Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Suggestion for June challenge -- set a time of activity in a week. Right now, I'm doing a challenge through work -- they had 4 levels of activity -- 150, 300, 450 or 600 minutes per week. This was my first challenge, so I did the 150. Next time, I think I'll challenge myself to the 300.

@ Kris -- good job on another 1.5 pounds. Your goal by your 40th birthday sounds do-able.
@grandmakaye -- I received an afghan from my grandma when I graduated from high school. It is a treasured item for sure. And then I lost her that fall so I was the last grandchild that ever received one. :brokenheart:
@LaurieK - so glad to hear the new trainer shows promise. Sounds like she has a good game plan for you.
@lmackbeth -- BRRR outdoor swimming sounds so cold, but only because we are in the middle of a cold/rainy trend right now. This morning it was only 43 when I took Jacob to band and it has been raining since Friday. Glad its at least warm enough for you. When you do something you love, it doesn't really seem like exercise.
@jtconst -- glad your family drama turned out to be a positive.
@TOPSmarca -- FUN -- anxiously awating a picture

Well, I made water Aerobics last night and the new program kicked my butt -- it was great! However, it did mean that I didn't get the weights done, but what do you do? After the hour class, I could not imagine trying to lift. So I came home and just drank a ton of water. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

And the scale moved today --- only .2 pounds, but since it hasn't moved since May 3rd, I'm okay with that. I actually still feel like I have some water retention, so hopefully as I continue to be better at drinking water :drinker: :drinker: , that will go down too. If I stick to my plan, I know I can get back on track.

Today, I have my mini goal of Day 2 of a 7 day stretch...I can do 7 days in a row of being good, right??? I know that roast is going in the crockpot for supper tonight. Mmmm! Nothing better than a roast on a cold rainy spring day. Now i think I'll plan out the rest of my meals for today so I can really enjoy that supper. Then it's 30DS sometime today. Hope you all have a great day!

Welcome to the newlings! :flowerforyou:

Tuesday Goals:
My immediate goal is to get some grading done during the school day today. Supervising finals requires that I walk around and watch the kids, so it's hard to grade. However, I've also gotten ZERO done during my open (other than this post :blushing: ).

Will check back later--hopefully with some progress to report.

Exercise Goals for this week:
Mon--walk gunner + gym DONE (did weights and rowing + cardio)
Tues--walk gunner + core
Wed--walk gunner
Thurs--walk gunner + gym
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym
Sun--walk gunner + run outside + core
Mon--walk gunner + gym

Grading Goals:
1. 1/16 12 Angry Men essays
2. x/16 Diction analyses
3. x/57 TTTC Journals
4. x/16 vocab quizzes

morning everyone. glad all of our oklahoma MFP's across the board seem to be accounted for. the whole thing breaks my heart. the number one reason i left oklahoma was my profound fear of tornadoes. such tragic devastation.

Toots I was wondering if you could message me and let me know what you write I would love to check it out

sure, i can do that.

Toots--I would love to know more about your YA books. My daughter is the middle school librarian at our school. She is always looking for new stuff.

i will PM you too.

Toots: Just read excerpts from both books. Loved 'em. Any way can I purchase a paper copy or do I have to buy a Kindle? Stupid Nook! I've always loved YA fiction.

lucky for you you can get Nook copies here.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/glitch-a-comedy-of-errors-amber-gilchrist/1114032750?ean=2940016144511&itm=1&usri=2940016144511

for Glitch. and

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/into-darkness-peering-amber-gilchrist/1115320489?ean=2940016615127&itm=1&usri=2940016615127

for Into Darkness Peering.

if anyone hasn't seen enough of the Oklahoma devastation to last them a lifetime, this is one of the most complete pictorials i've seen. some of this article is truly heartbreaking, some is inspirational and beautiful. all of it will probably make you feel a little sick to your stomach. fair warning.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2328000/Oklahoma-tornado-2013-7-children-drowned-Plaza-Towers-Elementary-school-Moore.html?ICO=most_read_module

hanging out in northern alberta for a few weeks and hoping my daughter in laws baby will be born while i am here.....but not due till june 18 but first one was 2 weeks early. I had hoped to come for the month of june but my second knee replacement is scheduled for june 10 and i really want to get it done and overwith. Been biking on these long flat roads and hanging out with my 5 yr old grandson. Despite being good with activity and food i have not lost any weight :sad: . just gotta keep plugging along

Tues Goal, to lose weight at tonights Tops meeting...going now
Karen< I LOVE Northern Alberta! If I didn't live here , I'd live there. IT's so beautiful..are you close to the mtns?. On the other hand, I'm not fond of Sasketchewan (my hubby is from there), and no wonder everyone left it empty! lol
welcome Rae, it's a great thread to lose weight on

So I checked out the Work Out room here at the Condo and there were no weights, darn it. There were 4 treadmills, all dusty, and only one worked. I got in 5 minutes and boredom set in, I need to bring music with me next time. There are some non-electric machines, like a Tony Little(?) Gazelle and what looks like a rowing machine, which I'm going to try out on my next visit.
Maybe I can suggest to the Condo Board that we get rid of the non-working machines and get a set of free-weights in there.

Most don't like to do free weights due to them "growing legs and walking away." However, my old apartment had a weight machine. The one that had 4 benches coming off the center and the weights being in the center -- pully systems. And its compact. The apartment also had a flat screen TV in the room and ceiling fans that really made it a nice place. Good luck -- it would be a good selling point for them too -- hope you can get something that works well.

Tuesday goal- to change my eating habits and eat a larger breakfast and smaller dinner. It is strange how free I feel to eat toast and a banana in the morning and not worry about it. Today, I did eat over my calories but I want to see what happens with the weight, I just need to be careful since that TOM is fast approaching and my weight will change like crazy this week before going back up. Reset my goals to reflect the 50-20-30 goals not sure the max amount of calories.

Kah- have a great trip.
Kaye- Congrats on losing the weight


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June challenges ideas- Get outside and do something fun on the weekends-hike, bike, swim, walk just be active in some way

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Me too!!!:bigsmile:

Evening everyone! Got an impromptu invite to join some friends for drinks after work. Then I came home, walked gunner, and went to starbucks to grade. By the time I got home it was after 8 and there was nothing available for dinner other than a frozen Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza. It's from a school fund-raiser and has been in the freezer for months, so I decided to heat it for dinner. It's WAY too many calories--540 for a fairly small slice and I had 2 :noway: --and all the sodium is probably gonna make my weight spike back up. I'm okay with it--tomorrow is a new day.

I had originally planned to do core tonight, but with getting home so late, it's not realistic so I moved it to tomorrow.

Exercise Goals for this week:
Mon--walk gunner + gym DONE (did weights and rowing + cardio)
Tues--walk gunner DONE
Wed--walk gunner + core
Thurs--walk gunner + gym
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym
Sun--walk gunner + run outside + core
Mon--walk gunner + gym

Grading Goals:
1. 16/16 12 Angry Men essays DONE!!
2. x/16 Diction analyses
3. x/57 TTTC Journals
4. x/16 vocab quizzes DONE!!

hello everyone, anyone have the solution how to over come a plateau, its been three weeks and no loss, getting frustrated.