Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Unfortunately for me, in this area, it pretty much has to be cold turkey. It was the same way with soda; all or nothing. I'll still allow myself to eat out, just not at fast food joints.

Took the first two steps toward this goal already: made out my grocery list/meal plan while waiting for the media logs at the police department (oh, the glamorous life of the newspaper reporter!), then went straight to the store once I was done at the PD and bought groceries. I need to write up a story from an event today and get that filed, then I'll clean out the 'fridge and prep what needs prepped.

Sunday Share:

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I am Barb and I have been around here since around Halloween time last fall. I have had some success, some stumbles, but am down a few pounds and have many more to go. My husband and I own a small business that we run in the house so I keep busy.

@Kaye Oh how exciting your post was this morning. It was really an inspiring one for me.

@Niki Hope I didn't drag you down. I know I haven't been quite my cheerful self this past week.

AFM: I was a bit under the weather this week (and complained to Niki) but am feeling much better. Today we had a great day! It was a gorgeous day so after brunch at a little country restaurant where they serve way too much food (I had a NSV there having a veggie omelet and whole wheat toast instead of all the waffles, pancakes and piles of goodies) we drove over to Lake Michigan which is not too far away. We walked on the beach and just enjoyed the fresh air and beauty of the place. It is a favorite haunt of ours and we go whenever we can. Followed that by a stop at the library for some good reading.

@Niki You are the greatest! You are allowed to be grumpy sometimes too. Interestingly, I have a friend from college I heard from today and that was quite negative and I commented to DH how much happier I am here where people are actually trying to accomplish things and are generally cheerful. And you are among the best of the best my friend.

@skinnyjeanzbound‌ I hear ya about the flowers, they're so a waste of money because they just die in a few days! Although I do love them in the summer when going to the farms that have pick your own bouqet fields.

@ThrivingforMe‌ Welcome aboard! I know how you feel about being overwhelmed. I have tried and given up more times than I can count, but you just have to find a place within yourself where you really want to do this for you and you will find your motivation and stick with it. Biggest thing, just make small attainable goals so you're less likely to fail and give up. That is what has worked for me.

@NK1112‌ The c25k program helps you go from walking to running a full 5k or 30 minutes straight. It goes by running and walking intervals. You start with a 5 minute walking warm up, and then do intervals. The first week you do 8 1-mintute running intervals followed by 1.5-minute walk intervals. Each weeks it builds up to more running and less walking until you run for 30 minutes straight. The good thing about it is you can do it at your own pace.

@grandmakaye44‌ congrats on your 10k, thats amazing!

@melifornia‌ I like your Lent goal, I am thinking of doing the same. I definitely need to do soda. I don't drink a ton of it but I shouldn't be drinking any. Let's do this together!

AFM - It was another crazy busy weekend for me filled with yet another blizzard last night into this morning. We got another foot of snow, but now its the crazy wind and cold that sucks. More snow to come Tuesday/Wednesday. I just hope we don't have any snow days this week since I need a full week pay check, esp since we have vacation next week which I don't get paid for. Yesterday I went to kickboxing in the morning, after I went Friday night so I was pretty sore. But then I also did a group workout with my softball kids on Saturday afternoon. Lets just say when I had rounds of doing push ups, I had to do an alternate exercise because my arms were dead. My nutrition hasn't been that great this weekend either. Tonight I went out to dinner with my parents to The Longhorn and didn't make the best choices. Time to get back on track tomorrow!

Saturday Success - Wednesday evening when I went to my nutritionist, I didn't make my weight loss goal she set for me, but I did lose 4lbs of fat when she did the body comp for me. So that was nice to see that I finally have things going in the right direction!

Sunday Share - Hmm so a little about me. I'm Erin from New Hampshire. I'm 31 and work at my old high school as a special ed paraprofessional. This year I am a 1 on 1 for a visually impaired student who is a senior. Last few years I've worked in the downs and autistic program and I love working with those kids. I think my biggest share and one of my biggest struggles is that I have rheumatoid arthritis. I have had it since I was 18, and got it my first year of college. Because of my struggles with it, especially at that time in my life, I have battled with depression along with it. Its hard to have a very active lifestyle, playing two college sports to being told I will never be able to run or play sports again. And the hardest part was being put on many different medications and all of the testing them out to see what works. I have learned to deal with it over the years, but at times it still gets very frustrating. Especially my many rounds of steroids I've been on and that being a big part of my weight gain. I had it in control for a while, until last year around March/April when I began a series of bad flare ups. Then it came down to my shots I had been taking for about 10 years had stopped working. My doctor wanted me to start a new medication but the insurance denied it so for almost a month and a half I was on nothing but the steroids. It was awful. And that just triggered a whole lot for me last year. I was so happy to kick 2014 to the curb! So that is part of my story.

Hope everyone has a great Monday!

Thanks everyone for your comments on the 10k. My official time is 1:58:38.2. I was so excited when I crossed the finish line, knowing that I had at least made my 2 hour goal, that I nearly cried. My Sunday share is that in August 2012 I couldn't walk 1/4 mile. In preparation for knee replacement surgery, I decided to try to lose some weight. I am 5' 1" tall and weighed 265#. My daughter suggested that I needed a plan. That's when we found MFP. A few days later I found this thread. I had that knee surgery in October, and the next one the following June. I lost 85# the first year. I chose walking as my exercise. I love
walking with members of my family or by myself. I now weigh between 170 & 175 pounds depending on the day. I haven't really lost anything for several months. I want to lose 15# more. If I keep trying to lose it, at least I won't gain.
Today was a total bust for my goals, but it was a good day and we enjoyed the family, the homemade lasagna and homemade German chocolate cake. I definitely need to get back in the groove tomorrow.
Thanks, everyone for being here and inspiring me to keep going.
Onward and downward. Kaye

Monday - check in (how are you doing? Any successes or struggles this week-end.)
- I neither lost nor gained any weight this week, but stayed the same
- my calories were all within goal so I'm not certain as to why I stayed the same however ...
- While I shoveled a lot of snow this past week, I did not go to the gym and I did have 3 meals that were 'restaurant' instead of home-cooked.

A struggle I had this week-end was feeling very bloated and I wonder if it is from milk. I love milk, but had run out of it for a week. Then I shopped and picked some up and then noticed a couple of days later, after having at least 1 cup every day, that my tummy above my naval was rounded out instead of not. Will have to stay away from my favorite drink besides water and see what happens.

A success i had this weekend was I home-cooked all my meals.

Have a good week everyone!
Follow-through (2015 motto)
Niki

NK1112 wrote: »

A struggle I had this week-end was feeling very bloated and I wonder if it is from milk. I love milk, but had run out of it for a week. Then I shopped and picked some up and then noticed a couple of days later, after having at least 1 cup every day, that my tummy above my naval was rounded out instead of not. Will have to stay away from my favorite drink besides water and see what happens.
Niki

Absolutely! I've gone dairy-free and on Saturday I had a frappacino from Starbucks, I was miserable Saturday night. I knew I was already lactose/casein intolerant and after a few weeks of avoiding all forms of dairy, it was evident! I don't like milk (never have) so staying away from it was easy for me--but I do like yogurt and cheese so that's a bit more difficult.

Happy Monday to all,
@kah - No the relationship will not be the same, maybe you can come to a working relationship. Different but still good.
@Niki - I developed lactose intolerance in my adulthood. I can drink maybe 1/2 cup of milk at most occasionally. Any more than that and I do suffer.

AFM - made it to the gym this morning, a little cardio and stretching was all I could manage. This sinus stuff is starting to wane so I am hoping to be up to scratch for the trainer in the morning. I did weigh in and even with eating badly, not exercise for 6 days I still weighed in at the same as last week. So I am trying not to take that as an excuse to continue to eat badly. Only as a sign that I got away with it this time.
I see the counselor today at 1, I am hoping to define my life goals for the next few months. There is much turmoil in my life and in my head, I want to organize it a little better so I can make a strategy for myself. This sounds so meaningless or trivial when I write it down. I have to remember my life is important, my happiness is important, I am important. Putting me last is how I got to 297 pounds. Now I want to live life so I am satisfied and not mindlessly eating to fill the time and the hole in my happiness.
Love to all,
Lori

Man- I had a come to jesus moment with my son at 4:30am this morning when he wan't to act all entitled to my car the one I worked hard to pay off, the one I fix all issues with, the one he drives more than me. I actually put him out the car about 3 blks from work in -4 temp he has already texted to apologize for his behavior tho. I am still mad so I told him we would talk later but I am not one of 18yr old friends and if wants to talk to me like I am be prepared to start riding the city bus on a regular basis.

Monday Check in: Still at 266. Lent starts this week, so that usually works in my favor on the scale, as I spend more time praying and less time eating. Meatless Fridays and occasional fasting help, too.

@skinny - I also benefit from staying on my feet and staying busy during the day at work. I actually can't eat while I work in the lab for safety reasons. My stress eating doesn't usually start until after I get the kids in bed at night. I think I could eliminate it almost completely if I started going to bed right after the kids! I sometimes go out on my lunch hour and 'reward' myself for a rough morning with fast food, but it's much more likely that I 'unwind' with something crunchy or sweet at night. When I keep a good handle on my bedtime routine, things are much better...packed lunch and to bed early are the remedy. I just need to stick to it!

February:
Calorie Goal- 5/15
Exercise Goal- 5/12
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!