Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Happy Birthday Susan2396!



I went to the Doctor's yesterday and had 3 Ultra sounds. They were not so bad to terrible but I guess it is the results that count so I'll wait for those. Still need to get the Eco cardio heart one next week and a nerve test on my numb feet.:frown: I ate poorly between test s and KFC for dinner:noway: . Sodium was over 4000:embarassed:

My BIL is moving to CO and we are all going over to his house to eat and wish them well. I will probably drink some whiskey which will lead to bad things:ohwell:

Happy Birthday Susan. Best wishes for the year ahead.

Morgori- Hang in there and don't give into the urge to smoke while drinking. I know you can do it.

Success- I had a great day and not a bad week. Weight is down a little but I am still above my lowest weight. This weekend I have been craving carbs and sweets but I am still exercising. That is no excuse and I know this craving is due that TOM. Tomorrow I am suppose to go on a bike ride in the morning then I might head out to the Renn Fest. tomorrow is the last day until next year. It truly depends on how long I am biking since I like to get there when it opens and stay until it closes. My favorite activity at this event is to have my fortune told and then to catch the shows.

This will be a very busy week coming up so I will do my very best to get in the exercise. I am being observed this week so that will add another level of stress to my week and two additional meetings. Monday night we are celebrating birthdays of two co-workers and I am baking the cake. Oh well, I will be good if I don't self-sabotage myself this week.

Work Week-

Morgori -Hang in there. you CAN quit smoking.
Butterfly - oh me too. I have zero motivation now that the weather has changed. I gotta get off the couch :yawn: or loose the progress that I have made. :ohwell:
Robin - It can be so discouraging when it seems like your body is "the enemy" follow doctors orders get well and then start again. You can't push a sick/injuried body without paying for it ususally with weight gain. Wish I could tell you how to be patient, but I flunked that class.
Christine - Congrats on wowing your doctor. :flowerforyou: Great feeling to know that you are making such great strides.

I went out and had a great night with my Dad. I went almost 400 over on calories and weight 3+ pounds this morning. :noway: I did have an NSV though. I got out my "western wear" and the tooled leather belt that I haven't worn for years, I put it on and was able to fasten it in the third hole...nice! SO now I have 5 pounds to loose by the end of the month, )#(%& 'scuse me, but I am mad at myself for not exercising.

@Skinny -- lol :laugh: I was like what than I went and re read my posts ohwell:ohwell: ! I met I organize the closet in our bedroom and than deep clean the kitchen.


Hopefully that will clear up the confusion for you! lol

Liz

@Toots-- That is true look at my DH and his friends spending the weekend playing those games. They love them i can say for sure with the number of them that he owns.

I like the fact that he does its what makes him who he is, I don't hate them I just enjoy other games more.

Liz

Saturday success: I managed to exercise every day this week except Friday.

Saturday UN-success: I was down to my lowest weight since joining MFP last Saturday then up 4 pounds by Monday. I was down 3 pounds today, so I'm up one pound. :grumble: Soooo, I'm trying to take Susan's advice and eat less and move more!

@trhjrh06 ~ I was told by the financial aid lady at our college that there are student loans out there, and pretty much anybody can get them. (My daughter gets them, and I got them when I went back to school.) Good luck to you! Also, you are getting close to getting under 220! Good for you! How exciting!

@nzenczak ~ I'm a doggie lover, too! Your Halloween Pooch Party sounds like fun!

@skinny ~ All that grading! Being a special education teacher, I don't have nearly the grading that you do BUT I do have IEP's and SPED Progress Reports to work on this week! Ugh!

@Morgori ~ Congrats on giving up the smokes! Hope it is getting easier for you!

@MyMowMow ~ Thanks for posting the benefits of quitting smoking. I sent it to my daughter who quit 2 months ago!

@Christine ~ Congrats on the good news you received from the doc! Yay!

First of all, congrats on the exercise this week, which was GREAT!!!

I know saying "eating less and moving more" is easier said than done. I've known that for years, but never really listened. For whatever reason, mentally I'm ready and it's finally clicking with me. It's been years of yo-yo dieting, every kind of diet plan, starvation, bingeing, etc. . . I've finally accepted this is my new life. This includes portion control, exercise, positive attitude and a great support system is what I'll need for a very long time and I'm OK with that. I know it's tough staying off the scale, but everything fluctuates so easily. I really focus on my total monthly loss. With that said, my weigh-in is normally on Friday's. I'll do a quick check on Monday's, but other than that I try to stay off the scale. I get too emotional seeing it jump all around. Hang in there!!

Good Morning, Happy Sunday Everyone!

Sunday Share (Sunday truth ) Today is going to be a busy one trying to finish any left over tidying before hubby gets home. He is not to fond on being organized by me but will accept it as a surprise like look what I did for you. He always appreciates it down the road and tells me so.

My name is Elizabeth "Liz:" I was always a skinny child but as I reach high school was chubby, by 20's on my way to 200lbs. Went on a diet try the T-Factor diet were you count fat grams. I was living in NYC at time and was mid 20's so getting walking in was easy and I did loose weight. While in NYC I start going to this church and some friends introduced me to this guy . They said you already have something in common he is from one of those I states in the Midwest (I was from Illinois) So I agree to go on this casual date with him a bunch of us went to a dinner in china town and dessert in little Italy. But the biggest thing I remember was asking him so what state are you from ? He said Idaho I start laughing and told him why. We still chuckle about this today. I guess my friend could have been on "Jay walking " at that moment cause she thought Idaho was in the Midwest.

But this small town Illinois Girl met this Idaho Guy in NYC . Were we dated and got married. i was on the thin side under 200lbs when I got married but before our 1st anniversary I was back up and over. As I was when expecting our daughter I was over 200 lbs plus. I never loss that baby fat . I just kept adding. I only had the one child.

I have a way of never owning a feeling and telling myself be happy so I stuff and stuff. Child not normal I don't react just stuff, money issues stuff, hurts and losses , just stuff,,, my way to 350lbs.

I did nothing about it. I could move around till the last 2 years my ankle kills me, my knees, but its really my ankle needs replacing. I could barely move around. I have friends 20 years older than me who were able to move better than me. But I did nothing just accepted it like its meant to be. Till I don't know had one of those moments in life were you do some soul searching about what do you want for your next phase in life. I realise I did not want this anymore. Why am I not trying something. So I start 1st I say just try it for a day than a week etc. It was rocky start but I did start losing. I was so afraid to say anything even to my family for I didn't believe I could do this. A friend told me about MFP. At 1st I was like maybe I am using a little notebook for tracking. But I was thinking of joining Weight Watchers cause I knew this was and is going to be a long journey. And need support My husband who always love me for me no matter what my size didn't even notice my healthy attemps. He was concern cause he just want me happy and I guess he assume food made me happy. So he was nervous about all of this. So he like we can't afford for you to go to weight watchers. I was like what but knew I need something so look at MFP again and more I learn and about these threads. I realize I could find support here.

It hasn't been easy as I am not stuffing anymore so lot of emotions are coming to surface even confidence beginning to return. My DH isn't too sure about all of that and neither am I . Just know its day to day and am on this journey till end.

Wishing everyone a good Sunday.

We have church today potluck Sunday theme Pizza Party yup that's right at least there will be a salad too.

Liz

Good morning everyone! Guess where I am--yep, Starbuck's! I should buy some stock in this place! Thank goodness for Mocha LIGHT fraps or I'd be in big trouble!!

Anyways thought I would check in and post Sunday share before I get to the grading.

@robin--agreed that holidays are tought, but as you well know we can get through them with some planning. You really helped me last year (my first holiday season on MFP), and I definitely want to help the newbies, so here are some tips off the top of my head:

1. DON'T buy Halloween candy until a day or 2 before trick or treating. I know some people like to try to take advantage of sales, but are you really saving any money if you end up eating half of it? Also, the day after Halloween get rid of any leftover candy. Take it to work, give it to a neighbor with kids, drop it off at a food pantry--whatever you need to do to get rid of it. I take mine to school and give it to the yearbook staff (I used to advise the club, so I know how much they appreciate treats to munch on while they work).

2. I know this isn't for everyone, but last year I signed up for a 5k turkey trot. It's an awesome way to start Thanksgiving Day b/c you burn a ton of calories first thing in the morning and can actually enjoy your dinner. I would highly recommend it for those of you walking or running.

@liz--Sorry for teasing you--I knew what you meant, just having a little fun. I'm sure there IS some eccentric millionaire out there with a "bedroom kitchen." Sounds like my DH is similar to yours--he wants to make me happy, and he used to think the way to do that was to cook me yummy foods. Now he's learning that food only makes me happy if it's healthy enough for me to eat it without guilt.

@toots, liz, and chistine--this game talk is making me nostalgic. DH and I used to play games all the time--D & D with friends, or Risk on our own. I kind of miss it, but you're right--it takes too much time.

Sunday Share:
As happy as I am that I've decided to get healthy, I can't help feeling some remorse for waiting so long to do it. I know I still have a lot of life left to live, but I can't help wondering how my life would have been different if I had lost the weight in my 20's vs. my 40's. Not that it would have neccessarily been better (I've had a pretty happy life so far), but I know it would have been different. I think a lot of these feelings are just a natural part of hitting "middle age"--but I think they are heightened by the big changes I've made to my lifestyle over the past year and a half.

Well, better get to grading!

Grading goals:
1. x/27 AP essays
2. x/22 2 paragraph responses
3. x/11 AP analysis activities
4. x/59 Thoreau essays
5. read section 3 of Montana 1948

Happy Sunday-I have always been a bigger girl, even growing up as are all of the women in my family. Growing up the youngest of six, you learned to deal with life as it came at you and to make your presence known, to stand up for yourself pretty quick. so the weight, it didn't really bother me until I started putting my life back together post divorce (from a mentally and emotionally abusive relationship) and at the doctors office...my weight was 440 lbs and I was miserable, my legs swollen and painful, moving hurt, everything was a challenge and I know had a family to raise on my own. Sure I had lots of family support, but I was determined to get back on my feet and make my own way. Got a job, a place of our own (had moved back in with my parents during the divorce) and found TOPS (take off pounds sensibly) and joined a gym. During that process I lost about 90 lbs total...was that years 2nd place in my division of my whole state and got to get on stage at the yearly celebration convention....but most importantly during that time I met my current husband, a very loving and supportive man. What life had in store for me next would have crushed me with out that love and support. Life was going very good when I got smacked down big time...all with in a couple of months I lost my mom, my job (thanks to the economy) and house (thanks the ex and garnishments for unpaid debt from him). Nearly all the weigh I had taken off was gained back during that stressful time and even with the love and support of my husband, kids and rest of my family it is a daily fight to gain the motivation and ways to get back on track to get the weight off. I found a new job, married a wonderful man and moved to another state. My kids are all older teens now, so now it is time to take care of me....really take care of me and not just act like I am but finding excuses not to or thinking...one more day, month or year won't kill me....because it just might.

Good morning everyone!

I had a terrible day food and smoking wise. I drank whiskey, smoked, ate pretty bad and stayed up really late. The good news is I am back to eating healthy and not smoking (I am pretty sure I can stop after going almost a week without any smokes). I think I needed to be bad just to confirm how much better I feel when eating healthy food and not smoking.
I hope everyone is feeling better because of healthy eating, surgeries, exercise and living an emotionally healthy life!

@MowMow - 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.
Thanks for this!

@kah68 -- Ease into 5k is an iPhone app by a company called BlueFin. They originally called the app C25k, and it had the same intervals as the original C25k plan. They've now rebranded the app, and the intervals are slightly different. The main changes are that it starts slightly slower than C25k, and the 20 minute run is a week later (W6D2 instead of W5D3). But in overall intent it's exactly the same thing -- an interval training plan that gets you to 30 minutes continuous running in eight weeks. I like it because you can use your own music playlist.
@Lin -- Hope you're keeping on top of things. 37 miles in a week is loads!
@Tina -- so cheered to see that you're back on the wagon and enjoying your losing!
@Aubeatle -- I've been looking at the NerdFitness beginner's bodyweight circuit. I haven't actually done it but I've thought about it. Does that count?
@ButterflyWood -- it's so great having the notes every few days from the site saying 'x continuous days'. I'm up to 75 now! It just feels so reassuring. I did miss a couple of days when I was on holiday, otherwise I'd be well over 100 now. Logging is the key to success here, I'm certain.
@Christine -- I hope you fill your visit to Topeka with thoughts and memories of the happy times you had there with your family. And a huge WELL DONE on your doctor's trip. That's such wonderful news. I am really looking forward to getting down from 'morbidly obese' to 'obese' (BMI 40 in the UK) and I'm sure it can happen quite soon for me. And getting off a BP med is brilliant too. And loving walking is good too; it didn't take me long to go from loving walking to loving badminton and dance to, er, well not exactly loving running... but doing it.
@Maddalen -- congratulations on walking a mile! If you can do it three times a week, you'll really notice your fitness improving all the rest of the time.
@Liz -- I used to love that sort of hour on end board game -- I miss them and I hope to do some gaming later in life when my kids are grown. Is Idaho not in the Midwest? My US geography is a bit dodgy... I love the fact that MFP is free; it really just removes that excuse of having to go somewhere or spend money.
@ShrinkRapt -- just turning up here is a start. You know you want to do this, and I understand exactly how much mental pressure people get from this 'lowest adult weight' thing. I have a little bit to go before I get to that point, but I've bounced hard off that 200lb mark a couple of times in the last 15 years.
@Robin -- I hope the prednisone keeps on working for you; when I had morning stiffness it took about an hour to wear off, and I really wasn't much good for anything during that hour. Now (with the methotrexate) it only takes me a couple of minutes to loosen up enough to get into the shower. Which is fantastic.
@Tom -- glad you're staying off the smokes -- I hope you really enjoy your whisky!
@Angelika -- well done on that belt! I eBayed one of those Western belts last year because I reckoned I'd never fit into it again; now I'm wondering.
@SkinnyJeanz -- I don't tend to regret stuff; things might have been different if I'd made different choices, but I don't know if they'd have been any better really.

Saturday Success was that having been unmotivated earlier in the week, I nevertheless managed to stick to plan (it's that underlying resolve that it does work, I think), and then I had a couple of great days at the end of the week -- upshot is that I'm expecting a nice SV to update you on tomorrow when I weigh in. And today I felt so well and happy after badminton that I did tomorrow's run early. That's W5D1, and included 18 minutes of running! That just seems amazing to me.

A bit of Sunday sharing -- I'm Alison; I'm 47 and I took a redundancy package in March from a place I'd worked for 24 years. Rather than get another job right away, I'm studying and getting healthy, and thinking about what I might do next. I'm married with two brilliant kids; one teenage girl and one nearly-teenage boy, and we live in a fairly grimy bit of East London in the UK.

I'm doing a edX course, Software as a Service, that is *SO HARD* that I have been grumpily shouting at my kids because they have the temerity to hang out in the same house as me while I'm stuck on homework, and do evil things like toast breakfast or ask for cookies. I am feeling a bit better about it now because I've got about 75% of the marks (the deadline is tonight) and I still have a few hours to finish off. But gosh, it's hard and I need to learn not to be mean and grumpy when I'm stuck.

Thanks to Robin for mentioning the holidays. I once lost nearly 50 pounds, and then gained ten pounds over a long weekend and gave up the entire thing. What a shame, really. But I wasn't doing it as sensibly as I am this time; I love the fact that I'm eating real food and plenty of it! So I'm hoping, fingers crossed, that I can make it through the holiday season by taking Christmas Day as a single, special, no logging day (though -- shhh -- I might log anyway; I just won't have a target, or beat myself up if I eat and drink 6000 cals), and otherwise log my way through as usual. I'd be grateful if old-timers can share their holiday season strategies.

I won't be doing a run on Christmas morning, because I'm chief turkey-baster and I think we will be twelve for Christmas lunch. But my guess is that hours of cooking is actually pretty active; I'm always fairly worn out by the time we all sit down to eat. So my tentative plan is to do a run on the morning of Christmas Eve -- my family will be arriving mid-afternoon, dance out with the Morris on Boxing Day (it's what we do!), and then a second run on the afternoon of the 28th after everyone has gone home. I might talk people into the odd game of badminton if the sports centres are open, or a forest walk. No Thanksgiving here of course, though I did get invited to a delicious Thanksgiving dinner by an American pal last year.

Hope you're all looking forward to lovely things coming up next week!

-- Alison

Miss my MFP friends, but am trying to complete some big projects before going to visit my grands in UT this week. I'll check in from time to time to keep self on the straight and narrow.

Halloween Challenge--I probably won't meet my goal of 400,000 steps by the 31st due to foot problems, but have made it to 261,679 steps to date. It would help if I'd remember to wear my fitbit every day. (Then again, when in UT I run around with the kids so much, perhaps I'll miraculously exceed it.) Keep trying, folks!

Taught a Kitchen Witches Halloween treats class--and took all the leftovers to the gym. The staff scarfed up everything! Think I'll do that with every class. :laugh: Saves me lots of calories.

Still pushing the SAME few pounds up and down the scale. While in UT daughter and I are going to focus on healthy eating, fun and fitness. Let's see if I can make it over that stupid 100 hump. (I was within a couple of tenths and then slid backward. What is wrong with me?)

Have a healthy, positive week all.:flowerforyou:

Hi All,
Happy Sunday and I hope everyone had a great weekend. This weekend was nice and I enjoyed my time relaxing with a friend. I did exercise both days by bike.

This week will be busy but it will be okay. I will work my way through it and do my best to stay on track with making the healthy choices and reducing my carbs.

Halloween challenge 103/ 200 miles. Most likely will not make it based on biking along or other easy form of exercise to measure. If I counted all the walls I have climbed then yes, I most likely went beyond 200 miles. Some days I forgot to record distance as well. Grammy I love your miles/steps challenges. They help to keep me motivated.

Fall Yummy Treat

Pumpkin Smoothie- amount for 1serving
1 cup Vanilla Almond Milk
1 cup sliced and frozen bananas
1 cup Pumpkin
Pumpkin pie spice to taste

Blend in mixer til smooth and drink about 160 cal if you use the unsweetened almond milk.

Is it 8:00 p.m. already??? Where do the weekends go???

@Butterfly ~ Good for you on having only a quarter piece of cake! Portion control is the key. We CAN'T cut out everything!

@Angelika ~ That 3 pounds will be gone in no time! That's what happens to me when I weight every day. I'll be up a couple then back down. Congrats on tightening the belt!

@Liz ~ LOL on the bedroom kitchen! I didn't catch that either until Skinny commented on it! Funny! I was born and raised in Idaho. Where is your hubby from? I'm from Winchester, a very small town in northern Idaho near Lewiston/Clarkston...140 miles south of Coeur d' Alene. After reading your story, I just have to tell you that you are doing AWESOME! You seem to just keep losing and losing! Wish I had the same success. Mine is coming off S-L-O-W, it seems. I have been having issues with willpower, lately. :embarassed:

@Susan ~ I have an obsession with weighing every day. I'm obsessed about it, but not to the point that it drags me down. I write my weight down on the calendar on Saturdays so I can compare week-to-week (and month-to-month). If I get discouraged, I flip the calendar back to a month ago, and that helps.

@Christine ~ WOW! You lost 60 pounds since July 1??? :noway: I started MFP on July 6 and have only lost 22! I'm happy for your improved health!

@Butterfly ~ I'm so happy you found a man that appreciates you! My daughter was in an emotionally abusive relationship for 3 years, and he destroyed her self-esteem. It's been 3 years since she dumped him, and she is just now beginning to feel good about herself. She is so beautiful and fun but anytime a guy seems interested, she shys away, afraid of getting hurt again. I keep praying that some guy will come along and sweep her off her feet and treat her the way she deserves to be treated! P.S. I've got to try that Pumpkin Smoothie!

@Katrina ~ It was interesting reading about your childhood. My dad was poor growing up. He often told me that they wouldn't have had anything to eat if the neighbors hadn't brought over a pot of beans. My husband's family didn't have a lot of money either. They ate "beans and taters" every night. Wednesday was a special night, because the beans were made into chili. When they ran out of beans, they ate bean broth and bread.

@Jana ~ the Sweet Potato Dip sounds yummy! I'm afraid I would eat the whole lot in one sitting! Portion control, portion control, portion control! :grumble:

Sunday Share: I am so stressed out with the class I'm taking. I need to get rolling with the homework, but I'm having a hard time getting motivated with all the teacher stuff I always have to do; however, I'm not letting anything get in the way of getting in a little exercise every day! I have been skinny all my life! I weighed 125 pounds in college. After I got married (at 18), I added a few pounds every year and especially packed on the pounds after I started having kids. Not sure why. Just love to eat and didn't care. Now I'm trying to lose weight after having had two total knee replacements. I have arthritis in my feet, and the added weight doesn't help that at all! I joined WW about 10 years ago and lost 50 pounds, then quit and gained it back. I joined a Fitness Center about 6 years ago and lost 70 pounds, then gained 30 of that back! Hence, here I am at MFP. I will NOT let my weight plateau stop me this time! Have a good week! Let's all keep on keepin' on! Good luck to us! ~ Cath