Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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@pneschich I bet the stars were especially bright last night! It was a new moon. I weigh myself everyday too, but I compare weekly averages. Also, have you tried taking a weekly measurement? Sometimes inches will decrease even when weight does not. If you don't want to know (look at) the actual number on a tape measure, you can use a piece of string, and as you lose inches, the sting will get looser.
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@jesssiebee1983 - welcome!
@pneschich - your camping venue sounds WONDERFUL and I am so jealous! Have a wonderful time. And yes, in the beginning of my weight loss journey I weighed myself daily and it drove me nuts. Now I have to remember to do it once a week or so... Whenever I remember. I feel a whole lot more relaxed about the whole thing now. The number on the scale is not that important to me anymore. Instead, when I walk my dog every day I attach her leash to a belt around my middle (to keep my hands free). I keep needing to adjust that belt smaller - and THAT'S what feeds my soul these days. Lol2 -
My weight will also bounce around and if I get discouraged about it I go and look at my weight over the past month or since I started. Looking at the 30 lbs lost really helps.
@pneschich I grew up in the middle of nowhere in Northern California. I know what you mean about the stars. As a kid that was normal and when I went to college in a moderately size town I didn't really pay attention to the fact that I couldn't see as many stars. But now living in the San Francisco Bay Area you really only see about a quarter of the stars. It is really impressive when I go back to visit my parents and get to see all the stars again.
AFM I've still been having a hard time getting back to tracking everything. I used to even track when I splurged and that is just not happening. I need some help finding the motivation to track. I've also noticed that I do really well until dinner time. By the time I get home to cook I feel too rushed and then I start shoving food in my mouth at the same time as I'm putting it in the pot.
The sad thing is that I'm down to less than 205 but more than 200. I really want to get into the 100's but I can't seem to get my act together. Once I drop below 200 I get to buy new work clothes since I haven't bought new pants since I started this journey and some are embarrassingly baggy.
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@trinati2001 - when I recently asked a similar question, where is the magic button, my fairy godmother told me that there isn't one - only good, solid, gentle self talk. She was right! Sooo... you say you do well tracking right up to dinner every day. Have you tried tracking your ENTIRE day's food plan in the morning? If you already know what you plan to eat that day for bkfast, lunch, dinner and snacks - put all that in your tracker. That's your commitment to yourself for the day. That doesn't mean the food plan is cast in iron, but any additions or changes will then need to be run through the personal "vetter" that lives in your head. Lol. Good luck - you can do this! You deserve those new work pants - only a few more pounds to go!1
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Friday Fitness: (late I know) I started walking the day before Labor Day and haven't stopped. Started out small, a little under a mile, and gradually working my way up. Even had some friends from work join me. This past Tuesday we were able to get a little over 2 miles. I am trying to incorporate strength training as well.
Saturday Success: Am down 6.2 since I started. NSV My mind is more settled and I am focusing more on me. I'm a fixer and have always tried to take care of everyone else's problems while ignoring my own. So this is a major lifestyle overhaul for me. Mind, spirit, body.
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Fitness Friday- I probably haven't had a loss this week and maybe even had a gain. Too many special occasions in one week. My daughter's birthday was Tuesday. We went out to eat and I did really good with my meal other than I did have some of the appetizer but I really enjoyed it so I wasn't beating myself up over it. She didn't have birthday cake, but she wanted a hot Krispy Kreme Donut, and I had one with her. I really wasn't hungry but I know how they melt in your mouth and taste so good when they are fresh and hot off the rollers, so I had one and surprisingly it was not the wonderful thing I anticipated. It was a greasy mass of sweetness. That was a NSV to me that my taste buds don't always like the things they used to!
Yesterday was a wedding and I did ok with it too, even though I had some high calorie foods like creamed spinach, at least it was a veggie and not a plate of the delicious flash fried half potato and half onion strings that The Palm Restaurant is so famous for and I had skirt steak (without the chimmicuri sauce instead of ribeye!
Today is my youngest little granddaughters birthday and heaven only knows what the menu is. I will prepare by having lunch before I go there and hope for the best!
Success Saturday- In spite of the food challenges I've had this week. I did walk beyond my step goal each day. The Step Challenge I'm in this week has not been a group that motivates me, because it has runners and distance walkers in it and there really isn't anyway I can compete with them, but I'm proud to say that I was able to move from #15 at the beginning to #8. This morning there were 6K steps between me and #7, so I don't feel so bad about my position. I know that I couldn't walk 6K steps on top of my daily goal without being in serious pain. I'm in pain just doing my daily goal, but it does make me thankful and proud that I keep it up anyway instead of using it for an excuse not to move.
Sending everyone hugs and good thoughts for a great weekend. So glad to have you on my journey!1 -
People who havnt known me long may not completely understand this but...
A clean body reveals self respect. A clean mouth is evidence of care. A clean environment shows discipline.
What are three inflences on health?
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Sunday Sharing: A little bit about me - My motto has become "there is no middle ground". For me this holds true because I've decided very recently that I'm either going to shape up OR I'm going to die. Melodramatic? Maybe, but to understand (and I'm sure a lot of you do) you'd have to know where I come from. I've always had weight issues, not weighing less than 150lbs since I was 11 years old. With that came self-esteem issues and from there it progressed into one feeding off of the other until a vicious cycle of self loathing and self ridicule became the norm. Which brings me back to my motto. I believe I have shared this before, so forgive me if I'm repeating myself. This for me is a lifestyle overhaul; spirit, mind and body. Why all three together, you may ask. It's simple - you wouldn't rebuild only part of an engine without making sure that all of the other parts are functioning correctly.5
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Sunday Share - There's a new challenge I entered that started yesterday ... It's a month long challenge to find ways to sit less. When I saw the posting for it, I knew I had to try this challenge ... it comes around in May and October every year. Today's challenge was to find a habit that I want to incorporate in my daily life. The assigned reading said that you need to tag a new habit onto something that you already do. For some it might be as simple as standing up to answer the phone, or to proof-read a post before hitting the send button. So, I guess the idea is to do some simple standing up manauever that you can do many times over during the course of a day, and those minutes of not sitting add up. .... Well, as a retired person, I no longer have a phone ringing all day long, and while I spend a lot of time on the computer, there really aren't that many posts I send in a day ... but there is something that I have been working on making happen ... it's a return to how I handled meal time. Of course, when I was a working woman, breakfast and lunch were often eaten away from home. I was a big fan of the office cafeteria! But, even when I was a little girl, then a grown woman, a homemaker, and up until a couple of years ago, every night I made certain to cook my dinner, and clean up completely before settling down for some relaxation. So that is the habit I will be working on ... cook, eat, clean up, do the dishes, sweep the floor, put out the trash, and then relax instead of what I have been doing. And, as this is the second day out of a 31-day month, I will have 29 , no, 30 practice days to get this down!
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@kayfhoward1 The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." I agree with your approach to address all three. But take it easy. It is the small livable changes that last the longest. Rach 2
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Sunday Share- There was something eating at me all last week, and when something eats at me, I tend to medicate with food to make it go away (even if its only temporarily eased). I struggled last week and I failed at times but this is a new week, I have identified the problem and I know what to do about it. Easy and pleasant? NO but @birgitkwood and I know, the first step is the hardest, so I have a solution and all I need to do is implement it. I've come too far to let this ruin all the progress I have made. So as @grandmakay says, "Onward and downward!"3
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I have been good today, but not perfect. :sigh: I guess I'm still human. Oh well!
I cooked complex (for me) meals for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner!
Wha!?! No pizza?!
Now I am waiting to see if I want/need any more food tonight. Craving donuts and fudge.
but I'd rather see a lower number on the scale next Saturday 
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@MermaidPrincessRach We'll get by with a little help from our friends!0
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Sunday share: I am tired! It's been a great weekend slept under the stars next to a campfire on the beach, wore shorts, a tee shirt and flip flops. Walked the beach for hours. Kayaked about 3 miles out into Galveston bay this morning with my youngest. Stayed pretty close to target calories, under if you use exercise points. Wife and MIL came out yesterday so we put up the tent. Wife beautiful, MIL so excited to camp with us. Made steak and baked potatoes and broccoli on my little grill.
This is what I walked towards this morning on my too short two mile walk, that's my dog Brody
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MermaidPrincessRach wrote: »@kayfhoward1 The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." I agree with your approach to address all three. But take it easy. It is the small livable changes that last the longest. Rach
Thank you, and I am. I know it isn't gonna happen overnight but it will happen. On a side note, I work in long-term care in medical records. My job includes data entry so I deal with coding and such. I find it hilarious when talking about WHO how many people think I'm referring to the band.1 -
Monday Check In
It's been a while since I've commented - I've just come back from 2 weeks in Japan. I didn't calorie count and I didn't wear my Fitbit. I had the most amazing time eating all of the foods and snacks.
My weight crept back up, and I've restarted CICO and am working towards losing 10kg before the end of the year.2 -
Monday Check-in I decided I needed a day off yesterday. My hips and knees were so painful. I didn't make my step goal and I didn't count calories. My aches and pains are so much better today but we are in a new week now and I'm ready to head out after my goal again. Maybe not right now, the bed is calling me back but later today! haha Everybody have a great week!0
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@campfirequeen1 Thanks friend
@pneschich Beautiful photo of paradise! Glad you enjoyed. You should come stay on a Florida beach sometime! I reccomend Panama City Beach or Sanibel. Both are on the gulf. I dont know much about the Atlantic side of the state. Maybe someday.
@kayfhoward1 That is so funny
I graduated college with an AS for coding in 07 but couldnt find a job for it near by my home. I am sure it has changed alot since then. 1 -
@campfirequeen1 you must have posted while i was posting. Sorry about your pains. Good for you taking a day for yourself to relax. I was like you this morning wanting to go back to bed. But instead I got my mug o joe and took a nice n easy slow 20-25 min coffee stroll around the block! Got to see some kitties in the neighborhood! And a couple cardinals Now i am ready to start my day! 3
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Good Morning, I had a good weekend. DH went for a walk with me. I was delighted that even with his cane he was able to keep up with my usual 20 min. mile pace. We walked 2 miles. That is the first time we have gone for a walk together since his accident a year ago in July.
I'm one of those people who likes to weigh daily and use the scales for motivation. It works for me. Today I am down 9.2# since I started almost 6 weeks ago. I am delighted. I hope that holds up on Thursday when I will record my weight.
Yesterday I started on Shakeology. My daughter is a Beach Body coach and has been trying to convince me to try it. I think that it is quite expensive, but if it would solve my chronic constipation problems like it has for many people, it may be worth it. I will use it as a substitute for my lunch. It is pretty nutrition dense. I hope that it works.
Let's make this week a great one. I love October weather. It is really beautiful here right now.
Onward and downward. Kaye1 -
Monday Check - In ... I had another 'good' week, in that my weight has inched a few ounces down from last Monday morning. However I am still close to 3 pounds away from reaching my goal that I set back on May 23rd.
Like @kaye- I weigh myself every day. That started for me at my doctors request. However, I only check-in 3 weights per week ... Monday, Thursday, Sunday.2 -
Monday check in
I am pleased to report that last week I ate healthy the whole week and it was not difficult which was nice.
I am not doing weigh ins because they fuel my disordered thinking and actions. However I feel better in myself and by all laws of science I must be losing weight as I am eating right.
@grandmakaye44;37823615 I find freshly ground flax seed,plenty of green veg and water ensure regularity.
Here's wishing everyone a great week 1 -
I weigh myself every morning and, although my weight is higher than I'd like it to be, this mornings weight was the lowest of the week so far. 3
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Hi everyone! I have 100lbs to loose and this is my third attempt. I am hopeful :-) I am from Ireland, a mum, a student and have a job. I have been over weight all my life except for late twenties where I lost probably 100lbs (I was too afraid of the scales to weigh myself back then!) I am also a vegetarian so find the carb / protein balance challenging. Looking forward to following everyones stories1
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@veggie16mfp I guess if you're a vegetarian, then you'll be eating lots of tofu and such. Good luck! 1
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My Monday Check-in. Hi guys. I went a bit radio silence for awhile as MFP stopped allowing me access to the community pages for well over a week. I was desperate to regain my access but when I did I was so far behind in posting and responding that I didn't know where to start. So I didn't. I am making peace with the fact that I won't go back and read all the posts over the past few weeks (I'm sure its only me that is bothered by the idea of my missing any).
Anyways, I hit a milestone today. I am no longer in the 300s. As of today I'm officially less than 300lbs and plan on never getting back there. I know this takes time, and sometimes it feels like forever, but despite not seeing a change in clothing size yet, I have made real progress in these past few months and I feel pretty good about it. (Now to just quiet the little voice in me that points out this is not the first time I've done this - whats to stop the backslide this time).
Hope everyone is doing well.5 -
dreawest wrote:As of today I'm officially less than 300lbs (Now to just quiet the little voice in me that points out this is not the first time I've done this - whats to stop the backslide this time).
Hope everyone is doing well.
Congratulations on reaching 200's. I lost it all twice not to mention all the smaller constant yoyo diets for 25 years solid. Here I am having to lose it all again. I believe there does come a point where we finally learn the " it's a lifestyle not a diet" thing. We have had enough practice runs and learning experiences, this time it is time for the lesson to stick. Just decide not to be defeated.
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Hey gang...I'd love to be a part of this support family!1
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Monday check in. I had a good exercise week. 16 miles walking that were logged. I'm pretty sure I got another 3-5 unclogged this weekend. 15 miles is my goal. Kayaking Saturday 30 min and Sunday for about 45 minutes of paddling and a good 40 of bobbing up and down off shore, enjoying the sounds and the sun on the water. Weight wise I am exactly where I was almost a month ago! Not happy about that. I have been looking at my log and don't see where I'm doing anything differently. I'm much better with weekends eating enough and weekdays hitting 1400-1600 calories. Anyone got any thoughts on that?0
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