Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

i think i may be getting the hang of being on track again.......

My goals for this week is to log onto this board at least 5 tiimes a week ! Everyone s doing an amazing job !

Hello again,

@walkingqueen. Congrats on.moving up to level 5
@Robin that sounds like such a hard workout.
@Kaye I think a food processor is a great gift. I just haven't had the opportunity to use mind as much as I had hope.


That is yet for now I wish everyone a good Tuesday.

Liz

Hi everyone. I am having a great time having the hubby home. We have been spending every minute together and it has been wonderful. I am starting to see our relationship evolving in to post kid raising. I was a little nervous about this transistion but I have to say I think we are enjoying each other a lot more now that we can focus on us more then the kids. I went and got a haircut today. Same style just got it all trimmed up. I wish I could do it myself but it is so thick there are just many layers that need to go into it. I am thinking about getting a light perm to bump my waves up to light curls. I am a very low maintenance type of person so hair style has to be wash and wear. I am happy with the way I am meeting my goals right now. I am at or under calories nine times out of ten and have actually staarted to get the exercise into a bit of a routine. So now it is time to just keep it going. I hope everyone has a great evening. C ya tomorrow :bigsmile:

@liz & marsha--I believe this is what kelley is talking about with the recumbent elliptical:

http://www.nustep.com/

I used one when I was doing PT for my knee last spring. Correct me if I'm wrong, kelley.

@those talking about using a food scale--I use mine everyday and don't envision ever stopping. Like Lin, I'm pretty good at eyeing portions now, but I only do so to test myself. The only time I don't measure is when I'm eating out and can't.

Welcome to the newlings!! :flowerforyou:

@kris & ksea--glad to see you both back!

@lin--glad you are getting some sunshine--that means it's probably on its way here next!

@des--that's so funny about your scale! :laugh: I hope you get into your black outfit--I remember really liking that one when you posted your pics awhile back.

@robin--layla is very cute!

@kaye--that's nice that your family gave you the present early so you can get more use out of it.

Well, I didn't get any more of my grading done today. Had a meeting with my department chair during one of my opens, and had to do some prep work for my Advanced Grammar class. The meeting with my boss was good--found out we got a 5th section of Senior AP next year. My teammate and I have each taught 2 sections the past few years, but some years those sections were really full at 30 kids each. :noway: This year my boss fought to get them to add another section vs. cramming all the kids into 4 sections. My Advanced Grammar elective will only run one semester next year, so my choices were to take a 3rd AP and give up Adv Grammar or keep Grammar one semester and learn a whole new prep for the other semester. I opted for the 3rd AP section. It will be a lot of grading, but since the numbers will be lower in each class, it shouldn't be too bad. I have mixed feelings about giving up the Grammar course. It can be really boring some days, but I've worked really hard to build the curriculum. I feel like I FINALLY got it all worked out, and now I won't be teaching it. :ohwell:

Grading goals:
1. 13/16 punctuation tests DONE (just waiting for 3 make ups)
2. x/16 writing assignments
3. 5/10 JRPs
4. x/11 AP analysis activities
5. 16/16 Vocab quizzes DONE

My meeting ran until 5:30, but since it was still light out, I took gunner for a walk when I got home. I also just finished my core work.

Sat--gym DONE = walk gunner DONE
Sun--walk gunner DONE + core DONE
Mon--walk gunner NOT DONE (rainy) + gym DONE
Tues--core DONE + walk gunner DONE
Wed--walk gunner + core
Thurs--walk gunner + gym
Fri--walk gunner

March challenges- In Like a lamb- out like a lion
1. do core routine at least 3x week (wk 1 = 1/3) (wk 2 = 2/3)
2. add upright rows and shoulder presses to my core routine (wk 1 = 3 sets of 15 reps each) (wk 2 = 3 sets of 15 reps each)
3. increase hold time for planks (wk 1: regular forearm = 40 sec. and straight-arm side planks = 45 sec.) (wk 2: regular forearm = 60 sec.+ 50 sec. and forearm side planks = 25 sec.+ 25 sec.)
4. increase push up reps (wk 1 = 14) (wk 2 = 15 + 15)

Kah- Take the time to rest your knee and the achilles. It will be a much longer recovery if it snaps or breaks. Try an ice-heat-ice combination as well. With all the sprains and strains that I have suffered, I tend to go my chiropractor the most- he as this great laser therapy machine. The laser treatment in conjunction with the electrical stimulation really helps the muscles to heal faster. It may be worth looking into for you as well.


Goals- I reduced my calories to see how that goes and if I can get the scale to move down again. I like losing inches but I would love the see the numbers drop as well. Today, I ate to much food by my choice- snacks at school, then out to dinner to night. I think my body was making up for the huge burn yesterday. Tomorrow, I will go back to being good.

ok, what is it about 190 that just won't let me pass?
Does the bloody scale think it's Gandalf or something????

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I think you just had a brilliant marketing idea! A scale that says "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" in Sir Ian's voice.

I was gonna do personal responses, but I've been absent since Thursday, there's 6 pages in 2 threads to remember, and my brain is currently feeling like overcooked oatmeal (post-call, which Vickie will understand).

So... hugs all around.

I am seriously thinking that I need to look into personal training again to get me off my butt. Had another wretched food choice weekend, an okay Monday (on-call is usually good, as I bring my own food and it tends to be BistroMD meals). Today was straight-up comfort food, though. Which I'd better log, so I can face myself about why the scale keeps going in the wrong direction.

Tuesday goal: to ratchet carbs down below 200g daily for the next week. Not an easy thing with recent patterns.

Robin, I keep wondering who that dog is. Then I remember that you changed your avi.

Sorry I did not get to read through and comment yet...

I had a good lifting session last night. Despite the sore knee... actually the things I thought would bother it, squats and lunges did not, but the deadlifts and 2-point rows did? It was strange. I hopped onto a spin bike after the workout and THAT was a non-starter!

So no spin for me tonight, i will do some other form of cardio and then probably go out with my buddy tonight to Buffalo Wild Wings for a baseball benefit dinner. Some of the money from the night goes to the Travel team playing in the Cooperstown tournement.

Happy Day!!
wish #1 would be that I could actually get out of bed in the morning. Since I moved into my new home last Sept I have over slept every day. I am not sure if it the comfy bed I bought back then or cold room that keeps me in bed but I need to be on time.
wish #2 is to find a cheap gym to join once my job relocates. I was looking at Planet Fitness online maybe I will go check them out.
Wish #3 would be for my knee to stop making this cracking noise. It has been doing it since a was a little kid it doesn't hurt at all but when it gets colder out it makes a cracking noise when swinging leg up and down. Its just annoying.

@skinny- hope gunner listens
@Robin and Skinny- I had no idea measuring cups and spoons were not real accurate that is what I use. I may just buy me a food scale now too.
@Grammy Whammy- Good luck at the doctors

Hello All - hugs and best wishes to everyone!

#1 - I wish I could wiggle my nose and look like Elizabeth Montgomery in Bewitched.... sigh.

#2 - I wish I wasn't so lazy.

Good Morning. I wish that I had more stamina! For the last 2 days, we did a 50 min. walk. It was wonderful, but yesterday my legs hurt for the rest of the day. I think that I am going to have to alternate with my 30 min walk for awhile until I get my stamina built up more. Yesterday we walked along the canal bank for quite a ways. We saw deer tracks and raccoon tracks.
I was hungrier than usual last night after dinner and under 1200 so I made some popcorn. It sure tasted good. I ended up going over 1200, but was still under what MFP defines as my daily goal because I didn't eat very many of the exercise calories.
Here's wishing everyone that is struggling with health problems a good day and success in dealing with them.
Kaye

How does this thread work? I am new here and am looking for major motivation as well as giving it.


Thanks!

@Holly~Planet Fitness is an excellent gym from what I hear, really inexpensive and they have free training. Your knee is probably just from cartilage, my orthoped said one time that knees are just noisy – the only time for concern is if the noise is accompanied by pain.

@Kittyx2~When you were doing SB, what was the rest of your diet like? Were you eating plenty of protein, fats and veggies? Also, if you were eating a diet super high in carbs/sugar and quit them cold turkey, it may have put your body in a detox phase which can cause the symptoms you were having - especially if you gave up soda’s or caffeine. It may not be necessary for you to cut out carbs completely, but eat consistently less. Essentially I do carb cycling, I eat only 20% carbs 6 days a week and once/week (usually on Saturday) I have a super high carb day – it’s usually the day I burn the most calories, so it works out well. My body doesn’t respond well to too many carbs, so it’s a lifestyle that works well for me.

@Helena~Sorry your feeling so miserable, sounds like you need to be home in bed resting. Drink plenty of fluids and sleep! :flowerforyou:

@mslb86~Just jump right in, the water’s fine. Like Gorilla said, you can check page 1 for the specifics. Of course, it’s not mandatory – so just share what you are comfortable sharing.