Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

I'm back! Minnesota was awesome and my sister was beautiful. I didn't get as many workouts as I would have liked in. Going to give myself a few days to drink (as in water) away any excess salt and get back into my workout routine before I weigh myself again. Trying to find the energy to get my workout in. We got home at 3:30am after a 14 hour drive. I'm beat!

@kaye--it's so great that you are learning upper body exercises that you can continue to use in your home fitness routine! Congrats on losing that pesky "surgery" weight. :drinker:

@anna--glad the wedding went well. It's hard to workout in that situation--traveling, visiting with family, the big event all get in the way. Now that you're home, you'll get right back to it, and even if a pound or 2 came back with you, it will come right back off with healthy food, water, and exercise. :flowerforyou:

@barbara--what are you doing for exercise these days? I remember when you were doing the chair aerobics due to your ankle. Is your ankle fully healed and are you all done with those surgeries?

@toosts--I guess if you have to take the meds, you may as well get that added bonus, right?

@mary--welcome back! You've got the right attitude--we all have lapses, the trick is not to let it completely derail you.

@kelley--enjoy the shorter work wee and visit from your friend. :drinker:

@mel & any other Canadian friends--Happy Canada Day!!

@helena--good to see you on here and glad you got to join the Y. Deputy sounds so darn cute!! Gunner has been in a small river at a local dog park and he enjoyed it, but I think he only liked it b/c he was playing with my friend's 2 retrievers. I'm not sure he's much of a "water dog" otherwise. I've never taken him to the beach in the city. There's a dog beach but you must have a City of Chicago dog license--we live in the suburbs, and there's no option for visitors to enjoy the Chicago dog beach. :ohwell:

@tom--the mud run was a blast!! They changed up a few of the obstacles from last year, but IMHO it was mostly for the better. Also, last year was about 100 degrees and this year was barely 80, windy, and a bit drizzly so somewhat cold, but not horrible.

As far as July challenges go, I will participate as much as possible with the water and weight loss, but I will be gone almost half the month. Maybe I will find some new healthy food or recipe on my travels.

@robin--I've watched the TDF for about a decade and I can't remeber a year without at least 1 dog on the road. Yes, it was a bit nerve wracking, but luckily that little white dog got the heck out of the way. I've seen incidents where riders have crashed into dogs. Last year, one of the riders got in the dog owner's face and started yelling at him--I was worried there would be a fight!

@tracy--my 4th of July plans are always the same--stay in the house and watch gunner cower under the dining room table. He's so afraid of fireworks--we've even tried drugging him, but the tranquilizers never knock him out and I'm afraid to give him more. :ohwell: DH and I used to love this holiday--now it's just a drag b/c we have to stay home with the dog.

@tina--I'm just halfway through level 2 of 30DS, but looking forward to at least starting level 3 before I leave on my trip. Isn't Shaun T the same guy who does Hip-Hop Abs? I've seen infomercials for that one and it looks super-fun!

Monday Check in:
Update on the travel plans: I was so worried about the whole car/train thing that I started doing some research online last night. So glad I did! The main reason Amy and I are going to the French Alps is to see the Tour de France. Well 6 months ago all we had were the stage start and end locations--we chose Sallanches, Fr b/c it seemed to be near the end of stage 19. Last night I finally found a website that gave the EXACT race route for each day, and it turns out Sallanches is an hour drive from the end of stage 19. :grumble:

However, I was able to see other towns the riders would go through during that stage. Albertville, Fr is a decent sized town with a train station and some sights (it's where they held 1992 winter olympics) including the medieval town of Conflans within walking distance. The TDF stage 19 is going right through Albertville, so Amy and I are going there instead of Sallanches. We were able to book a cheaper room and we can take the train all the way there and then just walk to see the TDF and the sights.

That really is a load off my mind! Now I just need to make sure I have everything I need for the trip. I just went to target and bought a new backpack to use as my carry-on and for the side-trips. I also bought some travel-sized toiletries, a couple of cheap beach towels, and some new undies. :blushing: I just need to start figuring out which clothes I want to take--I have a terrible habit of bringing items that go with nothing else, so I need to make sure I choose outfits rather than single items. The hardest part will be choosing which shoes to bring (or rather which shoes to leave behind :laugh: ).

Exercise Goals:
Sat--Dirty Girl Mud Run (5k) DONE
Sun--swimming DONE + walk gunner DONE
Mon--walk gunner DONE + 30DS DONE + run DONE
Tues--walk gunner + 30DS
Wed--walk gunner + gym or run
Thurs--walk gunner + gym or run + 30DS
Fri--walk gunner + 30DS

Karen- Glad the travel plans have been figured out. I am excited that you will get to see the TDF pass through the town while enjoying the sights as well.

Helena enjoy the Y as you get to workout with your sister.

Mel and All the Canada Friends- Happy Canada Day. Enjoy your holiday.

Tina- Great job on the 30DS. You look beautiful and you are beautiful inside and out.

Today I jogged 1 mile with my trainer, this was in addition to the laps I did to practice speeding up and slowing down then the cool down laps. Then she had me on the spin bike for some interval training- 15 minutes later 10 miles was completed. It was a great workout. I am also thrilled to report that my weight has actually stayed down during the month of June and now I can see Onederland approaching again. That will be my overall goals for July to be back to 195 pounds. I had risen up to 208 at a few points mostly due to TOM but it always dropped back to around 205 now it is down to 201. So I am pushing to get under 200 again. The next steps will be to do the 1 mile run again then start adding 1 lap at a time so I can build up to a 5K. It should work out well.

Bump - A lot to catch up on.

I just finished Emma's birthday cake. My first experience with fondant (other than a big fail trying to make my own). I think it turned out cute. I'm so excited to show her in the morning!!!

Super cute!!! Awesome job. I use to read that fish book to my son all the time, but I can't remember the name. Is this about giving away his scales? I love the story.

Rainbow Fish...I read it to my kids and I used it for my team at work. Great story for every age!!

Good morning.

I got a Kindle Fire HD 8.9” last night. We were right by Jason’s Deli so we went in. I got a nutty mixed up salad with lite ranch dressing. It was very good! It was only 580 calories but 900mg sodium and 50 carbs.
Nutty Mixed-Up Salad
Natural, grilled chicken breast,
organic field greens, grapes, feta,
nuts, dried cranberries, raisins,
pumpkin seeds, organic apples.
original 7.99 / lighter portion 6.49
I went with the original and it was very filling (Amy got one of their awesome corned beef sandwiches and I did not even take a bite!). Now I have to learn how to use the Kindle. I put the protective screen cover on and you have to wait 12 hours before turning it on. I had to charge the battery anyway but it was testing my patients not using my new toy. It did put us late doing all my normal weeknight things and did not get to bed early. I only got 5 hours and 19 minutes of sleep.

I am getting ready for vacation. Today and tomorrow at work but then no work until the 16th! We will spend some time in UT. Not sure the summer is a good time for Canyonlands National Park and the Arches National Park but we will see.

Quote of the day: - “Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.” ~Napolean Bonaparte

Susan! Welcome back!

i was pretty certain the only kind of book i like is one made of paper haha i'm so addicted. i use it multiple times every day. for all sorts of things that don't even involve books. but now i can collect as many books as i want and no one can tell i'm a hoarder!

Exactly! I kept about 3 (short) bookshelves worth out of the 17 (HUGE) bookshelves I had when I moved to Oregon from the East Coast. The ones I brought with me were my favorite books(many of them very very old first editions), but I MISSED the rest of them. Until I got my Nook! :smokin: Now I have THOUSANDS of books to chose from but if I want the feel (and smell) of a reall book I can pick up one of my old favorite off a bookshelf and sit down to read it.

I love the portablity of the E Reader. Tires being rotated? I can read a chapter while I wait. Waiting at the gas station for a fill... I can get through at least 10 pages. I can have 5 or 6 or 10 books going at the same time (usually 2 or 3 is my limit, but you get the idea) and easily pick up where I left off on any one of them.

I also love that most of the classics (which is what i usually read over and over and over) are either free or super cheap.

Good Morning. Its a good day. I got my shower. When you only get 2 a week, you really appreciate it. My official discharge has been set for July 4 at 11 am. I will continue to come back for outpatient therapy for awhile. Today I reached 102* flex for those of you who have done knees. That is a super big milestone. My right knee is only 105* and its been since October. They are going to focus my outpatient therapy on both knees and see if we can strengthen the right one, too. I'm excited about that.
Good to see new people and old friends here. Keep posting. Kaye