Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

TGIF!

@Tanya~Incredible steps/mileage on your Fitbit this week!

@Tracy~I still have boxes in my garage that I haven’t gone through, when I bought my house 5 years ago! :embarassed: I probably should just toss without even looking in them, but what if I find something I didn’t know I was missing?! :laugh: Your plank time has really improved, awesome!

@Laurie~I’m sorry for your problem student and that administration didn’t take your word over the students, that doesn’t make sense – sounds like the student needs some one-on-one tutoring time. I hope some calmness can return to your classroom – the good news is that the week (and school year) is almost over! Enjoy climbing tonight.

@Laura~Glad you kept your doctor’s appointment, you’re doing all of the right things – I hope your knee/leg improves so you don’t need to see the orthopedist. Thinning hair can be the result of cortisol levels, which is the result of the stress you’ve been under this semester. Good idea to have your thyroid and adrenals checked to be on the safe side. Your semester is almost over, hang in there!

@Kaye~I’m sorry to hear about your friend’s daughter. Its hard to know what they need at such a tough time, but I know she appreciates your friendship and providing dinner.

@Aimee~Hooray!!! :flowerforyou: You definitely need to celebrate that achievement.

@Laurie/Karen/Susan~When is the T2T again? My cruise may fall thru since the friend I’m going with won’t be able to take vacation time in Sep/Oct – still need to verify but if she can’t go I want to do that with you all.

AFM~Met my trainer for running drills last night, he’s really testing my endurance and pushing me (need to shave off some time) – it was warm, but not humid and there was a nice breeze. All-in-all, good session. Not much happening this weekend – quiet night tonight I think, gym and meeting my mom at Ikea tomorrow, then session with trainer on Sunday.

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!
Thursday~Cardio or Trainer DONE! (Running drills w trainer)
Friday~Rest Day
Saturday~Cardio

Have a great Friday!

Friday fitness – Boy was I heated! :mad: :explode: :mad: I walked to the gym yesterday only to get to the front door and see a sign that read, “Gym closed today and will reopen at 8PM”. There were drop cloths everywhere and a handful of painters were inside painting away. Now, I appreciate that they are maintaining the gym and keeping it looking nice, but they COULD have and SHOULD have had a sign posted all week with their plans to close the gym on Thursday. I mean, it’s the courteous thing to do, right??

Waiting until 8PM to hit the treadmill just isn’t in the cards for me. I need to work out as soon as I get home from work because once I sit; it’s over, I am done for the night. Beside, working out in a freshly painted gym doesn’t sound very appealing. Sucking those fumes… :noway: :sick:

I opted to walk outside in the fresh, hot and humid air! I walked for 60 mins and met my Fitbit step goal, but it wasn’t consecutive mins (necessary bathroom break!) and was at a slower pace than what I would have done on the treadmill. I still got my sweat on, so I guess it’s all good.

@Laurie – Great time on your run on Monday! Unless I misunderstood something you said; this young man will be removed from your class and will be going to a class where there is a boy that was previously removed from your class? Are these two boys friends? If so, this latest boy surely played the administrator like a fiddle to get into the other class with his buddy! If that is the case, I really feel sorry for the other teacher!

@Robin – Now that the weekend is here, I hope you are able to relax before your surgery on Monday.

@Kaye – I'm so sorry to hear about your friend’s daughter. A parent just isn’t supposed to bury a child!

@Nettie – SO, SO, SO glad to hear the good news about the interview on Monday. :drinker: Woop Woop!! :drinker: I’m with p1xy, did I miss pics of your new floors? Or have you not posted yet?

@Brandy – Welcome to the thread, come on in, take a seat and get comfortable. This is a great thread! It has sure helped me stay motivated. The guys and gals in here are awesome!

@ushkii – I was wondering where you had been. Sorry to hear about your ankle. Don’t let it derail your efforts, you’ve been doing so well!

@p1xy – Welcome back! I can relate to falling behind on the thread and it taking so long to catch up. That happened to me a few weeks ago. I think it took me 4 days to catch up on 3 days missed!

@Tracey – great job on the planks! I haven’t even attempted those or the wall sits yet. Maybe the next time they come up as a challenge. Have you seen the story floating around Facebook about the teenager who set a world record for doing a forearm plank for EIGHTY MINUTES?? Yes, I said MINUTES! And I surely DO NOT mean to tarnish your accomplishment because it is AWESOME and more than I could do! But, I’m just saying… 80 minutes??? Ah, to be a teenager!

@Tanya – I am happy if I can come even close to you and Heidi on my Fitbit friend’s rankings so I was ready to scream about all the steps I would have missed if I didn’t think of a way to manually log my efforts when I forgot my Fitbit. The pedometer on my HRM watch just really sucks. The whole gadget just really sucks. It’s basically a watch and timer at this point. So, using it wasn’t an option. Logging time and distance from my daughter’s Fitbit seemed to do the trick as close as possible. It was funny, I made her walk step for step with me, even when I went to the Ladies room I made her follow me to the stall door! :blushing:

@Rain – Like Kelley, I am glad you are doing the right thing with your Dr appts. I know you miss your running and are concerned about losing everything you’ve worked toward, but just think how bad it would be if you injured yourself even worse. You could potentially put yourself out of commission for a much longer period of time. Your body is telling you to slow down so make sure you listen to it!

@Aimee – Congrats on your latest goal! You have to be so incredibly proud of yourself and with such great reason! Keep it up and you will be at your goal weight in no time!


Treadmill times:
Tuesday, 3/25 - 2.53 miles in 60 mins
Thursday, 3/27 - 2.70 miles in 60 mins
Tuesday, 4/1 - 2.88 miles in 60 mins
Thursday, 4/3 - 2.35 miles in 60 mins
Tuesday, 4/8 – rested the shin splints
Thursday, 4/10 – 2.62 miles in 60 mins
Tuesday, 4/15 – 2.54 miles in 60 mins
Thursday, 4/17 - skipped the gym.
Tuesday, 4/22 - 2.98 miles in 60 mins.
Thursday, 4/24 – GYM CLOSED!! :mad: :explode: :mad:

Until next time; wishing everyone peace, love and weight loss! :flowerforyou: :bigsmile:
And….
Don’t sweat the small stuff, just SWEAT!!

Good morning everyone. Today is a slow kinda day here. I went to go get the kiddos off to school and found out my nephew is nice and sick so no school for him. I bundled him over to my house after we dropped off sissy and he is in my sons room watching cartoons. The doggies are NOT pleased since this means no walk today. I am going to get out the WII in just a bit so i can get in a little something today. I made a yummy roast yesterday so with the leftover meat and broth I am attempting a beef pot pie today. We will have to wait and see how it turns out I invited my sil to just come here after work since their daughter has a sleepover and my brother is working a 12 today. Her and Austin can try the pot pie with me and my son. Other then that not a whole lot going on in Tammy land. I have been having some issues with feeling wozzy off and on for a little while. I think my blood sugar levels are dipping down. For some reason when the women in my family get older this starts to become an issue. Well I asked my daughter to grab me a soda for a quick sugar kick yesterday and she brings home this monster huge code red Mt Dew which is my favorite. Yes I drank it all:blushing: Thank goodness for exercise calories:laugh: Well everyone have a great day and remember to go grab some water:drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :drinker:

I stumbled across this post in another thread and thought it was worth posting here:

This is from fitness blogger Vic Margay.

http://www.vicmagary.com/blog/fitness-motivation/

“Motivated, motivated, hell yeah I’m motivated. Ooo Ah, I wanna kill somebody. Killlllll!!!”

As part of the Army’s brainwashing process (better known as Basic Training), mantras like the one above shouted in unison by a platoon of young men with shaved heads often made Basic Training feel like some sort of twisted psycho cheerleading camp instead of preparation to become Infantry soldiers.

But we were motivated.



Or were we? If you include fear of punishment and peer pressure as motivation, then the environment at Ft. Benning was certainly motivating.

But were we self-motivated? No, most of us standing in heel-to-toe lines and referring to our new Army buddies by last name only at Ft. Benning, Georgia in the autumn of 1998 were not self- motivated. And it is acquiring and maintaining this self-motivation that I am often asked about in the realm of diet and fitness. But here’s the thing…


Lack of motivation to follow a healthy diet and commit to consistent exercise is a myth.

You are going to die. And neglecting your health and fitness is more likely to hasten your departure. Furthermore, the days you do have will be spent with less energy and more pain if you choose to eat crap and be sedentary. The motivation, the “why”, to exercise and eat nutritious foods in appropriate quantity is present and strong. The bigger mystery is why we choose to ignore the need for proper diet and exercise in the face of obvious requirement.

We do not need motivation. We need decision.




We need unwavering non-negotiable decision. And yes, I know that the pic above was not taken during Hurricane Sandy (although I thought it was when I posted it to my Facebook page). But it was taken during a torrential down pour at some point in recent history. It absolutely captures the fortitude and decision of those soldiers to stand by their post no matter what hardship may be encountered.

If those soldiers can decide to endure the elements, then we can decide to put down the damned pizza and beer.

Or forgo the free bagels at the office. Or wake up a half hour early to exercise. Or keep a food journal everyday. Or what ever else we know we need to do but keep failing to commit to because it is “hard”.

Enduring chemotherapy is hard.

Hitting a fast ball in the major leagues in hard.

Negotiating nuclear disarmament from a hostile nation is hard.

Saying goodbye to a loved one in the hospital or the veterinarian’s office for the last time is hard.

But putting down the cookies and picking up the spinach? That’s only as hard as the story we tell ourselves.

What is often called lack of motivation is actually lack of discipline and lack of habit. I’ve posted about discipline and habit before – those entries lack the sexy headlines such as “1 weird trick to lose belly fat” and often do not get more than the cursory glance. And that’s unfortunate because it is discipline and habit that hold the keys to not only losing weight or getting strong, but to anything that we want in life.

You already know what to do to lose weight and get in shape. The smaller details will vary but the big picture is always to eat real food in appropriate quantity and move in a manner that is continually challenging. The problem is not lack of knowledge or lack of motivation. The problem is lack of decision.

Decide. Now.

Share your thoughts on motivation, decision, and the mental/emotional hurdles we face when it comes to diet, fitness, and weight loss in the comments below.

Stay strong

"Move in a manner that is continually challenging"... I LOVE that! Thanks for posting that RobinB.

@Nettie... Awesome news about the interview, so very happy for you. It sounds very promising!!

I've been talking about fitness all week it seems, so I'm just gonna lay here on the couch... Every muscle in my body aches from all my exercise this week. I'm not overdoing it, just getting back to it after a break last week. Tomorrow will be a rest day I think, plus I have to do my taxes. :sad: I will post my final fitbit stats for the week tomorrow.

Hi everyone! I'm new to this board. I am hoping to get encouragement and support. I am on a road that is much needed. I need to do this for my health. I am already feeling great and look forward to continued success and staying on track using this app. Hope to hear from some of you soon!

Rain-Great job on keeping your doctors appoint. It is tough not being able to do something you love but giving your legs a rest from running will be good for them. Running is a great exercise however it is one of the most demanding exercises for putting stress on your joints.

Robin B- That was bad luck with the gym today and they should have posted a notice all week. Kudos for getting outside to take a walk. I am not sure whose class he is going to but I have already warned the teacher where his friend is to say no to the transfer. My class was nice today without him there.:laugh: I guess he is sitting in the office doing nothing so he still gets his way.

Nettie- Yeah, to the job interview and the recommendation from your boss, it is great when the administrations recognizes what a great asset you are to the organization. :flowerforyou: :drinker:

Kelley- The T2T is September 28. We are arriving in NYC on Sept. 27 and staying until Sept. 30. I hope you will be able to join but sorry your other vacation may get cancelled.

Aimee- Congratulations!!!! 100 lbs is a huge accomplishment. :drinker:

Kaye- Sorry to hear about friend’s daughter, I pray that the family finds peace in this situation:sad: . Great job on getting in 3.6 miles today and to put it in perspective that is more than a 5K-Whoo-Whoo.:bigsmile:

Brandy- Welcome, It is a smart idea to start out running in short increments, you will be amazed at how quickly you will build endurance for running.:flowerforyou:

Tammy- Have a great weekend.

LIckityspit-Welcome. This is a great group of people. Weight lifting is good for your muscles and helping to strengthen the muscles you use during various exercises. :flowerforyou:

Tanya- We all need a rest day or weekend from time to time.:bigsmile:

Catecholamine-Welcome to the group. You have found a wonderful network of people. We all have different amount of weight to lose so we understand the challenges of losing weight. Hope you come back and visit with us often. I am sure you will rebuild your stamina quickly with the walking. 54 pounds is great in only 4 months.:flowerforyou:

Jezz94-Welcome, you will find encouragement here. Hope you check in often and get to know all of us.:flowerforyou:

Susan-Welcome home. Hope you had a great trip.:bigsmile:

I hope my weeks will start to calm down from this point forward. I was so busy this week that I did not have time to think much less relax. My body responded by giving me a sore jaw so I have been worrying all day if I was getting tooth ache. Now, I realize that is most likely due to stress or the night guard pushing against my mouth. I tend to sleep on my side and it is not always possible with that thing. The other possible answer is that TOM is starting and the weather is warm, humid and rainy today-pressure systems moving through the area do not make me happy.

This weekend I will be helping at Special olympics so my exercise will be walking to and from the games about 2 mile round trip. The best part is that I won't be eating a lot of snacks since they are not around. I will not bring much with me since it is not easy to carry bags onto the Naval Academy.

Have great weekend and I will catch up with you all tomorrow. Now, I get to sleep for a few hours. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Robin-best wishes to you. I hope that all goes well.
Aimee-congratulations on losing 100#.
Laurie-enjoy the Special Olympics.
Welcome to the newlings. If you will come often and participate, you will get lots of support.
Today was kind of different. I had to make a trip to Costco (out of town, of course) to get some final supplies for tomorrow's luncheon. The only walking I got was an hour at a slow pace while shopping. We chose to eat at a favorite Japanese restaurant. I chose tempura udon. It wasn't as high calorie as I was afraid it might be and it was sure good.
I don't like to wish my life away, but I will be glad when tomorrow is over. I hope that I can get things done early enough to get a good walk.
Enjoy your weekend. Onward and downward. Kaye

@robin--I'll be thinking warm thoughts and sending good vibes in your direction!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

@kaye--so sorry to hear about your friends' daughter--how awful. I'm sure they appreciated your kindness.

@aimee--congrats!!! :drinker:

I have had a crazy week. All kinds of drama at work--I'll fill you in later. I'm waiting now for my friend to pick me up to go spend the night at her house in Lake Geneva, so no time for more personals.

I just lost my post... grrr... will have to make it short and sweet now. Taxes took 4 hours to complete from scratch this morning, and for all my hard work I actually got a refund! I was able to claim a portion of the price I paid for my new vehicle last year (I use it for work) and that made all the difference.

I am finished my "diet break" and am now back to eating at deficit. I went from 215 before my exercise break 2 weeks ago down to 211, then up to 217. Today I was 216.2... based on what I've read (I've gained 5 lbs of glycogen stores/water), I should drop those 5 lbs again in the next week or so. I sure hope so! I'm really not hungry today, so the transition from 2800 to 2200 calories was not as hard as anticipated. I got a good long walk in today, despite needing a rest day. I wasn't that sore this morning and I wanted to make my fitbit goals. Then I went grocery shopping, forgetting the celery I needed to make lentil soup.

I did end up making my fitbit goals this week (Tues to Sat), I hope to keep up this pace, I'm going to try and see what happens. I am still itching to try C25K, but was crazy sore this week. Maybe I could replace it once a week instead of a walk/hike.
This week's Fitbit goals:

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

Tues: 14,737 steps, , 9.9 km, 68 AM, 3687 cals
Wed: 19,060 steps, 12.8 1km, 56 AM, 3230 cals
Thurs: 15,059 steps, 10.2 km, 94 AM, 3524 cals
Fri: 16,885 steps, 11.4 km, 66 AM, 3460 cals
Today (so far): 13835 steps, 9.42 km, 82 AM, 2517 cals

Saturday Success: First of all, I've not had a Diet Coke since Sunday. This is truly a huge accomplishment since I am addicted. I can't even tell you how much I drank in a day. I've also been drinking at least 100 oz and closer to 120-140 oz of water each day. I've never gone potty so much in my whole entire life. LOL!!! Second, I've been focused on eating clean and making better choices. My food dairy has been really solid all week. Third, on Thursday as I posted already, I did not have one single bite, lick or anything of those amazing desserts. This was huge for me. Forth, I made it through the first week back from vacation, which was very, very long. Overall, I would say the week was solid. Not easy, but I feel satisfied.

@ Tanya - Your daily steps are amazing. WOW!! You go girl!

@ Laurie - Thank you for volunteering with Special Olympics. My uncle has cerebral palsy and some of his fondest memories were participating with SO. He had the biggest smile on his face crossing that finish line and getting his award.

@ Nettie - It sounds like a productive nice. Always nice to check things off.

Friday Fitness: I really need to get going on my steps. I'm hoping to start walking at my lunch time. I'm not a fast walker, but just getting out would be good. I get half hour lunch but since I work from home, I can really eat anytime, so if I used my half hour for walk and ate while working it should work. Just not sure about skipping my main break during the day. We'll see.

@Laurie...I've never worked the Special Olympics, but I've heard it's very rewarding.
@Kaye...I'm so sorry to hear about your friend's daughter. Life is a mystery at times. It's not fair that some people have to bury their own children. I'm sure your friend is thankful for you and your help with food. Hope your event went well today.
@aimee...Congratulations on 100 pounds...onederland is calling!!
@Nettie...whoo-hoo on the interview...that's step one!!
@RobinB...Make sure you say something to the gym management. I agree that there should have been signs earlier -- some people really work their calendars around gym time and that's not being very respectful of people's times. I can't imagine anyone being able to do 80 minutes of a plank...wow!!
@Brandy...45 second increments is a great accomplishment. Keep at it.
@Tammy...poor nephew...hate being sick but hate watching kids be sick more.
@Ushkii...wishing you fast healing with your ankle.
@Susan...sounds like a great time and I laughed about Cyrus' pizza and ice cream cones -- Jacob was the same way. I'm sorry you had a tough Friday night, but like you said -- 2 lbs on a cruise is great!

Saturday Success: This week's workout includes 4 flights of steps and 1 lap at my gym (4 times). I chose to do the steps first and then the lap but wasn't able to complete the entire lap without slowing to a walk. Well today, I decided to try it the other way and while it took me 45 seconds to jog the lap, I was able to go the whole way without walking. Quick 15-30 second break (15 on the first time -- 30 by the fourth) and then I did the steps. I wasn't able to do them as quickly, but they still did their job and I just felt better to be able to do the laps. I also was able to do more "toe" push ups this week than I have in the past. I don't get very far down, but got 15 done the first time and 10 done the second time.

Had a good day today...slept in and took a nap (I feel like I finally caught up on sleep). Did the gym and then spent 5 hours babysitting my two nephews (and my daughter). The 2 year old loved me today and I even got cuddle time (he used to cry 10 minutes every time he was left with someone other than his daily babysitter, mom or dad). Met my calorie goal and with a few more gulps, got my water in. Now to hang out with my husband and watch an episode of the Americans.

Have a good night and a wonderful Sunday.

Saturday: Gym with Sister DONE
Sunday: Walk
Monday: Water Aerobics
Tuesday: Gym with Trainer
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: Gym with Sister
Friday: Walk

Bump. Sorry I haven't been on the site, but I am going thru some heartbreaking times. Havent been eating, hardly at all, but don't seem to be losing and measurements appear to be up. Cant focus on that at this point in my life. Goal for today is to eat at least something,

Katrena

tlh: great job on the planks!
aimee! Congrats on hitting your goal!
Nettie, that's awesome about the position!!!! YAY!
Robin... best wishes... see you when you get back!
Susan, I'm glad it was a lovely trip. I'm sorry about your melt down. Most of us have been there. :frown: Congrats on shaking it off.
Also... nice job on kicking the Diet Coke habit. I'm down to 1 can a day. But wow the headaches were vicious.
Kaye, sorry about your friend's daughter... that's just horrible. Great walk today though!!
Laurie, it sounds like you had a great time this weekend. So much fun!

I'm so tuckered tonight. I'm just going to do my exercises and hit the hay. NIGHT EVERYONE!!!