Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@Kelley I hate to be so dumb, but what is a cosmos? I am guessing since I don't know I have not had one~~~
@Niki You must have been a very little girl when your family came on that boat. Do you remember much? My mom (lots older than us at 93) came from Brazil by boat when she was 5 and has interesting memories of that. Grandpa was a missionary there for a number of years and my dear poor young bride grandmother gave birth to 7 children in a relative shack...it is an amazing story.
B

Hmmmm, I think I would like a cosmos...and I have the fixins....yikes! I had better not look up the instructions. I made Nantucket Sleigh Rides last holiday. It is a drink based on hot tea....until I actually counted up how much booze was in them, they seemed innocent enough. Pretty tasty and hot on a cold night.
Wait a minute...this is a thread about having salad and water ..I digress.
Sorry.
B

@laurie--wow, sounds like a jam-packed day! When does your winter break start? Ours is in 2 more weeks. Can't wait!

@barbara--I agree with laurie--I think you need to share that recipe.

AFM--I almost forgot the best part of my day. In between all of the grading, my friend and I went shopping. We stopped at Ann Taylor Loft--one of my favorite stores--and I was checking out the clearance rack. There were a bunch of slacks--sizes 16, 14, 12--so I figured I would give them a try. The 16s literally fell off of me and the 14s almost did the same. The one pair of 12s stayed on, but they were very loose. I remember 60 lbs ago rationalizing that they "must run small" b/c I could no longer fit into any of their pants. Needless to say, I was happy despite not being able to take advantage of the clearance rack.

On another note though, this makes me think stores are continuing to participate in vanity sizing. I haven't bought new work slacks in several years b/c I've spent the last 3 years shopping in my closet and then in my sister's. All of my current slacks are size 12 and 14, and I still have some 12s hanging in my closet that are on the snug side. So the fact that the 12s at Loft were too big is suspicious.

December All-In:
Under calorie goal: 7/7 days (goal is 28/31 days)
Workout: 1/7 (goal is as much as possible)
8k over Winter Break (not sure what day) in 56 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k was 56:49)

Grading Goals:
1. 60/66 AP essays
2. 18/66 AP Journals
3. 30/60 SL Tests HALF DONE!
4. x/66 Tone tests

Exercise Goals:
Sun--walk gunner DONE
Mon--meeting
Tues--meeting
Wed--meeting
Thurs--walk gunner + gym
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym

I'm chuckling about Barbara's hesitation to share her recipe. I'm a non-drinker, but sure did enjoy my non-alcoholic English wassail yesterday. I'm thinking of being very daring and buying some of that diet cranberry ginger ale I saw at the grocery store last week.
I made it through the day with plenty of room for a cup of my homemade cocoa before bed. To each his/her own.

Maram29, I'm glad you found us. Your advice speaks volumes! Adapting this journey and our life style so they are compatible and being consistent are huge keys to success.

Hi everyone! I promise I didn't just post once then leave. I had a really busy/exciting/stressful weekend. I'll be as brief as possible. Friday:Work was super stressful due to my boss being a stubborn idiot. By the time I got home I was exhausted and really needed to just relax. Saturday:We had a pipe that has been leaking fixed, or so we thought. Had a ton of errands to run. Sunday: Sunday was the worst in all, the morning was great for me. I went to my sisters first half marathon relay. She ran half the half marathon and her friend ran the other half. She ran 6.55 miles in 1 hour and 27 minutes. She didn't run the whole time but she did really good. She had her Iphone playing music the whole time and said she never walked more than 1 song. She even finished the last quarter mile with her friend. Then when leaving I found out the the pipe we thought was fixed had busted and was pouring out of our ceiling. Our water is currently shut off and the guy is coming back out today to fix it again and said he knew exactly what happened. Thankfully we don't have to pay for any of the repairs. We are renting the place from his parents who now live in FL and they are paying for all of the repairs. It's just frustrating. That was a lot longer than I thought it would be.

Thank you to everyone who welcomed me and congratulated me on my marriage. I really appreciate it.

NK1112- I do have a YMCA and other gyms near me but after research none have indoor tracks. I do have a lot going on but I can handle it most of the time. I take all my shirts that are too big and cut them and braid them and make them into ropes for my dog. He absolutely loves them. It's the only soft toy that lasts more than 5 seconds. The last one I made him lasted him about 3.5 months. When they start unraveling I rebraid it. I only throw it away once he has torn it to shreds.

LaurieK & Robin- I live in Houston TX.

Robin-I thankfully don't have much to unpack. I unpacked the important stuff already. I got some of my crocheting stuff out last night since I didn't have anything to do but sit around. I had my wallet stolen once they left my ID, SSC and debit card but took the cash, all $12, and my wallet. I was most upset about the wallet because my uncle had made it for me before he passed. I'm glad you got yours back and none of the cards were used. Rotten they took the cash and cards.

Skinnyjeans- I'm the opposite the treadmill makes my joints hurt. I think my husband and I are going to slowly invest in weights for the house. I think it'll payoff in the long run.

Mountmary- I love to cook too! My husband and I have been lazy lately due to our schedules not meshing well and mostly me getting home and being tired from work. I'm going to try and prepare more over the weekends from now on.

To all those getting stressed with work: I get super stressed too. I listen to calming music all day and it seems to help quite a bit. I am a very non-confrontational person but my boss just has this way of really getting to me and drawing out the confrontation. It's time for a new job and I am going to start looking this weekend.

Have a great day!
Rozie

Hello everyone, sorry I've been a bit awol I've also been naughty and not logged in food either. I got a bit distracted with family feuds since the death of my SO's nan, but it has been getting better since her funeral last Monday, but issues are still arising over the Will etc etc. The ugly side of someone passing should never be witnessed, its all getting very personal and so I've decided to stay out of it now.
THEN the decorations went up this weekend. I apologise now, but I am so not a Christmas person. I feel like the Grinch living in Whoville. I have an advent candle and have done half of my Christmas shopping so I think I have done well so far, but the sheer amount of decorations they can fit into a small terrace house is obscene! And my spacial awareness is non-existent so I inevitably end up breaking some form of decoration every year. My parents stuck by the Victorian tradition of putting decorations up as a family on Christmas Eve and taking them down after the 12 days of Christmas so two weeks of decorations is enough for me, not five.



Moving swiftly onward. Even though I haven't been logging in, I have still done pretty well on my weight loss, it's gradually going down, then sometimes up, but mostly down. I bought myself some new scales on Black Friday and they measure body fat, but I haven't got round to figuring that bit out yet. But I instantly took a disliking to them when they told me I was 2lbs heavier than what my old scales said. So we haven't got off on the right foot, but I spent £90 on them so I will have to accept it really.
Still swimming three times a week, I can now manage 3 full (33m) lengths of front crawl without choking and I timed myself today and I can do one length in 45 seconds. I'm not sure if that is good/bad/average but it is something to work on. I have just started to push myself to do 28 lengths in 30 mins. Ultimate goal? 30 in 30, if it wasn't for the fact I only have 2 weeks of work left before Christmas I would have made it my December goal but I may make it January's instead (particularly since I know Father Christmas has bought me a MisFit Shine for all my hard work)

I hope you are all well, and succesful! I haven't had time to do personals, but I will tomorrow.

Hi everyone,

WOW! I am hungry; I have had 2/3 of my calories for the day so there is not much room for a snack, so I thought I would jump on the thread.

@ Kaye You make me think I should get out my knitting needles and try to re-learn what I have surely forgotten. That would have kept me out of the peanuts last night.

@ Maram I can tell already that you are going to inspire me.

@ Robin What was the book? I hope it was a good one. Wish I could “dangle” in the pool with you!

@ Kelley Good luck with WW. I have had good success there in the past. I am really glad though that you are going to continue to post here. Good luck with all those medical tests. Such fun that is (NOT)

@lllecc You are really doing well. I think your week at a time idea is a great one. Keep up the good work.

@ Niki Congrats on the nice loss again! I am waiting now to hear what you cook. I think some of the old traditional recipes are definitely the best.

@ Lori I am sure you are going to win that challenge. Your determination is unbeatable!

I think all of you baking cookies are very brave. I have thought about it; probably should for gifts etc. but am afraid I will enjoy the “samples” to much. I do make some good ones…as we all do.

Monday check in: After I finished my calories for the day yesterday I sat down with DH who was watching the football game. I had a Diet Coke; alas, he was eating dry roasted peanuts and I fear I had some too and went over on calories. “Sunday Sabatage” that Soosun mentions seems to be a real trap for me too. I am going to need to work on that a bit. AT least now I see it. I seem to be able to do pretty well the rest of the week, so why not Sunday?

@Karen and Laurie and other teachers. Good luck finishing out the time before Christmas. It always seems there is more going on then and the kids focus sometimes wavers….especially if you teach little ones.

December Challenge:

Calories under goal: 6/31
Salad a day: 6/31
Exercise: Dismal


Thanks every one of you for being here.
Barbara
Mountmary84

It is snowing.
Go Pack go

The quote I posted earlier needs to have the proper credit.
"Success is not final
Failure is not fatal
The courage to continue that is the key"

Winston Churchill

Hi guys! Good to hear everyone is trucking along!

@lori--love the quote--Churchill was a wise man.

@maram--4th grade seems like a fun age, though I lack the patience for anyone under 16--and even they are difficult at times.

@barbara--I think all of our focus is wavering in the classroom right now. Today before the bell for class, one of my seniors said, "I'm so stressed but I'm too tired to even get anxious about it." I told her that was the perfect description of my current state as well. LOL

@niki--I LOVE that quote! I want to passive-aggressively send it out to all of my fellow teachers, some of whom are already whining about contract negotiations that they've done NOTHING to facilitate. Of course, I won't. As far as the 12s being loose, that's certainly not the norm for me, and I can honestly say I have no memories of ever being in a size this small. I think I went right from children's sizes into Juniors 12/14 (US) and then onto Misses 14.

@lois--welcome back!! Do NOT apologize for not being a Christmas person. One of my FB friends posted something right before Thanksgiving that basically said that no one should have to do anything he/she doesn't want to to celebrate a holiday. That really resonated for me. I love my family and celebrating the holidays, but I hate all of the added work and stress. Years ago, DH and I used to host Christmas dinner and then his sister moved into a bigger house and wanted to take over. This was fine with us, and I haven't put up one decoration in the years since she took over. I get no "joy" out of all of the extra work, and DH and I are both much happier without that chore of putting up and taking down the tree. I also decided that this year I'm not sending out cards to anyone except for a few aunts and cousins who live out of state. If that makes me a Grinch, so be it.

@rozie--ooh, sounds like a rough couple of days. Thank goodness you don't have to foot the bill to boot!

@kelley--good luck getting through all of your medical tests.

Monday Check-in:
Made it through the weekend and a long Monday. I got zero grading done other than a couple of paper revisions my juniors turned in on Friday. If they are keeping up with all of their practice work (assignments they do for feedback, but that earn no points), they can revise papers and tests for higher grades.

Union meeting after work was long considering it wasn't even a bargaining meeting--it was just the teachers prepping for our next meeting at the table. Tomorrow I have another long union rep meeting, but HOORAY, our faculty meeting on Wed was canceled. Going to use that time to hit the gym and probably walk gunner if this yucky, cold drizzle lets up.

December All-In:
Under calorie goal: 8/8 days (goal is 28/31 days)
Workout: 1/8 (goal is as much as possible)
8k over Winter Break (not sure what day) in 56 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k was 56:49)

Grading Goals:
1. 60/66 AP essays
2. 18/66 AP Journals
3. 30/60 SL Tests HALF DONE!
4. x/66 Tone tests

Exercise Goals:
Sun--walk gunner DONE
Mon--meeting
Tues--meeting
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs--walk gunner + gym
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym

Just a quick check in which is all I can seem to find time for these days. Work is nuts, too many social gatherings going on and shopping for gifts puts me over the edge. I wish I was a bear (and I could be given my level of grouchiness). I would hibernate until the holidays are over!!

All in Challenge:

Under Calories: 6/8
Exercise: 7/9

Morning everyone!

WOW! The run up to the holidays really do sort of push us all kinda hard don't they?

@Kaye Ahhh, yes, I remember vanity sizing and the big change. My wedding dress was the first time I had see that; it was a size 9! I remember when sewing patterns changed a few years later; how confusing!

@L2T Glad you are still here. Hang in there.

I want to thank you all for being here. It is because of you I am still at this. My friend that I started with around Halloween (not on the thread) is sort of "absent" just now. I know I would have faded out too without you. I may not be doing perfectly, but I am still trying and it is because I have you sitting on my shoulder and gently nudging me. I didn't quite make my calorie goal yesterday, but I was only over by a little. It would have been so easy to run it way up last night, but I didn't. Yay! Thank you all.

Make it a good Tuesday.

Barbara
Mountmary84

Good morning everyone.

NK1112- I snitch the quotes from the internet

Happy Christmas Card Day
When : Always December 9
Christmas Card Day, honors Sir Henry Cole (1818 - 1874) of England. Cole created the first commercial Christmas Card in 1843.
Just a few decades ago, sending Christmas cards through the mail was a holiday "must". Sending cards through the mail continues to be very popular. The cost and time for writing and sending cards has caused many people to stop sending them. Free Ecards have surged in popularity. Animated Christmas and seasonal Ecards have made sending and receiving them a lot of fun.
Today is a good day to send out your Christmas cards and holiday greetings. If you have yet to do so, use today to get a start.

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ~Wayne Dyer

Tom

Hopefully we'll get those cards out on Sunday, after the Holiday Party on Saturday night, when we get a couple more new pics! Have a Great Day Everybody