Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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You know that annoying feeling when someone points out your obvious mistakes? ... I hate being wrong! But I'm the kind of person to admit it...
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@Nikion901 Your post is full of so much awesome & motivating info! Love it!!
For those interested in using reddit, there's a pretty cool subreddit called MealPrepSunday with tons of ideas for making a week's worth of lunches at a time. https://www.reddit.com/r/MealPrepSunday/1 -
I have meal prepped this weekend like crazy! Yesterday I made giant pots of butternut squash chili, hearty beef borscht, a pan of coleslaw, and today I've grilled some chicken breasts and broken down a whole pork loin. In order to fit the loin in our freezer, I had to pull out all the chicken carcasses I've been accumulating, so now there's a big stockpot going- and I'll pressure can them later this evening.
Sunday in the kitchen for me.1 -
Sunday - Sharing (tell us a little about yourself....update your personal life)
I sit too much. It's a terrible habit I let myself get into after my last boyfriend and I broke up a couple of years ago, during the 'feeling blue' stage of recovery from a broken romance. Now I'm having a very hard time breaking free of that habit. And I know I must become more active to continue making improvements in my health and fitness level. There's a challenge on MFP about it and today's post had an interesting article mentioned that I thought was something some who read this thread might find informative, useful, or motivating. Here it is ...
http://www.startstanding.org/sitting-new-smoking/
Thanks @pinkstarberry for the kind words. The article was my newspaper yesterday, and the story is mine.
@badnoodle ... all your cooking sounds like the food I like to eat ... can you share your butternut squash chili recipe? I have one sitting on the kitchen table looking at me.
@MermaidPrincessRach ...
@KATRENAJ ...you are the third person I know who goes in for the night drums. Sounds very interesting.
@kayfhoward1 ... ride that pony! (sorry your family has/had troubles)
Have a good day. Niki
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@Nikion901 Sure - this is the recipe I used http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/butternut-squash-and-turkey-chili.html
I did make some alterations to the recipe: I used Boca crumbles instead of meat, chicken broth instead of water, and a pint jar of tomatoes. If I had used real meat, I think it would have been better, but even so it was really good and SUPER filling with all those beans.2 -
Sunday Sharing. I retired in the late spring of 2013 from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. I was a PA in Pathology when I went there, but soon after I had an alpine skiing accident that tore my ACL, and I had to have surgery to reconstruct it. I couldn't stand up all day cutting tissue and doing autopsies for quite a long while, so I got a transfer to the Medical Intensive Care Unit, where I worked for a couple of years instead of returning to Pathology when I recovered, because I found that having patient contact was so wonderful. But alas, all good things come to an end so I went back to Pathology in a new position, where I did research work for the National Cancer Institute for Research. I collected tissue for NCI researchers. That gave me a lot more patient encounter because I would have to explain to them what I needed to collect, with their permission, when they had surgery. Then go to the surgery and collect the tissue I needed to send to the researcher looking for that particular type of tumor or whatever. I loved that job too, but then the Pathologist I worked for gave up the grant, and we had to all go out and get a new job. I was offered a job in Nephrology (study of the kidney) Clinical Research. I spent the last 9 years of my career there and all of my patients were either diabetics with kidney disease, dialysis dependent, or kidney transplants. I learned a lot about what lack of exercise does to the human body, especially when it is already sick from diabetes. Vanderbilt is a major research center and they do a huge amount of exercise physiology research. Thanks to some of that research, the last five years I worked there my desk allowed me to stand or sit to work. I rarely chose to sit unless I was just extremely tired. It was far easier and more comfortable to stand. It allows you to move your feet and legs so much more and cuts down on back and eye strain, as well as reducing the incidence of carpal tunnel. I highly recommend it.
@Nikion901 Thanks so much for sharing that article. It was great! Since retiring I have become a sitter to my detriment! That article reminded me of my desk at Vanderbilt, and how I need to figure out something with my desk to allow me to stand. It will mean that I will have to go back to a desktop puter, but that's ok, I was thinking of doing that anyway, and just use the laptop when I travel.
@MermaidPrincessRach- You tickle me to death! You have such a great sense of humor!
@badnoodle , that is positively inspiring. Being retired I don't have to prepare lunches ahead of time but my house mate says I become Mz Crankypants when I need to eat (she's right LOL I do because I have hypoglycemia), so I have learned that it's best to have some stuff prepared and in the fridge or freezer that can be ready to eat quickly!
@pinkstarberry - thanks so much for the link. That was my first encounter with reddit and I loved it!1 -
@campfire-- your career sounds fascinating! Although I'm an English teacher, my second love is the sciences. I'm very analytical and it even shows in my approach to analyzing literature. I warn my students that they may have to get me back to the creative, "big picture" aspects of a text when I start geeking out on some small detail. Anyways, my love of science as a kid meant that my absolute favorite TV show was Quincy M.E.--remember that one? So I sincerely mean it when I say your life in pathology intrigues me.
@badnoodle-- wow, that's a lot of prep! It reminds me that I need to plan some food prep tomorrow for the rest of the weak or I'll be living on Lean Pockets and Lean Cuisines--neither of which is the best route to me getting lean.
@niki-- I've also seen recent articles comparing sitting to smoking. I am on my feet most of the day in class, but on days when my students are testing or writing in class, I usually stand at my podium to grade. It's in the evenings at home that I'm more likely to sit for too long while watching TV and working on my laptop. I with I had a podium in my living room!
@rach-- I also hate being wrong, and unfortunately, when I make a mistake at work, it's usually a 16 year old who gets to point it out to me. DOH!
@katrena-- glad you enjoyed the drum circle.
@kay-- good for you for staying on track during a tough week. Hope this next week is better for you and your family.
Saturday Success:
I started logging again after about a week off. It hasn't been great, but not too bad either. I really need to get back to the gym, so I've put it on the schedule a few days this week.
Sunday Share:
I've made some progress in my grading and getting some errands done. Yesterday I went for a much needed pedi, and then met a friend to go shopping and to dinner. It was sort of for my birthday so I got to choose the place. I picked Thai food b/c my DH isn't a fan, so I rarely get it. It was good, but probably ate too much.
Today, I went to get a tire looked at due to a slow leak. Luckily it just needed a patch. It took them forever--almost 2 and half hours!--but on the plus side, I got through some grading.
Tomorrow, I have to go get an appraisal for the damage from when a tree branch fell on my car a couple of weeks ago. Then I have an appointment to go donate blood. Afterwards, weather permitting, I really need to mow the backyard and do some fall clean-up of my flower beds. Also need to get through a couple more rec letters.
Grading Goals:
1. 2/6 letters of recommendation
2. 5/10 AP analysis activities
3. 16/40 Siddhartha reflections
4. 16/40 Frost journals
Fitness Goals for the month of October:
Run 1 mile at my fastest pace 3x/month:
Run 2 miles in 23 minutes 4x/week:
Run a 5 k in <36 minutes 1x/month:
You vs Year Challenge:
280 k done/ 720 k to go
Exercise Goals:
Sun-- walk gunner
Mon-- walk gunner + gym or mow lawn
Tues-- walk gunner
Wed-- walk gunner + gym
Thurs-- walk gunner
Fri-- walk gunner
Sat-- walk gunner + gym1 -
Monday played the money "game" this morning (and i dont mean monopoly). Why is it so hard to stay within budget? And why is it so hard to lose weight?
someday i will b skinny n rich...
Rach 2 -
Monday - Check In (how are you doing? Had any successes or struggles this week-end?)
I'm back to my Sept 12 weigh-in ... another 4-week setback due to two high calorie days during this week and 3 such days last week. I've been 'there' many times over and this will not derail me from pushing forward.
Today is a new day. Make the best of it.1 -
Saturday success & Sunday share on Monday morning. Enough said. The hurried I go the behinder I get. Busy last two weekends. And busy weeks too!
Success, belt getting smaller and new pants getting bigger.
Share: spent Saturday building a cork gun shooting gallery for our church bazaar and yesterday running it. Over 500 customers. I was on my feet from 9 to 6 with a 15 minute break. Didnt eat well, got dehydrated too. Second place in the booth decorating contest. Sore feet, hands and shoulders. A whole lot of pumping the cork guns, modified BB guns. Lots of happy kids and frustrated d
ad's. Best shooter was a mom. Works at one of the alphabet agencies.
I'm still frustrated with the weight loss. About 5 for the last 30 days but I'm changing shape. I'm feeling skinnier but I saw a photo of me in my kayak coming in through the surf, I'm fat. Hate that but working on it. Still it bothers me. I want to see more of a change, I want to see what I see in my mind.
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Scale shows a set back this morning. Too many "events" over the last 3 days. I'll work diligently to reverse the damage by weigh in on Thursday.
Have a great week. Onward and downward. Kaye1 -
Monday check in: Had a wonderful weekend with my friend. She and I live 4hrs apart and once a year or so we meet in the middle for a ladies weekend. Part of that involves going out to restaurants for pretty much all our meals. Needless to say, I'm clueless about how many calories I consumed over the weekend, but all of it was beyond delicious. We do this once a year, and I feel just fine about it. Plus, despite relentless rain we spent a great deal of our time walking, hiking, and wandering. I doubt that I worked off the calories of the fish & chips I ate, but I'm sure I mitigated the damage at least a little. Today, back to "normal."2
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Hello ,
I have been missing in action lately! I needed to step back life was hitting me hard in the face I needed to come to terms as i still am it is a daily minute to minute thing.
Last week I was diagnosed with Grade 2 cancer of the uterus! I meet Wednesday with the onocologist to learn more! My Doctor stays he will set the staging I thought that was the stage. Things I never new! I missed a lot of signs this past year I just didn't know they were that.
I went online did research and trying with full force keto for cancer! It is confusing need a cheat sheet for dummies. But it is coming along.
Praying a lot ! For it to stay one area to be removed . I know the Doctor is concerned about my obese and type 2 diabetes. But it can be over Come! Sorry for long message!
Liz
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It's late for it, but I'm present for Monday check in. Last week I didn't meet a single one of my fitness goals. I barely made it past "sedentary" on my misfit. But, I didn't cheat at all, not even a little, so I'll count it a win.4
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Roberto Agauyo kicked the winning field goal for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last night after missing an attempt just a few minutes earlier. Here is testiment to getting back on track right away after messing up, no matter if it's football or weight loss.
''Obviously you get a little angry when you miss them,'' Agauyo said. ''You can't dwell on it or you won't be ready for the next one.''4 -
Elizabeth2360 wrote: »Hello ,
I went online did research and trying with full force keto for cancer! It is confusing need a cheat sheet for dummies. But it is coming along.
Liz
Idaho
This is an established keto group that might be able to help you, I used this group when I did keto a couple of years back, it is an established active My fitness pal keto group.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1143-keto
the group bellow is also active and although is a mix of various levels of low carb it has several members doing keto in it
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group
This man started Keto around same time as me and then he stuck to it and has done really well and is still an active member on MFP. I only did it for 3 months but it was effective for weight loss and i was not hungry on it, I just went off rails for other reasons. I did loads of reading about it at the time though and its medical applications were very impressive and made sense. I would absolutely go back to it if fighting a battle like yours. This guy might be worth sending a friend request because he was very passionate about keto.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/user/DittoDan/profile/DittoDan?target=&redirected=true
I wish you ever success, Many hugs
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Good morning, all! I hope the week is going well for everyone
Tuesday goals: Well, today I hit 210.2 lbs and my short term goal is to see Onederland by Christmas, which I'll definitely make as long as I stay on track with no cheating. Back in May, when I started at 277 lbs, if I told myself I could be under 200 lbs by Christmas I never would've believed it...hehe
That brightens my day a lot, especially because I woke up this morning with a really bad allergic reaction to something and my whole face and neck/throat area is swollen and red, eek... I had to miss my morning walk because of that, since it looks and feels so awful and I'm embarrassed to be seen like this, plus I dunno if something outside triggered it.
I guess I'll take this as a rest day, although I wish I could do something more since I'm feeling so motivated from the new low scale weight.
I also had a small NSV yesterday, in that it was Canadian Thanksgiving and I was able to enjoy a delicious and satisfying celebratory dinner without going nuts on carbs. I never would've thought that was possible before, since I love cornbread stuffing, sugary cranberry jelly, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, etc... so I'll take this as a small victory I did certainly enjoy a slice of pumpkin pie though!
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Tueday sharing: I'm new to this thread and fitnesspal but my goal is to participate in this discussion as much as I can. I think it's cool and it takes 3 weeks to form a new habit so this is where I start5
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Tuesday - Goals (do you have any Goals you want to update us?)
Today I want to make a big pot of chili ... I defrosted a pound of 85% lean ground beef and it will also have lots of celery, peppers, onions, tomatoes, some garlic, and beans in it, along with my own blend of spices.
@ObesityWarrior - thanks for the links, I've run across DittoDan before and find his blog very interesting. I won't do a full blown out Keto diet for myself though I do find that when my carbs are under 150 grams a day that I feel and lose weight better.
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@drogurl28 - welcome! I'm new as well and have found this group to be a wonderful source of support and inspiration.
@pinkstarberry - great loss and good goal to have for Christmas. You WILL get there! Good job, staying in control for Thanksgiving - do very hard to do.
@MermaidPrincessRach - I'm not a sports girl, but even I feel inspired by your post. Good reminder...
@badnoodle - well, I'd consider that a win as well. Good job!
@Elizabeth2360 - my heart aches for you! Such a frightening diagnoses. One day at a time, Sweetie - the most important thing right now is that you do whatever possible to get well. We are all here for you. Sending hugs and white healing might.2 -
Hi Everyone. I dropped off MFP for a while, but have been quietly getting back into a routine for the past month. Now that I've got some confidence built back up, thought I would say hi. This group seems to be so supportive, it seemed like a great place to start. I'm about 15 lbs into a 100 lb ultimate weight loss goal, tho I must say I'm taking it one day at a time. I have RA and Fibromyalgia, so some days I'm on track - eating great and feeling as though I can walk/bike 20 miles and conquer the world, then in a blink I'm down for a couple of days because my disease has a sick sense of humor.
Nice to meet you all. 5 -
Oh, and my Tuesday Goal is to keep my sodium intake under control. I do love all things salty, and sometimes (yesterday) overdo it. Kinda stupid for someone who takes meds for high blood pressure. But today, I'll keep the salt under control. Tomorrow as well. After that... well, one day at a time... Lol1
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Down and out with a virus. No exercise, no goals other than get over it. Diet consists of chicken noodle soup and hot tea.
@birgitkwood Glad you had your getaway and enjoyed it. I feel you on the salty stuff. Same here. I've been trying to keep mine under 2000 mg/day, it's hard, even though I cook most of my food and don't add salt usually.
@qmmanager69 I too have fibro and osteoarthritis. I keep my calorie goal on track most of the time, thankfully, because some days I just can't keep the step goal due to the pain, but I do try everyday to at least walk some. Good for you coming back. This is a good thread for helping me and I think it will be for you as well.
@Nikion901 I've wanting chili too, when I'm feeling better I'm going to make some and hope that I can not overeat, as it's one of my most favorite foods! I try to keep my carbs under 100 a day, because carbs really make my body hang on to the fluid problems that ail me. You always inspire me.
@drogurl28 Welcome!
@pinkstarberry WOW that's amazing and I'm cheering you on girlie!
@badnoodle and @MermaidPrincessRach Awesome posts!
@pneschich Your determination is so inspiring! And the snippets of your life are always interesting!
@Elizabeth2360 Sending hugs and prayers.
and finally @skinnyjeansbyfifty I'm in awe of any teacher but most especially English teachers! That was the one subject I had to REALLY work at to keep my 4.0. Literature no prob, grammar whole nuther story! LOL2 -
Hello everyone, new to the Community aspect of MFP, this is my first post
I'm down 50 pounds as of this week (been on this 5 months), and have 120 more to go.
Tuesday Goal Sharing: My goal right now is to make sure that I never see a "3" as the first number of the scale again, I'm still too close for comfort!
Have a wonderful day, looking forward to reading everyone's posts.1 -
Sunday Sharing - I'm 47, 5'4" and when I came back to MFP at the beginning of September I weighed in at 239.8; not my heaviest but definitely not where I wanted to be. I have a grown son and 3 beautiful grand daughters that I would like to see grow up. I just finally decided enough is enough. So here I am.
Monday Check-in - down 7.6 whoop whoop
Tuesday Goals - my goal is to pick a goal lol. There are so many things that I want to do. I guess fitness wise I would have to say my goal is to keep on keeping on. I would like to start working on my upper body as well, as I have no upper body strength1 -
Tuesday goals: I never post goals. The only one I have is to get fit. Short term goals seem to give me a reason to say good enough. I guess in my quest for my ultimate goal my short term is to get my big fat but in a strength program while maintaining my walking. Lost a pound today, a real loss, less than before. Hopefully I will lose another few this week. I went over everything, food log exercise and couldn't find what I was doing wrong. I'm not a measurer, I can't stand the thought of measuring my food (yet). I think I was having portion creep. Been more vigilant over the last week I'm not really sure if that was the problem or if I reached some equilibrium where fat and muscle were changing at an odd rate. That's my theory anyway. Probably get debunked like my "I gain weight like a hibernating bear in the fall" one. I also added protein bars as a snack and I think they may have changed something too.
Welcome to all the new members and returning ones.
@Elizabeth2320 prayers and support
@campfirequeen1 mmmm chicken noodle soup. I make really good chicken noodle soup. I use extra thighs and a whole roaster skinned and cut up. Just like Grandma taught my sister, who wouldn't ever take her own chicken apart and made me do it. Feel better! And I'm probably not going to stop with the snippets so I'm glad you're enjoying them. I'm glad you find my determination inspiring. I shall endeavor to keep on succeeding and sharing. Ultimately, I finally reached a point where it was life or death and I chose life every morning.
@pinkstarberry amazing. Wonderful keep it up
@PrincessMermaidRach. You got this, you rock. I've been watching, you are on track.
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@pneschich --Good that you are seeing results again!
@kayfhoward1 -- congrats on the loss!! I also need to work on upper body strength. I was doing really well with heavy lifting a couple of years ago. It was having an excellent impact on my weight loss, and I was finally starting to feel like my arms weren't all mush, but then I injured my shoulder (not while lifting). It's taken a really long time to get back to even being able to lift light weights, and progress is so slow now that it's really discouraging. I used to be able to squat over 110 lbs and now half of that is a struggle. I also could do push-ups and planks like a warrior, and now I'm so shaky even doing a few push ups or holding a modified plank. I know the only way to improve is to keep working at it, but every time I get into a routine for a week of 2, I stop again for lack of progress. I need to stop with the pity party and just keep going.
@campfire-- thanks! Yeah, I love the Lit, but have to really know my grammar as well teaching the AP level. Fortunately, I used to teach an elective called Advanced Grammar and Style, so that really honed my skills. I have a student teacher starting next semester, and she came to observe my classes today. It was one of those crazy-hectic days where I had writing conferences with students during all of my open periods including lunch. Because I was so busy, I had no time to even let her know it isn't always like this--I'm afraid I may have scared her a bit. Oh, and I'm skinnyjeanzbound, not skinnyjeansbyfifty, but I just turned 47 a couple of weeks ago, so that works as well. LOL!
@niki-- my husband just made a pot of chili this weekend. It's not my favorite, but it's really filling for relatively low calories, so I don't complain. Oh, and I hate to cook, so I try to never complain about anything he cooks.
@pinkstarberry and our other Canadians-- Happy Thanksgiving!
@badnoodle --even with your post that reminded me to prep some breakfast and lunch options, I failed to do so.
@liz-- I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Sending good vibes your way! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Welcome to the newlings and those who've recently returned!!
Tuesday Goals:
Well, the talk of keto and low-carb prompted me to look at my carb levels over the past 90 days, and they are on the high side. Like niki, I tend to do better when I keep them below 150g / day. So in support of liz, my goal is to lower my carb intake to a maximum of 150 at least 5 days/week. Though it's not full-blown keto, it's a step to healthier eating for me b/c it will force me to eat less processed foods.
Grading Goals:
1. 3/6 letters of recommendation
2. 5/10 AP analysis activities
3. 22/40 Siddhartha reflections
4. 22/40 Frost journals
Fitness Goals for the month of October:
Run 1 mile at my fastest pace 3x/month:
Run 2 miles in 23 minutes 4x/week:
Run a 5 k in <36 minutes 1x/month:
You vs Year Challenge:
280 k done/ 720 k to go
Exercise Goals:
Sun-- walk gunner DONE
Mon-- walk gunner DONE + mow lawn DONE
Tues-- walk gunner DONE
Wed-- walk gunner + gym
Thurs-- walk gunner
Fri-- walk gunner
Sat-- walk gunner + gym1 -
Good morning, dear friends. Sometimes I really dislike this app. Had written most of my post when somehow it disappeared and I have to write it all over again. Grrr.... Oh well, you all are worth the effort ;-)
@campfirequeen1 - oh no, hope you feel better soon!
@pneschich - a while back I went thru a period of time when nothing was coming off. I was doing nothing different then before, but for some reason my body wanted to hold on to every pound. So discouraging! I walked thru life with a "Trust the Process" mantra running thru my head like some sort of demented tape loop. But it worked! I stayed patient, kept doing "the right things," and eventually the weight started coming off again. So, TRUST THE PROCESS! And don't allow yourself too be ruled by the numbers on the scale - the bigger pants and smaller belt loop are much better indicators odd what your body is doing. TRUST THE PROCESS!
My Wed Wish - I really wish I could get interested in going back to the gym! I wish that I could see the benefits of doing that, but somehow I can't seem to work up a "give a *kitten*" for whether or not my arms are "toned" our whether or not my but is "right." I'm 61, so doubt that much of that is gonna happen anyway. And I really, really enjoy my morning walks instead so MUCH prefer that to being inside a study gym. Not ready yet to toss out the gym membership - I may need it when the weather starts going bad in a month or so, but for now -- I'm walking.
As I'm reading this, I realize I have to revise my Wed Wish. Forget about being interested I going to the gym. My Wish is that I become 100% reconciled to the decision I've clearly already made ;-).
Have a great day, Everyone!2 -
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Wednesday Wish ... I hope to weigh less this Saturday. The scale hasnt moved much day-to-day like it did last week. But last Saturday I didnt lose much (0.2) i was hoping, based on the daily weights, that it would be a bigger loss. So I hope/wish this Saturday my big loss shows up. Rach 1
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