Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Trying to get my ticker in place. Not sure how successful I have been. I clicked on my picture and that too me to info about ticker. Not sure if that is correct.

I went to Apps, then Tickers and selected " Get the code for your ticker". Then it tells you that to include your ticker in your MFP posts to change the settings at this link: Forum Settings. But, when you click on Forum Settings, you get a site not found error. Well done MFP.

Apparently you will have to put the URL at the end of every message manually. I looked in the 'Getting Started' forum and a girl has put a thread up called 'Hints and Tips' - or something similar to that- that explains it how to do it. She also put up more smiley codes.

Good Morning everyone. I was gone away on Monday, and on Tuesday MFP boards were down for the reformat of Community. So a bit of catch up is in order ...

Monday Check-In ... gosh, I cannot remember the weekend already except that I finally started on a HUGE pile of laundry that's been collecting for, well, months. My weight tends to go up and down within a couple of pounds from one day to the next ... a natural occurance, and as long as the lowest for the week is lower than the last lowest for week shows up I feel I'm on track.

Tuesday Goals ... Yep, I have goals ... maybe too many of them as I sometimes feel a bit overwhelmed ... but I go by the motto of the "How do you eat an Elephant" question. Anyone ever hear of it? My big goal, besides my health and weight, is to get my household in order. What with laziness and being a sissy over pain I've become a couch/chair potato big time, and my household has suffered. So, my goal is to be active at least 30 minutes each day doing something productive to put it back in order again. That's going to be as long a goal as my health and diet ones, me thinks.

Wednesday Wishes ... Today I wish I could step back in time and place and go for a long walk through my father's farm fields and woods with the dogs on a sunny crisp colorful autumnal day ... I do that in my meditations and really need a kiss from my long gone dog Buster and his pals Bobick, Tessie, and Rex.

October Challenge:
Track number of days withing my calorie goal ... 4/7 ....

Everyone have a good day, and we will get our tickers back ... it's on the burners at MFP.

Top of the morning to everyone.
Wow this update has me wondering if it is really for the better. I hope the new features out wiegh the frustrations I have been having with just finding this thread.
I wish all the broken links in this update worked :devil: :ohwell:


“Planned features for future forum updates
As with any transition, some items had to take a lower priority, but will be coming in time. The following are on our roadmap, but will not be present at launch:
• News Feed updates and Inbox/Email/Push notifications — We will integrate messaging to your News Feed, MFP Mail, and enable email and push notifications down the road
• “My Recent Forum Posts” will not be visible to friends who visit your profile page on the website
• Search for Groups — we’ll add the ability to search for existing Groups in a future update
• Weight loss tickers will not be attachable in your forum post signatures
• Other users cannot yet be set to “ignore” “




Happy NATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSES DAY
Each year on the second Wednesday in October we take this day to say “thank you” to the emergency room nurses for their hard work, dedication, service and commitment to their patients and families and their loyalty to the emergency nursing profession.
Sponsored by the Emergency Nurses Association since 1989, National Emergency Nurses Day is part of Emergency Nurses Week.
For more information, see: http://www.ena.org/about/en-week/pages/Default.aspx
To all emergency room nurses, thank you and we hope that you have a great day!

“The easier it is to do, the harder it is to change.” ~Eng’s Principle

Tom

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This new format is awful. I know change can be difficult, but seriously this is not good. I'm all for the idea of now using our phones in the communities, but this is not easy. Where are the dates? I used that to help keep track of where I left off. Plus, it was so much easier to find where you left off too. This is going to take some time getting use too that's for sure.

Wednesday Wish: All is good. I could say all the normal stuff like lose 100 lbs by tomorrow, win the lottery, find a boyfriend, etc. . . but none of that is realistic or happening overnight. LOL!! Boot camp is going really well. I'm down 26 lbs. We're in our final 2 weeks of this challenge, but I'm going to go into the next 6-week challenge and just keep going. It's kicking my butt, but my heart rate is way up there and sweating like a pig!!!

Just an FYI - There is a star next to the thread title. If you click it, it will book mark the thread. You'll get notifications when someone posts (at the bottom of your page) and at the top right of the main message boards if you click the star, you will see a list of bookmarked threads. (I just discovered this!)

HAH! Thought you could hide! I found you guys again!

(This new format is a PitA to navigate, at least until I get used to it)

It's also TINY print, I had to up the web page size to 150%....

Wow a girl misses a few weeks and everything goes nutty. It took a bit of work finding you guys but I persevered Hopefully my life will now be back to normal. In a three week period I went to vegas, my sil passed away so went out of town for her funeral. We werent close but had to be there for the family and got home from that to find out my oldest needed surgery. Got that taken care of yesterday and everything looks good with her and now hopefully she will start feeling better overall. Hubby got pretty much no time to just rest and relax which sucks but he is now back off to work and hopefully my life is going to calm back down to the normal and boring I truly do love. Well You all got completely away from me so I hope you are all doing well and look forward to catching back up with you. Have a great day everyone.

This is definitely a strange format, I’m sure they’ll be making improvements along the way. I read tickers will be back soon. The emoji is kind of fun to play around with though!

@Tammy~I’m sorry to hear about your SIL. What a whirlwind the last few weeks has been for you, glad your daughter is okay.

@Nicole~You can do it! Just pace yourself with the training and you’ll do great! I’m sorry you can’t kick the sweet and salty snack habit—I crave them when I’m sleep deprived or stressed out. Have you looked for a healthier alternative, that way you can still have them. Or plan for them—maybe if you allow yourself to indulge in them periodically it will be easier to stay away.

@Susan~I’m so glad boot camp has worked out well for you and you found something you enjoy (sort of anyway ). Woo Hoo on 26# gone during this challenge, you rock!

AFM~Not much to report. Life has been busy—work has been hectic with current projects ending and new ones beginning, plus I was heavily involved with the planning of the annual National Night Out (crime prevention) for my neighborhood (it was last night). Vacation is in 9-days, so looking forward to the down time and some extra rest. I started seeing a new chiropractor this week, he has a massage therapist on staff too so it’s nice that massage is a regular part of that session (doesn’t hurt that insurance covers it either)! Its bit of a drive (about 30 minutes in traffic from my house) but so far it’s worth it—a client of my trainer recommended him, he helps to keep athletes and recreational sports enthusiasts conditioned and prevent injuries. With my continued Achilles issue, plus other issues that crop up (including my thumb that still doesn’t have full range of motion back) I decided to give him a try. So far so good, I’m seeing him every other day leading up to vacation so actual cardio is a sparse right now--getting in sessions with my trainer though.

Walked for an hour today up and down hills. Beautiful day, and so far under calories for 7/8 days. Whoopee, it is getting better and going well.

@FeraFilia Congratulations! You must be so proud of your accomplishment!

Wish Wednesday: Wish I could go on without bread! But I can't, especially if its Mexican sweet bread or the freshly made bolillo rolls. Mouth just watered

Besides not buying bread (which is impossible because of my hubby), how would I go on about controlling those.urges? It's also hard when he eats something in front of me because then I want some! What can I do? Just go.lock myself in my room or what? Help.please

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@FeraFilia Congratulations! You must be so proud of your accomplishment!

Wish Wednesday: Wish I could go on without bread! But I can't, especially if its Mexican sweet bread or the freshly made bolillo rolls. Mouth just watered

Besides not buying bread (which is impossible because of my hubby), how would I go on about controlling those.urges? It's also hard when he eats something in front of me because then I want some! What can I do? Just go.lock myself in my room or what? Help.please

The best thing I can advise when it comes to foods you feel you shouldn't be eating is to eat them, but in smaller portions. There are several thread members here than can attest to not changing the way they prepare meals or quit keeping certain foods in the house--its hard when you have a family that has no intention of changing their eating habits. Remember its a lifestyle change and removing foods that you enjoy will ultimately lead to not sticking with it. Instead, if you want something your husband is eating have it but maybe just a bite or two. Have sweet bread, only maybe half the portion you would have had before. You'll be surprised how making small changes like that can make a huge difference. Its important to create a MFP lifestyle that is sustainable for the long haul, so make it work for you--its hard at first, but eventually it becomes easier.

I really do not like this new format, I am finding it confusing.

Fera- Congrats on your loss. Keep up the hard work.

No time for personals tonight, still have papers to grade.