Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Looks like I may have found some new MFPals

Sick, sick, sick this week. Love it when a simple cold turns into a raging case of Bronchitis that requires antibiotics that then require Immodium to counter the effects on my digestive track. Lovely.

Sticking to my calories has been easy since I have no appetite, but working out has not happened the last 2 days. Hard to do so when breathing is compromised. I plan to lay low this weekend and catch up on projects around the house. It's going to be a cold one so resting in front of the fire with a cup of hot tea and lemon is an acceptable plan.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Gorilla- I like your new routine. Many of those exercises are familiar to me. What are side plank rows? How high is your box jump? That is the one exercise that drives me crazy. It has been a while since I have done those so I will most likely start back at square one and I was up to about 12 inches and that was a great accomplishment. I really don't like heights and jumping up does not appeal to me.:laugh: That is a great compliment to get at the gym. :bigsmile:

Karen- yeah for allowing your student teacher to take over. Enjoy the planning periods to grade. Just remember that the intern gets to grade as well. Yeah for new clothes. The long plateaus are no fun.

Queen- You will get yourself back on track. Now you know what you need to do and you will make it happen. You can do this. I have done kettle bells and I enjoy them. The key is really good form so make sure you are doing them right and work your way up with the weight.

Susan- Enjoy the trip this weekend. Sounds like fun.

Womblesgirl- Welcome.

Today, was another busy day. The upside no time to eat snacks between meals. The downside is there is always more work to complete. I did finish writing my SLO since my DC said she wanted it by the end of the day today and that was this morning. Good thing I was climbing tonight and was staying late anyway. Did manage to make some copies for next week but still need to plan Monday and Tuesday out a little better for 8th grade. I am not sure where my time went today but it disappeared rapidly and before I knew it was 5:30pm and time to go.

Fitness- Trying to decide what my focus will be for the next couple of months. I am thinking about strength training and heavy lifting but need to maintain the cardio as well. I do need to get better about mixing weight training and toning with the cardio.
It was back to rock climbing for me tonight and oh how I missed it last week. It felt good to climb but my muscles are tired tonight.

Happy weekend everyone!

So the cough came back after the mustard plaster. I can't remember who said something about medication, but as it turns out, you were correct in a way. My new BP medication causes chronic coughing in some patients with a history of asthma. When I finally went in, she knew what it was right away. So she changed my meds. Then she gave me a shot in the butt (steroids and allergy meds) to address the fact I've had laryngitis for like two months. Good times! But at least the coughing has stopped.

Hi Everybody How Ya Doin? (Did I sound like Joey on Friends? :laugh: ) Hope that brought back memories for some of you!

Started on an antibiotic today just as my temp peaked - could hardly drive to the pharmacy to get it -scary to be so sick, now I've been alternating fever and chills and sweats, but give me - oh, 72 hours and I'll be QUEEN OF THE WORLD!
(can ya tell the fever's talking? :laugh: )

haha my husband says 'how yoouu doin?' in that voice all the time. Glad you got the meds you need and hope you feel better soon!

Hi guys--I woke up feeling terrible this morning, I thought maybe it was due to one too many cocktails after work yesterday; however, it soon became clear that I'm actually sick. Was in bed with a fever and chills all day. Finally got up around 7pm to eat a bit of soup.

I just caught up on posts, but am already exhausted again. Need to go back to bed and hope I'm feeling better tomorrow. At least my fever seems to be gone.

Hi all!
This has been an ok week for me. I'm keep'n on keep'n on. lol! I am in a better mood, I have decided to develop a que sera attitude for the moment. Down side is... I too am sick. Yuck. Mainly a head cold... but I feel just blah! Hopefully it goes away soon before my whole house gets sick!
I hope everyone is starting to feel better.

@carla--Congrats on completing that 5k--42 minutes is nothing to sneeze at! :drinker: I also find exercise to be the "easy" part of this whole process. I'm 2 and a half years into this, and I still struggle to find the right calorie allowance for consistent weight loss. I was set at around 1500 calories/day net, but wasn't losing. A lot of what I read suggested I should raise my allowance. Now I've been at around 1700/day net, and I'm still maintaining. I know I could do better with my macros, so just trying to focus on that for now. I'm also hoping the recent addition of heavy lifting will eventually pay off on the scale. I don't have any magic advice for you--just keep trying and eventually you'll get there with the food.

@p1xy--sorry you are also sick. :ohwell: I'm feeling better--fever seems to be gone, but I still feel very run down. A short walk with my dog left me exhausted.

@vickie--yuck--get some rest!

@laurie--Yes, you had an awesome week! Hope the party was fun. I had to skip my halloween plans last night. :grumble: Yes, my student teacher has been doing most of the grading for my Junior classes, but I have 3 sections of AP this year so that means 73 papers every time they write. It's not very manageable. My boss and I have already discussed the need to bring in a 3rd AP teacher if we are going to continue to have 5 sections of AP.

@toots--glad they figured out the cause of that cough and changed the meds. Yuck on the shot but hope it helps.

@tammy--that's so true about kids expecting perfection from adults. I get it all the time with my students--they sometimes get angry when I make a mistake, and I'm like "really? I'm not allowed to err from time to time?" Hope you had a nice lunch with the daughter and enjoyed some much deserved "me" time.

@tracy--great job on the OHP! You are killing it with the lifting. Glad you found a way to get back to the aquapower class--hope it works out.

@robin--hope those meds take effect quickly! :flowerforyou:

@holly--I don't know too many teenage boys who have cornered the market on common sense. :laugh:

@gorilla--the new workout looks great! Thanks for the info on NROL--I'm planning to read it over winter break when I can spare an hour or two.

Sunday Share:
I'm still sick, but the fever is gone--now it's just a minor headache and complete and utter exhaustion. I have quite a bit of grading, so have parked my butt at starbucks for the afternoon. I would like to finish 20 of the AP essays and all of the diction assignments. At least it's a bye week for my Bears so no distraction there.

Grading goals:
1. 10/73 AP essays
2. x/25 diction assignments
3. x/16 AP analysis activities
4. x/55 Junior in-class essays (student teacher will do these)

Exercise goals:
Mon-walk gunner DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE + gym (lift and HIIT) NOT DONE
Wed--walk gunner DONE (going to dinner at a friend's) canceled so + gym (lift and HIIT) DONE
Thurs--rest day (hair and pedi appt) DONE
Fri--walk gunner (maybe--have after work drinks planned, so may not get home in time)
Sat--walk gunner + gym (lift and HIIT)
Sun--walk gunner + gym (5k)

Exercise & Weight:
Bench press = 65
Dead lift = 65
Squat = 70
Overhead press = 50

Upright row = 40 (kettle bell)
Overhead tricep extension = 25 (dumbbell)
Bicep curl = 15 (dumbbell)
Lat pull down = 100
Tricep pull down = 80

Just a quick check-in. I got through 10 essays. Going to take a break from those and grade diction assignments.

Grading goals:
1. 20/73 AP essays
2. x/25 diction assignments
3. x/16 AP analysis activities
4. x/55 Junior in-class essays (student teacher will do these)