Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Happy summer to all. I have been reading the posts and could really use some friendly support. I am 52, and just weighed in at 282. I am a teacher, and it is summer break, so right now my stress level is lower than usual and I am trying to use that to get some positive habits and changes going. I usually do fine until about 4:00 p.m. and then I begin stuffing. I know it is stress related and am trying to replace this behavior with some type of workout or distraction. Medically I have fatty liver disease, high blood pressure, and many body aches. I am married to a wonderful guy who enjoys cooking and making awesome (high calorie) food, but also forgets to eat. He tries, but really doesn't get the compulsive overeating concept. I have made an effort to eat a serving of whatever is listed on an item and that seems to be helping get the stuffing under control. I have a physical tomorrow and will have updated blood work done to see how all the levels are.
welcome lora - we're all here for you. Good for you for identifying some of your basic behavioral problems, such as the 4 pm trigger to eat and wanting to replace that trigger with activity of some kind.
Perhaps it would be more kind to yourself to plan some kind of snack to have at 4 pm after your activity. The snack should be protein oriented and should include a LARGE glass of water. I like to snack on a Fiber and Protein bar for about 140 cal. or a cup of coffee mixed with 1/2 cup of skim milk and sweetner.
Good luck with your physical.0 -
Hey, thanks for the reply. I had a meatball and apple slices for my snack. Won't have dinner until around 8:00 p.m. I know that is late, but that's the way our schedule is on Weds. I've been guzzling green tea with lemon and no sweetner....have to be tough. Hopefully it will help detox all the junk food I've eaten in the past few weeks.0
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Karen- I have 13 days of school left. Our last day with kids is June 14 and it can't come soon enough. They just keep piling more work on us and I still need to get grading done plus still planning for classes. It is a never ending battle.
Des- I can totally relate to the body image issues. There are times that I look in the mirror and don't recognize who I am or I still see the way I use to look. I never did have the 25 YO body as I have always been heavy. I probably weigh about the same as I did in college about 20 years ago but realistically, I am healthier and able to do more physical activities that I would not have attempted in the pass. I am still trying to figure out how to deal with it.
Batwings- issues- I will try to find some activities that will focus on the arms- but you want to check out biceps and tripceps (***) exercises- Fly exercises will work, squats with shoulder press should help some, along with arm extensions etc. The trick is to get the arms moving
MowMow- I am also attempting to undergo a change in my diet but it requires me to eat less protein and more whole grains. I am struggling with getting this set up but I know it will be small steps taken one at a time.
Lora- Welcome- I teach middle school and can relate to the after school snack and the over indulging at times. What helps me the most is going to the gym after work for a good workout that incorporates both cardio and weight training. This is now my go to for reducing the stress from school, greater stress=harder workout. I will usually eat a snack between 3-4pm depending on how hungry I am- it could consist of yogurt, almonds, protein bar or if needed something sweet. Fruit is also a good option or peanut butter and apples. Can you start to develop a routine that involves going to the gym during the week at least 3 days (MWF)? Believe it or not but your body will start to crave the exercise the more you do it. Start slow and build yourself up. Try to eat a small dinner- maybe salad and soup.
Uskill- Welcome back.
Tuesday goal- To get the papers graded by Saturday
Stack up labs- 30/90
BCR Response-10/90
7th grade lab-0/30
Wish- That the papers would just grade themselves- I can just keep dreaming- I know. Gotta go and try to grade a few papers.0 -
Hi guys!
@laurie--sorry you still have a couple of weeks left, but it will be over before you know it! I know what you mean about all the work piling up--it seems like we get more and more work and more and more students every year. :grumble: I will have a student teacher in the fall who came to meet with me today, and he was surprised when I told him to expect 30 students in each class. :ohwell:
@lora--welcome! :flowerforyou: I also am a teacher (HS English) and am a night owl. I tend to get hungry later in the evening, so rather than fight what I know my body will want, I try to plan my day so I have plenty of calories left for an evening snack. As laurie suggested, maybe you should plan for a healthy snack around 4 pm when you know you get hungry, and just plan your meals so you have plenty of calories for that plus dinner.
@kelley--sorry about your back, but congrats on losing weight while on vacation--can't wait to hear some highlights from your trip.
Ushkii's back!!! :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker:
@robin--congrats on more pounds lost!! :drinker:
@kris & robin--I also have terrible batwings! Lifting weights has helped some, but I don;t anticipate ever *loving* my arms. :ohwell:
@marca--at 43 years I know what you mean. I'm happy with the progress I've made, but I still have moments where I think I'll NEVER be drop-dead gorgeous b/c I started this process too late in my life for that. There's definitely some regret about waiting so long to lose the weight, but that's usually overshadowed by the happiness that I'm doing it now rather than staying the weight I was 2 years ago.
@des--I know exactly what you are talking about! I spent a lot of time really hating the way I looked and doing everything possible to hide the weight from the world and myself. Now that I've lost some weight, I'm wearing more form-fitting clothes, so I notice the "trouble spots" more. It used to be that my whole body was a "trouble spot." :laugh: I also have the belly roll and although my legs are a lot slimmer, they are still "dimpled" with fat, so I'm still uncomfortable in shorts. And I already mentioned the batwings above. Sometimes I get discouraged b/c I think--what's the point of losing all of this weight if I still feel like a tubbo in clingy fabrics or sleeveless tops? However, I think marca is right that we need to focus more on health over appearance.
I also think robin is right when she says your stomach probably isn't as bad as you think. As bad as I think my arms are, my sister (who is brutally honest with me) says they aren't *that* bad. Also, just a week ago a friend was commenting on how small my arms looked in a hoodie I was wearing, so I'm sure in my case it's body distortion to some extent as well.
Wed. Wish:
That I stay super-motivated to complete my grading during the school day tomorrow. I have NO finals, so I literally have the entire day to grade. Would like to be done so that all I have left to grade are the final exams.
Grading Goals:
1. 4/16 Diction analyses
2. x/16 ACT essays
3. x/57 We Were Soldiers motif charts
Exercise Goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Wed--walk gunner DONE
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 + gym0 -
Oh, and I almost forgot--
GO BLACKHAWKS!!!!0 -
Well I started to post last night until we had to take shelter from a tornado scare. Everything is ok just some hail and wind damage.
Just been a crappy week all the way around.
MOwMOw -- sorry about the food situation. Hopefully you can fins something to satisfy you.
Des--hang in there. You have come so far! In time you won't have those feelings anymore.
Lora-- when I feel like that I just don't go home. My problem right now is eating while I'm cooking. Maybe we can brainstorm something for both of us.
Robin-- congrats on the weight loss. Let us know how the squats do.
Laurie-- it won't be long!!
Hope everyone has a good Thursday!0 -
Today went well!!! Yesterday, I was trying to give a slide presentation to a couple wanting to start the system I teach and my computer flat out refused to run the show!!! I rescheduled for today and left in great frustration and embarrassment... HOW unprofessional is that anyway?!?!?! Worked on the computer issue this AM and low and behold, it ran on a different program!!! BUT, just to be safe, I took my computer, my ancient slide projector, AND a text book that contained pics of each of the slides!!! My clients were VERY sweet and all went well!!! The only hitch is that I forgot to take my vertigo meds so by the time I was finished with the presentation, I was so stinkin' sick and dizzy, I almost could not walk through the grocery store!!! Meds taken, supper in me, and I am feeling great now!!! Looking forward to tomorrow's official weigh in as I was down about 2 lbs. this AM!!!! Let's hope it lasts until tomorrow!!!0
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This thread seems to be moving right along without me. Glad to see you guys are still providing great support. I found a link to MFP in my surfing and here I am again. Hope to post more later and get back to logging. Fell off the waggon and just laid there for a long time.
haha same here. the impact was hard so i just decided to take a nap right there. welcome back!0 -
ushkii - welcome back. Falling off the wagon is something we all do. Getting back on is a brave and proud moment. Good for you.
Kah - I hope your vacation was wonderful. So impressed you lost 4 lbs. while away. Fantastic job! Missed you!
Laurie - 2 more weeks of classs, how inhumane!
Marca - your computer failure sounds so frustrating - but you covered your buns quite well the next day. Sorry your vertigo got the better of you!
The last 3 days I have been working on getting my deck planted with flowers. I bought a big rubber toy tub off of Craigs List as well as a trellis and filled it with 4 big bags of dirt and planted a clematis and begonias and coleus and lisianthis in it. My back is aching from handling the bags of dirt. Getting them up to the condo and out to the deck wasn't easy. I finished last night then kicked back and let the thunderstorms roll in and water it for me. It rained for hours last night.0 -
MowMow and Kah - here's kittens and anyone who likes gifs - check this funny thread out - its so funny! just entertainment only!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1003280-come-to-mfp-they-said-there-are-kitteh-gifs-they-said
lots of laughs!0 -
Wow...you all have been busy while I've been gone! Good job on the weight loss and exercising everyone. Lots of pounds down and lots of working out.
I ate okay while gone. I didn't drink ok while gone though. Too much caffeinated pop and not enough water. I also collected a cold while in SD. They had rain/drizzle the whole time and I had to be out in it to Power Wash two decks. Now I have a headache, runny nose, cough and sneezes. LUCKY ME :grumble:
Our trip was fun though. When I look at it all together, I just have to laugh, but not all of it was funny at the time.
** We pulled into the garage of the old house around 1:30 AM on Saturday only to find that we were locked out and had to sleep in the van. We did learn that you can't use a credit card to open the door. :laugh: After eating at IHOP, our realtor was finally awake to let us in ( apparently, our last two realtors have "forgotten" to return the keys and we only had one in the lock box ).
** Saturday morning, I discovered that while I had received a bill for tree trimming, they actually never cut any trees in my backyard -- a phone call was made yet that morning but with the holiday, I didn't get to talk to anyone until Tuesday.
** Saturday night we watched helplessless as 6-7 inches poured down on us and apparently "spring cleaning" that I hired didn't include cleaning out the eves so it looked like a waterfall over our back deck. Sunday morning, we woke to a wet carpet in our basement. We had never had water before but now we had a re-sign a disclosure stating we had water in our basement. Luckily we were able to buy some fans and got the carpet pulled up and should be okay...just need to replace the pad. We ended up having 8.4 inches based on our neighbors rain gauge...slowly will get everything dry.
**Monday, we had issues with removing a wallpaper border. We've used and removed them easily in the past, but this one was sticking tough. We forgot to bring a step stool with us so my 6' tall husband had to do it all as I couldn't reach. Finally got it all off and painted on Tuesday night.
** Tuesday the window cleaners showed up right on time. However, it was raining at the time so we weren't sure how it was going to turn out. Luckily, just as they got done on the inside, there was a reprieve from the rain and they got the outside done.
** Tuesday the tree trimming guys came. They were going to cut one big branch. I told them otherwise :mad: I pointed out several branches that were hanging so low that they were touching our roof or had to be ducked under in our yard. Then they were going to leave without cutting off four low hanging dead branches. NOT ON MY WATCH!!! I don't think they like me very much, but they weren't going to get by with it just because I live 7 hours away. :explode:
Our realtor believes the carpets can be restretched on Friday or Saturday and open house scheduled for Sunday should go on as planned. Hopefully third time is a charm and we sell it in quick order. :flowerforyou:
But in the end, we got what we needed to accomplished, got to visit friends and family and I think I did okay with the exercising. Just not the best on eating....oh well, I have my bottle of water beside me already and will take it from here.0 -
Hi everyone!
@tracy--sounds like so much work on your house--I hope it pays off for you with a quick sale!
@robin--what a lot of work, but I know you will enjoy the plants and it will be worth the effort and aching back. :happy: I have been woefully neglectful of my gardens--my main focus has been on pulling dandelions from my lawn. I really need to buy some new plants and get them in the ground soon.
@marca--hope that 2 lbs sticks for you!
@suzee--glad you didn't have an actual tornado--how scary!
@laurie--I agree with robin, it's just wrong that you have 2 more weeks of class! :grumble: It sounds like those students are in desperate need of some sort of movie related lesson.
The only thing that gets me through the last few days is showing movies to wrap up the learning!
Thursday Truth:
A bag of doritos got the better of me last night and I went over maintenance. :blushing: It's my own fault for buying them--I've said it before and I'll say it again; nacho cheese doritos are the devil!! :devil:
On a more positive food related note--some colleagues invited me out for lunch today and I turned them down. I have a retirement party after school, so I figured I'd best eat my healthy bag-lunch and save the calories for later.
I've been fairly productive with gradng this morning, but I'm starting to lose steam. All I have left are those ACT essays, so I should just bite the bullet and get them done.
Grading Goals:
1. 16/16 Diction analyses DONE!!!
2. x/16 ACT essays
3. 57/57 We Were Soldiers motif charts DONE!!!
Exercise Goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Wed--walk gunner DONE
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 + gym0 -
Happy Thursday to all. Went to the clinic for wwc and blood work. Discussed weight gain and was encouraged to be more active. Kind of depressing. I already know that. Hubby wants to go out to eat tonight, so I'm trying to work out food for the day to allow some extra calories for that. "Catfish House" here I come.0
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Happy Thursday.
I woke up this morning to pain I have never experienced before, took me nearly an hour to get out of bed - no matter what direction I moved I couldn't get up. Made the decision shortly thereafter to make a trip to the ER - now on Flexeril and Vicodin, so have been in a drug slumber all afternoon. The good news is that when I woke up and got up I was actually able to stand up straight - so that's something. Still in tremendous pain but not near what it was this morning - I am NOT getting in my bed tonight. Doc advised me to stay home from work tomorrow, so I get to extend my vacation a few more days.
@Karen~Those Doritos are my weakness too!
@Robin~Cute pics, the 2nd one is Zoe only on me instead of a dog!0 -
Vicki- You look fantastic!!! You have made great progress.
Today, when I got to work my car started acting weird. It keep beeping at me after I took the keys out of the ignition. Then I decided to restart my car to make sure it would and then a knocking started but stopped about 1-2 minutes later. So I decided to go into work and just pray that my car started when I left work. It did start but it was knocking again and it was loud, but it also stopped. As I was driving to my meeting, I keep thinking about it and decided to call my mechanic. He thought I should come in and have it checked out. By this point I was already late for my meeting and traffic was not moving in the direction I would be heading so I skipped the meeting. I had already warned the person in charge that I might not make it due to car trouble. The person at the garage heard the noise and said it was the blender for the AC, it is broken. The good news is the AC still works, it is repairable and will hopefully be covered by the extended warrantee . The bad news is I need to take it to the dealer. I will attempt to work this out for Monday by using my planning period and asking a co-worker to cover my class if I am not back in time. The dealer will send someone to pick me up. If it is not covered then I will bring it to the other garage for them to fix. Not the way I wanted to start my day.
Truth- I know I should go to the gym tonight but I just don't feel like. I think I just need to day to rest and chill out tonight. I did finish grading one set of papers during school today and they are in the grade book. I still have 7th grade labs to grade but was not happy with what I saw when I looked over them today so I may opt not to grade them and design an alternative assignment. The other 8th grade assignment may be graded but as a classwork grade. Honestly, I need the grades for my 7th graders but not the 8th graders. The 8th graders need the grades so they can bring their grades up, they are rather low at this point for being "advanced level" students.0 -
Baked or grilled catfish is FANTASTIC and much fewer calories!! Hope your restaurant has some healthy options for you!!!Happy Thursday to all. Went to the clinic for wwc and blood work. Discussed weight gain and was encouraged to be more active. Kind of depressing. I already know that. Hubby wants to go out to eat tonight, so I'm trying to work out food for the day to allow some extra calories for that. "Catfish House" here I come.0 -
Well, only one pound down for official weigh in.... I will take it!!! Each one gone is one lb. closer to a healthy me!!!0
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Hi everyone!
@marca--congrats on the loss!!
@laurie--sorry about your car. :ohwell: Sometimes we just need a day off--I think you've earned it. :flowerforyou:
@kelley--Oh no--that's so awful about your back. I'm glad they gave you some meds and hope you heal quickly. :flowerforyou:
@lora--good job planning for the dinner out! I didn't do so well in that arena today. :ohwell:
AFM--ate way too much at today's retirement celebrations. We had cake at school and then the party at a local micro-brewery after work. I know I went over calories but I'll make up for it this weekend with exercise.
So glad tomorrow is friday!!! :happy:
Grading Goals:
1. 3/16 ACT essays
Exercise Goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Wed--walk gunner DONE
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 + gym0 -
MowMow and Kah - here's kittens and anyone who likes gifs - check this funny thread out - its so funny! just entertainment only!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1003280-come-to-mfp-they-said-there-are-kitteh-gifs-they-said
lots of laughs!
these are sooooooo funny. i love the cat putting the man's hand back down on the desk. hilarious.0 -
Good morning everyone. Sorry I havent been around the last couple of days. I wasnt feeling so hot so just spent a couple days doing nothing but reading and video games. I didnt record my eating but I dont think I went over maintenance. Part of the issue I was having was if I ate any real amount of food I was getting really bloated and it was pressing on my diaphragm making it very uncomfortable to try and breathe any way other then very shallow. Ironically I did still work out both days. I told my mom it has taken so long to develop the habit of working out that I am literally afraid to miss a day for fear I will fall back into bad habits.
Well I was going to try to do some personals but my daughter came out in the middle of this and started talking and I forgot all of it. So congratulations to everyone who did well and sorry for those of you not feeling well and struggling. I am off to the gym for Zumba class now have a great day everyone.0 -
MowMow and Kah - here's kittens and anyone who likes gifs - check this funny thread out - its so funny! just entertainment only!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1003280-come-to-mfp-they-said-there-are-kitteh-gifs-they-said
lots of laughs!
these are sooooooo funny. i love the cat putting the man's hand back down on the desk. hilarious.
That thread is great, I've been staring at it for almost two days now. Makes me want to leave work early to go home and hug my boys.0 -
Well, I must have read the May goal wrong--- I'm up 4 pounds! I messed it up and that's all I can say. Back to the drawing board. Although I am getting a visit from TOM so I hope :frown: that's part of the problem.
Friday Fitness plan. I will be shopping tonight and will have something planned each night. I've gotten out of that groove and my diet can tell. Eating -- goal - 7 days of under goal.
Friday - Carnival with my kids (will be there about 4-5 hours so should be plenty of walking for me)
Saturday - swimming with the kids (& weights??)
Sunday - rest
Monday - Water Fit
Tuesday - Cardio and Weights
Wednesday - Aqua Power
Thursday - Zumba
Friday - Cardio and Weights
@skinnyjeans -- Glad you had a fun time at your retirement party. Great job of knowing those are part of life and that you can make it up later.
@kah -- hope you feel better soon
@lauriek -- ugh car trouble...I hope it's under your extended warranty.
@TOPSmarca -- nice loss!
Heading into a great weekend -- we actually have no plans and I WILL do better!!0 -
I logged all that I ate yesterday and basically had enough calories for 2 days. Today is a new day and I've planned it out completely and am coming in under goal. I am forcing myself to wait at least 3 hours between meals or snacks. I have either weighed or measured everything I've consumed today. Have pinto bean soup in the crock pot for dinner, and it is smelling spicy good! I replaced the batteries in my wii today and did a 36 minute workout to get me moving. (it is storming outside, so I chose to stay dry) I've actually planned 2 afternoon snacks since we eat dinner so late, so maybe that will help with the random stuffing.
Hope all have a wonderful day and weekend! 0 -
UGH!!! I hate sleepy days... and add to that, eating out all day and I am SO sick of grilled chicken salad. This one of my first really bad calorie days in a long while.... over cals BEFORE supper:grumble: .... so I am going to stick to 1 piece of grilled white fish and roasted asparagus for supper to minimize the damage and get back on the wagon. I thought about adding exercise but, the way I am feeling right now with the dizziness, it would be like shooting myself in the foot!!! I am preparing some yummy healthy foods to take to a family reunion tomorrow..... roasted chicken, fresh melon, and a healthy, gluten free version of cheese cake!!!! I am counting on others for my veggies!!! So, here is to restarting before the engine gets cold!!! LOL!!!0
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MowMow and Kah - here's kittens and anyone who likes gifs - check this funny thread out - its so funny! just entertainment only!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1003280-come-to-mfp-they-said-there-are-kitteh-gifs-they-said
lots of laughs!
these are sooooooo funny. i love the cat putting the man's hand back down on the desk. hilarious.
That thread is great, I've been staring at it for almost two days now. Makes me want to leave work early to go home and hug my boys.
I couldn't believe how many people on there didn't recognize marlon brando though. crazy0 -
MowMow and Kah - here's kittens and anyone who likes gifs - check this funny thread out - its so funny! just entertainment only!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1003280-come-to-mfp-they-said-there-are-kitteh-gifs-they-said
lots of laughs!
these are sooooooo funny. i love the cat putting the man's hand back down on the desk. hilarious.
That thread is great, I've been staring at it for almost two days now. Makes me want to leave work early to go home and hug my boys.
I couldn't believe how many people on there didn't recognize marlon brando though. crazy
I know and were drooling all over him like he was new meat! :laugh:0 -
Workout plans for this week
Sunday- Bike or swim DONE 14 Miles bike
Monday- walk or rest DONE-9 Mile Bike
Tuesday- gym Rest
Wednesday- Trainer DONE
Thursday- Rest DONE
Friday-Rock DONE
Saturday- Gym ????
I will write the goals for next week tomorrow.
What will the June Challenges be?
Fitness- Rock wall tonight and this time I made it over the wall with the double overhang. It took awhile but I figured it out. I did not do the other wall with the overhang tonight just because I did not want to push it to much.
Enjoyed an after work picnic by the water so I ate way to many chips and dips but the best thing was that I left the bag of chips and cheese dip at the party. That was my plan all along- I got to enjoy a few then share the rest.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.0 -
Yes found my way back:flowerforyou: new start.
Liz from Idaho0 -
Good morning everybody!
Kelley- Hope your back gets better!
RobinsEgg here is the picture you wanted posted I could not get it any clearer.
Here is the link for anyone that wants to cut and paste it:
http://skinnyandfabulous.tumblr.com/post/19743656861
Quote of the day: - “Don’t dig your grave with your own knife and fork.” ~English Proverb
Tom0 -
Good morning everybody!
Kelley- Hope your back gets better!
RobinsEgg here is the picture you wanted posted I could not get it any clearer.
Here is the link for anyone that wants to cut and paste it:
http://skinnyandfabulous.tumblr.com/post/19743656861
Quote of the day: - “Don’t dig your grave with your own knife and fork.” ~English Proverb
Tom
Thanks for posting that! It's a real wakeup call!0
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