Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@christine--I agree w/ kaye. If it bothers you to have her as a friend, delete her. She probably won't even notice (MFP doesn't alert people when you delete them), so you don't have to feel bad about it. I would never suggest you abandon a real world friend in a similar situation, but MFP should be all about you and YOUR needs. Most of us are in our current state b/c we spent too much time taking care of others rather than ourselves--don't let MFP become another place that distracts you from putting yourself first. On the other hand, if it doesn't bother you, keep her as a friend, but don't invest a lot of time in giving her advice you know she's not hearing. Instead, just stick with your healthy journey and perhaps your good example will help her see the light.

@raven--glad you are able to keep the soda under control and that your headaches have subsided.

I was going to do a bunch of other personal, but I got sidetracked by a phone call. In general, it looks like everyone is off to a good start for this week. :flowerforyou:

Tuesday Goals:
I'm almost completely caught up with my grading!!! :bigsmile: I just need to finish 9 more analysis activities. The best news is that the only additional work I'm collecting this week is a journal reflection from my AP students. They are turning those in tomorrow, so I'm going to finish them by Friday and have the weekend off!! Nice, b/c it's my birthday weekend. :happy:

Grading goals:
1. 22/22 vocab quizzes DONE!!!
2. 2/11 AP analysis activities
3. 49/49 AP unit tests DONE!!!
4. write rec letter for student

Hello Everyone,

Caught up on all of the posts as I was doing that I re read mine from Monday. Man do I need to start proofing or spell check or something.
@Christine--I agree that MFP is for you about takeing care of yourself, So if this friend is a distraction than delete. This is about you taking time and care of you, yourself, . That's my two cents.
@mywalkingqueen--Congrats on the house

@Kaye and @uskkii --drinking water is hard not my drink of choice I had to almost pretend I had doctors orders like a prescription. to get my water in. That is what I do.:drinker: :drinker:
@Tina welcome back
@nicole I am sure that you will get everything in balance. It is hard isn't it. As I stop by and pickup KFC for dinner. not good

My Tuesday goal is to figure out this work thing and meals. I had this whole plan even set it up yesterday but as I was coming home realise that I forgot to call my daughter to put on dinner. :grumble:

Work on that balance being more organized-- also to keep walking today was good hoping to continue that through the rest of the week.

Thank you hoping everyone has a good night.

Liz

Hi - just a quick check-in.............I'm awake but pretty much brain dead so pardon me. I've been so far out of my comfort zone so many times today I cannot believe it. I know nada about guns but I picked today to hunt down all the ammunition in my dad's house, round it up, hunt for his guns and secure everything to take outta there and to my house. I didn't think my dad would leave any guns loaded but I did my best to check and guess what, yep, I pumped a shell outta one of the shotguns. First time I've ever picked one up. I believe I left plenty of sweat behind. Took forever to check out 2 rifles and 2 shotguns. AND, I didn't shoot myself, or anything on his acreage. Aren't you proud? Well, maybe not, but I was or my guardian angel was working overtime.

I'll spare you the rest of the day's trials and tribulations. I'm happy to be home and hope to catch up more tomorrow (or maybe I'll sleep all day)!!

My goal is to try again for 35 miles of walking this week. We'll see how it goes but even with a crazy day of driving and my dad's appointments w/various doctors, I did get 5 miles for the day. Yeah.

Here's to ya----:drinker: Hoping for success for us all!!!!

Lin

LOL, peril of being on the west coast is that someone else has usually said what I was planning to.

So, @ Chris: what skinnyjeanz said (as usual). @ Nicole: what Chris said. LOL

@ Robin, I have not purchased a dress. Will do so next weekend. And whether I meet my goal or not, I will buy a dress that fits me properly and is flattering. (No matter what size I am, I don't buy based on the number on the tag. And I don't buy anything that doesn't make me look better!)

Tuesday goal: keep cals under target for the rest of the week and work out Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Church tonight so just checking in to say Hi!

Tuesday goals:
Increasing distance on my daily walk
Walk 7 days a week
Kettlebells 4 days a week
Dancing or Zumba Sat or Sun

I'll have more time tomorrow to talk!:yawn:

@Stacey -- Welcome! Good luck with 30DS; I've been too chicken to try it because I keep thinking it's for thin people. Let us know how you get on.

@Tina -- I'm tempted to say ONEderland by Christmas, too, but I'm not sure how practical it is for me (another 18 pounds), and I'd be distressed if I set the target and then didn't make it. It would be a huge psychological thing for me because I think it's been more than ten years. And good to see you back!

@Robin -- aren't you in the wars at the moment? Hope you're feeling better soon.

@Nicole -- just time to get to the gym in September -- you can do it! Don't worry about not posting too much; just keep logging.

@Kris -- I think there always walkers on 5ks, really. Good on you for having a go!

@Kaye -- when I have cals left after dinner, unless its huge numbers, I just reckon I didn't need them that day. It makes me feel better about the days I go over. If I have quite a lot left, I'll have some tinned fruit, or have a snack later in the evening if I'm hungry.

@Christine -- most of my pals here are eating reasonably sensibly, but there's one girl I friended early on who's on a shakes & one meal a day type diet. And of course she's losing incredibly fast (over twice as fast as me, and she started at about the same time) and I keep having to bite my lip not to say 'and what's going to happen when you start eating real food again hmmm?'

@Maddalen -- the weird thing I've found is that a perfectly ordinary, satisfying meal, made out of actual stuff, no particular weight-loss foods, is about 500-550 cals. Like yesterday we had a cottage pie; mince & carrots & onions topped with mashed potato (made with milk & butter), and it was *fantastic* and 520 cals a (huge) portion. You know, anyone can fit that in their diet. And then you look at restaurant and coffee shop food and discover that it's possible to have 520 calories in a *coffee* at Starbucks.

@Raven -- I reckon the thing to do with exercise is to mix it up and keep trying different things. Because I have a goal of '30 minutes cardio every day', I have some things in the mix that are pretty easy for days when I just don't feel like doing much.

@Lin -- gosh that's a scary story about your dad's guns.

@Marsha -- I'm sure the hair loss is much more noticable to you than to other people. But do get the doctor to check it out.

Tuesday goals -- my goal for this week is to just keep plugging on. It's tempting to try to have a really big loss this week because I'm not doing anything particularly food-heavy at the weekend; but I know it's better just to stick to the plan... and Wednesday wishes -- still wishing for that tidy house!

-- Alison

Good Morning.

Wednesday Wish~That everyone who is feeling under the weather or is injured, is feeling better soon. I also hope this day goes by fast, so I can get to the doc and see what's going on - then home to my sofa for some much needed rest (just exhausted).

@Christine~I agree with the others, I would only unfriend her if it is deterring you from your goals. We always want to be there for family and friends, but sometimes we need to put ourselves first.

@Karen~How nice it will be to have your birthday weekend free. Anything fun planned?

@Marsha~I have so much hair that I never really notice whether or not its thinning (truth be told I could stand to lose some), but recently have noticed a lot more in the tub and on my brush. The way I've been feeling lately though I think I may have some endocrine issues (or its just stress), I'm off to the doc this afternoon to have things checked out.

@Nicole~Its always hard to find that balance at the beginning of the semester, things will start to fall into place soon. You're doing great, so hang in there!

Another busy day here getting ready for our employee appreciation day. I will try to stop by later or tonight. Have a fab day! :drinker:

Wednesday Wish(es):

•Do well on my advertising presentation
•Eat well and stay in the green for all categories
•Do NOT weigh myself today!

OK, I have just had a shock. My husband was buying running shoes at the weekend, and the shop had a competition on, which they persuaded me to enter. We have won some shop vouchers (fantastic) and two entries to the Reading half marathon in March.

Is this remotely plausible? I've been exercising every day, though not actually running, and the most I've ever done before is a 5k and I walked lots of that.

Sure it's plausible. It will take dedication. Even if you don't make it all the way to finish at least you have a mileage goal to beat in the next marathon you run in.

Hey everyone hope you are all having a good Wednesday! I am just checking back in to say hi and say that I am continuing to do well on the plan I am working from. I had a crappy weekend eating wise but was able to get right back in the saddle Monday morning and dropped all the weight from the weekend. I was just really busy and ate out like 5 times from Friday to Sunday night. So, things are going well but I am struggling a little with hunger this morning but another 32oz of water should fix that!

I have also had some victories in making good choices food wise when I do eat during the day. I have ALWAYS been absolutely awful at grabbing something completely off the chart and unnecessary when I go to the store or a convenience store for gas or basically anywhere I go alone. I have been doing pretty well at either getting nothing or making a good choice if I HAVE to have something I will get like a pack of 2 boiled eggs or a pre-packaged piece of cheese or something like that instead of a bag of cookies or a brownine or something similar. I picked up a Little Debbie brownie yesterday (I would normally have gotten 2 of them) and looked and they are 500 calories EACH. Yikes, it is hard to imagine how many calories a day I have been eating for years now, it would not surprise me if it was in the 5,000 range. :noway:

So, for those of you struggling with a food addicition like mine (see previous posts in this thread) I encourage you to go all out on the offensive and call a spade a spade and admit it. I am not suggesting you necessarily be as radical as I am but sometimes drastic situations require drastic responses and that is the case for me. I am actually doing well if I can get the day started right. My problem is food (period) is such a trigger for me if I start off on the wrong foot then my day is SHOT. But, if I can grab the bull by the horns and get out the door without throwing down a bowl of cereal and a package of pop tarts and last nights leftovers then I can do well. I simply don't eat and grab a bottle of G2 and take it with me. I then drink that when I get to work and just refill it with water continuously through the day. Whenever I feel a little hunger I throw down another 10-20 ozs and I'm good.

I do make sure I have protein in the evenings when I get home and take a multi-vitamin everyday. The thing is when I get home we have 6 kids so i'm always busy running somewhere or doing something (not much down time) that I can only do so much damage in the hours I have left before bed. I eat dinner with the family everynight and load up on veggies and try to eat them first. So, i'm not just starving to death I just need that day to start right and it is helping me so much. I have not recorded a weight yet this week but I am down I think 3.5 pounds from my last weigh in.

Ok, i'll shut up now :laugh: ......... HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE...... :drinker:

Joe