Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

day one post op, whew. pain is much better, I can put weight on it more and more. using crutches. I set up a zero gravity chair in the living room it is great for elevation and ice.

Thanks all for all the PT advice, I did start today with a couple the doc gave me and know it is the way to go and need to keep it up.

Had a great salad for lunch and going to splurge on some pasta tonight.


thank again all you are a great group!

oh Wednesday is wish day.....and I didn't state anything....hmmm all my wishes are lame...
1. I wish whatever bug is eating my spinach starts would get full already!
2. I wish my sister would call me. I have called her sooo many times and I suppose I have to admit to myself that I am not on her priority list.
Thats about it, I am going to be volunteering at the weekly Senior Luncheon, serving etc, so that will be fun tomorrow. I also have my therapy session in afternoon. I have realized that for a long time I used my weight as a shield from people. I am learning to put myself first, and respect all that I am.

Well I'm just going to jump right in:
@grandmakaye44 - So happy to hear your DH is cancer free! Congrats!
@cblue15 - sorry to hear about your DH'S diverticulitis, my sister suffers from it too, she had to have a resection and luckily avoided the colostomy bag but still has lots of problems. Awesome to hear you're cancer-free for 3 years! Woot woot!
@Danad1121 - welcome to the thread. We are a loose group, some folks have been posting here for years but others like me just a few months or weeks (or days!) come back often and tell us about yourself, we will be glad to support you or cry with you!
@humbleheart - don't worry, lots of us have fallen off the wagon, but the important thing is to get back on and try again, and come back to this thread often, we'll give you lots of love!
@ushkii - sorry about the pain but it's great that you're already working on the PT, just hang in there.

AFM - I got to work out at the gym again on my 30 minute lunch, it's intense getting there, working out, and getting back in just 30 minutes but a great burn. I don't have a fitbit or anything so using MapMyWalk works great, even if it is a bit awkward to log it.
I was so happy I didn't have to get on the phones today, I got so much done at work!
Weigh-in is tomorrow. Food is great, I'm pretty happy with the way things are going. My mood is sunny!!!!
Tracy

@Karen, my dad always won the egg-cracking game. He knew the 'secret' ... did your father's game with you include having to eat your cracked eggs? I came to love egg salad and sliced egg sandwiches during those years I played the game with him.

@Lori, there are probably lots of others who can relate to our bad backs. It's probably the number 1 complaint! I've been in numerous therapies for the past 50 years with mine. PT and Chiro certainly do help.

AFM ...
Thursday Truth and my first April challenge report (past 6 days)... which was to eat more vegetables than fruit. I can see from my tabulation that I eat plenty of both ... and way too much of the fruit.
Over this week ... I had 20 servings of fruit and 24 of vegetables. That's more fruit than I need. I do believe it has been the substitute for eating other types of snack food. Those little apples and mandarin oranges are just so handy to grab and go!

This weeks goal ... less fruit by 1 a day, veggies are ok, but more won't hurt. Servings are 1 piece of whole fruit (small to medium size), 1/4 cup of dried, 1/2 cup of canned or pureed (in fruit juice). Veggie servings are 1/2 cup cooked, 1 cup raw with a preference for raw.

Since I missed about 3 weeks, and Truth Be Told, I have had a weight gain that has set me back to nearly the weight I was at the end of December. That's up 1 pound from 4 weeks ago, and 7 from eight weeks ago according to my 'official' weigh-ins (at the MD's office). ... and it is stressful to realize that this follows on the heals of reaching a milestone low weight in early February. In times past, this kind of a set-back would have me raising my hands in an "I quit" attitude ... but not this time. I know the gain was from too much couch and pick-up/delivery food in the second half of February and March ... and that in the over-all scheme of things I can still reach my year-end goal with just a bit more effort, thus a nasty stumble, I can get past this and follow-through.

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share some info that I just learned. Some of you may already know this, but some may not. I feel this will help me lose better.

Well, upon further research about eating back the calories burned, this is what I have come up with. In order to lose weight, one needs to set themselves a deficit %. The standard deficit is 20% of your maintenance calories, which is what I have found that My Fitness Pal does (thumbs up).

Here is the part of eating back your calories. You will lose weight JUST by setting up that 20% deficit. When you add exercise you are increasing your deficit, which is not bad but, when you do that you are doing two things.
1. You set a goal of 20% and now you have broken that goal. Part of weight loss is sticking to your goal. Train yourself to stick to your deficit.
2. You may be confusing your body. If you stay on your set deficit, you will lose weight, but it may be harder for your body to adjust to the yo-yo effect because your body may hold on to the extra fat because of the controversial "starvation mode"

If you find after a certain time you have stopped losing, then increase your deficit and stick to that. Below I will give an example.

I have set a deficit of 20% which gives me 1560 calories a day. If I eat that I will still lose weight. Now lets add 500 calories from a walk, that adds to 2060, which may seem like a lot to lose weight, but....by walking I have increased my deficit from the 20% which means, even if I eat back my calories, I will still be at my 20% deficit goal. No harm no foul. That being said, it will not hurt to go over your deficit, but remember, weight loss is a lifestyle change and to achieve that, you have to get in the habit of sticking to your plan.

Food for thought.

onederbaby wrote: »

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share some info that I just learned. Some of you may already know this, but some may not. I feel this will help me lose better.
........
If you find after a certain time you have stopped losing, then increase your deficit and stick to that. Below I will give an example.

I have set a deficit of 20% which gives me 1560 calories a day. If I eat that I will still lose weight. Now lets add 500 calories from a walk, that adds to 2060, which may seem like a lot to lose weight, but....by walking I have increased my deficit from the 20% which means, even if I eat back my calories, I will still be at my 20% deficit goal. No harm no foul. That being said, it will not hurt to go over your deficit, but remember, weight loss is a lifestyle change and to achieve that, you have to get in the habit of sticking to your plan.

Food for thought.

Yep ... when I started using the community pages last October (I've been on MFP since 2012) I read about the eat back your calories concept ... and it made a lot of sense to me, suggesting that this is why I used to regain or plateau time and time again in the past; it was like a feast or famine routine with the feasts continually getting lower because my metabolism slowed up so much from the famines I put myself into.

Then, as I experimented on myself and read even more I found out that all calorie counting and exercise expenditures were very broad averages and frequently incorrect: we may not log our food as accurately as we think, or our exercise may produce much less calorie expenditure as the software tells us. Thus, we must keep those 2 facts in mind as we move along.

A third fact I've read is that the more overweight you are, the less exercise matters in weight loss; just cutting the calories to a sensible amount will start the action going. Where exercise matters for everyone is that it keeps our bodies better conditioned so that we can be more active in our daily lives with more stamina and heart health. ... Also, if you do the same amount/intensity exercise all the time, your body adjusts to it and it now becomes part of your normal expenditure and to get any further weight loss benefits from it your exercise has to become harder and more varied.

For myself, staying within my calorie goals is a real difficulty; with the swings in input being widely below or above my daily allowance. I tried averaging it out on a weekly basis to see if that made any difference, and it did ... I didn't lose as well as when I kept at or missed it by just a small amount every day: like the 100 calories this thread has always maintained we should have as our goal.

To do that, it takes meal planning, and keeping the desired foods prepped and ready to go. Now that's a good goal for me, as I don't think much about food at all until I am hungry, then I crave immediate and easy satisfaction of that urge ...

Good luck Onederbaby, thanks for the chat.

@kah68 - yes, that is the very reason I picked this place, it is a small hotel gym directly across from my work, so close. Yes it's small (only 2 treadmills and 2 elliptically, 2 stationary bikes, and some weight equipment) but it also has shower facilities, a hot tub, and a large pool that if you're creative you can do laps in. Plenty to do and so close I really don't have any excuse not to be using it frequently! Plus at only $100/yr corporate discount, the price can't be beat.
@annr - my sister is just as bad, she NEVER answers the phone, never responds to emails or answers FB posts. It took me getting cancer last year to get contact with her! She suffers from depression and is about 150 lbs overweight if not more, and I wish we lived closer so I could help her, but she lives in MN and I'm in TX.
@onderbaby - you will find the more you cook your own meals the more you like it- you get to experiment with new tastes and textures and you choose how much fat is in the dish. It helps you learn portion control too. And, you can save your recipes on MFP so if you prepare it again you can easily track it.
@NK1112 - I've been there too, good for you for not throwing in the towel!
@hansea47 - ha ha did the energizer bunny take a vacation?

AFM - down another 2 lbs, woo hoo! Thank you MMW for helping to motivate me to get moving!
Tracy

Hi all,

Susan- Glad you had a great vacation. I am still interested in coming to Atlanta in September and would be happy to stay at your house.

Welcome to all the new people, I hope you come back and post often.

Karen- Enjoy the Conference this weekend and was the agreement approved by the union members and the board of education? Good luck with the grading as well.

I know I missed many people tonight
This week became very busy again with late nights for work and other meetings, so I did not have a chance to post or read. Tomorrow is my last workout before the triathlon so it will be a warm up type workout. Meaning that I will go through several intervals to get up to race pace then back off. My goal is to complete this triathlon in just under 2 hours. This means a 15-20 minute swim, 40-50 minute bike ride and the run in 45 minutes. It will be close but doable. I hope to complete the run faster but it will depend on how long it takes to find my running legs after the bike ride.
The nice thing about this tri is that the start is a rolling start due to the pool swim. Therefore, I am starting by 8am after the main rush has finished. I am very excited but also getting nervous.

Wish- That the weather is perfect for Saturday, meaning no rain and just the right temperature without a lot of wind.

I hope everyone has a great weekend and that you have the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the weekend.

@mnwalkingqueen - I am praying for you (and others out there looking for work) that you get a good job offer soon that will meet your needs.

Good morning all.

@garysgirl719 - Hope all is well with the twins.

@Annr - Thanks for the comment on how losing weight is so much more than the scale. I know how much better I feel. When at the chiro the other day I had to go to the car to get my wallet and could easily run there and back and was not out or breath when I got back.

@susan2396 - Your vacation photos look amazing. I hope those feelings stay with you for a while.

@humbleheart - Welcome

@GOINSTD12 - I am so very glad you can make those lunch workouts. That kind of dedication will pay off for you.

@tanya949 - Stress eating os one of my vices as well. Sometimes I can fight it off but not lately. I know when I get at the tasks that are bothering me most the stress levels drop dramatically.

AFM - Stress levels are still running high. I am finishing up several larger jobs this weekend for work. I will be working on Sunday so I can take the next couple of Sundays off to train.
Son's court hearing went well. Next court date is in June.
Hubby is back to work yesterday and is going in today.
Weigh in went well yesterday, I am back on my ticker. So hopefully I will be down again next week. I am just 6 pounds away from being out of the obese BMI!


Love to all,
Lori

Ack, I'm behind again! But for good reason - finally coming out of that funk I was in and have been BUSY! The project in the living room is finished at last (only took 6 weeks for a new ceiling *sigh*) and I finished spring cleaning in the spare room which serves as an extra bedroom/office/playroom/storage/pantry and it's where I practice my Miracle Morning routine. That room and my bedroom are the two biggest spring cleaning projects, so it feels fantastic to have that one done.

I've also subbed two days this week (yesterday and today), and picked up several additional writing assignments. Yay for $$$.

Finished reading The Five Love Languages of Children and have now begun Marianne Williamson's A Course in Weight Loss. It targets the mental and emotional roots of food issues, which I know I need to deal with if I'm going to be successful at getting healthy.

Melifornia's Weekly Goals - April 12-18

Diet

• Create a meal plan AND DO IT -
• Meet protein goal 5/7 days - x/5
• Drink 96oz water daily - 4/7

Exercise

• Strength training (restarting routine) 2x - x/2
• Cardio 3x - 2/3
• Yoga daily - 5/7

Personal

• Update blog -
• Miracle Morning daily - 5/7
• Finish reading The Five Love Languages of Children - DONE
• Get new contact Rx and new contacts - stopped by to ask for new Rx but doc was out of town; will try again Friday
• Call about teeth cleaning -

Home

• Spring Cleaning: complete one room + car - spare room DONE!
• Take donations to Goodwill, library, etc. - DONE (for this room)
• Paint/touch up in living room - DONE (FINALLY!!!!!)
• Clean up/clear out backyard - did some but it's supposed to start raining today through the weekend, so probably will have to bump to next week
• Buy and pot fern for indoors - DONE, and it looks beautiful

Work

• Sit down and plan work for next 6 weeks, including probable new assignments/deadlines -
• Finish client MID's website update - almost
• Complete at least half of edits on client SSM's website -
• Arrange and complete 2 interviews and send out for transcription as needed - x/2 - arranged interviews for next week
• Write and file 2 newspaper stories - 1/2
• Write and file 2 magazine stories - x/2
• Sub 1 day - 2/1

April All-In Goals

• Cardio, at least 30 minutes, 4x/week - 8/16
• Strength training 2x week - 1/8
• Login to MFP daily - 17/30
• Meet protein goal minimum of 20/30 days - 1/20
• Drink 96z water minimum of 20/30 days - 12/20

Mantra: Live intentionally

@lauriek70 - Good luck with the tri this weekend! You're going to kick. some. butt!

@tanya949 - I pooped out on my no fast food vow before Easter, too. Trying to live and work in a construction zone, with my acerbic Stepdad at my house almost every day, was too much stress. Not a good excuse, but it's what happened. Now I'm working on addressing the underlying reasons why I rely so much on fast food so I can kick the habit for good.

@cblue315 - So glad to hear things are starting to get back on track for you and your family!

@GOINSTD12 - Proud of you for getting in your lunchtime workouts! You found a way to add exercise to your busy schedule and you're sticking with it. Bravo!

Oops, bell is about to ring and I need to make sure the students remember they have a test next week.

Good morning everyone.

Happy "Ellis Island Family History Day"
By official proclamation of our nation’s governors, April 17 has been designated as “Ellis Island Family History Day.” Under the auspices of The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. and the National Genealogical Society, the day has been set aside annually to recognize the achievements and contributions made to America by Ellis Island immigrants and their descendants.

Historically, April 17 marks the day in 1907 when more immigrants were processed through Ellis Island than on any other day in its colorful history -- 11,747 people. Over 40% of the U.S. population today -- 100 million Americans – can trace their roots back to the 17 million brave and hopeful immigrants who took their first steps towards freedom and opportunity by going through the “Golden Door” of Ellis Island.

In celebration of “Ellis Island Family History Day” the Foundation has instituted the “Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards” which are given annually to a select number of Ellis Island immigrants or their descendants who have made a significant contribution to the American experience.

Ellis Island Family History Day was first celebrated on April 17, 2001 to commemorate the opening of the American Family Immigration History Center® at Ellis Island and its companion website: www.ellisisland.org.




While weight loss is important, what's more important is the quality of food you put in your body - food is information that quickly changes your metabolism and genes. - Mark Hyman


Tom

Thanks for all the support with the triathlon. I will let you know how it goes tomorrow.

Lauriek70 wrote: »

Thanks for all the support with the triathlon. I will let you know how it goes tomorrow.

woooohooo you go girl!