Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Tuesday is goals day, right?

My first milestone goal is to be under BMI 40 by the end of the year. When I reach that one, I'll figure out what I want my next goal to be. I tend to want to plan everything, but then I get overwhelmed by all the plans I've made.

My other goal is to be more active every day. After 10 hours of work & commute, I seem to have no energy in the evenings.


@Tina, congrats on getting registered for your classes. What are you studying?

First off, goals are fantastic. And I think that not putting a date on things makes it less stressful and more doable. You can do this

And thank you! I am VERY excited! I am going to get my Associates Degree in Nursing. To become and RN. And eventually I want to get my Bachelors degree. But right now focusing on my Associates. It's something I've ALWAYS wanted to do.

First I would like to lose another 15lbs by New Years!
Then I would like to be able to lose another 20lbs by April when I go to Germany!
However, I will take whatever loss I can achieve and be happy with it cause its down hill I am headed no matter how long it takes to get to the bottom

Have a GREAT day everyone!!

Tuesday goal- I want to lose 5 more pounds by Thanksgiving. I will do this by limiting my carbs and working out harder.
I have been maintaining my weight for almost a year now so it really needs to change and start dropping again. My next option is to drop my carbs to below 50g a day and see what happens.

Tomorrow will be busy as I have an observation at school, dentist appointment, personal training appointment then a workout with a friend and finally dinner, The last three will happen between 4 and 7:30pm. We are doing chili for dinner so that is somewhat healthy.

Hello Everyone,

Today was a good day! It was volunteer day at work so lots of walking. Food has been going ok really working on portion control. Not always easy but trying.

My goal is to keep walking this week, We have been having lots of rain lately but between drops you can get a walk in,

I have started thinking maybe I can start handling my Richard Simmons videos again, or to add weights. Like to expand my workouts.

Liz

@Cath -- so sorry to hear about your little puppy. I am praying for your fur baby and you and your family. Our fur babies are such a part of our families. I can understand eating through emotions its easy to do. We are here for you if at least a safe place for you to get it out.

Liz

Ok... methinks I need a swift kick in the *kitten* at this point. I've been kind of lacks here recently and I dunno what's wrong with me- be it discouragement or depression or whatever it may be... I need to get back in gear. Here's why...

Measurements:

Waist 47.0 on 10/24/12
Hips 51.0 on 10/24/12
Chest 47.0 on 10/24/12
Arms 18.5 on 10/24/12
Tummy 53.0 on 10/24/12
Thigh 30.0 on 10/24/12
Calf 20.0 on 10/24/12

And since its been a while since I've updated my measurements... that is...

Gained 1/2 inch on waist
Lost 1 1/2 inch on hips
Stayed the same 47 in on chest
Gained 1/2 inch on arms
lost 1 1/2 inch on tummy
gained 1/2 inch on thigh
stayed the same on calf

Although I've been making better choices food wise, cut out sodas entirely and this time not looking back (coffee junky with little sugar now), I've somehow become less energetic than before.

Thanks for all the support on getting under BMI 40. It's great to have a space where everyone understands what a big deal that is!
On stomachs: yup, I'm a tunic & forgiving trousers kind of girl too. Wednesday wish is that when this is all done, I have lovely tight skin like a teenager! That's so not going to happen.

@Laurie -- maintaining for a year is seriously dedicated, you know. 50g a day of carbs is amazingly low; I'm not sure I could do that.
@Skinnyjeanz -- good luck with the grading. That does look like a lot.
@Cath -- sorry to hear about your knee and your little dog. Is that Luna in your photo?
@Raven -- I'm not sure people really benefit from an *kitten*-kicking. But perhaps you could squeeze a bit more exercise into your life? Just for a week and see how it goes?
@LMackbeth -- 1.4 pounds is nothing; it'll come straight off if you get back on plan.

Cheers all! I've just been watching the Apple keynote, and I'm going to spend today dreaming about my new computer... and our ceiling is being fixed *right now* so our weekend plans are no longer in disarray.

-- Alison

@Butterfly - thank you for sharing your story. That was me with my first husband and I lived that way for 5 years. We've been divorced for 10 years now and my daughter and I haven't seen him in over 5 years since he remarried. For a long time I blamed myself wondering what I could have done to make him less mad, but I came to the fact that it was him and not me.

Good Morning.

I've been so busy at work lately, I haven't had much time for personals - we have a manager on vacation and I have to fill in for him while he is gone, so I'm being pulled in all kinds of directions.

I've been really stressed out so haven't been eating the best and missed a workout - just started a stress supplement which will hopefully help and regardless of what time I get done at the chiropractor this afternoon I WILL get my workout in either at home or the gym.

Wednesday Wish~That things didn't have to be so stressful sometimes!

@Alison~Awesome on your BMI, I'm almost there myself. I have the same Apple dreams, have my sights on the new MacBook Air - now if only I didn't have champagne tastes on a beer budget! :happy:

Cath~So sorry to hear the diagnosis on your puppy, our pets become such a huge part of our families. Hugs to you.

Duty calls...

Although I've been making better choices food wise, cut out sodas entirely and this time not looking back (coffee junky with little sugar now), I've somehow become less energetic than before.

have you tried cutting back on carbs? that seems to be making a huge difference for me. i was MORE tired at first when i cut carbs out but now it's better than it was when i was eating carbs.

Also, I took our little puppy, Luna, to the vet today with concern about a cough that will not go away. Sad to find out she has an enlarged heart. Prognosis may not be so good.

i'm so sorry. it's so hard to lose a pet.

Hello everyone! Sorry I haven't been around at all lately. I think I'm just getting in the excuse trap. "I'm tired tonight so I'll run tomorrow" or "One oreo won't hurt". Granted I haven't gained anything but I'm not losing anything either. Right now I have no excuse NOT to workout. Its been a few weeks since my race and I haven't run at all and my foot feels 100%. What's holding me back? One word "excuses". It's pissing me off.

Doug

@Alison - Way to go on the BMI! I just recently made it out of morbidly obesity and into obesity (Class 2).:bigsmile: Right now I'm 39.45 and need to get to 34.99 for Obesity (Class 1) for my height that means 243.3 lbs. To get out of Obesity and into Overweight I need a BMI of 29.99 for my height that means 209 lbs. To get a BMI of Normal Weight 24.99 I need to weigh 173.5

My goal is to break into Onederland and stay there, even if it is 199.99999999999 lbs.:drinker:

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/

BMI Classification
18.5 or less Underweight
18.5 to 24.99 Normal Weight
25 to 29.99 Overweight
30 to 34.99 Obesity (Class 1)
35 to 39.99 Obesity (Class 2)
40 or greater Morbid Obesity



Have all the men in this group gone into hibernation? Seems like not many have been around. Doug, Aug, Joe, Ushkii, etc. My Wednesday Wish is that all the males in this group are getting healthier! Of course I am proud to be part of this group of amazing men and women and wish the women healthier lifestyles also!

Wednesday Wish....that my sweet tooth would go away. I am so craving something sweet and bad to eat. But instead I will eat my apple and drink a big bottle of water!

Hello everyone - Wednesday wish.

I wish I had a good metabolism.

I just met with a friend who is about my age, not very active, and is on WW. She is losing weight with apparently no effort whatsoever: 2 to 4 lbs a week. They've told her she's losing too fast. WHAT??? :huh: :huh: What the heck is that---no one has ever told me that. Get this: she told me she quit WW some years ago because she went through a PLATEAU and didn't lose anything for 4 weeks. Really? I think my eyes just about bugged out of my head. :noway:

I know, we are all different. I just had to rant a bit here. I'll get over it. I just have to do what I've been doing---shake it off girl. :noway:

Here's to you! :drinker:

Lin

Hi and happy Wednesday to everyone. Sory I have been so hit and miss the last month or so. When the hubby is home I dont get a lot of quiet time. We are a true case of oppisites attacting. I am a stay at home and read a book kind of person very happy with just my own company. He is a bouncy get up and go got to always be busy kind of person. That is one reason his job works so well for him. 12 hour days seven days a week when he is on the boat. No time to be bored. But when he is home we are all go go go. I love him like crazy but thank god he flew out yesterday. The quiet is Amazing . I have been working on this job hunting thing for the last week or so. I have turned in several applications so far but havent hear anything back yet. I know it hasnt been that long but I just really hate the whole process. I purged the house of the residual junk food from my hsband being home yesterday and went grocery shopping for the good for me stuff that had started to disappear and am now ready to get back at this one hundred percent instead of the more relaxed maintaining thing I had been doing. I bought some resistance bands and a food scale at the store. I am pretty good at eyeballing portions but i want to do some actual measuring and make sure I am still being fairly accurate. As for the bands I found a workout I think I will be able to handle and am going to give it a try when I get done writing this. I know if I want any real long term results I am going to have to commit to some of kind of exercise and the walking thing just really isnt happening so I am looking for something else.To those of you hurting and not feeling good my thoughts are with you and I hope things get better soon. For those of you with the NSV an SV congratualtions and feel proud as you worked hard to earn those. I hope everyone has a wonderful day.