Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

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xcga33i wrote: »

Hi group. I would love to join this thread. I have been on mfp this time for a little over 100 day and have lost about 17#. I have a long way to still go and i think a group would help. Cant wait to get to know everyone.
Chrissy

Welcome Chrissy ... like the looks of that cat in your profile pix. Keep up the good work. Logging in every day, even when you have less than stellar (read downright awful) food choices you get to see the trend when you run the reports. Always useful information, I do believe it is so.

Hi everyone. Sounds like things are going fairly well. I was so happy to get back to the gym last week. My thighs weren't quite as happy though lol. Remembering to log my food has taken some getting used to again. So far I have been doing okay. I really hope to start losing again as I get more mindful of my food and exercise. Work is crazy but if you own the company I guess that's a good thing lol. I get tomorrow off for my b-day. All I have to do is catch up the books, do quarterly taxes, clean the house, and catch up on laundry. Happy b-day to me lol. Well time to wind down for the night. Have a great night all.

@Grandmakaye I am so sorry for the loss in your family. Please be safe on your journey back and forth.

I wish you could lose weight as easy as gaining it. Mostly, I wish it gone yesterday.

Hi, new member at 234 trying to get to 130-150 to be a healthy weight.

@campfirequeen1 I am HORRIBLE at housekeeping. The only way I get anything done is divide it into small sections; such as, I will clean just the one end/corner of the table, or this one drawer. Then I get a reward; such as 15 min of computer game play or one episode of my fav show. Good luck!
Rach

Friday fitness: The past couple weeks have been mostly cold and rainy and today is no exception. It's really putting a damper on my morning walks and a couple times this week I've had to cancel my walk or I headed out while it was clear but had to head back early since it started raining. I know this means I need to conquer my anxiety of the gym but lately I've been in a low mood and at times like these, it nearly feels impossible. I've lost a fair amount of weight since I initially signed up at the gym but I still feel "too fat" to be seen there, even though I know that's silly and no one would be paying attention to my size anyway. It's the first step that's always the hardest and I'm really struggling to make the gym a habit...

I don't want to end this on a bad note so I'll post a NSV I was pretty happy about the other day... I'm able to wear more and more of my old clothing and I'm definitely noticing the "paper towel effect" lately, where each 5-10 lbs is much more noticeable now. I was able to fit into some size 14 jeans and the old size 12 (stretched to size 16) jeans I've been wearing lately are getting loose. I also fit into some nice tops and sweaters mom sent for Christmas last year that were too small to even attempt trying on at the time I opened them.

Also MFP estimates I'll be in Onederland in Nov, so I'll keep my fingers crossed and keep working hard I need to clean up my diet a bit, as it's been a little wonky with having some friends visit recently, and I need to conquer my gym anxiety if I want to keep progressing on my journey... I'll need all the motivation I can get

Truth Thursday: I want Long John Silver fried shrimp and fish, hush puppies, fries, and pineapple cheesecake. The truth is I want to eat and eat.

Fitness Friday: I downloaded a step tracker and I've been logging my steps

@ Nikion901 I love your profile pic! It's the lyrics of a famous Animals song, right? Do I understand you?

It's a bad day for me painwise. It's not be a stellar week either, my food choices get poor when the pain and stress get high. I'm just stopping in to say hi and let you guys know I'm thinking of you.
@MermaidPrincessRach You are a smart cookie. I had been admiring Niki's profile pic but hadn't clicked on it to see what it said. I'm a child of the 60s, having graduated from HS at the age of 17 in 1966. The Animals were so hot back then, and you weren't even a glimmer yet!
@Nikion901 You are so right, you need to know the thing or things that set you off.
@Pneschich I had to face your decision back years ago. I know how hard it is and all I can say is that I'm praying for you to make the best decision for you. It is scary, it is a big decision, and it's going to take a huge effort on your part either way. Back when I considered it there wasn't a lot of clinical trials studies of "after surgery results" but now there should be on the Medline Plus site. Of course reading those studies is not a walk in the park, even for a clinical trials professional, and you have to understand that sometimes the group doing the study sometimes has a lot to gain or lose by it's outcome, so their assessment of it is not completely without bias, so it may not be the best approach to making a good decision for yourself. I wish I could tell you that there is an easy answer. This is what it always comes down to for me, go with your gut. I say God put your gut feeling there to protect you and you need to let it guide you, after all is said and done. I believe that I made the right decision for me, based on my gut feeling. I'm still fighting the weight battle but I'm doing it on my own terms, not on those that can't be changed. I believe you will make the right decision too, because you are both mindful and realistic and I will be here rooting for whichever way you choose to go!

Awww @Nikion901 and @campfirequeen1 - you both are women after my heart. I'm slightly younger than you both, having graduated HS in '73, but I'm right there with you. Still a flower child at heart and loooove the music!

@Nikion901 I recall no ranting, Leonard Cohen is great one of my favorites. Dylan; I appreciate his place in the universe. I appreciate a point of view. Everyone's perspective is different. That's why I come here. That and the catharsis it offers with folks who heading to a common goal.

Sunday share: it's going to be a better week. Did my shopping and prep. Even grilled sone "emergency "chicken for lunches and crazy nights. Peppers and pineapple cleaned and cot up for snacks and lunch and a lightly smoked tomato sauce ready for a quick diner. Still fighting my attitude but the more mechanical I make following my plan the less a piss poor attitude affects me.


Ready for the food processor
Everyone's happy when I cook even the vegetarian

Too funny @pneschich ! Is the tortoise "the vegetarian? What kind is he? Pet or wild? Does he have a name?
Rach

@pneschich - looks like you're fully prepared for the week. Good for you! And I'm thinking Tortuga may not need regular walks, but he can still be a helpful part of your daily exercise program. Tortuga can be your "weight" for all your weight training exercises. You know - arm swings, chest presses, squats - all while holding your tortoise. Tortuga + Dad bonding time ;-) (Hmmm... do tortoises get motion sick? ;-))

Sunday share for me: I have this intense burning searing ripping pain on my left front side, expanding toward the back. Dr diagnosed shingles last week, altho there's no rash (yet). It's truly brutal! It so happens I'm also scheduled for a routine mammogram tomorrow morning. Under the circumstances I've been contemplating rescheduling the mammogram (I mean really... getting squished in that machine is sooo not gonna be fun right now!), but... I also want to make sure that the pain I'm experiencing isn't something even more serious than shingles. (Two women very dear to me are currently battling breast cancer - the first symptoms one of them experienced was a weird rash and pain... ) So I'm gonna do it tomorrow morning. I plan to be heavily medicated on painkillers for the occasion. I'm not a whiner, but truly - for the first time in my life I'm afraid of a mammogram. Ugh... think of me tomorrow morning and send positive vibrations, please.