Women 200lb+, Let's Jump-Start This January!!!

stefsc1 · January 2020

I reached 101 pounds down this morning! I'm so happy with what I've accomplished, & even though it's not quite halfway to a healthy weight, it FEELS like it's halfway. That first 100 is done and dusted, and now I'm working on the second one! It's such a big mile marker on my journey.

WHEN (not 'if') I get to 197 (my 200 pounds lost mark) is when I'll really be re-assessing where I want to finally end up. I have my official goal set to 164 because that's what the BMI calculator says I should max out at, but I just don't know how I'm going to feel!! I've been obese since I was big enough to sneak into the cupboards and steal my mom's candy, so I feel like there's definitely going to be an identity crisis I'm going to have to deal with once I drop under 200 and am truly half the size I used to be. It'll be a lot slower going after that! That's still around a year away though, so in the mean time I'm just going to keep going.

speyerj · January 2020

Not quite time for a weekly update, but wanted to share that the whoosh has begun! Down 1.8 pounds from Jan. 8th. I knew it was coming.

shorepine · January 2020

@stefsc1 you are doing amazing!!!!! Congratulations on 101 pounds down!!! Woooohooooooo!
@speyerj yay for the "whoosh". I could use one of those right now!

Happy Friday everyone! It's a wild and stormy day where I live. Howling winds and rain. An inside day, for sure. I've had a busy week at work so have only fit in two workouts so far. Today, my plan is to swim some laps at the pool but it's always hard to convince myself to do that on stormy days, even though the pool is indoors. Something psychological about getting wet when it's nasty out.

I'm looking forward to the weekend. I just plan to cozy up with my family, cook and eat healthy food, and hop on my treadmill now and again.

Candyn617 · January 2020

@speyerj With such good efforts I knew you would see a whoosh! Yay!
@stefsc1 Congratulations! I hope to one day be able to join you in loosing over 100 lbs! You are doing great!!
@mmccloy12 I love reading your goals and the fact that you can adjust them to fit into your lifestyle. I think finding a balance makes this a lifestyle change for sure. Which makes it sustainable. I keep hearing people talk diet this, stop that. I have co workers whose diets have already failed for this reason. I know for me I have to take things in moderation. The minute you tell me I cant have something. I'm going have it ten fold.
I love reading through everyone's posts but digress alittle because I would love to respond to everyone and it's not do able. But what an amazing group we have here! 💞

bluffgirl67 · January 2020

Thanks for all the well wishes. Today is a rough one so just doing my check in.

**Height 5' 4"
SW: 216.8 (10/10/2019)
CW 1/1: 202.6
1/10: 201.2 (-1.4 month)
1/17:
1/24:
1/31:
Jan GW: 198
GW: 150
Jan Goals: Cardio/elliptical 5/week (3 done)
Strength and Yoga 3/week (3 done)
Water 8c/day (5 done)

speyerj · January 2020

I'm putting a plug in for strength training. I started using a body composition scale back in July. It's not an exact measurement of body fat, but it will do. I noticed that while I was losing weight, my body fat % wasn't decreasing. On October 1st, I started a light strength training program using free weights and body weight.

From July 22 to October 1 I lost 26.3 pounds and 70% of what I lost was fat mass. Meaning that I lost 30% of lean mass.

From Oct 1 to Jan 10 I lost 22.9 pounds and 96% of what I lost was fat mass. The loss of muscle has slowed to just 4%.

My weight loss slowed once I started strength training - I can't deny that. But I'm here to lose fat right?

Candyn617 · January 2020

@RavenStCloud Bronchitis is miserable! I hope you are getting plenty of rest and fluids in!! Hard to exercise when you aren't breathing too well and coughing! I hope you feel better soon! Hugs!!!

mmdeveau · January 2020

Just doing a quick lunch-time check and I'm so happy to read about everyone's progress.

Also something I am dying to share: I found a podcast that I started to listen to this week and maybe I'm the last person who knows about it. But maybe not - and I wish she'd been around about 7 years ago when I first began to seriously lose weight.

The podcast is called "Phit-n-Phat" and the host is a woman who lost 100 pounds and has maintained the loss for 15 years. The podcast started back in 2017, if you want to go back to the start. And I do recommend that you go back that far, because she covers the basics in her earlier podcasts.

From my perspective she is preaching to the choir. "Amen and amen" is all I find myself saying during her podcasts and I am not a religious person. I ordinarily don't like to waste time sitting in an echo chamber with people who have the same or nearly the same ideas I do, but in the case of weight loss I make a huge exception because I need to hear those ideas again and again, in slightly different ways, to get the message through my thick skull so hopefully this is the last time I need to lose this much weight.

I love that she has been down this road herself. It really is easier to hear it from her. I figure that she's done this and has been successful at maintaining for so long, she probably has some ideas for how I can do that as well.

Some things to know:

I believe that the podcast may only be available for Apple products through iTunes. However, her website has a blog and I've seen that many if not all of her blog postings for each of the podcast episodes has a link to transcripts for the podcast.
She has extensive free resources, but she also offers a program called the PnP Tribe which has much more extensive coaching. Yes, she does push it during the podcast and if I had the extra money I would seriously consider joining. But there's plenty of value to be had from the podcast itself.
If you are sensitive to explicit language, know that she uses a fair amount in the podcast but I wouldn't say it's excessive. I appreciate everyone may have a different threshhold, however.
She does mention products that she uses and loves - and she does benefit from it. She is very clear about any affiliations she has when she mentions them, and she does not list her relationships in every podcast like some other podcasts I've listened to - at least not in the first 10 podcasts.

So if you'd like to check her out, here's a link to the website: https://phit-n-phat.com/. And I found her podcast by searching the Apple store for "Phit."

Hope everyone is planning for a good weekend!

Lasmartchika · January 2020

Hi!! New to this thread... just saw it on the list.

Um, ok...

I'm 40, not new to MFP, but it's been a while since I used this. It's my first week back (again).

SW: 201.4 (1/6)
CW: 200.8
1st GW: 190
UGW: 140

My goals for this month
*Drink water!! It's so cold and drinking water makes me colder!! LOL!! I could seriously drink one water bottle all day and be fine. I need to drink more... so far I've been pushing myself this week and gone up to 3 water bottles a day.
*Log my food everyday no matter how ugly a day it was and I go over.
*Exercise 3x a week for a minimum of 30 minutes. I've been doing Zumba videos from YT.

So far, so good... but of course it's only my first week. I don't want the logging of food (specifically dinner) to frustrate me so much that I just give up. The times that I've tried coming back all the weighing of food is too much sometimes. I know accuracy helps so much more in weight loss, but for now I'm not going to weigh every single thing, but I will try at least breakfast and lunch.

BTW, is this like a daily group? I've never really joined groups much before.

Candyn617 · January 2020

@Lasmartchika Welcome! Many of us do come here daily, if not to post to at least read other posts! You can share your successes, your struggles. Whatever it is you want. You will find support, insight, and a friendship. No judging. Most of us weigh in weekly.

finngirl61 · January 2020

Thanks ladies for your support and ideas, especially regarding fasting.
@speyerj -wow, you lost 76 lbs. last year! Congrats. From June to Dec that's 10 lbs a month. 👍

speyerj · January 2020

@finngirl61 - not quite. I'm at about 72. I'm waiting for 75 to come. Because this is how I plan to reward myself when I get there:

mmccloy12 · January 2020

@mmdevaux I have listened to her podcasts, they are really good!

cory17 · January 2020

Back, can't believe the amount of pages!
Congrats to all who lost any amount in Dec, great job against the odds!!

@speyer really like your upcoming boots, would you need to use a hook to button?

Gallimaufrey · January 2020

Hi and happy New Year! I have been on this journey way too long. I lost my focus last year but I am determined to get it back. I am trying to reduce my stress level which is very difficult in my current job. My first goal is to make appointments to exercise and not cancel those appointments.

sharpdust · January 2020

@torihudson6 hope you feel better! You inspired me to take my own “before” picture even tho I too am slightly uncomfortable. Seeing the progress will prove to be a treat. As far as going over your calories, the important thing is you held yourself accountable by logging that.

@speyerj you got this! You’ll be rocking those boots in no time. Glad the scale is finally matching up with the work you’ve put in. I’ve been wanting to add strength training to my routine as well, I have a gum membership so I have access to what I need.

@bluffgirl67 so sorry about your migraines, those are the worst. I hope everything goes well with mom ❤️

@CLAWSMITH great loss! You’ll be at 50 pounds lost by the end of the month for sure if not sooner

@gonna_reach_the_goal33 I hear you about losing the holiday weight, thats what I hope to do this month. Slow and steady

@RavenStCloud take care of yourself, hope you recover quickly

@mmccloy12 you are rocking it! Keep it up 👍🏽

@stefsc1 way to go! 🎉 how inspiring, I’m confident you will get to your goal

@mmdeveau thanks for the recommendation, Imll have to check that out

I went on a 2 mile hike today. I wore the wrong shoes and thus fell down twice, slipping on sand. I scraped my knee, but otherwise am ok. Will probably be sore tomorrow. I went over my calories yesterday, but I held myself accountable and logged everything I ate. I feel as long as I do that I will more times than not make the better choice. Dinner plans with friends tonight, so I looked at the menu ahead of time and know what I am eating and have it already logged into MFP. Planning ahead is so important for me until these things become habit.

Mile total: 7.77mi (goal by 1/31: 30mi)

aliciap0116 · January 2020

@finngirl61 I don’t think I weighed in on intermittent fasting but I have been doing it and think it really has helped. I started at 10/14 and worked up to 8/16. I usually eat “breakfast” at 11:30, lunch at around 2:30 and dinner at around 6:30. I find that I don’t need a snack because the meals are compressed and I love that it closes the kitchen in the morning for sweet treats and at night for mindless snacking. It also makes me pay attention to whether I am really hungry and also feel hunger again. Plus I feel really good when I am in the fasting mode and have even exercised then. That said, I eat as soon as I start to feel funny or really hungry and always have my first meal ready to go. I highly recommend trying it - I think it helps my metabolism and helps me eat less/more smart.

stefsc1 · January 2020

@sharpdust I always log the overages and snacks! I actually usually make myself log them before I even go to the kitchen to get them, so I can really look at the totals and see if the extra snack is worth it to me. I mean, it usually is tbh, but it's made me think twice plenty of times as well!

momx4hill · January 2020

Ok so I started "dieting" New year's day. And started tracking calories this past Tuesday. I am going through all the detox stages...moody, headaches, craving sweets, craving fried foods, craving potato chips. I am focusing on nourishing my body, but the detox phase is so hard. Aaagghhh

BrownSugar174 · January 2020

I’m so excited about tomorrow! My hubby and I are going hiking! It’s more like a six mile walking trail but it’s gonna be so awesome to do this with him! We are gonna have a hearty breakfast (egg, avocado, cheddar cheese on brioche..with scrapple for me and bacon for him) and pack some water/healthy snacks in our backpacks and off we go!!

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Women 200lb+, Let's Jump-Start This January!!!

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