Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@rach-- Yum--I love white sangria!! I can't drink the red b/c red wines can trigger my migraines.

@erin-- things are good with me. Not really much has changed--still teaching English Lit. My fun plans included lunch with a friend (retired teacher) today, and then tomorrow night I will meet some friends to see a band and go dancing.

@birgit-- Thanks for the reminder!! I did eat one tootsie roll today, but that was it, I swear!!

@pneschich --I like birgit's recommendation of Planet Fitness--I've also heard good things about that chain. We don't have one near my house, so I go to SNAP which I really, really like for the 24/7 access. Occasionally there are some annoying people there, but it's rare. Another option you might look into is if your local park district has a fitness center. I used to go to ours, and it was pretty nice and reasonably priced. The only reason I switched was they closed too early for me on the weekends.

AFM--Tomorrow, I have a play date with my 4 y/o niece. We are going to lunch at her favorite place and then to the park to play. Should be some good exercise between the park and walk back and forth from her house.

Tuesday Goals:
1. Clean the fish tank.
2. Drop off bag at good will.

Grading Goals:
1. x/1 letters of recommendation
2. 7/40 Blake journals

You vs Year Challenge:
282 k done/ 718 k to go

Exercise Goals:
Sun-- walk gunner DONE + gym DONE
Mon-- walk gunner DONE
Tues-- rest day
Wed-- rest day (parent/teacher conferences)
Thurs-- walk gunner DONE + rake leaves DONE
Fri-- walk gunner DONE + gym or run outside NOT DONE, but did arm workout
Sat-- walk gunner + take niece to the park

@skinnyjeanzbound how's English Lit? One of my best friends from work is an English teacher. I am still a special ed para, this year I am working with the Young Adult Program (students with down syndrome and Autism).

AFM, my plans for this weekend... well I went for a bike ride today at a lake nearby, tomorrow I have my flag football playoffs and then the food/craft fair at my church. Sunday is all for relaxing, laundry and watching football!

HOLIDAYS COUNTDOWN
Thanksgiving: 12 days
Christmas: 43 days
New Year: 50 days

Good morning Robins!
I am loving these mornings in the 50s ... FINALLY (in central Florida)!
My home scale said I weighed 299.8 but am not claiming it. It is not right. I will just wait and see what the new scale I ordered from Amazon yesterday says when it arrives after Turkey Day.
Speaking of which, mine has now been pushed to Friday (Black Friday!) Afternoon! OMG all this family drama and still 7 weeks till xmas! But like they say, "it's not christmas until somebody cries" usually it is me!
I am off to the winery! BBL
~ Rach ><>

Only a third of my post appeared ? Strange.
I didn't hear from the Obesity Clinic yet, will call Monday if they don't. I have felt like I needed to have a "serious" talk with my wife about the surgery. I know she supports my decision, but I wasn't convinced she was all in, you know what I mean? I somberly told her I thought we needed to talk more about it. She looked at me like I was kind of crazy, cocked her head like the dog does and said: you're going to lose weight, get healthier, be here longer, stop taking some or all of your pills and have more energy? I meekly said yes. She said what's the downside? Serious convo- Done! I love that redhead.

Started the eight week blood sugar diet Monday. As of today have lost 12 lbs Relatively easy to stick to (haven't been perfect every day though) and I've only gotten hungry a time or two. Supposed to balance blood sugar in 8 weeks. Feel better also. First time I have gone below 210 in three years

Trinatti 2001 Congratulations

If it helps, my mother just had cataract surgery last month. She said she barely felt it, even without anethesia (she's allergic), after the first of her two eyes were done she could see the difference: the eye still with a cataract, everything looked yellow, but the corrected eye, things looked white. I hope you have as much success with your's as she did. Good Luck!

Monday check in: I'm pleased as punch to be down 27 pounds in 11 weeks. I'm 7 weeks ahead of my original projections (which I set at 1 1/2 pounds per week), which means I could reach my next mini-goal (10% body weight loss) on November 28th. Of course, that is the Monday after Thanksgiving, so I'm hoping but not hopeful that I will continue unimpeded during the first of the "the holidays". My husband and I will be spending a week in Florida visiting my mother starting this Saturday, so I'll have less control of my food intake than when at home. On the bright side, we're renting an apartment in her building for the week with a full kitchen, so I can continue to stock up on the items that have kept me on track at home.

So, despite the national angst and unrest, I'm feeling pretty good in my own little bubble and will continue to hope that Americans will pull together to help one another just like we are doing on MFP. To quote Maya Angelou, "Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet."

I successfully navigated a long weekend in Vegas and still lost 1.4lbs at weigh-in today!! Moderately ate delicious food and I walked until I thought my feet would fall off! It was a blast.

@trinati2001 You have made it to Onderland!! Congratulations!

@320sycamore How inspiring to see how far ahead of schedule you are. Keep going! And I'm with you. Let everyone else deal with angst and negativity- I'm just going to drink my tea and pray for the best for this country and then keep it moving.

Monday Check-in ... Uippie-Yie-Yeah-Yie-Yo ... my weight has finally started to move in the downward trend again. Now if I can continue that trend ... it feels like my body has gotten used to the cooling temperatures and isn't driving me to pack myself as much.

Well, the cataract surgery was a breeze, the service providers excellent, and I was happily loopy from the anesthetic. The thing the impressed me the most were the colors and patterns I saw as the surgery was taking place. They had me mesmerized! There's a bit of grainy discomfiture so I'm keeping that eye closed so far today. And am looking forward to the next round of eye drops. My sis and I went out to have breakfast/lunch afterwards and did it at the foot mart of a big grocery story on our way 'home' ... then we took a fast trip around the store to pick up odds and ends we each needed. Tomorrow I go for a checkup and to see if my ophthalmologist thinks the other cataract is 'ripe' now or if I can put it off until sometime next year.

@campfirequeen1 that's too bad about your eye condition. I have something similar but thus far I haven't developed any blind spots yet. My grandma lost her vision to it when she was younger than I am now, it skipped my mom's generation, then it got me and one of my nephews.
@Heathermetoo Walking is a great way to burn up calories and walking around in Vegas is a fun place to do it.
@01thingirl83 Yep, we welcome anyone who has a significant amount of weight to lose and people sometimes stay on this thread for several years. Welcome
@320sycamore That's the way to DO IT .... no messin around like I've been doing ... congratulations on your commitment and weight loss.
@Elizabeth2360 congratulations of 4 pounds down. Is that since your recent surgery?
@KATRENAJ what is that blood sugar diet? Hope it works for you.
@trinati2001 you have done very well thus far! Congratulations on the break into the ones's
@pneschich hope you get the news and results you are hoping for.
@ereilly311 and @skinnyjeanzbound good to read your posts!

As for myself ... I'm making a long post longer by sharing my plans for this week and then the computer is being unplugged. I want to switch the function of this room (where the computer currently is) and my bedroom but to do that there is a lot of packing of each room to do and thus I will be shuffling around with that. I can't lift anything heavier than 10 pounds while the eye heals, and I won't ... I just need to make changes in my surroundings to make them more conducive to supporting my efforts towards meeting my health goals. So ... until then, "I'll see ya when I see you" after the computer gets put together again.
Niki

PS - If I'm not back before Thanksgiving ... have a well and healthy holiday all my compatriots her in the USA.

Monday Check-In: Today was kinda a crazy day for me. I did NOT want to wake up for work this morning, I was way too comfy in bed. I must have known something was up, because the kids at school were pretty off today. One of my students who is ALWAYS happy, was crying off and on all day (I work with special needs high school students, mostly autistic and down syndrome students). After school I went for a quick workout with my friend who has been training me, it was good. Between that and my 7 mile bike ride yesterday, my legs are jello lol. I also started my first practice of the season for basketball today. This team is definitely going to be a struggle, but I'm looking forward to getting to know the kids and teaching them more. Now I just need to make sure I find my balance and don't let myself get too stressed out like I did during volleyball season.

Monday check in a bit late.... not a bad week. Logged food consistantly. Walked as much as I could with the plantar fasciitis- foot pain! Going to start at the gym today. I found a 3 day barbell workout that looks like I can do. I have no idea what weights to start with. Going to go light and see if my 17 yr old wants to come with me. Off today for pulmonologist appointment sleep apnea. Then off to the dentist, haircut and gym. Putting a pork tenderloin in the crockpot for dinner. Honey soy, looks tasty.. going to find out where I stand on surgery too. Sleep doctors are in the same building as the Obesity clinic. Busy day off.

@ereilly311 bless your profession. My older brother has downs. Just turned 54. I can't imagine the highs and lows you see daily.

I hope the rest of you easily meet your goals, enjoy your new way of feasting and the changes are visible on the scale and in the mirror and have a blessed week.

Bit the bullet and purchased a more accurate bathroom scale. I'm already in hate with the thing cuz it shows a 3.8 lb gain over the old scale. I mean, really - if the l old one was gonna be inaccurate, why couldn't it be inaccurate in the other direction?? Lol. But... accuracy over vanity, and I have to remind myself that the gain shown isn't real. Going forward I will have numbers I can trust. Onward...

When all is said and done, I believe that I probably gained about 2 pounds, but still working to get the fluid retention down, so by the end of the week I should be back on track! Wed Wish- That I will get all my appts. scheduled and errands done so that I'm not in a rush trying to get packed and ready for my Thanksgiving trip starting Saturday. I'm not a person that thinks veery straight in the midst of chaos, I hate going to the airport all stressed out and wondering what I didn't pack that I needed to! Holly in Nashville

Way to go. I'm not a sweets/dessert lover, but I can imagine trying to pass up some salty treat four times.

I saw a motivational poster recently that read:
"I'm working on a NEW ME
not because the old me is bad
but because I can IMPROVE"