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

drbridgett67

New to the group. I always said, “If only I had enough time.” Well, now that I have time I need to get going! Thank you for the inspiration.

speyerj

@aliciap0116, if you are maintaining right now, you are doing just fine for these days. But I've no doubt that your consistency and commitment will be reflected on the scale soon.

@KeriA - congratulations on your recent weightloss and you are doing great with all your fitness goals too. I'm sorry about your extended furlough and I hope the unemployment application process isn't too onerous.

@Terytha - good for you for speaking up and advocating for yourself. The more you do it, the easier it becomes.

@shorepine hang in there! Honestly even if all you can commit to is logging right now, that can be enough. We will get through this.

@MuttiNM - Congratulations on your one year anniversary. It's amazing how much you have accomplished. 158 pounds?!! Incredible. And you are still losing at a 2/pounds a week clip. I don't know how you do it, but you are in inspiration. It would be great to hear how your life has changed over the past year.

aliciap0116

@MuttiNM I had not focused on your totals until just now, in terms of time and progress. Truly inspiring!!!

MuttiNM

@speyerj and @aliciap0116 Thanks! Sometimes I get down because I still have so far to go...but not as far as I did this time last year.

changeforeverlj

@MuttiMN Congratulations on your monumental achievement! I would love to hear more of your journey and your reflections!

cesse47

@MuttiMN I too would love to hear about your journey ... awesome accomplishment!! and very Inspiring!

@drbridgett67 Welcome. No better time than the present.

@shorepine Maybe you could fit in a fun exercise with your kids? If you search - Exercise with kids - on YouTube you'll find several and may find one that your kids would enjoy.

@KeriA I've never tried to leash train any of my cats. How difficult is it?

torih941

Hope all is well! I fell off logging for a bit and honestly, I am struggling daily with work and school and everything going on. I hope to find a groove again soon, but right now my depression is taking a firm hold so I'm having a hard time. I just wanted to pop in and say hello and hope everyone's week is going well.

MuttiNM

@torihudson6 Thinking of you. It's hard to do much of anything with depression. When mine is bad, I just try to get through the day and not worry about anything else. Just getting out of bed some days is a big accomplishment. I don't know how long your bouts usually last but I hope yours lets up soon. Hugs to you.

meganlynn1984

I need friends! I just now downloaded MFP again, after using it a few other times before. I have lost 10 lbs on my own doing low carb diet but the weight loss has slowed and I need to lose another 40 at least. I’m hoping to add some new friends on here to keep me motivated. Send me a friend request if you’d like

suziieq44

Good afternoon everyone, hope you are all having a gr8 day. I am wondering if I discovered something today, maybe you guys can help me on this. I had mentioned that my scale was not moving this month even though eating under calories and exercising. Well could it be the fact that I absolutely, hardly ever drink enough water? It's strange but I don't really get very thirsty much even after exercising, I know that's probably strange but have always been this way. I am trying diligently to up my water intake and even though I don't typically weigh every day have been this week and just writing it down and in the last three days that I have upped my water intake the scale is starting to go down a bit again? Has anyone else had this problem of not losing because of low water intake? Thanks all and have a wonderful day.

Rosie3579

Feeling a bit down today after taking my son to his 18 month check-up. He has always been a very poor sleeper. Like last night, he was a complete wild man from 1 to 4:30 AM, and he is like this most nights. I attribute much of my current weight problem to the fact that I would be so sleep-deprived and upset in the middle of the night that I fell into really disordered night binges and felt too much of a zombie during the day to even think about exercise. His doctor said today that his tonsils are much too large and are almost certainly impeding his breathing during his sleep. I was told he needs a sleep study, to see an ENT doctor, and that he likely needs to have his tonsils out because they are simply too large. This is the first time his tonsils have ever been discussed as an issue. I would be excited to get all of that scheduled, but of course he can’t get a sleep study or see ENT now because of COVID. So just feeling so frustrated! But need to not manage these feelings through food today! Food is not going to fix this problem for me. Need to take a walk outside and clear my head.

shorepine

Hello everyone, I'm checking in to keep me on track with my goals. I did OK yesterday, did indulge in some leftover Easter chocolate late night, but I otherwise met my goals. I got out for a horseback ride after my husband got home from work and it felt so good. I am so lucky that I still have that option for a mental break. I just rode on the logging roads by my house but it was so good to clear my head after trying to telecommute all day and watch my kids. My kids are hard to motivate lately, even to do simple things like get out of their pajamas seems like a monumental challenge. I guess it's true for all of us right now. My husband came home and saw how frazzled I was, I told me I should get out for a ride. I am grateful for him.

@suziieq44 not drinking enough water could definitely be a reason you're not seeing much movement on the scale. I have been realizing that lately I haven't been drinking enough, either. I'm trying to drink more today, myself.

@torihudson6 I'm sorry you are struggling right now. I am struggling with depression, myself, over this past week. Somedays it just seems really hopeless, and I hate feeling isolated from my community. Know that you are not alone. We will get through this!

@Rosie3579 that is so rough to have the medical help you need for your son put on hold right now. Even worse, that it is affecting your sleep. Do you have help during the night with him? Can you get help during the day to take a nap or get some down time? My firstborn was a terrible sleeper, and while it wasn't a medical issue, it affected my general well being for years, so I know how you feel. On the bright side- I was reading an article that said some of the first things in our economy to "open up" again will probably be non-essential medical procedures, and as soon as enough PPE can be distributed, that will happen. I hope that happens soon, for your sake and the sake of your son. Hope your walk helps today.

It's a beautiful day here, and sadly I'm stuck inside working all day, but I should just be happy I have a job still. My husband is home from work today and has taken on parenting responsibilities, and it is such a relief after weeks of it just being me home with the kids with no break. Even though I can hear them causing a ruckus elsewhere in the house, for the first day in a long time it is not me that has to go deal with it.

My goal for today is to log everything I eat, get in some exercise, and avoid alcohol.

cesse47

suziieq44 wrote: »

Good afternoon everyone, hope you are all having a gr8 day. I am wondering if I discovered something today, maybe you guys can help me on this. I had mentioned that my scale was not moving this month even though eating under calories and exercising. Well could it be the fact that I absolutely, hardly ever drink enough water? It's strange but I don't really get very thirsty much even after exercising, I know that's probably strange but have always been this way. I am trying diligently to up my water intake and even though I don't typically weigh every day have been this week and just writing it down and in the last three days that I have upped my water intake the scale is starting to go down a bit again? Has anyone else had this problem of not losing because of low water intake? Thanks all and have a wonderful day.

Without water, the body cannot properly metabolize stored fat or carbohydrates.
Drinking enough water is essential for burning off fat from food and drink, as well as stored fat.

changeforeverlj

@torihudson6 Depression is such a hard thing to get through, especially in isolation. Take care of yourself! I'm sorry you are feeling low.

@Rosie3579 Nothing worse than having a child up in the night! And then you still have to cope with the next day! And now the stress of not being able to see an ENT! I hope you were able to get out and go for your walk and that your son and you have a better night tonight!

@suziieq44 I am sure your water intake would make a difference! I know I'm so focused on the scale, sometimes I wish I could discipline myself to only weigh in once a month and just focus on calorie intake and exercise because it will drop if you are burning more calories than you consume... however, I stand on the scale every morning.

@shorepine It's great that your husband could take over so that you could go for a ride! Sounds idyllic!

@meganlynn1984 Welcome to this thread! It's a great place to get motivation, lots of inspiring stories!

@drbridgett67 Welcome to this thread! Yip, we have the time to do this kind of thing now!

We have been in lockdown for 21 days, I've had highs and lows. Whats kept me together is taking control of what I eat and exercising every day. I'm just focused on the present time, I'm not getting an income as I am a commission earner and obviously I can't work, the property market has come to a grinding halt in South Africa. I've got a few deals that can't go forward until the Attorneys can go back to work and the Deeds Office re-opens. I have sellers and buyers that are very stressed (understandably), we just have to take it one day at a time! I'm forced to relax and really look after myself, physical and mental well-being. I look forward to seeing my family and friends again, hope keeps me going!

suziieq44

Thanks for those who replied about the water intake....the reassurance helps....all I keep thinking is if I drink a lot of water then I will be holding onto water weight too (grin). However, with the amount of times I am having to hit the bathroom, I am guessing that isn't true haha.... anyways thank you for the responses and the encouragement it is so very helpful.

vcfleming

Hi! I'm new to the group but after hitting my highest weight ever during this quarantine, I'd really like to make some changes.

duebedm

Today marks my 35th day in lockdown. My company issued their "Stay At Home" mandate on March 13th. I reclaimed my love of cooking, but packed on more than a few pounds. I am back on track and seeing the scale slowly tick down. (Started at 256.6 and weighed in as 253.2 this morning.) It's been hard. I never realized how much I sit behind the computer. While at the office, I could get up and run to the meeting. I no longer have that. The worst part for me is that I don't have the same human contact. Video chats are fine and all....but I miss sitting around a table talking with people.

speyerj

@suziieq44 - Yes, paradoxically, when you don't drink enough water, your body retains it. When you drink more than you need, your body releases it. Think of your cells as little hoarders - if you aren't drinking enough, they think there must not be enough water around, so they squirrel what they do have because clearly this is a water emergency. Once you start hydrating properly, your cells release that retained water - emergency is over, they don't need to be hoarders anymore.

Other things make you retain water too, (stress, injury, salty food) but dehydration is a biggie!

KeriA

My Weekly Goals are:
1. Get enough sleep and improve water intake I got more more sleep last night but I have been doing a lot today but not drinking enough yet.
2. Log weight, food and exercise and stay under calorie goal
3. Get some exercise 5 days a week and up NEAT Today I did my gazelle, did some exercises including a slow run or fast walk in my yard and then some stretching for 45 minutes.
4. Get close to lower 250s this means my highs and lows get and stay below 255
5. Make healthy foods at home. Had leftover shepards pie tonight

I am happy about some other progress too. I signed up to get some food delivered from a local dairy but it may take some time for that to start. We have been avoiding going to the grocery store and go in the early mornings for seniors but I know that delivery would probably be safer. I plan to see if I can do delivery for other food next time we need groceries.

I also went out to my back yard and did some sketching. My 1st degree was in art and for a good amount of time I had a studio and exhibited my art. I had to go to work as a planner (2nd degree) after my kids got old enough to go to school/preschool to help support our family. I really love my current planning job that I am on furlough from and we need me to work so we can get ready to retire. However I also loved doing my art and plan to do that when I retire. The problem is that my family has stored things in my art room so I can’t get in there to work. Goodwill is closed during this time so it makes it hard to clean it out. When I was exercising I realized that I was interested certain parts of my backyard to paint. But I can’t get to my paints but I decided to sketch and photograph what I wanted to paint for now. My bullet journal is helping me get organized to get things done during this time I am not working.

@Terytha what I great non-scale victory.

@shorepine You were talking about being grateful for your treadmill. I am grateful that I have my gazelle. I got it because we can easily put it away, it was also cheap. We have a small house and we don’t have any room for exercise equipment. We keep putting it away (Christmas, etc.) so I haven’t really been able to use it much but now I am starting to use it. No one can come over now anyway so who cares if it is in the living room. It doesn’t have any resistance but right now I have built in resistance (weight). It gets me going and then sometimes I feel more like doing more and get outside to do more. I still miss the pool and Aquafit but I think I needed to get used to doing other exercise.

@MuttiNM Glad to see the progress you are making and that the pain is going away in your leg.

@cesse47 it isn’t really working they are too scared to go anywhere but my daughter keeps trying. We have coyotes so there is no way we are going to let them be outside cats.

@torihudson thanks for checking in. I can see how it would be hard to work and go to school right now. Remember that maintaining your weight is something of an achievement and something we will all need to know how to do when we reach our goal weight. If that is something you can do feel good about it. Monday I was down and just filed for unemployment and didn’t try to do much else. This thread is about unconditional love and support.

@suziieq44 I lose weight really slowly. The only time I have lost more pounds was the time I drank more than 8 glasses of water. The other thing is getting enough sleep. I lose more on days that I have had a good night sleep. I like to drink some water but have a really hard time getting in 8 glasses. Oh actually drinking water will help water retention not cause it.

@Rosie3579 What I hate the most is when someone has a health issue and the Drs don’t know what it is. I am glad your Dr knows what the problem is. However it is hard to wait for something important to his health. Good job taking a walk to face your feelings about this.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

cesse47 wrote: »

speyerj wrote: »

@cesse47 - when I get into a cooking rut I browse through the New York Times Cooking Website and find something new to make. Right now I think you can access some of the recipes without a subscription. But of course there are countless other sites you can go to. Here's a link to the NYT site:
https://cooking.nytimes.com/?action=click&module=nav&region=logo&pgType=recipe-page

Thanks! I did check out the link and found a couple of interesting dishes ... just have to see if I can scale them down for 1-2 people. I did find a link -- skinnytaste.com -- and found a few other recipe ideas. Most seem to be for 4 servings so I can easily cut them in half. Thanks again!!

I often cook for six instead of the three of us and freeze the other half. It's very nice some days just to be able to throw a frozen casserole in a low oven and let it thaw and warm til dinner.