Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

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  • Birdygirl15
    Birdygirl15 Posts: 88 Member
    FALL CHALLENGE

    Name: Linda
    Age: 60
    Height: 5ft 2ins

    Start Weight (as of Sept. 16th): 294lbs
    Goal Weight (for Nov. 18th): 276lbs

    Weigh in Weeks (listed by Wednesdays)

    1. Sept. 20: 291.5
    2. Sept. 27: 291
    3. Oct. 4: 291
    4. Oct. 11: 288
    5. Oct. 18:
    6. Oct. 25:
    7. Nov. 1:
    8. Nov. 8:
    9. Nov. 15:
    Final Weigh in: Nov. 18:

    Weight -/+ this week: -3 lbs
    Total weight -/+ this challenge: -6lbs
    Total overall weight lost so far: 34lbs since February '17

    Finally! Pounds starting to come off again, but with a short trip away with my chap at the end of next week, there will be some damage then! Ah well, life is for living and I will get back to this...beginning to think I was being optimistic over my goal for the challenge though.

    A Dr's check up on my blood pressure went well, I've been recording at home and the average systolic has come down 30-odd points from the high values seen in his surgery. We think I have that "white coat" syndrome, hidden anxiety when with a medical person :-).

    I still haven't read back through 2 weeks or more of posts on here, I've been finishing off my home decorating with a few new soft furnishings, a new blind and cleaning the clothes I found that now fit. However, I notice that there is a special birthday coming up for @bapcarrier, so have a wonderful day with your family and enjoy yourself, Barb.

    I hope I've not missed any big occasions for anyone else, I'm sorry if I have. Best wishes to all and I'll try to catch up again before I go away next week.
  • verybusybee
    verybusybee Posts: 131 Member
    I had some ups and downs today. I did very well for breakfast and snack. Not so bad for lunch or even dinner but at 830 decide I needed a potato. Wasn't hungry but I think I was bored. I have got to find a way to work through my boredom. I have however work out at something for 75 days straight.
  • GOINSTD12
    GOINSTD12 Posts: 331 Member
    FALL CHALLENGE

    Name: Tracy
    Age: 57
    Height: 5' 2 1/2"

    Start Weight (as of Sept. 16th): 176.4
    Goal Weight (for Nov. 18th): 167

    Weigh in Weeks (listed by Wednesdays)

    1. Sept. 20: 174.4
    2. Sept. 27: 175.6
    3. Oct. 4: 178.6
    4. Oct. 11: 178
    5. Oct. 18:
    6. Oct. 25:
    7. Nov. 1:
    8. Nov. 8:
    9. Nov. 15:
    Final Weigh in: Nov. 18:

    Weight -/+ this week: -.6
    Total weight -/+ this challenge: +1.6
    Wednesday wish - I kinda wish I wasn't getting my appetite back. A couple weeks ago I really had no appetite and it was easy not to overeat. Not any more, since I'm feeling better my appetite is back with a vengeance. Well, guess we have to take the bad with the good. Heart Dr adjusted my lasiks and Potassium Chloride (cut the dose in half) so maybe I won't feel so dehydrated all the time, that should help. Now if I could just get my sodium intake under control!

    Tracy
    TX
  • cedar2526
    cedar2526 Posts: 44 Member
    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: 250.5
    5. Oct. 18:
    6. Oct. 25:
    7. Nov. 1:
    8. Nov. 8:
    9. Nov. 15:
    Final Weigh in: Nov. 18:

    Weight -/+ this week: .5
    Total weight -/+ this challenge: 1.5

    Total weight loss so far - 14.5 LBS

    It's not showing on the scale much, but I feel motivated. It might be the fall air. I'm going to buy some nice sneakers and start walking. I admire those who talk about walking on a daily basis. I will try for 4 days this week.
  • Goal179
    Goal179 Posts: 314 Member
    Hello Everyone! My confession for the day. Learning a very valuable lesson. Eating fast food is just too unpredictable while still in the weight loss phase. Even when you think it is something that fits your macros, there seems to be just too much hidden junk in it to trust it. Everytime I eat out, I either gain weight or stall in weight loss. For now, I must focus on only eating my food or going with salads with my own dressing
  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
    edited October 2017
    Thursday Truth .... I meant to buy groceries yesterday, truly I did. It's a real need cause I'm down to extreme 'bare bones'; my own plan to force myself to use up the stockpile of food in the pantry and freezer for the coming fall season as a means of 'decluttering'. It's played havoc with my weight loss efforts this past week though, because I'n now out of the low glycemic vegetables which are a large part of my diet. However 'fate' had another plan for me ... my car brakes 'went' on the drive there and now the car is in the repair shop while I sit at home thinking of the shopping I'll do after I get my car back. Thank God I still have half a head of cabbage, some carrots, and an onion for fresh vegetable, and a couple of cans of plum tomatoes ... I can make a soup!

    @Goal179 - welcome ... eating out is a big "no-no" for my weight control also. I really think it's the high fat and starch/sugar component of these foods, plus hidden sugars. Sugar stops my weight loss dead in it's tracks.

    @Ana ... it's a rare day I can eat at just 1200 calories ... when I was a young woman I ruined my metabolism eating at about 1000 calories a day and trying, under a physicians watch, to get my body to accept a better intake of nutrients is what started me on my weight gain/weight loss yo-yo cycle that went on for the next 30 years with me gaining more weight each time I gained. Now I'm finally turning that around and eating at a sustainable level with slow weight loss. I still have the yo-yo affect but each time I lose I lose to a lower weight than before and each time I gain I gain to a lower weight that my last high. Don't wreck your metabolism ... take a break and practice maintaining you current weight for a couple or more months, then go back on a deficit again to lose more after your body catches up

    @Everyoneinthischallenge .... the weight postings I've read bring feelings of pride and envy ... pride that you are all doing so well, and envy because I'm not. :)
  • b_lisieux
    b_lisieux Posts: 187 Member
    @happygirlxxx I've been there with feeling bored trying to diet all the time. But look at how far you've come! As my kids once told me, suck it up buttercup. LOL We can do this, especially with all the support on this thread. I LOVE that photo!!
    @goal179 My guess is that fast foods contain much more sodium than home made foods, hence a weight gain if you eat them too much
    @Nikion901 Sorry about needing new brakes. An expensive fix but safety first!
    @jennordhavn @darlin930 Welcome!

    [/Thursday Truthb] Every once in a while I think to myself how I hate to focus my day around food. I hate how I have to think ahead of time when I have a social event about what I'll eat or not eat or drink because of calories. I do it, of course, but sometimes it gets to me. I am already dreading this upcoming weekend with events plus a 4 day trip the following week, then the holidays not far behind those....starting to feel overwhelmed with it but then other days I'm totally fine and tell myself if I plan ahead, I'll do fine. I just need to keep my head screwed on straight about it all and take it one day at a time. :)
  • b_lisieux
    b_lisieux Posts: 187 Member
    @Nikion901 Niki.....look at the big picture and how much you have lost! I envy YOU and hope some day to say I've lost that much!
  • KayTay612
    KayTay612 Posts: 37 Member
    Late weighing in this week! Sorry!

    FALL CHALLENGE

    Name: Katie
    Age: 25
    Height: 5' 7"

    Start Weight (as of Sept. 16th):305
    Goal Weight (for Nov. 18th): 280

    Weigh in Weeks (listed by Wednesdays)

    1. Sept. 20: 302.8
    2. Sept. 27: 301.0
    3. Oct. 4:299.8
    4. Oct. 11:295.4
    5. Oct. 18:
    7. Oct. 25:
    8. Nov. 1:
    9. Nov. 8:
    10. Nov. 15:
    Final Weigh in: Nov. 18:

    Weight -/+ this week: 4.4
    Total weight -/+ this challenge: 9.6
    Total overall weight lost so far: 14.4
  • cellosmiles
    cellosmiles Posts: 680 Member
    edited October 2017
    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: 229.8
    5. Oct. 18:
    6. Oct. 25:
    7. Nov. 1:
    8. Nov. 8:
    9. Nov. 15:
    Final Weigh in: Nov. 18:

    Weight -/+ this week: +.8
    Total weight -/+ this challenge: -.2
    Total overall weight lost this year: -20.2
    Total lost from highest recorded: -27.2

    (Bought a new scale...it is probably calibrated more accurately :'( ....sigh...because on tuesday with my old scale i was 227 and on par to post a loss this week. Grrrr at the broken scale!) >:)
  • pneschich
    pneschich Posts: 325 Member
    Feeling anxious. Seeing a liver specialist, I had an ultrasound 3 months ago and they saw something. Finding out today. Waiting, waiting, waiting......
  • karenleona
    karenleona Posts: 3,959 Member
    FALL CHALLENGE

    Name: KarenLeona
    Age: 61
    Height: 5ft 11in

    Start Weight (as of Sept. 16th): 335
    Goal Weight (for Nov. 18th): anything less!

    Weigh in Weeks (listed by Wednesdays)

    1. Sept. 20: 335
    2. Sept. 27: 332.4
    4. Oct. 4: 332.4
    5. Oct. 11: 335
    6. Oct. 18:
    7. Oct. 25:
    8. Nov. 1:
    9. Nov. 8:
    10. Nov. 15:
    Final Weigh in: Nov. 18:

    Weight -/+ this week: +2.6
    Total weight -/+ this challenge: 0
    Total overall weight lost so far: 0

    Out of control. Challenge is to not give up now
  • pneschich
    pneschich Posts: 325 Member
    Found out a little. Going to have a biopsy. Fatty liver for too long. Metabolic syndrome. Slightly reduced liver function. Going to find out how bad. Prescription: low carb diet and exercise. I laughed.
  • GOINSTD12
    GOINSTD12 Posts: 331 Member
    @pneschich - I bet you're relieved! A small loss in liver function isn't too bad, and you're already doing what the doctor prescribed so yay you! Just imagine what could have happened if you hadn't already lost over 100 lbs. I'm so glad for you!
    @NewTnme - welcome, and congrats for your first 7 lb loss. Keep coming back, this group is very supportive and you'll find lots of info, support, and friendship here.

    I hate leaving late for work and not eating a controlled lunch at home first. I was so hungry when I got to work I blew a lot of calories on a BLT with FF's from work cafeteria. So, no homemade lasagna for dinner, just an apple and jello; <sigh> at least I tracked everything BEFORE I ate the lasagna so I still had some wiggle room. Managed to stay under my calorie allowance for the day so I'll take the win.
  • happygirlxxx
    happygirlxxx Posts: 301 Member
    @ihp2015 Congrats on reaching your weekly steps goal!

    @NewTnme Congrats on your 7lbs, that is a very nice loss!

    @pneschich you will be fine; you have done so amazing so far, so can definitively tackle dealing with the fatty liver.

    @karenleona One day at the time … its better to go slow, than to give up … you can do this!

    @Nikion901 thanks Nikki for the suggestion. I have been eating more than 1200 since July, so its been at least a couple months. Luckily most of the time I didn’t gain weight, but still lost a bit. I think my issue came from trying to do super low carb and then one week I ate everything bread I found and that was a disaster and I gained 5lbs in 1 week .. now trying to compensate a bit to lose the weight. Yesterday I had over 1300+ though and ate quite well … had salmon, tons of veggies, cheese, eggs etc. I made this flourless veggie lasagna that was so good!!! My husband had 3 servings :)

    But I do know where you are coming from … isn’t it amazing how year after year you gain more weight? I managed to gain in 10 years, 100lbs .. how did I do that I don’t know! I guess trying weird diets and then eating non stop.

    And I need to understand that this process is a long one ... I am not going to lose the 120lbs in a month ... its going to take time and I am past the midpoint of my goal; so just need to keep focused. Also I think that the approach I chosen for my weight loss is something I will be able to carry on after ... exercising 30min to an hour several times a week is doable and also I am eating quite diverse and rich food; so in that sense its not like I am going to go from eating just lettuce to regular food ... everything in small portions is what I have done. Is just that I lose focus very easily and get bored ... so that is when my problems start!


    Friday Fitness!!

    Reviewing my diary I realized that this week has not been that bad in terms of workouts; however I have been a bit lazy with my walking .. I think its the weather that has not been as nice and also not sure what happened with my iPhone that the headphones function doesn’t work anymore (either via bluetooth or cable) so I can’t hear music unless is with the speaker … needless to say I am not going to go through the city with the speaker on :D … so it gets boring with no music.

    This are the workouts I have done this week:

    Friday: Cycling (45min) + Rowing (45min)
    Saturday: Cycling (60min) + Rowing (30min)
    Sunday: Cycling (30min)
    Monday: Cycling (45min) + Pilates (60min)
    Tuesday: Pilates (60min)
    Wednesday: Rowing (30min)
    Thursday: Cycling (30min) + Rowing (45min)

    Today I think I am going to do Pilates and Rowing … I am scared that of all that cycling my legs will become bulky and I already have thick legs so need to be careful.

    Its strange not going to the gym; during like 8 months had my sessions with the personal trainer and I had to exercise less time, but was more effective I think than now. Maybe early next year I will enroll again.
  • newjax2017
    newjax2017 Posts: 117 Member
    Yay, I made it on here again. I have alot going on at the moment, but feel surprisingly good. I know it is the boredom and unhappy eating that kills me, so I am happy keeping busy !

    @pnescich ... you got this! You have come so far, you can crush this thing too! Keep us posted.

    @karen, don't give up! Just keep posting and trying! Small successes add up and when you look back you will be grateful you didn't give up!

    @NewTnme 7 pounds! Great job!

    @ihp2015 fantastic progress on your walking goal.,! I've been slacking, I'm going to follow your lead today!

    @GOINSTS12 Sorry you didn't get the lasagne, but working around what was available and making it work... IS such a win!

    @happygirlxxx Such great progress on the exercise and activity! Yay you!

    Also, after the first several months I also had to rethink my diet. Being extra strict and limited was great in the beggining (I did start at about 233 lbs) but I had to admit I don't want to eat like that forever, so everything has been added back in, trial and error.. to see what works. I may be losing less but it feels sustainable!

    And of course happy happy happy happy happy birthday to Barb!

    Have a wonderful day <3<3<3
  • happygirlxxx
    happygirlxxx Posts: 301 Member
    @bapcarrier

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  • ihp2015
    ihp2015 Posts: 221 Member
    @bapcarrier: Happy Birthday and enjoy the day!
  • verybusybee
    verybusybee Posts: 131 Member
    Sooo I weighed in today. I gained 2.2lbs. I am frustrated at my self. I know I need to get my fat down. Eating under my calories and getting in my water is a start but this week I need to work I lowering my fat. Now sure I can do only 3 fats a day (per nutritionist) but I will at least lower them. Any suggestions would be great.
    I also have to remember that the last time I weighed was at the nutritionists on her scale so this may not be a gain it could just be that on my scale it's different. I plan to use my scale from now on as the one I measure by and I also plan to focus on inches and how things fit. I know that muscle weighs more than fat and I have been really good about working out daily at least doing something. Any advice on the fats or encouragement would be great right now.
  • bapcarrier
    bapcarrier Posts: 211 Member
    Fall Challenge Week 4 Congratulations everyone, on the whole we had a much better week this week! :) As a group we went from losing a total of 6.3 pounds last week to 21.9 this week!! Impressive! We have reached a cumulative total of 72.80 pounds lost and 30% of our Fall Challenge Goal so we are closer to being on track to reach our goal by the end of the challenge. We have 5 weeks and 3 days left (from Wednesday's weigh in) to do this. I know we can do it! Welcome to two new people @darlin930 and @jennordhavn. @darlin930 if you could give me a little more info so I can enter you correctly I would appreciate it. Just go back and look at the posting right below yours and you'll see the format including starting weight and goal for Nov. 18th, etc. thanks. Keep up the hard work everyone.

    Thank you to everyone who sent me birthday wishes. It makes me smile to see them. :smiley: I can't believe I'm 70!! I hope my head never catches up to my actual age. A great thing about losing weight is not only am I healthier but the more weight I lose the younger, more energetic I feel!
  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
    edited October 2017
    @verybusybee .... I've found that, with MFP, my best bet is to focus on the calories, carbs, protein, sodium, and fiber for the numbers but look at my food list for the fats and sugars ... because then I can look at ADDED fats and sugars ...
    ...For example, the more meat, cheese, eggs, and some seafoods you eat, the more fat you will rack up because those foods are a combination of fat and protein ... so I look at the amount of fat spreads I use ... like, when your nutritionist said 3 a day she probably meant the butter, margarine, mayo, oil, and nuts you use to be 3 measured standard servings.

    For me, ANY added sugars are a no-no, and I need to watch the carb counts because any grain, fruit, vegetable I eat will up that count and it's the one I need to keep in check to keep my blood sugar from rising too high after I eat the food. And, I know that any baked good like cookies, cakes, pies will be high in fat/sugar/flour; candy and ice cream will be high in fat and sugar; chips, crackers, snack packs will be loaded with the stuff also. ... those are the foods I need to stay away from except in very limited and rare occasions. ...

    Thus ... No chips with a sandwich for lunch of cold cuts with a slice of cheese and lettuce and a cookie for lunch ... but a salad loaded with mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, peppers with a small pile of cut up broiled or poached chicken, beef, or shrimp and 1 slice of whole grain bread is OK, and 1 tsp of olive oil to dress that salad (mixed with 1 tsp of cider vinegar or the juice of a lemon, some spices).

    Hope I didn't make my answer too detailed or complicated ... this is just what works for me as my guidelines.

    PS ... For me also, I can have a small baked potato with a meal and not gain weight from it the next day ... but if I have 3/4 cup of steamed rice or 2 cups of boiled pasta, I will weigh at least 1 pound more the next day! ... Yet both foods are pure starch ... which turns to sugar once it's digested. My body just holds on to the carbs in rice and pasta but not in the baked (or boiled) potato ... it's the insulin resistance I have, which has progressed to Diabetes, that is the culprit here. So my own nutritional needs are certainly similar to other peoples, but also unique to just me.
  • b_lisieux
    b_lisieux Posts: 187 Member
    @bapcarrier HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I hope you have a very special day! @newjax2017 I think whatever diet plan we choose, it has to be for the long haul and work long term. I've always found that being too strict and limiting foods would work at first but not long term. On MFP I eat anything but am mindful of portion size & I journal everything. I like how you can write things in ahead of time to plan and figure out what gives you the most bang for your buck, so to speak. Denying and limiting will only make you fall off the wagon at some point. @ihp2015 Way to go on achieving your steps goal! Awesome job! @NewTnme Congrats on your first 7 lbs! Way to go! @karenleona Never give up! @pneschich My husband was told he had a fatty liver a few years ago. He changed some things in his diet and now it's fine again.

    For my Friday plans for the weekend....I have 3 events to attend this weekend, two of which I can have some control over but one is totally out of my control since I have no clue what is being served at a catered event I'm going to tomorrow. I've pre-planned as best I can. Wish me luck. Down 2.5 this week. I don't want to gain it back in a weekend!
  • cellosmiles
    cellosmiles Posts: 680 Member
    @bapcarrier Happy birthday and god bless!

    Friday fitness

    Well i started something new this week -
    c25k!
    Starting on oct 9th....so far i completed 3 sessions for week 1 and did the first session of week 2.

    I know it will get way hard after week 2 and i will have to slow my progress dramatically to work with my lungs and asthma. But i am excited i can currently run 60 secs no problem!
  • verybusybee
    verybusybee Posts: 131 Member
    Nikion901 wrote: »
    @verybusybee .... I've found that, with MFP, my best bet is to focus on the calories, carbs, protein, sodium, and fiber for the numbers but look at my food list for the fats and sugars ... because then I can look at ADDED fats and sugars ...
    ...For example, the more meat, cheese, eggs, and some seafoods you eat, the more fat you will rack up because those foods are a combination of fat and protein ... so I look at the amount of fat spreads I use ... like, when your nutritionist said 3 a day she probably meant the butter, margarine, mayo, oil, and nuts you use to be 3 measured standard servings.

    For me, ANY added sugars are a no-no, and I need to watch the carb counts because any grain, fruit, vegetable I eat will up that count and it's the one I need to keep in check to keep my blood sugar from rising too high after I eat the food. And, I know that any baked good like cookies, cakes, pies will be high in fat/sugar/flour; candy and ice cream will be high in fat and sugar; chips, crackers, snack packs will be loaded with the stuff also. ... those are the foods I need to stay away from except in very limited and rare occasions. ...

    Thus ... No chips with a sandwich for lunch of cold cuts with a slice of cheese and lettuce and a cookie for lunch ... but a salad loaded with mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, peppers with a small pile of cut up broiled or poached chicken, beef, or shrimp and 1 slice of whole grain bread is OK, and 1 tsp of olive oil to dress that salad (mixed with 1 tsp of cider vinegar or the juice of a lemon, some spices).

    Hope I didn't make my answer too detailed or complicated ... this is just what works for me as my guidelines.

    PS ... For me also, I can have a small baked potato with a meal and not gain weight from it the next day ... but if I have 3/4 cup of steamed rice or 2 cups of boiled pasta, I will weigh at least 1 pound more the next day! ... Yet both foods are pure starch ... which turns to sugar once it's digested. My body just holds on to the carbs in rice and pasta but not in the baked (or boiled) potato ... it's the insulin resistance I have, which has progressed to Diabetes, that is the culprit here. So my own nutritional needs are certainly similar to other peoples, but also unique to just me.
    This information helps tremendously and is good to know. I don't have diabetes but I have polycystic ovarian syndrome which also stores my carbs. I have recently bought a few keto books and plan to work from that as well as paleo and basically try to limit my carbs more than anything.
    As for the nutritionist. She wants me to count 1 egg as a dairy and a fat so when she says 3 she is referring to everything. On MFP the fat she wants me to stay below is 18gms which is still low to me.

  • lydiapassthedonuts
    lydiapassthedonuts Posts: 71 Member
    I'm soooo sorry, I'm way beyond late. I've had one hell-ooo of a busy week. I know the weekly has already been posted. Again, I'm sorry!

    FALL CHALLENGE

    Name: Lydia
    Age: 45
    Height: 5’8”

    Start Weight (as of Sept. 16th):240.4
    Goal Weight (for Nov. 18th): 228

    Weigh in Weeks (listed by Wednesdays)

    1. Sept. 20: 236.2
    2. Sept. 27: 233.8
    3. Oct. 4: 234.6
    4. Oct. 11: 234.2
    5. Oct. 18:
    7. Oct. 25:
    8. Nov. 1:
    9. Nov. 8:
    10. Nov. 15:
    Final Weigh in: Nov. 18:

    Weight -/+ this week: -0.4
    Total weight -/+ this challenge: -6.2
    Total overall weight lost so far: 25.8


    Feel like I'm losing my mind. I've been so busy, unorganized, spastic, frazzled, running ragged this week. I really need a break. I'm wayyyy beyond Calgon. :smile:

    I haven't had time to read through most of the posts. I hope to catch up soon. I'm on my way out for work now. I'm hoping I finally have a day off Monday.

    Hope everyone has a good weekend!
  • bapcarrier
    bapcarrier Posts: 211 Member
    @lydiapassthedonuts sorry for your frazzled week. I wondered what happened to you. (And a couple of other regulars who were missing this week.) Glad to hear it was just an extremely busy time and nothing seriously wrong. I'll just add this week's weigh in to the chart and you'll be up to speed for next week! Hope things smooth out and you get a break soon.

    @ihp2015 and others who have posted pictures, I love the pictures and this idea. Thanks @Nikion901 for the great suggestion.

    The other things I wanted to comment on are back a page and I know from past experience if I go back to look I'll lose this post so... Maybe next time I'll try to make some notes beforehand and not rely on memory. :blush:

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