Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Hi Karen!
As much of a book worm as I am, it's hard to believe that my literature classes in both high school and college were the hardest classes for me. I hate having to read on a schedule. You *have* to read this and ONLY this... Telling me I have to read 2 chapters, and no more, when I'm a fast reader and LOVE to finish a book in one sitting if I can (sitting for 4+ hours reading a 300+ page book while mindlessly snacking is a pretty big contributor to my being here!), telling me to stop at a certain point is just discouraging. It led to a lot of slacking off during scheduled reading and doing poorly on quizzes then reading the whole thing the night before the exam. "The Scarlet Letter" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" are my favorites from high school and "The Stone Diaries" and "The Metaphysical Touch" were my favorites from college.
And before I forget... My mileage goal for June is 75 miles, walking.0 -
Finally got my veggies planted today....just as a thunderstorm was rolling in. The kids and I plant in containers on our patio. We were getting to our last couple containers when the rain started dropping and the wind started picking up. BOOM. FLASH. We got a little wet and we got inside fast. Didn't have to water anything tonight, anyway! :laugh:
I waited around all afternoon for the rain to let up so I could get a run in today, too. The rain wouldn't stop, so I went anyway and got wet again.
June Goal: 130 miles
6/1: 2.520 -
June 1 mileage: 3.5
Today wasn't stellar, but the pies are almost gone.
I'm Kaye from Western Idaho, wife of nearly 49 years, mother of 7 with spouses, 14 grandchildren, and some steps and fosters. Life revolves around my family. I just had my 70th birthday and, thanks to MFP and my friends here on Robin's thread, I don't feel nearly as old as 70 sounds.
Onward and downward. Kaye0 -
@amanda--good for you for running in the rain! I always feel like such a hardcore runner when I do that. :laugh:
@fera--I also can't stop reading after a chapter or 2, and I never tell my students they have to do so. I just let them know if they read ahead 1) no spoilers for the students who haven't read it yet, and 2) they still need to focus on the assigned chapters for any work or quizzes that follow. For my AP classes, they read a text outside of class on their own schedule by an assigned due date while we work on something in class together. The out of class text is usually a novel, and the in-class reading is usually a play or poetry. I'm so happy to hear you liked The Scarlet Letter! I teach that to my juniors, and though most of them like it, there are always a few who can't stand it b/c of the difficulty level.
AFM--I am now sad b/c the Hawks lost.
Hockey season is officially over for me, and since I hate baseball, I only have the Tour de France to fill the void until football season begins. It's going to be a long wait until July 5th! 0 -
May 1 3.70 miles
May 2 4.48
May 3 5.00
May 4 5.01
May 5 6.06
May 6 5.18
May 7 3.48
May 8 4.83
May 9 7.88
May10 5.08
May11 6.39
May12 6.25
May13 7.68
May14 4.61
May15 6.40
May16 8.04
May17 3.41
May18 2.92
May19 5.86
May20 7.00
May21 6.21
May22 4.82
May23 7.15
May24 3.10
May25 7.58
May26 3.22
May27 5.71
May28 5.31
May29 6.40
May30 4.54
May31 4.96
My May total is 166.57!0 -
WOW! Pix, amazing mileage. Good for you.0
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Hi everyone,
Just checking in with a quick "Hello". Have been keeping up my good eating habits, with some happy results. I am now shopping at the local op shops, as my regular clothes are lots too big, and I just cannot make do anymore. A good problem to have I know. Glad to read of your successes. Hope you are feeling well Robin. I too am a sci-fi and fantasy lover, books and tv. Nice to find people with common interests.
Naomi xx0 -
Laurie, no mileage for the 31st, it was a rest day.0
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It was a great weekend up until yesterday afternoon when a head cold hit me like a ton of bricks. Haven't had one of these in 3+ years. One of the perks of working from home is avoiding people who come to an office sick and spread it around. No exercise today since I can't breathe and I was up all night with a very annoying drippy nose.
Now that I'm consistently using Map My Walk, I'm going to report exact miles and just as a total for the month.
June Mileage Goal: 80 miles
So far: 4.02 miles0 -
Good morning everybody.
I am going to try for 90 miles in June that is 3 miles a day. That is all my fitbit miles so it is every step I take.
Laurie- I'll look for some awards images.
Amy bought me a new toy
I smoked some chicken, beef tri tip, and pork butt. I made some rubs for them, one was good the others were a bit spicy (I like spicy but Amy is not a big fan). I used some Hungarian paprika that we had two cans of. The front side of the cans were identical but on the back one was sweet and the other was hot. I used the hot. Next time I’ll use sweet. The chicken was cooked perfectly but had too much of the spicy rub. The tri tip had a great rub but I left it in a little too long. It still was moist but I like mine a little rarer. The pork was the best.
National Leave the Office Early Day - June 2 unless that day is on a weekend - It is on June 2, 2014
“If you’re coasting, you’re either losing momentum or else you’re headed downhill.” ~Joan Welsh
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Good Morning.
We did a fantastic job with May miles!
Laurie~I love kayaking!
Karen~You’ve had a lot of parties to attend recently, sounds like fun times. I know you’re counting down the days to your vacation—I’m so excited for you!
Amanda~Good for you for running in the rain, that is dedication!
Tom~Yum!
Mileage goal for June is 110 miles.
6/1/14 = 2.25mi
I hope I can keep that goal, went to orthoped this morning and need surgery on my thumb—the ligament is torn plus the joint is displaced, the only way to repair is thru surgery unfortunately. :sad: It’s being scheduled for next week. So not on my list of things I want to do, has to be done sooner rather than later so displacement doesn’t worsen.0 -
Laurie -- Sorry, didn't get on here while on vacation like I wanted to. As I said before, my Fitbit was out of battery and I am still sore. Can you please put me down for 1 mile on the remaining days of May. I think that would be a fairly accurate account.
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My June 1 mileage was 3.5
Also, Tom, with that shiny new smoker... you're inviting us all over for dinner soon, right?
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Wow, can't believe it's June already! I had vacation and back/neck issues to end the month of May, but for the most part am feeling better now (I can move my head and bend over :glasses: ). I'm going to get with my chiropractor this week to see if I can't get back to 100%.
I started with June 1st and am current on your posts, not sure I'll get back to the last week of May, but at least I'm current and going forward. A few personals and then I probably should get back to work. :laugh:
@Tammy...Zeus will be okay and you are right, it's the responsible thing to do. Yay on having a great surprise!!! Enjoy your hubby's time at home.
@Karen...love those relaxing nights with friends...helps us recharge. I'm also doing that ab challenge. I was hoping it would come with a daily reminder, but it doesn't :grumble: so I guess I'll just have to remember myself.
@Jenn...sorry to hear about your Mom's house...yuck!
@Amanda...Getting more sleep is a huge thing. I can tell that May was bad for that for me and I can feel it. We can work on an earlier bedtime together.
@Fera...you made me laugh about holding your tongue. Very much true. Good luck on the call and I hope you have answers very soon.
@Naomi...not sure what OP shops are but sounds like smaller sizes...good for you!!
@L2T...no colds for that long??? My kids make sure I catch plenty. My mom will remind me that my whole life has been a series of catching anything that is going around, but I like to blame my kids.. :smooched:
@Tom...looks like you'll have fun with your smoker.
@Kelley...yikes on the thumb. I knew it wasn't working right for you but man...surgery. Great start to the summer huh?
AFM: I started VBS last night. I'm in charge of the Missions project. Our collections will be forwarded to Rebuilding Together which builds/fixes houses for the elderly and poor. Last night the kids built and decorated simple birdhouses for the people with the new homes to use in their new homes. It's the first year I've "worked" VBS so it's interesting. I did find that the most challenging group was the 9-11 years -- two reasons: Smell (some kids need their parents to teach them about deoderant and patience. They didn't have any. HA! Overall it was a wonderful night and it goes from 6-8 tonight through Wednesday.
On Wednesday, my in-laws will be in town through Saturday. I had some great things planned and now it looks like it's going to be raining so I'll have to figure out some back up plans. Wandering around the fort/indian village won't work if it's raining.
Because of my schedule this week, I don't have anything formal planned by way of exercise, but I will be on my feet more than normal the whole week, so it should all even out.
My fitbit wasn't charged until today, so I don't have my mileage for yesterday. However, today will be similar to yesterday so I should have a rough idea by tomorrow.
Oy! Look what happens when you are gone so long!!!
SundayShare: I'm Tracy. 41 years old and live in Bismarck. I have been married to my husband for 18 years and have two kids. They both have birthdays this month so they will be 13 and 8. I work from home and wish I didn't (miss the social aspect) but it'll all work out. Looking forward to moving into a home at the end of July where I will have an actual office so I'm hoping that will help too. I have been overweight my entire adult life so like many of you have been on various diets -- successful and then it all comes back on. I started this truly in January 2013 and lost 25 pounds pretty quickly. The last 5 keep coming and going so I'm hoping I can find just the right balance. I just keep plugging away and now know that I don't have to wait for a Monday to start.
Monday Check In: Not great, not bad. Need to get back into drinking my water. I'm terrible on vacations and get all puffy. When will I ever learn????
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This looks like a great thread to participate in, mind if I join? I don't have much time to post to much about myself right at the moment but didn't want to just type "bump" to keep from loosing track of you all.
Thx.
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I was supposed to go to St Simeons Island with my daughter and her husband today for the week, but I cancelled at the last minute. She still wants me to go down but I feel I need to get caught up with things at home that I have been neglecting for weeks and I just returned from a 12 days trip to Alaska & Canada.
Yesterday was wonderful. Had cookout birthday party for my grandson and he was totally surprised. All my family was over, sun was shining, nice breeze was blowing. I asked my husband not to attend since he insists I not tell anyone we are getting divorced until he moves out (which looks like end of July) and I am not very good at deception. I didn't realize until yesterday how much I had pulled away from my family because my husband always discouraged me from having them over. It was always so stressful as he complained about the effort and the cost. He tried that this time but I politely told him that this was my decision and he needed to mind his own business.
My grandson invited me to beach with them July 4 and I plan to go. Hoping to get lots done this week at home and start back on water aerobics. Foot is hurting very bad. PT taped it and it wasn't correct and I didn't get enough support to stop the pain. I am going back for weigh in on Wednesay and getting back on plan this week. Have decided not to go to work until summer is over and I am emotionally stronger. I want to focus on my family, my weight, my health and my business.
RobinB0812 You are wise to keep the same goal. Glad you are losing
jtconst (tammy). Tammy thanks for sharing. I know when I go on an eating plan that eliminates most gluten, my pain gets much better plus I dont have GERD. I've learned that what I eat has a direct impact on how I feel. Now I just need to discipline myself enough to make proper choices
Regarding Zeus, he will be better off. They anethesize them before the procedure
Damensha Good for you. I am a Southern girl too
mzfrizz15 - Good for you for not buying into "We cant help our size mentality. Sounds like you are looking to break out of that shell, like a beautiful butterfly. My thoughts are with you and your sucess. One day at a time does t
Laurie K - I am sidelined with a broken foot so dont have any miles but am starting back to water aerobics this week0 -
Morning, beautiful people!
Would it still be possible to get in on the June walking challenge?
I don't want to make it too crazy unrealistic for me, I'm still trying to get motivated to move again.
I'm thinking 1.5 miles per day... so 45 miles total for June?
Mr. Mow is healing, we have a follow up appointment today. I found a lump on his side yesterday so I want to make sure it's not something scary (hopefully just hematoma leftover from the dog fight).
My eating has been serious suckfest for months. I've updated my ticker, my goals, and preplanned my food for this week. Back to the grindstone. The sugar withdrawl is going to be extreme... and severe.0 -
Hello Everyone! I could really use some supportive, motivational people to befriend me on here. I have been on MFP for awhile now, and I think the key ingredient I am missing to my weightloss is someone who is going through the same thing as me. I would appreciate any adds. PleasE?0
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Monday Check-In. I'm good as long as I don't count Sundays it seems. For some reason that's the graze all day while cleaning the house time. It rained all day so it's not like I could really go outside. So I went and made some signs to put on my fridge, basically telling me that I'm not hungry, but bored and to just drink water. I think part of the Sunday deal is that I don't take my medication on that day so it's just much different for hunger. On Saturdays it's not a big deal because I'm always going and doing something (like this Sat where we worked from 8am-4pm on the barn framing out the tack/feed room and sawing lumber for it), but Sundays are my stay at home and get crap done days...
I want to join the mileage thing, but I'm only going to push for 50 miles or so. I don't have a pedometer or a fitbit so I'm going to just go with what I manage to do at the gym on a machine. I usually row 1 mile when I go and then I do 2.5 miles on the elliptical in my 50 minute workout. So that gives me a bit of wiggle room for the days I have to work through lunch and busy days where I can't make the gym.
Hopefully this week I'll see a loss. I logged all of last week except Sunday. So I need to start pushing myself to log Sundays too and to cut out the grazing all day thing. Especially when it involves milk shakes.0 -
And a bad temptation is back in my life. A friend has moved back in with me and my husband who's a big foodie like me with a sweet tooth too. Soooooo.... I need to resist the temptation of eating with her and the habits.0
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Happy Monday everybody! Welcome to all the newbies! Come on in, pull up a chair and join the fun!
@Karen – I was eating back exercise calories, just not all of them. I had been following your advice from about 6 weeks ago or so. I was looking to net around 1200 per day. This actually makes a lot of sense to me. I’ve had weeks were I have averaged a net 1100-1200 per day and lost only 0.4 pounds and other weeks with the same net average where I have lost 2.6 pounds. I no longer have a TOM so that is a non-factor. It’s weird, but I have been doing better these last few weeks with nearly no exercise so I am going to hold my status quo for now on the fitness front. I am going to move forward with my mileage goal for June and not worry about anything else unless the mood strikes me. I am not much of a hockey fan, but my Pennies lost a few weeks ago so you can join me on the couch while the Stanley Cup gets ramped up. Though, I AM a Miami Heat fan by proxy (no basketball team in Pittsburgh and my kids are HUGE Heat fans, so…) and I will be getting ready for the Finals to get started this Thursday.
@Jenn – I may be in your neck of the woods (or at least your state) for a weekend in September. I haven’t solidified my plans yet, but my son has a football game in Montgomery and I haven’t decided if it is one that I will attend. Finances are always tight and I surely can’t afford to go to them all, so I have to do some picking and choosing of which games I will travel to and which ones I’ll have to watch from home. Sorry to hear about your mom’s home, that just really stinks!
@Amanda – CONGRATS on being down 7 inches! That is awesome! I really should start measuring so I can see progress in something other than the scale.
@Laurie – Woohoo! Thanks for the good news on my mileage! I knew I was so very close by just eye balling a quick total of last week’s miles added to the last posted total.
@Pixy – um, your mileage?? AWWEESSOOMMEE!!!
@L2T – Sorry to hear you are suffering with a head cold. There is nothing worse than a summer cold.
@Tom – It’s the end of my work day and I am sitting at my desk salivating over your pictures! YUM-O!!
@Tracy – Welcome BACK! I didn’t get to say it before, so CONGRATS on your new house!
@Evangeline – Your profile pic is the most adorable Puggy! It he (or she) yours? I also have a pug. I have always had dogs throughout my life and have NEVER had a dog with as much personality as my Puggy!
Until next time; wishing everyone peace, love and weight loss!!
And…
Don’t sweat the small stuff, just SWEAT!!0 -
And a bad temptation is back in my life. A friend has moved back in with me and my husband who's a big foodie like me with a sweet tooth too. Soooooo.... I need to resist the temptation of eating with her and the habits.
You should use that foodie (skill, habit?) to figure out yummy, healthier variations on calorie dense sweets! Like making a cake with soda or yogurt!
One of my favorite lighter sweets is one I found on this site, actually. 2 ingredients. Angel food cake mix + pie filling. Mix and bake. Yum.0 -
Monday (June) check in... The downward trend is continuing. I think I said that last month, even with all the mileage I put in that I was stalling. I checked my numbers and I've lost 4 lbs and 2" ( probably more inches since I don't measure my shoulders, knees, ankles etc and I am seeing some more slimming in odd areas). The scale has just been fooling me fluctuating the same few lbs over and over. Though like RobinB, I find that I do better with less exercise, however weird that sounds. So my focus is strength training and running this month and a lot less other cardio.
Today I've had dessert on my mind. Since tomorrow is my birthday (the big 4-1 LOL) I have been deciding what I am going to eat as my treat in lieu of birthday cake ( our family doesn't really get together for cake and candles any more, my sisters and I are busy and don't all live close together.). I hadn't made a decision yet but then my parents came by tonight with a small birthday cake and candles, and sang to me. :flowerforyou: :bigsmile: My mom had brought a cake just big enough for the 3 of us as she figured that I would not want to be left with a big cake. So that was perfect! It also fit into my calorie goal... Tomorrow I was planning the dessert as an extra. I may stop and grab some Thai food for dinner tomorrow though... 900 calories for beef fried rice and a spring roll. Worth.Every.Calorie.0 -
FeraFilia- hope you live near Vegas so when you all come to sample the smoker you do not have to go far. :laugh:
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GOING TO WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY FOR SURE. STAYED BUSY ALL DAY ON COMPUTER AND STILL GOING. FOOT IS FEELING BETTER SINCE I TOOK THE BRACE AND TAPING OFF.
Went over on calories today. Set food out for supper but didn't realize how long it would take to steam asparagus till it is soft and the meat had not defrosted. Wound up eating out and decided to have a high calorie meal as it would be my last. Who am I kidding. What kind of games are these that I am playing with myself and who is the loser if not me. I need to be serious and walk the walk not just talk the talk
TANYA - HAPPY BIRTHDAY. GLAD THE SCALE IS MOVING
MyMowMow - I am where you are at.
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Kjeffries- you can use the miles for water aerobics if you want. 20 or 30 minutes =1 mile. Many of us have used this formula for the exercise classes that we take. Hope you foot gets better soon. I love water aerobic especially the deep water class.
Tanya- Happy Birthday. Best wishes to the year ahead. May birthday is on Friday.
Please post your mileage goals and any miles you have for June. I am putting together the new spread sheet.
This is what I have so far: The number are the goal miles
Lauriek 150
Skinnyjeanz 80
Hansea 130
FeraFillia 75
Hansea 130
Kaye ?
Lives2travel 80
Tom 90
Kah (Kelley) 110
MpwMow 45
paintedcavair 50
Robin B ?
Sorry if I am missing your information I just back up to my last post on page 8. I was busy over the weekend and ran out of time.
Tom- I received your email and I will play with it tomorrow. Thank you.
Today was a good day but I have been off all week with my eating. I am very much into sweets and ice cream right now. Goal this week is to stop eating so many sweets.
I will post May final status reports tomorrow. Still waiting for a few more people to fill in their numbers.0 -
Happy Birthday Tanya! Tomorrow is my husband's birthday, too! He'll be 31.
Instead of birthday cake, I made him white chocolate dipped Oreos. I didn't want a whole big cake around either... but 3 dozen white chocolate Oreos could be dangerous, too. I'll have to limit myself to 1 per day!
Tom... Darn, that far away? I'm in South Carolina.0 -
Happy birthday, Tanya.
Laurie, my mileage so far, 6/1-3.5, 6/2-5.6
Another good, but lower calorie treat is to mix an angel food cake mix with a 20 oz can of crushed pineapple. I hadn't heard of using the pie filling.
Thankfully the pie is nearly gone, and I won't make any more for a long time. Thursday is Cathy's birthday so I will have to make her favorite carrot cake.
It is looking like a good week. I confess that I really liked not having my little ones here today. I was able to get some little chores done, and I didn't have to clean up after typhoon Anya.
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