Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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I will go to the gym. I will go to the gym. I will go to the gym. I will go to the gym. I will go to the gym. I will go to the gym. I will go to the gym.0
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No fast food today. I'm feeling better about the egg mcmuffin. Its breakfast, the most important meal of the day and way better than a big mac and fries. I realize that today.
I was very good about getting to bed a bit earlier the last 2 nights, but am finding myself wanting a nap right now. I had a foggy moment at work that I will blame on the time change... I went to a customer's door to deliver a passport, then just before they answered the door I realized I was at the wrong house! And not just next door, 3 doors down!
I apologized, and explained the error. The homeowner was very nice, but it was embarrassing.
@hansea sorry to hear about your sister..., my thoughts are with you. Emotional eating... I know it very well. If it helps, even momentarily, enjoy it rather than beat yourself up about it and move on. I think you've done that. A 4 lb loss is fantastic, keep the momentum going.
@melifornia ... Did you go to the gym?
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@Hansea – “Bring in da funk…” you crack me up!
@Laindia – welcome – all of us work together, so keep posting!
@LaurieK – thanks for the stairs advice – I will follow it, this time around I will listen better…
@Tanya – what a rough day baking – glad you got your hiking in
@Hansea – again – WOOT on the 4 lbs loss – and prayers for your sister
@Kah – good luck with your interview and with the Achilles – hope you can see the specialist soon, I’ll keep you in my thoughts as well
@tih – I spend money when I’m frustrated and then I just simply return things – sometimes I think I’m nuts, and then I realize yep, I’m certifiably so, therefore, I let myself continue to do so! My ex-SIL used to just fill up a cart and then walk away from it, figuring that cart would keep someone employed putting the stuff back!
@2ledbetter – WOOT on your 2 lb loss – big congrats!!!
@soosun – hope you feel better soon
@grandmaKaye – cookie monster? Not like you – must be the time change or something
@jennbo – wow – great job on the hiking!
@melfornia – have you gone to the gym?
AFM:
The funk was caused by the TRAGIC LOSS OF MY TAX PREP FILES – which I found this morning stuffed among a pile of papers marked TO SCAN – doh! And, I did sleep ALL day yesterday to ease my funk! Awoke today feeling so much better and found the file right away. Re-started my pledge to lose the weight and had a great day working on the taxes!
March All In Challenge 2015:
1. Meet Calories Goals: 27d/31d Current #: 0/9
2. Do Stairwells 5 x week: 4/9 (use glutes and keep body back)
3. Eat Veggie Daily: yes/no: no
4. Do Yoga stretches daily yes/no:yes
2015 Mantra: Bend
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Monday Check in
What a day - Business is brisk. Customers are all wanting their things. Sister had a plumbing disaster today and had to take a 1/2 day off.
Counseling appointment with hubby went well, calm talking, a bit of crying, a bit of blaming (but not loudly) and a bit of strategy to move forward.
Food was good until noon yesterday and has been Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad since then.
I am sure it is too much stress.
I skimmed the posts since yesterday, my there are a lot. But no time or room in my head for personals tonight. Please forgive me.
My head is spinning and I just guess I need some sleep and to get some of this work done.
Workout with the trainer in the morning and swim with the coach tomorrow night.
Love to all,
Lori
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Hi all,
Late night snacking has become my downfall lately as well. I am getting hungry at night instead of during the day. Of course I don't want veggies, I end up eating junk food. Need to stop that habit sooner rather than later.
Kelley- Hope the interview went well today. Sorry, about the achilles but at least you now have a Dx. Good luck getting an appointment with a specialist.
Lori- Keep working with the swimming.
Robin- Glad you found the missing papers- that is always a relief. Happy Dance.
Morgori- Where did you go? Hope you are doing okay?
Mel- Go to the gym!!!
Jenn- Great hike. Please share the recipe for the muffins.
Hansea- Prayers for your family.
I am totally frustrated with the weight loss process and the lack of progress in that area. I accept that all my choices have not been the best and I will not make excuses for them. However, it does not explain the ups and down but mostly up's. Sadly, I am back over the 200 mark, which is annoying to me. I hope that water retention is at play right now and that it will disappear again. My measurements have not changed either, so the two main areas I look to for improvements are not cooperating. At this point, I need to focus on the success in the fitness level. For example being able to swim a 500 and 800 non-stop or running 2 miles without walking and keeping my breathing under control. I will be running 3 miles soon then I can work on speed.
I know I am in charge of what goes in my mouth but I am just frustrated with myself.
Exercise Goals
Sunday- bike and swim
Monday- 2 mile run with Trainer
Tuesday- Walk or rest (dinner with a friend after class)
Wednesday- Walk before meeting, might swim after meeting if not to late
Thursday-Gym
Friday- climb
Saturday- swim
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Yes, I did go to the gym.
@hansea47 - I'm sorry your sister and your family are going through a rough time. Hang in there, my friend. *hug*0 -
@melissa--hooray for going to the gym!
@robin--wow, that's a lot of veggies! Glad you found your paperwork for your taxes.
@laurie--I'm right there with you regarding no movement on the scale or the tape measure. And, like you, I know it's at least in part due to my own less than stellar choices. I am also just trying to focus on the successes with my running pace. I know once this weather makes outdoor activity easier we will both do better. Also, I know this point of the school year is always the most stressful and busy for me--I'm guessing it's similar for you. Hang in there, girlie--we will bounce back from this and meet our goals.
@lori--glad the session went well.
@tanya--I've also been a bit better with sleep the past few days (really since I got sick last week), but I'm also not feeling the benefits. I guess it takes more than a few days, huh?
@jennbo--those are great ideas for rewards!
@barb and holly--Haha! Yes, those breaks are not vacations for teachers either. That's why it pains me when people complain about teachers having so much time off. I don't get any "true" vacation until June--and even then, it's not the full 9 weeks that people imagine b/c I'm busy planning for the next school year.
@soosun--get thee to a doctor! Bronchitis is no joke.
@holly--I used to have that same color palette for my hair. Now that i'm getting gray, it's easier upkeep to go blonder. Your movie reference made me laugh. My DH has told her exactly that--that he loves her and always will, but he doesn't want to deal with her drama and meddling. She's called at least once a day, every day since he told her that.
@2led--yay for the 2 lb loss! Great job on the treadmill as well--that's good by anyone's standards.
@barb--I forget--where are you in WI? North of Milwaukee? The walk on the lake sounds fun--Lake Michigan is, by far, my favorite body of water. Maybe not the most exotic or most beautiful, but it holds the most fun memories for me. Growing up in Chicago, I spent much of my childhood at Lake MI beaches.
@tracy (tlh)--I think ti was amanda (hansea) and laurie who were talking about HS PE classes. Don't get me started on my Chicago Public School PE experience--it was miserable! Sorry your pup is sick. Do you know what's causing it? I know when gunner has tummy trouble, our vet recommends some plain boiled ground beef (or pan-browned and rinsed) mixed with white rice for a day or two. It's easier on the stomach than most dog food.
@kelley--Ahh--that stinks about the tear. Hope you get in to the specialist soon and the fix isn't too debilitating. How did the interview go?
@amanda--sorry about the news from your sis. When I'm stressed, I either eat nothing or everything.
@tracy (goins)--I used to do that all the time; then I just started budgeting calories for an evening snack. You can't fight city hall. It's a wonderful system--when I use it.
Monday Check-in:
Trying to bounce back with the grading, but only got 9 more outlines graded today. Part of the problem is that they are SO BAD!!! It takes forever when I have to keep stopping to write comments about what the students need to fix. Given the sorry state of these first few, I've already made the decision to adjust the schedule for continuing work on the essays.
Food was okay today. Other than the fresh bread my DH bought to go with dinner, everything was planned. Even so, the bread didn't put me over--just made my carb to protein ratio less than ideal.
I'm hoping to go to the gym tomorrow, but it's feeling like a pipe dream right now. However, if I have really, really productive plan periods tomorrow, it's still a possibility. I'm going to try to use the gym as a reward for pushing through those outlines.
March Challenge:
At or under calories 5/7 days every week and at or under as a weekly average.
Week 1: At/under calories 4/7 (but one day I was only over by 7 calories) UNDER FOR WK
All-in strength challenge=core work 3 x/week; PT 1-2 x/week; run 3 x/week:
Week 1: 1/3 core; PT DONE; 1/3 runs (sick most of week though)
Week 2: x/3 core; PT; x/3 runs
Week 3: x/3 core; PT; x/3 runs
Week 4: x/3 core; PT; x/3 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; 2/28=55:15)
Grading Goals:
1. 40/64 BNW journal reflections
2. 3/64 AP essays
3. 7/16 AP analysis activities
4. 14/60 JRP outlines
Exercise Goals: (week 2)
Sun--rest day
Mon--walk gunner DONE
Tues--walk gunner + gym
Wed--meeting
Thurs--PT
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym
2015 mantra "Just 15 minutes"
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Check in for yesterday:
1. At or under calories 6/7 days every week and at or under as a weekly average.
Week 2 - 1/7 days
Week 1 - 6/7 days
2. Walk at least 6 times per week, at least 3 miles each walk.
Week 2 - 2/7 days
Week 1 - 5/7 days
3. Note daily calories and miles in calendar and weight on Thursday morning.
Week 2 - 2/7 days
Week 1 - 7/7 days
4. Check in here every day if only to read the posts and keep current on the thread.
Week 2 - 2/7 days
Week 1 - 7/7 days
2015 Mantras:
Live like someone left the gate open (Live Joyously)
Persevere
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Good Morning! My Tuesday goal is to get through this week at work without completely losing it. We are transitioning over to a new registration/billing system and yesterday they started making some changes that caused a ton of glitches and our patients were waiting up to an hour to have their visit. Unacceptable and makes for a veeeerrrry long day of apologizing and tearing your hair out. Hopefully the official 'go live' is better today. So far, not too impressed with the new system or the company that sells it.
Have not slept well the last three nights and it's catching up with me. @RobinsEgg, glad you got your zzz's!
Didn't track well last night, snacked again, but was only over by about 500 instead of 1000 like the day before...baby steps. Sigh.
March:
Calorie Goal- 5/21
Exercise Goal- 6/12
Veggie Goal-25/93 servings
Lift Goal: 3/8
Leg Press-185/200
Squats-180/200
Abs- 152.5/165
Back- 152.5/165
Triceps- 82.5/90
Biceps- 82.5/90
2015 Mantra: You Know Better! ~and~ Finish This Baby!
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I may have lost my job today...I will let you all know later but I just received the mandatory meeting announcement that they send out.0
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Keeping warm, eating hot food, sleeping. ugh! but feeling better than two days ago and even one day ago. Encouraging, but at a standstill activity level.0
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Good Morning.
@Hansea~Oh, I feel your pain—I abhor software conversions! Hang in there; it does get easier—eventually!
@Holly~I’m keeping you in my thoughts, hoping and praying you are spared from the layoffs.
@Karen~Oh no, not more bad essays!
I remember when that happened to you last year; sounds like they need to put in some extra time on them. Interview went really well, I should know something in the next week or two—it would be a really good opportunity for me, really different than what I’m doing now (out of my comfort zone which is a little scary).
@Lori~Glad your counseling session with your husband went well yesterday. I hope your stress eases soon.
@Robin~Misplaced tax docs, I may have freaked out too! Glad you found them.
@Laurie~I’m sorry you’re struggling right now. You’ve made tremendous strides in your activity over the last year; I definitely think that’s important to remember. I think right now a lot of us are in a funk because of winter, it’s been long and the weather has been dicey so we gravitate towards comfort foods and seem to do more snacking—I’m hopeful that spring is around the corner and some of the old habits a lot of us have been struggling with disappear along with winter!
AFM~Well, the specialist my internist wanted me to see is on vacation until the end of the month so I made an appointment with the doctor that treated my Achilles injury 10-years ago—it’s the same foot, so he might be more familiar with it anyway. I see him Thursday, hopefully a more conservative treatment is recommended. My March goal is to basically keep “Marching” on, watching my food intake mostly.
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For me ... because today I am angry ... with myself ... so I must let it go and get my eequilibrium back.0 -
@lauriek70 - Here is the link of where I found the muffin recipe. The only thing I did different was add some lemon extract because I was afraid it would taste to much like coconut (I don't like coconut) They were really good.
http://www.brookes-kitchen.com/2013/08/the-best-low-carb-blueberry-muffins.html0 -
@hansea47 I remember the days when I worked at a hospital and we had software conversion nightmares. I hope yours goes better today.
@mnwalkingqueen I am on pins and needles in sympathy for you.
@NK1112 - Thanks for the image, I need to forgive my husband right now and am just having a hard time with it.
The Terrible, horrible etc. eating is stopped for now. I am back to my regular eating. I am trying to dig myself out of this mess at work, in my head and in my heart. I just can't seem to be able to take a breath just to see what is overwhelming me so much.
I have one of those jobs where you have a million details to take care of and always seem to forget about some until someone calls you on it.
I am using one of the apps on my phone to keep a running list of errands I have to do and can usually manage to tick off a couple every day. But lately the list is getting longer.
So many of you are mentioning taxes. I have decided to hire mine done but my accountant cannot get to them before April 15th so she is filing for an extension. I think I have all the documents but you know how that goes.
Thank you all again for the supportive comments about me and hubby. I really believe he is trying hard. But he has in the past and then goes back to neutral or worse. I know I do not want that again. So that is why I am having a hard time forgiving him (again). We have been together for 36 years, married for 34. I do love him so very much but cannot tolerate his indifference and neglect. The counselor called him out on it yesterday and he was truly shocked that he might have been wrong about the way he treats me. I am no angel trust me on that. But I should not have to beg for his attention and affection.
Love to all,
Lori
March Challenge
Tracking 8/10
Water 8/10
Fitness 8/100 -
Oh gosh, I am hung up on Holly's (@MNWalkingQueens) post. Just so worried about her losing her job. Am putting so much energy forth into the Universe but afraid it might not help with the current job maybe only with her recovery from bad news.
@Skinny - so much burdensome work for you with school and so many weeks of it still at hand, you have all my sympathies, my friend. You are doing splendidly with your racing times over the past year, so be proud of that! I haven't piped in about your MIL but have been holding my tongue (which is rare) but each time I read about her phone calls I want to say make a huge recording and play them back to her at a family gathering - I wonder how she'd react to that! Ah, probably say they were faked I suppose.
@Hansea - amanda - ugh what a horrible mess for you and your patients. An hours wait to see the doctor? UGH! A while back, my credit union went thru the same thing. THey lost the entire month of Novembers records on-line. Thank goodness I still get a paper copy as that was the only record I had of some important transactions!
@Soosun - you must be experienced with bronchitis - glad to know your feeling a bit better and are taking good care of yourself.
@Kah - great news that your interview went well in your opinion - wen you feel good about it that is a great inclination that they really like you!!! So happy for that! Also good that your old doc can see you this week and knows your history. Good luck with him!
@Niki - just breathe and let it go.... you are not a bad person. There is room in your life for mistakes. Don't strive for perfection in ALL things. If there is a cause let that go.....
@jennbo - thanks for sharing the recipe!
@cblue - Lori - its probably just me, but I have gone "through" so many men in my life it seems they are all the same. They all are one way when they court you, and after that is over, they tend to become deaf and dumb. But, I am what is called a "doormat" type of woman. I fall for the man who will tend to "father" me at first - taking care of my needs and leading the way, and I feel in good hands with. Then they take advantage of me after and ignore anything I say or do. Learning what "TYPE" of woman you are around men is very important as you go through your journey. This will also help you learn to work better with your sister, who also pulls your strings and keeps your business smaller than it could be.
Oops. There I go again. Treading in uncertain waters. Sorry if I am not making sense here.
AFM: The time-change has really messed up my sleep. Last nite I slept for almost 11 hours. I need to set an alarm and will do so from now on. I also decided that to post effectively, I need to do so at a set time, which will be around 4 pm. Too many evenings I just love to waste time watching TV shows and I decided thats my ONLY pleasure. I don't go to movies or out to eat (mouth problems there). So I'm going to try this schedule for a while.0 -
@mnwalkingqueen - Hope your fears do not come true. Will be thinking about you.
Check in for today:
1. At or under calories 6/7 days every week and at or under as a weekly average.
Week 2 - 2/7 days
Week 1 - 6/7 days
2. Walk at least 6 times per week, at least 3 miles each walk.
Week 2 - 3/7 days
Week 1 - 5/7 days
3. Note daily calories and miles in calendar and weight on Thursday morning.
Week 2 - 3/7 days
Week 1 - 7/7 days
4. Check in here every day if only to read the posts and keep current on the thread.
Week 2 - 3/7 days
Week 1 - 7/7 days
2015 Mantras:
Live like someone left the gate open (Live Joyously)
Persevere
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Hey, im looking for friends to help keep me motivated with positive encouragement- all friend requests accepted! And motivation shared back too ☺️0
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ok friends I did lose my job today after 14 years. my diary choices today look really horrible I've been eating away my emotions . Plus on top of it I spent most of my day with my coworkers at a lunch and packing my stuff to leave0
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