Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

I need to lose 100 lbs - I weighed in this past Monday at 270.3 lbs. How does this topic "Need to Lose..." work? Do we just type in our SW, CW, goal wt, measurements? anything else? Looks like you all are doing well in this so I'd like to join if I can please.

Sorry for the above question, just read finished reading a comment saying that "this is a thread - not a group" and that "anyone is welcome to make comments - you are welcome to participate. Most people here have 100 lbs or more to lose..."

Also read the guidelines in the first post at the top of Page One:
GOALS and IDEAS for daily posts (Not mandatory)

Monday - Check In (how are you doing? Had any successes or struggles this week-end?)
Tuesday - Goals (do you have any Goals you want to update us?)
Wednesday - Wishes (what do you wish? It can be weight related or not, can be realistic or not)
Thursday - Truth (got anything you need to fess up to or get off your chest?)
Friday - Fitness (what are you doing to get fit? How are you preparing for weekend eating?
Saturday - Success (what have you accomplished; focus on the positive of the week, NSV=non scale victories)
Sunday - Sharing (tell us a little about yourself....update your personal life)

I think for now, because I just started this past Sun. Sept. 30, that I will just read through the comments ... wish you all weight loss success !!!

Tuesday goals update: I keep thinking I need to find ways to up my activity level but truth is I am doing good by not overdoing it and keeping at it everyday. Walking suits me quite well I think.

All best wishes to everyone. So many of you are doing exciting new things. There seems to be a lot of energy on this thread!!

:drinker: :drinker:

Lin

Tuesday Goals:

~ Get a schedule made so people will know what days I'm tutoring. ($25 for an hour with awesome me!) My goal is to use this money to pay off all of my credit card bills. It's going to take a while, but I'm willing to stick it out. I'm also planning on paying for a trip for myself and my hunny, but he doesn't know about that yet.

~ Get my workout in. Last night I walked a 5k. Tonight I have to run for 35 minutes and then I need to do my 30DS and my Bootcamp DVD's. I'm trying to burn over 500 calories a day, plus meet me walking goal of 60 miles for the month of October! (Challenge accepted- 57 miles to go!)

~ Continue staying strong and not eating every carb I see. I was on Atkin's before and it works, but I stayed hungry all the time. I'm not cutting out carbs completely, but I am cutting back a great deal. I'm hoping to see some scale results by the end of the week.

~ Get measurements posted:
Neck: 14
Waist: 46
Tummy: 48
Hips:51
Thigh: 28
Calf: 18
Arm: 14

I'm glad to finally have time once again to post in the forum. I always miss my MFP friends when I am away because you guys are just so darn encouraging! It always makes me happy to come on and see a message from one of you or read about your successes! You keep me motivated.

My boyfriend started working the night shift with his new job this week and it is different. As he is going to work, I'm going to bed and when he is heading home from work, I'm getting up. I don't like being on different schedules, but we are trying to make it work. He and I have plans to meet tomorrow night at the fair before he has to go to work. So excited about the fair being in town, but not so excited about all the good food I'll encounter. I might just have to have a taste of that world famous pineapple icecream or maybe a fried oreo. We shall see. At least I can walk it off.

I hope everyone had a great day! I can't wait to catch up with you all later. Have a wonderful afternoon/evening.

~ Jana

Woohoo way to go Toots!!!! Excellent about the writing competition!:drinker:

Stayed under in calories. So much I was able to have 1/2 a godiva chocolate bar. It was so good. Did my weight exercises and walked tonight. Had a good day. Tomorrow I weigh in and hope I had a loss. In any event, my digestion has sure improved and that is worth the effort I have put into this.

Need to drink more water

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Just posting my workout goals so I can track them.


October goals-
Keep carbs between 115 and 130g.
Measurements:
neck: 14
hips WIDEST 48.5, BELOW HIPS Top of thighs 41.5
waist @ naval 41
below chest 41
thighs: LT 23 RT 22.5
arms LT: 12, RT 13

Gym Goal for the week--
Saturday- gym stationary bike (5 miles plus 1 mile walk)
Sunday- bike ride (9.5 miles)
Monday- gym (climbing) Went climbing need to work on the intermediate wall again was rusty tonight:
Tuesday- gym with trainer DONE
Wednesday- Frisbee golf this will include a nice walk around a park -Hope it doesn't rain
Thursday- gym
Friday- rock climbing

Goodness but we are moving fast, I blink and sneeze and we are on a new topic thread page (or whatever the technical term for it is) Very glad to be putting this Tuesday to bed, and a bit early I might add. Hannah has slept 2 nights in her 'big girl toddler bed" and so far minimal trauma. I have still ended up spending part of the night in her room in the sleeping bag next to her bed but it is still more sleep than I was getting when we were still trying to make her sleep in the crib. I'm turning in early so I can get a decent sleep and go jog in the am.

Hope everyone had a good day and an even better tomorrow!!!

@ohpampered--Is your hubby doing this on purpose? Or is bringing you treats just his way of nurturing you? My husband didn't sabotage me, but he LOVES to cook, and his idea of cooking is usually high calorie fare. In the past, he would *accidentally* sabotage me, but it was only b/c cooking me yummy food was his way of showing me love. When I started MFP, I just let him know I had a certain amount of calories/day and I would NOT go over. If he cooked something super-high in cals for dinner, I just made something healthy for myself. He quickly learned to let me know a day ahead of time if he would be cooking something higher in cals--that way I could work it into my day. He also stopped pushing the second helpings. That was probably the bigger issue with us--if I didn't take seconds, he took that to mean I didn't like the food. Once I assured him that it was DELICIOUS, but seconds would put me over for the day, he backed off. Maybe you could tell your husband that you don't mind an occasional treat, but *surprising* you with junk won't work, he'll at least give you a heads-up to plan for the extra calories.

@ skinnyjeanzbo and MyM0wM0w- My husband and I have not been getting along for quite sometime, we have even talked about separation, but we can not afford it. He has always like me heavy, in his mind no other man would look at me. In the spring I lost over 20lbs and he accused me of having an affair (I wasn't) and boy did the fighting get bad. We have been married for 23 years and have 3 children 20, 17, and 11. We now live more like room mates than husband and wife, I really want to lose this weight due to health problems and I would like to be able to tie my shoes! So the long answer is YES he knows what he is doing. I have made up my mind that I want to be healthy for me......he just making it very hard.

The next time it comes in the house send it right down the disposal. Once he's he's had his 'treat' destroyed three or four times I bet he'll learn to finish it off in the car on the way home!:laugh: