Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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I just found this thread - the title intrigued me. It impresses me how long it has gotten.
I am Jenn, I am 32. I recently dropped below 300 which was a huge accomplishment for me, I have a long way to go. It looks like this a pretty good support group/thread.0 -
@Tracy~The cakes turned out great!
@Holly~Your knee sounds like osteoarthritis. I hope the glucosamine/chondroitin supplements help. There are other, more invasive ways, to help with the pain--arthroscopic surgery to clean out the area and I know a few people than have had success with synvisc injections (every case is different though). I had a cortisone injection once after I had a meniscusectomy and it helped a lot. Hooray for your shirt fitting better!
@Susan~Second cruise to Alaska in mid-August, this one is round trip out of San Francisco so spending a few days up front in SF and then on the cruise ship for 10-days. Oh, the beach sounds like a great way to spend spring break. Enjoy Wicked!
Welcome @jennbo83!
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I've gone backwards these past few weeks. It started with a bag of chips and just spiraled from there. I've gained 5 pounds in that time, though I know that it's really no gain at all and I've just replenished my glycogen stores. But I can't get down below that 200lb mark. With my neck pain my therapists at physio won't let me go full out, so it's frustrating. I have headaches again so they won't let me run on the treadmill... I am craving running, but won't be able to do do any real distance until the snow is gone.... which may not be until May by the looks of the weather we are having. I know that will be my motivator to lose the rest of this weight, and I'm excited to know that I have motivation, now just to get the food under control yet again.
@Susan... I look forward to watching a few episodes of Prison Break every day... eye candy... yes!!! LOL I'm halfway through the 4th and last season, so have slowed down watching it a bit.. I don't want it to end.
I've skimmed the many posts I've missed the past while. I feel so much better some days when I'm struggling and seeing all of you getting on with it, it helps me think about getting back on track. I did read that someone has given up fast food for Lent, sorry, I forget who. I'm late, but I am going to start that tomorrow. That will be DIFFICULT, but if you can do it, then so can I. I will make an attempt to post daily to follow up with how I did.0 -
Well I got my wish and then some for a 2 hour delay. We had enough snow that it cancelled school for today. It started snowing about 5 am and then came down quickly. It was only 2.5 inches so it was easy to clear and it was nice to be outside. I did enjoy the day off and manage to get a couple of errands done. Plus a trip to the gym and dinner with a friend. Because school was closed, my meeting for tonight was cancelled, yeah. It was a great day. Tomorrow, it is back to work on time.
Susan I know you will get back on track. Enjoy Wicked, I really liked that play. I am looking forward to the weekend.
Karen- I am looking forward to Spring Break.
Tracy- The cakes are beautiful.
Robin- Hope you are doing better and the eye surgery went well.
Truth- I have been eating to much junk recently so that is not helping my weight loss. I need to refocus on food and making the right choices.
Next week I need to start planning for my triathlon and start training seriously.
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Hello Everybody - I'm back! Ooops its Thursday Truth! That's such a fun day of the week. Well, I had my cataract surgery last thursday and wow how wonderful the results are! I can see so much better than before - I fell in love with seeing - everything was amazing to me all over again -what a blessing the surgery was. Funny, you don't realize how much color you lose until it comes back!
Right now, I'm in the midst of fighting the flu - high fever, no appetite -for me thats about the worst of it, its winding down now.
I've fought my mental health battle and am doing quite well - I've come out of the despair and depression and settled into goofy mode - that's what you've all known for years and are comfortable with!
Thanks Niki for running the February Challenge and getting the March Challenge up and Running. You are a Champion yourself.
I sure missed every one of you. I've thought of each of you at many moments of the day. I will be posting more tomorrow.
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Hello Robin! Great to see you here. Glad things are going well.
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Hi guys! Wow, the thread was busy today! A lot of newlings--welcome to you all.
Going to skip personals tonight b/c I REALLY need to get to bed at a decent hour.
Tomorrow I have to be at a conference very early. Registration starts at 7:15 and it's about an hour away. That means I will be leaving my house about my normal wake-up time--yikes. The good news is we will be done at 1 pm, so happy hour will start early.
MIL update: She left another message on the machine. This time it was all about how evil and manipulative my SIL is--she's manipulating DH and I, she's mounting a campaign to turn the family against her, she's going through a breakdown. This is all so ridiculous. My SIL is the most stable and grounded member of my DH's family--and, yes, that even includes my DH! LOL If I haven't made this clear already, my DH's problems with his mother have absolutely nothing to do with his sister--not with her relationship with her mom, and not with anything she's ever said to him or me about their tensions (which honestly isn't much). This is a complete fabrication in my MIL's mind.
On top of that, my SIL has been trying to work things out with her mother. She offered to go to counseling with her so they could figure out a way to communicate better. My MIL agreed to go, but only went to one session. She then proceeded to blow-off 3 or 4 subsequent appoints that my SIL was paying for.
Needless to say, MIL is out to blame everyone but herself for her troubles. It would be funny if it weren't so terribly sad.
Thursday Truth:
I had a much better food day today--even with leftover Chinese take away for dinner.
February Challenge:
Under weekly calorie goal: 1/4 weeks
All-in strength challenge=balance exercises 3 x/week; PT 1-2 x/week; run 2 x/week:
Week 1: 2/3 balance; PT DONE; 2/2 runs
Week 2: 2/3 balance; PT DONE; 2/2 runs
Week 3: 3/3 balance; PT DONE; 2/2 runs
Week 4: 1/3 balance; PT; 1/2 runs
8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 55 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47,1/25 = 55:41)
Grading Goals:
1. 10/64 BNW journal reflections
2. x/64 AP essays
3. 18/ 64 AP quizzes
Exercise Goals: (week 4)
Sun--rest day
Mon--walk gunner NOT DONE + gym DONE
Tues--PT DONE
Wed--walk gunner NOT DONE + gym NOT DONE
Thurs--PT DONE
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym
2015 mantra "Just 15 minutes"0 -
So wonderful to hear from you Robin..........
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@RobinsEgg - So good to see you here again! It sounds like you've made tremendous progress in the past few weeks. *hug*
@tanya949 - I hear you on the physical limitations. I sprained my neck in November 2007, and it was a loooong road back. Yoga was a huge help. Sometimes I had to take an ice pack with me to calm the inflammation that would arise mid-routine, but it was worth it to speed recovery.
Dinner was a success! I had to order off the "secret" menu, but was able to get a really delicious grilled chicken breast and a baked potato with butter and sour cream on the side. I went ahead and used most of the butter and sour cream, but it was only a TB of each, so I'm not worried. Stopped by the store to stock up on supplies (cottage cheese, Belvita, Activia, crackers) for the next couple of days, just to give my tummy little longer to recover.0 -
@NK1112 - I think we might be kindred souls. I feel I am a leftover at times also. I have turned my back on who I feel I really am to fit in. The more weight I lose the more I feel I am coming back to who I really am. Hubby and family do not really know what to think.
@jennbo83 - Welcome to the thread. Come back often, post when you feel you can. If you start by telling us a bit about yourself and asking a few questions you will become one with us in no time.
AFM - Had a big talk with hubby tonight about how I feel I am no longer important to him and felt it got no where. I did ask him to come to the counseling appointment on Monday, I will let you know what happens.
I had a very long day so this is all I have time for.
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@robin'segg Welcome back. You have been missed. My sister had cataract surgery recently and is so pleased with the results. I'm so glad that you are feeling better.
@Niki I loved your description of yourself. It helps to put all of you inciteful posts into perspective. Thanks for taking care of the March challenge.
@Tracy The cakes are beautiful. I used to decorate cakes for the kids birthdays. They weren't bad but nothing like that.
@Susan All that chocolate! Oh, my.
Welcome to all of the new people. As others have said, this thread is an amazing resource in your journey. To take full advantage of it, you need to come back often and participate so we can get to know you.
Thursday truth. Yesterday I was right on point, if I hadn't eaten those darn cookies. Today has been much better. With my blood pressure down and blood sugars normal, I am starting to wonder if my body has found its healthy spot. I will keep trying to lose that last twenty pounds. Not giving up yet.
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@tlh0407 - another TX Tracy? Well, I wish you were around Austin, I had a big "End of CancerTreatment" costume party in Nov and wanted mini cakes (like hockey puck size) with fondant icing and pink Cancer ribbons and little pearls on them. What I got was nothing like what I asked for. But I guess you get what you pay for, and at least they tasted good even if they didn't look good!0
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@cblue315 - sorry to hear you're having such problems with your husband. Counseling will help you even if he doesn't come with you, I'm glad to see you're going. If nothing else it will help you make decisions for the future. God bless you.0
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@RobinsEgg - It's good to hear from you! So glad your cataract surgery went so well. Your description of how you see so much now reminds me of when I got my first pair of glasses when I was 16. I probably had vision problems for a while...nothing extreme, so no one noticed until I almost failed the vision exam for my driver's license. So, I had my temps, but my vision wasn't the greatest. I drove my mom and I to the eye doctor and home again. On the way home, I kept exclaiming, "Wow! Everything's so clear now!" and "I can read license plates!" My mom was like, "What?!?!! You drove us to the doctor and street signs weren't clear?!" So, there's me, awestruck at my new outlook on the world. And my mother, terrified to ever let me take the glasses off again!
@cblue315 - I hope the counseling session is fruitful on Monday.
Sorry, not a lot of time for personals today!
AFM- We ended up being late for school yesterday. Move to the Groove is only like ten minutes of dancing...which is why it's so sad that it was going to be the most intense exercise I got all week...I've just been walking. Anyway, we missed half of it. My son's class was 'leading' Move to the Groove this time, and he was pretty upset that he missed half of it. He got over it. I also went and served lunch, and he got to give me a couple hugs and tell me he loved me. It's special to them when Mom shows up at school in the middle of the day. I sat at my daughter's table after all the kids were served, and listened to her friend talk about how much she loves bacon. Second graders, but sometimes this friend talks like she's 30....I can't even remember the story she was telling me because she started it off by saying, "Okay. True story...." I felt like we should've been sitting together over a cup of coffee or something. They crack me up.
Really bad day of eating yesterday. Sigh. Friday fast today. Going out for breakfast with a friend on Saturday. Here's to a better March!
February:
Calorie Goal- 14/26
Exercise Goal- 10/12
Lift Goal:
Leg Press-185/200
Squats-180/200
Abs- 152.5/165
Back- 152.5/165
Triceps- 82.5/90
Biceps- 82.5/90
2015 Mantra: You Know Better! ~and~ Finish This Baby!
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@tlh - Your cakes are amazing! If they taste half as good as they look, YUM.
@kah - A cruise in Alaska is on my bucket list. Sadly, it won't be for a while. With a wedding on the horizon and helping older DD with the down payment on a house, there will be little to no money in my travel bucket.
@laurie - Glad your wish came true. After your post about your students, you really needed and deserved it!
@robin - So good to see your smiling face! And glad to hear the surgery went well and you now can enjoy all the colors of the world again.
@cblue - I hope your DH does go to counseling on Monday with you. Hugs to you during this tough time.
AFM - I'm finally feel under control with my eating again. I've managed to string together 6 whole days under calories and I already feel better and more energized. I wish I knew why sometimes my "eat it all" switch gets turned on. Is it a physiological thing or a psychological thing? And sometimes, once it's on, it's a struggle to turn it off again and weight is regained. Clearly, I still need to learn to coexist with food in a healthy way. I went months and months controlling my eating. And then, one day I wasn't. Perhaps I was too strict with myself and had a period of rebellion. Perhaps my work stress took over. Or maybe I just had diet fatigue. I really don't know, but I'm trying to think about it and figure it out. Whatever that answer or answers are, they are the key to my making peace with food and changing how I handle it.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
2015 Mantras:
Live like someone left the gate open (Live Joyously)
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@cblue315~I’m sorry about the ongoing problems with DH, I hope he comes around and goes to the counseling session with you on Monday.
@Robin~Yay, you’re back! I’m so glad you’re feeling better, we've missed you!!! My mom had cataract surgery last year and after 60+ years with glasses or contacts, she doesn’t wear either anymore except to read—they gave her some fancy shmancy lens.
@Amanda~LOL at your glasses story, I got glasses and braces on the same day in 4th grade—I hated my mother for doing that to me!
I know I saw better but I refused to wear them for the longest time, I don’t know how many notes got sent home because I refused to wear my glasses in school (I got teased enough because of the braces!) I always loved it when my mom came to school when I was in grade school (except the day she picked me up early for glasses/braces back then parents came right to your classroom to get you)! How fun for your kiddos.
AFM~ I received bad news yesterday that a dear friend and coworker was diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma for the 2nd time—after two surgeries in the last two months, they finally were able to diagnose it. He fought this about 30-years ago but during the chemo treatment they gave him the lifetime maximum of a certain chemo drug, so they can’t use it this time (it will affect his heart if they do)—oncologist is figuring out the best course of treatment, he will start chemo next week.
Ugh, another late day yesterday so no gym.
Today's forecast calls for what? Snow—up to 3” in some places. :wtf: Will it ever end? Okay, I know this is Texas and we've had this weather for a week, but still I’m over it. 
It isn't supposed to come in until late morning/early afternoon and with temps in the 20s it may not melt right away, which could put a damper on my walk this afternoon. 
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@hansea47 - Ha! I'm the only one in my family with real vision problems, although both of my parents now wear reading glasses. I got my first pair of glasses when I was 8 and couldn't see a helicopter in the sky that my brothers were pointing at. I could hear it, but couldn't see it. Kinda freaked out my parents. I've worn contacts since I was 16, and now and then think about LASIK. Haven't been brave enough to seriously pursue LASIK, though.
@kah68 - I'm sorry to hear about your friend.
@lives2travel - If you can figure out how to control that "switch", let me know!
AFM, I discovered that Marlowe has a wound on his abdomen this morning. It's at least a day old (he hasn't been outside since Wednesday), and most likely the work of this nasty, vicious stray tomcat that moved into the neighborhood recently. He's walking fine, doesn't seem to be in pain, cleaning himself, eating, etc. If he hadn't been laying on his back, cleaning himself, I don't know when I would have seen it! We have an appointment with the vet after I'm done subbing today (it was too late to arrange for another sub). Guessing he'll get a few stitches and some antibiotics. Not sure what this means for my plans to go away next week, though.
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@Melissa…glad it was just a short illness.
@Susan...Jacob’s game of choice is Monopoly. Goodness I hate it, but the electronic version at least makes it bearable! How was the show? And yes, seeds are bad because apparently I think I need to eat them until the bag is empty. Oh well…they are empty now.
@L2T…ND is looking at that scholarship. I hope it passes before Jacob is a senior…although he’s going to have do a lot better in school than he is now to get one.
@Holly…we have an alternative/relaxed/band service each week. It is not my cup of tea, but they have a fair turnout each week. Luckily, I’m not a huge cake fan so it’s not too bad to have around. The part I like best is the batter and I usually get to lick the scraper when it’s all said and done so that covers it (and I do count those licks!! )
@Tanya…I’m sure it is frustrating when your body doesn’t allow you to do what your brain wants. However, keep listening to the doctors – they know best. Is there something they say you can do in the meantime?
@Laurie…glad you had a productive snow day.
@Robin…glad you had a successful surgery! What fun to rediscover beautiful things all around you, but hope this flu passes you buy quickly.
@Karen…yuck with waking up early, but I hope your conference is worth it.
@Kaye…that’s how this whole cake thing started. I made them for my kids and if you could figure out what it was, I was happy. Then I took 2 cake decorating classes last year, learned some techniques and just loved it. Still had no plans to sell cakes, but then my sister had a friend and it has steam rolled from there. No plans for a business, but it’s nice to have a little extra cash each month.
@Tracy…love that cake and congrats on the “end of cancer treatment”!!
AFM…yesterday was a wonderful day! I didn’t have to put on shoes or a coat and just got to stay home. While I should have been more productive, I did get my 8 hours of work in and most of a cake done. Today’s cake is a combo of the Flash and Green Arrow. I had to go on line and do some research since I had never even heard of the Green Arrow. My son thinks I’m dumb. HA! I just have to finish the emblems today and then it’s out the door.
I made my calorie goal yesterday and my water goal. I knew it was a day of rest as far as working out (these days of never leaving my house don’t happen often). And I saw the season finale of How to Get Away with Murder. Wow, never saw that coming!!!!
Today, the plan is to meet my calorie goal, meet my water goal and get to the gym. My evening is pretty relaxed…Jacob has basketball practice, my Mom has asked me to come measure her for her mother of the bride outfit and then I need to pick up my Bountiful Baskets. And then I want to get both bathrooms cleaned so I don’t have to worry about them this weekend.
Friday Fitness: Part of my March goal is going to be focusing on fitness more. Hikes in the Colorado Mountains are coming up in July and I need to be in better shape. I’m going to steal from others:- Cardio - 3 times a week
- Lifting - 2 times a week
- Water - 5 days a week (just trying to be realistic)
- Calories - 6 days a week
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@tlh0407 - DON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER!!!! I was too tired to stay up and watch it last night, and am trying to avoid spoilers until I can watch this evening. But cool beans on the Flash/Arrow cake. I've met both of the actors who play those roles on the CW shows. Stephen Amell (Arrow) showed me pictures of his baby girl on his phone. 0
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@melifornia...I agree..hate when I hear about things before I see them. I won't do any spoilers, but it was a good show!!0
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@Welcome New People.
@Tanya- Sorry to hear about your pain and headaches. You have done so well don’t let this set back get you down.
@RobinsEgg- Glad the surgery went so well and god blessed you with better vision. Hope the flu goes away soon get plenty of rest and liquids. God has just blessed you so much in your struggles and I am so happy to see that.
@Karen- Family is so crazy at times. Keep your head up and don’t let it bother you and hubby to much.
@cblue- Congrats on the talk and it is always best that you let people know how they make you feel even if they don’t get it.
@kah- Sorry to hear of your friends diagnosis. Now imagine 7 months of your current weather with no melting away …it is not fun.
@tlh- I am not a cake fan at all that is how good your cakes looked to me. I do love frosting though. I have never heard of the Green Arrow either. Thanks for not spoiling the season finale….Love that show and didn’t realize it came on an hour earlier so I will have to watch it over the weekend On Demand.
AFM- I am going to try to eat better today yesterday was a bust. I ate fast food at lunch and then proceeded to eat a whole medium thin crust pizza for dinner than felt crappy all night it just tasted so good. I am going to bar bingo on Saturday night I don’t really drink but I will have food and fun with a friend. I am so ready to be above 10 degrees this weather is just icky.
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Thursday Truth a bit tardy: I really blew it yesterday. I cooked. I ate. I was over calories. I did not even finish logging until this AM. The good news it was not quite as bad as I expected, so that was a relief. But really! I think @Lives2Travel you said it right...asked some really profound questions. Is it a switch? Diet fatigue? I did so well pre and through the holidays, now this just stuck in one place. Whatever the cause, I need to shake this off and get back at it.
Good news on that front: My daughter and the daughter of a friend have started to do MFP again. Neither has a lot to lose, maybe 10# but I know they will be really good and get this done. They will be sort of monitoring my progress, so I guess I feel I will be on display. That will help. You all help, but I think are too kind and understanding sometimes.
@Cblue Certainly, you said some interesting things on your home page this AM. I certainly took it to heart about how much you have improved your endurance etc. You are and continue to be an inspiration.
@Niki I think what you said about people don't really know who you are apparently holds true for many of us. We probably first need to understand ourselves and sometimes that is hard or we hide behind "convention"... whatever we perceive that to be.
As for exercise and Friday Fitness this week. I have done zero. My hip is bothering me and I have been babying it. What can I say; this comes and goes with arthritis and the weather.
Have a great Friday everyone and a wonderful weekend.
Barb (mountmary)
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First of all, I finally changed my profile picture (and learned how to take a proper selfie!... albeit still a bit too much of a close up for my liking, but here I am).
I said I was going to start my "no fast food for the rest of Lent" today and am happy to report I stayed away from the drive thru after work. I took some lentil soup to work to heat up for lunch and greek yogurt for snack before physio. Physio went well, although not full speed yet. I did run for 5 min on the treadmill for warm up and felt pretty good.
@Robin... Welcome back my friend! So nice to hear you are feeling up to your old self, and isn't good eyesight wonderful? I'm just on the verge of needing some glasses for reading/driving. My arms are becoming too short now, and I can't read the street signs as far back as used to.
I am wondering if anyone has information about B12 shots and weight loss? In Canada there is a weight loss clinic called Dr. Bernstein, and they use these shots for weight loss, along with a very strict diet... too low if you ask me (and sooooo expensive). There is a new naturopathic doctor at physio who provides these B12 shots, and the naturopath is covered by my work benefits. Just wondered if anyone had heard anything about these shots and if they really work.0 -
Hi! I just started checking out this thread yesterday and thought I would share a little about myself. I have been overweight my whole life. In the last 6 years I gained 80 lbs! 6 years ago I had met my boyfriend and I went back to school and was working full time and with all of this combined I wasn't exercising regularly, I was eating out a lot, I put all my other commitments first and the commitment to myself on the back burner. In the process I lost respect for myself, I lost my self confidence. I became an unhappy person.
Finally 6 months ago or so I decided enough was enough. I don't want to be this fat unhealthy person anymore with no self confidence. I want to be a healthy woman who lives life to the fullest. I am someone who can get very overwhelmed because I don't know where to begin. I know you loose weight by having a calorie deficit but how? The whole idea was just really overwhelming to me and it's probably partially why it took me 6 years to start making changes. I decided to do a program through Kaiser called Transform. You start off on the Optifast product and while you are on it you go to weekly classes where they teach you about changing behaviors, logging, exercise and about calorie counting and they slowly ease you back into real food. Now I continue to go to classes to keep me accountable and to get support but I am on regular food. I am counting my calories and meal prepping like everyone else trying to loose weight. I am 100% grateful for the program because if I didn't find it I probably would have already given up due to being overwhelmed. I needed to have my hand held while I learned the basics! Now I feel like I can conquer the world.
For exercise I have been doing classes like Zumba and Body Combat and hiking on the weekends. I want to work in strength training but I am at that point of not knowing where to start! lol. I am not going to allow my anxiety to take over though. I am looking into a TRX class and a couple other classes in my area that work on strength.
I am loving losing weight. Obviously I feel better/healthier but I also feel this power. I have taken back control of my life!! I still have a long way to go but I am ready!
Just in the past two days I had two victories: I reached over 70lb weight loss! I also fit into an old belt that hasn't fit for years. It is a size 2X and I haven't fit in anything that was a size 2X for as long as I can remember.0 -
TGIF!!!! We had a great time at Wicked last night, but I'm exhausted. The show is 2 hours 48 minutes and while the theater is nice the seats haven't been updated in years. The upholestry/padding is useless and it felt like sitting on metals chairs. So uncomfortable!! And it wasn't even me the big girl complaining, but the skinny little 14-year friend we brought with us. Here's a picture of Cyrus and Phoenix. I think they had fun. Did I say how much I LOVE the new way to post pictures??!! LOL
Also, I was so excited to get a vendor gift and it's NOT something decadent. Love Edible Arrangements!!
@MNwalkingqueen/Holly - I'm glad your knee made noise. We knew you weren't crazy. LOL!! Hopefully, the medicine will work and you'll find some relief soon.
@Jennbo83 - Welcome!!
@Kay68/Kelley - I know Alaska is on my list one of these days. I just need to give myself plenty of time to save. It will definitely happen before Cyrus graduates HS. Also, never been to San Fran either and it's always been want. One day for sure!! Also, so sorry to read the diagnosis for your co-worker. Thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time as they process this news.
@Laurie - Woo Hoo!! Snow day's can be a nice break. Unfortunately, we've had a few counties who have been out almost 2 weeks. They just don't have the equipment to handle the snow/ice. I think they normally only plan for 3 days. They'll be going until mid-June at this rate.
@RobinsEgg/Ellen - WOO HOO!!! I love to see your spirit back. Plus, I'm so glad you had such positive results with the cataract surgery as well. I'm so happy for you. This is what true friendship is about through the ups and downs. Almost like a marriage. You take the good and the bad. Rich and poor. Sickness and in health. We got you my friend!!!
@Skinny/Karen - OMG!!! As I was reading your post, I was wondering if your SIL was even speaking to her mother either. I cannot believe you MIL. Seriously??!!! Like you said, it's terribly sad, but she's a very disturbed woman I'm afraid. To have a family and to have your later years in life being bitter. If she keeps this up, she will die a very lonely old woman. Sad.
@Melifornia - I'm so glad dinner went well and things are settling in the belly. Hopefully, you'll be full force steam ahead soon!!
@Goinstd - I'm always in awe what they can do with cakes now. Gorgeous!!!
@Lives2Travel - Your AFM was right where I'm at. I'm really going to clean cupboards and get focused this weekend. Next week is time for me to get back on this journey. One day at a time. One becomes two becomes three and just keep going!!!
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MelforniaGet Away With Murder - WOW is all I can Say !!
Skinnyyour MIL should be one of our Military Weapons she's so vicious! I haven't seen the likes of her anywhere- I don't think I could bear up under such awful pressure...
SusanYou saw Wicked? were you in Chicago meeting Skinny's MIL? hahahahaa... so nice to hear about all the happiness around you now that your settled in...
Jennbowelcome and thanks for your intro...just stick with it. OK? we all fall down...I heard a good quote yesterday..."Try and fail. Try and fail. The only real failure is when you quit trying."
Thanks for the welcome back. I will post my starting weight some morning when I can catch myself in the buff!
Today I started my up-hill stair-climbing goal. I did one flight of stairs up. One down. One up. One hour later -One advil. Ha ha ha. But its good to be moving - flu seems to be over but still no appetite. Yay.
Darn cold, but no snow here, many sympathies to all who suffer the wrath of snowfalls. We usually get lots of snow. Lack of it kills off our trees and perennials anyway.0 -
Oh - I wanted to share this bit of info with you - a ponderable:
Science Daily Web Article Date: December 16, 2014
Source: BMJ-British Medical Journal
Summary: Ever wondered where the fat goes when somebody loses weight? Most of it is breathed out as carbon dioxide, making the lungs the primary excretory organ for weight loss, explain researchers.
Human fat cells store triglyceride, which consists of just three kinds of atoms; carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Shedding unwanted fat requires unlocking the atoms in triglyceride molecules by a process known as oxidation.
By tracing every atom's pathway out of the body, the authors discovered that when 10 kg of fat are fully oxidised, 8.4 kg departs via the lungs as carbon dioxide (CO2). The remaining 1.6 kg becomes water (H2O).
Their analysis shows that the inhaled oxygen required for this metabolic process weighs nearly three times more than the fat being 'lost'. To completely oxidise 10 kg of human fat, 29 kg of oxygen must be inhaled producing a total of 28 kg of carbon dioxide and 11 kg of water.
"None of this biochemistry is new, but for unknown reasons it seems nobody has thought of performing these calculations before," say the authors. "The quantities make perfect sense but we were surprised by the numbers that popped out."
"These results show that the lungs are the primary excretory organ for weight loss," they add. "The water formed may be excreted in the urine, faeces, sweat, breath, tears, or other bodily fluids and is readily replenished."
"The exhaled carbon can only be replaced by eating food or consuming beverages such as milk, fruit juices or sugar-sweetened drinks," the authors say.
At rest, an average 70 kg person exhales around 200 ml of CO2 in 12 breaths per minute. Each of those breaths therefore excretes 33 mg of CO2, of which 8.9 mg is carbon. By simply exhaling 17,280 times, an average person therefore loses at least 200 grams of carbon every day and roughly a third of that weight loss is achieved during eight hours of sleep.
"Keeping the weight off simply requires that you put less back in by eating than you've exhaled by breathing," explain the authors.
Replacing one hour of rest with exercise that raises the metabolic rate to seven times that of resting by, for example, jogging, removes an additional 40 g of carbon from the body, raising the total by about 20% to 240 g.
But the authors point out that, for comparison, a single 100 g muffin represents about 20% of an average person's total daily energy requirement. "Physical activity as a weight loss strategy is, therefore, easily foiled by relatively small quantities of excess food," they say.
"Our calculations show that the lungs are the primary excretory organ for fat," they conclude. "Losing weight requires unlocking the carbon stored in fat cells, thus reinforcing that often heard refrain of 'eat less, move more.'" The authors recommend these concepts be included in secondary school science curriculums and university biochemistry courses "to correct widespread misconceptions about weight loss."
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