Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

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  • Teerai
    Teerai Posts: 243 Member
    Just watched a new Netfix documentary called
    The Bleeding Edge

    Every woman should watch this!
    But also anyone considering using any surgical implant (like a hip) with metal in it.
    It’s not graphic like the title suggests.
    Mostly ultra sounds, x-rays and animations of medical devices.
    There are answers to questions you’ve probably asked but nobody knew the answers to.

    Weight gain in this country is not always what it seems
  • sweeetypie1
    sweeetypie1 Posts: 122 Member
    Ok, so I wrote a really long comment and deleted it by accident. Hi, my name is Ginger. I am a 47 yr old female who is 5'2. I joined mfp back in 2011 and lost 45 lbs. Then life happened, as life does, and I stopped. I started at I believe 230 lbs. I was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and was put on a medicine called Trulicity. Since then, I started at 214 lbs. I now weigh 199.8 lbs. I really really need more friends with open diaries. Mine is open and I am an open book. I am married with a 28 yr old son. I am committed to logging in eveyday. I work a desk job 40 hrs a week. I do not get much exercise but plan on changing that. I love the Lord and give Him the glory for any successes I have. I do struggle....everyday. I hope to receive some friend requests. I will return the support 😘 Thx for reading!

    Nice to meet you. I have a desk job too, diabetes type 2 and am overweight and love the Lord. I am 56 years old with three grown children (all still at home, 2 in college and 1 just finished college) and a wonderful husband.
  • skinnyjeanzbound
    skinnyjeanzbound Posts: 3,932 Member
    @Teerai --sounds like an interesting documentary--I will have to put it on my watchlist. Thanks.

    @KATRENAJ --welcome back! Glad to hear you are feeling better. That's way more important than the scale. Stick with it and I'm sure it will start to move. :)

    @hduke1977 --Welcome tothe thread. This is a great group for support and motivation.

    @katrina-- very pretty!

    @heather-- life doesn't stop, and we all deserve to enjoy a special meal out once in a while. Sounds like you made up for it. :)

    AFM--I had a really good drop this week; lost the excess from vacation in MI last week plus a pound or so.

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

    7/28 - 8/3 focus: manage social eating better
    How I did: Overall the week wasn't bad. I didn't have a lot of social events, but I managed to keep drinks light and didn't eat out too much, even when I had the opportunity.

    8/4 - 8/10 focus = water intake
    How I did:

    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- 193
    August 10-
    August 17-
    August 24-
    August 31-

    Weight -/+ this week: - 3.2
    Weight -/+ this challenge: -8.6
    Total weight lost: 54
  • sweeetypie1
    sweeetypie1 Posts: 122 Member
    Looking for friends for inspiration and will return the same. I need to lose 100 pounds. I like using MFP, it keeps me on track. About me: I love the Lord, church is a big part in my life as well as my kids (now all grown up) and my husband. Live in a suburb, work full time. I like sweets more than salty (hence the extra weight). I'm a optimistic person and I like to encourage others. I hope we can be friends.
  • kristede
    kristede Posts: 2 Member
    Hi I'm new here. I need to lose a lot of weight. Just giving this a try.
  • moodybear2003
    moodybear2003 Posts: 225 Member
    Hello and Welcome to the newbies! Jump right in here, we're all nice. We're closing up a summer challenge, but I know there will be a fall one. Basically, weigh in each week, no matter if it's a loss, maintain, or gain. Sometimes we have weekly focuses to go alongside the challenge.

    I need to refocus this week. Diet was great last week (except the weekend) but I only hit the gym twice. The week after a fresh hair dying is always my laziest week. I don't want to wash my hair more than I have to and wash away the dye. My hair fades very fast no matter the color, but purple never stays more than a month.
  • kbeyer23
    kbeyer23 Posts: 88 Member
    Super Summer Slimdown :sunglasses:
    Name: Katrina
    Age: 37
    Height: 5’8"
    Highest Weight: 305
    Start Weight (June 1, 2018): 260
    Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 236

    7/27-8/3 Focus: water intake. How I did: :neutral: I did better, but not great!

    Next week's focus: water intake again and getting back on track after this weekend's camping trip. Camping food has been my greatest challenge this summer- finding a balance and having patience with my weight loss, which has been up and down because of it.

    June 8- 259.5
    June 15- 258
    June 22- 258
    June 29- 256
    July 9- 257.5
    July 13- 254
    July 20- 258.5
    July 27- 253
    Aug. 3- 252
    Aug. 10- 250
    Aug. 17-
    Aug 24-
    Final weigh in! Aug. 31-

    Weight -/+ this week: -2
    Weight -/+ this challenge: -10
    Total weight lost (this round- since Jan '18): 50.5 lbs
  • caramelheart
    caramelheart Posts: 8 Member
    Hooowdeee Everyone! Foozer here just popping in to say hello! This week has been an amazing week for me🤪 I didnt let binging deter me from my goals! I can RECOVER from them! Im not a loser! All I have to do is KEEEP GOING!!! No more quitting, no more guilt, no more self inflicted wounds! In one month my glucose readings have gone from over 400 to 111! Im getting familiar with what self love really means. My momma wouldn't keep whooping me for stealing a cookie so why have I repeatedly kept whooping my own behind! I should call child protective services on myself... loI! I feel so much strength at 300 lbs. and I cant wait to feel two hundred! Im gonna be 60 in January and for the first time I don't see that as a bad thing!!! No matter how long it takes😁 I don't even care if it takes five years, Im gonna enjoy each and every step of success!
  • moodybear2003
    moodybear2003 Posts: 225 Member
    Super Summer Slimdown :sunglasses:
    Name: Heather
    Age: 31
    Height: 5’5"
    Highest Weight: 308
    Start Weight (June 1, 2018): 294.0
    Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 275

    June 8- 292
    June 15- 291.6
    June 23- 290.8
    June 30- 290.2
    July 6 - 289.0
    July 13 - 289.5
    July 20 - 288.2
    July 27 - 286.0
    August 2- 284.8
    August 11 - 284.3

    Weight -/+ this week: -.5
    Weight -/+ this challenge: -9.7
    Total weight lost: 23.7

    I had to buy a new scale yesterday, my old one was very cheap and about 4 years old. It just started saying "err" and I couldn't get it to reset. I've been thinking about a new scale for a while, one with body fat and other readings, so that's what I picked up. I wish I had a body fat reading from when I started 24 pounds ago!

    My hubby and I are vacationing in October in Seattle. I want to fly without a seat belt extender. I want to wear this cute dress I bought last year and never even tried on because I was so convinced it wouldn't fit me. I need to try it on now, really. It went straight from the mail to a hanger in a closet in a spare room.

    The virtual 5k I signed up for give you 2.5 months to train then submit your time. I don't think I'll be running at all, it hurts my back. So now I'm going to focus on my walking endurance and speed. I started using the elliptical at the gym, I'm not sure if I like it better than the Arc trainer yet.
  • _Shelly_Belly_
    _Shelly_Belly_ Posts: 16 Member
    Super Summer Slimdown :sunglasses:
    Name: Michelle
    Age: 31
    Height: 5’2"
    Highest Weight: 328.6
    Start Weight (June 16, 2018): 230.2
    Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 214

    June 23 – 226.4
    June 30 – 227.4
    July 6 – 224.0
    July 14 – 222.6
    July 21 – 221.4
    July 28 – 222.2
    August 12 – 225.8

    Weight -/+ this week: +3.6
    Weight -/+ this challenge: -4.4
    Total weight lost: -102.8

    I was house sitting for a professor this week, and I didn’t exercise or eat right. So, the gain isn’t a surprise. I am getting back on track. I start my fall semester on Wednesday, August 15, and I don’t want that sluggish feeling from eating crap and not exercising.
  • skinnyjeanzbound
    skinnyjeanzbound Posts: 3,932 Member
    @michelle-- It's hard to stay on track when in a new environment--good for you for getting right back at it. My gain this week also wasn't a surprise, but I'm struggling to get back to better eating. I'm hopeful that the start of the school year (for me it's this Friday) and a more structured schedule will help.

    @heather-- I've always wanted to go to Seattle. I have some friends who moved there a couple of years ago, and I still haven't made it out to visit them.

    @foozer-- I LOVE your positivity!! Hoping that it's catching because I need to get back in gear. LOL

    AFM-- I had a rough week last week and weighed in 2 pounds up on Friday. Today the scale was even higher, so I'm not doing well with reversing that trend. Last week was a lot of unhealthy eating and not enough exercise, but this week I'm just struggling with food choices as I wrap up some social visits before going back to work on Friday. On the plus side, I bought some healthier options; now I just need to prepare them.

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

    8/4 - 8/10 focus = water intake
    How I did: okay, but this isn't generally a problem area for me

    8/11 - 8/17 focus = get back on track!!!

    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- 193
    August 10- 195
    August 17-
    August 24-
    August 31-

    Weight -/+ this week: + 2
    Weight -/+ this challenge: -6.6
    Total weight lost: 52
  • KATRENAJ
    KATRENAJ Posts: 318 Member
    Moodybear - "Try to catch the Chiluly museum in Seattle. I saw his exhibit at the Biltmore house in Asheville NC this weekend and it is fantastic

    caramelheart - You go girl! you great attitude is contagious and I hope I catch it. Good luck to you and

    Went off my plan for a few days and struggled to get back on. But I am on the 2nd day. not hungry but very tired but low carbs This will go away in a few days.

    KatrenA
  • moodybear2003
    moodybear2003 Posts: 225 Member
    KATRENAJ wrote: »
    Moodybear - "Try to catch the Chiluly museum in Seattle. I saw his exhibit at the Biltmore house in Asheville NC this weekend and it is fantastic

    Oh It's on the list! I saw some Chihuly in Vegas and Columbus and I'm hooked! I also want to hit the MoPop Marvel exhibit and go whale watching. Other than that, I just want to relax and unwind :)
  • moodybear2003
    moodybear2003 Posts: 225 Member
    Super Summer Slimdown :sunglasses:
    Name: Heather
    Age: 31
    Height: 5’5"
    Highest Weight: 308
    Start Weight (June 1, 2018): 294.0
    Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 275

    June 8- 292
    June 15- 291.6
    June 23- 290.8
    June 30- 290.2
    July 6 - 289.0
    July 13 - 289.5
    July 20 - 288.2
    July 27 - 286.0
    August 2- 284.8
    August 11 - 284.3
    August 16 - 280.4

    Weight -/+ this week: -3.9
    Weight -/+ this challenge: -13.6
    Total weight lost: 27.6

    I don't know if it's a fluke, the new scale, or I did better this week than originally calculated...I didn't do anything different, and actually I did less then usual. I skipped yesterday and today at the gym, overate Friday night by a lot. I'll take it though!
  • DLSnyder510
    DLSnyder510 Posts: 6 Member
    Happy to be a part of this!
  • kbeyer23
    kbeyer23 Posts: 88 Member
    Super Summer Slimdown :sunglasses:
    Name: Katrina
    Age: 37
    Height: 5’8"
    Highest Weight: 305
    Start Weight (June 1, 2018): 260
    Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 236

    8/10-8/17 Focus: water intake. How I did: :neutral: Not too shabby, but I know I still need improvement!

    Next week's focus: continue working on water and eat more balanced meals this week! I've been so busy during the day an I end up not eating enough and then eating too much cause I'm starving later.

    June 8- 259.5
    June 15- 258
    June 22- 258
    June 29- 256
    July 9- 257.5
    July 13- 254
    July 20- 258.5
    July 27- 253
    Aug. 3- 252
    Aug. 10- 250
    Aug. 17- 253
    Aug 24-
    Final weigh in! Aug. 31-

    Weight -/+ this week: +3
    Weight -/+ this challenge: -7
    Total weight lost (this round- since Jan '18): 50.5 lbs

    Dagnabbit! I keep wrestling with the same 2-4lbs this month, lol. While I would really have liked my loss to be more linear, I'm actually quite satisfied with how things are going (shockingly!) I have been indulging greatly on the weekend when we camp (which is often, as you have no doubt surmised!) And then reining things back in during the week. Which is why the yoyo-ing. So, why am ok with this? Because I'm learning how not to let myself go completely just because I overindulged for a day or two (or 4...) and how to get right back on track. I'm learning I need accountability and I'm becoming ok with being transparent about my struggles and asking to be held accountable- instead of finding judgement, I've found more support! And it really helps me be honest with myself about how much effort I'm putting in.
  • _Shelly_Belly_
    _Shelly_Belly_ Posts: 16 Member
    Super Summer Slimdown :sunglasses:
    Name: Michelle
    Age: 31
    Height: 5’2"
    Highest Weight: 328.6
    Start Weight (June 16, 2018): 230.2
    Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 214

    June 23 – 226.4
    June 30 – 227.4
    July 6 – 224.0
    July 14 – 222.6
    July 21 – 221.4
    July 28 – 222.2
    August 12 – 225.8
    August 17 – 223.0

    Weight -/+ this week: -2.8
    Weight -/+ this challenge: -7.2
    Total weight lost: -105.6

    @skinnyjeanzbound - Thank you! I try to look at the positive instead of the negative. I normally just go off and stay off. However, I have been holding in a 10 to 15 pound range. I do get a little sad when I think how far I could be if I had stayed on track this entire time, but I will get there in my own time.

    I started back at college this week which I think will help me get back on track and stay there. I work twenty hours a week as a graduate assistant, and I am enrolled in four classes. So, I will be pretty busy this semester. Hopefully, I don't get too stressed out and want to stress eat.
  • DebCountsAll
    DebCountsAll Posts: 471 Member
    Super Summer Slimdown
    Name: Deb
    Age: 52
    Height: 5’8”
    Highest Weight: This round: 295 (January 16, 2018)
    Start Weight (June 2, 2018): 255.6
    Goal Weight (June 30, 2018): 247.6
    Actual Weight (June 30, 2018): 248.8
    Goal Weight (July 31, 2018): 240.8

    June 8- 253.4
    June 15- 253.8
    June 23- 252.4
    June 30- 248.8
    July 8- 251.8.
    July 13- 248.2
    July 22 – 248.8.
    July 27 – 245.4.
    July 31- I forgot to weigh!
    Aug. 3- In Alaska. No Internet access.
    Aug. 10- In Canada on the road.
    Aug. 17- 247.6
    Aug 24-
    Final weigh in! Aug. 31-

    Weight -/+ this (chunk of time): +2.2
    Weight -/+ this challenge: -8.0
    Total weight lost: 47.4
    So, from the time I arrived in Alaska and all through my drive back through Canada to my home, I did not have Internet access or my computer. I actually brought my computer and ended up getting it repaired in Anchorage so even the days I had access, I didn’t have my document to edit. The trip was fantastic and it was great to have that much time alone with my dad. He is supportive of my efforts and said I really look great (nice to hear) but in reality he has no idea how to support someone who is trying to get healthy and stay that way. He’s not obese or anything, just a lifelong enabler :wink:
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  • SisepuedeLinda
    SisepuedeLinda Posts: 132 Member
    After 1 month of logging I've lost 9 pounds and a total of 12 inches throughout my body! Especially my thighs at 5 inches each! If anyone would like to add me feel free! :) i need motivation and food ideas. Somedays it feels impossible to reach my goal but I won't give up!