Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

I'm exhausted today. I slept like a rock until 3 am until I woke up for some reason. I just could not fall back asleep, so I lost almost and hour and a half and couldn't even fall asleep after hitting the snooze button at 4:30 (that snooze button puts me to sleep every time LOL). A very busy day at work, with Canada Post not operating delivery yesterday, so I had 2 days mail to do. That got me 12,000 steps by 2pm. Physio was great, it was good to be back, and I felt like I had extra energy and got my leg lifts really high today, as well as the kettlebell. Maybe it was the extra calories I'm eating. The real test of that will be heavy cardio day on Friday.

@skinny... I am taking advantage of more peanut butter, almonds and cheese, and am slipping in a few Ritz crackers... I love them. I have room now for those with cream cheese. What a treat.

I've set some new Fitbit goals for this week: Wed and Sat are going to be tough.

1. 12,000 steps
2. 45 active minutes
3. 2500 cals burned
4. 8km total distance

Tues: (currently) 14,303 steps, 68 AM, 3,369 cals, 9.61km

Just popping in quickly tonight. This has been a crazy week and it is not letting up any time soon.

Tom- The deviled eggs are very cute. It would have been hard to eat them.

Monday- Ran 1.5 miles in about 19 minutes- which is good but oh was it difficult. I hope this improves soon. Tonight, I did get a swim in for about 45 minutes. It was a good swim where I just swam what I wanted to swim so I went over a .5 mile maybe close to a mile. Tomorrow, I will meet with my trainer before I head out to a meeting in the evening. Thursday-I have 2 meetings after work. Friday, I will most likely work late then go climbing.

Robin- I will handle the May challenge.

Tuesday- Truth- I have been eating to much candy this week. I have a feeling that TOM will be making an appearance in the next few days. Not that it is an excuse but I tend to crave candy when it is close.

Sunday- REST Day DONE
Monday- Trainer- run 1.5 miles DONE
Tuesday-Swim DONE about 1 mile
Wednesday-Trainer
Thursday- Rest
Friday- Climbing
Saturday- rest helping at Special Olympics lots of walking
Sunday- Special olympics- walking

Had a good day. Got my butt kicked by a trainer (thought I was going to vomit for a minute there but got 19 flights of steps in and two laps plus all the resistance training). Met calories. Met water goal. Now just going to try to get to sleep but wanted to pop in and say hello.

@Robin...less than a week to go...keeping you in my prayers.
@Laurie...sounds like you are kicking some butt
@Robin...look at that speed...improving all the time!

I know there was so much more to say, but I'm on my iPad tonight and not very used to it. Good job to those that are getting it done... You can do it to those that are struggling.

Goodnight!

Had a good day. It was raining earlier in the day, but the sun came out in time for me to get good walk, 4.6 miles. RobinB, congratulations on the increased speed. Robin, at least all this pre-op stuff is using up some of the time. Maybe it will make the time go faster.
Have a good evening. Onward and downward. Kaye

Still around...getting caught up! Be back later!

@robinB--congrats on the progress you are making on your walking pace--you are going to ROCK that Color Run!! :drinker:

@nettie--I can see how that would be discouraging, but I agree with robinB--do some follow up. Also, don't second guess your own abilities based on this. It may be they really like you in your current role and assume you will stick around for the part-time gig. If that's not acceptable to you, all you can do is show them their mistake by looking elsewhere. Sadly, I was in a similar situation years ago. I was running the Writing Center at a HS in an ESP position. Everyone there really liked me, but there were no openings after my 1st year. The new dept chair strung me along implying if I stuck it out for another year I would get a teaching position. Then after my 2nd year, he hired 4 outside people to fill openings and expected me to stay where I was. I told him if he wasn't going to hire me, he needed to write me a rec letter and help me find a position in another district. He passed my resume to the dept chair who hired me in my current district (after basically admitting that he didn't realize I wouldn't stay as an ESP). He only lasted as dept chair for a couple of years b/c he was made bad choices on some of those newhires. Bottom line is, getting passed over isn't necessarily a reflection of your skills in the position; it may just be bad judgment on the part of those doing the hiring.

@robin--you certainly are busy! I hope kaye is right and that it's making time pass quickly for you. :flowerforyou:

@laurie--I went on a candy binge today after a carb binge yesterday. :ohwell: Great job rocking that 12 min/mile pace!

@tanya--Mmm, ritz crackers are so good! I fear I wouldn't be able to stop at just a few. :blushing:

@tammy--sorry zeus woke you so early. :yawn:

@kelley--July is why they invented treadmills and air conditioning! :laugh:

@kaye--I hope the meds work for your knees. Mine have been a bit ache-y lately as well--I think it might be do to the weather paired with more outside runs on concrete. My body got really used to the cushion of a treadmill during our deep-freeze of a winter.

Tuesday Goals(since I missed yesterday):
I would like to get caught up with my calories and back in "the black" by this weekend. Not easy after my super carb binge yesterday, paired with today's chocolate binge. If I make it to the gym tomorrow, I should be good though. I also want to finish my AP essays over the next couple of days. I'm almost halfway through, and with several hours of grading time tomorrow, I should be able to make quite a dent. I may lock myself in my empty classroom so I don't get distracted by my colleagues in the office.

Wednesday Wish:
My wish is that robin has as easy and stress-free a week as possible leading up to her surgery.

Grading Goals:
1. 18/50 satirical cartoon analyses
2. 32/70 AP essays
3. 70/70 AP journals DONE

Exercise goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Wed--walk gunner DONE
Thurs--walk gunner + gym
Fri--walk gunner
Sat--run outside w/gunner
Sun--walk gunner + gym

Wall sit = 55 sec
Forearm plank = 60 sec

Nettie- Eek! I would be freaking out, too! I hope you get a phone call soon and some reassurance about your career.

Kaye- Rain or shine...getting your miles in! Good job on meeting your mileage goal this week. I hope the anti-inflammatory works well.

Robin- Sounds like the time should be going by faster now with all your preop and prep work going on before surgery. Hope everything goes smoothly!

Laurie- I've eaten a lot of candy over the weekend, too. Easter and TOM and the stars aligned to make the cravings double up! Nice run!

RobinB- Great job with the increased speed! Congrats on your brief shining moment at the top of the Fitbit heap! Darn kids.
Too bad you forgot it for the gym tonight. At least your body registered the full impact of your exercise, even if you didn't get it recorded on your Fitbit.

JT and Tanya- Sorry about your early morning sleeplessness...I went to bed about 830 last night and slept in until 600 this morning! Maybe I stole some of your zzzzz's!

Reba- Welcome!! :flowerforyou: Many of us still have a long way to go, too. We all started where you are. Keep checking in here. I have found the accountability of this group has really kept me on track!

Kah- Does Bob's meatless day include fish? I usually do one meatless day per week, but without fish it tends to be protein-poor. I've done Mexican beans as a main dish instead of meat for dinner, too.


Skinny- Loved your Sunday Share!

Mowmow and Tom- What beautiful holiday foods. Your pics make me hungry.

AFM- I can't believe it's Wednesday night already. My week is flying by...though I haven't been all that busy. I didn't log all my food Sunday or Monday. I was off from work on Monday and the kids and I lazed about all day, watching tv and eating like crap. I started logging everything again on Tuesday, so hopefully I won't be too far off track by weigh-in on Saturday.

April Renaissance:

1. Under calories: 12/30
2. Wall sit: 15/30, 80 sec.
3. Forearm Plank: 15/30, 45 sec.

If I had posted this morning, my wish would have been to get my 4 coconut cream pies done on time for the hospital auxiliary pie sale. I'm happy to report that my wish came true with very few set backs. Now I wish that all will go well in the preparations for the luncheon I am in charge of on Saturday, serving about 100 people.
I echo Karen in wishing Robin well with her upcoming surgery.
Welcome to the new ones. There are plenty of encouragement and accountability here.
Nettie, I would be crazy. I don't have a lot of confidence in myself and would be easily derailed by your situation.
I got sprinkled on a bit this evening, but got 4 miles. Rain is predicted into next week. I hope we keep getting breaks.
Onward and downward, Kaye

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@Nettie~I agree with what others have said. Maybe they misplaced your paperwork? Or it could be that they love what you are doing already and want to keep you in that position (unfair, I know), similar to Karen that’s happened to me before. Never question your abilities, you’re excellent with those children and they recognize that. I know its frustrating and disappointing, I'm sorry its affecting you so much right now. I hope a follow-up phone call with them will put your mind at ease.

@Hansea~Bob really pushes fish in general and legumes on the meatless day, but I may find that fish is allowed on that day as I work thru his recipes. I think he’s kind of crazy with some of his “rules,” but I already do most of them.

@Susan~Welcome back!

@RobinB~You’re making great progress, you’re going to do awesome at the Color Run!

@Karen~LOL True!

AFM~Not much to report really. Missed my workout yesterday because of work but with my boss off today I should be able to get out of here early to meet my trainer. Last night I did finally start going thru clothes - amazing how much room my dressers have now. I made two huge piles, one to donate and the other to toss. I still have 3 drawers to go through and 2 closets, hope to have that completed this weekend - I think I'm going to find that I need clothes. :laugh:

Exercise Goals:

Sunday~Trainer DONE!
Monday~Cardio/Agility DONE! (3 mile run/agility drills)
Tuesday~Cardio DONE! (4.4 mile walk)
Wednesday~Cardio or Trainer NOT DONE! :frown:
Thursday~Cardio or Trainer
Friday~Rest Day
Saturday~Cardio

Thanks everyone for the vote of confidence. It means a lot to me as I really needed it.

Yesterday all I felt like doing is curling up on the couch under a blanket and crying out of frustration. I was also tempted to call in sick to work but I didn't. I couldn't bring myself to do that to my students. I sucked it up, put on my happy face and dragged myself in. I actually had a pretty good day with the kids. They are so stinking adorable and put a smile on my face! One of my boys, my eloper with sever impulsive issues, ran away from his aide. She caught him and prompted him to use his words. He pointed and said "I want Mrs. F." then walked over to me and sat next to me with a huge smile on his face. It made my day!

My boss comes in today to over see the program. My plan is to chat with her about it, see if she has knowledge of the situation, any pull and can help steer me in the right direction. My staff and I were talking about it yesterday and I expressed how upset I was over the entire situation and worried. (They are all worried about interviews too.) They filled me in that last year the teacher that I replaced had the same exact thing happened to her. She didn't get her call for the position until a week before the program started and up until then they strung her along. I also heard from my boss that she was not a very good teacher and didn't do anything with the kids. So while that info made me feel a bit better at the same time it's not comforting as I begin to doubt myself. I can't help thinking "What if they really don't like me and are just keeping me until they find someone better?" At the same time though I have heard that "they" still have not called everyone for the interviews yet, the process is very disorganized and often people are left in limbo until last minute.

Just to clarify, one of the positions I applied for was to keep my job for the summer and to continue into next year. To do so I have to go through the interview process again along with a writing sample. (Same thing I did for my initial interview.) :ohwell: So I really need to get that call for the interview in order to maintain my job for summer and next year. :sad: :grumble: I will be so upset if I find out they misplaced my paper work or never received it when I interofficed it. That's a good idea to follow up to make sure they received it and know I am interested. Thanks.

I was searching for jobs again this morning and found 4 positions that I am going to send out my resume for. If things don't workout in my current district maybe something will come along in another. Trying to stay hopeful but I really hate this entire process. It's so frustrating.

RobinB - Your times on your pace are great. You are improving. That must be a fantastic feeling. LOL to the DD syncing. That has happened to me before when I was towards the top of the list then 1-2 friends sync and I move down on the list. :grumble: I have not been getting in my walks the past few days so my steps are not up there this week. But I have been getting in strength training. The workout I am currently doing is appropriately challenging. It uses a combination of resistance tubes and weights. The triceps exercises are really rough towards the end but I push through.

Skinny - Thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom. It really made me feel better. :flowerforyou:

This weekend at Easter my father decided to say to me out of the blue "So what are you doing about getting a REAL job?" It is really hurtful that even though I am teaching (just not your typical "teacher" jobs) and have 2 jobs (which pay me very well) that he doesn't consider my work to be "real" work. I mentioned to him that what he said was hurtful to me and that I do have a real job. His response was "Yeah, so? AND what are you doing about it?!!!" :ohwell: I explained that I have been sending out my resume then excused myself from the conversation and walked back inside. Sadly, my family is not very pro-teacher which makes everything I do regarding my career in the line of fire all the time. :grumble: The next day was when I found out about the interviews. It definitely was a huge blow to my confidence level.

Susan - I am so glad to hear you and Cyrus had a great time on your cruise! I cannot wait to hear all about it.

Kah - Thanks so much. I appreciate the kinds words.
I went through my clothes last Friday. I was amazed at how many items were too big for me. I filled 4 huge garbage bags. It was a good feeling to donate all my old clothing. I found a lot of really pretty light weight shirts stashed in my closet that I have not worn in years because they were too snug. They now fit beautifully. I have been wearing them all week to work and have received a lot of compliments on them. I still have 2 under the bed bins that I have to sort through. I have not done them yet because they are stuffed with shorts, bathing suits and summer clothes. I plan on hitting those within the next few weeks.

Hello all, I have been out of commission this week. On Sunday I sprained my ankle pretty bad and have been on crutches and ice for the week. I have been trying to log but just distracted. Monday I was up 0.8 lbs, I guess eating out and not having a good count for thoes dinners did me in. This week I am only eating out 2-3 times.

Thursday Truth: I don’t think I’m making my 2 minute plank by the end the month. :grumble: Today I did 84 seconds (straight arm) and I should be at 100 to be on track. That’s okay…I’m 71 seconds better than I was 6 weeks ago. :flowerforyou:

@Nettie..others have already suggested it, but I would definitely call and check up on it. That shows that you are interested (they actually recommend that people call a few days after a resume/application is submitted). And if your app did get lost, it could mean the difference in getting a shot at it. I will also echo Karen…sometimes missed job opportunities are a blessing in disguise for something even better. I had applied for 3 different positions within my company and missed out. Then on the 4th attempt – BINGO! It was perfect for me…started a new team, developed a new system, became the leader at a reorganization of the entire customer service department. I know the perfect job for you will pop up (and I can’t believe you have to interview for the job you already have – I’m angry for you )

@Robin B…I hate when I forget my Fitbit!

@Kaye…Good job on the pies…and I’m sure you’ll get everything prepared in time for the luncheon on Saturday. I did not get my walk in yesterday. The wind was terrible and about 10 minutes in, the rain began. I couldn’t get back to my dry apartment fast enough.

@Kelley…Good job on cleaning out your spaces! I have a garage that needs attacking – boxes from our move that never had a place in our apartment. Michael will be off on medical leave for about 3-4 weeks in May so I’m hoping to take some time off and maybe the two of us can hit it while the kids are in school. If we haven’t needed it yet, can it go???? :happy:

@p1xy…I think its wonderful that your doctors are saying you are doing great on your own. You’ve lost 63 pounds doing what you’re doing. Be proud of that! :flowerforyou:

AFM… I get shin splints so badly when I walk. I don’t have a problem when I’m on the elliptical or treadmill or just casually walking for hours (vacation was no problem walking around Vegas) but outside is terrible. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Maybe I’m going to have to save up money to be fitted for new tennis shoes.

Today I am meeting my sister for our workout. While I have found all of the workouts so far tough, this is the first one that I felt like I wanted to skip going to. This is where I’m glad I have a training partner so I can’t just not go. Today I will:

*Eat within my calorie goal
*Drink my water
*Workout with my sister
*Attend a Jazz concert
*Go to bed by 11:00

Fitness for the week:
Monday - nothing (got class and I have to get my cake frosted before I go) DONE
Tuesday - Gym with Trainer DONE
Wednesday - Start up C25K again...hopefully outside (I heard it's better that way - I get so dang bored on the treadmill or gym track) - JUST A SHORT WALK
Thursday - Gym with Sister
Friday - C25K
Saturday - Gym with Sister
Sunday - Rest

Have a great Thursday!!

Hi-This has been a busy week for me and now I can finally enjoy the night. Everything is going well but I have been so busy with no time to think and some very late nights. At least the weekend will be here soon and I get to enjoy Special Olympics.

Nettie-I agree with everyone else, call about the application. You are great at your job so don't give up.

tlh- That is a great time for the planks, you have really improved. You can make 90 seconds by the end of the month and that is a wonderful goal.

Ushkil- Sorry that you sprained your ankle. I hope you heal quickly.

I am very annoyed with the administration at my school today. One of my students was causing all types of problems yesterday from the minute he walked into the room. He was unfocused, laying across the seats, talking to everyone who was near him and just disrupting. I finally had to send him out of the room with a minor incident referral so he would have some consquence. He told the administrator that I did not like him. The administrator has given into his desire so he now being removed from my class because "He thinks I don't like him". This is not the case, I like him just fine, what I don't like is his behavior and the fact that he believes he should be able to leave my class because "he is having a bad day." Not kidding this is what he said. The fact that he is leaving my class is great because I believe it will be beneficial for the other students who are distracted my him and those he tends to provoke. I am just annoyed at the administrator, who said it was because I did not like. Nothing about his behavior and how it was unacceptable. The other problem is that he needs more academic help than I can provide and he tends to cheat his way through class if he is allowed. Neither of these problems has been address. I did warn my counter part who got another one of my students that they were going to be moving this student out of my class and to say NO to allowing him to join her class that period. It would not be a good situation since she is having problems with the one that was sent to her.

Sorry I had to vent. However, I can celebrate next week when he is truly gone from my room.

Thursday truth: I'm exhausted. I started the day helping with the meat for Saturday. Then I found out that a friend had just heard that her 28 year old daughter had been critically injured in a car accident. She is in Iowa, along way from Western Idaho. She is on life support and they will keep her alive until her parents can get there. I hurried over there to offer a bit of comfort. I told them I would take dinner in. When I don't know what else to do in a stressful situation I cook so I spent the day making soup, baking bread, and baking cookies. I was on my feet all day. My walk was only 3.6 miles tonight.
Glad to have reports from those of you who have been missing. Can hardly wait for a report on Susan's trip.
Goodnight. I'm really hoping for a better night's rest than I usually get.
Onward and downward. Kaye