Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Greetings myfitnesspals! I'm new to the website and have a lot to lose - 100+ pounds. I am looking for advise, friends and motivations and I think this thread looks like I may have come to the right place!

Greetings myfitnesspals! I'm new to the website and have a lot to lose - 100+ pounds. I am looking for advise, friends and motivations and I think this thread looks like I may have come to the right place!

tndfamily, you indeed have come to the right place. This is where you will be supported, nurtured, motivated and loved by others sharing your journey. I have been here since July and credit a large part of my success to being in thie group. Welcome.

I have had 0 smokes since Sunday night!no:smokin: :bigsmile:
Truth is I might actually quit on the first try this time, although the ultimate test is have a whiskey or two and still not smoke.:devil:

That is an awe-inspiring feat:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Wednesday Wish:

My wish came true, I am one of few that are being considered for a second interview. The HR of the company is going to meet with all of the hiring managers and decide which of us they want to interview again. I will know by mid next week. Very exciting!

*Whew*

Thursday Truth- I motivation for exercise is severely lacking. I know I need to do it...I know that to feel better it is a must.
Most of the day is spent hiding or denying the pain in my body and so much energy expended just getting through the work day that at night I just want to collapse...but even then I keep going in the survival mode to make sure everyone is taken care of and errands ran and hose hold functioning (even that is not at the level it should be). Even laying down hurts because of the weight pressing down in places it shouldn't or restricting the circulation. Exhaustion is the most prominent feeling that quickly suppresses any motivation that creeps in. I often don't admit even to myself how much of a struggle each day is....I get though and try to act like everything is fine, being strong and functioning for those around me.

I just realized I'm a day behind. I totally thought today was Wednesday.. That's why I posted about my wish! haha!

hmm.. Thursday truth: I have my heat set up to high even though it's been hitting like 60 in the day time, because the nights have been freezing.. or in my books, freezing!

Good Evening everyone,
Thursday truth- Overall, my day was busy with meetings during the school day which of course took all my planning time. Therefore I ended up working at school until 5:30 but at least I accomplished a few tasks. Lesson plan for observation on Wednesday is done and emailed now just waiting for feedback at the pre-observation conference, grading caught up for now, lesson plans for Monday are done and have my idea for Tuesday. I hope that I can relax a little this weekend since it will be a three day weekend. I have an unexpected day off, it is the board way of compensating us for unused health insurance premiums instead of giving us our money back. I get to enjoy my day but something tells me I will be running around doing errands with my mom. I also want to eat everything in sight due that that TOM. I hope my weight will drop in the next couple of days. I feel thinner but the scale is not showing that progress.

Morogi- Congrats on your success so far.

To those who have lost another pound or more---Way to go- Hats off to you. :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker:

Butterflywood- Don't give up, every step you take allows you to increase your endurance and improve your health. :bigsmile: Just remember that you can take short walks just add a few more feet every day. Do you have a chair that your husband can put out for you along your path, that way when you reach it you can rest a few minutes before going back. Then each week or every couple of days have him move it back 10 feet. You are taking the positive steps to improving your health.

Friday Fitness
My oldest neice is coming up this weekend she is 12 ! So i will be getting a workout in tomorrow probably while she is painting i will be walking on the treadmill !

@Tina -- It does even out, and I don't tend to worry too much if I'm a couple of hundred over because I reckon as long as it's less than 500 it's still 'in the right direction'.
@Steffy -- ooh, another thread member with an exciting new bloke!
@Tungsten -- have a brilliant holiday!
@Christine -- brilliant SV!
@Robin -- I know what you mean about the colder weather coming on and craving carbs. I am finding this week really difficult and I'm noticing myself snacking and pecking at things. Plus I cannot get warm! I think I'm really feeling the lack of a 20-lb blubber jacket. I have got new flannel PJs and a flannel shirt and thermals. It's not even that cold here yet.
@Tom -- So well done on the smoking! I do know people who've given up entirely except that they have a couple of smokes now and then when they have a drink, so that works for some people too.
@ButterflyWood -- so sorry you're struggling at the moment. Just try to take a little step towards health each day.
@Liz -- I tend to assume that absolutely *everything* that I eat out will have added fat in weird ways, unless I'm at a restaurant where everything is cooked fresh. Bowling is quite reasonable exercise though, especially if you did it all afternoon.

Welcome newlings!

Friday Fitness
Last week's plan was:

Saturday -- Badminton, and wedding ceilidh - DONE and DONE.
Sunday -- Badminton booked, strength training, but this is totally a rest day. DONE
Monday -- W4D1 of Ease into 5k (with a 6 minute continuous run!), clog practice. DONE running but ducked clog.
Tuesday -- maybe Zumba, there's a class starting next Tuesday just round the corner from us. Quite freaked about this possibility. Total fail. I have been pretty idle really.
Wednesday -- W4D2 of Ease into 5k . DONE
Thursday -- dance mat. No; did badminton instead though so that's ok.
Friday -- W4D3 of Ease into 5k -- going to do it next. Definitely. Have been procrastinating this morning.

Next week:

Saturday -- actually difficult because I'm at an all day meeting but I am going to go for a BRISK WALK at lunchtime, with Rubitrack on my phone so I know I'm doing it. That will also keep me away from the buffet table.
Sunday -- Badminton
Monday -- W5D1 of Ease into 5k
Tuesday -- still thinking about Zumba in principle.
Wednesday -- W5D2 of Ease into 5k
Thursday -- Dance Mat (or badminton)
Friday -- W5D3 of Ease into 5k

-- Alison

Happy Friday everyone!

This week has been so crazy and I really have felt out of control and overwhelmed. My goal for next week is to get back to planning my schedule and my meals so I have a plan and am more in control.

Fitness Friday - I'm going to try my Biggest Loser Cardio Max video today after I get home from work. I'm really excited about it!

This weekend I'm taking my pooch to a Halloween party (yes I am that kind of dog owner) and heading about two hours away to visit some friends of mine who just bought a house. I plan on exercising tomorrow before leaving for my visit and then exercising Sunday evening after my return. On Sunday I plan to try my yoga dvd that I've had for a while. Is anyone else out there doing yoga?

@Butterflywood - Thinking of you and sending happy vibes and motivation your way today. You can do this!

Have a wonderful weekend everybody!

Friday Fitness::: Well this week I focused on getting back on track and logging my food. I am hoping to get a schedule of working out going. I am just trying to focus on eating right and logging everything again. It's like I need to start the habit all over again.

The weekend is coming up and this is always my hardest time. ESPECIALLY since my husband is off on Saturday and Sunday, he's usually off on Sunday's only. So who knows what we will do for breakfast/lunch/dinner. But whatever it is I will do the best I can and make the best decision I can.

I started this week weighing 227.8 and this morning the scale said 220.4. I know a lot of it was water weight so it came off easy. But still I'm happy to see the scale heading down again. Still not to my lowest weight recorded on here yet which is 218.8 I believe. So getting close. And I just want to see it keep going down and down and down.

I am SO excited because Monday I go enroll for school! And Tuesday I go talk to the lady about student loans. As long as I can get student loans, which I don't know why I wouldn't, then I will be starting college in January!!!! Super excited for that.

Have a FANTASTIC FRIDAY!!!!!!!
Tina

Thursday Truth:
Went on a sweets binge yesterday. Not too terrible on overall calories, but LOTS and LOTS of sugar. Also no exercise--rainy and cold, so no walk w/ gunner, plus my lower back/hip is hurting, so no core work. I know the pain is just due to wearing running shoes that had worn out. I've replaced them already, but the damage is done, and I'm all out of alignment. :ohwell: Did some stretching to try to get things back in place and feeling a bit better this morning. The good news is that I got through a good chinck of grading yesterday.

Will check back later to catch up on posts and do Friday Fitness.
Grading goals:
1. 13/22 AP essays
2. 22/22 punctuation tests DONE
3. x/22 2 paragraph responses
4. x/59 Thoreau essays
5. read section 2 of Montana 1948 DONE
6. 22/22 vocab quizzes DONE
7. 59/59 M1948 vocab assignments DONE

I'm behind...again.

Robin - I sure hope you get to feeling better soon and the DR turns you lose soon. It must be so frustrating for you!

Mr. M! So very impressed with your non smoking efforts. Here are some of the benefits your body has to look forward to in the coming weeks (according to Palo Alto Medical Foundation, or PAMF):

Within 24 hours of quitting, you have already decreased your risk of a heart attack.

Within three weeks of quitting, circulation improves. Oxygen-rich blood once again begins to reach your heart and repair the tissue damaged by cigarettes.

Within 72 hours after cessation, your bronchial tubes begin to relax, and air flows more easily into and out of your lungs.

Within one to nine months after smoking cessation, the cilia begin to heal. As more cilia become active, a former smoker will often develop a cough, which indicates that the lungs are cleaning themselves.

ButterflyWood - I can totally relate how hard this is for you to get started. Robin had a great idea about the hallway at home. Put a chair on either end of the house and walk back and forth between them. Chair exercises are great, I started with some of those from Youtube. They will get you moving and burning some calories and getting you used to carving out exercise time.

Thursday truth - Been hitting the candy a little too hard. It started off with just a little box of DOTS....then it was DOTS and a tootsie roll....then it was DOTS, a tootsie roll, and a hard candy.....then a migraine. I don't think I can eat that much sugar after being off it for 7 months. :blushing: I have ONE tootsie roll on my desk and I'll eat it after lunch. That's IT.

I keep reminding myself that they aren't going to STOP making tootsie rolls after Halloween and if I want another one I can buy it at any time. I don't know where this sense of... URGENCY... came from about food. Like if I don't get it now I'll never see any thing like it again. It's one of the biggest contributors to me getting this big.

Friday Fitness:
Sunday - Day Off
Monday - My Swim didn't happen
Tuesday - 2.42 mile walk
Wednesday - 30 Minute swim
Thursday - 2.89 Mile Walk
Friday -
Saturday -

i think, in a way, that's the downfall of completely cutting anything out of our diet. because then we get this feeling of desperation that is hardwired in our brain.

That makes sense. It would totally explain why 'DIETS' don't really work. The restrictive nature of what that implies just blows it before you can even start or makes it impossible to stick with for a lifetime. Maybe that's why it's working for so many of us now. We know we're not DIETING, we're living a healthier lifestyle that allows for things like tootsie rolls and cake and..whatever. Just controlling the AMOUNT. Moderation really is the key to life... who knew?