Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@sweeetypie1 Great job about going for the walk. A start is a start and after awhile it will get easier. I am glad you blood sugar is under control I now have my Blood sugar under control but that is due to medications. My A1C is 5.7 last visit. At first I was diligent about avoiding sugar and only having sugar free foods that I lost weight, if only I could always stay that way. I would love to lose the weight and not have to take any medicines. Not only do I take a daily pill but I also have to take a weekly shot, I would love to quit needing that and my High blood pressure meds. I know that my weight is the cause of that and if I lost the weight and kept it off I wouldn't need all the medications that I take.

@skinnyjeanzbound I remember you too. I have always enjoyed reading your posts.

@mnwalkingqueen I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my brother a little of 3 years ago and it still hurts when I think of things that I knew he would enjoy. I just went to Georgetown Tx for my cousins wedding and it felt wrong that he wasn't there. It does help to talk about it. I know losing my brother doesn't compare to losing a child but loss and grief does get better with time. It never goes away but it becomes bearable and soon you will be telling stories of something they did and you could smile without crying. Please know that you are in my thoughts.

@raindogmaa I hope that this trip does help mend the fences. I know you love your son and his family and no argument is worth losing family over. They will realize this. My suggestion is to try not to dwell on the past mistakes you both have made and only go forward. I am thinking happy thoughts for you.

AFM
Yesterday I talked my granddaughter into going on a walk with me. We drove to the park where they have this sidwalk trail through the trees to give us shade. It is only a half mile loop and only planned to walk around twice since I haven't exercised in forever. Mind you my grandaughter is a little chubby from a summer of doing nothing but playing video games so I didn't think she would even be willing to go. Not only did she go but she encouraged me to run a little (very little), but it is a start. We even did the exercise stops they have on the trail it was fun. I told her we could go again. She said "Ok but not tomorrow because then I will be tired from doing it too much." I have been teaching her to play volleyball, so I told her we would play that instead.

Wednesday Wish:

1. I wish I had the strength and energy to workout everyday. But with my bad knee it is baby steps, I don't want to injure that knee again.

2. I wish I enjoyed cooking. My daughter enjoys cooking and cooks for us but not everyday. Which is for the best because her food is always high in carbs.

3. I wish I was rich enough to retire early and I could just do the things I like doing instead of going to work everyday and driving in traffic.

@holly-- I'm so glad you're back!! I remember when you lost your son--he was only 19, right? My heart aches for you, but I'm glad you are taking steps to deal with the grief.

I'm going to Dana Point, CA with my sister to go to the Ohana Music Festival. We both love Red Hot Chili Peppers, and they are headlining Sunday night. Since we are flying out Saturday, we plan to spring for 3-day passes to go see Eddie Vetter on Saturday night as well--I love Pearl Jam, so I'm very excited!!

@catherine-- That's great that you got your granddaughter to walk with you. I'm with you on wish #3! I have 13 years of teaching left to reach my maximum retirement age, but I'm currently striving to retire in 10. If we can pay off our mortgage by then, I should be able to do it. Of course, I'm knocking on all kinds of wood that neither my husband nor I have any unexpected health issues, and that my parents remain financially stable in their retirement. It will also depend on where we decide to retire. We are thinking someplace in the Caribbean, but many of my friends are moving to the West Coast. If we decide to go in that direction, we will have to work a bit longer since the cost of living is so much higher.

@cyndy-- I'm glad you got the invite from your son to join them. It's so hard when family is estranged. My husband currently has no relationship with his mother, and it's sad, but necessary due to her mental instability. He still loves her, and I know he sometimes feels guilty, but he's so much happier without her toxicity in his life. It's good that you and your son and daughter in law can move past prior issues--enjoy your time with them.

AFM-- I'm still struggling to get used to my work schedule, but so far the kiddos have been pretty great. Despite my lack of sleep, I managed to make it to the gym again today.

Wednesday Wish:
That the school year continues to go smoothly.

Name: Karen
Age: 49
Height: 5’7"
Highest Weight: 247
Current Weight: 196 (7/6/19)

7/6/19 = 196
7/13/19 =196
7/20/19 = 194
7/27/19 = 194
8/3/19 = 195
8/10/19 = 195
8/17/19 = 195
8/24/19 = 195
8/31/19 =

Water Challenge Goal:
80+ oz. each day
5/8

@Karen - Red Hot Chili Peppers love them also. Saw them in concert in high school. Jermey is my favorite Pearl Jam song. Sounds like a fun time. Yes, my son was 19.
@cjbrummet- I understand the soda issue my so called coffee is diet coke. I am down to about 2-3 20oz a day. It wasn’t easy and some people tell me I need to stop altogether but I just want moderation. I also am not chatty when working out. I guss that I would look real crazy talking to my dog for 3 miles.

AFM:
My truth is my dog has suffered from my depression in the past. So a trainer is coming to train me on his issues tomorrow. I am super nervous due to my lack of confidence of doing things correctly.

@cjbrummet - Great walk with your granddaughter. Congratulations on signing up for the walk and I believe 5k is 3.2 miles or slightly less.

Success for this week

1. Lost 1 lb
2. NSV- Dog training went real well

I'm back for the umpteenth time. It's not that I don't realize the power of this group. It's just my health is up and down and when it's up, I try to do everything I couldnt do when it is down. I've recentlly lost 6.2 lbs but honestly its because my tummy is too upset to eat. I plan to go to the pool later today for some pool walking. I'm making a commitment to log in every day for 30 days. Wishing everyone sucess today
Katrena

@katrena--Welcome back!!

@catherine-- Great job resisting the doughnuts! We often have those floating around the office as well. My trick is to tell myself I can have one after lunch. It's amazing how unappetizing they are after they've been picked over and are starting to go stale. I usually end up passing them up at that point. I saw the boys from that movie on Colbert earlier this week--they were very cute and the movie looks funny.

To answer your earlier questions, the listing of weekly weight started as a challenge a long time ago, and a bunch of us in this thread used to do it. Now, I think we just continue as a way to track and work toward individual goals.

I weigh myself every morning and then I post my lowest weight from that week as my Saturday weight. I used to be scale obsessed--I would weigh myself multiple times a day and stress over every ounce--so I did some research and learned 2 things: 1. Healthy-weight/fit people weigh in daily; it helps them maintain the healthy weight 2. it's normal for weight to fluctuate as much as 5 lbs from one day to the next based on sodium, hydration, sleep, etc. Based on that information, early in my weight loss journey I started weighing in once (and only once) each day, first think in the morning, and would only record a new weight in MFP when it went below my previous low weight. It really helped me lose the obsession and get used to the normal fluctuations. I started paying more attention to the broader trend of the scale moving down from week to week and month to month. Long story short, my advice is weigh-in daily and record weekly.

@holly-- Yay for the 1 lb loss! I'm glad the work with your pup is going well. What kind is he and how old?

AFM-- I had a really good week--ate reasonably and went to the gym 3 times. Finally saw 194 on the scale again this week too!

Catherine asked about challenges, and that reminded me that it's a new month and our water challenge is over. What do people want to do for September? Maybe an exercise challenge? Since we all do different workouts, maybe we can set our own goals (x steps/day, # of walks/week, gym visit x times/week, etc.). Share your ideas so we can get started toward success!!

Name: Karen
Age: 49
Height: 5’7"
Highest Weight: 247
Current Weight: 196 (7/6/19)

7/6/19 = 196
7/13/19 =196
7/20/19 = 194
7/27/19 = 194
8/3/19 = 195
8/10/19 = 195
8/17/19 = 195
8/24/19 = 195
8/31/19 = 194

Water Challenge Goal:
80+ oz. each day
8/8

@dustyspal I think that if you put @ in front of their username it tags them so they get an notification on top of the home board. That way you can hit the notification and it will take you right to the message

@skinnyjeanzbound I vote for number of workouts (your own definition of that, walk, exercise, run, etc...) since that is what I am trying to encourage myself to do. Also I only weigh myself once a day wearing the same thing at the same time so it is consistent. I like to do it first thing in the morning.

Went for my walk with my granddaughter today and she totally quit on me. 3/4 mile in she starts saying that she is tired and this isn't fun anymore. I tried to tell her that it get easier the more she does it. I told her she doesn't have to come with me. She says it is too hot. Maybe she will come again when it is cooler. I wish she was older so we could go to a gym when it is this hot. The community center requires that the kids be at least 12 and within arms reach of the adult. She is only 10.

Sunday Sharing:

I'm a little glad my genaddaughter isn't coming with me. I love her but I think she was slowing me down. I can't talk while running and I think she was bored. I liked having someone to exercise with but not necessarily run beside and she is too young for me to have out of eyesight. Maybe I will have to find things we can do, we are still playing volleyball.

@dustyspal- I just write up my replies and copy them to my post
@katrenaj- suppourt group helped alot for me but I have other family issues that counseling is for. I lost my son same way. Sorry to hear of your loss.
@karen- Riley is a shepherd mix that loves to hunt and he is 5 yrs old this year. I will attch photo is app lets me. I’m open to any challenge.

@cjbrummet Your granddaughter reminds me of my oldest son at that age. My Dad took him for a bike ride and he complained the whole time 😂 it was boring, it was too far, it was too much work, etc etc. But ODS (older dear son) has ADHD and we gave him a choice since it was summer—bike ride with Grandpa because the exercise helped take the hyperactivity or he could take his meds (it was summer break so he didn’t need them for school but boy oh boy was that kid hyped up without them!). He chose bike rides and my poor Dad was a saint for taking him and listening to the complaints 😂😂. And then one day ODS comes home really super excited because they rode eleven whole miles and he was only ten so he rode more miles than his age! The complaining ended but the “can we go farther? How many miles more did we do today?” started 😉

He’s 14 now and we live several states away so we don’t get to see my parents often but ODS still talks about how great those bike rides with Grandpa were. He doesn’t remember the complaining but he sure does remember the special time he spent riding with Grandpa 🙂

@ana-- Welcome back!! Your post rings true for me--I would see other people starting over after regaining significant weight and hope I wouldn't fall into that trap. Well, I'm fortunate that I only gained about 20 lbs, but that was still a third of my original loss of 60 lbs. Now I'm just 10 lbs away from my previous low, but I feel like I've been stuck here in the 190s forever. We both did it before and we can do it again!!

@hazel-- that's great that your son got to spend such quality time with his grandpa.

@holly-- what a beautiful dog!! Gunner is also a shepherd mix, so I'm a bit biased.

@jenn-- congrats on your NSV in NYC!! It's so great when our hard work pays off in a tangible way. Seeing the scale go down is nice, but it's the NSVs that really matter.

@dustyspal -- yes, @ plus the user name tags the person. I try to use people's real names in this thread if they've shared them; it doesn't tag them, but I think it makes it more personal.

Sounds like everyone is up for an exercise challenge for September, so here it goes:
Set your own weekly exercise goal and track your progress for the month

AFM-- I'm going to struggle to meet my goal this week. I went to the gym Saturday, skipped yesterday, and then realized a bit too late in the day that my gym was closing at 3 for the holiday today. I will go for sure tomorrow and Saturday, but Wed I have a dentist appointment right after work, and Thurs I have open house at school. I hate working out on Fridays, but I may have to if I don't have time to go after my dentist appointment on Wed.

I'm also having a calorie crisis, in that, I wish I had more available. I ate leftover pizza for breakfast, and then my husband grilled burgers for dinner. That wouldn't have been so bad, but he made them at like 4 pm which is way earlier than I usually eat dinner. After the burger I was still kind of hungry, but I want some ice cream for dessert. I've been trying to keep myself busy knowing that if I eat the ice cream too early, I will want another snack later because I don't go to bed until 11 or 12. It's now 7 pm and if I can hold off for another hour, I should be good. I know this isn't really a crisis, but the longer I spend on my laptop rambling on about it to you guys, the more time I'll waste. LOL

Name: Karen
Age: 49
Height: 5’7"
Highest Weight: 247
Current Weight: 196 (7/6/19)

7/6/19 = 196
7/13/19 =196
7/20/19 = 194
7/27/19 = 194
8/3/19 = 195
8/10/19 = 195
8/17/19 = 195
8/24/19 = 195
8/31/19 = 194

Exercise Challenge Goal:
Gym visit or run outside 3 times/week
9/1-9/7 = x/3
9/8-9/14 = x/3
9/15=9/21 = x/3
9/22-9/28 = x/3