Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@mnwalkingqueen I love the photo you took of yourself! I hope you had a great time at the comedy show!

Hi everyone. Getting back active on mfp for this last 100 lbs
Sw:350
Cw:226
Add me share ur tips

@sisijamison -- welcome to the thread!

@barb-- I was just visiting a friend in Naples a few weeks ago, and we walked 4 miles around her condo complex every morning. I couldn't believe how hot and humid it was, even early in the morning. We have heat and humidity in Chicago, but usually you can avoid the worst of it by getting up early to "beat the heat" for any outdoor activities. That was NOT an option in Florida!

@mnwalkingqueen -- great picture, Holly! Looks like you had fun at the comedy show.

@JNettie73 -- wow, those pictures really show a major difference!! I regret not taking "before" pics when I first started. And because I hated the way I looked, its really hard to find ANY pictures of myself from that time period. I realized after I logged off MFP last time, that I forgot to send you my email, but I just saw your PM, so I will try to add you now.

AFM-- You guys, I'm so excited! This morning the scale said 194.8!!! It's been so long since I've seen a number below 195. For the past 5 years, I've tended to stay between 195 and 205. When the weight would start to creep up above that, I would make more of an effort and drop a few pounds, but I would plateau at 195 and then creep back up, and start the cycle again. I'm so glad I pushed past that barrier this time, and I want to make sure I continue this time and reach my current goal of 185. I know a big part of it is being account here, so thanks to all of you for the support!

Karen
51 years old
5'7"
SW = 247 (March 2011)
Weight on 1/1/2021 = 207.4
GW: 185 (my previous low)

7/2/21 = 195.2
7/9/21 = 195.2
7/16/21 = (vacation)
7/23/21 = 195.8
7/31/21 = 195.2

Welcome to the new members of this group!

@bapcarrier Thank you!

@sisijamison My tips are give yourself reasonable goals. Log everything, even if it isn't the best foods choices you have eaten. Focus on your NSV (non-scale victories = these can be anything). Take body measurements and progress pictures. I find these help when your hit a rut and the scale isn't moving.

@skinnyjeanzbound Thanks! I hear your on the not having any pictures of yourself. I am/was the same way. Congrats on your newest low!!!

@mnwalkingqueen - I love when I laugh like that!
So far we are 3 days into August. I have not planked at all yet.
I keep forgetting to do them. I have to get on that. I'm sorry, I don't have any answers for you. I have never done planks before.

@LewLooo -- Welcome to the thread. Looks like you are off to a great start!

@JNettie73 -- I also keep forgetting to plank.

@mnwalkingqueen -- I don't know that you could hurt yourself. My only advice would be to make sure you are using your core, rather than arms so you don't hurt your shoulders. Of course, that's because after rehabbing both of my shoulders, I'm a bit overprotective about that body part. LOL

AFM-- So I've made it through the week and the scale still reads 194.8. I had one day where it bounced back up to 196, but then it went back down the next few days. I have been active around the house and yard, but haven't gone out for a walk all week. Partially, that's due to being busy with appointments and meetings this last week before I start back to work next week. Partially, it has been due to weather. It's been either hot and humid or rainy quite a bit if this week.

I've been better about sticking to my intermittent fasting schedule--trying to get back on track for work. It's pretty easy to wait to until noon to eat when I'm teaching because I usually don't have time until my lunch break anyways. This year, I have a prep period about 10 am, and then my lunch break is around noon. I want to refrain from eating anything during that earlier prep, so I'm trying to get my stomach used to that now.

Yesterday, some friends and I went to lunch and then to Arlington Racetrack which is closing at the end of this season. It was sweltering early in the day, but by the time we got to the track, the humidity was gone and it was beautiful. It's a beautiful venue, but I can't help but feel a little bit sorry for the horses whenever we go there. Oh, and I know nothing about racing, so I lost $5. LOL

Anyone have anything fun planned for the weekend?

Karen
51 years old
5'7"
SW = 247 (March 2011)
Weight on 1/1/2021 = 207.4
GW: 185 (my previous low)

7/2/21 = 195.2
7/9/21 = 195.2
7/16/21 = (vacation)
7/23/21 = 195.8
7/31/21 = 195.2
8/6/21 = 194.8

Good Day- Quick stop in before nightly walk with Riley. This weekend food wasn’t real good but I got out with some friends and bought new furniture for livingroom no more duct tape couch.

@Karen- I re-read a post of yours and saw this about your mother in law” Borderline Personality Disorder” My mom has this but refuses to think she has any issues. I can’t really tolerate being around her and my dad was the buffer with him gone it gets harder to be around her. I was tild a book called “Surviving the borderline parent is a good help.
@New people- welcome to the group.

I have done wall planks for 2 days and wow 20 seconds is a long time for a big girl.😉

I stink at doing the plank challenge. I keep forgetting to do them. I don't think I am going to make it through the entire challenge. Last night was my anniversary. We went out to eat at my favorite restaurant. I made the decision to enjoy the night and eat what I want. I still made healthier choices but I didn't limit myself to getting a salad when we go out to eat. I indulged on a few pieces of bread as well as had desert. I thought for sure my glucose this morning would have spiked drastically but to my surprise it didn't.

@mnwalkingqueen Congratulations on the new couch! Wahoo on the wall planks!

@skinnyjeanzbound I hope you have a good 1st day back! Today was my last day teaching in my summer program. I do have to sub on Friday for the other summer program then I have a few weeks off. It always amazes me that other states start school so much earlier than we do in NY.

Hey! Brand new here. Still unsure how this works. Little about me is I dropped 100 pounds in college cold turkey mostly with just calorie counting. Post-covid I’m back up 50. Moved to Colorado and started doing Colorado things which has not been good for my weight loss journey. Looking for some motivation and accountability.

Starting weight 260
Goal weight 170

Looking forward to meeting others!

Starting weight: 270 March 2021

August Start Weight: 225.8
August Goal Weight: 220
Ultimate Goal Weight: TBD

I weigh in on Sundays.

August 1: 225.8
August 8: 224.2
August 15: 224.2
August 22
August 29:

I am noticing a pattern starting between last month and this month. I am doing everything correct. I'm monitoring what I eat, using a food scale, drinking my water (though I lacked yesterday), getting my activity in. I've noticed that some weeks no matter what I do the scale just does not move. Then the following week I have a larger loss. This week is just that pesky week that it is staying the same. Of course I am not going to let me down.

My NSVs:
- I wore a tank top yesterday to a party. This tank top is more fitted and I normally would never wear it out in public. Yesterday I put it on and felt great with my new body so I wore it happily.

- I find it easier to move in my own body. Yesterday we were at a pool party at a neighbor's house. I found it easy to sit on the side of the pool and get back up without looking like a seal on land. I also had so much more energy to run and fetch the beach ball when my daughter and the other children knocked it out of the pool. And lets talk about bending down to get it. I could bend down and not feel like my stomach was crushing my organs and making it difficult to breathe. As these things happened I smiled to myself as I made a mental note of the differences!

- All my leg exercises are paying off. I am noticing that my thighs are starting to feel more firm. I still have too much skin and fat to see my leg muscles when I flex but I can feel them!

- I decided to spice things up the other day and do 30 minutes of step aerobics then 30 minutes of my bike rather than 60 min of my bike. I worked up a nice sweat but I didn't get winded like I would have if I tried this back in March when I started on my journey.

- My NSV I am most proud of is I have a 27 day streak where I have met my daily step goal of 10K steps!!!

- Adding onto that... we have been going on family walks some nights after dinner if I have 2.5-3K steps left to get in. I am noticing my pace is a lot faster than it used to be. To me it is just normal walking however my husband and daughter are having difficulty keeping up with me.

- I can walk and talk at the same time or engage in a physcial activity and talk at the same time without feeling like I am having difficulty breathing. I believe I have mentioned it before, for years I have struggled with respiratory issues that always went undiagnosed. I had a chronic cough that made it impossible to do a lot of things - sing, engage in conversation, walk and talk. I often found myself just wanting to sit.... all the time. Since starting my journey my chronic cough went away, my respiratory issues have completely disappeared. I no longer feel the need to sit for my own comfort. I have a lot of energy and looking forward to engaging in physical activities!

- My last NSV - I am also most proud - my FBGL this morning was 101. (FBGL - fasting blood glucose level). This is the lowest I have ever gotten it!!! I usually test in the upper teens to low 120s. Compared to where I started when I was first diagnosed with diabetes to now this is fantastic!!!

This upcoming week I will weigh in on either Friday or Saturday (if I have time). We are leaving for vacation Saturday morning. I don't know if I will have access to a scale on Sunday to weigh in.

Wishing you all a week of nothing but greatness!!!

Just a quick check in. I started the plank challenge, I am doing wall planks and modified the schedule shared by JNettie. Here is where I am so far I do each morning and each night.

Day 1 ☑️ 20 seconds
Day 2 ☑️ 20 seconds
Day 3 ☑️ 20 seconds
Day 4 ☑️ 30 seconds
Day 5 ☑️ 30 seconds
Day 6 Free
Day 7 ☑️ 30 seconds
Day 8 ☑️ 40 seconds

Hi I am Jessica, I have 100lbs to lose and like the sound of this thread.,I am 35 and I have been obese since I was 20ish. I have been the brunt of every fat joke and know,the risks of being nearly 300lbs. Right now i am 280lbs. I have a poor body image at times and sometimes emotionally eating. I am here for accountability. I welcome friend requests but only from females. I have a hard time talking to men. I shut down. I also have aspergers.

Welcome-
I can relate was overweight my whole life except for 6 months at 19. Once I became pregnant at 22 I used that for an excuse to eat more thinking I would lose it like other women. Well a C-section changed that than I hated my body and been eating my feelings and emotions since. Depending on the day my body image changes and at one point I went from 265 to 225 almost hitting my goal weight of 200 than my son died and been up/ down weight wise for last 5 years. I topped my highest in 2020 at 283. When I started again in May I was 280. The people in this group don’t judge which is so great.

lillymaid2005 wrote: »

Hi I am Jessica, I have 100lbs to lose and like the sound of this thread.,I am 35 and I have been obese since I was 20ish. I have been the brunt of every fat joke and know,the risks of being nearly 300lbs. Right now i am 280lbs. I have a poor body image at times and sometimes emotionally eating. I am here for accountability. I welcome friend requests but only from females. I have a hard time talking to men. I shut down. I also have aspergers.

Wow, I can't believe it's been over a week since I posted. Time really flies now that my students are back in class. So far, it has been pretty good--overall they seem to have a greater appreciation for school. #pandemicsilverlining

I see a few new folks, so welcome to you! This is a great thread for motivation and support.

@mnwalkingqueen -- I also dread the cold and snow I know will be here soon, but I'm already committed to rejoining the gym when that happens. Glad you are doing the plank challenge; at least one of us is doing it! LOL

@COLarryB -- great progress so far! I'm also a teacher (HS English and Media), and it's amazing how many steps I get in a day at work. They also just moved our offices, so mine is on a different level than my classroom which has really increased my stairs/day--at a minimum, I'm up and down 4 times/day. As far as food goes, I find that increasing my protein intake really helps keep my energy levels up throughout the day. Like you, I can stay under my calorie allowance, but if I do it with the wrong foods, I'm sluggish and cranky. Last week there were a lot of "welcome back" treats for our staff which were mostly sugar based. That, combined with after school cocktails, made it a poor week nutrition-wise. This week has been better, though not perfect.

AFM--As I mentioned to Larry above, nutrition was poor last week, and the scale reflected it. Every day I was 196 on the dot. Working on getting it back down by upping my protein.

Karen
51 years old
5'7"
SW = 247 (March 2011)
Weight on 1/1/2021 = 207.4
GW: 185 (my previous low)

7/2/21 = 195.2
7/9/21 = 195.2
7/16/21 = (vacation)
7/23/21 = 195.8
7/31/21 = 195.2
8/6/21 = 194.8
8/13/21 = 194
8/20/21 = 196

@mnwalkingqueen -- wow, that's a lot of walking, Holly! I'm sure it more than made up for the fast food.

AFM-- The past few days have been up and down. Thursday night, I saw a Noom add, and decided to answer their questionnaire. Based on my stats, they said my ideal weight range is 135-160, and that they could build me a program to get me to 160 by January 26, 2022. I haven't weighed 160 since HS (if even then), and I was tempted to spend the $150 for the plan. Then I realized that I already know what I need to do to reach my goals, and I need to start pushing myself harder. I'm trying to pinpoint my struggles and how I'm going to move forward, and I came up with these two main issues:

1. Some of my colleagues tend to bring in treats, like cookies and donuts, and I struggle to avoid them. I really just wish they wouldn't bring that stuff, but I also realize that I can't ask them to change their behavior just because I can't always control mine. I'm going to work harder to just say "no," But I also need to hold myself accountable when I indulge, so Friday evening I went for a 3 mile walk to make up for the dunkin' chocolate donut I ate at work. It was 91 degrees and humid, and I really just wanted to sit on my couch in the AC, but I went anyways.

2. I don't like to cook, so if I don't have healthy foods on hand and ready to eat, I tend to grab whatever is convenient, regardless of its nutritional value. So today I went grocery shopping, and I'm going to start doing some food prep on Sundays for the upcoming week like I used to in the past.

I'm sure there will be more in the future, but I feel like these are my two main obstacles right now.

It's still ridiculously hot here in Chicago, but I did some yard work and mowed my lawn this morning to get in some activity. Cold front is supposed to come through tomorrow, so hopefully next week the temps/humidity will be more comfortable.

Karen
51 years old
5'7"
SW = 247 (March 2011)
Weight on 1/1/2021 = 207.4
GW: 185 (my previous low)

7/2/21 = 195.2
7/9/21 = 195.2
7/16/21 = (vacation)
7/23/21 = 195.8
7/31/21 = 195.2
8/6/21 = 194.8
8/13/21 = 194
8/20/21 = 196:(
8/27/21 = 195.4