Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Thank Robin. I'm actually under my GP's care as well as my cardiologist. He had wanted me to go to cardio rehab, but they only offered it twice a week at 11 am and well, I work. I go the the gym right next to the cardio rehap. They are both located in the hospital and I'm able to go as much as I want. I went tonight for the first time in a month and did much better than I thought I would. Yay!

Welcome to the newlings!!! :flowerforyou:

@laurie--I love the idea for the october challenge--it's the personal commitment I just made to myself (with robin's gentle nudging :laugh: ). Case in point, DH bought me some candy for my b-day (from a fancy chocolate shop in town). I just logged the 2 chocolate covered strawberries and small piece of dark chocolate covered toffee and I'm over by a little bit for the day. However, I will be doing some core work tonight to put my numbers back in the green. I haven't done my push ups and planks in a long time so it will be interesting to see how I do now that I've started lifting.

@robin--thanks for the link to that woman's post--THAT is exactly why I'm moving to heavy lifting. I won't ever give up my cardio--I love running way too much--but the lifting is definitely taking on a bigger role in my workouts. No, I don't have any big plans tonight. Running from zombies was my b-day treat to myself, and the octoberfest party saturday night extended the celebration. Tonight it's really just another school night.

@kaye--I have "slivered to death" all kinds of treats. I used to do that when people brought donuts to work. I've learned that I'm better off just taking a whole donut--at least that way I stop at just one.

@meister--to add to what kelley said, Nutrisystem isn't even that convenient. I tried it years ago b/c I thought it would make eating the right amount of calories easy, but I actually found it to be a lot of work. You have to buy and portion out your own fruits, veggies, and often even meats and cheeses to supplement the prepackaged meals they send you. If you are going to do all of that work, it makes more sense to just buy and prepare all of your own food. And as kaye mentioned, you eventually have to learn to do that anyways, so why waste the money like I did? Ultimately, you will have to figure out what works for you since we're all different, but if I had it to do over--well, I wouldn't.

@tom--I will try to remember your t-shirt story the next time I have the urge to clean out my husband's dresser. :laugh:

@gorilla--love the pictures--the race looks so incredible!!

Monday Check-in:
Finished all but 2 papers and that's only b/c those 2 students didn't give me their papers in the right format (I won't grade it until they do so). Also, had a nice day at work with lots of nice b-day wishes from you folks and friends on fb as well as folks in the real world.

As I mentioned above, my husband bought me some yummy chocolates, so now I will do some more exercise to make up for the indulgence. The good news is that even with some sugary treats, I still managed to eat over 100g of protein and am still under on carbs for the day.

Exercise goals:
Mon-walk gunner DONE + cardio (at gym HIIT) DONE
Tues--walk gunner + gym (lifting and HIIT)
Wed--walk gunner
Thurs--walk gunner + gym (lifting and HIIT)
Fri--walk gunner
Sat--walk gunner + gym (lift + HIIT)
Sun--walk gunner + gym (lift + run 5k)

Grading Goals:
1. 71/73 AP essays

@Meister – I tried NutriSystem (along with so many other trends) in the past and the food was so nasty to my taste buds that I quit it pretty early. I agree with others, it would be hard to sustain (and expensive). I’ve done better by eating what I like and just watching my calories in.

@Gorilla – I’m with your sister…that is too darn early!!:noway: Sounds like a successful day and what a great cause!

@Tom – I didn’t get rid of any of the t-shirts because my husband would have the same reaction. The problem is he doesn’t have just 2 Dale Earnhardt shirts – he has 5. And then he has 7-8 Saints shirts. I guess I have to love him t-shirts and all, but it’s terrible that he takes up more hangers/space than I do.

@FrauHaas – slow and steady does win the race. I use those types of shows as motivation, but not as an expectation.

@Robin – love the timer idea. Everybody has to start somewhere and 1.2 miles is a good walk.

@Laurie – sounds like you are learning so much from your trainer. Glad you got one you like. Great job on the 5K. I also really like your challenge.

Monday Check In. I’ve had a successful September (after a summer of no success). I made the 4 pound challenge for September (7.2 pounds to be exact). :flowerforyou: I was a bit over in my calories today but still under maintenance. My thighs still hurt just a bit, but I was able to lift through it today. We are going to stick with just the 45 pound bar for the remainder of this week and then start adding weight next Monday.

Jacob and Michael got back from their trip. Jacob loved it but is so tired that he’s pretty crabby. :ohwell: Tomorrow, we can visit more about the game/his thoughts. He was excited that his team won. :glasses:

Exercise Goals:
Monday – 5X5 DONE
Tuesday – rest
Wednesday – 5X5
Thursday – Walk
Friday – 5X5
Saturday – Swim
Sunday – rest

October goal for me is to make sure I drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water each day. :drinker: :drinker: This has always been a struggle for me and I get better and then worse. Right now, I know it’s super important with lifting heavy so my goal is to have the 8 done by the time I lift. Anything after that is going to be considered bonus. Along with that, pop (soda for some of you) is a downfall. I’m going to work on making it a once a week treat. :sad:

I'm just plain tired. I just read through the posts, but just can't pull personals out tonight. I need to still help Cyrus get a bit reorganized with his school notebooks, then we need to read a bit before bed. I'm going to try and get up at 4:30 to hit the gym in the AM. I really need to do it then because the afternoons wipe me out. I will say one personal:

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday Beautiful Karen aka Skinny,
Happy Birthday to you!!!

Thank you for your continued support. It means so much to me.

For the rest of you, I'll try to respond tomorrow. Have a peaceful rest especially Tom without his CPAP.

Well after a day of total and complete lazyness yesterday, brought on by several too many post race pitchers of beer I was back at the gym this morning before work doing my Over Head Press lifting day... Shoulders feeling good and exhausted now! Should be pretty busy at work today after not even checking email yesterday...

p1- Welcome to one of the most supportive groups on MFP!

Neco- congrats on the new jeans!!! Rock those things with pride!

Lauriek70- A day after race workout... what I a nice thought. LOL I'll try that nexttime perhaps! Although my next 5k is through a vineyard and ending at a winery... so we will see how that works out for me! Congrats on the 37:15 time!

Skinny- Hope you enjoyed the birthday! I did not even get you anything... :smokin:

TLH- Great loss for Sept!! Hope that October is every bit as good for you!

Susan- Did you get that early workout in???

Good Morning Everyone! I'm a little excited to have gotten through yesterday (first day back on plan & exercising) with little anxiety! Yay! I'm in my BIL's wedding in December. The dress came yesterday. Actually, I purchased 2 dresses - different sizes, just to make sure I got the best fitting one. Happy to report that the smaller one fit! Oh and I stepped on the scale this morning... first time in a month as I had fallen off plan and there was no weight gain. Whew! I know I'm not going to rock that gown as there is no way to lose 100 lbs in 3 months, but I'm going to feel so much better in it than I would have! Also, we are going to Disneyland in December and I'm looking forward to walking around with less weight = less discomfort. *feeling hopeful*

@Robin - Yay for Onderland! I'm excited for you! When I get down under 300, I plan never to see that number again! Glad you are feeling better and sorry about the password issue.

@necolong - CONGRATULATIONS!!! You should be so proud! Wow! Good for you! Amazing job!

Have a great day everyone!

Hey everyone! Recovering from some horrifying lung plague. Mostly I'm up and around but I'm still hacking stuff us all the time. (Why thank you for sharing, welcome back Toots!) But I started tracking my food again today and everything so yay.

Hello! I am new to this group. However I am very excited and am getting very motivated by everyone's posts. GorillaNJ refered me.

Thanks!