Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

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Good Morning.

Monday Check-In~No real struggles this weekend, went out to eat a couple of times but feel like I made healthier choices. Got in my workouts all weekend and had another great session with my trainer yesterday.

Going to be hard to get some workouts in this week, I'm so busy but here's my plan:

Monday~??? (Maybe a walk at home after chiropractor)
Tuesday~Cross Trainer
Wednesday~??? (Have a late meeting, so maybe a walk when I get home)
Thursday~Training
Friday~Cross Trainer
Saturday~Elliptical/C25K
Sunday~Training

Best wishes to Aug and Kaye for their surgeries today.

Have a great day!

Monday Check In

Well I got a much needed walk in until a block from my house I fell flat on my face due to uneven sidewalk was covered with leaves. I am pretty banged up and I broke my phone but I am still ok so no biggie.
I got my mid-term done it was the worst grade ever on a midterm. I hope my homework and group project brings the grade up more.
I still need to take my algebra test which is really bothering me because I am not that good at it.
I hope to get all my water intake in today at work I have an all day meeting those make it hard to get enough water.

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Monday Check In:: So my log in day tracker got messed up and I was afraid I was starting over. Well I was able to get it fixed. But it really made me realize how bad I have been lately. I keep saying it and not following through on how i need to get back on it. I do for a little bit and then fall off. That stops today. My scale is WAY up. And you know what it doesn't bring me down because I just know I need to push! I had my work out clothes laid out and my alarm set...but did I get up NO...I made an excuse and slept in. This can't happen any longer. I want this more than I want the food and to be lazy. So it's almost like I'm starting over...in a way. I have to get back into a routine and focusing on things again. So here's my new introduction::

Hi I'm Tina. I'm 25yrs old and ready to change. I am tired of being overweight. My whole life I have been overweight or at least bigger than any of my friends. I have low self esteem and lack self confidence. I'm working on it though. I am married to wonderful man and we have a gorgeous almost 4yr old daughter. I am doing this for ME first of most importantly but I am also doing it for them. It's time to make a change and finally become healthy and who I want to be.

My goal is by Christmas I want to be under 200lbs. As of this morning my scale said 227 (which is WAY up) (I'm also betting I have lots of water weight due to that time of the month)

Have a wonderful Monday!
Tina



Oh also today I go to the college to talk about what a schedule would be like for me to see if I can make it work with working and such!!!

OH ALSO for those of you who know about my sister who is married to the crazy guy......They signed the divorice papers! They've known since August but wanted to wait until it was final due to their history of back and forth. She is getting her own apartment. I am SO SO SO SO SO happy!!!

Monday check in - I survive the weekend. I got lots done around the apartment which is good. When I get stressed/down I tend to crawl in bed and ignore everything. This weekend I cleaned, scrubbed, washed, and vacuumed. My apartment is back at livable level. I made a big batch of seasoned ground beef. Half went into a big batch of enchiladas. The other half was spread out on cookie sheets and frozen into meat c rumbled., then dumped into a big baggie for taco meat for quick meals when I need them.

Didn't bother weighing since the scale won't move for at least another 3 weeks any way. I put it away now so I don't obsess over it. I'll take it out when I'm ready to weigh in again on the 2nd of November.

Mr. M - Good job on the no smoking. Very proud of you and I know how hard it is. I went cold turkey about 15 years ago. I still get the urge on occasion.

Tina -I'm so sorry you're struggling. If you want, send me your number and I'll start calling you @ 5AM (or whenever you're supposed to get up). :laugh: Just remember it's like Abraham Lincoln said, "It's not about how many times you fall down, it's how often you get back up." You are stronger than this and you can DO it.

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Monday Checking- was sick over the weekend (since Thursday). dreading getting on the scale tomorrow as i did not workout...

Good morning everyone. I had a complete food blowout this weekend. My husband and Daughter went out of town to visist family and I had the whole house to myself. Somehow that ended up meaning I could eat whatever I wanted. Not a good idea. Not only was I undermining all my hard work but by Sunday afternoon I was physically sick. Whats weird is I still hadnt eaten even close to what I had been known to consume before I started making changes but my stomach was so sick and I was miserable. Needless to ssay a good learning experience, nothing like pain for teaching a lesson Amazingly I had my weekly weigh in this morning and still managed a miniscule loss. I am currently reentering the job hunt world. I became a certified medical assistant about a year ago but a variety of things stopped me from looking for a job at the time. I am now going to look for a part time job. If I havent found one in a month or so then I am going to sign up to volunteer at the local hospital so I can still spend some time outside the house in my chosen feild and maybe make some contacts. I wanted to say good luck and best wishes to those who are having surgery today and condolences to the members who have lost family members. My heart goes out to you. I am off to my moms now to see if her computer will work any better then mine on something I am trying to do and then my husband and I will play some cards with mom and dad. So a nice fun relaxing afternoon. Hope everyone has a great day and dont forget to drink your water :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Hello fellow travelers -

Best of wishes to those seeking a job.

Also wishing everyone well who's been under the weather.

For anyone off the track, here's hoping you're back in the groove soon.

The weekend went ok. Off for dad duties for a couple of days---take care..........see 'ya soon.

Lin

Had a busy weekend. Couldnt find my suitcase and have no idea who I loaned it to. My sister loaned me hers and we had a nice lunch. Bill took his son to the car show. He has MS and would not take his walker or wheelchair and he wasnt able to stay long. He fell getting out of Bill's car but didnt hurt himself. I went thru all my winter clothes and most of them still fit. I also went thru my summer clothes and got rid of most of them. I feel strongly I will be smaller this summer and can get new clothes then. I started the anti inflammatory diet this weekend and find I am eating more than when I strictly log calories, which sometimes are not good choices, so I find I have to eat less to stay within the calorie range. I also feel a littel better, not as feverish as I sometimes feel.

Had a great workout today. Our trip to NYC has been delayed a few days but we should leave this week. Am looking forward to relaxing. My weigh in day is Wednesday. I weighed today, a few days early and it showed I just maintained, so I have two days to make an impact on my loss, but I don't intend to crash diet, just eat sensibly, and face the music.

Butterfly - Welcome back. You are worth the effort. I have had sucess with making recipes ahead of time, but currently am not doing that

Toots - Good for you. Not smoking is benefiting you and your children

jtconst - Thats great that even though you slipped, you didnt slide to the bottom of the hill. My boss used to say if you do something for 40 days, it becomes a habit. Sounds like you are building some great habits. Good luck on the job search.

Bojemian. Congrats on the loss and good for you for all the exercise

lmacbeth - Congrats on fitting into that oufit again. Enjoy the travel. I am leaving soon for my trip and while I hope to lose realistically I will do good to maintain

Mymowmow - You are doing what I want to start doing. Making meals in advance so I will not have to scrounge around for something to eat that is healthy. Then I cant' use not having anything healthy to eat as an excuse to eat badly. I did this once before and I lost over 40 lbs. I just need to start doing it and stop talking about it.

Morgori - Congrats on the smoking situation. One step at a time

trhjrh06 - Everyday we start over. So I would not stress about this too much. You can do this. You have lost a lot. Do something nice for yourself today, non food related. Take a walk, something to break your routinre

Robin - Thanks for keeping the thread going and letting us know how to jump. My weigh in is Wednesday, which s sort of ackward. I was thinking of changing it to Monday, but don't want to mess the losses up.
The prednisone should help. Hoping your arm feels better soon. Sounds like the weekend (minus the Baileys) went very well

ushkii -- At least you did not gain. Keep on keeping on

Kris1085 - You have made good progess. Everyone runs into bumps from time to time. You have a good attitude about it though and sounds like you are letting it make you stronger

Mnwalkingqueen - Hmmm that's too bad about the fall. What a bummer! Glad you are not hurt

beachgirl613 - Glad you are feeling better and getting back on track

Kah - You are on the last leg of your journey and your actions speak to your sucesses. Thanks for the great example

Hello, everyone! I'm new to this thread, mostly because I am in need of some motivation from people who have similar weight loss goals. I started my journey in April, joined a Couch to 5K training program and never looked back. I've lost 41 pounds, about 10 inches, 3 sizes, and gained much, much more. I still run 4 days a week and want to start weight training after I accomplish my next goal of running another 5K (without walking intervals) in December.

However, my weight loss has begun to slow. Like most, the weight almost fell off at first. I would rarely have a weight loss of less than one pound per week for the first 4 months. Then, I started flip flopping. One week I would maintain but the next week would drop crazy numbers, like 3 or 4 pounds. Now, I'll maintain one week and then have a modest loss. I know this is normal but I have so far to go that it affects my enthusiasm and motivation. I've also stopped seeing any change in my size or in my body in general. My friends keep noticing but I can't see it when I look in the mirror. Someone suggested that since I'm too small for plus sizes (Hooray!), it may take longer to drop a regular size. Is this just a mental roadblock or something more significant?

I'm considering weighing in only once every two weeks or maybe even once a month, if only to not allow the scale to rule my world. (I'm weighing in once a week right now.) My calorie goal is 1400 daily, which is about 100 calories under my BMR to account for exercise and food miscalculations.

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? I would really love to be at my halfway point (50 pounds) by Thanksgiving but at this rate, I don't see it happening.

As for my Monday check-in, I've been very proud of my ability to resist temptation recently. I went to a Mexican restaurant with my friends over the weekend and didn't have any chips, salsa or queso dip before my meal arrived. And just now, I walked by a table of cookies, cakes and ice cream at work and wasn't even tempted. Now THAT is a victory! :bigsmile: