Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

mountmary84

@Teresa My goodness! Glad you got that taken care of. Take it easy and feel better.
@Melifornia I too had a weird food day. Half a peanut butter sandwich for lunch, then dessert at book club, supper was okay, but not the greatest. I too stayed under calories, but feel like something is missing...Yeah, like vegetables!
@cblue Did you enjoy the sunshine today? I did; then it was gone. Boo.

AFM: Been "lurking" but haven't had much to say. I did manage to lose a pound this week. IF I can just keep doing one a week I will be happy. That eventually will add up and show.

I hope everyone is feeling better and doing well.

Barb(mountmary)

grandmakaye44

I have been thinking a lot the last couple of days, and I think it's time for a Thursday truth. I feel like, even though I have been doing this for 2.5 years, my relationship with food hasn't really changed that much. For the last month my health and other circumstances have given me an excuse to be very sporadic about logging. Even though I have remained quite consistent with exercise, the scales show that I haven't learned about consistently making good food choices. I am back to the top of my 170-175# where I have been for many months. It seems that no matter how long I have worked on new habits, the old ones have not gone away. I'm having a very hard time getting back to logging.
@theresa so glad you are doing ok.
I'm glad to see so many of our new people hanging in there with us. I know that coming back here every day is a lifeline for me.
@ereilly so sorry for the loss of your friend. We are always happy to share your troubles along with your successes. Feel free talk about the things that are on your mind.
Onward and downward. Kaye
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Lauriek70

womblesgirl wrote: »

Lauriek70 sorry I spied your comment about your child and you maybe being slightly worried of her/him starting school as he/she will have to sit for long periods. Well it's just That it could be worth trying to tie a piece of elastic around 2 of his/her chair legs that way they can put their feet behind the elastic and kind of kick stretch it out thus giving them something to do.

Sorry off subject of weightloss just thought might be a bit of useful or useless information

womblesgirl: That is a great idea and I know of elementary teachers who do that. However, the message was from MKknits. I don't have kids of my own but I do teach 125 eighth graders and that is great birth control. It's okay to mix us up, my message was right below it.

Truth- I have enjoyed my three days of exercise free days with no regrets. I was going back to the gym today but once I got to the gym and changed clothes, I realized that I forgot my tennis shoes- bummer. My friend and I opted to go to dinner early. It was very nice evening and I actually had a chance to enjoy dinner without rushing. Then I ended up at Giant picking up flowers, for a friend who lost her dad last month. I just found out about it this week. Needless to say, I made my own flower basket for about a third of the cost from a flower shop.

I am looking forward to climbing tomorrow and exercising again. My knees are healing and the bruises are disappearing. I just hope that I won't hit them again on Friday night.

Have a great Friday.

melifornia

I just realized that I've been sitting on my butt in front of the TV/computer for 4 hours. *facepalm*

skinnyjeanzbound

@laurie--your comment about your students being great birth control made me LOL. I didn't want kids even before I started teaching, but being around teenagers all day is a constant reminder that I made the right choice. Glad your knees are healing. Can you wear knee pads?

@kaye--I'm in the same exact boat as you. I had gotten down below my ticker weight of 183 and today the scale read 188. This has been my life for the past 2 years. Needless to say, it's been frustrating. For me though, I think it's not so much that my relationship with food hasn't changed. I eat very differently than I used to in terms of portion and somewhat the types of foods as well. My problem still seems to be those occasional "binge" days. I know the scale this morning was more of a result of too much sodium in all of the treats yesterday and it will probably be gone tomorrow, but it still makes me angry that I didn't just say no to the muffins and danish in the first place.

@barb--a pound a week is the perfect pace IMHO. Great job!

@mel--I had a similar food day b/c of journal conferences with my students. I managed to eat a hard boiled egg during my 3rd period open. Then had conferences through most of my lunch--literally had 4 minutes to heat up and scarf down some boneless skinless chicken breast. Add the protein bar I ate during study hall and I managed to keep myself from reaching that "starving" state, but none of it was enjoyable--really just fueling the machine.

@teresa--whoa! Glad you caught the problem before it ruptured--take care to recover fully before doing too much.

@mara--I really miss strength training, but with my shoulder injury I haven't been able to do much lately. Looking forward to getting to the doctor tomorrow. WOuld really like to get this healed so I can lift again.

@slim--I get what you're talking about. I occasionally have a day when my students are testing all day and I get a little restless just sitting at my desk. At least I have a podium in my classroom, so I can stand and grade, but it's not much help. Are there any chair exercises you can do to ease the boredom? Or, even if you can't get away for a few hours, could you get up and take a brisk 5-10 minute walk? I know when we have all day meetings (like on institute days), I will do a full circuit of the entire school during our brief breaks between sessions. It helps a bit.

@bluetopaz--welcome! Your comment about the bugs made me laugh. b/c I had a similar experience moving from the city (Chicago) to the suburbs. So many weird bugs I'd never had to deal with in a more urban environment--you would think a half hour drive wouldn't be a big difference but it is. As far as the walking, is there a community center or Y you could join with a walking track? I am a runner, but am quite a wuss when it comes to running in the cold, so I do the treadmill most of the winter. If budget is an issue, what about finding a mall to walk?

@erin--that's so sad about your friend, and so frustrating that in this advanced age there are still such medical mysteries. Hugs to you.

@lucha--welcome! Sounds like you have the right attitude--it's about making changes you can live with forever.

@tammy--glad you are are starting to get better.

@kelley--I tried ocean kayaking in the DR and actually found it more taxing on my legs than my upper body. I had to tense up my thigh muscles so much to stay balanced in the kayak that they were fatigued in about 20 minutes.

@holly--woohoo for the 4 lb loss!

@hansea--as much as I love to run, I am definitely guilty of the "run to eat" mentality. Just switching from TDEE -10% to base calories + eating back exercise calories has made a big difference in my motivation to get to the gym and the amount of calories I'm burning while there.

@lori--I also have no motivation to do anything about my messy house. My DH still isn't working, so he takes care of the day to day stuff. However, he loves to cook so tends to spend 90% of his efforts in that space unless I give him a specific job to do. He also sucks at doing laundry. Fortunately, it's just the 2 of us, so that's not a big job for me.

Thursday Truth:
I kind of vented it to kaye above. I went off the rails as far as food yesterday. Made up for it at the gym, but still, it makes me angry at myself that I couldn't just say "NO!" and skip the treats. I did much better today, but I'm not really sure what needs to change to avoid that in the future.

On a more positive note, I killed it as far as grading today. Even with almost no open time during my preps, I managed to get through all of my juniors' SL annotations. After school I tried to extend that mojo by going to starbucks, but I was spent and just scrolled through my FB feed and caught up on posts here for the better part of an hour. At that point, I put my mantra into play and decided to do "just 15 minutes" of grading which got me through 2 essays before I packed it up and headed home. At least that's 2 less I need to finish this weekend.

2015 mantra = "Just 15 minutes"

January Challenge:
Under calorie goal: 14/15 days (goal is 28/31 days)
All-in: run 2 days/week: week 1 = 2/2, week 2 = 2/2, week 3 = x/2, week 3 = x/2
8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 56 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47)

Grading Goals:
1. 16/66 AP essays
2. Tone test corrections
3. 25/66 AP journals
4. 60/60 SL annotations DONE
5. x/14 junior analysis activites
6. 13/66 journal conferences

Exercise Goals:
Sun--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Mon--walk gunner NOT DONE + gym NOT DONE
Tues--rest day (meeting)
Wed--walk gunner NOT DONE BUT WENT TO THE GYM
Thurs-- walk gunner NOT DONE + gym NOT DONE
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym

lleecc

Here is my Thursday Truth...I am scared to lose weight! I feel better but am afraid that I will just gain it back. So, if I am just going to gain it back, why bother losing it in the first place? Is that not the craziest thing? Needless to say, I am working on changing my mental attitude this time around. Does or has anyone had those same feelings?

bluetopazsnake

@Skinnyjeanzbound - lol It is terrible, They have these crickets that have spider legs and can jump half way up my 5'2" shortness and a good three feet long ways. And they are hard to squish, and sort of act like moths, jumping which every direction. I am going to use the gym at school, three days a week. But it is an hour commute (20 miles away) so I don't think I will go on weekends. The other two days.. I have a full schedule. So I am not sure what I will do. Maybe weight training at home. At the moment I don't have a job, so the Y or community things are out. The mall is a good idea, but driving there would take a while and the time spent there. It isn't that I don't want to put time into working out. But I have to be conscious of my time. Worst comes to worse I will just pace the house while reading a book the best I can. lol I like that I am not the only one who is afraid of the cold... Chicago doesn't sound much warmer. I think it may be more cold there! And I am glad I am not alone on the bugs. *Shivers* Eh.. But Florida has bigger bugs... So I guess I shouldn't complain. lol

@lleecc - I have the same fear... well part of me is afraid I stay the same.. and part of me is afraid I will only lose 20 to 30 pounds.. and then gain that plus another 20 or 30. The way I have been pushing those thoughts off, is that this isn't a deadline, but a continuous part of life. It is like getting up early, well.. you have to get accustom to going to bed early. Or like learning.. or martial arts. They start with a white belt.. work through the rainbow. Get a black belt.. eventually the black belt wears down and fades, becoming white again. A never ending process of learning. In this case.. it is like a life long process of becoming a better you. I have been overweight most of my life, but only the past few years I have been out of shape. There is a difference. There may be a few months where you don't lose anything, but you gain endurance, and strength, and ability to breath, and jog or etc. Just remember you can do anything you put your mind to. You got this!

melifornia

Before I go to bed, I need to share my Thursday Truth: In the past 2 1/2 months, I've spent more than 200 hours playing online games. It's probably closer to 300 hours. I make excuses - I'm multitasking (catching up on emails, posting simple updates on a couple of my websites, even writing some of the easier newspaper articles), I'm relaxing, I'll just play one or two games while I watch TV/wait for that phone call/before I start working/while I eat lunch... This is completely and utterly ridiculous. I'm really disappointed with myself. Unlike my friend whose job is to play video games (he's a beta tester for one of the big video game companies), there is absolutely no reason for me to be logging that kind of time.

If you see "no video games" pop up on my weekly goal list, you'll know why.

NK1112

Thursday Truth ... I have had restaurant food for the past 3 days ... breaking a streak in my goal of only eating home prepared meals that i have kept for the past 34 out of 43 days. I'm just feeling too uninspired to cook in my messy kitchen. Promise to myself ... get back on the wagon of cleaning and cooking.

Calories At goal 15/15 (goal is 28/31)
follow-through Niki

@RobinsE - sending you hugs and positive thought waves.

Lois_1989

Happy Friday Everyone! I must say I'm glad to see the end of this week. Been a bit stressful as the boss is on holiday and I'm semi in charge. Today is the first day I have been able to post anything this week.

@Niki - I know how you feel about the cooking. Its not so much restaurant eating that's my problem, its just too easy to say 'Ergh shall we order a pizza?' It was easier when I was a student because I didn't have the money for take out.
@Melifornia - I can sympathise with your gaming issue. It is SO hard to prize yourself away. You think I'll just do this/ just finish this level/ or the time just runs away with you. I have a slight addiction to pintrest at the moment and can spend HOURS just looking at things. But at the same time, its no different to being hooked in a book. Maybe you should set a timer on your phone? When it goes off you literally stand up and walk away from the screen.
@lleecc - At times I feel the same. Or I worry that as I loose weight my personality will change for the worse. I know so many people who achieved a massive weight loss and started thinking they are better than those who struggle to loose weight or have a higher opinion of themselves which makes them quite frankly an ugly person on the inside.
@maram29 - I would like to start strength training again, but I've decided to wait until February when hopefully the gym will be less busy. I also need to find a time when there are less men in there. I don't know why by I do feel slightly threatened by them, particularly the teens to thirty group.
@Skinnyjeanzbound - congrats on the marking! I love those days where your get through loads of work. You feel like you haven't wasted your day.
@Teresa_3266 - I'm glad you caught it before the worst happened! Hope you feel better soon!

I've kinda trapped myself on this page of posts so I apologies to everyone before Teresa.

AFM - I bought myself new scales for christmas which measures bodyfat percentage and all sorts of stuff, but I got on them this morning and an error message came up. After googling I have discovered it is a technical issue which cannot be fixed and therefore I have to contact the supplier and probably have a month long argument with them, because we all know how companies don't like replacing things for free. But on the plus side, I still have my old scales and they told me I'm 2lbs lighter this morning... give or take a lb or so.
I'm slightly struggling today, I don't know if its because I'm cold but I feel like nibbling on food. I've already drunk 600ml of water and three coffees to distract myself and its only 11am. I have my swim in an hour and a half and then lunch so that should get me through to about 3pm. Must. stay. strong.

have a good weekend everyone!
Lois

MKknits

So I know it isn't Thursday but here is my truth - I'm getting discouraged.

I'm eating well (sometimes my choices aren't always the best like pizza but they fit in my macros for the day), drinking plenty of water, and eating a lot of fruits and veggies. Last week I gained 3 lbs and I was sure it was water weight and would come back off this week - this morning my scale showed a half pound loss which is disappointing.

Logically I know this won't go fast and I know that probably the skin issues I'm dealing with are contributing to my gains and now super small loss - but it is still discouraging because I've been working so hard tracking daily, trying to make better choices, drinking my water and so on. I know right now adding exercise won't help because whenever I've added that in the past for the first 2 weeks I show big gains as my joints settle into things and the swelling in them goes down (which I am now discovering the swelling in my hands and feet in the morning and in some of my joints when I start up an exercise program could be related to the skin issue if this is indeed psoriasis).

I know I need to push through this and not give up, I know I need to commit to myself and put myself first. Maybe putting myself first means hiding our scale for a bit and just basing it off of how clothing fits and feels.

Lives2Travel

BUMP. Happy Friday!

melifornia

@Lois_1989‌ - I have an app on my laptop called Freedom which disables the Internet for a set amount of time. The only way to get around it is to reboot the computer which, unless it's some sort of weird Internet emergency, I'm not likely to do. It can also be scheduled to start at certain times of day. Thinking it's time to start using that again. Anyway! Congrats on the loss and stay strong!

@MKknits‌ - Hang in there. If you stick with your plan, even when it seems like you're not making any progress, then you're developing valuable skills like discipline and commitment. Remind yourself that time passes no matter what, and you'll be glad you used yours to create healthy habits.

I plan a productive day today - cleaning, laundry, writing, errands.

MFP Weekly Goals: January 11-17

Diet Goals

* At/Under calorie limit 5/7 days - 3/7
* No fast food 2/7 days - 1/7
* Plan meal for Sissy Night with healthy options for me -

Excercise Goals

* Gym for at least 30 minutes of cardio at least 3/7 days - 2/7
* Short yoga at home as part of Miracle Morning - 6/7

Health Goals

* Take meds daily - 4/7
* Refill pill box when empty - DONE

Personal Goals

* Follow Miracle Morning routine 7/7 days - 6/7
* In bed, lights out by 10:30pm 5/7 days - x/7
* Tweak night time routine -
* Create concrete task(s) to accomplish after morning routine/before sitting down to work -

Cleaning Goals

* Finish decluttering kitchen -

Work Goals

* Edit mag profile #1 and file -
* Write mag profile #2 and send out for review -
* Write mag profile #3 and send out for review -
* Write mag feature and file -
* Set up interviews for mag profile #4 -
* Invoice magazines
* Write newspaper weekend feature #1 - DONE
* Write newspaper weekend feature #2 - DONE
* Invoice newspaper for weekend coverage - DONE
* Set up interview for newspaper profile
* Write newspaper precede #1 - DONE
* Write newspaper precede #2 -
* Invoice newspaper for work this week -
* Figure out shopping cart issue for e-commerce site
* Sub at high school on Thursday afternoon - DONE
* Send 5 pitches on behalf of PR client - DONE
* Follow up on pitches from last week - DONE

January All-In Goals

* Login to MFP daily - 16/31
* At/Under calorie limit 20/31 - 3/31
* Workout (besides yoga) 12/31 - 7/31

2015 Mantra: Live Intentionally

mnwalkingqueen

Happy Friday- I am just going to post real quick and do more later. I was hit with a road block in loving myself last night but I decided that the best way to deal with the situation was to change it. As I stated prior the my Math teacher was from Russia hard for me to understand him and he was extremely fast. I asked him for help during office hours last night and he belittled me and made me feel very stupid. I even told him I struggle a lot with math and never had algebra in my life until last semester at 40 he basically called me a liar and said math is easy. He said it is day 2 I shouldn't be asking for help already. He proceeded to pull my pencil out my hand and said "here I will do it for you" I was just stating I didn't understand why the sign changed but all my math numbers were right. I left got in my car and cried for 20 minutes all the negative talk in my head attacked full speed. I woke up this morning thinking I am not stupid and yes I struggle with math because it is hard for me and a teacher who doesn't understand or believe is not going to help me learn. I dropped the class will take it again in the summer or fall. Thanks to those who offered me help but I won't need it this semester. In the past I would have stayed in the class and been pissed the whole semester at the situation. Cheers to learning my worth.

melifornia

@mnwalkingqueen‌ - You definitely made the right choice getting out of that class. No one deserves to be treated like that! I hope you made it clear to the Registrar why you were dropping the class, and I highly recommend emailing the Chair of the Math Department as well. S/he needs to know how this instructor is behaving.

kah68

Happy Friday!

@Karen~Thanks for the heads up, sounds like I need to get my legs strong! I really don’t want to tip over and submerge myself in Alaskan waters! LOL I hope you are making headway in your grading.

@Kaye~I was going through the exact same truth with myself that while I have lost over 100# there are still many lessons that haven’t sunk in. I had to be honest with myself—I’m trying to be better about it now and look for the cues when I find myself reaching for something I shouldn’t. Excuses are so easy to come by. No wonder I wasn’t making any progress. I really think it’s something that will always be our Achilles Heel; we’ll have to be cognizant of our choices every day for the rest of our lives.

@ereilly~I am so sorry for the loss of your friend. It’s so hard to watch the people closest to us suffer; I’m sorry for what she had to endure over the last years.

@bluetopaz~LOL You should see the bugs in Texas! I swear the grasshoppers are the size of a small rodent. I lived in NY for 27 years so can empathize with the cold/humidity in the northeast. I do not miss it at all!

@lleecc~I had the same fear for years and there were times that I did lose and gain back (sometimes more than I lost). The last time I started this journey though I promised myself I wasn’t going back and I haven’t. There are times I’ve had gains here and there but I have never given up and haven’t gained anything near what I would have in the past.

@MKknits~You mentioned you may have psoriasis, right? It is an auto-immune and inflammatory disease, so can certainly see how it could be affecting your weight loss. Have you seen a dermatologist? They may be able to prescribe some medication to ease your symptoms. Also, remember not to deny yourself of the foods you enjoy just have them in moderation—so it’s okay to have the pizza, if it fits in your macros it’s all good. Most of all, don’t be hard on yourself—remember it’s not a race, the weight didn’t pile on overnight so it won’t come off over night. All those ½ pound losses add up in the end.

AFM~Not much to report. Had a session with my trainer last night, he never has me do burpees but did last night! PURE EVIL! Going to be in mid-60s here this afternoon so meeting a friend and her four dogs at the park for a walk (we have same trainer so thing he’s joining us as well). I feel like I’ve done well with exercise this week, met my goals, hoping the scale reflects that tomorrow.

Exercise Goals:

Sunday~Cardio DONE!
Monday~Cardio DONE!
Tuesday~Trainer DONE!
Wednesday~Rest Day DONE!
Thursday~Trainer DONE!
Friday~Walk w friend at park
Saturday~Cardio

NewCaddy

Friday Fitness (could also be viewed as my Thursday Truth)…been a tough week with fitness. Monday …to sore to walk. Tuesday…sister was sick. Wednesday…no excuse, just didn’t go. Thursday…put the wrong color fondant on a cake so I had to start all over. With the restart I didn’t get done until 1:30 so I’m glad I skipped the gym or I would have had to take vacation day so I could get it done. BUT…the cake will be picked up by 7:00 tonight so we’re hitting the gym after that.

@Holly…if I don’t get logged in before the end of the work day, I’m most likely not going to be posting (see yesterday for example). I know I do better when I get on here and read from everyone and post myself – helps me focus. Too bad about your math professor – very unprofessional…would have been nice to get it out of the way. I’ve always loved math. Right now, my daughter is learning the “new” math and that means I can’t really help her as I don’t know how to do it. They say that those that don’t learn math the traditional way will be really helped with this new option of learning…I wonder if you could do some of that. Might help you with your upcoming math classes. I believe they have it on the internet quite a bit or maybe reach out to the local school for information.
@Tom…was there nothing going on for January 15th? I see that World Humanitarian Day is celebrated August 19th.
@Kelley…we reached 42 yesterday!! And it is suppose to stay in the 30-40 range until next Wednesday – heat wave!! One of my favorite “adventure” excursions in Alaska was doing the zip line. If you can work it in to the budget and timing, I would highly recommend it. I think Karen has a good point about kayaking. I’ve only done it in small lakes…doing it in the bay/ocean will be much wavier.
@Hansea47…interesting how your day off looks busier than other days.  You must be a MOM???!!!!
@ereilly311…so sorry to hear about your friend. Tragedies like that can really spin people for a loop. I agree with your take away though…I lost my dad at a younger age (63 – not nearly like your friend, but pretty early for a man that had a 90 year old dad). You do need to remember that life can be taken away at any moment and that it’s best to live life to the fullest. He kept saying “when I retire..” Never got that far and so I’m not saving my adventures for retirement.
@Teresa…glad you are on the mend. My daughter had an emergency appendectomy this fall so I’m glad they caught it before it ruptured (Emma wasn’t so lucky). But lady….don’t GOOGLE things!! No better way to think you’re dying than to google things. HA!
@Kaye…you can do this. One day at a time.
@Laurie…glad your “rest” has done you well. When Emma was little, she was allergic to her formula. Before we figured it out, she would have periods of extreme crying. I, as her mother, had moments that I would set her in her crib and go outside for a few minutes so I didn’t have to hear her and just cry myself. One evening, I had a teenage girl and her boyfriend babysit while the mother and I went for dinner and a couple of drinks. Emma had cried at least 2 of the 4 hours. She told her Mom that it was bad enough that she didn’t want to have sex and become a mom accidently.  
@Karen…my husband will now be home with us in the evenings. Plus he’s gone from 60-80 hours per week to just 40. Right now he feels like he’s on vacation and shouldn’t have to do too much around the house. I’m gonna give him a week to relax and enjoy his new found freedom but after that we might have to have a serious talk about some household duties. Although to be fair to him, he has done a wonderful job of being the parent that takes and picks up the kids from their activities.
@melifornia…your friend has the job my son wants. 
@MKknits…I can understand your frustration…15 days before my scale moved. Just keep at it and it’ll eventually lose the battle and give you the victory.

AFM…yesterday was a bad food day but I never even logged it. At first it was just a “oh crap, I forgot” and then it turned into “what the heck did I eat…can’t remember.” On the plus side I was on my feet for most of the evening doing a large cake that’s due today so I burned more calories than normal. Today will be a better day as I can just START AGAIN after a tough one.

Looking forward to the weekend. We have no formal plans so I might have to take in a movie. Haven’t seen one in a while. Have a great day everyone!

kah68

mnwalkingqueen wrote: »

Happy Friday- I am just going to post real quick and do more later. I was hit with a road block in loving myself last night but I decided that the best way to deal with the situation was to change it. As I stated prior the my Math teacher was from Russia hard for me to understand him and he was extremely fast. I asked him for help during office hours last night and he belittled me and made me feel very stupid. I even told him I struggle a lot with math and never had algebra in my life until last semester at 40 he basically called me a liar and said math is easy. He said it is day 2 I shouldn't be asking for help already. He proceeded to pull my pencil out my hand and said "here I will do it for you" I was just stating I didn't understand why the sign changed but all my math numbers were right. I left got in my car and cried for 20 minutes all the negative talk in my head attacked full speed. I woke up this morning thinking I am not stupid and yes I struggle with math because it is hard for me and a teacher who doesn't understand or believe is not going to help me learn. I dropped the class will take it again in the summer or fall. Thanks to those who offered me help but I won't need it this semester. In the past I would have stayed in the class and been pissed the whole semester at the situation. Cheers to learning my worth.

@Holly~You did the right thing. He should NEVER treat a student that way and in my opinion has no business teaching! Take it this summer and maybe try to take it with no other classes. I ditto melafornia's advice about letting the registrar and/or chair of the math department know how you were treated. He has no business teaching at any capacity!

Morgori

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Tom

NK1112

mnwalkingqueen wrote: »

Happy Friday- I am just going to post real quick and do more later. I was hit with a road block in loving myself last night but I decided that the best way to deal with the situation was to change it. As I stated prior the my Math teacher was from Russia hard for me to understand him and he was extremely fast. I asked him for help during office hours last night and he belittled me and made me feel very stupid. I even told him I struggle a lot with math and never had algebra in my life until last semester at 40 he basically called me a liar and said math is easy. He said it is day 2 I shouldn't be asking for help already. He proceeded to pull my pencil out my hand and said "here I will do it for you" I was just stating I didn't understand why the sign changed but all my math numbers were right. I left got in my car and cried for 20 minutes all the negative talk in my head attacked full speed. I woke up this morning thinking I am not stupid and yes I struggle with math because it is hard for me and a teacher who doesn't understand or believe is not going to help me learn. I dropped the class will take it again in the summer or fall. Thanks to those who offered me help but I won't need it this semester. In the past I would have stayed in the class and been pissed the whole semester at the situation. Cheers to learning my worth.

Oh,Holly, I am so sorry. I suggested you talk to the teacher because it had always worked for me in the past. That man turned out to be a brute, an ignorant son of a dog. I would report him to the dean's office.
Niki

mountmary84

@mnwalkingqueen Holly, how horrible. That guy should NOT be teaching! A good teacher HELPS his students! I am glad you chose to wait for another teacher.

@MKknits I sure can understand your frustration. I hope the Dr. can find the solution to your skin problems.

@Niki Time to cook again. You KNOW you are happier and feel better when you do. Gotta admit though I sure didn't want to do it either last night....at our age it seems we have been doing this 1000 years! LOL

@Robin HI Ellen. I hope things are going well for you.

It is mid morning and I think I had better get back to work.

Make it a good day everyone.

Barb(mountmary)

Teresa_3266

tlh0407 wrote: »

@Teresa…glad you are on the mend. My daughter had an emergency appendectomy this fall so I’m glad they caught it before it ruptured (Emma wasn't so lucky). But lady….don’t GOOGLE things!! No better way to think you’re dying than to Google things. HA!

You are soooo right!! The more I looked the more it seemed I had some horrible cancer. My friend had asked me where I got my medical degree and I said, "WebMD of course! That's were everyone gets their degree."

I'm feeling somewhat better this morning. Still tired and sore. Hubby and I are going to go run (i.e. walk slowly) some minor errands and try to get me a little more active. Sitting in a chair all day is aggravating my back issues. Good grief is all I have to say about that!!

@mnwalkingqueen, what a terrible thing that stupid math teacher put you through!! I went back to school at 40 and math was a huge struggle for me. Fortunately, I had the most wonderful teacher whose patience and teaching ability helped me tremendously. I so hope you get a better teacher next time.

@Tom, I me some hot & spicy food. I'm thinking a nice pot of chili is in the works for tomorrow now that I'm back to eating normally.

MKknits

Thanks everyone for the encouragement.

My PA suspects it is psoriasis because of how I responded to prednisone - it went away when I was on the high dose but came back as soon as they started weaning me off of it plus it rebounded (so it came back about 3x as bad) which I guess is common when you treat psoriasis with steroids and not common with allergic reactions (which is what they thought it was at first). Apparently only a dermatologist can diagnose and treat psoriasis though so I'm on my own until I get in with one - and the closest apt they had was May 1 (just the thought of itching for that long is driving me nuts), though they did add me to a cancellation list so there is a chance I could get in earlier. For now I'm treating it holistically which provides some relief to the itch but isn't treating the bigger issue and the bigger issue needs to be treated.

MKknits

@mnwalkingqueen‌ You did the right thing! I had a statistics professor who treated me that way and I tried to stick it out and ended up failing (truthfully through no fault of my own I had proof she was marking my work wrong when on another classmates work it was correct and when I questioned her she wasn't able to show me why I was wrong she just kept repeating "It is wrong I don't change grades"). I worked so hard too and it was such a soul crushing defeat for me. Good news is I waited until I could sign up with a new statistics professor, retook it and aced it! Math is a struggle for me too so learning from someone that I struggle to understand and who isn't supportive makes it that much harder.

bluetopazsnake

@kah68 - EKKK! As big as rodents? Nope! No thank you! lol I can understand why... this cold makes my bones ache so much!

@MKknits‌ - I am sorry I read your post to mmwalkingqueen! But that is a BAD BAD math teacher! Statistics is stressful enough on its own, same with math. And she shouldn't be a teacher if she can't solve her own problems, and explain why each thing is and where you are making your mistake. Or be able to work through the problem correctly. I am sorry you had to deal with her. I am glad you aced it with another teacher! You go girl!

Friday Fitness:
I start school Tuesday, January 20th. So I plan to use the school gym.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I am thinking of either using the treadmill, elliptical, or just walking around their inside lap belt thingy for an hour to start off with. I haven't been active for a while. So I think I will do this the first and perhaps the second week just to get in the habit of going. I am not sure what type of equipment is there, this being only my second semester. I would like to incorporate some strength training, but I am not even sure where to begin.

Food wise.. I am unsure. My two busy days Tuesday and Thursday, I will only have 15 minutes in between classes. So... I think just a small amount of snacks in between.

I am just starting out. So if you have any advice please share!

NK1112

http://pulptastic.com/24-must-see-diagrams-will-make-eating-healthy-super-easy/

saw on FB from a friend and had to share with you all. Some very good ideas in this.
Niki

kah68

@bluetopazsnake‌~I finished my college degree while working full-time and my schedule was so crazy. To this day I don't know how I did it. What's funny is that I didn't even know there was a fitness center on campus until after I graduated and I "happened" upon it when I attended a career expo! Really nice facility, too with Olympic size swimming pool and cardio machine after cardio machine! Anyway, I went to a fairly large college with fast food places on campus--so I frequently got a sandwich from Subway. It travels well, so you could pick one up before heading to campus. I also had protein packed snacks in my bag that traveled well like protein bars (i.e. thinThin, Luna), single serving bags of mixed nuts, or half of a peanut butter sandwich--snacks like that along with a bottle of water often kept me from feeling hungry. Oh, and I chewed sugar free gum--I was usually in classes until after 10pm, kept me awake.

bluetopazsnake

@melifornia - I hope you don't mind, but I decided to copy your planning schedule to do list thingy!

MFP Weekly Goals: January 18-24

Diet Goals

* At/Under calorie limit 5/7 days - #/7

Exercise Goals

* Gym for at least 30 minutes of cardio at least 2/7 days - #/7

Health Goals

* Get 8 hours of sleep - #/7

P-Exam Goals

Catching Up Work:
* Do a quiz for Counting Techniques and Combinatorial Probability - #/1
* Do a quiz for Random Variables - #/1
* Study Moments (read 29 pages) - #/29
* Do a quiz for Moments - #/1
* Study Moment Generating Functions (read 11 pages) - #/11
* Do a quiz for Moment Generating Functions - #/1
*Study Percentiles, Mode, Skewness, and Kurtosis (read 15 pages) - #/15
* Do a quiz for Percentiles, Mode, Skewness, and Kurtosis - #/1
*Study Chebyshev’s Inequality (read 3 pages) - #/3
*Do a quiz for Chebyshev’s Inequality - #/1
*Do two quizzes for section 1 - #/2

This week’s work:
*Study Univariate Transformations (read 12 pages) - #/12
*Do a quiz for Univariate Transformations - #/1
*Study Discrete Distributions (read 51 pages) - #/51
*Do a quiz for Discrete Distributions - #/1

School Goals

Applied Probability:
* Read Sections 1.1-1.3 and 1.5 - #/9
* Do Homework Problems - #/3
* Read Sections 2.1 – 2.3 - #/16
*Do Homework Problems - #/7

Mantra: You got to do the work to get it.

bluetopazsnake

@kah68 - That is impressive. I only work part time, just not the last two semesters. Like the last one or this one. I have been out of school for two years due to moving and trying to become a resident of the state. lol Sounds like something I would do. You just get so busy with life and especially with a full time job, you don't really have time to see all that a campus has to offer. That sounds awesome, the sandwich thing. lol I am going to try to stay away from the Hot Dog "Varsity Dog" food cart. They sell amazing quesadillas. But they are so not good for you at all! I am not sure how I am going to survive this semester. I have fallen so behind on my studying for the P-exam.. as you can see. And I should be doing more practice problems. Like every second of the day. ;-;

RobinsEgg

Hi - have just been reading all the posts. Thanks for all the virtual hugs and well-wishes. I'm not back yet, just stopping by.

@Ereilly - my sympathies for your loss. A tragic situation, and my heart goes out to both you and her family. The mystery makes it all so much worse. I do hope you get an answer in time.

@Walking Queen - proud of you for dropping the class. I also took a college nite course in math from a foreigner and had to drop it due to not being able to understand what he was saying. He'd say, and I'd hear "yaydee-yay" which I later learned was his pronunciation of "88" - it was just way beyond me!
But, your teacher's rudeness and belittlement to you should be reported. A note would suffice - no need to go in person.

You are ALL doing such a great job at supporting each other!

Credit where Credit is Due - although my name is attached to this discussion, please be aware that @Skinnybluejeans and @Lauriek70 have been here since its inception, and have virtually been my partners in keeping this alive. Without their many worthwhile suggestions, and daily comments, and covering for me during my periods of absence, this discussion would have died out a long time ago. (Prior to the recent update, this discussion required a lot more maintenance and upkeep! )
I'm sure you all have noticed their leadership here as well.

Their daily presence is a benefit, their commentary so helpful, and their leadership so evident. A big round of applause for Laurie and Skinny is long overdue!!!

New Business: February Challenge:

I recently read an article about the value of weight-lifting in burning calories. I'm not going to sum it up, as there's plenty to be found on MFP and other on-line sites.

Does anyone want to consider weight-lifting in the February Challenge, and if so, how should it be incorporated?