Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Well, August was mostly a fail...or at least a half-fail. I only stayed under calories about half the time, and I didn't even log or complete my log on many days. My protein was pretty good...at least for the days I actually completed my food diary. I did manage to lose about 1.5 inches off my hips and thighs (thanks, running!), but my weight is pretty much stalling at 255 for the month.

So, September is Get-My-S&!t-Straight Month! :happy:

I promise to get on the thread more often, and to get logging like I should. I also am allowing myself the 100 calorie leeway to feel less fail-ish. I'm dropping my protein goal this month and just focusing on the basics: finish my diary each evening (and don't eat after I've finished for the day), and get my calorie goal more days than not!

SEPTEMBER GOALS:

Complete an Honest Food Diary 30/30 days: 0/30

Within 100 Calories of Daily Goal 20/30 days: 0/30

@Susan- Exactly! After the kids are in bed and it's "me" time, I tend to reward myself with snacks. And, I like to unwind by watching tv, which usually leads to snacking, too. I think I need to pick up a book this month and head upstairs like you said! The further from the kitchen, the better!

In celebration of the beginning of Get-My-S&!t-Straight Month!, the kids and I are using this Monday off from work and school to go through my overflowing inbox at home, pay some bills, and write out my daughter's thank you notes from her bday party that we had almost a month ago! It's thunderstorms and showers all day today, so I guess I may not be getting my long run in this week. I will hopefully get a short run in this evening when the rain is supposed to go away. Or I will be hitting the gym after work tomorrow.

Happy Labor Day!

Goals for september: At or below cals, min 12 glasses water per day, log it all

Together we can get this done,
Lori

Hi my name is Liz, and I need to lose over 100 LBS. I recently joined mfp in hoping this will help me on my weight loss goal. My doctor has suggested having bariatic surgery which I am hesitant to do. So any motivation and support would be appreciated.

HAPPY LABOR DAY :happy: Hoping everyone is having, or has had, a beautiful and relaxing day with family and friends Hubby and I are a 3rd shift couple down here in Georgia, so even though it's after 5pm, we've not even started our "lunch" yet :laugh: Planning out our grilled chicken and shrimp with salads now

I want to welcome all of our wonderful and beautiful newbies to our thread :flowerforyou: I'm sure you'll enjoy your visits here with us. Hopefully, you'll gain some knowledge from the experience of those of us offering it up; unbelievable support, encouragement, and acceptance from kindred souls who've walked your same path; and much needed sidetracks from diet and exercise talk...like good laughs:laugh: and family shares

Monday share...My weekend success was stepping on the scale Sunday for my weekly weigh-in to discover a 6lbs loss!!! WOOHOO!! This makes 35lbs lost since my April's doctor checkup, of which 21lbs were lost since starting here on MFP in mid July. I am thrilled for the support and info I've gained here on MFP and on this thread. I know I can keep going strong on this low-carb lifestyle and continue to progress...no matter whatever small setbacks come my way :bigsmile:

BettJo- Congratulations on the loss! Good for you!

Robin- Only a week until your trip...are you ready to go? Where are you headed?

Welcome to all the new faces! This thread is the most positive, uplifting place on MFP. Looking forward to seeing you check in regularly!

I'm a newbie to this, I have about 180 to loose. So I'll take all the help I can get

Teresa - I EXPECT you to get under 250 this month!

Yes Ma'am!!!! :bigsmile: :drinker: :smokin:


Thanks!! :flowerforyou:

@GWhammy- WOW! WELL DONE!! :flowerforyou: :drinker:

Welcome to the new folks! This thread/group is awesome and super supportive! :flowerforyou:

AFM - Am a little sad, I made the final apricot tart of the season. Got the last of the fruit and fixed it up. Also, I made my own September challenge of trying to not be more than 10% over my suggested total grams of sugar per day. Today was not a good day, as I broke down and had a Dr Pepper...where 80% of my grams were spent. :laugh: Oh well! I plan to be good the rest of the month, save for the 10th (my birfday). :glasses:

Hello everyone. Hope you all had a great weekend.

Grammy - Thanks for the advice regarding the critters in the garden.

Skinny - Shortly after I found out I was pregnant I stopped at Starbucks and ordered a decaf frappucino. Sadly it was disgusting. I didn't like the taste of decaf in flavored drinks. I am a bit scared to try the PS in decaf out of fear of it being ruined forever for me.
LOL my latest thing is to smell everything I cannot have right now. We were at a party over the weekend. My friend had made margaritas, sangria and a few other drinks. Then he laughed because I couldn't have any and was tormenting me with the drinks. (We have that kind of relationship where we have been friends for so long we poke fun of each other all in good fun.) Anyhow I discovered it didn't bother me as long as I kept smelling Brian's drinks during the night. Needless to say I think I have officially become the designated driver too.

Teresa - I agree about the pumpkin scones. There was a Starbucks right near the college I went to for undergrad and grad school. I stopped a few times for my pumpkin fix. I also like their birthday cake cake pops. My other holiday drink is the peppermint mocha. I have never tried the eggnog one. One bonus of the hospital I will be delivering at is there is a Starbucks right in the lobby. I am looking forward to some yummy goodness as my reward! :bigsmile:

Kah - The paint your pet class sounds like so much fun. You did a really great job. I am very impressed!

Susan - Yes, both sets of parents are near by. My parents live approximately 7 minutes away from us and his mother lives about 15-20 minutes away depending on traffic. I am not overly concerned with my parents popping in. Due to my dad's MS it is difficult for him to get to places and needs an ambulette. Also due to the amount of assistance my dad needs my mom only goes out for short periods of time. I am really more concerned though with his mother dropping in. She is one of those people who comes to your house unannounced and will call you from around the block to see if you are home. Then she just NEVER goes home. We did a reveal on Sunday with my parents, his mom and her boyfriend. My dad was so adorable and kept dropping hints. He periodically brought up the fact that as grandparents they have to remember this is our child and Brian and I are the ones to be making all decisions. He also mentioned that when the baby first comes home Brian and I are going to want a lot of time to ourselves to figure out a routine to work for our family and alone time to bond with the baby. Got to love my dad. He is pretty awesome!

Toots - Congrats! I am so excited for you.

AFM: as I mentioned earlier we did our reveal Sunday to my parents and his mom. I made cake pops in two flavors, cookies and cupcakes. They all had the proper color to reveal the sex of the baby on the inside. I made a sign that said "He or She?!!! Take a bit to see." Everyone was very surprised and excited. It was very cute.

My anatomy scan was on Friday. I got there and the tech was a bit rude to me. She was questioning me as to why I was in for the scan. I explained that is when they told me to come in. Well apparently they scheduled me 3 weeks too early. :noway: The tech was annoyed and her frustration definitely came through during the appointment. But by the end her attitude changed when she confirmed the sex of the baby. I think the tears running down my cheeks and me clapping like a fool may have had something to do with her attitude change. After the scan we met with the doctor. She explained what happened. Originally my due date was for January. My cycle is irregular so they went with my last date. My second sonogram showed the baby was smaller than it should be going with the last date causing them to change my due date to February 2nd. She documented it in my chart on the latest page however never changed the date on the first page in my file. The first page is what they go by when they schedule appointments. So last month when the last doctor in the rotation ordered the scan she didn't realize the date on the front of the chart was incorrect. OOPS. The baby measured approximately 6 ounces at the scan. Everything looked good. The only thing they could not view was the heart with the 4 chambers because the baby is still too small. I have to go back in 3 weeks for the follow up to view the heart. The tech was able to confirm the sex of the baby...

These are the pictures we did for our email and FB announcements.

Robin- I am so glad you were on-line last night. I did go to bed about 11 EST. Enjoy your trip through the SW.

Welcome to all the new people. You will find plenty of support on this thread so actively participate and get to know us.

I don't know what a BBM is either- so please explain it.

Toots- So happy that you have a travel date and will be getting your kids soon.

Nettie- So excited for you and the new addition, a very cute announcement with the pictures.

I had a great bike ride today of 13 miles, we would have gone farther but the heat got to us. OF course the heat and humidity made a return appearance today. Hopefully, it won't last too long.

Did finish grading the warm up activities tonight so grading is caught up.

Workout plans for this week
Monday- Bike ride DONE
Tuesday- Trainer then walk
Wednesday- off unless plans change then gym
Thursday- Off (Back to School Night)
Friday- Climbing
Saturday- Swimming
Sunday- 5K run to prep for the T2T run- course will have plenty of hills to practice on and it is an afternoon run

Decided to get back on a real plan after Labor Day - like taking myself back to school again. The only subject for this school year is "taking care of me." It will require me to do homework and study every day. I will have to start believing that I am worth the effort.

SW - 440
CW - 398
Mini GW - 368 (5%)
UGW - 175

Monday - I ate myself through an art fair, parade, and cider mill, plus cookout leftovers and leftover birthday cake. Heaven forbid I simply throw leftovers away -- no, I have to be the human garbage disposal instead. The trash goes out tomorrow night, so tomorrow's goal after work will be to "cleanse" my house into a healthy environment even if it means (gasp) throwing away perfectly good food out of the freezer. I can take the canned and non-perishable stuff to the church pantry.

Tuesday - Goals (do you have any goals you want to share with us?)

Wednesday - Wishes (what do you wish? It can be weight related or not, can be realistic or not)

Thursday - Truth (got anything you need to ‘fess up to or get off your chest?)

Friday - Fitness (what are you doing to get fit? How are you preparing for weekend eating?

Saturday - Success (what have you accomplished; focus on the positive of the week, NSV=non scale victories)

Sunday - Sharing (tell us a little about yourself....update your personal life)

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SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE:

WATCH YOUR CALORIES MONTH! I will not exceed my calories in any given day - MFP allots me 2,100/cal per day based on my very high current weight. I know that as the weight goes down, the calories/day will likewise go down. But I hope that as the weight goes down, my ability to do some kind of physical activity will increase.

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Following Robin's advice for getting started, my columns are:

WILL DO - dedicate the time and planning it takes to commit to being successful and becoming healthy; eat breakfast and three other small meals during the day (instead of my usual pattern of not eating anything all day until 6 or 7pm and then hitting the drive-thrus and eating 10,000 calories)

WILL NOT DO - cook - me cooking a healthy meal of a single-portion size is like asking a crack addict to cook up just one rock. Until I learn to control myself around food, I can't be trusted to have anything but chicken breast, fruits, and vegetables in the house.

WILL TRY LATER - physical activity. I've always secretly wanted to do that Couch to 5K training but it seems an impossibility to me right now.

Yeah, JNettie, congratulations on the baby girl. That is a great picture of you and Brian.
Congratulations to GrammyWhammy on a big loss.
Congratulations to everyone who had positive results from our August challenge.
And congratulations to all of the new people who have found us in the last few days. You will get lots of encouragement and support if you will check in often.
So far so good for September.
I'm not feeling great. I think that I am having an attack of allergies. Hope it passes quickly.
Onward and downward. Kaye

I'd love to be added to the group too! I'm down 20lbs with 100 to lose.

Good Morning. I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend

Not sure who posted about BBM but for those inquiring, BBM is the Blackberry Messenger, it’s an instant messaging service—available on all platforms (i.e. Android, iPhone).

Welcome to all the newlings that stopped by in the last couple of days, check back often to get the most out of this close-knit group.

@Toots~Your trip to China to pick up your boys is right around the corner, exciting times ahead! I hope they travel well and adjust quickly to their new surroundings. Are any of your other children making the long trip with you? How long will you be there?

@Nettie~A girl, how exciting and what a cute way to reveal to everyone. :happy: I’m a Starbucks junkie so love the Fall/holiday drinks—“red cup” day is my favorite day! :laugh: Love the pumpkin scones too, treat myself to ONE every year.

@Alison~Remember that you are just getting back into the swing of things, the weight loss will come—patience grasshopper.

@Marsha(GW)~August was an awesome month for you—WTG!

@Hansea~Awesome on the inches lost in August, remember that’s often a better sign of success than what the scale says.

@Betty~Awesome loss!

@Robin~I’m exicited for you for your trip, hope you have a fabulous time. I love Arizona and New Mexico! My sister lives in CO, not far from the New Mexico border, and it’s absolutely gorgeous there.

AFM~ I had a quiet day yesterday, just piddled around the house and annoyed Zoe. Things have been stressful lately, so I just decided to have a relaxing day. I started to go for a run in the afternoon, but it was just too hot - I should have gone in the morning. Just 45 days until vacation and my cruise, so my goal for the next 45 days is to lose 15-20# and my goal for September is to eat within BMR and TDEE. When I saw my trainer Sunday I had another PB on deadlifts, at 155# for two sets of 6—didn’t attempt a 3rd set but I had done 3 sets of 8 at 135# beforehand. We used some straps so I could hold the bar differently; it really changed the momentum of the lift—I thought it was easier. It’s my trainer’s goal for me to continue increasing the weight on deads (he seems to think there is a power lifter in me somewhere :huh:), we also plan to do some strengthening exercises to isolate my shoulders so he can start pushing me on bench (my weakest exercise).

Goals for the week:

Sunday~Trainer DONE!
Monday~Rest Day DONE!
Tuesday~Trainer
Wednesday~Off (Annual HOA Meeting)
Thursday~Trainer
Friday~Not sure, off or cardio
Saturday~Cardio

My goals for this month are, stay away from my target foods, lose another 8 lbs,continue to eat unprocessed, healthy foods, and try to stay under my calorie limit. I have not been noshing on anything "bad" but it doesn't stop me from feeling guilty if I eat over my calorie limit. For my goal for the month I just want to keep eating healthy foods, try to stay in line and walk as much as I can. I find that it is still hard for me to get myself to exercise. I have not been a routinely athletic person, although I am spur of the moment and will kill myself with a project and then laze around after. I am going to start packing today. Yippee