Message Boards › Motivation and Support
RavenStCloud
Posts: 108Member Member
Posts: 108Member Member
Women 200lb+, Let's Jump-Start This January!!!
RavenStCloud
Posts: 108Member Member
Posts: 108Member Member
🌟Welcome to 2020!🌟
🌟This is our year! We're going to go into 2020 with commitment, focus, and the support of all the women in this group who have our backs.
⭐It's a brand new year, so the slate is wiped clean and we are starting fresh! Any mistakes or setbacks are in the past and we're looking forward from here on out.
⭐Please share your New Year's resolutions, your goals for the month of January, and what you are most looking forward to in 2020!
🟡If you're new to this group, we post our weekly and monthly goals and provide support and motivation to each other as we share our triumphs and our struggles. This group is all about accountability!
🟡All are welcome and, if you think you belong here, you do! No matter how much you currently weigh or how you measure (or don't measure) your weight, we'd love to hear from you.
🟡Victories, both scale and non-scale, are great to hear about, but, conversely, we know that weight loss isn't all sunshine and roses. If you're going through a rough patch, please feel free to be honest and vent your heart out. The struggle is real and we're all here to support each other!
🌟This is our year! We're going to go into 2020 with commitment, focus, and the support of all the women in this group who have our backs.
⭐It's a brand new year, so the slate is wiped clean and we are starting fresh! Any mistakes or setbacks are in the past and we're looking forward from here on out.
⭐Please share your New Year's resolutions, your goals for the month of January, and what you are most looking forward to in 2020!
🟡If you're new to this group, we post our weekly and monthly goals and provide support and motivation to each other as we share our triumphs and our struggles. This group is all about accountability!
🟡All are welcome and, if you think you belong here, you do! No matter how much you currently weigh or how you measure (or don't measure) your weight, we'd love to hear from you.
🟡Victories, both scale and non-scale, are great to hear about, but, conversely, we know that weight loss isn't all sunshine and roses. If you're going through a rough patch, please feel free to be honest and vent your heart out. The struggle is real and we're all here to support each other!
Replies
CW: 229lbs
Height: 5'7
💙Happy New Year, ladies!!!💙
I have so many plans for 2020 and I'm excited by this new chapter in my life.
My New Year's resolutions are to start creative writing again (I've found a writing buddy), start relearning a second language (I'm meeting with tutors next week) and to get back into shape and lose weight so I can start hiking in the spring and keep up with a hiking group (plan in progress).
My January Weekly Goals are:
1. Go to the gym x4
2. Pack my lunch for work x5
3. Cut out chocolate, soda, and juice from my diet
4. Record all meals x7
5. Stretch/mediate before work x4
Happy 2020, everyone!!! 💙
Starting Weight Overall: 280lbs+ I don't remember the exact number.
Current Weight: 226lbs
Height: 5'9"
I slacked off at the end of 2019, but I'm starting 2020 fresh and I'm going to do it right.
I'm still working on the resolutions, and I'll have most of them figured out by the end of the day. I'm currently writing a letter to myself with all the things I'm feeling, and all the resolutions I'm making so that I can open it up on December 31, 2020 and compare exactly how I feel now, to how I will feel then.
My resolutions for January alone though:
Start using these gym training appointments I paid for, twice a week until they'e gone.
Plan my daily meals out to minimize eating out. If I know I'm going to be running errands on my lunch hour, pack something I can eat in the car.
Avoid the vending machine at work. It's a thing of evil and honestly, the stuff in there doesn't taste nearly as good as I remember it tasting once I go a few weeks without.
Cut down my soda consumption. I've stopped drinking regular soda completely but I've used diet soda as a crutch. I like the taste but I don't need to drink it nearly as often as I have been.
Track. My. Food. I start tracking during the day, then something happens and I stop. That's a habit that's stopping now. Getting lazy on my tracking is what pretty much let me stop all momentum at the end of 2019 and stalled my weight loss. I wasn't holding myself accountable.
Days I don't go to the gym, I WILL work out at home. I cleaned out all that space in my room so I could exercise in peace and in the name of all the snicker doodles I refuse to eat, I will use it.
I have my weight loss tracked out that to reach my ultimate goal, I need to lose about 6 1/2 pounds per month. I'm hoping that because I'm still over 70 pounds away, I can squeeze a bit more out of the first couple months so that when things inevitably slow down towards the end of 2020 I don't try beating myself up so badly.
Outside of fitness goals though, I also want to work on my language skills a bit more, learn some more things to plump up my resume. 2020 isn't just about making myself healthier, it's about making me improve in every way I can!
Great goals! And I will tell you now...you will save a BUNCH of money, too, packing that lunch everyday. Nice side perk.
My goals for January:
- Onederland, natch. I'm at 203, it's so close I can taste it.
- Ease back up on the chocolate. I've been going a bit choco-crazy since it's everywhere.
- Figure out my gym situation. I'm all out of PT after this month and can't afford more, so I either have to keep on with my program or start something totally new. Do I still wanna be more cardio or do I want more heavy lifting? Not sure.
My New Year's Resolutions:
- Kill off two more credit cards. One smaller one should be gone this month, but that leaves the three huge ones.
- Finish writing something. I've got a dozen half finished projects. It's time to shape up.
- Maybe... go back to martial arts. That's a scary one though. Not sure I'm ready.
I'm excited to make it happen this year for me. 2019 was not the greatest, for my health. I gained 20 lbs, going from 195 to 215, seriously slacked off on the exercise for weeks on end (so not like me). Somewhere toward the end of 2019, I figured out things needed to change. I bought a used treadmill from a friend and started clocking regular exercise again. The tread has been great because I can easily hop on it in the evenings or when I'm chilling with the kids, without needing to find childcare or leave the house. I slowly lost 5 lbs over a few months time. And, in November, I decided to bite the bullet and come on MFP. I say "bite the bullet" because I have been tracking my food on and off for years and sometimes get a little too obsessed with it. But I decided it is the only thing that really works for me, so I'd like to find a way to track my food without becoming a crazy person. Balance... here I come.
SW: 210 (11.14.19)
CW: 207.6
GW: 165
GW for January 2020: 201
Losing over 5 lbs in January is going to be tough but I've got to make some progress and commit to myself that I can do this. Otherwise, I feel the inertia will take me down.
Other January goals:
-Exercise 5x a week and include 2 strength workouts
-Diversify my exercise a bit- incorporate swimming and spin class
-Log my food everyday in January
-Eat sweets and cheese only in moderation. I don't want to have to avoid certain foods, but these two things tend to be triggers to overeating for me. I need to learn how to eat them in moderation.
-Limit alcohol to only 1x a week
My overall resolutions this year:
- HEALTH: Get to a healthy weight (for me, this means losing about 40 lbs)
- FAMILY: Plan lots of fun family adventures and focus on having a good work-life balance
- FINANCE: Make a budget and stick to it!
- FINANCE: Reduce credit card debt by half!
- FUN and RECREATION: Get a kids' horse and get my kids riding
- FUN and RECREATION: Go on our first family backpacking trip!
- SPIRITUAL: Walking meditations in the forest or beach, at least once a week
I'm hesitant to make resolutions really, since last year I made three and only achieved one. But it is always nice to take the time to think about how you want your life to go and write it down, it's hard to measure success with these types of things.
Happy New Year!
CW: 208.1 (54.9 lbs)
I went easy in December, which seemed like a good time for a bit of a break. excited for the new year and more progress, while also feeling more comfortable with keeping a slower pace.
January goals:
- 204 would be lovely
- strength 2x/week
- use up the 4 spin classes I purchased (I had to wait to use them thanks to falling off my bike onto my knee 😩)
- bike when the weather/roads allow it, walk otherwise
- work on meal planning
2020 goal: my big one is to compete a century ride (100 bike miles in a day) 🚲 🚲 🚲 the ride is in September, so I'll have plenty of time to train
SW - 214
My goals for the New Year is to stay on the course. I have gone up and down twice this year. I would really like to stay down and keep it off. So I am working on it one day at a time. I didn't get to this size overnight and I can't lose it overnight.
I hope to make the gym, working out, better sleep habits and drinking water all a priority. It has worked for me in the past and I slip back into old habits.
The weather cooperates on the weekends I plan on cycling with my bike club. It might be a warm winter and I can ride outdoors with friends. I really like outdoors. Looking at nature.
I want to use my cell phone less. Connect with people more face to face. Less social media, less news. Just less of the stimulants we have to escape from life.
This year was a very challenging and crazy year and the end was almost a mind blowing experience. So I look forward to taking care of me all the way and enjoying life as it comes.
Happy New Year and lets make it happen.
CW: 233
By the end of 2020 I'm hoping to be at my goal weight (155-160). I'd also like to get better at controlling my stress and anxiety through meditation. And finally I'd like to be more organized!
January goals:
1-Make it to 50 lb total loss (225 lbs).
2- Keep my sodium intake under goal 6 out of 7 days/ week.
3- Get more steps in.
Today was a great day because I made my GGGGOOOOOAAALLLL for 2019 which was to be under 240 pounds!!
My goals for 2020:
1) Get off of blood pressure medication.
2) Stay patience. While I still have 64 pounds to loose I must stay patient and remember this is not a sprint..it is a marathon I will run for the remainder of my life.
3) Fill this book journal! In my previous life I was an avid reader of manuals, rules and regulations...constantly having to memorize and testify to what I’ve said, done and analyzed. Now I want to read all the books I’ve purchased, started reading and stopped reading because I had to read something else.
4) Continue my current workouts but add swimming (I gotta learn how to swim first).
Happy New Year!!!
CW 212.4
For 2020, I am going to aim to lose another 50 pounds. I am also going to increase my physical activity and add some strength training. I am going to be aware of drinking enough water.
January goals
1. Lose 5 pounds
2. Strength train twice a week
3. 8500 steps Monday to Wednesday
Height: 5'6"
SW: 236.4 (9/8)
12/31: 205.8
1/8:
1/15:
1/22:
1/29"
1/31:
Dec Goal: 198
My goals for 2020 are to reach my goal weight of 155 (healthy BMI), establish a regular cardio and strength routine, learn how to meditate, and become more purposeful in my personal and career life.
Non-scale goals for January:
So excited to be with you all on this journey!
SW: 286.5 (June 3, 2019)
12/31/19: 215.8
GW: 180
Goals for January:
Strength train 3 x week:
5K training 3 x week:
Get 10000 steps a day:
Eat no more than 100 grams of net carbs (Carbs - fiber):
Eat more than 100 grams of protein a day:
Drink 150 oz of water a day:
Log accurately every day:
Lose 6 pounds:
My 2020 New Years' resolutions:
CW: 235lbs
Height: 6' 1
No resolutions for me, just aspirations:
1. Eat more whole foods
2. Eat mindfully
3. Be more mindful of my wine/alcohol intake
4. Be kind to my body; fuel it well and work it well, too! MOVE MORE!
5. Be good, positive, healthy role model for my kids/family!
Happy 2020, everyone!!!
CW 96.4kg
goals for 2020
to get under 90kg,
to change my relationship with food
to handle anxiety better
goals for january
to get under 95kg
average weekly cals under 1950
average weekly snacks under 23%
meditate 3x week
run 5k
looking forward to supporting eachother this month and year.
Great pics of your run @BrownSugar174 , great running plans @speyerj
For the meditators, if you don't know it already, I recommend the Insight Timer app, it has so many great guided meditations on there and I particularly like some weightloss ones by Natalie Benns (I don't know her, she doesn't pay me!!).
I've been off the wagon since our Vegas trip in November. As such, I went back out of ONEderland.
Height: 6'
SW: 281
CW: 206 (I was down to 193...what have I DONE!?)
Goals:
Get my crap together again.
Pack lunch 4-5 days/week
Start exercising again
Happy New Year Everyone! May we all reach our goals and dreams this year while being blessed with love and happiness.
**Height 5' 4"
SW: 216.8 (10/10/2019)
CW 1/1: 202.6
1/10:
1/17:
1/24:
1/31:
Jan GW: 198 Onderland!!
GW: 150
Jan Goals: Cardio/elliptical 5/week
Strength and Yoga 3/week
Water 8c/day
Up the resistance on the elliptical and still pull off 20m
For the year:
Hit my goal weight of 150
Declutter and get of rid of crap I don't need/use
Spend more quality time with family by getting out and away from the tv/comp