Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Hey everyone! I enjoyed reading all of your labor day adventures. Im back in southern ohio, enjoyed my mini trip with my husband and 9 year old son . today Im back on the diet. I have to be honest I kind of feel ill today and im not sure why. im thinking that hard rock greasy yet yummy food took a toll on my been eating right stomach. So ..... so far ive just dabbled a little with this sight but now im ready to get personal. I am a 40 year old ems worker and my weight truly gets the best of me while trying to do my job. but my biggest goal is to lose weight for my october 2015 Hawaii trip with my husband. so 34 pounds down and hopefully 50 more by valentines day. I started my loss at 291 pounds and started my fitness pal at 278 now im 244 so I have a ways to go. I get down a lot seems two steps forward three back, even considered surgery but I have a friend who vomits a lot since her surgery two years ago and now she is gaining weight back. just pray for me to keep plugging forward.
my goals are to stay under calorie count and to log 12 miles a week in September.0 -
The goal I'd like to set is to be under 300 by Thanksgiving. I was thinking Christmas but I really want to push my self. Now let's see if I can do it ,
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MsFrizz - can you drink Diet Dr. Pepper instead? I still drink diet pop myself as a treat - I haven' sworn off it entirely as some people do.
Coddy4 - I missed that People article. I'm glad it inspired you - glad you've found a diet plan to follow and are doing well.
Laurie - glad grading is caught up! :bigsmile:
PinkVespa - yep thats the right attitude - either toss it or give it away - you have to get rid of everything that is junk food. As far as your WILL DO/WONT DO - I enjoyed reading it - I don't cook either! It all frozen foods that can go in the microwave for me! Even my morning omelets :laugh:
G-Kaye - hope the allergies go away! I don't want it to be fall! :sad:
Newbies - welcome to all of you! I've said many things in my earlier posts about - It AIN"T easy - but stick with us! don't give up - OK?
Kah - deadlifts are awesome - glad to see you keep hitting PB's (personal bests)
LivestoTravel - great lyrics!
KateIrv - great goals - have fun packing - I wonder how many boxes you'll get done and how many calories that will burn?
dreamberry - you've got this - like you are guessing - your belly ache is probably due the the greasy food from yesterday - ride it out a day and eat clean today.
lpjones - yes you CAN!
AFM - getting hair colored 4 pm - Drs. appt. tomorrow 10;30 am - hoping to get different pain med for trip to make life easier - not holding out hopes though :smokin: otherwise might stop in Colorado at a medicinal mj clinic and see what they offer for pain - its worth a try while its legal -at this point in my life... :glasses: wouldn't take out of state of course - not a lawbreaker here - just considering options -
also tomorrow get to see my sister's new puppy - she got a Maltipoo, a female and has named it Daisy - says its adorable - can't wait!0 -
Tuesday goals -- well, I wrote my goals for September down the other day and they definitely include checking out stuff in here all the time.
Food diary -- 1 day so far
Hitting calorie goal -- 1 day so far
@Marsha -- What an amazing weight loss for August, and well done for keeping on track all month! That's an amazing achievement. Are you sure you're eating enough, though? I'm not sure I'd recommend cutting your calories down any further when you're already losing so well.
@Hansea47 -- You need to remember that months of staying stable are still a *big win*. They're just a pause on the journey. Compare with me; I fell off the wagon properly and now I've got all that to do again.
@Liz -- Welcome! I'm on this journey because quite a few of my pals have gone for weight loss surgery and their path doesn't seem to me to be much easier than the one the rest of us are on -- they still need to watch what they eat very carefully and monitor their weight. So I thought if I was going to have to do that anyway I didn't need to bother with surgery really.
@Betty -- another great loss -- and that's my experience -- when I come along here, read success stories, log my food and check into this thread every day (or nearly every day), I lose weight, take exercise, and feel great, and when I don't, I don't.
@Mzfrizz15 -- I couldn't cope with the MFP sugar recommendations. Once I'd adjusted carbs down (from the starting point which is a whopping 55% carbs!) the sugar figure was so low it didn't allow me to eat any fruit! I eventually concluded that they must have been thinking about added sugar. Or something. I realised I had to do something when I made soup and the *onions* in the soup were enough to put me over the recommended sugar level.
@Jeanette -- A girl! Yay! Love the photos! But you will need to get firm with your m-i-l. If she rings 'to see if you are in' then either get call screening, or say 'yes, we're here, but it's not convenient for you to come round right now'. And enlist your partner's help in reminding her that you'd appreciate notice of a visit. Plus, make sure that when you do say they can come round, that the visit has an end time. "Oh, we'd love to see you for lunch on Saturday. That works really well, because we've got another appointment at 4." Miss Manners has lots of stuff on being polite but firm and not saying why it's not convenient, or what the other appointment is. But basically, never let this woman in the house without knowing when she's leaving. The problem with parents is that they never stop thinking that you're primarily their kid.
@PinkVespa28 -- I reckon that a lot of binge-eating happens because people set themselves too stringent targets. Given your current weight, you're going to need to eat about twice what a lot of people on MFP have to. So if you try to just eat "chicken breasts, fruit and vegetables" you'll get incredibly hungry! And people who are incredibly hungry eat, and they tend not to do it in a controlled way, because their body's going 'omg I'm starving'. You can eat all sorts of things. Nobody cooks 'one-person portions of healthy foods' (well, almost nobody). Most people either cook in batches and freeze portions, or buy things that are easy to prepare and make a nice meal. And there are lots of resources elsewhere on MFP to work out the right calorie target for you (and it's often not what MFP recommends).
For physical activity, the best one to start with if you're not doing anything at the moment is walking. If you're not doing anything at the moment then just walking for five or ten minutes two or three times a day is a great start. You should be aiming for 30 minutes of 'brisk' walking (that's where your heart rate goes up and you're puffing just a bit) about 5-6 times a week. But that's eventually! Just start off doing what you can do and then increase by a tiny bit each day.
@Kelley -- thanks for your support! Indeed I think I'm beginning to lose now. Maybe.
Welcome all the newlings! Three pages in the new thread already! Aren't we a busy lot? Hoping you're all having a great Tuesday. You don't need to be 'added' or anything -- if you post in the thread, you're one of us. Post as much or as little as you like.
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Happy Tuesday everyone!!
After a very long holiday weekend at work it has been so nice to sit and do nothing most of the day. I did have a good workout. I’m making hubby Italian sausage and peppers for dinner tonight so I’m really watching what goes in my mouth today. :drinker:
@GrammyWhammy, WOW you are an inspiration!! 17.7 lb loss and you were 31 days under your calorie goal. Wayyyy to go!! :flowerforyou: :smokin:
@hansea, I am so stealing your phrase “Get-My-S&!t-Straight Month” Because that is exactly what I plan to do. I want to be like GrammyWhammy!!! :happy:
@JNettie, congrats your baby girl!! I have one child and she is a girl. She is 22 years old and the last few years have been rough, but what a total joy she was as a baby and little girl. I wish all the best!! :flowerforyou: Smelling alcoholic drinks is not only good for your baby but good for your weight! Smart thinking!! :drinker:
@Lives2Travel, what a great song “I dare you to move” is and when applied to our walk with weight loss it is surprisingly fitting. Like you I refuse to accept my past failures and I will succeed!!! :glasses:
Tuesday goals: stay focused!! I always do well when I'm focused but the moment I let my attention slip I get into trouble. NOT going to happen this month!!!
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Whoa--I'm so far behind on this thread! I am knee-deep in grading, but I will try to get back here later to catch up on posts and update my goals. Must finish the AP universal screeners to hand back tomorrow.
Grading Goals:
1. 24/68 AP universal screeners
2. x/61 F451 short stories
Exercise Goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE
Tues--walk gunner
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs--walk gunner
Fri--walk gunner
Sat--walk gunner + gym
Sun--walk gunner0 -
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Tuesday Goals - Get through this week!
I am now into week 4 of withdrawal of the anti depressants. I am getting closer to the non-medicated me and not sure about anything. Made an appointment with my MD for next week to do a depression screening and plan what to do next.
Thanks for all your honest sharing I really do get so much from looking in here every day.
Love to all
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Had a great workout tonight to prep for a 5K on Sunday afternoon, so I should be ready. This week will be crazy but the best part is I get to see a friend from high school who nows lives in Texas. Her mom ended up back in the hospital but she has people looking out for her. The high school friends will be getting together tomorrow night along with the kids and hubby's. It will be so nice to see everyone again.
Katie- Where in the Chesapeake Bay area of MD are you moving? Let me know since that is where I live.
Cutting it short tonight, since I need to hit the sack so I can be ready for kids tomorrow.0 -
I need to lose over 100lbs and am taking medication for diabetes as well as other conditions. This time I've switched to whole foods only and have stopped processed and finally through doing that a lot of the cravings I was having have finally stopped - and I've noticed that green vegetables are especially helpful. A lot of my weight is around my middle and I really need to tone up. I'm hoping for motivation to tackle this as at the moment I've been reluctant to go out for long walks and to exercise with other people because of how I feel about my body and because I don't have an exercise partner.
Current goal - do 15 minute walk daily.0 -
dear all,
i m menu... need to lose 10 kg weight so i joined mfp...
plz anyone can share any tips?0 -
my today's goal is my food menu:
morning: coffee with 2 biscuits
one apple
11.00: one green tea
lunch: oats with buttermilk
one carrot
half capcicum
evening: tea and biscuit
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Thanks to all who reached out and said hello or offered helpful tips to me!
SW - 440
CW - 398
Mini GW - 368 (5%)
UGW - 175
Monday - still "celebrating" Labor Day :-l
Tuesday - Goals - to log my sleep each night this week using the FitBit
Wednesday - Wishes - I wish I felt motivated to put more effort into my hair and makeup and looking polished for work each day
Thursday - Truth (got anything you need to ‘fess up to or get off your chest?)
Friday - Fitness (what are you doing to get fit? How are you preparing for weekend eating?
Saturday - Success (what have you accomplished; focus on the positive of the week, NSV=non scale victories)
Sunday - Sharing (tell us a little about yourself....update your personal life)0 -
Just a quick update!
September Challenge - Days at or under daily calorie goal 2/30
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icetopaz - welcome - yes, you can do this. I'm impressed that you have changed your diet and your cravings have gone away - that is super! I can relate to your sense of uncomfortable-ness about walking in public - but you have to understand that you might not even register on most people's mind as they go past you - they are thinkiing of a million other things in their busy lives! You needn't think about them either. Just try to think positive thoughts - your burning calories and thats great!
menu - welcome. Best tip is to just remember it takes a LONG time to lose this much weight and to start using ALL the features here on MFP. Log every lick, bite and taste of food you eat. Stay under your calorie goal. Come to this thread every day.
I like todays goals you wrote down! Great job!
AFM - see the doctor today - this should be interesting - and the new puppy too!0 -
Good morning everyone.
Welcome to all the new people!:flowerforyou:
Happy U.S. BOWLING LEAGUE DAY
Each year league bowlers across the United States celebrate U.S. Bowling League Day.
League bowling was established soon after modern type bowling was created and organized in New York City in 1895.
Leagues are set up of male-only, female-only or mixed, typically consisting of three to five players.
Weekly league bowling is a great social outing as well as great physical activity.
“To be happy, drop the words ‘if only’ and substitute instead the words ‘next time’.” ~Smiley Blanton
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bump :flowerforyou:0
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@Toots~Your trip to China to pick up your boys is right around the corner, exciting times ahead! I hope they travel well and adjust quickly to their new surroundings. Are any of your other children making the long trip with you? How long will you be there?
Thanks! We hope they do too! Some of our flights are just plain crazy! We leave China at 2AM! None of our children are going. Grandma is coming to stay with them. We will be gone two weeks. Sept 12 to Sept 270 -
Good morning everyone. It is great to catch up with you all again. Everything here continues to truck along. Hubby got corralled to staying at work one more trip so wont be home for about 15 more days but at least he gets to come home. There was a short time when it looked like his replacement was going to quit and he would have been stuck until mid november when the boat steamed back to seattle for one month. I was able to get out for a short walk with the doggies again this morning. Found a nice brace for my ankle that I can move around comfortably in but does give some nice extra support.So school starts back up here today. My brother and sil took the kiddos to school but Auntie tammy is back to work as of this afternoon. We will have to change our schedule a little since they are both doing some sports this fall so I have to make sure homework is done and they are ready for practice by the time their dad gets home. So I am going to customize the september challenge a little bit for myself. I will of courtse hope to stay under calories every day for the rest of this month. Yesterday is already a wash:grumble: But my main goal is to get back ionto a regular habit of recording. I WILL be recording every day whether it is good or not.
Nettie congrats on finding out that you will be having a beautiful baby girl. I have two daughters and while the teen years can be a little "fun" I wouldnt trade them for anything.
Robin it sounds like a fun trip. We did the Grand Canyon and sedonas a few years ago with the hubbys family.
For all our teachers on here hope the school year is off to a good start. I think most of you have already started back. I think we have one of the later start dates around here.
Well time to go find a chore to do. Have a great day everyone :flowerforyou:
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Hi. I am new here and need a few days to scan the site and get familiar with how everything works but i would like to be apart of this challenge/group.
My name is Katie. I am a 44 year old Grandmother/Mother & wife. I have lost 30 pound since April 15th 2014---with MANY more to go.
I fell off the wagon in July and August (didnt gain anything but didnt lose a pound) so I am here to help make myself be accountable and to be a part of a group that has one common goal.
Please add me as a friend.
Hello everyone.
What does "bump" mean?0 -
Wednesday Wishes - I wish I had a clone. Between working out/training and my business I am putting in about 75 hours a week. Very little me time in there. Keeping up on this thread is my one constant indulgence.
@toots - My prayers go with you. I hope you find at least a little time to do something fun on the trip.
@Morgori - Thanks for the mental distraction. I really miss bowling. A new alley open near us and has free bowling all month.
Love to all
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Okay. Finally caught up with the posts, but no time to respond right now, so bumping or later.
Grading Goals:
1. 68/68 AP universal screeners DONE
2. x/61 F451 short stories
Exercise Goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs--walk gunner
Fri--walk gunner
Sat--walk gunner + gym
Sun--walk gunner0 -
Wednesday wishes! I'm still wishing for fairies to come and tidy and organise and sort out everything in my house! Woo hop!
September goals -- log & check the thread every day -- 3/3 so far!
@icetopaz -- welcome! I'm fairly shameless so I don't care what other people think when they see me exercise, but I know that can be hard. Walking's good because nobody can tell you're exercising, and there are lots of things like videos that you can do right in your home.
@menusurya -- welcome! MFP's a really good place to log exactly what you're eating, but it helps to have a scale so you can measure everything as well.
@Katie -- welcome! Remember that staying-the-same isn't actually falling off the wagon. I know this cos I actually fell right off and have a nice new lard layer to remind me. But I'm back on the path of righteousness now. We say 'bump' when it's a new thread and people want to be able to find it again.
Eating Proper Dinners week -- I roast a chicken yesterday, so that was yummy. And today we had pasta with a sauce of mushrooms, chard and mascarpone. Loving those green veg.
Hope you're having a fantastic week, everyone!
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Hey everyone!!
I seem to have an issue with cooking dinners when at home with hubby and eating wayyyyyy to many calories. Last night went down as one of those really, bad, ugly days! I only cook two nights a week, which are my days off from work. I close the other nights so eating is easy because it's things like Greek yogurt and Quest bars. When I'm home I love to cook and since my FitBit isn't giving me enough miles (due to being lazy because it's my day off) my calories are always more than MFP tells me they should be. Ugghhhh!! I also need to learn better portion control. It's hard being such a good cook!! :sad: :bigsmile:
So Wednesday wish is that I learn to cook lighter and healthier dishes that will still satisfy my need for yummy food! I also wish Pinterest didn't show so many incredible looking casserole dishes. Dang the temptation of Pinterest!!! :devil:
Welcome Katie and menusurya and icetopaz!! :flowerforyou: This is a great group!0 -
Wednesday Wishes: That Alison's cleaning fairies would organize the clutter in my garage. I can't seem to buckle down and do it. Too many spiders!
September Challenge: Exercise: 3/3, Calorie Goal 3/3 (after dinner tonight)
I forget who asked, but BUMP means: Bring Up My Post. Kind of a bookmark to quickly get back to this thread when you don't have time to comment.
BC/Alison: I'm not going lower than 1400 because I am simply a hungry person. :bigsmile: Since I can't do any more exercise at a higher intensity (pesky knees), the only other thing I could think to do was give up 100 calories. In the future I'll make different goals like decreasing carbs, increasing protein, decreasing sodium, et cetera. I'm open to suggestions however.
Welcome to ice, menu and Katie. You're in the right place.
Nettie: A GIRL!!!!
I don't even mind being wrong. I see lots of pink and posies in your/her future.
Toots: So exciting/scary! Lucky grandma for getting 2 weeks tending your kiddos! Keeping my fingers crossed that all goes smoothly. Don't forget the hand sanitizer.
Teresa: I feel your pain as chief cook and bottlewasher here! Take some of those yummy Pinterest recipes and see if you can lighten them up and still taste good. In fact, I challenge anyone on this thread to share some yummy, light recipes with the rest of us. Please.
Robin: Have a relaxing, great trip. We'll miss you.
20 more days until AUTUMN! Yay!
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Busy day and I've got to run to my neighborhood HOA meeting.
@Teresa~Pinterest is crack! :laugh: I have found recipes on there though and have transformed them into a healthier version--very simple to do, give it a try.
AFM~Steroid injection in my knee yesterday left me incapacitated, so had to cancel on my trainer yesterday and no cardio today. The pain is gone now, but still have some swelling--supposedly both are normal. I've had cortisone injections in my Achilles, shoulder, and elbow before but never had a reaction like this. :huh: Hope I can make tomorrow's session and get some cardio in on Friday. My Wednesday wish is for a meeting I'm setting up with my boss and admin go well on Friday, isn't something I want to do but must pull up my big girl panties and do it! :indifferent:0 -
I'm back in the thead in the hopes I can concentrate and stick to my goals, which for September are
1) Exercise at least 3 times per week, once weekly with a personal trainer who will push me
2) Hike some at a waterfall
3) Eat 3 meals a day, regardless. Hopefully they will be gluten free and within my calorie plan
4) Take my meds and supplements regardless
I am back to square 1 in terms of self care but have maintained most of my weight loss. I am very grateful for this group, which has motivated me in the past and I am ready to give back by supporting others on this same path.
I worked out with my trainer today. Rained out of water aerobics due to thunder & t-lightening, but scheduled for Yoga tomorrow
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@Robinsegg- Sadly, I cannot have diet sodas. I'm allergic to both aspartame and sorbitol, the most common sweetners soda makers seem to use.
@Bohemiancoast- What did you wind up doing regarding your sugar limit? I'm just using what MFP has suggested for me. So far, I've found myself getting low blood sugar symptoms more frequently when I'm trying to stay in my limit.
@Jeanette- YAY! Congrats on your incoming daughter! I adored working with babies when I was a nurse.
@cblue315- Have my fingers crossed for you that you will get more you-time soon.
Wednesday Wish: So far, most things are calming down here. However, I wish I were having better luck on the job hunt. ;/0 -
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Hi Y'all - What a beautiful day today was warm but not hot or humid - open window weather - LOVING It! :bigsmile:
Drs. visit - no help with pain there. He was happy I had cut down on medications and did not want to disrupt that progress in any manner. So I am going on vacation with no change in meds - sigh - well that's the way it is. We've always been honest with each other. He says I replaced my pills with the ice cream and need to stop that - darn, it helped with my mouth pain SO well. The scale showed I had gained almost 10 lbs this month. Gosh this is going to be interesting. I already was prepared to be without ice cream ( soft vanilla is all I could tolerate anyway) so this isn't coming as a shock. I can do this. I was mostly worried I would turn into an irritable crabby person and ruin the fun for my friend - if that happens, it will just become something to deal with at the moment. I keep learning as I go along.Guess the doctor is right. Go figure. He is paid well for his knowledge! :grumble:
I saw my sister's new puppy today and it is darling and absolutely tiny as a baby kitten. I will post a picture as soon as I get this magic process figured out! :laugh:0
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