Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Karen--Thanks for the advice on the knee. I hadn't thought of that, but I'm sure its something I need to be careful about.
A big "thank you" to those who have given their lives to protect our freedom.
Looking forward to the day. I'm wearing one of my new shirts and feeling "slim", well by comparison to 6 months ago. The weight is coming off much slower now, but I feel so much better. I'll just have to be patient. I bought some fresh veggies and fruits to make kebabs for our BBQ this afternoon. If I eat lots of those, and skip the buns for the hamburger, I should be able to indulge in a cupcake. My daughter loves to make cupcakes and is always experimenting with new recipes and new combinations. They made an offer on a house this weekend. I'm so excited for them.
Have a great day. If you have the day off enjoy it.
Kaye

Good morning have a great Memorial Day!






Quotes of the day: - “Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~George Bernard Shaw
“Memorial Day this year is especially important as we are reminded almost daily of the great sacrifices that the men and women of the Armed Services make to defend our way of life.”

Tom

My husband has us all trying to do Insanity. All that most of us can do is what is supposed to be the 'recovery' day and it's super brutal. i think it's kind of crazy, dare i say insanity? but he really wants to do it.

Toots: Nook is charging! Looking forward to a good read. Thanks.

Toots I looked up the book on amazon and it sounds really good. I will probably buy it on my nook. Sounds right up my alley.

yay! hope you guys enjoy

@susanbrown--I don't think any of the regulars on this thread are using beachbody, but if you use the search function, you're sure to find a bunch of other threads with info--both positive and negative.

@robin--glad the tornado didn't touch down! We've been lucky so far this spring as we've had no tornadic producing storm systems.

@karenleaona--I was telling Kaye that I've heard the second knee replacement is usually a quicker recovery, so you have that to look forward to in addition to the extra support at home. On a completely different topic, did you hear that we may have a hurricane named after us this season? If they get to the K's, it will be Hurricane Karen. I certainly hope we don't have that many, and if we do that Hurricane Karen is a benevolent seafaring type.

@kaye--love the kabobs idea to avoid all the buns!

AFM--went shopping and found some very cute red capri pants at TJ Maxx. Now I'm at starbucks grading those journals before visiting with family. Probably won't check back until later tonight. Hope everyone has a wonderful afternoon. :flowerforyou:

Grading Goals:
1. x/16 Diction analyses
2. 10/57 TTTC Journals
3. x/16 ACT essays

Exercise Goals:
Mon--walk gunner
Tues--walk gunner + gym
Wed--walk gunner
Thurs--rest (I have a retirement party after school)
Fri--walk gunner
Sat--walk gunner + doing relay for life in the evening
Sun--walk gunner + gym

Well, I was hoping that after several days of unseasonably cold and rainy weather, today would be nice enough for an outdoor swim. Predicted high of 69 is not quite warm enough, even for a fish like me, so I will have to wait a few more days until it reaches the high 70s or 80s. Today, I will have to settle for some sort of a kayak/hike/bike combo, plus some lawn mowing.

I spent Memorial Day Morning doing some archival research (newsletters from the 1960s and 70s) for a peace activist group, putting together a topical index. I very much appreciate the countless sacrifices our military men and women have made and continue to make (thanks to Toot's husband, plus others, I'm sure, on here), but I mostly wish for an end to war and other forms of violence as a solution to our conflicts. Memorial Day is a good reminder to me that too many people have suffered and died and it was good to spend part of the day thinking about ways to create peace (even if just in our own relationships).

@Robin and Kaye -- Happy Belated Birthdays!!
@Karen - glad you're finally feeling better! That sinus thing was nasty, eh? It had me out of commission for about a week. Good luck with the grading - you're in the home stretch now!

I will catch more of you next time around... for now, I'm itching to get outside!

@lin--awesome job getting to the great state of Illinois!!! I don't have a pedometer, so I'm not counting daily steps; just what I run, cycle, or log on my walks with gunner. Hope your internet problems get resolved quickly--they can be so frustrating. :mad:

@beth--Yeah, this sinus thing has been pretty rough, but I think I'm past the worst of it. <knocks on wood>

AFM--Spent the afternoon with my adorable niece--we chased bubbles in the backyard and also spent a lot of time practicing jumping. It's a new skill for her, but she really enjoys it. Got to visit a bit with my aunts and uncle as we prepped for my mom's garage sale this weekend. My mom isn't quite Hoarders-worthy, but she has a rough time letting go of stuff. Really glad she doing this spring cleaning.

I tried on my capri pants when I got home and haven't decided if I will keep them. They are cute, but look better from the front than from the back. I'll probably end up keeping them, but I'm not ready to take the tags off just yet.

Only got a few journals done--maybe will do some more tonight.

Grading Goals:
1. x/16 Diction analyses
2. 17/57 TTTC Journals
3. x/16 ACT essays

Exercise Goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE
Tues--walk gunner + gym
Wed--walk gunner
Thurs--rest (I have a retirement party after school)
Fri--walk gunner
Sat--walk gunner + doing relay for life in the evening
Sun--walk gunner + gym

Quiet day here at my house.... hubby chose to work (makes dealing with Memorial Day much easier if you are 1200 ft,. underground it seems!!!), the girls are off enjoying the day. I chose to take a down day where I could since I had a long week last week and a yucky day yesterday and am looking at a busy week again this week. We don't tend to do much on Memorial Day anyway.... the weekend always seems to fill up though!!! One of the things scheduled for this week is another consult with a VA orthopedic Dr. for Hubby. Hurt his shoulder in Iraq and had surgery FINALLY 2 1/2 years ago..... now we are nearing pre surgery pain levels again!!! It never ends!!!! So, prayers please that we can find some kind of help for him....

Everyone seems to be having active and healthy celebrations today.... I AM SO PROUD OF YOU AL!!!!!

Hello, everyone! Just coming by to give an update, then I'll go back and try to catch up on everyone's lives.

I've had a very hectic couple of weeks, going out of town 3 times in two weeks for work! Talk about an eating struggle. I did really well the first two times, but the last one, I was just tired of the effort of eating well when all the food is provided for you and there aren't a lot of healthy choices. So for 4 days, I just gave in and ate whatever I wanted. And gained 10 pounds!

Ok, I know not all of that 10 was real gain, but it was a wake up call. Careful eating since then has me down 8 of those 10, and the other two might be actual gain. But the point is, I got myself immediately back on track and didn't let that mistep derail me for too long.

I have really gotten lazy on my food journaling and I know my doctor will scold me for it when I go back next week. So my goal is for the next week, I will record EVERYTHING!

Now off to catch up on you all!

Kaye and Robin - Happy belated birthdays!

Tom - I added you on Fitbit! For anyone else interested, my profile is at http://www.fitbit.com/user/248FGQ

Toots - I'm going to play devil's advocate just a little bit because of my own experience. Sometimes, the gentle touch doesn't do it. How many times have I been told I need to lose weight. Yeah, yeah, I know. But when I was told that if I didn't lose a significant amount of weight immediately, I was going to become diabetic withing the next year, that kicked my butt into gear. Granted, diabetes isn't the same as dying, but sometimes it takes tough love. It would have been better coming from a doctor who you had a history with and who had tried the gentle approach first and saw that it wasn't working, but still...surgery is a drastic option, but if you have other health issues that make the weight a huge risk (no pun intended), then it is an option.

I would recommend seeing a bariatrician, if you can find one in your area. I see Dr. Julie Swindler (look her up on YouTube) who I am lucky to live near enough to see. She's a national leader in bariatric medicine. "Bariatric" does not mean surgery, it just means "weight specialist". She only advocates surgery as a last resort. I am on medication and a prescribed diet, but it's really not hard to live with. I have drastically reduced the threat of diabetes, and lost over 50 pounds since the beginning of December.

I guess what I'm suggesting is that you see a doctor who specializes in weight loss and get some help if you can. It's really hard to lose on your own, especially when there are other medical issues. And you might need someone who can help you devise a plan that takes into account those issues. Just using MFP or Weight Watchers or whatever else wouldn't have told me that because of my insulin resistance that I needed to severely cut back on carbs and start on meds to address it. My plan may not work for others, but other plans don't work for me, because they're not personalized to my biochemical needs. I've tried every diet on the planet, it seems, but I never lost weight like this until I went low carb. It's almost magic. Not because low carb is magic in and of itself, but because it's what my body needed.

Sorry for rambling on, this is really for everyone, not just you, Toots! I guess I'm just so grateful to have found Dr. Swindler and her peeps, that I have to praise them once in a while!

did something to my knee yesterday and now it does not bend so well. Might have a bit of loose cartilage caught somewhere so just have to grind it out.

Is this normal? I've never heard of that... ouch...