Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Thursday Truth....I have been pretty sick the last week and not motivated at all to exercise. Each time I do I end up in a coughing jag and feel as though I am going to cough my left lung up. So last night I caved and got McDonalds for the kiddos and myself. It tasted wonderful at the moment and then it sat in my stomach like a rock for hours...felt so sick after eating it no desire to eat it again anytime soon.

Finally started some meds and steroids to knock out this pneumonia hope to feel better by the end of the week.

Everyone who's having trouble focusing; remember this is something you're doing for yourself! It needs some priority in your life and even some of your time.

@Doug -- glad to hear that Eat More is working out for you.
@Tina -- awesome cupcakes!
@Robin -- Walking a mile is brilliant. I think malls are great for getting exercise; indoors, flat, yummy Apple stores...
@ohpampered1 -- Really glad to hear that your power is back, and that you lost weight despite all that trauma!
@laarae -- we were just talking about food obsession the other day. I've noticed that I was over-catering for the family; I was buying too much food, and cooking meals that were too big. I've really gone big on portion control and it's been good for all of us. I do still meal plan when I shop, but I'm being much more structured about using everything up before shopping again and considering whether I can make a meal out of the things we've got in.
@Christine -- I'm so happy to hear that you're less reliant on the O2.
@Tom -- voting's important even if your choice loses... I live in a parliamentary constituency where the same party always wins by miles. It doesn't make me think 'oh, I shouldn't bother voting' then.
@Kris -- I couldn't believe how quickly I got better when I started running every other day. So I'm sure you can do loads to get your time down in that Turkey Trot. Though I do wonder... run a 5k, burn 600 calories if you're lucky, eat Thanksgiving dinner, avg. 4000 cals... burp...
@Liz -- I can't believe your hubby stopped taking his meds! How vexing that must have been.
@beachgirl -- ooh Justin Beiber. I bet your daughter and her friends were agog with excitement, right?
@Mrsbonnie -- hope you feel better soon. We eat junky junk food every so often; I thought I'd stop craving it but, well, turns out I never did. I just count it in and all is well.

The parkin was yummy but I went 500 cals over on Monday. It's actually not that bad calorie wise as cakes go; I think the oatmeal and treacle (molasses) make it feel more filling than a regular light cake would be. I cut mine into 200 calorie slices and the family have been eating it each day. I won't post a recipe for this because (a) it's cake and (b) I know that golden syrup is hard to get in the US and it's pretty critical for this recipe.

I actually got a little bit of off-road running yesterday because I ran far enough that I got into the nearest bit of Epping Forest. Where, of course, I found that it's really hard to run quickly on trails. I'd have said that these trails were dead flat and practically just like roads. But, er, not. Wednesday wish: that your president can deliver four years of peace and economic stability.

Hope everyone's having a great week!

-- Alison

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Wednesday - Wishes.. I wish to be a size 7 one day. I wish to be healthy and skinny and feel better about myself. I also wish to win the lottery.. LOL

Thanks again for the birthday wishes yesterday, it was a pretty quiet day. Today was busy - note to self do not take days off immediately following month-end close. I can't believe how much work I had to do today! :noway:

Wednesday Wish~Strength for my uncle, who lost his wife this morning. She's been battling CREST syndrome for several years and lost her battle due to some complications.

Praying for your uncle and your family at the loss of his wife.

@kelley--sorry I missed your b-day and even sorrier to hear about the loss in your family--sending good thoughts your way.

Thanks for all of the well-wishes for my health and upcoming trip. I was so sick yesterday that after voting, I came home and went straight to sleep. I slept from 5 pm until 5:30 am. I did wake up about midnight and was too curious about the elections, so I had to turn on the tv for a bit to see results, then I went back to sleep.

Still very congested but my fever is gone--pretty sure I have a sinus infection. Haven't put on much mileage this week, but everything tastes weird b/c of my cold, so haven't eaten much either. Made it to work today (only b/c it would have been more work to stay home--when I'm sick I really miss my old job where I could just call my assistant and tell her to reschedule all of my appointments). I have parent/teacher conferences tomorrow night, then a half-day on friday before heading to the airport.

Your good wishes seem to be working b/c I'm definitely on the mend--thanks, guys!

I'll check in again tomorrow night.

Hey everyone. Sorry I haven't been around much lately. A lot has been going on at home and hasn't afforded me much time on the computer- if it weren't for my phone I wouldn't have been able to keep up with my calories! I think things are calming down somewhat now though so I might be around a little more... hopefully.

I'm going to try to cover everything here though so... here goes nothing.

Monday check in-
I'm doing great, for the most part, on my diet with a few slips here and there (nothing major and have yet to go over my cal goal or even my carbs etc). I had some pudding the other day with some Kool Whip and that was about it as far as sweets. I haven't been as active as I wanted to be... but then again, as I said things have been hectic.

Tuesday goals-
To get back to checking in regularly here and keeping up with everything more frequently- the hit and miss isn't working.

Wednesday wish-
I don't really have a wish so much as a hope. I hope everyone out there is doing well, isn't hurting or sick and is rocketing towards their goals to be healthier.

Thursday truth
I had a burger today from Burger King. I was really hungry and was out running errands. Never thought I'd say this though... It SUCKED. The only flavor it had was the katchup that was on it and even with that the whole thing was bland and very unsatisfying. Of course, there's no real loss there- it isn't exactly the best food to have... hungry or not lol.

I'm sure I have more catching up to do but I have to pick up where I left off tomorrow after I find out whether I got the job I want or not. Wish me luck everybody!

Happy Day Everyone-
So I posted Thursday's truth yesterday because I had my days mixed up. Here is what I posted yesterday:
Thursday's truth- I have lost track of doing for me and my sense of self with all the recent changes in my life. I feel like I am the built in babysitter at no matter what cost. I haven't seen my friends since I moved into my house and my friends won't come over due to how bad my BF kids act. I noticed that I am becoming depressed a little and need to get me back in order. I started by taking back my exercise routine even though it is just little quick walks around the block it's a start. I also starting to buy food only for me and cooking something different to eat for me being my new family memebers do not support my healthy life style. Today I am going back to tracking my food I realized that eventhough I couldn't always get it tracked by midnight that it helped me more than I thought.

Here is an update my BF and I had a huge heart to heart and we woke the kids up at 11pm to deal with all the family issues. I feel good about how things went between the adults in the house and going forward I believe we will be on the same page. My BF has never been a full time parent till now with kids because they lived with their mom, being I have been one for 11yrs of a child with behavior issues I can really give him some insight to things. He admitted he needs to stop being their friend and be a better parent in their life.
I woke up this morning feeling happy, refreshed and ready to conquer the world.

@Kelly- Prayers go out to your family for their loss.
@Christine- The situation with Lily sounds so sad. It is good you have been able to help her when you can. Prayers going up for Lily also.