Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

My car was beat up by the hail we had last week and I had it inspected yesterday. The insurance adjusters just totalled out my car since its a 1999, and I am taking the cash and buying back the car and not fixing it. Its white and the hail damage is not that noticable. They gave me $3600 for my car after the buy-back, which is pretty respectable for a car that age, (it had very low miles) and I am going to put it iinto a separate savings account and start saving for another car when this one does wear out. I was pleasantly surprised that I get money and get to keep my car! I feel I can get another 4-5 years out of it as it only has 74K miles on it and I only put about 2500 miles a year on it. So bad fortune has turned out OK.

Robin - I guess it's bad about the hail, but good that you can keep the car. You're making a very smart decision. I can't imagine only putting 2,500 miles on a car. When I lived in Atlanta, I was averaging 15,000 easily. I've got a 2000 Toyota 4Runner and it has 180,000 miles and it's been an AWESOME car. I haven't put a dime into minus the normal stuff. My experience with Toyota has been great!! Some times a bad does open a good. It just never goes in my favor it seems. LOL!!!

Robin- You are right that I do enjoy rock climbing more that the normal workouts. It provides a sense of accomplishment and I love the challenge of going up each wall for a total body workout. There are times that I get frustrated with the pace during the trainer workouts but they are just as important for the core work and cardio all at one time. I usually like the trainer workouts and most of the time they are hard core which I consider a good thing.

Kaye- I can relate to you about knee pain. I am now trying Glosamine (spelling) to help with the joint lubrication. It seems to be working but I still need to give it some more time to see if there are any noticeable differences.

Susan- I am sure you will be experiencing the hotter temps for Las Vegas by the time most of us are dealing with true Spring like temperatures. Glad you could enjoy the pool.

Today, my friend actually tried rock climbing and did well. she made it about halfway up. That is a great accomplishment and she is willing to try it again. I did attempt to climb today but my arms were too tired from last night's climb. I made it up 2/3 of the way before my arms gave out and I had to come down. They just needed more time to recover which I am not surprised. I usually don't climb two days in a row because of that.

Goals for the week-
Saturday-Rock Wall/ walking and stretching
Sunday- Swim
Monday- Trainer
Tuesday-Not sure--might need to attend a training session for work not looking forward to it.
Wednesday- I might walk at Kinder Park or take a rest day
Thursday- Gym
Friday- Rock wall

Well I totally tanked saturday. I will regroup and start again tomorrow.

Thanks for all the well wishes, he's getting better and my knee is fine. My rest day from Insanity is Tuesday, just one more workout to go! It really is crazy, but even the people in the video (who are arguably more fit than I) have to take breaks and rest and get water and such, so I know I'm not alone.

I'm not on here nearly as much as I used to be. I'm not caring about calorie counting so much right now, just listening to when my body gets hungry or thirsty and having smaller, healthier meals. It's getting easier now with all I've learned from MFP, but I still think my calories are set too low on MFP, Insanity has a completely different calculation.

Thinking of starting back up c25k tomorrow, but I don't know if my body is ready to handle both. I get really tired through both exercises, but I need to be ready for the race in July since I've paid and registered already. What would you do?

18 posts left on this page. Robin I hope it picks up soon you tonight so the roll over can happen tonight.

Today, I had a great swim and roughly completed 800 meters. I have the worse luck counting laps while swimming. I love the ability to mix up the strokes to keep track of the sets. I swim fly, breast and back then repeat. It takes about 5 minutes to complete one set with a few breaks between laps.

Looks like everyone is busy this week so I hope it was health and productive weekend for everyone.

Suzee- We all have an off day or two then we just pick up and start over. This a journey and we learn from our mistakes. There are times when I bodies tell us what it needs. Great attitude so keep it up.

Tammy- I usually only wear my HRM when I am doing the exercise to get an accurate count of calories. However, you should know that after raising your heart rate for a period of time you will continue to burn calories after you are done exercising.

Check out these article for additional information.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/536929-do-you-still-burn-fat-after-you-work-out/

http://www.livestrong.com/article/429708-how-long-does-your-body-burn-calories-for-after-a-workout/

For those of you starting out here is a link that talks about how long it takes to see changes in our bodies.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/430320-how-fast-will-exercising-change-my-body/

This article was very informative about things you should know about working out. It has some really good thought and suggestions for taking action. Great info for those starting out or needing a reminder.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/07/03/10-things-trainers-wish-knew-about-your-workout/

Hope you enjoy the articles. I have found them all to be relevant and worth the time to find and read.

Well, its taking about everything that's in me to keep from just sitting here and crying! My left knee has just about completely given out on me today. I went on a long walk today with one of my daughters. Fortunately she had her cell phone, because we had to call DH to come and get me before I could get home. It is really swollen and extremely painful. SIL was here. He's a PT assistant. He worked on it a little bit and suggested that I keep it elevated with ice on it. I've had to pull the cane out. We had to drive to Grandson's birthday party this evening, 50 miles one way, so I am really in pain now. I need to get off the computer and get the ice going. I have been enjoying my walks so much. This is VERY discouraging.
On a lighter note, my new clothes really brought attention to the weight that I have lost. I got lots of compliments at church.
Hope you have all had a good weekend. Kaye

Hi guys! I'm back from Lake Geneva and finally have some down time to post and do personals.

@laurie--thanks for all of those article links and the poem. I wish I knew how to swim--I mean all of the different strokes. I can swim to save my life, but I've never been good at or enjoyed swimming laps. My gym has an indoor pool, but I never use it b/c I really only like to "play" in outdoor pools.

@mel--what a great idea to switch up the shepherd's pie. I absolutely love salmon--just had a salmon wrap when I went out to dinner last night.

@erienne--I would alternate insanity and c25k. You really should take days off in between running to let you runner's muscles heal until they are sufficiently built up. Even seasoned runners who typically run everyday, will take the day off before a race b/c they know they will have a faster time if their legs have a rest day. So do insanity on your off days from c25k--even if it uses your leg muscles, it's not the same as running.

@susancanbe--I'm like you at the gym--I push myself until I'm literally dripping with sweat. It's funny b/c when I do the stationary bike, I'm leaning over my legs and the thighs of my workout pants get soaked from all of the sweat dripping on them (eww), but I figure why bother if I'm not going to give it my all. I sometimes see other people just kind of going through the motions--on the one hand I think "It's great they are doing something" but I'm also kind of baffled by it. I would never get dressed and drag my butt to the gym to NOT break a sweat. :laugh: Oh, and love your new profile pic.

@suzee--yes, tomorrow is a new day! :flowerforyou:

@sara--I think focusing on maintenance while your traveling and such is a good plan. I know when I'm feeling particularly stressed or harried, it really takes the pressure off to decide to just maintain. As robin, I've also been wondering how the new home situation is going for your family.

@susan--I also wish the weight would come off more quickly, but you are right about doing it in a way that will result in long-term success. Patience, Grasshopper.

@tina--sounds like a productive day!

@kaye--wonderful NSVs with the gardening and the clothing!

@robin--glad the car thing worked out. I also keep my cars until they are no longer worth fixing--my current one is 10 years old and has just under 80K miles. I have to keep it one more year in order to swing the Zurich trip, but my hope is to keep it 2-3 more years <knocks on wood>.

@kelley--I never listen to music when I work out, but I sometimes watch TV. It's weird b/c some days it makes time go faster while i"m on the treadmill, but other days I do better if I just focus on my running. No real rhyme or reason to it. Sounds like you are doing really well with the weight loss--I'm kind of stalled in that area, but I'm very focused on my running for the 8K in 2 weeks, so not too concerned with the scale right now.

I know I'm missing some folks. but I need to finish this post and hit the hay.

Saturday Success:
I ran 4 miles in 44 minutes. I made fairly good choices while eating out all weekend--fish tacos friday night, salmon wrap on saturday night (and only ate half with ranch on the side), grilled chicken sandwich for lunch today (again, only ate half). I didn't try to log all of the food this weekend, but I'm certain I came within goal. In addition to the gym yesterday, this morning my friend and I walked about 4 miles around her golf course community--it was very hilly!--then walked another mile or so around town this afternoon, and when I got home I walked gunner another mile this evening. My. Legs. Are. Sore.

Sunday Share:
Quickly for the newlings--I'm Karen! I'm 43, married with one fur-baby. I teach HS English in the suburbs of Chicago. Started this about 2 years ago and since have fallen in love with running. I joined Robin's thread in July of 2011, and credit her and the many wonderful people of this group with helping me stay committed to my healthier lifestyle.