Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

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

well, thanks :laugh: but i don't smoke. i was talking to Tom about his quitting. i appreciate the support anyway though lol

Monday check-in: Had a great weekend, today not so much. Made a big mistake at Wendy's today, forgot to say grilled chicken instead of crispy chicken for my wrap. Ugh, stomach is still upset although it could also be the predisone and antibiotic too. Played with Madi, my granddaughter for 2 hours today, had fun swinging her, playing catch, pushing her on her trike and playing baby dolls. She is such a loving, funny, sweet little girl. Tonight I have a womens Bible study on Phillipians where we have a lite supper and study God's Word and pray for each other. Love the fellowship. Did get 2 of my goals done yesterday, cleaned kitchen and got through prayer list. Will work on pillow case dress tomorrow. I am praying to get more sleep tonight. With the medicine, I can't get to sleep until almost 4am and my dog has me up by 9am for our walk. Just praying this doesn't trigger my fibro.

Aug-Glad the surgery wasn't too bad. Praying you heal fast!
Morigori-Praying for your success with laying off the cigs.
To those suffering from low motivation I will quote Bob Newhart from one of his shows when a women comes to him for help with fear of being buried alive and low self-esteem, "Stop It!!!" LOL if only it were that easy.
Robin, I'm with you on the hungries. Fighting it, praying I win.
To all, have a great week with victories over gluttony!!!

Christine

wow wow wow ! it has been such a long time! well i have good news and bad news. even though its been a little over
2 1/2 months since ive been on MFP (YIKESS!!!!:brokenheart: ) i've only gained 2 pounds (depending on when i weigh myself ). and that was really cheating big time. but im totally hopping back on to it and trying to get back down to my goal weight. how have you all been!!! things have been really rough but im ready to get back onto this. lets see monday is for what again? check in. thats right.
well ive gained 2 pounds. but thats okay because we all make mistakes. my boyfriend and i broke up, which is probably for the better, and im having a hard time excersizing by myself. anyone got any tips about motivation? besides that i want to look realllly good by my birthday ?? :laugh:
i hope you all are doing well!

@butterfly & steffylynn--Welcome back!! :flowerforyou:

@aug--glad the surgery went well!

@kaye--hope yours also went well.

@alison--I'm not sure what you were talking about with the hot water w/lemon :huh: --maybe you confused me with someone else?

@aubeatle--welcome! Your journey sounds similar to mine--lots of weight loss at the outset with a big slowdown once I passed the 35-40 lb mark. Now I maintain for weeks (even months) at a time before seeing a small loss on the scale. My friends also keep noticing and say I look like I'm still getting smaller, but the tape measure is pretty steady lately. One thing I have noticed is that my clothes are looser, but as you said, it DOES take longer to move down a size nowadays. I'm currently in a 14 (with an occasional "small" 16 or "big" 12) and my jeans are looser and looser, but the next size down is too tight. My only advice is to keep going--the scale will catch up eventually. As far as how often you weigh, research says it's better to weigh regularly/daily (so as not to let the pounds sneak up on you), but if it's really bothering you, then stick with your once/week weigh-ins.

@tom--great job!! :drinker:

@holly--ouch! so sorry you fell, but glad you weren't hurt badly. :ohwell:

@liz--I didn't end up running yesterday b/c the skies opened up on us. Gunner hates the rain, so I had to force to finish going around the block with me. I did run today and it was perfect weather for it--sunny and cool.

I know I'm missing some of you, but I need to get some stuff put away around the house before the roofers come tomorrow. They said to take breakables down from high shelves, so guess it's a good excuse to do some dusting.

Welcome to any newlings!!! You will find lots of support here!

Monday check-in:
Did better with staying under my 40% carb goal last week. I think I only went over 2 days and only by a little bit each day.

Exercise goals:
Mon--long run outside DONE
Tues--core + walk dog (if I get home from meeting before it gets dark)
Wed--walk dog
Thurs--long run outside + core
Fri--walk dog
Sat--walk dog + gym
Sun--not sure yet (depends on grading)

I made my exercise plan kind of light for the week b/c I'm starting to stress about grading. It's starting to pile up, so I want to devote Wed. afternoon to grading vs. exercise.

Grading goals:
1. 7/22 AP essays
2. x/22 punctuation tests
3. x/22 2 paragraph responses
4. x/59 Thoreau essays
5. read section 2 of Montana 1948

check in- It has been a very busy weekend. Saturday was a Fall Festival did well on eating protein and got in some walking. Sunday had a family dinner with my aunt, cousin and a few of her friends. Good dinner but it was kind of sad. This will mostly likely be the last time that I see her. Her daughter does not plan to bring her back to visit again. They are packing up the house and cleaning it out. I thought about buying it but I fear they will want to much money. It's a nice little house but it needs a lot of work both inside and out. I want to start looking for a place that will meet my needs.

Today, I took my cousin who is 72 year old and her friend rock climbing. They made it up a few feet before stopping. At least they decided to try it and gave it a great shot. I enjoyed my climb and then workout out with my trainer. A great night for exercise.

Have a great day.

Exercise plan for the week
Sunday Rest day
Monday- Trainer workout and rock climbing
Tuesday- gym with friend
Wednesday- Frisbee golf
Thursday- Rest
Friday-Rock climbing
Saturday- bike or swim

Hello Everyone, :flowerforyou:

@BigAug-- Yay glad the surgery went well.:flowerforyou:

@Kaye I hope yours went well too! :flowerforyou:

@Skinny -- Sorry you didn't get your run in yesterday but glad it work out today.

Today has been a good day overall, housework done, Costco run, and lovely walk with Bella today.

Having a big meeting at work tomorrow morning with big news no one saying so it will be a suprise, Hoping for a good suprise.

Wishing everyone a good night,

Liz

Monday Check-in: Ok so I did HORRIBLE this weekend. No matter what I did I couldn't seem to sate my hunger! I don't know what was going on (except that I'm yet again sick [insert frustrated face here]) so my diet, for the first time in a while... totally went out the window. Apparently it hasn't affected me too much though surprisingly. Despite that, I gained a half an inch on my tummy and lost everywhere else, anywhere from a half inch to an inch! It's kinda got me confused but I guess a few slip ups here and there are to be expected.

measurements:

Waist 46.5 on 10/16/12
Hips 52.5 on 10/16/12
Chest 47.0 on 10/16/12
Arms 18.0 on 10/16/12
Tummy 54.5 on 10/16/12
Thigh 29.5 on 10/16/12
Calf 20.0 on 10/16/12

Tuesday goals: Trying to get back on track here. Between having to take tests at work, learning a new program, getting over my sinus infection and trying to get my energy back, I'm a wreck! On the upside I'm kind of getting back on track... but I've found a slightly new interest as far as dance. It's ballet! [le shock] It's a lot more strenuous to me but it's fun!

Tuesday Goal:: My goal is to just keep on focusing on staying at or under my calorie goal and NOT depending on those extra work out calories to eat what I want. That's my problem. I think I have all these extra calories after working out so I will eat more. Which I know you can but I think for me eating them back isn't something I want to do. Just trying different things now. Had a great day yesterday not only were my food choices good and I was under my calorie goal but it was just a good day!

UPDATE: On the whole college thing....As long as I get approved for student loans I AM GOING!!!!! I'm going to be VERY BUSY though. Nervous about that. Here's what my schedule will look like!
This is on top of working Mon-Fri 8am-4pm (except fridays will just come in after school at 11:30)
Monday: No Classes
Tuesday & Wednesday: 5-9pm
Thursday: 5:30-7:50pm
Friday: 8-11am
Saturday: Not sure of the schedule but will be clinicals for my CNA course.
And will be taking an online class (I don't really want to do online but it's really my only option because I have to have this class and I don't really want to drive to any of the other campuses)
Not only is my schedule full but I HAVE to get all A's in all my classes. It's the only way I will be eligible to be accepted into the nursing program.
WHEW!

I CAN and WILL do this. Just like my weight loss journey.



Also thank you everyone for your kind and encouraging words. I know I have been sort of a downer lately I have just been frustrated and had SO much on my mind. It's all starting to fall into place!

Hi I am Cathy, Kaye's daughter. She asked me to update this thread on her surgery. The surgery went well. She was very alert yesterday but was having more pain than she would have liked. The nursing staff was on it and I hope they were able to get her better regulated after I left. She said this afternoon they would have her up and moving some.

oh that's a shame. i hope the doctors figure out the right cocktail and she's on her feet again soon.

@Aug and Kaye - Best wishes for fast recoveries!

I hate moving.
I hate not smoking.

0= :smokin:

I hear you Morgori!
Aug, Kaye glad you both came out ok, good luck on recovery.
Tina, you are going to do great, keep your nose to the grind stone and it will pay off in the end.

Tues goal: Very busy week at the house, we have a dinner this coming Sunday and I have been working on the place to make it presentable. Stress makes me eat, so it has been a bad week. My goal is to go for a walk at least 4 times this week. Mostly for a break, stress relief.

Awesome, Tina! You CAN do it!!!

Hi I am Cathy, Kaye's daughter. She asked me to update this thread on her surgery. The surgery went well. She was very alert yesterday but was having more pain than she would have liked. The nursing staff was on it and I hope they were able to get her better regulated after I left. She said this afternoon they would have her up and moving some.

Thank you so much for updating us on her progress! Sending her best wishes for a speedy recovery! :flowerforyou:

Tuesday Goals:
Get back into logging everyday...even when I don't eat the best
Up my water intake everyday
Find new recipes for healthy easy to fix & store low cost foods (Trying to feed a household of teens on a minimal budget and eat the way I should)
Move More-find ways I can exercise even little bit each day

Tuesday goal - to get off my fat a** and workout tonight when I get home.

She stole my goal....... :laugh:

Have have have have to walk when I get home tonight. I skipped the pool AGAIN yesterday and ran errands (none were THAT urgent) instead.

Did lose another pound this week so I've broken the 220 mark (barely). That was exciting. Struggling with all this halloween candy *EVERYWHERE*.

Seems like everyone at work has candy on their desk and I'm really having a rough time avoiding it. This holiday was always one of my favorites for binging (and Easter). I'd buy TONS of halloween candy and pig out for weeks. So far I've managed to keep it down to two mini snack boxes of DOTS. It's replaced my snack (yogurt) for the past two days. Empty calories replacing something good for me. Be glad when it's all over and November starts. I can turn down Turkey (the mashed potatoes are another matter).

Find new recipes for healthy easy to fix & store low cost foods (Trying to feed a household of teens on a minimal budget and eat the way I should)

I'm looking at 3 separate slide shows from Eatingwell.com right now of cheap dinners. I've bookmarked 4 so far that I can't wait to try. Two of them are under 1.00 a serving. Can't get much cheaper than that. My restrictions are pretty tight as it has to be low carb, low cal, AND low sodium so you may find lots more than I did.