Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Welcome to the newlings!!:flowerforyou:

@susan--love the quote!

@alupinsk--I think as long as you even out over the week, it doesn't matter if you eat less one day and more the next. In fact, it can actually help you avoid plateaus b/c if you eat the same calories every day, your body adjusts your metabolism (slows it down) to meet the new lower intake. When you switch it up from day to day, your metabolism may keep burning at a faster rate for longer b/c it can't predict the intake. This is called zig-zagging your calories and many people set up schedules to do it on purpose.

@michelle & p1xy--congrats on moving down to the next "decade"! :drinker:

@nicole--thanks! He really is a pretty dog with gorgeous markings--people driving by in their cars will slow down to tell me so as I'm walking him. LOL! And boy does he know it! He has quite the strut--reminds me of a racehorse as he prances around. I wish he were more photogenic b/c I don't have many good pics of him. The one in my profile is from his "graduation" from doggy training.

@gorilla & tammy--sorry about your car issues. :grumble: Mine's getting quite old (it's a 2003) and is in need of a tune up--your posts reminded me that I need to call to see if I can get it in next monday since I'm off for Veteran's Day.

@holly--I'm a talented caulker--my husband is NOT. A few tips: your finger is the best caulking tool--forget about all of the little plastic doohickeys the hardware store sells--just lay the bead and smooth it with your finger. Keep a damp towel handy to wipe your finger off after each contact with the caulk--make sure it's a towel you plan to throw away. Finally, buy a small tube of caulk b/c it tends to go bad pretty quickly if not sealed very tightly--it actually turns a moldy green. :sick: Good luck! :flowerforyou:

@sjacobs--it's possible that all of your lifting is causing your muscles to retain water while recovering--that could be a reason the scale's not moving. Don't get discouraged--just try to focus on getting healthier/stronger vs. the number on the scale. I know it's easier said than done :ohwell: --patience, grasshopper.

@robin--I was just reading a fb friend's post with similar symptoms. Several people suggested it might be strep or mono. I know both are going around, so I hope whatever is going on with you, the doc gets you fixed up quickly.

@kelley & laurie--I'm also addicted to Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch. :blushing:

@nettie--yeah, b/c gunner is so unpredictable, we try to have my husband walk him only when I absolutely can't. And when the DH takes him, he doesn't let him have any contact with other dogs--even ones he's met before. Memorial Day 2012 I was in MI for a funeral and DH stayed home with gunner. He was walking him, and a neighbor's dog was loose and ran over. My husband misjudged the signals, and the other dog attacked gunner's face missing his eye by millimeters. Some teens driving by stopped to help him pull off the attacking dog, and then the owners came out to get her. The police came and drove DH and gunner the half block home. I had just pulled into the driveway (after a morning at my uncle's funeral followed by a 5-hour drive home) to see the cop car pull up and my gunner covered in blood. We had to take him to emergency (it was sunday evening)--he had some deep puncture wounds to his face, but no permanent damage. I don't know if I would have been able to prevent the skirmish, but I think gunner provoked her with his body language which I might have noticed and been able to correct. Not blaming the DH--he just isn't as good at reading gunner's signals.

@meister--Great job noticing those negative thought patterns and turning them around. :drinker: On a random note--I can't stand milk, so every time you mention drinking it, my inner voice goes "blech" and apparently I make a nasty face at the computer b/c my husband noticed it and asked "what are you reading that's making you look so grossed out?" :laugh: :laugh: Apparently, I have some "issues." :blushing:

Monday Check in:
Well, my student teacher didn't finish the essays he was supposed to grade. :mad: He really had no excuse except that he was sick all weekend and between that and family stuff, didn't have time. I had no choice but to take them off of 1st quarter b/c my grades were due at noon. However, we had a long talk about the importance of meeting deadlines despite other obligations or circumstances. I would be angrier, but I know it wasn't just that he blew it off or was being lazy--he just grades so slowly. I could have graded all 53 essays in a couple of hours (they are very short, in-class essays, so no need to grade mechanics). I've tried to show him how to be more efficient, but I'm not sure it's helping. He writes way too many comments on their papers (which most of them won't read anyways). I've told him we have a grading rubric so he doesn't need to mark so much on the essay itself, but he's struggling with this. Not sure how else to help him. :ohwell:

We had this talk after school today, which meant I didn't get home in time to walk gunner before my blood donation appt. Tomorrow, I will take him and then go to the gym.

It's Bears vs. Packers tonight--so GO BEARS!!! :drinker: Bears are up 17-10--McGowan is looking good!

1. x/53 Junior in-class essays (student teacher will do these)
2. 4/53 vocabulary
3. x/53 character journals
4. x/73 AP journals

Exercise goals:
Mon-walk gunner NOT DONE (blood donation) DONE
Tues--walk gunner + gym (lift and HIIT)--depending on how I feel after monday's blood donation
Wed--walk gunner + gym (lift and HIIT)
Thurs--nada--Parent.Teacher conferences until 7 pm
Fri--walk gunner
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 = 90

first its so inspirational to read the sunday share's. made my morning.

a lil late but i'll share. i'm sharon, from pennsylvania, 48 years young :bigsmile: married 26 years, 2 daughters 25 and 18, my husband supports me through all of this, he is my workout partner and pushes me in the gym. we actually compete against each other on cardio to see who can burn the most or go the furthest i joined in september, shawn and i are going the virgin islands in april and this has been my reason for finally getting this done. we have gone to the gym before, i've tried ww and nothing has ever worked. this time i'm seeing a difference i'm just not patient. i will not give up because i have to get it done. all support, advice, help, encouragement is welcome.

monday check in i thought i did great over the weekend but the scale again didn't budge. we did backs and biceps friday night, saturday was legs, squats and a few shoulders, sunday was chest and triceps all with added cardio. this morning i'm back to jillian and 30 day shred. i stayed within my calories and ate really well, or so i thought. it's so frustrating. on another note i did my 2 week measurements. overall for october 14 lbs, and 14.5 inches i'm not complaining i just wish the scale would show more. my endurance is getting better, my suit this morning i buttoned and it didn't pull i actually had some room.

have a beautiful day, good thoughts and vibes to everyone, and finish strong!

Sharon - Where are you from in PA? I grew up in western PA near Erie. Also, I'm going to the Virgin Islands in April too. My son and I are taking a 7-day cruise on Princess. I can't wait!!!

Monday check-in: After a bad couple of days, I am back on track today. Saturday and Sunday were hard food-wise. I wound up not even logging all of my food. I don't think that I actually went over very far, but just couldn't get my head around everything. As I said, today was good.
DD finally had her final inspection for becoming a foster parent, and it went well. They will probably have kids with them soon. I'm excited for them. It will add a new dimension to the family for all of us.
Good night. Onward and downward. Kaye

Tuesday Goal - To get through week 1 of Gilad's Quick Fit Exercise Program. Day 1 yesterday was successful.
If anyone is interested in more details about my workout, I posted info yesterday in my blog. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/nettie11776

Just a story I wanted to share. Yesterday I cooked dinner for my husband and I to have. I am a vegetarian and he isn't. I made roasted brussel sprouts with garlic, thyme and rosemary, roasted red potatoes with leeks and for him sausage, peppers and onions - I de-glazed the pan with some white wine. We also had salads with freshly squeezed lime juice as the dressing. I serve up dinner serving myself first so I can visually take 1 portion of the potatoes. When I created the recipe I entered it for 4 people. It was easier to divide the square pans into 4 equal parts then take my portion. I finish eating and watched Brian finish off his plate. Usually he would go back for more potatoes or meat. He just sat there. That's not like him at all. I then asked if dinner was ok. He responded "Delicious" Then I asked why he wasn't going back for seconds. He responded "You keep feeding me all this yummy food. That is why I have all of this. <rubs his belly> I am not going to lose any weight if I eat too many calories." Wahoo!!!!! NSV - my husband is going to get healthy with me after all! I still can't get him to join MFP but I'll take him eating healthier and exercising with me on weekends.

Kah68 - Thanks for those links. I will check them out. Iceland/Greenland - wow. That would be a great cruise.

Robin - Thank you! I am so so so happy I am back and getting healthy.

sjacobs425- That is great that you and your husband work out together. Having his support sure makes a world of difference. Congratulations for your October loss. I hope November is a successful month for you as well!

mnwalkingqueen- You are a brave lady to try caulking. I don't know if I am brave enough for something like that.

naceto & skinnyjeanz - I am a Walking Dead fan too. I recently got into watching Talking Dead following the show. That show just makes me laugh.

cassidysmommy - Welcome to the group! Just jump right in and join us. I am the same as you. I get overwhelmed if I try to do too much at once. I think that is a wise decision to ease yourself into it. Feel free to send me a friend request. I am always looking to expand my support team. :flowerforyou:

p1xyn1xy- Sounds like you had a fun weekend. What a great NSV on passing over the desert table and making better choices! Sorry to hear about your party crashers, that is just not right. I am glad to hear Quinn had a good time at the party. Congrats on your loss and being into a new number bracket. How exciting!

Michelle- Congrats on your loss as well!

Alupinsk - I really do not know the answer to your question. Sorry. I am sure someone else here will be able to help you with that.

Susan - Michelangelo is my favorite artist. Thanks for the quote!

Skinnyjeanz- Oh my goodness how horrible. I remember years ago when I was living at my parents house and out walking one of my dogs. A dog came out of no where and attacked us. The neighbors heard my screams and the dogs fighting and came running out to help me. Thankfully my dog, a big fluffy collie, had so much fur that the bites didn't do any damage. Another time I came home from a walk and reached my property. I was about to take his leash off (my dogs have always been trained not to leave the property) when a dog came out of nowhere and attacked us. I've never seen my dog like that but he pounced on the other dog to protect me and bit him. The other dog ran off. Ugh to your student teacher not finishing grading those essays.

Just a quick stop by after reading a thread....good reminder to us that it's okay that it might be taking us some time to get where we want to be...I also had a friend (not on MFP) that she lost a lot of weight in a very short time by going to extremes (basically only salads, fruits and veggies without enough protein) that lost her hair. She then gained almost all of her weight back and then the second time around did it "properly"

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1130756-cautionary-tale-don-t-lose-weight-too-fast

Good morning folks. I am doing fairly well today. I got a nice long walk in with the dogs yesterday and I have done 20 min on the bike so far today. I didnt get the resistance training done yesterday. I kept letting things get in my way but I will do it today. My ar is still in the shop because they cant figure out where the noise is coming from. I was doing great with the food yesterday but didnt really feel like cooking dinner so my daughter went out to get something and "nice" girl that she is she brought jack in the box home for mom. I know I could have not ate it but I did.Ughhhh. Well it could have been alot worse if I hadnt done so well over the rest of the day. I am doing good so far today and have dinner all planned out so nothing should get me this time, lol.
My goals for the week are to get my workouts in and I am trying to tweak my eating to up my protein. I have always considered myself a carnivore but when I look at my macros my protein is always super low. Any ideas on ways to help this will be appreciated. Have a great day everyone.:flowerforyou: :drinker: :drinker:

With Tuesday's Goals, I just received my weekly update from FitBit. I guess my exercise goals for next week should be to surpass these goals from the past week, 10/28/2013 to 11/03/2013. Not bad numbers overall.

WEEK'S MOST ACTIVE DAY - Thu, Oct 31 (surprise, surprise with Halloween)
WEEK'S LEAST ACTIVE DAY - Sat, Nov 2

TOTAL STEPS - 81,217
DAILY AVERAGE - 11,602 steps
BEST DAY - 16,885 steps

TOTAL DISTANCE - 38.27 miles
DAILY AVERAGE - 5.47 miles
BEST DAY - 7.86 miles

TOTAL FLOORS CLIMBED - 42
DAILY AVERAGE - 6 floors
BEST DAY - 10 floors

TOTAL CALS BURNED - 21,766
DAILY AVERAGE - 3,109 cals
BEST DAY - 3,605 cals

AVG SLEEP DURATION - 6 hrs 9 min
AVG TIMES AWAKENED - 6
AVG TIME TO FALL ASLEEP - 0hrs 6min

@Robin~I'm sorry you're still not feeling well, I hope the ENT can provide some insight.

@Susan~What Princess ship will you be on? I'll be on the Coral in March. Fab job with the Fitbit!

@Tammy~Shakes with protein powder is a great way to get in extra protein (good for post workout recovery also). Turkey or beef jerky, greek yogurt, turkey from the deli (make sure its all natural without fillers or preservatives). Quest protein bars and Luna Protein bars are also good.

I've had a crazy day, just got home & I'm exhausted. I'll catch up tomorrow. Have a great night!

Robin- I will be happy to take on the November challenges. Here are a few suggestions to get us started.

November challenges
1. Take on extra exercise or do some special event. For example: A turkey trot, a community walk/run etc. Something that will get you moving more often as the holidays approaching.
2. Lose 2-3 pounds this month
3. To get healthy again- time for all the sickness to go away.
4. Other suggestions

Karen- The only cure for learning to grade faster is the more you do it the faster you get. Regretfully, he will need to learn the hard way.

Nettie- Roasted asareagus (sp?) sounds great.

Goals- To lose 4 pounds this month for good.

I finished my grades today after several marathon grading sessions and entering grades into the computer. All I need to do now is print the grade verification sheet and double check the grades.

@laurie--congrats on finishing your grades, and I agree about my student teacher just needing more practice. He did finish the papers to hand back in class today which is good since they have another in-class essay tomorrow. Thanks for taking on the november challenges for us--I think they all look great!

@robin--hope the ENT has some answers for you tomorrow. :flowerforyou:

@susan--thanks for the suggestion about having another teacher share strategies. He actually already works with my department chair (we share him), and I know she's having similar issues with him. I guess we just have to keep trying.

@tammy--I like low-fat cottage cheese, greek yogurt, and protein bars as protein rich snacks. Oh, and peanut butter--I can never have too much peannut butter. :laugh:

@p1xy--I have a similar rule--if I'm in the mood for a diet coke at work, I must drink my 32 oz water bottle first.

@sjacobs--great job on the personals! :drinker:

@nettie--I love Talking Dead--chris hardwick is just adorable!

Sorry if I missed some folks--I'll catch you on the next round.

Tuesday Goal: (brace for rant)
It has little to due with fitness although I guess it is related to my mental health--to not let my crazy MIL drive me bonkers! She calls 4-5 times a day but leaves no message (she doesn't realize we can see when she calls on the phone log). Then DH tells me she left a message for me to discuss christmas--really?!? We haven't even figured out thanksgiving yet.

So she calls today as I'm getting ready to go to the gym and I answer. She immediately starts talking to me about my DH--going on and on about how she's so worried about him. When's the last time he went to the doctor? Is he monitoring his blood pressure? Has he cut down on the smoking at all since I quit? He's not drinking too much beer is he? I basically tell her he's an adult so I don't keep track of things like his doctor visits.

She then goes into the whole discussion about how she's worried he's depressed and needs to see a counselor about his negative feelings about his childhood. I'm completely flummoxed and tell her so--he hasn't discussed any painful childhood stories with me. She says he's shared some negative feelings about his stepdad and that he resents her for not being there enough b/c she was a single mom for most of his childhood. None of this is making any sense b/c there's NO WAY my husband would share this with her. It's common knowledge that neither he nor his siblings cared for their stepdad, and he's shared with me that his mom wasn't "great" but he accepts that she did the best she could. His sister feels the same way--they don't celebrate her as best mom ever, but they hold no grudges.

Anyways, after all of this I tell my DH and he's shocked. He confirms what I suspected--he's NEVER had any such conversations with his mom. Even before this happened he and I have been concerned about her mental health. Beyond the occasional forgetfulness, she sometimes just doesn't make sense. It's like she's living in an altered reality. Last year she planned an entire intervention for my BIL b/c she was convinced he was bi-polar. She specifically called me and said she did NOT want my DH and I to come--we couldn't anyways b/c she had it on a friday at noon. Several months later she got into a huge fight with my husband b/c we didn't go to the intervention. I swear she's losing it, big time. She's always been dramatic and manipulative, but now she's just, plain making things up.

I'm not really even sure what to do. I ended my call with her by telling her I would certainly be on the lookout for any signs that my husband needs counseling, but that I would also be sharing our conversation with him b/c I'm not comfortable discussing him behind his back. She said that was fine, so apparently she really believes he's shared these "childhood traumas" with her. I know she'll try calling to "follow up" with me. My husband will certainly call her and confront her about all of this, but if she's still tries to talk to me about it, what do I do. Do I avoid her calls? Do I just tell her I think she's meddling and trying to create drama? She's not the type to let things go easily.

Ugh, the holidays are going to be joyous. :grumble:

Well, if you made it that far, thanks for listening.

1. 53/53 Junior in-class essays (student teacher will do these) DONE
2. 4/53 vocabulary
3. x/53 character journals
4. x/73 AP journals

Exercise goals:
Mon-walk gunner NOT DONE (blood donation) DONE
Tues--walk gunner NOT DONE (rain) + gym (lift and HIIT) DONE
Wed--walk gunner + gym (lift and HIIT)
Thurs--nada--Parent.Teacher conferences until 7 pm
Fri--walk gunner
Sat--walk gunner + gym (lift and HIIT)
Sun--walk gunner + gym (5k)

Exercise & Weight:
Bench press = 70
Dead lift = 70
Squat = 75
Overhead press = 50

Upright row = 40 (kettle bell)
Overhead tricep extension = 25 (dumbbell)
Bicep curl = 15 (dumbbell)
Lat pull down = 100
Tricep pull down = 90