Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

My Tuesday goal is to stay within the newly lowered caloric settings I applied last night. Since I have been doing a LOT more exercise, I have struggled more with healthy eating AND staying within calories. Seems the addition of a lot of extra calories, in my mind, is a license to go hog wild!!! The lowering of calories isn't trying to set myself up for failure but to kind of readjust my mind to what is a healthy limit. I figure I will change back in a week or 2.

Good morning all! I thankfully never started playing Candy Crush. Ok so last week I was supposed to have a coffee date but he had to cancel because he was filling out employment papers. I do have a date on Wednesday with a guy I had a thing with before me and my ex got together. I am really nervous. He knows what I look like and he knows that I am a bigger girl and still liked me so that's not my issue. I am nervous because it is going to be so strange going out on a date with someone completely different than my ex. I've never been great at dating but I guess because I haven't had a first date in 2 and a half years I think it's getting to me. I know I need to just relax and have fun. I think I am going to talk him into doing something other than a movie.

Tuesday goal: Take a walk with deputy. I am trying to take him for a walk every day. Some days will be longer than others because I will use that as my cardio and only go to the gym for weights those days. I did get to the gym this morning but as soon as i finished my second weight machine all the others I use were magically being "used" even though when I started no one was even in that area. Mostly people put their stuff on the machine and walked away to go do something. So I just left because my sister wasn't feeling well and I didn't feel like waiting. I'm a very non-confrontational person.

Marca: You can do it!

Laurie: I think the bike trip would be great. Don't doubt yourself look at how far you've come.

Skinny: Have fun at your concert.

Kah: Happy consistent logging anniversary! I hope to get there one day.

Have a good day.
Helena

Karen- Candy Crush is addictive! I’m only on level 40:grumble: :blushing:

i played one or two levels of Candy Crush. i kind of don't get it haha. but a lot of games come across that way for me.

KJEFFRIES- The one thing that helped my heartburn was to get away from gluten..... Just a thought.

You know, i've found the only way to avoid heartburn at night is to not eat carbs. which is weird, because if i feel sick the only thing that settles my stomach is simple carbs. i can't figure out how that works :laugh:

Saw dad at rehab...he didnt look to good. Heading to the gym....scared to weigh in....had weakness this weekend....named mcdonalds!

poor thing. my husband has been very sick but nothing like you're going through and i gained six pounds in a single week. while he lost 12! (not that i'm recommending the sepsis diet haha) so it's no surprise you are reacting by emotional eating. it's comforting.

Toots - I think this is a new fad. We never took pics of ourselves when pregnant.

Anyone would be depressed in your situation, but consider anti-depressants temporarily until you can sort your life out. For those of us that need them, they are a godsend. Start looking for solutions to your situation and you will come up with some solutions that will work for you.

do you regret not getting any? pics i mean, not meds :laugh: i've actually doubled my anxiety meds after the whole sepsis fiasco. i was taking 50 which is the absolute lowest dose, which i've been taking for years. but i'm seeing that right now it isn't good enough. i'm just too stressed. so i agree with that advice. people who need it shouldn't torture themselves struggling through horrible times in their life.

@tootsie - we'll be cheering you on when you start your marathon training. I get the runner's envy. My husband is a runner. Our whole extended family does a 5k race at Thanksgiving - I've never been able. Maybe this should be my year.

well, i've already started the walking part. i walked my daughter to school today so just short of two miles there and back. i probably won't start running for a few weeks. my husband is a runner too. mostly because the military makes you. although, for obvious reasons, he isn't running at the moment. i can never keep up with him though haha even with lung scarring.

Thanks everyone for the advice on getting through everything. I pulled out my crockpot to help with food. I'm on day 2 so far of crock pot dinners. I will probably be using it a lot that way I can just throw it together in the morning and then dinner is done and off my list!! lol I'm usually pretty good on my calories during the day, dinner is my downfall (usually to irritated by the end of the day I opt to order out), so if I can keep this up I think it will help with my food .

Tuesday Goals - To stay under calories & walk 1 mile every day. I just need to do it and stop making excuses. Plus I have 3 dogs, its really not fair for me to be lazy and not take them for walks....it just ends up on that forever going "to do" list and then by the end of the day I don't wanna. lol Some good news. Cookie, our foster dog, was adopted finally. Now if I can just keep myself from taking in any more for a while. Its been over a year 1/2 since I've had just my own dogs and not a foster (and I'm not under a rescue, so I'm the one paying the food & vet bills for these dogs)...I'm a little burnt out. But then I'll see one that was tied and left at the park, or hit by a car and the guilt sets in. Sigh...lol

KJEFFRIES2 - If you find that clutter website let me know! lol I read the Fly Lady from time to time (http://www.flylady.net/). Sometimes the scale can surprise you, best to wait till Wed. before making up your mind.

I just read on AOL that a woman in Iowa swallowed a tapeworm to lose weight. I have never been that desparate. Close but not quite there.

This wouldn't surprise me. I think about everything else people do to lose weight, ya know? I just got done listening to a woman about starving herself last weekend. I've never heard of it, but I guess there is some new diet out there were you eat 500 calories a day for 1 month, then 800 for a month, and then 1200 for a month, then you start over. She had all the other women at the party glued to her because she's lost 10lbs in 3 weeks. I keep thinking...ugh...cause your not eating. 500 calories is not enough food.


Helenavee42 - Check out this blog. Its all healthy foods on the cheaper side, it might help you out on your budget. http://www.brokeandhealthy.com/ Have fun on your date. What about mini golf? I dunno, I always think that makes a good date because you can actually talk ( not in a movie )...buuut there is something to do so that its not like a dinner date where you just stare at each other when you don't have anything to say. haha

Lori0510 - Lori have you ever looked into Couch to 5K? Might be a good way to get you into running

Lauriek70 - All of those options sound AMAZING. I've seen a few people do the bike across America and I'm always so jealous of the pictures they post and how they talk about the trip. I can't imagine that many miles per day, that's crazy. lol

Eeyeore - Your gym workout sounds hardcore! Good job. My friend runs bootcamps doing similar exercises as you listed and I'm such a wuss I've never gone to one. lol :embarassed:

skinnyjeanzbo - Thats funny about the boat fight. I do that with my husband all the time when we go window shopping. The problem is when we both agree on something haha, then we have to stop pretend shopping because we'll actually want things. Have fun tomorrow!

kah68 - Wow sounds like your kitty needs a 2nd bed for the bedroom, or she's just getting her workout in for the day! haha

pienthesky32 - Kudos to you for going through the month without weighing. I can see that helping with the frustration of the ups and downs on a scale.

Morgori - I love your quotes of the day!

Alliern45 - Laundry...Its one of those things I wish I could afford to buy new clothes. lol I hate doing laundry, especially after vacation because it seems like your washing all of it. haha

RobinsEgg - You are doing so good with your exercise :flowerforyou:

The bike trip across America is a once in the lifetime trip and would be amazing. I am very concerned about the Rockies and getting over them but more importantly getting down safely. I am not a speed demon by any means and the roads are very narrow not to mention extremely high with many cliffs. The other issue of major concern is traveling some major inter-state highways where there are not suitable side roads to travel. I have not ridden on major roads yet and they are intimidating to say the least. The cool thing would be getting to visit some of you along the way. The first couple of days would be spent in the Rockies with a pattern of riding 2 days, then a day off, ride 3 then a day off, then 6 days then a day off. This is a lot to think about, I am talking to the bike shop owner on Friday about a touring bike and get some tips for this type of trip.

Susan- Your friend may be passing right through my neighborhood, unless he goes North in Maryland. A safer way to cross the Chesapeake Bay (use Cecil County). It was great that so many people were willing to lend a helping hand.

Allie-Where do you live in Maryland?

Karen-Have fun at the concert tonight. We get 4 afternoons of working in our rooms. I am surprised that you don't get a few more days to get your classroom in order and prepare for the start of the year. They also use those days for PD and today's was perfectly useless. I could have done everything on my own at school we looked at the new format for the curriculum then a presentation by the textbook company.

Katrena- Hope your day improved and the pain has gone away.

Kelley- Happy Anniversary--One year is Fantastic.

Robin- Great job on the AB exercises and the weight routine. AB work always kills me since I will feel it more the next couple of days.

Virgo- Nice picture.

Goals- To make a decision about the Seagull Century and if I am going to do it. I can wait on the America tour. Sign up for the 5K in September.

Workout schedule
Sunday-Swim- DONE 45 minutes with 4 sets of 200M of three strokes. Over .5 miles
Monday-Trainer did Strength training DONE
Tuesday- Rest (working late) DONE
Wednesday- gym Run 1 mile for time then cardio
Thursday-Cardio intervals
Friday-Climbing
Saturday-bike ride

Sorry to hear your husband has been sick...hope he is well again real soon!, p.s. thank you for the message aand understanding..it means a lot!

Neuroticvirgo........I am seriously overweight and sometimes have to stop during a work out...but I was soaked with sweat when I was done! Those ropes are killer....and my fibromyalgia flared up but I try to keep going. I try every exercise and even those I think I cant do..sometimes I surprise myself and other times I set a goal to do it the next month.

Spent time withndad at rehab.....he had problems with short term memory tonight and the dr said they need to do a renal ultasound....the r saying possible chronic kidney failure.....he is suppose to b getting stronger there so he can have his heart surgery...he has a hole in his heart causing reoccuring strokes...ugh.

My daughter started her second year in college this morning...local community college currently. She liked her teachers...yeah that means less complaining this year! Seriously so proud of her!

I got shots along my back, spine and hip today to help battle fibromyalgia. ?..not fun
Goodnight peeps...have a wonderful day tomorrow!

Hi guys-
I'm home from Journey--the concert was so fun!! I only had a couple of cocktails--Captain and Diet Coke so not too bad calorie-wise. However, my friend brought this delicious dish--it was avocado, cucumber, and grape tomatoes with some cilantro and red onion. It's supposed to be eaten like a cold salad, but she forgot plates and forks, so we just used tortilla chips to eat it like a dip. I ate way too much and also a couple of cookies, some pub mix--basically lots of snack food that I didn't really need. Now I'm about 900 calories over for the day, but was close to 500 under yesterday. That means I need to make up for a bit over 400 calories tomorrow. Fortunately, I have zero plans so I will have plenty of time for the gym. :happy:

@marca--I also should be watching my sodium more closely. :ohwell:

@eeyeore--sorry to hear about your dad's medical issues--that's got to be so stressful. Congrats on pushing yourself at the gym--that's something to be proud of, especially with the fibro pain. :flowerforyou:

@susan--safe travels!

@laurie--I feel like I sounded like a negative nelly about the bike trip across America--I hope I didn't come off that way. I agree it would be a fabulous adventure--you just need to decide if this is the right way and right time for you to take such a trip. I was thinking if you do decide to do it, you could try to arrange to have your friends be your support along the way. I bet you have MFP friends all over the map. I would certainly volunteer to act as a support car through a portion of the Midwest. If you decide it's not the right trip or the right time, maybe you can look into finding a similar guided tour that has support along the way. That way you could take more time to train, so you will feel more capable of getting over the Rockies. It would also give you more time to save up for a 2nd bike.

@katrena--ugh--dental work sucks! Feel better. :flowerforyou:

@nvertigo--no worries about me EVER wanting to buy a boat! lol! I think it's great that you foster dogs. Our dog is a rescue and we had planned to get a 2nd or maybe foster, but gunner doesn't always play nice, so he needs to be an "only child." :ohwell:

@robin--as someone who's seen you experiment with some other forms of exercise, I can honestly say you seem most excited about your current routine. Although I think you enjoyed the elliptical and swimming, neither gave you such quick results in terms of building strength. I'm glad you found something that works for you. :drinker:

@kaye--sounds like a great exercise plan--and 8"?!?!? Wowzer!!! :drinker:

I know I'm missing a lot of personals, but I'm getting sleepy. :yawn: Goodnight.

Tuesday Goals... I ate soooo much yesterday, lunch with the boyfriend and then dinner with friends and I still ended up under 2000 cals I only exercised once though... I caught a cold so im drinking lots of oj, which is adding massive amounts of cals... but I only ate something once today and a nice size snack.. good thing youre not really hungry when you have a cold...Just making good choices when I go out, to make better choices with my exercising, and to keep the scale moving and my pants looser lol

Good Morning.

@Robin~the metabolic assessments I do are done at my gym, not through a doctor but through my trainer. The active one I’m doing on Friday lets me know at what heart rate I burn the most fat and calories along with identifying the maximum heart rate I can reach before I start to burn sugar instead of fat. They’re useful tools in weight loss.

@BJ~What a wonderful thing your son did, he should be proud of himself. :flowerforyou:

@Eeyeore~Its good to keep challenging yourself, you don’t know whether or not you can do something until you try. Kudos that you keep pushing through.

@Laurie~That bike tour would certainly be an amazing opportunity & the trip of a lifetime. I think talking with the bike shop owner for tips on taking this kind of trip is a great idea. I can’t remember, have your friends taken this kind of trip before? If they are veterans for this type of bike trip, they might be a good resource in prepping for the kind of terrain you will be riding on.

@Katrena~Sorry about the dental work, I have one crown and hope I never need another one – dental appoinments are typically really easy for me, but when I had that crown put on it was horrible. I can certainly empathize with what you went through, I hope your pain has subsided and are feeling better today.

@Toots~I hope your husband is feeling better these days and is on the road to recovery. I know how stressful the last several months have been, I hope things settle down for both of you soon.

@Kinda79~Welcome. Robin posts daily topics that are outlined on page 1 to keep the conversation rolling (like we really need help with that :laugh:), along with monthly goals - you can choose to participate in those if you wish. Knee injuries are rough, been there. If you belong to a gym try the bike, elliptical or arc trainer - all are easy on the joints.

Wednesday Wish~My wish is for those under the weather, injured or struggling find some resolve soon.

Exercise Goals:

Sunday~Training DONE! :bigsmile:
Monday~Rest Day DONE!
Tuesday~Elliptical & Stairmill DONE! :bigsmile:
Wednesday~Training
Thursday~Walk (probably TM at gym), limited to light workout before AMA
Friday~Metabolic Assessment in morning, now possibly working out with trainer in afternoon
Saturday~Arc Trainer/Row or Rest Day

Make it a day of great choices!

@Toots~I hope your husband is feeling better these days and is on the road to recovery. I know how stressful the last several months have been, I hope things settle down for both of you soon.

Thanks. Sad fact is, he'll never really get better as I was saying above. I think for us it's about adjustment now and figuring out our new reality. I mean, his sepsis obviously is getting better. But the root cause is not going to go away. I appreciate your thoughts though.

Wednesday Wish - That I had a chef to cook all my meals. (for free of course!) :laugh:

Kinda79 - I think they do just a monthly goal that everyone attempts. Good luck with your 2nd round. Hope you stick around a while

BJCamp1978 - I love that story about your son. What a good kid you have there! Maybe this will be the beginning of a friendship? lol

KJEFFRIES2 - Get better soon!

Neurotic - I LOVE your ticker! That's awesome! My youngest makes friends very easily and he and this little boy are friends. I had thought about inviting him to the kids Halloween party this year.

jtconst - I feel for ya - I HATE painting! Good luck and congrats on the new furniture. My house needs some new paint on the inside too, but I haven't been able to motivate my hubby yet and I ain't doing it! lol