Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Monday Check-in: I'm down 1.5 lbs this week and 7.5 lbs since Sept 1st. Halfway to my short-term goal of 15 pounds (5% of starting weight).

I am continuously impressed with the variety of physical activities the members of this group engage in, and really like reading everyone's updates.

Just ran across this post on another thread and think it's well worth to share here, and everywhere ...
A person asked if it was harder to lose weight or to maintain your weight (once you have lost) ...

cwolfman13 wrote
"People tend to think of reaching their goal weight or whatever as crossing some kind of finish line. The reality is that you've just arrived at the starting line of the real race. People think they're done...but they're actually just beginning. They are finished losing weight...so they slack on their nutrition. People so closely relate exercise to losing weight that they fail to set independent fitness goals and they slack on their fitness and/or drop it altogether when they're done losing weight. These are the things that lead to putting all that weight back on.

It's not hard per sei...but people for the most part fail to truly make a "lifestyle change"....and really, maintenance is where that change comes through. Lifestyle change isn't about logging or keeping a diary or whatever. Ultimately, long term success is only sustainable when you make nutrition central to your dietary eating habits. You ultimately have to live a life that is fitness centric. Your nutrition and fitness have to be your new lifestyle and this is where pretty much everyone fails (about 95% of the population).

The only difference between losing an maintaining is a few hundred calories...that's it. You still have to rock your nutrition and rock your fitness. Failure to do so will ultimately lead to putting your weight back on. Hopefully you've spent some time while you were losing to really learn how to eat...learn portion control and moderation rather than deprivation as they are ultimately pretty necessary tools for maintenance."

This makes me so glad that I practice maintenance on a regular basis!

I have had a bad summer and been missing in action a while. Back on wagon now. Got a realistic food plan that I taylor made for myself. What I am changing this time around though is I am weighing the food and not myself.

I do not need a scale to tell me I am fat or less fat. My eyes and clothes can tell me that. The bathroom scale is a head fvck for me and is responsibly for so much misery. If I like what they say I get complacent and eat sh1t. If I am not happy with what they say I feel despondent and eat sh1t. They have no place in my life. Kitchen scales on the other hand are my best friend. Weigh and measure what goes in and the rest will take care of itself.

Been doing that for a week and love it

Wow, @Niki, those are important words you posted from cwolfman13. Feel like I want to print that out and tape it to my fridge.
@NewCaddy , sounds like your area well on your way to improved health. Good did you.
@kayfhoward1 - there is nothing I like better than finding pretty trails to walk on. Glad your city offers them.
@ObesityWarrior , glad to see you here. And am so glad you've made the decision not to allow the bathroom scale to rule your head. You're right, I'd the right stuff goes into your body, you will see the results you want. You go, Girl.
@pneschich , I know what you mean about how easy it is to slip. I seem too have fallen off the gym wagon, and it feels like a slippery slope.

So, Monday check-in: I can't seem to get my mojo back about going to the gym and doing weights. It's been close to two weeks since I've been, I believe. Don't get me wrong, I'm eating well and walking TONS, but I can't seem to motivate myself into that gym. Ugh...

So how do you all motivate yourselves to do what you know to be right, but you just don't wanna. Have any of you discovered a magic mojo button good care too share?

Best wishes too all,
Birgit

@birgitkwood I have trouble with the gym too. Mine is mostly a fear of getting injured, and I have sort of set into a pattern of walking. I retired a few years ago from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where I was a Research Professional and stayed on top of all the leading research there. They do a lot of exercise physiology research there and the overwhelming evidence promotes walking as the safest and most effective form of exercise for so very many things, especially weight loss. There are certainly other forms of exercises that work best for some things like flexibility, strength and balance and ideally you should include all types for the best physical health, but I don't think anyone would ever fault you for only walking. In fact, they found that walking for at least 30 minutes a day (even if it's in three sets of ten minute sprints) is one of the BEST things you can do for your health.

Now to actually answer the question! LOL I really doubt that there is a magic thing, but the closest I come to magic is healthy, honest and inspiring self talk. I often tell myself when faced with something I don't want to do that I only need to take the first step because it is the hardest one and after that it won't be so bad. I also remind myself that when I'm finished I will be so full of admiration for myself and the success that I know is going to show up on the scale and in how I look and feel, that I will actually be so happy that I followed through, and surprise, surprise I'm always right about that! For me there is nothing like success that promotes the willingness to do it again. And when all else fails, I remind myself that successful people are willing to do what others are not. It's easy to be unsuccessful, it doesn't require much but it has no rewards. It takes effort to be successful but it has many rewards, do I need to name them for you? That one will usually sends me out the door with a look of determination on my face because I want those rewards...that's why I do this!!!

Tuesday Goals - My goal this week is to get a bit more variety in my diet. Last couple of weeks was really tight budget wise so went with the basic go tos - chicken, frozen vegetable and the like. Another goal is to invest in a crock pot. What can I say? I'm easily entertained lol.

@birgitkwood Thanks, Girl!!! I will be thinking of you in the morning! I am also an avid camper, although I haven't been as much over the last couple of years as I would like. And I love a campfire anytime of the year and even if it's just in my firepit in my own back yard. Someone once told me I was the queen of starting campfires, because I've had lots of experience with a wood burning fireplace and lots of wood stoves, so I'm pretty good at it. I wanted a new email address and it just popped in my head. We should meet up somewhere and have a MFP weekend, wouldn't that be just so much fun?

@kayfhoward1 I just told my house mate the other day that we need to clean up the grill and use it so that we could have some different flavors, because I was beginning to feel bored with the menu! Great minds think alike they say! The crock pot is a good place to try out some easy recipes!

@Michelleym4 welcome! You'll love this thread. We have some awesome, inspiring and very smart folks here to travel this road with and you can look at page 839 on a post by skinnyjeanz I think for the days we post certain things. It's not chiseled in stone and you don't have to do it that way, but it sort of helps us get to know you and vice versa!

Hello! I am new to this forum concept. But my name is Anna. I am a 20 year old college student who has struggled really hard the last few years. I've recently decided to give it my all and not quit this time. I think having a support system is a good thing to have, which brings me here.


I hope this post is enough to "welcome" me in.

@truegive15 I've only been here for a short time myself. There's a lot of good people here to help with encouragement, motivation, you name it. Welcome!

My wish is to try a little harder to do a little better every day.
Welcome to the new people. I'm loving getting to know more and more who are on the same journey. It is inspiring.
Slowly getting the apple juice made. I have 13 quarts so far. I have to steam the apples for 3 hours to get between 2 and 3 quarts. It has lots of flavor.
Have a great day. Onward and downward, Kaye