NEED TO LOSE 100 LBS OR MORE !

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I'm trying to get your request RobinsEgg but I'm not having much luck :happy:

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Friday Fitness:

My goals for the weekend are to stay under...even though yesterday I didn't...but I'm okay with that. Once day won't ruin all the good days.

Saturday Success:

I successfully survived my first week of school AND managed to stick to my workout routines in the early mornings. My NSV for the week is that I can now run 5 minutes straight without dying! It's such a great feeling!

@monachris...I said a prayer for you and I hope things with your son get better.

Good morning (almost afternoon) all. It is such a beautiful day today, nice to have a cool morning for a change!!! Am in good spirits today thanks to all my MFP friends giving me support when I really needed it. I know this to shall pass, but I am setting boundaries on how much I will let other people's issues affect me and that for me is a big NSV.

@Robin, feeling your pain right now in my feet and hips. Art isn't playing nice today but won't let that stop me.

About those noodles with the funny name, think I'm going to try to find some this weekend and try them. Thank you all for sharing about them and I will look for the recommended brand.

Saturday successes include walking Belle 3 times this week (will be 4 by this evening). Its a start. I am going to try to go a little farther next week. Another success has been getting into my 3XL TShirts again and not looking like a stuffed sausage. I have been wondering why my waist measurement hasn't gone down much until I realized it is now down around my hips, oh well that's what age and gravity do to a body!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Everyone have a great weekend!

I will be announcing at the roll-over (at the end of page 20, newbies, when we start a new page 1) a new policy for this thread. To keep the thread from moving any faster, we are going to close membership to any more newbies. Be happy for yourselves that you have joined this group in the nick of time! All of you are staying with us, we will just not accept new members after the roll-over. I will be posting at the top of our new page 1 a message like this:


THIS THREAD IS CLOSED TO NEW MEMBERS. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY POSTED TO THE THREAD YOU ARE WELCOME TO RETURN.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE CLOSED DOOR POLICY BUT UNDERSTAND IT IS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR ALREADY TOO LARGE GROUP

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And for the first time in my life, I get to be part of an exclusive club. :laugh:

@Tina - Holy Moley!! Excellent job on the activity levels. (Love the new profile pic too- you have gorgeous skin- probably all of that water you drink?) :drinker:

@Christine - I hope you had a good night's sleep. You have such an inspiring way of "bouncing back" and overcoming the hurdles that are placed in your way. :flowerforyou:

@zkjmum - Welcome! Single mom of three AND going to school??? Excellent! You already inspire me!

@Sara - Great job on the workouts. When my hip finally gets to a point where I can do more than stretching and walking, I may have to look into the YAYOG. (Saying the acronym as a word still makes me giggle :laugh: )

@Robin - I am so inspired and happy for you!!! Great job on pushing yourself to meet your goals and kick some tushy! You are almost there and I fully believe that you will be able to do 3x a week on your swimming in no time! AND Yay for veggies!! :happy:

@SaniD - Great job on the loss! Don't beat yourself up about the less than healthy dinner choice. Sometimes it just happens. I know my body appreciates more nutritious calories, so as long as I have more nutrient dense days than not so nutritious days, things will work out. Keep up the great work!

@Jana - Yay for not only surviving the first week of school, but sticking to your plan! Regarding running for 5 minutes straight - :drinker: You inspire me girl!

Talking noodles- I have had the quinoa noodles and love them. One of my besties is gluten free and is a sponsor of GF products through a foodie group she created in Seattle. I am not GF, but have found that I love some of the foods she finds. I am going to ask about her experience with Shirataki Noodles.. I think I have to try them!

Thank you for all of your well wishes about my dumb hip! It still hurts like a curse word, but I did walk yesterday- and it only seemed to hurt extra for a short while after. I am supposed to go to two festivals this weekend, and may give up one in favor of a regular, paced walk. Walking the festivals and fairs, I am sure burns some calories, but the consistent walks are what seems to really be my secret to success.

Speaking of success... I am just 2lbs away from my lowest weight last month. I had gained some weight back, I believe due to many factors, but am now back in the game! I do record my weight most days (gains and losses), so that I can see patterns and figure out what works and what doesn't. Right now, I'm on what works I guess! :bigsmile:

Side note: When you "decline" a friendship request on MFP, does it tell the other person you "rejected" them? I don't want to hurt people's feelings... but my "list" of MFP pals is getting longer than I think I can manage, so only want to take on friends that have similar struggles and goals. I read ALL of my pals' diaries, when they post them- some to inspire me, some to inspire them, so if I end up with a kazillion friends.... you get my point I am sure. BUT I don't want to make anyone feel bad if I don't "accept".

- wow, I'm chatty today. Sorry!

Saturday - Success ---hi all---new to the thread. I stayed in green all last week and all this week, and I truly tracked it all! No sneaky-sneaks! I bought a swimsuit----now, I need to renew my Y subscription and start going!

Good morning everyone. I hope you all had a nice night. Real quick to Monarchis I just wanted to extennd some sympathy and empathy. My oldest daughter cut me out of her life a year ago because I couldnt be the perfect leave it to beaver mom her boyfriends mom was. There were lots of issues but it didnt make it any less painful. I just remind myself she is only 22 and apparently needs to spend some time in the real world and see how hard things can be. I still send her stuff on holidays to let her know I am thinking of her and I love her but that is all for now until she is ready to come to me. So anyway just wanted to let you know you werent alone and kudos for not running to the food when that happened because I know just how hard that was. Now on to more positive things. Great job everyone for all the great choices you have been making this week . I think my NSV would be that I have resisted the late night snacking all week. I dont know why but around nine or ten everynight I start thinking about food and then I want to eat said food, but this week I successfully managed to stay out of the kitchen when the cravings kicked in. I cant wait for monday as it will be my first weigh in day and i have been jonsing to see how I am doing. I am being strict about only weighing once a week because of the way the numbers can fluctuate. So happy saturday everyone I hope you all have a great day.

@jt--good luck with your 1st weigh-in! :flowerforyou:

@robin and naceto--people are not told when you reject their friend requests. Most probably have no idea b/c if they are just friending you at random, they most likely aren't keeping track of all the requests they've sent out. Likewise, friends are not notified if you delete them. I go through my friend page once a week and delete anyone who hasn't logged on in a month (unless I know they are on hiatus) in order to keep my friend list manageable. Even so, I am about the worst friend outside of this forum b/c I almost never post on anyone's wall anymore--barely even glance at the newsfeed b/c I just don't have time.

@raven--I bet as you stick to the more nutritious stuff, your taste buds will start to change. I really don't find a lot of junky foods as appealing even when I do give in and have some. At my last 5k, they provided a post-race snack of a cheese quesadilla and a small cake donut with sprinkles. The donut tasted DISGUSTING--it was super greasy and sugary--the only reason I ate it was I needed the calories after the run and there were no other options available. If you told me a year ago that I would call a donut (ANY donut) gross, I would have laughed in your face, but I guess my palate is changing.

@jana--great job on the run!! :flowerforyou:

For those interested, here is the link to the NoOodle Company that Lin was talking about:

http://www.nooodle.com/

It sounds like you can also find them at health food stores and some regular grocery stores--look in the refrigerated cases where you find bagged salad/veggies.

Saturday Success:
Well I walked the dog and mowed part of the lawn (DH mowed the rest) and tonight I will be at a festival dancing--so lots of calories burned today. Also going to a pre-festival cookout this afternoon. My BFF is having it at her house and she is providing boneless skinless chicken breast and asked that everyone else bring a dish to pass. She asked me to bring some sort of potato salad, so I am bringing it, but told her I will also bring my quinoa salad. This means I will have some really healthy foods to eat for the bulk of my meal. I DO plan to have a few goodies, but I will limit it to only those treats that look amazing, and then I will only have a small taste.

Very good thread .. happy to share my day with you

today is Saturday .. ok seems that i have to mention a victory and a +ve event

Last time i went to buy new outfits was on last June and i was VERY depressed as it was very hard out some good looking outfits that can fit on me


So today, after loosing around 20 lbs, i went out to do some new shopping, and things are not as bad as before, i had some wider options and i was able to buy 5 pieces at once

hope after the next 20 lbs , i can buy 10 pieces

Thank you. I have moved the dress and will be having a talk with her here soon.

Thanks to all that left me comments.
Yes I really do like the dress.
No it can't be returned.
My future husband and I will be having a talk with her tomorrow.
Yes she is rude and I have that.
I wish I could tell her off, but then the whole family would hate me.

I have to remember why I am doing this. It's to be healthy to live longer.

Thanks

Thank you everyone for your support, I'm over being upset, just praying someday he will mature. Even though I got upset, I was able to not eat over it which is what I would have done in the past. I'm finally able to set some boundaries over what I will take from people and not eat my anger. Hope everyone gets a good night sleep. Blessings to all.

Christine

Good for you and congratulations for keeping your eating under control during a stressful situation!

Saturday Success - I think I stayed under my calorie goal every day this week and only had beer twice. And I managed to make it to the gym 4 times this week and I'm still sore from Thursday's workout.

Thank you. I have moved the dress and will be having a talk with her here soon.

Thanks to all that left me comments.
Yes I really do like the dress.
No it can't be returned.
My future husband and I will be having a talk with her tomorrow.
Yes she is rude and I have that.
I wish I could tell her off, but then the whole family would hate me.

I have to remember why I am doing this. It's to be healthy to live longer.

Thanks

May I make a small suggestion? Frame the talk this way: "I really appreciate the dress, it's gorgeous and I can't wait to wear it. I know that you were hoping to encourage me in getting healthier when you bought it too small, but pointing out how fat you think I am feels like a slap and not like support. So I want to let you know what sort of support and encouragement works for me." Then give her several very clear examples of what things she could say and do that WOULD feel like support. This approach gives her credit for good intentions (even if she doesn't have them, you have now created the expectation that she does). It sets boundaries about what is not okay and then gives her a roadmap for what is. Going forward, if she says something hurtful, you have several options. You can be selectively deaf and just keep talking as though she didn't say anything. You can stare at her without a word until she gets uncomfortable. You can say (stealing from Helen, I love this), "Did you mean that to be helpful or hurtful? Because it sounded hurtful." Your task is to keep your composure, no matter how you choose to respond.

Good luck!

Saturday Success --

Tomorrow is my weigh-in day so no official results yet but I'm sure I'll be able to log another little loss. As far as NSV, I don't have anything great to report. I do believe my huge tushy is a bit smaller. As I bend over to get things out of the lower cabinets in my kitchen my backside isn't running into as many things as it use to.

Wishing everyone success. Hope your weekend is going well.

Lin