Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

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.

@RobinEgg Congradulations

@robin--congrats on your new position!! Love both of your mantras too.

@erin--welcome! Yes, you can absolutely do it--and you are the only one who can make yourself do it! I have a friend with RA and she also has bad days when moving just plain hurts. As hard as it will be, try not to let that derail you. Just do what you can whenever you feel up to it. Plenty of folks on here lost a lot of their weight without doing any exercise.

@army--LOL about not reading all 638 pages! Don't worry--you will get to know us all very soon without backtracking.

AFM--A house in the neighborhood just north of us went up in flames after the garage exploded. Not sure what caused that yet, but they've determined it wasn't a natural gas leak. One person died and another was seriously wounded--the house was a total loss. Something like 15 fire departments were at the scene and they had roads closed while they initially were determining if the are was safe. So scary!

On another note, my MIL called and left one of her messages. For you newlings, lets just say my MIL is a "treat." Yes, we made it through the holidays with no contact from her, but she called today. She left a message in her sweetest, motherly voice about how she misses my DH and wants only good things for him in 2015. Then she said it's too bad he let his "wife's petty jealousy" keep him from seeing him own mother for 2 Christmases in a row. The woman is delusional. DH believes she is just trying to provoke him into calling her by attacking me, but he won't be manipulated by her.

Now I'm off to file some paperwork for just 15 minutes.

2015 mantra = "Just 15 minutes"

January Challenge:
Under calorie goal: 2/2 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. 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

Hello everyone. I'm new but I think I know what I'm doing . Just want each of you to know that you can do it. This will be a year of success.

Hello! I am "new"...by that, I mean I'm re-starting my weight loss journey. I have a history of yo-yoing with weight and I'm really trying not to let that happen again. I need to lose over 100 pounds and I've only been able to shed about 25 of those on again and off again over the last few years.

My plan is to eat 1350 calories daily and exercise M-F for 40 minutes (Planet Fitness on my lunch hour). I have five kids at home and a husband who works *a lot* so I have to squeeze it in whenever I can. My family could care less about eating healthy (my kids have awesome metabolisms and are perfectly thin and my husband likes food too much to turn down anything--he's overweight but not severely so)...and I'm super picky so I struggle to find a variety of healthy things I like. But I know I can do it, so I'm just going to do it. After I lose my 100 pounds, we're going to try for our last child, which is fantastic motivation to loose.

@tammy--I don't have a fitbit, but I think you're right that you don't need to log exercise if it's already accounting for the extra calories burned. I'm sure those on the thread who are fitbit experts can confirm though. Congrats on your new fridge!

@jenw--that's great that you can fit in a workout on your lunch hour.

@crmilsap--welcome!

@mkknits--OMG, yes! Boundaries are the issue with my MIL too. She's already driven away one adult grandson by meddling in his relationship, and is on the way to doing the same with my SIL (the grandson's mom). In fact, my SIL is trying to go to counseling with her mom just to figure out some way to co-exist, and when she first found the therapist, she explained that her mother has "boundary issues." After their first session, my MIL got home and promptly called the therapist to discuss some more issues. The therapist was like, "um, your hour is up for today; you need to wait until your next appointment to talk about this." MIL got angry and blew off the next session. Unreal! Good for you for not letting your MIL poison your daughters body image--that makes me crazy!

@skinnyjeanzbound Mother in laws can be like that some times. Mine use to tell my kids that if i wasn't married to her son she would knock me on my butt. Looks like you did good on your schedule this week.

@MKknits At least you walked some it doesn't matter how fast at least you got exercise. As far as going over calories i will tell you what everyone tells me, shake it off and start again tomorrow.

@CRmillsap Welcome, you will find that a lot of people here are very supportive. And yes everyone can do it. They just need to take it a day at a time.

@JenW70503 Welcome. It sounds like you have your hands full. Being a mom is a full time job itself. I have two that thank heavens is old enough now to take care of them selves but they both live with me still and I like that. But like your family they are all skinny and really don't have to worry about weight gain at least not at this time. My husband is also very skinny so I am the only one out of our family who is very over weight. This is why I eat different food then them because otherwise I would always be going over my calories.

@jtconst congratulations on the new refrigerator it is always nice to get something new. And yes with the help of everyone here and MFP tools I believe it helps a lot with staying on track. But sometimes we go over but that's okay because we start again the next day trying to do better. I don't know anything about the exercise portion because I am disabled and can only walk about 50 feet then am hurting so bad that I sweat and have to sit. Crying is a everyday thing for me because of the pain. Sorry I can't help on that. Nice meeting you.

@scrubb816 Welcome back, Its a new year and a great time to start on the weight loss journey again. I had the same problem with water I hated it to a tee but now drink 8 glasses a day by putting in some Dasani drops to change the flavor a little. I too have back issues but because of my weight it is more pronounced. This is one reason I need to lose weight. Florida is a very warm place. I live in Louisiana and i love not having snow on the ground like I did when I lived in Michigan. Welcome to the group.

My goals for January
Track my food intake. 2/30 under calories
Drink 8 glasses of water daily
try and figure some exercises i can do in my chair
Stay on task

RobinsEgg wrote: »

Here I am again - another goal: I 'intend' to 'attend' to this discussion in the Mornings - haha- rather than wait til the evening!

Also, if you look at my pic, you may notice it says under my pic, "MFP Greeter". Yep, I am now officially a member of the Moderator Team. They approached me in December, and I quickly accepted. My volunteer position is simply to be a Greeter in the "Getting Started" Section of the Discussions. I have Superpowers now, in that I can kick out rude and crude people who don't act according to MFP guidelines. But, more than that, I get to lend a helping hand to those who might need it as they start their journey here. I'm very excited about this new role, which started Jan 1.

Don't worry, my friends. It won't change my dedication to this ongoing conversation - you are always First and Foremost to me!

All right---congrats Robin MFP Greeter!!

My 'all-in' goals went well yesterday. Cathy and I got a good walk. It was too cold for DH and Burt. The downside is that I tripped on some snow and did a beautiful spread eagle on the road. I was able to get up and get home just fine, but I bruised some ribs on my right side. I am not doing much today. Pulling on my compression stockings was really hard. I'm probably back to pedaling for a few days.
It looks like we all have the year off to a good start. We will do it. Onward and downward. Kaye

Goodness, Barbara, your year is starting off way too exciting. Good luck. Kaye