Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Great job with the rollover Skinnyjeanz!

Saturday success- - - hmmm I walked over 10 miles in the last week, which as many of you know, is a pretty big deal for me since I have this evil hip that likes to hold me back. Discovery park (which I spoke of previously) was part of that... tons of great hills that I actually made it to the top of. BUT the scale is hovering between 218 and 220.. some days a little higher. I weigh everyday, not to torture myself, but to sort of trend good days and not so good. Even with the scale (and tape measure is doing the same) acting finicky, I feel successful. In 70 days, I have come so far...

Me, 70 days ago:
I had to practically force myself to drink water. 7/1/12 - my diary says 2 glasses of water. 7/2/12 - I drank 5 glasses and thought I would explode! :huh:
I took walks because I knew I "should".. I wheezed and gasped and never sweat so much in my life! It took me an hour after, just to be able to breathe normally again! Seriously, I would cringe when I saw a curb I had to step up on.
I ate vegetables and fruit because I was "supposed to".

Me, today:
I drink 9 to 13 glasses of water a day because it FEELS good and tastes good to me (I never did explode or wet myself) :laugh:
I take walks because I feel awesome during and after- inside and out. My hip still goes out sometimes and I still wheeze when I push too hard, but it is NOTHING like it was before. Oh and I LAUGH at curbs.
I eat veggies and fruit because they make me feel terrific!

Yes, a lot has changed in the last 70 days. I have felt some defeat here or there; but even when it hurt, I kept pushing on. I am glad y'all have been here - each of you inspires me in one way or another. I am truly and sincerely blessed and grateful to "know" you all. :flowerforyou:

Now I'm off "for another adventure", as Jana would say :happy: Lowell River Park... They have a 1.75 mile (even path) trail... I think we will walk it twice, so I can beat my record of 3 miles at a time (since this started).:happy: Don't forget your water! :drinker: I will hop on when more of you have posted today, and do personals. Otherwise, I always want to add things.

PHEW!! Rollover successful! Just wanted to get that done before heading off to the gym.

Also wanted to copy over my personal exercise and grading goals so I don't have to search for them later.

My exercise plan this week:
Sat = gym + walk dog--DONE!!
Sun = walk dog + mow lawn/pull weeds--DONE!!
Mon = walk dog + some sort of core work--DONE!!
Tues = long run outside w/ dog or gym + walk dog (weather dependent)--did long walk w/dog + core work instead
Wed = gym + walk dog--did long run outside w/dog instead
Thurs = core work (it's Open House at school so not sure if I will even get to this)--did nothing
Fri = walk dog--DONE!! (made it a very long walk -- about 4 miles)
Sat = gym + walk dog
Sun = gym + walk dog

I have a boatload of grading, so tomorrow my plan is to catch up on sleep, go to the gym, then grade until my eyes bleed. I MUST finish 1 & 4 and would like to make a significant dent in 3.

Grading goals:
1. 26/58 creative writing stories
2. 22/22 vocab quizzes
3. x/58 motif analyses
4. x/58 censorship article responses

Happy Saturday!

Robin: I hope things have gone smoothly with the surgery and you're recovering nicely.

toots: most of the health issues have worked themselves out. I don't have the cancer gene, which is a relief, but I'm broke now because my husband's insurance didn't cover the cost of the testing. :frown:

I'm off to get some class prep and such done. Hoping to do some upper body/back lifting today. Despite being about 40 lbs heavier, I'm seeing some nice deltoid development as of late.

skinny: good luck with all that grading!

bella: hey! Not posting regularly, as you can probably tell. I'm lame. I need to get on the job search bandwagon and start picking out places I want to apply to.

Great job with the rollover @skinnyjeanz, I tried to watch for it but had to get to the gym this morning.

@Nicole~You have grown by leaps and bounds and are doing awesome! Enjoy the park today and keep up the hard work! Oh, I kettlebells!!!


Sun (today) - bike, row, treadmill - DONE!
Mon - personal training - DONE!
Tues - ended up being my off day
Wed - Elliptical - DONE!
Thurs - personal training - DONE!
Fri - cross trainer or yoga - FAIL! :frown: :yawn:
Sat - cross trainer - DONE!

Saturday Success~I actually feel tremendous today! For the first time in years I slept awesome last night and even dreamed (I tend to not go through sleep stages), woke up feeling great. I had an awesome workout and actually felt like I could have worked out even longer.

Good morning everyone. Congrats on the successful rollover. I would have offered to help but have no ides how to do it :ohwell: My computer skills are being stretched right now that I learned this laast month how to post on threads and the difference betwee them and forums, lol. I dont really have any stand out successes to report for the week. It has been an average week other then the crepy crawlies.

@naceto: I loved what you posted and you should be so proud. I cant wait until I can walk up and down a hill and not feel like catching the next breath is a major struggle. Listening to people like you and everyone else on here lets me feel for the first time that it is something I can really accomplish.

So just out of curiosity, What is kettleball?

Good afternoon to all my friends. I learned a valuable lesson this morning, I will never ever drink orange juice again!!! Who knew it had so many calories. I had about 6 oz. glass at a breakfast meeting this morning at it was a whopping 400 calories!!!!!!! I could have had 2 more sausage links which I really love for that many calories. As it was the breakfast meeting ate up (pun intended) a little over 1,000 calories:mad: I was able to work out my menu for the rest of the day to come in under calories but will miss my Skinny Cow Caramel Truffle ice cream bar tonight after walking Belle. I guess that was my Saturday success. Since starting using MFP 07/01/12 and eating healthy I have more energy and am feeling better (except for my arthritic feet and hip). Thank you all for being her to give me encouragement, support and motivation. I know I will reach my goal!

Thank you Skinny for getting the rollover done without a hitch! MOwMow, I would have been happy with a 1 lb loss as scale is still stuck, hopefully it will move for all of us this week. By now I have forgotten who else I was going to give personals to, oh I just remembered I was going to tell Lin, I am continuing to pray for her and her father. Everyone else I missed, sorry I have to get better at remembering. I did read all the posts though and support you. Hugs to all.

Christine

Saturday success - Did all of my exercising and stayed under or within my calorie range.

@nance - I use www.livefitrevolution.org for my nutrition plan and kettlebell routines - there is a kettlebell personal trainer on there who shows you the correct form for each move and takes you through 12 weeks of routines. BTW keep up the good work - u have made so much improvement. Feel free to join our exercise group if you are interested!

@livhuba - sounds like you are doing all the right things - keep it up & stay involved here - having others who are doing the same as you and understand your struggles is so motivating and helpful

imack - keep going - you'll find the right combination of nutrition plan & exercise to give the success you deserve

@myMow - 1lb is healthy and awesome!

@jt - search on "kettlebells" and you will see what they are and can read about the history of them - pretty interesting. It's cardio & strength training + it's fun!

@mona - using the food tracker is an eyeopener isn't it?

Happy Saturday everyone!:flowerforyou:

@monachris: If you really like OJ but can't make the allowance for calories and don't mind artificial sweeteners, Minute Maid and Tropicana both have products that are half the normal sugar in their original products. I usually buy the Trop50 OJ and Lemonade. It gives me something to drink that isn't water. Also, that calorie to ounce ratio seems to be quite off. Are you going by published information that the place of the breakfast gave you or by something someone posted here? I ask because a lot of times if I look something up, the calories of the brand or item will be off, or someone won't have put in any information other than calories and just left the sodium or the macro information blank. It's always good to double check against a label when you can.

RE Kettlebells: This is a video for a basic workout: http://www.liftkettlebells.com/Videos/Video-Player/VideoId/118/Basic-1-Minute-Kettlebell-Workout-With-Danyele.aspx

I've never tried them, but I have heard good things. I think I'd only ever want to undertake with someone to watch form pretty closely.

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First, I am sorry... I have to brag because I haven't done this in I don't know how long. 3.85 miles today... I am so tired and sore, but I DID IT! :bigsmile:

Saturday success - Did all of my exercising and stayed under or within my calorie range.

@nance - I use www.livefitrevolution.org for my nutrition plan and kettlebell routines - there is a kettlebell personal trainer on there who shows you the correct form for each move and takes you through 12 weeks of routines. BTW keep up the good work - u have made so much improvement. Feel free to join our exercise group if you are interested!

THANKS! I may join after I've figured it out! Great job meeting your goals!!! - edited to add- Just checked out www.livefitrevolution.org ... very cool site!!! Thank you so much for sharing!

Thanks everyone for your kind words and also the feedback on the kettleballs - wow! Those things must be good, if everyone is using them or has used them! Kelley, thanks for the tip on Target.. I will look at that first, when it is time to buy.

SweetP - Thanks so much Regarding your success, or rather your view that you don't have one to share.... It doesn't have to be a smaller pant size, or passing up the chocolate, to be a success. Have you done something that made you feel good? If not, then go do that something now... whether it's painting your toenails or walking a mile. You are here. You are working to make healthy choices. :happy: This means something big, and you should be proud of yourself! :drinker: