Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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@Laurie~I’m sorry the year has started out with difficult students, I hope its just nerves and they settle in soon. Hope you get to the gym soon, too, I know how frustrating it is when we’re too busy to work out! :frown:
@Hansea~That boy is hysterical, I do nothing but laugh when I’m with him—oh, and he gives the best hugs.
Oy, night binges—I know them well. I hope you can figure that out soon. I think my sister’s kids are the same age as yours—I bet she’s wondering what to do with her day too (I knows she’s missing the 5-year old but bet she’s enjoying a quiet house this morning).
@Marsha(GW)~I think we decided to repeat August’s challenge in September.
@Fera~I hate packing too, good luck with the move and getting settled soon!
@Kaye~Boy, they sure are taking their time with your car—hope you have it back soon!
@Tom~LOL, I wish I had Boris’ money too!
AFM~Accepted a last minute invite to an impromptu celebration last night, so no time for the gym—I indulged on a small piece of cake and it was totally worth it!
I did wash laundry room and bathroom floors before I went though. Scale has shown a downward trend last two days—I’ve eaten at BMR or TDEE last two days, maybe there is something to eating more! :blushing: :laugh: Hope I can continue and the scale continues to cooperate. I have a dentist appointment this afternoon, hope I’m out quick enough to head to gym—if not, I WILL use my elliptical at home for some cardio.
Exercise Goals:
Sunday~Trainer DONE!
Monday~Rest Day DONE!
Tuesday~Trainer DONE!
Wednesday~Cardio NOT DONE (rest day instead)
Thursday~Gym or Elliptical at home after dentist appt
Friday~Trainer
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Good morning all.
Kelley my DVR went belly up last night.:grumble: The hard drive is toast so tomorrow while I’m off of work I’ll go get it replaced. I did miss R & I last night. The Royal Ps are on ondemand if you get that. I think R & I is too.
NATIONAL CHERRY TURNOVER DAY
August 28 annually celebrates a food holiday–it is National Cherry Turnovers Day.
Cherry turnovers are a sweet dessert that are a type of pastry made by placing a cherry filling on a piece of dough, folding the dough over, sealing it then either baking it or frying it.
FUN CHERRY FACTS:
Related to plums, peaches and nectarines, cherries are drupes or stone fruits.
Cherries were brought to North America in the 1600′s by the English colonists.
There are more than 1,000 varieties of cherries in the United States.
There are an average of 44 cherries in one pound.
More National Cherry Holidays:
• January 3rd is National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day.
• April 23rd is National Cherry Cheesecake Day.
• May 17th is National Cherry Cobbler Day.
• August 28th is National Cherry Turnover Day.
• September 24th is National Cherries Jubilee Day.
Following are a few, “tried and true” cherry turnover recipes for you to try to enjoy!
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cherry-turnovers
http://lemon-sugar.com/2012/12/easy-cherry-turnovers.html/
http://www.womansday.com/recipefinder/cherry-turnovers-121798
Happy National Cherry Turnover Day!
“You can’t do it all yourself. Don’t be afraid to rely on others to help you accomplish your goals.” ~Oprah Winfrey
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@morgori - You are KILLING me! Cherry Turnovers are one of my favorites and I haven't had one in the 441 days I've been on MFP. I can taste it now........
@susan - Yeah, I do need to work on my work/life/stress balance now that I'm in a new position. And I need to do it sooner rather than later. I have the luxury of no kiddos at home, so it's truly easier for me now than ever before, but as you well know, work will take over your life if you let it. I'm just not going to let that happen. I've become accustomed to my ME time and I'm not going to let a job stand in the way of what I want/need to do for myself.
@kah - Love the painting of Zoe. You have talent!
@fera - Oh packing.... you are awful, but you lead to unpacking in a new and exciting place. Good luck on the move!
@hansea - Enjoy the first day of school. I loved it when the girls got home bursting with exciting first day news to share.
@laurie - Hope your two non-talkers adjust quickly. I'm sure that has to be frustrating.
@kaye - Hope the car is ready soon. Great walks this week!
@skinnyjeanz - Wow you sure are busy with grading already. No slow start to the school year for you.
@teresa - Shrimp tacos....yum! And you'll get to 250. Just keep up the awesome effort.
AFM - The laundry room project is coming along. The carpentry is done, the new lighting is in and Home Depot came out and built templates for the counter tops on Tuesday. Hope they will be ready by late next week. I was procrastinating on whether or not to get a new faucet and decided to go ahead and do it mostly to get one that's a high arch so it's as out of the way as possible when I bath the dog (which is the biggest use of the laundry sink). I spent the money I had earmarked for a new gray purse for Fall, but oh well, I'll probably get more use out of the faucet.
Nothing to report in the weight loss category. Still holding steady at 181 ish. Sigh.
August Challenge - At or under daily calorie goal 22/27
Good Days: 22
Not so Good Days: 2
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days: 2
Bad calorie day, but totally worth it and planned to do it: 10 -
Good morning. Thursday truth: Today will be a rest day from walking, and I will probably go over on my calories, too. It's game day for the Boise State football fans at my house. We will be having a "football party". I have had about 1500 extra calories in the last week. I'm sure I won't need that many extras.
Nicole brought the stroller this morning so Anya could go to school with us. Keith said, "I wish Sister could stay at school with me. If only we were twins."
GrammyWhammy, When I had my knee replacements, I was left with a chronic inflammation of the synovial lining, synovitis. It is quite painful, especially when I have to use them for leverage like standing up, sitting down or doing stairs. The good news is that walking doesn't make them any worse, so I walk. It burns calories, clears my head and makes me feel good. I'm really grateful that I can walk. Before I had the replacements, I couldn't. We have tried about everything, and nothing has helped to ease the inflammation so I am just learning to live with it.
Everyone have a great day. Onward and downward. Kaye0 -
Good morning all.
Had a great session with the trainer. Am still very much on goal with fitness.
Weigh in was 241 (down 2 pounds). I have to be under 241 to get to simply obese. So it will be next week (Hopefully).
I am kind of stoked about the September Challenge. I joined this forum after the August challenge started.
I must say I have a little envy going on with all the talk about being without kids and having free time. My business is booming and I am working 12 or more hours every day. So with adding an hour or two at the gym I have very little left over. I do plan on taking Saturday off this week and will work Sunday and Monday to make up for my time off.
Love to all
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@ Toots – Wow! Even after all of these years I have such a hard time believing the one-child policy. I didn’t even think of that when I asked if they were brothers. While I’m a firm believer in people should only have the amount of kids they CAN afford or take care of properly, I could never ever fathom this policy. Unfortunately, there’s a TON of people out there who should have only had one or NO children in my opinion. I know you experience time after time as foster parents. There’s a lot of bad ones too who just do it for the money, but there are more positive than negative people doing it for the right reason. It says a lot about you and your husband. Your good people that’s for sure.
They did just change it to two children but only under very specific conditions. I was really surprised to hear that people foster for money when we first got started. It's not like you'd be turning a big profit and it would be such a terrible thing to do.0 -
Toots: Although there is a one-child policy in China, that's only for the "ordinary" folks. If you have enough yuan (sp?), you can have more. My bil knew a number of wealthy Chinese businessmen with several children each. If you have the $$$, the rules mean nothing...to a point.
Yes, if you can afford the fee for more than one child, you can have them.0 -
We travel September 12, with a Gotcha Day of September 15!0
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Hello everyone! My name is Dreama Berry and I'm on a weight loss mission and I need support. Some of my friends who have said they would exercise with me ect do just the opposite . I could really use some serious diet buddy's . I've lost 34 pounds need to lose 100 more. I enjoyed reading all your blogs . They were very real, with some of the same emotions I'm dealing with so maybe I've finally found that accountability and check in that I need0
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my truth is that i hate losing weight. :explode: :mad:0
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So much for Wednesday wish. If we were in habit of naming cars, this one would have to be Murphy. They need another part, but it's the Labor Day weekend, so they won't have it until Tuesday. RRRRR0
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been away for a few days, lost weight, 237 lbs0
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Thursday Truth: I sometimes dream I can run, just like I did when I was a kid! You know, feet flying over the ground, wind in the hair, nothing flapping that shouldn't be, and so on. Kind of like a blind person dreaming in color, or someone who lost a limb dreaming they have it back. Seems silly, I know. Maybe someday...
Kelley: Thanks for reminding me of the September challenge. I want to add increased steps to mine, say get closer to 10,000 a day, but not sure if hinges will let me.
Kaye: Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about the chronic inflammation, but now I have even more admiration for you. Good for you, pushing through the pain. I want to lose another 50# (by Christmas I reckon) before seeing the doctor about the knees, but my left one is REALLY acting up now. My trainer, who used to work with injured athletes, gives me exercises to strengthen supporting muscles, but that doesn't help the ouch. How long was your recovery after your TKRs? When were you able to drive, exercise, et cetera?
cblue/Lori: Hey, nice job--losing 2 more lbs! Like you, I'm hoping to be less than morbidly obese, but it looks like you'll be merely "simply" very soon. WTG.
Welcome, newbies! This is a great forum to get your game face on!
The weekend's almost here! Battle plan ready?
You can do this!
GW>Marsha
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Marsha, the second knee was much faster than the first one because I had lost about 50# between the 2 surgeries. Also the second one wasn't as bad as the first one. I am 5' 1", and weighed about 260# for the first surgery. I got my extension and range of motion back quickly with both. I think I was driving, etc. in about 5 weeks with the first one and 4 weeks with the second one. Hope that helps. Even though I still have pain, I do not regret having the surgeries. Hope this helps. I know your decision is complicated by being the care giver for your husband. Kaye0
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Truth- way to much pizza this week so that needs to stop. I will get back on track this weekend plus catch up on my sleep. I plan to catch up on my sleep as well this weekend. However, I will start by going to bed early tonight as this has been a very long week.
Sorry to tired and exhausted to respond personally to everyone so just know I wish you well, congrats on your losses, and if you are struggling hang in there it will get better.
I need to icing a cake tonight before I go to bed but hopefully soon at least the icing is made and ready to go.0 -
Hi guys!
Like laurie, I'm hoping to get to bed earlier than usual (usual for me is about 1 am--shooting for 11 pm tonight. Tomorrow is an institute day, so lunch will be out. Not sure where but I will make good choices. I'm more concerned about the holiday weekend. Not food so much as the extra calories from cocktails. Will go out for happy hour tomorrow, then saturday night we go to a local street dance, then sunday is an '80s pub crawl with some friends. Sunday will be most difficult b/c we will be out all day which means lunch and dinner out plus drinks.
Thursday Truth:
I could be doing better with my food choices. :blushing: Looking forward to re-doing the August challenge in Sept. Also, skipped the gym today--I'm just so tired. :yawn:
Grading Goals:
1. 61/61 Junior universal screeners DONE
2. 63/68 AP quizzes ALMOST
3. x/69 AP universal screeners
Exercise Goals:
Mon--rest day
Tues--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Wed--walk gunner DONE
Thurs--walk gunner DONE + gym NOT DONE
Fri--walk gunner
Sat--walk gunner + gym
Sun--walk gunner
August Challenge:
Cumulative calorie surplus (shortage) = -352
100g of protein = 6/31 days0 -
I am not sure if I am still in first month "high", full of motivation and self control, or if this will be the year...I am doing well. .0
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Hello ladies and gents!
I had a good day, all things considered. Made 6 pints of apricot jam and have a couple dozen fruits left over for tomorrow's apricot tart! My brother has also taken an even bigger interest in getting healthier, to the point that he's actually put the MFP app on his phone. *does a dance* :drinker:
Thursday Truth- I discovered that homemade goodies beat the pants off of anything I can get from the store. I've also gotten to the point that I resist the "boredom munchies" at least 90% of the time.
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Friday fitness: well this week has been a bit rubbish really. Trying to get it together for next week.
@enzosmama -- your poor toe! Hopefully it will mend up really quick.
@Teresa -- my rule for many years at Starbucks has been to have *exactly one* holiday drink each year. Works for me, but otherwise I'd be hopeless. I love eggnog lattes.
@Laurie -- all secondary schools (middle & high schools) and a lot of primary schools (grade schools) here have uniform. It makes life lots easier once you've paid for the initial outlay. My daughter is in the sixth form; some have uniforms, some have own clothes, but my daughter's school has a dress code which is suits.
@Susan -- you are so right about checking in daily!
@FeraFilia -- moving is so exciting! But packing burns lots of calories, I always find (more than the charts say). Remember that some enormous proportion of shipping boxes are never unpacked -- don't take anything you don't really need for your new home.
@Tom -- now, cherry turnovers sound like the Best Thing Ever. And @Lives2Travel -- you can definitely squeeze one in; just count it in your points.
@Toots -- lots of people here foster not "for the money" as such, but as their income. I think it works out quite well in that although it won't ever make anyone rich, it can provide enough income that you don't need another job and can really give the kids the time and attention they need (which I guess is a great deal for most kids in foster care here).
@Dreamagberry -- Welcome! I've sent you a friends request.
@Mzfrizz15 -- I love making jam! Though this summer was so busy I didn't manage to make any strawberry, which is my absolute favourite.
Well, this week is always a difficult one for me, because we celebrate my husband's birthday and then my son's birthday. So that was a nice meal out with hubby, and then pizza & ice cream for son. Of course I could have logged it. But I didn't. Oops.
Thursday truth -- I still don't think my heart's in this. I need to make it my top priority and I'm not doing at the moment. And if I don't do that I am not going to get anywhere. Right. One day at a time; nothing in my diary to mess me up; it's a plan.
Gotta take it seriously. But now I have a houseful of kids, so I had better go make them some lunch. Hope you're all planning a fantastic weekend!
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I have just rejoined My Fitness Pal. Need to lose over 100 lbs. but looking at short term goals, like 20% of my body weight first. I also use Fitbit to track my steps to encourage me to exercise more. Just looking at being more healthy and taking it one day at a time,0
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Back to a hot and humid walk this morning. The cooler mornings earlier this week were just teasers. So glad to have a 3 day weekend coming up. I feel so far behind in stuff around the house. And for some reason, every single weekend in October is already booked with travel, friends in town and giving a baby shower. I need to be VERY productive in September or I'll be going into the holidays without being organized and that will drive me crazy. So, this weekend I'm dragging out all those winter clothes that no longer fit, taking some to a consignment store to see if they will buy them and then taking the rest to Goodwill. DH is headed out tomorrow to 2 college football games so I'll have all day to myself after an early morning dog walk. I will use it well.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day weekend!
August Challenge - At or under daily calorie goal 23/28
Good Days: 23
Not so Good Days: 2
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days: 2
Bad calorie day, but totally worth it and planned to do it: 10 -
Let's get your heart into this!!! ????. I've played games with losing weight untill now that it effects my emotions , my job, my confidence, so I decided all the way this time . We don't have to be happy about dieting but we will be happy about healthier . We can do this together.0
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Good morning everyone. I hope you are all off to a great day. I am doing fine just not getting much done. My son came home late the other night and didnt have his keys and in his attempts to get into the house managed to set off the dogs and scare me and his sister. While being startled I turned my injured ankle so it is nicely swollen again:frown: Today is going to be a teamwork day with the kids on getting the house and yard cleaned up really good. It is long past time for a real good clean on both. Yesterday was stock up grocery shopping before hubby gets home (another reason ankle is so swollen today) and as usual I overbought my storage capacity so the first order of buisness today is to rearrange the pantry until I can get everything in there:laugh:
For Friday fitness I have asked my son to help me come up with a routine of exercises I can do here at home that wont hurt my ankle and to do it with me for a couple of weeks until it gets to be a habit. He has agreed so I better be nice or god knows what he might try to make me do:laugh: Well I am almost ready to get started so have a great day everyone and TGIF to all you working stiffs:bigsmile: :flowerforyou:
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Friday Fitness - Did my 3rd Spin class today and did not fall off or stop! Then swim for 1/2 hour, kind of half hearted I was pretty wiped after spin.
@dreamagberry - Since finding this forum I have gained a huge amount of motivation. The people here are amazing, stay tuned - we can do this together.
I am slightly apprehensive about this weekend. We will be celebrating my son's birthday and typically I make cheesecake for desert. This one will be much smaller than usual. I do not handle my rest/recovery days well as evidenced by the Captain Crunch episode last weekend. My trainer mentioned it twice this week. So I am declaring now that I will not be eating any this weekend.
I am doing my big fitness day tomorrow instead of Sunday as the gym has cancelled classes Sunday and Monday. Sunday I plan to go test drive some bikes. I will need to purchase one in the next few months so I want to be sure of what I want.
Love to all,
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hi ladies hope everyone is feeling wonderful today and smiling in the sunshine :bigsmile: I'm sorry for my absence the last few days. I was preparing for a procedure that I had yesterday morning. I'm home now and doing well. It was my 2nd ablation endoscopy to laser cancer cells from my esophagus. While this is scary :frown: each time the cancer cells come back, I'm confident in my doctor and I'm remaining positive at all times that these cancer cells will eventually stop with the regrowth. I had a liquid diet yesterday due to the burning pain from the ablation and for the next week I've been ordered to a soft food diet. I've noticed a 5lbs loss already :bigsmile: but I'm not counting it as gospel until my official weigh in day on Sunday. Fingers crossed it is real and true and not just a temporary loss :ohwell: wish me luck :laugh: 0
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Hi all! My apologies for not doing the @<name> stuff, Im still trying to figure out who is who! But I do read your responses!
It's saturday for me so.. successes!
Well... I kept going through my time of month, which was really hard this time around. I went on a date with my delicious husband yesterday and had such an amazing time, I missed missing him! I really am such a lucky girl.
I havent yet caved in and bought any 'sneaky' foods, which is a hallmark of mine, so thats HUGE for me.0 -
The first week back to school is over and I am totally exhausted. I actually left school at a descent hour, came home and took a cat nap before going rock climbing tonight. The climbing was great tonight but I will be ready for bed soon.
Karen- I hope you can get some sleep this weekend.
Allison/Boho- That is interesting that your daughter's school wear's suits to school. Are the suits pants or skirts? The students must look really nice in them.
Dream- Don't think of this as a diet for the simple reason is that diets may NOT be sustainable over time. Think of this as a life style change. You are learning how to change your eating and activity habits that will lead to a healthier life that will stick with you forever. WE don't use the word diet on this thread, you will hear this process referred to as a journey, life style change etc. We are changing our lives for the better.
Fitness- To find creative ways to stay active during the school year and not work so late. I need to make the time to get some activity in on days that I have evening meetings instead of just working late.
I am looking forward to the three day weekend. I will kayak or paddle board tomorrow, bike at least 1 day this weekend but hoping for 2 days. Have a great weekend0 -
Hey all!
Friday Fitness - Does packing and lugging heavy boxes around count? Because I've been doing a lot of that. Loading up the container tomorrow. Ready to be done with this process.
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Hi everyone and welcome newlings! :flowerforyou:
@laurie--I actually got to bed at 11 pm last night so that was great. I will get some extra sleep tomorrow morning as well. :happy:
@zaxie--no worries about doing personals. Just keep coming back and posting to let us know how you're doing.
@bettjo--hoping the 5 lb loss sticks for you. More importantly hoping that your cancer regrowth stops so you can continue to move forward with your healthy lifestyle. :flowerforyou:
@lori--good luck with the celebration this weekend and avoiding the captain crunch--I know you can stay strong! :drinker:
@tammy--sorry you reinjured your ankle, but hope you and your son come up with a good workout plan that won't aggravate it further.
@alison--like you, I've also felt a bit half-hearted in my level of commitment to the nutrition piece of this process. I've mainly stayed under my calorie goal, but not always with the best food choices. I feel i've been much more committed to the exercise portion, but I know from experience that exercise will only help me maintain, not lose weight. Not sure what I need to do to get my head back in the game regarding nutrition. I'm looking forward to re-doing the calorie/macro challenge next month--I know I can do better.
Friday Fitness:
Not a terrible week, but not stellar. I missed the gym yesterday but plan to go tomorrow and Monday. Probably not going to the Street Dance tomorrow night after all which is fine. It will allow me to get some grading done so it doesn't all get pushed off to Monday.
Grading Goals:
1. 61/61 Junior universal screeners DONE
2. 63/68 AP quizzes ALMOST
3. x/69 AP universal screeners
Exercise Goals:
Mon--rest day
Tues--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Wed--walk gunner DONE
Thurs--walk gunner DONE + gym NOT DONE
Fri--walk gunner NOT DONE
Sat--walk gunner + gym
Sun--walk gunner
August Challenge:
Cumulative calorie surplus (shortage) = -166
100g of protein = 8/31 days0 -
Good day. Under calorie goal and a 5 mile walk this evening. I'm looking forward to the long weekend, too. I have no big plans, just enjoying not having the kids here.
This is, indeed, a journey (sometimes a very long one), and a lifestyle change. Whatever you do, it must be sustainable over a lifetime.
I've been thinking about the word 'synergy' lately. We gain strength from one another. Together we can accomplish so much more than we can alone.
Onward and downward. Kaye0
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