Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Hey, wondering if I can sneak in and join your thread... Love all the motivation here, and I need it

Today I got back into my routine after being sick for a week. Went to the gym and had a great work out on the elliptical followed by relaxing in the sauna for 15 min. I like doing light stretching in there. It really helps me loosen up my very sore muscles! lol

Thursday Truth - I have a problem with night time eating... Like right now, I want to eat but I'm not hungry... And I think I'm going to go to bed so I don't eat anything. I already went over my calories by 100 today.... Oh, and I gained 5 pounds

Well, I will check in tomorrow!!! Thanks!

Drojen... check out that spin class! The first couple of times your legs and @$$ will hurt but it is such a great workout! It might slow your run or leg work a bit, but in the long run will improve them both.

Robin.. what sort of workout did you get in?


skinnyjeanzbound... Don't let your lower body get off easy with the weights!!! Building leg muscles is one of the most effective ways to burn fat! Like I said to Drojen... yes your legs will be more tired at first for your other cardio type work, but that only lasts so long and the benefits are worth it! - and nice job with the shoveling!

Grandmakay... Hook me up with some of that cake!!

Susan.. congrats on the new job and the good loss this week!!! Keep kicking @$$!

nickelsthoughts... sounds like a rough patch, and the late night eating is an issue for me too... and the nighttime wine drinking! Keep working hard though and push through it

@susan What great news all the way around! Doesn't it feel great to feel wanted?

@charlotte Stop that thinking right now! Don't think of it as making up for the gain you had last year. The past is over and done, all we have is the future. Every time I look at weight loss as making up for something bad, as moving AWAY from something (high weight) I get depressed and bogged down. Instead, I look at it as movie TOWARD something good (lower weight) and I feel more motivated and positive! So just take the loss as the great accomplishment it is!

@liz Oh, how I understand! My job now is better, but I have definitely been there. I don't have any great advice, just a sympathetic virtual shoulder.

@nickels Welcome! Come on in and visit when you feel like mindless eating. Typing keeps your fingers busy so you can't eat!

I was excited to go home last night and play Dance Central some more after how much fun I had the night before. Plus, they have a game mode where you go through a story and you have to score high enough on these different songs in order to advance the story, and I wanted to see what happened next. But my body REALLY did not want to do it after the intense session the night before. I still managed about half an hour. I know I need to do different kinds of exercise, not just play dance games, but my doctor said that it's good for now, since I'm just starting to exercise again. Plus, I am feeling it EVERYWHERE! The movements you have to do work core, arms, legs, and muscles I didn't know I had...

@desdemina and Alison--You guys are making me wish I had room in my house to play Dance Central or DDR. I dancing and go out with friends to do so quite a bit in the summer. It's harder during the school year. Unfortunately, I have very little floor space in my living room or bedroom, and those are the only 2 rooms with televisions, so I can't really play those games at home. :ohwell:

@susan--congrats on the new job!! :flowerforyou: :drinker: Don't worry too much about resigning--if anyone gives you a hard time about it, it will be further proof that you made the right choice.

@gorilla--it's not so much that I let my lower body get off easy, it's that my upper body needs so much more work, so that tends to be the focus. My lower body is much stronger, more muscular, and more toned. In fact, just last week one of my friends commented that she wished she had my legs b/c she could see the definition in my thigh muscles through my jeans. In comparison, my arms and shoulders are very flabby and lack strength. I can leg press more than my body weight, but I can only shoulder press about 40 lbs (and only for a few reps). Hope your boys do well at their tournament!! My bff's boys are both big-time wrestlers.

@robin--good job getting the LS done!

@liz--sorry your job is so draining.

@charlotte--I totally understand your desire to come home and just relax. I find that if I do that, I'm probably not getting back up to go workout. I make it a point to come home and change right into my workout clothes if I have a gym day scheduled. If it's just a walk with gunner I do that right after work as well--it's just too hard to motivate myself once my tush hits the couch. As far as days off, you really need to SCHEDULE that work out time. As much as you have other things you need to do, you and your health are important enough to warrant some time. When I first started making my weekly exercise goals, I didn't really think it would work, but it actually helps quite a bit. I still have days when other factors interfere (like the weather yesterday), but overall it gets me to the gym more often.

Friday Fitness:
Doing okay this week. I'm a bit nervous about my long run on Sat.. Whenever I do really well, I'm always worried a worse performance will deflate me. I know it's silly--I've been running long enough to know that I'll have good runs and bad runs. I also still need to get new running shoes, so I may do that on Sunday.

Exercise Goals:
Mon--gym DONE (weights + elliptical + treadmill)
Tues--rest day (have to teach an evening ACT class
Wed--walk gunner DONE + core
Thurs--walk gunner + gym NOT DONE but I shoveled very heavy snow for about an hour
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym (long run)
Sun--walk gunner + core

Grading Goals:
1. x/16 verb worksheets
2. x/16 ACT practice essays

February Challenge: 7/28 days of minimum 80 grams of protein

Friday Fitness: going to the gym, then going to buy pepper spray so I can work out this weekend in my neighborhood without getting eaten by these two kujos running around. :laugh:

Happy Friday!!!

Well it went from warmish to cold again here ugh! Warmish is like 20 degrees. This weekend I am getting a whole new front end on my car bearings, tie rods, tires, and alignment. Plus I have class not sure how much fitness time I will get in but I am gonna try my hardest.

@ Robin- way to pull through and do the walk when feeling beat :flowerforyou:
@Susan- You have so many wins to celebrate....congrats
@Karen- I also eat sometimes after closing my diary and I hate it but I just log it the next morning
@Liz- Keep your head up and maybe because you know mid week is rough for you take some me time to re-energize
@Gorilla- You have a great fitness plan in place. Good luck to your kiddos
@Tom- you reminded me that the cookie girl will be coming around....she is my biggest weakness I love Tagalongs.
@NewPeople- Welcome to the group

Okay I did the 7 mins on the elliptical yesterday and OMG! my legs were burning even though I wanted to give up at 5miles I just threw a towel over the screen info and continued.

I gave my so called bf an ultimatium(spelled wrong probably) he doesn't know yet the consequences to his choice but it will either by therapy or finding a new place to live. I am giving him til Sunday night to make his choice then I will tell him the consequence.

Thanks all for the advice. :happy: I really shy away from taking painkillers and stuff like that, so far I've managed to even avoid ibuprofen for it, but if it doesn't get better soon I'll go visit Dr. McHotty Pants. At the very least staring at him will cheer me up :blushing: I'm supposed to see him in March for a 1 year follow up from my stroke, so I'd like to hold off for a few more weeks if Ican. I can't believe it's almost been a full year.

No exercise for me since Wednesday. I'm taking it easy still. I can move around and even lift stuff again. However if something lands on the floor I have to weigh the importance of picking it up against the pain it will cause. Right now I have two wooden spoons and a pot holder on the kitchen floor. They are staying there for the time being. I pushed them to a corner out of the way (and out of site) to deal with when I can. The only time my back reaches crisis mode is when I have to sneeze. The new tenants below me must think I suffer from Tourettes. Each time I sneeze I yell out an obscenity.

I think my Friday fitness will include some very light yoga today and this weekend. I think that'll do wonders for my back.

My ex husband is going to look at a kickboxing bag for me tonight. I found it on craigslist and it's in his town. I told him if it's not totally gross and it's got no rips to buy (for a whopping 25.00) and deliver it(of course I'll pay him a small amount for his time/gas). I'm VERY excited to have it. It's a stand alone so I won't have to pay a handyman to hang it.

Hi Everyone :flowerforyou:

I had a few minutes so I thought I would drop in. I miss you guys and keep hoping everything that has consumed my life will some how calm down so I can get back to attacking my weight loss . For those of you that know me I'll give you a quick update. My mother is back home and is recovering from all of her health issues quite nicely. She is walking again but sill can not drive her car or do much work around her house. She will start a round of chemo coming up to hopefully attack her bone cancer. My sister is still living with me and is a 24/7 job to take care of. I still spend all of my time taking care of my mother and sister which leaves very little time for me. Hopefully spring will get here soon so I can try to get a trail walk in now and again.

@skinnyjeanz & @GrammyWhammy - Thank you for posting such kind words on my profile. It's nice to know I am missed.

Well, I'm off to my mother's house to shovel snow. Is it Spring yet . . . :sad:

Happy Friday Everyone!

Friday Fitness~Sorry I’ve been MIA, I’ve been down with some debilitating abdominal pain – pain meds are helping a bit but it put me out of commission for a couple of days. I did manage to work out with my trainer on Wednesday, albeit not at a high intensity and he didn’t have me run. I’m planning to get on running elliptical at the gym tonight and if that goes well doing a long run tomorrow, this is also the official weigh-in weekend for the weight loss challenge.

@Karen~I feel the same way about my run tomorrow, hopefully our legs won’t fail us!
@Holly~Way to conquer that elliptical and yay for you standing up to the bf!
@Helena~Welcome back, good to “see” you – glad your grandmother is doing better.
@Robin~Proud of you for doing Leslie even though your legs were bothering you, way to push through!

~Kelley