Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Finally, a better day! I'm within my calories and I drank about 90% of my water and the day isn't over yet so I'll get that water where it should be by the end of the day.

Have a great evening, everyone and welcome to the new folks.

Wednesday Wishes!!

I wish I would not had that 2nd piece of broccoli quiche … which btw was delicious and I am not feeling sick either; but my point is … if I felt satisfied when I was done with the 1st piece why did I need to eat the 2nd one just because I was like 300 calories below 1,000 calories and I would not have been able to close my diary?

So, do you always stuff yourself just to get to your calorie limit? Is it that bad if you don’t get to the 1,200 calories? Not every day, but it can’t be that bad if once in a while happens, right?

So anyway, I am not feeling bad because of the food, but I just ate since I felt I had to, not because I needed to.

For those who like to cook / meal prep, here is the recipe: https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/crustless-broccoli-quiche.html

I divided in 8 portions and its delicious cold as well, so perfect to take to work for lunch with a salad or even for breakfast … eggs and cheese, what’s not to like!! And for those who follow low carb … I think its less than 5 grams / portion

@bapcarrier I am glad you had a better day; looks you had better control of your food and water. I don’t know why is is so hard to keep hydrated … I think its funny that I need to be counting the glasses.

@cellosmiles I have friend that does aquafit and she loves it; its a great exercise and I think that anything with water is so relaxing .. I would have slept so deep after all that workout.

@NewCaddy how fun! I think I should do the same, because its been so many years that I have watched most of the movies that now I am so confused I keep asking my husband and who is this, why is that, etc he just looks at me like I am a Star Wars lost cause

OK, time to get going. My doggies don’t know it but … its time to go get a bath!!!! The little one won’t be too happy about it … but I want him to be all cute for his birthday tomorrow, he is turning 15 … my quinceanero

Have an awesome Wednesday everyone!

The Winter Games

Name: BarneyRubbleMD
Age: 58
Height: 5'3"
Highest weight: 317 lbs (1/3/2017)

Start Weight (Jan 3, 2018): 211.6 lbs
Goal Weight (Wednesday, Feb 28, 2018): 203.6 lbs (-8 lbs this challenge or ~ -1 lb/week).

Weigh-ins (lbs) on Wednesdays (typically), week of:
Jan 3: 211.6 lbs.(weight loss stalled this week, probably due to adding in 50% of my exercise calories vs 0%).
Jan 10: 209.8 lbs (stuck with adding in 50% of exercise calories this week too--seems it worked out well).
Jan 17: (on vacation: 12th-20th so I might not find a scales to weigh-in this week).
Jan 24:
Jan 31:
Feb 7:
Feb 14:
Feb 21:
Feb 28:

Weight -/+ this week: -1.8 lbs
Weight -/+ this challenge: -1.8 lbs
Total weight lost since 1/3/2017: 107.2 lbs

Day 2, within my calories and over my water for the day. AND no evening snacking last night, hopefully tonight will be night #2 with no snacking! Going back to counting the days with no snacking after 7pm, that worked before going to try it again! Reading all the posts and seeing what everyone else is doing is such a help. People that aren't on this journey just don't understand the struggles. One of my best friends commented after asking about my weight loss and my confession that I had gained back a few pounds but had still lost over 50 pounds this year, said to me "Well, that'ssss PRETTY good!" Damned with faint praise! (I'm sure/I hope she didn't mean it what way she has a hard time gaining weight and can't seem to understand the struggle to lose.)

Have a great evening everyone!

Good Morning!!!

@BarneyRubbleMD congrats on your loss!

@Nikion901 I think you are right ... had not noticed! Same happened to me with other group ... at the end it was just a couple of us ... even the moderator had vanished BTW, good job with your workouts ... and everything counts!! As long as you are doing something to get you moving is what matters; so good for you!

@bapcarrier congrats on day # 2, step by step; day by day! And I agree, people who dont have weight problems, do not understand how stressful this process can be ... its not just about eating less / exercising more ... it has an emotional component as well of how we see ourselves and how much dedication we put into the process; however, as long as you understand that I would not take any comments personal ... they dont understand what really entails to lose tons of weight.

@skinnyjeanzbound well done!! I know after a long day at work it can be tempting to skip the gym, but you need to keep pushing and at some point you are not even going to debate with yourself if you want to go or not ... you will just show up at the gym because you will need it!

@canyonGeek you are welcome! hope you like it; here at home everyone loved it. Anything with cheese for me is a win!

Thursday Truth!

I am currently reading a book called “The Keto Reset Diet” by Mark Sisson & Brad Kearns. I am not following Keto per se, but find the concept quite interesting and I know people that followed it and indeed loss tons of weight... might not be for everyone though, but it’s interesting that you base your diet in a lot of stuff was prohibited before and you were just dreaming of ...

Anyway ... in one of the 1st chapters it was written something like that we are sometimes too hard on ourselves (very auto critical) and maybe we do more damage than good .... I guess it’s not a new concept, but good to remind ourselves every so often:

“If you experience minor setbacks or even major backslides, have some compassion for yourself. I’m talking real compassion, which is radically different from having ready-made excuses and rationalizations. Accept your imperfections, let go of what’s happened in the past, and don’t worry about the future. Just do the best you can each day and enjoy the heck out of the journey.”

I wonder how many of us are ready to punish ourselves when something doesn’t go as we wanted / expected? I know I do

Something to reflect about for sure!!

Have an awesome Thursday!

@happygirlxxx Thanks for sharing the quote from the book you are reading. Love the advice in that paragraph. I need to remember it. It is great advice. I can be my own worst critic and hard on my own self sometimes.

No real time to address everyone. Just wanted to pop in, read what's going on with everyone. I just love this thread and all of the stories we share, and motivation and support. I've been trying hard this week to stay under my calories, trying to lose the 4 lb. Christmas weight gain. I still don't understand why it's so easy for me to get back to MFP after holidays, trips, parties, etc. Believe me, I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth, as the saying goes. I wonder if it means that this time I'm more determined? More motivated? Who knows. Maybe it's because I'm a lot older and realize that I have more days behind me than in front of me and I want to make them count and be as good as they can be. Whatever it is, I'll take it.

Hoping everyone is having a great day!

@Nikion901 I get that....I'm very much the same way oftentimes, not always, but more times than I should. I should go back and print off that quote and keep it here on my monitor to remind me!

Name: Connie
Age: 53
Height: 5' 7"

Starting weight: 285.6
Goal weight: 199!
Current weight: 240.8
Total weight lost: 44.8
This week's successes: I managed to lose watch my portion sizes.
This week's challenges: To not emotional eat.

Weigh-in day: Friday

1/1 - 244.4
1/5- 242.6
1/12- 240.8
1/19 -
1/26 -
JAN TOTAL -

Name: Margie
Age: 71
Height: 5' 1 ½”
Highest weight: 295 (Late Aug.2017)

Start Weight (Jan 1, 2018) 278.5
Goal Weight (Friday, Feb 23, 2018) 271.5

Weigh-ins on week of
Jan 5: 278.25
Jan 12: 273.0
Jan 19:
Jan 26:
Feb 2nd:
Feb 9:
Feb 16:
Feb 23:

Weight -/+ this week: -5.25
Weight -/+ this challenge: -5.5
Total weight lost: 22.0

Lost my vacation gain in one week. Yay! Have been trying to drink more water and I think that helped.

@happygirlxxx Pretty picture!

Have a great weekend everyone! Today we are in for some snow. Tomorrow we have tickets for a dinner theater with a group of friends. Have zero clue what kind of food they have on their buffet. Hope I get through that with minimal damage. Take care all.

Sorry, been absent from this thread…dang busy week at work and that’s where I sign in and update. Good old year end reviews that I had to have done by today. Well, they are done and here I am  Looks like people are having some success – great to see!!

@Margie… Yah vacation gain gone! The water definitely helps and that is something I need to step up (in fact, I’m going to pause this typing and go get more water)
@Karen… I never did find a current Amazing Race..is that through MFP?

AFM…We had a winter storm here this week. Only 5.7 inches but the wind was blowing pretty good so the roads were bad. My church called off all activities Wednesday night and they didn’t plow my street until last night about 10…no gym for me. I plan on hitting it both Saturday and Sunday though to make up for it. Tonight would have been ideal, but I have 3 activities planned for tonight so I just can’t squeeze in the gym visit. I have resumed my walking during my breaks at work. The treadmill is locked so it can’t go faster than a 2.0 (it’s a work station) but if I get up and walk a bit every hour and take my 2 15 minute breaks on the treadmill, I usually leave work with between 5000-6000 steps in already.

Prayer/Thoughts request: My husband is a Saints fan and I’m a Vikings fan…we play each other on Sunday…please pray for a win for me  and that my husband can deal with a loss well ( hee hee )

Name: Tracy
Age: 44
Height: 5’5”
Highest Weight: 274
Current Weight: 210
Goal weight: 190

Weigh-ins on week of
Jan 5: 202.8
Jan 12: 200.8
Jan 19:
Jan 26:
Feb 2nd:
Feb 9:
Feb 16:
Feb 23:

Weight -/+ this week: - 2
Weight -/+ this challenge: -9.2
Total weight lost: 73.2 lbs.

The Winter Games

Name: Cellosmiles
Age: 37
Height: 5' 3"
Highest weight: 257

Start Weight (Jan 1, 2018) 227
Goal Weight (Friday, Feb 23, 2018) 217

Weigh-ins on week of
Jan 5: 223.4
Jan 12: 224.2
Jan 19:
Jan 26:
Feb 2nd:
Feb 9:
Feb 16:
Feb 23:

Weight -/+ this week: +.8
Weight -/+ this challenge: -2.8
Total weight lost: -32.8

Stuck to eating within my calorie goal and exercising...but cant seem to stop retaining water this week. I should have lost 2+lbs. Oh well, our bodies act the way they want too!

Hope the water weight drops soon. I have 5 days to go or i miss my deadline.

The Winter Games

Name: katy
Age: 30
Height: 5'7"
Highest weight: 282.6

Start Weight (Jan 3, 2018): 282.6
Goal Weight (Friday, Feb 23, 2018): 266

Weigh-ins on week of:
Jan 5: 282.4
Jan 12: 281.6
Jan 19:
Jan 26:
Feb 2:
Feb 9:
Feb 16:
Feb 23:

Weight -/+ this week: -0.8lbs
Weight -/+ this challenge: 1
Total weight lost: 1lbs


Extremely slow loss which is I must admit making it difficult for me to be motivated.

I have hit my calories goal everyday which should give me a 2lb weekly loss. I've also achieved at least 10,000 steps a day when I usually only average 3000- 4000 a day. Not sure what's going wrong but I will persevere!

@katy-- I'm also frustrated; my weight has been so up and down all week! I weigh in every morning and then log my lowest weight for the week. However, this week my low was on Monday and since then I've bounced up as high as 205.5--half a pound above my start weight for the challenge. I don't usually sweat the fluctuations, but for some reason it's really bothering me. Like you, I will persevere and trust that the increase in exercise and decrease in calories will eventually pay off.

@birgitkwood --woohoo! great loss in just a few days!

@cellosmiles -- you can do it!!

@cyndy-- nice loss!

@tracy-- the challenge started Monday and teams are full, but you could join the waitlist. Here is the link: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/124281-amazing-race-winter-resolution


Friday Fitness:
Well, I made it to the gym 3 days this week-- Sun/Tues/Thurs--and did a balance video Mon/Wed/Fri. Tomorrow will be a rest day as I have a social outing downtown most of the day.

As far as food goes, my nutrition hasn't been stellar, but I've been within 100 calories of my goal all but 1 day, and even that day was less than 200 over goal. All days have been well under my previous maintenance allowance of about 1800 net, but the scale is being stubborn.

Name: Karen
Age: 48
Height: 5' 7"
Highest weight: 247

Start Weight (Jan 2, 2018) 205
Goal Weight (Friday, Feb 23, 2018) 190

Weigh-ins on week of
Jan 5: 203
Jan 12: 202.4
Jan 19:
Jan 26:
Feb 2nd:
Feb 9:
Feb 16:
Feb 23:

Weight -/+ this week: -.6
Weight -/+ this challenge: -2.6
Total weight lost: 44 lbs

Saturday Success!

I think an important achievement for me this week has been staying within my calorie limit. Even last night that we went to an Argentinian restaurant I behaved and skipped dessert. Actually I was thinking that it wasn’t that bad at all ... I was surprised and pleased with myself ... have I finally broken my addiction to sweets? Nahhh ... lol but at least I can control it better!

I have been trying to do low carb as well and it’s working out fine; try to limit carbs to 50grams net and had a couple days that I was even lower than that so that is a big win for me because before carbs were my life ... and I am not talking about carbs from veggies or fruit .. I am like I will eat a dozen of croissants like there is no tomorrow and then because I need something sweet to compensate a couple of Kouign Amann.... so all fat and carbs!

Anyway ... I have reached my year anniversary with MFP and that is what I am most proud of ... 365 of being true to myself, of fighting for a better me and even though there were days that were no so good ... I didn’t give up! And about 75lbs lighter to enjoy it!!

So for those who this week felt a bit disappointed ... don’t be, just keep pushing ... the weight will come off and you will not only feel fantastic outside but inside ... you will be shinning of how proud you are of yourself!

Have an awesome Saturday everyone!! And remember .... enjoy the ride!!!

@happygirlxxx Congratulations on your one year anniversary with MFP! You deserve to feel proud!!! 75 lbs....that is just fantastic!!!!!!! You are an inspiration!

Thanks @bapcarrier for keeping track of the challenge. It was a good week for everyone! @skinnyjeanzbound Some weeks are just like that....slow slow slow. We all wish we could lose it all quickly. A loss, is a loss, is a loss. Just keep at it and it will keep going down. You've got this.

Happy Saturday everyone!