Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Robin I am so sorry you are struggling and I hope taking some time can help you find some comfort. My mother dealt with some of the same issues and I've watched her struggle for years with the after math, I wish she would be strong enough to get help like you are. I haven't been around here long but your beautiful helpful spirit has provided me with encouragement, I hope you are able to use some of that spirit to allow yourself to heal.

I'm sorry to everyone else I'm reading but still struggling a bit with keeping up with everyone with personal comments.

AFM- I'm doing fine with my tracking and eating, still allowing myself some treats but really practicing listening to my body. I'm struggling with increasing activity is it okay if I just focus on my food for now? Am I cheating myself by doing that? I'm not sure but I think for now that may be what I do - one small step at a time, especially while I am dealing with this skin issue (which makes sweating physically painful right now).

I'm thinking of working towards gluten free. I did it a few years ago and felt so much better (I have IBS as well) but eventually my family revolted and I got tired of cooking separate meals. My husband is finally on board and agrees that giving gluten free a try may help with our kids behavior (all three have ADHD, my oldest is the only one we medicate because hers is the worst, my middle we don't medicate because we are worried about drug interactions with her anti-seizure meds, and my youngest is too old to formally diagnose - but we've been there done that with the other two who are formally diagnosed so I won't fall out of my chair when that diagnosis happens). I am hoping with two parents on board and slow changes we can move towards gluten free - we all actually prefer rice pasta now (specific brands) so that is a start!

School is kicking my butt right now - so many things due in the next few days, comments, behavior scores, grades and I have so many kids who are missing work because we've had a lot of kids out for sickness. I'm scrambling to get things updated and usually I'm right on top of things come report card time. Thank goodness we have a 3 day weekend coming!

Wow I've been busy the past few days. Getting into the routine of going to physio 3 days a week again and adding in active sessions. Today was my first real 'workout' since November and I killed it! My neck pain and headaches melted away when I started to run on the treadmill for warmup, and during core exercises I had to tell the trainer to make them more challenging, the exercises were too easy! My trainer was training me and another woman at the same time, and at the end of the session she turned to me and said "I want to be like you". I told her " Show up and do what they tell you to do. Complain through it, but just do it". Once again it was really nice to have inspired someone, and that motivates me to do even better.

Another motivation I'm engaged in right now is the FitBit weekly challenge. One of my friends set up a challenge and invited a group of people to participate. Throughout the day as people sync to the app, it shows whos leading in steps and who has overtaken someone else. It's so much fun. I am so competitive so it really has me getting up and moving in the evenings when lately I've been sitting on the couch after dinner and not moving until bed time. If I manage to stay in the top 2 all week, come Friday I plan to pull ahead and come out on top.

Opps in my post above my youngest is too young to formally diagnose. They won't diagnose ADHD now until 6 and she's 5, we could push it and probably get her diagnosed by doing a ton of neuropsych testing but I'm not worried we know how to handle it and right now we can work with it. As she gets older and more sitting in school is required we'll consider it if needed.

Hi guys!

@tanya--that's awesome that you inspired your workout partner!

@bap and niki--glad you are both feeling better.

@MKknits‌ --I agree with melifornia that you should do what you can and work on small changes. There are plenty of folks on here who lost a lot of weight just focusing on food and there's a saying that reaching/maintaining a healthy weight is 80% food/20% exercise. I wish I could learn that lesson, but I tend to focus more on exercise and am constantly trying to outrun my fork. LOL

Welcome pamela, jamie, and any other newlings!

@slimbluehen‌ --is it boredom that makes you want to eat while stuck at your desk?

@kelley--we also have warmer weather on the way, but for Chicago in Jan. that means 35 not 60.

@mel--hope you get the financial situation worked out and meet all of your deadlines.

@holly--stay positive!!

@tracy--congrats on the loss and hope the work changes all turn out for the best.

@L2T--my dog is also a great motivator except when it's really cold he barely lasts 5 minutes so not a very good workout for me.

@barbara--thanks for the defrosting tip!

AFM--Ugh! Today was the worst day ever food-wise for me. A friend's birthday, so she bought snacks and I just kept picking and picking at them all day long. Tons of carbs and sugar which left me feeling not so great by the time I left school. At least it forced me to the gym to burn off some of the glucose.

School is still crazy. I seriously feel overwhelmed with how much I have to do. Realized today that I have to get my juniors their SL annotations by Friday if they want them to study for finals next week, and I haven't even started them. I will be working diligently on those all day tomorrow.

Wed Wish:
Same as most others--that everyone stays strong and those who are struggling (physically, mentally, etc) are feeling better soon.

2015 mantra = "Just 15 minutes"

January Challenge:
Under calorie goal: 13/14 days (goal is 28/31 days)
All-in: run 2 days/week: week 1 = 2/2, week 2 = 2/2, week 3 = x/2, week 3 = x/2
8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 56 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47)

Grading Goals:
1. 14/66 AP essays
2. Tone test corrections
3. 25/66 AP journals
4. x/60 SL annotations

Exercise Goals:
Sun--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Mon--walk gunner NOT DONE + gym NOT DONE
Tues--rest day (meeting)
Wed--walk gunner NOT DONE BUT WENT TO THE GYM
Thurs-- walk gunner + gym
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym

Lauriek70 sorry I spied your comment about your child and you maybe being slightly worried of her/him starting school as he/she will have to sit for long periods. Well it's just That it could be worth trying to tie a piece of elastic around 2 of his/her chair legs that way they can put their feet behind the elastic and kind of kick stretch it out thus giving them something to do.

Sorry off subject of weightloss just thought might be a bit of useful or useless information

Good Morning to all, and thank you for posting. I do treat myself at lunch most days by catching up with all of you.
Thursday Truth - Struggling these days. Depression wants to grab me. I am fighting with all I can muster. This is the first winter I am without Zoloft in over 20 years. Winter is 1/2 over and I do not want to go back on at this point as it takes a few weeks to kick in. So I am on another anti-depressant and that will have to do. I am still going to the gym about 6 days a week. I am taking vitamin D and doing some tanning. When it is sunny I get outside for at least 15 minutes. But it has been so very cold here in Wisconsin. Sun is hard to come by.

Food is not the best but is not out of control. I have cleaned out the pantry and freezer so there really isn't anything to tempt me. Going out for lunch today with a friend.

Not sure if I posted this but last week hubby had an endoscopy and they found a mass. Turns out to be nothing alarming and they want to leave it alone. I am so relieved.

Work is still going crazy. I am trying not to regret the days off over Christmas. I own a small custom drapery/interior design business in a small town. It is just my sister and I. We do all the sewing ourselves. I do all the selling and installing. Yesterday I was at the store by myself for the day and got a ton of paperwork done. There is still a large pile on my desk but I can see patches of desk top and I have a place to lay my clipboard. I will tackle the EOY paperwork this weekend.

My house is a mess and I really have no ambition to do anything about it. That is all the energy I have. I live with my husband and two grown sons. They almost keep up after themselves but really do nothing toward the overall cleaning unless I get after them about it. They have learned if they want clean clothes they have to do laundry.

I am out of time for now.
Love to all,
Lori

Happy Thursday-
@MKknits- It is always okay to focus on what you want to focus on. You are never cheating yourself because you are still doing things to make positive changes in your life.
@ Newbies- Welcome to the group
@Melifornia- Sorry about the stress you are going through. Stress really takes a toll on a person.
@Tanya- Awesome job with your workout and the inspiration to the other person.
@bluetopazsnake- I understand college and fitness. I am 41 work a full time job and take 7 -8 credits in classes at night. Some classes kick my butt (math) others are a breeze (mostly my business classes). Just stay positive and find any little thing to keep you moving. When I take campus classes which not often, I park far away from the door to get a little walk in. Good luck with your classes.
@Cblue- does the gym offer tanning? Not thinking you want to tan but a few minutes in just the room with the lamps on the bed open feels like a bright sunny day. Have a great lunch date with your friend. I taught my son to do is own laundry at a young age, funny thing is as an 18 yr old he would rather buy a new outfit than wash he literally has 30-60 worth of clothing.

AFM- Thursday confession....I did some math last night and was really proud that I got the steps down but then got discourage when I started getting answers wrong then it spiraled to getting every answer wrong. My truth is I realized I am my own worst enemy and the thought process in my head needs to change. Not, sure how to change that process but if I don't I will truly never love myself unconditionally or be fully happy in life. MN is suppose to be above 30 for the rest of the week Riley will be happy to run and sniff in the snow. He live to hunt things out and caught his first rabbit. It was gross and I was worried until I talked to the vet. My son is going to the doctor today to find out why he can't eat. He takes like 4 bites of food and is so icky feeling he can't eat anymore or he is never hungry, he has been like this for a little while and was blowing me off about going. I sat him down talked about his grandma's stomach cancer more and why I was so scared for him. It made him realize he should be checked out. Hope all goes well and they can find out what is wrong with him. Woot Woot for me I lost 4 lbs first time since Oct 2014 I have seen the scale go down.

Good morning everyone.

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No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you'll find the positive side of things.
Demi Lovato

Tom

Hi all,

I haven't been able to read posts yet... the kids are keeping me busy the last two days. I just wanted to come and post that I've lost 8 pounds since starting about a week ago. I hope to catch up soon, but the kids are even more demanding lately than usual. NEED A VACATION!

I hope everyone is doing well!

@hansea47‌ - Thank you for your support and inspiring words. I think you are right. I will have to start with what I can do. I think working out will be the hardest for me because I will only have three days that I can use the school gym. The other two days I go to school are just jam packed. So, the three should be good enough for now. I will slowly introduce going outside... I dislike the cold. I hope you have a wonderful day off! And I feel you about forgetting things. I hope it isn't too important! Thank you again!

@mnwalkingqueen‌ - Thank you! Omg.. you inspire me. I usually work part time and do school full time and that is a handful. This semester I only sort of got a taste of what it would like to have kids with schooling and work. My mom broke her ankle in Sept. in the middle of my first semester back after two years (I moved to another state so we could help take care of my grandma, her mother. I put off schooling until I got instate status). Taking care of the two of them, doing all the shopping cleaning, and other things... I barely made it through the semester. And I feel you with the math. If you have questions I can try to help, but remember I haven't had school for a good two years. Andi forget a lot. Though.. there is this one site.. Khan Academy, if you google it you will find it. They have these videos that break things down very nicely in many subjects. And they give you practice problems to help you learn to do math. I am a Math Major.. but that doesn't make me good at math. I just love it. lol And congratulation about the scale going down! Also... I hope everything is alright with your son. I hope it isn't anything major like cancer. I will be sending good thoughts your way. Thank you so much for your support!

Thursday Truth: I know I start to lose weight when I walk, but I absolutely hate the cold and this east coast cold is so so awful. I am from Colorado and moved to Pennsylvania, and I found out that I really dislike humidity, which makes cold colder, and hot... thicker. I dislike sweating when I am sitting there. Where in Colorado, I wouldn't sweat if it was well and earned. Not to mention I absolutely HATE bugs, and they are so many more and bigger here! Ewie!

My confession is I haven't been studying the last few days for my P-exam (A p-exam is a 30 multiple question 3 hour limit exam on mathematical probability and statistics. And it is for anyone who is pursuing the field of Actuarial Science.) It is extremely difficult and even with a program like ADAPT that generates many practice problems,from the company Coaching Actuaries, only about a 79% of their customers will pass the exam. They do raise the odds, but I am still fearful that I won't pass my first time. And it cost around $225 per a test. I just got stuck on a certain concept and I don't really understand what it is for. So I lost motivation and now I am behind on my study schedule, which I already fear isn't giving me enough individual practice time for each section. I take the exam in March, but school starts Tuesday and I will have even less time. So I just need to get my *kitten* in gear and keep going. Ask my adviser when school starts to explain what I don't understand.