Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@Susan~Grapeseed oil is a light, clean tasting oil – made from pressed grape seeds. It has a moderate heat point, so great for sautéing. You can’t use it for baking though because it loses its nutritional value at high heat points as do oils such as olive oil. When baking I use safflower oil. We had the same thing happen with the weather here 3 years ago – we were supposed to get 2-3 inches of snow but ended up with 8 inches and then ice on top, it just shut down the city. I was stranded at home for 5 days. Down here, we aren’t equipped to handle it.

@Tracy~Sounds like a terrible sinus infection, I hope the doc-in-the-box can load you up with meds. Hope you can get some rest, feel better.

@Amanda~It will be great to have a workout partner.

@Laurie~I’m jealous of your massage, I’m way overdue.

@Madeline~I felt the exact same way when I lost Cocoa, I didn’t stop crying for days. We get so attached to our pets, its hard – I promise it will get easier. You need to allow yourself time to grieve. Then, maybe one day you’ll be ready to adopt another loveable pet.

AFM~Good workout with trainer yesterday, typical session with some intervals thrown in. We talked a lot about my cardio program and the changes I need to tackle my boredom and to keep my body guessing.

Exercise Goals:

Monday~Gym, elliptical (or spin) DONE (arc trainer)
Tuesday~Gym, treadmill NOT DONE
Wedneday~Gym, training session DONE!
Thursday~Gym, intervals on treadmill/bike
Friday~Scheduled Rest Day (doing some shopping)
Saturday~Gym, running
Sunday~Gym, training session

One of my MFP friends posted a link to an interesting site. I've been playing on it all morning. Check it out.
http://www.foodfacts.com/index.php

Did not log that night at the buffet, but have been logging all other and eatting better. I find I got back into the habit of snacking and now I log it and it really eats up my calories. I am again glad to relearn this and will try to drink more water when I want a snack.


@skinny - Thanks for the suggestion and that is what I did, take little portions of and get a taste and go back for other things. As you said when I got done tasting everything I wanted I did not have to go back and load up on a second serving! I did go get more shrimp that was really good there. It was so good, they kept my water filled and I kept sipping on it.

This is not food related, but I'm sure many have seen or heard the stories out of Atlanta. I had a friend stuck at the Popeye's corporate office with 40 other people. My other friend slept in his office at Honey Baked Ham. Normal hour commutes were taking 5-10 hours. Kids were stranded at schools and had to spend the night. Home Depot allowed people to sleep in lawn chairs overnight People were sleeping on floors in different retail shops. A friend posted this story. As it turns out, I know these rescuers!! Scott use to sell us ham at Arby's. His wife, Jane, is a hoot!!! It doesn't surprise me one bit they got out into that crazy weather to help others. They're good people in this world that's for sure. Plus, we live in a small world. Of the 6+ million people in Atlanta and I know this couple!! Love it!!!


Atlanta Mom, Infant Rescued During Winter Storm Leon Gridlock - weather.com

http://www.weather.com/news/atlanta-mom-infant-rescued-during-winter-storm-leon-gridlock-20140129?cm_ven=Email&cm_cat=article_share

Happy Friday Eve!! :drinker:

Thursday Truth – I have been taking a break from the Forums. They have been taking up entirely too much of my time. I’d been spending hours and hours everyday between work and home. Every time I logged any food, I’d peep in to see what was going on. Before I knew it, it was nearly time to log food again!

@tlh – I’m sorry to hear about your sinus and ear infections. One is bad enough, but BOTH, yikes! :sick:

@susan – There are such great human interest stories coming out of Atlanta right now. What an amazing couple Scott and Jane are! It’s so nice to hear about the people that step up in a time of need. I’ve been following the different stories on CNN. The people taking others into their homes for the night, incredible! :flowerforyou:

@Nettie – You have the right attitude, put the last few days behind you and just MOVE ON!! You can do it! :bigsmile:

@Amanda – I’m glad you have a buddy to workout with at the gym. My 20 yr old daughter is on this journey with me and she will be my workout buddy, as soon as we can get our schedules to sync.

@Lives2Travel – I bet you are excited for your daughter to be home. Enjoy the weekend! My son is out of state in college and I am always thrilled when he comes home. It’s a shame that he seems to spend most his time visiting with his friends more than his family. :smooched:

@Robin – Congrats on the extra-curricular sleeps you’re getting in! Nothing like a good nap! :yawn:

@Madeline – I’m sorry to hear about your puppy! I have a 11 yr old pug that I know one day will be gone and I don’t know how I will deal with the loss. :brokenheart:

Tomorrow is my weekly weigh in. Here’s hoping the scale continues to move down, down, down! :glasses:

Until next time; peace, love and weight loss!

After reading many posts about the southern States, I'll have to watch the news and see what happened in Atlanta....a big snow storm I guess. I hope everyone is ok. It's something you really need to be prepared for.
I must say it's back to a normal winter here (central Ontario), (cold, dark, windy, snowy). For the last 2 years I'd say we've been spoiled with milder winters...not this time. I'm ok with it and dress for it (I have several balaclavas), but it's tough as babies can't be out in the frigid temperatures more than a few minutes, and our family has 3, so we're doing a lot of indoor activities
On the plus side, beautiful ice formations have formed on the lake.

Mel- check out the article that Susan posted about her friends, at the bottom of the article are links to other articles about the snow and ice storm they had. They are not prepared for the snow storms and don't have the plowing equipment to clear the roads.

Susan- Your friends were truly amazing to be helping so many people.

RobinEgg-Glad you were able to get some decent sleep :drinker: you deserved with everything you have experienced lately.

I recorded a new lower weight today, which is great. It was close to yesterday's weight, so I decided to make it official today. I am down three pounds. It is nice to see the scale moving after such a long time.

Today, a co-worker told me that she was taking a sign language class and she wanted me to join her. It started tonight so very short notice. The co-worker is originally from South America and Spanish is her primary language. She still has difficulty learning English so she wants to learn sign language to help her with the English. I loved studying sign language back in college and afterwards so it was great to join the class tonight. Luckily, the meeting I was suppose to have was cancelled and I could attend the first class tonight. So now, I have class every week for 15 weeks and will earn 3 credits when I am done.

The massage was nice and relaxing today. I am just sorry that I had to drive all the home then back up the road for the highway. In the end it was worth it.

My exercise plan for the week
Sunday-walking DONE
Monday- trainer (1/2 hr) plus my own workout, climbing maybe DONE no trainer but her workout
Tuesday- gym maybe or rest REST
Wednesday- Trainer DONE
Thursday- Rest DONE
Friday-Rock climbing
Saturday- Swim/ aerobics

@hayley--sounds like you had a great workout! Even if you are very sore tomorrow, I bet doing the water aerobics will really help loosen up your muscles. That Brandy sounds like a wonderful friend--I bet she sensed your emotional state and came to comfort you. Dogs definitely know how their owners are feeling, and though they may not understand why we are sad or angry or happy or scared, they sense and respond. I know if I'm sad about something, gunner comes to snuggle with me. And if I'm stressed or frustrated, he knows to steer clear--sometimes I think my DH needs to take lessons from him! :laugh:

@laurie--congrats on the new lower weight!! :drinker: I look forward to getting there again as well. I managed to lose 2 of the 6 lbs I added to my ticker on Jan. 1st, and have kept it off, but no new movement in a couple of weeks. :ohwell: enjoy the ASL class. I don't know if I've ever mentioned this, but I used to work with children with hearing impairments--most moderately to profoundly deaf. They had a variety of other issues as well--developmental delays, emotional or behavioral disorders, etc. I learned a lot of sign language while working with them, though I never came anywhere close to being fluent.

@tammy--when I was a kid, my mom took in a stray Maine Coon for the winter b/c she felt sorry for it. We named him Maximillian, and he would go out hunting any night it wasn't too cold for us to let him out, often bringing home "presents" to leave on our doormat. :laugh: He would also often get into fights as evidenced by the scrapes and scratches we would find scabbed over days later, but fortunately, never anything serious. In the spring, she gave him away b/c she's not really a cat person and we got our first dog shortly after that.

@mel--we also had relatively mild winters the past two years and were probably due for a more "normal" level of cold and snow. However, what we are experiencing this year is beyond payback. We just got through another bitterly cold blast and now we have a storm coming that is supposed to dump another foot of snow tomorrow night. A lot of the municipalities are already running out of salt b/c the barges can't get through the frozen rivers. We still have at least 6 more weeks of winter, and Chicago has put out warnings that they will not be slating any side streets for this coming snowstorm. This is one of the few instances I can recall being glad I live in the suburbs.

@robinB--good luck on your weigh-in tomorrow! :flowerforyou:

@p1xy--sorry your daughter is sick--hope she gets better quickly.

@susan--thanks for sharing that story--and what an amazing coincidence that you happen to know them!

@ushkii--glad you had a great meal at the buffet without overdoing it! :drinker:

@tracy--feel better! :flowerforyou:

@nettie--I hate it when I fall into that mode of just eating whatever is handy b/c I'm so hungry. I'm am struggling with a similar issue b/c my schedule changed at the semester and I'm still getting used to it. Last semester, I ate breakfast during my 3rd period open and lunch during 5th period. Then I would have a snack during my 9th period resource duty. This semester, I have a 5th period study hall, so I have to wait until 6th period to eat lunch. The past 2 days I have eaten my 9th period snack during study hall b/c I'm already hungry at that point. The result is no later afternoon snack which means I'm starving when i get home and eat dinner too early which leads to too much hunger later in the evening. I know I will get it figured out, but it will take some trial and error to avoid going to bed hungry. :ohwell:

@amanda--great NSV that you weren't worn out or in pain after all of that activity!! :drinker:

@L2T--woohoo for the scale budging!! :drinker:

@robin--I'm also torn between feelings of jealousy and joy about your ability to get lots of sleep now.

@kaye--I hope the sleep doctor can do something to help with your sleep. As a lifelong insomniac, I can definitely commiserate.

@alupinsk--glad you are feeling good after the run--yay!

Thursday Truth:
My claim about having no grading yesterday was a big lie--albeit an unintentional one. I forgot that I gave a unit test right before finals that still needed grading. We couldn't put it on last semester b/c then the kids would have no time to do correction, so I set the pile to the side and completely forgot about it until the other AP teacher said something about it today. Fortunately, there is only one question that isn't multiple choice, so very easy, quick grading.

Today I came home from work exhausted. I could also feel a migraine coming on, so I decided to take a nap instead of going to the gym. I got in a good hour on the couch before gunner decided to bug me, but it was better than nothing and my headache is now gone. I have to be at work early for a meeting tomorrow, so it's off to bed for me.

Grading goals:
1. 50/71 AP tests
2. x/52 JRP thesis statements

Exercise goals:
Mon--gym (lift + HIIT) NOT DONE
Tues--gym (circuit training + HIIT) DONE
Wed--walk gunner NOT DONE (it was still way too cold!)
Thurs--walk gunner + (lift + HIIT) NOT DONE
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym (cardio)
Sun--walk gunner + (lift + HIIT)

Exercise & Weight:
Bench press = 85
Dead lift = 90
Squat = 90
Overhead press = 55
Upright row = 60

Overhead tricep extension = 25 (dumbbell)
Bicep curl = 15 (dumbbell)
Lat pull down = 100
Tricep pull down = 90

I cannot believe January is over. It flew by and brings us closer to Spring!

Now it's time to set some goals for February:

Lose 7.3 lbs - That would put me at 199.9 on March 1st. Not too sure it will happen given that my weight loss over the last 2 weeks has virtually stopped, but what the heck, I'm going to go with the attitude that I can make it happen.

Drink 4 glasses of water every day (glass is a 20 oz Tervis tumbler).

Stay within my calorie goal (as averaged during a week). I don't stress about being over on a day, but I do adjust the next one.

And last, but not least: STOP stressing over what the scale says and exercise some patience. Yeah, probably won't do well on this one, but at least I'm going to try.

Have a wonderful weekend!

It's Friday!!! Wahoo!!!

I had 2 NSV this week.
~ Earlier in the week while putting on my sports bra it rolled up in back. Instantly I thought it was another sports bra fiasco. I was completely surprised when I was able to reach back and up, grab it and pull it down. Wahoo for shrinking fat and increased flexibility.
~ I am sure many of you can relate to the clothes in the closet that just do not fit correct scenario. I had about 4 pairs of work pants in the closet that were difficult to button. In a drawer I had 3 sweaters that I purchased online from Kohls and never wore because they were a bit snug. This week I was able to wear those pants to work and one of the sweaters. I didn't feel self-conscious in them or uncomfortable at all.

Today I am scheduled to see my little boy I told you all about earlier in the week. I am excited to see if he will repeat the same behavior for me. I really hope he does. If he does I will begin to take baseline data on his new skill for a week, request a meeting with the entire team (School staff, home staff and his family) and see if we can devise a plan to move him forward. This would mean huge gains for him. I am so excited. :happy:
Tracy - Glad to hear you have some meds. You will definitely start feeling a lot better soon.

ushkii - Glad to hear you are getting back into the swing of things!

RobinB - I can relate to the getting distracted by reading the forums. I have had to limit myself to forum time in the morning while I am sipping my coffee and eating my cereal.

Mel - Congrats on the measurements. Tomorrow is my measurement day. I've been working hard all month so I am hoping for some decent results.

Laurie - Congrats on the sign language class. I took it in college and really liked it too. Last year, I taught my preschoolers how to sign the book Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too? by Eric Carle. I invited all my students mothers in and we preformed it for Mother's Day. It was so cute and the moms loved it!

Hayley - It's amazing how our furbabies know just want we need exactly when we need it. I have experienced situations where everything seems to be going wrong and I am completely frustrated. Then one of my furbabies does something to let me know they are there. Their random acts make all my problems seem so much less serious. I love my furbabies and cannot imagine my life without them.

Skinny - It makes me feel better knowing that you can relate. Yesterday I had the complete opposite problem as the days before. I couldn't figure out what to eat for lunch so I made a quick salad and threw some pine nuts on top to bump up the calories and protein. This time I ate a healthy lunch but it was about 200 calories under what I normally have. By the time I got to work I was starving. I didn't think ahead to bring a snack with me. I was so busy though that the hunger didn't bother me that much. As soon as I got home I began preparing dinner. Being busy helped the urge to snack. I felt so much better after dinner and was quite full. However, my calories for the day were only around 900. :grumble: Even though I was full, I ended up making a smoothie. I was still rather low so I ate some veggie straws just to bump up my calories. One of these days I will get my food troubles worked out. I feel like I am in a food rut and just don't want anything that is in the house. I think it would help a lot if I went food shopping and stocked up the fridge again. :ohwell: I have been really bad with getting my water in too the past few days. I don't know what my problem is lately. :noway:

Alupinsk - Thanks for the JCP tip. I will definitely check them out. I have had luck with buying stuff with them before. But never a great deal like the one you got!!! That is amazing!

Lives - Those are great goals for February.

Helena - Your C25K story made me chuckle. That sounds exactly like something that I would do. Thanks for sharing. Kudos for being more prepared for week 3 though. That's great!

wzastrow - Welcome! Feel free to add me if you wish. I am on here daily. I try to cheer on my MFP whenever I can.

Susan - My heart goes out to the people who were stuck. Thank goodness for good Samaritans who helped out.

We had a similar situation here on LI last year when a fierce blizzard came through our area. People were foolish and waited too long to leave work for whatever their reasons may have been. When the storm began it came down very heavy and quickly. Vehicles were stranded all over, even the rescue vehicles. The scenes from Atlanta looked all too familiar. However, we had a lot more snow. It was crazy.

p1xyn1xy - Sorry to hear you had a bad day. Today is a new day, hopefully a better one for you.