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

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  • Candyn617
    Candyn617 Posts: 108 Member
    @ThreeReasonsToChange, welcome! From the looks of your stats you are doing great! I understand food addiction ( just writing it, not even saying it out loud) is scary. I have always struggled with food. For me it's salty, crunchy snacks. Anything from chips to popcorn, crackers. I have a hard time with portion control. Once I get started, the bag or box is gone. Even after seven months the struggle is real. Some days are easier than others. On the harder days I hop on these message boards. (This thread in particular) and find inspiration and understanding from all the wonderful ladies on here. No judging. Please feel free to add me as a friend! We are all on the journey together even if our paths are different! Have a great day!!
  • Candyn617
    Candyn617 Posts: 108 Member
    @mmdeveau Thank you for sharing that! I love it! Going to go into my Thanksgiving meal with this in mind. "Every bite after the first one tastes the same." A taste of something is enough to feel like you didn't deprive yourself from partaking in the food. Then you can decide if it is indeed good enough to have more. I am cooking today so I do have more control on how things are prepared. But still so easy to overindulge. I hope you have a wonderful day!!
  • stefsc1
    stefsc1 Posts: 77 Member
    @ThreeReasonsToChange I've added you! We've lost a nearly identical amount of weight so far, though I started a bit higher than you so I have quite a ways more to go. I also really struggle with food addiction. One of my real accomplishments l've noticed lately is that I can actually go to the kitchen and grab ONE cookie or ONE piece of candy, and leave it at that. A year ago I would eat half a package with lunch and finish the pack with dinner. & those jumbo muffins you can get at Costco!! I could eat 3 of them a day no issue, and those alone would be 1900 calories! It's really wild. Finding satisfaction in smaller amounts is a real work in progress.
  • JMNagain
    JMNagain Posts: 121 Member
    @bluffgirl67 thanks, that's a good idea!

    @RavenStCloud Oooh enjoy! Where are you going? I lived in Thailand for a few years ten years ago and loved it, am sure you will too!

    Just had a great run, 10km, so now I'm going to log all my food for today (and finish logging yesterday, oops) so I'm back on track.
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,811 Member
    Happy Thanksgiving to all celebrating today.

    @RavenStCloud thanks for starting this group. It has helped me get through a struggle I have been having with my weight loss journey. I wish you the best of luck on your move.

    I understand food addiction too. After almost a year of my journey I still haven’t mastered portion control, especially when it comes to junk food. I have to bring one item in or else I will eat the entire bag. Saturday was a disaster in that area, so from now on I am back to single severings of trigger foods.

    @stefsc1 that is a great accomplishment!
  • bluffgirl67
    bluffgirl67 Posts: 158 Member
    Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating and Happy Day to those who aren't.

    Welcome @ThreeReasonsToChange. So glad you joined us. Congrats on all the weight you've already lost. That is awesome! I may be a tad biased but love this thread and hope you will too.

    @mmdeveau "Every bite after the first tastes the same." Love this!! You are so right about Momma's dressing. It's always been my favorite. This year I think about how our time may now be limited unless she gets into a cancer trial. Every bite was much more than just tasty food. It was <3

    @stefsc1 Oh those Costco muffins are so good. My fav is the chocolate chunk one. I could eat them all day too. I have a couple in the freezer from before starting to lose. I ate half of an almond one the other day and was shocked by the calories in it. I think my most tempting item there is the salted caramels. I could eat half a jar and not even bat an eye or get sick. This year I'm not buying them and just sticking to the Belgian chocolates I already have.

    Seems like most of us struggle with portion control when it comes to trigger foods especially. I think logging helps me with that. If I'm thinking about eating a certain food I will look it up before eating. Then decide if it is worth it and fits into my day. One chocolate yep...the six or seven pieces I could eat and normally would Nope!

    I did really well eating at Thanksgiving. Of course still over 1k in calories for lunch by my estimations but overall day will still be under goal. I ate a small amount of turkey and veggies along with best dressing lol. Then I had a small piece of the creamy yummy peanut butter pie. It feels good knowing I was able to enjoy the special to me foods and not feel like I missed out on anything. Food is the main part of our family gatherings so learning how to navigate that well for life will be key to my success.

    Tomorrow is weigh in but I'm prepared mentally for a possible uptick.



  • bdbjswbrb
    bdbjswbrb Posts: 32 Member
    lindamtuck2018 wrote: »

    My goal was to lose 2 lbs so I am really happy right now. After such a terrible October, this month is a breath of fresh air. This group is a real inspiration.

    Wow! Congratulations. What a great loss for November!

  • bluffgirl67
    bluffgirl67 Posts: 158 Member
    @Terytha I'm so happy for you!!! You've been doing great. Even though you might be losing one of your fav dresses looked what you gained by rocking that skirt!! Happy Tears girl. :)

    @amkita Great loss for the month! Good work on enjoying the holiday food and exercising.
  • orangequilt
    orangequilt Posts: 4,667 Member
    @Terytha well done on fitting into that skirt! Must feel amazing!
  • torih941
    torih941 Posts: 208 Member
    Amazing job everyone, I didn’t hit my goal weight wise, but I’ve really improved on my self-control and diligence, so I’m hoping that’ll help jump start me for December. It was so helpful to read all the encouragement here when it seemed like this was all pointless and I was tempted to go back to old habits.

    Ending weight for November: 263.5

    See everyone in the December group!
  • bluffgirl67
    bluffgirl67 Posts: 158 Member
    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: 207.6 (-4.2 month)
    11/29: 206.2 (-5.6 month)
    12/1 206.2 (-5.6 month)
    Nov Goal: 206
    GW: 150

    Wrapping up. Almost made by goal and close enough to make me Happy Happy! See you in the new thread
  • mmdeveau
    mmdeveau Posts: 107 Member
    Height: 5'6"
    SW (09/08/2019): 239.2 lbs
    November SW(11/3): 219.0 lbs
    11/10/19: 216.8
    11/17/19: 214.8
    11/24/19: 211.0
    12/1/19: 210.0
    November GW: 211.0 lbs
    GW: 150 lbs (then reconsider)

    My goals for November were:

    - Walking for 45-60 min, 5-6 times a week: Met this goal every week
    - Exercises to strengthen my core: I did start doing core exercises, now time to set firmer goals
    - Lose 3 inches in my measurements: Down 6.75 inches!
    - Lose 8 pounds: Goal met!
    - Get out of my hugely overstretched work pants into the same pairs of work pants which are only somewhat overstretched (It is the stretch in the fabric of these pants that hid my huge amount of weight gain!): probably have realistically met this goal, but the pants are still hanging on.
    - Take better care of my skin in hopes it will start to regain its shape: I was better about doing this than I have been. I have no idea whether my routine would ever make a difference, but it is a least some daily form of self-care or pampering that is a nice thing to do for myself.

    Thanksgiving did throw me for a loop! I was doing so well, my weight on Wednesday was 208.8. Even though I was probably in my calorie goal on Thursday, I gained nearly 3 pounds over the next two days. Water weight, I’m sure, which thankfully has gone down a bit. I made sure I did not eat any Thanksgiving leftovers yesterday and I “lost” 1.4 pounds overnight. I’m not sure what could have had so much salt in it, but my guess is the turkey. I added salt to taste to the sides, but on a per-serving basis it should not have been all that much more salt than I'm used to consuming. Now I’m not sure what to do with the leftovers! I think I'll eat them one at a time rather than replicate the Thanksgiving meal (on a smaller scale) every night.

    See everyone at the December thread!
  • orangequilt
    orangequilt Posts: 4,667 Member
    Get down to 99.9kg or less (currently 101.2kg) saw it on the scales but only made it to 100.2kg on official day, will have to try again for a third month
    Keep weekly average calories within goalaverage cals 1965
    Keep snack calories under 25%yes, 23.5%!

    mixed results this month, hope to do better next month, see you all in the december thread1

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