Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Monday Check-in:
I've been weighing myself almost every day instead of once a week because of a new challenge I am in where you need to report that info on a daily basis and have found that I hate my scale. I've complained about it not giving the same reading two times in a row before, but this mornings check in had me finding a new way to step on it. That's because the weight it gave me when I stepped on it one foot at a time had up to a 2 pound variation in it each time I stepped. Finally, I brought it up close to the bed and sat on the bed, placed both feet on the scale and then stook up. This time it gave me the same reading two times in a row ... and I stayed the same as last Monday.

That was discouraging, because I have had a 500 calorie cut each day and also did 120 minutes more of activity than is my usual ... I would have expected at least .7 pound drop, right? ... then, while reading the newspaper over my morning coffee I ran across a disturbing article about a study done with the Biggest Loser participants from 2009. The winner of that year's competition lost over 200 pounds and has now regained over 100 pounds since then. He struggles to keep his weight from climbing higher. The article went on to say that of the 14 out of 16 contestants they tracked, 90% have gained back some or all of the weight they had lost. A recited study said it was foud that their metabolism had slowed down 500 calories a day than what would be expected for people their size and that it seemed like a permanent situation for them ... a slower metabolism that would not pick back up.

The article did go on to say that it was unclear if the metabolic slowdown would have been as severe or appear permanent if the weight had been lost slower. The winning contestant had lost over 200 pounds in 7 months, afterall.

However, I have found, for myself, after years of 'yo-yo' dieting .... meaning losing some weight only to eventually gain all or more of it back, then losing some more and repeating the process ad-nauseum. ... that my metabolsm appears slower than what the averages for my age, sex, weight, height say it is. And I must rely on ever less caloric intake to even just stay status-quo. Highly Discouraging.

So, then I looked at a video from April from a doctor interview ... this doctor runs a weigh-loss clinic in Ottawa Canada since 2004. He had this to say ... The goal with losing weight is to find the Best Weight and not the right weight. The Best Weight is one where you feel healthiest and can maintain it. He also had this to say about exercise ... it's a health measure, not a weight loss measure. That unless you are a marathon sports participant you do not need to eat back your calories. His final statement was 'You lose weight in the kitchen, and you gain health at the gym'.

So, where does that leave a geriatric senior like myself who has struggled for years to break into a new lower weight number than the before? Who has been classified as overweight, then obese, then morbidly obese for at least 30 years? Disgusted, discouraged, slightly depressed over it ... but NOT ready OR willing to give up the fight. I will Go ON!

trinati2001 wrote: »

Omg this is driving me crazy!!!! Does anyone get the fosset ad that pop up and takes over your whole screen?? Today it is on my journal and if I scroll down or up it keeps popping up and I have to close the whole page. I had popped up three times just to write this message!!!!!!!

That's one reason why I buy the Premium membership. I use MFP every day, so it is worth it.

cjbrummet wrote: »

I haven't checked in for awhile because I have been on vacation. I am enjoying my stay with my cousin at her lake house cabin. I am trying to stay on my diet but of course that us near impossible while eating out all the time and let us not forget the alcoholic beverages I am consuming. ...lol
The really hard part is the lack of a scale I am so used to weighing myself every morning I am afraid that when I get home after 2 weeks I will have gained 15 lbs. I am trying not to focus on it and continue to enjoy my vacation.

Try not to worry about no scale, eating out and a drink now n then.
It's a vacation remember that. When eating out be mindful of what you are eating. Leave simple carbs out, protein, veggies and fruit.
Your at lake cabin either swim or go exploring. Both r great excersizes
Most of all enjoy yourself

Hello, I am a newbie here and hope to get to know people here.

tootsanderson wrote: »

@pinkstarberry me either! It went so quickly. Really the whole summer did.

Hey "Toots' .... I can tell summer is in it's senior moments. .... very hot days, but cool nights about my part ... and more evidence of seasonal allergies picking up with rhinitis symptoms. I've had to start using my inhaler again.

Yes @GOINSTD12 , I have a couple of friends who live in Texas. One is originally from Missouri and the other from my neck of the woods here in Western New York State. My son and his family live in southwest Missouri and it gets really hot there also. I think our weather has changed a lot from how it was 50, or even 30 years ago. When my son was a little boy I used to be able to count on putting the Thanksgiving turkey in the oven and taking him outside to play in the snow with me, now we get spurts of unseasonable weather throughout the year. We are supposed to get what is warm for around her later on this week ... 90 degrees during the day for a few days.

Tuesday goals: My goal is still to fit into my old sweaters and size 12-14 stretchy jeans by Christmas, so that I actually have some cute clothes to wear when I go home to visit family for the holidays. Since I know weight loss itself can only happen so fast, I'm gonna start strength training to hopefully achieve a slimmer silhouette at certain weight point than in the past, since before I often had the skinny-fat body with little muscle tone. I'm hoping 4 solid months of strength training before Christmas will really show some improvement, and I plan on starting tomorrow!

I decided to give myself a rest day today since I'm a bit nervous about starting at the gym tomorrow, and for the past week I walked 7 days in a row. I'm still feeling a small itch to do -something- though, so I might just go on the exercise bike for a little bit. Haha

Also I splurged a little and ordered myself a really cute present for 40 lbs lost - I'm still at 35 right now, however. Not going to let myself open it til I reach that 40 lb mark, so hopefully that motivates me extra hard to stay on track!

tootsanderson wrote: »

Nikion901 wrote: »

tootsanderson wrote: »

@pinkstarberry me either! It went so quickly. Really the whole summer did.

Hey "Toots' .... I can tell summer is in it's senior moments. .... very hot days, but cool nights about my part ... and more evidence of seasonal allergies picking up with rhinitis symptoms. I've had to start using my inhaler again.

I have just terrible allergies, so I also end up miserable during certain seasons, including summer. Luckily I don't have much incidences of asthma anymore. I used to when I was a kid and young adult.

Glad your's was 'outgrown'.
August is my most difficult month to get through without a flare-up or lung illnesses.

MermaidPrincessRach wrote: »

Hi everyone! I am new to this dicussion. My name is Rachael. I am 35, live in Tampa FL, married 13 years with no kids, and I want to lose about 150Lbs. Can anyone relate?

Me older married same amount of time, I weigh in at 319 was 353 in March. I would love the add.

Nikon you rock.
I applaud for achieving your goal. I hope to one day be like u an old hand at weight loss.
For now let me Pat u on your back for such an awesome job then and now with your challenge that u have almost completed.

Trinati2001, that is AWESOME! 25 pounds is a great accomplishment! I hope you are proud of yourself. Dont worry about how much further you have to go. You will get there! You have come this far. Just keep going! I am rooting for you!

trinati2001 wrote: »

Nikion901 wrote: »

trinati2001 wrote: »

Omg this is driving me crazy!!!! Does anyone get the fosset ad that pop up and takes over your whole screen?? Today it is on my journal and if I scroll down or up it keeps popping up and I have to close the whole page. I had popped up three times just to write this message!!!!!!!

That's one reason why I buy the Premium membership. I use MFP every day, so it is worth it.

Well it seems like that faucet ad has stopped. Is anyone else still getting it? I contacted MFP because it was making the app unusable. Their customer service guys are really nice.

Anyways I just reached a big milestone. 25 lbs lost!! This is about how much I lost the first time with weight watchers. So I looked up my BMI to see what would just overweight look like. And realized once again why I make small goals. I only only half way through the obese category. To get down to belong over weight I would half to lose another 30 lbs. it's seems like too much to even think about.... So my next 5 lb goal is set for 210lbs and that's all I'm working towards. I feel it's like the saying "how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time" well how do you lose 100lbs? 5lb goals at a time.

Exactly! You have this. Just keep setting small goals and going. You'll get there!

I was down nearly 30, gained close to 10 over the last few months, and am now trying again to get back down. I have kind of lost all motivation. But I found the original loss was all tied to just focusing on small, incremental goals and celebrating those successes. Its the best way to do it (IMHO).

@MermaidPrincessRach @Nikion901. @Nikion901 thank you guys for the encouragement!!

Hello not sure if anyone uses this group/ page anymore? But if so we're are you? I am lizm79 but some reason my old email can't retrieve mail or get onto my old my fitness pal page! I am now Elizabeth2360 so I still love to support you and be connected on this journey we are all on towards good health!

Checking back in after a very satisfying vacation back home to see family and friends. Everyone was really excited to see me, and were really proud of my progress. It also felt really good to eat roughly at maintenance. 1200 calories was really becoming a grind, and it was amazing how much difference an additional 650 made.

One thing I did that was really smart was to take a bunch of Special K Protein single-serve cereal cups with me. They only cost $1, didn't need refrigeration, and had as much protein as my usual breakfast of greek yogurt. They're high enough calorie that I wouldn't want them everybday, but hard to beat for traveling. So many motel breakfasts are sugary or greasy - free isn't worth it. But they all had milk!

But vacation is over and now I'm home and need to get back in the swing of good eating habits. I'd actually really missed vegetables that weren't fried or salted to hell and back. And I cane home to discover that my partner had harvested nearly 10lbs of tomatoes...so my wish for the week is that I get them canned before they go bad.