Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Tuesday Fitness Goals – Well, if I am feeling a little froggy… I’ll JUMP! Otherwise, I will not be doing much of anything aside from my hourly walks around the office building when my work load permits. Less is more is what has been working for me these last few weeks and if it ain’t broke…

@Tanya – HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Here’s to 41 more years!!

@Laurie – My mileage goal for June will be 60 miles again.

@FeraFilia and @Kaye – your quick 2-3 ingredient recipes sound yummy! I have a similar one (I’ve yet to try) that calls for a bag of frozen fruit (your choice), a yellow cake mix and a can of Sprite or 7-up layered in that order in a 9x13 NOT STIRRED then baked.

@Robin – Congrats on your good news! It’s time to concentrate on the good now. Let’s hope you are starting to turn the corner!

@Tammy – Wishing you good luck in keeping Zeus calm for the next week or so. That is never an easy task. My fur baby, Oscar, is an older one (12 yr Pug) and I’m in the opposite boat. I am trying to GET him to MOVE! He’s a bit over weight lately and not the nimble youngster that would play fetch for hours and hours up and down the hallway. He was always a grazer until we got a second dog, Ike, a little over a year ago. Now, as soon as the food is put down, he inhales his and tries to move on to Ike’s food. We have to watch him carefully because he rules the roost and Ike will back away from his own food bowl and allow Oscar to eat it all. Ike is a border collie/pitbull mix (we think) and yet Oscar is the alpha.

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

Tuesday Fitness Goal: Just keep upping my walking. Next week I'll be able to get back into business.

@KJeffries...good for you for standing up for what you want. Hopefully, you will become closer to your family now that you'll be able to spend more time with them.

@Tanya...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I'm 41 as well...it's a good year. I love that the fact that your folks thought of you when doing a small cake...that's awesome!

@Karen...congrats on getting your papers done. whoo! Good time on the race.

@Robin...busy, busy, busy. I always think "If I can just get through this week, then it'll slow down." The problem is I keep repeating that week after week. :laugh: I'm so glad you've finally gotten some good news. Now take it slow and build up...don't go too fast/far or you'll set yourself back.

@Robin B...what size bag of fruit for that cake? Sounds intriguing. Glad you are having success. As we've heard before it's 80% about what we put in our bodies 20% about exercising.

AFM: Today is my "kick butt" evening. Last night, I did my Ab Challenge and pretty much went to bed. VBS is exhausting!!! :embarassed: Today the plan is to finalize my "to-do" list, drop off some fruit to my sister and Mom, go to VBS, run to my other sister and pick up the cheesecakes she made me and then come home and accomplish as much as possible on my list. I only have to work until 11:45 tomorrow and the in-laws aren't showing up until about 6 so that gives me time to do those last minute things like bathrooms and floors. I think my son will get to spend some time in a laundromat as I need to wash my comforter before they sleep under it. I don't think I can spare the 2 hours, but he can sit and play his iPod. :bigsmile:

Off to pay some bills!! Have a great Tuesday everyone. Let's kick some mileage butt this month (and not forget our water :drinker: ).

AFM = As for Me

AFM = As for Me

Thank you! I thought that might be it, but I wasn't completely sure.

Afternoon!

Mileage (as pathetic as it is).

6/1 - 0
6/2 - .75 miles

I started out at 259 and my goal weight is about 150. Good luck to us all! Feel free to add me!!

@laurie--I have been the same way with the sweets/treats. I find that now that my schedule has opened up at school, it's harder to stay on track. For example, today I ate breakfast and then a colleague asked if I wanted to go pick up lunch with her at Mariano's (a grocery store similar to Whole Foods). I bought a fresh sushi roll which wasn't a bad choice calorie-wise, but I ate it way earlier than I normally eat lunch. Then I was hungry during afternoon training and kept eating the Hershey's dark chocolate miniatures the trainer brought. :grumble: I also need to re-focus and stop with the snacking.

@kris--aimee is right! Every little bit adds up! :flowerforyou:

@holly--it's good to hear your son is graduating--i know you were worried about his focus with school earlier in the year. Don't worry about keeping up with every post, just jump in when you can--we all get busy and understand.

@tracy & p1xy--thanks about the papers. :happy: It's pretty weird to have so much free time at work. Even with training sessions during 2 of my open periods today, I feel a little aimless at work. I always clean/organize our 2 book rooms at this point of the year, but I finished that today. However, some teachers may still have books in their rooms, so I need to check on that before declaring the job officially complete. Don't get me wrong, I have plenty to do for next year;it's just hard to stay focused with such a complete lack of structure in my day.

Tuesday Goals:
I find I need to make a new list of odds and ends I want to accomplish during these last couple of weeks of school. Otherwise, I fear I will fritter away my time and be kicking myself in August.

Work goals:
1. check for books in classrooms to finish organizing book rooms
2. organize AP binders
3. file stack of papers on my desk
4. shred old AP exams

Exercise goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE + mow lawn DONE
Wed--walk gunner
Thurs--walk gunner + gym
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + Relay for Life (overnight)
Sun--walk gunner

30-day Ab Challenge: Days completed: 2/30

Goal Mileage: 80 Miles

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

Just dropping in for my June 3 milage: 2.4

Good night everyone... I'll be back on Monday night!

Well, my mileage challenge is already starting to fail it seems, hopefully I can play catch up on the weekends. Work has been having me work through my lunch breaks and yesterday I worked late so by the time I got home I only had time to feed the animals and make dinner. We had a 7 million dollar bid going out today so the work was understandable. I've got another bid going out today too so we'll see if I have to work late and through lunch. With the farm I can't stay out too late otherwise I can't get my stuff done that has to be done. Once the barn is finished there won't be as big a need for daylight.

My Wednesday wish is for my fall semester to magically be paid for. I don't qualify for assistance or even the government loans anymore since my husband had a good year last year (although our insurance increase balanced off the additional income). Managed to pay for summer out of pocket, but I'm needing to go full-time this fall so I can push for graduation next summer.

@laurie--I have been the same way with the sweets/treats. I find that now that my schedule has opened up at school, it's harder to stay on track. For example, today I ate breakfast and then a colleague asked if I wanted to go pick up lunch with her at Mariano's (a grocery store similar to Whole Foods). I bought a fresh sushi roll which wasn't a bad choice calorie-wise, but I ate it way earlier than I normally eat lunch. Then I was hungry during afternoon training and kept eating the Hershey's dark chocolate miniatures the trainer brought. :grumble: I also need to re-focus and stop with the snacking.

@kris--aimee is right! Every little bit adds up! :flowerforyou:

@holly--it's good to hear your son is graduating--i know you were worried about his focus with school earlier in the year. Don't worry about keeping up with every post, just jump in when you can--we all get busy and understand.

@tracy & p1xy--thanks about the papers. :happy: It's pretty weird to have so much free time at work. Even with training sessions during 2 of my open periods today, I feel a little aimless at work. I always clean/organize our 2 book rooms at this point of the year, but I finished that today. However, some teachers may still have books in their rooms, so I need to check on that before declaring the job officially complete. Don't get me wrong, I have plenty to do for next year;it's just hard to stay focused with such a complete lack of structure in my day.

Tuesday Goals:
I find I need to make a new list of odds and ends I want to accomplish during these last couple of weeks of school. Otherwise, I fear I will fritter away my time and be kicking myself in August.

Work goals:
1. check for books in classrooms to finish organizing book rooms
2. organize AP binders
3. file stack of papers on my desk
4. shred old AP exams

Exercise goals:
Mon--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Tues--walk gunner DONE + mow lawn DONE
Wed--walk gunner
Thurs--walk gunner + gym
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + Relay for Life (overnight)
Sun--walk gunner

30-day Ab Challenge: Days completed: 2/30

Goal Mileage: 80 Miles

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

Thanks Karen it has been a challenge but he made all his credits on time.