Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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happygirlxxx wrote: »Monday - Check In (how are you doing? Had any successes or struggles this week-end?)
This is where I am today ... Lago di Garda, northern Italy.
Had to share the spectacular view with you ...if I had not loss almost 70lbs would not be able to enjoy hiking as much as I will this week.
BREATHTAKING!!!!
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SUMMER HEAT CHALLENGE
Name: Robin
Age: 51
Height: 5'3”
Start Weight (July 5): 250.8
Goal Weight (September 16): 239.9
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: --- 249.6 -- steps 1/7; -- active 1/7
2. July 19: --- 250.8 -- steps 5/7; -- active 4/7
3. July 26:** --- ?? --- steps 5/7; -- active 4/7
4. August 2:** - ?? --- steps 3/7; -- active 3/7
5. August 9: - 253.6 -- steps 3/7; -- active 3/7
6. August 16: 252.4-- steps 6/7; -- active 6/7
7. August 23: -- steps x/7; -- active x/7
8. August 30: -- steps x/7; -- active x/7
9. September 6: -- steps x/7; -- active x/7
10. September 13: -- steps x/7; -- active x/7
Final weight: Saturday, September 16: -- steps x/7; -- active x/7
Weight -/+ this week: -1.2
Weight -/+ challenge total: +1.6
Weight loss so far: -33.4
** vacation weeks
Additional Weight loss / Fitness goals would like to achieve this summer:
1. Meet step goal 6/7 days
2. Meet activity goal 6/7 days
Well, I did it AGAIN! I failed over the weekend. It continues to be my downfall again and again.
Every! Single! Week!
I do so well during the week then *BAM* the weekend comes. I think I need to have a talk with my daughter. She is not intentionally sabotaging me, but I have zero will power when I am with her and she is eating things that *I* should NOT be eating! She tries to help me, but she sucks at it! LOL She will tell me, "No, you wanted to be 'good' this weekend." But then, there I am telling her one bite won't hurt. One bite usually turns into more bites. Or, we are stopping to grab a bite and I end up ordering something yummy like her instead of something more healthy and lower in calories.
I have basically been doing my "maintenance plan" where I will eat carefully during the week and whatever I want on the weekends. The only difference is the deficit during the week was greater this week so that I at least lost a little bit. That isn't always the case.
Looking for any advise from anyone out there on how to handle the struggles that come on weekends!
But on an uptick, I finally met my Fitness Goals this past week.
Until next time; wishing everyone Peace
, Love and Weight Loss 
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Summer Heat Challenge:
Name: cellosmiles
Age: 37
Height: 5'3"
Start Challenge weight: 239.5
Goal for this Challenge: 228
Weigh in Week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
July 12: 240
July 19: 238
July 26: 235.5
Aug 2: 234
Aug 9: 233
Aug 16: 233.5
Aug 23:
Aug 30:
Sept 6:
Sept 13:
Final weigh in Sept 16th:
Weight -/+ this week: +.5
Weight -/+ challenge total: -6
Weight loss since Jan 1/17 at 250: -16.5
Weightloss from highest ever recorded at 257: -23.5
Have a head cold and all congested up...think that is what caused my slight gain LOL....lets see what next week brings!0 -
Summer Heat Challenge
Name: Dumdum
Age: 36
Height: 5' 3
Start Weight (July 5): 196
Goal Weight (September 15): 184
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 196
2. July 19: 194
3. July 26: 194
4. August 2: 194
5. August 9: 190
6. August 16: 192
7. August 23:
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight -/+ this week: - 4 lbs
Weight -/+ challenge total: - 6.0 lbs
Weight loss so far: 25 lbs since Jan 2017
Gained this week folks ☹ but that would be the doughnut I had1 -
anyone know y half my post keeps dissappearing?0
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Name: Jackie
Age: 56
Height: 5'6"
Start Weight (July 5): 260
Goal Weight (September 15): 244
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 258
2. July 19: 256.5
3. July 26:254
4. August 2: 254
5. August 9: 252.5
6. August 16: 252
7. August 23:
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight loss so far -131 -
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Name: LaDana
Age: 42
Height: 5'2"
Start Weight (July 1): 273
Goal Weight (September 15): 260
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: ?
2. July 19: vacation
3. July 26: 273
4. August 2: 275
5. August 9: 273
6. August 16: 277
7. August 23:
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight -/+ this week: +4
Weight -/+ challenge total: +4
Weight loss so far: 26
This is not going to be my challenge. I can not get my act together. I can not get motivated. Hopefully...1 -
Summer Heat Challenge
Name: Jo
Age: 47
Height: 161 cm
Start Weight (July 5): 181.6 lbs
Goal Weight (September 15): 166
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 178.8
2. July 19: 176.2
3. July 26: 175.1
4. August 2: 172.6
5. August 9: 172.2
6. August 16: 174.4
7. August 23:
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight -/+ this week:...........+2.2
Weight -/+ challenge total:... -7.2
Weight loss so far:.................-58.4
Additional Weight loss / Fitness goals would like to achieve this summer:
1. Eat at calorie goal .........5/7, 5/7, 5/7, 6/7, 3/7, 2/7
2. Keep carbs under 100....5/7, 5/7, 3/7, 5/7, 3/7. 2/7
3. 10-12 glasses water......5/7, 7/7, 6/7, 6/7, 7/7, 6/7
Well, I am up .
Ate badly, feel bad.
Still tracking, still trying to get back on the horse.
Good luck to the rest of you!
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SUMMER HEAT CHALLENGE
Name: Barb
Age: 69
Height: 5” 3”
Start Weight (July 5): 215.6
Goal Weight (September 15): 199.6
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 212.6
2. July 19: 211.2
3. July 26: 211
4. August 2: 208.8
5. August 9: 210
6. August 16: 211
7. August 23:
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight -/+ this week: +1
Weight -/+ challenge total: -5.8
Weight loss so far: 48.2 since Jan 17th
Well, as of today, my vacation is over.
I had a wonderful time although I gained 2.2 lbs over the almost two weeks. Now to get back to planning my meals and exercising! Looking at the posts for this week it looks to me like a lot of us are struggling this summer, but I know we'll get back in the hang of things as summer winds down. Good luck everyone! 
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To those of you that have been around for the last few years ( @bapcarrier @Nikion901 @skinnyjeanzbound ) , maybe you can share the where-a-bouts of some of the other regulars that I have not seen since returning myself last January:
@grandmakaye44
@Morgori
@mnwalkingqueen
@Lauriek70
@kah68
@Lives2Travel
@jtconst
@susan2396
@JNettie73
To name a few!
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Thursday Truth
In a nutshell, i am on a borrowed iPhone cause my computer bit the dust ... and don't know how to, and right now i don't much care ... copy and paste ... to report for the weight challenge.
@Ana if you spot this post my weight is up this week. I came in at 240
I don't know if I will be able to still use this phone for next week, and am pretty certain will still be without online access ... so maybe it will be that I am done for now.
@Robin, if you follow the link by clicking on the names of the posters you asked about you will see info about the last time they logged into MFP. Most are still using the app.
A few of the folks have stopped by during this year to give an update and I wish I could remember what everyone had said, sorry.0 -
Summer Heat
Name: Karen
Age: 47
Height: 5' 7"
My optional challenges are going to be to hit 100+ grams of protein/day and to walk/run 40 miles/week.
Start weight (week of July 5): 198.4; days 100+ g protein = 5/7; 24.26 miles
Goal weight (Saturday September 16): 185
Weigh in week of:
July 12: 197.8; 5/7 days 100+ g protein; 26.72 miles
July 19: 197.8; 4/7 days 100+ g protein; 26.11 miles
July 26: 197.2; 3/7 days 100+ g protein; 25.01 miles
August 2: 197.4; 2/7 days 100+ g protein; 21.92 miles
August 9: 197.4; 1/7 days 100+ g protein; 22.28 miles
August 16: 201.2; x/7 days 100+ g protein x miles
August 23: x/7 days 100+ g protein x miles
August 30: x/7 days 100+ g protein x miles
September 6: x/7 days 100+ g protein x miles
September 13: x/7 days 100+ g protein x miles
Final weight September 16:
Weight +/- this week: +3.8
Weight +/- total: +2.8
Protein goal: No excuse for my lack of logging; not traveling--just being extremely lazy.
Mileage: My mileage was actually a little better than this, but I forgot to wear my fitbit 2 days last week. Still, none of that mileage was from running which is really the point of the challenge.
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@robinB-- I'm friends with laurie and susan on FB and though both have gotten away from the thread, they are still working toward their goals. Susan had WLS a while back and recently posted that she has lost a total of 107 lbs thus far. Laurie is traveling a lot prior to starting back to her teaching job soon. Kelley (kah68) and I have communicated via email, but it's been quite a while. She was still focused on her job search after receiving a certification in May.
AFM-- Wow, what a retched week. That is all.
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Happy Saturday Everyone!!!
We have reached week # 6 of our Summer Heat Challenge!!
First of all, my apologies for being late with our weekly report. This is the 1st time in like 15 years that I don’t bring my laptop with me to a trip … and needless to say on Wednesday I realized I could not write my little report!!
I wish I had better news, but almost everyone who reported their weigh-in data this week went up
… except for 4 members, which together they loss gross amount of 4.1lbs (well done!)
What happened to us this week? I know its summer and a lot of us are taking vacation, tons of social events, etc but why are we letting ourselves go just because of this?
I think we need to find a way to be able to continue with our weight loss journey regardless of these events, don’t you think? I know its easier said than done (since I am one of the people who gained weight ….).
I was looking for a couple of ideas online and found the following “articles” that thought could be good to take a look … might be help, might not, but worth sharing:- http://www.health.com/weight-loss/stay-slim-vacation-tips
- http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/avoid-vacation-weight-gain-5-simple-rules#1
- http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/dieting/25-holiday-tips-for-keeping-the-weight-1155203
Some repeat a bit the same tips, but maybe from reading them more than once they will stick
Have a great weekend everyone!! Hope everyone is doing well and I am looking forward seeing our great results next week.
Take care!
4 - http://www.health.com/weight-loss/stay-slim-vacation-tips
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@happygirlxxx thanks for the weekly update. And yup sometimes life is just like that. I was a bit surprised so many of us were up. But i wasnt surprised by mine. When you have a cold and are working mostly 12 hrs per day still....well i ate out a lot. I am back on track this week. Whether i show a loss or a gain cause its TOM time
.... i am proud i am eating way better and back to exercising more.
And yes...some exercise ideas or something to shake things up while on vacation isnt a bad idea.
For me i am looking forward to vacation. End of september....i will drop down to just 6 days work per week. I am sooooo loking forward to it 1 -
@cellosmiles awesome that you are back on track ... I am trying too! but after eating so much this last week now I feel like I am hungry every minute
However, I am I am glad as well I have changed the way I ate .. my meals were composed of McDonalds at least 3 times a week ... I had a cheeseburger, fries, nuggets and a ice cream ... terrible I know!!! and I would we at my office like 10 hours a day, at my desk, hardly moving. I was soooo tired all the time ... I would get home and all I could think of was calling McDs to deliver the food ... all I had in my kitchen was diet coke, crackers and cheese
Hope your cold is gone; working so many hours a day and not feeling well must be annoying.3 -
Final weight: Saturday, July 1 - 278.4
Summer Heat Challenge
Name : Teresa
Age: 27
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Start Weight (July 1): 278.4
Goal Weight (September 15): 258.4
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 279.2
2. July 19: 274.8
3. July 26: 276.4
4. August 2: 272
5. August 9: 275
6. August 16:273
7. August 23:
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight -/+ this week: -2
Weight -/+ challenge total: -5.43 -
Monday check in: I'm either way over in calories or way under...today was the first day back to school for us and I think the routine helped, I killed it on the water intake and I have to go find something to eat to get up to the minimum to close out my day, not sure on the steps cause my tracker bit the dust but I was pretry active. All in all a good day. Oh and I'm down from last weeks weight in, just not back to my lowest yet but getting there.4
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I swore today was Wednesday. It's been one of those weeks ... and it's only Tuesday!
I injured my back over the weekend ... not sure what did it. I was doing great with my goals until this happened. Love them curveballs!
Hope everyone is having a great week.1 -
Tuesday goal: keep moving forward!!2
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I am almost to my lowest since my weight loss journey started ... I need to focus because I think I might not make it for my challenge goal .... I am quite far still and only like 3 weeks to go!
SUMMER HEAT CHALLENGE!
Name: Ana
Age: 42
Height: 5'3"
Start Weight (July 5): 166.3
Goal Weight (September 15): 150
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 162.6
2. July 19: 165.0
3. July 26: 165.0
4. August 2: 163.8
5. August 9: 160.0 (happy birthday to me!)
6. August 16: 162.0
7. August 23: 160.1
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight -/+ this week: - 1.9
Weight -/+ challenge total: - 6.2
Weight loss so far: - 69.5
Additional Weight loss / Fitness goals to achieve:
1. Drink 8+ glasses of water - sort of ....
2. Remain at the calorie level 5+days a week and keep carbohydrates max 20% - sort of ....
3. Workout 4+ times a week and 10K step daily - still have not gone to the gym; but Yes!! for 10K steps daily
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Summer Heat Challenge
Name: Jennie
Age: 30
Height: 5' 4.5
Start Weight (July 5): 213.2
Goal Weight (September 15): 204
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 212.6
2. July 19: 211.6
3. July 26: 209.6
4. August 2: 209.6
5. August 9: 211.4
6. August 16: 213.2
7. August 23: 209.8
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight -/+ this week: -3.4
Weight -/+ challenge total: -3.4
Weight loss so far: 45.2
Additional Weight loss / Fitness goals would like to achieve this summer:
1. Drink 64oz water 7/7: 4/7
2. 10,000 steps 6/7: 5?/7
3. Under cal goal 7/7: 6/7
I don't think I am going to make my goal this challange either, but I don't regret because I learned a lot, and as long as you are learning you are still alive, still progressing!! And you can't regret progress in any form!!
My Reminder of the week: if it was easy, it wouldn't be called a "challenge"2 -
SUMMER HEAT CHALLENGE
Name: Barb
Age: 69
Height: 5” 3”
Start Weight (July 5): 215.6
Goal Weight (September 15): 199.6
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 212.6
2. July 19: 211.2
3. July 26: 211
4. August 2: 208.8
5. August 9: 210
6. August 16: 211
7. August 23: 209.4
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight -/+ this week: -1.6
Weight -/+ challenge total: -6.2
Weight loss so far: 48.6 since Jan 17th
I will have a hard time making my goal this challenge too, but I love Jennie's reminder " if it was easy, it wouldn't be called a "challenge" ! Every pound lost is a win in my book!2 -
Still without a computer and don't have my chart ... but this mornings weight is
240.2.
Wednesday truth :
It will be at least another 5 days before my computer comes back from the fix-it shop with a new hard drive and then I still need to install my apps and do the settings before attempting to restore the data ... which might end up being more difficult to do than it need be because of technical difficulties.
My weight shot way up the past couple of weeks but has been coming down rapidly the past few days ... water weight from too many carbs and sodium rich foods. The affect of the sodium has also been to raise my blood pressure to dangerous heights. So it is beyond time to get on the healthy living train.
Have a good week everyone and enjoy these late summer days as best you can.2 -
Name : Niki
Age: 72
Height: 62.5 inches
Start Weight (July 5):236
Goal Weight (September 15):231
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 236.0
2. July 19: 239.0
3. July 26: 238.8
4.. August 2: 239.5
5. August 9: 239.0
6. August 16: 240
7. August 23: 240.2
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight -/+ this week: +.2
Weight -/+ challenge total: +4.2
HA! Found the last time I posted my chart and learned how to copy and paste on this iPhone. It is very apparent that I will not achieve my weight loss goal this challenge. And have to be honest with myself that ever since I participated in an extended family picnic at the end of July that I have been completely off any disciplined eating and activity pattern. This coincides with the pc issues that consumed me since then.
Another glitch that points to how easy it is to revert to old habits. A lesson that becomes unlearned like the drunk who falls off the wagon ... all that can be done is start at step one again....4 -
Name : Niki
Age: 72
Height: 62.5 inches
Start Weight (July 5):236
Goal Weight (September 15):231
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 236.0
2. July 19: 239.0
3. July 26: 238.8
4.. August 2: 239.5
5. August 9: 239.0
6. August 16: 240
7. August 23: 240.2
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight -/+ this week: +02
Weight -/+ challenge total: +4.2
Like the drunk fallen off the wagon ... nothing to do but start at step one.1 -
Summer Challenge
Name: Lydia
Age: 45
Height: 5'8"
Start Weight (July 1): 254
Goal Weight (September 15): 244
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 253.4
2. July 19: 251.8
3. July 26: 249.4
4. August 2: 248.8
5. August 9: 246
6. August 16: 245.8
7. August 23: 245.2
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight -/+ this week: -0.6 lbs
Weight -/+ challenge total: -8.8 lbs
Weight loss so far: -14.8 lbs
Making progress ... slowly, but progress none the less.
1. I hit my activity goal last week until Sunday came around. I injured my back somehow so I will not be doing any activity until that is sorted.
2. I am not drinking enough water. I need to figure that one out. You'd think it's an easy one ...
3. I joined another Eating Clean challenge, eh, failing this one again. It's hard to do it when you don't like half the food you are expected to eat.
Until my back is all better my goals are to stay within my calories and drink more water.3 -
SUMMER HEAT CHALLENGE
Name: Robin
Age: 51
Height: 5'3”
Start Weight (July 5): 250.8
Goal Weight (September 16): 239.9
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: --- 249.6 -- steps 1/7; -- active 1/7
2. July 19: --- 250.8 -- steps 5/7; -- active 4/7
3. July 26**: --- ?? --- steps 5/7; -- active 4/7
4. August 2**: - ?? --- steps 3/7; -- active 3/7
5. August 9: - 253.4 -- steps 3/7; -- active 3/7
6. August 16: 252.4 -- steps 6/7; -- active 6/7
7. August 23: 250.4 -- steps 6/7; -- active 6/7
8. August 30: -- steps x/7; -- active x/7
9. September 6: -- steps x/7; -- active x/7
10. September 13: -- steps x/7; -- active x/7
Final weight: Saturday, September 16: -- steps x/7; -- active x/7
Weight -/+ this week: -2.0
Weight -/+ challenge total: -0.4
Weight loss so far: -35.4
** vacation weeks
Additional Weight loss / Fitness goals would like to achieve this summer:
1. Meet step goal 6/7 days
2. Meet activity goal 6/7 days
WooHoo!! I finally behaved this past weekend and look what I've accomplished! I think this is the largest loss I've had since jumping back on this bandwagon back in January. I will likely still fall short of my goal, but I am still FALLING!
On a side note, I use a Samsung Gear Fit 2 and have stumbled upon instructions to install the MFP app on my device. In doing so, I was rewarded with a free 1 year subscription to MFP Premium.
I've seen where some other posters here have (or had) MFP Premium, so here is my question: What in particular are the perks that you enjoyed? What did you find beneficial?
I am curious as to where I should explore and where I needn't waste my time.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Until next time; wishing everyone Peace , Love and Weight Loss !!
Anyone else remember using the ticker?? 5 -
Summer Heat!! Challenge (90 days)...
Name: Barney
Age: 57
Height: 5' 3"
Start Weight (July 5): 252.0
Goal Weight (September 15): 225.0
Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 248.4
2. July 19: 245.2 (on vacation July 13-20, so weighed in July 21st).
3. July 26: 242.4
4. August 2: 241.4
5. August 9: 239.4
6. August 16: 237.0
7. August 23: 233.8
8. August 30:
9. September 6:
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:
Weight -/+ this week: - 3.2
Weight -/+ challenge total: -18.2
Weight loss so far (since 1/1/2017): 83.2
Additional Weight loss / Fitness goals I would like to achieve this summer:
1. add walking indoors 3x/week--none--just too hot outside or raining (that's my excuses).
2. resistance exercise: none this week--just too busy at work to get to the gym.
3. monitor weight loss & daily calories and adjust--still at 2200 cals/day but too short a few times.4
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