Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

HI Everyone,

As for my opinion on the strength training "all in" I would agree if it were individually decided by each of us, what that exactly means. For me it will not be lifting at a gym, it just isn't going to happen. I live too far away and know I would not stick to it. I would be willing to do my core fitness DVD of exercises as that adds strength, though without resistance other than body weight. Probably that is ideal for me just now. I do it sometimes and always feel good afterward, and a bit pushed when I do it, so would be willing to commit to say 3 or 4 X a week. I definitely feel it in my core and legs. I think I could use that sort of push and there would be a definite benefit in strength for me. I think the added strength is the actual goal here.

And of course keeping below calories plus or minus 100 is always an important thing.

Sorry this sort of rambles, but I think you get the idea.

I definitely am here for the long haul. Promise!

Barb (mountmary)

skinnyjeanzbound wrote: »

@niki--we've always had the suggested topics for the days of the week; that one never changes. As far as tracking days within 100 calories, I'm all for continuing that b/c it's helped keep me accountable. Regarding the other monthly challenge, I would be up for something related to strength training--we could make it the All-in and people could choose their own strength challenge. For folks who are new to it, it could just be doing some form of strength training X days/week. For those of us who already lift, the goals could be more specific--like adding new exercises/lifts or increasing weights/reps.

If not enough people like that idea, we could keep the All-in as more flexible. Whatever we decide, it's always been optional and adjustable, so no one should feel like they have to join in.

Oh @Skinnyjeanz ... I should have reread a third time before I let it go ... I didn't mean to suggest we change everything we've been doing ... just wanted to know about the suggestion for adding weight-lifting or some other exercise either as the new All-In or a separate item. I think I got a little off-track with my thinking when I recapped what we do for all the new posters to get the idea of what we do, voluntarily as there are no musts on here.

Oops for me. Niki

Hey all! Missed you folks today!

It's been a weird weekend to top off a weird week. I'm on newspaper duty again this weekend (second in a row) because they're short staffed, and had to deal with some very confusing breaking news (finally sorted out that there were 2 robberies on opposite sides of town reported simultaneously), a source for a story who wanted to throw his weight around (seriously? over what's basically a fluff piece?) and the demise of a second laptop! Well, not total demise, but may as well have been as the spare I borrowed from BigBro suddenly refused to connect to the Internet this morning as I was working on an article. I'm now setting up temporary shop on LilBro's laptop and eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new hard drive for my own machine. Geez.

Sunday Share: My name is Melissa and I live in a small town in Kansas. I'm a freelance writer and occasionally substitute teach to get out of the house. I have 12 nieces and nephews (10 from BigBro, 2 from LilBro) ranging in age from almost-16 years to 6 months old who I get for "Sissy Night" (I'm Aunt Sissy) every Saturday night. They figure into my plans and reports a lot because I'm intent on keeping my Coolest Aunt Ever crown.

I've been a member of this thread for just about a month now and am so pleased to have found all you lovely people. I have about 60lbs to lose to get down to my fightin' weight. Right now I'm focusing on exercise, including 14 days (so far) of yoga in a row! I'm also practicing the Miracle Morning routine, also on Day 14.

MFP Goals January 18-24

Diet Goals

* No fast food 3/7 days - x/7
* Track food 7/7 days - 1/7

Exercise Goals

* 30 mins of cardio (preferably elliptical) 3/7 days - x/7
* Yoga daily as part of Miracle Morning routine - 1/7
* Talk to trainer at rec center about strength training -

Health Goals

* Take meds daily - x/7

Cleaning Goals

* Declutter kitchen cabinet under sink -
* Declutter kitchen cabinets over sink -
* Take last tote of kids clothes to BigBro's house -
* Follow daily cleaning schedule -


Personal Goals

* Complete Miracle Morning routine daily - 1/7
* Move wake up time back to 6AM daily - x/7
* Tweak night time routine to better set up for mornings -
* In bed, lights out by 10:30 PM at least 4/7 days - x/7


Work Goals

* Submit at least 4/8 magazine articles for review x/8
* File 5/5 newspaper articles - 3/5
* Invoice newspaper -
* Invoice magazines -
* Resolve issue with client's shopping cart -
* FOllow up on PR pitches sent last week -
* Coordinate with outlet #1 and PR client for coverage -
* Sub at middle school Friday afternoon -


January All-In

* Login to MFP daily - 18/31
* At/Under calorie limit 20/31 - 3/31
* Workout (besides yoga) 12/31 - 7/31

2015 Mantra: Live Intentionally

melifornia wrote: »

Before I go to bed, I need to share my Thursday Truth: In the past 2 1/2 months, I've spent more than 200 hours playing online games. It's probably closer to 300 hours. I make excuses - I'm multitasking (catching up on emails, posting simple updates on a couple of my websites, even writing some of the easier newspaper articles), I'm relaxing, I'll just play one or two games while I watch TV/wait for that phone call/before I start working/while I eat lunch... This is completely and utterly ridiculous. I'm really disappointed with myself. Unlike my friend whose job is to play video games (he's a beta tester for one of the big video game companies), there is absolutely no reason for me to be logging that kind of time.

If you see "no video games" pop up on my weekly goal list, you'll know why.

I was able to stay under my calorie goal 7 days this week. 1/12-1693/2656, 1/13-1269/1648, 1/14-1537/2190, 1/15-1291/2704, 1/16-1693/1712, 1/17-1390/1648, 1/18-1230/1827

Hey all I haven't disappeared the kindergarten plague has hit my house (fever, cough, headache, sore throat - all brought to use by our youngest) and I've just been working at taking care of everyone. So far I'm the only one who hasn't fallen to it and I'm hoping it stays that way (knock on all the wood I can find).

Happy MLK day! I have a day off and had plans to get up early and get things done. Since its 9:15 and I'm still in my jammies, that didn't exactly pan out. But, I'm going on a walk at 11 so even if I am lazy the rest of the day it's OK.

It was a very exciting weekend at my house. On Saturday the phone rang and it was DDs BF calling to talk to us. We knew it was coming but hearing the words "I love your daughter and want to spend my life with her. I'll do my best to love and take care of her and I hope you'll give your blessing for me to ask her to marry me". Just WOW. My baby is getting engaged and eventually married. And to a guy I know is a great one for her. Lucky her and lucky us!

Hope everyone has a great day.

Good Morning. Wow, I missed a lot of activity yesterday. I was off and running by 9:30 yesterday morning and didn't get to sit down again until about 8:30 last night so just didn't have a chance to stop by.

@Niki~Yes, using resistance bands is considered weight/strength exercises. They come in a variety of resistances too so you can constantly challenge your muscles, just work the muscle until it feels fatigued (for me it can be 25-30 reps maybe more depending on the resistance of the band). There are many fitness band exercise kits out there with bands of varying resistances, some come with videos (or you may find videos on You Tub). My trainer incorporates them in a lot of the exercises he has me do—he has special background and certifications so always incorporates resistance, power and flexibility into my workouts along with free weights. Since lifting heavy things is my favorite workout I am definitely up for a weight training challenge in February!

@Karen~I hope the PT and the meds your doc gave you are able to offer you some relief on your shoulder soon.

@Laurie~Thanks for the shout-out. Couldn’t have come this far without the support of this thread and the friends I’ve made. I’m always impressed by you and the way you consistently face your fears, awesome job facing that diving block! Hope your swim meet went well yesterday.

@p1xyn1xy~Glad to see you back! Ugh, it’s so hard to recover from injuries—don’t do too much too soon but way to get back into the swing of things!

@Tom~My sister Winnie the Pooh, in fact still has the stuffed one my grandmother gave her when she was 3 (she’s 41 now)—he has a special little chair in her bedroom and wears a Penn State shirt (her alma mater). Tigger was always my favorite.

@mountmary (Barbara)~Thanks for the reminder, I usually try to make a big pot of vegetable soup to keep around in the winter and just haven’t made any yet—need to do that. Awesome job with your logging, keep it up!

@Mara~LOL, don’t you wish kids sometimes had an “off” switch?! I don’t know where they find the energy sometimes—they’re like the Energizer Bunny, just keep going and going…

@Melifornia~I’m the coolest aunt too, although I only have two nephews (ages 5 and 7) and they live far away (they’re in Colorado and I’m in Texas) but they’re the center of my universe every chance I get. I love to spoil them rotten then give them back to my sister!

AFM~I’ve made a commitment to a friend of mine (we have the same personal trainer) that we’ll meet at the park 3 days a week to walk 3+ miles with her pups (3 Labrador’s—white, chocolate and yellow). Those dogs really give us a workout, I swear they walk us! I generally have the chocolate lab (she’s the alpha dog of the pack) and every once in a while she looks at me as if to say “step it up!” We walked 3 miles on Friday and 4 miles on Saturday with them. This week we’re meeting today, Wednesday and then Friday or Saturday.

She wants me to cancel my membership at my gym and just replace what I do there with walking—I don’t think she’d do any cardio otherwise, so I get her moving. I’m thinking it over. Since our trainer has his own studio, I really only use the gym for cardio (or my elliptical at home)—so probably don’t really need a gym membership. I’m going to see how the next month goes with us meeting at the park, if we’re consistent I may cancel it since its expensive—there is still the Texas heat to consider this summer, though. 110 is just not ideal for walking outside!

I wasn’t really sure how I felt about the outcome of the games yesterday—although I loathe the Patriots so wanted to see the Colts at least give them a run for their money. I like the Packers but I live in Cowboy’s country and they got robbed last week so secretly feel like the Packers had it coming (really, I’m not bitter--I blame the refs for last week). I was hoping for a Packers/Colts Super Bowl after last week’s outcome. Now, I really have no interest in the Super Bowl—if I end up going to a Super Bowl Party I’ll have to route for the Seahawks though.

Exercise Goals:

Monday~Walk w friend
Tuesday~Trainer
Wednesday~Walk w friend
Thursday~Trainer
Friday~Walk w friend (or rest day)
Saturday~Walk w friend (or rest day)
Sunday~Trainer

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.)[1] is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King's birthday, January 15. The floating holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act.
King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.

The King Holiday

“It is not only what we do, but what we do not do, that we are held responsible.” ~Moliere

Tom

Monday check-in: challenged at keeping my calories under goal because I overate saltines and had la yogurt smooth & creamy yogurt for a dessert. I really need to be more careful about my selections of foods and more mindful of how much I eat

Good morning! I was slow getting around today; even went back to bed after I finished my Miracle Morning routine. (My "grace" is that if I'm still sleepy after that hour-long routine, then I can take a 30-minute nap.) That was partly because I was up until about 1AM finishing my final story for the newspaper, then just winding down from the weekend.

Here's to a better week ahead! It's sunny and supposed to be in the upper 50s again today!

@Rozie Please accept my sincere sympathy in the loss of your mom. That is such a difficult loss. Be gentle with yourself and your family as you mourn this loss.
Barb

Hello, I'm brand new to the discussion and relatively new to MFP. I'm looking for a support system because doing it on my own isn't working. I've struggled with my weight my entire adult life. Current goals are to log everything into MFP and eat every meal at the kitchen table. A little about myself, I'm in Virginia and I'm an epidemiologist (so I research disease epidemics). Thanks for listening. Jen

Good morning/afternoon everyone. Thanks to those who have responded about the February challenge ... of the 25 people who have recently posted, 11 are for it in one way or another. I'll keep track for the next week or so.

Welcome anyone new who is posting ... you are welcome to come back often and post ... we do have daily topics and challenges that are suggestions for the group to work on (not mandatory) and the challenge is with yourself, the group thing comes in that we are all working on a similar task for the month. That makes it easy to offer tips and suggestions to one another on what is working for us or what you might try if you ask for advise.

AFM ...
Monday Check-in ...
I maintained my calories at or under goal, on average, for the entire week. There was one day where I went over, but it averaged in for the week. Still, I gained 1/2 pound this week, so that means I need to do one of 2 things, or both ...
1) stay within my calorie goal better
2) burn more calories every day than I currently do.

I had a weight loss goal set for this week that I missed meeting. I had wanted to lose 15 pounds during the past 13 weeks, however I only lost a little over 7 pounds ... so I am unhappy with those extra calories being added to my next goal that ends on April 27th.

However, I'm not feeling bad about the slow weight loss over the last 13 weeks because I had cut my calories quite a bit during the 13 weeks before that ... and my weight loss came to a halt in November. So I had to eat at maintanence for the next month to stabalize my metabolism ... but it is a very interesting thing that even though I was eating at maintenance my weight started to drop again, slowly. So I am now at a point that I can look forward to next month with new monthly goals and challenges.

Follow-through in 2015, Niki

Rozie1019 wrote: »

I know I've been gone over a week now, but I am back. Unfortunately my mom passed away last Monday. It has been a very hard week for my family. We are very sad that she is gone but we know she is no longer suffering or in pain. She is now cancer free up in Heaven. She fought so hard from the time she was diagnosed until the day she passed.

I am going to work harder at this than ever before. I want to make my mom proud. I know I can do it I just need to put it into action. So here I go.

Have a great day.
Rozie

I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family.