Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Have over 100 lbs to lose and looking for friends in similar situations! Hard for other people to understand and for me to reach my goal and also enjoy life too.

@susan2326 - you can send some of these storms down here to TX, we need the relief. Glad to see you back.
@grandmakaye - so sorry to hear of your DH's continued spiral downward - I can certainly relate. My trip to Atlanta and meeting with Susan was the last time I had any time for myself, and I feel so helpless sometimes when I'm trying to make him more comfortable. Hugs to you and your DH.
@Morgori - love hot & spicy food, today is my day!
@TeachPegg and other newbies - we all started with a lot to lose, but in the process we (and you) will gain so much in increased health, well-being, and confidence in every facet of your life. Never give up - get back up when you fall and start over again. This thread is a fantastic support system, so post often and let us get to know you. We genuinely care and want to help each other succeed. Welcome!
Tracy (TX)

@kaye-- I'm so sorry to hear about your DH's health and that it's ongoing. Perhaps the neurologist and/or PT will offer some means of improvement for the situation? It's nice that you have a neighbor who can help out and that you'll only have Anya to watch after this week. Is she 2 now?

@tammy-- Hope you are feeling better soon.

@susan-- the meetings actually went better than expected today, so that was a nice surprise. Tomorrow we have the morning to ourselves for prep, and then just a few short meetings in the afternoon. Friday is tech day--yipee! LOL

AFM-- As I mentioned to susan, first day of school was fine today. More meetings and prep time over the next couple of days and then the kids start on monday. I'm ready for 2 out of 3 preps, but still need to figure some stuff out for the speech class (my new prep). Tomorrow, I will meet with the teacher who taught it last year to clarify some points.

Wednesday Wish:
My wish is that all who are dealing with illness--whether their own or a loved one's--find some strength and comfort.

Tuesday Goals:
1. take car in to dealer to fix molding DONE
2. renew drivers license DONE
3. check on teaching certificate on ISBE website DONE
4. clean fish tank
5. move textbooks into classroom for speech class
6. go through documents for speech class STARTED
7. read first few chapters of text for speech class

August Goals:

Run another 8k (Thanksgiving 2014 8k = 56:49, NYE 2014 8k = 57:47, 1/25 = 55:41; 2/28=55:15, 3/29 = 59:15; 5/9 = 59:16; 6/22 = 59:10)

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

2015 Mantra = Just 15 minutes

Has anyone ever reached a milestone (ie 30 lbs) and then gained 3 in a matter of days? I'm back on track logging every morsel, and hoping that 3 lb increase will disappear as rapidly as it came on. (ha) I'm going out to lunch with our YMCA water aerobics group, and am enjoying retirement!
Moira

Summer Berry Tarts

8 oz. Greek Cream Cheese and Greek Yogurt
0.25 cup Greek Nonfat Yogurt Vanilla
1 cup Reddi Wip Fat Free Whipped Topping
1/3 cup Sugar
1.5 cup Blackberries
1 cup Blueberries
16 ounces strawberries
2/3 container (16 oz) Strawberry Glaze
2 Pie Crusts (Refrigerated, Pilsbury or other)
21 tbsp Reddi Wip Fat Free Whipped Topping
2 tbsp Butter - Unsalted

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roll out dough and cut 3-3.5 inch rounds (should be able to get about 8 from one crust, then roll remainder into a ball, roll it out again, and cut 2 more). Press each round into a cupcake pan cup and prick the bottom gently with a fork. Bake about 8 minutes until golden brown. Remove the tart cups from the cupcake pan and allow to cool. Repeat until all the dough is used, about 21 cups.

Mix together the softened Greek cream cheese, Greek non-fat vanilla yogurt, and sugar until smooth and creamy. Fold in the whipped cream gently until light and fluffy. Fill the cooled tart cups and refrigerate for at least an hour. If making ahead, stop here, cover, and keep in fridge until ready to serve.

Wash and cut fruit. You can use any combination of fruit (try peaches, raspberries, or cherries too!). I cut the fruit into small pieces to fit into the tart cups. Fold in the strawberry glaze. If using raspberries, be gentle to prevent damaging the raspberries. Refrigerate if preparing ahead, or if ready to serve, spoon about 1 to 2 Tbsps fruit mixture into each tart. Top with 1 T Reddi Wip fat free whipped topping and enjoy!


Nutrition Facts
Servings 21.0
Amount Per Serving: % Daily Value *
calories 164
Total Fat 8 g 12 %
Saturated Fat 4 g 18 %
Monounsaturated Fat 2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 10 mg 3 %
Sodium 158 mg 7 %
Potassium 50 mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrate 23 g 8 %
Dietary Fiber 1 g 5 %
Sugars 11 g
Protein 3 g 6 %
Vitamin A 4 %
Vitamin C 26 %
Calcium 5 %
Iron 3 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may
change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.

Well I knew today would be a bust but not how bad. I ended up eating 3 of those fruit tarts, along with about 1000 calories worth of fried catfish, Shrimp, and onion rings (among other things) from Pappadeaux restaurant for our birthday luncheon for my CFIRE meeting. That's gonna have to stop! Grrrr!

Did you ever see that kitchen-hack about microwaving corn on the cob in it's husks? Well .... let me tell you .... it Works! ... when you pull the husks off, all the silks come off too and you are left with a perfectly clean and tasty ear of corn.

Friday Fitness ...
My plans for fitness today are to put everything out of the utility room to declutter it with the 4-box method, wash it down well, and then put back the #1 box and properly dispose of the rest of the boxes. ... In my case, it will be multiples of boxes for each category.

I have a second fitness plan that extends from today over the weekend and includes what I am preparing for dinner. It's fish, and vegetables in parchment packets today, garlicky chicken thighs with white beans and grape tomatoes on Saturday and a soup on Sunday.

As my knees are really bad this week, I will not do any walking exercises as the work I have planned will tax my bones to their limit ... but at least I won't be sitting on my butt in front of the computer once I sign off here.

@everyone...Also ... I feel so sad about all the health and other life problems that posters are sharing on here. These are a good example of 'life gets in the way' sometimes of how hard we can work on our main focus here ... which is primarily to lose weight and maintain that loss over time. My prayers go out for each and every one who has been going through these hard times.

I have some wonderful news to share ... there is a new baby in my extended family. My grand-niece bore a son yesterday evening. I haven't heard from her grandmother yet as to how everyone is, but trust that all is well. My niece and her husband didn't know what sex their baby was and it was so cute to hear them being excited about the surprise they would be getting when the time came.

Hope everyone has a good day and great weekend. Talk at ya on Check-in Monday
Follow-through
Niki

Happy Friday Everyone!!! Well, my first week back has been good. 5 days logged. Woo Hoo!! Except for 2 bites of Cookies & Cream ice cream and 2 Chocolate Chip cookies I’ve done really well. This is the second week without Diet Coke. I’ve been getting well over 120+ oz of water every day. Tonight will be 4 workouts this week and plan to get in tomorrow too. It actually feels pretty good – imagine that??!! The scale is moving again too – thank goodness. When I eat less and move more, the scale moves. Imagine that again??!!! Glad to be back and thanks guys for always being there to encourage and pick me back up.

No big weekend plans. I’m heading to the gym after work then tons of laundry. Tomorrow I plan to squeeze a work out in the AM. Cyrus has physical therapy at 11 then his first pre-season football game at 7:30. Oh boy!!! This will be interesting for sure.

Sunday is church and football pictures at 1:30 then that’s it for now. I’m hoping to see my friend Greg at some point. I wish we could see each other more, but our schedules especially mine are just crazy. Dating is tough!!! Baby steps there too.

@TeachPegg – This thread is awesome! I don’t go anywhere else, but here. I’ve been on and off for 3 years, but the same 10 or so folks are always here to welcome me back and encourage me forward. Come back often!!

@GOINSTD12 (Tracy) – This week has been nuts with weather. I miss my desert weather of Las Vegas. We’ve had so much rain this summer. Oh well. At least no temps hitting 120!! Also, thanks for the Berry Tarts recipe – they look soooo good!! As for Pappdeaux, it’s a favorite of mine for sure. Your birthday only comes once a year. Celebrate, but don’t eat that stuff again for a while!!

@jtconst (Tammy) – I was the same way. I was reading a bit, but just needed a “little” breather. Glad the family is all doing well. I’ve started to do the same thing and told Cyrus if he needs a break he can head to his room. This week has been pretty good for the most part. No complaints!!

@skinnyjeanz (Karen) – Glad the first day went well. I know the beginning is a lot as everyone is getting acclimated again.

@NK1112 (Niki) – Great post yesterday!! When the doctor is happy, we’re all happy. I’m so proud of you. Keep trending down and show an even better number in January!! You got this! I’ve seen the post on the microwaving corn, but haven’t tried it. Thanks for the tip!!

@LaurieK – You’re busy girl!! I don’t know about you, but I was ready for school to get started and get us back on a routine. I’ll have to look up the news on Atlanta Bread. I know they’ve struggled for a while. I’ve had a few friends working for them and I know upper management was not the best at the corporate level so it doesn’t surprise me.

Hi everyone, A busy week has come to an end and of course not quietly. I did a few errands with my mom this morning and made it home again. When I went to leave again my car would not start. Then I came back into the house called the doctor I wanted to see to cancel (luckily it is easy to cancel on him since he is my chiropractor. Then call the person I was suppose to meet to let him know what was happening. Had my brother come over to jump my car and low and behold it started. YEP!! He followed me to the battery warehouse, where they tested the battery. It was low only showing about 400 amps instead of 600-800 amps. At least the battery is replaced for the winter with a heavy duty battery. Then I headed to meet this other person and traffic kept getting in the way so I ended up going out of my way today. We spent the afternoon together getting the stuff together for tomorrow. Needless to say, managed to get home around 7:30pm.

Sorry, I am not doing personal tonight.

I did manage to get some exercise in today with a 4.5 mile run and my weight was down to 193.4 a new low for the summer. Now, if I can keep it going for the next several week, I may reach my goal yet.

Have a great weekend.

The thread has been super quiet this weekend. I hope I am on the only one left on the ship!

Sunday Share:
Hi, my name is Lori age 55, been on MFP since June of last year and on this thread since August last year.
Once again feeling quite philosophical. I will spare you the mush in my head.
I did a great bike ride yesterday and had one planned for today but it was raining this morning and very windy this afternoon. So I went to the gym instead. I have been doing most of my workouts outside of the gym lately so I saw quite a few people I have not seen in a while.
I do interior design work (mostly window treatments) and have quite a few clients at the moment as business is very good. I helped a customer do accessories and art work for her clinic yesterday. It turned out even better than I had hoped and she was thrilled. I wish there was more money in that type of work because I really do like doing that.
I do have a lot on my plate this week. Oldest son is in court two different days. A big home show opens on Thursday and am feeling the pressure. This will mean making lists so I can get through it all with out dropping anything.
@kah68 - Thank you for sharing the pics. I can't wait to hear more and see more pics.

Love to all,
Lori

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.