Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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@happygirlxxx Sorry to hear you are struggling right now. All I know is what worked for me when I had a bout of eating every night after dinner, (and after all my daily calories were already eaten up!) I used Birgit's suggestion and started counting on my calendar each day I managed to get thru without eating after dinner. After the first day or two it got a little easier, I didn't want to have to start my counting over again at day one, I wanted to see how high I could get it. (That's my competitive side, even against myself! LOL) Maybe, something like this would work for you too. NB-1 (no Binging day 1), NB-2 the second day, etc. Just taking it one day at a time and seeing it in black and white on the calendar seems to help. (I've gone 12 days without a night time snack and I'm seeing the difference on the scales!) Remember, one day at a time! Very hard, I know. You'll get this under control, you are a strong person, look at what you've accomplished so far, down over 72 pounds!!! You've got this!
@GOINSTD12 so glad to hear your eyes, etc. are improving! Yea!! Sounds like life is hard for you, don't forget to take care of yourself too and try to get some rest. Best wishes.
@karenleona Thinking of you and wishing I knew a way to help make things better for you.2 -
FALL CHALLENGE
Name: Jackie
Age: 56
Height: 5'4"
Start Weight (as of Sept. 16th): 252
Goal Weight (for Nov. 18th): 240
Weigh in Weeks (listed by Wednesdays)
1. Sept. 20: 252
2. Sept. 27: 251
3. Oct. 4: 251
4. Oct. 11:
5. Oct. 18:
6. Oct. 25:
7. Nov. 1:
8. Nov. 8:
9. Nov. 15:
Final Weigh in: Nov. 18:
Weight -/+ this week: 0
Total weight -/+ this challenge: 1
Total weight loss so far - 14 LBS
No change this week and no surprises. I have a much better mindset today and hope that it shows on the scale for next week.
@happygirlxxx That has happened to me many times and the sooner I get my motivation back the better. Since I have joined these challenges, I can usually get my motivation back within a week, but in the past it might take months or years. Good luck to you, You can add me as a friend if you like, I would love some ideas.
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HELLO. I am new to the group. So happy to be here. I am in need of losing 100 pounds. I am very sad to say it but tht's where I am. I am so excited to know that I am not alone and there are others who have this same long road ahead of them.
I would like to ask two questions...
1) Is there anyone who is already down 40-50-60 pounds? If so, what has been your primary eating plan?
2) Is there anyone who is doing nothing but light walking for exercise?
Thursday - Truth (got anything you need to fess up to or get off your chest?) The only truth I have to confess right now is that I have been on MFP since 2013 and I am still confused about how many calories I should be eating everyday. I don't want to end up like a biggest loser contestant and lower my MBR so low that i gain all the weight back, but I also want to get this weight off quickly for health reasons.2 -
I am new . Yes I need to lose 100 pounds and after reading your first page I am completely lost. But I still need support and friends.2
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Thanks @ihp2015 ... on my computer, that app only shows if I'm in the Obese/Overweight/Normal category but not which Obese category I'm in ... must be different on your app.
@Goal179 ... Yep ... me. I'm down 45 pounds and mainly do walking as my activity focus. However, I also do physical therapy type motions/poses because of skeletal/nerve issues. My eating plan is to focus on food as nutrition and not reward/salve. I eat home prepared meals as much as possible as restaurant/take-out/grocery prepared foods all tend to cause binges for some reason. I eat fruit, vegetables, whole grains, meats, legumes, seafood. I even use Hemp protein powder in smoothies or in my porridge on some days. What I try to stay away from are snack-type and dessert-type foods except for special occasions.
@marieyoung07 ... sorry the first page got you confused. This thread is for people who need to lose at least 100 pounds and is an open thread ... so anyone who wants can post to it. The daily topics are suggestions from what was, at the very beginning, topics of conversation on the different days of the week. We use them still as a source of discussion only be choice or habit.
The part in the middle, that talks about how to bookmark this thread so you can come back to is is incorrect. (The only person who will find the thread under My Discussions is the one who started the thread). So .... if you want to come back, simply click the star symbol near the thread name to bookmark it in MFP. To see your bookmarks is different depending on what equipment you are using to access MFP so I will not discuss that ... but you can find information about it on the help topics in MFP.
@happygirlxxx ... maybe your body is telling you that it is time to stop the calorie cut to lose weight and start maintaining for a while. As practice to see if you can get back to 'normal' eating without going overboard on the food you have abstained from? Or perhaps it is that you HAVE been eating more of the foods that contain sweeteners ... they tend to creep up on me and cause cravings/overeating if I have them too often or in too much quantity at one time. ... For myself, things like pastries, chips, ice creams (etc) all work great the first day I have them, but if I have them again within a couple of weeks I'll find myself having more and more and more as the days go by.
... and that's my Thursday Truth .... I am a sweet-aholic and have to abstain or fall off the wagon.0 -
FALL CHALLENGE
Name: Terry
Age: 60
Height: 5' 5"
Start Weight (as of Sept. 16th): 216
Goal Weight (for Nov. 18th): 205
Weigh in Weeks (listed by Wednesdays)
1. Sept. 20: 217.4
2. Sept. 27: 219.8
3. Oct. 4: 219.0
4. Oct. 11:
5. Oct. 18:
6. Oct. 25:
7. Nov. 1:
8. Nov. 8:
9. Nov. 15:
Final Weigh in: Nov. 18:
Weight -/+ this week:
Total weight -/+ this challenge:
Total overall weight lost
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FALL CHALLENGE
Name: Barney
Age: 58
Height: 5' 3"
Start Weight (as of Sept. 16th): 227.8 lbs
Goal Weight (for Nov. 18th): 213.4 lbs (aiming for 1.6 lbs/week this time since I need to slow my loss a bit)
Weigh in Weeks (listed by Wednesdays)
1. Sept. 20: 226.0 lbs
2. Sept. 27: 224.6 lbs (woo hoo!...I'm finally BELOW the Morbidly Obese category!!!).
3. Oct. 4: 222.6 lbs (on vacation Sept 28 - Oct 4, actually weighed in Oct 5th).
4. Oct. 11:
5. Oct. 18:
6. Oct. 25:
7. Nov. 1:
8. Nov. 8:
9. Nov. 15:
Final Weigh in: Nov. 18:
Weight -/+ this week: - 2.0 lbs
Total weight -/+ this challenge: - 5.2 lbs
Total overall weight lost so far: - 94.4 lbs2 -
Thursday Truth
I continue to eat gobs and gobs of junk food. Chocolate kisses are my biggest temptation at the moment. I will eat like 45 kisses - about 900 calories. So even though I eat well otherwise I blow it. As I mentioned recently, I learned that sugar is just as addictive as drugs. Some here refer to it as the craving monster. I've beat it before, but must be stronger now. I know how to do it. "Just Say No". I think that will be my mantra.3 -
@Nikion901: I can't see it in the app either, but sometimes I log in on the MFP website and that's where the calculator is.1
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Goal179 - I have lost 50 pounds. And I did it using MFP. Around 2012, I got down to 200 and a size 14. Still have those jeans. Looking forward to the amazing feeling of being able to fit them again!
I lost the weight by tracking, eating 1200 calories a day and exercising almost every day. I pretty much cut out bread and pasta -- but getting to that point took time. Initially, I aimed to meet the 1200 calories. Then I focused in on meeting carb, fat, calcium, protein goals.
My all time high weight was 265. When I started MFP I was around 250. When I first started logging my food I found I was eating like 4000 calories a day, even more someimtes. I was shocked. I know that 2000 calories a day is the norm.
Over the course of six months I got down to 200, as I mentioned, by eating 1200 calories and exercising almost daily. That was five years ago.
Went back up to 235 in 2013. Then down to 226, which I maintained since about 2015. Started back with MFP this spring.
I am now 219. (a month ago I was 210).
I did not go from 4000 calories a day to 1200 calories a day overnight. It took me a couple of months. Clearly, the issue is hunger pangs.
I started by drinking water when I get hungry. I also chew on ice. The chewing is satisfying. I also like carrots because of the crunch. I've learned that protein satisfies hunger more than fruits. I've learned that berries and citrus are better fruits to eat than others -- lower on the glycemic index (less sugar) I eat an apple and 20 almonds at 4PM religiously. Something else I learned to do.
I learned from nutritionists. Nutritionists have provided me with great guidance. But not all nutritionists are the same. I prefer someone who will review my MFP log and talk to me about how to tweak it.
My current settings are: 1200 calories, I track carbs, fat, protein, fiber and calcium. My goals are: 45% carbs, 25% fat, 30% protein. There's no goal for calcium (I just noticed)
Again, these settings were provided by my nutritionist who actually went into my phone/MFP and set them for me.
Having a nutritionist who is on board with MFP is fantastic. I didn't know she would do that when I signed up with her. But its a huge bonus. I see the nutritionist once every three weeks. Since I've went awol in August, and gained back 10 pounds, I haven't seen her. She reached out and I just haven't been back. So that's not good.
Weight loss is challenging. Why we overeat is the issue. There's an author, Geneen Roth, who writes books on this topic. They're worth a look, if you like to gather info that way. I am highly analytical. She talks about emotional eating. Quite interesting.
Anyway, long answer... I'll stop here.
Welcome aboard. Stay plugged in here. This post alone was quite cathartic for me.
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@happygirlxxx - feeling your pain, GF. Yes, it happens to me too. Here's how the convo in my head goes when that happens (and no, I don't really suffer from split personality disorder, but it often feels that way):
Me: you've fallen off the wagon again, you stupid cow. WTF is wrong with you? The wagon is so far away now and has left you in the dust. No way to get back on. And also where the heck are my cookies?
MS: You know what to do! Tomorrow morning, first thing, you're going to get up and hitch up the dog. Then you're gonna go for your brisk 4-mi walk and get those endorphins moving. Afterwards you're going to get on track and eat the way you know to eat for the day that's good and healthy for your body.
Me: tomorrow's gonna suck...
MS: Yes, it will. That first day always sucks. You will feel crappy from sugar withdrawal and you're gonna hate the exercise. BUT afterwards you'll love having done it, and you will start to feel better. The second day you'll feel GREAT and you'll feel proud of yourself! That will be your reward!
And that's the way it goes. It is always, always hard to get motivated to find that wagon again after a binge. I have found that I can't wait for "magic moments." The power is within myself, no one and nothing else. I know I can't wait to find the motivation - I have to CREATE it! I am the only one in charge of BOTH of my heads and getting them to cooperate. The first day I always have to white knuckle through. The second day - and thereafter - is much better, sometimes even great.
So yes, I am a binge eater and periodically I will fall off the wagon. I have come to accept that about myself and know it's going to happen. But now it only happens for a day or two, rather than YEARS (which is how I got to weigh over 300 lbs). I no longer allow it to go for more than two days - then, on the third day at most, I do that white knuckle thing and find another wagon to jump on.
YOU CAN DO THIS!! You've done it before - you know what to do. And you will!!! Cheering you on, my friend - today is the day!
And the weight you've gained WILL come off quickly once your sodium intake decreases. FYI - I weighed 187.6 on Tuesday. Yesterday, on Wednesday, I was at 185.0. Today I am at 182.4 - for no other reason other than sodium. So don't become discouraged by what the scale says every day (or every week), just use it as the tool that it is and keep on doing what you know is right.
Sending hugs and best wishes,
Birgit
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@goal179 - I have lost 120 lbs since April 2016. My eating plan was, and continues to be, to stay within my daily MFP calorie allotment. My only form of exercise is walking the dog. When I started 1.5 year ago, I walked - slowly - up and down the street a little bit. As I lost weight, the distance got longer and the pace got faster. Now I walk 4 miles daily and it takes us (me and my dog) exactly one hour. I use a Fitbit and it calculates my steps, mileage, and calories burned. I do not eat back my exercise calories.
You can do it!!2 -
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SO I am new to this site but I think it may be very helpful. I see Thursdays are "fess up" days so I am going to say that I have fallen off the wagon. Well haven't really started. Just Struggling.
My positive is that I know with some hard work I can do this and I know all of you can as well. There is always a way.2 -
FALL CHALLENGE
Name: cellosmiles
Age: 37
Height: 5'3"
Start Weight (as of Sept. 16th): 230
Goal Weight (for Nov. 18th): 223
Weigh in Weeks (listed by Wednesdays)
1. Sept. 20: 229
2. Sept. 27: 226
3. Oct. 4: 229
4. Oct. 11:
5. Oct. 18:
6. Oct. 25:
7. Nov. 1:
8. Nov. 8:
9. Nov. 15:
Final Weigh in: Nov. 18:
Weight -/+ this week: +3
Total weight -/+ this challenge: -1
Total overall weight lost this year: -21
Total lost from highest recorded: -280 -
FALL CHALLENGE
Name: Jo
Age: 47
Height:161 cm
Start Weight (as of Sept. 16th):167.6
Goal Weight (for Nov. 18th): 158.6
Weigh in Weeks (listed by Wednesdays)
1. Sept. 20: 165.5
2. Sept. 27: 164.3
3. Oct. 4: 170.6
4. Oct. 11:
5. Oct. 18:
6. Oct. 25:
7. Nov. 1:
8. Nov. 8:
9. Nov. 15:
Final Weigh in: Nov. 18:
Weight -/+ this week:...................plus 6.3
Total weight -/+ this challenge:....plus 3
Total overall weight lost so far:......62.2
Well.
I am going to kick next week's butt.
@b_liseaux, thanks for your comment. Well it probably is a little water weight because of bad choices, a little because my period is within the next week (I just noticed the date) and a little actual gain because let's face it ... I ate terribly for 6 days) But it just teaches me, and underlines the fact that one cheat day is really hard to recover from... it just snowballs... so I should avoid them at all costs.
@birgit .. Today is the first day of being back on the wagon and I feel satiated. I plan to feel better starting tomorrow morning! because seriously , the bad eating just made me feel bloated and terrible the next day.
And all I can think of is .. did I feel this badly all the time at plus 70 pounds!? wow!2 -
Thursday Truth
Having a rough day. Totally unmotivated to do anything that I would consider progress or stay on track. I'm mentally exhausted. Hope tomorrow will be better. I have a long weekend coming up.
I did, however, get my workout in but cut it short. Just not feeling it.1 -
HELLO. I am new to the group. So happy to be here. I am in need of losing 100 pounds. I am very sad to say it but tht's where I am. I am so excited to know that I am not alone and there are others who have this same long road ahead of them.
I would like to ask two questions...
1) Is there anyone who is already down 40-50-60 pounds? If so, what has been your primary eating plan?
2) Is there anyone who is doing nothing but light walking for exercise?
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Welcome!
Take a look at the bottom of each person's Fall Challenge posts, we generally have added total weight lost.
One member is already at maintenance ,Birgit, but still posts Which is great for us because we see It CAN be done!!
I may be struggling this week but in general I am doing ok. Keeping carbs at under 100 is always better for me, and getting fiber up (25 to 30). I am 5 foot 3, and I started at about 233 pounds. I ate between 1200 and 1400 calories for the first months and I was very strict with myself (then I found summer difficult and became more lax, oops)
I have learned to eat healthy fats like avocado and olive oil( they are good for the body) and avoid processed food.
I eat meat, fresh vegetables and cheese.
I plan to exercise because i need to build some muscle, but all me loss so far has just been with some walking (and maybe a few weeks total manual labor).
There are many sites to calculate your calorie needs. Scoobysworkshop.com is a good one. Go input your age height and weight and if you are sedentary (I think most of us are) We are suggested to eat above bmr and below tdee for proper weightloss . I did eat lower in the beginning but the caveat is Being Obese.
and I made sure to get excellent nutrients I ate nothing extraneous at that time.
Also, people who do exercise have told us they calculate the calorie burn and then eat back half those calories.
Good luck, and check in here a lot. This group of people is very helpful.
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Does anyone have a kale suggestion?
I found some growing in the church garden LOL. It is the only thing that grew this year. So i picked a small bag full.
I have never used it before myself. Just had a salad mix with it in there.
All suggestions appreciated!0
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