Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

So this morning I made myself bacon, eggs and toast to start my day off. Even started cooking some for my husband to surprise him when he gets home from work. Of course, today is the day he decides to go grocery shopping and is making pizza. :huh: He still ate the bacon.

Friday Fitness:

Friday - 30DS
Saturday - Zumba & 30DS
Sunday - rest (suppose to be gorgeous out so maybe some basketball at the park with the kids)
Monday - Aqua Fit & Weights & 30DS
Tuesday - 30DS
Wednesday - Aqua Power & Weights (30DS rest day -- I know I can't do Aqua Power and that on the same day)
Thursday - 30DS
Friday - gym & Weights & 30DS

Have a great day!!

Who knew that Carmello was a universal addiction... I shouldn't be surprised they really are quite amazing....

Grapefruit is new, I don't think I'd EVER eaten one (I'd tried some of my moms once when I was young and thought it was GROSS). Now I"m learning that if they are ripe and juicy they are pretty darn tasty!

Friday Fitness - I have no idea. I'd LIKE to take MowMow for a walk on Sunday (it's supposed to be a nice day). It depends how tired i am. I haven't hurt like this since I worked retail during the Christmas rush...15 years ago. I went home last night and crashed at 7:30..and slept straight through until my alarm went off @ 6:30 this morning. I'm trying to cover ALL of the other electrical tech's duties and do my own work so I can show that even though he's not here, I can handle it! The final count on my runkeeper last night (I've been tracking all my running around at the office) was 19.75 miles in 3 days. Coming off all my illnesses where I was pretty sedentary that was a hell of a way to get back into the swing of things. There was a staff meeting yesterday (which I'm not invited to since I'm a contract employee and they might discuss TOP SECRET stuff ) A co worker came back and said that the group suggested to our manager that I get an award (usually a gift certificate to a local store) for my hard work this week covering for Jeff. That gave me a warm fuzzy, my hard work didn't go unnoticed. My contract is coming to an end so I REALLY want to pick it up a little and show that they NEED me. :happy: so they'll bring me back after my 100 days hiatus. The idea of unemployment is scary but if I know I'm coming back... a 3 month unpaid vacation might not be bad.....

Susan - I really hope you get that housing situation settled. I can understand the frustration in paying rent that is higher than a payment that would lead to you actually OWNING the real estate. I do agree that renting was MUCH easier and there were other things that were MUCH cheaper. Lower electric bills, no water bill, no garbage bill, and cable included in my rent (before they stopped that) was nice. I managed to resist calling in and spending the day eating junk food but I DID wind up swinging my the grocery store and picking up take out chinese (which was AWFUL), TWO apple fritters, and some Good and Plentys. A ridiculous trip since I don't LIKE good and plentys (threw all but 1 serving of them out), and I FORGOT the damn eggplant that I went in there for..... /sigh

Jolt - I don't do Zumba exactly but I do have a Latin Rythym dance DvD that I quite like. I haven't tried it in a while, when I got it was still a bit above me.... there was no way I could force all my bulk to move the way that chick was wiggling.... I should try it again now. Maybe this weekend...

Tina, Tracy, and Skinny - 30DS ROCKS. I did that a while back and it was really amazing. A great calorie burn in such a short amount of time. Not to mention it's a full body workout (according to the incredible pain I was in). I love that you can find it on youtube for free!

GrandmaKaye - Drive safe and enjoy your time with your Grandkiddies!

MaryPoppins - Wow, what a busy cleaning binge! That's great, our complex is talking about a site wide yard sale and I'm going to dig through the joint this weekend and see if there is anything that can go. I purge as I go so... I'm not sure I'll find much to make me coin..

For all our teachers, I found this and thought about you all!

Teachers by KrisMowBook, on Flickr

Fitness Friday- WOW!!! I just realized WHY it seemed so odd that everyone has their fitness planned for the week..... not everyone wakes up in a different world each morning!!! I do have goals.... crunch/squats 3x a week and cardio 3x a week. But when they happen are up to the vertigo.

tlh0407 - Bacon is a favorite here too!!! Though raising our own eggs allows us to enjoy eggs even without bacon!!! LOL!!!

MaryP- all that cleaning sounds GREAT!!! And next comes that awesome feeling of having a pretty, airy, functional, pleasant home!!! ENJOY!!!

Kah and Jolt- Both Texas gals!!! Hope your back gets better soon, Kah....

Skinnyjeanz- Have fun and my trick when drinking is to make myself have one glass of water after every drink.... I will also drink soda or tea if I wish but the water is non-negotiable. Then I can enjoy the party all day/night and not over do!!!!

mummoid- Here's hoping your dizziness is simply a by product of the sinusitis and all will be resolved quickly!!! Get well!

Tina- Enjoy your weekend!!! I love family reunions (we have 3 this summer!)!!! My DIL is finishing pharmacy school soon!!!

To all doing the 30DS... YOU are my HEROES!!!! I am cheering you on from the sidelines!!!!

I also am happy to report that I lost 2.75 lbs. this week, was the weeks best loser, and am only .5 lbs. from officially entering a new decade, though my scale put me there this AM!!! I was FLABBERGASTED!!! I have never been so consistent with calories and exercise and weight loss except when I did Nutri-System... never on my own plan!!! Thank you all for being inspiration and support!!!!

tlh - of course he did! Who turns down bacon?!? I am constantly in awe of your fitness goals... really really want to get the zumba dvds so I can do it at home.

kah - It's okay to take a week off now and then, it's not going to derail you, promise.Take it easy and don't re-injure yourself

Mowmow - um... yes. Caramello bars are my pitfall. Every single time. Grapefruit are pretty awesome if you're craving citrus. It's always great to know people noticed all your hard work.

Marca - Go, you!!! That's an awesome loss!

To those commenting on the purge.... you have No. Idea. I've been with my husband for ten years. That ENTIRE TIME I have been trying to have a yard sale that never happens. During that decade, between his family and mine dying off, we've inherited probably 3-4 extra households worth of stuff. One of the aunts that died was seriously a hoarder in her own right, so a lot of it was hers. Our garage, our spare room, and our full length full height basement = floor to ceiling STUFF, including furniture. There are seriously boxes the contents of which have not seen daylight in twenty years. We are able to use our bedrooms, the living room, and the kitchen is barely functional. I've compacted the insanity somewhat by periodically reorganizing the usable areas and insisting that this or that piece of flotsam find another home, but it's been slow going. I finally had the great grand-daddy of all conniption fits last week and demanded that we rent a uhaul and start loading. Three straight days we spend sorting and reorganizing what was left. We're nowhere near done. It's going to take at least one more truck load that size to finish with the garage & spare room, and we haven't even started on the basement. Which, so help me God, WILL be done before the real heat of summer hits in July, so that when the AC gets cranky and doesn't want to work, we can sleep downstairs. I am going to be the Wicked B-tch of the Midwest every spare minute until it is DONE. I refuse to live like this through another winter.

Friday Fitness

Like some I don't tend to plan specific days for specific activities, because my schedule is so up in the air, but today was declared the day off, and I'm taking my son down to the park, as it's barely 70 degrees out and SUNNY. Tomorrow is a baking day, plus I have worship rehearsal in the morning. Sunday's always a wash. Monday is small group night, so I'll get some zumba in, there are a few die hards in the group. I can't plan further out than that, I never know what's going to happen. XD

The garden is coming along nicely... the strawberries are producing, and as the plants figure out that they're not in pots anymore, the berry size is improving. My hot peppers are starting to set fruit, and the tomato plants are growing. There is salad and spinach coming up everywhere it was seeded, the herbs and other veggies are doing well, and the bush beans and sugar snaps are appearing already. My short-season corn is going in either today or tomorrow, along with radishes & carrots. My husband has resigned himself to being picked on for the rest of this season because he didn't listen to me and I am forced daily to pull grass and baby dandelions out of the garden from the sod being tilled under instead of removed. (*wicked grin*)

I love the pictures of the owls for the before and after the school year ends. LOL:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Workout goals-
Saturday- Gym for core DONE
Sunday-Bike Ride DONE- 16 miles
Monday- Gym REST
Tuesday- Rest GYM DONE
Wednesday-Gym with Trainer and maybe rock wall BOTH DONE
Thursday- REST Birthday celebration DONE
Friday- Rock Wall NOT DONE Storm and rains:sad:

Goals for this week 6/8 to 6/14
Saturday-Rock climbing or gym
Sunday- REST several fun things planned
Monday- Gym with trainer
Tuesday- GYM-
Wednesday- Rest
Thursday- gym
Friday- rock climbing

We had a great drive today. The Columbia River was beautiful, the deepest shade of aqua I have ever seen, covered with white caps and wind surfers. We could see Mount Hood ahead of us for good part of the day. The clouds were really beautiful, too, and very unusual.
The board has been busy today. It looks like everyone is having a great week. Marypoppins, I'm not sure how you can burn very more calories than that kind of cleaning! Its really intense. Good luck.
Have a great weekend. I plan to.
Kaye

@liz--so sorry to hear about your stress levels--I hope the family issues resolve themselves quickly. And don't beat yourself up too much--candy bars happen. :ohwell:

@kaye--sounds like a lovely drive!

@laurie--I'm glad Andrea didn't turn into a full-fledged hurricane for you guys on the East coast. I'm also not a fan of working out at home, but I'm going to try to push myself to do so with the 30DS. Planning to start today so we'll see how it goes.

@laura--good luck with the continued purge. We've been in our house for 12 years now and have one bedroom that's turned into a catch-all. One of my goals last summer was to clean it out, but it never got done. :grumble: Needless to say, it's at the top of my lists for this year.

@alison--I've thought about doing the same with my ticker, but I'm not sure how much I really have to go. As a consequence, I've just left it as pounds lost.

@marca--yes, I try to do the same when drinking--water in-between does wonders to slow down the alcohol intake and also keeps you hydrated to alleviate that hangover. I did really well yesterday--had fun but managed to not drink too much. :drinker:

@kris--loved the owls and yes that is a pretty accurate picture. :laugh: And, yes, I plan to use the free version on youtube--in fact, that's what helped me choose it over insanity since I had trouble finding that one. Glad to hear your co-workers are showing some appreciation for all of the hard work you've been doing!

@kelley--hope the workout goes well tomorrow.

Saturday Success:
Well, I was up at 8 this morning feeling great (= no hangover) so I'd say that's one success. Been putzing around the house, but need to get out for my walk with gunner and then will do day one of 30DS. I also really need to clean that fish tank before all of the fish die so that's my other big goal for the day.

Trying to decide what to do for the Hawks game tonight--not sure if I want to go out...

To do:
1. Vacuum area rugs
2. Scrub bathroom floor
3. Clear clutter on dining table
4. Deal with potted plants
5. Clean fish tank

Exercise Goals:
Mon--core NOT DONE but walked gunner instead
Tues--walk gunner DONE (2 walks actually)
Wed--walk gunner + gym RAN OUTSIDE INSTEAD
Thurs--walk gunner DONE
Fri--rest (faculty cubs trip so lots of walking)
Sat--walk gunner + 30 DS
Sun--walk gunner + gym

Hi everyone! I went to take gunner for his walk and it was so nice out that I decided to turn it into a run. Did 3 miles than came in and did my first day of 30DS. I think running RIGHT before doing it is a bad idea :laugh: --man was it hard! I forgot to wear my HRM so I just logged it as circuit training. Will try to remember to wear it next time.

@tina and tracy--I found a thread on here called 30 day shred friends. It's for people just starting 30 DS. :flowerforyou:

Now I'm going to clean my fish tank before showering. Yuck.

To do:
1. Vacuum area rugs
2. Scrub bathroom floor
3. Clear clutter on dining table
4. Deal with potted plants
5. Clean fish tank

Exercise Goals:
Mon--core NOT DONE but walked gunner instead
Tues--walk gunner DONE (2 walks actually)
Wed--walk gunner + gym RAN OUTSIDE INSTEAD
Thurs--walk gunner DONE
Fri--rest (faculty cubs trip so lots of walking)
Sat--walk gunner RAN w/him instead + 30 DS DONE
Sun--walk gunner + gym

Wowzer--I am such a moron! I clean the fish tank using a hose that attaches to the slop sink in my laundry room. The water pressure acts as a siphon, and then I can also use the hose to fill the tank. Anyways, I always move the washing machine drain hose out of the way while cleaning the tank, so I don't get yucky fish water all over it and the lint trap. Of course, some of you have already guessed that I forgot to move it back and did a load of laundry. :noway: Completely flooded my laundry room and part of my kitchen before I noticed! The worst part is, I've done that same thing in the past--you'd think I'd learn! :blushing:

So even though I didn't plan it, my laundry room and kitchen floor got a very thorough cleaning today. As I was cleaning I could also see/hear the water pouring through the trap door into the crawl space. It's a pea gravel crawl, so it should drain and dry itself--I just hope DH didn't leave any tools or other belongings down there.

After that fun adventure, I decided I was in desperate need of a starbucks, so gunner and I went for a ride through the drive-thru. We also stopped for gas and a car wash, so even my break was productive today. Now I'm going to tackle my potted plants. I have a few that have died from neglect, so I need to re-pot some of the still living, and empty the dirt out of the ones that no longer contain living plants.

To do:
1. Vacuum area rugs
2. Scrub bathroom floor
3. Clear clutter on dining table
4. Deal with potted plants
5. Clean fish tank DONE

Exercise Goals:
Mon--core NOT DONE but walked gunner instead
Tues--walk gunner DONE (2 walks actually)
Wed--walk gunner + gym RAN OUTSIDE INSTEAD
Thurs--walk gunner DONE
Fri--rest (faculty cubs trip so lots of walking)
Sat--walk gunner RAN w/him instead + 30 DS DONE
Sun--walk gunner + gym

Late check-in, it turned out to be a busy day. I made it to the gym this morning, I didn't want to go in whole hogged, so did a light workout on the arc trainer. After that I met my mom for lunch and got the grocery shopping done, then roasted about 5# of chicken breast for salads - which I still need to shred.

@Karen~Yikes! I can't imagine what a mess that must have been to clean up, the positive spin is that the floors are clean now! You definitely deserved that run to Starbucks.

ETA: I forgot to do Saturday Success. No weight change for me this week, considering no exercise I'm not surprised. I'm just glad I didn't gain anything. But my success comes from my mom, when she walked up to me she said I can't believe how skinny you look - that felt amazing so I'll take that over what the scale says any day. :bigsmile: