Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

The weather has turned cold and gray again. I guess the last few days were just a Spring teaser. I can't wait until it's the real thing and I can get outside to work in the yard, plant pots of flowers, herbs and veggies and enjoy the sunshine. It's been a long Winter!

I don't have time to do personals right now, but I'm thinking about all who are struggling be it with health issues or just to stay the course. The main thing I love about this thread is that every time I read it, I know there will be a post from someone who is going through the same thing I am. And there will be other posts that teach, encourage or just make me laugh.

Most of all, this is a group of people who will NEVER, EVER give up on their quest for better health and a healthy weight. That's a pretty rare thing and I'm thankful for you all every day.

Exercise Goals:

Monday- Rest Day DONE
Tuesday - Yoga DONE
Wednesday - Cardio/Weights/Stretch
Thursday - Pilates
Friday - Cardio/Weights/Stretch
Saturday - 3 mile minimum walk
Sunday - Rest Day

Are newbies welcome on this thread? I spent last evening reading every post from start to finish, and thought about how great it would be to be part of such a lovely, supportive group of people. I have been using MFP for several years, but only got up the nerve to check out the community aspect a couple of weeks ago. I'm a bit of a wallflower but would love to become more active in the chats. I feel quite alone in this weight loss journey.

As a bit of an introduction - I'm a 36 yr old full-time working mom of two special boys (8 and 12) with neurological and developmental issues. I live on the east coast of canada and am really, really tired of winter! Began this 100 lb journey for (hopefully) the last time in January, but have been a life-long yo-yo dieter. I am a race walker and currently training for my second half marathon, and finding the toll it takes on my body to be almost more than I can deal with. While "fat and fit" has worked for years, I am ready to lose the fat part of the equation. Depression and anxiety are constantly nipping at my heels and I work hard to keep them at bay with diet and exercise.

I would love to make some friends on here!

Wednesday Wish - It came true!!! The insurance adjuster came yesterday and it looks like they will be covering the work the plumbers did and repairs that now need to be made to the house. I gave her digital copies of all the photos I took, showed her the pipes we saved and showed her around the house. Though she could see it as soon as she walked in the front door. She took pictures and measurements of the flooring and walls. The plumbers had to cut into the walls in 2 different spots so naturally we have to have that patched and repaint. But because it is an large open area, we have to paint the entire area again or you will be able to see the difference in paint color from fading over time. She said it will take about 2 weeks for the paperwork to be processed and before we hear anything. They will be covering the expense but we just don't know how much they will be giving us. In the meantime, Brian and I are going to start calling around and getting some estimates from flooring companies.

Tom - Sorry to hear you and Amy are not feeling well. Hope this passes soon.

Mnwalking - That sounds like a good plan.

Kah - Do you have a patio area? If so, maybe you can do some planting in containers on your patio? I hated when we lived in the condo because I couldn't do much gardening. I ended up trying to do some veggies in containers but unfortunately my patio didn't get much sun. When we decided to buy a house one of my must haves was a separate area for gardening.

I never heard of the zone thing before you described it. That sounds very interesting indeed. I am curious to see the results of this new plan for you. I hope they are great!

Jtconst - Yippie to the 5 laps. Boo to having to pee. I hate when my bladder interrupts my workouts. Double boo to the dentist. Hope you aren't in too much pain after your visit. What kinds of things are you planning on planting in your garden?

Humble - I have set times when I drink my water to make sure I get it all in. Maybe you can try something like that. I drink when I first wake up, after my morning workout, with lunch. By noon - 1 pm, I have already consumed 6 glasses of water. I don't drink anything past 1 pm until after I get home from work because I just cannot run out of my classroom if I need to use the bathroom. When I get home from work I drink another glass and then sip my last glass after dinner. I have over sized drinking glasses so one of my glasses is equivalent to 18 oz of liquid. My method brings me to 10 glasses of water. Sometimes I squeeze in an extra glass somewhere during the day if I am extra thirsty. I love your idea of setting the bottles out in the kitchen where you see them. Maybe you can set a timer to remind you to drink as well.

Helena - I am so happy to hear the good news about your mother. I will continue to keep her (and your family) in my prayers.

Tanya - Congrats on the bike. As far as cutting out wheat and sandwiches, maybe you can do some type of lettuce wrap in place of the wheat. This way you can still have something quick and easy.

Rain - Sorry to read about your frustration. But congrats on the loss.

Susan - Sorry to hear you are struggling with food lately. I have not logged into Photobucket lately so I cannot help you there. Sorry.

Eileen - Welcome. With the junk food, I recommend if you are going to have it log it before you eat it. This way you can see if it fits onto your goals. If it does take our just your portion, properly measured, and put the rest away. This way you are still having a little bit of it and not depriving yourself and teaching yourself portion control and moderation at the same time.

Laurie - Sorry to hear about your friend. Will definitely send prayers her way. Congrats on the swimsuits.

Hayley - Focusing on small goals rather than the big picture all at once is definitely helpful.

Hansea - Good for you for going to the gym by yourself and sticking with your plan. You are right to be proud of yourself!

Skinny - I agree with you 100% on Robin creating this thread. This thread has helped me so much along the way. I am so grateful for everyone here. I learn so much from everyone and all the advice often reminds me of things I can apply to my own situation.

Kaye - I hate eating "other people's foods" for the simple reason that I don't know how much of such and such they put in it and if I am logging it correctly. I probably stress about it a bit too much because it causes me a lot of internal grief when I am trying to log. :embarassed:

Alupinsk - I had a rough last 2 weeks so I can completely relate. One day last week I saw 225 and logged it as I needed a pick me up. After my high sodium weekend I was back up to 230. :noway: :noway: Monday and Tuesday and put extra effort into weighing everything carefully, getting in my water and working extra hard during my exercise routines. I dropped this morning to 224.2! (yesterday was 225.8) I was pleasantly surprised. I am going to hold off until Monday to weigh in. I really hope this new weight sticks around. Congrats on being so close to being in the teens. You must be so excited. You never know, you may even reach the teens by Sunday!!! :happy:

MyMOwMOw - ROFLMAO. I just spit out some water when I read your post to Susan about the shock collars. I envisioned it and oh boy... :laugh:

Lives - We had the Spring teaser here too in NY. I cannot believe I had my windows opened on Sunday and today we are getting snow. :noway: As much as I enjoy the snow the teaser put me in the frame of mind that I am ready to say goodbye to Winter.

Littleshadow - Newbies are certainly welcomed. Jump right in and join us. Be sure to check in with us regularly. Feel free to post as much or as little as you want.

thanks for the welcome! I have a feeling I will need the encouragement... have been losing steady for the past 6 weeks and am now heading into a plateau, which is when I get so discouraged and feel like throwing in the towel!

MNwalking, I am glad I am not the only one ready for spring! We still have about 4 ft of snow and there is more on the way. And this morning it was 20 below... WHERE IS SPRING????

I saw the nutritionist on Monday and I was nervous. Thought I was going to get nailed about everything in my log. She looked at it, noticed that I was losing at a steady (healthy) rate. And then asked me a string of questions.
-my water consumption has increased.
-I'm now eating breakfast.
-I'm eating out significantly less than when I started
-I'm eating within the range she calculated for me. (which is actually a daily range from 1480-1670)
She said keep doing what I'm doing, until I hit a big stall or plateau and then we'll revisit.

What I did learn is, to look for a bread with greater or equal to 3gr of fibre and protein. Even if it has more calories, it will be denser and more filling. Hence I probably won't want as many pieces. I'm giving this a try. She said that if I still needed as many pieces as before, I was probably better off with my lower calorie (but still at least 2gr) version. I wanted to share because the bread thing always confuses me. Nutrition vs calorie.

This is not the right forum for this really, but I'm very upset and my husband is no help. When I'm upset my eating suffer, so I need to figure out how to deal with it. There are a lot of teacher's on here maybe you can give me advice. :flowerforyou: I'm having problems with my eldest who's in gr. 3. He's a sweet and good boy in school. However he's getting into the habit of not finishing his work or even starting. I was looking through his schoolwork (just found out I could access it through schoolzone on internet) and found out that he did not start or even mention an at home essay he was supposed to hand in on Jan 22. I had no knowledge of this project. The teacher gave me no indication that it was not done. I have him writing it and an apology for disrespecting his teacher. He knows he will probably not receive a mark for it at this point. It's a big assignment and (thurs and friday are conventions) she won't get it till Monday. Does anyone have any idea how I can spin this so it is less likely to happen again? Is there anyway I can work something out with the teacher to maybe get an email or something? I don't know what I could expect for help from her? I don't want to have to hunt through his work to make him be responsible for it. But I can be over the top when I'm mad and disappointed. :explode:

Oh and I lost 8lb this month!!! Yay me!

revisiting the feelings of being sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Doug

Doug! Welcome back, it's so good to see you here.
I'm standing right next to you, weight back on, and sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.

Are newbies welcome on this thread? I spent last evening reading every post from start to finish, and thought about how great it would be to be part of such a lovely, supportive group of people. I have been using MFP for several years, but only got up the nerve to check out the community aspect a couple of weeks ago. I'm a bit of a wallflower but would love to become more active in the chats. I feel quite alone in this weight loss journey.

As a bit of an introduction - I'm a 36 yr old full-time working mom of two special boys (8 and 12) with neurological and developmental issues. I live on the east coast of canada and am really, really tired of winter! Began this 100 lb journey for (hopefully) the last time in January, but have been a life-long yo-yo dieter. I am a race walker and currently training for my second half marathon, and finding the toll it takes on my body to be almost more than I can deal with. While "fat and fit" has worked for years, I am ready to lose the fat part of the equation. Depression and anxiety are constantly nipping at my heels and I work hard to keep them at bay with diet and exercise.

I would love to make some friends on here!

welcome!! i live on the west coast of canada....about 45 min east of vancouver. My crocuses are up now that the last snowfall has melted. I hope spring comes soon for you. Sounds like you have had a terrible winter this year. Exercise is a great way to keep depression at bay. Come here often and you will be motivated to work hard to reach your goals

JNettie - Getting my mind in a garden frame of mind, going to get seeds this weekend and think about tilling the garden. ALSO so glad to hear the adjuster came and that you were smart enough to take pictures! Great job. Good luck.
mmwalking - Keep coming back, you never fail if you do not stop trying!
rainandwood - Great job on trainin for a 5K!
jtconst - That is a great way to burn some Cals. playing with the kids. Not only good for you but builds memories!
Lauriek70 - Thanks for your exercise stories so motivating, ball planking!
hayley- What Alupinsk & others said! When I don't want to log it is becaue I am eating bad.Kudo on the no pop! Awesome!
Morgori - Get well soon, love the quotes!.
Helen - Good to hear of the good news of your mother! C25K! good luck.
Tanya - Thanks for the work out update, i live vicarioulsly through you guys, ha ha ha .


So one cool thing, went to a retirment party and did not have the cookies that I know are so good. On the vanpool home they had cupcakes and I turned them down too! What is happening to me!

wed wish, keep on keeping on.

Goals:
A: Under Cal. goal 4/7 days
B: Walk 3/7 days
C: Drink 8 cups 3/7 days

Mon: B C
Tue: A B
Wed:
Thur:
Fri:
Sat:
Sun:

revisiting the feelings of being sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Doug

Doug! Welcome back, it's so good to see you here.
I'm standing right next to you, weight back
on, and sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.

Yes welcome back, many have fallen away and returned. You are at a starting point. Good luck and you know this is a great place to get support.

Welcome to all the newbies and renewbies! :flowerforyou:

My Wednesday Wish is for spring to come and for everyone I meet to turn their frown upside-down. Seriously. I feel like the majority of my patients today have been super grumpy or just strange. Cabin fever is hitting this area hard! :grumble: I don't want to talk about how cold it is anymore! And I want to ride my bike outside.

@ushkii- Turning down cookies and cupcakes? Willpower Warrior! That's who you are. :happy:

@karen- Hope today is better than yesterday and that your walk is easy and heart-problem-free!

@rain- It will be tough, but I think you could get to 199 by June.

@p1xy- Great job on the loss! And good luck with your son's homework issues.

@Nettie- Woo hoo for your wish come true! I hope they decide on a decent amount so you can get everything fixed up to your liking.

@skinnyjeanz- Hope today went well and you were able to keep it within 1536.

@Kaye- I like that "other people's food"!

@Alupinsk- I hope you hit those teens at the end of the week!

@Hayley- Baby steps! Small goals reached lead to big results down the road!

AFM- I'm excited for homemade pizza tonight! Mmmm....midweek pizza! I prelogged, and it all fits into my calories for today.

A little less sleep last night than I had planned...watching old episodes of West Wing on Netflix....I wish it wouldn't autoplay three episodes at a time. If I have to push "play", I tend to think twice before watching the next episode. It's harder to push "stop" when it wants to autoplay.

MONDAY: 8 hours
TUESDAY: 6 hours

Hi everybody!

I’m back at work but real busy.

GHDC= 2.11 miles 25 out of 26 days > 2 miles

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow’.” ~Mary Anne Radmacher

Tom