Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Earth Day Weight Challenge Update ... week including April 12th
We had 11 people report their weight this week for a 10.60 pound group loss this week ... We have all lost weight and the 11 of us, as a group, have lost 100.50 pounds during the past 7 weeks of effort.
4 people have reached and/or passed their goal weight!
How cool is this?!!! Excellent work, everyone!!!
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Name: LaDana
Age: 41
Height: 5'2"
Start Weight (week of Feb 22). 295
Goal Weight (Week of April 22) 285
Weigh-ins on week of
February 22: 295
March 1: 292
March 8: 293
March 15: 290
March 22: 286
March 29: 288
April 5: 289
April 12: 286
April 19: 284
Last day April 22:
Weight -/+ this week: -2
Weight -/+ this month: -112 -
Name:karenleona
Age:60
Height:
Start Weight 329.8
Goal Weight (week of June 28) 310
Weigh in week of:
1. April 26
2. May 3
3. May 10
4. May 17
5. May 24
6. May 31
7. June 7
8. June 14
9. June 21
10. June 28
Final weight: Saturday, July 1
Weight -/+ this week:
Weight -/+ total:
might be a bit ambitious for me but i am sure going to work hard to get there
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@campfirequeen1 thanks for asking about me! Things are going great. I have lost 41 pounds since surgery, 9 weeks, I still struggle with weightlifting can't make myself like it. The dog and me are walking 3 miles 4 days a week most weeks now. I almost feel guilty posting here some days. I have mini stalls about every 7 pounds. They last 5-7 days. I hate eating. Hate it! One extra bite and I'm in pain. On the plus side I am never hungry- never. Easter wasn't as hard as I thought. The mini Cadbury eggs, robins eggs and my favorites jelly beans weren't too hard to forgo. I indulged in a few lingering pieces of 70% dark chocolate. We didn't feast this year we went to the beach. Wife and boys surfed. 30 more pounds and I'm going to learn! Walked for an hour and a half with dog and wife in tow though. A picnic of sandwiches (lunch meal and cheese for me), deviled eggs and Parmesan crisps. So I hit my protein number. I am off diabetes meds! the last 20 pounds have made a huge change in my appearance and attitude. It's not as easy as it sounds but the weight does come right off. I still have a more than healthy fear of failure but my support is phenomenal. I am blessed with a wife who supported my decision from the moment I made it. The program too. I meet monthly with a support group. I would recommend them to anyone but would counsel them to spend 6-9 months making sure you were ready. There is no going back. Some things change forever.6
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Tuesday Goals ... I made some mini goals on another thread I participate in and thought I'd include them on this thread as well (it's my 'home' thread ... being the first one I ever posted to back in 2014 under my former profile name)
Mini Goal is to continue getting abed before midnight PLUS get in an activity session BEFORE logging on to MFP on my desktop computer on 5 days.
Well, I've racked up 4 nights in the past 8 days of getting to bed by midnight ... but I've yet to get physical before hitting this darn PC desk chair! ... Still, I have 6 more attempts available to make it happen!
@pneschich ... thanks for posting, and thanks to @campfirequeen1 for prompting you to write. You do know, don't you, that WE CARE about you! And that your journey has been inspirational to many of us to get on the bandwagon to do something about getting our own weight down ... I'm so glad to hear you are off the diabetes drugs. When you get to a look you like, update your profile pix and give us a look-see!2 -
LaDana, 11 lbs in the Earth Day challenge is great! @pneschich I've been wondering how you've been doing but was afraid to ask, so I'm glad Holly did!1
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Back from Charleston. Gained 5 lbs. Struggling to get back on track. Charleston was great but my daughter and her husband focus on food. Seems as soon as we ate breakfast, they were ready for lunch and then dinner. I finally opted out for dinner after a huge buffet dinner Easter Sunday. As much as I love traveling with them, I don't think I am strong enough to do this again. It's too hard to get started again2
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Welcome back @KATRENAJ ... you and I BOTH are glad the indulgences and huge meals of Easter Sunday are done! I didn't go away to visit my son's family this year but still managed to gain that much myself!. There's a new challenge starting at the end of this week ... people are already signing on with their 'chart'. I cannot decide if I should jump into the new challenge or give myself a week or two off to practice maintenance ... been tossing back and forth on it.0
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Hi there ladies and gents. If any of you are still here from a couple of years ago, I'm back! Brief update...18 months ago stress hit pretty hard and i lost 8kg in about 3 weeks. Kept losing and got down to 94kg. Was ecstatic! I kept it off for almost a year and then changed a medication and have put almost all of it back on. I'm back up to 108kg. Have been to the doc and have changed meds again. Now for the hard yards lol.1
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Hi Naomi (@NaomiFilcock) I remember you! (My moniker was NK1112)... Hows life in the land down under? Always wated to visit Australia but never have except in books and on film. Are you gonna join the weight reporting challenge that starts next week? I'm not sure if anyone has named it, but I think of it as "Independence Challenge" cause it ends on Canada Day and the US's 4th of July celebration of Independence is right there too!
Niki
PS -- and who of us doesn't crave to be independent of some excess pounds! 2 -
I wrote this on Saturday posted on a bariatric site
Just thinking on a quiet Holy Saturday. I have lost 90 pounds, 50 before and 40 since my sleeve. Almost everything is better, some things are insanely better. The surgery itself was a prayer answered. The 50 I lost before, the strength do do it, was someone else's prayer for me. I found the reason or the strength to spend a year getting ready and coming to believe that it was possible. I couldn't have done it without my wife. Her unfailing support of the decision buoyed me when I thought it was crazy. There were days when I wanted a fight against it so I could fold into my doubts and quit. She never did. She would smile at my crazy talk and say, you're going to be healthier? You're going to live longer? You're going to feel better? Tell me why it's a bad idea. She told me she prayed for me to get healthy at a retreat 2 years ago about 4 months before I began this journey. I am doubly blessed. I was on a fast track to all of the unpleasant co-morbidities I didn't already have, and an early grave too. I still have 70 more to lose. I will lose it too. I will see my boys into their adulthood. I will use this gift. I still am amazed at my success so far. Every step of this journey seems to have been directed. My choice of clinic, the nutritionist and her support. My surgeon calling me out in front of my wife early on, telling me my choices: get serious or die early. I really wanted him to tell me everyone had trouble, but that came later after I was serious when I really couldn't drop another pound. That day he told me what I needed to hear, cold and clinical, it was up to me to make the tool work so I better get busy. There was a delay in my program right before a family emergency that I wouldn't have been able to help with. I was so angry at the delay that turned into a gift. The spectacular surgery team and a really easy recovery. This weekend I am seeing signs, not happenstance.
Happy Easter, I hope you are all as blessed as I have been, I hope you see the signs and accept the sometimes gentle nudge pushing you down the right path (other times it seems, you really have to work to jump off the path). I hope you have, and had, the unfailing support of someone in your moments.10 -
Hi! I'm new here. I'm Jen. A mid 30's mom to 2 girls, (one with multiple needs including autism), wife to a busy, semi-supportive husband, and I'm trying to do it for myself and them -not just them. Doing it just for them hasn't worked. I've lost 25 lbs since the end of Feb, but probably put 5 or so back on over the last few days. I'm afraid to step on the scale. I started at 267, was down to 242. Today I tracked it all, and it said if everyday was like this I'd be 267 in 5 weeks. It's taken me 2 months to lose it, and I was fortunate it came off that quickly. I need to get my act together. I've gained and lost this same 20 lbs so many times I've lost count. My stress level is always through the roof, and I can't count on that changing. So I need to figure out how to control this around it. I want to get there, but I don't feel like I have valid motivations.2
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Jen_mq. This is a great place to be for support and encouragement!! One day and one meal at a time3
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@jen_mq welcome! What worked for the first 25? What changed for the last week? 25 pounds in just over a month is a huge loss, the 5 back could be your body resisting change.
For me, logging my food, all of it! even the stuff I didn't want to admit to, was my first step. It didn't fix anything but it showed me when I was having problems. Then I addressed the problems. Second I started walking. I worked up to a fairly consistent 3 mile walk with my dog and then got it under an hour. I followed a low carb, no sugar 1600 calorie a day diet way of eating. It really only started working when it became my new way of eating and not punishment. Meal planning and snack prep too. It requires planning to change. I sought professional help too. See my post above. I lost 50 by walking and a new way of eating. Accountability to myself and help from a dietician monthly got me through. The folks who frequent this group are wonderful and tremendously supportive. They are where you are or have been there. As for motivations, I have 2 boys that I want to see grown. A beautiful wife I want to watch turn champagne (redheads don't gray I've been told). I am able to stand up from the floor without a chair or something to push against. I can't tell you how much better everything is 90 pounds lighter. I'm going to learn to surf at 53.
Most importantly, forgive yourself when you fail today, but learn so you don't do it every day. Have more good days than bad. It's hard.2 -
Hi @jenn_mq. I have a special needs child too (autism and down syndrome). Nice to meet you! We can do this!!3
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Added to the new Independance Day challenge (I think it's a fitting name):
@bikecheryl
@Nikion901 (no pressure if you want to start a couple weeks later!)
@PalmettoRose
@pinkstarberry
@SiegfriedXXL
@traceyc013
@jam5660
We are now at an even 20 participants!
Here is my last weigh-in for this challenge
Name : Helene
Age : 31
Height: 5 ft 4
Start weight (feb 22) : 294.8
Goal weight (April 22) : 280 (maybe slightly ambitious but we will see)
Feb 22: 294.8
March 1: 290.6
March 8: 288.8
March 15: 285.8
March 22: 284.6
March 29: 282
April 5: 280.2
April 12: 278.8
April 19: 277.6
April 22:
Weight +/- this week -1.2
Weight +/- this challenge -17.2
I will do my entry for the Independance Day challenge a bit later. 100 day post coming too!2 -
WARNING LONG POST AHEAD
Today marks my 100th day on MFP. Back in January I went to an endocrinologist where I was (re)diagnosed wich PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrom)
That wasnt a surprise since I have know about it since my teens but as a 16 year-old I was invincible and had a lot more going on (inclusing the onset of depression I now realize) so I just pushed it aside and didnt think about it, went with my best Scarlett O'Hara impression "I will think about that tomorrow"
Tomorrow turned into 15 years. I am in Canada the place I finally feel home, feel like myself. My depression has faded into a (not too distant) memory. The eating disorder that accompanied it is mostly under control, my relationship with food just as bad though. Food is a security blanket, a comfort, a companion to my lonely self. January 9th I stepped on the scale and it reads over 144kg (318.4 lbs).
Shock. I know I had been hovering between 120 and130kg for the last 5 years or so but that was my heaviest. I hear myself tell the doctor that yes eventually I want a baby. I hear myself saying that yes I know I need to loose weight but it is hard with my job and so and so... And even in my mind it sounds like BS and excuses.
She doesnt need to say more. I think about that weight means. I am a nurse. I know the likeliness of a pregnancy with PCOS and morbid obesity. I know the risk to myself and the baby if I do get pregnant. I am planning on being a single mother so most of all what struck me is the thought of an early death, not being there for my child, or simply not being able to run, play, keep up with him/her.
The next day I downloaded MFP and stopped making excuses. I didnt have a plan (still dont), just log what I eat, stay under the calorie goal, exercise when and if I can.
Fast forward 100 days and I have lost 40.6lbs. I am pleased and cautiously optimistic. I feel like this time is the right one and I have support that I never had before but I am also cautiously optimistic. I know I have been down this road before, lost and gained back (with some extra). But never that much.
I see and feel the difference and I want to feel more and see more. My motivation sometimes starts to waiver but I think of that little child that doesnt exist yet and it puts me back on track.
Thanks to this thread and the forum I have learned that I am not alone. That other people struggle through the same difficulties, feelings, mistakes and yet they are all working and losing and reacing their goals. I have learned that it is possible, something I think I didnt believe anymore. I think my biggest and most important lesson is that it is okay to have a bad day. It only is failure if you let it.
I am happy and proud of those last 100 days. I know it's only the beginning of a long road but I am not thinking about that today, I will just look at what I have achieved and keep putting one foot in front of the next until I reach the end of the road.
(If anybody wants to see the progress pictures they are on my profile. I wish I could post them here but it is apparently not possible on smartphone)10 -
Name: Christine
Age:51
Height:5'9"
Started on January 21, 2017 - weight 272.5
Goal Weight - 172
Start Weight (week of Feb 22) 257.4
Goal Weight (Week of April 22) 237.4
Weigh-ins on week of
February 22: 257.4
March 1: 256
March 8: 251.2
March 15: 248
March 22: 244
March 29:243
April 5:237
April 12:235
April 19:235
Last day April 22
Sorry I have been absent. Please also count me in for the next challenge. Made my goal weight, so that is great!!!!2 -
Please count me in for the next challenge:
Name:Christine Nesbitt
Age:51
Height:5'9"
Start Weight 233(Week of April 26)
Goal Weight (week of June 28) 213
Weigh in week of:
1. April 26
2. May 3
3. May 10
4. May 17
5. May 24
6. May 31
7. June 7
8. June 14
9. June 21
10. June 28
Final weight: Saturday, July 1
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I have a camping vacation, work travel and anniversary travel in these times, but will try to lose the 10 pounds per month!!! Lets do this!!!0 -
A little about me (may end up being a lot)
My name is Jennie, I'm 30 and 5' 3. I started on MFP Feb 1 of this year @ 255. I have lost 31lb so far. I have been obese since early teens, I think around 15 I was pushing 300lb (we didnt have a scale so I dont know for sure). the next 15 yrs saw yoyo weight gain and loss with other health problems thrown in the mix, including debilitating migraines. I married my wonderfully supportive husband. We have two rambunctious boys 4 and 1.5 yrs old.I was diagnosed with PCOS 6 months after my first son was born.(I now know what a miracle my boys truly are) PCOS explains everything I have been through with my weight, emotional state, and other health problems since I was 11. Was put on metformin which has help tremendously. Last year I had my gallbladder removed, which causes problems in its own. At Christmas we took in my husbands 15 yr old nephew, who has a lot of emotional trama from his parents (that's a 9hr long post in itself), but doing that has added a lot of stress on me as well as taking a lot of time with therapy, Dr and family visits. So now with 3 very attention needing boys and hubby working 24hr shift was a paramedic and he also working part-time at other places my life is very busy and very not me focused, but I am carving out my time.Things that I have done to make this a success so far is MFP, tracking every bite. working at 1260cal a day. got a UP Move activity tracker and make in sure I get in 10000 steps a day. Drink a plant based energy/protein shake for breakfast every morning. Take a fiber supplement and drink apple cider vineger 3x a day to help with the side affects of not having a gallbladder.I spent part of our tax return on a year YMCA membership for the family, I am very frugal so it makes me go to the gym so I don't feel I'm wasting that money. And they have child care so I don't have to use that as an excuse either. I'm looking forward to the new weekly weigh in challenge to help me keep focused on my goal in this new busy life of mine. **life's a dance you learn as you go**4 -
Name: Robin
Age: 51
Height: 5'3"
Start Weight (week of Feb 22) 273.8
Goal Weight (week of April 22) 259.9
Weigh-ins on week of
February 22: 273.8
March 1: 273
March 8: 272.4**
March 15: 270.2
March 22: 268.4
March 29: 266.4
April 5: 265.4
April 12: 264.4
April 19: 262.6
Last day April 22:
** My birthday week
Weight -/+ this week: -1.8
Weight -/+ total: -11.2
Like someone else mentioned, I will also do my final weigh in on Saturday, April 22. It is doubtful that I will lose the 2.7 pounds between now and then to reach my goal, but hey, I want to try to come as close as possible! I will try to drink more water and walk more in order to maximize these last few days!
I still can't complain as the scale has consistently gone down, down, down. I just really wanted to reach the next "decade" during this challenge. I guess there is always the NEXT challenge!
Until next time; wishing everyone Peace
, Love 
and Weight Loss !! 1 -
Only one more weigh-in for the Earth Day challenge left! Thank you to everyone, and especially @Nikion901 for maintaining this challenge. It's been a HUGE motivator and help to me. I am so happy to be a part of this group. You all are awesome.
So here's my weekly weigh-in.
Name: Claire
Age: 34
Height: 5'1"
Start Weight (week of Mar 1) 229.8 lbs
Goal Weight (Week of April 22) 213.0 lbs
Weigh-ins on week of
February 22: ***missed this week
March 1: 229.8
March 8: 222.2
March 15: 224.2
March 22: 221.8
March 29: 219.8
April 5: 220.4
April 12: 219.8
April 19: 215.6
Last day April 22:
Weight -/+ this week: -4.2 lbs
Weight -/+ this month -14.2 lbs
Whooosh! There went a few pounds. I finally got out of my slump, which saw me hovering around 220 for three weeks. Yippeeee! It feels good. The only thing I did differently last week was that I got out for a walk most days. 2 -
Not sure what conversation I just walked into But you all seem like some very nice people! 2
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Name: Niki
Age: 72
Height: 5'3"
Start Weight (week of Feb 22) 242.5
Goal Weight (Week of April 22) 232
Weigh-ins Wednesday weights
February 22: 242.5
March 1: 242
March 8: 242.3
March 15: 238 (birthday week)
March 22: 236.8
March 29: 235.6
April 5: 236.6
April 12: 241.0
April 19: 241.2
Last day April 22:
Weight -/+ this week: +0.2
Weight -/+ this challenge: -1.3
Well, I'm disappointed ... but will weigh in on Earth Day to end this challenge. I know what my 'problem' was ... and I need to put it into my calendar for next Great Lent to not go Vegetarian for the 6 weeks of Lent unless I learn how to be a better cook!
I will post my starting numbers for the Independence Challenge later.
PS ... oops, sorry @MermaidPrincessRach ... I missed that you called this Challenge "Ready For Summer 10 Week Challenge" ... I just kind of had it in my head from when @sand86802 first stepped up with a proposal for us to vote on ... please call it whatever you challenge moderators decide between yourselves and I will go along.
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@sand86802 Helene, I've tried unsuccessfully twice to message you. I wanted to friend you so that I could see your progress pictures but it keeps telling me that there was an error in the system, so if you can, send me a friends request please! I loved your post. You are an amazing woman!
@pneschich -So glad for the great update! And the post was just so inspiring. God has really blessed you with an amazing !
@Nikion901 and @KATRENAJ -It looks like we all have a problem that requires some additional work. I'm having a major issue with sodium again this week and I need to get my behind in gear and get it DONE AND OVER WITH. This is crazy. I know better!1 -
@sand86802 .. .You go girl. You are doing so well... Hang in there. Being a mom is amazing and you will be amazing at it. Would love to be friends if you wish to add me!!!.0
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Name: Barb
Age: 69
Height: 5' 3"
Start Weight (week of Feb 22) 241.6
Goal Weight (Week of April 22) 228
Weigh-ins on week of
February 22: 241.6
March 1: 239.4
March 8: 237
March 15: 235.6
March 22: 234
March 29: 231.8
April 5: 230.8
April 12: 227.8
April 19: 226.2
Last day April 22:
Weight -/+ this week:-1.6
Weight -/+ this challenge: -15.4
I will weigh in on April 22 and I'm excited to start the next challenge right after that! Not much time right now to post more but just wanted to say Hello to all the new people, you'll love it here, everyone is very friendly and encouraging!3 -
Name: Jeanie
Age:45
Height:5'2"
Start Weight (week of Feb 22) 262.4
Goal Weight (Week of April 22) 250
Weigh-ins on week of
February 22: 262.4
March 1: 258.6
March 8: 258.4
March 15: 257.2
March 22: 255.5
March 29: 251.4
April 5: Family down, and in middle of moving.. didn't weigh
April 12: 252
April 19: 249.8
Last day April 223 -
I am unhappy with my current wt and do not want to post it but i will bc i am committed and we cant change if we dont acknowledge the problem.
Name: Rachael
Age: 36
Height: 66"
Start Weight: 293.0 (W Feb 22)
Goal Weight: <285.0 (A Apr 22)
Weigh-ins on Wednesdays
February 22: 293.0
March 1: 290.6
March 8: 291.2
March 15: 293.0
March 22: 290.6
March 29: 291.7
April 5: 292.1
April 12: 290.6
April 19: 292.3
Last day April 22:
Weight -/+ this week: +1.7
Weight -/+ challenge total: -0.7
Short of a very big miracle/accident, I will not make my goal. If at first you dont succeed...2 -
I really blew this challenge. Gain of 6.2 lbs in two weeks. Lost control and struggling to get it back. Much like an alcoholic who falls off the wagon. Have to keep trying though
Katrena
Age: 71
Height: 5' 1/2"
Start Weight (week of Feb 22) 228
Goal Weight (Week of April 22) 208.5
Weigh-ins on week of
February 22- 228
March 1: 221
March 8: 223.6 DOWN FROM 227.6 FEW DAYS BEFORE
March 15: 220.6
March 22: 218.4
March 29: 220.8
April 5:
April 12:
April 19: 227
Last day April 22:
Weight -/+ this week: +
+ 6.2
WEIGHT TOTAL FROM 2/21
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