Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

I am not new to MFP, but I suffered a set back and have recommitted myself to the pursuit of a healthier, happier, better ME. I think that having buddies with similar goals would help me along the way. I try really hard to do what I need to do in order to see my goals fulfilled, but I do at times fail. I commit myself to getting back up and trying again with each failure, though.

Tracey Happy 40th Birthday Yesterday . I am turning 40 in september and not looking forward to it at all !
Everyone is doing a good job !
I lost 4 pounds this week ! Descided last week that i am going to loose 40 pounds by the end of September when i turn 40 ! I have 36 more pounds to go ! Then i have another 40 some to loose but i am excited to be motivated by everyone !

I dug up a rock garden by hand for 30 straight minutes....Any ideas on how to log....please don't tell me to buy HRM monitor I can't afford that right now.

I dug up a rock garden by hand for 30 straight minutes....Any ideas on how to log....please don't tell me to buy HRM monitor I can't afford that right now.

Holly~Under cardio search for gardening - there is a gardening, general exercise listed.

wow, a lot of new people. I still haven't gotten to know all the "old" people yet. Welcome to all the newbies.

Monday check in-- I always weigh in on Mondays and Fridays--don't know why I weigh in that often. I guess if I had a good weigh in on Monday, I can't wait to see if there is a further loss on friday and if it is a bad weigh in, I keep hoping for better. Oh well, I am resigned to weighing in twice a week I guess. Anyway, I weighed in this morning and was tickled to have lost another pound. That now puts me at 35.2 since Jan 4.

Baseball season has arrived, and I have had the hobby of taking pictures of the players during the game and sharing with them and their families. They are minor leaguers in A ball and their families are scattered throughout the USA and other countries (especially Venezuela and Puerto Rico). Since finances are tight, I have not been able to afford to go to the games, so assumed that I would not be doing much baseball photography this summer, but have already had some offers of free tickets start coming in, so getting my exercise in may start becoming a challenge. Between work, Bible Study and baseball, this summer is shaping up to be a really busy one. It was fun going to my second game today and renewing acquaintances with a few returning players and getting to meet a few of the new ones. (I still did get my exercise in today--the video anyway)

Monday Check in: I've been living in the land of denial so long, I was afraid to get on the scale. And rightly so. Yikes! And me 6 days from meeting my sis in Cancun! No wonder all my clothes hurt.

If there's one thing I know, I can't fool my body. Exercising every day does not make up for what's been going in my mouth. So after I gave myself a thorough chewing out (no pun intended), I dragged self back on the logging wagon and had a decent day. Workout and weight training in the a.m., accountability all day, lots of H20, and a stroll with son's dog this evening. One day at a time. I'm signing up for a wellness class that explores the whys and wherefores of boredom/anxiety eating. Starts after I get back from my trip and before one more go at that blasted ablation.

I've steadfastly avoided the mirror because I know what I'll see and it's not pretty. The "blinders" come off now. Arrrggg.

Marsha the Ostrich
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@sarah--the roller skating sounds like a fun calorie burn. My friends and I used to go religiously as teens, and a few of us got together a couple of years ago to try it again. It was fun, but there's really no one for me to go with regularly. I may try to organize an outing with friends again though.

@marsha--sorry you are having a rough go of it lately. I've also been trying to compensate for bad eating with lots of exercise but it's not working well for me either. This morning the scale said 189--yikes! :noway: I'm okay with fluctuating up as much as 5 lbs from my lowest weight, but that's 8 lbs up which is just too much! I hope the ablation works out this time around. Enjoy your trip to Cancun--when do you leave?

@laurie--every couple of months groupon sells the escali body composition scale for pretty cheap. It's an $80 scale and they recently had it for $25 or so. I have it and really like it. Sorry you are struggling--it sucks when you are working really hard and the scale still won't budge. At least I know why my scale won't go down (and seems to be going up instead). :ohwell:

@wendy--nothing wrong with weighing in twice a week--I've seen numerous study that say people who weigh themselves regularly do better at losing and maintaining weight. I try to weigh myself most mornings to keep tabs, but I only check in on MFP when I drop below my previous lowest weight.

@kris--congrats on the 4 lb loss--10% done! :drinker:

@tracy and vickie--Happy Birthday!!! :flowerforyou:

Welcome to all of the newlings!!!

Monday Check-in:
Well, I haven't been doing great with my food and the scale is screaming at me to get it together. As I mentioned above, I'm 8 lbs above my lowest weight which is just plain unacceptable. :grumble: Time for this girl to stop trying to out-exercise the junk food. If some of you remember, I raised my calorie allowance in early March. Clearly that is not working for me :blushing: , so starting tomorrow I will lower my daily calories back down to where I was in Feb.

I'm doing ok with exercise--ran outside yesterday and walked gunner today. Tomorrow is a gym day--I will lift, run, and ride the stationary bike.

Virtual Trans America Trail-- I'm at 265 miles since 1/1/13--just passed the 100 mile mark cycling (I also count elliptical and arc trainer as "cycling" b/c the website only allows running ,walking, and cycling as options). I'm currently in Rockbridge County, VA--7 miles to Lexington.

I am on Day 26 of The Hobbit trail--Weather Hills are getting far behind me now. On LOTR trail, I'm on Day 15--Frodo was recently attacked by the Nazgul on Weathertop.

April Fool's Challenge: Fool myself with e-cig. So far so good!

at this point there's some talk between his primary care providers, the veteran's administration and the military doctors that this may actually be a case of 'gulf war syndrome'. for those that don't know 'gulf war syndrome' is the umbrella name they gave to mysterious sudden onset and chronic problems in men who served in the middle east that are likely caused by exposure to biological, chemical or nerve agent warfare.

Wow. Big hugs doll. As much as he likely doesn't want to admit it, the physicians are probably on the right track. I've had several friends diagnosed with the same syndrome (in various different symptom clusters) - there is hope, but life will probably change.

I had to chuckle that MFP must have "****" out my friends name because they think I'm saying a bad word. Give me a break. This is their last name that happens to be the nickname of Richard. Serious??!! I ask for thoughts and prayers for the family not calling someone the short name for Richard. Wow!!!

Just had to make that little note and it has nothing to do with weight loss. LOL!!!!

Suzee: I weaned myself off diet pop with sparkling flavored water (60 cents for a quart bottle), herb tea and drinking 3 to 4 cups of water while at the gym. My city's water tastes especially nasty in warm weather and I needed to disguise the aftertaste. Kroger sells bottled, flavored (dark cherry, white grape, lime, lemon-lime, etc) sparkling water under their own label. In fact, so does Target, Safeway and Market Street. Celestial Seasons has some yummy caffeine-free herb teas and I can steep 16 ounces with one pouch/bag. When I go to the gym, which is located in a neighboring city, I take an empty 24 oz. water bottle and fill it there as their water source is different and filtered. Now I might have just one diet pop a day, but usually not that often. My consumption is up from zero ounces of water to 80-96 ounces daily.

There are a variety of reasons increasing water consumption is good for you, especially when reducing calories and increasing activity, and I won't begin to list them all. The most important is that your vital organs must stay hydrated or you risk some serious side effects. My anatomy and physiology teacher used to say, "A dry cell is a DEAD cell." So true.