Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Karen Takes Charge Challenge!
(Aka Kicking Butt in May)
Name: Heather
Age: 31
Height: 5’5"
Highest Weight: 308
Start Weight (May 1, 2018): 298.8
Goal Weight (May 31, 2018): 295


May 1 – 298.8
May 4 - 298.0
May 11- 297.0
May 18 - 295.6
May 25 - 294.6
May 31 -

Weight -/+ this week: -1
Weight -/+ this challenge: -4.2
Total weight lost: 13.4 lbs

Officially below my goal for this challenge!

Staying on track is getting harder and harder ... but one day at the time and not loosing faith that I can do this ... just need to try to focus more!

I just moved to a new city so tons of exploring and social events so it makes it hard not to overeat and also had forgotten how large portions here can be so need to find a method to just eat half and save the rest for later instead of stuffing myself like last night ... ordered a chopped salad that was easily for 2 and ate almost all ... I know it’s salad, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t add up!

Plus I discovered this dark chocolate with pretzels I think it’s called thin bark or similar ... yum, ate half of the bag

Anyway ready to enjoy the weekend! Yesterday we had gorgeous weather so I hope it stays the same so I can take my doggie for a nice long walk around the lake.

You all have a great weekend!!

Karen Takes Charge Challenge!
(Aka Kicking Butt in May)
Name: Charlotte
Age: 64
Height: 5’2”
Highest Weight: 245
Start Weight (May 1, 2018): 199.8
Goal Weight (May 31, 2018): 193


May 1 – 199.8
May 6 - traveling, didn't weigh
May 13- 198.5
May 20 - 197
May 27 - 194.6
May 31 -
(Changed the dates for myself a bit since I weigh in on Sunday)

Weight -/+ this week: -2.4
Weight -/+ this challenge: -5.2
Total Weight Lost -/+: 50.4

I made the jars and marbles, like the pic posted above, in dec 2016 . Mine aren’t as pretty. Sadly, my “pounds lost” jar is empty. I have just restarted and determined to lose my marbles!

Hi All!

Hope you had a nice memorial weekend (for those in the US).

Here the weather was fantastic so I took the opportunity to walk as much as I could ... yesterday over 30,000 steps!!! Needless to say my legs are tired .... but will try to do some type of physical activity anyway so not to lose momentum.

Food has not been the greatest but not terrible, but still can’t log a whole day ... need to get back to daily logging because I am sure I am going over my calories. Today I prepared breakfast and measured exactly everything so hopefully I can get back to it because that helped me tons last year.

@UsagiTeatime you are already in the right direction ... you have decided you want to make a change! Dropping the sugary drinks and walking is a great way to start your weight loss journey. As the pounds start dropping you can incorporate other stuff (increase walks or run, drinks x amount of water, reduce carbs, etc) nothing needs to be expensive nor super time consuming ... what is more important is that you remain committed to yourself.

For those who reported their weight during the weekend ... WTG!! you are all doing amazing! Inspiration for all of us!

Well time to get going... tons of errands to run and I am loving that I have to walk everywhere since I don’t have a car.

Have a good Tuesday!

sTILL HANGING IN THERE thogh not enjoying much sucess. In the interest of honesty and to hopefully motivATE ME FURTHER, I'M POSTING MY CHallenge results -- I will not give up

May 1st – 215.8
May 7th – 218.4
May 21
May 28 -220
May 31

Weight -/+ this week: +2.6
Weight -/+ this challenge +2.6
Total Weight lost: -16.6


TEERAI -- That is a great idea. I put 20 pst it notes on my file cabinet,, ill remove one fOR EACH LB LOST

Good Morning!

Yesterday was the 1st day I logged every meal and was able to close the day but needless to say I confirmed that I am definitively going over my calories .. not terribly, but maybe by like 300 .. so I am not going to loose much if I continue eating like that!! But have to cheer myself for logging which I have been super lazy to do lately.

@Teerai I love swimming too; unfortunately my building has such small pool for all the people that live here ... went this weekend and it was more like spring break party than anything else ... so I guess I wont be swimming anytime soon unless I wake up super early, but even then its not really a lap pool, but I guess better than no pool at all

@KATRENAJ Hang in there, you can do this!!! Sometimes we have to take a step back to move forward .. but you will do great!! Love the idea about the post it notes

So question ... will there be another challenge for Summer?

@happygirlxxx (and everyone else!!!)

YES! There will be a summer challenge! We decided to call it the SUPER SUMMER SLIMDOWN, haha. I volunteered to "organize." (Speaking of which- @canyonGeek can you send me the database or whatever you use to keep track, por favor?)

The challenge will run for June, July and August. It's a long time, but since summer brings a lot of vacations and travel, a 3 month period seemed the best for a positive outcome. We'll check in weekly on the weekends and I'll try to have stats ready Monday or Tuesday.

I'd also like to run some weekly mini-goals alongside the weigh ins to keep it interesting. Such as "exercise 30min at least 3xs this week" or "drink 8 cups water each day" "say something positive to yourself in the mirror each morning this week" etc. and we can report on this, too. How does that sound? And I'll definitely need ideas for this of that's something everyone's interested in.

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Good Morning!

@Teerai I love swimming too; unfortunately my building has such small pool for all the people that live here ... went this weekend and it was more like spring break party than anything else ... so I guess I wont be swimming anytime soon unless I wake up super early, but even then its not really a lap pool, but I guess better than no pool at all

You can get a killer workout in with even just a corner of deeper water. Treading water is half my workout. You go arms forward and back, up and downstroke for a minute at a time. Also switching up legs from small kicks to treading kicks changing the strong leg every minute to running both very slow using water resistance and being aware of every muscle and joint to monitor stressors then changing to a good ‘pace’ just running without any impact.
You do just arms then just legs.
Never enough time for all the combos but switching up every minute or so seems to keep away any over stress or muscle cramps.
You can bounce off the bottom working up to 25...that’s gotta be major kcal burn if it’s over 8 feet... lol
And you can even work out like a washing machine agitator, getting your lats into the Game.

Believe me. 30 mins of good work will leave you tired. I work slow and steady and usually an hour just flys by for me but it is much nicer with less people! Lol

Hello everyone, just found this thread..
I'm currently beginning my journey at 247lbs and have close to 100lbs to lose. It seems very daunting here at the beginning, but I know that soon I will look back and see how far I have came. If anyone has any advice or tips I would be greatly appreciated for any help. I hope everyone is having a fantastic day, progressing to your goals.

LOL just read my comment to @KATRENAJ ... meant more confident, not confined!

@kbeyer23 well done!! 8lbs in a month is great!!!!

I am joining the summer challenge for sure! need some accountability ASAP!

So this morning I stepped on the scale ... bad news, overnight I gained whatever I lost this week but I guess it might be water retention ... last night we had dinner with my husband's coworkers and we went to this really nice restaurant ... I wasn't expecting to have an appetizer, but everyone ordered so I had a wedge salad with blue cheese dressing ... it was delicious and then had scallops with a bit of creamed spinach and gratin potatoes ... but no wine or bread for me and I could not believe I skipped dessert!!! That is like so not me But I guess that impulse triple chocolate frapuccino that I decided to indulge in the afternoon came to bite me (more than the dinner lol)

Anyhow, that was yesterday ... today is a brand new day to behave!!

Have a great Friday!

Here is our template to get started! Please report your stats Friday or Saturday if possible so I can assemble the data and give a report on Monday.

Super Summer Slimdown
Name: Katrina
Age: 37
Height: 5’8"
Highest Weight: 305
Start Weight (June 1, 2018): 260
Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 236

6/1- 6/8 focus: Hydrate! Try to get your water in every day this week. How I did: or or

June 8-
June 15-
June 23-
June 30-

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Okay. Weren't we just discussing motivation when we are a few months into losing weight? Hahahaha. I know what I did to myself. I participate here, as well as a thread with daily weigh-ins. Sometimes the day on which I weigh for this group and the end weigh in day for the other group fall on the same day. I think this was two weeks ago? Might have been three weeks. Anyhow, I really really wanted to keep posting good losses for both groups, and my body wasn't cooperating despite eating under my calorie limits...so I cheated. Myself. I ate under 1000 calories, which is quite a bit below what my MFP two-pounds-a-week calorie limit, and just logged in MFP using "random calories."

Boy oh boy, did my body throttle me but GOOD. I had done this a few times prior, but this time? I have never been so hungry while trying to lose weight...my body was angry and not going to take it anymore! I remember thinking, how do people with the opposite food disorder do it?!?

So. I let go for a day and a half. I logged every.single.bite, and I did still weigh though I did not post those weights to MFP. I did gain weight, of course.

Here's what I know about myself at this point, and why I won't change one thing: Mindless eating got me here, and being PRESENT and ACCOUNTABLE is the only way out. Now I also know that eating far below my calorie limit will get me into serious trouble.

So what can I do about that?

The only thing I can do: More exercise. I'm just walking, with my dog. She stops to sniff and do her business, but she wants to be outside all the time anyhow. I will also go back to my old gym and start in with additional circuit training and adding more strength training.

Yes, you can lose all the weight without exercise. I've done it once before. Here's the thing: I'm not doing this for LOOKS. I'm doing it so the second half of my life is as full of movement and fun as I have the power to control. I can just look at the last 30+ years of my mother's life and KNOW that is NOT the way I want to spend my last years.

Powerful motivation. Thanks Mom. I don't want to be like you. I am already capable of walking far more than 5 miles a day, so I'm doing far better than she did at my age.

To HEALTH!

In January 2017, I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. In addition to the medication I had to start taking, my doctor strongly suggested I lose 100 pounds. At the time I weighed 255. I did well for the first month but life and lack of desire to change my bad habits got in the way and I added 10 pounds by the end of the year.

My dad was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in May 2017. He quit smoking cold-turkey after 50 years, started watching his diet and walking and biking. In December 2017, he was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. He went through chemo and radiation December-March with no nausea, very little side effects except losing his hair and still working part-time. Beginning in April 2018, he was in the hospital 3 times in 5 weeks - pneumonia, flu, pneumonia - with a week's stay at a nursing home for physical therapy in between the 2nd and 3rd hospital stay. The last time he was released from the hospital, we brought him home with hospice care. That was 2 1/2 weeks ago. He's still alive, but every day it seems it's a little bit harder for him to draw a breath.

Watching my dad struggle just to breathe has been my wake-up call that I need to be serious about my health. I need to be serious about new, healthy eating habits, tracking my food all the time, not just when I feel like it, and consistent exercise. I don't want to have more health problems the older I get. So here's me, joining this group to give and receive support, to be accountable for the choices I make, to share in the victories - big and small - and to help or get help in overcoming any temporary set-backs on the way to losing 100 pounds.

Super Summer Slimdown - weigh-in dates adjusted to my regular day

Name: Anita
Age: 48
Height: 5’6"
Highest Weight: 265
Start Weight (June 1, 2018): 249.5
Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 225.5

June 6-
June 13-
June 20-
June 27-
June 30-

Weight -/+ this week:
Weight -/+ this challenge:
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