Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@nsk1951 Nice goals and good that you are still working at it! There are many struggles on they way to health, but the important thing is to not give up. Happy new year!

Happy Hump day everyone! Well I made it through the holiday season without gaining any weight at all must have been the walking every day that I could or all the snow shoveling. I also didn’t really eat any sweets this year but I ate plenty of bad real food.
I signed up for 2022 Sesame Street 500 mile fun together fitness challenge. I say a fun fitness challenge because with Sesame Street you can do whatever you want to make the miles it’s not just a walk/run you can jump rope, skateboard, play kickball… You get it. Once winter is over I’m going to be very intentional about separating Riley‘s walks and my miles for the challenge. I’m super excited the medal looks awesome you get little pins every time you hit a certain mile marker. It’s just a way to keep myself motivated.

@nsk1951- Welcome back to the group.
@MrsHermit - Best wishes with the move
@JNettie73- Sounds like fun bday for your daughter. Congrats on your lab results.

Hey everyone!! I love reading all of your goals! So inspiring!

I went to see a lipid specialist today because I have a genetic condition that makes my LDL run very high. I really liked him, as he tool a lot of time to share information and really educate me about my hyperlipidemia. He is starting me on a different statin than I was on many years ago--he said this one is much better for women with my genetics. He also wants me to continue to lose weight as the lower my weight, the easier it will be to control with minimal drugs. He also wants me to track my intake of saturated fats and to keep them below 5 grams/day. I looked at reports here, and it seems I average about 20g/day, so I will need to reduce that number. This will be a new experience for me since I've never really worried about tracking fat intake. When I do pay attention to macros, it's always to increase protein and decrease carbs with very little attention to how much/types of fat. I'm sure I still have some "wrong" foods in the house, so this 1st week or so, I will just focus on trying to keep that number as low as possible while I clear out the fridge/cupboard. I also need to do some research to see what foods will work for me. Obviously, I know fresh fruits and veggies are good, but beyond that, I'm not so sure.

I made it to the gym a couple more times this week, and another goal is to continue 2-3 visits/per week now that I'll be back at work. I was happy to see my weight back down a bit the past couple of day, and logged my low for this week which was 191 today.

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
1/7/22 = 191

@skinnyjeanzbound I hope you find something that works for you (foods to enjoy, which ones to avoid). Chocolate, dairy, and baked goods, are my problems for sure!

@nsk1951 Thank you. My husband is pretty much recovered. I think I have it worse than he did, lots of coughing fits still. But I'm starting to sleep some so I guess that's a good sign. Still feel awful.
Picking some recipes and sticking with them sounds like something I want to do, but for now it's all about clearing out the freezer entirely as we'll be without refrigeration for awhile. I have a household of two, but not sure what I'm going to do about zero leftovers since DH eats frequently. Your dishes sound like fun!

@mistressphoenixs Welcome back. I can relate to your comment about binge eating triggers! I can remember after a love-affair breakup where we tried to stay friendly that every time I talked to that man I would end up a pound or two heaver on the scale soon after. Eventually I just had to completely bow out of any contact with him at all. That's not an option when you co-parent with your ex, at least not until the kids are on their own. That said; it wasn't the guys fault that I binged after having contact with him; it was my own behavior that I needed to modify; my own response to stress. Still working on it! Good Luck.

@nsk1951 Sounds like a great week meal-wise! Great job on your progress!

Weigh day!
Despite having "the thing" and starting to pack (no room to exercise), I still managed to lose weight at a safe rate. I've been drinking a lot more water and eating lots more fruit lately. I am pretty sure I'm over the worst of the thing just still struggling with congestion and coughing.

Highest known weight: 262.2 lbs
Current weight: 240.0 lbs
Goal weight: 149 lbs (healthy BMI)



I read an old journal entry from Fall 2019, and was at 235 lbs. Nice feeling that I'm almost there. I really am making progress. I don't remember making solid progress like this before, so I'm very grateful to God.

@skinnyjeanzbound Congrats on your weight loss for last year, and the changes you've already made to your diet. I'm vegetarian so making our own proteins can be time consuming. My problem is snacks and choices that I'm used to (like cream of wheat)... I'm working on it.
My condolences for your loss - so sad. Hopefully you can remember good times though.

@skinnyjeanzbound ... I am so sorry about Gunner. With deepest sympathy for your loss.

AFM ... I had a weight gain this week, and I am not surprised. The food choices I made this week were all higher in carbohydrate and fat than I have been eating the rest of this month. It started with eating that wonderful tasting Lasagna my sister gifted me last week. That would have been alright had I thrown in a lot of fresh produce but I didn't. I continued on with dense recipes ... BBQ burgers in a vegetable sauce, Chicken and Rice pot, Chicken and Rice Vegetable soup and Ricotta Pasta ... not bad recipes in themselves. This is most likely where the plan failed ... I ate 14 ounces of pumpernickel bread during the week and had 4 of those burgers. I also made a fudgy brownie box mix and ate all of the brownies this week within a couple of days. Well ... the bread and brownies are gone and I don't plan to restock them! ... I've stashed the heavier carb recipes into the freezer for another time as well as half the burgers. I'm running out of freezer containers!

This week I plan to cook braised cabbage like my mom used to make ... half green cabbage and half sauerkraut all stewed together with some onion. It makes a wonderful side dish or filling for hand 'pies' or baked stuffed rolls, and dumpling stuffings. I like it by itself as a snack or side dish.

The plan for this week is to make another Vegetable Stew and eat more fish and raw vegetable salads.

Age: 77
5'3" tall
Highest weight: 278 lb
Goal weight: 175 lb
1/1/22 : 233.0
1/8/22: 229.8
1/15/22: 228.4
1/22/22: 230.2

Hi @mnwalkingqueen , I’ve also run across Corrine’s podcasts and learned some from her. Her methods don’t fit my personality so I didn’t copy her habits in the end ; just incorporated what I could into my own lifestyle. I hope you get benefits from the podcasts.

Hello fellow posters ... January is almost done. Just 2 more days and February will offer us all a 'new start' on Tuesday ... which happens to be the Lunar New Year as well!

I did terrible this week. No excuses as to why I overate ... even good food is a no-no if I have too much of it.
The anniversary of my brothers birthdate was during this past week and I think that was why I was so much more hungry than usual. He passed away some years back at a young age. In fact, it was his passing away that bolted me into taking a firmer hand with myself and the steady weight gain that I had been letting happen. I miss him very much.

To celebrate my bro's memory, I made half a box cake mix on the date of his birth and ate all of it. ... However, the Stewed Cabbage/Kraut recipe a.k.a my mom's style was so tasty and soul satisfying to have. I used some of it to cook pork chops in the oven and they came out so good that I decided not to freeze the left overs but ate a pork chop a day until they were gone. My plans for more vegetables and more fish kind of went by the wayside ... I only ate fish once and the vegetables turned into the cabbage dish.

This coming week I don't plan to shop until Tuesday, so it will be pantry-cooking until then. On the menu for now is 3-bean salad, egg salad, mushroom pasta sauce, broiled haddock. Next week, after shopping, I will make a big pot of vegetable soup. I haven't settled on a meat type for protein yet. Maybe I'll go meatless all week, maybe.

Age: 77
5'3" tall
Highest weight: 278 lb
Goal weight: 175 lb
1/1/22 : 233.0
1/8/22: 229.8
1/15/22: 228.4
1/22/22: 230.2
1/29/22: 230.8

@Holly-- great job getting in 25 miles so far. I'm a big baby when it comes to the cold weather, so I just don't walk/run outside unless it's above 50 degrees. Also, that's a great NSV that you brought home your meal. The last time I went out with friends a few weeks ago, I ordered gnocchi. I tried to stop halfway through, but it was so delicious, I ended up eating all of it and felt so stuffed and almost ill afterwards. Usually I'm better about that sort of thing, but not that night.

@nsk1951 -- can you share the sauerkraut recipe? I really love cabbage and sauerkraut, but I never know what to do with it.

AFM-- I didn't make it to the gym Friday, but I went yesterday AND today. I'm so glad I went back today because the past couple of visits I've really struggled on the treadmill. Wednesday every time I started to run, I got a terrible stitch in my side--like I used to get when I first started running 10 years ago--and I just couldn't get past it. I ended up walking for about 15 minutes and switched to strength training. Yesterday, was a little better. I didn't get a stitch, but I was still struggling with my breathing and could only run for 2-3 minute intervals. Finally, today I was able to run a full mile without stopping, and I felt pretty good throughout. I also did some rowing and stationary bike for about an hour's worth of cardio.

Food has also been better this weekend without all of the cookies and crap to tempt me. I really wish I were better at just resisting that stuff. Yesterday, I went to visit my parents because I wanted to bring them some of the soup I made for the potluck. My mom gave me some stuffed peppers which we ate for dinner. Tonight was crock pot chicken fajitas that my husband bought. We both agreed they weren't great, but they were edible. The peppers and onions had been sliced and packaged separately from the chicken, and I think they were in some sort of vinegar marinade because the whole dish just tasted sour. Oh well--live and learn.

As I mentioned before, my weight was up, up, up all week. As always, I recorded my lowest weight for the week, but it was as high as 195.5--Yikes!! Hoping to bring it back down with sensible eating and more gym visits this week.

On a sad note, my aunt died yesterday. She was a staple of my childhood, but she and my uncle split when I was 10 or 12, so I didn't see her much after that. We weren't close, but I feel bad for my cousins. She had been quite ill for the past couple of years--always in and out of the hospital which I know has been quite hard on them.

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
1/7/22 = 191
1/14/22 = 191
1/21/22 = 190
1/28/22 = 192.4

Hi everyone. I’m having issues with using MFP on my desktop pc and am not so good at phone typing 😅 but here goes!

Age: 77
5'3" tall
Highest weight: 278 lb
Goal weight: 175 lb
1/1/22 : 233.0
1/8/22: 229.8
1/15/22: 228.4
1/22/22: 230.2
1/29/22: 230.8
2/05/22: 229.2

My recipes for the past week were egg salad, a chicken in a pot with root veggies and a broccoli soup. There is enough left over that I won’t cook again until next week. On the menu for next week are romaine lettuce based salads with a variety of proteins (eggs, tuna, chicken, Cheese, or beans) and some celery and/or bell peppers, onions, tomato, olives. I picked up a head of cabbage so I’ll likely make another pot of my moms braised/ stewed cabbage/kraut and I have some kidney beans that need to be used up one way or another.

There were requests for that cabbage/ kraut recipe I make. There really isn’t one except for how my mom used to put it together. I can explain how I mimic my mom:
Shred the cabbage into strands about 1/8 of an inch wide. Using a large oven safe stainless steel skillet, heat about 3-4 tablespoons of neutral oil and add the cabbage to the skillet over med-hi heat. Season with about 1 tsp of salt, toss lightly, cover the skillet and cook about 5 minutes to start wilting the cabbage. Be sure to stir it up from the bottom and don’t let the cabbage burn and continue cooking it until it starts to tenderize, adjust the heat as needed to keep it simmering but not scorching. Add 1 shredded carrot and a medium onion sliced into 1/8 inch strands and toss with the cabbage. If the skillet seems too fry, add a cup or a bit more of water. When the onion has softened, add the sauerkraut to your skillet. Toss. Adjust the seasoning for salt, and add some other spices as you like. I use a bay leaf and some caraway seeds with mine, and don’t usually add any pepper. Place the skillet into the oven at 325 to 350 degrees F, covered, and let it cook in there until you like the color and texture of the cabbage. The lower the oven, the longer you bake it. Also, depending on the type of sauerkraut you use and the amount is taetness you like, you might drain and even rinse the kraut before adding to the green cabbage, or you might leave it as is and adjust the taste by adding small amounts of sugar or vinegar as you cook it. This is a simple dish to make but it does require tasting along the way. Good luck if you make it.

PS. I use the same weight cabbage to kraut.

@mnwalkingqueen it is so irksome when someone chimes in with advice that wasn’t asked for. Sometimes I used to fall into saying something that sounds like advice when it was only a suggestion and I learned pretty quickly that someone I loved would get snarky if I did that. So eventually I caught on and tried harder to keep my thoughts and suggestions unspoken unless asked for. Not an easy habit to break if you have it. Just sharing what prompted me to work on my “jump in helpfulness” that backfires! 😋. Hope you find a way to ignore unwanted suggestions or advice without feeling bad or like you have to justify yourself, cause it’s your business.

Hey Everyone!
@nsk1951 - Thank you for your thoughts and advice.
@karen - Great job making it into the 180s. I think I weighed that the day I went into labor 25 years ago lol. I have a shoe habit at times and as I approach 50 I have a hard time wearing even a small heel or a wedge. I have ended up becoming a flats type person or a Chuck Taylor all the time. I do love a good flip-flop too but not this time of year LOL. Good luck going through your closet. I am a minimalist so what I have is what I use on a daily basis no extras.

so when it comes to my friend I just wanna clarify. I don’t think she’s trying to sabotage me or tell me what to do per se. She is just a huge believer in the Suzanne Somers diet is the best thing that has come to this world. And I don’t believe that fad diets are great. Usually when she talks about it I just kind of let her rant and don’t really respond at almost changing the subject but she’s not the type of person that will catch on.
anyhow I took an intentional walk tonight after work being it was 30° outside and I made it to my first pin for the Sesame Street challenge. I made it to the 50 mile mark which is the Yip Yips but I don’t remember them on Sesame Street. It could because I was a Big Snuffy and Barkley fan.

I had a weight-up during the middle of the week, so I was pleased to see it trend downward again ... This morning showed just a 0.2 pound loss ... basically staying the same .. a small victory!

Age: 77
5'3" tall
Highest weight: 278 lb
Goal weight: 175 lb
1/1/22 : 233.0
1/29/22: 230.8
2/05/22: 229.2
2/12/22: 229.0

I didn't make the Kapusta last week as planned. So it's on the menu for the coming week. Also a soup made with both fresh and fermented cabbage that is called 'she' ... I generally make it on a meat bone broth, in this case I will use pork neck bones cause that's what I have on hand and I like the taste of pork products with fermented cabbage. It will have potatoes, red and white kidney beans, carrot, onion, celery. I might use a red bell pepper OR some tomato in it, not sure yet on that. This soup is a favorite of mine in the last days of winter, first days of spring ... and while it's not quite those days yet I am already hungry for it.

I hope everyone has a great and healthy week.