Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

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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.

I wanted to report the articles that Laurie posted yesterday, just in case someone missed them and wanted to read them as well.

Happy Monday everyone! Realise that I've been awful and haven't posted on here for around 6 days
Last week wasn't amazing, exercised little - but kept under my cals every day, so a small victory.
Back up north for uni now, already feeling the strain - being a little lonely, wanting to eat some good old comfort food, but I've stopped myself!
So, weighed myself this morning and I've lost another 2lbs! Meaning that I've lost half a stone in 2 and a bit weeks
Getting back on the exercise this week, 70 minutes of walking a day anyway (to campus and back) and kicking my butt into shape.

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Monday Check In: This morning I was oh so happy to see that I have dropped 4.6 pounds in the last week! I am feeling like I am finding my groove with choosing healthier options and exercise. I have a hard time taking a lazy day because working out makes me feel so darn good and gives me boundless energy. I know that rest is important, though, so I do try to take it easy at least 2 days a week.

This semester is quickly coming to an end! Final exams will start two weeks from today. Looking forward to spending lots of time playing, swimming, etc with my grandson this summer! I

Hi to all of the new people! I hope that you love it here as much as I do. MFP and the super awesome people here ROCK!

Good morning everyone!

@kelley--thanks, I'm feeling pretty ok about the 8k. My goal is to finish it in under an hour--anything faster than 60 minutes will be a bonus.

@paige--all that walking back and forth to campus will be great exercise! And even when you're not getting as much exercise, 80% of this battle is won or lost in the kitchen as you've seen with your 2lb loss this week.

@mel--enjoy your vaca!

@susancanbe--are you a student or a teacher? (sorry, I'm sure you've mentioned it, but I forget :blushing: )

@teekay--Welcome! :flowerforyou:

Ugh! It's Monday. I guess I could look at the bright side--only 5 more to go until I'm on summer break. Need to go teach, so I'll check back later with Monday Check-in.

Good Morning, I was thankfully able to get some sleep last night. The swelling in my knee has gone down significantly. I'm still glad to have the cane, but it doesn't hurt like it did yesterday. The soonest I can get in to see the orthopedic dr is May 13. In the meantime, I may just have to walk slower and use my cane to keep some of the stress off of it.
Down .9# this week. Just creeping toward ONEderland. I have one month to reach my goal of ONEderland by my birthday.
It will be a busy day. I have a hair cut appt. this morning and an appt. with my sleep specialist this afternoon. I'm really hoping that I won't need the oxygen at night any more. I haven't seen him since before I began this journey so he will be surprised.
Have a good day. Kaye

I'm not sure where the weekends go...I missed alot but only have time for a couple personals:

@grandmaKaye -- Oh NO!! Best of luck with recovery. May 13 seems so far away. Good luck!
@SusanCanBeThing -- Wow 4.6 pounds!!! ROCKIN'!!!

My husband and I talked and I've asked for his help. I just really got out of the groove with exercise. Apparently the "I'm too busy" has snuck back in. He's going to take my son to Saxophone lessons tonight and feed the kids so I can get back to my Water Aerobics. I've also gone through my week and figured out my game plan. I left a couple days "free" so I don't get overwhelmed and I tried to mix it up. It seems like I just need to get my butt kicked in order to get back in the habit. I loved it when I was doing it and now its just so easy to clean the house in the late afternoon and watch tv in the evenings.

But -- I did get a food scale this weekend from my Mom, so I'm back on track for accurate calories. My bananas weighed so much more than I thought :ohwell:

Have a great Monday! -- I have my frozen chicken breast thawing in the fridge and my cut up vegetables ready for my salad. And my swimsuit is on the couch staring at me to make sure I get to water class tonight. :flowerforyou:

Happy Monday folks!

I have not been doing amazing lately, slacked off a bit with the workouts and definitely with my diet the last couple of weeks. I have maintained but not lost, did Combat 60 LIVE this morning for the first time and it kicked my butt. I have 3 weeks left on the program and really want to finish strong! Good news, I think my sweet tooth left the building because I was eating something naughty yesterday and it ended up being too sweet, which is my norm (thank God)! Have a fit and fabulous week!:happy:

@Kaye - Yikes, I hpe that knee feels better fast!

Monday check in - Well, I'm down to what my ticker reads which makes me happy. I did NOT want to up my weight again in the log.

Was great all week and Saturday night I binged big time. A nice 2700 calorie chow down (on top of my regular daily intake).... so I won't be looking for any loss next week.

I think I've lost my walking buddy. We went out for a nice stroll yesterday and when we got home and I picked him up to carry him upstairs he hissed at me and growled all the way into the apartment. Then within MINUTES of getting back he was howling at the door to go outside. He refused most of his dinner to cry at the door and this morning at breakfast I had to keep nudging him back to his food. He'd eat a few bites and go back to the door to cry to go walkies. When I drove away (for work this morning) he was in the window crying.

He's seriously starting to drive me crazy. I had to lock him in the bathroom with hte fan on to muffle the howls yesterday.

Monday check-in- Finally recovered from messing up me back. Had a good weekend in terms of food, exercise, and spending time with the pup and my boyfriend. I took deputy to his first puppy training class and the trainer was so impressed that he already knew so much and was so attentive.

Have a great day
Helena

kaye- your sleep specialist will be so surprised when he sees the new you today.....

I keep saying i am going to get my act together and do some serious losing.....i do ok for a few days then lose control.....not sure what i need to do to get going again....can't seem to find a way to manage my stress without eating
got some homemade soup simmering and bread in the machine so i am going to ride to the gym and see what i can do there.....Only trying to focus on today.....

Hi Everyone!

I am a little behind from the weekend so I will catch up tonight while the snow is falling....Yes more snow ugh!

I wanted to share this tho...someone put it on my profile but I think it fits everyone in this group so I am sharing it with everyone.

BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD! Once you have been given this award, you are supposed to paste it on the wall of other people who also deserve it. If you break the chain you nothing will happen because it's just for pure fun, but it’s always sweet to know that someone thinks you’re beautiful inside and out!

Well good morning everyone. I hope we are all starting the week off with a bang. Welcome to all the new people I saw. This a great thread for support and motivation. I Made it to Zumba gold class this morning. I am really enjoying myself. My new long term goal is to be able to move my hips like my instructor:laugh: My husbands eyes would fall out of his head. My weekend was pretty good. I had a small loss this morning but I did measurements and have lost 4.5 inches overall so am pretty happy. We finally are getting a break from the rain so the plan is to get some much needed yard work done the next couple of days. Well have a great day everyone and remember to drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

@beth--welcome back! It makes me laugh to recall my complaining about some tiny WI hills this weekend when I read about your mountain hikes, but I can't help it--I'm a true flatlander! :laugh:

@tammy--congrats on your inches lost and good luck with your hips!

@holly--I'm sorry about your snow--we've had lots of rain but at least it's starting to warm up a bit here. Today is downright gorgeous! Too bad it's supposed to cool off and rain some more this week. But beth is right--it will get here eventually. :ohwell:

@alecia--welcome! I'm not vegetarian, but I often eat meals and snacks that don't contain any meat. You're welcome to friend me and then you will be able to peek at my food diary.

@karenleona--sorry you are struggling. :flowerforyou: I liked robin's gum suggestion or maybe some sort of sugar free hard candies would help.

@helena--glad to hear deputy is doing well in puppy school. As a teacher, I always appreciate a good student!

@kvan & rachel--good to see you both back in the thread! :flowerforyou:

@kris--sorry mowmow is being a pain in the butt! I have zero experience training cats, so not sure how I would approach it. With dogs, you can just set up a normal walking routine, and they learn that crying won't help at other times. However, with a child I wouldn't give in until the whining stopped. Not sure if cats are more like dogs or kids...

@tracy--good for you for enlisting the hubs help to make your fitness class. One thing I've found many of us have in common, is we tend to have a hard time putting ourselves first--sounds like you are learning to do that.

@kaye--sorry about the knee--I don't have any new advice over that already given, but I hope the pain subsides soon.

Monday Check-in:
Had a pretty good day at work (even though it's Monday!), and after work I walked gunner and gave blood. As I mentioned above the weather is really nice today (finally!). Tomorrow and Wed. is state testing, so I don't have to teach. Just lots of meetings and proctoring exams. Will have to be careful with calories b/c we tend to go out for lunch on these days. Need to head home (I'm at starbucks), so I will finish checking in later tonight.

Jtconst- It feels so good to get rid of clothes that are too big, even if they are comfy.

Kaye-, So sorry to hear about your knee and how it gave out on you. In the meantime, slack off on the walks or make them shorter. You may want to ask the PT about exercises you can do to strengthen the knee. Hope you get better soon. Great NSV with the new clothes and that are showing off your weight loss. Glad to hear that the knee is going down. Do you have a pool near your house? If so, you can walk at the pool or swim some laps using a gentle stroke-no butterfly kicks or breast stroke kicks. The water helps to take the weight off the knees. A pool is also a great place to rehab a knee- I know from experience.

Robin- Thanks for the article. The article was very informative and validates what my trainer has me doing during our workouts.

Tlh- I also enjoy water aerobic and that is a great workout. Good idea to plan the time to attend the class. I also mark off workout appointments so that nothing else interferes with my time to workout. I just need to find some more time during the week to workout.

Jack_yve-, Welcome to the group. Keep us posted on how the juicing goes.

Caramel, Welcome to the group. Combat 60 sounds like a major challenge but an interesting workout. It is good to know that your sweet tooth has left the building.

MowMow- Cats just love being outside. Do you have a porch that you can create a screened in area for him to be outside? Otherwise you may be taking more walks than planned.

Kvandeest, Welcome back.

karenL- One day at a time and there are times that we need to take a step back and regroup mentally and physically.

AleciaG, Welcome to the thread and congrats on losing weight while at the festival. You are off to a great start.

WalkingQueen- We must have the same friend in common since the Beautiful Person Award was recently posted on my page as well. I agree that everyone on this thread deserves this award. Enjoy the snow.

To everyone on this thread- You are truly beautiful and you give so much to others in terms of friendship, understanding, sympathy, and the unconditional love that friends have for each other. Thank you for all you do to provide support.

beth- Congrats on the hike they both sound like fun.

Karen- Good luck with state testing. I usually enjoy going out to lunch with other teachers but it can be dangerous with calories.