Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Tuesday goal- to keep up with the strength training and pushing myself harder than usual.

Heading out to dinner tonight so it should be good. Will workout hard tomorrow. No energy to hit the gym tonight.
Have a great day and night everyone.

Oh please I could use advice. I am a super emotional eater. My husband and I had a huge blowout this afternoon. Thought I could hold it together but then I went into the kitchen for a snack and while trying not to eat the processed snacks I keep around for the kids and husband I ate some nuts and dried fruit. But then I could not stop and still not satisfied. I ate and ate more nuts, seeds and dried fruit. Finally, I had a glass of chocolate milk. This was so soothing, I could feel every muscle in my body relax.

Honestly, at this point if I go through this again I will just drink a huge glass of chocolate milk and deal with the gas. But if there are other emotional eaters out there please help with your ideas. I would like to break this emotional eating as it is always difficult to get back on track.

Well at least I drank lots of water and skipped dinner. That's me, always looking for the jewel in the mud.

Oh please I could use advice. I am a super emotional eater. My husband and I had a huge blowout this afternoon. Thought I could hold it together but then I went into the kitchen for a snack and while trying not to eat the processed snacks I keep around for the kids and husband I ate some nuts and dried fruit. But then I could not stop and still not satisfied. I ate and ate more nuts, seeds and dried fruit. Finally, I had a glass of chocolate milk. This was so soothing, I could feel every muscle in my body relax.

Honestly, at this point if I go through this again I will just drink a huge glass of chocolate milk and deal with the gas. But if there are other emotional eaters out there please help with your ideas. I would like to break this emotional eating as it is always difficult to get back on track.

Well at least I drank lots of water and skipped dinner. That's me, always looking for the jewel in the mud.

This is a major struggle for me as well.
I've been working on reading a book titled "Shrink Yourself" - it was written by a psychiatrist about emotional eating, why we do it, and what we can do about it. Seriously it has been a lot of help (I haven't finished it because it is really deep at times... lots to process).

You can probably get it through inter-library loan pretty easily.

Karen is right. We don't have to be" perfect". Aim for "better" not "perfect" . I need to heed that too!

This is brilliant

This last one blows me away. We went to the bank to refinance to lower our rate from 7.25 to 3.25 and they said you don't have the income to support your home. Duh,

I worked at a bank for over a year and applied for one of their credit cards and was denied because I had never gone in debt. Huh? No one ever said banks were logical.

I am running a net 0 income-outgo per month with no savings for the future.

I worked a social services job for a while and learned how to live on less, eventually I had to find a better paying job because it was too stressful to worry about unexpected bills like new tires for the car, etc. I hope you find yourself in a better position sooner than later. :flowerforyou:
BUTTERFLYWOLF - ((HUG)) I had a big blow out with our neighbor last evening. We have a common wall and he decided 9PM would be a great time to put in a new door frame. When I went over to ask him to stop so that we could sleep (DH gets up at 4AM) well I won't go into detail about his volcanic response. I went home and called the police. All day today I have been wanting to eat. I put all the easy munchies out of easy reach and am avoiding the kitchen as much as I possibly can. But I can totally relate to the wanting to eat crap and a time like this. DON"T DO IT! Why hurt yourself just because someone else is annoying? - I keep telling myself this over and over and over.

My goal is to keep loosing. :laugh: I have had two small losses this week so I am feeling hopeful that my plateau may be starting to crumble.

@jumpy--I've opten thought of volunteering at our local shelter in the summer, but I fear I would just want to bring home every pup. Unfortunately, gunner doesn't always "play well" so he's destined to be an only child. :ohwell: Oh, and as far as Insanity, I highly recommend an HRM. I have a MIO drive+ which I really like, but it has no chest strap, so you have to take your HR any time you think it's gone up or down to get an accurate reading. It's good when I'm running b/c I can take a reading while running, but it would be hard to use while doing Insanity. I also have an Omron that I won at a holiday charity raffle. Honestly, it sucks or I just don't have it programmed correctly. It reads my HR accurately, but the calorie burns are way too low for reality, so I can't use them. I've heard the Polar HRM's are awesome, but I don't want to shell out the cash for one right now.

@sarabeth--glad your crazy weekend is over; your mom is lucky to have you nearby to care for her! :flowerforyou: As far as the Color Run--another MFP, taratruex who pops in here from time to time, did that run (I think in MN) and she said it was loads of fun. They have one here in Chicago, but they also have a night race called the Glo Run--it's all glow sticks and glow body paint and such. I need to wait for dates and prices to decide which I will do, but both look like a blast--enjoy!

@butterfly--if the result you're seeking is relaxation, could you try a warm beverage? Maybe a cup of hot cocoa instead of the chocolate milk? I'm thinking this would be calming, and it's difficult to chug a hot beverage, so maybe it would slow down your binge. You could start with the naughty, full-fat hot cocoa, and then maybe try to shift to the non-fat, sugar free version. Eventually, you could switch over to a soothing herbal tea.

@kris--I absolutely hate it when I do that!! I am an evening eater, so I always try to save most of my calories for dinner plus an evening snack. I don't have any good advice for you--you obviously were determined to eat that pizza considering it was frozen. Sometimes the body just wants what it wants. Log it and do better today! :flowerforyou:

@laurie & toots--great goals, Ladies!! :drinker:

@lin--better to go slow than injure yourself and prevent any walking at all. :happy:

@tammy--at least you recognized your slip before you ate all of the junk. I also can't keep crap in the house, as I have little will-power--especially with sweets. And doritios--doritos are the devil! :devil:

@rachael--it can be a bit intimidating to join a new gym, but very soon you feel right at home there. It's easy to convince yourself that everyone will be watching and judging everything you do, but any of the serious patrons will be focused on themselves. Practice good gym etiquette (don't rest on machines, wipe them down when you're done, etc.) and the "regulars" will appreciate it. If you do have questions, ask the employees for help--it's their job to show you how to work machines and answer your questions.

@kvandeest--when I'm being really good, I log every bite. I had someone comment on my wall that she was surprised that I logged the ketchup I dipped my fries in, but why wouldn't i? Ketchup has calories too. That being said, I'm not always that disciplined, but I definitely see better results when I am.

@kaye--glad your trip was good--those 3 lbs will be gone in a heartbeat!

@helen--hope you get the house all ready on schedule! :happy:

@desdemina--Yeah, some of the other threads are not always "friendly." I occasionally read through some just for amusement, but I rarely comment anywhere but here. It's sometimes hilarious to watch adults get into "fights" with complete strangers--why waste your time?

@melancholy--you can lose a lot of weight JUST managing your calories/nutrition. One thing I've learned on this site that I truly believe is that weight loss is 80% nutrition and 20% exercise. You are smart to focus on the nutrition piece of the puzzle to start--I know people on this site who've lost gobs of weight before ever adding any exercise. :flowerforyou:

@holly--I remember the post you're referring to, but it wasn't me who said it (I don't think...). However, to answer your question, a brisk walk for me is about 3.8 mph or faster, but I'm sure it depends on your height/length of stride. I'm 5'7" someone who's 5'2" might be walking briskly at 3 mph.

Tuesday Goals:
My new Escali scale came today!!! I programmed it and weighed myself and it says I weigh 189.2 :bigsmile: I'm going to use this as my "official" scale from now on. The gym scale says I weight 190-192, but it has always been about 6 lbs more than my doctor's scale, so I figure this is a happy medium. It also measures water ratio and body fat%. It said my water ratio is 45.5 and the chart in the manual says 42-52 is normal for a woman my age. It says my body fat is 33.9% and the manual says 24-34 is normal. As excited as I am that I actually fell into the "normal" range for this measure--it's still just barely. So my new goal is to lower my body fat%.

Exercise Goals:
Mon--gym (weights + bike) DONE
Tues--walk gunner NOT DONE (too cold/windy) + core
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs--walk gunner
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym (long run)
Sun--walk gunner + core

Monday check-in: We just got home this evening from UT. It was a wonderful trip. It is good to be with family. I thought that I would be able to at least log my food intake, but that didn't happen. I tried to be very careful about my food, but I had forgotten how much junk food people can keep sitting on the counters to tempt me and others into mindless eating. I had a few handfuls of junk, but I felt pretty good about the way controlled myself overall. I will get on the scales in the morning and see how much damage has been done.
I sure feel behind here! There are a number of new names and there has even been a rollover. I will probably not get to go back and catch up. I'll just have to figure out what's going on from here.
Kaye

Good job Kaye!! While you didn't get a chance to track, I think it was a huge accomplishment for you. In the past, I'm sure you would have munched a lot more before (I know I would have). The important thing is you had a good visit. Yes, the board has been moving like crazy. It's amazing how far we get behind when we're gone just 1-2 days. Welcome back!!

Helen- i may have to ask you to share some of your drambuie....oh wait....it is only 10 in the morning and i should not start drinking yet.......just found out that after being off work on medical disability and getting set to return to work feb 25, they have filled my position so i no longer have a job to return to.......they will put my name forward it anyone is hiring at the time i am available for work tho..........fan-friggin-tastic......now what do i do??? who else is going to hire me after being off work for 3 years???? damn federal government

I'm not sure they can legally do that. Call the ADA Center at 1-800-949-4232 and talk to them. They are fantastic and know the laws inside and out. It's free.

thanks for the suggestion but i am in canada and, yes, they can do that. They assure me i will have a job....somewhere......just not where i was.....and hopefully there is not a hiring freeze

Hey all, I'm on a roll here. I've managed to check in for 3 days in a row. I'm really trying to keep up and today was a good day. I spent two hours with a financial planner at my bank, looking at my options for retirement and setting some goals for the next few years. I figure, I'm almost 59 and if I'm lucky I may be able to retire by the time I'm 65. That only gives me 6 years to get my mortgage and personal debts under control. She was really helpful and I left there feeling really good about the direction I'm taking. I then went to do my grocery shopping and I didn't buy any crap. I got lots of fresh fruits and veggies and some nice lean meats. I was having a really great day, then my sis and her hubby came to stay the night and brought dinner for us all. It was popeye's chicken tenders and fries. My will power is not strong enough yet to turn that down. I managed to eat it and then logged it and I'm still under my calories for the day as I had been really good all day.
My goals for the coming week is to keep up the positive energy that started today and not eat out again this week. I'm going to plan out my meals ahead of time and make sure that I'm not blindsided again. I'm back to work tomorrow night but am going to try really hard to check in tomorrow and Thursday regardless. Then I'm off for a week and I have a goal to get at least the main floor of my house organized. I've been doing bits of it each week but I need to really push to finish. If I can I'd also like to purge my bedroom closet and throw out anything I haven't worn in the last year. If I manage to lose the weight I want, I'll just buy all new clothes.I've been wanting to do this for so long and just never seem to find the time. Figure now that I'm getting my financial house in order maybe I should get my real house in order.
Hope everyone is having a good week. Charlotte

Welcome back luckycharm196! I left for a while, too. I slipped from my goals and was too ashamed.. But this group is very welcoming and encouraging. I wish you lots of success!