Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Wednesday Wish::: That I wouldn't have stopped at the store before work this morning and got that muffin and soda

I have been getting up and getting my work outs in but food wise this past few days have been bad. I just want to eat and usually I don't give into it, but i Have been. It's frustrating. But at least I am NOT giving up on my workouts. I will get it figured out.

L2 D8 30DS Complete!

Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone!
Tina

@ toots -- my husband is a clothes hoarder. It's all the d@mn t-shirts. He's part of the union at the post office and they get new "pro union" t-shirts at least 3 times a year, then add on the 3-5 concerts he goes to each year and he won't get rid of any of them. I've told him that I'm going to paint a line on the rod and if he crosses it I get to choose what gets tossed. :devil: He already takes more closet space than me.

that's a great idea haha! he actually has his own side of the closet. it's L shaped and he has one part and i have the other. so i guess i have no excuse to do that lol but i love the idea.

Had a great session with my trainer tonight, he said he felt like I was getting my glimmer back - had easier time with my back on the squats he had me do and I always love when he throws kettlebells in the mix. :bigsmile: He tried some different kettlebell exercises, so I'm sure I'll feel that tomorrow! He challenged me to an HIIT workout on the stair master, so I will try that tomorrow - Friday is a rest day, so a good hard workout the day before should be good timing.

@Laurie~I always have really good luck with Champion, I'm a D so can't just wear the pull-on kind - these girls need support! :laugh: If you have a Kohl's near you, try shopping there - they have a great selection (just tons of brands, styles and sizes) and always have good sales.

I am completely addicted to salads. I'm pretty much happy with just salads for dinner lately - they are monsters (but really low calorie):
Hearts of romaine (4 cups)
Tyson buffalo chicken tender, chopped
Loeb's onion crunch
sundried tomato shreds
Walden farms dressing (usually creamy bacon)
fresh avocado (sometimes, for variety)
maybe a couple of croutons.

Noms!

Today started rough but has ended good. I have been struggling with severe constipation, but after innumerable 'cures' things are finally starting to move. :blushing: I'm sure that I will sleep better tonight.
Today the occupational therapist worked with me on upper body strength. He said that tomorrow he would give me a routine that DH and I can do together at home. I'm pleased because I haven't really known what to do about that kind of exercise.
Robin, I highly recommend the 'vet' tape. I don't have your problem, but am very allergic to tape. I love that stuff. It never causes a reaction and sticks only to itself.
Have a good night. Kaye

Still reading all your comments and quite inspired by your successes and perseverance, even though I've been outdoors more than in lately, so not spending a whole lot of time at the computer. Hopefully, that trend will continue! Trying to hike (an hour) and swim (an hour or two) daily, plus either bike or kayak (@45 minutes). That, plus trying to get my house and yard in order after months of neglect, plus commencing the job search (yet again), leaves little time for posting. On Sunday, I head out to backpack the Connecticut section of the Appalachian Trail (or at least most of it), with two friends who have never backpacked before -- I hope they will enjoy it. I have always backpacked with my dad and shared gear with him. Of course, my dad's still out on the Pacific Crest Trail (he has just completed over 500 miles - I'm so proud) and he has "our" stove, water filter, etc., so I had to make quite a few purchases. Gear is expensive! Plus, I am on a very limited budget. Oh well, I think I will use this for many years to come. The kayaks were expensive too, but they are my bliss (at least before and after summer, when swimming becomes my true bliss). In any event, I'm really excited for this trip. The last time I hit the trail was a week-long section hike of the PCT in September. I was nearly 60 pounds heavier then, had just suffered a knee injury, and was struggling through much more difficult terrain. If I enjoyed that, this should feel like a walk in the park!!!! Only problem is that the forecast shows daily thunderstorms. This is the only week all three of us can go, though, and we've been having daily thunderstorms for a while. They've been quick-moving, late-afternoon things, so I hope that is the pattern for next week and it's not some all-day downpour, because apparently we're going, whatever the weather. My dog, Lily, will be joining us. I bought her a backpack so I don't have to carry her food and water, and it came today. I put it on her and she seemed utterly miserable, not wanting to take any steps with it on. I will take her for some walks the rest of the week to try to get her used to it. I put it on my other dog, Ruckus, who is more used to wearing a harness, and she proudly strutted around in it, wondering when we were headed out. Unfortunately, Ruckus is 15 years old and can't handle such an adventure any more. She struggles a bit on our two-mile walks, but still loves them. Lily watched Ruckus wearing the backpack, but still was not at all convinced. :noway:

@Vickie~I salads, have a different salad full of veggies every day for lunch.
@Robin~We use that Coban self-adhesive wrap at work on our patients, instead of band-aids after a blood draw or removing IVs. We place gauze (it won’t stick like cotton balls will) over the area first and then wrap it – you might put some Mycitracin or Neosporin on your wounds, lay gauze on top and then wrap it.
@Kaye~That problem is certainly a bad side effect to pain killers, especially narcotics (kills the pain but puts your entire system to sleep). I’m glad they got you “fixed” up and you’re feeling better – I hope you had a nice restful night of sleep.
@Beth~You are certainly racking up those Fitbit steps! Sounds like you have a great adventure planned with your friends, I’m jealous! My friends are not very outdoorsy (unless drinking beer by the pool counts) – it’s just so hot & humid here in the summer that outdoor activities can be just miserable. Kayaking is on my bucket list, need to convince a friend I travel with to be more adventurous for an excursion when we take our 2nd Alaskan cruise next summer. I’m trying to convince her to go zip-lining in Costa Rica in March, not having much luck though! :grumble:

Exercise Goals:

Sunday~Training DONE! :happy:
Monday~Rest Day DONE! :happy:
Tuesday~Core work at home DONE! :happy:
Wednesday~Training DONE! :happy:
Thursday~Gym, HIIT on stairmill
Friday~Rest Day
Saturday~Gym, Arc Trainer or Swim

Have a great day & stay cool (going to be scorcher here)!

@sherrie--Hoarders also makes me feel better about my minimal (in comparison) clutter. :laugh:

@kelley--I may go zip-lining on my trip to Switzerland--depends on where we take our side-trips and the cost. If not there, it's definitely on my bucket list.

@beth--wow--sounds like a great hiking trip! I will cross my fingers that the weather is good for you guys. My dog would love wearing a backpack--he loves anything that gives him a "job" to do on our walks: carrying, pulling, herding--he's happiest when he has a purpose. It's gotta be the German Shepherd in him.

@kaye--glad you are feeling better! :flowerforyou:

@laurie--I am a C and used to be a D. I don't find that any particular brand of sports bra is preferable, but I like the type that have some sort of separation between "the girls." One that I own is "scrunched" in the middle with a piece of elastic that itched like crazy, so I just wear it inside out. I also find a material that's TOO stretchy just doesn't do the trick. I have a couple of Nike cotton ones that I like. I also like Columbia brand. As kelley mentioned, the pull on kind can be stubborn (especially to take off), but I learned a technique where you pull it off from under one arm. Raise your right arm and use your left hand to pull from underneath the right arm. You grip from the bottom edge of the bra and kind of snake your right elbow through as you pull up with the left hand. This works much better than trying to take it off from the front underneath the "girls."

@jacky--it's tough when people put goodies tight in front of you--great job sticking to the fruit! :drinker:

@vickie--I also love salads, but I hate the prep work. :ohwell:

@tom--I was also having a hard time with all of the snacking and boozing during the Hawks games--glad that will no longer be a distraction.

@marsha--enjoy those grandkids!

AFM--I went to Lake Geneva to visit my friend and got my Wed. wish--weather was horrible in the morning, but as I pulled into her community the skies cleared and we had a nice time at the pool. We didn't swim all that much, but we did go for a short (2 mile) hike/run after the pool.

Thursday Truth:
While at the pool, I was digging in my beach bag for something and pulled out a sealed pack of cigarettes. They've been in the bag since last summer :noway: Funny thing is, this particular friend smokes socially, but not on a regular daily basis. When we went out for a Hawks game a couple of weeks ago, I had a few drags of her cigarette, but she smokes regular and I was a menthol smoker, so it tasted really bad. Yesterday after finding the pack of menthol in my bag, I smoked a couple, but I left the rest of the pack up at her house so I'm not tempted to fall back into the habit. I think as long as I don't buy my own to have at my disposal all the time, I will be fine just smoking a cigarette once in awhile. I used to smoke like that years ago, but then I started smoking at home and in my car--I'm going to make sure that doesn't happen this time. This morning I have no desire for a cigarette, now that I'm back home and don't have them in front of me.

Today I'm going to the gym after I walk gunner--going to try one of the video classes if the room is free; then I will come home and do 30DS.

Exercise Goals:
Sat--walk gunner DONE + 30 DS DONE + run or gym NOT DONE but going dancing tonight instead
Sun--walk gunner DONE + run DONE
Mon--walk gunner DONE + 30 DS DONE + gym DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE + 30 DS DONE
Wed--walk gunner NOT DONE + swimming A BIT + run/hike DONE
Thurs--walk gunner + run or gym + 30DS
Fri--walk gunner + 30 DS

@Karen - Ruckus loves the backpack too - she and Gunner would be great friends, as she's also a working dog at heart. Lily, on the other hand, is a wild animal - an American Dingo - and has no tolerance for such humiliations. She just wants to hunt. I'm hoping once she gets into the woods that she loves and realizes that's where her food is, she will forget how much it annoys her!
@Kelley - my friends pretty much have to be willing to do outdoors stuff, since that's mostly all that I do. I have a couple who would enjoy the beers at the pool and the cruises with you, but I don't see them as much, because our interests are quite different... I've done a couple cruises, but hate being ON the boat, when there is water everywhere that I would much rather be IN!!!! I'm more of a desert-island vacationer at heart! :laugh: I hope your friend will consent to go zip-lining and kayaking!!! If not, perhaps go without her??!!!!!!!!!! Soooo much fun!!!!

Early rain today, but it's clearing up, so I'm headed out for a late-afternoon/early-evening swim. Hope everyone's having a great day!!!

Thanks for all the advice on the Bra's, I will check out Kohl's and some of those brands. I am thinking that I want one that hooks in the back for easy on and off. I guess that will be my job for the weekend.

Thursday- Truth- There are 2 tonight. The first is I really didn't feel like exercising tonight, even through I made myself go for a walk at the gym. I did jog a few laps but just wasn't feeling it. I should have worked out my core but chose to skip it. I did not feel like having a sore stomach. 2-I am concerned about the muscles around my knees right now for the simple reason that when I was walking across a field today carrying a very heavy computer bag, the lower leg started to ache. Tonight I could not get it to repeat which is good but it still didn't feel quite right. Will most likely visit the chiropractor tomorrow to see if he can pick up anything maybe I just need an adjustment. I don't think it is serious but I will not run until Monday, when I meet with my trainer again. It could also be mental since I was tired today when I got home and really wasn't feeling a workout.

Just got caught up reading everyone's posts. You inspire me! :flowerforyou:

Kaye ~ I'm glad you are recovering well. After my knee surgeries, I did the PT exercises religiously 3X per day. Oh how I remember the problem of keeping "things flowing!" Those pain meds are great but with not-so-great side effects!

Robin ~ Hope you've found the perfect solution for your skin tears. My father-in-law had very thin skin and was always tearing up his arms, so I can relate to what you're going through. Don't know if the vet wrap would work for that, but I love it to wrap my foot to keep swelling down from my bunion surgery. My foot doc recommended I try it. He called it animal wrap which I found at the Farm & Supply Store in all sorts of colors. Great stuff!

I'm still not doing so well in the eating department. I start out in the morning with good intentions, but by the end of the day I blow it! I've stepped up the exercise. Today: one dog walk, one bike ride, and one water aerobics class! :bigsmile: I've got to get my eating under control, though... And still have not cleaned out those closets! :grumble:

I'm looking for a play mate for my little Luna, my small Italian Greyhound who just turned one year. My other dog, a ShihTzu, is 12 years old and absolutely has not interest in playing with her whatsoever! She allows Luna to sleep with her, but she will have nothing to do with playing! I've even considered getting another Italian Greyhound but can't decide if this will create more stress for my ShihTzu or relieve some stress for her. I think we've decided it would just create more stress for US! So for now, I keep trying to find puppy friends for her. My friends and I set up a play date with their puppies (they both have ShihTzu/Poodle mixes), but neither puppy wanted anything to do with my little Luna. Tomorrow I am meeting a friend with her mini-dachshund puppy who she says loves to play with all kinds of dogs, so let's hope he plays with my little Luna!

It's Friday, it's Friday, it's Friday Friday Friday! Yep I am excited this week is nearly over.

Friday Fitness- Already made it to an early jazzercise class, got all nice and grossly sweaty. Then for the weekend I have a 10K on Saturday. Really looking forward to this race. First 10K of the year and hoping to beat last year's time.

I forgot to write down which comment is for which person so apologies

Good luck in the puppy search! I can only imagine for tricky that must be.

Robin and someone else- hope your healing continues and you are feeling back to yourself soon. Few things are more frustrating than when the body takes a different route than we want.

My 11 year old is clammoring for her turn on my lap top.

Water tag! You're it:drinker:

....potassium is because of my high blood pressure. .....Tom

Mr. M, I'm curious. Your DR is OK with 2500mg sodium even though you have High BP? I'd think he'd want you no higher than 2000.

Greetings all. Not posting much right now, but I'm reading multiple times a day and keeping up with everyone. I'm just under an ENORMOUS amount of stress right now and barely hanging on... unfortuantely with the help of french onion dip and potato chips.... determined to hit the grocery store tonight for some HEALTHY hot weather food for the weekend!

Robin, sorry to hear about the trouble your having. It sounds awful and PAINFUL. I hope things get better in the skin dept.
Kaye, thrilled to hear things went well and you have less pain this time. Don't worry about a few extra pounds right now. Your body is just holding water after the surgery and of course the other 'issue' will cause the scale to read higher. Glad to hear you're on the mend!