunner DONE
Thurs--run outside w/ gunner DONE
Fri--walk gunner
Sat--run outside w/ gunner
Sun--walk gunner + gym0 -
TGIF! What a long and stressful work week it's been. So glad it's behind me. Not much to report here except business as usual.... logging, exercising, keeping the faith.
I did want to say one thing to the newbies on the thread. Pay no attention to those on MFP who proclaim that they have all the answers and that your success depends on following what ever eating, exercise, lifestyle plan they are on. Weight loss is not a one size fits all endeavor. Yes, read what is working for others. Perhaps try some of it out. Keep what works and is sustainable for you and discard the rest. Create a plan that you can follow for the long term. Anyone can eat "clean" or give up all sugar for the short term, but only very few can do it forever. If something is not doable forever for you, find what is and go with it. Don't let anyone make you think or feel you're doing it all wrong. If you're doing it consistently and getting the results you want, then it's right for you.
Have a wonderful weekend all!
Exercise Goals:
Saturday - 3 mile minimum walk DONE
Sunday - Rest Day DONE
Monday- Cardio/Weights/Stretch DONE
Tuesday - Yoga DONE
Wednesday - Cardio/Weights/Stretch NOT DONE ;(
Thursday - Pilates DONE
Friday - Cardio/Weights/Stretch0 -
Wohoooo It's Friday! Yes, I am one of those who lives for Friday. Then I think Why???? I do more work on the weekends than I do during the week. It's suppose to be raining this weekend so i'm going to look for some HIIT exercises to fit in while I'm doing things around the house....... Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!0
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Hi everyone - I just had to join in - I've been sick with allergic reaction to two drugs recent doc put me on - I'll let your imagination fill in the rest :frown: :grumble: Also dont get to start PT until next Weds - rats. Will also get another steroid shot tht day, insurance approved it for me. I can't walk stairs which really upsets me.
Today tho confined at home I am happy as a young girl flying a kite on a windy day - I love the first day of spring no matter wht kind of weather we have after today, it doesn't count as winter any more - I'm in love with spring and I am so happy about its arrival. Plus two birds have been visiting my deck Maybe they'll build a nest somewhere.
I got on the scale today and was saddened to see how much i have gained. I do blame my illness, my mouth condition mostly, because Ineed to have something in my mouth constantly. My weight was 247, and before I got ill in November it was down to 206 and I was excited about seeing Onderland. I have so much work to do. I am not goinig to give up. I plan on seeing a Speech Pathologist when the time is right and maybe I can learn some tricks from that person.
Never Give Up.
Hang in there Robin....God has your back and good things are to come for you.0 -
Friday is here. No weekend plans but homework. I may try to see a movie alone......not sure I can handle that but none of my friends currently want to do anything (it's not the cost). 2 friends say they will go but then day of never return my call to know what time. My other friend not only lost her job and had no savings her house is leaking from ice dams so I may rent a redbox and hang out with her.
I weighted myself this morning no change. Honestly not really surprised haven't been eating the best and due to weather only been getting the small amount of fitness at work. I was within my calories but my sodium was over by a lot each day which doesn't help me lose. I am just being accountable to me.
@karen- it is hard to teach being nice and polite and stranger danger. Now that my son is almost 18 (June) I notice these type of kids more. I always taught my son to be polite say Hi to neighbors when walking our area but don't stop to chat with them unless we know them very well like hanging out with them. In public I taught my son it's okay to say Hi if your with an adult otherwise just keep walking.
@Tanya- I have mirror issues too. I think everything looks good on me then I leave the house or dressing room and people tell me the real deal.
@Laurie- Hope your trip helps with your stress
@L2T- Great advice for the newbies and oldies we all need that reminder at times.0 -
Happy Friday.
I had a decent week. I was over 2 days this week which is unusual as I am almost never over. I am not too worried about it because the rest of the days I was under. Overall I am still at a deficit so it balanced out.
I have noticed changes in my weight loss. I used to routinely drop some weight mid week. Now I've noticed there is no longer a clear pattern when my weight drops. Due to this I have been just checking in whenever I see a loss. I weighed in this morning 220.2. I am closer than ever to being in the teens now! It felt a bit surreal when I saw that number this morning. I had to step off and back on the scale to make sure it was real. :laugh:
Skinny - I went back and read the "Just" blog. I loved it. It is a great reminded for me to always be proud of my own accomplishments. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the reminder that it is ok to put myself and my needs first at times. I feel less bad for deleting those people.
MyMOwMOw - I think you have it right. We need to realize we are losing weight most and foremost for ourselves rather than others.
Kaye - So sorry to hear about your father. I hope everything goes well for him and your family.
Jelkins - Welcome. Congrats on the new job. :flowerforyou:
MNWalking - I can relate to sitting and watching tv. I have my morning routine where I wake up, feed the cats, make breakfast then sit on the couch and turn on I Love Lucy while I eat and sip my coffee. Then I grab the laptop and play on MFP for a while, a long while. Before I know it I have wasted at least 2 hours playing on the internet. I always think how I could better spend my time rather than wasting it like I do but I have never actually made an effort to do anything to change it. I really should make it a goal that I cannot turn on the tv or go on the internet until I at least workout and do one chore for the day.:ohwell:
As far as the kids, I agree. I feel bad for children in those types of situations. It is very scary that they can potentially latch onto the wrong person.
Rain - That is great that you went to Trader Joe's to get some foods that were better for you. The long bike ride sounds like a nice way to burn some extra calories. I hope you get your studying done so you can do that.
Robin - Oh my goodness, it never seems to end for you. I am sorry to hear about your allergic reaction to the meds. Even with your downs, I love the energy and happiness that comes through in your post when you talk about Spring arriving. Spring is the season of new beginnings and hope. I am hoping things begin to get a whole lot sunnier for you!
Tanya - I love the new profile picture! I am the same way with pictures. I hate having pictures taken of myself. Just like you when I look in the mirror I think I look good. But if I see a picture of myself from that same day I am disgusted at how I look. I have been taking monthly progress pictures of myself. I find by doing that I am slowly becoming more comfortable with seeing myself in pictures. Especially when I can compare the pictures and see changes from month to month.
Lives - I love your message to the newbies. You are spot on. When I first began my journey (the first time) there was so much conflicting advice in the forums. Eat this, not that, do this, no that is wrong. It was overwhelming, frustrating and made my head spin. Thanks for your post!0 -
Friday fitness – I started back working out my upper body at the gym this week and I am happy to say, NO DOMS!! :drinker: Although on the days that I did not lift, I did not do much of anything else either. Even my walks at work were far and few between because I was so busy.
@Tanya – Thanks for detailing more of the EM2WL plan. I went to the website and had already joined the group here on MFP. I am just really scared of eating more. I guess that is typical of most people. But at the same time, I know I need to do SOMETHING to change things up as I know I am not eating right/enough. Maybe because I have been done this road before, eating around 1200 calories and losing 2 pounds a week that I think I should be able to do it again. Even if I am 7 yrs older! I have been struggling to eat the 1240 (MFP recommendation) everyday, yet most nights go to bed with a growling tummy. I eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus sometimes a few snacks every day. I never get hungry throughout the day until about an hour after dinner. My stomach starts growling like I haven’t eaten in days! Since I typically eat dinner in the late evening, I don’t want to eat again so close to bedtime. I should have prefaced with the fact that my old, bad eating habits were only eating once a day. That once a day was dinner that pretty much lasted from the time I got home from work until I went to bed. :blushing: At this point, I am thinking that even though it’s been over two months of eating better, my body still thinks it needs food and lots of it, at night. Like teaching a baby a sleep schedule and the difference between night and day, sounds like I need to teach my body the same thing, doesn’t it!! :laugh: Oh and I can relate to the whole camera thing! It’s a shame to be like that, I know, but still can’t get past it either. Years ago, I had cancer and thru chemo lost all my hair. I RAN from every camera for MONTHS until my hair grew back at least some. Now, I regret not having any pictures to see what I lived through, what I conquered!
@Skinny – the 2300 calories does include my exercise. Last Sunday, which was a very lazy day, my Fitbit recorded only 191 steps walked and 1824 calories burned. (On the plus side, I cleared a LOT of space on my DVR!) I “JUST” love your post from Wednesday! :flowerforyou:
@Kaye – Praying for your dad!
@Robin – Sorry to hear about your continuing issues. I hope Spring brings you more than warm weather and a bird’s nest near your deck! :flowerforyou:
@Nettie – good for you for dropping your dead weight. Sometimes our friends can end up being detrimental to our health!
@L2T – You said a mouthful! I am a believer in everything you’ve said. I will try what others have succeeded on if it looks like it could work for me. As soon as I know it won’t, I dismiss it and move on! Great advice for the newbies and NOT so newbies!
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Thank you for your concern. My father survived the surgery and is alert and coherent this morning. I am feeling better because I am keeping busy packing and getting ready to go. There is lots to do.
L2T, spot on! If what we are doing isn't sustainable we will be doing this over and over again.
Have a great weekend. I'm excited that I have my notebook now so I can keep in touch.
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Good Friday!!
I had a pretty decent week. There were some ups and downs but overall a successful week. I hope everyone's week was great and that even with tough days overall we pushed forward.
Friday - To get fit I am logging everything I eat and drink and walking as much as I can. I park farther from the store or if the store is close to my house I may walk. If I have a bad day I don't get down, instead I just start up again. This weekend will be tough but I am going to stay within my calories and try to hike a run this weekend. There are many going away parties for me this weekend so I will need lots of will power! Send good waves my way. I hope everyone has a great weekend.
@grandmakaye44 - Praying for your Dad
@JNettie73: Congrats for almost being in the teens!! I know the feeling. Last Saturday I was at 200sih. I got on the scale this morning and I was 198.ish!!! So exciting. Keep up the great work!
@Laurie: I hope that you come back from your trip energized and full of life. Stress can take so much out of us
Happy Weekend and keep up the great work everyone!!
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Good afternoon my friends. I got the hubby off to work yesterday and then pretty much caved up with a book and my dvr. This morning I got up and purged all the junk food out of the house. I had my son take it to work with him. (yep he got the job yay) I weighed and recorded the 6 pound gain from while he was home and got busy. Had a nice green smoothie for breakafst and got he house all picked up while the dogs and I waited a bit for it to warm up outside. Unfortunatley the walk got cut fairly short since I forgot to go to the bathroom before we left and I had been hitting the water hard all morning.:laugh: Not to worried about it though since all the food I have planned for the day are pretty low in calories and I will be working in the yard all afternoon. I went to my favorite local nursery yesterday and got some herbs, strawberry plants, and some beautiful petunias for my front walk bed. They are all gorgeous spring colors and brighten my mood right up when I look at them. The goal for today is to get the plants in the ground and clean up the rest of the beds in the front yard. I also need to finish trimming the bush n the frontyard that went insane last fall. It is almost as tall as the house and is only supposed to come to under my sons bedroom window:laugh: Sounds like a good afternoon and will help keep me out of the fridge.
Kaye I pray your father continues to do well. Enjoy visiting with him.
Robin I completeley agree about spring. I have always loved spring and fall best. Watching everyhting start and then watching it all come to a close.
Skinny I loved the "just" blog. Negative self talk is one of the things I have worked hardest on in the last couple of years.
Well gotta have a salad for lunch and then get started. Have a great day everyone.:flowerforyou: :drinker: :drinker: 0 -
\Still not doing so hot with the motivation thing. Even though my brother and his girlfriend told me they are proud of me for the weight loss thus far, I can't seem to get motivated to keep it going. I'm frustrated about it all. I'm glad I'm losing, but I just feel alone in the whole thing, I don't have anyone to exercise with during the day. I do walk my dogs about 3 or 4 times a day. I suppose that is helping. It definitely isn't as much walking as I'm use to though. I suppose it's better than nothing. I know that any kind of movement is better than none.
Tonight, I'm having ham steak, rice and a nice salad for dinner. I'm sure my guys will be happy with anything I feed them. I need to stay on track and keep losing. I need to move more. Maybe, I should climb my stairs a few times in a row.
Hope everyone has a great Thursday. See ya on the flipside.
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i totally get this. It is hard to exercise by yourself. You are doing well to get out with your dogs a few times a day. I am trying to get myself to go back to the gym. Just need to make it like an appointment i guess0 -
Wow. Here goes another high stress situation. I got a call from sister this morning. My 95 year old father has fallen and broken his hip. The break is near an artery so he can't move until it has been screwed together. He has been failing a lot lately. I don't know how he will do with the surgery. He has a DNR so we will just have to see what happens. We had planned to go see him next week during spring break. We will leave as soon as DD can pick the kids up tomorrow. Right now I am wishing that I hadn't made those cookies yesterday. They are way to available!
Karen-I loved the "just" essay. We are nearly always our own worst critics.
Everyone have a good day. I will be running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to figure out what I need to take with me.
Onward and downward. Kaye
sorry to hear of your dad's fall. It is so hard when our parents are elderly. Make sure you take time to breathe!
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jelkins- welcome!! come back as often as you can to help get motivated and stay on track. Try making one or two small postivie changes in your lifestyle. Trying to change too much will add to your stress and get you derailed
susan- so jealous you are meeting other MFPers!!! yup, it will certainly help your motivation
sitting around all day doing nothing. gotta pick up a package for my sone at the bus depot then go to my neice's for dinner where she will be revealing the gender of their expected baby. They have two girls and i am pretty sure this is a girl as well. Hope she remember that this is not an exact science!!
did not sleep well last night....probably cause i had too many snacks in the evening
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Fitness Friday... this week went well. I took an extra rest day Thursday as I was still very sore from Tues' workout, and I was quite tired. I am feeling a lot stronger and less out of breath when doing 30 day shred and bike. Today's workout was insane. I don't usually go to physio on Friday but switched my Thursday appt around. One of the kinesiologists, Quasy (I may have mentioned him before) gives exercises that nobody else does. They are so unique and difficult that you forget how much it hurts as you just try to get the form correct. Today I did a circuit of weighted situps/pullups, weighted squatting rows (these are both done on the pulleys) and then boxing moves, jabs and punches/ducks. It took 30 min to do the circuit 4 times, and my legs were jello by the end. Such a fantastic workout to end the week. I'm booking myself in on Fridays every week from now on just so I can workout with Quasy. He's phenomenal.
Thank you everyone for the compliments on my picture. I feel better now that I have one of me posted. I did also take a few full front and side shots of myself to compare in the coming months. I plan on taking update photos on the first of every month to see my progress.
@L2T: That is great advice for the newbies. I was over whelmed at all the info, though I had a pretty clear picture of what I wanted to do. I came upon a program a few weeks in and decided that it was what was going to work for me. Everyone loses weight differently and everyone has to just find their "fit" and go with it.
@Nettie: Fantastic!! You are so close. It must be a wonderful feeling!
@RobinB: I totally understand the evening hunger. When I started I was eating lower calories and tried to eat at scheduled times during the day. I was still starving after dinner and sometimes went to bed hungry. After increasing my calories, through some trial and error I figured out I need to eat a large mostly protein, no carb breakfast. I eat breakfast at 5am, then snack 2 or 3 times before lunch. Then after lunch I may only eat one small snack until dinner. I usually end up eating almost half my daily calories for dinner and evening snack. (1000 cals) I know they say don't eat before bedtime, but I believe it's rubbish. I've been losing steadily while eating half my calories between 5 and 9pm. I am finally learning when my body gets hungry, and feeding it then. Try altering your food/times and you may find something that works better.
Sunday: REST
Monday: 30 Day Shred level 1(day 3) DONE
Tuesday: Physio- bike and (lower body) DONE
Wednesday: HIIT (abs), Power Yoga level 1(day 2) DONE
Thursday: 30 Day Shred level 1(day 4) NOT DONE
Friday: Physio-bike and (full body) DONE
Saturday: hiking0 -
Friday Fitness: Nothing to report. It’s not been good and time to start back. I head to Dallas tomorrow on business through next Wednesday. I already called the hotel and told them I want a room near the fitness center. I only did that because my time will be limited and the sooner I can get there, put in a good work out and get ready for the day will be better. I’m committed to get myself back on track and very, very fast. It’s not been pretty lately.
@ Tanya – A picture of you – yeah!! I can totally relate. I truly HATE getting my picture taken too. What’s really sad thought I’ve realized I have hardly any pictures with my Cyrus. Shame on me for being so selfish. I’ve started to take pictures with him. While I may not like the me at this time, I need to do it for him. Hopefully, as time progresses, I will see me shrinking. Regarding exercising, I’m the same way and sweat like a pig. I know that’s supposed to be good, but I had dripping all over the place. Yuck!! At least I wipe up after myself not like SOME people of the gym. Sooo gross!!
@ Laurie – You better not get sick. You’ve got too much ahead of you including your trip to Vegas. I can’t wait!!!
@ Tom/Laurie – Cyrus has a 6:30 game on Thursday so Friday is the best for me. Seafood on Friday or Southwest sounds good to me. Where do you want to meet Tom and what time? I’m pretty flexible. I know you said Amy has Girl Scouts, but we can always go a little later too. It’s Vegas right? 24/7!!! LOL!!!
@ Kaye – Very nice. Always a time of remembrance around the Sabbath really for many religions. Also, I’m so sorry to hear about your Dad. 95? What a full he has led. Thoughts and prayers to him for healing.
@ Karen – Whew. . . I know how diehard you Chicago fans are between the north and south. I’ll keep you posted. Normally, game time is around 1. The rooftops are pretty cool plus all the free food and BEER!!! Plus, the event down at Navy Pier is pretty cool too with some nicer food and better adult beverages. As soon as I get some final details, I’ll let you know. Also, you’re right. The funk needs to go away. It’s not worth it that’s for sure.
@ L2T – You’re exactly right. I can support and give all this great pep talks, but I don’t listen to myself. I think that’s been a big challenge of mine for a long time. I’ve got so much support from you guys and it means so much to me. Hugs all around!! Thanks for the book recommendation. I’m going to check it out.
@ Nettie – Awesome Thursday Truth post and I really need to listen to your wise words. Yes, I can’t wait for T2T and I’m going to set a goal to try and run the whole thing too. I’ve got no excuse and plenty of time to train. We CAN do it and WILL do it!!!
@ Ushkii – Chuckling at the extra jalapenos and cherry tomatoes. You have some interesting co-workers it sounds like. LOL!!
@ KarenL – Thanks for the book name. I’ll look it up. I normally don’t read too many self-help type of books, but decided to give one a try. I just started it, but it’s called The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do You Can Do to Get More of It by Kelly McGonigal, PH.D. We’ll see.
@ Pash – All those things will add up. Walking the dogs 3-4 times per day is GREAT!!! Just keep doing what you’re doing and keep your chin up. You’ve got this!!
@ Jelkins – Welcome!!! You said the “d” word. Shame on you!! LOL!! I try to not look at this journey as a diet. I know this has to be my life going forward. I’m changing these bad habits into good habits for life. I don’t want to continue on this yo-yo journey. Congrats on the 70 lbs – awesome loss!! Now tackle the rest with us!!
@ Queen – I can totally relate. I’m use work, stress, etc. . . for my excuse to not get moving again. We need to just get up and go!! As far as your rant, you have ever reason. Unfortunately, it’s these same parents when God forbid something does happen they’ll blame everyone else except take the responsibility. It’s everywhere in this country I’m afraid.
@ Robin – HUGS!!! This has been quite a year for you. Your health has been such a battle and I know gaining was never your intention, but you had so much on your plate. Here’s to a better 2014 and we will continue to push forward.
@ Jeannie – Good for you!!! I’ve not been in a while and I know my spirit has been down. I need to get my butt back immediately.
@ Apey – Girl, I’m right there with you. Bring on Friday’s!!!!!0 -
I am just so excited and proud of myself , I wanted to come and share!! For the first time since I purchased my Fitbit, I hit 10,000 steps!! Actually 10,245 to be exact! I have also hit my calories burned goal as well! (Always close, but don't often hit it).
I had a great workout today after taking two days off and it really felt GOOD!! I mean, I actually walked an additional 2,000 steps AFTER the gym! Well, I really didn't have much of a choice since I walked to the gym, I had to walk to get home! :laugh: After taking the dogs out, I was just under 1,000 more steps to hit 10,000 so I walked around the block of apartments in my complex to hit the mark, YAY me!! :drinker:
@Susan - I'm glad you asked for a room close to the gym at your hotel. Hitting the gym might be the jump start you need. I can't believe how much better I feel when I workout out! I hear people say that all the time and always thought they were crazy and that could never be ME! I am shocked even as I type this, but.... I feel BETTER when I workout!!
@Tanya - thanks for the eating advice. Depending on how late into the evening it is, I usually will nosh on a little something, something. I just find that I don't sleep well if I eat too close to bedtime. I also plan on taking some time this weekend to reevaluate my meal plans.
For those making plans to meet fellow MFPers in person, I'm jealous!! :laugh: I hope everyone has a great time!!
Until next time; wishing everyone peace, love and weight loss!! :flowerforyou: :bigsmile: 0 -
Happy Friday! It looks like many of you have had really stressful weeks, so I hope you get some rest and relaxation this weekend.
As I wrote yesterday, I was planning on going on a long bike ride today, but I had some personal issues come up and was not up to doing much study last night, so instead I've been studying quite a bit today and ran another 5k. It was TOUGH and I had to stop a bunch. Hopefully I have a better one tomorrow, since my race isn't too far away now.
My fitness goals for the weekend are to get in at least 45 minutes both days, with one of those sessions being my run.
For once I know exactly how many calories I had because of my TJ's purchase, so I'm considering eating into half of my exercise cals to go to the self serve froyo place here in town and take myself on a date to see the Grand Budapest Hotel (I'm such a sucker for Wes Anderson films)
I hope everyone's week looks up
Thanks again for the support.0 -
The first leg of our trip was uneventful. We have a nice room right across the hall from the fitness room. I used the treadmill for the first time. I set it at 3 mph. I always walk that fast and often walk 3.5, but on the treadmill it felt like I was practically running. I think I got a lot better calorie burn than it gave me credit for. Food-wise I really blew it out of the park today. I haven't done this bad since I started mfp. For dinner we grabbed a Rueben sandwich at Arby's, then had dessert when we got here. At least if I was going to blow it, I blew it on good stuff.
Thanks again for all of your kind thoughts. Three of my sisters are already together. When I said I guessed I would be the last one to the party, they said it wouldn't be a party until I got there. That made me feel good.
I don't know how bad this next week will be but I will keep checking in.
Onward and downward. Kaye0 -
Kaye- I hope your dad comes through the surgery with flying colors. That is a tough break he has.
RobinE- Sorry to hear about the allergic reaction. I hope you get a solution soon.
Susan- I am feeling better at this point. I did call the doctor today and his secretary was going to have him call in a prescription for me. This is my fall back plan in case it gets worse. I hope you get out of your funk and that you get to exercise on your trip.
Susan and Tom- I am looking forward to meeting up with both of you this week.
Rain- I hope you are giving yourself time to recover between runs. If you have a couple of days off to weight train or cross train, you will get better runs in. Also with your race coming up, you will want go very lightly the week before the race. Run early in the week, then do running drills a couple of days before then finally rest for two or three days before the race. The rest time will give your body time to recover and repair the muscles. This advice is what I get from my trainer and it does work. On the rest days you can walk.
Good day overall today. I made it through the funeral and saw my chiropractor today as well. That visit was long overdue. Tonight, I did go rock climbing then out for pizza. Tomorrow is suppose to reach 60 but then Sunday it drops again to 40. Then on Tuesday, they are talking about the dreaded S__ __W word. Spring is suppose to be here but it needs to stay and stop this coming and going pattern.
Have a great weekend and get outside and go for a walk or a run.0 -
Good Morning everyone!
Obsessive me stepped on the scale this morning and I am officially 220 even. I logged the .2 loss just because I wanted my ticker to officially be 30 lbs. 30 lbs lost...that just blows my mind. I have surpassed what I lost my first time on here. I am feeling amazing about myself and my progress. A small part of me wonders how far along I would have been if I have not taken a hiatus. But I try not to dwell on the what if and live in regret. Instead I try to stay focused my the present situation and do what I need to. When I think back to where I was when I first started I am amazed at how little I used to do, how unfit and unhealthy I was. Since then my heath has changed, my fitness has improved and my outlook on life has changed for the better. I guess what I am trying to say in a long winded way is I AM HAPPY! :happy:
Kaye - Glad to hear your father is doing well after the surgery. I know this is a stressful time for you. Hang in there. Congrats for getting on the treadmill.
Jeannie - Congrats for being under 200! That is fantastic. I am very excited that I am on my way to being back in the ones again. It has been so long since I have been there. Keep up the great work. You are doing a fabulous job!
JTconst - Happy pruning! I have some rhododendrons in front of my house that are huge. They were here when we bought the house. Unfortunately they are so big they block some of the front windows. Eventually I would like to have them taken out. Until then I keep going out and trimming them. I know how much work it is to trim and move all the branches. I bet you'll burn a lot of calories! What kind of herbs did you end up picking up?
Pashun and Karen - I am the opposite. I actually prefer to workout alone. I use it as my "me" time when I can go at my own pace and get lost in my own little happy world. Though I have to admit sometimes it is nice to have company, like when Brian joins me for runs or a hike. But I consider that more of a bonding time for us rather than exercise time.
Karen - How exciting about your niece revealing the gender of the baby. Brian and I would like to have children despite our age. My bestie and I are always pinning ideas to secret baby boards on Pinterest. I found some really adorable ideas for gender reveals.
Tanya - Sounds like you had a great workout with Quasy. I am glad you are going to do progress pictures. I hated my first ones for the simple fact I despised pictures of myself. My 2nd month ones were a bit better. The further along I got I started to enjoy taking them. Though I have to admit, I never got around to taking ones for March. Since we are so close to April I think I will just wait until the 1st to take new ones.
Susan - That is a good idea asking for a room near the fitness center. I have never thought about doing that when I go away.
I can relate about the pictures. I hardly have any pictures of Brian and I. When I look through my photos of important moments from our lives there are tons of him but I am not in any of them. It actually makes me a bit sad.
Regarding T2T - approximately 6 months to train, not that I am counting. LOL I figure that should be more then enough time to prepare for it. My only concern is the summer months. I am hoping it is not too humid for me to run. I can deal with the warm weather but the humidity is so oppressive. I have been thinking a lot about it lately. They are opening a new Planet Fitness near me. I will wait to see how training is going during the summer months. But if the weather is too much for me to run early mornings or evenings, when it is cooler, then maybe I will join PF just so I can run on their treadmills. Their $10 a month fees would be affordable for me. I will cross that bridge when it comes though. I am still having a difficult time with C25K. I still cannot run the full 60 seconds. :ohwell: But when I went for my run yesterday I noticed it did seem a bit easier than it did last time. I noticed when I go into the exercise logs on MFP it breaks my workout down into running and walking minutes. Yesterday I did 9 minutes of running. Going through the older logs for C25K I noticed my running time was only 8 minutes. So I did do a bit better yesterday than before! I know running 9 whole minutes must seem pretty pathetic to those of you who can do so much more. But I am really excited about my progress. Keeping Karen's (Skinny's) "Just" post in mind... I am head over heels excited about being able to run for 9 minutes. It's 9 minutes more than I was able to do when I first started my journey. The way I look at it is that IS a success in my book!
RobinB - Congrats on the steps! That is very exciting. I still get excited when it vibrates on my wrist and I see the little lights flashing. I have to admit though I get a little frustrated with it when I have a really busy day, constantly on the move, sync and it tells me something like 2,000 more steps to reach my daily goal. :noway: :grumble: :sad: I then find myself pacing back and forth in my house just to get those dang steps in to make my goal.:blushing:
Laurie - I loved the running advice you gave to Rain. I am going to have to try to remember that when T2T gets closer. If you remember can you remind me of it as well?
Yesterday I had to laugh when I was on FB. A lot of friends were complaining about the Spring weather. I thought yesterday was beautiful but a bit windy, today is supposed to be even nicer, tomorrow nice but cooler. IMO beautiful weather. I couldn't figure out why they were complaining.:huh: Then I looked at the extended forecast and quickly figured it out. I have not paid much attention to the weather reports but if I had to guess the snow they are predicting for LI on Tuesday won't be much of anything. At least that I what I am hoping for. :bigsmile:
I hope everyone has a great weekend, stay on plan and get some movement in! :flowerforyou:0 -
Susan - I am really excited about your get together with Laurie and Tom and maybe Amy. it will get you out of your funk - Make it work for you. Laurie is a tremendous motivator. And may I suggest you get some suggestions for streamlining your life? You have the most hectic life of any one I know on here!
If my health was better I'd fly out and join you.
Skinny - sorry to hear your still buryed under snow! We're getting cold days again this week, but I'm ignoring the facts.
Lives TT - Great advice you gave to the Newbies! Love it.
A-Dawn - Have a great weekend!
Queen - thanks for the boost - nice to know someone has your back!
JNettie - thanks for your concerns - you are doing so great, you have a big heart!
Kaye - how wondderful your father is doing well. Have a safe trip, be careful of your back if you have to do a lot of lifting be sure to bend your knees(!) and take frequent rests and you'll be working a lot! Love you!
JeannieClark - so proud of you for logging every bite in your food log! That is a success story right there!! Sending strong powerful good WAVES your way so your walks and hikes are successful!.
JT - now I have flower envy - of course I did not just send off my hubby for another couple of months so I have no excuse to go and spend money right now. Its a little chill yet to get bedding plants soon they will have the pansies that are so cold hardy.
I know you can dump those 6 # fairly easily - you've done it before!
KarenL - have fun at the baby shower - don't have too many snacks, and I hope its a boy!
Tanya - I do appreciate your freshness and honesty. Great idea of taking pix monthly outside. You'll appreciate it so much after you've lost a lot of weight. I loved your sentence that "Not eating in the evening ' is Rubbish - I LOL'ed. I agree so much. I can't go to sleep if there is not something in my tummy!. Keep up the good work.
Susan, you're so right, you're a great motivational speaker, but you need to listen to yourself! Also, great idea to take more pix with Cyrus. Also any random pix at work and other times too. My mom died wihen I was 19 and we had absolutely NO pictues of her and it was heartbreaking!
RobinB - Great job on the walking - dont you wish you could get paid for each step? :laugh:
Rainwood - enjoy the movie - its had great reviews! Good luck on your running!
Laurie - I'm glad youre feeling less stressed about your week ahead. I want you to have fun while your in Vegas. I'm so happy you get to meet fellow MFP'ers. I wish I was in good enough health to participate - but I'll be with you in spirit - Hey - drink a toast for me!.
AFM - My health remains the same. I have refused to go to the grocery store until I have eaten all the snacks out of the house and that is now accomplished. I will probably have to purchase many of the same items because of the softness of the foods I need to eat but I will freeze most of the stuff right from the beginning so that I can be a little more responsible. Hope that makes a difference. If only I could find something that would work to keep my tongue and teeth apart. and give my mouth something to keep active with. So far the appliance from the drug store did not help it was too big for my mouth. Im sure a solution is just around the corner.0 -
Well today is going pretty good considering the way last night went. I woke up at about 1:30 with a raging migraine that pulled me right out of sleep. It took about three hours and a couple doses of excedrin migraine before I was able to go back to sleep. I woke up feeling fine but I can feel it still hanging out in the back of my head waiting to pounce. Regardless I went to costco and got a good stock up of fruits and veggies. Once I got home I took the dogs down to the lake and we walked three and a half laps and then I let Them off their leashes and run around on the beach and in the water. On the way back to the car we went up and hiked on the trails a little behind the lake it was a fun time. I am taking a little break now and then I have to go and load up all the yard waste I accumulated yesterday into the back of the truck and run it over to my parents. They have a spot in the woods around their property where we all dump our yard waste. Once I get home I am going to do a little in the backyard and then take it easy the rest of the afternoon.
Robin I hope you are feeling decent today. If I lived closer I would pot you up some flowers and bring them over
jnettie I seriousl decimated the bush in front of the house. Once I got into I saw there was a lot of dead in the middle so I cut it all out and down pretty short so it should come back this year nice and lush. So far for herbs I have chives, mint, parsley, and cilantro. I defenitley want to get some basil yet and then we will see if anything else catches my fancy.
Susan I hope this next week goes better for you and you are able to work your way out of this funk. We all go through them from time to time.
Well the truck isnt going to load itself so I better get busy. Have a great day everyone.:flowerforyou: :drinker: 0 -
Just got back from an almost 5 mile walk. Don't know who is more tired. Me, DH or the dog. The weather is so nice we just kept going. Tomorrow they're calling for rain all day so I'm glad we got out today. Not much else to report. We're firing up the grill tonight for the for the first time this season. Looking forward to grilled chicken, asparagus and portobello mushroom caps.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend!
Hint for all you smart phone users: I downloaded an app called MapMyWalk. It times your walk (or run), tracks the distance traveled and your pace including split times for each mile. It can be paused if you stop (like we did at Starbucks for a bottle of water) and you can save the route to compare to future walks. It's free and I thought a pretty handy tool.
Exercise Goals:
Saturday - 3 mile minimum walk DONE
Sunday - Rest Day DONE
Monday- Cardio/Weights/Stretch DONE
Tuesday - Yoga DONE
Wednesday - Cardio/Weights/Stretch NOT DONE ;(
Thursday - Pilates DONE
Friday - Cardio/Weights/Stretch DONE0 -
Karen, I love the "just" post! The way we talk to ourselves makes all the difference to how we get on.
Tanya, I can relate to the photo avoidance, but I have learnt to cope. My sister in law died a few years ago, and my brother has almost no pics of her because she didn't like how she looked, and would never be in a pic. So I decided it didn't really matter so much, it would be better for my kids to have something of me, even if I was fat!
RobinE, my prayers are with you. How you remain so positive when your health is letting you down is amazing. YOU are inspiring!
I too have done a recent cull of mfp friends. I felt guilty, but decided I needed more positive people around me.
I know there was more that i wanted to comment on, but now I've hit reply, I can't seem to remember it. My love to you all.
Afm, I consider this a lifelong journey, and have changed my diet to suit. I no longer feel I am on a diet. This has been a geat change in my attitude, and seems to make this whole thing easier, don't ask me why!
Sunday share...
I'm 41 and have been married to my hubby for 19 years. We have 3 sons, 14, 12, and 9. We live in rural Australia, near Bendigo, Victoria if you want to look us up. We have a farmlet of 20 acres (approx 8 hectares) and carry a few sheep for eating, grow some veges, and head to work like everyone else. I've been at home with the kids until the last 15 months and have realised how stale I allowed myself to become. I've been overweight my whole life really, with only 2 prior weight loss periods, one when I was 14, and another 8 years ago. I now weigh less than I did when I started that time. I have fibromyalgia and that makes excercise hard. Who am I kidding, it makes everything hard! However, this is not an excuse, "just" a fact, and I am not letting it get in the way!0 -
Happy Saturday everyone... went for a 3 hour walk with my BF today, not constant walking, lots of stops and starts, but my HRM and fitbit both said I burned about 1000 calories. My legs are quite sore now, we are planning to do some more tomorrow, it looks to be about 5km longer than today (I didn't measure how far today, my fitbit says about 8km, but that includes walking around at home and stuff too).
I hopped on the scale this morning and it read 220 lb. I had to reweigh about 3 times for it to sink in... I was 222 yesterday! I suspect the loss is due to depletion of glycogen stores from workout yesterday (I've been reading a lot about weight loss physiology), we will see tomorrow I guess.
I will catch up with all the posts tomorrow, have a great night.0 -
Nettie- Running for 9 minutes is awesome. You are making great progress. Congrats on reaching the 220 mark. Fantastic!!!
Jeannie-congrats on reaching ONE der Land.
Karen- We are also due to more winter weather this week. Again it all depends on the track of the storm-hopefully it goes out over the ocean so it won't affect my area to bad. The worst part is the temperature is suppose to drop into the 30's again by Tuesday.
Robin I hope the solution is right around the corner for you. I wish you could join us as well.
L2T-I use an app called My Tracks that does the same thing. I love it especially for bike rides.
Today, was a lovely day here. Once I got home from getting my hair done, I went outside to trim the hydranga- Every spring I cut off the dead flowers to the point were the new buds are out. This is one of my favorite Spring activities. I also enjoyed my swim today. Accomplished a few things today.
Sunday-Walk DONE
Monday-Trainer workout (I hope-weather dependent) NOT Done- shoveled snow
Tuesday-Rock climbing DONE
Wednesday- Gym hard cardio workout DONE
Thursday-Rest DONE
Friday-Rock climbing DONE
Saturday- Rest day (?) water aerobics and swim for 30 minutes DONE
Friday- Funeral for my friends mom. doctor's appoint if I don't feel better tomorrow (antibiotic done). Then rock climbing that night. DONE
Saturday- Water aerobics then hair appointment DONE
Sunday- Workout and lesson plans and nails
Monday- Copies for the week, finalized sub plans and workout with trainer
Tuesday- Put all plans together and set up the materials, Give MSA science, Need to workout but may not happen
Wednesday- Science MSA, triple check sub plans leave for Vegas
Thursday- Conference
Friday- Conference
Saturday- Conference
Sunday-Return home
Monday- Recovery day plus a workout.0
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