Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Good morning everyone.

Laurie – Best wishes for your Tri today!

Happy Husband Appreciation Day!
On Husband Appreciation Day, show the man in your life just how much he means to you and your family. Many husbands are taken for granted and their contributions go unrecognized. This holiday provides the perfect opportunity to let him know how much you admire and appreciate him for all he does. You made the decision to marry him and share your life together, so take this day to let him know just how much you cherish him.

If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until it gets so ugly you can hardly bear to look at it. A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely. ~Roald Dahl

Tom

Thanks for the reminder Tom :-) I appreciate mine alot these days, because without his liver transplant last May, he wouldn't be here on this earth with me and my teenager. He is 54, with me 52, so yep I could get a part-time job, but these days I just don't wish to miss anything. We have been given another chance and I want to make every day count.
My success this week has been to not stress. To be in the moment, and not to live in the past. To appreciate the now, not linger on the what if's or why nots. I went to my therapist and she is proud of my progress this year. She let me loose to live my life. Open-ended to if I need to talk about things, she is there.

I am happy to say that the tri went great. I can't believe how overwhelming and fun it was today. Nerves started to get the best of me but they were under control by the time I started the swim. I did great, the times are 800 yd swim (16:11), bike 46:35 about 9.5 miles, run 3 miles approximately 32:42.

The run time for me was amazing since I have never run 3 miles that fast before. It felt good but at points I thought I was go very slow. I even managed to sprint to the finish line. The swim was fantastic and I am pleased with the 16:11. It was a nice swim and the time is good for me and in line with others in my age group. The hardest part was the first transition just because I had to get my head together and figure out what I wanted to do. It took a little to long but that is okay. I completed the whole thing in 1:45:57. Which is better than I expected. Overall, a very successful event and yes, I would do this event again. This was a great first triathlon experience and would highly recommend it.

This has been an amazing journey and while it is not over yet, I love how far I have come over the past 4 years. Here are a few pictures from the event.

There is a picture of my SIL, brother and niece. Then my friend Kristin and I. She came out to the finish line today and took some wonderful pictures. I greatly appreciate all your support.

Hi everyone - sheepishly coming back hope you'll still have me. I've struggled the last few months in my usual pattern of doing great for a month or so and then get discouraged. I wish I didn't get so discouraged so easily - I need to figure out how to fix that flaw in myself. I persevere with every other goal in my life, why is this so different?

Although it wasn't a complete fall off the wagon, while I did gain back the 4 lbs I lost over this time I also completely stopped drinking soda which is HUGE for me. I also bought and tried out the 21 day fix for a week - my thoughts on that are as follows. The workouts are great, the meal plan I'm pretty sure they geared the eating plan towards a normal sized person and then just super sized the requirements for obese people. It had me eating 6 cups of veggies a day and 4 cups of fruit (so 12 servings of veggies, and 8 of fruit). I was full but with my teaching schedule getting that much food in volume wise was difficult and I felt like I was in some kind of eating competition. After 7 days my stomach was mighty angry with me so I'm going to wait until summer break when I can eat like normal people and have 6 small meals a day and see if it works better. For now I'm just going to focus on calories in calories out.

Anyone have any ideas for something I can read or some strategy I can use to help me persevere with my weight loss goal?

Good morning everyone.

Happy National Garlic Day 2015




GARLIC is a WONDER MEDICINE - It has lot of good qualities and helpful for very many disease. instead of taking garlic Pills try to take at least 2 bulbs of raw garlic and it will reduce the BP considerably.
Garlic Chewing may give you bad breath and pungent smell, but it an essential ingredient for cooking in Middle Eastern and Far Eastern countries. This garlic can actually be a boon for your health.
Garlic and its cousins (Onions, chives and scallions) are probably the most intriguing of all vegetables. Garlic lowers cholesterol, triglyceride levels in our blood, reduces the risk of heart disease, High blood pressure, fights infection and boosts immunity. And, as if that weren't enough, the data is strong for the prevention of cancers of the digestive system, including the esophagus, stomach, colon and rectum. The National Cancer Institute is sponsoring a huge clinical trial on garlic's ability to prevent stomach cancer.
It was Louis Pasteur who first described the antibacterial effect of garlic and onion juices. Garlic is effective even against antibiotic-resistant strains. It even kills Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a kind of bacteria which is implicated in the cause of some stomach cancers and ulcers.
Allicin is the most powerful medicinal compound derived from garlic and provides the greatest reputed health benefits. Allicin does not occur in "ordinary" garlic, it is produced when garlic is finely chopped or crushed. The finer the chopping and the more intensive the crushing, the more Allicin is generated and the stronger the medicinal effect. As well as having antibiotic properties, Allicin is an excellent anti-fungal and has been used to treat skin infections such as athlete's foot.
The diallyl sulphides (sulfides) obtained from garlic are less powerful than Allicin but can still reportedly provide some benefits to health. Diallyl sulphides are also less volatile than Allicin. They do not degrade as quickly and, importantly, the health benefits survive cooking. They are reportedly good for the blood and circulation in some cases. The sulphides might also help to lower the levels of BAD cholesterol, hence garlic might help to keep the heart and cardiovascular system healthy. Diallyl suphides also have a reputation for boosting the immune system.
Scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham lead by Dr David Kraus said: have now found that Garlic can help keep the heart healthy. According to them, garlic boosts the body’s ability to produce ALLICIN, for relaxing blood vessel, increasing blood flow and preventing blood clots and oxidative damage. Sulphide which relaxes blood vessels and keeps blood flowing easily, as already told.
The researchers also found that RBCs exposed to minute amounts of garlic juice immediately began emitting hydrogen sulphide.
Further experiments showed that the chemical reaction took place mainly on the surface of the blood cells, playing a vital role in helping cells to communicate with each other. It stimulated the cells that form the lining of the vessels to relax, causing the vessels to dilate. This, in turn, reduced blood pressure, allowing the blood to carry more oxygen to essential organs, and reducing pressure on the heart.
It is good to take two or three cloves of Onion with food. If you cannot relish the taste and smell you can have it cooked and take. Or you can even take Garlic Pearls available in pharmacies.
Garlic has been held in high esteem for its Health building qualities for centuries. It contains high percentage of minerals and vitamins. It also contains traces of iodine, Sulphur and chlorine.
- It is regarded as a rejuvenator. It is found to remove toxins and revitalize blood.
- The ethers in garlic juice are so potent and penetrating that they help to dissolve accumulated mucous in the sinus cavities, in bronchial tubes and lungs.
- It has been found effective in Asthma
- It has an antiseptic effect.



People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them. ~Epictetus

Tom

Hello all,
@Lauriek70 - Yippee!! I am so very happy for you. The pics were great, thanks for sharing. Looks like you were well prepared and the weather cooperated.

@Morgori - Garlic is one of my favorite seasonings. The Epictetus quote is so right on target for me today.

@MKknits - Self motivation is one of the things we all struggle with or we would not be here. Here is a link to a tread that is all motivational quotes. It is no longer active but I read it almost every day. I pick one to take with me that day. Really, surrounding yourself with things that help motivate you is. . well so. . .motivating. It sounds strange when I write it but you get what I mean.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10018613/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-motivational-quotes#latest

Sunday Share - My name is Lori, I am a wife, mother of 2 grown sons, an interior designer. I own my own store, I specialize in custom made window treatments.
Three years ago I weighed in a 297. This morning was 186. Joined MFP in June of last year.

Food, water and fitness all went well today. The weather was great. I worked out then drove about 2 hours to install window treatments for two clients in the Milwaukee area. Both are very happy. One gave me a $150.00 tip. I bought myself a new summer purse.

This week will be busy as well. I have some more clients to make happy. We are re-financing the house and the paperwork will go through this week. I have several workouts planned. There is a visit with the new counselor on Thursday.

My plan is to make a daily plan. I really get upset when I forget something. Daily lists will be the key to a successful week.

Love to all,
Lori

Good morning all.

Happy Lima Bean Respect Day!
Today is Lima Bean Respect Day! Did you know that lima beans are incredibly good for you? They are filled with nutritious fiber, potassium, iron, copper, and manganese. Lima beans are also low in fat and contain protease inhibitors that stall the development of cancerous cells. Lima beans may not be your favorite healthy vegetable, but today is the day to show them some respect!
Humans have been cultivating lima beans since 6000 BC. Today, people use them in recipes for soups, spreads, casseroles, and salads. In Japan, green baby lima beans are an important ingredient in bean paste, which is a popular dessert. Succotash, a dish usually found in the southern region of the United States, combines lima beans, corn, and chili peppers.
To celebrate Lima Bean Respect Day, enjoy some tasty lima beans cooked your favorite way!

The soul does not absorb negativity by accident, always by choice. ~Dodinsky

Tom

cblue315 wrote: »

Three years ago I weighed in a 297. This morning was 186. Joined MFP in June of last year.

Today is my weekly check-in day on MFP and had a weight change to report, and update my ticker ... which shows I have lost 32 pounds since my highest weight, which was 8 years ago ... that's a lot of years to have such small amount of change in my weight ... but at least it is a loss. (That high weight was revisited as early as 2 years ago, with todays weight having also been revisited 7 1/2 years ago.)

I quoted Lori with her results for the past 3 years, because I wanted to talk about the difference in our two journeys ... it's kind of like the proverbial grasshopper and ant story in Aesops Fables ... one of us kept to the plan every day and one of us kept to plan once in a while.

That said, I am still happy that I have finally gotton serious about my health ... even though it didn't happen until the twilight years. I finally realize that even though I may have setbacks, the best thing I can do is revisit everything I've learned about myself and nutrition and change just one thing at a time to get back on track.

This week, I did have a weight loss ... one I am very happy about since it has put me back to where I was before my computer went down and I couldn't log my food on it.

So ... for those looking for motivation ... try focusing on just changing one thing for a few days and see if that does the trick. It worked for me to focus on more veggies compared to fruit this past week. That's all I focused on ... more veggies, and that focus made me more selective for everything I ate. .... Now I need to continue with my own advise and ... follow through,.
Niki

My knee scope went well last Tuesday, the first day was really hard to get around but it got much better. Today I have a followup appt. with the doc, the site looks good. There is a little swelling and tenderness to my thigh but it is not bad.

I am hoping to go to therapy and that will be a start to me getting off my butt and doing some more activity. It was so hard to move around with a bad knee. I want to get out now that the weather is good. Thinking about what to plant in my garden.

I am sorry i don't post every day or even much but I am logging and funny thing, when you log and keep under your goals you seem to loose weight. humm how does that work?

Hey guys-
@kelley-- how exciting to finally have all of your colors picked.

@holly-- it's great that you are getting some interviews. Hope you find the perfect fit for you and your career goals.

@ushkii-- glad your knee is healing and the pain is diminished.

@tracy (goins)-- I also need to get my closets organized. My goal for this week/weekend is to swap out all of my winter sweaters for summer clothes, and in the process, weed out any donations. Congrats on the size 18s!! Woohoo!

@susan-- love the vacation pics of Cyrus!

Welcome to the newlings!

Monday Check-in:
Well, I totally fell off the logging wagon while at the conference and other social activities this past week. Even today wasn't great food-wise--too many junky snacks at my meeting. Did NOT like what the scale had to say this morning, but I'm back on track with nutrition and logging tomorrow. I'm really hoping that most of the weight on the scale is due to all of the sodium from restaurant food for a week straight.

So my appointment for my shoulder was this afternoon, but I didn't get to see the doctor. When I called to make the appt, I specifically asked if his office was at the hospital. The woman told me "no" and gave me an address instead. Well, when plugged into nav systems or mapquest, that address takes you to a house. It's a very nice house, but NOT the doctor's office. By the time I got through to the office to confirm that his office WAS indeed at a building on the hospital compound, I was 10 minutes late. When the reception said he wouldn't see me, I was livid. I explained that I had been given faulty info and, though the man behind the desk sympathized (and confirmed that the address doesn't work in nav systems), he still said I would have to reschedule.

Although I was angry at taking a half sick day and being denied my appt, due to their screw-up, there was nothing I could do. Doctors and their offices have patients at such a disadvantage with our current healthcare set-up. I'm referred to a specific set of doctors, so it's not like I can threaten to take my business elsewhere, and they know it. So I came home, called to reschedule, and went to my union meeting. It's very frustrating, but now I have to wait until May 19th to see the doctor. They could've gotten me in sooner, but I can't afford to lose any more class time with my students prior to the AP exam.

April Challenge:

Nutrition = At or over 90 grams of protein 5/7 days a week
Week 1: At/over 90g of protein 6/7
Week 2: At/over 90g of protein 5/7
Week 3: At/over 90g of protein x/7
Week 4: At/over 90g of protein x/7

Exercise = run 3 x/week:
Week 1: 1/3 runs
Week 2: 2/3 runs
Week 3: 1/3 runs
Week 4: x/3 runs

Next 8k is May 9th (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47, 1/25 = 55:41; 2/28=55:15, 3/29 = 59:15)

Grading Goals:
1. 8/60 Junior research papers
2. x/64 Yeats journals
3. x/64 Lit theory papers
4. x/60 Hemingway annotations

Exercise Goals:
Sun--walk gunner DONE
Mon--meeting
Tues--meeting
Wed--wake
Thurs-- walk gunner + gym
Fri--walk gunner
Sat--walk gunner + gym

2015 Mantra = Just 15 minutes

We are getting some storms tonight so will make this short.

Kelley- Glad you like your new bike. Enjoy the rides.

Karen- Sorry about the appointment and I would be livid as well.

Doing well today but tired. Workout was a post triathlon workout that allowed me to strengthen areas around the neck, back and quads.

Per Morgori-Tom's suggestion for today ...
My first day of Kindergarten was in in a village in the Munich, Germany region. My sister held my hand all the way there. Every child was given an enamaled metal cup that we had to have with us every day. That was so we could get the meal they served us each day. At Easter time, we all where taken to a beautiful church with a very tall steeple and were allowed to climb the long, long stairs up to the very top and look out onto the land all around us. It was scary to climb up so high but with my sister one step below me and with your arms on the railings on each side of me, I felt protected and enjoyed the view. That's all I remember of it.

kah68 wrote: »

the only thing that never changed was my bedroom (gray/plum).

No way! I'm planning to repaint my bedroom pretty soon, now that the living room is done, and plum is my first choice! The room has been a deep red for about 12 years, which I love, but I'm ready for a change. Fortunately my room has 4 big windows facing south and east, lots of woodwork (painted white), and original wood floors, so I can get away with rich colors in there.

O HAI everyone else. *waves* I'm still here, just working through some stuff with that Marianne Williamson book and not feeling like talking about it yet. Delighted to read so many successes here, though. Congrats, losers!

Morgori wrote: »

Good morning everybody.

Happy Kindergarten Day!
Kindergarten Day is in honor of the creator, Friedrich Froebel, who was born on April 21st, 1782. In 1837, Froebel started the first Kindergarten in Germany. Since that time Kindergarten has increased in popularity with the increased importance on education and more working mothers. This time is exciting and scary for both mom and child. Celebrate the day remembering your first day of kindergarten.

You're picky about the car you drive. You're picky about what you wear. You're picky about what you put in your mouth. We want you to be pickier about what you think. ~Abraham–Hicks

Tom

Since it was Kindergarten Day I was thinking that quote was going to go to nose picking somehow...


I had my follow appointment and they said the surgery went well Meniscus was torn on both the interior and lateral and he clean up some arthritics bone spurs in two areas. Then said something about losing weight but of course he must have been mumbling at that point because I think he said something about if I don’t I was headed for a Total Knee…
I am up with a cane now and moving ok. No pain in the knee, just when I twist it. The pain is really soreness to my thigh where the tourniquet was or maybe some swelling is presenting.
Food has been good this last week, except yesterday we went to Chinese and that was a ton of carbs and sodium. WOW, Just WOW. This morning I was really busy and did not eat so I had leftover and more sodium. I am again feeling better with the right size portions and drinking water during the day really helps. I don’t know how many times I have to learn this, but glad I am doing it again and feeling good.