Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Had a great workout this morning... hit my squat goals for the day and am feeling good. I got on the scale and FINALLY the weight I put on over vacation in August is gone...such a pain. I want to make tomorrow a rest day so I might just go for a short jog in the morning before I start getting ready for coaching BOTH Gorilla boys football games.

My fellas


Skinny and Laurie... if there is one thing NYC has is TONS of hotels! Personaly I would stay downtown, but if you plan to come let me know and I can get you some places.

Robin... keep workin!!! Even if it is no money... doh

@ Laurie – I wish you could just teach one grade too. My sister in law had to teach Junior Kindergarten in the morning and Kindergarten in the afternoon every day for two years. She was finally able to move into Kindergarten full time and feels so much relief.

@Helena – love your new picture!

@Gorilla – is your new profile picture pointing at me – a North Dakotan???  Just giving some ribbing!!! The Tunnel Towers Race sounds very moving and what a great way to use the money raised! Good luck – I’m sure you’ll do great. And great pictures of your boys…cuties.

@Karen – I think that’s a great idea for everyone who wants to participate to do that run. My goal is to be doing a 5K by next year, but I won’t be able to travel that far. Between a Vegas trip in November, Bahamas/Disney in February (although I don’t have to pay for the cruise, food or hotel for that one) and a week at a lake cabin next July, I don’t believe I’ll have enough money to get to NY too – but it would be fun!!

@Tom – how’d the CPAP turn out? My brother loves his new one – so much quieter.

@TOPS – the recipe is pretty easy:

2 pound loin
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 c water
¾ c red wine (I used cranberry juice since we don’t keep wine in the house)
3 T minced garlic (I didn’t have that much, I used about 1 ½ T)
3 T soy sauce
Pepper to taste
Put loin in crock pot and put soup mix on top. Then pour water, wine and soy sauce over the top. Turn loin to coat. Spread garlic over the pork and try to keep it on top of the loin during the cooking process. Sprinkle with pepper. Low for 4 hours. Use the drippings as an au juis.

@ Charlotte – WOW – busy day outside…that should have burned a lot of calories!

@ Tina – glad you are having fun with the hubby. Enjoy!

AFM: Yesterday was a mess…didn’t get to Zumba yesterday either. Jacob had a follow up visit for his foot. It hasn’t gotten any better so the doctor wanted to put a cast on it – right then! My day was not planned for that. He said he could write a prescription for crutches but that if it was him, he’d just go to Walmart since they are cheaper. Cool right? WRONG.

It was already after 5 by the time we got to Walmart – they don’t sell crutches!!! Called Kmart – they don’t either. Doctor’s office is closed by now so I can’t even buy the more expensive one. Called my ex-brother-in-law who broke his ankle last year. Unfortunately, his crutches only go as low as 5’10” and Jacob is only 5’3”. Sat in my car for a while trying to figure out what’s next and then remembered we had a CVS so I called them and yes, they had them! It was after 6 by the time I got that fiasco sorted out. UGH! Normally I do pretty good with these types of things, but I was mentally drained after this thing. :frown:

Went home since my husband had to go to work. I was over my calorie goal, but inside maintenance so I’m going to chalk that up to a win. Got Jacob packed for his trip to Kansas City today (he should have fun climbing to the nose bleed section on his crutches!! :devil: ). He did get a red cast so at least he matches his KC Chief's for the game. Then I watched the season premier of Grey’s Anatomy and off to bed.

Tonight I start lifting. Since it was postponed by a week, my other sister is able to join us and it makes me feel a little better. We are going after 7:00 since my sister says that section is pretty abandoned on a Friday night. Kristen has never lifted weights before so I take some comfort in the fact that we can learn together. Wish me luck!

Sorry…long winded but thanks for letting me ramble!! Have a great Friday!

Good morning MFPers!

Helena- Amy (Mrs. Morgori) has the perfect costume to walk Deputy in.:laugh:



TOPSmarca- I am proof that eating better is good for diabetes. That is what got me started on this getting healthy journey. I was told I have diabetes 10/11/2011 when my hbA1C was 9.1%. I was put on Metformin and had a bad time with it. It really bothered my stomach and at 4000 lbs. There was a lot of stomach. I cut out sugar and worked on lower carbs. My next hbA1C was 5.7% and my last one was 5.8% without the Metformin. Best wishes for your girl’s eating better and keeping the blood glucose down!

Kaye- O&D!

Karen- Glad you have started moving back in the right direction.

tlh0407- I hear you on the medical issues and getting jerked around by them. I still do not have my new CPAP machine because of these people cannot do anything quickly and it pisses my off. 9/10 my machine died and I still do not have one. Day 17 without it.:explode: Glad you got his crutches.:drinker:

Kelley- Hope you get some better sleep! I’m on level 80 of Candy Crush.:blushing:

Quote of the day:- “Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tom

Gorilla- that Tunnel Towers run sounds FANTASTIC!! ....although i would be crying the entire way.... And your boys are so handsome!

Robin- hard to beleive someone would hack your dating website!!! obviously they had more time on their hands than most people

Susan- what great pictures! My boys are also tall....both are 6 ft 4 and my daughter is 6 feet. I was 6 feet at one point but have apparently lost some inches and their dad is 6 ft 4 so they come by it honestly!!

@kah – ah Candy Crush – stuck on level 165…should have never started the darn game! :blushing:

@Tom – cute picture!!!

@TOPS – enjoy the lake. Great loss.

@Robin – workout buddies/diet buddies are always good. I had my sister bug me for a week last time I was in a rut. She texted or emailed or called me every day to make sure I was going. OMG – giggled out loud when I heard about your situation. Funny! :laugh:

@KarenLeona – wish we had some of that. I’m the tallest of all the females in my family and I top out at 5’5 ½” (although my one sister only admits it when she sees us standing next to each other in a picture!!)

@Karen – hope your HIIT is a bit like everything else…eventually you’ll learn to love it. Good luck with your grading and your part.

AFM – got my first lifting “training” session done. My biggest fear was that just the bar would be too heavy but I shouldn’t have worried, I was able to handle it. I am doing the 5X5 Powerlift program and we did Group A. She’s going to show us Group B tomorrow (without squats) and then we are going to officially start on Monday. After we get going, my one sister and I will be able to lifting partners for the most part as we have similar schedules and she just joined the gym.

I squatted deeper than I ever have before (and with the 45 pound bar) and while my legs feel like jello, I’m proud of myself.

Hi All, Happy Friday to those who aren't working this w/e. Me, I'm working nights, 3 x 12 hour shifts starting tonight. I went and did my grocery shopping today and stocked up on salad stuff and low cal treats. I've been treating myself with Jello, refridgerated cups (no added sugar) and jello no added sugar pudding cups. Very satisfying for the sweet tooth in me and very low in calories. The jello's are around 10 and the puddings are around 50. Also using the new Sillouette Greek yogurt cups - 50 calories.
I grew up with a mother who always gave us a desert with our dinner meals and I can't break the habit so try to use low cal sweets to satisfy the need.

I've gotten right back on track with my foods this week and am happy with my progress. I haven't gotten on a scale yet but am really hoping for a loss when I get on the scale next Tuesday. Hope everyone has a great w/e.

Robin - what a pain to have to change all of your codes just because some *kitten* h*!# hacked your dating site. Grrrrrr.

Tom - Love, love, love the photo of Amy with all the kids in their costumes. Are they all grandkids??

Gorilla - You must be so proud of your boys. They look great in their football gear. I remember when you started and one of your wishes was to be able to do more with your boys and to keep up with them. You're living the dream my friend. Keep it up!

Sorry I don't have more personals tonight. I'm at work and just taking a couple of minutes before doing my next round. Got my bottle of water beside me and pushing to hit my 8-10 glasses tonight. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Charlotte

Saturday Success. Lifted yesterday -- did bench press, bent over rows and squats. My sister put a platform behind us and we had to go down low enough to touch it with our butts. She said we would feel it on Sunday -- BULL! Last night my legs felt like jello and today they are so sore. :noway: Standing is okay, but sitting down, getting up and taking stairs is terrible. :sad: Going to the bathroom was painful because we have a low toilet seat. My daughter just laughs at me. Any suggestions for minimizing the pain wold be appreciated.

I did take measurements yesterday so I have a starting point from the time I started lifting heavy.

@Robin...yes, it's a pain, but way better to deal with that then identity theft. I work in life insurance and I've had customers call and just cry because of everything that is going on. Glad you were able to catch it right away and take some safety measures. You like to hope that they were just hacking to mess with your status, but who knows if they got deeper. :grumble:

@kinnurse...I might have to try those jello/pudding cups. Normally I don't have a sweet tooth, but that seems to be changing lately.

@Susan.. thats a lot of steps!! Good for you. Yes, we'll have to see if we can get together. :flowerforyou: I've heard Red Rock Canyon is just beautiful but have never been there.

AFM.. Got my bountiful basket and two new things appeared...parsnip and pomegranets (sp?). We'll see what I can dig up for recipes on those (my favorite pomegranet thing is a martini but not sure I want to "juice" it... )

With the boys gone, Emma and I are planning on spending the day with a dear friend of mine and her daughter. We're going to be a bit limited on what we can do...her daughter just broke her arm this week and is in a cast and I can't comprehend doing too much walking today. We'll see what we come up with. I did notice in the paper today that a new yogurt shop has opened up so we might check that out.

I do know on my agenda this weekend is doing a major sweep through my bedroom. I think I'm going to "hide" some t-shirts of my husband's and see if he even notices they are gone. :devil: He has over 40 t-shirts and seems to wear the same ones over and over.

Have a great day everybody!

Tracy

@Karen~You're making progress!

@Tracy~Hooray for the lifting, glad you enjoyed it and that you'll have a regular lifting partner. Like Karen said, the soreness will lesson as your body gets used to new activity - you'll run into soreness on occasion but a little soreness is good from time to time. I actually like to be a little sore the next day, its a reminder of how hard I worked.

Yesterday after work I went out and found a room darkening shade for my bedroom that fits behind the blinds (don't want to hide my beautiful blinds) - it did help some last night. I was reading about how the bedroom should be super dark for better sleeping conditions, so giving that a whirl. The shade was super cheap, I did sleep a little better and was able to fall right back asleep after my 3am wake-up. So money well spent so far.

I just heard thunder so guess the much anticipated storms are on their way. They moved the Rangers game up to this morning because of it and I did my grocery shopping early. I hope it cools things down, its really hot and muggy here today. I didn't sleep well a lot this week and think it caught up with me, I feel exhausted so skipping the gym today - have training session tomorrow and will follow that up with a 5k walk/run afterwards (as promised in my support of Gorilla and Laurie).