Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@laurie--I know I need to just let my student teacher take over. Fortunately, he's really great. A former MP in the Air Force (he used to guard Air Force One!), so he has no problem taking command of the classroom. All I have to worry about is making sure he's meeting our curriculum objectives with the students. So far, so good.

@kaye--congrats on the inches lost!!

@kelley--hope the pain goes away quickly!! Core work is the best and the worst!

@gorilla--300 lbs!! Nice job, sugarplum!

Thursday Truth:
I'm too exhausted to finish personals tonight. :yawn:

Happy Thursday!
Oh, that bit I was muttering yesterday, was Dr.Seuss. I read to the kids a lot and they like "one Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish". It kinda gets stuck in your head. lol!
Confession: We're having the roll out of our feature menu this week at work. And they have been letting us try all the food, so we know what we're serving. I have tried lots of fabulous things this week. But they weren't exactly planned. I have been doing a ton of exercise to make up for it. On a positive note. I relost that gain I had last week... woo hoo! I think I'll try to keep it off this time!!

Happy Friday!

My physical therapist put me through a tough workout yesterday. I'm beginning to regret scheduling them for the morning as I was so sore yesterday.

Today is going to be a busy one. I've got to do a resubmission on something that we lost almost a year ago but have since been told we were in the competitive range. Then tonight I'm taking my daughter and her BFF shopping for homecoming dresses.

have a great one!

GOOOOOD MORNING FRIENDS, SALUTATIONS AND GREETINGS...
sorry didn't mean to scream, just making sure awake :glasses:

FITNESS FRIDAY http://www.picgifs.com/smileys/smileys-and-emoticons/fitness/smileys-fitness-532642.gif

well i have done jillians 30ds all week in the gym for weights and cardio in the evening. i have had to dig deep and push forth because i wanted to not get out of bed, or i wanted to quit before the time was up on the arc or the elliptical, but i pushed through. i've had good mindset all week and thats half the battle. you can't want this for your husband, your parents, your partner, the people on mfp, you have to want it and not doing it hurts no one but you. dig deep give it all you've got, even if its 20 minutes you will feel better after wards.

that being said - i had lost 3.5 lbs this week on tuesday weigh in, thursday is measurements and i'm down 8.5 overall. it's working, it's a slow process. somedays i had to much sodium, somedays i didn't push as hard, but i did it. i tracked everything, i counted everything, i recorded everything. go me, yay me, and i will continue. :drinker:

blessings to all of you for continued success and progress. alot of you are an inspiration to me, it's amazing what words can do. have a beautiful day and keep stepping :bigsmile:


OHHHH AND THE WORST PART - someone brought maple donuts to work... not cool just not cool:noway:

Good Morning & TGIF!!!

@Kaye~Awesome inches lost!

@Laurie~When I go no barrier I don’t use ice packs, I use regular ice that I put in a Ziploc bag – I guess I should have stressed that since ice packs are so much colder.

@Vicki~I’m glad you found a support system at work, together you can survive the struggles you are both faced with.

@p1xyn1xy~I had all of the Dr. Seuss books when I was a kid – loved them, I passed those down to my sister when she had her boys.

@Kooky~Glad you enjoyed dinner with your father, those special nights are important and I’m sure he really appreciates the time he spends with you.

@Holly~I’m sorry the scale is being stubborn. I peeked at your diary, looks like your sodium was pretty high – that can have a huge effect on weight loss. Also, it looks like you are using MFP suggestions for your macros for carbs/fat/protein – MFP sets carbs really high at 55%, try cutting that back to 40% and upping your protein to around 30%. Having a diet that is really high in carbs can stall weight loss – I know it really affects me. To lose weight we just need more protein, especially if you are exercising.

@sjacobs~Step away from the donuts!

AFM~I foam rolled the heck out of my shoulder/back last night. It feels better; however, today I am painfully aware that I have abs! :laugh: I had yesterday marked as a rest day, but it was still light out when I got home so went for a quick walk/jog around the neighborhood. I should have timed it a little better though because it was dark when I got home & I didn't have front porch light on. :ohwell: Tonight is Ghouls Night Out at a winery about 30-minutes from me, going with a friend from work – we get to design our own wine bottles, should be lots of fun! It’s a wine tasting with snacks, etc. so I’m sure I’ll have more than my share, a high energy workout will be on the agenda for tomorrow (hopefully I won’t be too hungover)!

Exercise Goals:

Sunday~Gym, training session DONE!
Monday~Gym, arc trainer or elliptical DONE! (elliptical at home)
Tuesday~Rest Day
Wednesday~Gym, training session DONE!
Thursday~Rest Day DONE! (quick walk/jog around neighborhood instead)
Friday~Ghouls Night Out (at winery, we get to make our own bottles--EXCITED!!!)
Saturday~Running drills at gym or outside

Have a super day!

I started to follow this guys website and he sends daily notes. Here was today's post and the last paragraph is exactly my mantra. Let's crush these last 11 weeks of 2013!!!


Make Today your January 1st!

Why do we think that we "blew it" because on one particular day (41 weeks ago) we made grand plans for how much weight we would lose in 2013?

If you started the year with solid intentions and never got started or have fallen off, then today is a great day to start. Any day can be the start of something amazing so I say you make today your January 1st!

Forget about the first 41 weeks of 2013 - they are now water under the bridge. Plus, beating yourself up about something you can't change is only going to drag you in the wrong direction.

Why wait until January 1st to start doing amazing things with your energy and health? Jump in today and get excited to crush it over the final 11 weeks of 2013. You are worth investing your time and energy into so make Today your January 1st and then get after it!

Friday Fitness -- today is a rest day. High School football tonight and it's going to be a cold one. Bundling up with extra layers and a big mug of coffee tonight. My fitness for the weekend I'm very excited about... Tomorrow is the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Zumbathon. Three hours of non-stop action...several instructors in the area donate their time and they are amazing. It's a huge party really, with 100% of proceeds going to research. After three hours, my knees will need ice packs and ibuprofen but it's so worth it

Sunday is my future son-in-law's birthday. I'm making a Sunday brunch for the family and we will probably graze all day. Also baking and decorating a cake for him. Heaven help me have some control.

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!! Feeling good for the weekend!!! Went for a walk at lunchtime; and took my first side-by-side photo and actually NOTICED a difference in more than just my face!!!

You are all inspirational to me - know that reading this thread helps me stay the course!!!!

Good gosh this thread moves fast!

After a week off from the gym, I went back yesterday. Holy moses do my arms ache, but it’s such a good burn. I love going. I’m scared for my weigh-in this week. My scale hasn’t budged, and that makes me nervous. I feel as though I slacked last week, and it’ll show this week.  I get so discouraged so easily. I want to feel good about myself, and I know I’m losing, but it’s such a mental battle to lose so much weight. I’m almost down 50, and that’s a huge deal for me. That’s 1/3 of what I wanted to lose.

Kooky-way to go on 5” heels! I’d break an ankle!
Lives2travel- I completely agree with the “needs to lose 10 pounds” comment. I am looking to lose 150, or essentially ½ of myself! It’s a little longer of a commitment, but way to go on losing over 50!

Fitness Friday:
Today was a mad cardio day. Have you guys ever done the arc trainer? It sucks….so much. I did 30 minutes on it on the weight loss program, which is all extreme intervals. Burned 100 more calories in the same amount of time than I did yesterday, which is cool, but jeeze. Then it was another arms day. I didn’t spend as much time as I wanted to on them, but I noticed my triceps are starting to show a little more.

NSV: I can feel my ribs again, and for someone who is 260some pounds, that’s pretty sweet. Even though I still have my rolls on my stomach, I am pretty excited because they seem like they’re “deflating” a bit. Has anyone else experienced this?

Bump. Grandkids are down and I'm doing great. Heading to bed cause they are early risers. Have a great w/e everyone. Charlotte

Queen – We have an “old” mall in Bismarck that we have lots of walkers use. Still stores, but mostly the kind that you go to on purpose instead of walking the mall to shop. Lots of walkers there…maybe you can find one of those in your area.

I'm heading out to a lunch date with Jacob. He’s still on crutches and he’s been “down” so we’re going to hang out. We looked at a couple of movies, but since I’m not willing to give in and let him go to an R rated one yet, we have pretty limited choices. We usually have some really good talks while having a lunch together, so that’s where we are headed. I’ll be glad when he’s off these darn crutches and we can do a basketball date at the Y. Some house cleaning and weight lifting round out the rest of my day. I'm hoping to be done by supper time so that Emma and I can cuddle on a couch and watch a movie on Netflicks.

Saturday Success: I got on the scale and am down another 2 pounds!! That means I’ve lost 3.1 so far in the month of October. I have now lost all my summer gain and am actually .3 pounds lighter than I was in May. Hopefully I’ve learned my lesson.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

BUMP!

Prodigal returns with head hanging in SHAME!

:embarassed:

So I missed Friday, but I have a new plan for fitness.
I have been doing Zumba and while its a great workout... I haven't been getting much of a burn . So I added in a circuit training video.It's a jillian Michaels beginner one. One disc does front muscles and the other back. So I do the circuit training in the morning and either go for a walk or Zumba in the evening. It depends on how many steps I have left on my day!

Saturday success: umm. I lost a bit of weight this week. But what I really am enjoying is my increase in energy. Today we were at the mall and my 7yr old was bugging me. So I started to chase him around, pushing the stroller and threatening to run him over. I chased him for about 3 min. It was so much fun. But the big thing was I was running. I don't run. I almost caught him too! lol!

Robin, I work at Moxies, a few of the new items on our roll out was: Ginger sesame tuna salad, fresh pizzas ( the wild mushroom is awesome), sushi cones (similar to the rolls but very cool looking), and salted caramel cheesecake. Num Num Num! lol!

Frauhaas, congratulations! You can really see the difference in you face!

@p1xy--I think it's great that you are mixing up your workouts and including some strength training. I'm surprised you aren't getting a big burn doing the zumba--I've never done it, but the posts I've seen from friends who do it led me to believe it was up there with running or the elliptical.

@alupinsk--congrats on nearing the 50 lbs lost milestone!! :drinker: I do the arc trainer occasionally, but I don't love it. I find the movement a bit more awkward than the elliptical, and I only burn about half the calories even when I do intervals or hills programs. I can burn a similar amount on the stationary bike which I prefer to the arc trainer.

@frau--great pictures--you can really notice the difference! :drinker:

@karenleona--sounds like a great bike ride despite the a$$hat.

@carla--hope you had fun at the zumbathon. Those HS football games can be brutal! Our team is 8-0, and although I don't go to all of the games, I always feel obligated to attend at least one playoff game. We typically host one, so I'm crossing my fingers that if coincides with some relatively warm, dry weather.

@susan--thanks for sharing the post about making today January 1st. I agree 100%!

@robin--glad you are getting over the virus. The orchid sounds like a lovely gift!

@sjacobs--congrats on the 3.5 lbs lost!! Yes, it can be a slow process, but I think it's much more likely to be a lifelong change when it comes off slowly vs. crash diets.

@holly--I think we've all been where you are (and if not yet, then we will be). It's frustrating to do everything right and still not see the scale budge, but you've got the right attitude! :flowerforyou: I hope you find a good indoor walking space.

@beachgirl--how did the dress shopping go?

@kooky--I could never imagine wearing 5" heels with my *problem* feet--even 3" heels need to be very expensive designer brands if I want to walk in them or stand for any extended period of time. I will say that losing close to 60 lbs has definitely improved my ability to last in any type of heels though. When I weighed close to 250, it was torture to wear heels--even low 2" ones.

Saturday Success:
I managed to stay awake to see my friend's band's last show even though they played until 1:30. After sticking around to say goodbye to the band members we know and a long drive home, I finally got home around 2:45 AM!!! :noway: Needless to say, I slept in a bit today.

I was planning to hit the gym and them do schoolwork today. However, my student teacher texted to tell me he forgot his laptop charger in our office. Since he has no keys to get into the building, I had to meet him at school so he could get it. He felt really bad about it, but it turned out to be a good thing b/c I did some work while I was there. I completed my lesson plans for my formal observation on Tues. and planned out the next couple of weeks for my AP class.

By the time I got home it was too late to go to the gym, but at least I got in a good walk with gunner in the morning. Tomorrow I will go lift and probably run a 5k on the treadmill (weather is yucky :grumble: ). I'm also going to try to make a small dent in the AP essays and do some grocery shopping.

Grading goals:
1. x/73 AP essays
2. annotate poem for Tuesday's lesson
3. 50/73 AP test corrections
4. x/55 Junior in-class essays (student teacher will do these)

Exercise goals:
Mon-walk gunner DONE + gym (lift and HIIT) DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE
Wed--walk gunner DONE + gym (lift and elliptical) DONE
Thurs--rest day (going to dinner and a play straight from work)
Fri--walk gunner DONE
Sat--walk gunner DONE + gym (lift and HIIT) NOT DONE
Sun--walk gunner + gym (lift and run 5k)

Exercise & Weight:
Bench press = 90
Dead lift = 65
Squat = 55
Overhead press = 45

Upright row = 35 (kettle bell)
Overhead tricep extension = 25 (dumbbell)
Bicep curl = 15 (dumbbell)
Lat pull down = 100
Tricep pull down = 80

Saturday Success: Cyrus and I completed our 2nd Color Me Rad 5K today at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Perfect day for it. We had a really great time doing it together. Of course, for the next few days while I blow my nose or clean out my ears I'll be seeing pink, blue, and green. Plus, even though I was wearing a serious "over the shoulder boulder holder", some how my cleavage was covered in pink (sorry Gorilla) and it will not come out. Serious. Plus, I did my 165 squats today for our October Squat Challenge. Only 11 more days and will be doing 250 on 10/31. It's been a challenge and I better have "Buns of Steel" when I'm done. LOL!!! After all that exercise, I needed a little R&R so decided to try out a new foot reflexology place. I use to go all the time in Atlanta, but haven't tried one in Vegas. You can't beat it $30 for 60 minutes. I felt like the guy was beating me to death, but I had some serious knots worked out. At the time, I was squirming, but do feel better now. Whew.

@ Marsha - It's so good to see you!!!! Get back to posting. We're here for you!

@ Kaye - I know it was a tough decision on the dog, but the safety of the children are first and foremost. Hopefully, the shelter will find the dog the right home for it's personality.

@ Kelley - What a fun night! I'm not much of a wine drinker, but I do enjoy a glass on occasion. I probably would have really enjoyed it because the lighter and fruiter the better for me. Not so much the dry reds.

@p1xy - I haven't tried Zumba yet, but I want too because I heard it's constant movement. I'm surprised your not getting as much calorie burn out of it, but we each have to find what works for us. Loved your story of chasing your 7-year old around the store. It's those times that keep reminding us why we're on this journey and making this our life going forward. Keep finding those special moments.

@ Frau - You can definitely see the changes in your before/after especially the head shots. You're doing this. Keep going!!!

@ Sjacobs - Nice loss!

@ Laurie - I know you're going to do great tomorrow. Can't wait to hear about the Tri!!!