Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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I just wish I could get my eating more under control it seems like i will do well for a day or two then bam I go over. I know I do it to myself I am not sure why i do these things.
Monday: goal complete did zombies! Run felt great
Tuesday: work and weights goal complete
Wednesday: zombies, run! Maybe go swimming or biking too ( I didn't bike or swim but did run at least)
Thursday: weights and work
Friday: zombies, run and work
Saturday: biking or hiking and work
Sunday: walk and yoga with friends0 -
Thursday Truth: I'm not doing as bad at this active/healthy eating lifestyle change as I think I am! I'm so glad that I decided to start taking measurements last month. I took them again this morning.....and I am down 8.75" since April 1st!!!! :noway: Pretty nice shock.
I was kind of discouraged because I had some logging lapses and a lot of over calorie days last month, and I had *only* lost 3 lbs. But, changes were happening, and I need to stop getting down about just one aspect of my progress. I will improve my eating this month, increase my sleeping, continue to work on my running, and I know I will see even more progress!
Meeper- Don't punish yourself over your occasional calorie surpluses too much. As long as it balances out over the course of the week or month (ie: more days under or at your calorie goal than over your calorie goal), you're doing great!
Skinny- It sounds like you weren't the only one who thought that the drama-causing woman shouldn't be a rep anymore, either. Glad to hear that you won't have to deal with that next year. I hope it's the best union rep'ing year ever!
Susan- You're really getting back into the swing of things since your cruise! 10 lbs?!??!! WOW! That is fantastic. I'm proud of you for cutting out the coke, too. That's no small thing. :happy:
Laurie- Thanks for taking on this May Challenge and getting it all organized. :flowerforyou:
PoisonIvy- Welcome!! :flowerforyou: This is a great place for you to stay accountable. Make a commitment to log in and read the thread every day, post a lot. I've found that it's helping me stay on track to come here! There are guidelines on page 1 with suggestions about what to post, but you don't need to adhere to them.
May Mileage:
Goal: 66.5 miles
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Under calories: 0/31
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Happy May everyone! I cannot believe April is over. Here are my final stats for April Renaissance/Fighting Complacency. Overall, I'm pleased with my efforts.
At or under Calorie goal: 28/30
Weight lost - 4.4 lbs (down to 189.8)
@robinb - Glad I'm not the only one who needs to chill out on the weight/date goals. If you read that I'm doing that, feel free to smack me back to reality.
@robin - Welcome back and glad the surgery is behind you. Sounds like all went well (except for the evil Nurse Ratched) and I hope your recovery is swift and seamless.
@hansea - Way to go on those planks in April! And I agree, they are way hard.
@susan - Happy Birthday to Cyrus! He sounds like a great young man (not to scare you, but almost a teen). Enjoy every day. I miss my girls living under my roof and I know I always will. They are the best thing I've ever done. My DH is too funny. He has his own "ideas" on how to lose weight and it's impossible to change them. He has been complaining about his weight loss being stalled and when I suggested actually weighing what he eats, he insisted he can "guesstimate" pretty close. Yeah, sure he can. Sorry for the Pinterest suggestion. I have a board called "Sweets for the Sweet" where I post desserts. I never make any of them. I just like to look at them. Kinda like food porn. I also have a board called "Thinspiration" where I post clothes I will buy/ be able to wear when I get to goal. Sometimes I browse it when I have a craving for something I should not eat.
@laurie - Thanks for taking the lead on our May challenge. I need to decide what I will do for it.
@skinnyjeanz - Glad I'm not the only one who has experienced a big change in the way I lose once I got below 200. I'm now 45 pounds from my goal of 145. Sometimes when I get frustrated, I have to remind myself of how far I've come and in only 10.5 months. I could have never predicted (and certainly did not expect) that level of success. The rest will come off if I just stay the course. I just need to relax at this point and let go of any expectations other than "I will get there".
Exercise Goals:
Saturday - 3 hours yard work DONE
Sunday - 3 miles walking DONE
Monday- Cardio/Weights/Stretch DONE
Tuesday - Pilate DONE
Wednesday - Rest Day DONE
Thursday - Pilates
Friday - Cardio/Weights/Stretch (Not happening. Going to the golf tourney with DH and will get in lots of walking)0 -
Got an app called MapMyWalk to track my distance, it uploads your exercise to MFP! That is cool. I hate having another website to log into and deal with but it works nicely on my android Samsung S2. I will most likely just use the app to measure my walks and upload to MFP.
I was able to work on my trills, did some routering to make the joints for the four post, hope to make the side parts tomorrow. It was very cold here and a good thing i did not plant yet, so it all works out.
Walked yesterday and ankle did fine! So happy about that.
RobinEggs - Good to see you back! Hope your recovery goes well, I always tell my family to have someone, if possible, to be with family member that are in the hospital.
Tanya - Great April achievements!
rain - Your schedule makes me smile, because I remember being there. Keep pushing on it will all pay off in the future.
susan - Great job on your 28 day plan and on giving up diet coke. Great work!
skinny - Ha, I did find MapMyWalk and after trying it love it!
meeper - Keep at it, you never are defeated until you give up.
L2T - Great stats for April!
Going to set my walking goal to 40 miles since that is a little over 1.5 miles for each week day of May.
1. Walk >30 min 4/7 days
2. Drink 8 cups 4/7 days
3. Under cal 4/7 days
Mon: 2
Tues: 2
Wed: 123 2.41 miles
Weak total = 10
May Mileage: Goal 40 Miles0 -
L2T, your loss for 10.5 months is amazing.
Susan, great loss!
Okay, now my mind is blank, but good job on inches lost, too.
May is a new month! I love May because of all the new beginnings in nature. It's my birthday month, so it's a good time to set goals and recommit. I've set my goal for the challenge to walk 100 miles this month. I should be able to do that.
Good luck to everyone.
onward and downward. Kaye0 -
Kaye - its just dog-gone difficult when you get to the last 20 lbs or so. I'm glad you still have a fighting attitude! :flowerforyou:
Kah - weight vest? How many pounds? Sounds like quite a work-out.
Rainwood - I've seen the reports on TV about the smoke - you must be suffering terribly - my thoughts are with you -
and best of luck with all those papers that are coming due - you will SUCCEED!
Poison Ivy - welcome - we have no "Rules" but there are suggestions on Page 1 -the very first posting - you can follow that if you're not sure what to post about. Just keep coming back and DO NOT give up!
Laurie - thanks for coordinating the MAY CHALLENGE! I am putting myself down for 30 miles total. I realize thats not much compared to the rest of you but it will be quite an accomplishment for me if I make it.
MowMow - how tough that must have been to be alone when you had your stroke - no family around. Glad you had good nursing care!
Susan - great weight loss! WOOT!!! :drinker: :drinker:
Skinny - glad the election worked out in your favor! Stuff like that makes such a BIG difference in life!
meeper - what are zombies? It sounds like you are doing great at exercise. Hope you can get that eating under control. Maybe look at your protein intake and increase it?
Hansea - great to see such a huge loss in inches! Fantastic! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Lives2T - yes you WILL get there!
Ushkii - I am so proud of you for your continued efforts at walking, despite the ankle injury! :drinker: You are really hitting it hard this time. You are going to succeed, I can feel it. :flowerforyou:
Having a great day myself, getting all my treatments and meds in on time, which I was worried about. I have stuff at midnight and 7 am and did both on time, thank goodness. Got a great nites sleep - loved it. But, had a spill this morning - I am noticing I get dizzy when I stand up too fast, and did just that and walked into the kitchen and then got real dizzy and fainted briefly. Luckily I was standing in a corner and slid nicely to the floor and didn't hurt anything or make a mess :laugh: And I taught myself a good lesson on standing still for a minute when I get up from my chair - double duh! :noway: I did have a moments thought while I contemplated getting up from the floor that if only I had some cleaning products I could clean the bottom of the cabinets while I was down there! :laugh: Darn - an opportunity missed!
MAY CHALLENGE:
1/31 -0 miles goal 300 -
Good morning everyone. So the day is off to a good start. I got the kiddos off to school and now I am free until Monday since their grandma is picking them up today and mom has tomorrow off. I am going to wait again for the dog walk until this evening so we can take the truck and go to the dog trails they like so much. SO far today I have done some picking up and weeded out the front flower bed I didnt get to yesterday. It is kinda funny that now with the weeds gone it went from looking really full to being almost empty since there are only a couple of perennials in there. I put mostly annuals out front and then perennials in the back. I am trying to find something pretty for my back bed that can tolerate almost no sun. My neighbors trees hang over that area and it gets maybe an hour of morning sun and thats it. My DH has finally agreed to let our son work on the mower this weekend. He sometimes forgets that Devon is a mechanic now. Thats what he does for a living and I am sitting here with a jungle growing in my fornt yard cause the mower quit working, I think hubby has trouble remembering they are all grown up now, lol.
Robin I am happy to hear that the recovery is going well. I had to laugh about the cabinet cleaning comment. I have had the same thought when I ended up on the floor by surprise:laugh:
Laurie ty for organizing this months challenge. I am really excited about this one since it is the kind of thing that will really motivate me:happy:
Susan you are doing amazing. I continue to gain and lose the same 5 pounds but at least I am not only gaining. I would moan about it but I know what I am doing wrong. I just have to work on being more consistent with my eating.
Skinny I am glad the elections went well for what you wanted and hopefully next year will run a little smoother for you.
Alrighty time to go accomplish something. First stop fill up my water glass. Have a great day everyone and dont forget your water:drinker: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker:
May Challenge 95 miles0 -
Having a great day myself, getting all my treatments and meds in on time, which I was worried about. I have stuff at midnight and 7 am and did both on time, thank goodness. Got a great nites sleep - loved it. But, had a spill this morning - I am noticing I get dizzy when I stand up too fast, and did just that and walked into the kitchen and then got real dizzy and fainted briefly. Luckily I was standing in a corner and slid nicely to the floor and didn't hurt anything or make a mess :laugh: And I taught myself a good lesson on standing still for a minute when I get up from my chair - double duh! :noway: I did have a moments thought while I contemplated getting up from the floor that if only I had some cleaning products I could clean the bottom of the cabinets while I was down there! :laugh: Darn - an opportunity missed!
MAY CHALLENGE:
1/31 -0 miles goal 30
Robin - glad you're home but enough already on this dizzy/fainting thing. Okay?
Cleaning the bottom of the cabinets reminds me of when I started doing floor exercises---oh my, an opportunity to chase those dust bunnies I wouldn't normally see. Well, actually I'm pleased I don't actually see them!
Take care and best wishes to everyone.
It's the first week of Farmer's Market here----wearing a winter coat and gloves to go down there today!
Lin in Central Iowa
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Alright, I am determined to get caught up on personals right this very moment. I have been slacking big time but I really want to get back on track, so here goes....
@lin - I'm glad to hear we're not the only ones still freezing our tushies off! I am so ready for warm weather. We are in week 3 of flooding here in our city, the waters keep subsiding and rising because of the rain we've had and the ice flows breaking lose up river. Still snow on the ground in places, we were finally able to get our Christmas decorations off the lawn this week, though ,so that's a start. I want to pack away the hats and mitts but my boys are still using them pretty much every morning!
@jconst - how nice to have some free time! My mama lives in my basement so "sending the kids to grandma" doesn't work very well for me. :laugh: Have a great weekend and don't forget to take some time for yourself.
@Robin - so glad to see you back on here - I've been thinking about you! I have been known to contemplate the dust bunnies while lying on the floor after my plank. that's scary about the dizziness and fainting, so glad you were close to a wall! take good care of yourself!
@kaye - happy birthday month! I like fresh starts, too. I am glad to see May as well and am thankful for a clean slate.
@ushkii - love MapMyWalk, it's a great tool! Really glad to hear your ankle is doing well.
@lives2travel - well done on your April goals!
@hansea - wow, that's an amazing result with your inches! It's so easy to get discouraged, I'm glad you found a new way to track your progress.
@meeper - we all have days like this... just let it go and move on, every morning is a fresh start. Don't let one bad day ruin the week, it doesn't make that much difference in the grand scheme of things! Keep the big picture in mind! Also, tell me about these zombies... I'm intrigued!
@skinnyjeanz - Hemingway, eh? Sounds like it would at least be interesting to grade. I love Hemingway!
@susan - I hope you find the patience you're looking for, I know that can be a tough one! Happy belated birthday to your boy! Size 14 shoe... that's insane!! My 12 year old wears size 6. :laugh: Sounds like he has an amazing story, I'm so glad it turned out the way it did.
@LaurieK - thanks for setting up the May challenge for us!
@1PoisonIvy - welcome to the thread! Just jump in and start posting, the more active the are the more fun it is.
@rain - that's a great weigh-in! I'm sorry about the fires, that must make it so hard to breathe.
@kah - LOVE the kettlebell! Sounds like you've got a great trainer.
@tanya - I love the C25K program, sounds like you're off to a great start! My hips bother me when I first start a new running or walking regimen and I think it's pretty common.
@RobinB - I'm jealous of your colour run, they sound like SO MUCH FUN!!
@Tom - I love that quote - so true!
Ok... I think that about does it for the personals. I read every day and am always replying in my mind - too bad there wasn't a direct translator for that, it would be so much faster.
Thursday Truth: I've hit a pretty major low spot right now, and unfortunately I don't mean weight-wise. Lots going on at the moment... my 12 year old has hit a pretty major rough patch including meltdowns at school and just a difficult time coping with everything, so we're heading back to his specialist next week to see if adjusting his meds will help. DH is in the middle of a health crisis himself and we're waiting on his call for an appointment with a surgeon/specialist 4 hrs away (emergency appointment so it may be very short notice). It's been really hard to focus on my own attempt at a healthier lifestyle. I fell off the wagon for a bit but have recommitted and am trying so hard to stay on track now despite the stress. Admittedly, it does feel good to be back in control of something. My ankle is continuing to cause me a lot of pain and baffle my physiotherapist at the same time. I will be taking a 10 week break from racewalking when the half marathon is over on May 11th (that is the time between the half marathon and when training will start for our second half marathon of the year), and depending on what my PT says, I may also be getting an ortho referral and some tests to see why it keeps flaring up whenever I start training. This has been going on for 3 years now, so I'm about ready to be done with it.
The May challenge is a tricky one for me, since as I stated above, I'll likely be done walking as of May 11th. :sad: I will commit to 25 miles, since I should be able to get that done in the next two weeks. :laugh: I suppose I could use my fitbit's daily tally once I'm no longer racewalking, since my job requires me to be on my feet for 5 hrs/day and quite active. Not sure if that would be cheating, though.
This quote has come to my mind a couple of times in the past week... the first time, on mile 9 of our 10 mile racewalk last week when we were maxed out and trying to keep up the pace for that one last mile... and now again, when I read Robin's story about fainting! :laugh:
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Thursday Truth: I haven't been very good about exercising this week. We've been looking at houses and have put in a bid for a new home. Just waiting to hear back -- I hate the waiting part. I've made poor choices for food, but have stayed within the calorie limit I've set. I've always felt that I was pretty good at handling stress. However, after this past year and a half, I found that seeing my friends/talking with them daily was a huge factor in this. I feel like now that I work out of home each day, I don't have that release anymore (and unfortunately, typing it -- while it helps, isn't the same).
I have been reading and keeping up with you all, but don't really have time for personals right now. Emma's school is doing an art show and then Jacob has his final Jazz performance of the year. I'm sad to see that end, but I won't be sad about having to drive him to school for rehearsal three mornings a week.
@Robin...glad surgery went well (even though they had to change plans once they started). Please be careful and if the dizziness continues, make sure you get that checked out. I don't want you to get hurt.
My planks (straight arm) did max out at 84 seconds. But considering I started with a high of 13 seconds, I'm very happy with my progress.
May goal. I'm going to set my goal at 60 miles. I walk less than that on an average basis, so if I can do 2 miles a day, that will be an increase in my walking (I'm much more of a work my butt off with the trainer for 30-45 mintues than a walker). So there you go.0 -
kah: thank you so much for the info... I use a foam roller at physio for my back, hamstrings, and IT bands. And I'm pretty sure that the IT bands are indeed the culprit. A bit better today, and I foam rolled at physio expecting to hit the roof when I went over that area, but surprisingly it was quite bearable. I will probably buy myself a foam roller for home, as well as some running shoes.
MAY Challenge: I am going to push myself for 155km... which is 5km per day. Walking, running and stationary bike. That is 96 miles for the U.S. folks
Thursday Truth: I've been lagging in the home cooked meals department the last 2 weeks or so. I've slipped back into the habit of grabbing dinner on the way home. At least I make sure it fits in my calories and am concious (sp?) of making some better choices, so it does not seem to be detrimental at this time. But I could be ( and was) eating healthier than I am currently. My snacks are all from home and healthy so that's still OK.
FItbit goals:
1. 12,000 steps
2. 8km distance (this total will not be used for the May challenge as it includes daily activity, not just exercise- and it doesn't measure bike riding anyway)
Monday: 18,006/12.1km
Tuesday: 13,174/8.85km
Wednesday: 15,846/11.13km
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
May Challenge: (155 km) (96 miles)
May 1: 11.2 km (6.7 miles)0 -
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It has been a busy day for a day off. At least I worked out with my trainer this morning so I did get some running and biking in today about 9 miles. I keep learning more about running and trying to reduce wasted energy (ie arm moving to high and to much). After the workout, I spent the day taking my dad to a doctors appointment, went to the grocery store then to class and finally home. It was a non-stop day.
Little shadow- You can record miles based on what you want so feel free to use your fitbit totals.
Robin- Hope you don't have many more of those fainting spells.
Susan- Happy Birthday to Cyrus and congrats on your loss.
Thanks to everyone who are posted their goals. This is what I have so far along with any distances recorded for today.
ushkil- 40 miles -2.41
Lauriek- 140 miles- 9 miles
Hansea47- 66.5 miles
Kaye - 100 miles
Robin Egg- 30 miles
jtconst- 95 miles
littleshadow- 25 miles
tlh0407- 60 miles
tanya- 155km (96mi)-thanks for the milage conversion
The rain and flooding has stopped for now and today was beautiful. The weekend is suppose to be nice as well so I hope to get outside. I will be running a 5k on Sunday and swimming on Sunday.
Truth- I have been not paying careful attention to my food intake and eating out or not as healthy as I should. So I need to focus on the healthy foods once again- namely veggies.0 -
Goals update
Sunday- rest DONE
Monday- Trainer DONE
Tuesday- Meeting after work (gym?) NOT DONE
Wednesday- Evening meeting (Swim Team practice?) NOT DONE
Thursday- Trainer morning (day off) DONE
Friday- Climbing
Saturday- Swimming and water aerobics
Sunday- 5K run and maybe a bike ride
Grading Goals
8th grade quizzes double check DONE
8th grade labs -18 left
7th grade one-pagers 0/320 -
Bumpity Bump Bump! Only 3 pages to go until I'm completely caught up! YAY! :drinker:0
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Lots of people looking to improve their eating today....hopefully this will be easier for us all as the weather improves and fresh veggies and fruits are more abundant and available!
Just updating on my goals:
May Mileage:
Goal: 66.5 miles
5/1: 2.83 miles completed!
Under calories: 1/31
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Well, today's thursday, so I have to tell the truth about something... Well on Tuesday I stopped by my parents house, and because I was below my calories for the day, I was feeling hungry, so I had a cup of kraft mac & cheese, and about 2 cups of cheesy potatoes! I can't believe I did that, but back to the diet!0
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Life kind of got in the way today, but I did get in 2.75 miles.
Onward and downward. Kaye0 -
1.32 miles today0
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As far as the May Challenge goes, I don't think I'll be doing any distance walking until the week is up. I didn't realize how weak I was until my fall today. I kept moving and getting up and down for the rest of the day, and even attempted to vacuum twice. I could barely handle doing that for more than 3 minutes at a time. But hey now I know my starting point. Six minutes today will be beaten tomorrow.
My good friends were concerned about me once they heard I had fallen so they are picking me up tomorrow and "taking care of me" for the weekend. at their lake cottage :laugh: I think I will drive them crazy! But its a great, warm, kind thing for them to do. The weather is going to be in the 70's after a week of rain.
Tomorrows FRIDAY and that's going to be my WEIGH -IN DAY from now on. I read (somewhere) that psychologically its a big boost before the w/e to know your current weight, especially if you've had a loss for your week. Also want to take measurements. but no photos til this black eye is gone :bigsmile:0
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