Women 200lb+, Let's Be Spooktacular This October!!!
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Happy almost weekend ladies! I wanted to share a few apps I found that compliment MFP. Happy Scale looks at your progress, your goal/actual rate of loss and makes predictions of where you will be on certain dates. It also lets you break your goal into mini-milestones, which is kind of fun.
Also, Progress is an app that allows you to take measurements and photos you can compare to see your progress. It suggests measuring weekly but have decided only to do it monthly.
Finally, I received a free month on WW from a friend so I am trying to co-track for a while. It has a point system assigned to each food. I think the main value is know the zero point foods - basically all fruits, veggies, beans, lean protein, and fat free yogurt. Foods with oils, seeds, fats, and sugars have point assignments. I am trying to build my meals around the zero point foods because they are “safe” - especially when I know I have dinner out or travel. I do think it has curbed my sugar craving a lot (my biggest weakness). The WW point system is a bit of a black box, and MFP is more transparent and flexible about total calories - but I am learning by using both. Happy to send an link to anyone interested in a free trial.
Curious if others have found tools or resources or tricks they find useful!6 -
Hi All,
Found this challenge just this week, but I need some accountability so I figured I'd join.
SW: 240.4 lbs (weighed yesterday).
Let's do this! 💪8 -
SW (Well I think I'm around 270 - (weighed myself few weeks ago)
GW 200 just to improve my health and feel more confident
I've tended to just track my exercise bike on here. I use another app for walking as I don't know how to sync it with this one.
Going to aspire to start logging my food and drink and make healthier choices.6 -
SW: 288. Middle of March 2019
CW: 237.1
GW: 144
9/30: 237.1
10/07: 233
10/14: 231.6
10/21: 230.3
10/28:
One week to go in the October challenge and I am really hoping to get under 230. Which would be 20% lost of my starting weight. Still have a long ways to go to really healthy or normal BMI so I am focusing on the small goals! Have a great week everyone!!
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My weekly goal: make my Lunches.
Made my lunch today, that is a big deal. while I have lots of healthy options for lunch around work I usually end up with the bad stuff. So bringing it ensures I eat healthy.
Hope you week us off to a good start!8 -
Good morning everyone!
Had a half way decent week. The scale went down and that is always good.
Friday through the weekend I was in some kind of funk...can't pin point it...just irritable. This is really not a good thing for me as I go to food when I feel this way. I tried really hard not to go overboard but I can't say I had a great weekend. Probably would have had a higher loss if I did.
Does anyone just get tired of it all? Food prepping, tracking, grocery trips? I had so much anxiety about not making it to the gym too, I was tired. It is really daunting trying to keep up with everything. Being a single parent, laundry, cleaning everything...sometimes I just don't want to do anything. The end goal is so far away too.
I am thankful for this thread though. I really don't have anyone to support me in this journey. My family is non existent, friends don't understand, they act like they do, but they don't.
Sorry if my post is negative, I know a lot come here for the opposite. Just helps sometimes to get it out and know that others may be going through the same thing.
Hope everyone has a great week...I need to. Have a good amount to lose this week to reach my goal.
I would be happy to break 250 though
SW: 276.6
October start weight - 254.2
CW: 252.4
UGW: 160
Goal for October: 248.2
- log everyday - I logged in everyday, tracked all days
- continue to drink min of 64 oz. a day of water - drank 64 - 96 ounces of water everyday
- exercise more - gym 3 - 4 times a week - didn't get to the gym this week
- limit alcohol intake - same here...I have definitely cut back, but it is still something I need to work on.5 -
SW-292
CW- 279
GW- 180
I’m new here and have been super bogged down the past 6 weeks thinking “I have more than 100 pounds to lose” it is so overwhelming! I’m down 13 pounds in 6 weeks and need to keep the motivation going any and all help is appreciated! Happy Halloween... I’m a teacher that does all the fall things 😍5 -
Alright! My goal for this week is to go to the gym 5 times and eat at/under caloric goal 6/7 days!!!
Let's rock this week!!!4 -
Hi--I'm having the hardest time staying away from pumpkin donuts. The scale has really crept up on me this month. I'm just now joining the October challenge as I'm hoping it will help me stay accountable.
SW: 259
CW: 259
GW for Oct 31: 2524 -
Does anyone just get tired of it all? Food prepping, tracking, grocery trips? I had so much anxiety about not making it to the gym too, I was tired. It is really daunting trying to keep up with everything. Being a single parent, laundry, cleaning everything...sometimes I just don't want to do anything. The end goal is so far away too.
I am thankful for this thread though. I really don't have anyone to support me in this journey. My family is non existent, friends don't understand, they act like they do, but they don't.
Sorry if my post is negative, I know a lot come here for the opposite. Just helps sometimes to get it out and know that others may be going through the same thing.
@mmccloy12 💜 Yes, it definitely does get tiring and sometimes I just want to give up. And a few times in the last few months, I have. I've just said "F it" and eaten whatever I want and stopped going to the gym for weeks at a time.
A big thing I used to do was set myself up to fail. For example, I'd commit to doing a 30 Day Challenge and then on day 12, not workout and then despair because the whole month was ruined and I'd just give up. Or I'd say I'm going to eat clean 7/7 days this week and then on Wednesday eat badly and just throw in the towel.
If I wasn't doing things "perfectly" then I figured I shouldn't be doing them at all. But I'm coming to learn this journey is not black and white. Which is such a hard lesson for me! You've got to do the best you can each day. Even if it was a bad day, once it's over, it's over. "Just say yikes and move on," is one of my favorite mantras.
And it can be hard for people in your life to support you/really understand what you're going through. That's why I made this group because I really didn't/don't have anyone to speak about this stuff (both good and bad) in "real life."
As for your goal being so far away, break it down into smaller ones. And not all number related ones. Non-scale victories are super important and motivating: a pair of pants that used to be too tight that now fit, being able to workout longer than before or not getting winded so easily.
Always feel free to be negative and complain and vent in this group. This journey is not all sunshine and roses. It's difficult and can get messy. But we're here to support each other through all of it. 💜
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@suziemaki8705 , I understand. I too restarted with more than 100 pounds to lose. And yes, its overwhelming. But while its great to have a long term goal that you can project in the future, you can also just concentrate on a smaller, but significant goal right now. For example, make the goal to lose 10% of your weight once you hit that mark, you can set a new goal. I know this is corny, but sometimes I repeat this phrase that my high school coach told me, "No accomplishment, no matter how large or small starts with two words, "'I'll try'. " He had taken comfort from those words when he lost his sight due to diabetes, and needed to learn how to navigate his world again. Knowing he could manage that, surely, I can manage to log my food today and make good choices, just for today.5
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Hi ladies! I'm Wendy! I am so excited to join you! I'm a homeschooling mom. I will put my stats below. My goal for this month is to just keep in my calorie goal.
SW: 384 August 15th
CW 262.2 today
GW 19910 -
SW is now 208. Been working out 3-4 hrs/ week but not seeing the scale move much. Had thyroid surgery this year - they took out half. I’m not on any medicine. Don’t know if that is the reason it’s so hard to loose. I just started adding strength training to the cardio. It can be discouraging when the scale doesn’t move as fast as you hope.
Anyone else have thyroid feedback?
My Halloween 🎃 plans are to add an additional hour to my workout by walking around a state park during the day and then helping with my church Trunk or Treat. I can’t wait to see all the little ones in costume. How fun!7 -
@tranquilgarden14 I had a total thyroidectomy last year (and was hypo before that). I'm on hormone, but with weight loss I've been having to keep an eye on symptoms, especially hyper (since less weight means less hormone requirement).
I haven't noticed any resistance to weight loss, but I'm focusing mainly on dietary intake. I think the risk with low thyroid is overdoing it with cardio--recovery can be longer if I work too hard, then I'm just exhausted all the time. it's possible you need hormone replacement though, doesn't hurt to get your levels checked!3 -
SW: 232.0
GW: 150
9/30: 200.2
10/7: 198.2
10/14: 199.6
10/21: 193.6
10/28:
My weight from the 14th was a lot of sodium bloat from all the Thanksgiving dinners. I've surpassed my October goal of 195lbs anything now is just a bonus 💪I can't wait to be into the 180's now!
My goal for this week is to up my water intake and cut back on my iced capp intake lol9 -
I've been lurking in this thread since I joined it so late in the month, but @mmccloy12 resonated. I'm not a single mom, but the struggle is real.
Friends give unconditional love but they don't really care about the minutiae and are spectacularly uninterested in the nitty gritty daily struggles. I want to talk about strength training and the voice glazes over on the other end of the phone. My partner and one of my children are autistic; I work on the phones; so I sometimes spend 20 hour stretches soothing egos. On those days, all workout plans go out the window.
I live in an area with a high rate of addiction and tend to mother the neighborhood children; there are days when the pain and rage inspired by what these children perceive as normal spike me into the stratosphere. This is compounded by the need to maintain the childrens' trust--I can't blow my top. There are days when workout plans are promptly shelved as I run a child to get shoes, spend hours making healthy snacks as fast as they're gobbled down, walk extra children through homework, be daycare last minute or act as parent at school functions for ALL the children.
I guess what I'm saying is this community is lifeblood. You are not alone. Your struggle is not in vain. It gets better. I have to tell myself this multiple times a day and skulking into rooms like this helps make it stick.
Also, drugs suck.6 -
SW: 263
GW: 165
10/1: 225.8
10/8: 222.2 (-3.6)
10/15: 221.6 (-4.2)
10/22: 219.8 (-6)
October goal: under 220!
lots of ups and downs this week. I've been feeling overwhelmed with work, and not handling it super well, but focusing on tasks this week should help.
I broke through 220! now to see if I can keep it that way through the rest of the month.
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206.8 this morning! My Oct goal weight is 204, but I’m going to change that to 203, for a nice even 20lbs loss going into November. I can’t believe what a big difference it makes to count calories and log food choices. I know this is one of the best habits for long term weight loss, and now I understand what people who are successful mean when they say, “the weight just melted off”.
I’m posting this to get over my, “wait until the other shoe drops” mentality which causes me to self sabotage.
I think I can lose 3 more pounds fighting through the last 9 days of this month!6 -
@RavenStCloud Thank you very much!
I used to and still sometimes do those same things. I beat myself up constantly! I want this weight off so badly I want it to happen yesterday.
I have gotten better about taking it slow and allowing myself some freedoms. But sometimes I just want to throw in the towel!
This group does help! It's amazing...these small monthly goals help so much...takes my eye off the long term for a little. I am going to start looking for the NSV's...it will motivate...thank you!
Let's have a great week!4 -
So, I went away for the weekend and ate whatever I could find in airports, which was mostly McDonald's and stuff.
I came back to a huge Thanksgiving feast, all cream and sugar and cheese and stuff.
I'm down like 3 pounds to 214????
Weight loss: it makes no damn sense. *grumble*
Probably a result of week before, or more activities. Or.....your getting used to smaller and huge might be relatively smaller now
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Well Disney Cruises are NOT good for the waist line.....was very active, but gained probably 6 lbs in 8-9 days (and I was careful most of the time..but of course I wasn’t prepping the food). Hopefully a neutral October will occur, I need to drop 3 more lbs this month to zero out. I’m feeling good, strong, slowly moving down. Darn it those vacations.4
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This severe cold has been kicking my butt since last week and all I want to do is eat warm cookies and drink milk. I don't wanna be sick anymore. I can't go to the gym or anything, I'm exhausted just trying to sit upright. My face is numb.
This morning weighed in at 213.8. Started the month hoping for 214, so... goal reached! My stretch goal was 210. Not gonna happen I don't think, but probably will get closer than I expected. 211, maybe.
Things are looking solid for onederland by the new year, assuming I don't go too crazy at Christmas.
Our seaside vacation on the beach is booked for the first week of June. I need to fit into a bathing suit by May. Don't care if I'm not bikini ready, my goal is ANY bathing suit that's not from the plus size store.
I hate plus size bathing suits, they are $400 and never fit my boobs properly.6 -
You are well on your way!1
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Well Disney Cruises are NOT good for the waist line.....was very active, but gained probably 6 lbs in 8-9 days (and I was careful most of the time..but of course I wasn’t prepping the food). Hopefully a neutral October will occur, I need to drop 3 more lbs this month to zero out. I’m feeling good, strong, slowly moving down. Darn it those vacations.
I’ll bet a lot of your gain is sodium. It makes you retain water so you weigh more and feel bloated. Drink a ton of water to flush it out and I bet you go down quickly. If you were careful it’s unlikely that is purely extra calories contributing to your gain. I hope you had a good vacation regardless!!
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@Terytha - congrats on the loss and hope you feel better!2
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SW: 236.4 (9/8)
10/8: 228.5
10/15: 225.1
10/23: 221.9
10/31:
10/31 GW: 225
UGW: 150
So excited about my progress this past week and month. One of the things I am most proud of is walking places I normally would have driven - to get my haircut, run errands, etc. on days where it would have been hard to fit the gym in. It feels so good when you can find those opportunities!
But I am also really nervous about the upcoming week. I have my son's birthday party on Saturday and will be attending a 4-day work conference that includes staying in a hotel, a lot of pre-plated meals, and drinking opportunities with colleagues and friends. It will be difficult to find time to exercise but I am bringing my workout gear. And I am going to do my best on eating because indulging will not be nearly as rewarding as the progress I am making here! I would love to get to 220 by 10/31 but I will also be fighting to hold steady this week!
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I fell off the bandwagon slightly for a (planned) weekend with a lot of alcohol and other calories. It was a wedding weekend for a close friend. My weight spiked but I got it back down, and now I’m only .6 up from my lowest weigh in at 195.6. Assuming I get the .6 off by the end of the month, I’ll still have hit my goal of 5lbs. Progress is slowing but that’s okay. At 195 even, my loss total is 44lbs, which is still crazy to me. Maybe November will be the month of 50?!😃 I’ll finish October strong and then decide my next goal from there💪🏻So proud of you ladies for always doing such amazing things. I’m thankful for your support always.3
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Height 5' 4"
SW: 216.8 (10/10/2019)
CW: 211.6 (10/23)
10/15: 215.2
10/22: 211.6
10/29:
Oct Goal: 210
GW: 150
Hi everyone. I just started a few days back and found the thread today. Hoping that posting and interacting will help more with accountability. I'm 52 and very out of shape due to letting my health problems have the upper hand for so long. When I started taking meds for fibromyalgia 20 odd years ago the weight packed on and made being active even more difficult. Not only that but the meds played havoc with my memory etc. I spent part of my days playing charades because I couldn't think of words. I've given up those meds and am trying to deal with my pain and symptoms through nutrition and movement to the best of my ability. I began with 5m elliptical which seems so little in comparison to many but for me it was a big step. I'm up to 7m so am improving. Looking forward to becoming a better "me" and sharing the journey. If anyone would like to be friends please add me. 8 -
So my first didn't go as planned. I put on weight!
I logged but I guess I dipped too hard into my exercise calories.
So this week, I am not going to give up, keep logging and add in one additional workout to my weekly dance class.
SW: 240.4 lbs
Oct 23: 242.8 lbs4 -
@GetZet - I just realized your post earlier...thank you so much for sharing. My goodness you have a lot, but thank the lord you are there for those children. About three years ago I lived in a similar neighborhood. Your heart is big and keep the faith! Thank you again!
@bluffgirl67 I suffer from chronic pain as well and I am 51. I never was medicated other than stronger ibuprofen. No one understands unless you live it, but I want you to know I know exactly how you feel! Good for you! 7m on an elliptical would have killed me!! Stick with it, because when I am moving more and as weight comes off, the pain subsides a bit.
All of our struggles are real and hard and we should be proud of ourselves for not diving into despair and making steps to change for ourselves. It does help to have a community rooting for you when friends and family get quiet and stop listening because they don't share the same goals!3
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