Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Good morning all. I love it Tom. Garlic is by far one of my favorite things in the world. So I am feeling pretty good. The darn scale continues to hate me as usual but all this working out is defenitley paying off. I am starting to get some defenite curves in the waistline and I noticed my arm are starting to tone up. The bat wings are shrinking. Praise the lord, lol. We are having a mini heat wave which has me retaining water again so the scale went up and stuck and I know its all water weight so I will just bask in the other changes. Otherwise life is tripping right along. My son has decided to work out with me and plan our workouts. Down side I am not getting to some of the classes I was enjoying but am still working out and this motivates him to workout as well.
@kah and Tracy hope the rain lets up soon. I think mother nature switched our weather with your guys
@karen sorry to hear about Dh car. Car repairs are always the worst.

Well time to go wake up the boy so we can head to the gym. I already walked the dogs six laps today so the activity fornt looking good. Just got to keep the food under control. have a great day all

@skinnyjeanzbound - I LOVE your name on here. so great. I'm a student! It's my last semester.. actually, last 3 weeks. So I'm in the homestretch!

Thanks for all the warm welcomes!

@Sgt_Pepper33 Thats such a victory! I'm glad you're able to motivate yourself like that! I get so frustrated with myself if I don't see a loss when I step on the scale, but then I take a few days off from weighing myself (I way everyday for accountability) and try to work it out in the gym.

@kah68 Thank you for the advice! Maybe I wasn't eating enough. I had a small bowl of life cereal, some almonds and a few baby carrots. It was a morning class, i was worried about eating before hand (before my first class i had a slice of leftover pizza - OOPS). My friend gave me a Nuun tablet to try, but i put it in a 24 oz bottle instead of 16 and it tasted nasty, so i really didn't drink a lot. Next time I will bring plain water and a Gatorade. I like to buy the mini bottles sold in the 8 pks.

I wanted to go to another class tomorrow, but I'm booked helping my sister with a project for work for the next 2 days. She is a manager at a casino, and they have little decorating contests from time to time. We'll be painting a terra cotta pot to with the logo of the Deli she runs, and the design of their baskets.

My goal is to get a short walk in before painting each day. I got a 20 minute walk in today and met my 6,000 step goal.

Happy humpday everyone. Wishing Wednesday it is so her we go. Today I'm going to go look for a new car so here's to wishing me luck on finding that perfect fit at a reasonable price and the salesman doesn't try to rip me a new one

Hey everyone ... just wanted to pop in and say hello and it's great that the thread has gotten so many new posters!

I'm starting to succeed at the 'less computer time' project ... it's down to half a day instead of all day! Still behind in my house chore projects and the yard work is now on my To-Do list also. I started to cut the grass in the backyard a couple of days ago but had to stop because of shortness of breath and a too rapid heartrate episode. Gonna give it another go today. I was feeling pretty good, heartrate wise, when I didn't renew my lawn service contracts this past winter and now it's up to me to keep the grounds looking decent!

Weight-wise, I'm losing ground and I know that part of it is from the edema I've been struggling with the past several months, however my clothes feel and fit the same so I'm going by that until this resolves itself. Sitting down less hours (reduced PC time, yay) is starting to help and I am able to put my sneakers on again.

I've taken the time to read through the last few pages and find everyone's posts very interesting but don't want to do personals because I want to get off the computer and go cut grass.
Follow through with consistent focus
Niki

@jackiefrost1013 Good luck with the car search. Somehow the car I like, and the car my bank account likes are never the same.

Not sure I can get on board with Lima Bean Respect Day. I'm not a huge bean fan in the first place, and lima's are at the lower end of the "they're OK" list - I do enjoy when my husband bakes them with a ton of home made BBQ sauce and bacon.

Had a minor set back at work this morning and am trying to resist the urge to mend my hurt feelings with my favorite comfort combo - a good milk chocolate candy and coca-cola. I busted tail to get a new training completed and approved by a deadline, and now I learn that we won't be presenting it for another couple of months. No one is upset with me, I'm just disappointed that my hard work is going to sit on a shelf unnoticed for a while. It is full of "easter eggs" and I want people to start finding them!

Took my dogs for a walk in the park last night. They both have a serious case of "terrier" and need to work on their manners. Thankfully everyone we passed was respectful of the fact that I was working with the dogs and didn't try to pet them or tell me it was OK for them to jump and bark. I really need to do that on a much more regular basis.

OK, back to work and trying to ignore my disappointment.

Wish for Wednesday- stay the course! It's so hard on my travel days not to do fast food. Happily I have avoided so far and found a grocery store to buy lunch and afternoon snack!

I may not post a lot but I do read (I hope that's not creepy!). It helps me with motivation, Thank you!

Hi! I love that you started this post! I also have about 100 lbs. to lose. I have had a few setbacks since summer 2015 – I had lost about 30 lbs, then lost my dad, and during that grief gained the 30 back. I started back to logging better etc. the beginning of this year, and then proceeded to separate my shoulder then get scarlet fever, so I haven’t been very consistent. Now that I seem to be healthy again *knock on wood* I am hoping to get back to a routine!

Since I am jumping in on a Wednesday – at the moment my wish is to be able to get into a routine, overcome the obstacles that will ultimately come along and start seeing some results!

Suzi

@sisijamison First congrats on the birth of your son (a year late but..) I to have gained a lot of weight quickly. After each of my kids I found it was very hard to get the extra weight off. But it wasn't anything I was really worried about. (back then) I quit smoking almost 3 years ago, and strangely enough that is when I started having all kinds of medical problems. I gained way more than I have in my life in a very short amount of time. I mean like 6 months. I have been maintaining the weight ever since. I am also trying to loose weight on my own here, it can be a bit difficult. But keep your head up and keep working you have friends here that are going through the same thing.

@Sgt_Pepper33 I hope you are feeling better by now. Don't beat yourself up missing a day of exercise, out bodies need a break once in awhile. Don't worry about going a bit over the calories once in awhile, it happens to everyone, we all want to indulge in those treats sometimes. Just use moderation. You got this

@janek1705 Welcome, glad you are here. There are lots of people here that are very motivational. We are all in this together. I understand not having that at home. My mom keeps saying she needs to loose weight but she isn't trying at all really. But we all have each other and that is awesome.

@mookybear20 Welcome, glad you are here. Don't hate looking at your pictures that is you and you should love yourself. You cannot change the past but you can change the future. Congratulations on your marriage. I also do lots of crafts from crochet, knit, paint and even basket weaving. It's a great feeling when you finish a project and love the outcome.
Keep a close watch on those headaches. If they get worse make sure to talk to your dr. keep up the great work.

@jackiefrost1013 Welcome to the group, glad you are here. Sorry to hear about your mother in law.
Congratulations on the new change. As a former smoker I understand how difficult it was to lay those down. And I have to say GREAT weight loss so far. That is totally awesome. woohooo. you are welcome add me if you like. I always say the more friends the better

@mckiea90 welcome to the group glad you are here.

@kah68 great save. you are a hero to that family. Sorry about your ankle I hope all is ok hugs

@ohsointricate8 Welcome to the group glad your here. Slow and steady is great progress. ;;)

@tracyann1983 welcome to the group glad your here. great loss so far keep it up

@jackiefrost1013 I have also had trouble posting before. Once it didn't even post at all.
great goals btw

@alesiasmith82 glad your here and welcome to the group. I have found lots of friends here that are all very motivational and encouraging

@ScarletFyre welcome to the group glad your here.

If I missed anyone I'm sorry, There have been lots of great post since my last check in. Lots of newbies welcome to all glad your all here. I saw a lot of great losses and some NSV also WAY TO GO GUYS!!!!

It's been a few days since my last post. I did loose back that weight back down to my last weigh in. So glad for that. I totally forgot to check my weight this morning. I hope I remember tomorrow. It has been a stressful week, and sadly it has just started. lol I'm teaching my oldest son to drive. He is doing great btw, but today we had to drive threw the yard around back and a small branch got caught under the undercarriage and ripped a flap off the side of the engine. Poor thing thought he did something wrong. I had to tell him several times it was nothing he did. Wasn't a big deal anyway. The parts needed to fix it wasn't even $5 lol

My only goal right now is still to be able to walk 2 miles through out the day. I have gotten close but not hit the mark yet. But I'm not giving up

@celtikgirl I have a 70lb English bulldog. I've taught him not to jump on me but he does it to other people and it drives me crazy because they pet him when he does it. I don't know how to make him learn when he keeps getting rewarded for it! He was so easy to train on everything else!



Truth Thursday: I'm worried that my weight is going to kill me. I was in the ER again last Friday for pain and high blood pressure. I've really been trying hard to clean up my diet since then.

Good morning everyone.

Happy National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day!

I like lima beans I have been eating my Mom's lima bean and eggplant casserole for years. It is not very healthy but I love it. It has fried eggplant, lima beans, and cream of mushroom soup with those little fried onions on top like a lot of green bean casseroles. I was in the hospital with a broken leg for a month in traction when I was in high school and on a low calorie diet. I had my Mom smuggle in some of the casserole which was my only cheat of the diet. An orderly caught me eating it and when he heard what it was he let me have it and did not rat me out to the Dr.


River314-When I was told I have diabetes I stopped eating refined sugar. I only have natural sugar from fruit now. I do not miss sugar now much. Once I stopped eating it or at least cut way down I do not even miss it much. I can tell right away if there is sugar in things I eat as it tastes too sweet. Fruit is your friend when you need sweet.


” You don't cure emotional eating by removing all comfort foods. You do it by learning how to comfort yourself.” ~Karen Salmansohn



Tom

@Karen ~Hope you got through the grading and DHs car is fixed!

@luckylaw ~I’m sorry for the health scare. Just try to make small changes to your diet, sodium is a big one for blood pressure—try and concentrate on that before making any more changes. Too much at once can be overwhelming.

Welcome to @ScarletFrye and @River314!

@River314 ~I agree with Tom (@Morgori), fruit can really take the place of something sweet. I tend not to eat many sweets—since I started eating a healthier diet it isn’t something I have much of a taste for. Occasionally, I do want some chocolate—I tend to reach for dark chocolate (80% cacao). I have never added sweetener to drinks like coffee or tea, so haven’t needed to substitute for sugar.

AFM~I got the results of my MRI this morning, I have split-tear in a tendon on the outside of my ankle (this is the same foot that I had Achilles tendon reconstruction on last year)—I don't know the direction of the tear or the size or if its old or new. The radiologist noted a few more findings in his report, I’ll learn more when I follow-up with my ortho on Tuesday. Not sure if this will require surgery or not—if it does, I hope I can postpone it. Meanwhile, I’m in a boot and sidelined from activity—again.

@River314 I hope you are successful in influencing your husband. My husband has always been a big guy, but over the few years he had somehow gotten up to almost 450 pounds. I tried for to bring these things to his attention and help him make changes, but like other addictions, he wasn't ready until he was ready. Thankfully, whatever that switch is, it went off, and we have both been working on this healthier, smaller thing since January. It kind of annoys me when he asks me how I could have let him get so bad before he did something about it, as if it was my responsibility. But mostly I am just happy he can breathe normally now. Even if you hubby doesn't take the hint, go ahead and do this for you. That way when he's ready, you will have some practice and experience to share.

@kah68 I hear your story, and a couple of other people I know, and I have decided that I will do whatever it takes to NOT damage a tendon. Jeez they take forever to diagnose, and heal!

Welcome @ScarletFyre! I'm sorry to hear about your father, but it's wonderful you are taking this step for yourself. I wish you luck, and hope to keep seeing your posts here!

@River314 Welcome to the group! As some others have mentioned, it's great to hope for your husband's health, but I've been in that other position (my mom always wanted me to lose weight), and I know I would never listen to anyone. I had to decide to do it for myself before I would put my oomph into it! But I'm excited that you are starting this journey for yourself, and I hope you find the group helpful! I have so far!

@Morgori Now I can get on board with chocolate covered cashews!!! mmmmm..And that casserole you mentioned: that sounds amazing! I might have to try it..

@jaded33jade Thanks for the pep talk! I am feeling much better, and I'm ok with taking a rest day when I need it. Also, I've gone over my calories twice now, and I have not beaten myself up. I just get back on the train the next day. My friend told me there is no such thing as perfection, so don't strive for it. And she is right. I will make mistakes, but it's not a failure if I continue. And good luck teaching your son how to drive! My own learning to drive doesn't seem like it was all too long ago, and I only hope he is better than I was!!!

@ushkii I'm sorry your hip is bothering you now that you've started getting active. I hope it's not arthritis and that the more you walk, the better it will get. I have knee issues and had to give up jogging for awhile. I think I was a little overambitious to start.

@kah68 Oh goodness! I'm so very sorry to hear about you tendon! I hope it doesn't keep you down for too long. Keep us updated on what you find out!

@celtikgirl Your dogs sound adorable! And great job for working on their manners. I have an 8 month old long-haired chihuahua and she really loves all people (which is great because some chihuahuas don't), but she does jump up on people and get overly excited. I should work on her as well.

Hopefully I got you all!

And me: Well, I got on the scale today. I decided to do it twice this week since Monday I hadn't lost any and I wanted to see if it was just that day or what. Got on today and...lost 4 lbs! That's 15 in total so far and the farthest I've ever gotten on trying to lose weight. I'm excited that my work is paying off. My first goal is to lose 5% of my body weight and that will be accomplished when I lose 2 more pounds. I kind of want to reward myself with something, but I'm not sure of a good reward. I haven't lost enough to get something big, but I want to acknowledge that I have made progress. Any ideas?

This weekend I'm roadtripping to Scottsbluff, NE to stay with my brother for a few days. I've decided I probably won't be logging my food during that time, but I still want to try not to go too overboard. This is my first time going away from home while on this diet, and I was wondering: how have you kept eating somewhat healthy when on a trip? I know we will be going to Wyoming and shopping and eating out a few times, and any advice helps.

Thank you for reading this incredibly long message! You made it to the end!

Hi I am Courtney. I need motivation to keep trying to lose weight. I have a problem. The docs tell me my body is in starvation mode. I am trying to make myself eat but it seems like the wrong things. Just help me.