Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Fitness Friday: I'm still in the middle of JM 30DS, which has given me a great deal of more energy and stamina. I'm also working on my steps to maintain more than 10000 perday. I'm a bit inconsistent w/ that. That's pretty good for me for now.

@Toots – what a wonderful thing. Good luck with your journey!!

@Debra – I think two weeks of walking in a row is a great start. I agree with small goals, mine is broken down too, but I have at least a total of 100 to lose (1/4 of the way there). That was just too overwhelming for me to see every day. Great job on the 20 pounds so far!

AFM – I’m headed to the gym to do another round of heavy lifting. The snow that was supposed to be a 1-2 inch dusting was way more than that. They upped it to 4-6 inches and it was super wet and heavy. I had to pick up my son from school yesterday (he can’t carry his saxophone and use his crutches at the same time) and I got “stuck” 3 times. I’m a pretty experienced snow driver so I was able to wiggle out of each one, but on the ½ a mile stretch from the main road to the school (which is basically up and down a hill) there were at least a dozen cars stuck. UGH! We should get a bit more today and then we’re back in the 50-60 range. Emma has started a snow man though.

Saturday Success: I’ve hit the 240’s today!!! Whoo Hoo!

@Toots~ I loved reading your story, what an amazing journey you and your family have been through. I wish you all the best through the rest of the process.

@Nicole~One day at a time, you’re doing great. Glad you are feeling better! your new pic!

@Mel~Great job with your workouts this week!

@Tracy~First snow of the season, I remember it well growing up in NY (don’t miss it though). Enjoy your lifting session today!

@Robin~I’m so impressed with your continued losses, you really are in a rhythm – onward and downward as Kaye would say. Keep up the great work!

@Karen~Good luck on your 5k run today, know you’ll do amazing as always!

AFM~I met with the nutritionist at my gym yesterday and really liked her, she was really nice and seems to know her stuff. We talked forever, it was supposed to be a 30-minute session but we ended up talking for an hour. My stress is off the charts which is affecting a lot of things, she’s going to help me to streamline some things to make the best of the situation. The scale is not budging and I know it’s from the stress; hopefully the changes we make will be beneficial.

The cold front came through as promised, the air conditioner is finally OFF (for at least a couple of days) and the windows are open (which Zoe loves). I’ve been doing some work from home this morning while working on laundry – heading to the grocery store in a bit and then will try get out for a walk/run later this afternoon (hopefully the threat of rain won’t hold).

Enjoy the day!

So just want to drop in real quick with an update. Took puppy to a new vet and they did a parvo test and he is clean:bigsmile: They think he might have a parasite so he is taking a broad spectrum medicine while the test is run and other then that he is a perfect healthy 7 week old little man.:bigsmile:

@mecuriocs--haha--you have a great sense of humor! You will fit in great here! :drinker:

@tammy--glad that adorable puppy is doing so well!

@kelley--glad the meeting w. the nutritionist went so well.

@nicole--love the new profile pic!

@robin--you are doing so great!! You've always been a a support on this thread, but now you are a downright inspiration!! :flowerforyou:

@marca--that is the greatest success b/c it shows you are in it for the long haul!

@tracy--someone on fb posted a pic of all the snow in the dakotas and I immediately thought of you! Hope it melts quickly!

AFM--had a nice afternoon out with a friend and now I'm home having some cocktails w/ DH. Tomorrow I will see my niece! :bigsmile:

Saturday, Felt like crap and didn't go to the gym.. but decided to take my kids to the pumpkin patch and walked around for almost 2 hours.

Tammy- cute puppy and so happy that he is on the road to recovery.

Kelley- It is great the meeting with the nutritionist went well and that you hit it off.

Nicole- The new picture is wonderful and enjoy your new shoes. I also Asics and I do like them.

Karen- Glad you had a great 5K then a nice day out with a friend. I love your workout that you posted. Love the picture of you and Brian.

Tracy- I saw the pictures of the snow on TV, hope you don’t get more than 4-6 inches.

Tops- Great victory

Sunday- 5K + bike ride (?) DONE
Monday- Trainer DONE
Tuesday- REST DAY DONE
Wednesday-Trainer ( I figured I will need a stress relieving workout due to school) DONE
Thursday- REST or gym or swim REST DONE
Friday-Climbing DONE
Saturday- water aerobics and swim DONE

A successful week exercise wise.

Debra- walking is a great way to start and two weeks in a row is a fantastic accomplishment. Many of us set smaller goals so we don’t get overwhelmed with the big picture.

Mel- Great job with the 4 workouts this week.

Kaye Have you considering working out every other day to give your body time to recover.

Toots- Great story and hope the proceedings go quickly and that God will open the doors for you.

Kris- I really hope you get your first choice of jobs. The other business is very unprofessional to let you know about the decrease in hours after the training sessions are over.

I worked late yesterday but did not accomplish the grading that I had planned, instead cleaned up my classroom. That was after dealing with a intern who has been MIA most of this week. We did not hear from her until Friday at 3pm, the school day had ended and she was supposed to teach on Monday for three days. She will not be teaching on Monday because she is not ready and there has been a shift of mentors temporarily. It is a crazy situation but it will work out fine. She will get to teach later this week if she is prepared.

I managed to accomplish a deep-water aerobics class then swam a little over a half of mile today. It was very relaxing but a great workout. The aerobics class will really help me to work on core strength and endurance.

Hi guys. Lets see Saturday success. I have stayed under on calories every day this week. That is the first time I have made a whole week in a long long time. Love the new profile pics Skinny and Naceto. You both look great. Kaye I am sure you probably burned plenty today cooking for all those people and then still getting a great walk in. I hope everyone is having a great weekend and dont forget to enjoy football Sunday. :bigsmile: :drinker: :drinker:

Toots- Great story and hope the proceedings go quickly and that God will open the doors for you.

Thanks! We'll take any prayers we can get if you're the praying kind. We're surely going to need them! lol

@toots--what exciting news about the adoption. I had wondered what was going on--wasn't sure if it had gotten pushed to the back burner due to your DH's illness, so glad to hear it's still on!

Well, Mike's health was the reason we weren't pressing social services harder even though we've been disappointed in how little interest they have in adoptive parents who aren't willing to foster to adopt and only want children who are already legally free for adoption. Basically, those kids are already in homes and they don't want to deal with that mess. They just want new foster homes. But we didn't feel like we wanted to get all up in their grills about it when Mike is sick. The Ukraine only cares if a person has a mental disorder or a contagious disease. So he's fine in that respect.

@Toots – what a wonderful thing. Good luck with your journey!!

Thanks!

@Toots~ I loved reading your story, what an amazing journey you and your family have been through. I wish you all the best through the rest of the process.

Thanks. It's been an adventure and we're sure more chaos/great times are ahead of us.

Toots - your adoption story is quite moving - I hope everything works out for you!.

I walked for over 90 minutes yesterday doing shopping and found a pair of size 18 jeans at Goodwill for $3.55 Yippee!

Thank you very much. And awesome about the jeans! I never seem to find anything for myself at thrift stores.