Women 200lb+, Let's Stay Fired Up This February!!!

Candyn617

@BrownSugar174 Thank you!♡

Erica122093

@BrownSugar174 I just looked and way over in sodium. I’m gonna work on that!
Thank you! ❤️

MaliarOksana

Highest Weight: 221.3 lbs
January loss: -20.4lbs
Feb Goal Weight: 192 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145 lbs ❤❤❤

Feb 1: 200.9 lbs
Feb 8: 199.7 lbs 😊
Feb 15:
Feb 22:
Feb 29:

A little less then I predicted but still better then nothing 😊
You guys are awesome! Keep up the good work!

lilann1961

Well last night was a bit of a bust. My husband was volunteering late into the night and the kids wanted to watch Toy Story 4 on Disney+. Well, since they were being good and it wasn’t a school night, we made popcorn (with about 3 tbsp total of unsalted butter) and some Swiss Miss hot chocolate with milk and a few marshmallows.

I had already finished my diary, so having to go back and log those extras had me a bit chagrined. I totally could have made tea for myself or my typical Soda Stream sparkling water, but truthfully, I had been good all day (and most of the week), haven’t had any alcohol all week, and there is just something about hot cocoa with your kids.

The guilt only lasted a few minutes, but if any of you look at my food diary from yesterday, it’s all logged (mostly estimated, as only the milk and butter were actually measured).

Hope everyone has a great Saturday! I have made checking in here a healthier preferred habit than checking other social media accounts. I consider that a win too!!

CupcakeCrusoe

@OksanaMaliarClark you're killing it!
@lilann1961 life is about the little moments with your kids and stuff. Don't sweat it, we're playing the long game.

lbostic89

Okay Ladies!!! I'm going to have to approach this differently..
SW: 255
1/31: 248
2/08: 250

SOOO... I know that I have been working my butt off (lit & fig), so I decided to turn to the body fat calculator after two weight checks yielding a gain...I didn't take measurements until day 3 so this is what I got!!

Body Fat Weight -- (2/2) 71.26 (2/08) 69.7 **(fat loss of 1.56 lb)
Lean Muscle Weight-- (2/2) 178.74 (2/08) 180.3 ~(gain of 1.56 lb)
Body Fat Percentage -- (2/2) 28.5% (2/08) 27.9% **(% loss of 0.6%)

To say this makes me feel better is an understatement, even though I know in my mind that I just have to wait for my WHOOSH, but seeing this makes all the work mean more to me

MaliarOksana

@CupcakeCrusoe thank you so much! You are so supportive ❤

Nanaluvs2sweat

I gained over 80 lbs in about the past 4 years. I went from 145lbs to 226! I’m 5’6”. It was due to medical reasons but I know in reality that was just an excuse for me. I finally woke up and started on my way back to fitness and a healthy lifestyle. I’m 47 and it’s not as easy as it used to be. But I lost 15 lbs in the past month. I stick religiously to a 1500 calorie a day, low carb diet and I do some sort of exercise at least 5 days a week. I already feel so much better. I still have a long way to go but I will not give up! Looking good is only secondary for me. I want to be healthy!

hititskip

SW: 300
Feb GW: 280
02/01: 289.2
02/08: 286.8

Wow, this thread is so active! I'll have to do better at keeping up but I definitely read or at least skimmed everything to get caught up. This month is just starting to get away from me already. January felt really slow but February brought lots of new stuff. I'm taking a business class for work (at a local community college, work pays & it's required to apply for management), and new activities are popping up all the time.

Some friends and I have decided to take our dogs to a larger dog park where we can also walk around and get in about two miles. Plus it's on the beach! We're aiming to do this every Saturday morning from now through the summer.

I checked back in with my doctor this week. I see a weight loss specialist endocrinologist every other month to help me lose weight. He was super excited because he asked me to aim for a pound a week between our last visit and this one and I hit it exactly. Apparently most people don't lose any weight over the holidays and actually gain 3 pounds. He wants me to aim for another pound a week before our next visit but now that I'm in the swing of things I think I can hit closer to 2 pounds a week.

As I said I did read most of the posts to get caught up and I saw a lot of wins, so I just wanted to congratulate all of you on your hard work!

Also thanks to those who added me, I love having more friends!

Terytha

Went back to the gym yesterday after a week long break and it felt pretty good. I dropped the barbell which was super embarrassing but a nice dude helped me set it back up again.

Then we had fast food for dinner because we had a craving.

So today I'm probably retaining water like crazy, but I'm down a little tiny bit to 198.8 all the same. Which is nice.

lmdh2o

I'm new to this group. I've been a member for years off and on...started back three weeks ago. My all time highest weight was 340, got down to 150 , then after several years gained 90 back. Lost 45 three years ago, gained most of that back..not all, and now have lost 10....a yo-yo but at least its a downward movement over time. I weigh 228 now. Feeling pretty good but need to get my body moving, wont lose weight until I do.

VictorSmashes

It’s still too early to call it official but after yesterday at 201.2, I saw 198.8 this morning again. I did have a huge deficit yesterday and that was breaking fast too. I’m almost a week ahead of “schedule” but that’s nice, hopefully I can keep it up. I have the weekend inside to study for exams on Monday, so fingers crossed I can keep a deficit this weekend with no steps. I just vacuumed so I can get some stretching in though! I feel so tight after a week of not stretching. On the other hand I think I’m coming down with something, since my throat is very sore.

@Terytha Twinsies! I just weighed in again at 198.8 this morning.

@lmdh2o Welcome!

stantonlisar

Happy Saturday!!!!!!!!
I’m really happy I got up and went to workout this morning🤗 I’m so excited about that. For over a year I was committed to working out 5 days a week. A few months a go some things went on in my family a lot of loss and struggles. My days started to decrease 3days then 2 days then 1 day then I look up and I haven’t worked out since before Thanksgiving. I’ve been trying to get back in and I made a commitment that today would be the day and it was. I didn’t have the best breakfast I overslept. But that’s ok, I got my workout in I did my shopping for the week so that I can meal prep. I just started on Wednesday so I’m not expecting a big change when I step on the scale tomorrow. But, whatever it says I’m going to be ok with it because I’ve done so much in the past three days to getting myself back where I was I’m just happy with.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend, that’s finish out the week with a bang. Looking forward to new goals to be met and hurdles to knock down.

Aerohead21

I lost 120 lbs once when I was about 21 years old without realizing I would have sagging skin on my arms, legs, and belly. I was devastated and ended up feeling so depressed over my appearance that over time the depression got to me and I gained my weight back. Now, knowing what I know, realizing that this is more about my health, I try to focus on the positive aspects that losing weight helps with vs the negative. We only get one body and what is under our skin and how it functions is really important to our vitality. I’d rather be healthy knowing what I know this time around.

aliciap0116

@Candyn617 congrats on your super whoosh! You’ve made so much progress.

@OksanaMaliarClark congrats on ONEderland!! Nice work in such a very short time.

Regarding skin, I think everyone is different. It depends on diet, genes, how long you were where you were, etc. you don’t know where you will end up. But I’ve never heard of someone wanting to gain weight back to reduce sagging skin! I lost 50 lbs about 15 years ago and was obsessed by stretch marks on my butt and hips. They have since faded and now I don’t notice them at all. I would just say to love yourself, battle scars and all, take care of your skin and eat healthy foods and fats to help the process. Once you have reached your goal and give yourself a year or so for your skin to adjust, you can assess if you’d like to do anything about it. But don’t let that worry become a reason that you do proceed to get yourself healthy! The older you get, the more you realize this is about so much more than looks and the real gold is a strong and healthy body.

speyerj

Thank you Alicia for that positive message!

BrownSugar174

Aerohead21 wrote: »

I lost 120 lbs once when I was about 21 years old without realizing I would have sagging skin on my arms, legs, and belly. I was devastated and ended up feeling so depressed over my appearance that over time the depression got to me and I gained my weight back. Now, knowing what I know, realizing that this is more about my health, I try to focus on the positive aspects that losing weight helps with vs the negative. We only get one body and what is under our skin and how it functions is really important to our vitality. I’d rather be healthy knowing what I know this time around.

This right here is an excellent observation!

speyerj

February Tracker:

Height: 5' 9''
SW: 286.5 (June 3, 2019)
GW: 180
1/31/20: 206.8
2/8/20: 206.4
2/15/20:
2/22/20:
2/29/20:

Goals for February:
Strength train 3 x week: 100%
Continue 5K/10K training 3x week: 100%
Get 10000 steps a day: 86%
Go to bed by 10:30 on weeknights: 40% - Epic fail
Eat no more than 100 grams of net carbs (Carbs - fiber): 86%
Eat more than 100 grams of protein a day: 100%
Drink 140 oz of water a day: 100%
Log accurately every day: 100%
Get to Onederland!! - still working on that

Not so successful in going to bed earlier. I hope to do better next week, but I did well on all my diet and fitness goals.

The scale has been a yo yo. I was at 204.4 on Feb.3 - up 2 pounds since then. But I just have to be patient for my whoosh. I'm still going in the right direction, and more importantly, crushing my fitness goals. The scale will reflect that back in a week or so.

I do love using Libra - that you @CupcakeCrusoe for sharing your graph. For those of you discouraged by temporary gains, I urge you to use it. It helps make it all make sense.

Today is day 250 of logging my food!

svm569

Love reading all the updates on here and seeing all the support and motivation everyone gives to each other. I get so excited for you all when I see how you’re all progressing.

Today is weigh in day for me.
OW 101.3kg (223.3 lbs) 26 January 2020
SW 99.1kg (218.4 lbs)
CW 98.5kg (217.1 lbs)

Not a huge loss this week but I guess that’s due to having Aunt Flo paying me a visit this week. But a loss is a loss and I’ll take it.
One of my big non scale victories this week is being able to jog for 10 minutes straight on the treadmill. Now for whoever knows me, knows how much I hate jogging and running and knows that after 30 seconds of it I’ve had enough. I am that determined and motivated that getting on the treadmill isn’t a chore, I look forward to it and enjoy it.

Goals for the coming week is to try to lessen my sodium intake. I never realised how much salt I ingest on a daily basis and how much that affects weight loss. So I need to focus on that this week.

Danielle__S

What songs keep you going at the gym/running/cardio? I need some new stuff and I live in the boonies (the only thing on the radio is whatever the current top 10 is on a loop mixed with ooooold crappy 90s songs. Or country). Help a woman out!

1/31: 255.5
2/6: 253
2/14:
2/21:
2/28: