Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Saturday success: Today I walked 7 blocks for my exercise, just a little further everyday should do the trick. Also went to JoAnn Fabrics for some yarn, and did a little grocery shopping.
Robin, I love your new picture. The close up makes you seem more "real". I like to know what my friends look like.
It sounds like everyone is having a busy weekend. Just keep logging and posting. Kaye

I do almost anything that uses yarn, thread or fabric. The yarn this time is for some crocheted potholders and knit dishcloths for wedding presents. I really love to cross-stitch, too. If you look at my pictures, you will find 2 of my latest projects.

Hi all, like some other folks I'm wandering back in after an absence. I don't recall any longer, but I think it was May when I was here last. And I was talking about getting yelled at by my trainer for not committing to healthy eating (he's right), with a trip coming up.

Welllll.... the trip went great. The eating didn't, but the trip did. Even with the broken arm.

Yes, I broke my left arm. Doing jump-spins on roller skates. (At the roller rink during a class, even!) Landed it several times, then my foot came out from under me and I caught myself on my left hand. So I got a nice compression fracture and a cast, which I took to California with me. Six weeks later the cast came off, and I'm now doing hand/wrist OT exercises to get my range of motion back. In the meantime, the trainer has had me doing lower body/ab stuff, which came in handy when I went for a 2-hour horseback ride last weekend. Trotting on a VERY large horse would have been much tougher without all the squats.

I've also changed my approach. I attended a seminar at the conference in California by a specialist in cognitive-behavior therapy. She and her daughter (also a therapist) run a weight-loss program based in CBT principles. Got me researching on Amazon, and I found their book (The Beck Diet Solution by Judith Beck), plus another book by a different person with the same last name, who doesn't appear to be related. I'm reading the latter one -- it's called The Four-Day Win, by Martha Beck -- and not only is it incredibly funny, it's focused on the problem I'm really having. The one where the rational brain wants to eat less to lose weight and be healthier and the emotional brain says, "Uh, NO. I'd like an iced venti white chocolate mocha, please. Now." And because the emotional brain always wins in the long run, here I am having put back 30 lbs of the 60 I'd lost last year.

So I decided to put the weight loss efforts on pause, because I am really just not mentally on my game at the moment, and go through the exercises. My first 4-Day Win was logging onto MFP daily again, since I'd lost that habit on vacation. It got me logging my food again, which is good. The most recent 4-Day Win was to make note of when I find myself in Famine Brain and I want to eat ALL THE FOODS RIGHT NOW, but mostly chocolate. Usually, it happens before breakfast or if I've delayed eating for some reason. Like, for example, right now. I'm hungry. Should probably get a healthy snack before I go bust through the cabinet of crap that one of my colleagues helpfully stocked in the on-call room.

Anyway, I know that the mental process not being in sync with the desire to lose is a hardship for many of us, so thought I'd pop on and share. Links to the books, if you're interested:

Beck Diet Solution: http://www.amazon.com/The-Beck-Diet-Solution-Person/dp/B002PJ4I2U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373153960&sr=8-1&keywords=diet+beck

The Four-Day Win: http://www.amazon.com/Four-Day-Win-Achieve-Thinner-Peace/dp/1594868123/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373154725&sr=1-1&keywords=4-day+win+beck

Note that this is not a testimonial. I'm not that far along. But I know when I'm not mentally in the game, and I'm hoping that one or both of these books can help me get there.

Hi guys!

Robin inspired me to update my pictures. Both are from the mud run I did last weekend--I'm the one in the pink.

I knew you were competing, but couldn't remember when it was. I love the new picture and what a HUGE accomplishment. So proud of you. Hope it was a blast!!!

Hey everyone !! I'm new to the thread and my name is Meaghan! I am current 227 lbs -_- & I need to lose 100+ lbs I am staying away from the scale every during the month because it discourages me :sad:

@SkinnyJeanz - LOVE the new profile Pic! You look so healthy and active(and dirty)!
@Beth - Sounds like a stellar day of tidying and cleaning AND swimming and hiking!
@Suzee - My doctor just referred me to a kidney specialist, haven't seen him yet for a diagnosis. The doctor suspects the issues are caused by the blood pressure meds I'm on. He's afraid to change up the cocktail because my BP is barely controlled right now and it took us a while to get this mix right to control it. Since high BP already caused one stroke we're super careful to watch my BP. He wants me to see the specialist to make sure that this damage won't be permanent. Until then though I have to treat it as if it is and keep from taxing my kidneys as much as possible. According to my last blood test they 'scored' at about stage 2 in kidney failure (out of 4) so he wants me to see the guy ASAP. I *SUSPECT* it's just the meds and he's being a bit overprotective. My Doc (Dr. McHottyPants) is a resident and I'm his first 'real' patient (that solely sees him and requests him when I make an appointment) so he's pretty protective of me. He was the DR on duty in the ER when I had my stroke and since I didn't have a DR here and I liked him, I stuck with him. The nurses in the office told me that if I don't come in every few months he starts asking if I've called and asking the babysitting DR if he should contact me.
@CathEsh - I lost my first 50 or 60 lbs without a stick of exercise. Just counting calories, @ 180lbs overweight it hurt to walk to the bathroom from the couch much less exercise. I know it's time to start and I keep HOPING I'll suddenly become addicted but... it's just not happening yet.
@Robin - I think I'm stuck eating like this until I lose enough weight to come out of some of these meds that are effecting my kidneys. I guess it's incentive to stay under calories and get my *kitten* in gear.
@Susan - I love that you got to visit the family you worked with! How wonderful to catch up!
@Kaye - you are doing great! 7 blocks is AMAZING so soon, imo! It must feel great to be home.
@MaryPoppins - I do Xstitch and crocheting as well. Same thing with knitting, I've never been able to do it..... I've made a couple of afghans but nothing as gorgeous as Kaye's and once turned into more of a house cozy it was so huge. :laugh: I use it to relieve stress and when I worked for the government I was so freaking stressed I just never stopped crocheting the blanket. It just went on and on and on and on.
@Sara- Welcome back! I'm so sorry to hear about your arm! It sounds like you've got a game plan. I have that one Beck book somewhere around here, I remember my mom giving it to me years ago.
@ Meaghan - Welcome!

Ok, I had one perfect food day. Granted it's only ONE, but it's a start. I'm off to a good second day. The key really is the fruits and veggies I guess. I filled my day full of fruits every few hours and my dinner had tons of veggies in it. Today I'm going to sit down and hunt up tons of vegetarian recipes that look good. I did get my food diary pre logged through next weekend and a grocery list written up.

Sunday Share since we have lots of newlings - I'm Kris, I'm a 40 year old divorcee in the Pacific Northwest. I had let my weight get up to 320lbs and convinced myself that size didn't matter and that big was beautiful. I also convinced myself that I was healthy. Until I had a stroke caused by uncontrolled blood pressure in March of 2012. I dropped 90lbs super fast and another 30 a bit slower... then I got hit with a huge crap storm called life and gained back almost 30lbs. I still have about 90 lbs to go to my goal weight and I'm hoping I'm getting back into the swing of things now!

skinnyjeansbound - I haven't logged into the virtual walk across America in a very long time. I am still walking but I felt like I was all alone doing that and didn't see the point.

RobinsEgg - thanks for the sympathy, if I had the chance to change anything in my life, I would not be living in a condo. Live and learn.

susan2396 - I was a nanny too. You are so lucky that you were able to stay in touch. I often wonder how "my boy" turned out.

Saturday Success: Annual Health assessment shows I am improved over last year. The insurance company has us fill out a form every year and have a wellness physical. It is good to have this annual informational check up. If you have Cigna see if you qualify for this, I recommend it.

@laurie--sounds like a really challenging bike ride today--hope you were wearing your padded shorts.

@angelika--yeah, when I joined the virtual walk I joined another walker as a "teammate" but I don't really get how it's supposed to work. I guess I can look to check my progress against hers, but I don't really see the point. Instead, I just like to see my progress on the map. I finally broke through to a new state--it took over 500 miles to get through Virginia to Kentucky! SO glad your annual exam showed a health improvement--good for you! :flowerforyou:

@robin--I agree that Bailey's goes down way too easily. Fortunately for me, I only get a hankering for it around the winter holidays. I've tried some of the Skinny Girl cocktails and they are delicious. The TV trainer Jackie Warner recommends tequila w/ water as the "healthiest" cocktail, but tequila and I are NOT friends, so I can't drink that.

@kris--glad you are getting the food under control despite all of those restrictions, and my fingers are crossed that the test results show your doc is just being over-protective.

AFM--Even though I wasn't looking forward to doing 30DS, I did the last day of level 2 after the gym. I watched level 3 and it looks tough--I will try to do it a few times this week.

Exercise Goals:
Sat--walk gunner DONE + 30DS DONE + run DONE
Sun--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE +30DS DONE
Mon--walk gunner + gym + 30DS
Tues--walk gunner + 30DS
Wed--walk gunner
Thurs--walk gunner + 30DS
Fri--walk gunner

Inspired by Robin and Karen, I changed my pictures. Profile pic is Lily and I on the Appalachian Trail, and the ticker is the lovely lake where I swim. Nope, I didn't get everything done on my list, but I did get more done than I would have if I hadn't made the list. So I made another one for tomorrow. Shoot for the stars, so they say. :laugh:

@anna - so glad you had a great swim and outlasted all the others!
@kris - glad you did the research and found some stuff to eat! I know you'll get this figured out!
@robin - margarita mixes sound delicious to me! :drinker:
@laurie - great bike ride!!! glad you're finding people to do stuff with (even if they change the plans :grumble: )!

Hello everyone! I am also new to this site/app. Hoping to meet people who need to lose some weight in the extreme in a heathly way. I recently celebrated my birthday and saw the photo of myself blowing out the candles, it made me want to cry. I have always been a big woman and was fine with it. I think becoming my current age though threw a wrench into my thinking. I just started working out after a long period of laziness or embarrassment going to the gym. Wish me luck!