Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

BOHEMIAN COAST - WELCOME BACK ALLISON. You made the hardest step.

I was up 1/2 lb this week and am surprised. Have been sick all weekand no appetite and also no exercise. Still have asthma like symptoms, going back to Dr next week Don't want to be sick in Europe, so I need to get well

I am going to try for water aerobics this evening and I am going to be more consistent with my meds today. Tried eating cereal for the 1st time in ages and looking to see how it affects me.

GERD symptoms are rare now. That is a blessing.

Will catch up on posts later

Katrena

Katrena, Have you tried Pero? It is a barley drink that makes a nice hot drink in the morning without the side effects of coffee. I like it better than tea. Kaye

Hi everybody.

My back and neck are better today, I must be careful here at work unpacking and setting up the lab. Thanks for the well wishes! My dumb bells are supposed to be delivered on Friday by end of day! I am going to hold off on strength training until then so my back and neck can feel better before I start. I had my NFL fantasy draft last night, hope I do well.

Quote of the day:- “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ~Thomas Edison

A month without coffee would not be pretty for me!!!
Hanging out in northern Alberta for a few weeks as a last hurrah before I have to find a job in September. Keeping with my my 5 yr old grandson is a challenge! I am worn out most days :laugh: I also love playing with my 2 month old granddaughter and listening to her vocalize. It is hard to believe my grandson will be starting kindergarten on sept 3rd!!!! He is excited but I am a bit sad as it is a new chapter in his life where he will be influenced by others to a greater degree
Started riding my bike a bit as it is nice and flat. It has been 2.5 months since my second knee surgery and it is totally fine when riding. So excited to work on building up my strength. Hopefully this will help to regulate my eating as I have not been doing so well with that

Hi All,

I have not logged in for a while - I have been busy, but I am still using my MFP mobile app!!!!

Earlier today, I looked at the reporting feature on the site. I was shocked to see how my sugars are always over the daily recommended amount. My issue is 90% of my sugar is coming from fruit!!! I average 3-4 fruits - apples, oranges, bananas, grapes. I try to get strawberries and other berries when fresh but there is a budget to watch too.

Should I be concerned? Natural sugar has to be better than processed sugars.

Any feedback?

John

@John~MFP doesn’t differentiate between the sources of sugar, I feel like it shouldn’t count fructose sugar. Honestly, if you aren’t eating a bunch of sugar-laden snacks and desserts I wouldn’t worry about it since the bulk of your sugar is from fructose. Also, I only eat at most two servings of fruit a day – I would certainly rather eat fruits rather than veggies but know of the 9-11 servings of fruits/veggies a day my trainer wants me eating, the bulk should be from veggies.

@Tammy~Congratulations!!! That is awesome! :flowerforyou:

@Susan~I knew that scale would move! Great loss!!!

@KarenLeona~So glad your knee is doing better, enjoy your time in Alberta.

Welcome to Kim & wyskeiacurry~My only advice is to be honest with yourself, track everything you eat, be consistent and find a type of exercise you love. All of that stick-to-itiveness will pay off in the end. You’ve found a great group to help you along the way, so check back often.

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Kelly-What a great victory at the gym!!!! Good job giving those guys something to think about while holding them in awe.

Karen-Thanks for the offer about being a long distance partner.

JT-Happy Dance for you. Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Wish- That this school year gets better and quickly. It is only the third day of school and I am already fighting the exhaustion and frustration of the year.
I just need to vent since there is really nothing I can do about the issues right now. Went to assign lockers to my students and usually the lockers are near our classroom, this year they put my class down stairs in a different hallway. They are the only ones who have lockers in that hall. Well, the custodians did not clean out those locker and there was a half inch of dust in them and it was disgusting. I felt so sorry for the kids having to put their stuff in that locker. I would have thought that since the administration assigned those lockers they would have made sure they were clean. Needless to say, I told the principal at lunch today and he did not even realize my kids had lockers on that hall and he was shocked at how dirty they were. Hopefully, the custodians clean the lockers today but that won't help those who put locks on them already. Then I spent additional time after school putting the finishing touches on the lab for tomorrow and gathering the rest of the supplies and making sure the directions are correct. Now, it is going on 4:15pm school day ended for teachers at 3:45. Then I checked my email and learned that I am picking up 2 more students since their schedule had to be changed (due to Math) but I don't lose any of my others. I now have 33 students in one of my classes, the problem is that physically the room is not able to hold more students as of now I have seats that are not ideal to see the board and it is a science lab so safety is a concern as well. Next, I had go and add them to my lab groups assignments and that also meant double checking to make sure I had all the names. Now, it is going on 4:30-4:40. NO, time to go home before a meeting at 6:30, so I updated the locker list with the combinations. By 5pm, I was finally able to walk out the door of the school. I left that building extremely frustrated and tired today. The classes I have will be challenging to say the least as a few students need to learn how to control what comes out of their mouth and when. Sorry, I just had to vent as it is too early to feel this way. The fact that I don't like my schedule does not help either, I am getting to the point where I just want to teach one grade level again.

One goal I am setting for myself is to leave work on time this year and not to take stuff home with me if I can help it.

@kah - sounds like a cool experience at the gym
@jt - congratulations! That's wonderful! :flowerforyou:
@Robin - vaccuming... eew...
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@Kris - enjoy your visit with your mom!
@Helena - I love chain maile jewelry - awesome! Hope your mom is better soon .
@Marca - sorry to hear about your son's friend
@Kaye - you can do it girl!
@Alison - welcome back!
@Katrena - a month without coffee??? that probably makes you eligible for sainthood... couldn't do that on a bet... :noway:
@Nicole - your new job sounds like a wonderful place! I think I'm jealous...

Speaking of work... you know it's going to be a rough rest of the week when you get one of those "I need you in my office NOW" phone calls from the CMO (chief medical officer) --- :frown:

for those of you with medical backgrounds - this week State Licensure showed up, and a phone call from the Joint Commission... needless to say, it's been REAL FUN at work recently... and I have little hope for improvement anytime soon...

SIGH
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Wednesday Wish -- I wish I hadn't bought the Nutella. I also wish for 2.5 very clean eating days for the rest of the week. Saturday I look forward to the Springfield Cardinals game! So I guess I'm wishing this work week would fly on by

We made it over the hump...it's down hill to the weekend!

@vickie--ugh--that doesn't sound fun. :ohwell: Hope this week goes by quickly.

@lori--relapses happen, but the important thing is that you're back.

@laurie--I'm sorry that your year is starting off so badly--it's really frustrating when counselors or administrators keep adding new kids to your classes after day 1. It's like they don't realize all of the extra work that goes into adjusting plans, and depending on the situation, you often need to do extra work to get those kids "up to speed" as well. I also know what you mean about the physical space--I once had too many kids in 1 class, but there was no room for the desk. We kept his desk in the hallway, and everyday he would pull it into the room and literally sit in the doorway. Good thing the fire chief never showed up b/c I'm sure that wouldn't have gone over well. Also, is that amount of students in your lab even legal? Our science lab numbers are governed by OSHA regulations and since those are federal regulations, I always assumed they applied to all public schools. I can't even imagine not bringing work home, so my goal is just to limit the amount of time I spend on grading at home. I hope things turn around for you and the year surprises you by going more smoothly than it's started out. :flowerforyou:

@kelley--that's so incredibly awesome!! :drinker:

@kris--glad you got your place in ship-shape for your mom's visit.

@tammy--WOOHOO!!! Welcome to Twoderville!! So proud of all of your hard work--you really deserve this reward!! :drinker:

@john--I agree with kelley and wouldn't stress about the sugar from fruits unless you see some sort of detrimental effect. When I had my calories set really low (net of 1200), I avoided most fruit as it was just too many calories (100 calories for a few grapes?!? :noway: ), but as I've raised my calories I've added fruits back in as a regular snack.

@karenleona--glad to hear you are back on the bicycle. :happy:

@kim & wyske--Welcome!! :flowerforyou:

@robin--SIZE 18!!! Awesome!!! :drinker: I know grading goals so soon seems dramatic, but because I teach upper levels, the students have a lot of summer reading and we have to test them on it right away to hold them accountable. :ohwell: Hope you got your vacuuming done today. I'm no competition for kris or you or anyone b/c I probably won't clean again until thanksgiving break. :laugh:

@tom--glad the back is feeling better and I think you're smart to give it a couple more days of rest before lifting.

@alison--so happy you are back!! Glad your holiday went well and you had fun. I don't think 9 lbs is a ridiculous amount and bet a good portion of it will fall right off once you get back on track with the food and exercise. Looking forward to more of your brilliant posts! :flowerforyou:

@kaye--hope that morning schedule goes smoothly for you. :happy:

Wednesday Wish:
I got a bit of those summer reading quizzes done during my opens today, but my AP kids wrote their writing screeners so now I have 73 of those as well. :ohwell: So my wish is to be super productive tomorrow and friday so I don't have too much to grade over the 3-day weekend.

You guys are all such an inspiration. I can not seem to get with it this week. I'm a little frustrated with my family. It started Saturday when we were at the race and I got a message on facebook from my aunt. She wants me to try this new weight loss product, Zeal. Then my cousin and now even my mom. First off, let me say if any of you are using it, I'm not saying anything bad, just hear me out. What they want me to try is $170/month. I CAN NOT afford that. Second, look at how far I have come on my own. In one year, I've lost almost 70 lbs without the help of any supplements or medicine. Be proud of me for what I'm doing for myself. None of them are my size and have never been so they don't really know the challenge. My aunt posted this morning that she's lost 5.6 lbs in 6 days. That's great, but anything that is that easy, typically comes right back when you quit taking the product or for me that's the way it has always worked. Am I wrong for wanting to be left alone about this?

Good Morning & Happy Pre-Friday!

@Laurie~You are certainly having a rough start to the school year, I’m sorry for the locker situation and new students. Just when you thought things might to settle down, they throw you a couple of whammy’s – I know you’re frustrated, I hope this is it and the rest of the school year breezes through.

@pieinthesky~The list of new Fair foods came out yesterday for the Texas State Fair and fried nutella was at the top of the list, sounded delish. I love that stuff, definitely a trigger food so it’s not allowed in the house!

@Tom~Glad your back is feeling a bit better, definitely a good idea to wait until your DBs come before doing any exercise.

@BJ~No, you aren’t wrong for feeling the way you do. That drives me crazy! :grumble: I had someone ask me the other day if I was feeling okay. I said yes, why? Because you've lost so much weight, I thought you might be sick. :huh: People baffle me. :explode: I’ve had people suggest I try HcG, Advocare, Nutrisystem, etc. My response is always the same – why? I’ve managed to come this far on my own without surgery, the help of drugs or the next great diet phase. If you want to try it for yourself, good for you, I hope it works for you. Besides what works for one doesn't work for all. I’m doing what works for me – something that is sustainable for the rest of my life. As hard as it is, I say ignore them and keep on keeping on. You got this!

Thursday Truth~I’m frustrated this week, lost 4+ pounds a couple of weeks ago. I stayed the same last week and weight is up this morning, I’m not sure why. What frustrates me is I finally get the scale to reflect a number I’ve been waiting to see then it just hovers there for what seems like an eternity – drives me crazy! It better budge by tomorrow or I’m throwing that scale out the window!!! :explode:

Exercise Goals:

Sunday~Training DONE! :bigsmile:
Monday~Training DONE! :bigsmile:
Tuesday~Rest Day DONE!
Wednesday~Training DONE! :bigsmile:
Thursday~Rest Day (running around to do after work)
Friday~Gym, Treadmill
Saturday~Gym, HIIT on Ellip & row (maybe, have hair appt and visiting family beforehand)

Have a super day!

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