Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

:flowerforyou: Happy, Happy Birthday to all the birthday peeps the last several days. I hope all of your birthday wishes have come true! :flowerforyou:

I got really depressed when I turned 30, I don't know why - but turning 40 was a breeze. I'll be 44 in November, another year closer to 50 - but I think 50 is going to be even better than 40, I'll be a lot healthier! :bigsmile:

Thursday Truth: I'm finally feeling good and back to my normal way of eating and everything. Just got off track for awhile. I'm going to start working on a strict work out schedule that I will follow. Right now I think it's going to be Sat-Tues and every other Wed. So I wont have to get up at 4:30 on the days my husband works.

As for financial aid for school. I received my letter and as long as I go full time 12credit hours I have been awarded $4350. Now I'm not really sure how this works cause I've never been to college. So I'm not sure if that's for the whole time I go to school or just this year I don't know. But I go Monday for my placement testing...nervous about that! And once I know what classes I need to take then I will go from there. If I can't get it to work around my work schedule I'm not sure if I will be able to go or not. I am praying and hoping that it all works out.
I have not told my parents yet, I work for them. I am nervous that my Dad will be upset about it. I don't know how to tell them either. Just very nervous.

Have a great Thursday everyone!
Tina

@Tina~First, congratuations for getting back on track! Sounds like you're working towards a great workout plan, too. Awesome on school, usually you need to apply for financial aid annually (especially if it is something like a Pell Grant). Will you be attending a community college or a 4-year university? Most colleges offer late afternoon and evening classes - I know the university I attend offers classes in the late afternoon/evening at 4, 5 and 7pm. I take two classes and they are from 7-10pm twice a week. I know Nicole is going to school also, I think her classes are in the evening as well. Most colleges try to cater to those that have full-time jobs. I hope your parents are supportive of your education - maybe your dad will be lenient and let you off a little early to make a 4pm class.

I'm looking at a community college. I know they have night classes BUT once the actual CNA classes start and then going for my RN it's going to be hard to work and do clinicals..that's what I'm mainly worried about. But I wont know anything until after I take my placement testing.
Yeah I doubt he would be lenient, I'm on salary right now and he would probably put me back to hourly. So I don't know what I'm going to do. I feel bad. I like working for my parents, but I don't like my job if that makes sense. I like being apart of the company but what I do is NOT what I want to do. I LOVE the hours Mon-Fri 8am-4pm. I know being a nurse my schedule will be crazy and that scares me too, what if I can't handle the hectic schedule what if I never have time to see my family when right now I get quite a bit of time. So many questions and I don't know what the answers are right now. Kind of stressful at the moment lol

YOU CAN DO IT!!! It will be really crazy, Tina, but it will be so worth it in the end. I do hope that your parents are happy that you are continuing your education. Once you get your CNA, you can work in the field while pursuing your BSN - I work in the medical field and know a lot of nurses that have done that. In fact, a lot of hospitals have "at-work" programs so you work part of the day and attend lectures/clinicals part of the day. That might be something to look into down the road.

I had to quit and put off college when I was young due to some health issues, I returned to school 8 years ago, majoring in accounting, on a part-time basis while working full-time. It has been so hard - especially because some accounting classes make you want to claw your eyes out, it is so hard and stressful! I work really early hours and my bosses are so supportive of me finishing my degree, that they've made it worth the anguish. I'm 4 classes away from being finished and it has been so worth the stress and sleepless nights.

Kelley

thursday truth. i had three brownies for breakfast. :blushing: but i stayed within my breakfast calorie range which is fine, but really, amber? three brownies?

I can relate to this one. I had zucchini bread for breakfast. The good thing is that I am the cook around here, so I can adjust the rest of the day.

thursday truth. i had three brownies for breakfast. :blushing: but i stayed within my breakfast calorie range which is fine, but really, amber? three brownies?

I can relate to this one. I had zucchini bread for breakfast. The good thing is that I am the cook around here, so I can adjust the rest of the day.

oh, i love zucchini bread. we just don't keep sweets around the house almost ever because this is the kind of crap i do.

Truth: most likely going to blow my day at the pot luck at work. Wife made zucchini bread with apple sauce instead of oil, it is so good. Last night had to go to a dinner and ended up with chicken fried steak. I was getting full and just could not stop, I ate the whole thing! They forgot my order and I had to wait while everyone else was served, made me so hungry. So they gave me dessert for free, I ate it. well half the DW helped. I have a hard time stopping when I start to get full. I try to order or go to places where the serving size is better which has helped. The was just a bad choice.

Welcome all Newbies!

raven - Spit it out a couple times and see what that makes you feel like or think.
Tina - That is great new about financial aid! It will be hard and you will love it. Remember whilst in the mist there is an end and you will emerge victorious again. One step at a time, this a great step.
Lin – So sorry you are stressing, your father has such a wonderful daughter!
Doug – Go for it! safely. Running at some point become more mental than physical. If you are running 3+ then you can do it!

Thursday truth - I did it. I signed up for the 5K!

I looked at last year's results and the last place people were at 1 hour and 1 minute and were all over the age of 60. I contacted the co-ordinator and he emailed me back this morning and said that quite a few people walk it.

Last night on the way home I drove around my block from my front step and back again. It's exactly 1.1 mile.

Tonight I'll walk for 15 minutes (30 with the return trip) at a good pace and see how far I get. Then I'll decide how to proceed. C25K won't work for me since it has jogging and I don't think my knee will tolerate that at all. I'll have to come up with my own training plan once I see how well I do tonight.

I have a little over 7 weeks so I'll alternate walking and swimming. 3 days each a week.

Good afternoon friends! Nice day here in Kansas City, so nice to have cooler temps in the morning for Belle and my walk. Thursday truth is I had a really blah day yesterday and couldn't figure out why until my cold sore popped out. Hate how the virus makes me feel. But today is better mood-wise. Last night I made some wonderful turnip greens with bacon, onions and garlic. Loved it so much made that and a sweet potato my whole supper. Really have to clean my kitchen today, it is a disaster. I hate housework!!! I guess that's another Thursday truth, that and I am lazy. I have always envied people who have so much energy and never seem to stop. Since being on 2 antibiotics for my colon I have been craving and eating peanut butter sandwiches every day, although I have been staying withing my calories the last 3 days. Seems to calm my stomach down. I was just wondering what an avocado and p. butter sandwich would taste like? Ok enough of my loose associations, praying everyone has a wonderful day.

Kris, happy birthday. For my 50th and 51st birthdays I went and got tattoos!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Doug, praying you have a great run Saturday.
Lin, it takes awhile to recharge your battery, take care of yourself, that's an order!!!
To all the newbies, welcome, this is such a fun, supportive and motivating place to hang out!
To all the others, love ya, keeping you in my prayers and giving you my support!

Christine

Thursday truth - I did it. I signed up for the 5K!

I looked at last year's results and the last place people were at 1 hour and 1 minute and were all over the age of 60. I contacted the co-ordinator and he emailed me back this morning and said that quite a few people walk it.

Last night on the way home I drove around my block from my front step and back again. It's exactly 1.1 mile.

Tonight I'll walk for 15 minutes (30 with the return trip) at a good pace and see how far I get. Then I'll decide how to proceed. C25K won't work for me since it has jogging and I don't think my knee will tolerate that at all. I'll have to come up with my own training plan once I see how well I do tonight.

I have a little over 7 weeks so I'll alternate walking and swimming. 3 days each a week.

So happy you are going for it

Thursday Truth: This Yank knew what Morris dancing is.:noway: The sad part is how I learned what it is. It was a movie called Rock My World. A straight to video movie that has become a guilty pleasure for me.:blushing: I really do not like admitting that this is a movie I have watched more than once. The cast has some great actors and some not so great. I will watch anything with Peter O’Toole in it and Joan Plowright is also a favorite of mine.

Peter O'Toole as Lord Foxley
Joan Plowright as Lady Foxley
Alicia Silverstone as Nat
Jaimz Woolvett as Leo
Keram Malicki-Sánchez as Flit
Christopher Bolton as Carl
Lochlyn Munro as Dave
Martin Clunes as James Chancellor
Amy Phillips as Georgia

I paid $3.99 for the DVD which is pretty poor quality. I do laugh out loud during parts of it though, but I do have a weird sense of humor.

Keep on getting healthy.
Tom

My guilty pleasure movie: Calamity Jane staring Doris Day. Actually, almost any Doris Day movie fits the bill.

CAME A FEW CALORIES UNDER MY GOAL, BUT WENT OVER IN FAT AND CARBS SEEM AWFULLY HIGH.

Tom, enjoy that drink, you deserve it.

26 mile bicycle ride. That's awesome. I am hoping to stay up on my bicycle for more than a few minutes. Havent rode in years.

My guilty pleasure movie is Dr Zhivago. It never bores me

Thursday Truth: I'm finally feeling good and back to my normal way of eating and everything. Just got off track for awhile. I'm going to start working on a strict work out schedule that I will follow. Right now I think it's going to be Sat-Tues and every other Wed. So I wont have to get up at 4:30 on the days my husband works.

As for financial aid for school. I received my letter and as long as I go full time 12credit hours I have been awarded $4350. Now I'm not really sure how this works cause I've never been to college. So I'm not sure if that's for the whole time I go to school or just this year I don't know. But I go Monday for my placement testing...nervous about that! And once I know what classes I need to take then I will go from there. If I can't get it to work around my work schedule I'm not sure if I will be able to go or not. I am praying and hoping that it all works out.
I have not told my parents yet, I work for them. I am nervous that my Dad will be upset about it. I don't know how to tell them either. Just very nervous.

Have a great Thursday everyone!
Tina


@sunshine_frec::::: I DIDN'T weigh myself this morning! I wanted to...but I didn't! And it's driving me crazy lol

Tina -Congrats on getting the financial aid for college and for taking the next step. Just tell your parents once you know what your schedule will be. Hopefully, they will be thrilled that you are working even harder to make your future better. You are setting a great example for your daughter as well. I hope you can take all the credits you need to take for the semester.

Kris- Happy Birthday. Best wishes for the year ahead. Welcome to a new decade and may it be filled with you experiencing new challenges as you become healthier.

monochris- Hope you feel better soon.

Truth- I am getting back in the swing of things. I meet with a new trainer tonight and it was a good workout with room for improvement. He realized that I am capable of doing more than he was expecting. I even had him rock climbing tonight- he agreed to try it and did a good job. Then his next two clients also climbed tonight- they realized it was harder than it looked. I will workout with him again to see how it goes. He will be talking to my other trainer so that should prove interesting. My other trainer is not off the hook, I am just giving him his space until his life settles downs and he can be consistent with a training schedule. I need that instead of hit or miss every week.

Happy Friday Everyone. :bigsmile:

Water Tag you are it!!!! Go drink a cup of water.:drinker: :drinker: Go! What are you waiting for?:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

My favorite is Singing in the Rain.

Grandmakayak- You can enter the recipe into the recipe maker on this website and it will calculate the calories, carbs, protein etc for you. It is quick and easy especially if you know the amounts.

I am done writing the night so good night. I will drink my water so here is the water tag again.


:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Water Tag you are it!!!! Go drink a cup of water. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Go! What are you waiting for? :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

What day is it? Thursday? Seriously? This week has been crazy!

Skinny- I'm taking English Composition 101.... It is super interesting for me (I love to read and writing is my passion) but sooo challenging. I have 3 reading assignments (including the textbook, not including the lectures and other intro stuff). I have 2 discussion board posts (online class), 4 responses, and 3 other writing assignments. I am pretty sure the instructor means well, or she is trying to kill me :laugh:

Tina - That is awesome that you are going to school!! You will do terrific. I was so nervous at first, but the pride I have in completing an assignment or understanding an equation far outweighs me being nervous. I went in today and got my student ID and parking pass... I wanted to cry, I was so proud of myself. :bigsmile: It is a lot of work, but it is worth it already, just because of the confidence I have built in myself. :drinker: you can do it!:drinker:

Did I wish on Wednesday or skip straight to Math class? lol sooo out of it! My Thursday truth: I have been eating junk. I keep meaning to buy healthy food at the store, but making my lunch is such a drag lately.... I just want to grab and go. This weekend, I am going to start fresh with some healthy and easy lunches for the week. I think I will try to make up my lunches a few days in advance.

Hope you all are fabulous! For some reason I am craving zucchini bread :huh:

Thursday truth- I haven't gotten caught up on the palst couple pages but will do so soon, I figured I had better get this writte out before it gets too late and I am too tired. Not that I am playing confessional but my truth for today is why I had been absent for so long. During the summer I took my kids in for their yearly check up, middle daughter (7) had not grown a single inch sinc elast year and had fallen off the growth chart. She was a preemie and has always been little but her old pediatrician said to wait until puberty and then look into growth hormone shots. That Dr has retired and our new one just finished her residency at the local children's hospital. She suggested a few tests and after multiple trips to the hospital, blood works, specialists and some minor surgery she was diagnosed with a gluten allergy/intolerance. Basically anytime she eats anything with wheat, rye or barley in it - it damages the villi and she can't absorb any of the nutrition from the food she eats. After the initial shock and guilt over my child being so malnourished for so many years, we met with nutritionists and I began devouring every book I could find about it. The guilt was my biggest issue- wondering if I did something wrong during the pregnancy or when she was an infant that I should ahve done differently. I know that reasonably it isn't my fault but the "mama bear" gene kind of kicks in and reason seems to leave. That week I discovered a flavor of Ben and Jerry's ice cream called Chocolate Therapy, had 4 pints in 1 week and still didn't feel very therapeutic. Claire's nutrition became so all encompassing that I had no energy left to do uch more that log in my breakfasts. Thanksfully going gluten free is much easier than it was years ago and there are some very helpful phone apps I am using all the time at the grocery store. Our biggest challenge yet is to find a bread she likes and doesn't have anasty after taste so she can eat sandwiches again. Our whole family has gone gluten free as well and this is becoming our new normal. At least normal enough that I am ready to get back on track and get rid of this extra weight. At her last check up she has grown an entire 1/2 inch so I know these changes are working and benefitting her so its worth it.

The only thing I did keep up was my running, it kept me sane and I even signed up for another race so I would have something to focus on. 2 Saturdays ago I ran the Air Force 1/2 marathon and had my best time ever. 3 hours and 8 minutes. BEst part is that for the first time in my life I actually felt like a real runner

Sorry my truth has transformed into a bit of a novella

Thanks for all for the nice welcomes! You all seem so nice. So it's Truth Thursday..... lets see, I'm scared to tell anyone that I'm am trying to lose weight. I have failed so many times, and then I find my co-works look at what I'm eating for lunch and feel they have the right to tell me what they think I should eat.

Truth is, I'm addicted to Diet Coke, I'm trying to stop and I'm getting really bad headaches.

Happy birthday to all that had a birthday today, and you guys rock with all exercises! Have a good day everyone, I will check back in tomorrow night.