Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Good Morning.

@Karen~I know you’re overwhelmed with grading, I hope you are able to make a dent this week—so close to the end of the school year. Your niece was adorable, looks like she had a pretty fab birthday!

@GOINSTD12 (Tracy)~Kudos to the exercise, it’s amazing in how short of time we can build our endurance. I hope the scale is kind to you.

@Laurie~I was thinking about you, too, while watching on the riots in Baltimore on the news—its scary. I’m glad you are safe and hope even more that the police and/or military are able to return the city to peace soon. This seems to be an ongoing issue in many large cities lately, I understand the need to be heard but it can be done in a calm and organized demonstration too.

@Tammy~Hi, it’s nice to see you check-in. You are so close to twoderville, I know you’ll lose that pesky 1# soon to get there! I need to clean out my garage BAD, Lord knows how many scaly critters are lurking in there—I get a lot of lizards/gecko’s in my area and Fred (the baby lizard I named a few years ago—he used to greet me in the mornings ) may be a full-size lizard by now living underneath the shelving, I’m afraid to find out!

@Susan~I was in NY for a couple of years when my parents relocated back to TX, we’re really close so it was hard until I made the move. We still live about 65-miles apart but visit as often as we can (they travel a lot now though). I’m sorry for the gain, try not to be too hard on yourself—you’ve been through a lot in the last six months with relocating and a new job. I’ve been where you are numerous times, this is not easy but then nothing worth doing in life comes easy. Right? I’m struggling right now too, the weight just isn’t coming off like it should—it’s frustrating because I used to be able to drop weight quick when I was young, now that I’m in the middle of all of these hormonal changes it doesn’t come off like it used to. As much as I don’t want to go I need to get to the GYN, too, my peri-menopausal symptoms are becoming more prevalent now—but I’m not an advocate for HRT. Oy! My next cruise is in 14-weeks (but hey, who’s counting? ), I certainly hope I can pull off a 30# loss.

Good morning everyone.

Happy Great Poetry Reading Day
Today is Great Poetry Reading Day! This holiday celebrates all of the fantastic poetry and poets out there. Poems are words written to express an idea or emotion with imagery and metaphors. Poetry is believed to predate literacy, and all of the oldest written works are in poetry form.
There are many different types of poetry, all unique in their own way. Four popular kinds of poems are ballad, free verse, haiku, and epic. A ballad is a narrative poem that explains a story, made up of four-line stanzas, in which the second and third lines rhyme. A free verse poem has no rhyme scheme and no specific length; it is a free-form poem to write as the poet wishes. A Haiku is a poem focusing on nature, with three lines- 5 syllables on the first and third lines and 7 syllables on the second line. Lastly, an epic is a long narrative poem that tells the story of a heroic journey.
Poetry is an impressive and beautiful type of literary work. Celebrate today by reading some great poetry, throw a poetry reading party, or try writing a poem of your own!

Don't major in minor things. ~Author Unknown

Tom

Hey guys!
A colleague wanted to go grade together after school, so I joined her. It was very productive and I finished the Yeats journals that I need to hand back tomorrow. On the down side, it was too late to walk gunner when I got home. He still got his exercise (with DH), but none for me.

I also decided to change my grading goals to reflect only the papers I need to grade by next Wed.--meaning only those for the students who are taking the AP exam. This helps make the task a bit less daunting.

Sorry no personals tonight. Just a bit brain dead, but will catch up with all of you tomorrow.

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 ?/7 didn't keep track
Week 4: At/over 90g of protein 3/7

Exercise = run 3 x/week:
Week 1: 1/3 runs
Week 2: 2/3 runs
Week 3: 1/3 runs
Week 4: 1/3 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. 64/64 Yeats journals DONE!!
3. 8/51 Lit theory papers
4. x/60 Hemingway annotations

Exercise Goals:
Sun--walk gunner DONE
Mon--dentist and podiatrist appts
Tues--walk gunner NOT DONE
Wed--walk gunner + gym
Thurs-- walk gunner
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym

2015 Mantra = Just 15 minutes

Well I so far am 6.2 pounds down. I know majority is water weight, but I am so stoked about I was about to grab a donut, but nah. I have yet to start exercising, so I certainly will take that.

Have to run some errands, and try to get work done as I run around with a toddler all day long.

Having a good week, logging wise. My knee is getting better, actually it is great. it is my thigh that is still aching.
Went to the movie last night and had popcorn which usually throws me way over but thanks to a Subway Turkey chopped salad it was all good.
Garden looks to be taking except for one Red Bell Pepper which just fell over and gave up, I know the feeling.

Hi all. I'm still here, but it's been a rough few days. Got hit with a cold last week that left me with juuuust enough brain power to hit some deadlines and conduct some interviews for other assignments. I spent the rest of the time in bed re-reading Harry Potter and drinking copious amounts of tea. Then, just as the cold was finally clearing off on Monday, I came down with a stomach bug. Erg. I'll spare you the details, but I'm at my lowest weight in years.

Still reading A Course in Weight Loss and am starting to notice changes in my thinking. For example, today, with my stomach still not completely back to normal but accepting food, I chose to get some fresh croissants and fruit spread for breakfast whereas I've been in the habit of getting biscuits and gravy. For lunch, I had one of the smoothie packs I made up a while ago and put in the freezer. I also have a pile of fresh fruit to turn into a fruit salad. I make it for the kids on Sissy Night frequently, but never felt like I deserved to have it in my fridge during the rest of the week. Silly, isn't it?

Right, gonna try to catch up with what y'all have been doing!

HAPPY Birthday, Cyrus!! He is such a handsome lad! Susan, I'm so glad to see you posting again! Even though I don't post often, I lurk daily and keep up on what everyone is up to.

Still kicking. I've had a ton of medical..crap hit me in the past few weeks. I'm updating ALL my doctor visits before I leave HP in January. My bi yearly kidney imaging showed an "anomaly" so they sent me in for a kidney biopsy. Turns out I had a massive infection but with the uncontrolled eating bringing back the diabetus (go Mr. Brimley!) I figured the extra bathroom trips were from that and the kidney pain I just assumed was back pain. @ 140 lbs overweight, backpain is a daily thing.

So, off for 3 days of intravenous antibiotics for that. The side effects of that laid me on my butt for 4 days. I saw the eye Dr (to be sure the diabetus isn't hurting my eyes) and while they are OK... I need glasses for driving and reading. I also need a tooth pulled still, but I pushed it back mid May. I've had enough Drs for right now. It doesn't hurt, it can wait.

I'm working on getting my sodium and carbs under control. As long as my calories are averaging below maintenance I'm happy for now.

I AM finally getting in more walking at work. I've increased it from 1/2 mile a day to 1.5 miles a day at the office. On days where I have to travel the campus that jumps upwards of 5 miles. Next week a co worker is out on vacation so I'll be looking at 5+ miles daily for the week.

Good morning everyone.

Happy National Honesty Day
Date When Celebrated : Always April 30th
National Honesty Day encourages us to be honest today, and everyday. We honestly believe you try your best to be honest.
Honesty is a great virtue. If we want people to believe us when its important, then we need to be open and honest all of the time. We all know about the boy who cried wolf. When a wolf actually appeared, no one believed him.
Celebrate National Honesty Day in a completely open and honest way. There are few rules for this special day......just be honest.

Being in a good frame of mind helps keep one in the picture of health. ~Author Unknown

Tom

@NK1212 - Awareness is a great part of success, now you know where to go from here.

@susan2396 - Such a handsome boy, you are very fortunate to have such a good relationship.

@domaha28 - Welcome, this is a great place to share and get support. Come back often so we get to know you better.

AFM - Carl's AODA assessment went well today. He will be attending outpatient treatment. He still has to set this up but they are letting him go to the facility he wants. He does struggle with social anxiety so I think he will be willing to open up in a place he is somewhat familiar with. They do have one person on staff who specializes in social anxiety disorders.

My counseling session went very well today. I got a few things straight in my head and am breathing so much easier now.

Race is 2 days 12 hours away, I was supposed to run tonight but am just not up to it. I did a 5 mile bike ride. I am exhausted. So much emotional stuff wears me out. I will run 1 mile in the morning and then rest until the race on Sunday. The weather is supposed to be 70F and partly cloudy, no rain.

Food is off today, I will be over the next couple of days as well. I will try to get in more water before bed.

Thursday truth - I am so very grateful for this group. Thank you to all who share here. I get so very much from all of you.

Love to all,
Lori

@lori-- good luck at your race on Sat!! I know you will do great.

@nikki-- I also got off track with logging for April. I will be repeating my protein challenge.

@tom-- is it coincidence that World Wish day fell on our Wednesday Wish and Honesty Day fell on our Thursday Truth. Or are you just making up "national" days now? LOL

@domaha-- welcome! When I get off track, I just try to get right back to it all at once--if I don't succeed day one, I at least know it was better than yesterday.

@kris (mow)-- sorry about all of your recent medical issues. But it's great that you are getting back to the walking. Is Mowmow greasing the wheels on his kitty stroller?

@susan-- Wow, you are officially the mama of a teenager! As someone who works with them everyday, all I can say is hang onto your hat! LOL

@melissa-- hope you are 100% back to feeling good now and that the extra weight loss sticks and gives you a "silver lining" after that stomach bug.

@ushkii-- sorry your leg is still in pain--has the doctor given you any explanation for the lingering pain? Also, your comment about the popcorn reminded me that I discovered Trader Joe's sells bacon flavored popcorn--it's very yummy and still really low in calories.

@anna-- congrats on 6+ lbs lost and on passing up that donut!

AFM-- This Sunday I need to pick up my race packet for the 8k I'm running on May 9th. I don't feel as prepared as I would like b/c the weather hasn't allowed as much outside running as I had hoped for. The forecast looks good for this weekend, so I plan to get outside for a 5k one of the days.

I pared down my grading list to the bare minimum that I would like to finish by Wed. I promised all of my AP kids I would have the Lit Theory papers back before the exam. They will be taking quizzes tomorrow, so I can grade some more while they work. If I can also get through the essays they wrote today, that will be a bonus. Once I get those off my plate, I will worry about the juniors' research papers.

Thursday Truth:
I really lost my mojo with the April challenge. I plan to repeat it for May--I know I can do better. In one month I will be in Nashville, so my goal is just to get back to the low 180s again by then.

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 ?/7 didn't keep track
Week 4: At/over 90g of protein 3/7

Exercise = run 3 x/week:
Week 1: 1/3 runs
Week 2: 2/3 runs
Week 3: 1/3 runs
Week 4: 2/3 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. 20/51 Lit theory papers
2. x/51 AP essays

Exercise Goals:
Sun--walk gunner DONE
Mon--dentist and podiatrist appts
Tues--walk gunner NOT DONE
Wed--walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Thurs-- walk gunner NOT DONE
Fri--rest day
Sat--walk gunner + gym or run outside

2015 Mantra = Just 15 minutes