Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@Robin - Watch the sodium if you're eating a lot of frozen dinners. That will sabotage you every time!

@walkingqueen - I joined Planet Fitness for a while, but quit. The "free training" is really just some times that trainers are available to work with small groups on a specific thing. So they might say "Wednesday at 9 am we will do arms" and you sign up and if you're lucky enough to be one of the first 5, then you do a exercises led by the trainer for arms. So it's not really like they make it sound when they say "free training". Plus, those times were always dueing the day -- no evenings or weekends! They did have nice equipment, if you are independent enough to know what to do.

@kitty - I do low carb, and it is hard when you first start. If you can suffer through the first week or two, you won't even crave carbs anymore! I don't do really low carb, though. I stay under 75, though most days it's more in the 40s. The program designed by my doctor for me is 1000-1200 calories, no more than 75 net carbs (carbs minus fiber) and at least 120 protein. It's pretty easy to stick to, and I've lost 35 pounds since mid-December. Also, be sure you're taking a multivitamin and maybe a B-complex if you're really tired.

@mslb - I don't think we do a lot of work on this thread, it's just fun! LOL! Just jump into the conversation!

@Mowmow - Just tell him you didn't work Wednesday so you worked on Saturday instead. Seriously, what's his problem? Why does he care if you work extra hours? Are you paid hourly? Even if you are, you were just making up hours you didn't work to break even. Maybe he thinks you're wasting time so you can work more and get overtime. I knew someone like that once and it is infuriating. He probably just wants to work extra to get overtime and thinks that's what you did, so he's jealous.

Had my body composition done last night to look at changes over the last 3 months and I've done really well! My BMI is down more than 5% (I've moved from level 3 obesity to level 1 obesity), my percent body fat is down 3%, and I'm losing fat while keeping lean muscle tissue. And I'm able to fit into some clothes that were in the "too small" pile. I had blood drawn this morning to test the insulin levels, which is what I'm most interested in. I should have the results Tuesday.

On the "not so fun" side, I've been grinding my teeth apparently and chipped a crown. My jaw is all sore and swollen and I'm eating pretty much soft food and liquids because it hurts too much to chew. I did see the dentist, and there's not much he can do in the short term. I'll start wearing a night guard, but the current inflammation and soreness just has to go away on its own. Bleh.

I am sorry you are dealing with this jerk and you should not have to. You made up your time verses using a day off my office allows that all the time. Sounds like he is just trying to make you mad maybe you should tell him if has a problem to take it up with the manager verse making comments under his breath.

I'd really rather not talk to him about it because in my opinion, it's really none of his business at all. He's spent 3 days busting his butt to get MY work done (I suspect so I won't be able to work this weekend). I have no intention of working this weekend, I put all my hours in and I'll be thrilled to be finished Friday night.

I did get in a preemptive strike though, I already talked to the manager about it. I gave her a heads up that there were people in the office that weren't happy about me working Saturday. I reminded her that we had already discussed it and that since I can't do these items when he is here (its done at the same workspace) that it seemed like the perfect solution to me. I had time I needed to make up and no one would be here and I wouldn't be in HIS way.

She talked to him yesterday afternoon (I presume about this as well as other things), but he's still pissy as hell today. He does get like this, gets on a hair about something and beats the horse until it's decayed and gone.... normally I suck up to him and chat him up and it goes away, but this time I'm pissed. He can kiss my lily white back side if he's not happy.

Wednesday wish - that I would finally see the "next ten", as I call it. Been hovering around 260-262 for, it seems forever. I just want to see 259.9..... Anything but that 6 in the middle! In reality, it hasn't been forever at all. I'm being impatient. I must remember, this is NOT about the # on the scale.

YAY! My computer finally decided not to be a big poop and let me post today. I haven't posted since Saturday, I tried to post and MFP must have ate it.

Saturday Success: I noticed I was drinking more water and not needing to pee all night. Yay!
Sunday Share: Over the weekend, we went to an Indian cultural event, with dancing and food. I really enjoyed trying the food, but was a little put off by the audience members at the performance. People were saving whole rows of seats, talking loudly and just in general being rude.
Monday Check-in: I've been very down lately. Dealing with rude comments at work and life related events.
Tuesday Goals: I want to actually do SOMETHING this week. I've been logging my cleaning because it desperately needs done and I haven't made it to the gym.
Wednesday Wish: I wish I made more money and I wasn't struggling so bad.

Whew!! There ya have it. I got invited to my 5 year high school reunion, which they are thinking about planning for this summer, so I have to get hot for it. At least I have time!

I think I'll head to the gym and run for a while. Need to do something and turn this frown upside down.

@Hannah: Not sure who or what your post was directed at, but I'd like to put in a few comments. Cutting back on calories can pose a problem if you're working out regularly. I work out (on good weeks) 5 times a week and keep a close eye on my food, but was unknowingly starving myself for the first 3 months. I eat back my workout calories now, and am starting to lose more consistently.

I have a picture of Adele on my "dream board" by my bed. She's big, beautiful, has a beautiful talent, and doesn't give a damn about her body image. I'm trying to take a somewhat more Health at Every Size approach by focusing on health rather than what I look like. It's the toughest battle I've ever fought.

Food is NOT bad. Food is what we need to survive. We can always make better choices, but don't make food in general an enemy.

I am not trying to start a fight, but eating less than 1200 calories may seem like it gives fast results, but I want results that LAST, that I won't gain back, and I won't starve myself to death.

Welcome to all the newbies!

Wednesday wish - The jerk at work with the stick up his butt would chill out and stop being so damn passive aggressive. I took a day off last week and had some work I COULD do so I worked a 6 hour day on Saturday. My boss OKed it before I came in. I had stuff to do, it does't affect this person in the slightest but he's been a BEAR with a hurt paw since he found out I worked on a Saturday. He's been making backhanded comments for THREE days about me not having TIME to do stuff during the day, that I should manage my time better, that I obviously need HIS help getting my work done. If I don't work I don't get paid, I took last Wednesday off to meet with the bankruptcy lawyer so I worked on Saturday instead. It really doesn't effect him in ANY way and I certainly didn't request overtime/ extra pay for the day. He's being pissy enough that I'm VERY close to telling him to shove his attitude where the sun doesn't shine.

Geez... what a complete A**hat.

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Hi everyone! Sorry I don't have time for a lot of personals, but it's been a busy day.

Just a few:

@tru--welcome!

@liz--glad you are starting to feel better! :flowerforyou:

@ebailey--you are a smart girl!

@jen--I feel like I experience that every time I get close to the "next ten"--I'm sure it's not really taking any longer, but like you, I'm impatient to see that number change!

I feel like I've been less than supportive about some people's posts--please know I am reading every post, and if I don't comment it's usually b/c someone else has already said what I was thinking.

Wednesday Wish:
I wish this sinus thing would clear up already! :grumble: The whole right side of my head feels congested and yucky.

Grading goals:
1. 16/16 punctuation tests DONE
2. 8/16 writing assignments
3. 5/10 JRPs
4. 11/11 AP analysis activities DONE
5. 16/16 Vocab quizzes DONE

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 DONE + core NOT DONE
Thurs--walk gunner + gym + core
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)

ebailey--I concur with your comments. The only plan I am on is counting calories with the help of MFP. I know myself well enough to know that if I forbid myself anything or worry about certain foods not being "good" that is what I will want.
I had a wonderful workout today cleaning out the flower beds in front of the house. I haven't felt well enough to work outside in over 2 years! Between my bad knee and my bulky body, I just couldn't do it. It felt so good! I worked for an hour and a half after I walked a mile to the hardware store to get myself some work gloves.
I made bagettes for dinner with my food processor. They were somewhat successful, but had a hard time rising. I googled the yeast and found out that I should have had a different kind. I will be anxious to try it again when I get the right yeast. With all the calories that I burned, I wasn't afraid to enjoy the bread, either.
Hope everyone gets a good night's rest. Kaye

@Hannah: Not sure who or what your post was directed at, but I'd like to put in a few comments. Cutting back on calories can pose a problem if you're working out regularly. I work out (on good weeks) 5 times a week and keep a close eye on my food, but was unknowingly starving myself for the first 3 months. I eat back my workout calories now, and am starting to lose more consistently.

I have a picture of Adele on my "dream board" by my bed. She's big, beautiful, has a beautiful talent, and doesn't give a damn about her body image. I'm trying to take a somewhat more Health at Every Size approach by focusing on health rather than what I look like. It's the toughest battle I've ever fought.

Food is NOT bad. Food is what we need to survive. We can always make better choices, but don't make food in general an enemy.

I am not trying to start a fight, but eating less than 1200 calories may seem like it gives fast results, but I want results that LAST, that I won't gain back, and I won't starve myself to death.

Well said! I think people often need to be reminded that food is fuel - we need it to survive, we need to to fuel our workouts, and we need it to recover from workouts. For the longest time I thought the less I ate the more I would lose, not true! It doesn't seem possible, but we need to eat to lose weight - just need to make healthy choices.

@Karen~One of my co-workers has been fighting some nasty upper respiratory infection also and is now on her second round of antibiotics to try and kick it. I hope you're back to 100% soon! Like you, I read everything but don't always have time to respond to everyone - more often than not, someone has already covered it.

@Shinkrapt~Thanks for the advice, I am trying to keep the calf muscles stretched - trainer gave me some new things to try last night, too. I really hope a week or so off from running will help move healing along - I'm not very patient, so fingers crossed. The boot camp sounds like a great deal, like you I need that extra motivation to get through strength training. Good luck!

Thursday Truth~As much as it pains me to admit, Achilles is still giving me grief - even adding in some shin pain and muscle spasms to the mix. Trainer told me yesterday, he knew about 1/3 of the way into our run on Monday that I was hurting but didn't say anything because I'm stubborn and knew I wouldn't quit regardless of what he said (he calls me "hero" all the time, whenever something hurts I just push through). I am listening to him now though, as much as I love running I just can't do it until this heals. :sad:

@Hannah: Not sure who or what your post was directed at, but I'd like to put in a few comments. Cutting back on calories can pose a problem if you're working out regularly. I work out (on good weeks) 5 times a week and keep a close eye on my food, but was unknowingly starving myself for the first 3 months. I eat back my workout calories now, and am starting to lose more consistently.

I have a picture of Adele on my "dream board" by my bed. She's big, beautiful, has a beautiful talent, and doesn't give a damn about her body image. I'm trying to take a somewhat more Health at Every Size approach by focusing on health rather than what I look like. It's the toughest battle I've ever fought.

Food is NOT bad. Food is what we need to survive. We can always make better choices, but don't make food in general an enemy.

I am not trying to start a fight, but eating less than 1200 calories may seem like it gives fast results, but I want results that LAST, that I won't gain back, and I won't starve myself to death.

This.

You make some really good points, Hannah, but I agree with the comments above. Food isn't bad! Just some food is more healthy than others, and it's all about feeding our bodies enough of the good stuff to function well. I see a bariatric doctor who says that you should not eat less than net calories, which means if you exercise and burn 300 calories, you need to eat at least 1300 calories that day, so the difference is over 1000. She'd prefer 1200 net, but I sometimes have a hard time doing that, so she said to not go below 1000. Otherwise my body isn't getting enough to function well and I'll feel tired and lethargic and grumpy! And no one wants to see me when I'm grumpy! LOL!

Hello! I was directed here from another thread. I am new to MFP and still learning the ropes. I just wanted to say that I have already read some great things and look forward to many more.

As for my Wednesday Wish - to be on a beach anywhere warm.

If anyone would like to add me as a friend, please feel free to do so. Could someone please tell me, is there a way to join this thread? Is there a group? Thank you!

Welcome! There's not a group, just show up here and post! This is absolutely the best and most supportive group on MFP.

Yay! Surgery is over and my molar has been removed! Last night was tough, a bit of pain...took Tylenol 3's (first time for me). I swear having a baby is easier than going to the dentist. Today feel wonderful that it's all over. I was a real baby dreading it and postponing the surgery. The surgeon was a mocasson, jean wearing, bearded, Led Zepplin playing guy who was gentle, and wonderful. The valium sure didn't hurt either. I came out of there tired, but happy!
Now, I feel able to get going again on MFP. I haven't been able to use this site ,asl , as my computer has had trouble letting me log into do any postings. Seems fine today. Can't wait to start losing again.

Hi! I'm pretty new here....only been doing this since mid-January. I set my weightloss goal at 70lbs. 5 off so far - 65 to go!! I know it's a slow process and I ultimately just want to be healthier in the end.

For a Thursday truth: I'm scared sh*tless! I'm in line for heart disease and diabetes and that really scares me. I think that's what prompted me to really buckle down this time. People ask me about it and I laugh it off, when in realty the fact that I can't walk up a set of stairs without getting out of breath scares the pants off me!!! I'm scared. There - I said it!!!

Food isn't bad! Just some food is more healthy than others, and it's all about feeding our bodies enough of the good stuff to function well. I see a bariatric doctor who says that you should not eat less than net calories, which means if you exercise and burn 300 calories, you need to eat at least 1300 calories that day, so the difference is over 1000. She'd prefer 1200 net, but I sometimes have a hard time doing that, so she said to not go below 1000. Otherwise my body isn't getting enough to function well and I'll feel tired and lethargic and grumpy! And no one wants to see me when I'm grumpy! LOL!

Des, I completely agree. There is no BAD food, just abuse of food that results in us all being here. If I WANT to have choc chip cookies and ice cream one night, I can do that. It's doing that TOO often and too much of it that causes us to gain the weight we don't want.

My doctor agreed with your bariatric specialist as well. Net 1200 and if I work out then I need to EAT BACK THOSE CALORIES. He kept stressing that the body NEEDS nourishment to lose weight long term and in a healthy way. If you're exercising your body needs those nutrients to support itself. He said I may not feel it today, tomorrow, or even next month but eventually it WILL catch up with me if I do that.

Thursday truth. I don't think I'm handling turning 40 as well as i think I am....... I had a GREAT eating day yesterday. I was right on target. I had a nice snack before I went grocery shopping so I wouldn't be hungry. I STILL came home with chips and cookies...and ate half of both packages. W.T.F!?!?! On the drive home I was already thinking "why did I do that?!" and when I got home I ate them anyway. Next time, I'm going to knock on my damn neighbors door and hand over the freaking goods and let THEM eat it.