Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Sat. Success: This last week was great for my health. I ate healthy for the most part and got some exercise at the gym and lost a couple of lbs. yay!

Yesterday was a total bust. I got up super early to go to a sunrise 4th breakfast after two hours or so of sleep and I was totally out of it and forgot I'm tracking again. Ugh. I don't even know what I ate, but I'm certain it was a LOT! Today's been going well though.

@Toots...glad the adoption is going ahead. I hope it gets completed fast enough for his health to be addressed soon enough. It is expensive. We paid about $18K to adopt Emma and she was within the state. Glad your husband is doing better.

Was it a private adoption? It really shouldn't be so expensive to give a child a home!

We went through Lutheran Social Services. The cost was originally quoted at about $12K, but we did have some added expense because Emma is 100% Native American from two different tribes, so there were some extra lawyer fees/filing fees etc. Totally worth it, but it is sad when there are so many children that need good homes and the cost is so hard for "average" folks to come up with. The nice thing is there are some tax breaks that help you recoup your money, but unfortunately, for us, it spanned two years so we had quite a time frame between spending the money and getting some of it back.

Yeah, we will get the tax credit too, but I wish it was still the version that just handed cash instead of credit. Sigh.

BUMP

Mileage for 7/5: 2.9 miles
Kind of rushed it. I wasn't ready for that much walking.
Onward and downward. Kaye

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. It rained all day here on the 4th. Brian and I ended up having a 5th of July BBQ instead. My bestie and her husband came down from Connecticut and spent the day with us. It was a lovely time.

Toots - Congratulations on the adoption! Glad to hear your husband is doing better.

Mel - Congrats on the loss that is fantastic.

Lives, Hansea, Kah, Tracy - Thank you!

Tom - I love all the days you are posting about. I never knew they existed. Very interesting!

Laurie - I cannot believe you went biking in the heat and humidity. The heat doesn't bother me but the humidity is horrible for me. So sorry to hear about your car. That is frustrating. I am glad you went back, read your blog and realized how successful you really were over the past year! You should be very proud. Congrats on the decrease in measurements. That is always a wonderful feeling!

Skinny - Sounds like you had a fantastic time in DR!

Kaye - I am so sorry that you are not feeling well. I hope you get some relief soon.

Tanya and Tracy - I agree with the Fitbit active minutes not being correct. I just love when you are working your tush
off for over an hour or more with sweat dripping off of you and it registers as 2 active minutes. :noway:

Beth - So sorry you had a rough school year.

Fera - I can relate to the lazy days. I have been having a lot of lazy days lately. I hate being in that rut because I feel like I am wasting my life away. But my body is telling me it is exhausted and needs rest. Right now I am listening to my body and doing what little bit I can do. I can't wait to get over this hump. It sucks. :frown:

I would like to start checking in here again. I need accountability. I am resuming C25K. W3D3 today.I am Nowhere near 5K in 30min, so I usually add some walk/jog to the end to get closer.
Most of you probably don't remember me so here is brief intro.
46 year old. FT Oncology Nurse in a busy Chemotherapy Clinic. Mom of a tween and a teen (soon to be two teens) Married 21 years. I am the only overweight & out of shape one in my family. It has been since the birth of the tween (13 years) that I have struggled with weight. 40 pounds after him....then 30 more with the untimely death of both parents...ugh. My Rock bottom happened last month, right before my 46th birthday, when I had a panic attack (first one since my early 20s) and wound up at the doctor. Found out I was hypertensive and placed on a low dose beta blocker. FREAKED me out...but since then I have not really done anything until restarting C25K three weeks ago. No real change in weight...YET, as I have not changed anything else ...but as of today....NO MORE EXCUSES! I am tired of looking and feeling the way I do. Thanks in advance for allowing me a soft place to land!
Onward!
Allie

Thanks JNettie!

Hi everyone!

@hansea, fera, & nettie--I can relate to feeling lazy! :blushing: I walked gunner and then weeded for about an hour today; otherwise, I've done very little today except lounge on the couch watching TWD marathon.

@allie--great to see you back!

@kaye--sorry to hear about your pneumonia, but it sounds like you are feeling better.:flowerforyou:

@laurie--awesome NSV with the smaller measurements!! :drinker: My friends and I wanted to try paddle-boarding on vacation, but our resort didn't offer that as an option.

@toots--glad to hear about the adoption progress and your husband's improved health. I didn't log at all while on vacation and am also having a hard time remembering to do so again.:ohwell:

@kelley--that's great that you have more mobility with the splint--I hope it makes food prep (and life in general) a bit easier.

@mel--sounds like a great week!

@beth--sounds like you've had a rough year at work. As much as it stinks that you and your colleagues will have to find new jobs, it sounds like the school did the right thing in closing down if it was as bad as you've said. i hope your farm plans work out and I am sorry to hear about the loss of your pup, ruckus. Gunner is only 8, but I already have moments when I think about how hard it will be to lose him. I don't think I'll ever be ready, and like you, I know my heart will ache for him when he's gone. As laurie mentioned, we will be in NYC for the Tunnel to Tower 5k at the end of September. It would be awesome if you could join us.

@teresa--over 7 lbs in just a week and a half is an awesome start!! :drinker:

@tracy--sorry to hear about your house troubles. My sister just went through the same thing--found a house and the appraisal came in too low. They were able to get a second appraisal that was more in line with the actual value and it all worked out. I hope the same for you.

@robin--a friend and I tried ocean kayaking on our trip and I thought of you and your thwarted efforts to try the activity. It was a double person kayak, and I hope someone with a cell phone handy captured our efforts to get into the kayak while fighting the tide. It took us several tries--my friend flipped the boat on the first try, then my flip-flops kept falling off and threatening to wash away, and we almost lost both of the oars several times as well. It must have looked hilarious! :laugh: Once we finally got settled in the kayak, it was sort of fun. I think I would enjoy the activity more if I actually had someplace to go--like down a river or across a lake--but in the ocean all you really do is go in circles trying not to get to far from shore.

Sunday Share:
For the new folks, I'm karen--a hs english lit teacher from chicago. I've been on robin's thread (under it's various names) since July of 2011, just a few months after joining MFP.

My vacation was wonderful--the perfect mix of activity and relaxation. A couple of highlights were a catamaran trip to go snorkeling on Friday, ocean kayaking on Sunday, and of course the wedding on Saturday. I will get some pictures posted soon. I uploaded one from my phone using the app, but it's not showing up here. :grumble:

I really need to get to the gym, so that's my goal for tomorrow--this 1 or 2 miles a day won't get me to my 100 mile goal. I'm no math wizard, but even I can figure that out.

July Goal = 100 miles

7/1 = 3 miles
7/2 = 0 miles
7/3 = 2 miles
7/4 = 2 miles
7/5 = 1 mile
7/6 = 2 miles

Thank you for your concern about my health. The pneumonia has responded well to the antibiotics. I feel that is pretty much gone. I was, however, left with a very sharp pain near my shoulder blade on the right side. I suspect that it is a pinched nerve because I have pain radiating down my arm and significant weakness in my right hand. My son-in-law is a pt assistant. He worked on me yesterday and today. I'm going to call a chiropractor tomorrow. I have 4 rather tricky blouses to make for the bride's maids for my granddaughter's wedding on August 9th. I can't even start until I get better use of my hand.
I took a break from logging while we were on vacation, and I know I have gained. Then being sick, I haven't gotten started again. Tomorrow morning it's back on the wagon.
Onward and downward. Kaye

Good Morning. Busy morning, so just a mileage update for now—will check back later.

July Mileage:

7/1/14—3.39mi
7/2/14—3.30mi
7/3/14—3.23mi
7/4/14—None
7/5/14—1.58mi
7/6/14—1.97mi

Total: 13.47/100 Miles