Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Hit the gym for cardio and most of my strength routine today. I had to cut it short to get back home for a phone interview, but got about 3/4 of the way through. I'll be sure to allow enough time to do the full routine on Thursday. My February goal is strength training once per week, but everything I've read and been told indicates that if I don't train at least every 4 days, I'll start losing ground. Does that sound right to the other members here who do weights?

MFP Goals February 8-14

Diet Goals

* No fast food 4/7 - x/7
* Plan meals for this week, including Sissy Night -
* Prep food for this week -

Exercise Goals

* Yoga every morning - 2/7
* Cardio x 3 - 1/3
* Strength training x 1 - 1/1

Health Goals

* Take meds daily - 2/7
* Refill meds when needed - DONE
* Call optometrist about contacts Rx -

Personal Goals

* Miracle Morning daily - 2/7
* Plan and prep for niece Laurel's birthday (Feb 14) -
* Send one positive/inspirational/gratitude letter or email -
* Declutter spare room - started

Work Goals

* File 8 magazine articles - x/8
* File 2 newspaper articles (Saturday) - x/2
* Invoice magazines -
* Invoice newspaper -
* Watch video tutorial -
* Spend 30 minutes 3x working on client website - x/3
* Send 5 LOIs - x/5
* Sub Tuesday morning -

February All-In Goals

* Login to MFP daily - 9/28
* Track food daily - 9/28
* Cardio workout x 12 - 4/12
* Strength workout x 4 - 2/4

Thanks to all for the great support. I am so very fortunate to have all of you in my world.

Visited DS tonight. He was very tearful. He is making financial plans. This has me very hopeful. We have a family session tomorrow with a discharge planner where we will go over his immediate treatment plans.

My counseling appointment went very well. I am very hopeful on that front as well. On top of everything I managed to stay within calories today. I still have some water to go but am going to bed early tonight to catch up on some sleep.

@Rozie - The toughest job you will ever love! Congratulations on this new chapter in your life.

@melfornia - According to my trainer (he has a masters in kinesiology) He has me do a big workout one day per week then two smaller ones later in the week. If I can't get the third one in it is no big deal but two at least. You can do the second workout using resistance bands or body weight exercises.

Love to all,
Lori ((<3))

@cblue I hope you sleep well Lori. I am sure you need the rest just now after all that has gone on.

Hi guys!

Struggling to keep up with the thread today, so no personals. But a big "welcome!" to all of the newlings and "hi" to the rest of you.

Someone asked if I can use my shoulder for weight training, and the answer is no. I haven't done any upper body lifting or strength work in about 4 months. The PT knows that my goal is to get back to it, and he's optimistic that it will happen fairly soon based on my range of motion and strength right now. I meet with him again tomorrow. Funny story, when he was doing my assessment on friday, he was feeling my shoulder and when he worked down my arm, he stopped and said--"whoa, that's quite a bicep!" He was impressed especially given I haven't been able to work them lately.

Monday Check-in:
Ugh--horrible food day today. Please, please no one look at my food diary--it's truly abysmal. In the bargaining meeting all day, the only movement we got was moving to our own room to caucus. I'm not even going to go into detail, but he other side totally low-balled us on salary package--just completely insulting. I left the meeting angry and feeling like crap b/c of all of the processed snacks I ate all day, so even though I was tired, I went to the gym for a run. Afterwards, I felt so much better--such a stress reliever, and I made up for a bit of the terrible nutrition with a very healthy dinner of baked fish and salad.

Sadly, the gym visit means I still haven't gotten to the grading I need to hand back tomorrow. Now it's almost 10 pm and I still have to shower and grade.

February Challenge:
Under weekly calorie goal: 1/4 weeks
All-in strength challenge=balance exercises 3 x/week; PT 1-2 x/week; run 2 x/week:
Week 1: 2/3 balance; PT completed; 2/2 runs
Week 2: 1/3 balance; PT; 1/2 runs
Week 3: x/3 balance; PT; x/2 runs
Week 4: x/3 balance; PT; x/2 runs
8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 55 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47,1/25 = 55:41)

Grading Goals:
1. 13/60 JRP journals
2. x/12 poem analyses

Exercise Goals: (week 2)
Sun--rest day (or dance party )
Mon--gym DONE
Tues--PT
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs-- PT
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym

2015 mantra "Just 15 minutes"

I'm new here. I'd like to lose about 130lbs. So far I'm down 1. Ha! Here's to 129 more!

It took me longer to get back so I guess no personals tonight, except to say congratulations to @rozie and to tell @lori that I am wishing her well. Things are tough. I'm glad that you have access to counseling.
Today was okay, I made my goals, but I am really struggling with eating 'mindlessly' just because. I guess I'm a slow learner. 2.5 years at this and still struggling with old habits. On the plus side, our weather has snuck into the 60s the last few days, and I've been able to get some good walks in between rain storms, 5 miles yesterday and 4 miles today.
The support that I feel here is amazing and so important. It is great to have so many people posting regularly.
Onward and downward. Kaye

@dmb000- Good luck at the gym! I hope the voice of that inner drill instructor keeps you going strong!

@kaye- I enjoyed that quote from the orthorexia article that you shared. Lots of truth there. Especially the cake and 2 year old part! And embrace your slow learner...it took decades of bad habits to help us gain this weight, and it will take the rest of our lifetimes to lose the weight and maintain a healthy weight.

@ereilly- "I had to dig my dad's truck out to get to my chiropractor appt." Hmmm...there's a joke there, but it's too early in the morning for me to think of it.

@ajoyjoypril- Welcome! You've found a great group. One pound gone! You're on your way!

@Niky- You are rocking your food goal this month! 9/9! Way to go!

@skinny- Nice job going for a run after your awful day! I hope the bargaining ends better than it started.

@Laurie- Funny bosu ball fall...even if you didn't master the move, you burned some extra calories laughing about it!

@cblue- Take care. Praying for you and your family. I'm glad your counselor was helpful.

@melifornia- Regarding losing ground while weight-lifting. I think it takes a long time to lose the muscle mass that you build during lifting. I am by no means any kind of expert on the subject, but from my personal experience, if I lift at least once a week, I don't 'lose' anything, but I don't get any stronger, either. When I go more than a few weeks without lifting, I kind of have to 'start over'. I have been lifting very sporadically over the last 20 years or so, and overall I am stronger now than I was when I was 15, but I am very squishy. If I want to maintain that 'toned' feeling, I need to lift 2-3 times per week. Again, this is all just my personal experience.

@jtconst- Keep up the good work on your goals!

@kapanam- Thank Goodness It's Monday?!? You're killing me. Hope it's a great new week for you.

@Teresa- Soak up some sun for me today!

@Rozie- Congratulations! Life is miraculous.

@mnwalkingqueen- Hang in there! That MN winter will be over soon....or at least spring is less far away every day.

@renaejae- Congratulations on 19 lbs down!

@paba40 and @kenea993- Welcome!

@slimbluehen- Too much everything lately for me too. Trying to get back on track this month myself. Hang in there. Keep logging and reading and if you're too busy to post, just try to follow along.

AFM-Work goal today. Finish up our rounds of PTO selection today, and maybe finish one of my annual competencies online today. Gotta sneak all this stuff in between patients and helping our newest hire navigate everything she is not familiar with yet.

Also, need to make myself go out for a run tonight!


February:
Calorie Goal- 2/8
Exercise Goal- 3/12
Lift Goal:
Leg Press-180/200
Squats-180/200
Abs- 150/165
Back- 150/165
Triceps- 80/90
Biceps- 80/90

2015 Mantra: You Know Better! ~and~ Finish This Baby!

@LaurieK-Congrats on the swim meet and I am jealous of 50’s for a temp.
@All those snow bound- Stay safe and enjoy the time off.
@Grandmakaye- I like the quote
@Karen- You have guns to show off …..
@Teresa- I wish my problem was sweets it seems there are more alternatives. I am taking baby steps with changing food. My down fall is greasy foods so burgers, fries, pizza and plain old eating out. I bought food at the grocery store to make most of these things at home so hopefully that will help. I am a good cook just when it is two or just me most of the time it seems like such a waste of time.


AFM- My Lit test went pretty well….I had all the titles and authors correct I struggled with 3 or 4 quotes I had to match to the stories. But I felt good about the test. My teacher said he can tell that I love to read which he is correct I do. I don’t get to do it enough for fun anymore being assignments are so long but I love it. I have been forgetting to do my all in goal of modified pushups. I think I have done them 3 times so far this month. I have walked every day at lunch which is the routine I wanted to get back into.
Tuesday is my favorite day of the week. I probably say this every week but I love it because I get to read with my Kindergarten buddy. It reminds me of teaching my son to read and how much fun that was now I am helping someone else how to read.

Thanks y'all... I smoked myself. Feels good. 1000 cal workout... Sweating like a pig.

Today is my 31st birthday and I lost a half pound (no thanks to Aunt Flow). Not a bad way to start a birthday! My daughter had ST yesterday, OT today, PT and SST on Friday. This is every week by the way. I don't think I've mentioned it before. I feel really overwhelmed sometimes. Exercising has been a great stress reliever. I've been having more energy through out the day now too. I have now added weights to my exercises and boy are my arms sore today! NSV- the arm and leg holes of my clothing are very loose. For some reason this surprises me every time!

Happy Birthday Tom and Texasmom. Enjoy your special day!

I'm just starting with my fitness pal. Never imagined I'd ever be 100 Lbs over weigh. So I'm excited to start

Happy Tuesday! I slept until 9am and have been lazing about ever since. I love days off. Although, I do need to workout, do laundry, make a grocery list, and probably dust something. Oh and finish my Bible study lesson for tonight’s meeting. OK, maybe having a day off is still sort of like work, but at least I got to sleep in!!

@texasmom2013, happy birthday and congrats on losing some weight. I hope you have a wonderful day and can hold down the stress.

@mountmary84, I did get the big sale. I walked into work yesterday and the customer was in talking with our designer who had put together her rooms. She took off about a $1000 but in the end the ticket was for $10,000. Pretty sweet way to start the day and I ended it with another decent sale. Thanks for asking!

Good morning everyone!

@Texasmom





Happy Extraterrestrial Culture Day: Celebrating out-of-this-world aliens, UFOs & ETs

If you're looking for an out-of-this-world holiday, go grab your foil hat! It's Extraterrestrial Culture Day, an annual event that takes place each year on the second Tuesday in February.

Extraterrestrial Culture Day
The origins of this "holiday" began in 2003, when Republican Representative Daniel R. Foley submitted a proposal to the New Mexico legislature to set aside a special day of the year to "celebrate and honor all past, present and future extraterrestrial visitors." Foley, who is from Roswell, said that capitalizing on something that "did or did not happen" decades ago could help the state of New Mexico. Perhaps he was right?
The Roswell Incident
One of the most famous incidents of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) took place decades ago in Roswell, NM. Many believe a flying saucer crashed near the town of Roswell in 1947 in what is known as the Roswell Incident. First acknowledged, then denied, by the United States military, did aliens crash-land outside of Roswell? Did the American government cover it up? Whether fact or fiction, thousands of humans still flock to Roswell every year for the annual UFO Festival.

“Don't hang with negative people. They will pull you down with them. Instead, invite them into your light and together you will both shine strong.”
― L.F. Young

Tom

@kapansm‌ I hear ya about losing and then letting it all creep back. I lost last year and then gained it back plus some. For the past 6 months I've been up and down the same 10lbs, its frustrating! We are in the right place though, and time to get serious about it! Stay strong, we are all here to back you up!

@Lauriek70‌ where are you from? Saw you're looking at taking a ride to VT, I live in NH, wasn't sure if we were in the same neck of the woods lol. Do you do road cycling? I got a new mtn bike last summer and can't wait to use it more this spring/summer. I finally got a bike rack for my car for xmas so I can go some more exciting places!

@hansea47‌ lol I hear ya on that joke about digging my dad's truck out. Only reason I went was because I had already rescheduled two other times, and I was going stir crazy sitting home snowed in.

@Teresa_3266‌ lol I hear ya about days off being like work. I've had snow days the last two days and had so much to do. It does feel so nice to sleep in though!

AFM - As I've mentioned, we had another snow day today. Weather wasn't bad today, the sun was actually out. I was confused as to what that was at first lol. The city just couldn't keep up with all of the snow removal to make it safe for the schools this morning since there's like 38 schools in the district. I'm a little disappointed in myself that I slept in, right though my alarm! I was still up by 9:30 (early for my sleeping in standards, I'm so not a morning person!) but I wanted to go to kickboxing this morning at 9. I will go to the 6pm class this evening though. I got a pretty good work out in outside with shoveling though. My dad snowblowed all the major things, but I shoveled the deck, scraped the driveway down, shoveled out around my neighbors cars, and I worked on getting some of the snow off the roof. We have some major ice dams right now which isn't good because its going to start causing leaks.

I hope everyone's Tuesday has been good so far. Can't believe this day has gone by so quickly! I will try to check in again this evening before I go to bed, but if not, have a good night everyone!