Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

husband was not in the mood to rush off to the gym after dealing with the grocery store, so I'll have to muddle through with my ball & bands tonight (boo, because I was going to try running again). Maybe I'll try a run/walk at the park tomorrow....

Work is really contributing to the stress this week... and that's not good for the moodswings. Trying to be good to myself right now... you guys be good to each other!

hugs :bigsmile:

Been on the run since this morning, actually headed to bed soon so I can get an early start and then head to my parents - full day of entertaining my very busy but adorable nephews!

Wishing all of you a very safe and Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Hugs,
Kelley

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I know you'll all do great today! don't forget breakfast -

Happy turkey day, everyone! (and for our friends outside the US - happy Thursday!)

I think I have finally mastered the shiritaki noodles. In addition to simply buying another brand, it really does work if you fry them half to death in an absolutely dry frying pan for up to 5 minutes (after rinsing them like mad). You can't put anything at all in the pan until they're fried for a while, or they turn into rubber bands :sick:

Once they're fried, I "doctor" them up - I've tried a spoonfull of spaghetti sauce (not bad), and just seasoned with Mrs Dash or something similar - careful, because they seem to really accentuate pepper flavors, and can get HOT.

My next try is a little Hoisin sauce. Only 25 calories a tablespoon, but huge flavor.

Hi Everyone!! Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends here!!

Did my turkey trot in 35:59!!! Amazing since I've been sick and stayed out until midnight last night! Really happy with that time as it is a PB for me! My previous was 37:30.

Need to head to the MIL's for dinner, so I will check back and do personals tonight.

@Holly -- I did enjoy Zumba, but it's likely to be something I do to fit around other stuff. Having said that, I'm expecting lots of winter weather when running's not so practical.
@Lori -- the great thing about this thread is that everyone's got such a long journey. It's sort of a marathon not a sprint. The best thing you can do with that new treadmill is get on it. Just lace up your walking shoes and say 'huh, I'll just stand on it... ok, now I'm standing on it, I can do a five minute walk...' and then take it from there. But if I'm not feeling like going for a run, I tell myself that I can put on my running shoes and stand outside my front door. And then if I want to stop I can. Once I'm actually outside, I get going. Every time. Well, every time so far.
@Kaye -- hope your computer's back to its old self soon.
@skinnyjeanz -- congrats on the PB!

Thursday truth -- well, I think I overtrained today. The running book I have (No Need for Speed) says the very first sign of overtraining is being grumpy around your loved ones, and I was like a bear with a sore head earlier. And I did another long run, and I'm not hungry despite being way, way under my cals for today. So I'm not going to run again until Sunday. I do have badminton (quite a lot) tomorrow, and a fair amount of walking on Saturday, but neither of those are as hard as running. Anyway, I hope you're all having a lovely day. Eat that turkey!

-- Alison

Hello Everyone,

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my U.S. friends. Best wishes to all!! Having a good day food stay under but barely. Have not worked out but sitting here going its ok. Stick to the plan tomorrow. We had a potluck with family and friends tonight. Played games jjust a general fun time. Really very grateful to this thread and everyone here. No lately been a little bit not here. I allow life to get in the way. Really enjoy the spirit of this group.

@skinny congratulation on pb
@Kaye hope your computer gets fixed quickly
@Lin Happy thanksgiving to you too
@Christine I hope your sister feels better soon.
@Bohemian -- sounds like taking a break from running maybe good thing till Sunday. Happy Thanksgiving!

Sorry if I am missing anyone my brain is fuzzy must be all of that turkey.

Liz

Thanks to a walk that I took, I managed to come in under goal while enjoying a really nice turkey dinner prepared mostly by my kids. Daughter hosted at her house. I was grateful to leave the mess and come home to my house. I hope that each of you had an equally rewarding day. I saw Jillian Michael on the Today show this morning. She said, "Its Thanksgiving. Enjoy it." So if you didn't come in under goal, log it in and move on. Kaye

Happy friday everyone!!

@karenleona--so happy your surgery went well! Can't wait 'til you can get back to being a gym rat! :laugh:

@robin--thanks! Glad you had a nice holiday with new family.

@kaye--congrats on staying under goal--I did as well, but only b/c of my 5k in the morning. All the more reason to sign up for one of those every year!

@laurie--congrats on your first 5k! 53 minutes is a respectable time, and now you have a goal to beat for the next one.

@liz--thanks! Glad you had a nice dinner/game night. When my grandparents were alive, we would all gather at their house for holidays and we always played card games in the evening. I miss that.

@lmack--sounds like you are getting the weather that just left us--beautiful for Nov.--60 degrees and sunny. Today we have taken a turn for the worse--low 40's and very windy. :grumble:

@alison--thanks! enjoy your "easy" days of badminton. When I was doing c25k, I found that when I would take a few days off of running, I would actually have a better run the next time out. Sometimes your body just needs a rest from one particular exercise.

@toots--hope you had a nice thanksgiving!

Friday Fitness:
Well, it's super-windy and just plain cold today, so I will not be taking gunner for a walk. He's not happy with the weather either--I think the wind hurts his ears. I will be heading to my sister's to visit with my niece, so I will get some exercise throwing her in the air--she laughs like a maniac when I do that. If my arms aren't too tired after that, I will do my push ups, planks, and crunches this evening.