Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@Nikion901 From a couple days back, I absolutely hear you on the troubles with dried fruit. I think I shared here about how I ate an entire 2lb bag of dried mango in one sitting? #toomuchfruit is a real thing.

Now two weeks without a binge, although I've been eating somewhat less than is altogether healthful. I just know that if I eat /anything/ after about 9pm, I'm setting myself up to struggle with my personal snack demon all night. Maybe it's a blood sugar thing?

I spent quite a bit of time on Saturday going through my closet and trying on literally every article of clothing I own except for socks, and purging everything that was ridiculously oversized. I kept a few things that are merely too big; otherwise, I'd not have a single button down work shirt. I wound up divesting myself of six garbage bags of clothes and shoes. I even got rid of a bunch of bras that are now too loose around the band to provide proper support.

So with my newly empty closet as a good excuse, I did some shopping on Sunday, and I realized two things. 1.) Lingerie shopping is so. much. fun. when you feel good about yourself and 2.) I'd reached size 12 in pants.

Size 12 was my secret goal. My goal of "if you don't lose one more ounce, you'll have succeeded". One I never spoke out loud or committed to writing because I was terrified that I wouldn't get there. Now, I'll admit that they are pretty snug, and I've got some notable camel toe going on if I'm not careful. But damn if I didn't tear up in the fitting room because everything moving on is, well, icing on the cake.

It sounds like bragging, but it just feels so good to share happy news after bitching and moaning so much the past month.

@badnoodle I am doing a happy dance for you and your size 12 pants! I remember how shocking it was for me the first time I lost enough to fit a size 16 the first time in my adult life. Go ahead and brag! You earned it!
On a similar note, I wore one size smaller pants to work today. They are old ones from my closet. But the problem is, I forgot the zipper is malfunctioned. It likes to unzip itself! so I will be going by the big&tall store to get myself new size 24 work pants.
Rach

@Nikion901 - are you of German ancestry? Thise flat personal sized meatloaves are "Frickadellen," and I grew up with them as well. Hmmm... haven't made them in a very long while. Maybe it's time. Plus, I like saying "Frickadellen." Lol

@dabidwell - welcome, and congrats on your huge accomplishment. Don't lose sight of your goal and don't get complacent. That's how we end up sabotaging ourselves and get derailed. Stay strong and use this MFP community for support. We're all in this journey together and you are NOT alone. Hand in there!

@badnoodle - great going, congrats!

Monday check-in: seems that I have shingles. Grrrrr... extremely painful! I don't have the tell take rash (yet) but based on the way I've described the pain, that's what my doctor diagnosed. So I'm now I anti-virals and pain meds. Sooo hoping this works!

On a happier note, as of today I'm down a total of 78lbs. 6lbs to go before I'm no longer "obese." So looking forward to that :-D

Have a great week, Everyone!

@birgitkwood ... we called them either Frikadel'ki or kotletti ... translates to meatballs. My mom didn't shape them as flat rounds though, she liked to gently pat them into a diamond shape and when they cooked up, they came out as little flat ovals. .. and no, not ethnically German though I'm from Europe and was born in Germany in the 1940's. My mom learned a lot of German food while we lived there. Since it was the food of my childhood, I especially like it. Plus, I think a lot of European countries have dishes that are similar because people brought their tastes with them as they moved through those lands over the centuries.

Congratulations on your large weight loss ... that's where I want to be

Hi everyone!
I have a red mark on my wrist where Wilma (my activity tracker) sits. I can't weigh myself this morning bc the batteries in my scale died. I am still fighting this bug; went to bed early again last night. Just feeling down today. I need to work on rebalancing my energies. (Something I learned about in therapy.) On a positive note, I enjoyed reading the Nov issue of RW this morning that came in yesterday's mail. They published the results of several polls they did.
Rach

Tuesday - Goals (do you have any Goals you want to update us?)

I have a goal of moving some dirt today. There's a big pile of rotted down leaf mold compost that's sitting on the side parking pad off my driveway that has been begging me to move it so I can use that space a a winter turn-around so I don't have to back my car out of the garage all the way out to the street when snow is piled high on the sides of the driveway mouth. I should have been moving it all year but, as normal, I procrastinate!

Yesterday was final weigh-in day for one of my challenges and I felt disappointment that I had to report and 1/2 pound gain, but when the results came out this morning my feelings lifted upward considerably. That's because I didn't do as badly as the average for my group, the group actually gained over 1 pound ... so be comparison I'm doing better than I had originally thought.

Back a long time ago, the regulars on this thread had selected phrases or words to be their motto's or mantras and mine was ...
Follow through with consistent focus.
Nikion901

Tuesday Goal: Today I was weighed and I lost 17 pounds. So my goal is to lose 3 more pounds so I can reach my first 20 pound goal.

Wednesday Wish: I wish I was one of those people that can eat and eat but never gain weight. That would be a dream come true

Happy Wednesday,

@bluewillowmist I wish that too.
@me drogurl28 me too!

Wednesday goal ! Get my house clean before the weekend! I want to make a big pot of spaghetti for my family while I am in the hospital they will have dinner.
So doing housework getting it ready!

Hope you all have a good evening! I will chat tomorrow.

Liz
Idaho

Hey everyone! I've been lurking instead of posting, so I'm staying up with the guys even though I haven't been posting. I'm not going to take the time now to comment but if you are new "welcome and nice to meet you!" If you are a regular, I'm thinking of you and pulling for you! Thursday Truth- I'm tired. It seems I stay tired all the time and I'm tired of being tired! I have made some progress on my desk, but I need to spend like a whole day doing nothing but working on organizing and dejunking it! I think it makes me tired to look at it and know that I need to face up to the responsibility or keep feeling depressed and tired. My pain level was really high yesterday and my eating wasn't great either, but that was yesterday and this is a brand new day and I'm going to do better today.