Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Happy Monday-

Let's see this weekend I chilled with my son on Saturday. We went to REI and The Gap to buy gift cards. LaurieK I thought of you when at REI and saw people rock climbing the wall. Both of us looked at each other and said that would be fun to try. Sat night me and my son chilled at home watched a movie and eat pizza(only 2 slices for me). Robin we watched Tyler Perry's Medea's Witness Protection. Sunday just laid low at home and did much of nothing except laundry.

We went to my Work Christmas Party last night. It was at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino's Night Club called Vanity. It was Rat-Pack themed. It was fun and I did not drink or eat too much. That was my first time clubbing :laugh:

awesome haha. i love it. you kind of look like a member of ZZ Top :laugh:

Lin & Robin~Thanks for the advice. I always thought I might get a dog someday, but always thought I would have a small one (poodle mix like a maltipoo or cockapoo). I love big dogs but just feel my townhome is better suited for something medium-sized or smaller. My uncles dog is about 40# and rather docile, as border collie's go - she's very sweet and is perfectly happy laying next to you. I think she would be a great running companion. She was his wife's dog, they formed a pretty tight bond as her health worsened over the last few years. He is on the road a lot and thinks its unfair to the dog - which it is, but at the same time I may not be the best resolution either as I tend to get home very late during the week. Also, I'm not ready for a new pet - I still miss both my girls so much. I may be ready by the summer, though. So for now I will take care of her at my house when he goes out of town - just play it by ear. I have to think about what she would be like with a cat also, as I don't ever think I can be a home without a cat - they are so easy to take care of, entertaining & loveable.

Today is a good day! I checked my weight again today so I could compare it to the dr. scale when I went in for my semi-annual checkup. I was down another 1.7#. Couldn't resist logging it, even though yesterday was my official weigh-in day.
The dr. was very pleased with my weight loss and my blood work numbers are the best that they have been in 10 years!:happy:

Hey everyone. Mowmow that food looks really delicious. Did it taste as good as it looked? I love the picture Tom. You look so cool all dressed up with that nice long beard. I havent really done much weight loss wise the last couple of weeks. I am kind of fluctuating with one pound so haven't bothered to change my ticker. Why is it that most of the time I dont really have much problem with my new eating habits but once in a while I have to work really hard not to go completley crazy. I cant even say it is hunger. I just wnat to eat everything in sight. Now that I am really trying to think about it before I eat I dont think I ever really ate out of hunger. It is kind of a sobering thought to realize that. Doing ok today. I had my smoothie for breakfast and prelogged my dinner since I knew what it was going to be and that the count for it would be kinda high. So now I know what i have to work with for the rest of the day. I am trying to talk myself into working out right now. I am a little stiff from decorating my moms house last night. Logically I know if I work out it will work the stiffness out but it is such a nice convenient excuse to just curl up on the couch Nope going to at least stretch and do some calisthenics. Have a nice day everyone and dont gorget to drink up :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Karen-my vacation starts at the end of day on Friday. We return to work on Jan. 2. :sad: You have a nice long break so enjoy it. :laugh: It is a break but I wish it was longer. I need to get better about grading papers. I keep putting it on hold or I will do it later. I am starting to value my time at home to use as relaxation time. I am way behind in my grading right now, I just need to get myself motivated to grade the papers.

queen- Glad you had time with your son this weekend. Maybe one day you will try the rock wall at the store. I am sure you both would try it.

NSV- Today, I finally did a squat correctly and went all the way down to the ground. I have been working on this skill for about a year now and made little progress up until this point. Today, I just did it and everything just clicked. Hopefully, this will continue because I can play wall ball again and a few other fun games during workouts. I have also been working on balancing on one leg or the other since my balance is very bad. Luckily, it continues to improve and my legs feel like they are getting stronger.

Well, turn out that I have developed a case of the hives. I woke with them Sunday morning all over my Torso. Luckily they are not contagious or itchy right now. I did speak to the Pharmacist and we figured out that it may be a delayed reaction tot he fever I had last week. Benadryll is the best medicine to reduce the wheels but it makes me very sleepy. She recommended Clariton in the morning then Benadryll at night. They do go away soon after I take the medicine but come back if I start getting to hot. I will see what happens in the next couple of days and hopefully it will just go away. Tonight's workout really brought them out, which is why there is connection between the hives and temperature.

Have a good night everyone.

@laurie--sorry your break is so short! that's really crummy! :grumble: I know all of the non-teachers are probably thinking we are lucky to have any break, but one week over the holiday would NOT be enough time for me to get all of my grading done and get ready for final exams. Sorry about your hives--does doc also think the swollen lip you had a few days ago is from the fever? It sounds more like an allergic reaction to me, but I have ZERO medical training.

@pampered--thanks! I absolutely told him "no way, you call her yourself" and he did. It's just annoying b/c he tries it every holiday--like a little kid who thinks if he keeps asking, I will cave and say "okay." Doesn't he realize I work with teenagers everyday? I'm immune to whiny nagging. :laugh: I sometimes walk the school as well--especially if it's a day when I'm stuck there until late (like open house).

@tammy--I feel the same way as you about not eating due to hunger in my old life--I ate b/c something tasted good, or b/c I was bored, or b/c it was part of socializing, but rarely b/c I was actually hungry. I still have days when I just want to munch and munch and munch, but you are right--logging BEFORE putting it in my mouth really helps me as well.

@lmack--glad you are almost to twoderville--I know that is a big goal for you--I'm cheering you on!! :flowerforyou:

@kaye--congrats on dropping more pounds and on the great blood work!! :drinker:

@kelley--I think dog-sitting for you uncle is a great way to see if you want the border collie--great plan! My understanding is that they are pretty energetic as a breed, and super smart/trainable. I agree that a medium sized dog is the way to go if you want a running partner. Little dogs can't go very far and big dogs (like my gunner) get tired pretty quickly. I take him for one mile and a half lap around the neighborhood and then I have to drop him at home and finish solo. Also, get the dog "cat-tested" before you commit. Gunner is a sweet, loveable, pretty low-key dog, but he would tear a cat to pieces. He (like many dogs) just has a really strong "hunter instinct" that we would never be able to train away.

@robin--I used to watch that show religiously! Is it even still on the air? I haven't seen it in ages. I'm doing okay on my walks--I'm counting any day I run, walk, or bike as a "walk." I will have to count it up and see where I'm at.

@lin--I'm jealous that you can see part of your desk! My desk at work isn't bad, but I can't see any of my dining room table b/c I've been piling up the papers I plan to grade over break. :ohwell:

@holly--sounds like you had a great weekend with your son.

@alison--I'm so excited for you and your impending move into onderland. I was right where you are at this time last year. I started 2012 at 202 lbs--honestly, I hope you drop that pound by New Year's, but it was no less sweet when it happened for me mid-February instead.

@tom--love the picture!! :drinker:

@liz--we are supposed to get our 1st snow this coming weekend. I'm not excited about it, but it's hard to complain given the mild weather we've had lately here in Chicago.

@hyzzarc--great pic, and I agree with whomever said a pound a week is a great, sustainable rate of loss.

@karenleona--glad your knee is healing so nicely! I also dislike decorating for the holidays. In fact, I haven't done it the past few years--I really don't see any point in going to all of that trouble and effort, if no one is going to come visit and see the fruits of my labor.

Monday check-in:
Feeling swamped with work and the dreaded procrastination is setting in. One good thing is that a bunch of my grading is journals and novel annotations. This means they are too heavy to transport back and forth from school, so I have added motivation to get them done during the school day.

Went to the gym b/c one of my co-workers and I have a pact to motivate each other to exercise and get our grading done. I text her when I'm grading at starbucks, and she texts me when she's going to the gym. :happy:

Exercise Goals:
Mon--gym (did weights and stationary bike) DONE
Tues--walk gunner + gym or run outside
Wed--walk gunner + gym or run outside
Thurs--rest day (holiday party)
Fri--rest day (holiday pub crawl)
Sat--walk gunner + gym

Grading goals:
1. Re-read 1984 STARTED
2. x/22 Failure essays
3. 25/48 AP journals
4. x/48 AP essays
5. x/59 Scarlet Letter annotations
6. x/30 Scarlet Letter Papers
7. x/22 vocab quizzes

Good Morning!

@Karen~Good point about big dogs versus small dogs (and cat "testing" too). I too often see some of my neighbors carrying around their yippy dogs (as I call them), because their little legs tire out. :laugh:

@lmackbethl~Aren’t those first days of work full of excitement?! Awesome job on the weight loss this week! Thanks about the fostering suggestion, something I have thought about in the past – one of the local pet rescues is always looking for extra foster homes. I may consider that when I'm ready.

Tuesday Goals~No real change to my goals right now. Waiting patiently for thyroid meds to kick in, in which I think I'm seeing some improvement already - my basal body temp has come up a whole degree - that's something. I also noticed that my lightheadedness has improved as well. It takes a full 4-6 weeks to get full effect of meds, but I like to see these small improvements.

Just in !!!! I just received my Sociology grade and I got a B+ with all the craziness in personal life I am happy with that grade. Good Night Friends

Awesome, Holly!!!

Happy Tuesday!!

Goal today is to get in a walk and 8 glasses of water.

@Robin- Cleaning like that is just as good as a walk. It also feels good when you know your house sparkles.

To everyone that stated sounded like me and my son had a good time. I must say that I really enjoyed chilln with my own blood for once.

Family is arriving tomorrow. My goal is to enjoy them and not obsess too much about what I am eating. I am realizing that, even though I say I have given myself permission to relax a bit on the eating, I really haven't, and I worry about going over goal. I don't want to do that during this week.
Congratulations on all of the successes. B+ is great.
Have a good day. Kaye