Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Tonight’s dinner .... if I could skip the chips and breads then it would not be that bad
Was going to just drink water, but we were celebrating my husband's first TV interview ... was really good ... his 5 minutes of fame
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@ana-- wow that looks delicious!! Looks like what we ate just about every day when we were in Switzerland and France. That and glace!! Those dishes you invented all sound wonderful as well.
@tracy-- yes, it made me so happy to give the food to someone who really needed it. We Americans waste so much food, it's shameful. So sorry to hear about your migraines. I get them occasionally, and man does it stink.
@lydia-- great job with the exercise. Injuries can be tough, but you are smart to take it slowly. I also miss running, but I have no excuse for not getting back at it other than prioritizing grading over the gym. I'm really looking forward to winter break when I can catch up on work and get back into a gym routine.
@b_lisieux -- I also am not a big breakfast person. I'm just not hungry in the morning, and when I've tried to force myself to try eating it regularly, the result is just a higher calorie count for the day. I think it makes more sense to eat when I'm hungry. I bring a hard boiled egg to work every day and eat it during my first prep period which is about 9:30, but some mornings I skip it if I'm too busy.
@barney-- Wow, you are so close to the century mark!! And congrats on restraining the urge to binge. I took that online test you posted and I scored an 8, but as I answered each question, I imagined how different my answers would've been 6 or 7 years ago. I was a total closet eater--not big binges, but I tended to eat alone as if it didn't count if no one saw it. I'm so much better now, but it took years of changing my relationship with food. That being said, I found a bag of Dala Horse candy the other night, and though I managed to limit myself to one serving of 6 pieces at the time, last night I finished the bag--about 3 servings.
@bapcarrier -- hope the doctor's appointment went well.
@cyndy-- glad your knee is better and you won the fight to get to the gym. I need to win that argument with myself soon.
@niki-- sometimes our bodies want to work against us when we get close to a goal--hang in there and you will make it!
Thursday Truth:
Just the candy I mentioned to barney above. But I logged it all and will own it. Today I am back on track even with leftover Chili's from a yearbook deadline meeting Wed. night. I had small tastes of all of the appetizers and skipped my afternoon snack to maintain my calories. An even bigger win today is that I went to starbucks to grade after work and ordered a zero calorie hot green tea instead of my usual latte or frappaccino. Small victories.0 -
Beware woman's topic, don't read if you're squeamish. LOL Well, I am an extremely healthy 70 year old woman, it's just that my insides are falling out!
Need laparoscopic surgery to tie my bladder and uterus back in place. Very common for us women, I know, just annoying! The surgery is so much better now than it used to be years ago. Now it's in and out in same day and two weeks of no or light lifting, and being careful, trying not to cough or sneeze (I have allergies so that ought to be interesting, I sometimes sneeze 7 or 8 times in a row!) It doesn't sound too bad at all and I have no alternative at this point as the other options will not work for one reason or another. Hasn't been scheduled yet, so don't know when this will take place.
Of course, after appointment I ended up at Mickey D's for lunch and then later in the day my boss brought me a chocolate milk shake - just to be nice! I logged everything but went over my calories by a lot! Oh well, tomorrow's another day.0 -
Thursday Truth ... sometimes I read all the posts, then write my own ... and delete it instead of posting.
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@skinnyjeanzbound small victories exactly! I think our journeys will be more successful if we focus on the now moment and celebrate all our small successes ... that will give us the strength to continue
Regarding Starbucks, I used to go there all the time when in the US and now that I went back I was disappointed ... didn't really like it, is not good coffee and way to much milk ... so with time, you might not crave the frapuccinos or milky lattes ... and you will love green tea. After 6 years in Asia, I 
it! It was everywhere, not much of a choice!
@bapcarrier I had a laparoscopic surgery when younger and definitively recovery is fast. You still feel a bit of pain, but not that bad. Just need to follow the doctors instructions for recovery and you will be doing your normal stuff in no time! And yes tomorrow is another day, to eat healthy and stay within calories ... just some additional steps and tons of water and that milkshake will be gone!
@Nikion901 you are not the only one ... happens to me too; not sure why ... sometimes I think whatever I wrote was irrelevant so not worth sharing. Anyway ...
Today I had a tiny loss ... still like a zillion lbs over my lowest, but at least the scale moved in the right direction this time
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@lydiapassthedonuts I hear you about egg nog season. My goal is to avoid it this season. We'll see how that works out. Good going on the exercise minutes but do be careful not to hurt yourself.
@NewCaddy I hope your migraine is gone by now.
@happygirlxxx What a pretty celebratory dinner! Your husband was on TV? That is cool!
@skinnyjeanzbound One day of candy eating won't kill you. You logged and owned it. Give yourself credit. And you only ate tiny bits of party appetizers. That takes strength. Congrats!
@bapcarrier Just think how much easier it will be when you travel after your surgery. It will be worth it! And be proud of yourself for logging McD's and that milkshake! Yesterday is over, today is a new day.
@Nikion901 I often think half the things I post are irrelevant. But we are all in this together and it's good to share. It's cheaper than therapy.
Down 1.5 this morning and 20.5 overall. It's slower coming off than putting it on, that's for sure. Going to a Mexican restaurant tonight with neighbors. I'll probably pass on the margarita. They are super high in calories. Can't promise about the chips and salsa. That would take a lot of willpower. LOL No real plans for the weekend. Might start wrapping some presents. Calorie wise, since we'll be home, it shouldn't be too bad of weekend. Have a great weekend everyone.1 -
Hello... I'm newish here at least in the community. I went back to the first post to see what this group is about and it seems like a great thing to be a part of. I'm working on losing 182.2 pounds to start as that is half of my starting weight. I'm trying to do it slowly so the healthy changes stick. I'm currently down about 27 pounds. The scale and I have been fighting this week, it's gone up a .1 of a pound the last 3 days.
I belong to my local gym and I love it. The people there are awesome and very encouraging. I attend Water Aerobics 2-3 times a week as my schedule allows since I go during my lunch break from work so sometimes it gets pushed for urgent business needs. I also attend other classes offered 2-4 days a week and I'm working on a 5k goal for May 2018. I try to lift weights once a week also as the classes I attend have a strength component also.4 -
Friday Fitness ... what am I doing to get fit? Not much. I still spend most of my time glued to my computer, sitting at the home office desk ... and neglecting all the things I plan to do. It's like I forget all about everything else except what's in front of me at the moment. Now that is being single-minded, and I'm not happy about it one bit.
LOL. ... Today I got the old big Ariens snow thrower out and cleaned up my driveway, the path to the house and the 100 feet of sidewalk in front of my house ... I think I'm the only one on the block that bothered to snow-throw and do the sidewalk. (It is a 'law' in my community that the home owners are responsible for keeping the sidewalks clear of snow and ice, and they can receive a heft fine if they don't do it ... but I don't know anyone who has ever been fined. Still, I do it.) Here's a picture of some of my handi-work today ...
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Wow ... that picture is bigger than I thought it would be ... should have shrunk it even more than I did.
Continuing on with my Friday Fitness theme ... I'm going to make salmon patties for dinner today, with canned wild salmon. It will be served with a big salad and some broccoli. That's cause I'm tired of eating the Split Pea soup I made a few days ago ... This will satisfy my attempt to consume high omega-3 fishes twice a week. Plus I will have salmon patties left over for the weekend. On Sunday I plan to roast a whole chicken. Most of it will be used to make dishes during the week and some of it will be frozen for later.
@ckozl81 ... welcome to the thread. You've got a good plan for keeping active ... and on top of working! Swimming is something I had wanted to take up ... but have made all sorts of reasonable-sounding excuses to myself for why I haven't done it.
@b_lisieux ... you know it! About how much slower it comes off than comes on. I've read that when we have been low-carbing and then have a high-carb day that each gram of carb carries an additional retention of 2-3 grams of water ... and that's why our weight goes up even if our calories were not above maintenance. They call it glycogen replenishment, or something like that. I've read that also happens when we eat too much protein because an excess of that macro also converts to glycogen and is stored when over consumed.
@happygirlxxx ... that photo of your celebratory meal was so appealing! It could have been a shot for a food magazine! Congratulations to your husband.
@bapcarrier ... Good luck on your upcoming surgery. My sis had one like that, but her's was more involved and could not be done laparoscopically so her recovery time was about 6 weeks. But, she is very glad that she had it done.
@skinnyjeanzbound ... Gunner will help you by having you take him for a walk! My sis, before she retired, had gotten in the habit of stopping at the Starbucks on the way to work for a daily frappuccino, it was her treat to herself because she deserved it! Then, when she suddenly realized she had gained 20 pounds she realized she had gained it by spending a small fortune on those cups of frappo she'd consumed. So ... she decided to bank the cost of the Starbucks cup of coffee (the way she liked it) and have a premium cup of coffee with heavy cream in it at home instead ... and was overwhelmed by how much money, how quickly, she saved. At the end of the year, she used that money to take help fund an Alaskan cruise with her husband.
@NewCaddy , @lydiapassthedonuts , @BarneyRubbleMD ... @raindogmaa , @Misnomer971 ...HI!
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Wow, @Nikion901....good job with the snow throwing! What part of the country do you live? We could get a dusting up to an inch tomorrow. I live in southwest Ohio.
@ckozl81 Welcome to the thread! Ditto what Niki said...you have a good plan for keeping active!0 -
Just hopping on to say hi to everyone. My migraine is gone. I got into the chiropractor yesterday afternoon and I had a compacted neck -- he actually said "Wow Tracy! you only have about 75% function. I can't believe you're not in pain." As soon as he adjusted me, instance relief!! YAY! I go back on Tuesday to make sure it stays fixed. Headed to church tonight to chaperone the youth lockin and then I do a marathon christmas baking with my sisters tomorrow (bad planning on my part when I volunteered to do the lockin). Oh well. We'll make it, right?!?!
Work has been a beast and I'm 2 minutes from the end of my week. Glad it's over!! Everyone have a good weekend...not sure I'll get to the thread, but I will be logging in.0 -
@ niki-- I don't drink the fraps every day, and when I do, I get the light version which = 130 calories for a grande. In my opinion, that's not much for how delicious they are, but yes, the regular version can be several hundred calories depending upon the flavor. I can see how your sis gained if she was drinking those everyday.
@ana-- I already LOVE green tea. I brew my own at home to drink iced with no sweetener--I despise sugar in any of my teas. Since I drink it at home all the time, I rarely buy it at starbucks. I just couldn't afford the calories for a frap or latte--even the light or non-fat version.
@tracy-- glad you got your neck adjusted.
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Well although i have been quiet...my fight with food has been very positive this week.
On Saturday i went over my calories a bit and ate at maintenance level as it was our work christmas party. I managed to skip dessert even though there was free cheesecake! I also skipped the dinner rolls, mashed potatoes and pasta dishes.
Splurged on stuffing...i am not going to lie!
But chased it down with some roast turkey, baked salmon, brussel sprouts and a beet root salad. So had a really nice splurge dinner that was realtively good for me LOL. 
from monday to friday i have managed to eat at or below my calorie goals. But rather than stress eat this week...i stress starved on 2 of the days. I had such bad news at work...i ate below calorie recommendation. My tummy was in knots and i just wanted to go to bed
Last night i went to favourite restaurant - vietnamese. But scored on bringing half my dinner home with me. That is a personal win...as i never have a 'doggie bag' left.
This next week i am going to strive for more normalcy...not too high...and not too low!
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The woman I have called mom for the last 20 years has shed this mortal coil. She gave me her daughter, laughed, cried and argued fruitlessly with me. She loved me as I am and loved me more because I love her baby, hopelessly... She would smile when I told her that, she knew it but loved a whisper of it in her ear. She was a wonderful grandmother and gave her grandchildren a perspective on the world beautifully uncluttered by normalcy. None of us will ever see a dragonfly again without a happy memory of her enjoyment in all of Gods creations, especially those dragonfly’s. She is home now. She is without pain. She left a beautiful piece of herself in all who knew her.3
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@pneschich what a beautiful tribute to what sounds like a special woman. I can tell she will be missed. My condolences to you and your family.
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@pneschich ... sounds like you are one lucky man, and your MIL one lucky woman. May she rest lightly in the palms of her God's hands, and may her children know the comfort of her memories which will keep her with them for as long as they remember her.
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My deepest condolences, @pneschich - to you and your family. Your MIL sounds like a lovely woman, and she deserves every tear shed.1
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Hey, everyone! I have about 200 pounds to lose, after the 80 pounds I've lost already. It's a slow journey, but I'm here to take my life back. Happy to join you all.4
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@pneschich My deepest condolences to you and your family. Your MIL sounds like she was a very special person. May you find peace and comfort in happy memories.1
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Not ignoring you @weightywonder84.....welcome to this thread. You've already made an impressive start on your journey. You can do this!
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All, thank you. It’s been a long week. I’ve had a mother in law longer than a mother. It’s not as big of a hole, it’s a hole none the less. It’s heartbreaking to watch those you love more than life struggle with the loss of a mother and grandmother. I have had a hard time with everything and am trying to find normal. Food is still a comfort and I hate that. How can you live when something necessary for life is the enemy? I am terrified. I haven’t struggled like this in two years, I thought I beat it, I didn’t! It’s still there. I am grieving and I am afraid. I will get my feet back under me and keep moving. I am in charge of me. I am unbelievably sad, it will be better every tomorrow I know, better for everyone. Please keep me and mine in your prayers, we need them and appreciate them.0
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@pneschich --so sorry for your family's loss. It's so hard to see those we love suffer--with the pain of illness, as you did with your MIL, and with the loss your wife and children and you are experiencing right now. It's so hard not to slip back into old habits when we face new struggles, but you are strong and will get back on track. It will take time for all of you to find your new normal. You are all in my thoughts.0
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@pneschich sorry about your loss. Its hard when someone we love passes away. I believe we keep them with us through cherishing with what they brought to our lives ... the funny traditions, the yummy recipes, the bad jokes and even the hard moments ... because we learnt from those and made us who we are. You need time to grieve, to miss her, so don't be too hard on yourself ... soon you will be back to good habits and continuing your weight loss journey.
@weightywonder84 welcome to the community!! WTG with your weight loss!! And you are right its a slow process and there might be hard days, but the key to success is not to give up and keep trying!
Whats up with me lately? Not much actually ... been trying to exercise a bit, but my body is still on lazy mode. Food has not been that bad, but definitively could be better (specially the gelato I had yesterday .... did I need it? not really
). I continue with my experiments with whatever I find in the fridge ... I hardly have anything left by now. Yesterday was the turn to use the asparagus, artichokes and shrimp ... did a stir fry with all and some spices, not bad at all ... I was actually surprised
I had mentioned some posts ago about the dailyburn app ... well did my first video and it was so fun! It was an African dance class ... OMG, I am so uncoordinated!! you would think because I am from LATAM I would have some rhythm in my veins ... well not!! I looked like a sack of potatoes moving my arms and legs ... my husband was just looking at me and laughing (he tried to video me, but I think my face stopped him in his tracks )
This week will be a busy one; I might have mentioned I work freelance conducting interviews and I got already 6 scheduled for this week. Plus, need to get the house ready for my MIL that arriving next week for like a month. We are going to spend Christmas here, but then we are taking her to Rome ... which will be interesting since she doesn't walk much and Italian cities are not all leveled and easy to walk.
Cant recall someone asking about my husband's TV interview ... it was for a tech program ... so most likely just IT nerds where watching it (and myself)
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@pneschich Ditto what @happygirlxxx said. Everyone grieves in their own way and time. You not only suffered a loss for you, but the pain in seeing your wife and children suffer that loss makes it all the more difficult. Give yourself the time you need. You've come far so you will be back to you when the time is right, for you. I understand food being a comfort. The fact that you even recognize that is a huge HUGE thing, so don't be afraid. You will get back to normal, as will your family. It just takes time. Food won't take away the sorrow though, but I do get that it helps heal the soul sometimes. I think as life settles down and the pain subsides more and more, you will be back where you need to be in your choices. You haven't gone down that slippery slope again. This is just temporary and as we know, "this too shall pass". Check in here when you can and maybe that will help too. Take care of you and your wonderful family.
@happygirlxxx I was the one who wondered about your husband's interview. Hey, I'd be right there with you, watching. Ah, Rome. Loved it there but you are right, not a place for those who can't walk a lot. I'm in that boat. My knees and back just won't let me. When I was there, as a surprise my husband hired a private tour guy and he took us everywhere, got us right to the front of lines and places. He was amazing and now I can say I've seen and been to all of Rome. Love it there.
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Holiday Exercise Challenge/Goal/Plan
Name: Nikion901 (Niki)
Goal: 30 minutes workouts 3 times a week
November 22 - 110 minutes, but in 2 sessions
November 29 - 180 minutes, in 2 sessions again
December 6 - 225 minutes, in 3 sessions
December 13 - 120 minutes, in 3 sessions
December 20
December 27
January 3
January 10
Continuing with Weight reporting Wednesday ...
11/22/17 = 227.4
11/29/17 = 226.8
12/6/17 = 227.4
12/13/17 = 227.6
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Holiday Exercise Plan!
Name: Ana
Goal: Exercise 3 x week for 45 minutes.
Nov 22: 3x10+K steps + 1x45’ spinning
Nov 29: 1x60’ + 1x30’ spinning + 1x45’ Pilates
Dec 06: none! Back was hurting
Dec 13: 1x30’ dancing + 1x30’ spinning + 3x10K steps
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 03:
Jan 10:
Weight lost this week: Have not weigh-in myself this week
Weight lost so far: ? (Mystery for next week!)
Current Weight: ?
So yesterday decided to cook lentils ... never had done them before and most likely it’s been years since I had them last ... did my research on how to make them and they came up good; served them with a ragú and baked cod ... all this for my husband to tell me that he doesn’t like lentils 15 years together and I had no idea.
Oh well ... now you know what my lunches for the next days will be ... lentils with everything else I still find in my fridge 2 -
Looks like it’s been somewhat quiet around here. Hope it’s because everyone is having a wonderful holiday season and is busy getting their exercise!
I’m not good with all the personals. Actually, I really suck at it. But here it goes ...
Welcome to all the new folks!
@Nikion901 love your photo of all the snow! Looks like you got a good workout clearing the sidewalk and driveway.
@NewCaddy Migraines are awful. Glad you are getting some relief from the chiropractor.
@cellosmiles Yay for the positive week!
@pneschich So sorry for your loss. Prayers your way.
@happygirlxxx I have never done the dailyburn app. I love exercising using dancing videos on YouTube.
I don’t even wanna know what I look like. I can only imagine. But I really enjoy it!
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Holiday Exercise Challenge
Name: Lydia
Goal: Minimum of 150 minutes of activity per week. My activity will include walking, gym, workout videos, and anything else I can do without injuring myself.
November 22: 180 minutes of exercise, pilates 4x, over 10,000 steps 6 of 7 days
November 29: 100 minutes of exercise, run 1x, pilates 2x, 10,000 steps 4 of 7 days
December 6: 165 minutes of exercise, run 2x, pilates 1x, 10,000 steps 6 of 7 days
December 13: 370 minutes of exercise, run 2x, Zumba 2x, 10,000 steps 7 of 7 days
December 20:
December 27:
January 3:
January 10:
I’ve had a challenging week. One of my sons has been sick for the past 4 months. We had another fun day at the hospital getting tests done and still no answers. And on top of that, my dog, who turned 15 yrs old today, has had 2 strokes this past week.
On the bright side, I walked every day this past week. I’m doing Fitbit challenges and I’m finally not in the bottom half! My diet could definitely improve but I’m doing okay staying around my daily calories.
Another week down!
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I reached a new milestone today, my weigh-in Wednesday--I've lost just over 100 lbs (100.4 lbs actually) since 1/3/2017. I thought I'd never get there with my recent binges and all but I'm back on track with about 60 more lbs to go to reach my goal weight, which will probably take me at least another year. The next two weekends I'm heading out of town so I plan to eat at maintenance calories (or maybe a bit less) so I can at least hold that loss through the end of the year.10
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@BarneyRubbleMD congratulations!! Its an amazing milestone and truly inspiring for all of us!!! Well done!!!!
@lydiapassthedonuts sorry about your son; must be so stressful not knowing exactly what is going on with him. I hope soon you can get an answer and he gets well. I got an older dog too, he is turning 15 in a month and before we moved he had an stroke as well, but even though he is not back 100% to his normal self, he has improved tons so don't give up on him/her; they can recover! and WTG with the 370 minutes of exercise!!!
@b_lisieux that is what we should get when in Rome (and even in Milan) a guided tour that takes us door to door so she doesn't have to walk much. I am trying to get her as well a wheelchair so at least we can push her around if needed.
Thursday Truth!
I shared with you that my MIL is coming to visit in a week. What I didn’t share before is that I have not spent with her more than 2 hours together in the last 8+ years and within this period I think I have only seen her once for lunch … and now she will be staying with us for 3 weeks!!! Just to clarify, the reason why this happened is not because we cant get along, but because we were living in SEA and that trip would have been way too much for her … from Argentina it takes about 30+ flying hours to get to there. And, I personally didn’t have the need to go back since my parents travel quite often and were able to come visit.
So, I just wonder how these 3 weeks will be … she is someone that is almost a stranger to me, but that is expected from me to consider family. Someone that I think I don’t have much in common either. Definitively weird; but having the chance to provide her the opportunity to see her son I think trumps all the awkwardness of the situation, right? (at least I hope so!).
Anyway, so that is my weekly truth (besides the fact, that I ate dulce de leche last night that is a caloric bomb .. not helping my diet at all ).
Hope everyone is having a good week! Ciao!! 1
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