Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Thursday Truth: I feel like a dog who has just messed up the living room while their owners went away for an evening. I'm dragging my butt back to the place where I belong with my ears back and my tail between my legs.

best analogy ever.

Toots - I'm sorry to hear about your husband's difficult work situation. The DOD's cut back's can be really cruel and senseless. He should really put in for a vacation immediately if he is feeling the stress so bad. I know because I had a nervous breakdown in my stressful position as a neurosurgeons' assistant and was pushed to the WALL and felt I couldn't take a vacation or a break, and the day I took a 4 day weekend I was told I had cancer, and when I found out I DIDN"T well then I fell apart. It seems funny now, but that nervous breakdown led me to a whole new life. I hope that doesn't happen to your husband, but if he's stressing now, that is the for-runner to him running screaming down the halls SOMEWHERE.

yeah, i'm pretty sure a nervous breakdown is what's coming next. and he can't take a vacation until april. so hopefully he can hold out.

@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.

you'd think wouldn't you. and i believe that's really part of his problem. he believes in his mission and knows that the mission will fail if they don't increase manning.

I've been wondering.... what is going on with Augie?

i was wondering that too.

Thursday truth -Okay, truth is I'm hitting an impatient patch here. Yeah I know, it takes a long time, I have nothing I would change, but still I am just weary of feeling like I'm giving this a significant amount of energy and time. I just can't relax and enjoy the journey right now. I'm sure the feeling will pass.

Best wishes to all----FEBRUARY tomorrow!!!!

Lin

I'm feeling really bad tonight. We share our home with our oldest son, his son, and his wife. They pay rent and help with other expenses so that is all good. This summer she inherited a small lap dog when a client she was caring for passed away. She really likes him, and I have enjoyed his companionship as well. However, he is very aggressive with my grandchildren and today he bit Keith on the hand. It was totally unprovoked so I told them about it. My son immediately said they would find him a different home. She left the dinner table without eating and they took the dog and left. I know that she feels really bad, and I will miss him, too, but I can't trust him with the children around, and they are around a lot. Keith is here everyday and I will soon be babysitting the new baby, too. They live upstairs, but I can't put him up there when they aren't home because she has cats that he doesn't get along with either. I hope that she won't be angry with me, or be sad for too long. Sorry to complain about something that is totally not weight related, but for obvious reasons, there aren't a lot of places I can talk about this. Thanks for listening. Kaye

Robin, Thanks for suggestion. I will get a vinegar bottle ready first thing in the morning before Keith gets here.

@Helen~I am so very sorry that your doctor isn’t listening to you, I was having the same problem with my previous doctor so had to switch to a new internist a few months ago. He told me that while my thyroid levels were really within the normal limits, he couldn’t ignore all of the symptoms I was still having – low and behold he switched me to armour thyroid and my symptoms have slowly disappeared. It might be really difficult to find an endocrinologist that takes self-referrals, I hope you can find one. If you can’t ask around and see if you can find another internist. Side-bar, I’m not sure I would trust my health to a doctor that thinks diet pills are the answer – not only that but thyroid patient’s shouldn’t take diet pills, it can greatly affect their adrenals making an already compromised thyroid worse. Have you talked to your doctor about switching you to Armour Thyroid? It is desiccated thyroid medication, not a synthetic – if you aren’t allergic to pork you can take it. The nice thing about it is that it treats both T3 and T4 not just T4 so it works a little bit better than Synthroid.

@Holly~I don’t think I can expand on anything that everyone has said regarding your BF situation. I’m really sorry that you are going through this, you deserve better and your son deserves a better role model. If he isn’t willing to take your relationship seriously and work on it, then he isn’t worth your time and energy. I know that you will make the best decision for you and your son, but it sounds like the sooner you end this toxic relationship the better. Hang in there, sending you virtual hugs!

@Kaye~I’m so sorry to hear about your DILs dog, I’m sure she is disappointed but I’m sure she also understands that you can’t have an aggressive dog around children – their safety needs to take priority.

@Meloncholy~I’m so sorry to hear about your MIL passing, thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

Friday Fitness~Good week this week and made it to the gym yesterday for a short run like I wanted. My new HRM definitely has a learning curve, but I’ll figure it out. No exercise for me today as I’m going to the Stars hockey game tonight, but should get plenty of walking in. I’m still trying to decide if I want to take the train to the game instead of paying for parking – not sure how I feel about riding the train back late at night.

Fitness this week:

Monday~Elliptical at home DONE! :bigsmile:
Tuesday~Off day
Wednesday~Training (that my hamstrings are still paying for) DONE! :bigsmile:
Thursday~Gym for run DONE! :bigsmile:
Friday~None, hockey game
Saturday~Long Run
Sunday~Training

I know I missed a few personals, had so much to catch up on...

~Kelley

@Holly- I am sorry that you are dealing with that with the BF. I had a similiar situation and I had to cut him loose after 3 years. He was just more work and was actually like having a third kid. If he's making you feel like #$%! about yourself and not supporting you, why keep him around? It's hard to verbally say its over to them, but YOUR over all well being comes first! I wish you the best of luck. You have all the support in the world from everyone here.

@Helen- I hope that you find a doctor soon that is willing to listen to you. We ALL deserve a doc like that.

@kaye- I think your DIL will understand the situation. It is what it is. Maybe talk to her about it if she appears to be angry.


Friday Fitness- I worked out everyday except Monday and last night. I don't plan on working out tonight because I am still SO SORE. I'm taking Laurie's advice and letting my body rest. I keep stretching and it helps temporarily, but I am dieing.

On a seperate note, I'm so fed up with kids dad. He hasnt seen the kids since March 16th, 2012. He decided to stop paying child support in May 2012...and I had to keep calling the child support probation officer to make something happen. There were no repercussions for him until Christmas Eve. He finally got caught on non payment. He went to court in the beginning of Jan. and still no other payment. He now owes me over 2k. This is ridiculous..my kids are the ones that are suffering. Just had to vent.

Rachael

Whew, so many posts, so little time!!! Will do my best to include everyone. apologies if i've forgotten anything/anyone important.

@ Lin - I've just started this journey and I'm already impatient. Can't wait to get under 200 and I've a long way to go, LOL. YOu are doing great!

@Angelika - power purge - oh how I need one of those! Perhaps I'll make a plan to do it during my week off in the summer.

@Kaye - children come first. While it was nice of her client to leave her the dog, if it's not used to children, it's bound to be a bad fit. It's a hard decision, but one that is for the best.

@ melancholy - sorry for your loss.

@ Queen - It is easier said than done, I know, but it's time to end that toxic relationship if he's not willing to work at it. I was in one for several years. And it was hard to walk away - easier to stay with the devil you know than put yourself back out there. I'd like to say i found a better man, but I had my ds shortly after the break up and I've chosen to (or stayed fat to ensure I??) remain alone for the last 15 yrs. And I love your posted notes idea!

@ Helen - Doctors - too many of them don't listen and I have to wonder about a Dr. who pushes diet pills as a solution to weight loss too.

@ ashley - of course you can join us. welcome! tell us a little about yourself.

@ rachel - sorry about your kid's dad. I hate hearing about men who don't take responsibility for their kids. you didn't make them on your own, after all.

Friday fitness - starting week 5 of my running plan today. Got in 2 days of simple weight training exercises plus some walking on the treadmill.

February challenge - walk/run on the treadmill every day - no time or distance limit, just do something!

Good morning everyone.

I had to cancel my blood donation today because I’m still on anti-biotic. :frown:
I do feel a little better though.

My every day in Feb. task will be 10 minutes of strength training. Which I did today, yay 1/1!:drinker:

Hope you all have a healthy day!

Tom

February Goal-- At least twelve glasses of water daily and more fiber. Mfp suggest 30 for my daily target number. That seems rather high, but I'll try. (I worry about fiber interfering with my synthroid....)
The doctor has me on the iron three times a day. That seems like a lot, so I called him and asked him if I'm supposed to taper off after a week or two. He said no, but that I could start slower so it doesn't upset my stomach. I asked for how long. He said months, years, maybe forever. He then went on to say that my iron count was very low and it takes priority now. Okay.... BUT, I read it can cause constipation.... so even though I've been avoiding soy, iron and fiber because my synthroid info. says these things can hurt absorption, I'm now taking iron supplements and need to increase my fiber so I won't be constipated. I will, however, cooperate with the iron supplements. For now. I intend to ask a friend the name on his endocrinologist (whom he is very pleased with), and then try to make an appointment. I know it is the right thing to do. Thanks for the advice. Funny story.... I told my husband what I was thinking, asked him if he thought that was the right thing to do, and he immediately said yes and googled endocrinologists, leaving no doubt in my mind what he thought. I guess the reason it's funny is because I know if the situation was reversed, that's exactly what I'd do.

@Toots sorry about the struggles your DH is facing with his job.

thanks.

Mind if I join you all?

welcome!

Saturday -- 5k parkrun; I'll walk if the field is too snowy to run in. Might even run *more* later, given the weather forecast. Parkrun DONE
Sunday -- badminton booked plus maybe running or 30DS -- Badminton DONE
Monday -- Morris, plus maybe running -- Run and badminton DONE -- my highest calorie exercise day ever.
Tuesday -- 30DS, or maybe dance mat or Zumba - Nope, REST and is it any wonder
Wednesday -- badminton club I really hope DONE and 30DS DONE
Thursday -- long run if possible - no but 30DS DONE
Friday -- this is the day that I'm going to steam roll myself thin and end up at 5ft 8! So awesome, I can't wait... This turned out not to be practical but badminton DONE

OK: this week --

Saturday -- 5k parkrun, really hoping to set a PB today
Sunday -- long run maybe?
Monday -- Badminton booked
Tuesday -- run
Wednesday -- Badminton
Thursday -- run
Friday -- badminton

Walking from Hobbiton to Rivendell -- 57 miles and we're just coming up to Farmer Maggot's fields. Which seems a bit odd -- I'd have thought they'd have been a lot closer to Hobbiton than that.

Hey, it's the first of the month, and it's measurements time! So. Bust is 44.5 inches, waist 45 inches, hips 49 inches, and that's all come down an inch or so this month so I am very happy! Waist/hip ratio is still "extreme" but it does feel like I'm losing faster on my waist than my hips which is really good.

Groundhog day -- well, I'm 2 days in on plank, so that's good. On protein, I've blown it on day one -- only 60 grams. I will try to do better tomorrow.

@Desdemina -- Big cheers for sticking to your plan! I'm in the UK and I've never seen The Biggest Loser -- but I'm a pretty serious fat-acceptance Health At Any Size sort of person so I'm not sure it's the sort of show I'd like. (I guess you lot don't see much of that here because I feel comfortable assuming that anyone posting in this thread is motivated to lose weight) And I'm slightly fretty about all the stuff about how dodgy TBL is, because I really like Jillian Michaels (both her workout vids and her podcast and emails) and I know she's a trainer on the show.
@Melancholy2 -- I'm so sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. Hope you and your husband are ok.
@Drojen -- getting moving every day helped me *so* much. I mean, there are days I don't exercise, but it's pretty rare now. And I just started with that exact resolution to move every day.
@Toots -- I know it's hard to get out of work situations like that but he needs to be saying to his boss 'here's what I'm supposed to do in a week, and here's what I can actually do. I can't work any faster or do any more, so which of these things do you want me to drop?' Good luck.
@Doug -- Welcome back! It's so good to have you here -- we've been definitely feeling a lack of the menfolk recently. You'll be back below 300 in no time if you sort out a program. Just go for a walk, or a very short run. You'll feel so much better for it! You can totally do this thing.
@Kaye -- Sometimes it just doesn't work out with pets. You need to not feel bad about this; if the dog is aggressive to kids, your grandkids have to come first. I don't suppose there's any way you could have the cats downstairs with you so that the dog can stay upstairs?
@Holly -- I think full length mirrors are good, especially once you start losing a bit. Good luck dealing with your bf. You know that he shouldn't be denying your feelings or not respecting them. Time to draw a line I think.
@Helen -- I'm not sure that doctor is right for you. I think surgery's probably a good solution for people who are certain they can't lose any other way, but there are other alternatives. One of the people on the list has a bariatric specialist who's explicitly not about surgery -- perhaps your doctor could refer you to someone like that?
@KarenLeona -- such good news about your bike and driving! And well done for finding a non-food way to celebrate!
@Rebecca -- good to see you here!
@Rachael -- it's probably just muscle soreness after being worked really hard by your trainer. I think it's possible to build these things up more gradually, but it's unlikely to do you any harm. Working out will actually help if you can bear to, but resting is ok too. And good luck making your ex see sense and start supporting his kids properly.
@Lin -- It does take a lot of energy and time, doesn't it? But look how far you've come on the journey!
@Ang -- well done for keeping on with the purge!
@Ashley -- welcome!
@Karen -- I really need a product like "Stop That!" to spray on my son to deter negative behaviours... I wonder if there's something like that? We currently use our magic power of Taking The Computers Away.
@Tom -- good luck with your 10 minutes of strength!
@Kristen -- well done with getting back on track!

Weird NSV today. I'm on a lower calorie target now, but I'm also finding that some of my 'ordinary' meals are a bit big. So we went to IKEA after badminton as we do sometimes (it's literally just round the corner), and I thought 'huh, don't really fancy the regular meatballs, the small one will be plenty'. And it was. My favourite pre-running breakfast (poached eggs and potato cakes) is still fine before a long run, but other times it's started to feel like just too much food. This feels like a good sign, as if my body feels I don't need quite so much food now I'm not hefting so much lard around.

Hope you've all got a fantastic weekend planned!

-- Alison

@ 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.

I am so glad to hear you say this. It is definately a toxic relationship and he needs a deadline to be out! You are worth so much more than this.

Rebecca aka Shygur