Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@Susan - Keeping my fingers crossed and saying prayers for you today. If this new offer is the best thing for you, I hope you get it!!

@ Mom - IMO, I would address the diabetes first. Set your goals to a safe and controlled carb level and get that under control first. You don't want that disease to do any more damage to your body than it already has. Your diabetes classes (or a dietitian) should be able to help you set a good number that is doable for you. Split up your day into meals and snacks with similar carb numbers to keep that blood sugar nice and even and imo by controlling the carbs you'll automatically control your calorie intake enough for now to lose weight. I dropped really fast in the beginning that way and it gave me time to learn more about nutrition and exercise to adjust my numbers as I dropped weight and MFP dropped my calorie intake.

@Jamie - Welcome. I am a big emotional eater too. If I'm upset the first thing I want is salty junk food. If I'm happy and celebrating I want something sweet and gooey. It's like a big stomach hug....that gave me a GINORMOUS stomach. I still struggle with it, but it does get easier.

Sorry still learning how to use this board... lol @ Kah... I would track everything even down to the coffee and splenda and cream i put in it. But like i said in earlier post.. i would have my coffee, and a bag of popcorn on some days and that would be it for the whole day. Other days, i would not eat anything but my coffee and a plate of dinner, (3 oz meat, starch, veggies). I am BIG on skipping breakfast, and most days lunch too because i forget to eat. I do not feel hungry. Its only when my sugar drops from the diabetes and i get to feeling faint and shaking that i know i have to eat. Ill eat a banana, or some peanut butter crackers n keep moving.

Definitely listen to MyM0wM0w's suggestion regarding your carbs and diabetes. I think its important to change one thing at a time, then when it becomes a habit change another. I think a great place to start is getting your carbs and diabetes under control (step away from the popcorn!). My advice is you NEED to eat something in the morning, maybe not the second you get up (I know I can't) but have something mid-morning whether its just a container of yogurt - just have something, it will get your metabolism going. Then plan your meals throughout the day (personally I eat 6 times a day) - leave them sitting on your desk at work as a reminder or even set an alarm on your phone. Everyone likes different things but I can suggest big salads with lots of veggies, protein (i.e. tuna, chicken) and nuts for lunch; snacks to include yogurt, fruit, or cheese; dinner to include protein, more veggies (non starchy) and a carb (quinoa, brown rice, sweet potato, etc).

Sorry still learning how to use this board... lol @ Kah... I would track everything even down to the coffee and splenda and cream i put in it. But like i said in earlier post.. i would have my coffee, and a bag of popcorn on some days and that would be it for the whole day. Other days, i would not eat anything but my coffee and a plate of dinner, (3 oz meat, starch, veggies). I am BIG on skipping breakfast, and most days lunch too because i forget to eat. I do not feel hungry. Its only when my sugar drops from the diabetes and i get to feeling faint and shaking that i know i have to eat. Ill eat a banana, or some peanut butter crackers n keep moving.

i'm pre-diabetic but basically following a diabetic diet. Lots of proteins and little carbs! My doctor told me to eat 20-30 grams of protein within one hour of waking up, with no more than 5 grams of carbs. She said that your metabolism goes down while you're sleeping, and it doesn't kick back into full speed until you're eaten proteins. So by skipping breakfast, you are sabotaging your efforts because your body isn't burning as many calories as it would if you ate! I usually have 2-3 eggs for breakfast (or I like to mix one real egg with half a cup of eggbeaters), or a cup of cottage cheese. I eat no more than 75 grams of carbs per day, and try for a minimum of 120 proteins.

I don't feel hungry most of the time, but I force myself to eat even when I don't want to because my body needs the fuel to keep going. By just counting carbs, proteins and calories, I've lost 24 pounds in about 2 months. And after the first couple of weeks, you really don't miss the carbs and junk food. I know, I wouldn't have believed it either, but it's true!

My advice is you NEED to eat something in the morning, maybe not the second you get up (I know I can't) but have something mid-morning whether its just a container of yogurt - just have something, it will get your metabolism going. Then plan your meals throughout the day (personally I eat 6 times a day) - leave them sitting on your desk at work as a reminder or even set an alarm on your phone. Everyone likes different things but I can suggest big salads with lots of veggies, protein (i.e. tuna, chicken) and nuts for lunch; snacks to include yogurt, fruit, or cheese; dinner to include protein, more veggies (non starchy) and a carb (quinoa, brown rice, sweet potato, etc).

I agree with Kah. I eat 6 times per day. I set up routine and I stick to that routine. I set my phone to alarm @ 9:50, 11:50, and 3:00. I take a 10 minute walk around the work campus and when I come back it's food time. Without fail. Even if I don't have time to walk or things are busy, the alarm reminds me to eat. Also, I NEVER eat right when I get up. THere's just no way I could force food into myself before I'm awake so I bring my breakfast to work and eat it at 8:20 (I know, weird times). My 10 AM snack is usually fruit or vegetable (I often skip this one now that my BS is under control and I have fewer calories than I did) and my 3 PM snack is usually protein like a cheese stick or some homemade meatballs or something.

@walkingqueen Wow, really? I don't think I would mind not having a period for another year, if I didn't get the cramps and bloating!

I love how Robin posted the "move on to the next thread" like 100 times at the end of the last one. Hopefully everyone will notice it! LOL!

my mantra last evening.....Get out of the kitchen, get out of the kitchen.....so i did not get it as clean as i would have liked but i knew that if i stayed in there the fridge door would magically open and that would be the end.......finished the cleaning this morning :happy:

Hello!! Here we are again.

Time to walk with Leslie........

Lin

Good Monday morning to you all. I hope everyone enjoyed their superbowl weekend. I had a great time yesterday. I was the babysitter for my neice and nephew so their parents(huge football fans) could go watch the game. We went down to one of the local waterfronts and took a nice long walk and then came home and played wii for a couple hours before having big bowls of homemade chili for dinner. It was a fun and relaxing day. I am getting ready to jump on the wii and do some more today. I had planned to take a walk at a local park after going to watch my other nephew this morning (he has a cold so can't go to daycare) but the one I went to not to far from y house on the lake has all the parking lots closed for the winter. So I will just settle for the wii today and think of something new tomorrow.I had a nice little list of things I wanted to get accomplished today and most of the phone and buisness stuff is done but the housework end is sadly lacking:happy: Ah well the day is not over yet I still have time, yeah right, :laugh: Well as usual I had a couple personals planned out but I have forgotten the names. I have to start writing these down. A warm welcome to our new people and for all of you nothing but good wishes and positive thinking :happy:

Monday - Check In (how are you doing? Had any successes or struggles this week-end?)

I'm doing fine. Weekends are always more of a struggle because i'm not as busy. We went out to eat at Applebee's on Sunday. I went in prepared by looking up what i was going to eat and logged it before i got there. Of course they got a appetizer. I asked everyone what they thought was the best choice that i had sitting in front of me and i ate what was the best choice that ended up just eating a little. I ended up staying within my calories for the day and maintained my weight loss the next day, monday. aka today. I feel that was a success that i didn't overeat. I put my focus on conversation with my family instead of on the food, which i have to say was great.

Robin- I know you can walk that mile. Just do it in small chunks throughout the day. 10-15 minutes at a time and it will get done. Good job on meeting your goal for 2 days.

jag- Welcome- It is important that you eat throughout the day like everyone has said because you want to keep your blood sugar at a steady level. A high protein breakfast or mid-morning snack would help and get your body recharged. I start my day with egg whites and turkey lunch meat ( I was warned away from the processed Turkey short cuts). With a shake of skim milk and scoop of chocolate whey protein. Another good snack is yogurt with 2 tablespoons of oat bran.

Rachael- great plan to get back into working out slowly. It will be good for your body.

Check in- Today, was a good day and I did make it to the gym. I did my trainers day 1 workout but at a slower pace than he would want but at least I did it. However, I opted not to run all the laps instead I choose to bike that distance after the other exercises. I was winded and I did not want to overdo it tonight. Will most likely rest tomorrow since I am working with my trainer on Wednesday.

Hey everyone! I finally caught up with the thread. Welcome to the newbies--hope you made it through the roll-over! :flowerforyou:

Not going to do personals tonight b/c I really need to get some grading done. :grumble:

As far as healthy foods that will help meet higher calorie goals, here are a few suggestions:
Almonds
Avocado
Peanut butter
Beef
Bananas
Sweet potato
Dark chocolate
Grapes
Apples
Beans
Brown rice
Quinoa

Monday Check-in:
Ate some more trashy food today--colleague brought snacks for her b-day. :frown: However, I went to the gym and made up for the bad choices, so that's something at least. Tonight I will be cooking some tilapia to take for lunch--planning always helps me make better choices.

I'm at 92.5 miles on my TransAmerica trail. Just 4 miles to Ashland, VA. Approaching Tom Bombadill's house on the LOTR trail and just left the Village of Bree on the Hobbit trail. Would like to hit 100 miles this week.

Exercise Goals:
Mon--gym DONE (weights + elliptical + treadmill)
Tues--rest day (have to teach an evening ACT class
Wed--walk gunner + core
Thurs--walk gunner + gym
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym (long run)
Sun--walk gunner + core

Grading Goals:
1. x/56 JRP plans (need to hand these back by Wed--YIKES!)
2. x/16 Vocab quizzes