Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Oh, and Skinnyjeanz- It's too bad you had to leave for Switzerland after 25 days on 30DS....you were just 5 days away from being completely shredded! LOL! :bigsmile:

I did it. I went for a short run after work....and was "attacked" by a tiny pack of dogs. So cute and so excited to see me trot through their neighborhood! The owner was a little worried that they were scaring me, but I was just worried I was going to stomp on someone's tiny paws!
And it was hot....hopefully tomorrow morning when I go for my long run it will be cooler and easier.

5/29: Rest Day
5/30: 1.97 miles completed!

Congratulations to all of us. The mileage is impressive.
Friday fitness-I am enjoying water aerobics much more than I thought I would, and I feel good about mixing my exercise up a bit.
Today I went over to my friend's place to help her get started with MFP. Her sister, also a friend, joined us. It was really fun, and I think they will go with it now. I will continue to encourage them all I can.
My mileage for today, (combined water aerobics and walking) 5.6 miles.
Enjoy your weekend. Onward and downward. Kaye

Good morning MFPers. Happy World No Tobacco Day! :drinker:

Karen- National Rum Day is celebrated on August 16th annually. I think they made it in the summer so teachers could have a great time and not have a school day the next day. National Rum Day is not to be confused with National Hot Buttered Rum Day which is January 17.:laugh:



Yeah made my goal of 85 miles!:bigsmile:

“The world of achievement has always belonged to the optimist.” ~J. Harold Wilkins

Tom

stm1961- Welcome to the thread! :flowerforyou:

Tom- I am SO celebrating National Rum Day in August. 8/16 happens to be my dad's and my grandma's birthdays! Also, ironically, I'm working the urgent care this morning and a young, 8-month pregnant, current smoker has come in to be treated for dog bites....hope someone told her it was No Tobacco Day!
Congrats on your 85 miles!

Skinnyjeanz- Good luck with your 5K! I know you'll definitely hit 80 miles next month. :drinker:

Kaye- Glad you've encouraged your friends to start MFP. I hope it works for them, too! Also, congrats on your super mileage this month...I think we all did a good job pushing each other towards our goals.

Laurie- Thanks for the mileage update. Wow! We have some awesome movers on this thread! I'm looking forward to figuring out my goal for June tonight.

To add to my May mileage:
5/31- 6.73 miles completed!

I went for my long run this morning, and it ended up being about 3/4 of a mile longer than I thought it was going to be...new route, and mapmyrun wanted me to take the road where I decided to take a still-under-development trail...lots of zig-zags which helped add to my mileage. Anyway, it was the longest run I've ever done, AND I even picked up my pace for the second half. I finished 8.5 minutes sooner than I would have at my usual pace! Woo hoo! How's that for a Saturday NSV? :happy: :happy: :happy:

I think we've done amazing during the mileage challenge, I'll definitely be increasing my goal for June!

Just got home from the gym, ran into a couple I know thru my trainer and old gym. Did the hill interval program, running the flats, while watching the end of The Proposal and beginning of The Rainmaker--love the cardio theater area! :laugh: Now time to finish up a grocery list, then stop by urgent care place for x-rays from last week (see orthopedist on Monday), pet store, and then get grocery shopping done--all before the rain hits (fingers crossed). Then I may go by redbox for a movie, although I need to continue to work on my trainer's new website for his studio tonight.

@Karen~Hope your 5k went well this morning, I know you did awesome!

@Hansea~Awesome run and NSV today!

Welcome to the newlings!

May Mileage:

5/01/14—3.11mi
5/02/14—3.64mi
5/03/14—1.92mi
5/04/14—4.42mi
5/05/14—2.89mi
5/06/14—3.74mi
5/07/14—3.15mi
5/08/14—3.05mi
5/09/14—3.50mi
5/10/14—1.48mi
5/11/14—4.62mi
5/12/14—2.75mi
5/13/14—3.18mi
5/14/14—4.62mi
5/15/14—3.62mi
5/16/14—3.59mi
5/17/14—1.95mi
5/18/14—6.04mi
5/19/14—5.28mi
5/20/14—3.56mi
5/21/14—3.37mi
5/22/14—3.69mi
5/23/14—0.42mi
5/24/14—3.31mi
5/25/14—4.85mi
5/26/14—0.93mi
5/27/14—4.39mi
5/28/14—2.92mi
5/29/14—3.50mi
5/30/14--3.38mi

Total Miles: 100.87 Miles

I love my new job. The teacher I work with is so nice as are all of her aides. I have only been in the school for 4 days and already feel like I am a part of the school. Everyone, and I mean everyone, is so warm and welcoming. They greet me by name when they see me in the morning. It really makes a difference. The other school that I am in for the afternoon is quite different. Granted I am there at an odd hour but the staff does not seem to be as friendly. My student is definitely a handful but warmed up to me rather quickly. He is a really sweet child. When I return from lunch he waves at me and says "You came back!" and will pull up my chair to his desk so I can sit next to him. He does have some challenging behaviors due to his diagnosis that interfere with him learning that we are working on. We had field day yesterday and I was very concerned because he tends to have the most difficulty in less structured environments. He did a great job!

I was surprised when I synced my Fitbit yesterday that my miles were not more. We had field day over at one of my district's high schools on the fields. The fields are huge. It was a full morning of non-stop walking.

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
5/26 - 2.15 miles
5/27 - 1.99 miles
5/28 - 2.95 miles
5/29 - 3.48 miles
5/30 - 3.75 miles
5/31 - 1.36 miles (Exhausted today - lounged on the couch all day)

Total:106.45 miles

After looking at my total miles for the month I decided I am going to aim for 130 miles in June. With my new schedule I have not decided when I am going to fit in exercise. I am going to play around with it for a bit and see if I can get in strength training a few mornings before work. If not I will have to do my routine when I get home from work but I was hoping to get in some cardio after work to help prepare for September.

My final numbers for May. Based on my rough estimates I am really close, I either just made my goal or I fell just short!

5/26 - 0.25
5/27 - 1.65
5/28 - 0.99
5/29 - 1.32
5/30 - 0.96
5/31 - 4.16

If I just made it, that would be the first MFP goal I've set and accomplished so woohoo for me!! If I fell short, well at least I didn't quit so woohoo for me!!

I am sticking with the same goal for June. I know I should be challenging myself by bumping it up to a higher number but I just don't want to set myself up for failure. It is just so hot to do anything and our pool has been closed, AGAIN! Plus since I have been in this "fitness funk" lately the weight has really dropped off (over 2 lbs a week for the last 2 weeks). Go figure! I have never eaten all my exercise calories back so I am not sure what I was doing wrong and until I figure it out, I'm not going to stress about my fitness anymore.

So, June goal = 60 miles

I hope everyone is having a great weekend. I will try to come back later for personals!

May Mileage:

5/01/14—3.11mi
5/02/14—3.64mi
5/03/14—1.92mi
5/04/14—4.42mi
5/05/14—2.89mi
5/06/14—3.74mi
5/07/14—3.15mi
5/08/14—3.05mi
5/09/14—3.50mi
5/10/14—1.48mi
5/11/14—4.62mi
5/12/14—2.75mi
5/13/14—3.18mi
5/14/14—4.62mi
5/15/14—3.62mi
5/16/14—3.59mi
5/17/14—1.95mi
5/18/14—6.04mi
5/19/14—5.28mi
5/20/14—3.56mi
5/21/14—3.37mi
5/22/14—3.69mi
5/23/14—0.42mi
5/24/14—3.31mi
5/25/14—4.85mi
5/26/14—0.93mi
5/27/14—4.39mi
5/28/14—2.92mi
5/29/14—3.50mi
5/30/14--3.38mi
5/31/14--4.79mi

Total Miles: 105.66 Miles

Exceeded my goal by 15 miles, so my goal for June is 110 miles--I'll revisit that mid-month and may increase it, but sticking with that for now.

Good morning. I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend. I had a nice day yesterday just running errands with the family and then a backyard bbq, that I had plenty of calories left for, at the end of the day. My hubby is home. Him and the kids conspired to surprise me with him coming home one trip early and the kids getting him from the airport. Needless to say a great surprise. We have a real fun day planned. We are going to the ocean for a couple of hours for some fun, sun, and a nice picnic. I am suffering form some horrible feelings of guilt today. The puppy goes into the vets tonite to be dropped off for an early morning neuter tomorrow. The guilt stems from the fact he has never been gone from me more then a few hours, he has never been kenneled, and then lets face it they are cutting off his balls. While I know this is for the best and the responsible thing to do it still seems mean:noway:

Sunday share since I havent done it in awhile. My name is Tammy and I am a mother to three grown children though 2 still live at home until they get some money saved. They are looking to get a place together for a couple of years so they can continue to save while getting settled into their professions. My oldest works over by Seattle and her and her fiancee just bought their first home. I also have a wonderful husband of twenty years. He is an engineer on a fishing processor boat out of Alaska in the bearing sea. This means he is gone several months at a time and them home for a month or two straight. I have been somewhat overweight since puberty and then with each pregnancy it would get worse and then some health problems 5 years ago just sent it careening out of control. The dr's never did figure out what the cause of my debilitating chronic pain was from but I have actually been able to bring it mostly under control with some big changes in my diet. These had the bonus side effect of me starting to lose weight and then I discovered MFP and havent looked back in the last year and a half.

Well I hope you all get out today and have some fun. If you cant I will have some for you.:flowerforyou: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

May Challenge:
I didnt quite make it but since I forgot to factor in rest days I am pretty satisfied.

5/1: 3 miles
5/2: 2.5 miles
5/3: 0 miles
5/4: 2.4 miles
5/5: 2.63 miles
5/6: 5.43 miles
5/7: 3.07 miles
5/8: 0 miles
5/9: 3.68 miles
5/10: 3.44 miles
5/11: 3.89 miles
5/12: 5.76 miles
5/13: 2.5 miles
5/14: 3.2 miles
5/15: 0 miles
5/16: 1.5 miles
5/17: 3.6 miles
5/18: 0 miles
5/19: 2.3 miles
5/20: 3.11 miles
5/21: 3.18 miles
5/22: 3.19 miles
5/23: 2.81 miles
5/24: 4.2 miles
5/25: 0 miles
5/26: 2.4 miles
5/27: 3.7 miles
5/28: 0 miles
5/29: 1.71 miles
5/30: 1.25 miles
5/31: 3.63 miles

May Total: 77.13

Good Morning Everyone!

Sunday Share – Hi! I’m Jenn, I live in the Heart of Dixie (Alabama), and share my life with the Hubby of nearly 17 years at the end of the month and 3 cats (Teensy, Arnie & Moo). I’ve been heavy all my life, and have been on one diet or another off and on since I was 8 years old. Of course, they didn’t work, so I’m here with my MFP family on Robin’s Thread. I’ve lost 50# since the first of the year and have many more to go, but I’m doing it right this time and not letting every slip up knock me off the path to a healthy me! I love all things crafty, mostly paper crafting and crochet. I love to read anything that has a good story to it. I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to Sci Fi and fantasy fiction. Love me some Vampires (Not so much the sparkly kind!), LOTR, GOT, The Doctor, and all that other supernatural stuff. I work nights as a nurse to pay for all my loves! I try to look on the bright side of life because it’s much nicer out here than inside the shell I carried growing up. If you are new to MFP and especially Robin’s Thread, Welcome! You have found the place where we are all “Like You” in some way, and have dealt with some of the same things you have in life. We are here for each other, so don’t be a wall flower, jump on in and see how Fantastic this community can be! Trust me, it works! Did I say that I tend to ramble? :bigsmile:

Congratulations to Everyone for all their hard work this past month! We have certainly Walked It Out! Woot!

I’m just hopping on to finish up my miles for the May Challenge and to let y’all know that Hubby’s birthday, although not exactly what we had planned, was pretty awesome after all! I went WAY over on calories for the day, and ate birthday cake, and other yummy things, and probably gained three pounds or more because of it. Yeah, I’m going to give myself a few days to balance all those calories out before I even attempt to weigh again! :noway:

@ Tom – Well, we didn’t end up taking Hubby to Dram for his birthday after all. Someone… not saying who… didn’t look as well at the website as he thought and didn’t realize that we needed a reservation. Oops! There was drinking, but not the kind he was hoping for. We will attempt Dram again on down the road. :drinker:

In the middle of the day yesterday my Mom called with news that she has a leak in her slab foundation that is coming up in the bedroom that I sleep in when I visit. I’m heading up there tomorrow to help her get this all figured out. At least she already has a plumber lined up that has the tools to go through the slab and can get the work done. I guess even houses start falling apart at 40. :ohwell:

Have a great Sunday Y’all!
Jenn :flowerforyou:
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Monday 5/26 – 3.18 miles (7856 steps)
Tuesday 5/27 – 4.35 miles (10768 steps)
Wednesday 5/28 – 3.22 miles ( 7981steps)
Thursday 5/29 – 3.13 miles (7738 steps)
Friday 5/30 –0.47 miles (1168 steps) I felt like Poop on a stick all day Friday so spent most of it in my chair with the Kitties.
Saturday 5/31 – 2.72 miles (6746steps)
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May Mileage Goals:
21 / 31 - 6,000 Steps / Day = 2.5 Miles / Day
5/12 – Days with 10,000 steps or more (Work days)
14 / 20 - 5 Extra Miles / Week (LS - Walk at Home)
84.96 / At least 75 miles total for the Month
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JUNE Mileage Goals:
0/30 – 7,500 Steps /Day
0/20 – Exercise only miles (5/week)
0/95 – At least 95 Miles total for the Month

walking/running: 
5/30: 1
5/31: 5.5

Total: 
On foot:64.91 
On bike: 78.57 

Goal: 
On foot: 50+ --met 
On bike: 50+ -- met

I love to read anything that has a good story to it. I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to Sci Fi and fantasy fiction. Love me some Vampires (Not so much the sparkly kind!),

Hey me, too! I love the Anita Blake series, or at least I have enjoyed the first dozen of them, I have some catching up to do. Part of my motivation for weight loss is every 10 pounds, I get to buy a new book. (My favorite two series though, are by Sherrilyn Kenyon... romance-y but her characters are so snarky! I love them. Both Dark Hunter and The League - it's got a futuristic/sci-fi feel to it about a bunch of trained assassins)

Sunday Share - My husband and I just celebrated our 3rd anniversary, and I (re)started losing weight shortly before that as an attempt to curb my awful habit of stress-eating, and also to get to a healthier weight for pregnancy so we can start a family. My husband just graduated from seminary and because of that, we are now suffering through stress of the call process, which basically means, I have no idea where I'm living next month! Yes, I will be a pastor's wife, and I hate that it makes people hold their tongue around me as if I'd be offended by raunchy jokes. I was raised by bikers, I come from a military family, spent most of my adult life in a navy town, *and* for a very long time worked with construction workers... To say I'm not easily offended would be an understatement.

@fera--as an English Lit teacher, I that you reward yourself with books! I also like sci-fi/fantasy though I rarely have time to read anything that isn't in my curriculum. Every summer I try to read at least one or 2 books just for fun. This summer I hope to read the third Hunger Games.

@mzfrizz--I think not being selfish enough and taking care of oneself is a common theme for those of us who have let fitness go by the wayside. I've been at this for 3 years and the best lesson I've learned is that I need to make fitness and health a priority. Sometimes that means I say no to work/grading, sometimes I skip family get togethers, sometimes I postpone cleaning the house if it means I get to go to the gym or run a 5k instead. I try not to feel guilty and it's always a balancing game, but being kind to yourself is vital to good health.

@aimee--great job meeting your goals! :drinker:

@amanda--wow, 7 inches down is awesome!!! :drinker: Yes, sleep is so important and I'm a terrible insomniac, so I never seem to get enough. :yawn: The engagement party was really nice and the shoes were very comfortable.

@jenn--ugh, that stinks about your mom's house. Hope it all gets fixed with minimal hassle and cost. :flowerforyou:

Sunday Share:
For the newlings--I'm karen, HS English Lit teacher from Chicago. I'm married with one fur-baby--my 8 y/o boxer/shepherd, gunner. I'm just finishing up the school year--can't wait for June 12th!!!

Today I went to an engagement party for my godson who's marrying one of my former students. It was a nice party at her dad's house in the town where I teach. Her older sister was also my student, and another friend who was there was on my yearbook staff, so it was nice to see them.

Afterwards, I went to starbucks to grade and realized I had left the last 7 junior research papers at home. :grumble: Instead, I graded the senior final essays, so at least that's finished. I will have to grade the junior papers at school tomorrow.

For the June Challenge I plan to try for 80 miles before I leave for vacation on June 24th. I'm also doing a 30-day ab challenge a friend posted on facebook. Here's the link if anyone else is interested:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1426424270959723/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Grading Goals:
1.45/52 Junior research papers

Exercise goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE + yard work DONE
Tues--walk gunner NOT DONE (rain) + gym NOT DONE
Wed--walk gunner RAN OUTSIDE INSTEAD
Thurs--walk gunner DONE + gym NOT DONE
Fri--rest day WALKED GUNNER
Sat--Animal House Shelter 5k DONE
Sun--walk gunner DONE + gym NOT DONE

Goal Mileage: 80 Miles

6/1 = 3 miles
6/2 = miles
6/3 = miles
6/4 = miles
6/5 = miles
6/6 = miles
6/7 = miles