Women 200lb+, Let's Double Down This December!!!
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11/29: 263.5
12/5: 258
12/12: 261.5
12/19: 257.5
I went down! I knew I was up from my sodium intake and TOM, but I’m still surprised. I haven’t been consistently in the 250s for a very long time.
-Lose 5lbs for December—DONE! Now to maintain and continue the loss.
-Log honestly—I’ve been doing that, even when I do go way over my goals. It helps me see what not to do next time.
-Drink more water—that was going well until this week with the canker sores, but I’ve been meeting that goal consistently.
-Gym 3x per week—that’s definitely slacking. I still have some time to make it happen though.
I wish I had better progress photos, I’ve avoided the camera for awhile because I’m not a fan of the way I look, so I don’t really have any photos. I’ll have to dig around! I love to see everyone’s progress.
@aliciap0116 you look beautiful in both of the photos. You can really see the difference, great job.
@parkerpowerlift, wow, side by sides can really show you a difference. Amazing work.
To anyone’s progress photos I may have missed, I’m sure you looked amazing in both, but kudos to your hard work and commitment.6 -
Wow- I am loving the before and afters @aliciap0116 and @parkerpowerlift - you guys are so inspiring!
@bluffgirl67 Fabulous news about your mom! I'm so happy for you! What lovely news to get right before the holidays.
I've had a crazy week at work with lots of travel. Dinners out with social pressure to eat and drink. I failed miserably at my healthy eating plan. Enjoyed too much of everything. Didn't even enjoy it, really, just kind of went through the motions. And the gym in the hotel was "Out of Order". Seriously. I did yoga in my hotel room both mornings, but that is the only thing I did. I've only worked out once this week. Feeling like a lump.
My goal for today is to get my butt on my treadmill!6 -
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Hi everyone!
I'm not new to MFP but I am new to the 200+ club and I've never posted in the forums before. I spent more time than I care to admit reading your posts and I thought "THIS is a group I need to be a part of."
Long story short, I've always been chubby and I've been off and on diets since high school. In college I got to my lowest weight ever (165lbs) and maintained that for a couple years. I since moved to a new city and didn't do well with the changes and stress. I watched myself put on weight, bought new clothes, but ignored the scale until I just couldn't anymore and reached my heaviest weight of 240 lbs. For some crazy reason I decided to start a new lifestyle change during the holidays- but seeing how much you all support each other and how committed you are makes me really believe I can do this.
Height: 5'6
SW: 237.4 (12/03)
CW: 231.4
GW: 175
The major place I need to focus is nutrition. I barely cook at home, and I rarely eat breakfast
So this month my plan was to focus on eating plant based meals, as close to vegan as possible. Not that you can't lose weight eating meat, but for me this was the best way to start eating a lot more vegetables and other nutritious foods, while detoxing from junk food cravings. I've been doing it for about 2 weeks, but now the fast food cravings are hitting me hard and I'm doing that thing where I let my prepared healthy food go to waste because "I don't want that right now".
How did you push through in the beginning when you just really wanted to hit a drive through? I feel like this is the point I always get to and then I quit. I can't afford to keep quitting.
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@deesibecoool I just come on here and find friends to chat with or blogs to read to help get me through. You have to find a hobby or activity to help take your mind off of it. I’m an emotional eater and a bored eater. Lately I’ve been bored and overwhelmed, so I’ve been struggling. Avoidance is usually my go to tool and it’ll set me up for failure so I have been working really hard to distract by doing healthy things.2
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Home baked cookies, banana bread, and now a box of Godiva chocolates. Got to start regifting this instead of taking it home. Work buffet luncheon tomorrow. My mother is coming next week and it'll be "join me to eat" all day. My stomach has been upset most of this month. aaagg I'll be off work the next 3 weeks and really want to just do my homemade green protein shakes for that time, like a reset. and hit the gym, declutter for real, and study.
@aerohead21 have same issues
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@deesibecoool welcome - I am glad you found us and that you decided to post! I had never posted in the forums before this group either - but participating with this group of amazing women has made this a completely different experience.
I think the really intense food cravings take a good month to get through. I crave bread and pasta and and ice cream when I have it all the time, but don’t crave it when I haven’t had it in a while, which is so strange. It’s like something switches off (which is not to say it doesn’t switch back on occasionally; just not constantly).
I would increase water as much as you can (drink half your body weight in ounces is what is was recommended to me). Also make sure you are getting enough protein. Doable on a plant based diet, no doubt, but harder. I was primarily plant based for about 2 years but have started adding in more chicken and fish. I don’t love meat, honestly, but it makes me feel fuller and satiated for longer. Fat-free yogurt and oatmeal can also help you feel fuller. Also if you are doing a lot of grains try to focus on whole grains like farro, brown or black rice, quinoa, and wheat berries rather than refined grains so you are fuller, get protein, and don’t have a sugar spike. Food blogs I love are Cookie & Kate (hearty soups and salads especially) and Love & Lemons. A number of us have our food diaries open to check out if you are looking for ideas - everyone’s approach is different.
I think once you start giving your body healthy food you will start to want that more than fast food. Also pay attention to how your body feels and what your energy levels are like if you do have less healthy foods.
I love that you are starting now with us! We are going to roll into January ready to go!6 -
Thanks y'all for the support with Momma.
@aliciap0116 You look great!! Such a difference in your facial features.
@torihudson6 Whoop Whoop!! You are doing awesome! I've always avoided cameras too. As the weight came on I became even worse so have very few pics. As I think about it I get sad. Why should my weight determine whether I want to be a part of pictures? It's a head game I need to work on winning.
@shorepine Learn from the week and make a plan for the next time that will work better for you. With all the social things going on right now it's easy to slip into old habits. Now you can look back and see how giving in to the pressures made you feel. In the end it wasn't as good as you thought it would be so just keep that front and center. Props on doing the yoga because doing something is always better than nothing.
@deesibecoool Glad you decided to join us.
When I started I didn't change the foods I ate just how much. I love chocolate and still eat it most days. Being able to have that small amount helps me not feel deprived which could lead to a binge for me. If you were used to quite a bit of fast food try fixing something similar but in a healthier version at home. For example instead of a loaded down burger with fries. Pan sear or broil a patty of lean ground beef, side salad for the veggies that you would put on a burger, and sweet potato rounds. It will take some time to find what works best for you. I think two of the keys to being successful is not changing too much at once and track everything even the bad days. Main thing is you've taken the first step and we are here to walk with you. 7 -
@bluffgirl67 your advice to @deesibecoool is spot on in my humble opinion. I still eat what I want but I eat less of it. My body tells me exactly when it no longer likes something I like😂😂. For example I loved a FiveGuys burger like nobodies business. After loosing around 15 pounds I had one and two things happened. First it completely tore up my stomach and second my feet completely swelled up from the salt. Well that wasn’t enough...I tried it again (yeah...hit head here😂😂). The exact same thing happened. Now I don’t eat any burgers unless I cook them at home with extra lean ground beef (tonight was pasta night and I’m all good).6
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No workout today. Our daughter flew in from college and we are enjoying our day. I am overjoyed to see her and I know what happens when I’m that happy...I eat more! I decided to go over on my calories by no more than 500 calories because I wanted a little more pasta (today is our pasta dinner night). I also worked my butt off for the last three days to balance out my calories. Tomorrow my hubby, my daughter and I are hitting the gym and I plan to kick butt on that elliptical machine, get a good weight workout in and cool down. 👍🏽. This is what I really love about MFP because you can make choices and still balance things out.9
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Hello all, new here but have been on this weight loss journey for a while
I would love to join!
SW:288
CW:216
GW: 145-150
I got down to 198 before an injury and bounced up to 233, yikes! Joined MFP for motivation to keep losing my last 70-80 pounds.6 -
@imbatmilf You and I have the same starting weight of 288 pounds. I have two goals. First getting off blood pressure medication and second hitting 174 which is the normal BMI weight for my height. We can do it!! I have 68 pounds to go!!3
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@imbatmilf Welcome to the thread
**Height 5' 4"
SW: 216.8 (10/10/2019)
CW 12/1: 206.2
12/6: 204.8 (-1.4 month)
12/13: 205 (-1.2 month)
12/20: 204 (-2.2 month)
12/27:
Final weigh in 1/1:
Dec GW: 201
GW: 150
Dec Goals: Cardio/elliptical 5/week (4)
Strength and Yoga 3/week (3/3)
Water 8c/day (5)
Overall a good week. I was only over calories by a tiny bit one day. Exercise was close enough to on point that I'm happy with it. Water intake is getting there. Finally got started on the new strength routine and have a question. One of the exercises is a bar pull up. I only workout at home and don't have a bar. Would doing an incline pushup be a suitable substitute? I'm fairly sure I couldn't do one pull up anyway because of my left arm being of not much use when it comes to strength.7 -
Weekly check-in:
H: 5'10"
SW: 275
Nov 30: 245
Dec 6: 239 (-6 lb/month-mostly water weight)
Dec 13: 236 (-9 lb/month)
Dec 20: 234.4 (-10.6 lb/month)
I survived this week. 😊 I think I'm starting to get sick though, so I'm going to take a break from exercising for a few days. I swear I get sick EVERY YEAR just in time for Christmas Break. 🤦♀️7 -
SW 262.8
CW 207.6
12/6. 210.6
12/13 209.6
12/20. 210.4
12/27
12/31
Friday
PW 209.6
CW 210.4
Not upset by this at all. Water weight from Wednesday night when we ate out for my Granddaughters Birthday. Christmas Eve and Day are going to be the next kickers. I saw my dietician on Wednesday and he said not to get freaked out by the scales the next few weeks. I want to enjoy myself without going overboard. So I expect the next two weigh ins may have a gain. Sodium kills me and there will be some high sodium foods. I log everyday but I am not logging Christmas Eve and Day.
Also saw my doctor on Wednesday and he decreased one of the medications I was on. I don’t get how they ramp you up on these meds in a few days but it takes months to decrease them. He also took me off another medication who’s side effect is not weight gain but contributes to the drowsiness. It is looking up guys.
Goals
- 204 pounds I won’t make this but I want to get back to December starting weight
- Get 8500 steps Monday to Saturday ✅
- Do 2 workouts a week didn’t get them in again but I have been walking lots
- continue to go to bed before getting super drowsy (if I get to drowsy I tend to get the munchies) ✅
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When your phone/car knows your first stop everyday😊
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Big dinner day with friends who love to cook and bake delicious food. Logged what I could guesstimate but oof.
On the plus side, made plans to *try* to start walking with a couple of friends so it will balance out... eventually 8 -
Height 5' 5"
SW: 257.6lbs (06/17)
CW: 225.2
12/6: 222.2
12/13: 222.4
12/20: 220.4
12/27:
12/31:
December Goal: Anything under 220
GW: 170
I'm so happy I had a loss this week! There has been epic amounts of food in our office EVERY SINGLE DAY. Cookies have eaten, cake has been eaten, and pumpkin rolls have been eaten. I've been exercising and packing a salad every day to help balance out the crap eating, and it seems to have worked!
Other goals -
Exercise at least 3 times a week - I did this. Gotta keep at it. The end of the month is going to be packed with social activities full of food and booze.
Clean up weekend eating - Did much better last weekend. I knew that all the office festivities would get me.
Thank you to everyone sharing your joys and struggles. I feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of temptation lately, but I come to this thread to get inspired and remember why I won't give up.8 -
Long time no see! I have been checking in on this thread every couple of days to keep up with everyone, but haven't felt up to posting. The seasonal struggle is real! I feel like I've had more luck and less stress just keeping to myself and doing my thing without thinking about it too much. So I'm going to post my stats where I left off from last month!
April start weight: 397.7
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11/8 - 308.6
11/22 - 304.7
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12/13 - 302.9
12/20 - 300.3
I've had to weigh myself a lot less often because my weight fluctuations have been all over the place with hormones and seasonal treats and end-of-year stress.. the list is endless. I set goals I maybe shouldn't have, that put extra expectations on myself that I just can't handle right now! But I've still made progress, and after a dramatic & over-emotional couple of weeks I'm pretty okay with how much I've accomplished this year, regardless of what the final tally is. 14 -
Good morning! Happy Friday!
I had a less than stellar week, but somehow I show a loss this week! I am finally out of the 250's , hope I stay there
I have really been trying to give myself some slack because I found I was really being hard on myself when I gave in to some things lately. And how is that enjoyable? It isn't. I have been telling myself to be aware and not blindly eat, but I am also going to enjoy the wonderful treats and food that come out during this time. Log it and move on. To me, this is still working towards my goal. Marathon not a sprint.
I read a book recently about drinking. "Tired of thinking about drinking"...lol...right now I am tired of thinking about eating! It's a daunting thing to constantly be worried about what I am eating and have I prepped enough to handle temptations. This lifestyle change is hard and I wonder if I will be able to do it the rest of my life. But I have to right? Just rambling on...my head is definitely still in the game so don't mistake my ramblings as giving up!
Congrats to the successes this week and welcome any new posters! I hope after the holidays I can individually reply to people, but right now that is difficult and time consuming for me...so please forgive me but know I am reading your posts and taking it all in!
My goals for December are as follows:
SW: 276.6 - January 2019
November start weight - 253.2
November end weight - 251.4
December SW - 254.2
12/6 - 251.8
12/13 -251.0
12/20 -249.8
12/27 -
December goal weight - 249.2
UGW - 160.00
I have some weekly goals I would like to accomplish as well.
1. Increase water intake to 96 oz. a day – fell by the way side on this. I have been drinking sparling water and if I add those ozs, I hit this goal every day, but I am not sure if I should count those?? Thoughts?
2. Exercise 3 days a week – lots of walking and activity (up and down a ladder putting lights up ) but no structured exercise. I am ok with this…Exercise is definitely my area of opportunity and a work in progress.
3. Journal every night/meditation in the morning to release anxiety – Meditation every morning. The journaling not so much ugh
Merry Christmas everyone!
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