Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

my struggles this weekend were snacking. ugh...

Kelley- Great article and thanks for sharing. In some ways I feel like this thread is like a journal for me along with the notes on the exercise and food entries. Battle ropes will make arms and legs sore, I have not worked out with battle ropes in a while kind of miss it.:bigsmile:

BJ- getting to move is key so great job on taking that walk tonight.

Susan- Hope the travel goes well this week and you keep up your record of exercising while traveling that is always impressive.
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sjacobs- Figuring out the amount of calories you should eat a day is a challenge because if you eat too much you gain and if you eat to little you will also gain. Yes, it's true! Your body will store the food because it thinks it will not get enough to eat. The trick is to eat foods that are whole grains for carbs, lean proteins and healthy fats( unsaturated). I also tried 1200 calories a day but did not feel well at that level. I tend to eat between 1500-1700 calories a day plus I workout hard several times a week. Also remember that process is learning how to manage our eating and that also means maintaining it when we are finished losing.

Gorilla- Hope the cold goes away soon and you can get back to your monster workouts.:drinker:

Alliern-Sounds like you have a good plans for exercising during the week.

Check in-The weekend was great even through it rained on Saturday. I had a great workout with my trainer today with a variety of exercises but mostly bike and run in intervals of 5 min or 3 min. I realized tonight that I will have no problem kicking butt on Sunday since I had plenty of energy left after my workout. Luckily, I went home before I expended all the extra energy I had. The school stress is still hanging around. This week will be an exercise in patience since I need to keep my muscles warm but conserve energy at the same time. The key will be keeping my brain in the game with positive self talk and avoiding the doubts that will want to creep in. After all this is just another workout for me at a different gym.:bigsmile: :laugh:

The weight is so slow to come off, but I know I'm getting stronger. The session with the trainer has been so worth it. I did various reps tonight, but I'm really proud of my planks. I did 3 reps of 90 seconds each. Towards the end I was shaking pretty bad, but I stayed up. Woo Hoo!!!!

Monday Share - Had a good w/e. Worked most of it but was able to stick to my diet plan and was under calories every day. Today was a rough one emotionally as its our Thanksgiving and I couldn't be with my family. I spoke to both my kids and video conferenced with my grandkids out west but it was pretty sad sitting down to have dinner by myself. Not like when my kids were little and we'd have upwards to 20 people around the dinner table for Thanksgiving dinner.. Oh how times have changed. But, I did not resort to old habits and stuck to a reasonable meal. No binge eating like I would normally do if I were upset so I guess its a win.
Hope everyone has a plan for the week and sticks to it. Charlotte

This morning I got in a good workout with a new PR for bench press. I was very glad there was someone there to spot me which is not always the case at 5am during the week so it really let me push until failure. Definitely helped! Im feeling a bit better today after being in bed before 9 last night.

Football is coming to an end now... and as much as I will enjoy getting some of my time back I will miss it. I enjoy working with the kids and seeing them do well... it is frustrating when they are scatterbrained but I have to remind myself they are 7 and 8! We are hoping to have one last game this weekend we call it our pumpkin bowl... right now we are having a hard time finding a team to play against.

BUT having my season end now works out well for my workouts. I have one more session of really heavy lfting scheduled this Thursday morning and then it is supposed to be my deload week where I do the same things just with much less weight to let myself recover. I think I will start the first week back to my New Rules of Lifting for Life on Saturday, it starts off with a break in phase so I would not be actually killing the weights just getting back into the routine of a full body workout as opposed to one that focuses on just one major part at a time.

I am also thinking of coming off the no carbs... it worked great for a while got me down around 40lbs but I am struggling now to keep it up come weekends and I am not seeing losses because of that. I am thinking of back to just straight calorie counting with an emphasis on protein....

Robin- Feel better! Cold-eze that stuff works miracles! But it makes your food taste horrible for a couple days

Susan- keep working! Stronger is best!!!

Skinny- want to make my lunch for the week too?

Lauriek70 -- You are 100% bad @$$ and you will do amazing this week!! Keep that focus and anytime you need an encouraging word we here in this group are here for you and you can always shoot me a PM!

@BJ – a 3.5 pound loss is great!!! Congrats! :flowerforyou:

@sjacobs – I am on the tail end of figuring out my calories as well. I initially did what MFP told me (too low) and have slowly inched it up. Then I added heavy lifting to my regime so, I’m still working on it. Someone else said it…each person is different…it just takes patience (which I’m in short supply of) to find out what that is for you.

@kelley – thanks for the articles…good reads.

@FrauHaas – good for you with your shopping. If I were to buy that much produce, most of it would end up in the garbage. I’m slowly working up on my consuming of fresh vegetables, but at least I love my fruit :blushing:

@Susan – as someone who is pretty much stuck in their house every work day, I am a little jealous of your travel for work. I know it takes you away from Cyrus (which I wouldn’t like) and travelling while “dieting” is hard, but you do it with such grace. I’m proud and in awe!

@Laurie – I have no doubt you will kick butt on Sunday either. :happy:

@Robin – feel better soon.

@Charlotte – holidays without family would be tough. Good for you to stay focused.

@Gorilla – I love my kids sports activities, but the time they take up can be a bit taxing towards the end of the season. Hopefully you can find another team to play against – I remember when we had the same struggles. Now that Jacob is older, the end of the season is built in a bit better so more people stick around for the “final.” And great job on the PR!

@MNWalking – My guess is my “big” is not like your “big” as far as churches go, but it’s interesting. My church in Sioux Falls was the same size as my church in Bismarck. However, here I feel like I’m part of the church instead of just a visitor. People welcomed me with open arms and we got to know each other. The minister knew my name by week two (as well as many others). In my old church, I’m pretty sure the minister never knew me and nobody took the time to sit down and visit and build relationships. Good luck in finding your church home.

AFM…I had a great day yesterday. I was under on my calories (not as much as my diary shows because I’m pretty sure what I ate was higher than what MFP listed), I went to my Water Fitness class (we focused on legs a lot) and got my heavy lifting in. Yesterday did fill up so I never got my grocery shopping in (by 10:00 at night, I wasn’t in the mood). Today, the only activity we have is Jacob’s saxophone lesson, so I’ll be able to get it done pretty easily.

Lifting:
Squats – 65
Bench – 55
Bent over Rows - 55

Exercise Goals:
Monday – heavy lifting / Water Aerobics DONE
Tuesday- rest
Wednesday – heavy lifting
Thursday – cardio “something”
Friday – heavy lifting
Saturday – family activity out and about
Sunday - rest

Today's To Do List:
Saxophone Lesson
Grocery Shopping
Wash winter Jackets so we are good to go
Clean my Living Room (dust and vacuum)
Finish my Bathroom (shower and floor)

Happy Tuesday everyone! Sometimes I really hate having a weekday off since I get really lazy. With that being said, I had my first full physical therapy session where they really worked my leg muscles and I can definitely feel it. I felt energized the entire day and got to the grocery to stock up on veggies and fruit for the week. I even made a pot of soup which will last us for a few days.

thanks to everyone who responded! i had an incredible night in the gym 1 hour of cardio, i was drenched when done and could probably have done more but did not. i had 25 min elliptical, 20 min arc trainer and 15 min of treadmill. question for all and any that can anwswer. when i work out at planet fitness the machine tells me how much i burn like treadmill i did 107 cal in 15 minutes at 3.2-4.0 but when i log that into MFP it says i burned 280 calories. anyone know why that is?

Both use an equation that takes your age/weight and activity. Personally I always go with the MFP estimates even if they do not take into account the level of effort, just easier for me to remember. Getting a Heart Rate Monitor would give you a better number if you really want accuracy...

thanks gorilla! that's what i've been doing just wondered why it's so much higher than the machine says.

have a beautiful day

Hi Kinnurse! Your doing great! I like Wii fit too, but I find if I don't make it a habit it is easy to "forget". lol!

tlh047- It sounds like a really great visit. It is great to catch up with people you can connect with. Great job in keeping you eating pretty much in check!! And what a fun sounding work party! :happy:

Alupinsk- Congrats on the 4 lb drop! Sometimes people won't say anything, so they don't offend or hurt your feelings. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but people know it can be a sensitive issue. You know you are doing great! Woo hoo!

BJCamp! Congrats on losing 3.5 lbs! Must be so nice after the stalls to see that scale move! YAY!

sjacobs- Hi! I'm sure you'll get it figured out. You just have to play with the numbers, till you figure what works for you! I also just finished the 30DS. It's tough but the results I appreciated! Just keep going!

Kelley- Interesting article.

FrauHaas- what a great selection! It all loks fantastic!

Susan- What a crazy sounding weekend! Sounds like you'll have your hands full.

Kooky- Your walk sounds lovely. It must be nice out and watching the sunrise. I hate mornings... I just can't be up that early.
But it sounds like it gave you a nice morning exercise buzz!

Gorilla- I hope you're feeling better and kicking that cold!

Laurie- Sounds like your workout was a great stress release for you. I hope everything calms down for you at school. I've been thinking about it this week. It's sad to me that the parents are not getting involved to work this out!

Robin- I'm sorry you're feeling rough. But I wanted to say congrats about you NSV! No way I would wear a belt yet! I bet you looked fab!

I've had a crazy busy weekend. My daughter's birthday party went great... and I kept my eating in check. Even with a small piece of birthday cake. I also did a nice 2 and a half hour walk, to get some exercise in. Monday was Thanksgiving. Blew most of my calories in one meal, but ate light for the rest of the day! Ended up maybe 100 calories over my goal. I love stuffing... my favorite part of turkey dinner. That was quite a calorie hit. OUCH!!! I went to the grocery store and replaced some of my staples with lower fat versions. It has made an incredible difference to my journal. I really like Zumba... it is a lot of fun. I think I'm going to throw a little of Jillian Michaels back in the mix, for strength. Since my pool doesn't reopen till end of November, I won't be going to the gym for weights till then.
Just wanted to say thank you for all the support everyone has been giving me!