Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

MFP has helped me, too.
Today I went to therapy. Getting mentally healthy has been the nexus for getting physically healthy. It is so helpful to have someone unbiased to talk to.

Love this idea!!!!

DebCountsAll wrote: »

jogetsgains wrote: »

I got hangry yesterday and ate pizza. So much pizza.
Since it seems we are all struggling to get back on track this week, how about this week's challenge be something like finding non-food related ways to treat/comfort ourselves?

This is a fantastic idea. Some days it is just endless slogging through. I am my only source of validation IRL, if it weren't for the folks here at MFP, I think I would have fallen by the wayside long ago.

shutchens wrote: »

Today has not been a good day so far. Things have been moving south nicely since the recommit, down 8 pounds in two weeks. Yesterday 23 has sushi, but stayed well within calories(under by about 300). This morning the scale was up 2 pounds! Now it is 11:00
And I have not eaten or drunk a thing, out of fear. Each time I walk i to the kitchen, I remember and scale and I walk back out. I know its an unhealthy obsession, but one I havent figured how to beat yet.

This is salt. Salt. That's all. I didn't realize until I took a Japanese cooking class...Sushi rice has added sugar and salt. That's right. It isn't just plain rice. Plus if you even touched the soy sauce, you are toast.

The good news is two to three days of drinking a LOT of water will rid you of this. It is discouraging while you are trying so hard to lose weight, but the long term knowledge is: when you go out for Japanese, you need three days to get rid of the salt. Shoot, that's less than half a week.

I avoid Japanese for now. Later? I can eat it and know I'll gain water weight that I can lose in three days.

@moodybear2003 that pattern IS funny 😂😂 love it.
Good luck with the quilt 🤗

Thursday: truth: I need to “practice what I preach” so to speak..I had several bad days of immense over eating (think double+ the daily cals) and I begin to beat myself up over it.
I notice where the “slip ups” are ( surprise surprise! Fast food!) and I know when I’m at my daily limit it’s healthier to stop for the day but I still agree to fast food. And it’s not that I’m having the fast food that’s the error- I have been learning to incorporate less-healthy items into my day..as long as it’s within my daily cals, it’s open season! But I’m going over my daily cals..by a lot..many days in a row. And I don’t exercise enough to counterbalance that much extra food. I also hate cardio (there! I said it!)
Sigh. Just wanted to get this truth off my chest- when I need to remember to be kind and compassionate with myself (and I can do better each next opportunity I have) I forget that and revert to old, harmful, judgmental ways too..

Super Summer Slimdown
July 8- 251.8. I’ve been struggling with hunger. When it goes on for days, I don’t cope well. I can handle a few hours. I also have not been pre prepping my lunches and dinners, but I got the items I need from the grocery store and will get back on the wagon.
July 13- 248.2. I don’t think I will make my July goal. I’m torn between feeling desperate to make sure I make it, and being zen about the fact that I have a lot of weight to lose and just being happy about losing at any pace. I see posts all the time from people who lost 100 pounds in a year and for some reason I am fixated on that as a goal…and I am not on pace to manage that. Why oh why am I getting so down on myself when I’m actually doing WELL to lose AT ALL?
July 22 – 248.8. Too much salt, and humid weather (for here). I am logging everything and am under calories, using my scale as well.
July 27 – 245.4. Finally. (I remembered to post on Friday for once haha)
July 31-

Weight -/+ this week: -3.4
Weight -/+ this challenge: -10.2
Total weight lost: 49.6

Yesterday's non-food comfort was an epic bath 🛀

jogetsgains wrote: »

I think being honest with yourself is a great first step to change. A week into using MFP I ate something over maintenance calories and I thought about not logging it. Then I thought -- who am I really lying to?? I logged it and moved on and it felt so good! No more hiding and sneaking food, especially since no one is watching.

Keep battling, you will find some balance and get those calories back in check 🤗

Exactly! I log everything even if that final daily cals number makes me cringe or deeply sigh lol!! And that too- I don’t want to hide and sneak food and feel shame around it. I acknowledge every time I go over because I’d rather say hello friend, this is what you are (a time of indulgence or over eating or family dinner) and move on.

Thanks! 🙌❤️

I have a good thing going on my workouts! I love seeing the data on everything

jogetsgains wrote: »

@moodybear2003 what app is that?

Its the fitbit app. I have a charge 2, you can turn on workout tracking when you're getting ready to exercise. They have very few preset options. I use the generic "workout" when I'm doing something not on the list.

Cool thanks

Hi. I’m restarting my fitness journey. A co-worker got me to start eating The Keto diet on Sunday july 22nd. I had just came back from my vacation where I gained even more weight and was feeling pretty low. It is usually very hard for me to start a diet plan. I go through the 7 stages of grief. Shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing, acceptance. This time I felt like the transition wasn’t as hard. I did experience the “Keto Flu” for the first 2days (I felt lethargic)... but after that I had lots of energy. It has been less than a week and I haven’t cheated once and even upped my steps to 10,000-15,000 per day (before I averaged 3000 step per day) and I have lost 13lbs! I’m so proud that I have accomplished so much to give me such a good head start!

Thank you for starting this thread, Robin, and to all those who have posted! It's wonderful to be able to share with others on this journey! Mine started in January 2011 waking up sick and tired of being over 100 lbs overweight. I was able to lose 105 lbs. Lately I've been complacent (cocky?) and have "found" 20 of my lost pounds. I need to recommit to this journey; for me it's a life-long process, a marathon vs. a sprint....one day, one meal at a time!
p.s. - I'm a 63 y.o. male.

@moodybear2003 -- thanks so much for the tutorial!! I always see those little figures for the different types of workouts, but I never knew about holding the button to start the tracker (and have been too lazy to research it). I'm going to try it the next time I go for a run.

@terrichcombo -- I also started in 2011 (March) and lost about 60 lbs which I maintained for a couple of years. Then I "found" about 20 which I've struggled to lose for a couple of years. Recommitting this summer (along with this challenge) has helped me lose about 10 of that, but I really want to get back down to where I was at my lowest weight and perhaps lose a bit more. Robin (Ellen) who started this thread chose to stop participating in the thread a while back because too much time on the computer was hindering achieving her health goals. I hope she still occasionally lurks and knows how much she's missed.

AFM-- I see the focus is not turning to food for comfort, but I modified it a bit. I'm not really an emotional eater, but I do struggle with poor choices and overindulging in social situations. Last week in MI was a great example. I could have stuck with very low calorie cocktails like vodka and seltzer, but I opted to add some calorie laden juices into the mix as well. I could have ordered the smaller kid's scoop at Sherman's dairy, but I ordered the regular scoop (which is more like 2 scoops) and I ate it all. Yesterday, I went to my niece's birthday party and then went to see Foo Fighters at Wrigley with a friend. Despite two events on one day, I was only slightly over my calorie allowance. I'm going to FF again tonight, so my goal is to do even better.

Super Summer Slimdown
Name: Karen
Age: 48
Height: 5’7"
Highest Weight: 247
Start Weight (June 1, 2018): 201.6
Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 180

7/21 - 7/27 focus: Maintain my weight for the week while enjoying a getaway to Michigan.
How I did: Meh. Only a .6 gain, and I'm hopeful that is mostly due to sodium.

7/28 - 8/3 focus: manage social eating better

June 8- 197.8
June 15-200.2
June 22- 198.2
June 29- 196.4
July 6- 194.4
July 13-194.2
July 20- 195.6
July 27- 196.2
August 3-
August 10-
August 17-
August 24-
August 31-

Weight -/+ this week: +.6
Weight -/+ this challenge: -5.4
Total weight lost: 50.8

Hi guys!
Here's our numbers, as promised, as of today:


Only about half of the participants have checked in this week, but look at us go! One month left and I know we can ROCK this!

I had another hard time with food over camping this past weekend but my accountability partner DID remember to check in and I DID immediately get back to plan Monday morning. I find myself irritated that I'm still floating up and down in the 250's, when I really wanted to be almost to 240 at this point. BUT, I am trying to keep in mind what I'm always telling others- that this is a JOURNEY to learn how to eat for the rest. of. my. life. (which will include camping!) and that the downward trend is what's important overall. So, onward.

@skinnyjeanzbound Sherrrrrrmmmaaannnn's, MMMMMMMMmmmmm! Anytime we're down near South Haven (and have an hour to spare waiting in line...haha) we have to drop by, get our GIGANTIC cones and bring home a tub for the freezer. Baby size really is all you need, haha.