Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

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Hi Everyone! I just saw this board and everyone seems to be so nice and fun. I have a little over a 100 pounds to lose and need all the encouragement/pointers I can get.

Tambra

I had a good talk with my brother about what to do with the folks. I will continue to cook for them for the time being but we both agree that they need more help than I can give them everyday. We have to be diplomatic and let dad think it is his idea to bring in some more help. Mean time my brother promises to be part of the "team" to get them eating better and keep an eye on them. Alzheimers is loosing a parent but not... my mother is not "there" anymore but she still needs to be cared for and my dad needs time to adjust to the decline... I am glad that it has been decided that the person who was supposed to be caring for them will not be coming back. It was an oil and water situation... it was never going to work. Now I hope we can find someone else and that Dad will accept the help.

On the unexpected blessing side. I was browsing a Facebook page set up by our church to exchange unwanted items, and I was an ad for a Total Gym. I have always wanted to try one of those, The owner has MS and could no longer use it, they only wanted $50 and when we got there they said, sorry I didn't see the damage on the side, I'll take $40. It works really well and fits the tiny amount of floor space we have in our living room (folds up really easy too) I can't believe we got such a neat piece of exercise equipment for a price we could actually afford!

Hi everyone!

@helena--great to see you back and so happy to hear your mom is doing so well! :flowerforyou:

@angelika--the situation with your parents sounds rough; I hope your dad "has the idea" to get more help soon and that the next person is the right fit. Congrats on getting your Total Gym at such a bargain price!! :happy:

Monday check-in:
Well, my sister called early this morning to say she's staying home with my niece. I guess she was up with a fever most of the night, so my sister will take her to the doctor today. I'm sad that she's sick and that I don't get to babysit, but on the bright side I'll have time to get some errands done around here.

Some of you may recall that before I left on my trip, DH was trying to fix our very old dishwasher. Well, he wasn't able to get it going again, so we need to buy a new one. Ours is a portable, so there aren't a lot of options out there and all seem to be in the $500-700. I personally would be fine with just doing dishes by hand, but DH is adamant that he can't live without a dishwasher. Since he does the majority of cooking and dish-washing, I'm not going to argue the point. Plus, without the dishwasher, there's this empty spot between the wall and the sink--it just looks weird. Not sure if we will go buy it today, but DH is off so maybe we will go shopping.

@Queen - Glad to hear you're taking care of yourself. I've been to therapy a few times after bad breakups and it really does help.
@Cathesh - I can relate to little feets on the keyboard and being interupted when Im typing. Both my boys (cats) become obsessed with me the minute I sit in front of the computer. One is always on the back of my chair messing with my hair and one is always planting himself right in front of me face mashing me for kisses. They wind up butt typing on whatever I'm working on.
@NV - Hope the charity event went well! That's great your family works so hard for a worthy cause and so kind of you to help him!
@Kah - HOw are you holding up? I'm glad Zoe is being supportive. They absolutely know when we need support!
@Laurie - So excited you chose your bike!! ALso a little jealous, I really want to take that plunge for am still afraid too (for some reason)...
@JTConst - I hope you and the family are doing OK and that Saturday went as well as it could under the circumstances.
@Naceto - STill keeping my fingers crossed. I sure hope you hear something back REALLY sooN!
@his Kid - that is a fantastic NSV!! Good on you!
@TootsAnderson - That was a wonderful blog post! I can imagine how trying it would be and I would absolutely have to keep reminding myself that it's not his fault and he's not doing it on purpose.
@Skinny - The Rugged Maniac sounds challenging but FUN. I'm so freaking impressed you attempted it!
@Kaye - Glad to hear you're home safe. I hope you're having TONS of fun with your sister!
@IVP - Welcome!
@Tambra - Welcome and those are some cute kiddos in your avatar!
@Angelika - What a great find!! How exciting! I sure hope you get something figured out for your folks quickly. Good on you for not eating the extra high calorie food you're making for them.
@Helena - Welcome back and glad to hear your mom is improving.
@SirTxt - Eating every 3 hours is a great idea! I know I can't get too hungry or I'll eating everything in sight (and I mean if it's edible I'll eat it, even if I don't like it). Preplanning, prelogging, and pre packaging food really saves my skin. I understand and agree about the weekend. I have that problem as well. I eat from boredom. I've had to pick up tons of 'hobbies' like crafing, puzzles, and crocheting to keep me occupied ALL the time. Next time you're home and hungry try going for a walk outside instead. Then at least you'll 'earn' the extra calories from a little snack! I can relate to being lonely as well. I live alone with two cats and I love them but they are crap at conversation

Monday check in - I weighed in today and just had to laugh out loud My weight is holding FIRM where it is. By my calculations it should have dropped a lb and a half last Friday but no.... it's just sitting there.. MOCKING me! Not budging an ounce either way. After not losing for like 6 months I want that darn thing to move!

After all the cleaning and scrubbing this weekend my foot is tender and sore but I can walk without a cane/crutches so I'm not complaining. Rev'ing up for my last week at work. I'll work 9 hour days just for a little extra jump in my last paycheck. Not nervous about being unemployed but I *AM* nervous about not having health insurance. I can't afford COBRA on unemployment and I'm scrambling trying to get 3 months of meds out of my health insurance company before the end of August to hold me over for a little while. Paying for them without insurance will be way to expensive for me!

DH and I had our annual check-ups today. The dr. is impressed with my weight-loss progress. All of my numbers are will within the normal range. I am a bit disappointed that I can't go off of the cholesterol or blood pressure meds. When I told him that, he said that I shouldn't be concerned about it. He takes much the same meds that I do, and he is a very healthy weight. I mentioned that I hadn't decided for sure on my goal. He was going to look at height and weight charts for me, but I told him I didn't even want to know what they said! I have had 160# on my driver's license for more years than I can remember. I plan to lose enough weight to make me an honest woman again. He really laughed at that.
I'm trying to have time with sister, help daughter get ready for her foster home inspection this evening and get ready for grandkids, and extra adults for dinner because they are coming to help daughter get ready for her inspection.
Hope all is well. I did see some encouraging updates and some frustrations. Lets just keep holding each other up!
Kaye

@Angelika~Awesome buy on the Total Gym!

@Kris~I'm holding up okay, try not to think about it too much; I plan to spend a day/night with her soon to give my mom and her brother a break. The scale mocks me from time to time too, I thought for sure after two hard workouts this weekend I would have dropped from Saturday to today, but no such luck. :frown: I'm sorry they hired someone to replace you on such a long contract, sending you good luck vibes on your job search.

@Kaye~Good news on the check-up. I wouldn't be too concerned about the meds either, a lot of that comes with age or is hereditary. Except for atrial fib my dad is of normal weight and healthy, but at 73 takes both of those meds as well.

@Karen~Sorry your sweet niece ended up coming down with something, hope she is back to her spunky self soon!

@John~Good job last week and over the weekend. I live alone too, except for my 4-legged furbaby, and lonliness can certainly set in sometimes - I just try to find things to do around the house (organize a closet or pantry usually does the job) so I don't give in to temptations. Also, I don't keep trigger foods around - that helps a lot.

AFM~I worked just a half-day today, had some things to do so went in this morning and left early. Got my things done and then went to the gym for my workout. I had a lot of energy for some reason, so burned lots of calories - felt great!

Exercise Goals:

Sunday~Training DONE! :bigsmile:
Monday~HIIT on Elliptical at Gym DONE! :bigsmile:
Tuesday~Rest Day - attending seminar at gym
Wednesday~Training
Thursday~Arc Trainer/running drills at Gym
Friday~Yoga or rest day
Saturday~HIIT on Elliptical/running drills at Gym

Monday - Check In (how are you doing? Had any successes or struggles this week-end?)

It was my first day back from vacation at work. There are always so many food temptations there. I am doing well. I had a great week last week. Great for me is a week following my menu plan and working out at least three times a week. My week goes from Sunday to Saturday.

Hi everyone. It felt good to be at the gym after work. I am actually beginning to enjoy it once again.

MowMow - my sympathies another person was hired in your stead. That's quite a blow since you enjoyed working there so much. I hope something ideal works out for you very quickly.

Oh! Today our manager comes in to talk to me and tell me that the new person may not be able start this week for me to train her so can I please make a 'cheat sheet' for her as a training aid to help her do my job......

I KNOW that our manager would have kept me there if she could and it's not her fault but man that burned my biscuits.... If she thinks I'm going to make this EASY for them she's smoking something funky....

kah68: I actually went off my thyroid medication (hypo) a few months back because the Dr. wanted to up my dose and it was making my body wacky. So this is way I am trying the natural supplements way.

Got up this morning and did some leg stretches. Still trying the c25k at the gym, just realizing that I am going to have to take it slower than the plan suggests. I will get there some day and will win the first 5k race I am in: ha!!

So I am not losing pounds right now but some of my clothes are getting baggy. I will concentrate on that and hopefully the weight loss will follow.

Have a great day everyone!!

Well gym yesterday didn't happen and I didn't go for a walk either. Deputy had a slight limp so I wanted to make sure he was ok and by the end of the evening the limp was gone and he was running around just fine and there is no limp today. I guess that paw massage really helped. I did get a little exercise in playing with him and my moms lab and then bathing him.

Tuesday goal: I did get to the gym this morning and let me tell you I had a great internal debate on actually going this morning. I must have thrown the covers off and put them back on about 20 times. The stronger part of me won though. :happy: I must say I am quite proud of myself for going and it was so worth it, I feel great. I do need to go a little earlier to get in all that I want to do while there. So tomorrow I will be leaving at 5 instead of 5:20. I had to cut my work out a little short but that's ok. I do hope to get a little walk with Deputy in.

Kah That challenge sounds pretty interesting.

Robin Thank you. I like your new picture. It may not be new but it is new to me.

Angelika I had a knock off total gym and I loved it. Sadly it is now buried under my uncles crap.


Have a great day,
Helena


Changing my schedule a bit
Monday: Gym- Not done
Tuesday: Gym- DONE
Wednesday:Gym & walk the pup
Thursday: Walk the pup
Friday: Gym
Saturday: Gym
Sunday Walk the pup

Tuesday goal- To walk for 60 minutes at least 5 days this week and get caught up on reading the posts here.