Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@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.

@bapcarrier -- Welcome back, Barb! I am so sorry for the loss of your dear friend. I have a friend who I've known since HS, roomed with in college, and travel with often. I can't imagine the pain of losing her in such an unexpected manner. And then to follow that with the triple tragedy you described--hugs to you, friend! I'm glad you decided to take control back in your life to work toward a healthier you.

AFM--Not much new to report here. We had a baby shower for a colleague, so there have been lots of unhealthy treats in our office the past few days, and my eating has not been good. Fortunately, we are all working from home tomorrow, so that binge is officially over! On a positive note, I made it to the gym 5 or the last 7 days. This is the most I've worked out in years, so I'm pretty proud of myself. My muscles actually hurt in the "feel good" way that lets you know you've been using them. We are in the midst of a snowstorm here, so I skipped a visit this afternoon. I have plans after work tomorrow, but I plan to start a new streak on Saturday.

My weight has been up all week, and I know it won't be any lower tomorrow, so I'm going to go ahead and log my week's low weight tonight. Hoping to see those 180s again next week.

I hope everyone has a good weekend, and if you are in the path of these winter storms, stay safe!!

Karen
52 years old
5'7"
SW = 247 (March 2011)
Official 1/1/2022 weigh in = 193
GW: 185 (my previous low)

1/7/22 = 191
1/14/22 = 191
1/21/22 = 190
1/28/22 = 192.4
2/4/22 = 192.6
2/11/22 = 189
2/18/22 = 191.2

@bapcarrier- welcome back and sorry for all your loss. Good choice to take back your life. It will not always be easy as you grieve, so give yourself grace.
@Karen- great job getting to the gym.
@nsk1951 - Moving is hard but your body will get used to all the movement. Great idea to use up as much food so you don’t have to move as much. Best wishes on the house sale and your new adventure.

Not much to report here been super cold haven’t gotten much walking in. Plus side the cold had me scoping out prices to live in TN, NC not actually sure where I want to live checking out anywhere close to lexington ky for my sister lives there. Not sure if this happens to others but Sat and Sun are usually cheat days for me… that doesn’t mean that I actually eat bad it just means I don’t track what I eat. I noticed because I walk about 4 to 5 miles each of those days and I don’t actually eat until I’m done walking at like noon that I am hungry all day long. I normally stop eating at 6 PM but I literally could eat from noon to six and still feel hungry. The reason I don’t eat before walking is because I don’t want to use the bathroom while I am out walking even though it is at the mall I don’t want to take the time away from my walk to use the bathroom. Well I hope everybody has a good week we have a huge snowstorm coming in after it was 40° yesterday it’s supposed to snow all day tomorrow up to 8 inches or more. Last Friday I did have some wonderful news that I woke up to Zeus who was our foster dog almost a year ago was adopted and then returned and now he’s adopted again by his foster parent. also Grace the hound dog that lived with us for a while her foster parent has adopted her so now the senior dogs have all been adopted that were for adoption. Thinking about getting Riley another friend but I kind of like just being a one dog family I will say having the fosters were fun but two dogs is a lot of hard work.

Well I just lost my post 4 times!! My computer is acting up, need a new one but I hate trying to decide what I need for everything I do on mine. I'm going to make this short and see if I can finsh it before it jumps to another page and I lose it again. Thank you all for your kind words, @nmwalkingqueen (sorry I can't think of your name) great news about the older dogs being adopted. BTW I don't envy you the snow and cold, it was almost 90 here is SW Florida today. @nsk1951 good luck with your move. @skinnyjeanzbound, Karen I was sorry to hear about Gunner, it's hard to lose our faithfull pets. Well, I've lost my first 6 pounds for this time around, have my yearly physical tomorrow and it's not going to be too good weight wise but it is what it is and I'm working on it from this point forward! I wrote this a few days ago and then "lost" it again! Today I returned to this page and It's back. ##### computer! Posting it while I still can! LOL Have a good day everyone!

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't been on all week. I've been doing well with continuing to get to the gym most days. However, my calorie intake has been higher than normal this past week. Most days have been under maintenance, but I haven't consistently met my calorie deficit and honestly hadn't really been trying most of the week. Not eating anything super glutinous, just a lot of snacking, especially in the evening. I got back on track with food yesterday, and I prepped good, healthy lunches for the coming week, so I hope it was just hormones or stress.

My low this week was 191, but that was way back on Monday with the scaling reaching 193.8 at its highest yesterday morning. My spring break trip to California to visit some friends is 4 weeks from this coming Tuesday, so I will use the fact that I will be in a swimsuit and summer clothes as motivation to do better.

Karen
52 years old
5'7"
SW = 247 (March 2011)
Official 1/1/2022 weigh in = 193
GW: 185 (my previous low)

1/7/22 = 191
1/14/22 = 191
1/21/22 = 190
1/28/22 = 192.4
2/4/22 = 192.6
2/11/22 = 189
2/18/22 = 191.2
2/25/22 = 191

I am 75 and have been a member of MFP for over 10 years. I only wish I understood how to use the discussions section ...and get back to some comments that I have tried to make over the past... in any case ... just wanted to say hi to a fellow member! Hope you are well