Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Missed water aerobics because I slept late and just couldn't get going but logged a lot of steps shopping with my friend that's visiting from Chattanooga. We went to a Movie Theatre that serves food and enjoyed My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, which was even better than the first. Funny and poignant. Yesterday, I bought two books, some office supplies, and a Frozen dress for my granddaughter and then walked out of the store without taking the package I had just bought. Called them and they said they couldn't find it. But they called later and they had it. That was nice. Tomorrow my friend and I are going to a Korean Spa with jade hot tubs, salt saunas, and all types of treatments, then we are having dinner and going to see Cirque du Soleil Kuriosity. It should be fun but exhausting. My friend is going home sooner than planned because the weather is going to turn bad here with storms.

Got results of cat scan and there is no tumor. I have something called Bronchiectasis, which is a lung condition. It is mild and he is not sure if that or the Silent GERD is causing my chronic dry cough. When I go back on the 26th he may prescribe saline breathing treatments. I have had similar ailment always following a seasonal allergy episode. The chronic dry cough wears me out.

Jaded33jade - Good going. 2.8 is great. Hoping your back feels better.

Nikion - I too struggle with computeritis. Just cant get off sometimes, but working on limiting myself. I just read tonite that the one thing that can prolong one's life is exercise, just 30 minutes a day and sometimes I dont even get that. Have to make a priority

Skinny - Sounds like you and Laurie had a great weekend. You both look great

Katrena

Thank you all for the feel better wishes and all. They are very much appreciated.
I hope everyone is doing great this morning and has a wonderful day.

Thanks for the ideas for my granddaughter. Unfortunately, I live 300 miles away and can't be of much use. If I lived closer I would invite her to come walk with me or ride bikes or something. I think my daughter is making an effort to offer better food choices, but portion control and frequency of meals/snacks might be an issue.

I'm trying very hard this week to stick to the plan and avoid treats or splurges. I've been allowing myself to rationalize and make excuses when I truly need to keep focused. Yesterday and today I packed breakfast, lunch and snacks for the day so that I would have no excuses. Hopefully that helps. Back to the gym tonight!

Good morning everyone ...
Thursday Truth - Yesterday was the date we always celebrated my mom's birthday on, she passed away 22 years ago (next week) when she was 75 years old. To this day I miss her as much as ever and always have a hard time emotionally during this month of April ... cause it's a month with a lot of memories of lost loved ones, broken relationships, and forced new starts in my own life path. So, as a pick-me-up, I met one of my SIL for lunch at a local diner and we both had gravy covered sandwiches with french fries ... and I had gravy over the french fries as well. It tasted really good; I haven't had that kind of a diner dish in years. However, as I looked at the dish I realized it was all brown and tan and had no other colors on it ... and I missed those other hews and flavors. I was too full to have any other food at that meal but realized I would have been better off with a salad to substitute for the fries. So, for dinner I made up for it by having a vegetarian chili and some cantaloupe. It was good to see the colors on my plate again!

Also, I searched and found a series of youtube videos that are geared for obese people with mobility issues ... they start out doing exercises while seated and after a few videos it goes to stand-up exercises. Each video is about 30 minutes long. Well, I liked this one so much that I did it twice ... and then I looked at the next video to see what the progression was ... and for the first few days it's simply to add 2 reps to each routine. ... This morning, when I woke up, I remembered the routines the video had and did them all with the increase in reps for the next day ... I exercised for 25 minutes without any stops between routines ... and I must admit I feel more limber as I write this than normal.

Now I am looking forward to doing those same routines again and feel like I might be able to do them this afternoon or evening instead of waiting for another day.
Niki
Follow through with consistent focus

Hi, everyone. I kind of just stumbled and fell into this discussion. And I thought "I have at least 100 pounds to lose" and "I want to make friends on MFP that can help support me" so I thought maybe I'd join in the conversation. I hope that's okay! My name is Tina. I'm just starting this healthy living journey (I've started and stopped many times, but this time feels right), and I have lost 9 pounds in total. Since I started MFP, I've lost 5, and I'm happy with that. Many more to go! I hope I can squirm my way into the thread, and get to know you all!

@GOINSTD12 What you suggest is exactly why I wish I lived closer. My daughter is a teacher and in addition to the seven year old, has four year old twins. They are so busy with school and work and general life things that the only free time seems to be late at night. I know once summer rolls around she will be doing more active things with all the kids. If I lived closer I could either stay with the boys, or take O out myself. But I guess at this point all I can do is be some kind of cheer leader. I have no real desire to move back to western NY winter ever again.

I had all good intentions of taking my obnoxiously energetic dog for a good long walk tonight - got home from work at a decent hour, and then the skies opened, thunder, hail, and downpours. So, the dog is still obnoxiously full of energy, but I went to the gym and walked five miles in ninety minutes on the treadmill. It is no record breaking pace, but a pretty good one for me.

Welcome to all the new folks - I haven't been here long, but it seems you just jump in with both feet and things just work out. I've gotten some great advice, and every once in a while someone laughs at one of my jokes - can't be all bad!

Boy howdy, this time of year makes me really glad I live in TX, as I read all about your snow and cold weather, it is 80 degrees, sunny and warm out. Of course, in a month or two, we'll be gasping and praying for rain and a "cooler" 90-ish day, and in 3 months we'll be melting into the sidewalks with 100 degree days at a stretch, but right now, being in TX is great!
@Sgt_Pepper33 - if you want to flag someone in particular to reply to a message, you type @_____(name) and it will put a link in the message to that person, and if you want to favorite this thread so you can return to it easily, you go to the upper left corner of the page, next to the name of the thread "Need to Lose 100.....", there's a star. Click on the star to favorite it. Then when you come back to community, you'll see 3 symbols at the top right - a bell, a star, and the "settings" symbol. If someone has replied to one of your posts, there will be a number next to the bell - click on it to go right to the reply. To come back to this thread, click on the star, then on the thread, and it will bring you back to the last place you were reading on the thread. Welcome, and there are many supportive people here.
If you look at the first page of the thread, you will read the "rules" of the thread - what sort of things to post on what day. It's a suggestion, not a rule, tho, so if you have something to say, just say it. Tell us something about yourself, where you live, etc, so we can get to know you.

Tracy
TX

@badnoodle Nice-it's hard to do all that in one day. I don't know if I ever hit my calcium

Hello! I've been gone a long time. You may know me as tlh0407 but I've changed my name to New Caddy. My maiden name was Saville and my college nickname was Cadillac. It's time for a new Caddy.

My name is Tracy and I live in Bismarck, ND. On December 31, 2015, I lost my job of 18 years. I was working out of my home for a life insurance company doing quality improvement. I was informed that we no longer had enough complaints to warrant a full time employee (I like to say I improved the quality so much I worked myself out of a job). They offered me a chance to find another position within the company and keep working remote or take a severance package. I hated working in my home away from people, so I took the package and am still looking for a job. I enjoyed the first couple of months but am now in panic mode as I only have two months left of pay. I try to keep the faith that the right job will come up. Today (well technically yesterday) was my 43rd birthday and I hope it's a great year.

On the MFP front, I've been depressed and haven't done much. I did come to the conclusion that I am going to have Gastric Sleeve surgery. I have been working with a nutritionist and have started the pre-op weight loss. So far I am down 10 pounds since starting. Hoping to get at least another 10 off before scheduling my surgery. This is something that I have thought about for quite some time, researched and struggled with. I always said "just do it" and I'd be successful for a while and then back to where I was. However, my mother's failing health has played a big part in deciding to go ahead with it. I just can't do that to my family - she is not able to enjoy your grandchildren and will probably not be around to see most of them graduate. I know WLS is not the quick fix, but I'm hoping it is the right tool for me to use. I'm not sure how everyone feels about people on it that have WLS. If it doesn't fit with the group, I will bow out, but I hope I can stay because in the past, I have received a lot of support from this thread.

That's me in a nutshell right now. Job hunting, enjoying my kids activities and baking cakes.

Tracy

Welcome back Tracy ... I like your new username ... @NewCaddy ... Hey, don't worry about what anyone thinks about your decision to have the Gastric Sleeve ... it's your life and body and we each need to find our own truth in what we need to do to turn ourselves into the healthy-weight person we want to be ... I cannot image anyone on this thread not supporting you even if it's not something they would do themselves. Good luck with getting to the right weight for the procedure.

Welcome also to the new folks who have recently posted. @Goinstd12 did a great job of describing how you can make this thread easier to find the next time.

Today, in my emails, there was an interesting video clip about 'Todays Takeaway - 30 Day Challenge Tips" from the Today show ... it's really from mid-January but the advice is still good. The videocast said that it takes 66 days of doing something to make it a habit ... our dear Ellen ( @RobinsEgg ) posted a thread on habits about a year ago and I think that was the timeframe she gave then also.

Gosh, 66 days is a long time ... no wonder we fall back into old habits so easily.

The video also stated that because it does take this long for new habits to kick in, doing something new for at least 4 days a week helps, and that 30-Day Challenges give a good try out for new habits that you can sample to see how they fit. Then, once you find something that does ... here are tips to make it stick ...

1 - Do the activity at the SAME TIME every day.
2 - Pair it with something you already do
3 - Workout with a friend (if possible)
4 - Go public with specific goals (helps to keep you accountable)

Heck ... #3 and 4 are exactly what we do for one another on this thread ... Go figure!

Hope everyone has a good weekend.
Niki
Follow through with Consistent Focus

PS ... new habit to learn ... hit the preview button before the save post ... it might keep down on the typos Niki!