Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

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  • MrsMorgori
    MrsMorgori Posts: 51 Member
    Have a Happy and Healthy Friday :) Gonna start back up on the WII FIT this weekend, man is it hard to get those last few pounds off, to make my goal!
    @Kah Happy Birthday :D
    @Laurie Good Luck at the swim meet! Good for you, that's awesome B)
  • Morgori
    Morgori Posts: 954 Member
    Good morning everyone.

    Happy Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
    When : Always November 7th
    National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day is today. Lucky you....lucky me.
    Chocolate is a vegetable, made from cocoa beans. Almonds are good for you, as they help to improve your Cholesterol levels. So, bittersweet chocolate with almonds is goo for you, right!?
    On this special day, we will not question this logic...will you?
    Happy National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day!!!

    “All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you.” ~Wayne Dyer Quotes

    Tom
  • mountmary84
    mountmary84 Posts: 259 Member
    Friday Fitness: Did a little better with the exercise this week. 2X with core fitness DVD. My goal was 3x/week, so I am getting close. Kinda over did it yesterday so will skip today.
    Frustration: My stove broke this AM while poaching eggs?? I will not to eat my frustrations away as we will need to replace the darned thing.
    Calorie goal for all in: 3/30. Not quite ALL in, but I am going to keep trying.
    I do read all your posts, but when it comes to replying have trouble remembering for personals who did what. Do you all go back and re-read and then comment? Is there an easy way to scroll back?
    Barbara / Mountmary84
  • cblue315
    cblue315 Posts: 3,836 Member
    Friday Fitness - Made it through spin class this morning without feeling like I would pass out. I feel so much stronger than I did even just a month ago. In most of my fitness classes I can almost keep up.
    In the back of my mind I have this thought that when I get to 200 I will be able to do everything. The truth is I may be able to but not until I get my body in better condition. Far too many years of eating what I wanted and doing nothing but lay on the couch.

    Car trouble yesterday and am without wheels today - I am in luck as the repair is less than $400.00. But this means the customers I was supposed to see yesterday will now get done on Sunday. So I lose another day off. I have taken only 2 days off in the last 4 weeks. Pity party please. :'(

    @Kah68 - I hope your birthday was wonderful.

    @tlh0407 - I hope you savor every minute of your time this weekend.

    @Helenatrandom - good luck with the celebrations, you can do this.

    @grammywhammy - Wonderful news about your husband, I hope things go smoothly for both of you.

    Check in - Food 5/5, Fitness 5/5 :D
    Love to all
    Lori <3
  • kah68
    kah68 Posts: 1,515 Member
    edited November 2014
    Thank you, everyone, for the birthday wishes. It was a nice day and I didn't blow my macros either. :smile: I enjoyed a wonderful pumpkin spice bundt cake from a placed called Nothing Bundt Cakes (they are out of this world fantastic). Otherwise, I ate pretty close to usual.
    soosun wrote: »
    So when you want to reply to a post you enter the @ sign in your post and then go back up to whereever the person's name is and type that too. if you are doing two steps why even do the @? I am not making the connection. If I click in front of the name nothing happens at all. Am I making this more difficult than necessary? I am thinking that if you click on the name it will appear in the reply to the post. Not that?

    @Soosun~Yes, you're making it more difficult than it is. :wink: Using the "@ just emphasizes that you are addressing a specific person. Some of us use it and some of us don't--its just personal preference. Lately, Robinsegg has been using bold" so the names of the people she is addressing stand out. Neither is necessary, just makes things flow better--for me anyway.

    I'll stop by later to catch up with more personals, just wanted to address Soosun quickly.
  • GrammyWhammy
    GrammyWhammy Posts: 484 Member
    Friday Fitness: Got my cardio and weight training in early this a.m. I love working with my trainer because....I HATE EXERCISE and she makes it more fun/forgettable by diverting my attention. I know that sounds bad, but I think I was a sloth in a previous life. Growing up I was very active, but you had little choice in those days. We walked or rode our bikes everywhere. After chores were done, Mom would turn me outside with the order to "Go play!" But in adulthood, as my body grew older, fatter and creakier, I became more sedentary. Now if I could skate, cycle and play like I did when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I would again "Go play!"

    Tom: Thanks for the heads up! Besides chocolate and mint, bittersweet chocolate and almonds in their many forms is another favorite of mine. Best of all, to anyone out there in the Chesapeake Bay area, is Wockenfuss Chocolates' dark chocolate "pistachio" cream confection--made of green tinted ground almonds (marzipan) and coated in dark Peter's Chocolate--they are the best EVER! Wockenfuss Chocolates are locally produced and sold in one of their 7+ locations and on-line. I have 3 lbs. hidden away for Thanksgiving and Christmas and plan to sample a few on those two "free" days. Mmmm-mmmm!

    Lori: I am so impressed with your progress. Especially with your spin class! WTG!

    Barbara: FYI, I am about to clean out my veggie bin. Can you guess what I'm doing next? :) Sorry about your stove. Guess it's time to put it out of it's misery.

    Ellen/RobinsEgg: Glad to see you are doing so much better. You are doing so well with all your goals, too. A big pat on the back is due.

    November All-In Challenge:
    5/30 (hopefully 6/30 by tonight) under 1350 calorie goal, 1/30 200 cals over
    7/30 cardio, 3/30 weight training, at 11 a.m. 5600 steps and plan on making 10,000 steps by tonight to make it 6/30 10,000 (I forgot I didn't make it on my rest day)

    And, believe it or not, today the scale said I was down another 3.3 lbs!!! :o Got on several times to verify. It's either feast or famine with that scale, but I'll take the loss!

    Hang in there everyone. We can do this!

    GrammyWhammy>Marsha

  • jtconst
    jtconst Posts: 641 Member
    Good morning everyone. I had a miniscule loss to report today but I hadnt weighed for a couple of weeks and think I had probably gained a couple pounds while misbehaving so I am I am going with the loss was bigger then it looks. I have committed to weighing and recording every Friday and logging all the good bad and ugly days. So far I am 5/5 on that committment. This has been a good week. I have stayed under calories every day with minimal inner struggles and worked out every day , though I have to admit my darling 7 yr old nephew had to nag me into getting started today, lol. The plans for today are get the house picked up and ready for deeper cleaning tomorrow, finish my shopping, help son clean out the garage again, and take kittens to vet for shots. Should keep me busy enough to help cut down on the snacking. Well I better get started. Have a great day everyone. :)
  • skinnyjeanzbound
    skinnyjeanzbound Posts: 3,932 Member
    edited November 2014
    Hey guys-
    Just a quick drive by to catch up on posts and check in. We had P/T conferences last night. I managed to keep the day pretty light in anticipation of a higher calorie dinner plus drinks afterward. Dinner was decent--catered from Portillo's but I avoided the bread and pasta. However, I had one drink more than I had planned b/c we ended up staying out at the bar much longer than I'd anticipated. I still would have been within 100 calories of my goal, but (Thursday Truth) when I got home the DH had brought home Wendy's and I ate a Jr Cheeseburger. :blush: Still not a terrible day (was over by about 300 calories), but I'm counting it as one of my 3 allowed.

    Today I'm tired and cranky, but I only have 2 classes left. Will check back later to do personals.
  • NK1112
    NK1112 Posts: 781 Member
    “If food is your best friend, it’s also your worst enemy.” ~Edward “Grandpa” Jones

    November Challenge: All-in
    Daily mini Goals on Attendance Sheet
    Calories at or under goal 3 out of 6 days
    30 Minutes sustained activity 3 out of 6 days
    did housework 3 out of 6 days
    Got outside 6 out of 6 days
    Socialized 6 out of 6 days
    In place calisthenic 2 sets each of 5 routines 5 of 6 days

    Doesn't look like I'm giving it my ALL yet ... I'm only 50% on half of the items.

    So, I will end with another of @Morgori guotes ...

    “None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.”
    ~Colin Powell

    Niki
  • NewCaddy
    NewCaddy Posts: 845 Member
    edited November 2014
    @Laurie…good luck in your swim meet and have fun getting back to your climbing. I’m just wrapping up TOM and it’s frustrating what it does to my weight. GRR

    @Helen…November is a month of birthdays for me too. My husband’s was on Tuesday and he picked Spaghetti and garlic bread (mmmm….garlic bread!!!) for his dinner. Tonight is my sister’s and she has chosen Indian Tacos. Luckily I don’t care for them, so I will be having regular hard shell tacos instead which will be lower in calorie. She also picks a donut cake which I don’t care for either so I won’t have much in calories for that. My other sister turns 40 the day before Thanksgiving so we’re going to surprise her the weekend before by driving out to Minneapolis and celebrating with her.

    AFM: I didn’t quite get through everything yesterday. I still need to do my bedroom and at least four more boxes before Saturday at 5:30. I’m hosting some of my girlfriends for supper and I’d really like those things done/organized before they come as this will be the first time 2 of them have seen the house. After a full day of cleaning, I just couldn’t get myself to the gym and it didn’t help that my sister had to work late so she basically ran out of time too. The plan is to make it there on Saturday morning so I’ll still get in my 4 workouts this week.

    Fitness Goals.
    • Friday - rest (other than continued cleaning)
    • Saturday - Jenna's Workout
    • Sunday - cardio at gym
    • Monday - Thursday (1 day will be Jenna's Workout, 2 will be lifting, 1 will be rest)

    Household goals.
    • Get through 5 packed boxes. 1 DOWN 4 TO GO
    • Go through my closet and put away summer clothes and donate items.
    • Bake/decorate Buttermilk cake with Maple Bacon Frosting
    • Paint Emma's dresser.

    ALL IN CHALLENGE
    Calories -- goal 27/30
    -- current 5/6
    Workout -- goal 4 per week
    -- currently 3 this week
    Water -- goal 25/30
    -- current 4/6
  • Teresa_3266
    Teresa_3266 Posts: 298 Member
    Hey everyone! Just a quick check in because I don't want to get too far behind. It's been a long week due to extra shifts so my manager is letting me take tomorrow off. I plan to spend the day with hubby just hanging out and having some fun. Plus, I'm making my crockpot beef stew that is to die for!! :D

    Here are my goals:

    Calories:
    Good Days:5/30
    Bad Days: 1/30
    Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days: 1/30

    Steps:
    Goal Completed: 5/30
    Goal Failed: 2/30


    @Kah, Happy Birthday!!! :D
  • jtconst
    jtconst Posts: 641 Member
    oopps the icheyhol got me but it sure tastes good :)
  • Lauriek70
    Lauriek70 Posts: 2,087 Member
    I really enjoyed climbing tonight, it felt great to be back on the wall. My arms may be screaming at me tomorrow but it was a good workout.

    It was a busy day and the kids were crazy- full moon I guess. Hope they calm down soon.

    I will catch up with everyone tomorrow.
  • getitamb
    getitamb Posts: 2,019 Member
    Friday fitness hello all.
    I did a build a bigger booty fitness blender workout. I'm starting to really focus in eating more calories. Just the right ones. I have a heart rate monitor and I burn crazy cals throughout the day when I weight train. Gotta get my sodium under control though

    Which brings me to Saturday. I enjoy going to eat with friends and family on the weekend so it makes it hard for the sodium. My goal? Plan ahead so that I can eat accordingly. And drink lots of water. My nag for the week is that my awesome jacket fits even better this year than it did last year
  • NK1112
    NK1112 Posts: 781 Member
    Good Saturdy morning everyone.
    November Challenge All-In 27 checkmarks out of a possible 42 .. falling way behind here.
    Calories at goal ... 2 of the past 7 days .... horrible, terrible, don't want to talk about it.

    Yet ...
    I have a success to report ... I have turned around some really negative thinking I had this week about my food journal ... and found the positives in it.
    * Two good days at goal
    ** Four days, while over cut calorie goal were well within my maintenance calories
    *** Only 1 day where I went over maintenance calories
    ***** Therefore, 1 bad day out of 7 is not the end of the world *****

    “People only see what they are prepared to see.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



  • Morgori
    Morgori Posts: 954 Member
    Good morning everyone.

    Happy Cook Something Bold Day
    When : Always November 8th
    Cook Something Bold Day is today.
    According to it's creator, Wellcat.com, Cook Something Bold Day is designed to encourage us to cook something bold and daring, that will fill up the house with warm, "homey" odors. It is celebrated in the month of November, as houses are closed up for the winter, and capture the cooking smells.
    We hope you cook up a storm today, and have a very happy Cook Something Bold Day!!!

    “First we form habits; then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you.” ~Robert Gilbert

    Tom
  • jtconst
    jtconst Posts: 641 Member
    Good morning all. Well finally I am in sync with one of Toms "days". I am having the family over to dinner tonight and the house will be full of the smells of garlic beef and roasted veggies. Oh and dont forget the apple pie. It is actually a pretty healthy menu I have planned other then the pie and I am not sure about the calorie count on polenta as that is a new dish for me. Have to get it in the recipie calculator sometime today. Well I have a million things to do to get ready for tonight so have a great day everyone and I will see you all tomorrow :)
  • skinnyjeanzbound
    skinnyjeanzbound Posts: 3,932 Member
    @niki—good job looking for the positives!

    @getit—sodium is so tough when eating out at restaurants. Love the use of the jacket to motivate you. I’m also very motivated by great fitting cute clothes!

    @laurie—nice that you got back to climbing. My kids were ok, but now it’s a 4-day weekend for them—Monday is institute and Tuesday off for Veteran’s Day—so next week they will be bonkers. Hope your dad is still improving. Good luck at your swim meet Sunday.

    @tammy—LOL

    @teresa—enjoy your day off!

    @tracy—there’s nothing like having company over to get my house spruced up. Sounds like you made a lot of progress.

    @marsha—wow, the scale is really on the move for you—awesome!

    @kelley—so sorry I missed your birthday. Happy belated!!

    @lori—yes, being lighter helps with a lot of the exercises, but overall fitness is also so important. It’s amazing though how quickly you can build up stamina and strength even after years of being sedentary. The body truly is an amazing machine!

    @barbara—with this new version of the threads, there’s no easy way to scroll back. I just open a word document and flip back and forth between screens to type personals as I read.

    @helen—great job staying under your fat grams. You will get through the birthdays. If you know you will eat the pizza, I would log it and then plan the rest of your day around it. Don’t starve yourself beforehand, and be realistic about how much you think you will eat—1 slice or 3?—and then stick to the plan. If you plan for one slice, make sure you stop there. (I know—easier said than done sometimes).

    @kaye—glad to hear your foster grand is getting the help he needs.

    @alison—good to see you back!

    @all of the roasted veggie lovers—I’m with you all! My favorite is asparagus with onion and garlic. I also toss in a bit of olive oil (like a TBS for a whole big batch). Yummy!

    Friday Fitness:
    Not so good this week, but I’m definitely off to the gym this morning!

    Saturday Success:
    I’ve managed to stick with my calorie goal despite a really crazy, busy week. Even my one day over I was still well within maintenance. My reward this week is that some jeans that were feeling a bit snug fit much better when I wore them yesterday.

    Tonight I have a gala fundraiser. No idea what’s on the menu and it’s an open bar, so this will definitely be my 2nd of 3 allowed overages. Again, I’m not going to go hog-wild or use it as an excuse to eat everything in sight. Still going to make good choices and try to limit the overage as much as possible.

    November All-In:
    Under calorie goal: 6/7 days (goal is 27/30 days)
    Workout: 1/7 (goal is as much as possible)
    8k on Thanksgiving Day

    Grading Goals:
    1. 6/66 AP journals
    2. x/60 Thoreau essays
    3. x/60 M1948 Vocab

    Exercise Goals:
    Sun--walk gunner DONE (barely)
    Mon--walk gunner ? meeting, but not sure how late NOT DONE
    Tues--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
    Wed--walk gunner NOT DONE + gym NOT DONE
    Thurs--rest day P/T conferences
    Fri--walk gunner NOT DONE
    Sat--walk gunner + gym
  • RobinsEgg
    RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
    No personals today - just finished my own shower and now headed down south to my step-moms to help her with her own shower and her exercises in bed after. No matter my intentions for a quick personal shower, I tend to stand in there and let it warm both my shoulders and low back. Mmmmm, good!
    - Also get to see my gal pal Mary while there and celebrate her 53rd B-day with just a gift of chocolates. Smirk! She doesn't buy them for herself! (and I don't even like them!) 10 years age difference between us but it doesn't seem notable.
    <3<3 Whoot <3<3 to everyone who has tried and tried again!
  • GrammyWhammy
    GrammyWhammy Posts: 484 Member
    edited November 2014
    Posting early because hubby is having a guys' pizza and poker night, and I am vacating the premises. Eldest daughter and I will probably go to the movies and dinner.

    Saturday Success: Well, really it's an NSV from yesterday--I shopped my garage and it was fun! I have plastic containers and portable closets of various sized wardrobes. You know, from yo-yo-ing up and down the scale. Well, I'm swimming in my size 22-24 clothes, so I packed them up and went searching for something a bit smaller. I found some lovely classic suits and skirts a size or two down, and they fit with no alterations needed. Yippee! Now if only I can find some slacks and jeans out there I'll be fine until Christmas.

    November All-In Challenge:
    6/30 (hopefully 7/30 by tonight after eating out) under 1350 calorie goal,
    1/30 200 cals over my goal.
    8/30 cardio, 3/30 weight training, 7/30 days 10,000+ steps (at 1 p.m. today at 7100 steps). 6 lbs. lost since 11/1.

    I'm finding it increasingly difficult to hit 10,000 steps. Last night at 11 p.m. I was walking in place in front of the TV to get the last 700-800 steps in. And yes, I did a bunch of laps around the kitchen table too. When I watch TV at night, I try to get up every single commercial break to do a chore in another part of the house. It's getting old.

    jconst: What is an icheyhol? Enjoy your family dinner tonight. Mmmm, fresh apple pie. Without the crust, it can be a nearly healthy dish.

    getitamb: Your post made me laugh. A bigger booty fitness blender??? I'm looking for just the reverse, I think, like a big booty shrinker!

    skinnyjeans/Karen: So you're living your user name--skinnyjeansbound! Congrats on your NSV.

    Have a great weekend, everyone.

    GrammyWhammy>Marsha


  • jtconst
    jtconst Posts: 641 Member
    edited November 2014
    Taking a quick break so I thought I would check in. I dont understand my thought processes sometimes. I am already buried getting ready for dinner and then I decide I want the lighted garland up cause it would look so pretty. Now I have yards of garland, lights and kittens. Enough said I am sure, lol.
    Grammy ickeyhol is what my mom always called any alcolholic beverage because of the way you feel the next day if you have to much :)
  • Lauriek70
    Lauriek70 Posts: 2,087 Member
    Jt- that is funny about the garland and lights. I am sure kittens are having a ball.

    Grammy- Have fun shopping in your garage. Now, the trick is getting rid the clothes that are to big but oh so fun.

    Skinny- Hope the Gala goes well.

    Today was a good day and I had a nice swim this morning. Tomorrow will be the meet the only issue is that we are leaving at 5:30 am. The reason for so early is that there is a Bay Bridge run and we need to cross the bridge to get to the college before it goes to one span and traffic gets backed up. The meet is about 1.5 hours away. The good news I will be swimming a total of 5 events, I am entered in 2 relays plus the other 3 events. Tomorrow I start working towards my next goal of a triathlon. It should be a good but long day.
  • grandmakaye44
    grandmakaye44 Posts: 1,205 Member
    Today has been a long day, and a bit ugly. I haven't had time for a walk, but I'm not calling it a rest day because DH and I made 21 quarts of fresh pressed apple juice from the apples in our back yard. It's a huge job. I logged it as moderate effort housework because I didn't know how else to log it.
    Today is Nicole's 32 birthday. I can hardly believe my baby is so old. Cathy had promised to take the kids over night, but she had to go see her boy tonight. They had a sitter until 5. I will have them until Cathy gets here about 8:30. Even though I have them every day, it's hard when we are all tired!
    I'll go over my records and report my success and mileage for the week tomorrow.
    Onward and downward. Kaye
  • susan2396
    susan2396 Posts: 794 Member
    Hey Guys!!! Boy, I don't even know where to begin. I haven't been on here in weeks and feel completely disconnected. Shame on me!!!

    After I got back from NYC with Laurie and Karen, work got a little crazy. I had 6 days in Orlando attending two conferences. During this whole time, I've also been contemplating another major life change and it's happening!!! Yesterday I gave my resignation and will be leaving Capriotti's. While I've enjoyed my time there, I really miss my family and friends on the east coast. I really want Cyrus more opportunities to spend with my parents. Being the only grandchild, I want them to spend as much time with him as possible. Right now, it cost me $1,000 every time to fly to Tampa plus we lose a day of travel due to the time difference. So. . . I've been keeping my ears open and luckily something opened up. I've accepted the position of Sr. Supply Chain Manager with Honey Baked Ham in Alpharetta, GA. Yes, I'm moving back to Atlanta. Woo Hoo!!

    My final day with Capriotti's is Friday, 11/21. I fly to Atlanta on 11/28 and start on 12/2. Everything is happening super fast. I've already arranged for my car to be transported on 12/1. Movers are coming the week of 12/9 to deliver the week of 12/15. Cyrus will stay in Vegas with my sister to finish the semester on 12/19 then fly to Atlanta just in time for Christmas. He'll start school there in January. I'm actively looking for a house to rent in Atlanta. Luckily, I've got an awesome realtor friend looking at houses for me. She's looking at a brand new house that looks great. If it looks like the pictures, I'll probably put down the deposit to hold it for the mid-December move. There's so much going on, but I'm so excited to be heading back.

    With that said, my focus has not been on MFP that's for sure. I completed the 6-week boot camp and was so proud of myself for making the commitment. I lost 27 lbs. Woo Hoo!! Unfortunately, I just couldn't sign up again since I'm leaving in 3 weeks and I've got a TON on my plate right now. I've only gained 3 lbs, which isn't bad since I haven't exercised one bit in the past 2 weeks and eating hasn't been all that great. I'm changing all of that next week. Even though I have 3 weeks left, I'm going to start walking again and eating better. I feel too good and miss the consistent exercise and clean eating. It was so much better for my body.

    Again, I'm sorry I've been MIA lately. I'm going to go back and read some past post. I feel like such a bad friend and not following your journey too. Miss you guys and I promise to jump on here when I can to catch up.

    Susan
  • grandmakaye44
    grandmakaye44 Posts: 1,205 Member
    Susan, so glad to hear from you. Congratulations on your move. I know you've felt too far away from family and friends. I hope this change works out well for you.
  • Morgori
    Morgori Posts: 954 Member
    Good morning everyone.

    Happy International Guinness World Records Day

    When Celebrated
    Always on November 9th
    About the Holiday
    International Guinness World Records Day is a day to try and break a world record. The first edition of Guinness Book of World records was released on August 27, 1955 and soon became Britain's number one best seller. Some world records include the biggest bubblegum blown which was 20 inches. The tallest living man was 8 feet 3 inches. The longest finger nails were 28 feet 4.5 inches. To see all the world records visit

    http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/explore-records/

    “There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” ~Dr. Denis Waitley

    Tom
  • getitamb
    getitamb Posts: 2,019 Member
    @ nk114 it's ok we all have those crazy weeks where we messed up.

    @ Susan you lost weight with all that going in? You go girl!!

    @jcons. Sometimes I start projects and jump around too. It's ok:)

    @morgori how'd the bold cooking go?

    Nothing too much to share. Still working on my macros. Gonna continue to focus on my sodium and calorie intake. Hope everyone has a great day. Oh and I'm gonna reply clean my itty bitty apartment.
  • hansea47
    hansea47 Posts: 353 Member
    I've been off the map for several weeks. I love the All-in Challenge idea. I need it!

    Susan-Congratulations on the new job! I hope the move and change of schools all goes smoothly.
    Laurie-Your Swallow Falls before and after pictures are so inspiring! What a transformation. The most important point is that you are now so much more fit and able to enjoy the hike more this year!
    Toots-I hope that Finn continues to improve. What a blessing for him to end up with your family and be able to get all the help he needs.
    JTConst-Your new kittens are super cute!

    November All-In Challenge:
    I have been MIA for the beginning of November, so my goals will be based on what's left of the month.
    1. Check in with the thread daily.1/22
    2. Complete my food diary daily. 0/22
    3. Exercise 3 days per week. 0/9
  • RobinsEgg
    RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
    edited November 2014
    Morgori Tom - watching The Sunday Morning Show with Charles Osgood they profiled the National Beard Contest held in October and you could definitely compete. My oh my were some of the beards gorgeous. I swooned over the winner! Amy your one lucky wife! HA - the show ALMOST made me miss my hirsute ex-husband!
    Susan You've been on my mind! Congrats on the new job - it sounds like everything you need and want for both Cyrus and yourself. I'm sure your folks are pleased as well! What a rush you face - save time for sleep - uh, are you familiar with that word?
    GWhammy-Marsha I'm like you, I save my larger-sized clothes - are we setting ourselves up for failure that way? Laurie made an interesting remark. But, one time I did throw out the larger stuff, only to have to slink over to Goodwill when I got sick and gained some weight back....hmm, these things do happen sometimes. I like that you have space in the garage! Clothes aren't affected by temp changes.
    Laurie I absolutely wish I could watch your swim competition - thats my sport ! you feel sleek like a dolphin - you feel as one with the water, don't you!
    G-Kaye rough day - apples are not soft fruits - thats tons of elbow work! Are you sore today?

    SUNDAY SHARE Robin is just a nick-name. In the real world, my name is Ellen. I've also been called Quirky Girl, Lucky, and lots of other nick-names. I'm 63 and live in the brilliant city of Omaha, NE, USA, home of the worlds best zoo and the College World Series. My door is always open to others on this thread! I tend to have multiple health problems so my weight yo-yo's. (almost said ho-ho's >:) . I started this Discussion a long time ago, as a means to get support and motivation for myself and learned that I'm a good cheerleader for others as well. The support I get back has been overwhelming. I believe it has helped me in more ways than just weight loss. The inspiration of others has enriched me, inspired me and kept me from giving up.
  • skinnyjeanzbound
    skinnyjeanzbound Posts: 3,932 Member
    @robin--I agree that it's tough to get rid of the larger sized clothing. When I first started this process I put them in bags in the spare room, but left them there "just in case." However, after months of not needing to delve into that bag, I was confident enough to donate them. Since then, I'm much better about getting rid of stuff and have had no regrets. I figure if I start to gain weight, I'll notice it and do something about it if I'm uncomfortable in my clothes--so far that's worked for me.

    @susan--great to hear you are moving back to Atlanta. Try to stay sane over these next few weeks.

    @marsha--congrats on moving into some smaller sizes. Isn't shopping in your own closet so much fun?!?!

    Sunday Share:
    The gala last night was a lot of fun. I didn't over-indulge with food. Tried to stick with mostly protein (chichen and beef) and veg for dinner. I did have one wedge of roasted potato and a very small serving of some bow-tie pasta. I also had a very small piece of cake they served for dessert--I'm talking a really tiny sliver and it was the perfect amount. Though I was good with food, I drank way too many calories of "ichyhol" as tammy would say. I stuck with captain and diet, but there were many of them. Then I did indulge in one Cosmo at the piano bar we went to afterward.

    Speaking of booze, there were a bunch of raffles to raise money and three friends and I pitched in $10 each for a few chances to win a huge shopping cart full of liquor, and we won it!!! Hundreds of dollars worth of liquor, wine, and beer--crazy amounts!. The only one of us with a car there fortunately has an SUV, so we loaded it up and will meet tomorrow to divide it. Most of it is stuff I don't even drink, but I will take stuff I know I can give to friends for the holidays, or as hostess gifts when I go to dinner parties and such.

    I need to grade now, so I will check in later for the November challenge.