Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

March challenges- Spring into spring
1. Try something new or add an activity to your routine. (exercises-cardio or strength training, healthy recipes, etc.)
2. Change a habit from a negative into a positive.
3. Turn the negative thoughts into a positive and take pride in our accomplishments.

Please comment on this challenge and make suggestions to add or remove something.
This should allow all of us to pick something(s) that we need to work on or provide the motivation to do something new.

Do we need a water challenge this month?

I like it. Do we try to do all three, or pick one?

March challenges- Spring into spring
1. Try something new or add an activity to your routine. (exercises-cardio or strength training, healthy recipes, etc.)
2. Change a habit from a negative into a positive.
3. Turn the negative thoughts into a positive and take pride in our accomplishments.

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Today, I'm doing # one and # two (please don't laugh, unintentional joke!)

1. I'm going to the gym to work out
2. I'm eating healthier foods

@Des-You got me looking at Panera which lead me to some interesting reading. Thank you.

Panera Bread

http://www.panerabread.com/nc/slider1/hiddenmenu.php

http://www.paneranutrition.com/NutritionCalculator.aspx

http://mypanera.panerabread.com/articlestips/article/access-into-paneras-hidden-menu/

http://calorielab.com/restaurants/panera/33

Chipotle’s secret menu

http://chipotless.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=38

http://www.ranker.com/list/chipotle-secret-menu-items/secret-menu-items

Misc.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/22661/10-secret-menu-items-fast-food-restaurants

http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/23/11-secret-fast-food-menu-items/

http://blog.couponsherpa.com/secret-restaurant-menus-revealed/

Quote of the day "Never trade what you want the most for what you want at the moment"

Thanks for the links! Will have to check them all out...

Hi everyone!! Happy Tuesday!!!

Tuesday goals- I am going to begin week 2 of my c25k tonight. I had every intention of going to spin class last night. I called after multiple attempts and finally got in. I got to the class (would have been my first one), introduced myself to the instructor, got all strapped into my feet things...lights go out, music up and then I see my daughter out of the corner of my eye with the lady from the front desk to tell me that my son threw up in the bathroom. UGGGHH FML--so I took him to my hometown (35 min drive each way) to be with family and then came home with my daughter and did 1 mile with my dear old friend Leslie Sansone and did some crunches and modified pushups, which I'm not sure are any easier than regular ones LOL...


I didnt partake in the GHD challege, but I did give up chocolate for the month of feb and have been eating at least one salad almost daily, sometimes not at all.

March challenge-- I think the ideas that were mentioned already by a few folks are good. My personal favorite is turning the negative to positive and focus on accomplishments. It's so easy to focus on the negative stuff and not the good things we are doing. Just my 2 cents!

I also wanted to tell everyone what a great job you are doing. Even if you haven't the shed the pounds off or they are small amounts, you are making changes and your body WILL reward you.

Todays quote for me "As I transform my body and get healthier on the inside and out, I will wait for the day that you realize how much better I am than you"..

I also updated my picture..for those that loathe planks like I do, you will surely appreciate it!!!!

:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Rachael

Walking, walking, walking with weights......shoveling snow. Whew! Enough already! But it's still snowing.

Hey, February is almost over and I'm reporting GHD Challenge: 26/26.

I'm not sure which item I'll select for March.

Be safe, be well..............

Lin

I am trying not to eat at restaurants where I do not have control over what goes into the meals, but sometimes I have to. So this link might be helpful if you have to go out to eat.

http://dietfacts.com/fastfood.asp

Carry on.

Happy Tuesday MFP friends. I hope everyones day is going well. I am not nearly as energetic as yesterday but am still slowly getting some stuff done. I had to run to town to pick up a couple things so swung by the lake on the way home and had a nice walk. When I got home I made a nice large salad for lunch. It is amazing how many calories can add up into there when you add in the yummies other then veggies Oh well it was really good and I still have plenty of calories left for dinner.

Alison I wanted to send out the super congrats on 50 pounds gone. You are doing so awesome:bigsmile:

I like the sound of the March challenges. I will think on ideas over the next couple of days. I am going to get in at least 30 min of exercise every day this week. No letting me slack. I CAN do this. Have a great day everyone:drinker: :drinker:

Sunday: played wii and danced around living room
Monday: played wii and danced around living room
Tuesday: took a 30 min walk around the lake

Today was a good day. My kids did an in class project in small groups so I was able to complete some much needed grading and tutoring with my lower kids. It was wonderful. I wish I could take more days like that, but sadly our curriculum doesn't let it.

Other than that, I have been on track with my goals for the week, minus the AM run, which I instead did in the PM. Insanity Day 2 was VERY hard! I had to modify some of the exercises that involved jumping because I live in an apt and I don't think my neighbors appreciated me thudding up and down since they started beating on the ceiling, so I had to stop jumping and just take big steps. On the last set of core work, I was REALLY having trouble completing it because I have absolutely NO upper body strength. I did what I could but ended up having to stop and just rest during that part. My heart was racing, so I figured it didn't hurt anything.

Monday- C25K Week 2:Day 1 (AM) and Insanity Fit Test (PM) DONE!!!!!
Tuesday- C25K Week 2: Day 2 (AM) and Insanity Plyometric Cardio Circuit (PM) DONE!!!!
Wednesday- C25K Week 2: Day 3 (AM) and Insanity Power Cardio and Resistance (PM)
Thursday- C25K Week 3: Day 1 (AM) and Insanity Cardio Recovery (PM)
Friday- C25K Week 3: Day 2 (AM) and Insanity Pure Cardio (PM)
Saturday- C25K Week 3: Day 3 (AM) and Insanity Plyometric Cardio Circuit (PM)
Sunday- REST

@Skinny- You asked if I did the workout daily like 30 Day Shred or changed it up. The program is designed to do 6 days on with one day of rest on Sunday. So basically, you have to start on a Monday. But the workouts you complete are different everyday. You do cardio each day, but each day focuses on different muscle groups. I think that between running 6 days a week and then doing Insanity that I am helping myself. The runs loosen me up and get me ready for Insanity, so I hope it ends up working out.

I hope everyone has a GREAT evening. I'm off to chug another gallon of water and cook some dinner. Need to get some protein in after that massive workout. I hope you all had a great day!

Welcome to all the new people. You have found a wonderful group of people so get to know us by stopping often.

Another great workout today- it involved walking, jump roping some of my best to date, and many other exercises. I did well when I went out to dinner with my friend after working out.

Goal- Just to keep doing what I have been doing for the last couple of weeks. It is working for me and I am thrilled.

If our weather keeps up in it will be in like lion and out like a lamb. We are getting drenched with rain tonight. I hope it ends by tomorrow mornings drive.


:flowerforyou: :glasses: Do we want to change the name of the March challenge? In like a lamb out like a lion or Spring into Spring, or something else???
Looking for any other suggestions for challenges if people are interested. :bigsmile: :drinker: :flowerforyou:

GAINED .8 LB THOUGH I THOUGHT I HAD FOLLOWED THE PLAN CLOSELY. HAVING DENTAL SURGERY TOMORROW SO WILL BE OUT OF POCKET FOR A FEW DAYS. HOPE I CAN USE THAT TIME TO GET MORE MOTIVATED

Good evening everyone! :flowerforyou:

@laurie--I don't care what name we use for the challenge--I liked the "In like lamb" that lin (i think) suggested better than my "spring into spring," but it honestly makes little difference to me.

@jana--thanks for the description of insanity. I'm toying with the idea of doing that or 30 day shred this summer. A friend at work is doing 30DS and loves it, but she is, admittedly, in MUCH better shape than me. I'll be interested to hear your results. Did you take measurements?

@tammy--good job getting in that exercise again! :drinker:

@diana--welcome! :flowerforyou:

@tom--thanks for the links! I know that starbucks also has a hidden menu, but I don't think it has anything to do with health or nutrition. It's really just a bunch of different drinks. Not sure why they aren't on the real menu--I guess it makes hipsters feel trendy and "in-the-know." :laugh:

@helena--sorry you missed your walk, but good girl for still committing to a workout. I hope working late = extra pay!

@lin--i hear you! It's still snowing here as well, and will continue off and on for the next couple of days.

@kelley--love the quote!

@rachael--your profile pic made me LOL! :laugh: I KNOW I look like the bottom picture when I do planks! I do them in the living room with no mirror or audience to critique my form.

@kaye--hope you got that laundry done, and happy shopping!!

@des--I agree that staying at or under 1200 is much easier if you go low-carb. I just enjoy my carbs and even if I wanted to cut them out, I would have to eat them for days when I run--my body does not respond well to running on pure protein. In fact, before I started c25k, I was eating pretty clean with very few carbs or sugars, but I was struggling once I had to run for 8 or 10 minute stints in the program. I experimented a lot with hydration, time of day, etc. Then I finally tried a high-carb meal a couple of hours before running and that did the trick. I've also done low-carb in the past, and just couldn't sustain it "forever." I'm okay with losing at a slower rate if it means I can maintain it for the long run. And I know you have health reasons for sticking with the low-carb, so I'm glad it's working so well for you. :happy:

@holly--yay for doing your HW! (sorry the teacher in me came out :blushing: ) Are you still moving to another building for work? I think you mentioned that might happen and you would lose your gym privileges. Maybe I'm thinking of someone else, or making things up--if so, please disregard.

@garetie--Hey! Sorry I missed brunch on Sunday--I ended up getting into the salon, and given that my hair was witch-like and has decided to sprout grays like I'm the bride of frankenstein, that took priority.

@gorilla--sometimes the universe conspires against us (along with a little help from the kiddos :laugh:). I bet your dog was happy with the walk, even if it wasn't your idea of a workout.

Tuesday Goals:
Wow, crazy day here! Last night, I was having a terrible nightmare--don't remember the context, but in the dream I was being attacked and was trying to scream. I woke up b/c gunner came running and barking. I think I must have actually screamed in my sleep and it startled him awake. Either that, or we have some sort of psychic connection. Regardless, I'm just glad he woke me up. I had a hard time getting back to sleep b/c I was afraid I would slip right back into the scary dream scenario. Needless to say I was extra-tired this morning.

We also got a crazy blizzard that started around noon. At 12:55, during my 7th period class, our secretary came on the PA to announce that students would be dismissed at 1:10. She then came back on a minute later to say we should dismiss our students immediately so they could go to their lockers b/c buses were leaving at 1:10. We were only about 10 minutes into the class period and I have my other class of juniors 8th period, so I just let the kids go without assigning any HW. There was no way to get the word to my 8th period, and I would rather be a day behind in both than have them out of sync with each other. Teachers got to leave early as well, so I came home and ran on my treadmill before helping my DH with the shoveling.

Grading Goals:
1. 16/16 Good Deeds essays DONE
2. 27/57 Gatsby Journals
3. 14.14 AP research presentations DONE
4. 16/16 comma practice worksheets DONE
5. x/16 vocab quizzes
6. 47/47 BNW reflection journals DONE

Exercise Goals 2/23:
Sat--walk gunner DONE + long run DONE
Sun--core NOT DONE
Mon--walk gunner DONE + gym NOT DONE but did 30 minutes of core/strength work
Tues--gym or treadmill if weather is too bad to drive DONE
Wed--walk gunner + core
Thurs--rest day or maybe core (I have a baby shower after work)
Fri--walk gunner

GHD= 25/28 days minimum 80 grams of protein

Wed Wish--- That I could get through all the posts that I am behind on. And that I could have the will power to stop eating fast food.

Good Morning.

@Karen~I’m carb sensitive so try to eat low-carb, but do much better on my long runs if I have carbs a couple of hours beforehand. I have also discovered I am super hungry afterwards! I think there is something to runners doing a “carb load” the night before a big race – needed for energy! Sorry for your rough night of sleep the other night, I hope you are rested today.
@Susan~So glad you are enjoying your new job!

Wednesday Wish~That people were mindful and didn’t drive so erratically! I had a very trying commute to work this morning, just grates on my nerves when people don’t pay attention nearly causing a huge pileup – I don’t like starting my mornings like that.

@Katrena -- hope your dentist's trip goes well.
@Jana -- well done on doing Insanity! I found that 30 day shred was quite hard enough for me.
@Heidi -- welcome! 1200 *is* really low. I think it's hard to keep going on the 2 pounds a week setting. I have MFP set at one pound a week and it's working really well for me. Sometimes I wish I was losing faster, but the results are great no matter how long it takes. I eat pretty ordinary food; I don't eat a lot of diet or low fat stuff, and my week contains plenty of junk food
@Vicki -- I find the scales jump around quite a bit, even though I weigh first thing in the morning. At other times of the day it's even more random. And when I make my own homemade pizza, it's pretty healthy.
@Laurie -- Spring into Spring works for me. I'm going to get strength training properly into my routine instead of it being an afterthought.
@Karen -- sushi's my favourite!
@Tom -- you're doing so well on the strength training! That's fantastic.
@Rachael -- sorry about your spin class -- sometimes stuff like that just happens when you're a parent. You'll get your spin class next time. That planking photo is one of my faves.
@Diana -- welcome!
@Susan -- I've been a bit slack on daily exercise too.
@Tina -- well done on the A's in your classes! Good to see you back and I'm sure you can get back on the wagon.

Wednesday wish -- I wish I'd already done 30DS today, or played badminton, because I definitely need to do a workout and I *totally* don't feel like it.

Have a great day everyone!

-- Alison

As for my weight and how that is all going. I have gained 25lbs back since the end of last year. Not sure how THAT much came back but that's what my scale is telling me. It's amazing how slow it comes off and how fast it comes back on. I am thoroughly disgusted with myself. I don't even know how this happened.

I just had this experience. I realized that I've gained 18 since the beginning of the year. And my eating choices haven't been that bad. But they haven't been great either. I hate bodies sometimes lol