Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

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  • JeanieWww
    JeanieWww Posts: 4,037 Member
    Name: Jeanie
    Age: 45
    Height: 5'2"

    Start Weight (starting later): 250.4 lbs
    Goal Weight (week of June 28): 240 lbs

    Weigh in week of:
    (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
    1. April 26 - out of town; couldn't weigh
    2. May 3 - 250.4 lbs
    3. May 10 - don't remember.. I'm not doing too good this month.
    4. May 17 - 249.8
    5. May 24 - 248.6
    6. May 31 -
    7. June 7 -
    8. June 14 -
    9. June 21 -
    10. June 28 -
    Final weight: Saturday, July 1 -
  • cellosmiles
    cellosmiles Posts: 680 Member

    Name: cellosmiles
    Age: 37
    Height: 5'3"

    Start Weight (Apr27): 248
    Goal Weight (July 1): 228 - see my husband again

    Weigh in week of:
    (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
    1. April 26 - 248
    2. May 3 - 243
    3. May 10 - 240 B)
    4. May 17 - 239.5 :D
    5. May 24 - 239
    6. May 31 -
    7. June 7 -
    8. June 14 -
    9. June 21 -
    10. June 28 -
    Final weight: Saturday, July 1 -

    Weight -/+ this week: -.5
    Weight -/+ total -9

    Moving slowly...but still moving. I seem to have a VERY slow metabolism. But at least I lost the 5lbs of water bloat last night. Because i work such a physical job on the weekends i have extra calories i need to eat. But sometimes i cave because the desire is just too great. And i had a lot of salty veggies on monday with chinese stirfry that lead to my demise LOL.

  • cellosmiles
    cellosmiles Posts: 680 Member
    Thursday truth

    Got the garden pots planted.
    Got most of the laundry put away.
    Did some grocery shopping on Tuesday at costco..where i caved and got some takeout food in their cafe. :( i forgot about that too when i did my weigh in post.No wonder i was puffed up in water.

    Staying home sick from work today as i am utterly exhausted. This is my first day off since February as i work 7 days a week.

    I am currently relaxing with the dogs in the sunshine. It feels so good to sit and soak it in. Soon i will head in to wash the dishes. Yup today is the day!

    And i will get a bit of meal prep done while i have the extra time.

    I am determined to enjoy this much needed day to relax and re-energize.

  • chantalgal
    chantalgal Posts: 13 Member
    Hi there, my name is Chantal and I am new to MFP, been here for 5 days now.

    Truth: I've been doing great tracking my calories and staying under my required limit. My challenge is finding time to exercise. When I get home all I want to do is relax and stay on the couch. I know I need to change this habit and get moving, like they say eat less and move more. I dread going for my walks and have a hard time finding any kind of exercise I like . Perhaps I need to suck it up and just do it no matter how I feel, maybe the rest will fall into place. Lord help me. :p
  • cellosmiles
    cellosmiles Posts: 680 Member
    @tabletop_joe

    It doesnt have to be wednesdays. The week closes sunday i believe. Weighin any day by then and your weighin will be counted. ;)
  • cellosmiles
    cellosmiles Posts: 680 Member
    For all the new people that have decided to join the journey. Welcome!!!

    Here is a template for the weekly weighin.

    Name:
    Age:
    Height:

    Start Weight (week of April 19):
    Goal Weight (week of June 28):

    Weigh in week of:
    (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
    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: July 1st

    Weight -/+ this week:
    Weight -/+ total:
  • tabletop_joe
    tabletop_joe Posts: 455 Member
    Thanks, @cellosmiles ! I missed that first section, so here's a re-post of that bit. Sorry for the newbie mistake. This is my first challenge!

    Name: tabletop_joe
    Age: 32
    Height: 5'6"

    Start Weight (week of April 19): 231
    Goal Weight (week of June 28): 212 (admittedly ambitious, but if I fail, I still win).
    tabletop_joe wrote: »
    1. April 26 - 234
    2. May 3 - 227
    3. May 10 - 225
    4. May 17 - 224.8
    5. May 24 - 222.8
    6. May 31 -
    7. June 7 -
    8. June 14 -
    9. June 21 -
    10. June 28 -
    Final weight: Saturday, July 1 -

    Weight -/+ this week: -2
    Weight -/+ total -11.2
    (-37.2 recorded since I began!)
  • traceyc013
    traceyc013 Posts: 132 Member
    Name: tracey
    Age: 52
    Height: 5' 7

    Start Weight (week of April 19): 278
    Goal Weight (Saturday, July 1st): 258

    Weigh in week of:
    (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
    1. April 26: 278
    2. May 3: 277.5
    3. May 10: 277
    4. May 17: 274.2
    5. May 24: 276
    6. May 31:
    7. June 7:
    8. June 14:
    9. June 21:
    10. June 28:
    Final weight: Saturday, July 1:

    Weight -/+ this week: +1.8
    Weight -/+ total: -2
  • cellosmiles
    cellosmiles Posts: 680 Member
    edited May 2017
    @tabletop_joe

    I wasnt posting the template for you LOL. There were a few other newbies that posted today about thursday truths that i thought might like to join the challenge too ;)

    By the way....great losses so far. Keep it up!
  • bapcarrier
    bapcarrier Posts: 211 Member
    @tabletop_joe "admittedly ambitious, but if I fail, I still win." I love that, I set my goal a little high too (or should I say low) and was worried about not making it. I am a proponent for the power of positive thinking and yet I never looked at it that way. Of course, even if we don't quite make our goals we still win! Thank you for the wake up tap to the back of the head, LOL! :)
  • bapcarrier
    bapcarrier Posts: 211 Member
    edited May 2017
    Thursday truth. It seems like every time I hit another 10 pounds off I start to stray off course. I was so excited to hit 40 pounds loss and then yesterday I ate all day and even in the evening. Then I couldn't sleep (happens about once every couple of months), I went to bed about 11:30, woke up at 2:30, laid there until 3:00 and then got up until 6 when I tried to sleep again for 2 hours. I managed to doze but not a good, restful sleep. Anyway, what I started to say was after over eating during the day yesterday, I also ate cereal and candy bar at 4 AM and then had my breakfast when I got up the second time at 8 am. Ugh! Today makes the second day, no exercise (too stormy to ride my bike) and overate again. Time to get back on track or that 40 pound loss will turn into a 30 pound loss! Love reading everyone's posts, they really help. It's nice to not be in this battle alone and my thin friends just don't get how challenging it is to have to live this 24/7 to be able to lose the weight.

    This is a really strong, powerful group, I'm glad to be part of! Have a great weekend, oops it's only Thursday, I only work Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday so my weekend starts now! :)
  • GOINSTD12
    GOINSTD12 Posts: 331 Member
    Bacon wrapped stuffed onions
    Servings 25
    calories per serving
    238
    Ingredients
     3 tsp dried basil
     4 tsp Italian Seasoning
     1 tbsp Red Pepper Flake
     6 Large Mushrooms, diced
     ¼ C Low Sodium Chicken Stock
     4 cups Marketside Baby Kale & Spinach Mixture (about 2 cups chopped)
     4 oz Broccoli Slaw, diced (about a cup diced)
     Olive oil, about 1 Tbsp.
     2 large Eggs
     2 container (16 oz ea.), Turkey 93% lean
     1/3 Cup Dry Organic Quinoa (Uncooked)
     ¼ cup Progreso Italian Bread Crumbs (low sodium if available)
     4 Sweet Onions (may need one extra onion)
     50 strip, Uncured Nitrate Free No Sugar Added Bacon - Sliced (this was about 4 pkgs)
     Package of 6” wooden skewers (HEB has them in a 30 pack)
    Nutrition Facts
    Servings 25 Amount Per Serving:
    calories 238 % Daily Value *
    Total Fat 18 g 27 %
    Saturated Fat 1 g 5 %
    Monounsaturated Fat 1 g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
    Trans Fat 0 g
    Cholesterol 52 mg 17 %
    Sodium 336 mg 14 %
    Potassium 179 mg 5 %
    Total Carbohydrate 7 g 2 %
    Dietary Fiber 1 g 4 %
    Sugars 3 g
    Protein 17 g 34 %
    Vitamin A 14 %
    Vitamin C 16 %
    Calcium 2 %
    Iron 4 %
    Instructions
    You can halve or even quarter this recipe depending on the need.
    Slice tops and bottoms off small to medium onion. Set on flat end, make one cut through to center vertically.
    Gently pull apart layers of the onions. Set aside the tight center of each onion. You should get about 5 onion
    cups from each onion.
    Chop the onion you aren’t using for the filling cups into a small dice. You should have about 1 cup for the full
    recipe. Chop the broccoli slaw as well. Add onions and broccoli slaw to frying pan and saute with a little olive
    oil for 2‐3 minutes. Add in low sodium chicken stock, cover, and cook another 5 minutes. Add the
    mushrooms, greens, and spices (Italian seasoning, basil, and red pepper flakes). Continue to cook for another
    5 minutes or so until the greens are completely wilted and mushrooms have darkened. Place in strainer so
    liquid can drain. You can cook this ahead and refrigerate overnight if you wish.
    In a large mixing bowl, add ground turkey, eggs, quinoa and bread crumbs. Add in drained cooked vegetables.
    Mix well into a meatloaf texture.
    Assembly
    Pre‐heat the oven to 425 degrees. Fill each onion cup with meatloaf mixture. Press edges together and wrap
    with 2 slices of bacon each, being sure to cover any exposed onion. Skewer with the 6‐inch skewers to hold
    bacon in place. Place each onion on a cookie rack inside a pan with a 1‐3 inch side to allow bacon fat to drip
    into pan instead of dripping in your oven. Don’t overcrowd the pan, you want to leave plenty of room around
    each onion for the bacon to brown. You may need to do this in several batches depending on the number of
    stuffed onions you are making. Bake 40‐50 minutes, turning once so bacon is brown on all sides. Remove to
    plate. Serve with barbecue sauce if desired (optional).
  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
    @GOINSTD12 .... I would not be abe to stop at just 1~
  • jenniferinfl
    jenniferinfl Posts: 456 Member
    Truth Thursday (Here's hoping I'm doing this right.)
    I'm a self-saboteur. I want to lose the weight quickly so badly that I did something dumb today. I had 2 eggs for breakfast and then went to work and didn't eat again until 7:30 when I got home. I should be eating 2000 calories to have a 1000 calorie deficit with my activity level. Then, when I got home, I felt guilty because this is how I made myself sick last time. So, I ate my whole 12 ounces of broccoli that I should have spread out throughout the day, then my 4 ounces of strawberries and 4 ounces of chicken and I feel really bloated, that is way too much fiber at once. There is no way I'm going to get in all my servings of fruit and vegetables today because I decided to be stupid.

    I have mostly caught up on my calories now, but, I had a rough day because of my choices. I know better, but I keep doing stupid things.
  • jenniferinfl
    jenniferinfl Posts: 456 Member
    chantalgal wrote: »
    Hi there, my name is Chantal and I am new to MFP, been here for 5 days now.

    Truth: I've been doing great tracking my calories and staying under my required limit. My challenge is finding time to exercise. When I get home all I want to do is relax and stay on the couch. I know I need to change this habit and get moving, like they say eat less and move more. I dread going for my walks and have a hard time finding any kind of exercise I like . Perhaps I need to suck it up and just do it no matter how I feel, maybe the rest will fall into place. Lord help me. :p

    I have a fitbit, I just walk/jog in front of my tv. No treadmill, I just jog backwards and forwards or pace back and forth. I watched 2 hours of TV and got something like 7500 steps just for my TV watching time. :)
    I hate the heat, there is no chance in heck I'm going for a walk in 96 degree weather and muggy humidity. :)
  • Birdygirl15
    Birdygirl15 Posts: 88 Member
    Ready for Summer 10 week challenge

    Name: Linda
    Age: 60
    Height: 5 ft 2

    Weight on Feb 19th - 322lbs or 23 stone in the language of my people

    Start Weight (week of April 19): 303.5lbs
    Goal Weight (Saturday, July 1st): 288.5lbs

    Weigh in week of:
    (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
    1. April 26: 303.5lbs
    2. May 3: 304.5lbs
    3. May 10: 301.75 lbs
    4. May 17: 305lbs
    5. May 24: 303lbs
    6. May 31:
    7. June 7:
    8. June 14:
    9. June 21:
    10. June 28:
    Final weight: Saturday, July 1:

    Weight -/+ this week: -2lbs
    Weight -/+ total: -0.5lbs (go me!! :D:D )

    At last! I enjoyed my birthday celebrations back on the 11th, but blimey (UK expression :) ), two weeks to shift the 4lbs excess gained is ridiculous! Still, got there, not quite to the low I had the day before my birthday though. I fear my target for this challenge is too ambitious now.

    Newly prescribed hypertension pills seem to be messing with my head, had a week of feeling spaced out, swollen throat glands, no energy at all, poor sleep - horribly familiar feelings back to when I had years of viral fatigue/ME/CFS, the medics never did narrow it down. It might be coincidence to starting the BP pills, never had them before, maybe I am having a reccurrence of the fatigue thing, so will discuss with GP in 2 weeks time. For me, the big achievement is that despite feeling pretty grotty, I am still perservering with the food logging. No exercise though, that's the next challenge.

    On the bright side, literally, the UK is basking in 25+C temperatures, I am spending most of the day on my sunlounger or somewhere shady in the garden, complete with carefully logged salads, mojitos, frozen treats and loads of water. Bliss!! Clear blue skies, the garden is blooming, life is good. B)
  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
    Friday - Fitness (what are you doing to get fit? How are you preparing for weekend eating?

    Well ... I had my annual physical yesterday and was a very elated and happy women when I walked out of the clinic. I was so depressed because my weight was up so much when I reported it on Wednesday ... actually, it had been holding at about that weight for the previous 3-4 days and finally started to drop again on Thursday. My doctor was pretty pleased with my weigh-in because my weight was actually lower this time than the last visit by a couple of pounds. He was also pleased that my A1c was down to 5.7. I explained to him that I don't crave food until after I had eaten a meal, and then the cravings for more food would hit every 90 to 120 minutes, especially if I'd had an apple with my meal. He'd like me to consider and try a low carbohydrate meal plan where I consume my carbohydrates mainly from vegetable sources. I'm not going to do something like the very low carb diets that are popular with many dieters. He thought if I could keep my carbohydrates at under 40% and limit the grains and fruits that I might see a decline in the cravings.

    So ... on my way home from I stopped at the grocery and brought home a whole chicken and enough vegetables to fill me up over the next several days. We'll see how I do. Today has to be to turn most of those vegetables into dishes that are prepped and ready ro eat or cook, and to make a roasted vegetable platter out of that eggplant, summer squashes, mushrooms and peppers.
  • pneschich
    pneschich Posts: 325 Member
    Fitness Friday. Walked 4 miles Saturday through Tuesday and a mile Wed and Thursday. Looked up some core exercises. Haven't tried yet. Wife still suffering from the ravages of bronchitis, nasty. Getting ready for graduation on Thursday. My oldest went to high school for the last time today. A lot going on right now. Stalled for 11+ days, waiting for it to end.
  • kizanne1
    kizanne1 Posts: 51 Member
    Nikion901 - I can attest to higher protein lower carb helping with blood sugar levels and helping with lower cravings. When I was in college I was hyperglycemic until I discovered protein. You don't have to do anything crazy to see good results. I know the less refined carbs I eat the less cravings I have. I eat plenty of veggies and some fruit. Hope it helps you.

    Fitness - I am trying to get 10,000 steps a day in. Most days I'm hitting that by walking a mile or so at home. I've been fortunate on days that I'm not feeling it, my husband has said come on let's go for a walk. As soon as school ends, I hope to add it some HIIT. Right now I'm just working on getting my calf muscle stronger and my lungs more in shape.
  • avygyaru
    avygyaru Posts: 51 Member
    Friday Fitness: So I've fallen out in love with the aquarium hobby and since there are only so many hours in the evening, I have been missing workouts. To remedy this, I've put a sign up telling myself to do a FitStar workout before I'm "allowed" to get into my fishy stuff. This weekend I'm going hiking so at least the Fitbit step goal will be met and exceeded. I've hit a plateau since getting into fish so I'm hoping this weekend is the kickstart to another 25-30 pounds down.
  • cellosmiles
    cellosmiles Posts: 680 Member
    @Nikion901

    That is what i did. The 1st two weeks i jut had lots of veggies and proteins. Bought cottage cheese, cheese sticks and yogurts for snacks.

    I stayed at my 1200 calorie goal easy and had no food cravings.

    Now when ive been reintroducing things. Like some rice (or yesterday it was hot i had ice cream). Oh my the cravings just dont stop. I want to gobble the kitchen down. So i took the dogs and walked 6km instead to burn off that treat LOL.

    Just make sure the veggies and meat are very flavorful and satisfy you food wise. I dont leave off the sauces LOL.

    BBQ pulled pork. Grilled onions. Coleslaw.

    Chicken breast with mushrooms onions in mushroom soup gravy. Could add celery too. Veggie sticks on side if you need more.

    Crustless quiche was my dinner yesterday. (I get free eggs and eat them all the time). I have leftovers for lunch today. And i have chopped salad to go with.

    Thai coconut curry chicken. With bamboo shoots, fresh basil and onions. Hmm. I ate without rice.

    Sauerkraut and sausage. With fried onions. Fresh tomato slices.

    LOL those are some of my meals logged.

    I still plan to do a moussaka, souvlaki and greek salad, cabbage rolls. Stirfries are really good too, but they give me cravings still. Perhaps its the sodium?

    Good luck!



  • jenniferinfl
    jenniferinfl Posts: 456 Member
    edited May 2017
    Friday Fitness: just jogging around the house when I feel like it, 5.09 miles so far today. I get 2500 steps just during a phone call with my mom. :)

    As far as weekend food prep goes, this should be a very active weekend for me, I'm going to Disney World, Animal Kingdom for 2 days in a row for the Avatar grand opening. I'll probably get around 3000 steps before I leave the house at 6 am and will likely hit 25,000+ steps both days. I'll get a couple hardboiled eggs at Starbucks around breakfast time, probably have a gyro for lunch with green papaya slaw and black-eyed pea salad instead of fries. Dinner will probably be more hardboiled eggs if the Starbucks in the park isn't sold out of them, or a breakfast sandwich if they are.

    It will be ridiculously hot which always kills my appetite and a ton of walking, so, this weekend should be pretty easy for me. Hopefully! :)

    Last time I was there I drank something like 18 cups of water. My clothes could have stood up on their own from the sweat in them.. Yuck! lol
  • RachaelPooh
    RachaelPooh Posts: 6,213 Member
    @jenniferinfl I am jealous you are going to Avatar! I live near Tampa but cant afford Disney right now. :( I am a Disney nut! I guess you are too. Have FUN!
  • Birdygirl15
    Birdygirl15 Posts: 88 Member
    Aargh!! Having logged my progress for the challenge yesterday (a day later than normal for me to try and show more of a loss), I'm another 2lbs down this morning!! Good news for me, but in the interests of the "team" should I log again before Sunday cut off to show a better loss, or just keep it until next week - and just hope I keep that weight off?

    If our recorder of stats could let me know?...thanks very much.

  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
    Saturday - Success (what have you accomplished; focus on the positive of the week, NSV=non scale victories)

    Yesterday I roasted a lot of those vegetables I brought home. My combination included celery, mushrooms, eggplant, yellow summer squash, zucchini, Hungarian mild pepper, Banana hot pepper, Green bell pepper, white onion. The final cooked down weight was 22 ounces (veggies cook down to barely anything cause the raw starting weight of all that produce was over 70 ounces!) .. I ate 4 of those finished ounces yesterday, at 24 calories and 4 grams carb per ounce ... Now, for me, the accomplishment is that I did prepare the tray of veggies instead of leaving them in the fridge to use them up individually!

    Today I need to decide how I'll prepare the chicken. My original idea had been to dissect it into pieces and use the back bone ridge and wing tips to make chicken stock, poach one of the breasts and broil the second breast, and use the legs and wings in a roasted chicken recipe. However by this morning I am undecided and might just roast the whole bird. Decisions, decisions!

    Now for some 'talk' ....
    @birgitkwood ... You asked about poached "spiegel carp" ... my mom cooked carp often but not in that particular recipe. It's not a fish you can find at the stores any longer so it can only be had if you fish for it yourself. My favorite version of eating carp is to poach it in a sauce of shredded carrots, onions, and tomatoes. It's also good when lightly dusted with flour and fried in a little oil, or when it is used to make a fish based clear soup. We called the soup Ukha (pronouned oo-ha), which sounds like the it could be a similar dish to your spiegel carp. We frequently ate the cucumber salad and plum cake you mentioned. Plums ... especially the German type fresh prune , were our favorite fruit both out of hand, preserved, or used in baked goods.

    My mom grew up in a small village in the the north eastern part of Ukraine, near the Russia border. There are a lot of common dishes throughout all of Eastern Europe, but my mom learned a lot of local recipes when she lived in Munich, Germany ... where I was born; and prepared many of them throughout the rest of her life, along with the cusine of her homeland.

    @320sycamore ... You know what ... you 'made my day' back on the 23rd when you asked if I ever published anything. No, I have not. That day, the 23rd, happened to be the 53rd anniversary of the day I got married and I really appreciated the serendipity of your post to me. No one in my circle ever comments on the anniversary date, as if it never happened. Why? Just because that marriage ended in divorce some 16 years later doesn't mean that I won't recall one of the happiest days of my life when the date rolls around. Perhaps had I remarried I wouldn't feel this way about that date ... but I doubt it. That's like saying I wouldn't celebrate the anniversary date of my first child's birth after my second child was born ... at least to my way of thinking.

    @kizanne1 ... Sounds like you have followed higher protein/lower carb eating ... I'm not a big protein eater cause, in my own body, too much protein leads to the same effect as too much carb: higher sugars. However, I do really well when the carbs I consume are very light on grains and nearly void of any baked dry goods and dried fruit (dried fruit bein my preferred sweet).

    @cellosmiles ... thanks, and thanks for your menu suggestions. Your post reminds me that I want to make cabbage rolls. I used up all the mushrooms I had making my roast veggie platter, but that chicken breast with mushrooms onions in mushroom soup gravy sounds so very delish. How do you make your crustless quiche?

    @Birdygirl15 ... oh, the dilemma ... I find it very difficult to stay with my Wednesday weigh-in, because of this week as an example ... I weighed 4.6 pounds more on Wednesday than I do this morning. Who knows what I will weigh by Sunday ... could be up, could be down. So much of it depends not on only what I have eaten, but also on how my metabolism and digestion is responding. Thusly, I just go ahead and weigh in on the same day if possible cause I figure: "what will I do the next week?"

    Have a great rest of the weekend everyone. If you are celebrating the American Memorial Day ... please do remember all the fallen military in a moment of silent respect before diving into those hot dogs and hamburgers, mac and potato salads and cupcakes!

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