Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@tlh0407‌ congrats on the new future niece or nephew. I can't wait for my siblings to have kids I am so excited to be an Aunt. My brother got married in November so I'm hoping they'll start a family soon (I know they want to just waiting to buy a house).

My workout goals for this coming week are to do slim in 6 at least 4 times and to purposefully move every other day!

Oh had my red grapefruit this morning and loved it, tried it plain first and liked it just fine that way so I didn't add anything (also had no idea what to add). It seems really acidic though so I only had half now to be sure I don't get bad heart burn from it.

Good morning. I have gained back all of the weight that I lost while I was sick, but I checked back and found that I am down 6# from last year at this time. By this time next year I will be down 15#. I am going to do it. To begin with, today I am going to detox my kitchen. The remainder of the treats will be given away or frozen for another time. I am not going to bake any cookies this month. I will buy Nilla wafers or something else that doesn't tempt me for the cookie jar. It really goes against my grain to put store bought cookies in a cookie jar at grandma's house, but oh, well. This grandma is going to get healthy. I'm also going to start keeping a container of water at hand so that I can be more aware of how much I am drinking.
Yesterday was also a party and junk food day at our house, so today starts my new goals. We did enjoy our black eyed peas and corn bread, too.
Love you all. Together we can do this. Onward and downward. Kaye

Great start for 2015

So, 221.4 today. I've had worse post-holiday weigh-ins, & it's too soon to tell really anyway, since I'm still guzzling water for all the sodium I doubtless inhaled over the past week.

To those (RobinsEgg, skinnyjeanz, etc) who asked about gym stuff: We unfortunately don't have money to buy weights for the home. We were looking at Planet Fitness because they have basic $10/month memberships, but no on-site day-care. They are very close, I could walk in good weather, it's maybe five minutes by car, so it's possible we could leave the kids with Grandma for an hour, but she's... NOT my favorite person to watch the kids. She's not mean, but she's kinda brainless and I wouldn't put it past her to feed cookies to the six month old, kwim? And realistically if I have to go by myself, I won't go.

Fitness Friday - One of my favorite body-weight exercise tricks is attaching squats to a common daily activity, like every time you stand up or sit down, do five squats. Time to reinstate that habit, I think.

RobinsEgg Thanks so much for the encouragement! Yesterday I went to the freezer -I'm sure everyone knows that it makes no difference if you freeze cookies and such, they're still edible in the frozen state-and I removed all of the Holiday sweets and dumped them in the bin. Having the temptation around me and "trying" not to eat it just does not work at this point-so bye bye. I know what works for me and that is a minimum of carbs and sugar so I that what I am doing now to get this going right. My son lost 85 pounds using MFP and recommended it to me. MFP keeps me on track and I find it easy to do if I keep it open on my computer each day and as I have a meal, I come back and enter the information. It's going to work this time!!
I also have a question....do any of you find that coffee intake affects your weight loss or changes your metabolism in any way? I am such a coffeeholic. I only add 2 T. of fat free half and half, no sugar, but I drink two to three cups a day. I am not wanting to give up my coffee, but I will if it helps to get my metabolism working and this weight off! Anyone have any insight?
Thanks!!!

Well it is January 2, 2015, its a new year I plan on making sure that this year I am going to lose weight. This is my goal and I will stick with it. I need to lose this weight to be able to have my surgery and lose even more weight. I will get down to my goal weight one way or another. I looked up recipes yesterday on the internet that are 300 calories or less I am going to try them out. For fitness friday I plan to look up exercises I can do while sitting down. Since I can not move I can at least still do exercise sitting down.

@bsracer‌ it sounds like some of the people here have some good recipes for you.

@morgori a more positive attitude does sound like the way to go. I will have to come up with a list myself.

@mrshunt3 I use the computer everyday to keep track of my calories on mfp I found this a great source to keep track of my intake have not used the exercise yet but will as soon as I can get down to were I can be on my feet longer. I don't know about coffee, I only drink it only once in a while.

@marypoppinsIAint I Think joining a gym is great but I know what you mean about having people watch our kids that aren't the greatest ideal in our eyes.

Well I got to go for now

Welcome newlings!!

@niki—great goals! Do you have cable or satellite TV? I know our Uverse has some exercise channels and OnDemand options that include “sit and be fit” type of workouts.

@tom—thanks for letting me know about National Sci-fi Day! I’m definitely a sci-fi nerd, so it made me smile to see we are celebrating. Also, I loved the list of positivity tips. I was one of those very optimistic (sometimes idealistic) youths, but have become more jaded as I age. One of my goals over the past couple of years has been to keep that negativity in check so I don’t get too angry and cynical. >:(

@mrshunt—as long as log your coffee and added cream, sugar, etc. it really shouldn’t affect your weight loss in any negative way. In fact, there are plenty of studies that tout the benefits of caffeine to your metabolism, and lots of runners like a caf-boost prior to running. I drink coffee at work, but not at home (other than my starbucks fraps which I log). There is no difference in my weight loss when school is in session vs. when we are home on break.

@kaye—yay for the 6 lb loss!! I’m a big water drinker, but find I drink more when I have it measured out in my water bottle, so filling a container that you know you must empty (by drinking) will probably be helpful for you.

@tracy (tlh)—welcome back and congrats on the new niece/nephew! I bet you will find switching up your workout routine will be great for your body.

@kelley (kah)—I also love your phrase! I’m actually on the opposite end of the spectrum and tend to not sweat the small stuff to the point that sometimes I’m a little too laid-back. Drives some of my friends/colleagues crazy.

@mkknits—that’s a tough one, but you have to figure out a compromise or you will always put everyone before yourself. I often stress about grading my students’ work vs. going to the gym, so I try to make a schedule that compromises the two choices. Could you work out a similar schedule of going to watch your daughter cheer a certain number of days with one or two days that you designate for yoga? On the days you don’t go see her, could your husband or another cheer-mom video it (even if it’s just a few clips)? You could even make it a fun activity after her cheer session that you and your daughter could watch the video clips together.

AFM—Went to lunch with a friend then he ran some errands with me. Afterwards I came to starbucks to grade. Wasn’t really in the mood so ended up spending most of the time here doing some planning. However, I told myself I had to spend JUST 15 MINUTES grading essays, so I got 2 done. Tonight I am resolved to get that paperwork filed.

A couple of people were talking about how NY day is all about the snack food—we are no different. My husband made chili cheese dip, plus we had left over pizza in the fridge. My Thursday food diary isn’t pretty, but I at least ate a nice salad so it wasn’t all junk. Tonight will probably be more of the dip for dinner, but I’ll add some veggies or another salad to try to balance it out.

Friday Fitness:
I ended up switching my gym day to tomorrow b/c it just makes more sense with my schedule. Today I did walk gunner though, so at least got a bit of movement.

2015 mantra = "Just 15 minutes"

January Challenge:
Under calorie goal: 1/1 days (goal is 28/31 days)
All-in: run 2 days/week
8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 56 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47)

Cleaning Goals:
1. file paperwork/bills
2. drop off bag of clothes to GW DONE
3. clean fish tank

Grading Goals:
1. 14/50 AP essays
2. x/13 Scarlet Letter essays

Exercise Goals:
Sun--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Mon--rest day
Tues--walk gunner NOT DONE
Wed--8k at gym DONE
Thurs--walk gunner DONE
Fri--walk gunner DONE
Sat--walk gunner + gym

@ereilly311 Hello its nice to meet you. Erin welcome to the group. you will find that this group is very supportive and it is a nice place to talk to people and get help.

@natalie welcome to the group as well. You will also find that this group is a good group that helps keep us encouraged. Welcome to the group it is nice to meet you.

@skinnyjeanzbound I like how you make a schedule of what you are going to do for the week. I really should try to do that, but I am not sure I will be able to follow through with it.