Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Sorry AGAIN...I missed yesterday! I read the posts and intended to come back and write and just never got back! Oops! I guess I'm playing hop scotch! Lol So let's see, Tuesday...weight loss goals...well to be honest, for my height, I should only weigh about 160. I shudder when I think of that because it's SO much weight to lose! I put my goal at 200. That's still overweight technically but still A LOT of weight for me to lose. Since I know weight loss will be slow for me due to my medicines and medical problems, I'll just keep plugging along and see if I can make it to 200. If I ca, I'll drop my goal to 160. I know I'll be on MFP for the rest of my life or as long as it's a website. I know I'll need to track and monitor my macros. I also know I need support from people like the people on this thread and my friends. Wednesday...wishes...I wish I didn't have the medical problems I have. I wish I had paid more attention to healthy eating when I was younger as opposed to the scale because I often wonder if that could be one of the attributing factors to my medical problems now. I wish I could "get through" to my daughter and other young people so they don't fall into the same pit I have.

@skinnyjeanzbound Ah yes, Boblo Island! I was only there once when I was a kid. I basically only remember the boat ride! It's closed now. It closed in '93. I understand how injuries can sabotage your exercise/weight loss goals. I weighed A LOT less 10 years ago. Working out at gym, going to WW. Then the medical problems started. And a shoulder injury. After 2 years of physical therapy and 2 surgeries (one for frozen shoulder, one for torn bicep) I now have permanent limited range of motion in my right arm. After that, a ton of other things just followed. It's hard to maintain a positive attitude when you can't do even little things. Mine was my dominant arm. PT had to teach me how to use my other hand to do simple tasks like brushing my teeth, brushing my hair, even wiping my butt! I'm glad you didn't let it get too out of hand like I did! I admire your strength for that!

@pinkstarberry Thank you for sharing your story. I wish you felt beautiful now! You don't need to be thin to feel beautiful! But I also understand how exciting it is to be able to fit in smaller clothes and how being thinner can boost your self confidence. You definitely have a GREAT attitude! And just think...you'll be back in those smaller clothes soon! But until then...you keep telling yourself you ARE beautiful...NOW!

@cjbrummet YES!!! KUDOS...for losing the 22 lbs. AND not eating the chips & dip and cake!!! What willpower!!!

@Fiqahana I'm so sorry you're ill. I hope you're feeling better soon! Praying for you!

@MeLanceUppercut and @wadwrich Glad you enjoyed your holiday (beer and hot dogs)! Going over your calories once in a while isn't going to hurt as long as it doesn't throw you off! You're back here tracking so you're doing fine!! We have to do things like this once in a while so we don't feel deprived and restricted. Those feelings will soon be resented and make us want to throw in the towel!

@badnoodle First Church of Pork? LMAO If you've been so hungry at night, why don't you save some calories and have a snack a couple hours before you go to bed? Lord knows, we don't want you waking up in the wrong bedroom with an opened and partially consumed bag of peanut butter M&M's again! THAT's some serious hunger!!

@MrsFlint2013 You can add me as a friend!

If I missed you, I'm sorry..I tried! I hope EVERYONE has a good day!!!

Wednesday - Wishes

Feel like a tool for forgetting yesterday! Oh well. My wishes this week are easy I guess. I wish that someday I'll loose enough weight to kick my cpap into the ocean. I wish that I can wear cool clothes again. When I was thinner, I dressed like a hipster gypsy lol. But mainly I wish that I was healthy. I wish there was no asthma. No apnea. No lethargy.

@wadwrich Look up Square Foot Gardening. I have 3 raised SF beds, and I grow more beans, tomatoes, zucchini, lettuce, carrots, chard, and peppers than I can hardly eat in the summer. And it is bog-easy. If you buy the book, there literally are step-by-step instructions.

I had a very busy night the last two nights at work so I didn't have time to check in here, so here are my Tuesday and wednesday posts.

Tuesday - goals

Number one goal is not weigh myself more than once every 24 hours. I know that sounds stupid but since I started losing some weight I jump on that scale every time I walk by it. Yes I know that we should weigh ourselves at the same time and circumstances each time (for ex. every morning when you first get up), because your weight will fluctuate throughout the day, but I haven't been able to stop myself.

Number two is to make myself work out at least every other day. This is hard because I only like (tolerate) working out when I first wake up before I eat breakfast. I work nights and sometimes when it is especially busy at work, I have to stay late, or for when those days are all in a row, sometimes I am just barely doing anything but sleeping and working. So I am going to try to stop by the gym on my way home or waking up early to go to the gym then work.

Wednesday - wishes

I wish I could snap my fingers like in Mary Poppins and have a clean house. I absolutely hate doing housework and unfortunately I can't seem to clean up as I go. When I do clean house it takes forever because I get distracted when I find something and stop do something else. It is like I start 7 or 8 cleaning projects and stop them halfway thru and leaving a bigger mess than I started with. Think I can talk a Dr into giving me Adderrall for housework?....lol

@wadwrich hopefully you weren't born with a black thumb like me everything I try to grow just dies. Don't think to hard just jump right in consider this your learning season. Each year will get better. Good luck!

@MrsFlint2013 I hate moving even more than housework....lol I told my husband we are living in this house until I die, then he can move. When we moved here we donated, trashed or left most of our old stuff behind and started fresh. Although I don't think I could afford to do that again.

@skinnyjeanzbound i always love your post and goals. You seems so organized and I am absolutely not. Sorry to here about the shoulder, hopefully it is not as bad as you think it is and it will recover. I love the "sweat is your fat crying" That may become my new mantra....lol

@ everyone else who wished they didn't have the health issues they had, I understand where you come from, the more you weight and the more you hurt, the less activity you do. The less activity you do, the even bigger we become. At my biggest weight I found that I have developed sleep apnea and should go on CPAP at night but I haven't. It is one of my drives to lose weight.(I have several) Yes I know that even thin people have sleep apnea I am hoping that I will no longer have it if I lose the weight. So I wish to all of us here a healthy future.

"Some things to ask yourself... If you didn't weigh in, why? If you gained weight, why? If you didn't lose, why? If you did lose, why? Don't answer here but be honest with yourself. If you need to make adjustments, make them. This is for you. Your journey is for YOU. No one else can do it. You will be glad you did."

Saw a funny post on FB posted by a priest friend of a sign posted by an unnamed church ... It read ..
"Confession today (Saturday) will be until exactly 5:30 PM There is only one priest available for confession today. Make your confession direct to the point and confess only your sins and offenses. No need to explain why you did it. Thank you very much."

I especially liked that 'No need to explain why you did it" statement and think it applies to many of our self-talk when it comes to weight loss and exercise. ... and tha'ts my Thursday Truth.

@cj-- great job limiting yourself to just a taste of the french fries. I had a serving with my grilled chicken sandwich while out to lunch with some friends, but I only ate half the sandwich. Once I finish my exercise for today, I will be under calorie goal, but it wasn't my most nutritious food choice. Oh, and I'm glad it "seems" I am organized-- in truth, I'm one of those people who lives in organized chaos. My lists are my way of trying to infuse a bit of order-- they definitely help. However, if you notice, I haven't accomplished those four goals, and it's b/c I keep doing other tasks that never even got onto the list. LOL

@niki-- you are so right about the need to be honest with yourself in this process. I remember way back when I started MFP and had a great streak of days meeting my goal. Then, the first time I was over, I was tempted to fudge the numbers in my food diary, but then I thought, "Why? What would be the point? It won't change the amount of calories that actually went in my mouth." I realized right then and there that lying in my food diary makes the entire process pointless. I'm so glad I figured that out early b/c it made it much easier to look at my reports and make adjustments. I even learned that those occasional calorie splurges could be helpful in pushing me past a plateau.

@EllyTheDreamer -- welcome to the thread! We've all been there, but you are back at it and that's what matters.

Thursday Truth:
I bought gelato while at the grocery store tonight. I haven't eaten any yet, but it's there in the freezer calling to me.

General Goals:
1. Edge flowerbeds
2. Make doctor/dentist appointments
3. Take winter coat to cleaners
4. Find someone to repair shed

Fitness Goals for the month of July:
Visit gym or run outside minimum of 12 times 2/12
Run at least 2/30 miles

You vs Year Challenge:
205 k done/ 795 k to go

Exercise Goals:
Sun-- walk gunner DONE
Mon-- gym DONE
Tues-- walk gunner DONE + yard work DONE
Wed-- walk gunner DONE + worked out as home DONE
Thurs-- walk gunner DONE
Fri-- walk gunner + gym or run outside
Sat-- walk gunner

Good Morning.

It’s a sad day in Dallas, it’s kind of surreal to wake-up learning of the death of 4 police officers and one of the light rail officers. I watched all of that unfold last night as I was going to bed; I found it really hard to turn off the news. I can’t imagine being down there at the time at what had started out as a very peaceful protest march. So scary. Dallas Police still have a good 4-5 block radius shut down, so people are still stuck downtown as they have also shut down our public transportation/light rail system. They haven't updated on much this morning, I'm sure a lot will unfold throughout the day today.

@cjbrummet ~I’m not really a French fries person, but love the waffle fries at Chick-fil-a—I allowed myself a splurge on that this week as well. Good job avoiding sweets!

@Karen ~gelato? Uh oh, that would be calling me too—I gelato! Recently I discovered this organic low-calorie ice cream, Halo Top—it isn’t super creamy like regular ice cream but they have a mint chip that is absolutely delicious and only 60 calories for a ½ cup. I always have some in the freezer for days where I’m craving ice cream, so far I’ve been really good about eating it just once or twice a week.

AFM~Followed up with doc yesterday—he removed sutures and I’m in a new cast. He released me back to work “as comfort allows” and wrote a script for a temp handicap placard so I can park closer to my office (my “assigned” parking lot is on the other side of campus) and because he still doesn’t want me walking a ton. I’m still using crutches for longer distances and especially at work—not so much at home. Making progress. Work was crazy yesterday, so much paperwork to catch up on.

Yesterday i craved cheetos SO badly. I did buy a bag (2, they were on sale) and ate some in the car before picking up my husband. Not my proudest moment, but i plan on measuring them out for the rest of the bag. Stashing the rest to forget them

Friday Fitness - To be honest, I really haven't been exercising so far. I've lost some weight, but I wanna ease into this lifestyle. I'm so out of shape, I really don't even know where to get started

Friday fitness - i think I'm going to do one of those 30 challenges i see on pinterest. I need to exercise at home between jazzercise classes, but i don't know where to start. even if i don't finish the challenge, I'll have a list of a few body weight exercises to do

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@moodybear2003: Any cheese-related snack food is my total downfall... Cheetos, Goldfish crackers, Cheez-Its, nacho cheese Doritos, etc. I pretty much inhale an entire bag without realizing... it's dangerous for me lol.

Cheez-Its and Doritos can be a downfall for me too, especially Cheez-Its Grooves. What's worse is that my cat loves them!

Friday Fitness: These may not seem like a traditional fitness goal, but I'm working on catching up on sleep. It's been hectic getting ready for this move. It was lovely to take a three hour nap and just chill this evening with the hubby.

Saturday Success: We will officially get our keys tomorrow!!! We will be moving and climbing lots of stairs (2nd floor now). (& posting this today since we won't have Internet tomorrow). Also, noticed my shadow while walking. My waist is becoming a bit more defined! Slowly getting that hour glass figure!

Hi everyone. It's been awhile since I posted...there are so many posts I tend to spend my time reading them instead of typing out my own on the phone

Yesterday started out as a good day, sadly it didn't stay that way. I had plans to go out to lunch with a friend. We decided in 5 guys. I prelooked up the calories for a burger, decided to skip the fries and kept to that when I ordered. I was so proud of myself. I got a basket of peanuts to share but my coworker didn't realize it was to share. He got his own. Before I knew it I had eaten my whole basket

We have been working with a contractor to do an addition to our house. We have been working with this guy since March. The design phase is almost over and he came over last night to show us the numbers. Our budget is 150K and this whole time he was saying "yes we are still within budget" "this is no problem we can do this within 150" and then all of the sudden the numbers are at 250K. are you Fing kidding me!!! I'm still so pissed off. He is at least 100K over budget. And it might even be more because there are more items that we have to purchase than initially talked about that aren't included in his number. Going into a crazy weekend so pissed and deflated won't be good for my weight!!

Then we went to my in laws to pick up our two girls and and my father in law was talking about how much weight he has lost. He really truly has been doing great and is sticking to a diet that there is no way that I could. So he is loosing a lot quickly. But in my in laws family I am the heaviest woman. It is hard to look at the family pictures and see these gorgeous photogenic sister in laws and myself being so much heavier than them. But I always told myself that I was no were near as heavy as my father in law. Well I just found out that he was at 315 when he started his diet. He has now lost 95lbs and now weighs the same as me. I know he had been at it longer but that is a blow!! I've been doing amazing with eating healthier and counting calories. I've lost almost 20lbs in 2 months but now he and I weigh the same and any day he will weigh less than me. I WILL NOW BE THE FAT ONE

I guess today has no where to go but up. It's not like it could get more disappointing (without something really tragic happening). I do realize that this things are not big life chaining downers; no one died, got hurt or is sick. But F what a day of *kitten* thing after *kitten* thing.

@Nikion901 @skinnyjeanzbound Thank you both for the input and help! The quotes are really helpful, as are this workout tips! I just hit the gym for the first time in ages and am feeling really excited about this. Thanks!!!