Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Just a mileage update:

May Mileage Goal: 100 miles

5/1 - 2 miles (class)
5/2 - 5 miles (walk)
5/3 - 3 miles (walk)
5/4 - 3 miles (walk)
5/5 - 4.25 miles (class plus 2.25 mile walk)
5/6 - 3.75 miles (walk)
5/7 - 2 miles (walk)
5/8 - 3.50 miles (class plus 1.50 mile walk)
5/9 - 2 miles (class)
5/10 - 2.50 miles (walk)
5/11 - 3.25 miles (walk)
5/12 - 4 miles (class plus 2 mile walk)
5/13 - 4.50 miles (walk)
5/14 - 2 miles (class)
5/15 - 2 miles (class)
5/16 - 3 miles (walk)
5/17 - 3 miles (walk)
5/18 - 3.50 miles (walk)
5/19 - 4 miles (class plus 2 mile walk)
5/20 - 4.0 miles (walk)
5/21 - 3.0 miles (walk)
5/22 - 4.0 miles (class plus 2 mile walk)
5/23 - 3.0 miles (walk)
5/24 - 4.5 miles (walk)
5/25 - 4.0 miles (walk) REST DAY just didn't happen it was too pretty to stay inside
5/26 4.0 miles (walk)

Total Miles - 86.75

Nettie--Nice pictures. Your floor is beautiful.
Robin--Your story of your family broke my heart. We have our differences sometimes, but we work them out. I can't imagine not having my family. Sometimes it is a lot of work, but I wouldn't change it. As for how I manage the crowd, I don't have a huge house. If we crowd up, I can seat 10 at the table. Everyone fills their plate and finds a place to sit. When the weather is good, we use the deck for overflow. For waffles we just rotate through as they get done. Amy brings her waffle iron, too. I'm glad that you have friends that you can rely on and enjoy. I have lots of friends, but I don't spend much time with them. Probably because I spend so much time with family.
For the new ones, I just had my 70th birthday. DH and I have been married almost 49 years. We have 7 children with spouses, 14 grandchildren, and some steps and fosters. As you have probably gathered, most of my time is spent with family. I began my last weight-loss battle in September of 2012. The first year I lost 80#. Its been pretty slow since then, but I keep plugging along. I just do a simple calories in/calories out. I am not willing to buy special stuff, or cook separate meals for myself. Nothing is 'bad' or 'forbidden'. I just make choices that fit my calories, and use portion control. I walk a lot alone or with whoever will go with me.
Have a great Sunday. It looks like a beautiful day here. Love you all! We can do this. Onward and downward. Kaye

Just popping in. Will update later, trying to get the energy up to go for a walk. I am tired today but will try to walk later today.

Miles updated.

Robin E- Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, happy BIRTHDAY dear Robin, Happy birthday to you. Hope you have a wonderful year ahead.

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Sunday share- My name is Laurie and I have lost about 67-70 pounds in the last three years, next month will mark my 4th anniversary on this weight loss journey. I found MFP about 6 months after starting then this thread a few months later. This process takes time to figure out and it is a constant learning process. At this point, I am happy that I have kept off the weight that I loss but would like to lose more. However, I realize that most of my adult life from about age 20 on I have been in the 200's, so the fact that I am under 200 is wonderful. I typically have more energy, enjoy working out and have discovered new hobbies. 4 years ago, I seldom exercised, spent most of the time sitting on my butt, and missing out on life. Today, I love biking, indoor rock climbing, swimming and just being around people. My goals are simple now and that is to become comfortable with the person I am becoming and how to dress my body. Yes, I am still learning how to deal with the weight loss and that may be what is slowing me down at this point. Meaning that my subconscious may be influencing me not to lose the weight, until I come to terms with losing it completely. Hopefully this summer, I will be able to jump start the weight loss again. I started this journey weighing in at 268-270 lbs and now I hover around 195 lbs.

I opted not to run today just to tired and a busy week finally caught up to me. Tomorrow, I hope to ride for at least 25 miles then I might run for 30 minutes. That way I can cross both things off my list for the weekend.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Memorial Day. Thank you to everyone has served to protect our country. A special thanks to those who gave their lives for our freedom.

Just updating the spreadsheet for our challenge.
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Congratulations to the following people who have exceed their initial goal.

Kaye-goal was 100 miles currently completed 108.35 miles
Little Shadow goal was 25 miles currently completed 29.32
Nettie goal was 80 miles currently completed 85.99
Aimmee goal was 100 miles currently completed 100.15
P1nxy- original goal was 100 miles Currently has completed 100.57 (waiting for this weeks update) working towards 150 miles
Tanya original goal was 100 miles, currently completed 129 miles- working towards 150 miles


Don't Stop NOW-We still have 1 week left in this challenge- OH the Distances we will travel.:smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin:


This is a reminder to update your mileage for the week ending 5/25/14. :smooched: :bigsmile: :laugh: :happy:




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The following people are within 20 miles of their goals
ushkil (16.93)
Robin E (14)
Damensha (11.33)
Tom (16.19)
L2T (17.75)
Kelley (9.1)



The following people have 21 to 35 miles to go.. We got this and we will reach our goals. This may be less, since the week has not been fully reported yet.

LaurieK (26.12 miles)
JT (32.12 miles)
tlh (22.61 miles)
tanya (21 miles to 150 miles) 2nd goal
Robin B (27.4 miles)
SkinnyJ (36.5)
P1nxy (49.43 miles to 150 miles) 2nd goal

@Tom - those pizzas look amazing! Also, I think I will borrow your QOD for my dad's hiking journal. He's out on the PCT again this summer.
@Robin - Happy birthday, again! :flowerforyou:
@Everyone - good going on your May miles! That's a lot of walking/running/cycling, etc!

Sunday Share - I'm Beth. I'm 44 years old and live in Connecticut with my two dogs. I posted quite frequently on here for over a year, but then @10 months ago, stress and busy-ness and not-a-lot-to-say-syndrome led to mostly just reading, then to even more occasional reading. I've never completely lost track of the thread, though, and always enjoy seeing how everyone is doing. When I was at this more regularly, I had lost about 90 pounds, but then when I stopped logging consistently and started stress-eating and fast-fooding on the way home from my crazy new job, I put almost 60 pounds back on. I haven't weighed for several weeks while I've tried to get back into the swing of things, but I am planning to weigh in sometime this week and am really hoping for a substantial loss.... at least, I think I have been losing again. I am working the holiday weekend at my per-diem position at group homes for young adults with severe, persistent mental illness, including three overnight shifts on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday... plus my regular job at a school for adolescents with severe behavioral and emotional problems first shift Tuesday through Friday... so I expect to be exhausted for the next few days... I won't weigh until my schedule evens out, maybe around Friday or Saturday, because when I'm not sleeping or eating right, the scale isn't very kind. Anyway, I'm very much looking forward to summer break - even if I can't take the summer completely off and need to continue job-searching in earnest, I will definitely relish the end of the school job - the school is actually closing at the end of this year, which I think is a very good thing, since it has been poorly managed and is so chaotic :grumble: I started there in August, and by mid-September, I knew I wasn't going back for a second year. I have been applying for jobs since January, but only looking for positions that would be a relatively big step up in pay and benefits and responsibilities... mostly State stuff. I have an interview coming up on June 22. It's a part-time position, but that might be ideal anyway, because with part-time hours, I could focus on returning to graduate school. I will be in for the June challenge - need new motivation to get all these stress pounds off. Not sure how I will measure my miles because in June they are mostly open-water swimming miles or hiking miles (my fitbit broke and I haven't been able to replace it yet :sad: )... but I will do my best to guess-ti-mate.

Happy Memorial Day everyone!

I spent the days in the gardens again yesterday. My back yard is now complete with the exception of a small section that I have to weed. Last night we lit a fire in the fire pit and lounged in the yard sipping moscato. It was really relaxing and peaceful. Today I plan on finishing off that section in the backyard then working for bit in the front of the house. It's not too bad in the front so that should go quickly. I have to cut my daffodils and tulips down to the ground because they are out of bloom and look messy now. I also want to transplant some daffodils in the back yard. The previous owner of my house planted to many in the front, which look nice, but there are way too many. We are going to BBQ today and have a relaxing day. I just hope the weather cooperates. It is supposed to be a beautiful day today however right now it looks overcast and like it is going to rain any minute.

Thanks everyone for the kind words on my floors. I am in love with them. Oh my goodness though, they are dust magnets and show every little piece of dirt. I am always cleaning them.

Tom - Those pizzas look amazing. After the movie Saturday morning we stopped at the pizza place for lunch before doing our errands. I wish I took a picture of the slice I had. They made a Sicilian thin crust. They skipped the sauce, layered on fresh mozzarella and tomato then drizzled pesto on it in a crisscross pattern. Not only was it beautiful but it was delicious too.

Laurie - I loved reading your story of your journey. You have come such a long way. How much more would you like to lose?

Skinny - I am glad to hear you had fun Saturday! Sorry to hear you feel like you have been stuck in the 180's all month. I have been fluctuating between 215-217 all month. It has been frustrating me especially when I see everyone else having successes and I am still at the same point. Lately I have been doing a lot of thinking about this. Even though I am being active and trying to keep my food in check I could be doing more. There were a few days I didn't weigh my food, but in all fairness my food scale was broken and I was waiting for the new one to arrive. There are a few days here and there where I didn't get in enough water and I went over on calories. Last night is a perfect example, I had 3 glasses of moscato while sitting by the fire. I didn't get around to logging the other 2 yet but it put me over. Also I have really slacked when it comes to my exercise routine. I have not lifted all month, have not been out for a run or even a walk. I know what I need to do to succeed. I definitely am going to up things for June. I especially need to get in better shape for our 5K in September!

Beth - We are neighbors. I live on LI, in Port Jefferson. My bestie lives in CT. What will you be going to grad school for? I graduated from grad school not to long ago. I say it was definitely worth going to school later in life to better myself. Best of luck to you!

My Miles:
5/1 - 3.41 miles
5/2 - 3.74 miles
5/3 - 6.92 miles
5/4 - 2.13 miles
5/5 - 4.73 miles
5/6 - 5.64 miles
5/7 - 4.39 miles
5/8 - 3.28 miles
5/9 - 2.91 miles
5/10 - 4.53 miles
5/11 - 4.47 miles
5/12 - 4.08 miles
5/13 - 3.1 miles
5/14 -2.23 miles
5/15 - 2.11 miles
5/16 - 1.42 miles (laziest day ever!)
5/17 - 3.24 miles
5/18 - 7.37 miles
5/19 - .79 miles (Fitbit died, should be more)
5/20 - 2.54 miles (Fitbit charging, should be more)
5/21 - 3.37 miles
5/22 - 2.2 miles
5/23 - 4.07 miles
5/24 - 3.32 miles
5/25 - 4.78 miles

Total: 90.77 miles

Weekly Mileage Check-In:

5/19 - 1.03
5/20 - 2.1
5/21 - .9
5/22 - 1.76
5/23 - 1.45
5/24 - 7.19
5/25 - 3.81

Good morning everybody. :drinker:




3M- I thought of you when I saw the picture below:laugh:




“Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.” ~Raymond Lindquist

Tom