Women 200lb+, Let's Keep It Moving This March!!!
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@bluffgirl67, I love trying new restaurants with my boyfriend, it's always fun to have a new experience. Congratulations on the jeans, that's awesome! I have not had any luck with plus size thrift shopping, but I am hoping to find a place soon.
@Aerohead21, exactly, it is definitely a lifetime thing so it will not always be perfect. It is a learning experience.
@sonyaj989, welcome!
@VictorSmashes, great loss!
@mmdeveau, great job only eating until you're satisfied, that is something that I am working on. It is so easy for me to overeat, even when I am telling myself I am full. I really need to start that podcast!
@AnastasiaBeaverhausen1, welcome! Great job getting that meal prep out of the way.
@Tattoomama4440, those sound like great goals, hopefully once the testing is out of the way you can have some more answers. You got this!
@sharpdust, I also find it a lot easier when I have my clothes for working out laid out in the morning so I can grab and go. It gives me one less excuse not to go haha. And thank you for being so supportive, too. March is going to be a great month
@aliciap0116, that sounds yummy! I need to work on making new recipes. I always stress around dinner because I have no clue what to make, but I also find it hard to lay out weekly dinners. It's like a cycle for me. Also you looked beautiful in your dress!
@lbostic89, sound like awesome goals. Also, wow, 2.5lbs away from losing 10% of your body weight, when you put it in numbers like that, it really is amazing.
@kathrynegrady, woo on the loss! This group has also been so helpful for me, too. Everyone in here is amazing.
@KeriA, you made progress, even if you did not make your goals, that is still a great thing!
@RavenStCloud, take care of yourself. I hope things get easier soon. You'll have to share some recipes you try!
Made it to kickboxing today even though every part of my body wanted to stay in my warm, cozy bed. I am happy I went, they always say "Never miss a Monday". Tomorrow I am having an early celebration of my birthday with a close friend of mine, and I am looking forward to it and actually not stressing about how much I will eat/drink. This is how I need to learn how to stop when I am full and realize I do not need to eat everything on the plate. Happy Monday everyone, hope you have a great week!11 -
Scale's up, but after the weekend I had (no regrets, it was delicious), I can see why. Back to it today!
Special shout outs (I've read everything, just on my phone!)
@aliciap0116 that dress looks amazing! And I'm so glad you liked the recipe. I make that one a few times a month because like your husband, my family can eat it with rice and I can eat it by itself with minimal extra cooking.
@speyerj I'm looking forward to following your maintenance break! Happy ONEderland!
@Aerohead21 so sorry about thinking you were a teacher, that was @sharpdust . You're both great and you're both going to be awesome this month. I get being tired of being in a deficit. It's hard, not only physically but mentally. It's times like these that are the best for trying to find those fallback habits- what can you do now without thinking about it that you wouldn't have done before?
For me, fallback habits are things like not bringing foods not part of my plan into the house, or going past fast food because I have food at home (yes, I have become my mother 😂) or eggs for breakfast instead of carbs. It's all in the autopilot. What you can do without thinking, you can do all the time.
It's Monday, it's already a busy one, but I have all my food pre-planned, got my protein in my bag, ready to kick it. I can feel that lifting I did yesterday in my hamstrings, good thing today's rest day.
Have a good day everyone!8 -
Hi everyone! I ran for the first time since September this morning - 2.13 miles! I got married in October, and after that and the holidays and a new job, etc. etc... I lost my motivation. But I'm ready to start again! I turn 30 on April 4th, and I want to make sure I go into my thirties with a good routine and set goals!
SW 3/2: 213.6 lb
GW for 4/4: 205 lb10 -
So these are my totals for Feb:
Inches lost: 3
Pounds lost: 7
Body fat %: -0.8%
BMI: -2.2
I worked out a total of 1,462 minutes, which translates to a little over 24 hours!
SW: 256.5 lb
CW: 248.5 lb
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Good morning!
Wow, this thread is already booming! Great job! Looking forward to an awesome March!
My February went well and I have really thought hard about my goals for March. At first, I wanted to get crazy and make a high goal for loss since February went so well, but I changed my mind. I want to keep my goal at 6 lbs. I am going to focus on some of the same things but also add some non scale goals.
I do have a trip in March that I will set to maintenance calories. I always do that as to not stress myself out and enjoy it. I will however plan ahead and make the best choices for my health!
OW – 276.6 (Jan 2019)
2020 start weight – 252.2
January end weight - 247.0
February end weight - 240.2
Total loss for 2020 – 12 lbs.
Total loss since OW –36.4 lbs.
March goal weight - 234.2
3/6 Goal 232.7
3/13 Goal 231.2
3/20 Goal 229.7
3/27 Goal 228.2
Non Scale goals
-Move more – commit to at least 15 minutes a day for 6 out of 7 days
-Limit alcohol intake
-Work on reducing the bad fat
-Work on changing my negative thoughts to positive ones
And that's it! Here's to a healthy and awesome March!10 -
My scale's up a couple pounds, but that may just be water. I'm not going to stress.
Today I got my heel lifts! Why do I need heel lifts, you may ask?
When I had my auto accident in my twenties that required my right foot to be put back together with pins and screws (tarsometatarsal dislocations/fractures) they put a heavy cast on my right foot after the first surgery. It had a chilling pad in it through which I could pump cold water to ease the pain. While it undoubtedly helped, once I started moving around on crutches, it exerted pull on my shin, and pulled my shin to grow a quarter inch. That doesn't sound like much to most people, but it is enough that my lumbar spine is a little crooked and my right hip is high, and this causes a lot of muscular pain when I walk or do physical work.
The solution to this is to put a quarter-inch lift in the left shoe, and thereby level out the hips. So as I have three pairs of shoes in rotation, I bought three heel lifts, and have been doing my morning housework, noting that I need to engage my core more and work it more in general, and feeling the muscles....surprise...as they have new stresses on them. Whether this will fix the spinal issues, I don't know, but not having the one-sided biting lumbar pain when I do anything is worth three times what I paid for the lifts.11 -
I had KFC for dinner last because of a combination of craving and stress.
It wasn't worth it. Not very tasty at all. Honestly, kind of gross. So disappointing.
But that knowledge is valuable in it's own way. Now I don't ever have to eat it again. If I get a craving I will remind myself of the disappointment and make my own fried chicken, which is vastly superior.
I'm up a pound today to 196, presumably from the salt and/or intense stress of yesterday. But only one pound which is not that bad.
I'll tell you, I'm never highway driving in winter again. That was the worst 4 hours ever. So many bad accidents too because people don't slow the eff down. Winter tires are NOT THAT GREAT. Gear doesn't replace skill!11 -
Hello ladies!!! I found the March page!! LOL!!!
WOW!! So much activity, so much to read!!
SW (1/6): 201.4
Jan end: 199.2
Feb end: 198.6
1st GW: 190
UGW: 140
Ok, so February wasn't the best. At least I didn't go up, right?
But with so many thing happening in the month of LOVE I knew it wasn't going to be the best. I'm so pumped and ready for March. I've been doing Zumba 3x/week since January, and I want to add a new, different type of exercise this month and I feel like I'm ready for it. I'm going to try some Hasfit beginner videos I found on Youtube. It's cardio, but they use weights as well. I'm thinking I might log it as circuit training. I'm still going to do my Zumba because I love dancing!!
- Hasfit 3x/week and Zumba 2-3x/week
- keep trying to get to 8 glasses of water a day
- I want to definitely reach 195 lbs this month
- keep logging the good and the bad days
So I have some 3 lb dumbbells to start my new workouts and I'll see how it goes for me with Hasfit.
I'm really happy with this group, everybody with their posts motivates me to continue. After seeing my February results, it's usually at this point when I have decided to just give up in the past. Thank you @RavenStCloud for such a wonderful idea of getting all of us together to share and motivate each other.
Welcome to all the newbies to the group!!
@BrownSugar174 @aliciap0116 Loving your beautiful pictures!!
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Happy March! I feel like these months are just flying by. Or maybe it's my teacher optimism that summer will be here soon! I'd just like warm weather! I'm sick of the the Wisconsin cold & snow! February was a good month by all measures, however I didn't meet the weight loss goal I had set so I'm kinda bummed. I don't think it was too aggressive, but may 10#'s a month is. I have a lot to lose, so I figured shooting for 10#'s the first few months should be doable. But...on to another month!
SW (1/6/20): 260.4
1/31/20: 244.8 (-15.6)
2/29/20: 236.8 (-23.6)
3/2/20: 237.3 (-23.1)
March Goal: 227.3
GW: 150 (then reevaluate)
March Exercising Goal:
*I do the Elliptical 3-4 times a week, but I'm not very fast (my short legs make me feel like I'm going to fall off when I get real fast!), but my goal is to do 2.5 miles in 30 minutes every time I'm on the elliptical this month.
*3 Days Elliptical and 1 day circuit/weight training each week (my schedule rarely allows for more than 4 days/week)
March Food Goals:
*Stay within calories everyday.
*Figure out this Macro thing people talk about.
*Do 2 Cleanse Days this month (I use many Isagenix products so will sometimes throw in a cleanse day or two to kinda reset/refocus. I did one last month...upping it this month.)
I have 2 events this month with higher calorie/overeating opportunities...I'm going to try hard to remember my goals and keep everything in check.
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Hello Everyone. New Here.
SW (2/24/2020) - 357
CW (3/2/2020) - 354
GW - 150
Right now I am focusing on one day at a time. I got some very concerning medical DX - but I am also struggling with severe depression and anxiety, so actually working on loosing weight and getting healthy is a struggle all on its own. So any encouragement is welcome.13 -
@sjohnathans: I entirely understand. The best thing you can do for yourself is to keep on keeping on with getting healthy. Do what you can, even if that's just getting out of bed and putting on clean clothes every day. Know that some days will be harder, and that's not the end of the world. There is always tomorrow, and every pound you lose will help so much with how your body feels and your mobility. I was astounded at how much more bend I got with fifteen pounds of loss so far, and how much less it hurts to walk. I believe in you. I have faith in your ability to ignore the bad tapes in your head and make the changes you need to to be healthy and get down to your desired weight.8
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sjonathans wrote: »Hello Everyone. New Here.
SW (2/24/2020) - 357
CW (3/2/2020) - 354
GW - 150
Right now I am focusing on one day at a time. I got some very concerning medical DX - but I am also struggling with severe depression and anxiety, so actually working on loosing weight and getting healthy is a struggle all on its own. So any encouragement is welcome.
You can do this. I have severe anxiety. And I've been finding that losing weight is helping my medical anxiety. I have made myself decals to put up reminding me not to self medicate with food. I can post some to share if you'd like to print one to put up somewhere.7 -
@sjonathans Welcome to our group! If I were you, to not feel overwhelmed, I would just work with logging what I eat every day. Even if it goes over calories, at least you have a baseline of this is what you ate. Then every day, make an effort to just decrease that some until it becomes easier for you to stay at the goal MFP has for your calories. As you said, take it one day at a time. Pop in here anytime you need encouragement and/or support! We are a great group!
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@kathrynegrady I put my gym days on my calendar for this week for accountability, but having someone else to be accountable couldn't hurt! I'm going Monday Tuesday Thursday Sunday this week. I am aiming to do roughly 30 min of cardio (broken into 2 15-min intervals, one to warm-up and one after weights to end the workout), 20 min of weights (alternating days between glutes/legs, back/biceps, chest/triceps) and end with 10 min stretching. Gym bag is in the car, ready to go!
@Terytha Idk how many times I have given in to a craving only to be severely disappointed. Which goes to show how mental this all is, it always tastes better in your head than in real life. I also have told myself that if I want a cheeseburger (or fried chicken or whatever) then I can cook it myself and put all that work in.
@vegasgirl0825 Counting down the days until summer!!!
@sjonathans All you can do is take it one day at a time. Focus on one or two small things and then go from there. This a great group full of smart, encouraging women who have similar goals, but we all have different ways of doing it. There is something out there for you too, we just need to figure out what that is.
Like I mentioned above, my gym bag is in the car, I am going today after work. I am very excited and hope I can meet my 4X/week goal.6 -
asthesoapturns wrote: »
You can do this. I have severe anxiety. And I've been finding that losing weight is helping my medical anxiety. I have made myself decals to put up reminding me not to self medicate with food. I can post some to share if you'd like to print one to put up somewhere.
I would appreciate that, thank you!vegasgirl0825 wrote: »@sjonathans Welcome to our group! If I were you, to not feel overwhelmed, I would just work with logging what I eat every day. Even if it goes over calories, at least you have a baseline of this is what you ate. Then every day, make an effort to just decrease that some until it becomes easier for you to stay at the goal MFP has for your calories. As you said, take it one day at a time. Pop in here anytime you need encouragement and/or support! We are a great group!
Thank you!!AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »@sjohnathans: I entirely understand. The best thing you can do for yourself is to keep on keeping on with getting healthy. Do what you can, even if that's just getting out of bed and putting on clean clothes every day. Know that some days will be harder, and that's not the end of the world. There is always tomorrow, and every pound you lose will help so much with how your body feels and your mobility. I was astounded at how much more bend I got with fifteen pounds of loss so far, and how much less it hurts to walk. I believe in you. I have faith in your ability to ignore the bad tapes in your head and make the changes you need to to be healthy and get down to your desired weight.
Thank you!!!3 -
@Terytha: I live in an area that gets winter weather, and I always try to avoid going out the day of the first winter snow. I swear by all that is holy, people forget how to drive on snow over the summer! After that first day, all the idiots have found their ditch, and the rest of the populace has reacquainted themselves with the conditions, and it's much better.
I will say it is immensely, unspeakably satisfying to watch the expensive SUV being driven with no regard for traffic or conditions as it majestically obeys the laws of physics and slides into a ditch. It is a beautiful thing when karma is so swift.5 -
AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »@Terytha: I live in an area that gets winter weather, and I always try to avoid going out the day of the first winter snow. I swear by all that is holy, people forget how to drive on snow over the summer! After that first day, all the idiots have found their ditch, and the rest of the populace has reacquainted themselves with the conditions, and it's much better.
I will say it is immensely, unspeakably satisfying to watch the expensive SUV being driven with no regard for traffic or conditions as it majestically obeys the laws of physics and slides into a ditch. It is a beautiful thing when karma is so swift.
It's been winter for like 4 months already, there should be no excuse. But we slowly went past a 5 car accident where one of the cars had flipped over and ended up on its side blocking the highway. And still people were tearing past me at like 150.
I was barely keeping control at 80 some places. My hands still hurt from gripping the steering wheel. It took 4 hours to get home instead of 2.5, but at least I got home.6 -
Sableprncs wrote: »Hello everyone. I'm new here. My head isnt in a great place right now so I think I'm going to just lurk for a little while. Hopefully by the middle of this month or by next month I'll be in a better position to participate. I do enjoy reading everyone's posts though.
I am new as well. I feel you @Sableprncs. I will be joining your lurking squad until I am ready to post something more 8 -
Hello everyone and Happy March! Spring is almost here, for those of us in the northern hemisphere.
I kind of treaded water weight-wise in February, but I am killing it with the workouts as far as being consistent and pushing myself, so I do feel fitter, it's just not really showing on the scale. I should have been taking measurements. But, I can't ever seem to get that together to make it happen. Has anyone seen my measuring tape? LOL.
My weight was down to 201.9 last week but has been inching up everyday since then, who knows, cycle stuff or whatever. But- this is the month I am going to get to Onederland again. Watch me do this!
SW: 210 (Nov 2019)
3/1: 203 lbs
3/4:
3/11:
3/18:
I've only got 3 weeks of weigh ins for March because we are going on vacation at the end of the month. I won't be weighing in, and I'm not exactly sure what I'll be doing for logging and such. Vacations are a pretty special and exciting thing and we've been saving up for this for a while- I'm probably not going to be much of a miser with food and drink. At the same time, we are on a budget so we will mostly be going grocery shopping and cooking in a condo kitchen, so I won't have to worry about eating out too much.
Other March goals:
- Continue exercising 4-5 days a week
- Run a 5k (Shamrock Run)
- Less Alcohol (more alcohol free days than drinking days)
- Log my food everyday
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@shorepine Excited to see you break into onederland!!2
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