Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Happy Hump Day everyone! I have a couple of NSVs:
I got measured and officially am down 1 bra size!!!!! :drinker: Yay me, so excited! Same cup but down from 44 to 42!
And today I am wearing a size 16 pair of linen pants, no spandex and I have some wiggle room and they're comfy and cute!:happy: I'm so happy and proud and will focus on that and keep on pushing! Everyday above ground is a good day, let's work to make it great!
Oh, and I met someone and we're going out on our second date Saturday night!:smooched: Wish me luck!
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Morning all. I didn't post yesterday but we did get the results. She does have breast cancer and it looks as though it just started spreading as the samples they took from her underarm and shoulder area are positive for cancer as well. As of right now it looks like they may do a full mastectomy but we won't know for sure until Friday when she has her appointment with the surgeon. Surgery will likely take place next week.
Tuesday goal:Not eat my emotions. Succeeded mostly. I did eat like 4 servings of chips but i counteracted by leaving my salad dressing (sodium) and cheese off my salad and just using my roasted garlic infused red wine vinegar (yum). I actually came in quite a bit under my calories yesterday.
Wednesday wish: That the surgery and all treatments go well for my mom. Also that I am able to hold myself accountable for my food intake.
Des I think I must have not explained well enough what happened. My mom was actually the one who was telling the nurse what the doctor had told her.
Have a good day.
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Just wanted to pop in and say hi to everyone.....yesterday was a busy day, so I didn't get on here when I got home. I volunteer on Tuesday at a local horse barn, and they had horseback riding and supper for us for helping with this past weekends "Derby" fundraiser, so we had a blast! I was tired last night!
I didn't get to read back post much, but wanted to send my prayers to Helena for you and your mom.
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lots of successes right now. congrats. lots of struggles too. prayers for everyone. i read this article today on Cracked. obviously Cracked is a humor site, but what is your take on this? i can't find it now but they cited a research study done that declared WW as the most successful site because TWO out of every 100 people who lose weight actually keep it off. they suggested in the study that it's basically impossible to lose weight and keep it off possibly because by this point our bodies are just cursed. do you know any people who have lost a great deal of weight and not gained it back over a period of years?0
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I think it's crap. I think a gradual weight gain (or gain back) is so common because of...life. I think that once we're to the point where a lot of us are (morbid obesity) it takes constant vigilence for the rest of our lives to keep from going back there... but I don't think it's because our body is 'cursed'......I think it's very doable and I think all of us CAN do it. That's a terrible article and makes all this seem hopeless and overwhelming... not what ANY person with weight to lose needs to see. That is just a piece of trash excuse to give up.they suggested in the study that it's basically impossible to lose weight and keep it off possibly because by this point our bodies are just cursed.
HOw many times have we seen people write about how SLOW it comes off and how FAST it goes on. It's true, the moment we stop being vigilent and fall back into our old patterns of eating (patterns that we've had for 20/30/40/50 years) and patterns of zero exercise...then yes we'll gain it back... but not because our bodies are messed up and meant to be fat. Because our MIND has been set on a pattern of eating for a number of years and we need to work hard to keep from slipping backward into it.0 -
Check out the national weight control registry if you need maintenance inspiration.0
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I think it's crap. I think a gradual weight gain (or gain back) is so common because of...life. I think that once we're to the point where a lot of us are (morbid obesity) it takes constant vigilence for the rest of our lives to keep from going back there... but I don't think it's because our body is 'cursed'......I think it's very doable and I think all of us CAN do it. That's a terrible article and makes all this seem hopeless and overwhelming... not what ANY person with weight to lose needs to see. That is just a piece of trash excuse to give up.they suggested in the study that it's basically impossible to lose weight and keep it off possibly because by this point our bodies are just cursed.
HOw many times have we seen people write about how SLOW it comes off and how FAST it goes on. It's true, the moment we stop being vigilent and fall back into our old patterns of eating (patterns that we've had for 20/30/40/50 years) and patterns of zero exercise...then yes we'll gain it back... but not because our bodies are messed up and meant to be fat. Because our MIND has been set on a pattern of eating for a number of years and we need to work hard to keep from slipping backward into it.
i think that's the real issue is that only two people out of a hundred are willing to keep working forever even after they've done the work to lose the weight. i don't really think it has anything to do physical things. i think it's mental and as we all know there's a lot of psychology involved in getting fat in the first place.0 -
I think it's crap. I think a gradual weight gain (or gain back) is so common because of...life. I think that once we're to the point where a lot of us are (morbid obesity) it takes constant vigilence for the rest of our lives to keep from going back there... but I don't think it's because our body is 'cursed'......I think it's very doable and I think all of us CAN do it. That's a terrible article and makes all this seem hopeless and overwhelming... not what ANY person with weight to lose needs to see. That is just a piece of trash excuse to give up.they suggested in the study that it's basically impossible to lose weight and keep it off possibly because by this point our bodies are just cursed.
HOw many times have we seen people write about how SLOW it comes off and how FAST it goes on. It's true, the moment we stop being vigilent and fall back into our old patterns of eating (patterns that we've had for 20/30/40/50 years) and patterns of zero exercise...then yes we'll gain it back... but not because our bodies are messed up and meant to be fat. Because our MIND has been set on a pattern of eating for a number of years and we need to work hard to keep from slipping backward into it.
i think that's the real issue is that only two people out of a hundred are willing to keep working forever even after they've done the work to lose the weight. i don't really think it has anything to do physical things. i think it's mental and as we all know there's a lot of psychology involved in getting fat in the first place.
And how many WW losers become exercise hounds? I look at my sister as an example of success because after she lost her weight she continued to do Jazzercise 3 times a week. Her weight did come up from her very low of a size 6 to a more comfortable size 14, but she is 5-7" tall. But her weight stabilized at that level right after she lost it and she maintained her size 14 for all these years after she lost her big loss. And she didn't do it on WW, she did it on her own, counting calories and exercising.0 -
i think that's another factor. people lose more weight than they should at first. and even if they gain twenty pounds out of a hundred back i would still count that as a permanent success. in the article they mention that jarod of 'subway' weight loss fame is 'fat again' when in reality he's nowhere near where he once was before losing weight. he's just not as thin as he was when doing subway commercials.0
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Wednesday wish: I wish that people would quit trying to over-analyze weight loss. There are many strategies to get there, but the only way to succeed is to eat less than you burn. There are too many people out there making money off of people who are looking for a quick fix or a "secret" to weight loss. The truth is that you can lose weight and keep it off at any age if you are willing to do the work. I agree 100% that is a big portion mental. That is why so many people are unsuccessful at keeping off their weight, even after surgery, because they haven't dealt with the issues and attitudes that got them there in the first place. I am the poster girl for losing and gaining. I hope that I'm wiser now! I'm certainly older.
Hang in there. We can all do this.:flowerforyou:
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My Wednesday Wish: that I sell all 8 loaves of bread and all 3 dozen cookies tonight. 3 loaves and 2 dozen cookies are pre-ordered, so really I have an additional 5 loaves and 12 cookies to move.
Oh, and that I remember to get the remaining 40 of my 70 squats done BEFORE I realize it's 10:30 and I haven't done them yet.
@ tlh0407 - Sure!
The address is currently:
http://whilethebabysleeps.wix.com/daily-bread
It's the free version, as soon as I've saved up enough I'll actually register the domain. Please excuse the slightly fuzzy pictures, best I can do with the built-in webcam on my laptop... also awaiting the savings for an actual camera.
Please do critique ruthlessly otherwise though!
@ RobinsEgg - Re: dieting & baking... that right there is why I loveLoveLOVE the IPOARM method (TDEE-%). There is literally NO food that's out of bounds. If I want it, and there's room in my calories (and sodium, because that seems to be my tripping point), it's "come to mama!!" So yes, I eat my bread and my cookies and everything else I make, but I do so in reasonable portions so that I don't end up starving w/ no calories left by 4pm!
It's actually really good advertising, because my customers are mostly from my church, so they see me 2-4x a week. I almost always have samples with me, and they see me eating what I bring, AND they see me losing weight. They ask the same question... "How do you do it? If I was surrounded by bread and cookies all day I'd be a blimp!"
Then I get to tell them about MFP and IPOARM and (my secret weapon) the recipe builder tool here. Every single item I produce for the bakery has a recipe in my diary page (sorry, no, not sharing, trade secrets & all *winkwink*), so I know pretty exactly what's in each sugar cookie, brownie, or slice of temptingly fresh bread. I also have what I like to call "hell with it" days built into my routine, literally plotted in advance on my calendar, one day in every ten. I allow tweaking for unexpected events & special gatherings, but I try to schedule date nights & restaurant stops for those days. The idea isn't "PIG OUT" so much as "okay, I'm going to just relax and enjoy the meal and not think about serving sizes or sodium counts today."
Today's NSV - I was really really wanting to dive into cookies and soda, and I made a big salad instead. Twenty minutes later, lo & behold, I'm good. Cookies? After dinner. Soda? Pft. The only kind in the house is Pepsi and I don't even LIKE Pepsi. Don't need it.0 -
Total change of subject - my make-up arrived.:blushing: :blushing:
I put a bit on this morning and went to the store. :noway: I was stared at a few times and I don't know if it's my laughable attempt at makeup :grumble: or the old clothes
I had on. Not a success first time outta the chute...........I'll try again another day.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Tag - you're it. Next 3 people---drink a glass of water!!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Lin
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Wish- That the trip to New York goes well and that everyone has a great time.
Marsha- Welcome Back. Glad the procedure went well. Keep up with the rest so you will heal completely.
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I put a bit on this morning and went to the store. :noway: I was stared at a few times and I don't know if it's my laughable attempt at makeup :grumble: or the old clothes I had on.
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bump!0
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So I got the "come to Jesus" talk from my trainer today. Also known as, "You're doing a fairly small percent of what you should be if you really want to see change. You CAN do more. Get on it." I'm doing this intellectualizing thing as he's talking (I'll take defense mechanisms for $800, Alex): noticing the motivational interviewing techniques, rationalizing why I am not going to follow his food plan, and saying nothing, rather than no, until he finds a goal I can live with. And thinking about my recent choices to have a coffee drink, or chocolate, or whatever. Not because it's good for me, and with willful inattention to the nutrition label. But because, in the moment, I want it. And THEN thinking about the patient I'm weaning off of 4 abusable meds because the word "no" ceases to exist when any sort of feel-good drug, legal or not, happens to be nearby. And boy, do I need the reminder about the skill of "Nonjudgmental".
This is more a Truth than a Wish. Oh well, close enough. After midnight in three US time zones, just not mine.
So my May goal is now a positive rather than negative frame: keep cals <2000/day and keep up exercise on vacation for 2 weeks. And meet my targets for the rest of this week and the last week of May, when I'm home. If I do that, I will come into June at or below my present weight.
Occasional butt-kicking from friends is welcome, appreciated, and likely necessary. Seriously. Today's convo with the trainer did not feel good. But I needed it.0 -
Helena - I'm so sorry to hear about your mom's diagnosis. I know she'll fight the good fight and you'll support her.
Shrink - sounds like a plan - with 2 weeks of vacation you are smart to plan on maintenance for the month - and if you want continuous butt-kicking in June I'm here for ya!
I met my downstairs neighbor yesterday when she came to my door to mention my bathroom was leaking down into her light fixture in HER bathroom under mine! Oh the joys of condo ownership.... I checked immediately and found my toilet to be leaking slowly from the seal! I have a plumber coming today,( along with an air conditioner repair man to fix that problem too.) Its going to be an expensive day for me!
:sad: Other than that, my neighbor seems to be an outstanding person with all kinds of mutual interests. I think we are going to get along great. Of course I took full responsibility for her damage and gave her my insurance info!
I am doing quite well on watching my calories and have been under most days this week. Not so good on exercise, but the back ache and pain have been my constant friend, so will stick with calorie restriction and muddle along.0 -
Good Morning.
@Robin~Nope, out of the boot. Baby steps, I guess. I’m slowly introducing walking on the treadmill again, but won’t be able to run again until after next appointment which isn’t for 3-months (if he releases me).
@Caramel~Great NSV! I think losing inches is a better measurement of success than the number on the scale, we can sometimes get obsessed over that number – especially if it doesn’t move.
@Helena~I’m sorry for your mom’s diagnosis, sounds like the cancer has spread to her lymph nodes – a mastectomy is most likely the best course of action, so they can get the lymph nodes too. A friend of mine at work was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, same scenario – she had a double mastectomy and as a result was able to avoid chemo. She is now cancer free. They did breast reconstruction at the same time (usually how they do it nowadays). Best wishes for her surgery and recovery.
@Toots~I’m in agreement with what others said. I’ve read similar studies, I think there is a certain percentage of people that are predisposed to obesity through genes – as a result, it can become extremely difficult for them to lose weight and keep it off. The other percentage of people are just lazy – I believe it’s in our mindset, which really follows other facets of life. If we set our minds to it, the weight can be lost and kept off – I know people that have done it. WW is a great program, for some people – I know people that have done it and kept it off, but for every person that has done it and kept it off there are probably 2 that haven’t. While I followed WW for a number of years and have them to thank for getting the ball rolling on my weight loss, I attribute most of my success to watching calories/fat/protein and making sure that the calories I expend are greater than the calories I consume. It can be done, I think people just need to want it bad enough.
I don’t know what happened, I was working on this 2 hours ago and I guess I forgot to post it. Geez!0 -
Good morning all. Hope the week is treating you all fairly good.
Helena my prayers are with you and your family right now. I hope everything goes well with your moms treatment.
I have just been doing more of the same the last few days. I like routine and boredom for the most part in my life:happy: Most times it seems excitement is attached to drama I could happily live without. Well since I missed yesterday my wish would have been that I wasnt so dang tired. I told my mom I seem to go go go for about a week and a half and then I get slapped around by the exhaustion fairy one day:laugh: Good news is I dont feel near as tired this morning. My truth for thursday is if it doesnt rain soon and knock the pollen out of the air I might rip my eyes out of my head:laugh: They are so sore from me rubbing them and the whites are so red I look like a massive druggy:ohwell:
Well I will get to the gym sometime today and get my strength circuit done and then for cardio mom and I are doing massive monthly stockup so I am going to wear my hrm only while in each of the stores and see what I burn. I think since we only go to this extent once a month I can count it as a workout and since I am my only boss what I say goes:laugh:
Well have a great day everyone and dont forget to grab some water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
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Howdy all!!! I am keeping up with diet and exercise.... warmer weather sure is motivating!!! Now if it would just quit raining so I can get my garden planted, I would be happy....:grumble:
Thursday truth, There have been several times this week I have remembered things I had consumed but forgot to record but since I was at least NEAR calorie goal WITH the forgotten items, I did not bother to record them. I know this could become a really dangerous habit should I let it continue, so I am working harder at recording EVERYTHING!!!0 -
Helena, my prayers are with you and your family!0
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Thanks for the kind thoughts. I WILL try to be a good patient...even though I'm worrying about losing all the fitness strides I've worked so hard for.
I practically fainted when I got on the scale and saw a 10 pound gain since my hospitalization!!!! In panic I fasted for half a day yesterday (only 350 calories and lots of water). Yes, I know that's not smart. As I've been feeling bloated, still fighting my pre-procedure cold, and achy, my vivid imagination was wondering how I could have consumed enough cals to gain 10 pounds--blood clot, slow internal leak from the femoral arteries, aliens taking over my bod pod? I got up this morning more than 5 pounds lighter. So--it's either meds & the IV (?!), or some sort of inflammatory reaction to the "assault" on my ticker. Truly--I did not gorge on 35,000 extra cals. :noway:
Today I'm eating more--just not all 1400 cals--especially since I can't work out.
Helena: Your mom is lucky to have a supportive daughter/family and I'm sure, with medical intervention and lots of love and prayers, will recover completely. Hang in there. We're listening. (I'm channeling my inner Frasier Crane.)
Robin: Ouch! Sorry. That was for your pocketbook! Don't you hate it when home repairs begin to snowball?! I hope the good luck fairy visits you soon.
Re the obesity discussion: I started out pitifully skinny...but once I was a stay-at-home mom, I became a "foodie," using food as a cure for boredom, anxiety, smothered creativity, sadness, lack of self worth and a host of other maladies that should have been handled more productively. Food became my drug of choice. Knowing that still doesn't "fix" me, but helps me to understand the whys. Now if my super-famished, over-used and abused fat cells would just quit clamoring for MORE, I'd be better off. However, my grandmother, who had 9 children AND gestational diabetes, was always more than plump and lived to her mid 80s in spite of her weight. Genetic? Don't know--though I was a gestational diabetic with the twins. Rambling here, not sure this makes sense.
Think my blood sugar is dropping.
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Just wanted to say Hi.
Been so busy at work that I go home and nap everynight.
Truth- my eating is not good and eventhough I walk over 3 miles a day just at work. I am not losing any weight recently started gaining. I am starting to feel bad about myself and wondering if all this fitness and trying to eat right is worth it if the scale never moves and clothes are getting tighter. Part of the problem is no one around me needs to be healthier in there eyes so I don't have a lot of support other than here. Moving down town by all eating spots has been bad for my wallet and my health because all co- workers want to try new places to eat.0 -
@Marsha~Welcome back! I’m quite sure your body was just rebelling after your procedure and it’s just an inflammatory response. Glad 5# of that was gone this morning. On my off days or days I can’t make it to the gym I always eat a bit less that day, I especially watch my carbs intake.
@Robin~Sorry for the house repairs, it irks me when I have money set aside for other stuff but then get hit with a house or car repair bill.
@Holly~I’m sorry you’re struggling. Of course, you know it’s worth it – take a look at your diary and see if you are staying within your macros. If you are eating too many carbs, sodium, or sugar that can sure derail your efforts at the gym. The pressure from co-workers is hard – people here order out all the time and there are cookies, candy and the like around for snacking. I just have to avoid it and my friends/co-workers are pretty understanding – I bring my meals and snacks to work every day except Friday, I still try to make a healthier choice that day though.0 -
@Toots~I’m in agreement with what others said. I’ve read similar studies, I think there is a certain percentage of people that are predisposed to obesity through genes – as a result, it can become extremely difficult for them to lose weight and keep it off. The other percentage of people are just lazy – I believe it’s in our mindset, which really follows other facets of life. If we set our minds to it, the weight can be lost and kept off – I know people that have done it. WW is a great program, for some people – I know people that have done it and kept it off, but for every person that has done it and kept it off there are probably 2 that haven’t. While I followed WW for a number of years and have them to thank for getting the ball rolling on my weight loss, I attribute most of my success to watching calories/fat/protein and making sure that the calories I expend are greater than the calories I consume. It can be done, I think people just need to want it bad enough.
i think it's definitely all in the mind. WW didn't really work for me. and despite their claim of ease i find it very confusing. oh well. anyway, agreed. your brain is the most important muscle in weight loss.Re the obesity discussion: I started out pitifully skinny...but once I was a stay-at-home mom, I became a "foodie," using food as a cure for boredom, anxiety, smothered creativity, sadness, lack of self worth and a host of other maladies that should have been handled more productively. Food became my drug of choice. Knowing that still doesn't "fix" me, but helps me to understand the whys. Now if my super-famished, over-used and abused fat cells would just quit clamoring for MORE, I'd be better off. However, my grandmother, who had 9 children AND gestational diabetes, was always more than plump and lived to her mid 80s in spite of her weight. Genetic? Don't know--though I was a gestational diabetic with the twins. Rambling here, not sure this makes sense.
Think my blood sugar is dropping.
the propensity towards diabetes is definitely genetic. my family has this very strange thing, i know it has to be genetic, there's no other explanation. we don't all hit 25 and decide our looks don't matter anymore and start eating large pizzas by ourselves :laugh: every woman in the last three generations is super thin until exactly 25 wherein we all start getting extremely fat. i think, in our case, our metabolisms just quit working the same way earlier than most women who have the same experience between 30 and 400 -
Still trying to get the baby used to the new schedule, but it is going better. A friend of daughters picked Keith up this morning and took him to the park with her kids for 2 hours. That was a nice break for him.
I'm counting down to my dr appointment and trying to keep my calories low until I can start walking again.
Helena--sorry about your mother. I know that you will be a good support for her. Speaking from the perspective of a mother of adults, I can tell you that it really means a lot to me to have the support and help of my children.
To all who are struggling--this really is worth the effort. (And it does take a lot of effort.) Even with my knee hurting, I feel so much better than I did 6 months ago! Hang in there.
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Thursday Truth: I haven't been doing very well health wise lately...both hubby and I are sick. Add to that vertigo and other things...I couldn't stand it, so went to a naturopath. He's wonderful. He 'saved' my health about 5 years ago. Now, I'm on his 'regime' and trying hard to get on track with his directions. It's a little over whelming and the truth is that I feel awful right now and hardly have the energy to figure this all out. Going to the Organic grocery store tomorrow to get a few things and then I'll feel more in control. It's not about weight with him, but he said I'll lose doing his plan. Here I go.0
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Totally blew my sodium out of the water today. A thousand calories to go and I'm already over. Shoulda known even an otherwise healthy chicken wrap would be pickled in salt coming from the Great Boobs of America (aka the Golden Arches). Blah.
BUT I just cranked out my 75 squats in sets of ten w/ the five to spare. Usually I have to spread them out over the day in fives.
Tonight and the next couple of days are gonna be a bit crazy. Lotsa baking to do, music to practice for Saturday & Sunday.0 -
Just had to shout..... I lost 2.25 lbs this week!!!! Another 1/2 lb. and I will hit my 10 lb. mark!!!! I am SO happy!!!!:bigsmile:
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@ Marsha, no worries about the fluid gain. Any time we do surgery-type things to our bodies, we retain fluid. And the surgeons add fluid during procedures. It takes 2-3 weeks to lose it all. No, you did not gain 10 (or even 5) lbs of fat! Glad the procedure was a success!
@ Toots, there's a lot that's mental. Doesn't help that losing weight just empties the fat cells. They're still there and it's a lot easier to fill empty ones than it is to empty full ones. When you gain over your highest weight, though, you are building and filling new fat cells. There's also the dopamine release we get from simple carbs, especially processed sugars (dopamine release in the brain hits our brain's "pleasure center", which reinforces all sorts of behaviors). So there are a lot of biologically useful processes that, in times of overabundance, work against us.
Truth: I really enjoy hubby's newest hobby: backyard movie theater. It's been warm all week and tonight was especially pleasant. Sat outside and watched a cartoon with dinner, then a DVD after the kids were in bed. Too sleepy to do any more personals, but am reading them. 'Night!0
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