Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

JNettie73

Just popping in to say hi! I am still around but just taking a little break from things for personal reasons that I am not ready to discuss openly at the moment. I just want you all to know that I miss each one of you and think about all of you often. I hope you all continue to be successful!
(((hugs)))

Forgeahead32

Hi!

I have been on here for a month or so, but finally joined the boards a week or so ago. I would like to join if that is possible! I have about 92 lbs to go and need all the help and support I can get. If someone can let me know what I need to do to get started, that would be great! :-)

grandmakaye44

Forehead, you are in. All you have to do is post. Come back often and share with us. We are here for each other and there is plenty of room for everyone.

Morgori

Good morning all.



Happy NATIONAL HUG HOLIDAY DAY
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National Hug Holiday Day was created by the “Hugs for Health Foundation” for the belief that hugs, friendship and volunteer support are vital components to an overall senior care plan. Although it’s premises was towards the elderly, this holiday has turned into a day to give any needing or willing person a genuine hug.
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To celebrate this day to the fullest, venture out and give someone/anyone a warm, sincere and loving hug and enjoy the benefits for yourself, too!

“If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.” ~Jack Dixon

Tom

aimeemarie150

Total: 161.17
Goal: 200 miles

Well...I missed my goal, but I met my original goal of 150. I'm exhausted.

karenleona

bump

Damensha

Hello Everyone!
Monday Check In: I've been Bad Bad Slacker Jenn this month with my eating, with my walking, with keeping up with the thread. I've let stress and this crazy month get the best of me, but thankfully I've not added a ton of extra weight to my list of ills. I've been playing with the same 5-7 lb all month long. I'm planning on doing an official weigh in for tomorrow, take that number and go from there whether it be good, bad, or ugly. I've mostly logged my indiscretions at least. :blushing:

One good thing I've done this month was to get one of those 72 oz water jugs and attempt to drink at least that full every day. Most days I've succeeded since I got it, and I feel like that has definitely helped me not to rebound the weight back up drastically.

My goal for July is to get off this pity party bus I've been on, put on my big girl panties and do something productive! If we are still doing the mileage next month, I'm going to roll over my goals from this month and make an effort to actually get it done!

@ Laurie - I've actually counted up my miles as of last night and have 66.73 so far for the month according to the FitBit. I've had some issues with putting it down and the battery died on me a couple of times before I realized it, so I know I've got more in, maybe not much more, but that's what's actually been tracked.

I hope everyone has had a Fabulous June and have plans for a Fantastic July 4th weekend!

Hugs!
Jenn :flowerforyou:

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JUNE Mileage Goals:
10/30 – 7,500 Steps /Day
8.66/20 – Exercise only miles (5/week)
66.73/95 – At least 95 Miles total for the Month
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JULY Mileage Goals:
0/12 - Glasses of Water / Day
0/30 – 7,500 Steps / Day
0/20 – Exercise only miles (5 miles / week)
0/95 – At least 95 Miles total for the Month

RobinB0812

Been SOO busy. Finllay got caught up, only to probably fall behind again! I leave for my dysfunctional family vacation on Wednesday afternoon. I am hoping to maintain while I am away. My brother's girlfriend eats a Paleo diet (at least she did the last time I saw her) so I am thinking that meals will be very good! She dapples with catering (of sorts) so it's always good eats! My biggest concern will be the amount of alcoholic beverages we parttake in during the week. I really am not going to stress too much though. I am going to enjoy myself to the best of my ability and if that means a need for inebriation, well so be it!

June Miles – Goal 60 miles:
6/01 - 0.80
6/02 - 1.52
6/03 - 1.35
6/04 - 1.26
6/05 - 1.40
6/06 - 1.76
6/07 - 0.34
6/08 - 1.94
6/09 - 1.69
6/10 - 1.03
6/11 - 0.07
6/12 - 0.89
6/13 - 1.59
6/14 - 1.09
6/15 - 0.08
6/16 - 1.38
6/17 - 2.37
6/18 - 1.82
6/19 - 2.66
6/20 - 1.29
6/21 - 1.74
6/22 - 0.56
6/23 - 1.06
6/24 - 1.37
6/25 - 1.49
6/26 - 0.05 (left my Fitbit at home!)
6/27 - 0.77
6/28 - 0.03 (left my Fitbit at home!)
6/29 - 0.01 (left my Fitbit at home!)
6/30 - 1.26

I will hold my same goals for July (60 miles) if we do the same thing again. (In case I don't make it back for a while again!)

Keep up the good work everyone and welcome to the newbies!!

jayacaze

Hi Everyone, My name is Jamilia. Im renewing my fitness quest that I started some time ago, but wasnt able to continue until now. Its seems Ive missed all the June fun. Whats new for July. I look forward to participating and getting this weight off at the same time!!!

Lauriek70

Welcome to the new people. You have found a great group of people here so come back often and visit.

Kelley if you would like to handle the challenge this month you are welcome to do so. A break would be nice but I can continue if needed.

Speaking of the challenge: I am good with miles again but I was also thinking about tracking physical activity in terms of minutes per day of being active. The Physical activity would include any type of movement, pacing the hallways (not just once but multiple times). What do you think?

I will post the final status reports by Wednesday, provided I have all the data for June. I will be dropping a few people from the challenge since I have not heard from them since week 1.

Today, I had a great workout and exercised for over 3.5 hours. I went kayaking this morning and that was relaxing. Then this afternoon, I had a session with my trainer and she made me work for the whole 60 minutes using the AMT machine, spin bike, ball and running drills, AMT again and walking. That was not enough for her so she opted to have workout for another 45-60 minutes afterwards. That workout included more spin bike, row machine (15 minutes each) then walked to cool down for about 30 minutes. It was a long afternoon with total miles completed of 18.2.

Have a great night.

grandmakaye44

Mileage for 6/30: 1.4 miles.
On the last leg of the trip. Hoping that I didn't gain too much.
Onward and downward. Kaye

Lauriek70

This weekend I was starting to doubt my desire to lose the weight, feeling frustrated over this journey and just the feeling that I am losing the battle to the point where I did not want to fight the battle of the bulge any longer. Tonight, I spent the past few hours writing about my journey and where I want to go from here. In the end, I am still in the game for the long haul. I still have more weight I want to lose and I have accomplished many things that I never thought possible in the past couple of years.

I have set my blog to friends only so if you want to read it here is the link. It describes my journey the past 4 years and sets goals for me to accomplish in 6 months then long term with no end date. You can check it out if you want.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Lauriek70

Hope everyone had a great Monday.

FeraFilia

June miles:

June 1 - 3.5 miles
June 2 - 3.4 miles
June 3 - 2.4 miles
June 4 - 1.8 miles
June 5 - 2.8 miles
June 6 - 3.0 miles
June 7 - 1.8 miles
June 8 - 0.7 miles
June 9 - 1.4 miles
June 10 - 2.5 miles
June 11 - 3.0 miles
June 12 - 2.6 miles
June 13 - 2.5 miles
June 14 - 3.0 miles
June 15 - 2.8 miles
June 16 - 1.2 miles
June 17 - 3.3 miles
June 18 - 1.0 miles
June 19 - 3.8 miles
June 20 - 1.8 miles
June 21 - 2.8 miles
June 22 - 3.1 miles
June 23 - 3.2 miles
June 24 - 2.1 miles
June 25 - 2.2 miles
June 26 - 3.4 miles
June 27 - 3.2 miles
June 28 - 1.1 miles
June 29 - 1.5 miles
June 30 - 2.4 miles

Total: 73.3 miles

Well. My goal was 75 miles (I think?) so I got pretty close, and would have made it, if my kitty hadn't had her issue.

I'm up for whatever the July challenge is!

My votes go to either miles again, or exercise minutes.

p1xyn1xy

June 1 5.46
June 2 6.22
June 3 5.92
June 4 5.64
June 5 6.36
June 6 7.02
June 7 5.31
June 8 5.61
June 9 2.45
June10 5.90
June11 6.30
June12 5.40
June13 7.88
June14 2.98
June15 3.28
June16 5.20
June17 3.63
June18 4.09
June19 4.05
June20 9.17
June21 8.10
June22 5.28
June23 3.59
June24 4.44
June25 3.89
June26 2.79
June27 5.58
June28 3.20
June29 7.01
June30 4.65
June total to date: 156.4

I didn't make it... that's fine I spent a lot of time getting ready for family coming this week and had a fabulous visit. I did a ton of activity... it just didn't convert into steps. :laugh: I'm still pretty happy with my mileage.

I'll be out of the next one though... I'll be on vacation for a lot of the month.
I hope everyone does well with their goals!!!

Lives2Travel

I cannot believe it's July and 2014 is half over. In the spirit of this milestone, I've been contemplating what I've accomplished so far this year and what my goals are for the rest of it.

Here's what I've accomplished so far in 2014:

I've been bummed my weight loss has slowed, but the reality is I weighed 216 on January 1st and I now weigh 182. 34 pounds is pretty good especially considering how much I lost in the last half of 2013.

I've made exercise a priority and now do it almost every day. This is a BIG change for me and it sure has made me feel good.

I've been consistent with logging my calories and have stayed at or under my goal at least 95% of the time.

Here's what I hope to accomplish in the last half of 2014:

Setting a weight loss goal is tough based on the previously mentioned slowing pace of loss, but I still feel the need to set one. So I'm going to shoot for 4 lbs. per month or 24 pounds by the end of the year. That would take me to 158 and 13 pounds away from my ultimate goal of 145.

My exercise goal is: walk 3 or more miles at least 6 days per week and attend 12 classes per month.

Continue to log every day and stay within calorie goal.

Hope everyone has a great July and remainder of 2014!!

July Mileage Goal: 100 miles

7/1 - 3.02

NewCaddy

June 1 - 2.00
June 2 - 2.06
June 3 - 2.49
June 4 - 2.67
June 5 - 4.00
June 6 - 2.34
June 7 - 0.66
June 8 - 1.41
June 9 - 2.02
June 10 - 1.84
June 11 - 3.99
June 12 - 1.00
June 13 - 2.00
June 14 - 1
June 15 - 2
June 16 - 4
June 17 - 3
June 18 - 2
June 19 - 3
June 20 - 1
June 21 - 3.52
June 22 - 2.85
June 23 - 1
June 24 - 2
June 25 - 1
June 26 - 1
June 27 - 1.5
June 28 - 1.57
June 29 - 4.87
June 30 - 2.11

Total - 75.42 / 75

Not by a lot, but I met my goal!! :bigsmile:

I'm going to add again to my goal...keep pushing forward. For July, I'd like to set my goal at 85 miles.

I'll be back in a bit to do some personals.

lmjonesga

I would like to do this, too! Just starting on this adventure again...planning on this being the last time--well forever once maintenance comes around!

mnwalkingqueen

Here are the results of my walking for month of June

6/3- 2.7
6/4- 3.95
6/5- 6.73
6/6- 7.25
6/7- 2.65
6/8- 4.17
6/9- 4.99
6/10- 9.29
6/11- 4.67
6/12- 8.25
6/13- 5.29
6/14- 1.07
6/15- 3.9
6/16- 4.7 Total 37.47 per fitbit
6/17/-6.18
6/18-7.06
6/19-4.99
6/20-7.41
6/21-5.05
6/22-5.31 Total 73.47 per fibit
6/23-5.62
6/24-6.95
6/25-6.31
6/26-6.56
6/27-6.23
6/28-2.93
6/29-3.63
6/30-6.65 Total 118.35 per fitbit

My new goal is 12,000 step and 6 miles per day.

Morgori

Good morning.



Well I missed my goal by .37 miles:blushing:

Happy Meteor Watch Day!
Today is Meteor Watch Day! A meteor or “shooting star” is the visible streak of light from a heated and glowing meteoroid falling through the Earth’s atmosphere; it is also call a “shooting star”.
Legend has it that if you wished upon a shooting star the wish would come true. It is believed to have originated in Greece, when a Greek astronomer Ptolemy, around AD 127-151, wrote that the Gods occasionally, out of curiosity, peer down at the Earth from between the spheres. When this happened stars sometimes slip through the gap, becoming visible as shooting stars. It was though that because the Gods were already looking at us, they would be more receptive to any wishes we made!
Did you know that these shooting stars are actually very small? The size of the meteoroid can vary the size of a closed fist to the size of a pebble. Thousands of meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere on a daily basis, but very few of them actually reach the surface; but when they do, they are called “meteorites.”
To celebrate Meteor Watch Day, hope for clear skies and spend some time star-gazing. Or why not find out when the next meteor shower is going to take place. Remember if you see a shooting start make a wish, the Gods may answer it.

“People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.” ~Lewis Cass

Tom

RobinsEgg

Dropping by for a quick Hello!

I am in the midst of a personal wonderful uproar - in contact with daughters of a dear friend who passed away a long time ago- no time to chat however will tell all when I have time - Have been tearing up my condo trying to find his letters to give to them. Had success this weekend - will meet them soon for the very first time. They are now calling me "aunt" such a great feeling. -

have lost 9 lbs since May 1 WOOT :drinker: !!!!

Teresa_3266

Good morning! I have the next two days off from work and actually might find time to just sit and do nothing. That would be nice!! :happy:

For my July goal, I really want to continue logging my food intake daily. That is so very important to my success! I also have no excuses not to exercise since I changed my work schedule and now have both the elliptical and treadmill sitting in its own comfortable room in my house. So, I plan to log at least 25 miles this month. I have an old groin pull injury that will flare up if I push to hard and I plan to avoid that set back at all cost.

I wish everyone lots of awesome success this month! :flowerforyou:

Lauriek70

miles updated.

Robin- Congrats on your lost!! 9 pounds is awesome

I have started the spread sheet for the July challenge. We will go with miles again.

ushkii

Hello agian all, dusting my self off, again. I have been camping and just busy. I have not been on in a while.

June Mileage was 13.66 miles far from my goal.
I will start logging food and miles again.

rainandwood93

Hi everyone,
Checking in because I sort of fell of the wagon for the weekend (I'd call it a cheat weekend, but I'm pretty sure that's not a thing). I had a friend visiting and even though we were really active (kayaking for 6 hours! Lots of walking!) we ate out for EVERY meal because her birthday was yesterday and she was treating herself. Thai food on Saturday night (I got chicken satay skewers and vietnamese summer rolls to try and be light, but I'm sure it was heavy), breakfast buffet on Saturday (egg white omlette, huge amounts of fruit, two mimosas and good cheese), Whole Foods Salad bar Sunday night after kayaking and three whole meals out last night culminating in ravioli and two drinks at a really nice restauraunt in town. In some ways, I'm proud of myself for not automatically going for the worst of the worst options because I was treating myself, but I feel bloated and dissapointed in myself, because I feel like I've gained 5 pounds. Just writing this here to be accountable, and then I'm going to try and move on by stepping up the exercise. I'm really worried because I have three friends staying with me this upcoming weekend, and I don't want a repeat.

NewCaddy

Lots of new folks on here...welcome. As others have said, come back often and share. It's a wonderful group of people that motivate you and are there for you when you have questions. And they welcome you back when you've been gone (vacation or just a slump).

I have reset my counter and was pretty depressed when I had to log my gain. But facing the music is the only way to move forward. I've been pretty spotty with my working out and worse with my food. I'm not sure why it's not sinking in for me... Well, I guess I need to just suck it up and make it for one day. Drink my water, log my calories (all of them) and do my walking/workouts. I am a weigh every day gal and when I stopped doing that, it just didn't seem to matter. Well, I got on the scale yesterday and today. Dropped some water weight so at least it was a visual on what I CAN do.

@Amanda...did you talk to someone in HR or Building Maintenance? They should get a curtain, you could even offer to do it yourself and submit an expense.

@Teresa...5.2 is a great start to this!! Way to go!:flowerforyou:

@JNettie...nice to see your smiling face. Hope things work out for you...will be thinking of you.

@Tom (and everyone)...hope you all got hugs yesterday (for National Hug Holiday). I did!

@Bad Bad Slacker Jenn...been there, done that, just did it again. That's okay, get back up, keep drinking your water and set a goal for just today. Then tomorrow you can take care of that.

@Robin B...enjoy your family get away.

@Laurie...you continue to amaze me. What a great day for exercising and just get enjoying the things you like!! Great blog!!!! Looking at your accomplishments is quite impressive to me. I know you've been struggling a bit, but having your goals written down will probably help you. They are SMART goals too.

@P1xy...you should be proud of your mileage...great job!

@L2T...you should be proud of your continued success...it's a known fact that the lower you go, the slower it goes.

@Robin...Whoo Hoo -- 9 pounds!!!

AFM...having a tough month. Started with the elation that we had found a home and agreed on a price and would close at the end of July. This week we found out that the appraisal came in $17,000 lower than the agreed upon price. At first the owners said they'd work with us and then they came back the next day and said they didn't have any flexibility in price (which I get). So we've started the hunt again...so far nothing. Our realtor asked for the appraisal to be reviewed as she felt it was way too low (so did our banker). They never called her. However, the bank has decided to intervene on our behalf and have started a formal review process. So, while we are being practical and looking for a new place, we are still a bit hopeful that we might get a higher report next time. We do have some money set aside so if we need to reach into cash, we can, but not $17K. The scariest part is that we are out of our apartment officially on July 31st. I REALLY don't want to live with my mom or sisters.

Worked out with a trainer last night and she killed it...I didn't even have to wait for DOMS, my legs were sore last night. :huh: We will go again on Wednesday for sure. I'd like to do it on Thursday night as well, but we'll have to see. I wish I could remember each day how good I feel afterwards...:blushing:

We leave for Kansas City at 1:00 AM on Friday, July 4th. (My husband works until then and we want to be in Kansas City for fireworks that night). We will be staying with his brother but one of our main goals was to go on Verruckt (the world's largest water slide - taller than Niagara Falls and Statue of Liberty). It was suppose to open in May but due to different issues, is still not open. It better open in the next couple of days because it has to successfully work at least 3 days before I go on it (or allow my family to go on it).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/01/verruckt-pov-schlitterbah_n_5547679.html

July Goals:

Walk 85 miles
Drink my water
Get back to working out at the gym 3 times minimum per week
Log all my food (regardless if I'm over or not)
Pop will be reserved for only when we eat out...and maximum of 2 times a week.

Melwillbehealthy

Happy Canada Day !! There's lots of festivities here and tonight will be a huge fireworks display off a barge on the lake behind my house. I love it! This is the first year that I haven't had a party and invited lots of people. I've been spending more time on myself lately and getting away to the cottage...I feel better for it.
My Wed. Wish is that when I stand on the scale tomorrow morning, I lose 2 lbs. I know it's a lot to ask in 5 days. I've been swimming almost every day so we'll see.

kah68

@Laurie~I think active minutes would have been a great goal for the month of July, but sticking with our original mileage is great for everyone as well. I would like to give you a break, maybe if we do the mileage challenge again in August (maybe I’ll be out of splint by then and will have more mobility in my hand)—it would be nice if that responsibility could be shared, though. Thank you for taking care of it again.

@Laura~Sounds like a fun weekend with your friend and you made mostly healthier choices, the important thing is that you enjoy being with your friends. I suspect the weight is water retention from sodium, should disappear in a couple of days.

@Robin~Awesome on the 9# loss!!!

@L2T~Great progress this year and great goals!

@Tracy~I’m sorry about the house, I hope your banker can make some headway and it works out. We have tons of water parks in TX. There’s a Schlitterbahn a few hours from me, supposed to be the water park to end all water parks—I’ve never been though.

@p1xyn1xy~Awesome mileage, you should be proud. Enjoy your vacation!

AFM~I haven’t thought much about goals, although I would like to lose 10# in July (that will get rid of a gain) and lose 40# by the time my cruise rolls around in October—it’s a lot to ask but it’s what I’m shooting for.

June Miles:

6/01/14—2.25mi
6/02/14—3.92mi
6/03/14—3.69mi
6/04/14—3.56mi
6/05/14—3.11mi
6/06/14—2.95mi
6/07/14—0.72mi
6/08/14—3.13mi
6/09/14—3.34mi
6/10/14—3.93mi
6/11/14—none
6/12/14—none
6/13/14—none
6/14/14—none
6/15/14—none
6/16/14—none
6/17/14—none
6/18/14—none
6/19/14—none
6/20/14—3.79mi
6/21/14—1.00mi
6/22/14—none
6/23/14—3.51mi
6/24/14—3.16mi
6/25/14—3.69mi
6/26/14—2.82mi
6/27/14—2.06mi
6/28/14—1.23mi
6/29/14—1.44mi
6/30/14—3.52mi

June Total: 56.82/55 Miles

July Goal: 100 Miles

Morgori

Happy Canada Day, eh!



Tom

lmackbethl

Hello again! Every time I think I'm going to start posting more frequently, life gets crazy again. :grumble:

But I would like to get in on the July challenge. My goal is 90 miles, counting miles I swim, bike, hike, or kayak. Thanks!

Talk to you soon.

FeraFilia

In for the July challenge! I'll set my goal at 75 miles again.