Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Just reading thru the posts and realized tomorrow is another week gone! I have to admit my mind hasn't been on my food/exercise etc. since the weekend. As many of you know I live in SW Florida, I also live in a very nice 55 plus Golf and Country Club community BUT it is mobile homes and here comes Hurricane Irma!! Getting ready to evacuate in the next couple of days, many have left already. The problem being, no one knows where this hurricane is actually going...east coast, west coast, up the center of the state, out in the Gulf or all of the above!!! Our store shelves are empty, there are lines for gas and all they have left right now is Premium. Thousands are on the interstates heading north. That's the disadvantage of living in Florida, when fleeing a hurricane like this one, you can only go one way, north! It normally takes me about 7 to 8 hours driving to get to the state line, I can't imagine what it's going to take now! At this point, I am planning on only going as far as Kissimmee, FL (near Orlando) to a friend's site built, "hurricane proof" (if there is such a thing) home. Hopefully, that will be a safe place to be. I'll try to check in over the next few days, it's not suppose to hit here until the weekend. I have a lot to do around the house before I can leave, bringing in all the small items, patio furniture, empty the lanai, empty the freezer and refrigerator, etc. etc. I didn't empty freezer/frig for Charlie and came back to the awful mess of rotten food. I lived on an island that got a direct hit from Charlie and we weren't allowed back on the island for over a week and didn't have power back for almost two weeks, thus the lesson learned about emptying the frig! Don't expect any problems until Saturday or Sunday and I'll be out of here before then. I'll keep you posted! Hate to see what my weight will be in the morning- I stress eat!!

Hey, @happygirlxxx you've gone up one level already on the continuum from amotivation to self-realised: acknowledging you need and want some support. That's HUGE progress on not even knowing you are NOT motivated! Lean into your insight about the importance of reaching out: get into some other activity when the munchies hit; talk to the junk, "So, what are you really really going to offer me today, 8 toasts?"; call a friend; seek professional help; plan your day - be ready. Whatever works!

@birgitkwood I did exactly what you said ... had my coffee, got my dog and went for walk and the did some exercise at home ... was not hungry until lunch time; I did have a big lunch, but was a healthy one ... not that bad. thank you for the reminder!!

@CQWellness I think for me MFP has been a great tool to lean on when losing track of my goal and that I need to continue my journey. I think I am getting comfortable with the 70lbs that I lost so far and I need to remind myself that is not just 70lbs, I need at least another 30lbs.

But now going back to my focus zone .... I will try to go walking every morning with my dog so at least I get some steps in.

Have a great week and dont forget to post your weekly weigh-in for the challenge!!!

Summer Heat Challenge

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: 240.0
7. August 23: 240.2
8. August 30: 237.5
9. September 6: 237.0
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:

Weight -/+ this week: -0.5
Weight -/+ challenge total: +1.0

Name: aeloine
Age: 24
Height: 5' 7"

Start Weight (July 5): 247
Goal Weight (September 15): 237 (1 lb/week)

Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: 242.8
2. July 19: 242.4
3. July 26: vacation (no scale)
4. August 2: vacation (no scale)
5. August 9: 240
6. August 16: 236.8 (goal is in the bag!!)
7. August 23: 234.8
8. August 30: 234.2
9. September 6: 230.8
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:

Weight -/+ this week: -3.4
Weight -/+ challenge total: -12
Weight loss so far: 35.7

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: 247.8 -- steps 3/7; -- active 3/7
9. September 6: 246 -- steps 1/7; -- active 2/7
10. September 13: -- steps x/7; -- active x/7
Final weight: Saturday, September 16: -- steps x/7; -- active x/7

Weight -/+ this week: -1.8
Weight -/+ challenge total: -4.8
Weight loss so far: -39.8
** 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

As some of you know, I live in south Florida (Ft Lauderdale area) and yes, Irma is knocking on the door! I DON'T WANT ANY!! NO SOLICITING!! GO AWAY!!!

@bapcarrier - I can relate to your woes, that's for sure! I lost my roof after half my windows blew out during Wilma. I thought I was outsmarting everyone by waiting until Tuesday to run to the store instead of Monday when everyone was off for Labor Day. BIG mistake! I was able to get gas, but out of luck for water and bread. I have two cases of water, but would have liked two more. Stay safe!

@lydiapassthedonuts - thanks for your well wishes!!

I will not be evacuating per se. I hope to go to a friends apartment that is much more shielded from the elements than where I live. Rental housing is challenging as most places do nothing to protect their structures. I am not going to lie, I am nervous! Maybe even scared.

Until next time; wishing everyone Peace , Love and Weight Loss !!

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: 206.8
9. September 6: 208 Sorry everyone...Hurricane Stress Eating!!!
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:

Weight -/+ this week: +1.2
Weight -/+ challenge total: -7.6
Weight loss so far: 50 since Jan 17th

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: 251.5
8. August 30: -
9. September 6: 251
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:

Weight loss so far -14

Summer Heat Challenge

Name: Birgit
Age: 62
Height: 6'0"

Start Weight (July 5): 185.8
Goal Weight (September 15): Stay within 182-185lbs, MAINTENANCE

Weigh in week of: (Weeks are listed by Wednesdays)
1. July 12: Can't weigh - camping/hiking in the woods
2. July 19: 183.2
3. July 26: 181.4 Probably means I didn't drink enough water yesterday
4. August 2: 182.8
5. August 9: 184.0
6. August 16: Can't weigh - camping/hiking in the woods
7. August 23: 183.6
8. August 30: 179.6
9. September 6: 180.8
10. September 13:
Final weight: Saturday, September 16:

Weight -/+ this week: +1.2
Weight -/+ challenge total: -5.0 (the goal is to MAINTAIN)
Weight loss so far: 120+ lbs lost since 4/4/16

Well I blew it today I Managed to stay a few calories under matainence level. My hole family has decided to share a terrible head cold and I feels like crud, so what do I do?? I apperantly blindly graze the cabinets looking for something to give me energy, but that never works. What I really need is rest, but there is no time with me being there for all the other sickies.

cellosmiles wrote: »

@BarneyRubbleMD what is your trick. Your summary shows you eat about 2200 calories a day. And exercised inside once ( or do you really mean outside cause your excuse says its hot or rainy LOL, always confuses me when i read it)

How do you lose so much weight each week? Is your metabolism super fast? Are you doing other exercise you arent listing? Are you on any sort of diet pills or following a diet like keto or something?

If i eat 2200 calories....i gain weight

Please share your secrets!

@cellosmiles ,

No, only the exercise I list. The confusion is I tried walking indoors in my building with short hallways but feel crazy doing it compared to walking outside. IF the weather isn't too hot and it's not raining, I'll try to do a 1 hour walk once/week but it's been too hot for that lately. I did join the gym at work about a month ago but haven't made it there yet--I want to start weight lifting. I did that when I was young and finally feel like I can do it again (my back & knees feel pretty good now that I've lost about 88 lbs) but I've been so busy at work lately that I haven't been able to make it over there yet.

I'm a type-2 insulin dependent diabetic that has to keep a close watch on his blood sugar levels. I take my blood sugar measurements 7 times/day and closely monitor my post-meal blood sugars so I can keep them less than 140. If they get above that, I get hungry. If they get too low (i.e. I waited too long to eat or I injected too much meal-time insulin), I'll get hungry. If my blood sugar gets to 200 or above it can trigger a binge eating episode where I can consume 5,000 to 10,000 calories in a single meal (this is how I typically gained a lot of my weight).

I was also diagnosed with a binge eating disorder (BED) back in September2015 but wasn't able to find treatment for that until this year (Feb2017) and have finally been cleared of that in mid-August2017 when I finally managed 90 days without a binge (my last binge episode was May 7th). I still take medication (75 mg of Topamax) for my binge eating disorder & will probably continue with that as it reduces the urge to binge on my "trigger foods" (i.e. I haven't had a cupcake since May 7th and have no desire for one either!) & it seems to reduce my appetite too, way better than previous appetite suppressants I've was on years ago (Phentermine, Tenuate).

My binge eating episodes were also really messing up my diabetes and re-triggering even more binge eating episodes and we discovered during my binge eating disorder treatment (due to an metabolism test) that I needed to eat more calories/day. My RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate) measurement indicated that (at rest) I needed 2,131 calories/day and typically 30% more than that for sedentary lifestyle (about 2800). So, we figured out, based on this RMR test, that another primary cause of my eating binges (which I just called "cheat meals" or "falling off my diet" over my years of diet attempts) was restrictive eating from not eating enough calories/day even though ALL the diets (including MyFitnessPal, Zone Diet, South Beach Diet, Weight Watchers, basically all of them) were recommending for me about 1600 calories/day for 2 lbs/wk weight loss where what I really needed is something more like 2200 calories/day for that amount of weight loss (that # has been adjusted based on 12 weeks of actual weight loss data from my dieting and continues to be adjusted as I move along). With past diets, I just could not stick to them for more than a few week before I'd binge off of them and back up to my max weight and beyond! Now, I know why.

I'd recommend to anyone having a difficult time sticking to diets in general to get an RMR test & an A1C test (the only valid blood test for diabetes other than a do-it-yourself post-meal blood sugar check with a glucometer). Many dietitian places can do this if they have the equipment (my local dietitian place has the RMR machine) and places that have Dexascan equipment typically also do RMR testing. Had I known what my RMR really was and adjusted my daily calories to an appropriate amount based on that RMR result, I would have been able to keep my diabetes under good control and my binge eating would have mostly disappeared and with those two things under good control, the weight would have come off, just like it has been recently & I hope that continues.

@BarneyRubbleMD

Thanks so much for sharing these parts of your life. I am so glad to hear you have gained control of your binge eating. I get like that still once or twice month...but it used to be quite bad. I had gained 80 pounds in less than a year.

Ive never gotten my metabolic rate tested but i know i am more on the opposite spectrum - the very low end. My hubby is more like you. He used to weigh 450....but figured out his eating and is now at 170. He is diabetic too but refuses to believe it and still drinks anywhere from 4 to 10 cans of coke a day along with all the other sugary treats. Whenever he is with me he is my downfall as sugar is always in my house ...but i am his saviour in that i prepare healthier meals than he ever eats. Still glad he lives away from me the majority of the year right now! LOL I need time to get fit first!

I get tested for diabetes, thyroid and a few other things a couple times a year. Thank goodness it always comes back good. but i have removed almost all sugar from my diet anyways and started to feel like i wanted to overeat....so much less!

Keep up the great work barney! I love seeing your results each week. It is encouraging and urges me on!

Friday Fitness - I have started to exercise again ... taking my dog for a walk (about 45minutes) and then spinning for another 45 minutes. If I have energy left I do something extra, today I rowed for 10 extra minutes (until my back was hurting). I hope all this helps to bring my weight down because its been sort of stuck!

@Nikion901 hope you feel better soon!!

Welcome, @anneshields001 - from a fellow NYer (near Albany)

Happy for Robin to be out of Irma's way.
Hoping Barb , and whoever else is in the path, stays safe.