Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Thanks all for the supportive thoughts on my BT numbers. Very exciting for me.

@ Susan - I'm glad the resignation wasn't too terribly awful. You have so much to look forward to with the new job!
@Des - That stinks about the candy, BUT I'm sure the disappointment was eased by huge success!
@G-Kaye - I'm so glad Keith had fun at his birthday party. That is the most wonderful age.
@Linder - That whole garage door thing is scary! I'd be really nervous too if I were you.
@MacBeth - Good luck with the new prospective job. I sure hope things ease up for you soon.
@Robin - You're a braver woman than I am. Wallpaper terrifies me. FOr me it would wind up like the I Love Lucy wallpaper episode.
@JT Const - Wonderful NSV!
@Sams - Welcome back!
@Helena - I can relate. I work for one of the largest computer/printer companies in the world and it seems like our office computers/printers are always down. I just have /sigh at the irony of it. I found this site for the quinoa, it might help: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-quinoa-63344
@Drojen - Great Doctor news! That's wonderful. I keep saying how amazed I am at our bodies ability to repair the damage we do..if we give it a chance.

Wednesday wishes - I already got it, I'm not getting laid off. I'm here until August 9th when my contract ends. I also talked to the lab manager and she'd like to renew my contract after the mandatory 100 day break. I'll have to start really saving up some money to make it through that 100 days, but it will be worth it to come back to this group of people. I love working with them.

I just turned down chocolate-covered strawberries, what is the world coming to?! :sad:

@Robin~I'm so sorry for the gain, hopefully it will even out. It could be from the guesstimating, hang in there - you can do this!
@Kris~Yay, congrats on making the cut. Can you find something through a recruiter or something part-time while you wait out the 100 days?
@Des~You're making excellent progress! Its nice when the doc is pleased too.
@Helena~There should be instructions on the quinoa package, that is what I usually follow. The water to quinoa ratio can fluctuate depending on the type of recipe you are following (i.e. adding other ingredients).

Wednesday Wish~No real wish this week. I've been doing really well this week and so far the scale is going down, hoping for a good loss come Friday.

@ Robin - who says you have to update that ticker - those 3 lbs will be gone again, just start logging and watch what happens. You can do it. We all have ups and downs. I was up 1.5 lbs last week. I didn't update my ticker because darn it all, they WILL be gone again. In the meantime, I've put the scale away again so I don't get discouraged and start to obsess (as I have a tendency to do, LOL) It isn't about the number, it's about changing our lifestyle, right? We're all bound to hit some bumps in the road along the way.

I just love reading through the posts. Everyone's in a different journey along this way, but the one thing that ties us all together is our desire to get healthy and lose this weight once and for all. I love it!!

Well, notice was given on Monday and thought I was working out the two weeks. I arrive yesterday and they tell me because of the casino/regulatory affairs it would be my last day. The good thing is they still have to pay me those two weeks. Woo Hoo!! I'm taking the rest of this week off, but starting bright and early Monday at the new job. Soooo excited!!!

Wednesday Wish: No wishing, but praying my new job is everything I hope it to be. Life is good. I did my hour walk this morning. Love our weather and blue skies every single day (well, 98% of the time). I'm going to take my son to boxing tonight, which I hardly get to do because I'm never home from work in time. I'm heading out tomorrow to buy some new undergarments since the old ones are falling off (not good). I'm heading to Sprouts to load up on fruits & veggies. The scale keeps going down and I just received my 195 days of logging notice. No complaints whatsoever.

Wednesday Wish: I wish everyone could feel as good as I did after my work out today, with the radio blasting, pounding my steering wheel like a redneck fool while listening to When the Levee Breaks.

Although everyone is welcome to their own song selection! :laugh:

Wishing everyone well today and I'll let that be my Wednesday wish.


GHD challenge 13/13


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Lin

Last night I was asking my trainer about a couple of the exercises he had me doing since I could not remember how to do them. While we were talking, he told that I inspired another person to start training with him. This person has seen me working out at the gym and getting healthier/fitter, they want to do the same thing. So now they are putting their heart into it. Needless to say I was totally surprised by this news.

That's awesome Laurie, what a great feeling! :bigsmile:

Hi everyone! Sounds like most of us made it through Fat Tuesday without doing too much damage.

@helena--in general the water to quinoa ratio is 2 to 1 (just like rice, but as kelley said, it can vary if you are adding other liquid ingredients. I always cook my quinoa first and then add the other stuff.

@kaye--how exciting about the arrival of a new grandbaby!

@robin--I wouldn't change the ticker. Of course, I weigh almost every day and only adjust my ticker down (never up). Too many fluctuations to keep going up and down. Even with the logging at the end of the day and guessing/estimating, I doubt you ate over 10,000 calories above maintenance which is what it would take to truly gain 3 lbs.

@susan & kris--congrats to both of you for the great job news!

@melancholy--I also wonder how people can run on ice and snow--I can barely walk on it without falling down!

@gorilla--sounds like a great workout, even sans burpees! :laugh: I've also noticed that the New Years crowds have died away. It makes me sad for those who gave up on getting healthy, but happy that I don't have to fight for machines.

@sams--Welcome back!!!! :flowerforyou: :drinker:

@sara--my friends and I used to go to the roller rink every weekend as tweens. A couple of years ago a group of us decided to try it again, and it was so much fun!

@laurie--that's so great that you inspired someone else to get healthy!!

@tammy--great NSV!! Love, love, love the smaller pants sizes! :drinker:

Wed. Wish:
I'm doing so well right now that I'm going to wish all of you who are struggling yourselves or have loved ones struggling. :flowerforyou:

I went to the gym today as planned, but I just couldn't get myself to focus on weights. I did about 10 minutes, but I was antsy to jump on the treadmill, so I did. :blushing: Ran 2 miles and then did 7 miles on the stationary bike--HILLS PLUS setting--I was dripping sweat the whole time! I'm not yet at the point where I can force myself to do the exercises I should; I'm still in the mode where I'm just proud (and a little amazed) that I truly enjoy the running and the cycling. Anyway, today I realized why people have trainers--to make them do what they NEED to do vs. what they WANT to do at the gym. I'm not ready for a trainer...yet.

I also had a scale victory. Ever since I adjusted my ticker to match my new home scale, I've been worried. What if it's not accurate? It said I lost another pound last week, but what if it's wrong? Well today when I weighed in at the gym, I was down a pound there as well, so I got confirmation that the 1 lb loss last week was "real."

Tuesday Goals:

Exercise goals for week of 2/11:
Mon--walk gunner? (I donate blood at 5 pm, but if I hurry home I might have time for this) NOT DONE
Tues--rest day (I have a union meeting and dinner plans w/ a friend)
Wed--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Thurs--walk gunner + core
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym (long run) + dancing at Gaelic Storm concert!
Sun--walk gunner

Grading Goals:
1. x/16 Parts of Speech Tests
2. x47 Brave New World analyses
3. 4/11 AP analysis activities

GHD challenge:
13/28 days minimum 80 grams of protein

Woo Hoo!!! I weighed in tonight at WW and I'm down another 3 lbs. Since joining MFP in August, I'm down 44 lbs, but overall I'm down 60 lbs. My goal is to be under 200 by the end of this year and I'm on the right track with only 65 more to go. If I keep losing steady each month, I should be under by my 45th birthday in October. Happy dance!!!!