Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

First of all:, Nettie, when I read about your problem on the forums it made me mad! It is so commendable that you are running, especially if you're bigger than you feel comfortable at. How dare people criticize you for being proactive and trying to get healthy. Stick with the running and ignore them. I've noticed that people on the forum like to fight with each other. I rarely respond to the forums, but if I do, I give a positive comment, then I'll often see a number of negative Nellies (hey, coincidence not intended!) get on after me and spoil the whole thread.

Also Marie, thanks for the book suggestion. I plan on getting it. I finished reading "Wheat Belly" last night and it's also quite an eye opener as to what the food industry in the USA is doing. It made me look at eating differently, more about being healthy , instead of just about losing weight.

Wednesday Wish: That everyone has a perfect on track kinda day today! :flowerforyou:

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Wednesday Wish: To shed this cumbersome weight and to feel better about my self. My short term wish to get myself together so that I can stay within my daily calorie allotment.

Good morning all. I am moving slow today but I did make myself get up and out for my walk with the dogs. After the first lap the puppy settled down pretty good. I can tell I am starting to push myself a little harder since I am now stating to sweat by the second lap. Where as before I wasnt sweating much at all. I was starving when I got home from getting the kids off to school so before taking the dogs out I made self a breakfast burrito. A few more calories then I usually use for breakfast but all that protein should last me for awhile and it sure did taste good. :happy:

My wish for this wednesday is to find some energy since I have alot to get done. I do have to admit I am feeling more energetic after the walk so apparently that helped wake me up.

Todays workout per HRM:
58 minutes long
burned 1230 calories of which I claimed 700
went 2.3 miles
walked 6676 steps

Alrighty I have to get in the shower and get ready to take the dogs to the groomers. Have a great day everyone.:flowerforyou: :drinker: :drinker:

Has anyone read the book "Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit?" It's a man who always "lived healthy" eating right and exercising a ton and he became a personal trainer. He couldn't understand why people couldn't just choose to live "right" and help themselves. He thought that food addiction and a sedentary lifestyle were a choice. (I agree...to some extent...debate if you want).
Anywho, he decided to take a break from the gym and healthy eating for 6 months, see how much weight he gained and then use the next six months to get back to "fit". I'm only at the beginning of the book, but at the end, he gives examples of eating plans and recipes.

Now, I LOVE to cook, but all of his recipes have vanilla protein powder in them, esp. his morning shakes.

Does anyone have any experience with protein powder? Does it help you feel full? Because honestly, I don't think I could get full on just a shake for breakfast! What is it supposed to do and does anyone have any brands (relatively inexpensive ones, please) that I should try first? Or should I avoid them altogether? I'm looking to lose and "tone up", but not necessarily "bulk up."

Thanks!

My Wednesday wish already came true: I work up early and went to water aerobics and worked my butt off! I can seriously feel it in my legs! YAY!!!! I'll walk later on tonight...after some ibuprofen! haha! I also went to therapy where we "processed" the fact that my Grandma died yesterday. It wasn't exactly unexpected (she was 96), but it still sucks, ya know? Then I gave blood and when they took my BP, it was down! My bottom number is still a LITTLE high (124/89), but it's on its way!!!

I hope everyone has a great day, and I'll probably check in tomorrow. May be time for a shower and a nap!
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Hey Everyone! My life seem so busy that my wish today is......that I wish I could turn back time and not get so side tracked in life so I could have finished some goals earlier when I had the stamina to do so.
My classes this semester appear at first glance to be really tough, so I will definately need more study time.
I am really struggling with my food the last few months. I just need to pick one thing to be focused on and do it.

I am using my fit bit but not sure it is accurate it said i burned 1700 calories shoveling snow yesterday for 45 mins. Still trying to figure the thing out.

I am behind on reading posts so need to get caught up.

Have a blessed day everyone!

Wow. My Wednesday Wish is that I wouldn't have missed reading these posts for the last two days, because it took a while to catch up and I feel like I skimmed a lot.

My take-back-dinner goal is going well this week. Making great use of our slow cooker, and pulled out some old Weight Watchers recipes.

Maybe this weekend I'll have some time to prep some freezer meals....we used to do that. Why did we ever stop?

@MNWALKINGQUEEN: I shoveled snow for 45 minutes this morning, too.....would be pretty sweet if that burned 1700 calories....if only they came off as easy as they can be consumed.

Also Marie, thanks for the book suggestion. I plan on getting it. I finished reading "Wheat Belly" last night and it's also quite an eye opener as to what the food industry in the USA is doing. It made me look at eating differently, more about being healthy , instead of just about losing weight.

I think that suggestion post disappeared......spam? Or what??

Best wishes to all.

Lin

Lin, Marie posted the name of the book, on the last page before the turnover....I haven't checked , but it should still be there.