Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

I've been absent here a few days so I need to catch up. Monday Check in went by the way and Tuesday goals to if you consider that it's officially Wed now, because it's after midnight in the Central Time Zone. I'm happy to report that I'm FINALLY feeling like me again! Although I don't have the eating back in line completely yet, I have made headway with the step goals. Monday I walked my goal and moved from 5th to 4th place in the step challenge. Tuesday I walked 2700 plus steps over my goal and moved from 4th to 3rd and missed 2nd by less than 100 steps! So my Tuesday Goals is to finish the challenge in at least 2nd place, and get my calorie goal on or under goal for each day of the week this week.

Since I'm here and it's officially Wed, my Wed. Wish is to be satisfied with my food selections and portions today. Tuesday I was tough, I had to fight roaring hunger and cravings most of the day.

Wednesday wish, I wish the scale would move. My surgeon told me I had reached an equilibrium. That 1600 calories is my maximum intake based on my output, Life and excercise. That sucks big time. On the plus side he wasn't upset like he was at the beginning when I wasn't totally bought in on me having to work to lose weight and let the sleeve do the work because it won't. I'm doing what I need to.
Second wish, I wish my wife would walk with me more often. She pushes me, she talks, there are no I pads and who wouldn't want the company of the woman they are crazy for. I am blessed to have her.

@Indygirl_81 There's an app. My fitness planner. Android has a menu on upper left. My iPad has 3 dots on lower right for menu. Community

Oh and welcome. Good group of people here.

@Nikion901 (grunts) Man Good!

@pneschich I can commiserate with you, because if I had a great guy to walk with, I would be out there hoofing it as much as he wanted to, it is more fun when you have someone you are crazy about to work or play with, because it's just...well, more fun. Like you, I think I'm getting to the bottom of this calorie goal ride, so I either have to lower my intake the last 70 calories, or like you just work harder. I don't want to, but even more than that, I don't want to have surgery, so I guess I will just haul my lazy butt on out and get busy! It's my choice, no one is making me.
@320sycamore I love that you and your Hubs are celebrating your 31st today! That is such a remarkable thing this day and time! In honor of the occasion, I'm changing my Wed Wish to...I wish you two love birds have the best anniversary ever and many happy and healthy returns! Any man that would tackle lobster thermidor to win his woman, is worth marrying! LOL
@Nikion901 You and Kathleen have my true admiration for your fix it skills. I have two thumbs and 8 fingers but when it comes to using tools and fixing things, I'm all thumbs or maybe feet! I hope your wheel comes, because I do enjoy yard work and I hate when it gets behind. We haven't had enough rain to even make the weeds grow!

Today is day one of me seriously making some changes in my life to lose weight. Ultimately I would like to lose 100 plus pounds and I know it is not going to be easy especially in the beginning. I find it hard to make time to workout and constantly find myself making excuses as to why I do not have the time. I also tend to cheat and eat foods I know I am not supposed to and one cheat day a week turns into two, three, or even four.

I wish I hadn't gotten a phone call. Dr. Called to tell me insurance denied me because they didn't have a record of my weight in 2013. That was the year I magically added 100+ pounds so I could need surgery cause I'm obviously crazy. So, I had to pull off the freeway in freaking Houston rush hour traffic to look up my old doctors phone number, she moved, to get the records they were supposed to have sent months ago.. Drive to the doctor's office to get hard copies because fax and email are just too complicated. Then drive to the other doctors and turn them over. Now I have to wait another week to escape limbo.
Going to walk the dog, hard. Hope the rain holds off. Feels like a Monday from here.

Thursday Truth ... I need to stop 'trying' and start 'doing'. And, what I need to start doing now is stop dieting and just maintain for a while. This is necessary to halt an "I'm failing again' mindset that wants to creep into my thought process.

Face it Niki, the body can only keep up decreased energy intake and increased energy output for so long before the subconscious starts slipping in an extra lick here - an extra smidgen there, and a relaxation of the force or time or occurrence of 'working out' ... and then a plateau results; and then those 'I'm failing again' feelings start to creep in and then a real halt to effort takes hold. So ... you've been through this before and you know that it's not that you are failing, it's that you need a break to let your mind and body relax for a while.

So ... "maintain, maintain, maintain" is the goal, for now.

I saw a fridge sign:
Eat the junk you've been craving for an hour.
Or
Have the body you've wanted for a lifetime.
The choice is yours!

I liked it thought it was clever and to the point.

I have the great honor of helping the Boy Scouts serve Dinner tonight to a group of wounded veterans, their families and a group of kids who have lost a parent. If you have a spare moment say a prayer for these folks. They are the most grateful group of people I have ever had the privilege of knowing.

Hey @MermaidPrincessRach --- we share the same birthdate ... March 17!

try looking at this scale, I bought this one back in August and have been pretty happy with it thus far. ...
https://www.amazon.com/EatSmart-Precision-Digital-Bathroom-Lighted/dp/B001KXZ808/ref=sr_tnr_p_1_344746011_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1478358805&sr=8-1&keywords=Eat+Smart+model+ESBS-01

Hey @Nikion901 that's cool the we both have St Patrick's Day bdays! Are you Irish? I am not sure if I am or not. I want to get a DNA ancestry test done but they are a little too pricey for me right now.
Thanks for the scale reccommendation! It looks like a nice one! And it comes with a tape measure!!
@Elizabeth2360 it is so nice that you have a supporting and helpful husband! I love my wonderful husband too. "A few good men"
I tried to drink one cup of water per hour yesturday but it is really hard for me to do, especially when I am out and about on weekends. I carried a water bottle with me all day but still fell short of my goal. What can I say? I'm not a drinker.
Rach

I get asked if I am Irish too bc of my birthday.
I dont like beer. And until recently, i didnt like drinking alcohol. So I dont celebrate St Pattys day like most (with green beer). Last year I had my own private 5k shamrock run at the local parkway sponsored by my mom. There were goodie bags, tee shirts and medals for all the finishers! It was great! Another year, I organized a coloring party ... before adult coloring was hip. And one of my most normal adult birthday celebrations ... bowling!
When my mom was growing up, she always thought it would be fun to have a child born on a less major holiday. I guess that makes me her wish fulfilling little leprachaun.

@pneschich ... oh, how I can relate to what you are saying here.

As I lay in bed last night, reviewing the day in my head while I waited for sleep to shut down my thoughts, it occurred to me that even though I did badly yesterday and the past 3 weeks (and my weight is up to almost what it was on July 4th), I am still better off today than I was several years ago. That I'm not doing better is all on me and my habits of being inactive and overeating on foods that swell my fat cells ... sugary and starchy more than fatty and salty! ... and once again thoughts of my brother are what stopped my dumping on myself and gave me the desire to try, not again because I never quit, but some more and harder.

At my heaviest, I weighed in at 272 (well, actually 282 for 1 week while I had a very full intestine issue - TMI) for my 5'3" frame ... that's 4.31746 pounds an inch! .... I remember when I weighed less than 2 pounds per inch, and I remember being very concerned for my young son when he only weighed 3/4 pound per inch.

I always said to anyone who criticized by brother for his heftiness that if I were as tall as he was, that I would probably weight the same amount, so give it a rest! He didn't though. If he did weight an equivalent amount per inch, he would have come in at 328 pounds; at that time, he came in about 100 pounds more than that; but what I really meant by my statement was that I was twice as heavy as I should have been, and so was he because at his height coming in at about 230 pounds would have made him very healthy (that would have been half of him). Maybe I've said it before, but it was my brothers sudden death that made me realize I had to stop the inaction and get moving on my own health.

So, you started at 345, and you are now 290 ... I don't know how tall you are, but I wager that if you could get down to 250 your doctor would be pleased with you, and you would feel healthy and be more healthy. Just think of it like this ... you didn't get as heavy as you are in a short amount of time, it's going to take time to get it off, and that every pound you get off makes you that much more healthy than you would be had you done nothing about it.

Keep striving, don't ever quit. Take a break? OK, but that doesn't mean give up on healthy eating while you are taking the break.
feel for you bro! Niki

Sunday Share: I lost two pounds at my last weigh in but that took me 15 days. This morning I got on the scale and was up about six pounds, for me that's not so bad because tomorrow when I take my diuretic, I will be back down at least four or five pounds, so maybe I only have a 1 pound gain. No surprise, I ate everything that didn't move out of my way yesterday, but I am determined not to let this be my downfall place. @pneschich this weight is my usual stop and run in the opposite direction weight, but not this time Buddy! It ain't going to happen that way this time, and I'm pretty sure that even though you are morose and have a hurting foot, it's not the end of you either. We can do this! You have a family to think of and so do I, when it comes down to it. I want them all to have us around and healthy for a very long time!
I had a nice lunch and by 3pm, I felt so hungry that I wanted to go wild again today, but I decided to have a hot cup of coffee with a little peppermint mocha flavor in it. The hot liquid takes a while to drink and feels comforting and tasty. I'll wait another hour before I eat dinner, and I don't usually have a problem with snacking after dinner, so I believe I've made it through a difficult day, Each day that I manage to stay within my calorie goal adds another layer of resolve to see it through to a successful finish. Of course I know I will never be finished but reaching my weight goal is in my future, I just know it!

This weight loss thing is the same ol' song n' dance over and over. I think I need to learn a different dance or else change the song.

Any one have a good easy low-salt soup recipe?

At what age does a woman start wearing makeup everyday?

Rach
HOLIDAYS COUNTDOWN
Thanksgiving: 17 days
Christmas: 48 days
New Year: 55 days

@MermaidPrincessRach When I worked I wore make up everyday. Now I only wear it when I'm going out, not around the house. However, I do have a skin care routine of cleaning my face and applying exfoliating cream and moisturizer on a daily basis. People always comment what great skin I have, especially for my age. I was a Mary Kay Lady back in the day and she always said, "If you take care of your skin when you are young, when you are old you will have the skin you deserve." She must be right!
I have a great pumpkin soup recipe that I will message you. I also make my own chicken stock, so I can control the amount of salt that goes in my soup recipes. Salt really makes a soup tasty, but I have to really guard my sodium intake, so I add pepper (black ground or red/cayenne ground along with garlic to spice it up without using salt.
@steph198503 Welcome!
@Elizabeth2360 Way to go on your weight loss. I couldn't do a bake sale! I have bananas I'm throwing out because I'm afraid to make anything with them like banana bread or cookies!