Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

Hello to all the people here. I’m old and new to MFP. I used it a lot back in 2013 but had a move and gave up and the weight crept back on. My last weigh in was 274 lbs which is just so disheartening. To reach my goal weight I have to lose 130lbs. It’s astronomical. It’s almost half my body weight. I have struggled with my weight and with depression and anxiety my whole life. I’m tired of being so overweight. Previous weight loss attempts got me down into the 240s but I would get complacent and stop tracking and then something in my life would happen where I would gain again and I avoided thinking about it because I didn’t want to face it. Now I’m facing it and it’s hard. It is hard to go to the gym every day, even though it makes me feel better and sleep better. It is hard to keep pushing myself. It is hard to stop eating when all I want is to binge on comfort foods. But it will also be hard to keep up with foster children when my husband and I get them. It will be hard to walk 20k + steps a day in Europe when I visit my family this august…unless I start doing the hard things. I started using MFP a little over a month ago. I didn’t have the courage to weigh myself until 2 weeks ago. I worked out really hard twice the week after and lost 0.2 lbs. then I worked out harder the next week and gained 0.6 lbs. I’m not going over my calorie deficit- supposedly this is water weight from working out when I’ve been sedentary for years. It’s just so discouraging- is it too much to ask for a pound or two to start dropping?

Could definitely use some support and encouragement if anyone wants to friend me. It’s going to be a long road.

hey everyone just a quick stop in before fully getting emerged in my day. I have already weeded one flower bed and it’s only 8:40 in the morning. It’s supposed to be 70° here today and sunny so I’m going to spend as much time getting my yard prepped for summer as possible.
awesome news I heard back from my doctor yesterday and she is so proud of the weight loss and the walking routine that she said to go off my medication and see how it goes. She wants me to have my blood pressure be under 135/85 at least two out of the three readings per week. If I can do that then I can probably stay off of my medication permanently. For me that’s motivation enough to keep going.

@Girlfieri223 - welcome to the group. I think we all have our ups and downs and challenges. I found for me what Help this time around was holding myself more accountable. So for example if I said I was going to walk a mile every day. If the day was not marked off at the calendar at relaxed time then I went for a mile walk. Just a visual to see things and then choosing to do the positive or some days it is the negative but then owning that. I don’t know if that will help you but it’s helped me a lot.
@nsk1951- I agree old habits are hard to break. And here making a confession for your thread of the day is no big deal. You’re being accountable.
@karen- sounds like you have a lot going on in general. You know I love hearing about all the places you go and it makes me want to be able to travel more. The downside is I don’t live in a neighborhood where that is always feasible. Meeting that all my neighbors are trustworthy and if people knew that I was gone for long periods of time I might come home to nothing left in my house. And most people even my friends don’t want to housesit at my house because of where I live. However I was thinking for my 50th either going to Ireland or maybe grabbing my other gal pal who turns 50 and going somewhere tropical.

as for me I am learning how much my food impacts my blood pressure. My blood pressure was really good Monday through Friday without being on my medication. I usually eat whatever I want on Saturdays and Sundays and don’t track anything I just let it be fun. However those two days my blood pressure was back to where it was before I went on medication. I’m sure I’m eating way more sodium on those two days then I need to eat in an entire month. Also you would think that working out in the sun and in my yard all day on Saturday I would be totally hydrated on water constantly but instead I drink a 2 L of soda which also the caffeine is not good for your blood pressure it makes it high. I guess the positive in this as I become more accountable for my choices versus saying oh well I don’t have time to eat good or I didn’t know that that would do that I’m learning as I go and I am being accountable. I also have learned that I love tilapia with just squeezed lemon over it and nothing else.
well I ended another week with 14 miles of intentional walking… For me that means I’m not including my morning walks with my dog Monday through Friday only the evening walks and weekends. We normally walk 1 1/2 to 2 miles each morning before work so technically in total 21.5 miles.
I did work out in my yard almost all day on Saturday my arms and shoulders hurt so bad eight hours of pulling weeds and I’m not even fully done. At some point I will hire someone to probably do this for me but for now long as I’m capable I will do it but it is rather annoying I would’ve rather been walking my dog around the lake or enjoying the weather in some other way.

Saturday Weigh In results ...
Age: 77
5'3" tall
Highest weight: 278 lb
Goal weight: 175 lb
12/28/22: 234
5/7/2022: 218.6
5/14/2022: 220.4
5/21/2022: 222.4
Hmmm ... still having the same pattern I've had all along ... up-down-up-down within a narrow range. This week saw a pretty significant up. Well, actually, so did last week as well! ... And I will get it under control ... I know I will. Still searching to hit that next level down.

I 'm really tired lately, and sore from torn rotator cuffs from over-doing it during the moving period. I don't seem to realize that I am no longer a middle-aged woman but a geriatric one! ... Adjustments need to become habitual patterns of living so that I don't have to work as hard over every little detail; they all tie into one another. Settling into a new living space apparently is a lot more involved than simply moving your possessions and yourself and setting up the new space with your belongings. ... I 'll get it.

Have a good week everyone. I hope to share better weight-loss results with you next week ... and I hope everyone enjoys the Memorial Day celebrations!

Hi I'm Katrena. I'd like to get back in this group. Just had my 2nd cancer surgery and they think they got it all but I'm not sure why it keeps coming back. I know sugar control and weight loss will benefit me but I
Also in a flare of multiple auto immune disorders that keep me in co start pain and limit my activity (or at least should but I keep plugging on). Makes it difficult to stand to prepare meals. I am looking for support and challenges to help me stay motivated. Of course I want to encourage others but I need some sucesses

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Nsk. Seems we are similar in age and abilities. I've fallen several times due to extreme fatigue that makes it difficult to lift my foot, fell face forward, slipped and fell backward several times. Get pt till my benefit expires each year

Sorry about the loss of your ex. No reason why you can't call yourself a widow. If ur not already drawing social security on his record check into that. My sister just applied and was delighted to learn she would draw more due to her ex. They have been divorced for years
Katrena

Thanks @KATRENAJ ... You're about the only one who shows any understanding of the loss of someone who was important and meaningful in your life at one time. Most of my friends say that once you are divorced you ought to erase that person from your mind and heart forever as if they never existed ... but that's not how it was for me. Maybe if we hadn't been together for as long as we had, or didn't have offspring that we raised together it would have been different because there would have been no reason for us to stay connected on any level. As for the Social Security issue .. my own was more than what I would have received had I claimed his benefit. I've been retired for 12 years already.

Hope your health improves, keeps improving. I cannot imagine the pain of the loss of a child. My sister lost 2 and says no one can relate to it unless it happened to them.

Saturday Weigh In results ...
Age: 77
5'3" tall
Highest weight: 278 lb
Goal weight: 175 lb
12/28/22: 234
5/7/2022: 218.6
5/14/2022: 220.4
5/21/2022: 222.4
5/28/2022: 221.4
It is what it is. It's starting to feel like that next 5 pounds down goal is looking more like the next 10 pound down goal. ... I need to do some deep soul searching about how important it is to me to make that goal. Future weigh-in reports will tell the story.

@mnwalkingqueen and @KATRENAJ ... so sorry for both of your losses.

I hope everyone has some funtime this Memorial Day weekend ... I know it's not a 'fun thing' that we have the holiday for but I remember back when I held a down a job that anytime a short work week came around it was much appreciated to both have some extra time off and to have the extra time to take care of things around the homestead. It wasn't very often that I got to go to the parade or enjoy time at a picnic ... it's something that I did when my son was a youngster and his scouts team was part of the parade, etc., but not something I kept up after he grew up and was on his own. ... I just read in the local newsfeed that the parade in my new location goes right past my apartment building and that there are ceremonies at the other end of the building, which houses hospital labs and clinics ... I think I might get to see a parade and take part in Memorial Day activities once again!


Have a great week everyone. Stay well, happy, on track with your goals.
PS ... and, very important ... stay safe! ... horrifying what has happened in my old home town and in Texas!

@skinnyjeanzbound ... you are on vacation by the time I saw you post! .. Have a great time. I really admire that blanket you made from Gunner's neck scarves. Clever you!

@JNettie73 ... I hope your tick bites heel up. You know, my doctor told me that if I am sick with something that this frequently raises my blood sugar. Something to do with your body fighting off an infection that makes it rise ... maybe that's why your numbers have been all over the place. ...

It's tough when the people you live with are eating food you want to avoid because of your food plan being different than theirs. I suppose the only things you can do would be to 1) ask them to be more aware of your needs, 2) leave the room when they eat those snacks in front of you, or 3) have a snack of your own at that time as well ... one that does work with your meal plan. Good luck.

hey everyone sorry I’ve been kinda MIA for a minute. I just got so wrapped up in my own stuff. Memorial Day I fell when hiking in the woods and tweaked my ankle I sprained a year ago or almost 2 years ago now. Luckily my ankle didn’t hurt much and I could still walk because I was 3 miles into the middle of the woods with my dog.
so I took a week off from walking and I worked on weeding all my flowerbeds which then made my back sore because it’s like a 40 hour job to clear out my flowerbeds. I learned what a tick was today. I had one on my belly while it was crawling on my belly and there was one crawling on Riley‘s armpit we Musta got them when hiking in the woods. I can’t stop itching now since I found it I’m not a good person when it comes to bugs they just gross me out.
@karen- You are already on vacation and I hope you’re having a blast. And gunner’s blanket looks so beautiful what a wonderful thought you had.
@JNettie73- hang in there I know it’s hard when others are not caring that they’re eating crap in front of you but you’re strong and you’ll figure something out to not let it trigger you. Hope all turns out okay with the tick bites.
@nsk1951- Congratulations on the scale move. It’s always nice when you want that to happen and it finally does.