Women 200lb+, Let's Make No Excuses This November!!!

sharpdust

@bluffgirl67 awww thank you! Sometimes you get so caught up with the end result that you forget all the hard work you have already put in. I intend on meeting my goal of 52 hikes and look forward to sharing that with you all.

ysache13

I'd like to join a group just not sure how to find it again (if I post will it keep me connected?) there are SO many groups - I'm 60 now 202 lbs (from 207 in 2 weeks) and "moving" whether lifting light weights, a little workout video, or a day of house cleaning (I've had 6 surgeries) but I want to be 155 lbs again (been long time)- I have no idea how long it will take, but I'm going to read other's posts to motivate myself. My goal is to stay moving and the big one for me is to stay off scale too, thanks

mmccloy12

Good afternoon everyone!

So glad to see everyone posting! So inspirational and motivating. I have been MIA this weekend and boy is it hard to catch up on the posts! So forgive me for not tagging and responding to everyone!

Welcome all new comers!

I went out of town this weekend and I did pretty well. Well, at least better than I normally would have! I logged every day! Went over my calories each day, but I am OK with it. I didn't binge eat and it wasn't like thousands of calories over like it would have been in the past. What was different is by logging, I was aware of what I was eating and not blindly just eating and drinking. I brought a few prep items to make sure I didn't overeat my trigger items. And it worked!! I drove a lot and the prep snacks I made prevented me from my normal bag of chips, slim jims etc. car food when driving lol!

@bluffgirl67 I am excited for you reaching 15 m on the elliptical! And for the opportunity to try something different with the new gym.

@stefsc1 Good for you working through the stress and making good choices

@sharpdust I love hiking! Good luck with your goal!

@Terytha chalk it up! Great job for staying positive through it!

@Tarzan37 try to stay strong! Nothing wrong with having some of them (caramels) - I love them...just try not to eat the whole bag!! Hope you feel better

@torihudson6 look at you...recognizing the things that trigger! That is a great non scale victory! I struggle with this every time I go in the grocery store! Have really considered do the whole grocery pick up thing.

I know this is late, late and was posted awhile back...and I forget who asked about it...lol...but my go to breakfast is a chia seed pudding which consists of chia seeds (2 tbsp.), 1 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk (1 cup), some type of berries and walnuts or pecans (tbsp.). Put that in fridge overnight and it will have the consistency of a pudding in the morning. I sometimes sprinkle some Truvia over it to sweeten it up a bit. I also have other things I do, but this is one I eat a lot.

That's all I can fit in today! But great job everybody and good luck on this weeks progress...I have until Friday to get this water weight off from enjoying the weekend:)

ThickMama1988

Hi all! I'm definitely looking forward to discussions here. I'm 5'9" and 247lbs. and have been yo-yoing weight all my life. My ultimate goal is to get down to 175, but more importantly to be healthier and have much more energy. I think the hardest part is knowing that I had gotten to that weight before and let myself go with kids and stress and just horrible overall eating habits. But on the bright side, I know that if I've done it before I can do it again. Please feel free to add me for support or motivation. 😊

xochitl101

Height: 5ft 6
Sw: 195
November GW: 190
GW: 145

Hi, I’m new here hence the late post. I’m struggling to rid myself of 25lbs pregnancy weight and more, and would love to lose 4-5lbs in what is left of the month!

KeriA

I am really trying this week to focus on getting back on track. I am repeating my goals and looking at how I am doing so far:
Weekly Goals:
6000 steps on non Aquafit days or take a walk this week, I go to aquafit 3 days a week I have walked on my 2 nonaquafit days so far and got over 6000 steps today after my walk after dinner
Log meals dailyI have been logging consistently daily
Record weight dailyso far so good
Chart stats weeklytoo soon to tell
Log exerciseyes
Water 5+ cupsclose but room for improvement
Blog or post weekly to track progressI am not waiting since I can't afford to get off track

Also I made a healthier breakfast this morning. At a meeting a co-worker came over and waved donuts under my nose and I said, No.

I am older and the gains are so easy and the losses so hard. I am going to do all I can this week to get things back to making progress not losing it.

Thanks for your inspiration and sharing your challenges.

aliciap0116

Height: 5'6"
SW: 236.4 (9/8)
10/31: 220.7
11/6: 218.8
11/13: 216.8
11/20:
11/27:
Nov Goal: 214

November Goals:

• 96 oz water/day (I am somewhere between 64 and 96)
• strength training 3 days/week (this did not happen, again)
• cardio 4 days/week (need to make this a priority again)
• increasing my protein intake (this is going well)
• intermittent fasting, currently at 10/14 but would like to get to 8/16 (doing better; trying to cut out the milk in my tea in the morning as some say it is required to optimum results)

Good morning everyone! I did much better than I expected this week. My challenge/blessing was being on a family vacation that did not include my go-to food options, but did include sentimental food situations (Greek festival and our favorite Cuban restaurant), and two date nights. I enjoyed myself but tried to make good choices and limit my portions. I was proud that I put my foot down and walked halfway across the park to get a bad salad when the family wanted to go to the all-you-can-eat pizza and pasta restaurant at Legoland (I think I could make a fortune by offering a good hearty salad there).

I am looking forward to a normal week and getting back to the gym. Thanks to everyone crushing it with their workouts; you are inspiring me and reminding me that it being cold is no excuse for not going to the gym!!

I am also continuing to play with intermittent fasting where I only eat for 8-9 hour periods. I have been starting my morning with tea, eating breakfast at around 11:30, lunch at around 3 pm, and dinner at around 7 pm, stopping food at 8 pm. I think it is helping me cut back on snacking and it apparently increases your metabolism by 3-14 percent on top of that. I have not felt deprived at all, although I did start eating a little bit earlier when out and about. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/intermittent-fasting-guide

Hope everyone is having a great week!

amlundie

Hi ladies!

Going great this week, heading to they gym for workout #3 today, hoping to get to the gym tomorrow too. Food has been on track (since the weekend anyway). The one thing I need to do better at is water intake, I just really love coffee! lol!!


You all are doing great and I am so glad to be in this group, i love coming and reading everyone's successes and struggles. We are in this together!

SoulVeggieVixxen

Finally a group where I can belong.
SW: 220
CW:211
Lowest weight of 2019 : 192
GW: Under 200 by the end of the year.

sharpdust

Hey everyone!

So yesterday I went out for hike #33! Thank you @bluffgirl67 for your simple yet effective post encouraging me to get my hike done. I would probably have not made it without it

Yesterday I ate my typical lunch (turkey n cheese sandwich with a small bag chips, calories ~420). I went on my hike and then went to a sports bar and had wings with a few potato wedges for dinner (cals ~1050). I know its not the best type of food but am proud to have logged it and to have stayed under my calorie goal (1950 cals). My calorie goal is probably higher than most, but I am tall (5'11"). I plan on lowering the goal as I lose weight but for now to acclimate myself with a new eating routine I wanted to focus on one thing at a time.

Today I have the same lunch as yesterday (I can eat the same lunch everyday but cannot eat the same dinner 2 nights in a row lol) and am not sure what to have for dinner. This is where bad choices arise, when you don't have a plan. I'll report back tomorrow with what I ended up eating. I donated blood at work today so no exercise for me today, doctor's orders (Darn!)

@ysache13 you can bookmark the group by clicking on the small star to the left of the group name. Then just click the star between the alarm and settings logos to see your bookmarks.

@mmccloy12 Thanks, I am going to try! I live in southern California and we have so many places to hike close to me so really no excuse

@ashtonjones0519 I hear you, I have lost over 50 lbs twice in my life through exercise and diet and gained it all back by reverting back to old habits. It does need to be a lifestyle change if we want it to last. We will get back there

@KeriA you have well defined goals and looks like you know what you need to do. Logging everything is something I need to work on better

@aliciap0116 I am also do intermittent fasting, right now 8/16. I eat from 11am-7pm. I mentioned in a earlier post that I skip breakfast for the reason that I am not hungry in the morning so this had been working for me. Its the cutoff time I struggle with sometimes...

@amlundie good job making it to the gym! I still need to get my gym game right

shorepine

Hello ladies. Well, I am sorry to be a little late to the November party. I just joined with a new account here yesterday, with the hopes to have a fresh start. I lost weight using MFP years ago, it was too depressing to use the same account and enter that I had gained 40 lbs!

@sharpdust I love your hiking goal! That is amazing. I love hiking and that would be such a fun goal. I might consider that in 2020.

Anyway, my SW is 210, and my GW is 165 (eventually). Not in a huge hurry to get there. I would however, like to get back on track with my eating and healthy habits.

For the rest of November, I hope to lose 5 lbs and get to 205. I know that seems lofty considering it's already November 12, but honestly once I recommit to food logging the first few tend to come off fairly quickly (fingers crossed) and I already weighed in at 208.7 this morning.

By the end of 2019 I'd like to be at 202 or so. Being fairly lenient on myself because the holidays are standing in between me and that time.

Today is going well so far, I got out for a jog at lunch! I'm doing a 5k training plan that is 6 weeks. I'm in week 5 now. Miraculously I have been running 4x a week for the last 4 weeks, of course I've been eating everything in sight in the meantime so it hasn't had much impact on my weight. That's why I finally signed back up for MFP yesterday.

Nice to meet you all!

chfhrs

Hello everyone! I just came across this group. Like so many have stated...I am also on again...off again. I have to stay focused and committed. I will provide stats Nov 16th. Thanks to all for sharing your stories.

amlundie

Welcome to all the newbies we are glad to have you here!!!

jguldi11

I would like to join my weightloss has been a bit stagnant for a few months and groups like this have been very helpful in the past. Thanks OP for creating it! I hope there will be a continuation in December!

Little bit about me: I'm 29, 30 in January, 5'5". My biggest motivator for weightloss is getting pcos managed as my husband and I have been trying to have a baby for the last 15 months and right now I don't ovulate.

My weightloss started off great in June 2018 but has slowly stalled over the last year and I've been at the same weight for about a month. Looking to offer and receive support and motivation!!

My stats -
SW: 269lbs
CW: 227.7lbs
UGW: 165lbs?
Nov. GW: 225lbs

bluffgirl67

Welcome to the new peeps. This thread/group has been a big help to me for accountability and inspiration. I hope it can do the same for you.

@KeriA You're doing great! I'm 52 so understand the whole gaining is easy and losing is hard. We just have to be consistent and patient. For me that is easier said than done but I'm trying.

@aliciap0116 Treating vacation not as a time to go full off of track was an accomplishment. You were able to enjoy food you love but still keep your life change goals in sight. Choosing bad salad over all you can pizza earns you a gold star in my book.

@amlundie Good job on getting to the gym. To help get more water in maybe you could have a goal for every cup of coffee you drink the same of amount of water.

@sharpdust Yay!!! You are going to be able to put a big ✅on that goal at the end of the year.

Doing weekly check in today instead of tomorrow. I have to be in Nashville with my momma to see if she can have her bladder removed bc of cancer. She has already had one kidney removed and the other isn't functioning well so she hasn't had chemo since this summer. Long almost 5yr 3cancer story there but we are dealing and hoping all goes well at the consult. May not get my exercise in tomorrow and food may be off a bit but I'm ok with that. It's only one day and in the weekly scheme it will be fine.

Height 5' 4"
SW: 216.8 (10/10/2019)
CW 11/1: 211.8
11/8: 209.4 (-2.4 month)
11/14: 208 (-3.8 month)
11/22:
11/30:
Nov Goal: 206
GW: 150
Nov Goals:
1m plank (current 45 sec although did have to go from toes/elbows to knees/arms)
15m elliptical sessions (start 9m current 15m)

Doing great everyone..keep it going forward.

Terytha

All right well, let's be honest here, 207 by the end of the month (my initial goal) probably isn't happening. I ate like a million calories while I was away. I'm just lucky I didn't set myself back.

I started the month at 214.
I'm currently, as of this morning, 211.6.

So I'm making a little progress at least. I will definitely get under 210, and then its the Final Countdown to Onederland!

Which I will hit sometime in January.
Which means I should be near 190 by my birthday in late February.
And I should be good to buy that swimsuit in May.

In the meantime I have noticed my clothes fitting better, and I can feel bones in my shoulders. My back has slimmed out. I no longer feel too ashamed of my back fat to get a massage.

amlundie

@bluffgirl67 Yeah I am focusing on water, food and exercise are not a concern right now.

I think I am going to remove goals specific to weight loss numbers..... I get frustrated when the scale doesn't move but I'm doing all the things I need to do. I I think I may just adjust my goals to what I CAN control... food, water, exercise.... If I do those things the lbs will eventually fall off.

gonna_reach_the_goal33

November has been tough for me. I lost 1.4lbs, putting me at 191.8, but then my weight spiked a little, up to 194.2. I weighed in today at 192.6, but I started at 193.2 this month. I can’t seem to get through this plateau/rough patch. I have by no means lost control, and my weight has only moved up a little, but I hate that it’s been so hard. This is the first month I may not hit my monthly goal. (188). That would be a stretch at this point. I am trying to reset and focus on the positives. Yesterday marked 6 official months since I began, and I’m nearly 50lbs down. I know that’s no small accomplishment. I need to give myself enough credit, but also not lose motivation to continue moving forward. I have no intention of giving up, but staying stagnant is a little disheartening too. I need to motivate myself again, and any suggestions I will listen to🙏🏻

amlundie

gonna_reach_the_goal33 wrote: »

November has been tough for me. I lost 1.4lbs, putting me at 191.8, but then my weight spiked a little, up to 194.2. I weighed in today at 192.6, but I started at 193.2 this month. I can’t seem to get through this plateau/rough patch. I have by no means lost control, and my weight has only moved up a little, but I hate that it’s been so hard. This is the first month I may not hit my monthly goal. (188). That would be a stretch at this point. I am trying to reset and focus on the positives. Yesterday marked 6 official months since I began, and I’m nearly 50lbs down. I know that’s no small accomplishment. I need to give myself enough credit, but also not lose motivation to continue moving forward. I have no intention of giving up, but staying stagnant is a little disheartening too. I need to motivate myself again, and any suggestions I will listen to🙏🏻

this is exactly how I feel!

shorepine

Good morning everyone. At least, it's morning where I live (Oregon). I'm feeling pretty good because it's my third day and I'm still here. And, I went out to Thai food last night with a friend and made a good choice off the menu- chicken lettuce wrap and tom yum. My weight is up a bit today, but it's probably from the sodium. I am feeling so good otherwise. I didn't have any wine, just tea, and I enjoyed it. I love wine and drink too much of it, probably. Especially when out to eat with friends.

My goals today are to get my jog workout in on my treadmill as it's a little bit rainy, and add in 15 minutes of strength training after. And- stay within my daily calories.

@gonna_reach_the_goal33 I am sorry that November has been rough for you! From reading about your story- you have done amazing and should be so proud of your progress. One month of maintenance is OK. Slow and steady wins this race for sure. As someone who has lost a significant amount of weight before and gained it all back, the important thing is to not lose those healthy habits. You're doing so great.

@bluffgirl67 I'm so sorry about your mama. I lost my mom 2 years ago to cancer and I know all about that roller coaster. I know how hard it is. Just worry about caring for yourself and being there for her and don't worry about food and exercise tomorrow. Sometimes when my mom was in for various reasons I would walk as I could around the medical campus just to get fresh air and clear my head. Hopefully the weather is ok for that for you.