Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@Laura …congratulations on the 5K. I’m so proud of you for doing that successfully. :flowerforyou:

@Robin…my birthday is today and I am 41 and proud of it. I don’t mind getting older. I am in better shape (and a lower weight) than I was at my 39th birthday and hope to keep it going. My kids keep me young. Looks like you had a productive Sunday.

@Jeanette…I wish I had a Meat Farms with a clearance rack like that. While you have to be careful, it sounds like you were and they were great. I’m also not opposed to the day old rack of breads/donuts etc. Usually a 5-10 second zap in the microwave softens things up and day old bread is still good and if it’s a bit hard, use it for other things. I’m very proud of your 5 month progress – you look great!:glasses:

@Amanda…yes, the yo-yoing (is that a word??) is frustrating but glad you are back at it. If we don’t give up, our bodies have to eventually let go of it right?

@Kaye…isn’t that the truth. I remember being at 140 when I was in high school and feeling bad about my weight (well, being called Thunder Thighs in HS didn’t help). Oh well, can’t change the past, just can focus on this now and work my way (weigh) down. Hee Hee! :laugh:

AFM…Friday was an errand day and the worst one was taking my daughter to get a mole removed on her hip. If you’ve had it done, you know the worst part is the numbing process. She needed two needles to get the whole area and I know it stings, but man she had her arms wrapped around my neck and she apparently needed her nails trimmed (I have the marks to prove it) and my right ear may never be the same. While I was holding her head so she wouldn’t look, I was faced toward the process but wasn’t looking. :brokenheart: I opened my eyes at the exact moment that she was transferring the flesh to the container for a biopsy. Gross!!! :sick: She has about a 3 inch stitched line on her leg. Poor baby! She’s mad too because they told her she cannot go to PE class until 4/14 (hopefully she continues to love physical activity her whole life – my goal is to become a good example of that).

I had a busy, fun weekend. Not the best food/drink choices (I still need to go back and log yesterday as I didn’t get to it at all) but I only turn 41 once, right? I’ve decided that I’m going to give it a try and post a weekly plan. This is going to encompass quite a few things and if I don’t get them done, go ahead and scold me. Doing this personal training has made me realize what a competitive person I am and don’t want to look like a total wimp in front of the trainer. And then when I do the workouts later, I realize I need to bust a move because next week, the session will be even tougher. HA :noway:

April Goals:
30 Day Plank – 7/30 (up to 30 seconds)
Remember why I want to do this!!!
Drinking my water – 4/30 (gotta bust a move)
Calorie intake – 5/30

This week’s activity goals:
Monday – Cake Decorating class
Tuesday – Gym with Trainer
Wednesday – Water Aerobics
Thursday – Cooking and Serving at The Banquet (I’ll be on my feet from 1-7:30 --- I think that’ll be enough)
Friday – Gym with sister
Saturday – Cantata practice, Jacob is at a music festival and then I’m helping with an Easter event at church…no time for a formal workout
Sunday – gym with sister

My goals for today:
Buy water – still can’t stand the taste of Bismarck water (even thru my Brita).
Drink my water
Stay in calorie goal
Put away all the clothes that got cleaned yesterday
Clean my bathroom

Good afternoon everyone!!!

Hopefully I will eventually associate names with post. I did a 24 minute work out this morning which didn't amount to much. I did a lot of cardio boxing and strength training. My work outs at home bore me half to death. So I am going to hopefully do 2 classes a week of dance starting this week with 1 dance class. I also have my bike tires aired up so I will be ready for a bike ride hopefully to start this evening. I stopped smoking 3 years ago and that has helped me tremendously with my breathing during exercise. I did keep my challenge of logging all weekend.


My major goal this week is to get back into my Salsa Dance class, it is kind of like Zumba I guess but all latin style. It is a good hard work out 40 minutes long with about 10 minutes being stretching and cool down. I sweat in this class it is a hard one, I don't know any of the typical moves either, but I just try to push along... but I look forward to getting back in it with a friend of mine. We used to do it religiously but my hours changed at work and had not been able to make it. I WILL make it this week.. Wednesday is my start day.

I am pms ing I hope I can at least drop a few lbs by next week! My years of yo-yoing and fad dieting have my metabolism all messed up, then only way to move it is to get moving on a consistent basis.
Have a great day, I will try to get back as much as I can...

Good Monday morning friends. I hope you all had a great weekend. Mine wasnt to bad. I got in a couple nice low key walks with the dogs. No challenging hikes for a couple more weeks yet. Want to give the ankle plenty of time to heal. I started putting in my garden on Saturday. I put in snap peas, green beans, beets ,greens, carrots, leeks, broccoli, cauliflower, and brussell sprouts so far. The rest cant go in until May according to research mom and I did for our area. I am so excited. Hopefully everything comes up well and I dont kill it all:laugh: Today is extremely nice out sunny and up to 70 but I am stuck doing the housework I put off yesterday because it has reached the cant stand to look at it stage. Oh well all the windows and doors are open so bringing some of the outside inside:happy: My eating over the weekend was kinda hit and miss and I didnt get any of it recorded but I am hoping to do better this week. I am trying something I read and am trying to make sure I pair carbs and proteins together every time I eat. For breakfast I had my fruit and veggie smoothie and a single serving of nuts to go with it. I have to admit I was wasteful with money when I got groceries last time. I picked up some single serving 100 cal packs of nuts. My mom asked why I didnt buy them in a larger container and make my own packs. The truth is when I do it myself I see how small the packs are and then I feel deprived but if I buy them that way I dont think about it. One pack is a serving and thats all I need. Dumb I know but thats the way my brain works

Robin congrats on the nice tax return. My hubby and I are discovering how having the kids grow up puts a serious hurting on the size we are used to getting.
Ushkii you are doing so great. I wish my hubby was more on board with me though after his last bloodwork he now realizes skinny doesnt necessarily mean healthy and he is paying a little more attention to what he eats.
Rain super congrats on the 5k. I bet you were fine with waking up sore after such a super accomplishment:bigsmile:

Well as usual I forgot the rest so everyone else have a great day and dont let anything stand in your way.:flowerforyou: :drinker:

Good evening everyone. Thank you all for the kind words on my progress pictures. The scale finally moved this morning and I am officially in the teens. I weighed in at 218.8 this morning. Wahoo!!! I feel like I have been waiting forever for this moment.

I made the gnocchi yesterday and it came out absolutely wonderful! I plan on putting the recipe up on my blog eventually. I made enough for 4 servings. Brian and I both ate all the left overs that were meant for lunch for us this week. :blushing:

John came today to start on my floors. Right now he is working in the bathroom. Everything has been removed. The toilet bowl is in the bath tub, the sink and vanity are in my foyer. He said this should take 2-3 days to complete. It is coming along though. The bamboo floors have to wait until next week due to them needing to acclimate to the temperature to prevent buckling. In the meantime he will grind down the floors and fix the walls that the plumbers had to cut.

Riiseli - Welcome. Your dog in your profile picture is beautiful!

Robin - Thank you so much for your kind words. LOL. I never though of it that way before. I should definitely call food a hobby of mine. I am obsessed with cooking. Glad to hear your migraine went away after a few hours.

Hansea - Thanks. I am very proud of myself. I was looking at my pictures more closely and compared every line. I am very excited about the changes I see.
I agree with what you said about WW. It wasn't for me either. I know a lot of people who rave about it. I joined years ago with a friend and for me it wasn't worth it. Years later my bestie told me about MFP and I joined with her. I have been a fan ever since. I think it is so fantastic that it helps you to track what you are eating and is free! It really doesn't get better than that! You are doing such a great job. Keep it up!

Skinny - ROFLMAO. I love what you said. I told Brian and he laughed too. Wahoo for getting the taxes done. Too bad you were a bit down though. That stinks when that happens. That is great that another coworker wants to get some fitness in during your time at the rally. I hope it works out for you.

KJefferies - I spent the day in the gardens yesterday. I was amazed at how much more energy I had than last year. Though last night when I finally sat down for the night I felt it in my legs. My muscles were aching from all the crouching to weed. Thankfully it went away rather quickly. Thanks for the kind words on my loss! I am a vegetarian and have my diary open for my friends. Feel free to add me if you want some veggie ideas. Sometimes I post some vegetarian recipes on my blog too.

Rain - I need clarification, you did the elliptical after your 5K or the following day? The Tough Mudder sounds scary. I give you a lot of credit for wanting to give it a go. I am curious to read your final decision about it when you make up your mind. I finally got the scale moving again. I shrieked when I stepped on the scale this morning!

Kaye - Sounds like some great walking this weekend! We had a beautiful too. I really enjoyed being out in the fresh air.

Lives - I love weekends like that when I get a lot accomplished in a short amount of time. I especially love it when I am ahead of schedule and have free weekends due to it!

Kah -Thanks. The scale is being my friend again. I guess it is a love hate relationship that I have with it. Right now it is in my good graces. I hope yours cooperates with you soon.
I always send my bestie pictures of my Meat Farms finds. She gets jealous and says the same thing about spending $1.49 for one pepper. You have to see the quality of the stuff too. If you hit it just right the stuff looks really good. There have been occasions though where I see some less than desirable things. My cousin actually turned me onto the rack there. She used to have a tortoise and would buy lettuce and other veggies off there. She would use some for dinner and the rest for her tortoise. You were right to go back into the store and have them correct their error. That is a nice chunk of money that can be used elsewhere. I agree that teenagers don't always have value of money. I think back to when I was that age and I definitely didn't have a good grasp of money compared to now. I treasure that clearance rack and finding great sales.

WOW to the 30 foot ceilings. We have cathedral ceilings but they are roughly 14-16 feet. It certainly was not fun when we painted. Brian had the job of climbing to paint the higher parts. Being that I am accident prone, I stayed on the ground and was in charge of the lower parts. We both agreed next time we decide to paint we will hire painters. :laugh:

tlh - Happy Birthday!!!
They have some baked goods in that area too but I have never bought any though. Usually it is come type of desert that would cause me to over indulge. But I wouldn't be opposed to buying day old sandwich rolls if they ever had them. I like to watch Rachel Ray. She often suggests buying day old loaves of bread, cutting them up, season and bake to make your own croutons. Maybe one day I will do that. I am definitely intrigued by the idea.
I have never had a mole removed but gosh from what you described it doesn't sound like a pleasurable process. I hope the biopsy comes back fine and your daughter can go back to PE class in no time!

jtconst - I am jealous that you got some things in your garden. I cannot plant yet because the temperatures are still dropping too low in the evenings. Next week I want to start to work on hardening off my plants. I figured it would be a good time to start the process since I will be on vacation. I am planting brussel sprouts for the first time this year. Have you ever planted them before? If so, do you have any tips for me?

Tanya - Congrats on the NSV. I am a carb girl, I couldn't imagine not having my pasta Sundays. I have quite a stock of pasta in my cabinet. LOL What a great idea for freezing the yogurt in muffin tins for smoothies. Thanks for the comment on my photos. To make the collage I use a free site, save the photo collage to my computer then upload to photobucket to post here. It's fairly easy to do and fun too. Here is the link if you are interested. http://www.fotor.com/ Boo to your BFs scale.

tlh- Happy Birthday- Best wishes for the year ahead.

Nettie- I love your photos. You can really see the difference between the pictures. Congrats on reaching the teens.

Karen- Have fun at your union meeting. I hope you can find some down time to exercise or at least go for a walk.

I had an okay workout tonight with my trainer. She had me do my least favorite exercise since it involves jumping up on something. Thank God she did not go supper high but it was high enough. She had a different approach to the jumps but I still DON"T like to JUMP. My new goal is to run every weekend or at least right before my session with her. Yes, I can be sneaky especially since I really don't like jumping. Part of me gets bored, the other part does not want to fall flat on my face. The worst part is that they are suppose to be good for you and help with strengthening leg muscles, endurance, agility and something else. I can do my best to avoid them. YES, I really don't like anything that has to do with jumping and quite frankly I don't see the point in it. At least I was able to row at the end of the workout so that made the workout a little better.

Tomorrow, I am not suppose to run- All I can say it is a good thing that I am not doing that triathlon at the end of April since I would not be ready to run. Now, I am not sure what I will do instead- either try a different pool or go to the gym. I also want to socialize tomorrow night. Yes, I still need to work on building a social life and establishing local friendships.

Hi Guys!! I didn't get on the thread all day b/c I'm so busy at work getting sub plans together for Thurs/Fri. I just caught up on all of the posts. I have a lot of personals in my head, but I really need to get to bed, so just one:

Happy Birthday, Tracy!!! :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Exercise goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Tues--walk gunner + gym
Wed--not sure
Thurs--not sure
Fri--not sure
Sat--walk gunner
Sun--walk gunner + gym

Wall sit = 45 sec
Forearm plank = 50 sec

ARGHHH! I hate this laptop. I just lost a long post with all my personals. Will try and get it redone later, but for now, have a good Tuesday!

April Renaissance - Fighting Complacency:

At or under Calorie goal: 4/30

Exercise Goals:

Saturday - 3 mile minimum walk DONE
Sunday - Rest Day NOT DONE yard work
Monday- Cardio/Weights/Stretch (Rest day)
Tuesday - Yoga
Wednesday - Cardio/Weights/Stretch
Thursday - Pilates
Friday - Cardio/Weights/Stretch

Tuesday Goals: To get through this renovation without completely losing it. The bathroom floors have been grouted. Now he has moved onto grinding of the floors. I already took an allergy pill and so far so good. But oh my goodness the dust is absolutely insane. I have all the windows opened and it looks like it is foggy inside my house. I suppose I am going to be really busy the next few days cleaning everything...again. :ohwell:

I am down another pound this morning. I was once again pleasantly surprised. I had a lazy morning this morning. I woke up at 6 but laid in bed watching I Love Lucy until 8. It was rainy and so peaceful lounging while listening to the rain bounce off the window. Shortly after I got up John arrived. I feel awkard working out while he is here so I am going to workout when I get home from work. It is supposed to become sunny and temps go into the 60s today. I think today's workout will be a nice long walk before dinner.

Susan - You will definitely feel so relaxed on your cruise. Enjoy every minute of it, you deserve it.
I am with you on buying a place on the water if I win the lottery. It has always been a dream of mine to have a house overlooking the ocean with a lot of property so I could garden, have an artist cottage and easy access to the water. You definitely should start taking progress photos. I didn't do that my first time on here and am really glad I decided to this time around.

Laurie - Oh my goodness to jumping onto stuff. I am right there with you. I would most likely miss, fall and hurt myself. :laugh:

Kaye - What a great compliment you received from your friend. That is great that your daughter wants to celebrate when you reach 100 lbs!

Kah - I better get my tush moving tonight. You have almost caught up to me and RobinB passed me again. Taking yesterday as my rest day really was not good for my numbers.

***************************loud screams****************************


::sigh:: okay

Nettie: Your pictures look fantastic!
Kah: WTG on the walk!
Rain: Yay! I'm so glad you did well at the race! I'm also planning on doing the Warrior Dash in August with a group of friends! It'll be awesome!
Riselli: I had plantar faciitis bad when I was heavier. I got some insoles at WalMart that did wonders, but the best feeling is not needing the insoles anymore! You'll get there.
Kaye: Way to go on the compliments


AFM this week sucks...
Went to the gym sunday yay. went to the gym monday. yay.
But I felt sick to my stomach yesterday, so I left work early. Stayed in bed all day.
I am trying to get some color again, so I tanned, and ended up burning my armpits. I forgot they don't see much sun. so now my armpits hurt.
Then I was late to work this morning.
Paid my taxes. Stupid Ohio always wants more money. Had to pay more taxes and I'm a State Employee! I'm paying my own wages with my tax dollars and yet I have to use my wages to pay even more in tax dollars.
This is not my week. FML.

No gym today as I didn't have time to pack my gym bag before I left the house.


:sigh: it'll get better. I'm gonna get something tasty like sushi for lunch or something. I'm going over calories today, and I don't care. >.<

The end.

Good morning. So far so good today. I got a short walk with the dogs since my ankle was pretty tender this morning. Now I am sipping a smoothie with lots of fruits and veggies and snacking on almonds. I had to get up and get the puppy a doggie treat because he seemed to really like the smell of the almonds and was in full on begging mode:laugh: These are the vanilla bean ones and they are really yummy. I am going to try the chocolate ones next. I was starving this morning when I went over to get the kids off and they had all kinds of junk in their house including costco muffins the kids were getting for breakfast and instead I cut an apple in half and sliced some for the kids to go with their muffin and I had the other half with a little pb. I was so proud of myself for walking away from the muffins:bigsmile: Today is some more whittling on this big old list I made of all the little cleaning organizing chores that have gone much to long without being done around here. Got a nice bit done yesterday but there is still quite a bit. It will probably take most of the week to get through it all.

Nettie I dont have any tips on the brussell sprouts. This is my first time with a full garden so most of it is new to me. Just going on a hope and a prayer:happy:
Susan I am so jealous of you and Kah with your cruises. I cant think of anything better then sitting on a balcony overlooking the ocean. I go to the ocean at least a couple times a year and just spend the day on the beach watching the water roll in and soaking it up.

Uhoh puppy is back. He really wants these almonds:laugh:

aimee sorry you are having an fml moment. Those always suck but go get something like the sushi and just focus on enjoying that and moving on:flowerforyou:

Well everyone I hope you all have a great day. Dont work to hard and do something nice just for you.:flowerforyou: :drinker: