Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Monday Check In & Tuesday Goals:
I've said that my heal has been giving me all kinds of trouble so I'm shelving running for a while(still a bit depressed about that but its better than running in pain). Anyway I've been looking for things that I like to do with my upper body and things for my legs that won't affect my heals as much as running. Yesterday I found out what my wonderful wife was getting me for christmas. A WEIGHT SET! Hopefully she and her mom go in on it together. If they do then I get a full bar bell and dumb bells with 110 pounds worth of weights. If they don't then I'll still be getting weights but it'll be 2 dumb bells with 40 pounds of weights. Thats gonna help so much.
My goal: not to eat more than I need to eat and to get some push ups and sit ups and some walking in.

Happy Tuesday!! :flowerforyou:

Goal today is to study for my final. That is next week. Also, drink 8 glasses of water.

I saw the rheumatologist specialist yesterday finally and got the official confirmation of my diagnosis of my Polymyalgia Rheumatica. Oh joy.:grumble: He was a nice doc and I'll enjoy working with him. He did bring me down a little in that he told me I'd probably be on Prednisone for the rest of my life (ugh) and he also started me on Fosamax for bone loss which I'll take once a week.
What I am most disgusted about however, is I got on the scale today and I am up 5 lbs! YES! 5 lbs! I can't blame water weight or hormones or anything other than an out of control appetite this week and an upside down sleeping habit where I was getting up at 4 am and drinking cups of warm milk and eating snacks.
With this threat of bone loss, I have to commit to walking MUCH MORE SERIOUSLY that I ever have! Please feel free to nag, chastise, threaten, shame, mortify, tease, and otherwise motivate me! I'm so-o-o lazy!

So sorry Robin. My mom took prednisone for her entire adult life due to arthritis. It helped her---she was able to do many activities that wouldn't have been possible without it.

Now here you go---WHIP---stay away from extra eating and WALK WALK WALK. You need all the bones........

Man, I'm not so good at nagging.

Lin

@Robin - I'm so sorry, that must be so disheartening. You can do this thing! It's a shame we all live so far apart. A group to walk/work out with would be so motivating. I can relate to lazy. I'd much rather just chill on the couch (or better yet, in bed) with the kitties than get out and walk. Thanks for the well wishes. No family/friends to dote on me, I'm on my own. I hired a pet sitter to come in once a day this week to clean the litter boxes and the boys (cats) are taking good care of me.

@Tina - If *ANYONE* can back on track and hit the goals they want you can! You are a the incredible hulk of weight loss. I'm glad to hear your niece is doing better and coming home for her birthday.

JTConst - Here's to doing better this week! :drinker: I need to climb back onto the wagon with you.

@EReilly - Welcome! This is an amazing group of men and women.

@Dobarber - After the new year start haunting craigs list. All those people who got weight sets to help with their new years resolutions will be getting rid of them in a few months time. You might be able to expand on what they bought you.

@ImackbethI - No more munchins! I do the same thing. Eat something fatty that I really don't like.... didn't enjoy and then want to kick myself for wasting the calories.

@Vickimieth - You are my bicycle hero. I'm still terrified to try riding one.... Hang in there. You'll get over this hump! It was a laparoscopic myomectomy. So yes, could be the gas settling. It did take longer than expected. They thought 2 hours and it took closer to 5 and I was in recovery for a LONG time. I just couldn't seem to wake up.

@Shygurl - Welcome back! Great NSV @ Catherines! I love that store. I dug out my sewing machine to hem some Christmas clothes and got to thinking that NOW I can probably find some nice patters in my size. I have TONS and fabric just sitting around. Perhaps it's time to try my hand at sewing clothes......

Mr. M - I'm so jealous of this pub you keep speaking of. It makes me want to hunt one down here just like it.... I better not....

Thanks for the encouragement all When I look in the mirror I don't usually SEE a difference in how I look. Stuff like that picture helps me realize how far I've come and motivates me to KEEP going.

Tuesday Goals: Slowly get back into exercise. Took a nice slow 1 mile walk yesterday. Will do another today. Have to REALLY buckle down on my eating before I head back home for Christmas. If I'm already eating 'loose' I shudder to think how I'll eat when I get there. I'd like to take off 3 more lbs before I leave.

I'm so sorry JT. My prayers are with you and you family.

My grandma died today and thts about all I got to say.:sad:

I'm so sorry for the loss of your grandmother - you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

My grandma died today and thts about all I got to say.:sad:

I'm so sorry for the loss of your grandmother - you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

I am so sorry for your loss.

I often hear many of you talk about Fibromyalgia, Arthritis etc. I wanted to let you know of a resource that helps but it is not popular because it doesn't make money for pharmaceutical companies. My mother has Systemic Scleroderma, related to Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Fibromyalgia,etc. She should have died over 15 years ago, but because of this simple treatment, she will be 77 on Sunday. The following is an excerpt from the home page of The Road Back Foundation.

The Road Back Foundation's (RBF) Website includes information and support regarding an important and often overlooked treatment option for rheumatic and related diseases. The particular focus here is antibiotic therapy, proven safe and effective in NIH-sponsored clinical trials. Thousands of patients have reported successfully using antibiotics for conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, dermatomyositis, ankylosing spondylitis, Lyme disease, Reiter's syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, fibromyalgia and psoriatic arthritis. Results of an international survey of patients documented dramatic results including relief of pain, the lessening of swollen joints and an overall successful return of quality of life.*

I encourage any and all of you suffering with these debilitating diseases to research this. I will be glad to answer any questions that I can. Robin, your diagnosis made me think of this and although it is not one listed it appears to be very similar to the diseases listed and antibiotic therapy beats Prednisone.


Mymowmow- I too began to think I might actually be small enough to use ready made patterns again without having to make major alterations.

Rebecca

My grandma died today and thts about all I got to say.:sad:

i'm so sorry, we just got back from a grandpa funeral a couple of days ago. that's always such a loss. thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

@Toots: I think you're right we get to thinking that we can just do whatever and somehow still keep losing...not so much. Still have to work at it. I know this. Thank you for that :

i kind of think it's human nature to do that with everything though. our jobs, parenting, it sucks that we have to be on all the time to be adults :laugh: i think i need to be 12 again