Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Good Morning.

@Rachael~I’m so sorry the trainer copped an attitude with you, it’s one of the things that steered me away from a certain gym. The guy basically accused me of not taking any interest in my health and that I truly didn’t want to lose weight – screw them! That’s how I happened upon the gym I belong to now, it’s more expensive but totally worth it not to be talked to that way.

@Susan~Eating more calories worries me a bit too. But the way my trainer put it is that you need to think of your body as a car, as a car needs fuel to run so do our bodies. So the harder we’re working out the more we need to eat (but mostly in the form of protein). I try to think of it that way.

@Marsha~I love stickers – I think that’s s great reward system. Wish I could give up chocolate, but I drink chocolate whey protein every day. I’m getting ready to start another weight loss challenge at my gym and while I can’t give up chocolate completely – I’ve promised myself no sweets or alcohol for the duration of the challenge, I want to give myself a fighting chance. :bigsmile:

@Toots~Sorry to hear about DH health struggles, I hope he can find a better job situation soon.

@Alison~I live in Texas – we’ve been having some unseasonably warm weather, we’ve had some really warm days around 80 and normal this year for us is in the mid-50s. I think we’re supposed to be in the 60s-70s for the next week. We need a freeze or we are going to have horrible mosquitoes next summer.

Thursday Truth~Try as I might, I just can’t get in all those extra calories my trainer wants me to eat. I came closer yesterday but still lacked about 100. Baby steps I guess. I am also painfully aware that I have hamstrings this morning – my trainer put me through quite a workout last night, I was exhausted afterwards. My new HRM came yesterday, its all charged and set up – I cannot wait to use it this afternoon.

Fitness this week:

Monday~Elliptical at home DONE!
Tuesday~Off DONE!
Wednesday~Training DONE!
Thursday~Short run
Friday~None, going to NHL game
Saturday~Long run
Sunday~Training

I’m working just a half-day today, so I’ll have time for a workout (typically don’t on Thursday’s). I really want to test my new HRM so going to the gym for a short run, longer if I feel I have time. I need to pick up Zoe at the vet around 12:30 – I’ve missed her fuzzy face the last 3-days!

Have a super day!

@susan If you think Biggest Loser is the way to go, read this! http://www.bodylovewellness.com/2010/06/09/kai-hibbard-biggest-loser-finalist-part-1-of-3/

I have a question - do anyone else's legs ache/pain them at night while (trying) to sleep? Since I started exercising - especially running, I think, my legs ache when I'm asleep. Enough that it wakes me. It's not a muscle pain like anything has been pulled or injured, it's a general ache in both legs. I did my walk/run later last night and took a muscle pain reliever, thinking maybe that might help, but it didn't. I think I'll rest them tonight - no walk and wasn't going to run 2 days in a row anyway. Maybe do some yoga or something instead. I do stretch after every run. I'm just curious if this happens to anyone else. I'm hoping as I get lighter, it will ease up.

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could it be a charlie horse, i know i use to get them a lot if i didnt drink enought water. use to wake me out of my sleep. what i do is as soon as it happens or feels like its going to happen i point my toes up towards my heat you can even pull on the balls of your feet to stretch that calf muscle out. and that usually does the trick.

My "Groundhog day" is to walk at least one mile everyday of Feburary.

@toots--hope your husbands tests results come back ok and that if it is stress, he can find some relief. :flowerforyou:

thanks. what he needs to find is a new job.

@Toots -- hope your husband can find a better situation soon.

@Toots~Sorry to hear about DH health struggles, I hope he can find a better job situation soon.

thanks. i can't go much into specifics because of the nature of his job but he is the director of a security related program over an entire air force base. he's supposed to have two assistants and an intern but the DoD has reduced his manning to no one but him. but he can't possibly do it all himself. it literally isn't possible. every single person who works on base has to go through him at some point. so he just works and works and works constantly and he hasn't had a vacation in years. i think when he had a death in the family in december and he had to go out of town to be a pallbearer and fell ever farther behind that was just it for him. not that you guys wanted to hear all that haha. but anyway, yeah, his job, not so much.

Thursday Truth: my mother in law died two nights ago and things are tough here.....this will pass and I'll be back on track soon...

how sad. i hope your husband is holding up. prayers for all of you.

Some sad posts today. My thoughts are with those who are struggling. :flowerforyou:
Yesterday was a much better day for me. I think I have a handle on this cold. The temperature reached the 40s yesterday so I was able to walk outside during the afternoon. :bigsmile:
I have a hard time with making commitments. I think I afraid that if I slip up I will have failed. That said, my Ground Hog Day challenge is to drink 8 glasses of water everyday in February. Drinking enough water is a big problem for me. I don't drink sodas or anything for substitute. I just go around thirsty. You'd think I was in the Sahara Desert. I'm not joining the chocolate challenge. All I have to do to make myself really crave something is to tell myself I can't have it. :ohwell:
Lets hang in there together. Positive thoughts! We need a "hugs" smiley.
Kaye

@kvandeest I'm sorry that your Grandpa is ill. Years ago, when my mom was in Chronic care and I was working, I pulled out my crock pot and tossed stuff in it for soup or stew in the morning, came home, packaged food, brought it to the hospital (which had no cafeteria, anyway... I'd have had to pick up McDonald's food, which I had done so much by then I was feeling ill...) to eat with my husband and visit with my mom. I'm not sure this is doable for you, but it worked out for me. Also.... Ham and cheese sandwich nuked to make a melt was very satisfying, if that works in your food plan.

@MyMOwMOw Glad things are going well for you.

@toots I hope your husband feels better. I'm so sorry he doesn't have the help he needs at work. It's not good for him, or for the people he is looking after. You'd think the government would have protecting a base as a higher priority.

@Grammy I love you, but a friend just introduced me to Hershey's dark chocolate cocoa. I mix it in vanilla greek yogurt and eat it with fruit. The chocolate only adds ten calories (I was eating greek yogurt with fruit before for dessert), but it tastes amazing. The love of my life knows better than to buy me candy, though. Good for you for setting goals, though.

@rachael DON'T CUT CORNERS TO PAY THIS JERK!!!! Seriously, if he was nice, and willing to come up with a payment plan or other options, I'd be unsure as to what is best for you. But his attitude shows already that helping you isn't a priority. You'd be just a paycheck for him, not a client. I hope you find an option that works for you.

@susan The Biggest Loser is a show were losing more is more dramatic than losing a healthy amount. It's about the drama and viewership, not the contestants health (though I don't doubt that they are there for their health. I just doubt that the show has the contestants' interests at heart when they push like that...) Then again, I couldn't be on that show if I wanted to be. My back seems to go out very easily.

@sarabeth I know it's hard to be looking for a job. Don't be discouraged. We are all sending you good wishes.

@Desdmina Okay, my TOM problems aren't as prolonged as yours, but I wanted to suggest that cramping is worse when one hasn't menstruated for a few months. So is flow. That's my experience, anyway. You are a good aunt, btw!

@Melancholy I'm sorry about your MIL.

@dobarber I know how you feel. I'm there myself right now. But we are back HERE now, and that is a step in the right direction! The finish line is so far away right now I can't even see it (I still seem to be going backward though I'm leaning forward....) but I'm doing two things right: I'm logging again and I'm seeking support again.

@RobinsEgg When I try to talk to him about a different approach, he tries to steer me to bariatric surgery. I guess I just need to be firmer. (Both literally and figuratively.. :laugh: I know puns are supposed to be the lowest form of humor, but they are sometimes irresistible!)

@mnwalkingqueen Is counseling an option for you and your bf? To find out if your relationship is really dead, or just in need of nursing? It may even help you send him on if that is what you need to do. I have done the mirror thing, too. I'm trying to learn to talk nicer to me in the mirror though. I have nice skin! The wrinkle I have under my left cheek when I smile is rather endearing. (It reminds me of my dad...) You have a sweet smile and I love the way you are wearing your hair in your profile picture. Focus on why you are lovely, because you are.

I'm still waiting for the doctor to call me back. (He was in a meeting when I called. I don't know how long his meetings are.... I may call again in an hour to make sure I'm not forgotten. I don't want to be a pest, but my synthroid needs refilling and I don't want to do it until I know if it needs to be upped. )

Yes!! Robin is right on, Queen. You are in a toxic relationship that needs ending. You need to be spending your time and energy on your own son. He obviously needs you right now.

@ Robin, Helen and Kaye- I did some research today on Toxic relationships and I truely believe I am in one. Based on what I read it will never change without hard work on both parties. To Helen I have tried to tell him how I feel but he doesn't really seem to care in my opinion because he will say things like "You have no right to feel like that or That's stupid that you feel like that". I will definately need to pull my big girl britches up and stand up for what I know I deserve.

Well, I called the doctor again. He is insisting the thyroid levels are fine, and that I need to be on diet pills. I don't want pills. I got sick last time. I don't want to take pills, and see MORE of the doctor to make sure that the pills aren't killing me! He is also putting me on iron pills. He says my iron is low. Great. Don't people LOSE weight when their iron is low? Now he's giving me more iron... Maybe I'll just have to look up "endocrinologist" in the yellow pages and take matters in my own hands.

Helen - I think that is an excellent idea! Find an endocrinologist.

Lin

@ Robin, Helen and Kaye- I did some research today on Toxic relationships and I truely believe I am in one. Based on what I read it will never change without hard work on both parties. To Helen I have tried to tell him how I feel but he doesn't really seem to care in my opinion because he will say things like "You have no right to feel like that or That's stupid that you feel like that". I will definately need to pull my big girl britches up and stand up for what I know I deserve.

Not taking your feelings into account and is calling you stupid is the exact opposite of what a relationship is supposed to be. I see now why you want this to end. I still think counseling is a good idea, though. Not to save the relationship, but to give you the tools you need to end the relationship. (Robin's idea of a great big guy for an enforcer couldn't hurt either.)

@Helen - I think you should go Dr. hunting. You shouldn't settle on one that is 'good enough'. You deserve a great doctor that wants to work WITH you to improve your health. Not discount the things you say.
@Queen - Not only is he treating you badly but he's a putz for tell you how to (or NOT to) feel. Toxic relationship is the perfect description. I would give him an eviction notice immediately with a 30 day date to move out and take all his stuff with him. I know it's hard, but you deserve not only someone better but in the very LEAST basic respect.

Thursday truth - Went WAY over calories last night. Feeling so sick to my stomach today. I don't know if it was what I ate or something poisoned me but oof. In bed with my boys today.

@Helen - oh no! So what does that mean when I haven't had a TOM for YEARS?! No wonder I'm in so much pain!