Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

I read something very offensive today, apparently men who are attracted to obese women, it is considered a "pathology" in the DSM, like a mental disorder.

A lot of men are secretly attracted to obese women, but don't like to admit to their friends. They laugh about "going hogging", which is apparently a game to pick up a fat girl, who is supposedly horny and desperate for sex...

Interesting. I don't think I have ever been like that...men are odd.

I was watching "My 600 Pound Life" tonight on TLC, Paula was talking about her experience of being molested, and how her weight was part her defense mechanism for that experience. I have also had that experience, and wonder how many obese women have that in their past. I am glad Paula feels better about herself now.

i made up this diet about 3yrs out of all the diets out there..i dunno about anyone else but im a bored eater..when i get bored i eat..so i had to fibd something that was time consuming..so i spent alot of money paying for all the diets i could get..i looked at all of them wrote down things from each one..from what i got frm all of thwm wasnt what i needed .so i made up my own..in 3yrs i have lost 165lbs..if anyoje wants to know about the diet im still on just ask me..ill tell ya how..and no it wont make you starve between meals..no it not gonna make you hungry for those crazy cravers that drive us nuts..but if your interested on how i lost the weight and still on it to loose the last 40lbs just ask ill tell ya how..

@silver12176‌~If you have the Fitbit Flex it doesn't detect steps well while holding onto something. So if you are on the elliptical try and use one with movable arms, it does a little better but still misses. To counteract the problem its wise to enter your caloric burn for those activities manually into MFP.

@melifornia‌~You received a lot of great snack ideas but I like Luna Protein Bars, thinkThin Bars or Zone Simply Perfect Bars--they all have around 10g of protein, so great for on-the-go snacks.

@softblondechick~For many that are grossly obese, I think they are genetically predisposed. But others have suffer from a metabolic imbalance, depression or endured a traumatic event. Personally, I went through two traumatic events in my 20s that really caused me to pile on the weight as a “wall” in an effort to protect myself from further damage. It did work but I worked hard (many years) to overcome those situations so that I could be happy and healthy again.

@Holly~Thanks, yep I think this will be a difficult situation. She’s a hard person to be around anyway, very aggressive personality so isn't easily approachable—if it becomes much of a problem I’ll just deal with her boss directly instead of going to her for stuff like I usually do.

AFM~Last night’s walk was interesting, the dogs were in rare form and we ran into some kids that were really intrigued by them so it slowed us up a bit. One of them had me running though, since she's scared of kids (has never been exposed to them). We typically walk a 5k but ended up walking 3-1/2 miles yesterday, the weather was gorgeous though—sunny and 80! Sadly colder temps and rain are on the horizon.

I did finally here back from the body shop late yesterday; estimate was about $2k less than its worth. I called and spoke with my dad (aka car guru) about it since I’m concerned about performance and look of my car—it needs to look and perform like “my” car that I’ve worked so hard to maintain. I’m also concerned about diminished value since I plan on trading it in for a new car in 2016—calling my agent this morning to discuss. However, it may not be worth it since car is 9 years old. But based on his input I’ll give the body shop the go ahead to move forward with repairs (which will take two weeks).

Exercise Goals:
Monday~Walk w friend/dogs DONE!
Tuesday~Trainer DONE!
Wednesday~Walk w friend/dogs DONE!
Thursday~Trainer
Friday~Rest Day
Saturday~Gym w friend (going to be rainy)

Hi everyone, I'm back! Sorry I've been MIA for a little over a week. I had a hard time coping with my loss of a friend and kinda just shut down. Last week I gained, but I really didn't try. And it was exam week at work so we went out to lunch every day. This week I'm back on track and back to working out, but I had two days of doing nothing for when we got dumped with about two feet of snow. Just gotta stay strong and keep pushing through it.

Well yesterday I went over in calories because I was so starving at lunch time when I went to run my errand I grabbed some mcdonalds because I didn't think I could wait til I got back to eat my salad, then I took my sisters and gma out to dinner last night. So I'm probably close to 500 or 600 over. Just gotta be under the rest of the week and I should be good.

Thursday truth: I need to remember to keep my water intake up. I've been slacking the past few days. I usually drink between 20 and 24 cups a day past few it's only been about 12-16. I know I'm always getting the recommended 8 but I personally need more. I fee dehydrated when I only drink 8. I really only drink water also, some times tea and some times coffee.

Will do personals later, super busy!

Have a great day
Rozie

Hi All,
I had a great workout tonight with a mix of activity including a little running, some biking and the elliptical plus plenty of walking. It felt good to be active tonight after 2 days off from exercise.

I also experience major hunger and the munchies when TOM is coming to visit. I just try to reign it in but usually end up losing the battle so I just eat what I want. Just keep exercising through it and it will help. I also see major up and downs in weight during this time as well and that is normal for your body.

Have a great Friday.

Happy Thursday everyone! Went to meet my new doctor today. She is hubby doctor and since he likes her so much I thought I would give her a chance. She is an adorable, tiny, Filipino woman who has such a lovely smile and really looks at you when you talk. She was professional and friendly. I think I just might call her a keeper!

@Niki, I totally relate to your Thursday truth. See below.

@mnwalkingqueen, your feelings about your friend is just plain and simple human nature. But like you said you know she isn’t eating right and that will bite her in the butt sooner than later. I think it’s important to work on letting go of the jealousy and remembering that you have so much going for you. Maybe there is someone else who would love to be your walking partner. Wish you lived near me and I would go with you!

@softblondechick, men are odd!! I also have wondered if my weight is a defense mechanism. I wasn’t molested but there has been some trauma in my early years and having a mother and father obsessed with weight probably didn’t help me.

Thursday truth: Uggggghhhhh!! I have a huge confession to make and as much as I love and trust my husband I just don’t want to confess to him. So it’s God and ya’ll. Today, after I went to the doctor I stopped at Starbucks before going to work and got a coffee and a cranberry orange scone. OK, you would think that was a big enough splurge. But NO!!! I had Chinese with my co-worker for lunch. I would like to say she persuaded me but she does that all the time and I usually always say no. But today, I immediately caved and ate wayyyyy more than I should have. I feel gross and disgusted with myself. I’m also aware that I have to forgive and move on. I think that if I cut a few calories out the rest of the week and up the exercise I won’t see anything negative from today’s binge. I just really wish I wouldn't do this to myself. I'm also about to start TOM.

I do think spring needs to get here so we all can get outside and get some sun and fresh air!

Motto for 2015: Fit for 50!!

Hi everyone! I am new around here and learning my way around! I have about 150 pounds to lose! I have been using MFP for 2 and half weeks and right now I am down 11 pounds! Looking forward to making new friends and staying in touch as we all help each other make it to our goals!

Hi everyone, It's been missing in action since the summer. I'm still fighting this weight battle, I was down , and then have gained again during this winter. Love reading your posts, this has always been a popular and supportive thread...will be back

Thursday truth: I finally took the time to enter my own cookie recipe into the data base instead of using a random one I found already in the data base. The result was not pretty, but now I know that I will have to eat less cookies.
I did make my goals today. I'm still just squeaking by on my water. I need to do better.
This morning my DIL loaned me a resistance band and showed me some basic exercises. There are 4 upper body exercises that I am going to do 3 days a week in February. I will also continue walking, concentrating on my water, and keeping my calories in check. I wasn't able to get anyone to take my registration for the Valentines day walk. I am doing much better so I am going to just go ahead and do it myself. I'm walking 3.5 to 4.0 miles each day now. I think I can be ready to walk the 10K, though probably not very fast.
Thanks to all of you for joining in and sharing.
Onward and downward. Kaye

Welcome to all of the newlings!!

@kaye--I've had similar experiences entering a recipe to find my estimate was way low. Glad you decided to do the 10k. If you're already comfortable walking 4 miles, 6 won't be a problem.

@mel--good to see you pop in from time to time.

@mary--yeah, the weird part about being so hungry is that I ate a lot of healthy veggies throughout the day. I even had a huge salad after dinner and that usually takes care of my late night hunger, but it just didn't work yesterday. Today was definitely better--though I was still feeling hungry this morning.

@teresa--we all have those days. I'm sure you didn't do any real damage. Remember it takes 3500 extra calories above your maintenance allowance to gain one true pound. Just drink a lot of water to flush out all of the extra sodium from that Chinese takeaway.

@barb--great job meeting your calorie goal today! Yes, I'm also jealous of the folks on here talking about their sunny, warm weather. Then I see the posts about 2 feet of snow and I'm thankful. Perspective.

@rozie--I've also been slacking on the water which is unusual for me since it's about all I drink other than my morning coffee.

@niki--sorry you've had some bad news lately--I hope things turn around soon.

@erin--Ugh about your snow. As a lifelong Chicagoan, I've been there and done that, and it sucks. The good news is that shoveling snow burns a ton of calories. We also had exams last week which tends to equal more meals out. I try to balance those days with a lighter dinner--doesn't always work, but I try.

@holly--I agree with everyone else--it's natural to feel those emotions, so feel them and then let them go. I have a friend at work who started using MFP the same time I did. She did a bunch of fad type of diets along the way and lost a lot of weight but couldn't sustain the extreme eating plans and gained it back. Then last year she started again a bit healthier with the food and added some exercise to get ready for her wedding last summer. She lost a lot of weight again. We did a 5k together last May and she beat my time. I pretended I didn't care, but I was a little bitter that she was so inconsistent and managed to run a faster race than me. However, after the wedding, guess what? She stopped going to boot camp and gained again. Now she's back at it again going to boot camp, but doing the fad diet stuff as well. I will probably run that same 5k with her this May, and yes, I would like to beat her, but I've realized I'm better off b/c I'm not yo-yoing up and down like she is. I've actually changed my lifestyle for the better, and even if she's faster than me, I'm healthier.

@kelley--I really hope the car situation turns out okay.

@melissa--I think you hit the nail on the head. I don't actually get a TOM b/c of my BC, but I still sometimes get the "fun" PMS symptoms. Pretty sure my extreme hunger yesterday and today was just due to that.

Thursday Truth:
I can't remember who mentioned "forgetting" to log some little bites here and there--I think it was barb--but reading that post made me realize I've been guilty of the same thing. I'll be in the middle of class and suddenly remember the snack I forgot to log last night. I then plan to go back and log it, but by the time I get back on here it's slipped my mind again. Going forward I need to be more mindful about logging "every BLT (bite, lick, taste)" to quote kelley.

Made it to the gym for my 2nd run this week, so I've officially made that January goal. I ran/walked the interval program, then ran a 10-minute mile. Usually when I've done that, I feel completely spent. But today as I reached the mile mark, I actually felt like I could go a bit further. I didn't b/c I wanted to have time to grade, but next time I will shoot for a mile and a half at the 6 mph pace.

For the Feb. strength challenge, I plan to do a lot of balance work. I keep reading running articles talking about how vital it is to have good balance as a runner, but reading the articles alone isn't doing anything to improve mine. LOL I used to do a bunch of balance stuff when I was rehabbing my knee, so I plan to do that routine again at least 3x/week. That will take care of strength work for my legs and core.

As far as arms and upper body, I will need to see what the PT says when I go for my evaluation of my shoulder next Friday. It was feeling great while I was on the prednisone, but yesterday the shoulder started to twinge and today it's spreading to my neck again. I really hope the PT can correct the problem.

I collected some work from my students today, but have already made my way through a 3rd of it. I'm going to work really hard tomorrow to finish the rest before the weekend. It's TOUGH to grade on a Friday though, so we'll see.

January Challenge:
Under calorie goal: 27/29 days (goal is 28/31 days)
All-in: run 2 days/week: week 1 = 2/2, week 2 = 3/2, week 3 = 2/2, week 4 = 2/2
8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 56 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47) DONE 1/25 in 55:41!!

Grading Goals:
1. 20/60 JRP journals

Exercise Goals: (week 4)
Sun--walk gunner NOT DONE + gym DONE
Mon--walk gunner NOT DONE
Tues--rest day (meeting)
Wed--walk gunner NOT DONE
Thurs-- walk gunner NOT DONE + gym DONE
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner

2015 mantra "Just 15 minutes"

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Hi Everyone (yes, you "new lungs", as well- giggles)

@skinnyjeanzbound‌ - Awesome! I don't feel so embarrassed for trying the homework trick, if I have your stamp of approval

Seriously, I just typed for 5 minutes into my phone and it only saved the above?! LOL

I'll sum it up:
Thanks (son's foot).
Frustrated for child
Ate 900 for dinner yesterday (truth)
Ice cream- said yes yesterday (dinner), said no today (yay).
Comfort food- not so comforting

Been reading along, but run out of time for posting....too busy snacking and binge watching Friends on Netflix. Grrrr.

I was up on the shoe store scale this week. Going to stay on top of my diary and make sure I'm drinking enough water. It's all about the basics, but you can't just know what to do. You have to actually do those things! Sigh. Need to get to bed at a decent hour, too.

I work this weekend, which usually helps me stay on a bit of schedule. I have my food planned for today and everything logged except dinner. That will change based on my activity level today.

Have a good day, everyone!

January All-in: 9/29
Mantra: You Know Better!

@skinnyjeanzbound‌ - WHAT? Reading about something doesn't actually make it happen?!? If only, right? My equilibrium has always been a little wobbly, resulting in a couple of harmful falls in the past few years. Yoga is helping with that, and I'm planning to discuss that issue with the trainer when figuring out a strength routine for February (provided I ever catch the guy when he's at the rec!).

@hansea47 - Ah, binge watching, the opiate of the masses. I'm still trying to break the habit of watching reruns of Friends/Old Christine/The Middle at night. Thinking seriously about ditching satellite next month and relying on Hulu+ and Netflix (and HBO GO when GOT premieres) for my viewing needs. I know that will help in some areas, but the availability of multiple seasons at once...that will challenge my willpower again.

Getting ready to head out to the high school to sub for the forensics/debate teacher all day. He has first block plan, so I don't have to be there until 9AM, and his kids are pretty much self-directed at this point, which means I'll be able to work on some of my writing assignments. Win!

@kah68 - Binge watching True Blood? Welcome to my world. I co-own the largest True Blood fansite in the world and have met/interviewed a lot of the cast and creative team. You know, ever you ever want to yak about it.