Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@Believe - WB!
@Liz - Hope your knees are doing better.
@Doug - Glad to hear you're able to run again!
@Queen - Hrm.... you could try taking him to a nursing home and introducing him to someone with a whole in their trachea.... that might scare him straight.
@Hyzaarc - Happy belated birthday!
@Laurie - What a horrible low class person. I would absolutely keep waving at her and be as pleasant as possible. It''ll drive her NUTS.
@Naceto - YIKES! How horrible, I second the idea of a second opinion.
@Skinny - How awful, plagiarism and so blatant.
@Gorilla - My desk drawer looks like Dr. Atkins lived in it. It's packed with all sorts of low/no carb foods for my snacking pleasure. It's always so easy to be good at work, as long as I make sure I don't have change or singles for the vending machine.
@Mara - Grats on the 100lb mark. I agree with those that said to start toning. Seems like a good time to start transitioning towards maintenance and toning up the body. The rest should come off.
@Des - Glad you're starting to feel better!
@LInder - I laughed when you mentioned talking to yourself in your head. Since I started this journey, I've had more dialogue in my head than I ever would have thought possible. Full on conversations back and forth about eating or NOT eating something. Working out or laying on the couch. LOL.
@Rachel & Helena - WHOOOOOHOOO on that weightloss. You two are ROCKING this!
@Fluffy and Tiner - Welcome!!
@Kaye - Oh, how tragic! I can't think of anything more heartbreaking than the loss of a child!

Doctor's apt went well. I hadn't lost enough to make ME happy, but he was thrilled. My cursed body DID betray me though. I thought 3 days was enough time to flush out the sodium binge from Saturday/Sunday but my darn slow kidneys didn't do their job. My BP was 145/91 so he was all kinds of upset. I had to come clean and admit I've been terrible for two months. He didn't shame me, just encouraged me to work hard and do what I needed to do.

We talked lots about nutrition and exercise. He's happy with my 1200 calories providing that I'm eating back my exercise calories and not dropping below a net of 1200. He's thrilled with my increase in exercise, and commented that he could feel muscle tone in my arms/legs during my exam.

He said he's watchful of my blood test numbers, but not overly worried. For the next 30 days I have to watch my sodium intake carefully, no over the counter drugs at all unless he clears them, no ibuprofen or Nsaids, no booze, and at LEAST 10 glasses of water a day. At the end of 30 days a new blood test to check my kidney function. If no improvement then he wants to go in and stretch the renal arteries leading in to both kidneys.

Well, here it is: 1:05 in the AM and the birds are chirping away like no other. I think they must be so confused. Weightloss has been coming along slow and steady and I'm excited to see that quite a few of us are losing together!
The family had quite the rough wake up call this weekend with a new huge personal change in my life, but I'm hoping that it will all be worth it in the end. It is very hard to be positive, but I figure that I've put enough negativity out there, that maybe this is my karma so I will try to be very positive about all this. Perhaps new is just what I needed.

I'm 15lbs down and hoping for another couple lbs next week. I am still keeping up with everyone and am very proud of all of you. You guys/gals are doing great!

Friday Fitness: Continuing with my caffeine sedition. With this I'm drinking more water simply because there isn't much to drink other than water since I don't consume caffeine anymore. I'm also going to workout 2 days next week. Thinking about lifting one day and running the next and staying with my diet.

I weighed this morning and I'm down 2.5 pounds. Hopefully be back below 300 soon.
Wish me luck!
Doug

@Gorilla: I haven't had a chance to get any yet so I've been using crystal lite and regular lemon to give the water some lemon. I get paid today so I'm going to the store to get some tea tonight.
Thanks man
Doug

Good Morning & TGIF!!!

Had a super busy day yesterday, got pulled in all different directions, so never made it by here.

@Nicole~I’m sorry for the cysts. I would say that if your pain continues for another week to either see your doctor again or get a second opinion, I’ve been there and there is no reason you should be walking around with that kind of pain.
@Karen~Its unbelievable to me that AP students would cheat! I hope the zero will teach them a lesson, that happens when they get to college and they’ll be kicked out of their program.
@Kaye~How tragic for your friends nephew and family, the loss of a child is one of the most difficult things to endure and most definitely tests a person’s faith.
@Kris~Sorry your kidney tests weren’t more favorable, I hope the next 30-days goes well and that function improves even more.
@Doug~Excellent weight loss and great job continuing sans caffeine – color me impressed! I couldn’t do it, I’d feel sorry for everyone around me. :laugh: Have you tried MiO? I like that just a tiny bit flavors water, the orange tangerine is my favorite. They even have a MiO Fit now that contains electrolytes for after workouts - I tried the grape, pretty good. There are also a couple of types of tea - but I would check labels, some of their stuff does contain caffeine (especially their energy product).
@Gorilla~Great loss this week – I would kill to lose 3#! Yeah, I’ve got a pretty good trainer – been with him about 7 months, he used to be a physical therapist so is pretty observant when I’m favoring something.
@Laurie~I do a lot bench presses and shoulder presses as well – I do a fly but not on a bench, he has me do that on one of the machines since he thinks the movement is more controlled. My trainer also has me do a lot of push-ups and planks, plus a vertical knee lift which helps strengthen the core and mid-back.

Friday Fitness~Stuck to my guns all week and didn’t deviate from my plans. This weekend doesn’t hold any real temptations, although I have been craving Chipotle so may indulge tomorrow with some friends. Actually, it’s pretty easy to eat healthy there. I did weigh this morning but was sorely disappointed, a loss that isn’t even worth mentioning – I weigh in on Sunday for my trainer, so will pray for an additional loss by then. That loss depends on our sessions over the next week.

Fitness this week:

Monday~Arc Trainer DONE!
Tuesday~Rest Day DONE!
Wednesday~Training DONE!
Thursday~Rest Day DONE!
Friday~Elliptical/spinning bike
Saturday~Long Run
Sunday~Training

@Doug~I thought of something else that flavors water - True Lemon, True Lime, and True Orange. They are all crystallized forms of lemon, lime, and orange so zero calories and zero sweeteners. They are great for adding to tea's also - you can find them in the baking aisle.

Good Morning. I will have a busy day today. That is good. I earn exercise credit and don't have time for mindless eating. :happy: I have bean soup started for dinner so it can be cooking while I am running errands. I'm making my favorite mac and cheese recipe for the funeral dinner tomorrow. I love to make it, but haven't figured out a calorie friendly version so I am looking forward to making it for someone else.
Friday fitness; I am still walking nearly every day. Yesterday my Costco and Winco shopping had to count for my fitness. :ohwell: Just didn't have time for anything else. The sun is shining this morning, so we should be able to get in a walk before my day gets too crazy.
Thank you for your concern about my friends. The little 6-year-old brother said, "But I don't want him to be in Heaven. I want him to be here with us." So sad and so sweet.
Have a busy day! It will keep you out of trouble. :bigsmile: Kaye

Thursday truth - Someone in another thread said something yesterday that REALLY struck home with me. THe moment my weight loss started to slow down last November I really started to struggle. I'd weigh myself and when I didn't see the loss I expected I'd freak out and binge. I was reading a post by someone with a similar problem and someone responded:

"If you're heading somewhere in the car and wanted to get there by 5, but realized you were going to be a few minutes late, would you just give up and swerve into a bridge abutment?"

I LOVE THIS! That's exactly what I've been doing!

I'm printing this out and putting it on the bathroom mirror!

Happy Friday, everyone!

My bf is coming to visit this weekend, so I'm excited. Hoping he'll notice the weight loss. He's actually already here, but I'm at work, so won't see him until after work. Ah, how slowly the hours go by!

For those talking about flavoring water, I really like the Mio and other similar products. Just a little squirt and it's yummy!

As far as those struggling with motivation, I have to say that for me, it's the realization that I have a choice, but I also have to face the consequences of the choice. No one is force feeding you spaghetti (picture the Porky Pig cartoon here -- that one always freaked me out!). So you are choosing to put food in your mouth. What food are you choosing? Is that food going to be good your body (heart/liver/insulin levels/etc.)? Or is it going to turn into fat? If you eat that, might it lead to weight loss, or weight gain? Is eating that worth the consequences? Sometimes it is! But you have to have mindful eating, be aware of what you are eating and that you are making a choice. And if you are choosing to eat something that's not-so-healthy, enjoy the hell out of it! No guilt, because you CHOSE it and ACCEPTED the potential consequences.

For me, I'm on the edge of diabetes. There is nothing in the world that tastes so good right now that it is worth pushing me over the edge. It's not just about weight loss for vanity's sake, it's something that will affect the rest of my life. Do I want that chocolate cake, or do I want less arthritis pain when I walk? It's my choice.

I'm not saying it's all about will power. Trust me, I know personally many of the other things that affect weight gain. But if you are treating anything that can contribute to weight gain, such as thyroid issues or insulin resistance, then I think a lot of it is about how bad do you want it. And do you want it more than that junk food? Maybe not. But it's your choice. You have control.

That attitude helps me. I am not a victim. I am not pitiful. I am not helpless or hopeless. I choose to be healthy. It may take me months or years, but time will pass whether I take care of myself or not.

Anyway, it helps me. I'm a control freak. I can't control everything in my life, but I can control what I eat and whether I go for a walk or plop on the couch when I get home.

(Ok, speech over! LOL!)

:flowerforyou: Happy Vacation Robin!! :flowerforyou:


GHD Challenge: 22/22


Best wishes to everyone.

Lin

**WARNING This is a rant**

I get tired of people picking me out of the entire office to try health things. For instance my boss trying to get me to do the HCG diet and offering to pay. And the past month the people next door trying to get my to buy the body by vi stuff because they are now reps for it. You know I am trying to lose weight in a healthy way. I am eating healthy, I am working out, and I am feeling better. I mean I know I am the easiest target because of my size and I'm sure they aren't trying to be rude but I don't think people take into consideration how I might feel when they approach me in a public place and provide me with a weight loss product loud enough that my entire office can hear.... It is just frustrating and though I know they don't mean it it is hurtful. It wouldn't be so bad if they went around the office and told everyone about it. The way my boss brought up the HCG diet was by leaving the packet on my desk. I saw it when I got back from lunch and just went to the bathroom and cried. Ok I guess that is all...

**End Rant**

@Robin I hope you have a great time on your trip!

Helena

**WARNING This is a rant**

I get tired of people picking me out of the entire office to try health things. For instance my boss trying to get me to do the HCG diet and offering to pay. And the past month the people next door trying to get my to buy the body by vi stuff because they are now reps for it. You know I am trying to lose weight in a healthy way. I am eating healthy, I am working out, and I am feeling better. I mean I know I am the easiest target because of my size and I'm sure they aren't trying to be rude but I don't think people take into consideration how I might feel when they approach me in a public place and provide me with a weight loss product loud enough that my entire office can hear.... It is just frustrating and though I know they don't mean it it is hurtful. It wouldn't be so bad if they went around the office and told everyone about it. The way my boss brought up the HCG diet was by leaving the packet on my desk. I saw it when I got back from lunch and just went to the bathroom and cried. Ok I guess that is all...

**End Rant**

@Robin I hope you have a great time on your trip!

Helena

I'm sorry that keeps happening to you, Helena. Some people think they're helping, when really they aren't doing anything but hurting someone's feelings - people can be so insensitive sometimes. You know in your heart and in your mind that you are making the decisions to lose weight the healthy way - just need to find a way to either ignore or find a way to say to them, "I appreciate your concern but I've got this in the bag!"

I actually had a very weird thing happen to me at work today. I'm close with a few of the "older" volunteer's at the hospital, the guy that works on Friday afternoon's asked me today if I have ever had my blood sugar checked because its probably what led to my obesity (hate that word) and my inability to lose weight. What!? I just looked at him dumbfounded. :mad: Then trying to hold back my anger, I asked him what made him think I couldn't lose weight? I pretty much put him in place, explaining that he shouldn't judge a book by its cover - he has no idea about me or my health history and he shouldn't jump to conclusions. I also explained to him how far I've come and if he ever wanted any pointers on how to eat healthier I'd be glad to help him. :bigsmile: I'm actually still kind of angry about the whole thing - but this too shall pass.

@Robin~Have a tremendous vacation!!!

~Kelley

Happy Friday friends. First and foremost KAye I am so sorry that happened to your friend. I hope he is able to find peace someday.

Robin have a great vacation. I am so jealous but I will tag along with you in spirit. Be sure to have a nice fruity drink on the beach for me :bigsmile:

My day has been somewhat difficult and infuriating:mad: I know we all have financial difficulties at times and I am blessed that most times my family is stable and comfortable. With that said the death of my grandmother and helping my parents get back for the funeral put a big hit on our savings that we use to pay the bills Jan-Begginning of March. We have to do this because there are no paychecks coming in from the beginning of Jan till the end of February. Most of my creditors have been very understanding and are working with me now that the checks are starting. One however has either disconnected my calls or not returned the messages I left for the last four days. I finally just kept calling today until someone finally talked to me. It became very unpleasant. I am a very mild mannered person I dont like confrontaion or emotional scenes but I a can be pushed to far. the following was submitted to the BBB and the attorney generals office this afternoon after I calmed down enough to be able to see straight.
A t-mobile bill I was disputing was sent to the company Diversified Consultants. They called me once or twice a day for a month but when I would awnser and ask for payment arrangements I was told the bill had to be paid in full . At the end of January I got tired of the daily calls when they wouldn't work to resolve the issue and threatened to call the attorney generals office and report them for harrassment and all of a sudden they were able to make payment arrangements. I arranged to have the bill withdrawn from my acct on the 25th of February. My husband is a fisherman and the season started very poorly so I started trying to call them on the 19th of February to see if I could make a smaller payment and extend the arrangements. I was either disconnected or forwarded to machines were I left messages that were never returned every time I called up until the 22nd. I then spent a little over an hour trying to get ahold of someone. I was disconnected 9 times before someone said they could speak to me on my acct. The gentleman I spoke to told me he was a supervisor and there was nothing they could do as the payment was already pending because it was only 2 days out. I told him this was unacceptable as I had been trying to get ahold of them for the last four days and no one would return my calls or talk to me about my acct. He proceeded to tell me again that there was nothing he could do. At this time I told him I would be getting ahold of the BBB and the attorney generals office as I didn't approve of their buisness practices. At this point he became "politley" abusive commenting about my inability to pay my bills and when I tried to say something he would talk over the top of me. I finally interrupted him and told him as we couldn't agree on this issue we would let a third party (BBB or attorney generals office) decide who was right. all of a sudden at that point he told me he WOULD be able to get ahold of the bank and stop the payment but that they would no longer work with me and would be reporting the bill to the credit bureus. I feel that the whole experience has been handled unprofessionally and in a mannner meant to make me feel demeened and insignificant.
I dont think I am overreacting but my friend has been talling me to just get over it and it is a waste of time. I think companies should be held responsible for the actions of their employees. Anyway sorry for making you all "listen" to this. I am still very agitated apparently. Maybe I will go play wii and work off some of this mad. Have a great day everyone.

@tammy--that stinks about the rude treatment you received, and you are absolutely right to report the company! I know a lot of people don't think it will help, but a lot of people won't hire or do business with companies with bad BBB ratings. I know I always check up on companies before hiring them--many people do, so your complaint CAN make a difference.

@laurie--glad to hear you were able to climb, even with the sore knee. Any news on that condo?

I'm really tired tonight, but also kind of restless. Am trying to catch up on some of my DVR'd shows. Just watched this week's Southland--man do I LOVE that show! And not *just* because of the eye candy (although there are some good looking men on that show! :blushing: ). Now I need to decide between Law & Order: SVU or Cougartown.

I think I'm also going to take laurie's method and set up my exercise goals for Saturday through Friday instead of Monday through Sunday as I've been doing. So here is next week's starting tomorrow.

Exercise Goals 2/23:
Sat--walk gunner + long run
Sun--core
Mon--walk gunner + gym
Tues--walk gunner
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs--rest day or maybe core (I have a baby shower after work)
Fri--walk gunner

Oh, also wanted to add I am at 143 miles--still in Louisa County, VA on virtual TransAmerica trail. Almost 50 miles of that is running!

On day 14 on Hobbit journey--"Road curves more to the east. Marshes fill all the northern horizon."

On day 8 on LOTR journey--"Leave road and head north into Chetwood. No living things all day."