Women 200lb+, Let's Be Spooktacular This October!!!

ConfidentRaven

@gonna_reach_the_goal33 Congratulations on reaching onederland! 🎉🎈👏👏🔥

denjan333

@gonna_reach_the_goal33 wooo! Awesome job on getting to onederland!! I’m so so happy for you!

laceydokkenproctor

Hi! I am new to posting but have been roaming around on MFP for awhile. Finally ready to get serious about weight loss!

SW (October 1) 208.8
CW 204.6
GW October 200.8
GW 165 (Once I get there I'll decide if I want to actually be within a healthy BMI range, which means I'd have to go a bit lower...we shall see)

Goals for October
* Pack my lunch every day - for whatever reason, I seem to eat better for the day if I have a decent lunch. If not, it's all I can do to keep myself out of fast-food drive thrus. (sigh...)
* Stop. Buying. Potato. Chips. (I have zero willpower against all things Sour Cream and Cheddar flavored, apparently)
* Drink less alcohol and only on weekends...lately it's become a habit to have a drink or two during weeknights, which I need to curb
* Feed my Apple Watch - for the month of October I will fill all of my circles (Red: meet my active calorie expenditure, Green: do 30 minutes of activity daily, and Blue: stand for at least 1 min for each of 12 hours)

So excited about this adventure!

lnov530

Starting weight 273
Current weight 251

Goals for 2019:
September under 250 (missed it by 0.6)
October under 245
November under 240
December under 235

Goal for August 1, 2020: Onederland and a size 16 or smaller dress at my son’s wedding. (Currently a size 22)

missjck2

SW: 256 (6/16/19)
CW: 226.4 (10/2/19)
GW: 190
Height: 5'7".5

October Goals:
-Get into weight training. Not sure why but this has been a struggle for me in terms of getting started and staying consistent like I am with cardio.
-Lose 7 lbs by the end of October.
-Eat less processed/frozen food and cook more.

Good luck everyone, we got this!

lnov530

Non scale victory from September. Size 22 jeans going bye-bye. Replacing with 18s!!!

LyndaBSS

I'm set up to lose a pound per week.

As of today's weigh in, I'm down over 3 pounds from October 1st. This is crazy. I feel like the incredible shrinking woman.

Hope a big gain isn't in my immediate future, but I do wish it would slow down a little. 😞

Reachbrenda

First time posting here (I CANNOT figure out how to add friends on this site, help me?!)
SW:223
CW:214
GW: 150
5’8

I am committed to using the site everyday and not self sabotaging when I get under 200 for the 10th time! I’m currently recovering from knee surgery so not doing my typical exercise routine. Would love to connect with some of you.

keeleyh87

Hi all, I’m new here from England.

SW: 232.4 (1 wk ago)
CW: 231.8
October goal: 215.8
GW: 133

My October goals

1. Log everything
2. Peloton 3x per week
3. Stay below 9800 cals per week

lindamtuck2018

lindamtuck2018 wrote: »

SW: 262.8
CW: 215 (this mornings weight)
GW: 199 (then I will set a new one)
October goal: 210.0

I am going to adjust my October goal weight to 205. I weighed in today at 208.8, so I was obviously retaining lots of water on Sunday. Friday’s are my official weigh in day.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Terytha

Next weekend is Thanksgiving. Not only am I spending part of it flying to Chicago, I have family dinners when we get back.

Maybe I should call October a write off preemptively and just hope to not gain. -_-

RavenStCloud

It's been a rough start to this month. I went off the rails and ate whatever I wanted. (and apparently what I wanted was a couple of stomach aches).
But I'm back on the wagon and feeling a lot calmer and had a good food day today.

I know that I tend to binge eat when I'm feeling not in control (straight up psych 101 there). I'm taking steps to get a new job, hopefully next month, and have tried to sort out the things that are causing me the most stress. Now I just need to get back in the gym. 🏋️

GR8TAWK

Did this challenge in September, I lost 6 pounds. Ready for October!
SW: 204 Sept 2
Goal Weight September Challenge: 199
Reached Goal Weight Sept. Challenge: 198


SW 198
CW 198
GW October Challenge 193

Goals for October:
1. 64 oz water daily
2. Eat 3-5 freggies
3. Exercise 30 mins 5 days week

09/30 198
10/07
10/14
10/21
10/28

stefsc1

Hey everyone! I've been tracking calories since April, and am determined to keep up the momentum!

Height: 5'8"
Start weight: 397.7
Current weight: 322.1
GW for end of October: 312

My weak spot is having a 300-ish calorie snack late at night, always pushing me a bit over calorie goal, so I'm going to try and have less of those days! I'm really excited for October and all the cute pumpkins and autumn baking that comes with it! I already have Halloween candy in my house and have actually been really proud of how well I'm doing with it.

I'm also really interested in getting some friends on here! I was wary for the first several months when I was getting started, but I feel like I'm in my groove now, so please feel free to send a request! ^__^

speyerj

@stefsc1 , Oh my goodness, the reason I weigh what I do (or did) was due to night time snacking. I would come home from work just ravenous and snacked enough calories for a whole dinner and then some, then would cook and eat a full dinner, then later, while watching TV later, I'd be like, "I'm hungry. I wonder what I can have for a snack." And one snack didn't quite fit the bill - needed to try something sweet, then something salty. I'm working on not having an after dinner snack unless I really earned it - have enough calories left and the snack helps me round out my macros (I'm doing 40-30-30). I know some people who just don't eat after certain hour, but that doesn't always work for me. One snack that seems to satisfy when I am truly hungry and isn't so calorie laden is an ounce or two of deli turkey breast and a glass of water. Just 30 calories of all protein per ounce. You might try that to help you get over the hump. Not as much fun as a dish of ice cream, but certainly more in line with your goals. Best of luck to you!

speyerj

@Reachbrenda , to add a friend from this page, click on the user name of the poster you want to add. A box will open up with their profile picture and an opportunity to send a message. Click on the user name again in the pop-up box. That takes you to their profile, where you can click on the "Add Friend" button.

moncher27

Height 5'5''
My SW 307 July
My CW 294 Sept 22
My GW 283 October 31
Ultimate goal is 160

Track all food and water daily

Identify 2 positive non-weight related wins every week

Exercise 3 times each week

Terytha

I really don't see myself as I am.

I was at the store looking at size 16 jeans and saying to my husband, "these are really small! There's no way." He made me try them. I grabbed my usual 18s as well to save time.

They were too big. The 16s fit perfectly.

I look in the mirror and still see an obese girl. And I am! But the fact is, even if I can't see it, I've gone down 2 shirt sizes and 1 pant size and size 16 jeans are not impossible they are what fits.

denjan333

Yikes, I sure have a hard time being consistent with exercise. I have no problem sticking with healthy eating well under my allotment of calories - but exercise is a whole other story. It’s not even that I don’t like it. I do. My biggest issue is constant pain. My back, knees and feet hurt all the time. But I will find a way. I will get better.

christymarten

You are stronger than the pain, but remember to be kind to yourself too.