Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Hi everyone. Great news from my doctor , so I feel like I have a new lease on life. I’ve started working out again, and logging my food. I’m determined to be the healthiest I can. I feel like I can’t be stopped from achieving my goal. Now the scale is another thing. It sure is slow moving! You know what? I can deal with that, annoying as it is. I’m in this for the longggest haul. Ladies, we’ll beat that darn scale eventually.

Happy Tuesday Everyone!
I have finally made it to my pre-Covid weight again. I was off by about a month and a half but rather be late than never. It is getting cold here in Minnesota the wind today was up to 30 miles an hour and the temperature is in the low 20s. I am actually thinking of buying a treadmill just a cheap one maybe even a manual one just to get by for the winter. However, if I buy a cheap electric one Riley could use it too so then two people are using it well a person and a dog.

@JNettie73 - Favorite Christmas movie… Well current modern movie I would say This Christmas with Chris Brown.. However, I do love the original Home Alone! I am a huge Hallmark Christmas movie watcher that is all I watch the month of December. Balsam Hill commercials really make me think I could get down with an artificial tree. However, my real tree doesn’t even come close to cost in what their artificial trees do.

@skinnyjeanzbound I've been having trouble with calorie goals and exercise too, several excuses and routine changes. Today is another day - try again! Yes my scale is electronic. I think I remember portable scales that weren't, but have no idea how to find them nor any idea if they're any more reliable. I do like tracking to partial lbs (tenths).
@mnwalkingqueen I hope you find a nice treadmill! If we had a house I'd like one for the winter, but since we're in timber-framed apartments it's not an option. (bummer)

Saturdays are the official weigh day for me. Below are stats in case anyone is interested:

Highest Weight: 262
Starting weight with MFP: 260 lbs (morbidly obese) Oct 22, 2021

Current weight: 251.4 lbs (-5.6 lbs)
Weekly weight loss/gain: -1 lbs
Total weight lost from highest: -10.6 lbs

What I've learned so far:
- exercise in the evening after eating has less impact than exercise in the morning before eating, regardless of same caloric intake



@JNettie73 Yeah I think the Non Scale Victories are important things to note along one's journey. I need to take the time to notice how I'm changing and remind myself of the new muscle and toning I'm achieving.

This week I'm cooking for others but am only dropping off the food. I think my challenge will be that I'm going to be worn out, so have sensible meals prepped for myself.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Make good choices and good memories!

hey just checking in everyone. I and Riley in our dog walking friends did 6.8 miles today. I was supposed to do a 10K so it was a little bit over. It was cold as F outside it was 30° with 27 mile an hour winds. But I needed to get it done before the cold really sets in. I added the map of our route.
I think if I had an artificial tree I will put it up already the problem is I’ve tried them before and they never look as nice the second year as I did the first. I think that’s why I continue to buy a real tree for now. Plus if I bought artificial trees I’d have one in every room of my house hence I do have enough decorations to do that. I tend to buy a lot of crap after Christmas clearance so I have like bins upon bins that I only paid like lesson $50 for.
Karen you wonder if Riley will use a treadmill. Here is a picture of him actually walking on one he is wearing what is called a calming Because anytime I’m out of his eyesight he tends to cry that way he hast to use his other senses versus his eyes.
In case I don’t check in again before the holiday I hope everybody has a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving.

@mnwalkingqueen -- Holly, congrats on doing your walk! This is the first time in many years that I didn't do at last a 5k on Thanksgiving morning. Even last year when the turkey trots were all canceled, I still went out on my own. This year, I just didn't have time since I was laid up most of the day on Wednesday. Riley looks so cute on the treadmill!!

AFM- So my colonoscopy went well. The prep wasn't great, but I was prepared for it to be much worse. The actual procedure was a piece of cake since I was asleep. LOL! No issues or problems, and I'm now good for 10 more years. Yay!

I actually hit my lowest weight on monday of last week before I did the prep, but my weight was back up a pound or so later in the week due to Thanksgiving dinner plus all of the leftovers. The good news is that the goodies are now all gone, so I can get back on track with my eating.

Another plus is that I also finally rejoined the gym, We spent the weekend raking leaves, and then I had meetings, so tomorrow will be my first chance to go check out the new location. We live in a more congested area now, so I hope it's not too crowded. One nice thing is that the app has a "crowd meter," so you can check to see if it's really busy before you go.

Our Thanksgiving was really nice. My whole family was here for dinner, and a couple of friends stopped over to join us for dessert. I had a couple of really good nights of sleep over the weekend, so that was nice as well.

Hope everyone also had a good week!

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

10/1/21 = 194
10/8/21 = 192.4
10/15/21 = 191.6
10/22/21 = 192.4
10/29/21 = 192
11/5/21 = 191.8
11/12/21= 191.6
11/19/21 = 192.8
11/26/21 = 190.4

@mnwalkingqueen I understand about wanting to walk outside. It gets cold and icy here too. I just workout at home now. Even in the better weather, I don't want to risk the crime. So I follow some exercise videos on youtube which seem to help. I can't get a treadmill because we're in a stick-frame apartment. Maybe you'll find on locally like on craigslist (be safe!).
There's a walking club at the mall but I only went once. Maybe if you have a large indoor mall they have a walking club too (done before the official mall opening hours).

@mnwalkingqueen -- Holly, I was put under general anesthesia, and my understanding is that is normal for the procedure. Don't be nervous--the procedure itself was nothing. Prep was a little bit icky, but overall not horrendous. I tried to stick to a softer diet for a few days prior, and I think that helped. Sorry the treadmill you want is out of stock--that's a bummer. I hear you about not wanting to drive in the ice and snow, and I am 100% with you about being perfectly happy if we had zero snow. We had our coldest day since February today, and I am not a fan. Fortunately, our extended forecast says we will be back up in the 60s next week after a week of typical December weather. One of my friends said the almanac predicts we won't have any big storms until late winter. Fingers crossed that's accurate.

@MrsHermit -- Are you also in the Midwest of the US? Mall walking is a great idea! Most clubs walk right before the mall opens at 9 or 10 am, but anyone could just go walk the mall any time when it's open too. Sometimes, if I'm feeling sluggish at work, I do a lap around our entire high school where I work. It's only about a quarter of a mile, but it really helps--especially if it's a day when I'm not moving much in the classroom.

AFM--I've been to the gym twice in the past week, last Wednesday and again on Sunday, and it wasn't crowded either day. I would have gone again today, but I started putting up my Christmas decorations while listening to a Zoom meeting after work, and time got away from me. Also, my lower back has been tight the past few days. I think I just slept wrong on Saturday night because it felt this way when I woke up Sunday morning. I still went to the gym on Sunday as planned because I thought the exercise might help loosen it up. It may have helped a bit, but as of Tuesday it still feels really stiff after sitting for more than 10 or 15 minutes. It's fine when standing or moving, so I'm not really sure what the problem is. I've been doing some extra stretches, so hopefully it will continue to get better over the next few days. Gunner has laser therapy tomorrow after work, so I will try to hit the gym again Thursday. My goal is 3 days a week, but I'll be happy with 2 days considering all of the meetings and holiday parties I have coming up over the next couple of weeks.

My weight went up a little last week, but it's already back down to 190.4 this week. I would LOVE to ring in the New Year in the 180s, so that's motivating me a bit.

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

11/5/21 = 191.8
11/12/21= 191.6
11/19/21 = 192.8
11/26/21 = 190.4
12/3/21 = 191.4
12/10/21 =

@mnwalkingqueen I am a homebody too. I can't park a car anyways so I avoid driving trips (my husband is a great driver thankfully.) Also, the crime is just getting terrible here so we avoid going out. There's a car repair shop in every neighborhood here, it seems, because of winter! No problem being a homebody, just find something fun to move around to. Remember to enjoy any sunshine through the windows you can get! (it gets dark here for a few months; cloudy skies).

@skinnyjeanzbound I'm currently in the Inland Northwest, but moving in a few months to high desert. (at least that's the plan and hope and prayer). Walking around as a break at work is a good idea. Although I'm working at home, I try to get up and move around.

MrsHermit wrote: »

Highest Weight: 262.2 lbs
Starting weight with MFP: 260 lbs (morbidly obese) Oct 22, 2021

Current challenge weight: 248.2 lbs
Weekly weight loss/gain: -2.2 lbs
Total weight lost from highest: -16.2 lbs

December 4: 248.2 lbs (no longer morbidly obese!!!!)
December 11: 246.0 lbs
December 18:
December 25:

December Goal: 242 lbs


What I've learned so far:
- exercise in the evening after eating has less impact than exercise in the morning before eating, regardless of same caloric intake
- Keeping calories as close to goal as possible has more impact than exercise for me
- Saving calories (not eating) until evening makes the evening feel more relaxed
- Busy hands are a good idea, as are habit goals

I've been trying to work on daily habit goals but things are changing so much here with the necessary move that it's been tough. I'll still insist on my daily morning prayer goal before I face the day. That's a start anyways.

oh I also have a question for the group. Last week when I went to the doctor I was told not to eat anything before my appointment. I weighed myself at home before going to the doctor and when I was weighed at the doctor I weighed over a pound less than I did at home. Do you think that my scale is off or could it be that the doctors scale was off? There was an hour difference between weigh ins

@MrsHermit - I feel you with the date dilemma. I’m not even going to jinx myself because it’s so close to the holiday, but let’s just say they haven’t been so nice to me in the past. I am glad that you have a place that you’re going to move to for sure now that takes a lot of stress off of you probably.

as for me Minnesota is extremely cold right now and I am so sick and tired of the snow and the cold and it’s only just begun. My exercise has went down quite a bit are used to walk an hour a day sometimes two hours. The last three days I haven’t walked at all. I am not so sure with the virus numbers going up and so many people being sick if it’s a good idea to go back to the gym yet or not. My doctor says it’s not really a good idea in Minnesota anyway. I have went to the mall and walked once I might do that on Saturdays and Sundays but there’s no way I can do it Monday through Friday. The one good thing is I love Christmas but this year I have not been in the mood to bake at all. Mostly because I give my baked goods as gifts and most of my friends say that they’re tired of all the sweet stuff at Christmas time. So I’ve had no sweets at all. I however did buy a cookie tray from the bakery that’s in my neighborhood but I didn’t buy very much and it’s mostly gingerbread man. Something that I don’t really know how to make that well and I’m not that good at. The plus side was that you could make any size a cookie tray that you wanted so my cookie tray doesn’t have very many cookies at all just enough for Christmas Day.
I hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed Christmas!

December 4: 248.2 lbs (no longer morbidly obese!!!!)
December 11: 246.0 lbs
December 18: 245.2 lbs
December 25: 246.6 lbs
December 31:

December Goal: 242 lbs

I gained this past week, went over on calories a few days. I need to find places to put up reminders of my husband's advice: put away half of whatever you prepare. I've noticed that at the end of the day I keep thinking, "If I had only had one of those, or taken a third less of that...". Although I'd like to do alternate day fasting as I know that would likely help, I haven't figured out how I could do that while not negatively impacting my kitchen duties.

@mnwalkingqueen Thank you, yes I am relieved that we have a place to go. I've even caught my husband smiling a couple of times, so although there are many sighs and downsizing plans, we're both looking forward to it.
I hope your Christmas is peaceful.
We're supposed to get down to negative Fahrenheit next week (Inland Northwest). I workout at home already, using some free youtube videos. The ones I follow don't take up a lot of space.

@skinnyjeanzbound Oh my gosh I'm so sorry about what happened to your husband! God willing he will get full function of all his fingers/motion again.

Merry Christmas all!

Give the gift of health to yourself and your loved ones in the coming year!

Happy (early) New Year to you all. I was on MFP a few years ago and this thread was one I posted to and read almost daily. I have lost weight on my own but not as much as I wanted to. So, you know how it is near a year’s end; a lot of us start making plans and working up lists of what we wish to accomplish next year (me too)!

I decided this afternoon, on a Spurs moment to pick up this app once again. At least for the first 3 months. Looking forward to getting reacquainted with the posters here

Happy New Year everyone!!

@MrsHermit -- Good luck with your move--I hope everything goes smoothly. We moved shortly after the pandemic shutdown (July 2020), and it was hectic, but we are so much happier in our new place. It's very stressful, but I took it as an opportunity to purge some of the old things that were just cluttering up our life. My weight also bumped up a little bit over the past couple of weeks, but I'm still happy with my overall progress--you should be happy with yours as well!

@holly -- We are in the midst of our first big snowstorm as I write this. It started around noon today and will continue into the wee hours. We are supposed to get a total of 5-9 inches, and then temperatures are supposed to drop significantly. I'm not a fan, but I guess I'm glad it's happening while I'm still on break, so at least I don't have to try to get to school in this mess. I'm a bit worried about how Gunner will fare on the snow and ice--he's so unstable even when the ground is clear. He's refused to go outside since the snow began falling.

AFM-- Thanks for the well wishes about my husband's hand. We saw a hand specialist twice, and both the doctor and the PA said they believe he will heal completely and have full use of all of his fingers. It's just going to take a bit of time. He got his stitches out Thursday, and it already looks a lot better. Should be a total of 6-8 weeks to heal completely.

My weight is up a bit, but I know that's due to a lot of holiday foods high in sodium. Like Holly, I haven't gone crazy with the sweets, so that's a plus. My downfall is Bailey's Irish Cream. I love to sip it over ice. I only allow myself one bottle for the holidays, and this year I bought the light version which is lower in sugar/calories, but it's still quite a splurge. The good news is that bottle will be gone tonight. I've been doing well at getting to the gym--made it 3 times last week and added some strength training to the cardio I had been doing.

I have one more week off, and then we start back on the 10th, so I'm getting a bunch of appointments out of the way. Got my rear tires replaced already because one was damaged. Monday, I have to go to the dealer for an issue with my ignition button, so I plan to get a bunch of prep for 2nd semester done while waiting. I also have an appointment to donate blood, Gunner's therapy, and an appointment with a lipid specialist. I'm hoping he has some non-statin solutions to my high cholesterol. I had genetic testing done last year, and I definitely have a genetic predisposition, so there's only so much diet and exercise can do. I tried statins years ago, but they really didn't bring down my numbers much. Plus, I gained a lot of weight around my midriff while on them. It could have been a coincidence, but I don't want to risk that again. I've worked so hard to lose that weight.

I'm not big on new years resolutions, but I plan to continue to log all of my calories and get to the gym 2-3 times/week. My goal is to lose 10 pounds by the time I leave for Spain in June. I know that doesn't sound like much, but if I achieve it, I will be at my lowest adult weight.

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

12/3/21 = 191.4
12/10/21 = 190.4
12/17/21 = 191.6
12/24/21 = 191.4
12/30/21 = 192.4
Official 1/1/2022 weigh in = 193= -14.4 pounds for the year

@skinnyjeanzbound Thank you! Yes moving is stressful but I'm looking forward to the new lifestyle and dreams. Yeah, I should be happy with my progress so far. DH and I got a cold, but it hasn't affected me so badly and I'm relieved. Great news on your husband's recovery!

Also, Spain! How exciting!!

About me:
Age: 36
5'6" tall
Highest weight: 262.2 lbs
Goal weight: 149 lbs (healthy BMI)
Current weight: 243.6 lbs

2022 goals
Lose 2 lbs per week (at least 1 lb) - eat later in day, calorie limit, exercise in the morning
Get to Onderland by the end of the year
Make it in the new place - don't need to move again, functional and able to build a life
Stick to small habits, goals, routine no matter the interruptions or lifestyle changes (do not set aside - it helps!)
Devotional time in the morning
Exercise in the morning even a little, helps
Dishes before bed
Crafts and music after dinner
Device-free activities in the evening