Women 200lb+, Let's Keep It Moving This March!!!

beccadoos

Hi! I know March is almost over, but just rejoined MFP yesterday.

SW: 260
CW: 234.8
GW: 125-140

My plan is to hit 140 and then reassess if I want to lose more or just focus on toning. I really want to have some abs 😂

I’m 24 and a stay at home mom of 2. Before we started self quarantining, I was at the gym at least 3x a week and the gym I go to is like CrossFit. I loved going, but have fallen off the bandwagon when it comes to eating healthy and exercising often.

svm569

Final weigh in for this month! It’s been a tough month for all of us, especially with all the changes to our lifestyles that we’ve all had to adapt to. I’m glad this month is over and I’m looking forward to a new month, hopefully April will be a better month for us all.

So onto my stats:

SW 26 JAN 101.3kg (223.3lbs)
Mar SW 95.5kg (210.5lbs)
CW 92.1kg (203lbs)

Now I didn’t reach my goal for this month by a measly 100grams (3.5 ounces). But I did reach a big milestone and that is that I’ve lost 20lbs since beginning my journey on the 26th Jan this year. I’m super proud of myself and feel even more motivated to continue. I’m so close to reaching Onderland and being under 90kg! My goal for April will be to get under 90kg (198.4lbs). I hope a new thread is started to keep following and supporting all you lovely ladies.

CupcakeCrusoe

Good morning everyone!

I've been weighing in higher for a couple of days- 196.2. But baby hasn't been sleeping well, and my compliance is awful. So I will take this as my last weigh in. Didn't quite make my goal, but got close.

I'm re-upping the hugs and mojo for everyone to get through this. We're going to be seeing worse before we see better, so stay safe and well.

RavenStCloud

💜Hi, ladies.

I've just posted next month's group in the Motivation and Support forum:

Women 200lb+, Let's Be Adaptable This April!!!

See you there! 💜

Tarzan37

Height: 5'7"
Highest Weight: 254
End of December Weight: 246.7
End of January Weight: 244.7
End of Feb. Weight: 242.2
3/7: 241.5 (-0.7)
3/14: 241.2 (-0.3)
3/21: 238.3 (-3.1)
3/31: 240 (+1.7)
Total March weight loss: 2.2 lbs

I haven't been sleeping well so I think that combined with eating more frozen meals for dinner has upped my weight in the past 10 days.

I'm still working and do feel very lucky to have a job that is considered essential at this time. I feel so badly for all of those who have lost their jobs this past month. I still have anxiety before going in to work each day and when I go to the store for groceries. I did manage to find some disinfecting wipes yesterday, so that made me feel better to be able to wipe down all of the items I bought as well as my kitchen counters, etc. Crazy how this virus has given me OCD in a way. Trying to be safe though and to stay healthy!

I don't know if I'm ready for what April will bring or not... my work place is preparing for the possibility that we will remain closed to the public for the next two months. For my department, it is our busiest time of the year, and now we need to do all of our work without the help of volunteers and seasonal staff. Also, as of this week, the company will stop contributing to our retirement accounts. Multiple projects have also been put on hold, budgets cut across the board, hiring freeze put into place, and our leadership team have all taken pay cuts. All in the hopes that layoffs can be avoided which is definitely appreciated by all. Other similar institutions have already laid off staff, so I feel lucky to work where I do.

Anyway, I hope everyone is hanging in there! I will see you all over on the April thread... need to try to get back to logging my meals each day also.

speyerj

Final weigh in for the month:
SW: 286.5
GW: 180
3/1: 198.6
3/7: 198.4
3/14: 196.4 - 90 pounds down!
3/20: 194.8
3/27: 193.2
3/31: 192.2

Lost 94 pounds over all and 6.4 pounds this month. Next month I'm shooting for 100 pounds total loss. See you on the next thread.

pamiede

Happy to FINALLY make it to Onederland❣️ Total loss for March was only 4.4 lbs but, a loss is a loss 🤷🏽‍♀️

SW: 307 (April 2019)
CW: 3/2 204
3/9 204
3/16 202.2
3/21 201.2
3/31 199.6 (Goal was 199.9 🙌🏽)
GW: 160

I’ve increased my walks during this isolation. I’m walking every morning and afternoon. Trying to total @ least 3 miles per day.

#FlattenTheCurve #StayHomeSaveLives
#ThankYouHealthcareWorkers❣️

shalanne

Tuesday Weigh in!

SW: 250lbs (End of December 2019) Height: 5’7”
End of January: 243.2 lbs
End of February: 236.2 lbs
3/3: 234.2 lbs
3/10: 233 lbs
3/16 231.8 lbs
3/24: 231.2 lbs
3/31: 228.8 lbs

I’m surprised that I lost any weight this month honestly, especially this last week. I have not worked out in 2 weeks since the gym closed and last weekend, I had Mexican for dinner one night and a French Dip for dinner another night. As excited as I get when I have a decent loss in a week, I get so worried that the next week will be a gain because of it. Maybe I lost muscle. I’m a bit pessimistic these days, I guess. Lol

My first goal is to be at 200lbs by the end of July for a London trip that is planned. With all that’s going on, I’m wondering if that trip will happen now. Either way, I’m still hoping to stay on track to lose the weight.

I hope all of you are staying healthy and safe. April will be another challenge, but I know that we will all strive to stay focused and support each other. See you all in the April thread!

MuttiNM

Final weigh in for March

Highest weight: 435 (11/1/18)--lost 50 lbs. by the end of 2018 but got off track and gained back almost 31 lbs.
SW: 415.8 (4/17/19)
2/29: 274.4
3/4: 273.4
3/11: 270.6
3/18: 268.2
3/25: 264.8
3/31: 262.8
March GW: 265.4
GW: 160 (then reevaluate)

I'm grateful I met (& actually exceeded) my March goal. I'll see you all in the April thread. Take care.

bluffgirl67

**Height 5' 4"
SW: 216.8 (10/10/2019)
CW 3/1: 194.6
3/6: 194.6 (0 month)
3/13: 195.4 (+0.8 month)
3/20: 195.2 (+0.6 month)
3/31: 195.4 (+0.8 month)
March GW: 190
GW: 150
Feb Goals: Cardio/elliptical 3/week (1)
Strength and Yoga 3/week (0/0)
Water 8c/day (6)

Forgot to post check in last week.Stress, salty food, inflammation, very little sleep etc are dogpiling on here just like with so many others. I've not been able to read back but see pamiede reaching that milestone as I loaded the page. Hope all are doing well. Sooo ready for a new month.

@pamiede Congrats on hitting Onederland!! You are truly inspiring.

aliciap0116

Final post for March:

Height: 5'6"
SW: 236.4 (9/8)
2/26: 196.4:
2/29: 195.6
3/4: 195.8
3/11: 196.8
3/18: 189.7
3/25: 187.5
3/31: 186.8 (-8.8 lbs)
March goal: 189.9

Happy to have a loss, although not earned in a happy way with anxiety and reduced appetite. I did start taking the melatonin supplement and it has really helped with sleep. And being more well-rested is helping with everything.

Congrats to @pamiede - thank you for putting a bright star on the last day of March.

Wishing you all health for the coming month.

BrownSugar174

Today is the last day of a month in which I have lost 1.2 pounds.



The fact that I didn’t gain is a relief the stress from all that’s going on. When I started this journey I already knew loosing weight, no matter how many calories I burned each day or how I worked to stay within my calorie allowance, would be more difficult because I had surgery to remove my thyroid and I had a full hysterectomy.

When I started working out I fell in love with the elliptical machine. This machine took my butt from something you could sit a dinner plate on to where it is now (from a size 22W to a 14W). That machine has helped me shed inches all over my body which is wonderful. My last official elliptical machine workout was on March 18th when we decided to stop going to the gym.

Since then my husband and I have been walking (at least 6.5 miles) and biking (at least 15 miles). I just started an online yoga class last Sunday which I plan to do once a week.

I’ve lost 61.6 pounds since starting and I’m looking forward to getting closer to the “overweight” BMI category👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽!

mmccloy12

Hi All!

I had a big post put together last night and then somehow lost it...ugh. Was so frustrated trying to do it on my phone that I just gave up. I am on my computer right now which is as slow as can be. But I definitely can type better. I might not be able to reply to everyone in this post this time ugh.

@mmdeveau I am so sorry your run was postponed, but like you said at least it wasn't cancelled and you have longer to train for it. But absolutely no reason for you not to be disappointed. And I am sorry about the gym and your guy. Hopefully they will open back up soon. And this time get his number just in case These were things very important to you. I have gotten the "well, as least you're not" cards before and it doesn't help you feel better. I mean I think we are all grateful we aren't in the hospital on a ventilator for goodness sake. That doesn't negate the disappointment you are feeling for the things that were important to you. You are an inspiration, I hope you know that! You do deserve someone and I pray it happens for you soon!

@speyerj thank you! It is comforting to have you and others posting the kind words and prayers. So many people are going through rough times. But I hope we can get out of it soon. Logging and still walking/running during this time is huge. 94 pounds! Wowzer! Just amazing, congrats!
@vegasgirl0825 you have lost 30lbs since January? Oh my gosh be proud of yourself, that's awesome!
@changeforeverlj great loss for the month! Especially this month!
@BrownSugar174 thanks for the quotes and inspiration! You girl are killing it, congrats!
@aliciap0116 Iam glad that you are sleeping better and not the worst case scenario to be losing right now, but I hope your anxiety lessens soon!
@pamiede Onderland! I know you could just not wait until you got there! Great job!
@bluffgirl67 hang in there! April will be better!
@MuttiNM Great job reaching and exceeding your March goal through this!

I know I missed a couple people. Please know that I have read your posts and congrats and hgs to anyone that needs it!

I am going to do a final weigh in for March and put it to bed as many of you are! Didn't reach my goal but to me any loss is in the right direction!

OW – 276.6 (Jan 2019)
2020 start weight – 252.2
January end weight - 247.0
February end weight - 240.2
March End Weight- 237.0

Total loss for 2020 – 15.2 lbs.
Total loss since OW –39.6 lbs.
3/6 Goal 238.7 – actual - 239
3/13 Goal 237.2 – actual – 238.2
3/20 Goal 235.7 - actual - 239.2
3/27 Goal 234.2 - actual - 237.8
3/31 237.0

April will be better for everyone, I just know it! Thank you again to @RavenStCloud for creating it!

KeriA

@mmdeveau I am going to try to use exercise to help regulate (organize) my days more now that I am on paid leave and will be on temporary furlough soon. It was something I did during the last big economic downturn when I was laid off. That is when I lost 40 lbs. Since I am older exercise helps to increase my slower metabolism. Great progress on your exercise plan! I think we all need to acknowledge now things that disappoint us and that doesn’t mean we aren’t grateful for all we have. With my knees I need aquafit and am disappointed I can’t do it but I am also grateful for other things. None of it means we can’t be sympathetic of the difficulties others are experiencing. I wanted to post about some thoughts but did stop in case they seemed insensitive. It was that I needed this time to reflect and that part of me is relieved that I get a break. I know this could turn quickly to a different story if it goes on too long and there is no unemployment etc. But when so many are out of work and don’t have a spouse working to get the bills that seems insensitive.

@skierxjes I like how you are turning sad to happy thoughts.

@changeforeverlj I love your simply stated goals for April.

@AlexanderFindsHerself Yes a safe relationship is key.

@vegasgirl0825 I didn’t make my March goal either. Let’s do it next month!

@BrownSugar GWU is impressive. What great opportunities. My daughter got into Stanford University but started to experience difficulties in her sophomore year. She and a friend set up a project and job partly funded by the Martin Luther King foundation at Stanford the first summer. She also co-chaired a conference for an Asian student organization she was in. We kept trying to get help for her 1st through our healthcare provider then out of pocket. After a few different tries/years we got the right Dr. who diagnosed ADHD. But even with accommodations she realized she needed to come home. Now she is at a local small branch of the University of Washington living at home and doing well. She is near her Dr. However she does so much better now she needs less medication and accommodation. It was being on a college campus with everything changing each quarter and living situations that were not always ideal and changed year to year that was too much for her. It wasn’t the academics. Thanks for the information on how they are continuing to hire now. Yes she is on LinkedIn. She just sent in an application for an internship program yesterday after her 1st day of online classes for spring quarter.

@Terytha I just want you to know I read your post and appreciate your reply to @mmdeveau . When one of us has a feeling about what is going on chances are many of us can relate and it helps to know someone else can empathize.

@beccadoos welcome and there will be an April thread starting soon. See you there.

@svm569 congratulations losing 20 lbs. I like that you can reach milestones in lbs and kgs

@CupcakeCrusoe I am sort of up and down with sleep. It hasn’t settled in with this new situation.

@RavenStCloud what an appropriate name for this time. Thanks for starting the April thread.

@Tarzan glad you have developed temporary OCD. I am glad you are still unemployed. Hope you make it through the crazy busy time.

@speyerj great job, 94 lbs!

Congratulations @pamiede! Onderland!! And you made your monthly goal. Great photos!
@shalanne Wonderful making progress in these challenging times. I am craving Mexican food. I was born in San Antonio, Texas and so TexMex is my comfort food. I think you will make your goal for July. Hope we have some normalcy by then.


@bluffgirl67 hope we all get our sleep patterns and other healthy patterns get back to a new normal.

@aliciap0116 sorry your losses were not the happy kind but glad you are finding a way to deal with it. Sleep is so important.

@BrownSugar again. It looks like you have made the transition from the gym. Great job getting that loss going again.

I am not posting my weight here since I didn't lose anything since the last time. I am happy that I made progress this month and am staying low instead of popping up and down. I know I will go down sooner or later.

kayonaise2

SW for March: 15st 0.5 / 210.5
GW for March: 14st 12.5 / 208.5
CW (end of March):14st 8.8 / 204.8

Wow, so much has changed in the last month. I smashed my monthly weight loss goal simply because 2 and a half weeks ago my boyfriend caught coronavirus. He's a healthy 30 year old, but it's hit him really hard and he ended up developing pneumonia, spending an evening in A&E, he had a fever of 40+ celcius for nearly two weeks and even now he is still very weak. So while all that was happening I basically hardly managed to eat, which was a welcome boost to my weight loss at least!

My goals and focuses for March were:

Run at least once a week, ideally twice (the once is for when work travel prevents me doing more).

Work on being actually UNDER my calorie goal more often, rather than being just within 150 cals of it.

Both were going well for the first half of the month, then we had to self-isolate so no running, and I was too busy and burnt out caring for my boyfriend to even think about tracking. I think these will be good goals to pick up again for April.

BrownSugar174

@KeriA the partnership between a child and their parents is absolutely critical in helping them navigate the peaks and valleys of life. Putting our kids mental/physical state above all else, in my humble opinion, is the best gift we can give them to show them how to navigate. What a blessing to her you both have been. The anxiety that our kids go through..wanting to do well..it can suck the life right outta them. One day at a time🙏🏽😘

changeforeverlj

I've just spent time reading all your threads and wanted to say its great to be part of this online group! Even though we are spread all over the world and living our own lives, we are connected by similar things happening at the same time! Today the heavens opened here and it rained all day, so I had to do my 45min power walking inside, but I enjoyed it.
@Kayonaise 2 I'm so glad your boyfriend is recovering! That must have been so scary to go through! Hope he is at home now.

changeforeverlj

@pamiede loved the pics you posted, what a transformation!! You look so strong, fit and healthy!

BrownSugar174

Hey ladies! Come on over to the new discussion thread:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10790647/women-200lb-lets-be-adaptable-this-april#latest

mmdeveau

Thanks for your words of support. About the current stuff, the race the guy, I'm a bit pragmatic. It's really the extra stuff dating back to childhood that is what needs to be worked out. I don't mind mentioning here the brushstrokes of what I went through as a kid, but there was a lot. And the other thing that's fueling me a bit is a side issue about current events - somewhat related in terms of the push back I get.

@Terytha - so sorry about your mom! And thanks for the support.

@pamiede - virtual celebration for seeing wonderland!! 🎉Congratulations!

@speyerj - congratulations on 94 pounds gone! It's wonderful to be able to stand up at the top of the mountain and look at how far you've come, no matter what else is going on.

@BrownSugar174 - How exciting for your daughter to be entering her field in an election year! I imagine there must be a lot of complications right now for many of the election campaigns. She's going to be be getting a lot of unique experience, very quickly!

@changeforeverlj - the messy divorces are the worst... my parents dragged it out for four years. And of course it didn't stop there. Also wanted to say thanks for isolating at the other side of the globe! You guys have been through so much this year. I think if we can stop the virus in the southern hemisphere, the hope is that it won't become a seasonal illness.

Here's the summary for the month:

Height: 5' 6"
SW (09/08/2019): 239.2 lbs
March SW (3/1/20): 179.4 lbs
3/8/2020: 180.2 lbs
3/15/2020: 180.0
3/22/2020: 175.2
3/29/2020: 174.2
3/31/2020:174.8
March GW: 173 lbs
GW: 150 lbs (then reconsider)

So I didn't make my weight goal for the month. I thought it might be difficult after all that I lost in February, and with the way my schedule has been I'm not surprised that this month was so inconsistent.

I still lost weight, and for that I am truly happy. I'll always be happy with even 1 pound of weight loss if I never have to see that pound again!

And even more happy that I have been able to successful increase my running distance. I think I still want to be able to do the occasional long walk, but maybe every other week or once a month. Doing a long-ish run and a long walk back-to-back on the weekends had me really tired on Mondays and Tuesdays!

See everyone in the April thread!