Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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My Wednesday wish... is that all of you get your wishes! I like seeing other people succeed!0
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Hi everyone!
@wadwrich --wow I really keep butchering the spelling of your user name. Sorry about that! I'm not big on fast food places, but I worked at Burger King as a teen. Whenever I have an urge to stop at a drive-thru, I just try to imagine a bunch of gross germy teenagers working there. It really decreases the appeal.
@kelley-- yes, pretty toes are important!
@lina-- that does sound hard to resist. Stay strong; the will be gone before you know it.
@renee-- welcome!
@trinati-- I found when I first started here on MFP, that it was helpful to see what other people were eating, so I keep my food diary open to friends so they can see what I eat. It's also nice to have other eyes on the diary if you hit a plateau. Often, someone else will notice a small change you can make that you didn't even think of.
@badnoodle --yay for your new 5k PR!! One of my errands in the next week is to go get new runners. I haven't been fitted in a couple of years, so I may go to the running store and do that this time around.
@tracy (newcaddy)-- enjoy some "me" time this week!
@nouriapolis -- I need to get started on some summer reading. As an English teacher, I never have time to read for myself during the school year. I'm always reading and re-reading texts for my classes. In the summer, I'm also reading books for next year's classes, but I have more time to sneak in a few novels for sheer pleasure. Are you currently reading anything good?
@celtik-- thanks for the link
Wednesday Wish:
My wish is to stay on track even with social engagements. I'm fine when I'm eating at home, but have a hard time when I go out. Yesterday, I went to lunch with some friends and through I made good food choices (seared ahi tuna salad), the drinks put me over for the day. It wasn't terrible, and I was a similar amount of calories under goal on Monday, but I really should have just stuck to rum and diet coke rather than fancy drinks.
Fitness Goals for the month of June:
Visit gym of run outside minimum of 10 times 3/10
Run at least 6/25 miles
You vs Year Challenge:
171 k done/ 829 k to go
Exercise Goals:
Sun-- walk gunner DONE TWICE + run outside DONE
Mon-- walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Tues-- walk gunner DONE
Wed-- walk gunner DONE + gym NOT DONE (mowed lawn instead)
Thurs-- walk gunner
Fri-- walk gunner + gym
Sat-- walk gunner1 -
Wednesday - Wishes (what do you wish? It can be weight related or not, can be realistic or not)
Hello all, I just found this thread.
My wish is that I get in all the running I need to do before my first 5k on July 3rd. I also wish to finally get out of the 200's (so close!) by the end of next week. I'm been hovering within pounds and ounces for a couple weeks now... just need to break on through to the other side!!
I am currently about 20lbs away from hitting my 100lbs lost, but once I get there I want to lose another 30-40. We'll see once I get down to the ultimate goal weight, maybe I'll stop a bit before or maybe I'll need to lose more. So total, I'm looking to lose 50-60 more lbs. Wish me luck!
**Oh, and I wish that I'd make better choices in the food department this week, I'm going to turn that wish into a win!2 -
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Wednesday wish ... that I had cooked up that turkey over the weekend like i had planned to do but didn't do because now I am afraid to cook and eat it and will be putting in the trash for Thursday trash pickup. Such a waste!2
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ThatLadyFromMN wrote: »Wednesday - Wishes (what do you wish? It can be weight related or not, can be realistic or not)
Hello all, I just found this thread.
My wish is that I get in all the running I need to do before my first 5k on July 3rd. I also wish to finally get out of the 200's (so close!) by the end of next week. I'm been hovering within pounds and ounces for a couple weeks now... just need to break on through to the other side!!
I am currently about 20lbs away from hitting my 100lbs lost, but once I get there I want to lose another 30-40. We'll see once I get down to the ultimate goal weight, maybe I'll stop a bit before or maybe I'll need to lose more. So total, I'm looking to lose 50-60 more lbs. Wish me luck!
**Oh, and I wish that I'd make better choices in the food department this week, I'm going to turn that wish into a win!
This is my wish also but I will not lose the 20lbs by next week to get into the 100s. Add me as your friend and we will encourage each other. Better yet I love a good completion, let's see who gets there first.0 -
Hi I'm excited to find this thread! Here are my stats
Sw: 282
Cw: 246.2
Gw: 130
5'3"
50 yrs old
I am currently enrolled in HMR Decision Free Medically managed weight loss. It's working wonderfully! Feel free to add me0 -
Thanks to everyone for their kind words about the cookies i made ^.^ sorry I haven't been back to respond.
I've been "in the field" every day this week. I work for a grocery store chain, and we're installing a new safety/sanitation feature in 37 stores. I am going to be doing half, so 18 stores, and we've only done 6 so far. Walking the store at least 3 times, i'm really getting my steps in, i've been over 10K every day this week. I can't prep and bring food, so we've been eating out. I have been ordering salads and waters, bringing my water or tea so i don't buy any pop while i'm running around the store.
The hardest part is the drive. I'm a nervous/panicky driver. I cannot do the highways. So, i had to take the scenic route 30 miles south today, and a little further tomorrow. Friday and next week will be much closer, thank goodness!
I'm almost to 10 pounds lost. I should be, if not past it, this week. I've been really under cal each day not eating back the calories my step counter gives me.
My Wednesday wish is that i make it to and from the stores safely, i hate being on the road. I also wishmy big toe will stop complaining about all the walking...1 -
Wednesday Wishes
I wish it was 1 year from now. 1 year from now and I stayed on my diet for the whole year and I am enjoying the new me.
I just passed the 1-year mark, and it went a lot faster than I had expected. I think the first 2 months were the hardest, and then it became significantly easier as my good habits became more ingrained and I built up some delicious go-to food choices. Whenever I had an indulgent day, I would just rein it in for the following couple days, so my weekly numbers averaged out. I just took it slow and steady and kept my calorie allowance reasonable and not too restrictive. I can't exercise much due to physical restrictions, so it all came down to food choices. Hang in there, it gets easier and it is SO worth it!! SO SO worth it! A million times, worth it!!2 -
moodybear2003 wrote: »I've been "in the field" every day this week. I work for a grocery store chain, and we're installing a new safety/sanitation feature in 37 stores. I am going to be doing half, so 18 stores, and we've only done 6 so far. Walking the store at least 3 times, i'm really getting my steps in, i've been over 10K every day this week. I can't prep and bring food, so we've been eating out. I have been ordering salads and waters, bringing my water or tea so i don't buy any pop while i'm running around the store.
Great job with staying in your limits while being away from the house!! It is really hard to stay with your calorie limit and eat out!!
AMF my Wednesday wish is to have a normal day at week. This past month has been nothing but emergencies, failures and $h!t rolling down. I've realized that I want to stress eat and I have a big problem with eating when tired. I just need a normal day at work to decompress.
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pstegman888 wrote: »Wednesday Wishes
I wish it was 1 year from now. 1 year from now and I stayed on my diet for the whole year and I am enjoying the new me.
I just passed the 1-year mark, and it went a lot faster than I had expected. I think the first 2 months were the hardest, and then it became significantly easier as my good habits became more ingrained and I built up some delicious go-to food choices. Whenever I had an indulgent day, I would just rein it in for the following couple days, so my weekly numbers averaged out. I just took it slow and steady and kept my calorie allowance reasonable and not too restrictive. I can't exercise much due to physical restrictions, so it all came down to food choices. Hang in there, it gets easier and it is SO worth it!! SO SO worth it! A million times, worth it!!
Congrats on being at it for so long! And thanks for the encouragement0 -
Heyyy
I've been here just not "here"
I weighed on Sunday and I've lost 11.8 pounds in the last 30 days, I really hope I can keep that up for a few months2 -
Thursday - Truth (got anything you need to fess up to or get off your chest?)
The only thing that I have to fess up to right now (and I've already been forthcoming with the struggle in earlier posts) is that I have failed to do any kind of consistent exercising. I'm still losing weight, and I know that what we eat is more important to weight loss than exercise is; but I really need to be getting exercise in order to help bring down my blood pressure. It's more for my heart than for my weight. There is my confession. I don't exercise.
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AlyssaAnne03 wrote: »Heyyy
I've been here just not "here"
I weighed on Sunday and I've lost 11.8 pounds in the last 30 days, I really hope I can keep that up for a few months
You're making great progress and averaging nearly 3# a week, great job!
Thursday - Truth (got anything you need to fess up to or get off your chest?)
The only thing that I have to fess up to right now (and I've already been forthcoming with the struggle in earlier posts) is that I have failed to do any kind of consistent exercising. I'm still losing weight, and I know that what we eat is more important to weight loss than exercise is; but I really need to be getting exercise in order to help bring down my blood pressure. It's more for my heart than for my weight. There is my confession. I don't exercise.
Don't beat yourself up too much about it, you'll incorporate it when you're ready. Do you have time during the day to take short walk breaks? Maybe 3, 10-minute walks throughout the day? How about in the evening, as a family, just a walk around the block--I'm not sure how old your kids are but even just playing outside with the them for 10 or 15 minutes for some activity (tossing a ball, kicking a soccer ball around, etc). You'd be surprised at how quickly these little spurts of activity make a difference.
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Wow, lots of newlings--welcome to you all!!
@laurie-- is today your last day? Welcome to summer!
Thursday Truth:
I haven't been nearly as productive as I would have liked over these past 2 weeks, and I fear that it will be August before I know it and then I won't have time. I think only teachers (and those who live with them) realize how vital "summers off" are to our lives. I spend so much of my non-contract hours grading and prepping during the school year that everything else gets put on the back burner. The only housework I do, is what is absolutely necessary to my day-to-day life, like laundry, dishes, and cooking. My husband always picked up that slack b/c his old job was on an opposite schedule to mine (slower in the winter, and busier in the summer). Then he was out of work, and I got completely spoiled b/c he did everything. I literally didn't wash a dish for 9 months! Now, his current job is averaging 50 hours/week, so we were in survival mode concerning the household. I've decided I need a to-do list to keep myself working towards some basic goals this summer (those of you whp've been on this thread for awhile will not be surprised by this .
Regarding #6 below-- does anyone have any recommendation for a product to kill lawn weeds? We have dandelions, clover, creeping charlie, etc. I've tried tearing out the weeds, but they just come back stronger faster than I can keep up with removal. The dandelions I can keep up with, bit those viney weeds are taking over my whole lawn.
General Goals:
1. Clean fishtank DONE
2. Deep clean bathroom DONE
3. Finish swapping out/organizing summer and winter clothes
4. Finish going through clothes and adding to donation bag
5. Take donations to GW
6. Do something about weeds
7. Get car detailed
8. Make doctor/dentist appointments
9. Clean files of 2015 paperwork
10. File 2016 paperwork
11. Take winter coat to cleaners
12. Find someone to repair shed
Fitness Goals for the month of June:
Visit gym of run outside minimum of 10 times 3/10
Run at least 6/25 miles
You vs Year Challenge:
171 k done/ 829 k to go
Exercise Goals:
Sun-- walk gunner DONE TWICE + run outside DONE
Mon-- walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Tues-- walk gunner DONE
Wed-- walk gunner DONE + gym NOT DONE (mowed lawn instead)
Thurs-- walk gunner
Fri-- walk gunner + gym
Sat-- walk gunner0 -
trinati2001 wrote: »
Great job with staying in your limits while being away from the house!! It is really hard to stay with your calorie limit and eat out!!
I'm not sure I've ever managed it.
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skinnyjeanzbound wrote: »
Regarding #6 below-- does anyone have any recommendation for a product to kill lawn weeds? We have dandelions, clover, creeping charlie, etc. I've tried tearing out the weeds, but they just come back stronger faster than I can keep up with removal. The dandelions I can keep up with, bit those viney weeds are taking over my whole lawn.
Karen~I'm no expert since I have lawn people (having an HOA does have its benefits
), but have you tried Round-Up? They have application containers where you can just spray the weeds, so you aren't placing the weed killer on the healthy part of your lawn. Supposedly it works pretty well.
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@kelley-- I checked their website and don't see a product for lawn application, only for garden beds, patios, etc. I have vine-like weeds (think clover) woven throughout my lawn. No way to just apply to the weeds. I need a whole-lawn product, but thanks.0
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@skinnyjeanzbound i hope you get to get around to the books youre really interested in. I used to hate mandatory reading for school (now all my classes are math so none of that hoopla) but only because it was mandatory. As a sign of protest i wouldnt do the reading and just research the book for assignments and then when we'd move on to something else in class, id read it. I was a real rebel. Right now im reading the life changing magic of tidying up which is non fiction but after that ill be tackling the second sherlock holmes novel (a friend lent me the series)! What book are you planning on reading next? Ps: good luck with all the house work!
Thursday truth!
I still havent started working out despite that being one of my tuesday goals0 -
tootsanderson wrote: »trinati2001 wrote: »
Great job with staying in your limits while being away from the house!! It is really hard to stay with your calorie limit and eat out!!
I'm not sure I've ever managed it.
It helps because my installer is a fit guy, and it's so embarrassing to be this fat chick trailing after him in the store all day long. The first 3 days, we ate together, and whenever I was tempted to stray off the path, I felt shamed into ordering differently. Not by him, mind you, he is very kind. He changed his life after some very bad food allergies developed, and dropped 50 pounds. He can't have anything with yeast, or too much sugar. Yeast gives him debilitating migraines, and sugar makes him narcoleptic.
Today, even though we were going to be eating separately, I picked up a salad from a deli and ate in my car. It was all nasty underneath the top layers of lettuce, so I tossed it and had a protein granola bar and went back for some strawberry cheesecake fluff stuff, but only a few bites worth! I walked enough to earn some indulgent sweet stuff.
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Well I've been gone a long time, upper respiratory problems for both me and my disabled husband. Gained 11 lbs back from my lowest, hit 200 again and pretty pissed about it. Have been stress eating because DH drives me crazy and is super clingy right now, can't blame him but still it's stressful for me and hard to stop snacking all day. Will check back in when I can. Welcome everybody new.
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@moodybear-- I know what you mean. One of my English teacher colleagues is super fit. She does ironmans and crossfit competitions, and though she would never be judgmental, it always helps me stay in control when she's in the office.
@nouriapolis-- I am torn between The Plague by Albert Camus and The Good Girl by Mary Kubica. The Camus book has been sitting on my shelf for years-- it is on my AP Lit independent reading list, so it would be more work related. The Kubica book is a commercial work and would be purely for pleasure. She attended our Writers Day at the HS this past winter, so I purchased a signed copy. I will read both this summer-- just not sure which one to read first.
AFM-- I got nothing new completed on my list today, but I managed a run outside, some school work at starbucks, and shopping. I needed to buy some gifts for events (housewarming, graduation, father's day, and birthday--all coming up this weekend). I also needed a couple of ingredients so my DH can make potato salad for the housewarming on Saturday.
A also contacted someone about the shed, but he only does tear downs and replacements. DH and I need to decide if we are going to bite the bullet and completely replace it. Right now I'm going to work on item #3.
General Goals:
1. Clean fishtank DONE
2. Deep clean bathroom DONE
3. Finish swapping out/organizing summer and winter clothes
4. Finish going through clothes and adding to donation bag
5. Take donations to GW
6. Do something about weeds
7. Get car detailed
8. Make doctor/dentist appointments
9. Clean files of 2015 paperwork
10. File 2016 paperwork
11. Take winter coat to cleaners
12. Find someone to repair shed
Fitness Goals for the month of June:
Visit gym of run outside minimum of 10 times 4/10
Run at least 8/25 miles
You vs Year Challenge:
174 k done/ 826 k to go
Exercise Goals:
Sun-- walk gunner DONE TWICE + run outside DONE
Mon-- walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Tues-- walk gunner DONE
Wed-- walk gunner DONE + gym NOT DONE (mowed lawn instead)
Thurs-- walk gunner DONE + run outside DONE
Fri-- walk gunner + gym
Sat-- walk gunner
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My Thursday truth.....sometimes I go to the gym and sit in the parking lot reading these posts. I waste so much time that i rnd up going back home and have my husband believe I worked out. I never lie, I simply said "I went to the gym". Which I did. As of this week I started actually going in and reading the posts on the treadmill after a new friend suggested I do so.4
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My truth today is that this month I have spent an utterly ridiculous amount of money on fitness-related crap this month. $65 for gym membership, $70 for sessions with a personal trainer, $60 on kayak rental, $140 on running shoes, $150 on sports bras and gym shorts, $20 in pool admission, and probably another $50 on miscellaneous accessories.
Fortunately, I pay for this stuff on my own credit card, because if my less-than-100%-supportive partner knew how much I'd spent, he'd go absolutely apey.1 -
My truth today is that this month I have spent an utterly ridiculous amount of money on fitness-related crap this month. $65 for gym membership, $70 for sessions with a personal trainer, $60 on kayak rental, $140 on running shoes, $150 on sports bras and gym shorts, $20 in pool admission, and probably another $50 on miscellaneous accessories.
Fortunately, I pay for this stuff on my own credit card, because if my less-than-100%-supportive partner knew how much I'd spent, he'd go absolutely apey.
Dang. Well, I suppose as long as it gets used and helps you reach goals...0 -
Friday - Fitness (what are you doing to get fit? How are you preparing for weekend eating?
Well, like @wadwrich revealed, I also do not exercise. Used to love it when I was a young woman but find all sorts of reasons not to now. Of course, even during the years I did exercise, I never really lost an significant amount of weight but I had strong muscles and a lower body fat percentage, even at the weight I am today. I was also smaller in measurements becaue muscle weighs less and takes up less space than fat does. So folks ... that is the reason to exercise and to keep on exercising ... you want to keep your muscle mass! As far as weight loss goes, that really is the infamous calories in=calories out formula.
Went to see my doctor yesterday and he told me to joing the gym and get more exercise ... so that I can build up the muscles that support my back, knees, and shoulders. Otherwise, I'm stable and don't need to see him again for 4 months.0 -
Hello, new poster here. I've been following the thread for a little bit and love the support here. I'm a bit shy about posting and I'm trying to conquer that. I've been on MFP since February and have lost 60 lbs so far. I'm feeling so much better everyday, but I still have a ways to go. I've signed up for my first Marathon in November with a team from work and need to up my exercise and conditioning. I have time restrictions everyday that are driving me crazy, as I don't make enough time for myself. I'm sure I'm not alone in that!
I found this quote today and thought I'd share:
"Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course? Each of us has such a bank, its name is time. Every morning, it credits you 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off at a lost, whatever of this you failed to invest to a good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no drawing against 'tomorrow.' You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and health. The clock is running. Make the most of today." (author unknown)2 -
For everyone who's new, old, restarted, going strong, needing a jolt ... Just finished watching this 2009 British video (it did take a while to watch) that I want to share with you ... this provides informatin on the research done on
10 things you need to know about losing weight.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-losing-weight/
I made notes, so until you can watch the video and the the information first hand, here is my take-away ...
The documentary is Britsh and talks about the latests scientic breakthroughs in slimming, the come-on talked about 'Soup could be the key to easier weight loss, how to burn off fat while alsleep, what foods make you feel fuller longer"
1 - Do not skip meals
2 - Eat from small utensils
3 - Count your calories
4 - Don't blame your metabolism
5 - 10% more protein keeps you fuller longer
6 - Soups keep you feeling fuller longer
7 - The more choices, the more you eat
8 - Eat dairy products
9 - Exercise
don't know why I don't have a #10 ... I must have missed something ... The thing I liked about the video is it told you why the suggestions worked and more detail about them in an enertaining, informative way. You 'll need to tune to for the 'meat' cause it would take too long to type it out. It's worth looking at.
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For everyone who's new, old, restarted, going strong, needing a jolt ... Just finished watching this 2009 British video (it did take a while to watch) that I want to share with you ... this provides informatin on the research done on
10 things you need to know about losing weight.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-losing-weight/
I made notes, so until you can watch the video and the the information first hand, here is my take-away ...
The documentary is Britsh and talks about the latests scientic breakthroughs in slimming, the come-on talked about 'Soup could be the key to easier weight loss, how to burn off fat while alsleep, what foods make you feel fuller longer"
1 - Do not skip meals
2 - Eat from small utensils
3 - Count your calories
4 - Don't blame your metabolism
5 - 10% more protein keeps you fuller longer
6 - Soups keep you feeling fuller longer
7 - The more choices, the more you eat
8 - Eat dairy products
9 - Exercise
don't know why I don't have a #10 ... I must have missed something ... The thing I liked about the video is it told you why the suggestions worked and more detail about them in an enertaining, informative way. You 'll need to tune to for the 'meat' cause it would take too long to type it out. It's worth looking at.
#7 is my problem. That's why I have severely restricted what I allow myself to eat. Until I make some serious progress, that's just how it has to be for me.0
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