Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Naceto ~ It's great to see you back! I, too, was MIA for quite some time. I had fractured my knee cap then had foot surgery, so I was sedentary for a good 12 weeks, but that's really not a good excuse. I just quit being careful about what I ate. Gained almost everything back I lost! I'm still trying to get my mojo back. My friend went to the hospital because she thought she was having a heart attack. Turned out it was a panic attack, so I know those can be very scary! Glad you're OK. Welcome back!

Morning. Off to a memorial for a friends mom. She was 89 and lived a good life. Died of dementia. Horrid disease that took my mom at age 65 (she started with symptoms at 50 o-O) I feel you on the need to be healthy for your kids Naceto. I am only 45 and have a 14 and 12 year old. Everyday I take care of women my own age fighting Cancer. They fight with their entire heart and soul for this one precious life. I feel disrespectful at times for treating myself so poorly. Sigh. Things need to change for me. Nothing changes if nothing changes...right? So let's DO THIS!
Onward.
Allie

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I've been MIA all weekend - just has been super busy and been resting my back amid activity I shouldn't be doing. :embarassed: Temps were down yesterday morning so took a long walk to the park and back, then did some running drills up/down one of the hills while there (and subsequently being chased by geese). Got a pretty good lecture from my trainer today over that, I just find it hard to sit still and not do the things I want to do. Exercise just makes me feel better (okay, except for my back). I think I've ascertained (along with my trainer) the back problem is the SI joint, from the location of the pain. We met today and went over a bunch of exercises to do to try and get some strength in that area and help to "wake-up" that muscle. So, I'll do these daily as "prescribed" while he's on vacation - I'm without him until the 31st, guess he's entitled to a vacation too. :laugh: In the meantime, I have a call into a pain management/sports medicine doc my ortho recommended - so we'll see what comes of that this week.

@Robin~Awesome loss, you are really killing it right now! Keep it up!!!

@Kay~Hooray for making that milestone - next 25 here you come!

@Nicole~It is so awesome to see you posting and see you on here again. Sometimes it takes those pesky wake-up calls to help push us to do what we know need to do. Glad you quit the job, kicked the guy to the curb, and took a break this summer!

@Susan~Hooray for vacation, have a fab time!!!

Need to get dinner started and stuff prepped for tomorrow. Will try to check back later.

Kelley

Thanks all, for the warm welcome!

Robinsegg- I totally LOVE your profile picture! You look so happy :happy: Sounds like you are getting a lot of activity in as well (looking through past posts). Great job! You are so inspiring.

CathEsh- Thank you! Ouch on the kneecap and foot! Pain has a nasty way of making us crave whatever comfort we can get. I know when I am having back or hip pain, I just want anything that gives me a good feeling (usually ice cream- ugh). Glad to see you are back in action! The panic attack was by far one of the worst I have experienced. I hope your friend doesn’t have to go through that again. In a way, it was a blessing for me- it truly gave me the wake up call I needed.

Alliern45- My son is 15 and turning into a grown up fast… Do you find your kids supporting you in your journey to better health? Working with cancer patients must be both heartbreaking and inspiring for you at times. I hope that you (and your patients) have the opportunity to inspire more than feel heartbreak. It is strange, though my husband died at a young age (he was 42), I somehow have trouble remaining consistent with taking care of my own health. So I think I know how you feel about that. There is a flip-side - some of us caregivers (whether personally or professionally- or both) focus so much on others, that it is easy to forget self love and care. I guess it is like the analogy regarding who to give the oxygen mask to first, when the plane is going down- you, or your child. How can we give others our best, if we don’t take care of ourselves first? Definitely, let’s DO THIS! :happy:

Vickimieth- Thanks! Oh… and water :drinker: I’m working my way back up to 15 a day… I’m on #9 now…. Tomorrow I’ll make it 10!

Kelley- Thanks! I missed ya! Sounds like you’ve been going through some stuff- but DANG girl, you are certainly not letting it stop you! YAY you! I am so happy for you. Are they letting you do water aerobics? When I first hurt my hip, warm water exercise was the best!

Laurie- Thanks! Mall walking! Excellent idea. I was thinking about the gym again, for when the rain comes back, but also dreading it. The mall would make things easy (as long as I leave my checkbook at home)

Here’s where I am at so far- I have logged EVERYTHING I ate (Yay), walked 10 minutes yesterday and today. In addition to the 10 min walk, we went to the farmer’s market and got a ton of berries. I absolutely LOVE fresh berries. My purple tongue is evidence of this. I figure a commitment to a 10 minute walk EVERY day is a good start. When I am not winded from that, I will increase and get to where I was before.

Oh! People who haven’t seen me before- My name is Nicole. I am a single mom to an awesome 15 year old son. I love doing things to challenge myself, however, my body doesn't always let me (some chronic pain issues). My mind tries to get in the way…. But I am learning to push my self-imposed limits a little each day, to become the best version of me that I can. I fall (a lot), but I always eventually get back up to become faster, stronger, and better than before.

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” ~Japanese proverb

Ｈｍｍ, ｍｙ ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｅｓ ｏｒ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｅｓ ｔｈｉｓ ｗｅｅｋ. Ｗｅｌｌ, Ｉ'ｖｅ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ ｆａｉｌｅｄ ｏｎ ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ ｍｙ ｃａｌｏｒｉｅｓ ｉｎ ｃｈｅｃｋ. Ｏｎ ｓｏｍｅ ｄａｙｓ Ｉ'ｖｅ ｅａｔｅｎ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｄｏｕｂｌｅ ｗｈａｔ ＭＦＰ ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ Ｉ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ, ｂｕｔ Ｉ ｅｎｊｏｙｅｄ ａｌｌ Ｉ ａｔｅ. Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｅｎｄ, Ｉ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｈａｖｅ ａｎｙ ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎｅ ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ'ｍ ｏｎ ｖａｃａｔｉｏｎ.

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Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｅｎｄ, Ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｃｏｍｐｌａｉｎ. :-)

Good morning ladies and gents. I had a pretty good weekend. Spent just over 5 hours at the beach with some of the family. My brother, son, and I proved our "manhood" and stupidity by playing out in the 50 some odd degree waves on a day that was 61 degrees and cloudy. It was COLD, lol. Other then that lots of walking and playing in the sand with my neice and nephew. Sunday was pretty much spent on the couch watching movies since I was exhausted from Saturday but again Food wasnt to bad. LOL just grossed out my daughter. I have the news on and they are talking about the royal baby and the succession and it somehow got around to the massive inbreeding of the european nobility over the last 1000 years and how they are all interconected. She left the house going thats just disgusting. Gave me a nice chuckle. Anyway time to get my list of to dos done for the day and then off to the gym have a great day everyone:bigsmile:

Robin - I'm so sorry to hear about the bf... I KNOW how painful it is. It seems rather insensitive of him to 'call to chat' when he must realize how sad and upset you are......

{{{{{big hugs}}}}}}

So sorry people are having hard times right now. Hope everything looks up soon.

I'm insane busy. I have four deadlines right now and I'm behind on all of them. I'm dying. For a little perspective I have three books out right now, by December I will have six.

I haven't weighed myself lately but since the ADHD meds effectively have me on the meth diet I'm not too worried. Maybe in a week or two :laugh: maybe I just don't want to know.

Hi everyone.

I was just a pound away from lowering my ticker and I gained 2 back. I have to do something different.:sad:

RobinsEgg- Hope things get better with your car and love life!

Quote of the day:- “Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of.” ~Unknown

Tom

Mall walking is fun and the best part is the shops are not open at that time. So all you can do is window shop and if you are still there when they are open you may be to sweaty to try on clothes. Just avoid the Starbucks or other coffee shops that open early.

Robin- ((((HUGS)))) coming your way. Sorry the BF is not working out again. He doesn't realize what a gem he has in you. Hope you get the car fixed and can reschedule your appointments. How are you changing your hair?

Anna- Great job on doing the exercise to change your attitude. A good workout is really a mood changer.

Virgo- There are times when we all just need a day off. The trick to eating out is planning ahead to account for the extra calories. I also enjoy a good pasta dish maybe check to see if they have a whole wheat pasta or you can choose a protein to eat.

Tom- drink some more water and weigh again tomorrow. Some days our weight just goes up for no major reason.

The weekend was pretty good and today I had a good workout with my trainer. We focused on 5K prep so that means running drills and she show me some new exercises tonight as well. Thursday, I will be running. I really think meeting with her twice this week will be beneficial. Since it will get me into a routine for running and preparing for 5K. I finally got smart tonight and did not eat dinner until a couple of hours after the workout- this time I did not feel sick. YEAH.

Royal baby watch is over! It's a boy!! yay Kate!

Happy Monday! Checking in… So far, so good. Mostly healthy choices, and I have been sticking to my 10 minutes of walking each day. Started doing 10 each lifts with a 5lb kettle-ball. Nothing too strenuous, just going to start out slow. I have a final job interview with a software company I really really really want to work for. They are a great team, in a super supportive environment. Mostly, I have to say, I really missed y’all.

Kelley- Sounds like you need to stay out of trouble! Ouch on all of the injuries. I am sure you are learning that slow and steady can still win the race. Water therapy is great, if you can get into it. Personally, I am now looking at Yoga. I was afraid to do a Yoga studio before, but somehow, after everything I've been through… I think that the possibility of tooting in front of other people because of an awkward pose, or my yoga pants splitting… Well, let’s just say that would be a cakewalk. hehe. Keep up the great work- and for goodness sake, take it easy on yourself

Robinsegg- Breakups are the nertz no matter what age! His loss, for sure! Obviously, there is something he is not getting from his new gal, or he wouldn't be calling… BUT you are worth so much more than the value of a relationship with someone else. Big HUGS! Have your good cry, but remember, this will pass, and you will be stronger and wiser for it. Sorry about the car trouble that was thrown into the mix. Maybe a nice long walk to clear your head?

Tom- LOVE the quote. It is so very true.

NeuroticVirgo- I know what you mean about staying strong when away from home! I keep forgetting to bring healthy snacks with me. Let me know if you have some good, portable snacks you like- I am always looking for suggestions.

Grandmakaye- Yay for breaking through the plateau!!!

I wish you all a happy and successful Monday! Remember to drink that water and keep moving!!!

/facedesk.... gout.. AGAIN! I've got it in my left foot this time. Took today off work to alternate hot and cold packs... have my appointment with the kidney specialist tomorrow.

Feeling very frustrated and annoyed tonight.

@ Nicole - Welcome back! It's great to see you again and continue taking one day at a time.

@ Robin - Hugs to you!!! It sounds like a crappy weekend for you, but hoping the week ahead gets better even with the yuck car stuff. Hate them!!!

Today was OK for the most part. I ate very light in the AM because this afternoon we had a cutting/sampling - 7 salads, 4 pastrami's and a stuffing. I try to take just one or two little bites that I have to take. We had to try the stuffing and pastrami on sandwiches, but I normally chew and spit. It's a bit of a challenge working in the food industry. Luckily, the cuttings don't happen every week - thank goodness!!!

Good Morning to all - I echo all the wonderful sentiments posted by others to others - well said!
This morning I am on Royal Baby Watch with the rest of the world. !
Had a tough weekend - the BF has broken up with me - having found another woman to date - he's trying to keep his personal life neat and orderly. Damn fool called me already this morning "just to chat" .... I've cried so many tears my sodium loss must be outstanding! Break-ups at 62 are somewhat easier to bear but they are still full of tears, none the less.

Good thing I had already planned on getting my hair done today and planned on getting a new haircut - its time!

I'm so sorry Robin, break ups are hard! Especially when they keep wanting to stay in contact, makes it hard to move on. Keep your chin up!