Women 200lb+, Let's Be Mighty this May!!!

CupcakeCrusoe

Just going to drive by tag the last page, although I've read all your posts.

@orangequilt you're doing it! Look at you go!

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 the food you cook always sounds amazing. Mojo for your to-be-MIL

@RavenStCloud your goals sound like excellent ones. You can do it!

@BeUncommon welcome, and I love your avatar.

@sarahurc I'm interested in this Mayo Clinic checklist, off to Google. Welcome! You can do it!

@mmdeveau rest is so important. Especially for those longer runs. I'm glad you're feeling better.

@cesse47

@jm216 I'm sure Roxie is loving it!

@lilann1961 tell me about the having the time, just not doing the exercise... me, it's always, "I should clean something... oh it's too late to exercise already..."

@elainey13 exercise bikes are great for reading or watching tv while exercising.

@Terytha I feel those feels. Sorry you're having to go back to work in this environment. Whenever I have to go in, I'm a basket case.

@DaniGirlOH Hi!

@KeriA I love exercising outside when possible, too. Lifts my mood.

Checking in on this sunshiny but chilly Tuesday!

So far this month, I've been doing all the things I said I would do-

✔️logged everything in grams
✔️no more than 20% calories in treats
✔️move every day (running and that bodyweight program I shared-which, by the way, is killer! I'm sore in the good way every day now)
✔️drinking at least 8 glasses of water, usually more, every day
✔️being kind to myself
✔️treating myself in ways other than food
✔️special bonus goal: keeping an eye on my sodium intake. I've found a new seasoning to replace salt on everything: just combining lemon juice, cumin, and garlic powder usually does it for me. Thanks for all the advice on that one! I'll see if I can find Mrs. Dash or something similar next time I go to the market.

And I'm seeing results. I was bouncing up every night to the same weight for like, a week straight, but because I've been limiting my sodium intake, I'm seeing less bounce. And the bodyweight exercises make my abs feel tight in that good way, you know? And I go running today, so a few extra calories to play with if I need them. I'm excited to see how close to my goal of 186 I can get this month.

Have a good day, everyone. Every day is a new day to hit all your goals and do your best.

BeUncommon

Sara > Welcome to the group Sara, I am also new. Your goal for may to get into the 100's. I dream of that day Right now I am working on getting into the 200's.. Then I will be heading for the 100's Slow and steady wins the race.. Just need to keep the willpower I now hold x

mmdeveau > Thank you very much for informing about that abbreviations I can totally relate to the scale not showing the hard work you put in and it can be very demoralising. Geez I wish I could do a 5k. My mobility is very bad and I have a hard time just walking but hey maybe someday. Honestly, don't think I will ever be able to run (knee replacements) but being able to walk with allot less pain would be great

cesse47 > Thank you very much. I am so very to hear about the loss of your Mom ((hugs)). I lost my dad on March 23rd, There was no funeral or gathering. There will be a celebration of life for him once the world gets back to normal. I would love to lose enough weight by then to be able to fly out to Canada more comfortably and only need to purchase one seat It seems it is baby steps for both of us xx We can do this

Elainey13 > Welcome to the group, I am also new here. Sorry, i do not have much advice but logging your food everyday without fail really works for me. Keeping yourself accountable for the food you are eating. I myself have hundreds of pounds to lose so just taking it one day at a time xx

Terytha > I am taking it you live in the US? There are far to many places opening over there and it is frightening and personally it makes me angry even though I don't live there. It is far to early to be doing that and it is only going to cause more deaths and lock-downs. I am at very high risk and if I ever got Covid, it would kill me. I don't blame people for being upset about some of the re-openings. I have seen protesters there in the US, protesting that the will no longer stay in lock down.. it is so sad that people care so little for their own lives or the lives of others. Trump is ... ugh forget it, wont make this a political post as they never end well but lets just say I am not a fan.. Take things at your pace and please stay safe. As far as what the scale is saying.. ugh let it pass, you will lose it again!! You got this!!

Dani > Hi Dani and welcome to the group, glad that you joined us I am very new to the group as well so glad to see a new face. Our weight is very similar and we seem to have pretty much similar weight goals. It is nice to meet someone who is around my size and can understand that our journey may be much longer than a lot of others, although no more difficult. If there is anything I can do to help you or keep you motivated please just let me know.. We can do this!! xx

KeriA > Thank you very much for the welcome Nice to meet you x I can totally relate with trying to keep the willpower to eat a regular portion of things that are not so good for you. It is so difficult for me that I just stay away from the stuff. I can get one of those large family bars of chocolate and just NOT share it with the family..lol I have my husband keep his treats out of my reach and sight.. I'm very short so that is not difficult..lol But when it is in your face it is very difficult not to have it Stay strong and safe xx

Cupcake > Thank you for the welcome and compliment on the avatar thought it was quite fitting for this site xx Congratulations on sticking to all of your goals and getting the results xx I do not normally eat allot of salt but lately I have been eating loads!!! I have never ( to my Dr's shock) had a problem with my blood pressure but now with starting this program and changing my eating habits I am eating a lot of mushrooms and cucumbers which I only really like with loads of salt on them.. I know I am going to have to stop doing it really and I have looked into some salt substitutes like no salt and stuff like that but I cannot get them here in the UK and on amazon, these items coming from the US or Canada is extortionate prices so wont be getting them there. Will just have to cut it down and hopefully out of my diet again x

MyBeth1

I fell off the wagon but I am back with a new attitude. I didn't think club quarantine would mess with my mind but wow it did. My short term goal for the month is to walk at least 15 minutes a day. I have lupus and the leg and hip pain is wow. But I have been exercising with my daughter, who likes the cheesy 1980 videos on you tube. At first that was seriously painful but not anymore. So I decided to add walking to the list. This is really 5 minutes intervals consistently through out the day. Then start walking a longer bit each week. Until I can do it all together.

sarahurc

For @CupcakeCrusoe and anyone else interested... the Mayo Clinic Diet is what I am using and so far I really like it. Here's an article with the deets: https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/mayo-clinic-diet.aspx

I have a lifetime history of struggling with weight, emotional eating and the desperation of trying every diet under the sun!! Lately I felt like I was hitting a brick wall with being able to be on any "regime" to see some weight loss. I'm finding the Mayo Clinic Diet is turning that around for a few reasons:

1) Developed by real doctors with real science
2)It's not black and white. The understanding throughout is all about progress, not perfection. It gives guidelines, but it's not perfectly delineated, because life is not perfectly delineated!
3) Variety. All food groups are included. This has been a game-changer for someone like me that NEEDS all the food groups to be healthy and happy. When I want pasta, I have pasta. It's whole-grain and yummy. And guess what- I no longer binge it like it's about to disappear off the planet.

The only thing that is limited is processed, sugar-laden stuff. But even then, the idea is that this stuff will be in your life, just not often. And because the nutritious stuff is so broad, the cravings for the limited stuff is not so intense.

The guidelines take the form of 5 habits you adopt, 5 habits you quit, and 5 "bonus habits." Sounds like a lot, but what I like is that every day I am not deciding whether I have been "good" or "bad", I can see how many things I have actually accomplished on a much broader scale. I think like a lot of women, I am definitely one of those people that can easily brush away a lot of the individual but important things I accomplish day-in, day-out. Keeping a list of 15 small habits per day makes me see that no matter what I weigh, no matter what annoying thing I didn't manage to do, I probably accomplished at least 10 of the things on the list. And that deserves recognition and pride.

sweetirish

@smithmns414 are you on the app or the website?

BeUncommon

MyBeth1 wrote: »

I fell off the wagon but I am back with a new attitude. I didn't think club quarantine would mess with my mind but wow it did. My short term goal for the month is to walk at least 15 minutes a day. I have lupus and the leg and hip pain is wow. But I have been exercising with my daughter, who likes the cheesy 1980 videos on you tube. At first that was seriously painful but not anymore. So I decided to add walking to the list. This is really 5 minutes intervals consistently through out the day. Then start walking a longer bit each week. Until I can do it all together.

Just do it one day at a time Beth. I am trying to do the same thing. My mobility is very bad. I have one knee replacement that still causes me pain and the other is bone on bone so it needs doing. With my weight it makes just walking very painful, also in my back etc. The weight that i have lost already (65lbs) I do feel alot better than I did but still have about 200lbs to lose really so hopefully that will change alot as i go

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

I've had a tooth blow up, so I'm going to not worry about calories for a while and just deal with eating what I can handle. (sigh) Hopefully I don't have to go to an emergency dentist, and my boyfriend's dentist can work me in.

Terytha

@BeUncommon The worst part of it all is, I'm Canadian. Our premier is basically Trump's mini-me. I loathe him.

I'm PMSing pretty bad too so it's hard to face all this BS all the time.

On the brighter side of life, we're trying to figure out what to do with the time we took off in June since our beach vacation plans are off. Tentatively thinking about tackling the basement, since it's been unusable since the roof caved in. I wonder if it's hard to retile a roof.

finngirl61

speyerj wrote: »

And it's time for a weight check:

Name: Jane
Age: 54
SW: 286.5 (6/3/19)
GW: 180

4/30: 185.3
5/2: 183.3
5/9:
5/16:
5/23:
5/30:

Goals for May:
1) Reach my goal weight!! - On track
2) Keep logging - Check
3) Get 10000 steps/day - Check
4) Finish a 9 mile run - scheduled for next week
5) Stay well - Check

Hooray! I lost a little weight this week! I've also lost inches. Since last June, I've lost 12.5 inches on my waist and 13 inches off my hips! Even though I'm a size 14, I feel so tiny!

It's pouring rain, but I'm heading out for a 6 mile run. Next Saturday I'm supposed to tackle 9 miles. (I'm part of a now virtual half-marathon training group, so I'm following a set program.) I don't know if I can do it, but I am gonna try.

Speyerj- you are awesome! I'm struggling, but still tracking. No exercise, but will walk today and try to every day. Only lost 2 lbs. Not enough protein, too many carbs. Still emotional eating.

BeUncommon

Terytha wrote: »

@BeUncommon The worst part of it all is, I'm Canadian. Our premier is basically Trump's mini-me. I loathe him.

I'm PMSing pretty bad too so it's hard to face all this BS all the time.

On the brighter side of life, we're trying to figure out what to do with the time we took off in June since our beach vacation plans are off. Tentatively thinking about tackling the basement, since it's been unusable since the roof caved in. I wonder if it's hard to retile a roof.

Oh I hear you hun, I am Canadian as well.. I live in the UK now but yeah Trudeau is not the brightest crayon in the box but still don't think he is as bad as him however ... lol Life is so hard right now with the crazy world!!

smithmns414

@sweetirish I'm on both. I mostly use the app, but I hop on the website when I'm at work.

rpbarkernc

Hey everyone! Happy May!

I joined the group at the beginning of April. I lost 8lbs last month so I’m feeling pretty excited about that!

Name: Robin
Age: 25(my birthday was last month🥳)
Height: 5’5”
SW: 234.2 (August 14, 2019- day before delivery)
CW: 180.6
GW: 165


Goals for this month:

-I’ve been feeling a little burnt out with working out the last week or so. Everytime I even think about going on a walk or doing an online class I dread it and have to really work to convince myself. I took both Sunday and yesterday off. My plan is to get back with it tomorrow but to take the pressure off this month. Not to take advantage of that but to be ok with resting if I need to because I’m getting burnt out.

-Continuing to focus on my nutrition and stick to 1500 calories a day. Conintue tracking consistently.

-To celebrate how far I’ve come!!

-To beat my 8lbs weightloss last month and aim for 10 which would put me only 5lbs from my goal!!

I just want to encourage you guys to stick with it!! We can do this! I have been amazed at my dedication and today getting on the scale and seeing I’m only 15lbs from my goal blew me away. I’ve worked so hard and it honestly about brings me to tears to think of how far I’ve come. Thank you guys for your support!

BrownSugar174

@cesse47 because I’ve lived with high blood pressure most of my life, I constantly monitor my sodium intake and I am very aware of the sodium in garlic salt. Further, the levels of sodium added to restaurant foods is the reason why my husband and I have completely stopped eating out. One of the many reasons I love MFP is the ability to track everything. Thanks.

KeriA

@cupcakecrusoe nice list of things you have been working on and glad you are seeing a difference. Yes my weight isn’t bouncing around as much but wish it would bounce down.

@MyBeth1 I think the problem for me with this time of quarantine is lack of routine and so that is something I try to work on. I still have days I think why bother.

@sarahurc I am glad you have found something that is working. I agree that there is a variety of foods and all food groups are included. I get upset when I see people going without fruit. We need fruit. Yes I limit it like I do good fats but we need them too. I agree with you we don’t give ourselves credit for all the little things like brushing our teeth. Our body respond when we take care of it.

@Terytha I find this is a hard time to do home projects since there are things we can’t do like go to Goodwill but in June it might be better. I would love to tackle our basement now.

@rpbarkernc I can relate to having to take days off exercise. I didn’t exercise this weekend and last Wednesday just couldn’t get myself to do anything like exercise. I cooked a good dinner. You have made great progress.

Well today was interesting. For being on temp furlough I actually worked – for free. I got a text from my boss asking if she could call me sometime. I said anytime. She called and said they called her back into work. It sounds like it is to do my job. This is not in any shape or form a complaint. It is the work I do that needs to be done during this time. I work closely with her since I am 2nd down in department so she knows a lot of what I do. I was able to steer her in a better direction than one she was planning to go in and teach her what to do instead. It is interesting that they already called someone from our department in. I feel better since I had seen that there were some things that needed to be taken care of and I do not have the authority to do them and there wasn’t anyone else. I answered her questions and sent her things from my email. She will be working from home. It was great to hear from her. They have said they will bring us back in stages starting later this month. It sounds like she was surprised and not completely happy about it. I am glad I got this heads up that we really may be back at work eventually. It was good to get my mind going again. I have been worried my brain may atrophy from lack of use.

I also used my other muscles today to do my weekly weight training, conditioning routine. It took a bit longer than last week so maybe I added more in. However I didn’t have time to make my planned meal. Tomorrow. I can’t have another Wednesday like the last one. I am determined to at least get 10 minutes of exercise.

PansyLass13

Hey this group sounds like something i need to be a part of! I'm just getting back on mfp after more than six months of random days where i start out great logging breakfast and somewhere in there do not finish. I know accountability is a big factor in my success from past experience so I'm hoping to find some encouragement and offer mine too!

Erin
Starting weight: 221 (Feb '19)
Goal weight 175
Current weight 208
Goal for end of may 203

a couple goals for the month to ease back in:
*log everything daily, even if it's not pretty!
*complete 4 wk fitnessblender workout plan
*drink 1/2 my weight in oz of water daily
*gratitude journal each day

thanks for having me, excited to be here!

RavenStCloud

Today, I went to the gym for the first time since January! I woke up at 6am and made it out the door by 6:30am. I also made a plan with my coworker to meet up Tuesday and Thursday mornings. So I'm feeling pumped.

Most people wore masks in to the gym but didn't have them on when they were exercising. The only weird thing about my gym in Korea, especially in these trying times, is that they don't have any disinfectant wipes to wipe down the machines between individual uses. Although the whole gym gets disinfected every morning and evening. Weird.

Anyway, I hope everyone else is having a good week!

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

A gumboil developed overnight. Well, now I know what I'm dealing with. It's not too sore at this point unless I prod it with a finger, so I'm leaving it alone and eating soft food. If it doesn't get too much worse, I'll make it to the Friday morning appointment with no problem.

rpbarkernc

I have some exciting news! I reached the 170’s this morning and I’m now less that 15lbs to my goal!!🥳🥳

SW: 234.2 (August 14, 2019 - day before delivery)
CW: 179.8
GW: 165

procolorer

Hi there! I’m new! I go by Charlee and am 28 years old- looking to lose weight in hopes it makes my TTC journey a little easier.

SW: 287.2

Goals:
1. Lose 10 pounds this month (shouldn’t be too bad since I’m up there!)
2. Cut back on the pop and drink more water
3. Log consistently for the entire month
4. Start a new exercise routine
5. Make food at home! No ordering out until my birthday (May 27th)

aliciap0116

Good morning, weigh-in Wednesday for me!

Height: 5'6"

SW: 236.4 (9/8/19)
3/1: 195.6
4/1: 186.5
5/1: 187.0
5/6: 185.0
5/13:
5/20:
5/27:
5/31:
May goal: 182

Before we celebrate this so-called "2 lb loss," it is just losing the 2 lb gain I had from last week. Not that I am complaining about the bounce back down - it is always terrifying that the bounce up won't bounce back down. The good news is TOM has officially arrived and I usually make real progress after that.

My big May goal is to getting back to basics:
1. Getting to sleep no later than 10 pm: I have been staying up late and getting up later. I think it is affecting my snacking, intermittent fasting, as well as my weight loss. Need to work on this still; not sure why it seems so exciting to stay up late. I have always had a tendency to be a night owl. Also I am not doing a great job on intermittent fasting but at least the ice cream is now gone.
2. Water at 128 oz: This really makes a difference for me. More consistent, but averaging 96 oz.
3. At least 15 minutes of exercise per day: I am moving less generally at the moment. I felt fantastic when I started the day or took a break with a short ride on my spinning bike. It also motivated me to eat better and snack less. It is so much harder to do after I put my son to bed. Still need to do this; my work days are stretching into my mornings and evenings because I am juggling a lot of personal issues during the day.
4. Limit treats: Right now I am snacking on sweet treats throughout the day. I don't want to cut myself off from all treats but they certainly add up. I have not made much progress on snacking but did cut out a mid-day meal to offset it. This week involved a cheesecake I made for a family birthday, Thai food, and lots of snacking (TOM started yesterday), proving the scale makes NO sense that I posted a 2 lb loss from last week.
5. Journal: It has become apparent to me that despite losing 50 lbs from the start of this and feeling confident in my ability to lose weight, I am still an emotional eater. I would like to do some work on myself to focus in on this and figure out how to break this cycle. I have not started this but am glad I set it as a goal so I come back to it as a reminder.
6. Resume PNP podcasts: Before COVID, I was listening to these on my way to and from work, plus while washing dishes, etc. I don't have that time to myself right now! I would like to reincorporate a constant message about having a healthy relationship with food. I have been listening on the few car trips I have taken and just got some bluetooth headphones so I can listen while doing other things around the house without feeling like I am broadcasting that to the family.

The bottom line is that this week was not very successful but I am feeling energized for next week. I do feel like I have a bit of a sugar addiction going on at the moment that I need to cut off. Hope everyone has a great week!