Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Hello everyone. I'm looking forward to starting this journey again and actually getting somewhere with it. I need to lose 100+ lbs. It's hard as hell with PCOS to go along with it. I nwwdmajor support and motivation. I don't have a best friend or workout buddy so, I lose interest quickly.

NewCaddy wrote: »

Just my 2 cents from past experience (with that said, I haven't been successful as of late, but did pretty well when I first started). I did well without eating back my calories for a few weeks and then I think my body figured it out and stalled big time. I did eat back most of my exercise calories but not always and that seemed to help.

As far as the macros.. I wasn't a big follower of that, just overall calories. I've been working with a nutrionist for the past several months as I prepare for WLS. I see a big difference when I at least meet my protein goal -- I have mine set for 30%. I know that after WLS, the protein is going to be my main goal every single day.

Thanks Tracy. You would think that by now I would have it figured out what works best for myself, really. Last year (2015) I was in a stall the entire year and ended up with a 5 pound gain for the year. Really, I think some of my issues are 1) I was a yo-yo weight losser/weight gainer for many years and during those years when I was losing weight it was with unsafe levels of intake ... like less than 1000 calories. 2) Once I stopped trying to keep my weight down, I didn't modify my eating habits/issues and ended up with too much to have to lose. 3)my age. So I keep looking for the 'guru' who can guide me and quell my anxiety ...

As for the macros, being a diabetic, I have to keep my eye on the kinds of carbs and also how many carbs I can safely have in a day of any sort and have found that 40-45 percent of my calories seems to work well to keep things moving, brain fed, energy up, glucose on the acceptable before/after meal level and A1c. Protein, I need to watch because any protein, but especially from meat is hard on my digestion and my kidneys. Many days I don't meet my protein goals even though I make sure to get some at each of my feeds. That only leaves fat ... and after years of going low fat, I'm finally able to breath a sigh of relief when I have some whole milk or 2% cheese, or a piece of dark meat chicken, or a burger patty.

I just wish my weight didn't stall as much as it does. Maybe I do need to eat more on days that I work hard.

Nikion901 wrote: »

@NewCaddy ... also Tracy ... I have to commend you on your decision to go ahead with the WLS.

My ob-gyn had recommended that for me back in 2003 when my weight high 250. I didn't want to do that because the few people I knew who did it were not happy with their results. Between then (2003) and when I joined MFP in 2012 I did Weight Watchers. Overeaters Anonymos, TOPS, Slimfst, NutriSystem, Atkins, The Zone, and about 6 other 'authorities' who wrote books on the perfect solution, and also a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and a hynotist. . None of these actions brought results beyond what I've been able to get on my own here on MFP. I can lose about 30 pounds and then it wants to come back, and come back at more than I lost. It might take a couple of years, or a few months, but my body tries to get back to where it had been. So.... I am stressing becasue I am at a 40 pound loss and am afraid. Still, at 71 years of age, I think a WLS is not something that the doctor would do on me with my other, now, health issues.

So ... hats off to your for taking that step while you are young enought to have it.

Thank you. I've struggled with the decision but I've watched my mom's health deteriorate after years of being over weight (dialysis 3 days a week, can't hold her grandchildren leery alone play with them and uses a walker even at home) and with heart, diabetes and kidney failure in my family genes I finally decided to take the leap. I don't have any health issues right now. I wish I could have done it without surgery but I didn't. I also know this is not a magic bean. It's a tool that if used right will be helpful in regaining control of my weight and health.

I'm such an insomniac at this point of the summer when I supposed to report back to the classroom next week! Ugh! I'm glad that I can come here and feel like I can vent instead of sneaking some late night snack! Hope you all had a wonderful Monday!

Hello Everyone ,

Wow that is awesome pinkstarberry !

My scale only went down 2lbs in the scheme of what I weight not the number I was hoping for!

I think I need to start looking at how much sodium is in my food!

After work I had 2 meetings one after another so I wasn't able to get to the Y didn't make my water class! I am really missing it! Not just the exercise but it is therapeutic.

Next week my days go back to long days for summer my hours are 8:30-3 but with start of school my hours go back up 8:30-6! My workout time has been after work I need to really get reorganize. Personally I wish I could stick to the shorter schedule but not sure if we are ready for me to cut my hours down the whole year.

Anyway I half to get things done before bed. Wishing everyone a good night..

Okay so I didn't have a scale at home and it took me a while to get one one. I finally weighed myself again on Friday and I was actually down 6 lbs! I was so excited. I had been dreading weighing myself because I don't feel like I am making any progress at all and it has been about a month since I started tracking my meals. I haven't really done much exercise except maybe walking one or two times a week for a few minutes. Now I keep wanting to weigh myself all the time, I have to force my self not to get on the scale to see if I am progressing each day....It's hard but I don't want to become obsessed with that number and that scale . I am trying to keep myself in control...It will be a struggle for the next week or so.

MrsFlint2013 wrote: »

OK guys. I need help and encouragement!!
It's been a rough month for me, between the constant sickness and stress, not to mention the school year starting back up once again. Any friend requests would be helpful! Any Fitbit users too! I don't want to lose the momentum I had throughout the summer, but dangit I'm so tired!

Feeling better yet? Wish I could friend you ... but I keep my newsfeed private. However, I can be your friend on this thread. Don't use a Fitbit either, but am thinking of saving up my loose change until I have cached enough away to buy one. Hope you got some rest to ease your tiredness. ... or is it that you need a bit more protein or carb in your day?

Having a difficult time eating properly this week. I came off my anti-depression meds because I was feeling better but then the blues came back big time. Was trying to meditate and starting crying. Walking in the woods yesterday and started crying. I called in for a refill today and will get back on, just don't want this to be a forever thing.

The good news is that I went on one of the walking trails yesterday and though it was strenuous the peacefulness of it made it doable. I got a call halfway thru that the cable repairman was coming and so I had to hurry back and was I ever sore last night.

Today I did the Goldfinch trail and that is the trail for me. There is a creek that runs most of the way and it comes very near the lake. In all I walked 3/4 of a mile and a lot of that was hills. Didn't know I had that in me. Worked up a nice sweat

Tomorrow I start my grief share class. Hopefully that will be helpful though I know no one there. The folks in my neighborhood have been so nice, inviting me to play cards, and visit, but I keep "isolating" myself. It's not like I don't have a lot to do with just moving. Yesterday and today, I got my bedroom and master bath totally straightened out. All that if left in there is organizing the closet. Of course, I moved a lot of stuff out of there and put in others rooms, so I have to organize them.

Didn't get up this morning for water aerobics. Just could not do it.

@NewCaddy congrats on your success with your surgery. My daugher had the surgery. She lost 125 lbs and has maintained about 75 of that. Taking the vitamins is critical. She wound up (years later) in the hospital with such low blood that she required a transfusion. She got lazy about the vitamin shots and started drinking cola again. She is losing again because she took a job that requires lots of walking. Don't feel bad about the surgery. I doubt there are many of us that haven't considered it.

@AngelinaM08 Welcome! Like you I need a workout buddy. But I have managed to walk on the woodland trails in my subdivision. They say not to walk alone but I have been to depressed to reach out to others to ask them to go with me. Hopefully, I will overcome that.

@Manasayx Welcome! Much sucesss to you

@Oberon21 My daugher took 12 years to get her PHD but it can be done.

@dreawest Everyone wants to lose fast but whenever I have tried that I always gain back fast. Slow is better if we can tame the mind.

@Susnhenz. I've had thyroid problems for years and I've been taking different types of thyroid meds. Now I'm on Naturthroid and I am so tired. Now the FDA is trying to ban the natural thyroid problems and they work best for me.

I'm thinking of getting a bike like yours but am going to get my bike fixed first and see how I do on that. I find I lose better on a low carb diet but I hate low carb diets because I love fruits and veggies

katrena

Goals - I'd like to get put and hike a couple times this week. The heat and humidity have made doing that kinda icky, but we'll power through it. I'm so ready for fall!

KATRENAJ wrote: »

Today I did the Goldfinch trail and that is the trail for me. There is a creek that runs most of the way and it comes very near the lake. In all I walked 3/4 of a mile and a lot of that was hills. Didn't know I had that in me. Worked up a nice sweat

Tomorrow I start my grief share class. Hopefully that will be helpful though I know no one there. The folks in my neighborhood have been so nice, inviting me to play cards, and visit, but I keep "isolating" myself.

Katrena that trail sounds lovely, good for you for conquering those hills. I hope your grief share class goes well. Sometimes it is easier to be open with people you don't have to see every day, especially if they have some understanding of the pain you are experiencing. Even hearing other people express how all consuming it is for them as well may help you feel more normal, that it is a process and that things will hopefully improve with time. Unfortunately the time heals aspect can take forever, especially when you are depressed. Good luck and much respect for being able to log on here.

@drea-- where are you going on holiday?

@donella-- I wish there was someplace near my house to go hiking, but I live in a very suburban area. The closest forest/nature preserve is only about a 15 minute drive, but it doesn't have the best hiking --really no more challenging than walking/running around my neighborhood. There's another preserve with some nice hilly trails, but it's quite a drive, and the couple of times I went in the past, it wasn't heavily populated which made me a bit nervous about hiking there alone. As much as I'm not looking forward to going back to work next week, I agree that I'm ready for some cooler/less humid weather.

@katrena-- Your trails sound lovely--see my post above to donella. I hope your grief share group brings you some comfort.

@dolores-- I concur with oberon. Weighing everyday at the same time is supposed to be the best for those trying to lose or maintain a healthy weight, but you have to be mentally prepared for the daily fluctuations and focus on the bigger picture of an overall downward trend over the course of weeks and months. If you can't do that, then follow oberon's advice and just weigh once or twice a week and see how that goes.

@oberon-- I hope you made it to the gym today. Like drea, I also was wondering about your dissertation topic. I have great respect for you--my M.S. Ed. thesis was plenty for me, thank you very much. LOL! Don't you just love cool race swag? The race I usually do in late July got moved to late August. Not a great time of year for me as I'm just starting back to school, so I'm skipping that one this year. There's a 5k in mid-September that I've always wanted to do b/c they have great chicago-flag designed swag, but it's quite a hike for me to get to the city for an early morning race. Still tossing around the idea of doing it, but not ready to commit yet.

@liz-- good luck with the schedule change. I also start back next week, so I feel your struggle with trying to figure out how to continue to work out regularly.

@wmander1 --that same thing happens to me every summer. My circadian rhythm naturally shifts to staying up late and waking later when I'm not on a work schedule. On top of that I also suffer from insomnia--once every week or two, I'll have a night where I just cannot fall asleep. Last night it happened and I had to get up at 6:30 to meet a colleague at work to prep for our course. I didn't fall asleep until past 4 am.

@cjbrummet-- That's great that people are starting to notice your weight loss!! Congrats!!

@niki-- I sometimes also feel like I should know what works for my body by now, but then I remember that my body has changed, so it only makes sense that what works will also change. In fact, after the first 35 lbs or so, my weight loss has required constant adjustment. I guess if it were easy, no one would be overweight, right?

@angelina-- welcome!

@tracy-- I was the same way with not worrying about macros when I was successfully losing. Then I stalled out, and needed to increase protein/lower carbs to make any progress at all. Now, I'm struggling with consistently doing that...

Monday Check-in:
Well, I did see 195 on the scale last week which is the lowest I've been all summer, so that made me happy. Also, happy with my attempts at meeting running goals.

Tuesday Goals:
I have a few goals I want to accomplish before school starts Monday--
1. clean fish tank
2. get gunner to salon (appt. Friday)
3. make a cheesecake for my DH's bosses (will make this on Wed. and drop off on Thurs.)
4. Finish reading The Road
5. Finish reading The Plague

Fitness Goals for the month of August:
Run 1 mile at my fastest pace 1x/week: Week 1 = 10:32
Run 2 miles in 23 minutes 1x/week: Week 1 = 25:33 & 24:46
Run a 5 k in <36 minutes by month's end

You vs Year Challenge:
236 k done/ 764 k to go

Exercise Goals:
Sun-- walk gunner DONE + lots of walking at Ren Faire
Mon-- walk gunner DONE
Tues-- walk gunner DONE + do dance videos
Wed-- walk gunner + gym
Thurs-- walk gunner + do weights and abs videos
Fri-- walk gunner + gym or mow lawn
Sat-- walk gunner + gym or mow lawn

Did well with food today. In fact, didn't even eat enough, but hey I'll take that for a change. Hopefully it will make up for yesterday, but consistency would be nice. Broke down and called an acquaintance about walking with me and called another friend and invited her to lunch. I also picked up my meds

Nikion901 -Wish Dr had told me. But then I didnt ask and I guess he assumed I would follow orders. Oh, if he only knew
@dreawest - Thanks for your kind words of encouragement. Good luck on reaching your goal
@skinnyjeanz - The walking trails were the main reason I bought into this subdivision. I have never seen anyone of these trails. Most of them are less than a mile, but they connect to other trails that can add up to 5 miles. That will be a nice goal to set. They say not to walk alone but the community is gated with a lake on the other side, so I feel pretty safe but am looking for a walking partner.
Congrats on low weight. I really admire how you set goals each week and hold yourself accountable

I carry bear spray.

The issue is, if you pull the trigger on any spray, be prepared to run, because inevitably, you will be in a cloud, and get some blowback on yourself.

I struggle with a very stressful life, and make that my "excuse" for ongoing exhaustion and bad eating. Every one has stress, and most people would find my life not so bad.

Hello, I'm Nikki. I have 100+ to lose and would love to join your thread here!

Wednesday Wish

My wish is that I can get away from all the drama at work. I am actively looking for a new job. I will see what happens. I am a nurse so I doubt I will have difficulty finding a job but I think I want to change fields work in Cath Lab or maybe work in Research.

I am doing well diet wise, I have just about lost all the weight I gained on vacation, so now I need to make myself workout so can lose even more. I am just exhausted working those 4 nights in a row. I am too old to work more than 3 in a row now. When I was younger I could do 5 in a row with little effort, now my body can't take it.

Well I will keep checking in, it really helps me keep logging in and accountable for what I eat. I love this forum it really helps me chatting here.

Welcome to all new people!