Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Good news...........I lost two pounds!!! YAY! I have to keep doing what I'm doing and make more of an effort to walk. Walking is getting impossible just because of the sheer lack of time I have at work. Most of the time I get so busy that time flies and the day is over before I can even blink. Sometimes I just eat my lunch at my desk so I can continue working because once I get in that zone, I don't want to distract myself.

Today we were supposed to have a washer and dryer installed, but one of the new hoses was damaged so they couldn't install it. I have to call tomorrow morning to figure out what is going to happen. I wish my roommates didn't sign the paperwork....that's what happens when you leave a bunch of kids in charge while the adults are at work (sarcasm because we are all similar in age). They shouldn't have signed because the installation was incomplete and the hose was damaged. Just more stress on top of everything else. These last two days have been so crappy. Oh well, I wish I was present because I would have caught the damage. So frustrating. HAHA it's times like this when I want to pour myself a nice drink and unwind.

At least it's Hump day....just two more days until the weekend.

-Sarah

@skinnyjeanzbound -- I know, it's so hard to track things at places but not impossible. What feels impossible are parties, pot-lucks, local restaurants, and anything that someone home-cooked and won't give out the recipe.
HAHA, those pesky secret recipes.

@kah68 I'm new to this thread but thought I'd share- I'm in my last semester of my BS in computer science and I took an SAP/ERP course! It was fun! This semester I'm taking a course on ABAP, the SAP programming language

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@kah68 I'm new to this thread but thought I'd share- I'm in my last semester of my BS in computer science and I took an SAP/ERP course! It was fun! This semester I'm taking a course on ABAP, the SAP programming language

Ha! Isn't it funny how some people find learning software programs fun?! I'm the same way with math. I actually took two SAP classes during my undergrad, hopefully it gives me the advantage. Congrats to you on finishing your BS!

@Karen ~Thanks, I know it will be worth it in the end--I can sleep after its over in May. I won $4 in the Powerball (so got my money back ), the only number I got was the Powerball number. I hope a group of people were among the 3 winning tickets, too--crazy amount of money. There were 4 million dollar winners here. I hope you get some warmer weather soon, I know gunner is getting antsy.

@Sora4ever ~Hooray on the 2# loss this week! Ugh, I hate it when installations don't go like they should. Hope you're able to have the hose fixed/replaced soon.

AFM~Yesterday I had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day at work! Left here incredibly angry with my boss, not sure I've ever been that angry before--trying to avoid him at all costs today. Went to bed with terrible tension headache last night. Hopefully today is a better day.

Thanks Susan! And congrats Massey on your loss! I also loved hearing this group has been around for 5 years! Wow! That's nice to know.

Today I was down 8 pounds total and -3 from last week. I'm feeling in control of my appetite and sugars so far. I also had blood work done and already my sugar levels have improved since last I was checked. I was almost in the normal range! I plan to do some low impact aerobics when my daughter goes down for a nap. It's still a struggle to workout. Tomorrow is my girls night art day and I can't wait!

Wishing all of you a good day!

Wish- that I hear some good news about a friend who had major surgery today. I want to know that he came through it. I have not heard anything yet and the surgery was at 7:30 This morning. He had an experimental procedure to put in a new stent connecting the bladder, kidney and a artery. Please pray for Matt.

Karen- I already submitted my comments about the new routes and how good they are. I doubt they will consider that and the guy did not want to work with someone who was not willing to do things. This was Nick's choice to leave. I am sure people will complain about the wall when all the new routes come down.

I must admit I started this post last night but never finished it. I finally heard that my friend Matt made it through surgery and is doing well. He is still in ICU which is a good thing, I am thrilled that he survived. I found out that my wish came true this morning.

I had plan on doing something everyday but yesterday it did not happen. Sadly, I had a meeting that ran much longer than planned so I did not get home until late. The meeting was productive to a point but manageable with the variety of personalities. By the time I got home, I was extremely worried about Matt that I ended up sitting on the couch and tearing up. I should have done the workout I wanted but I took a break. It was okay but I am bummed that I let myself get away with it. I just have to make sure that it does not become a habit when I start taking classes again. The positive is that I can walk the track at the community college where I will take a sign language class this semester. This will be fun but it will make for a very long day on Mondays, so hopefully I can make it work.

Today, was a good day was a good day for exercise. I had a half day due to a meeting which finished early so I was able to get a few things done before going to the gym. The gym workout was great with running drills, a run, steps, leg lifts, row and a nice cool down walk. I enjoyed my workout today and my body enjoyed the break yesterday.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

@laurie-- glad to hear the news about your friend. It stinks that the gym won't consider the feedback from those who use the rock wall. I don't know if I've ever mentioned it on the thread, but years ago I worked with children who ranged from hard of hearing to profoundly deaf who also had compounding disabilities of every variety (developmental, behavioral, emotional). I only worked with them for a couple of years, but had to learn some sign language. It's very conceptual, so signs related to thinking are signed around the head, signs related to feelings are signed around the heart, etc. I was barely proficient after 2 years, but it's a very difficult language to learn much less master.

@niki-- no, I don't use music because I don't like wearing earbuds when I'm sweating. Usually I'm at the gym and they have music playing or I watch TV while I run.

@kelley-- we were quite a bit warmer, so gunner got his walk today. Unfortunately, it's supposed to get colder again on Sunday.

@kaorin-- welcome!

@libra-- congrats on the loss!

@kaye-- loved your daughter's blog. You had a typo in the blog name, but I inferred the correction and found it anyways. Here is the correct link if others want to view it:

http://beingnicolicious.blogspot.com/

Thursday Truth:
Two colleagues were celebrating birthdays today at work, and despite the fact that most of the snacks they brought were healthy, I still managed to go over my allowance. I plan to use this slip as extra motivation to go to the gym tomorrow after school.

Fitness Goals for the month of January:
I will run 3x/week and at least one 5k/week. Week 1 = 2/3 runs, 1/1 5k; Week 2 = 2/3 runs, x/1 5k
I will run a 5k start to finish with no walking breaks. DONE
I will run an 8k twice.

Nutrition Goal for January:
Stay under calorie goal 6/7 days each week.
Week 1 = 6/7
Week 2 = 4/7

You vs Year Challenge:
15k done/ 985k to go

Grading Goals:
1. 39/40 AP essays
2. 35/41 AP journal reflections
3. x/10 AP analysis activities

Exercise Goals:
Sat-- rest day
Sun-- walk gunner NOT DONE + gym DONE
Mon-- rest day (meeting)
Tues-- rest day (meeting)
Wed-- walk gunner NOT DONE + gym RAN ON TREADMILL
Thurs-- walk gunner DONE
Fri-- walk gunner + gym

@Kaye Your daughter's blog is really very good. I bookmarked it so I can go back and read it again. It is somehow more believable because I "know" her mom etc....even if only through here.

Just wanted to say a quick good morning to everyone where ever you may be! I'm getting ready for work, TGIF!

I didn't get a chance to go on the conputer last night because I had to buy a new tire. It was flat due to a giant nail in the side of it. So that was fun. My dog Tipsy isn't doing so well either. Age is wearing on her so I'm trying to spend as much time with her as I can.

Hi Guys! No time for personals tonight, but I did read all the posts. Good job to those who are meeting their goals.

Friday Fitness:
Last warmer day today, so I had to get the rest of the snow shoveled. It had frozen solid last week, but these last couple of days let it thaw a bit. Couldn't get it all removed, but it's better than it was. Gunner only got a quick walk b/c I was worried about losing the light.

Food today was pretty good. A colleague brought donuts, but I managed to dodge that bullet. It helped that I was pretty busy all morning finishing grades and making some copies for next semester. I hadn't brought lunch so I grabbed some soup and a salad from Mariano's. Tonight I had more salad with some steak.

Tomorrow morning I am working a speech tournament in the morning. I'm sure there will be baked goods out for the judges, but I will bring a Kind bar and cross my fingers. In the afternoon I head to Milwaukee for a friends' birthday weekend. I know I will be over due to the drinks, but will still do my best to limit it. My downfall is that when I know I will be over my calories, I sometimes use it as an excuse to eat whatever I want. My strategy should be the opposite: to eat more mindfully to limit the damage. I'm going to keep thinking about that second choice throughout the day tomorrow.

Friday Fitness:
This is the second week in a row that I didn't make my goal of running 3 times. At least I burned some calories shoveling today.

Fitness Goals for the month of January:
I will run 3x/week and at least one 5k/week. Week 1 = 2/3 runs, 1/1 5k; Week 2 = 2/3 runs, x/1 5k
I will run a 5k start to finish with no walking breaks. DONE
I will run an 8k twice.

Nutrition Goal for January:
Stay under calorie goal 6/7 days each week.
Week 1 = 6/7
Week 2 = 5/7

You vs Year Challenge:
15k done/ 985k to go

Grading Goals:
1. 39/40 AP essays
2. 41/41 AP journal reflections DONE
3. 5/10 AP analysis activities

Exercise Goals:
Sat-- rest day
Sun-- walk gunner + gym
Mon-- walk gunner + gym
Tues-- walk gunner
Wed-- rest day (meeting)
Thurs-- walk gunner + gym
Fri-- walk gunner

@eleanorcoonce -- It sounds like you're doing great to me! Just don't give up, remember you always have support here.

Hello...today is Sunday, 1/18/2016...I have really struggled this week

Sunday Share ... There was a memorial lunch at church today for a parishioner's mother who passed away several years ago this week. I have no way of knowing exactly how many calories I consumed but did try to find approximations in the database. Even though I was careful with what I took and made certain there was a lot of space between the foods on my plate, I did feel very comfortably full after the meal. (Definitely this was a carb heavy meal but it was delicicious.) I went grocery shopping on my way home and, thanks to that meal, I was not tempted to put even 1 extra item into my cart! I picked up a piece of fresh salmon for tonights dinner and plan to put it on top of salad greens and mandarin segments to round out today's food.

Tomorrow is my check-in day and, the way I feel right this minute, I'd say that I have stayed the same or am up a pound. We'll see what we shall see on the morrow.
Foolow-through on Consistent Focus
Niki

For no reason I can think of, yesterday I was depressed and binged out all day. Today is a new day and I'm forcing myself back on track. I fear I did a lot of damage yesterday but I have to just let that go. I don't have a scale or else I'd stand on it.

Today was tiring. I have a sick toddler and I've stepped up my exercise by walking. Walking was a mixed bag of feeling good and muscle soreness. I just started a fit bit walking challenge and my 10,000 steps a day is a hard goal for me now! I look forward to it getting easier. I'd love more friends on here to walk this road with. Please feel free to add me to your friends list. ☺️. If you have a Fitbit and want to join me let me know.

Good Monday Morning Everyone ... and I hope those who get Martin Luther King Day off from work are enjoying it!

Welcome to new posters, keep posting so we get to know you. You don't have to post everyday, but I'll tell you something that worked for me ... and that WAS posting every day during the the first month ... it helped me to keep track of myself and got me into the habit of using MFP. When I joined this thread, we had a group challenge going of reporting how many days in a the month we were within 100 calories of our MFP calorie goal. That helped a lot.

Someone said they were trying to walk 10,000 steps a day ... MFP has a walking challenge like that that builds you up to the 10,000 steps in 30 days. It's found under Blogs and was posted by Leslie Sansone back on April 1, 2015 but recently was shared by MFP on Facebbook. That's too many steps for me as of now, but I am using it's format to increase my walking every day ... I started with 500 steps before my back, hips, and knees gave out ... well, actually I only walked 250 steps before that happened, and then hobbled my way back home to complete those steps that day. Now I am up to walking 1,000 steps a day, but I'm not getting out there every day like I promised!

The other day, I was reading some other weight-loss and fittness articles and it seemed like they all said the same thing ... start SLOW because if you bite off more than you can actually do consistently it will backfire on you.
One small change at a time and make it permanent.
Nothing that you cannot stick to for ever
Write it down ... journalizing and looking back over your records helps you see what works, what needs tweeking.
Do not eliminate your favorite foods because you will not be able to stick to never having them again ... work them into your food plan and only have them infrequently, but have them.
Build yourself up ... mentally, and physically.
You didn't get out of shape and overweight from one meal or or one day or even one year ... and you won't lose it and get back into shape that quickly either. Accept that it is not a fast cure all to become fit.

Someone one here, a regular poster, said that when she first started out, she made a list of the few things she would do and those she would not do as well.

Well, Monday is my Check-in Day ... so I'd better report as I missed last week.

As of January 17, my last completed day ...
Calories with 100 of MFP goal were 11 days. The other 6 days were either over or under, usually over making my average calories for the month to be just 100 below my estimated TDEE so I am extremely happy to report that this morning found me 3pounds 6 ounces lower than I was on January 1, with a loss during the previous 2 weeks of just under a pound.

I still have 73 pounds to lose to reach my goal weight by my 72nd birthday, which is 14 months away.
Follow Through with Consistent Focus
Niki