Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

was out of town this weekend and fell off the wagon a bit....climbing back on today.

Hello all,

Monday has been a good day so far. Today has been rather relaxing raining all day so have not made it out for a walk yet unless I want to count walking around Costco and Walmart today. Food is going well. Nothing to really write home about.

Yay to all of your who are celebrating Scale and NSV 's today . and Hugs for all of you who are struggling. :flowerforyou:

Liz :drinker: :drinker:

Monday Check-In:

I'm finally starting to feel better for the first time in a while. I've felt so sluggish the last few weeks and my workouts have been lackluster at best, when I do one at all. I have decided that today is the day to get back on the wagon, so I am going to attempt to run my 5k today and see how bad/good my time is.

As promised, I have another new recipe to share with everyone today. It is one of my own concoctions and is only 350 calories per serving! I hope you like it as much as I do. Oh, and I am def going to try the sweet potato/tomato soup idea. Sounds yummy!

Jana's Easy-to-Make Chicken Pot Pie

1 can veg-all (or any mixed veggies you prefer)

1 can cream of chicken soup (reduced fat or regular)

2 large chicken breasts (boil and then shred)

1/2 bag egg noodles (or any noodles you like)

1 can cresent rolls (any kind you prefer)

1/2 bag shredded cheese

Boil chicken and noodles together. While boiling the chicken, drain veggies and then pour cream of chicken soup and veggies into a pan and heat until boiling. (stir often so it doesn't burn) Shred chicken and put into a casserole dish with noodles and add soup/veggie mix. Mix well. Once you finish, add cheese to the top of the dish. Take cresent rolls and layer across the top of the casserole dish. Bake as stated on the cresent roll package. When it comes out, the edges of the rolls should be golden brown. Serve hot. (Serves 6)

I hope you are all doing well. Enjoy! Bon Appetit!

Congrats to all with SV's!!! :drinker:

Not gonna do personals tonight b/c I had an outing after school and just got home. A retired teacher friend has a photography showing and a bunch of us went to see it. She brought wine and a bunch of snacks including homemade sweet kugel. I think I ate 4 pieces--yes, they were small pieces, but still. :embarassed: I also had some wine and a few macaroons, so I'm on sugar overload. Came home and DH had made pork chops and sweet potato soup. I had a pork chop and will have a little bit of the soup b/c it's so delicious.

I'm going to be over by about 500 calories today, but I was under by more than 600 yesterday, so I'm gonna call it a wash. :ohwell:

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 just hate this for you. I know it's so tough to work through this and often no matter how much you've tried you just can't get off it. Hang in there!! You've lost so much weight, which is AWESOME!!! I can't really give advice because I'm not in your shoes, but all I know is you've lost so much already. Do not look back and just keep pushing forward. You can do it!!!!!

Howdy all!

Monday check in - scale was down 1#, so hopefully we're past this latest plateau. Still peeved at the MFP/Fitbit changes tho' :grumble:

Woo Hoo!!! I hope this is the start to a steady decline and off that crazy plateau. I had another friend who said the Fitbit was all messed up for her too. I need to get something either a Fitbit or HRM. I havent' decided, but definitely need to increase my intensity more in my work outs that's for sure.

Tuesday Truth - Fell off the wagon for a few days. I restocked my snack drawer at work with healthy stuff so I'm not tempted by the chips.

Well, I really blew it overnight. I fell asleep in my recliner and awoke at 3 am, and proceeded to gobble down 2 bagels with cream cheese before I went back to bed. Talk about a fourth meal - of course, now I am full and I need to eat something with my morning pills :grumble: I'd love to just not count the calories, I'm going to be over today for sure!

I'm on a high dose of prednisone and I'm happy to say it is helping a great deal. I'm finally having pain free days! Halleluiah! Yesterday I did my own grocery shopping and had a very good day.....

Good for you Robin, I'm glad you are having pain free days!

I’m going for nerve conduction (?) tests today and I broke my glasses yesterday at work so I will try to get to the eye doctor also.

I did have a few smokes yesterday, but I'm still trying to stop.

Here is to healthy days for all of us!:drinker:

I am not sure why I feel so compelled to write this, I know it is off topic for today but it has been nagging at me for the past day or two to be written…so here it goes. Ignore it or take something from it, maybe someone out there just needs to hear it.
People often wonder why someone who is abused stays in that situation or relationship. Most times they are looking at the results of physical abuse which is very visible and someone can see proof of what is being done, maybe even step in to try and stop it.
What they don’t see, what they can’t stop is the mental and emotional abuse that does more damage than any fist could. You may say that a fist can kill…well so can words. Why do you think there is now such an outcry against bullying? It is because those invisible scars take much longer to heal, if they ever do and the damage can be much more extensive.
Also, those who abuse via mental and emotional abuse are very cunning and can be so very charming at times. They know just how to make you think anything that is wrong is your fault. Somehow they are able to make you feel that you need to be the one to apologize, you need to make it better. Make you feel that you are worthless and can’t do anything. They are cunning, even if you try to leave, they can convince you to stay, that they will change...and they might for a while. You feel trapped and ashamed; feel like you can’t tell anyone. How would you make it alone? How will you support and provide for your kids? You have no physical marks. Who would believe you when you don’t even believe it yourself?
It has taken me years being out of that situation to admit that I was in such a relationship for a long time. Some of my family saw it and tried to open my eyes but I denied that things were that bad. I denied that I could be that person…that I could be so weak as to let someone be that way to me, let alone my kids. It is still something that I have trouble facing and admitting even to myself, let alone talk about. Yet I see the left over results, the damage in those I care about, the effects that are still a shadow on my children. I feel it when I doubt when I am called pretty or complimented in anyway. I was lucky, I got out, and I have lots of family support and love but it is still a long road to heal the damages.

i crafted a long personal response to a bunch of people, and then MFP dumped it all and told me that the site was down for maintenance. so instead...hey everyone.

Well, I really blew it overnight. I fell asleep in my recliner and awoke at 3 am, and proceeded to gobble down 2 bagels with cream cheese before I went back to bed. Talk about a fourth meal - of course, now I am full and I need to eat something with my morning pills :grumble: I'd love to just not count the calories, I'm going to be over today for sure!

I'm on a high dose of prednisone and I'm happy to say it is helping a great deal. I'm finally having pain free days! Halleluiah! Yesterday I did my own grocery shopping and had a very good day.....

Some days are just like that... going over occasionally happens (just ask me!), and I guess we all survive, right?
Sadly, I have to warn you that the high dose prednisone is going to do more to sabottage you than the bagels will. That's the unfortunate side effect (but it's mostly water weight, so you might be able to offset some with a parsley supplement).

@Butterfly - brava, girl! You're correct, that most folks don't understand that mental & emotional abuse is just as toxic as physical abuse.. Been there, done that, survived - but still hard somedays.

Well - off to the oncologist for my follow up... later everyone!

@Tina -- I bet you look cute in your family photos; everyone always hates their own photos, don't they? And what a brilliant SV!
@Katrena -- I get a bit angry at 1700 calorie main courses now. Sometimes I give part of my meal away to my hungry family, or some places I can share a meal with my husband, or eat just a starter. I haven't quite got the knack of leaving excess food on my plate, particularly if it's delicious!
@3smommy2008 -- welcome! When I started in June, I committed to 30 minutes cardio most days, but it wasn't running because I wasn't really fit enough then. Instead, I did brisk walks, Wii games, dance games and dance. I added in badminton after a few weeks, and then about a month ago I started one of the couch to 5k programs (the one I'm doing is an iPhone app called Ease into 5k). It's been great so far, and you can see I still have plenty to lose. So you can definitely be a runner! Just start with your workplace gym and walking. I'd recommend getting good shoes too. My other tip is that stopping by this group nearly every day has been fantastic for me; I only spend a few minutes a day and it keeps me focused.
@Toots & Kitty -- With my SV yesterday I am BMI 39.9! So I too have just sneaked into that 'obese' category! It feels fantastic, a real payoff for my first four months of my new lifestyle.
@Lin -- No, I have zero idea where Iowa is. Des Moines? Is that Iowa? I don't know if that's pronounced the French way even...
@Helena -- Just stick to the plan this week and log everything, and then you'll be happy to jump on the scale next week, right? You can do this thing; one bad week doesn't matter in a long journey like ours. Fingers crossed for the sub list!
@Susan -- It's working really well for me at home, where I do just eat the food I've always eaten, but in smaller portions and with better balance. But going out is hard! As Katrena said above, it's really difficult when you go to a restaurant and the main courses have as many calories as you should have for an entire day.
@Robin -- so glad you're having pain free days!
@ButterflyWood -- thanks for sharing, and I hope you can find the strength to put your memories of that abusive relationship well and truly behind you. I don't think the 'days' really matter here; they're just a prompt for if we can't think what to write; it's always good to share.
@Kris -- One dodgy weekend won't matter in the long run!
@Mommyplus3 -- good to see you. I don't think there are rules for slacking here.... Those goals sound good. I'd really like to lose another 12 pounds by Christmas because that would put me in a "Winter ONEderland!". But it's a bit of a stretch.

We had a bit of a shock this morning; part of the lath and plaster ceiling in our dining room (kitchen/diner) had fallen in overnight! So McD's for breakfast while we worked out what to do, and several tense calls to the insurance company. They were suggesting not sending anyone to assess the damage until late next week, but we were worried that more of the plaster might fall down. Eventually we got a chap in, who's going to fix it tomorrow (with plasterboard, not lath & plaster), and it's not going to cost *that* much to sort out; we may not put it through the insurance. But he confirmed that it is still unsafe and we couldn't have just left it, which is what I thought. So lots of cleanup today, but the kitchen's usable now, and I did get out for my run. That's W5D2 -- if this were actually C25k, I'd be doing the 20 minute run next! As it is, that's next week, but I do have a 9 minute run on Thursday.

Anyway, NSV -- it would have been very easy to just manage the stress by randomly eating stuff, but I didn't! It didn't even occur to me other than very very briefly.

A tiny Tuesday goal -- today I got the '80 days in a row' message -- and I am definitely going to log every day to 100.

Cheers

Alison

Good afternoon friends. Can't believe the weather we are having here. Was in the 80s yesterday and suppose to be same today as well as very humid. By the weekend high will be in the 40s. Looking forward to Saturday and the Down Syndrome Guild Walk. I know I won't have problems doing the mile at all. What I will need to watch is all the lovely food. KFC will be supplying the lunc, hope they bring the roasted chicken. So excited, I received 2 Sweating to the Oldies tapes today and will be starting them tonight. Will be going very slow at first and know I am going to be sore for several days. I don't know about you all, but I have this stomach that hangs down and makes button pants impossible to wear. I am praying Richard can help me get there. At my granddaughter's house and will going to be going outside to play as soon as she is fully awake.

Robin, I am so glad you are able to do more without pain. I am glad I'm done with predisone. Can't blame you on the bagel, you are doing fine!

Butterfly, I am praying for your continued healing and glad you have lots of support.

Tom, sorry about your glasses, I too would be lost without mine. Praying all your tests turn out well. You are doing good on trying to stop smoking, view it as your eating, your going to have slips, but ultimately you will win!!!

Sorry you lost all your work on personals Toots, I need to get better at doing them regularly.

Congrats on all the SVs and NSVs and praying for motivation for those struggling. Love you all.

Tuesday goal, do Richard Simmons 4x this week.

Christine