Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@alison--I don't usually regret my life choices either--the feeling is really foreign to me; I think that's why it's getting to me. And overall, even if I had gotten healthy at a younger age, I really wouldn't change anything major in my life (husband, job, house, etc.). It's just remorse for all of the "little stuff" I may have passed on due to my weight. As I've reflected on this throughout the day, I've decided that one positive of making the change NOW, is that I will be healthy enough to be really active with my niece. I want to be the "fun" aunt who will do crazy, physical stuff with her. I want to be able to run around the park or beach with her, take her hiking, to amusement parks, etc. I also see these little kids doing the "fun runs" at the 5k's I run, and I want to include her in that once she's old enough. I guess I'm jumping the gun a bit since she's not even walking yet. :laugh:

@jana--that dip sounds divine!! But I agree with Cath--I would have a hard time not eating it all in one sitting! :blushing:

@marsha--I bet you pass that 100 lb mark while in UT!! Either way, you are an inspiration!!

@bella--hi there! glad you had a moment to pop in--wishing you less stress so next time you can stay awhile. :flowerforyou:

DIdn't get as much grading done as I would have liked, but still had a productive day. Raked my front yard and cleaned my fish tank--have been stressing about getting both done, so I'm glad they are off of my list. I have a couple of after school meetings/outings this week, so need to schedule light again:

Mon--walk dog + core
Tues--long run outside
Wed--walk dog + core
Thurs--walk dog
Fri--walk dog
Sat--walk dog + core
Sun--long run or gym

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

I can totally relate. Over many years, I was on WW so many times I lost count. I lost 70 lbs and 80 lbs at different times, but I would hit that plateau mark and just wasn't patient to work through it. I gained back the weight and then some. I'm really preparing myself mentally because I know the plateau will come again. I've had one small one for 3 weeks and I just pushed throough. I know we can do this and will work through the plateaus together!

I can totally relate. Over many years, I was on WW so many times I lost count. I lost 70 lbs and 80 lbs at different times, but I would hit that plateau mark and just wasn't patient to work through it. I gained back the weight and then some. I'm really preparing myself mentally because I know the plateau will come again. I've had one small one for 3 weeks and I just pushed throough. I know we can do this and will work through the plateaus together!

My official opinion is that plateus suck -- and I'm there again at present.
Tried everything I know to pop off of it, and nothing so far. aack. :grumble:

I really enjoyed everyone's Sunday shares this week! I love hearing about your lives.

@Cath -- I weigh every morning and evening, and I try not to obsess with the little ups and downs. I'm not always successful in that.

@Angelika -- my running plan has me running every other day all through winter. When I went out yesterday it was just beginning to get dark (the perils of living in the UK, and the clocks go back soon too), and it was raining and a bit chilly. I think running is more fun when it's cool, dry and bright.

@Skinnyjeanz -- I do sometimes have a tiny pang of 'oh gosh, I wish I'd been able to run around with my kids more when they were little'. I worry that I've imparted bad habits to them. Oh well, they can watch my good habits now!

@Susan, Vicki -- I am not sure I'm mentally prepared for a big plateau. I keep trying to remind myself that the amount I'm eating now would actually be maintenance calories (or even more than) if I got to goal because I'm so short. So this isn't really a diet in any sense; I'm just eating the way I'm going to be eating for the rest of my life. Which is hard when I make sensible choices at parties or restaurants. I don't think I'm mentally ready for the idea that three course restaurant meals are no longer part of my life. I do tell myself that I'm at these events because I want to spend time with the other people there, and the food and drink are ancilliary. Which is true but unsatisfying somehow.

Monday check-in: I'm really thrilled that I've lost three pounds this week, especially as I spent much of last week feeling unmotivated. I'm looking forward to measurements at the end of the month, too. My jeans I was never going to fit into again are pretty comfy now, though I still have a muffin top so they're getting worn with tunics for a bit. I'm really looking forward to being able to go back to that shop because they have a lot of cute things.

While we're on autumnal cooking:

Sweet Potato & Tomato Soup

1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, pressed
2 largish sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 can (400g/14oz) chopped tomatoes
1 pint beef stock
salt and pepper
parsley
sour cream (or 0% fat free yoghurt, it's an option! But sour cream tastes better so you don't need to use as much)

You fry the onion till it's soft, adding in the garlic for the last two minutes, add the tomatoes and fry for a couple of minutes, add everything else and cook until the sweet potatoes are cooked through (perhaps 20 minutes). Then you season, puree it, and press it through a sieve if you're serving it to guests (I never do this!). Garnish with chopped parsley and a swirl of sour cream.

We always double this and have it as a main course with loads of homebaked bread; serves four with plenty of leftovers. I use beef stock cubes which are salty so I don't then add more salt, but I do use lots of pepper.

I'm off to cook now; double portions of moussaka and locro (a South American beef stew), for dinners this week and to have meals in the freezer. I put beans in everything! We're not poor particularly, but beans are high protein, low fat, delicious and cheap; they also add structure to stews. If it's not beans, it's lentils or chickpeas. The moussaka will have black beans in it because one time I had leftover lamb but not very much (moussaka is nicest with leftover roast lamb) so I added beans and everyone loved it.

Starting a new week everyone! Have a great one!

-- Alison

Hi everyone
Sorry I was MIA this weekend, still no computer at home..It bit the dust, so we are buying a new one..Hopefully Soon. Had a good relaxed weekend, ( well allot of house work, but other than that..not much)
Bee Healthy, Bee Happy, Bee Blessed
patty

Hi everyone! I'm just getting started so I"m checking this out. It looks like you all are doing fantastic! Good jobs!!! I hope I can do well too. Anyway, just thought I'd say hi.:happy:

Monday Check In::: Well feeling really good this week. Logged all weekend and didn't do too terribly bad. But I logged all weekend. And my weight was NOT up this morning! I was happy about that! It was actually really down under my weight I last logged on here. But I didn't log it because I think it was the fact I was finally able to um...go to the bathroom and I feel much better. But I will wait until Friday or Monday of next week to log my weight.

Had our family pictures done Sunday, hoping they turn out good. I got a preview of them and I think I look horrible in them all..but it's probably me being critical of myself. Cause everyone else's looks great...but me. So we will see!

Have a magnificent Monday everyone!

Tina

lost 2.2 pounds this week which puts me back at where i was before i went off the wagon for a month or so. i gained about six pounds during that time. but i'm back down where i was. maybe even .1 of a pound less. but i can't remember which it was :laugh: but anyway, yay. my ticker is true again haha.

Congrats!

thanks. i think that i left morbidly obese and am now just regularly obese :laugh: because i'm down under 40 and i'm pretty sure that's the cut off

Hello again everyone,

Well I have got to get better about logging in daily & recording my foods & exercise. (Well at least I backtracked & put in yesterday's food today).

Monday check-in I'm happy that I managed to lose 2 lbs at the end of this past week, despite all the once-per-month bloating and scale stand-still from earlier in the week. I think I'm on track to reach 10 lbs down by the end of October, I hope I make it!

Toots, that's great you're now under 40 BMI (you're correct, that's the marker from "obese" to "morbidly obese". I'm trying to get under 40 also (at 43 right now). Another 23 lbs & I'll be there. I figured that's a good mini-goal to have. Having to lose over 100 can seem so overwhelming, so having smaller goals within the larger goal I think will help me stay motivated.

Hello,

@Alison -- No Idaho is in the Northwest. Its an easy mistake.

Liz

Ladies - I live in IOWA which is often confused with IDAHO for some reason. We have nothing memorable in the state apparently because most folks have no idea where it is! We are neighbors to ILLINOIS.

Don't quiz me on geography of other countries. I'd fail miserably......

Monday, Monday. Scale was down. Yeah.

Weekend went ok with the exception that I was unhappy that my Fitbit didn't sync to my MFP account from Saturday afternoon until this morning.

Lin

Hi. I know it is check in day, but I'm afraid to weigh in this week. I know when I gain, I get depressed, and when I'm depressed, I start thinking I'm hungry. I have my period, so there is NO WAY I'm getting on that thing. (TWSS? Sorry. I couldn't resist....and I should've, I know....)
I had a job interview to be on a local sub list on Friday. All I need is my fingerprints to check out (they will!) and my tb test to turn out fine (it will) and I'm in!!!! YAYY! I miss being in the classroom SO much!

We were not nourished well and we often went to bed hungry. My father was a proud man and would not allow us to receive free lunches at school. We took a white flour biscuit with sorghum syrup for lunch each day. I remember being so hungry after lunch and before I got home, that my stomach would growl. Our breakfast was a biscuit with gravy from white flour w/canned tomatoes. We never had milk but occasionally we had eggs.

i also grew up very poor. but if it wasn't for school lunches there would have been many days i wouldn't have eaten at all. we got all of our food from the government or the church food pantry. my parents had good stamps too but it was common practice to trade them for whatever they could get and remember later that they had no freaking food. so i do understand where you're coming from. there was a month one time were all we had was beans, unflavored boiled beans, and puffed rice. not sugared. just puffed rice. to this day i will eat neither of those things :laugh: