Women 200lb+, Let's Shoot for the Moon this June!!!

k1975lr

44 years old
SW: 217
Interim GW: 207
I'm working on small 10 lb goals


Goals! For June!
☀️ Calorie deficit daily
☀️ Log every day
☀️ Exercise 3 to 5 x a week

I've been getting into bread baking and my long term goal is to be a good healthy weight so that I can enjoy bread still. I'd like to perfect a good marble rye.

sweetirish

40 yrs old
Starting weight 343
Current weight 262
May goal - activity and getting the snacks away from my desk, daily logging, increase fruits
May results - increased activities, mixed up workouts, no unhealthy snacks at my desk, bringing my own lunches from home, cut the sweets and ate way more apples.

June goals - increase activities, 2 servings of fruit and unlimited veggies this month, increase fish and decrease meat, more nuts and yogurt. Not setting a weight goal because I was given the green light for IVF this month (squee) and I just want to focus on healthy eating and activity.

Zodiacsmom

Thanks so much for this... I need all the help I can get!

Beth
47 years old
SW: 240 (have been down to 150 and now starting over and trying to do it right this time)
CW (5/31): 237.6
GW for June: Anything less than 237.6
UGW: 150-165

Goals! For June!

We're going back to basics over here.

☀️ Try and get a deficit as much as possible
☀️ ALWAYS Log accurately
☀️ Exercise as much as I can

Oh and try and stay away from beer...and being honest about logging all the beers I enjoy when I do lol

Personal goals:
💛 Finding new ways to get moving
💛 Understanding the process and trusting it.


I would really like to not go sideways on the weekends anymore so my focus is going to be more disciplined on my play days

We got this everyone! ☀️☀️☀️

cesse47

finngirl61 wrote: »

Ok, I just wrote something long, and dropped the phone and lost it all. Darn. Ladies, I need help. Have been logging for over a month and lost ONE LB!!! Am very discouraged. Adding more protein, less carbs, etc and trying to make good choices. I hate drinking water, but have added some of that also, although not too much. I've even been gardening the last 3-4 days.
I'm going to start a journal later today. Maybe that will help, but I don't know. I'm ready to quit and just accept being an overweight 69 year old. Our gym is closed still, and I have a bad knee, but could probably walk a little. Normally, I'm out and about more, but this quarantine is sinking me. I know you all understand. But I have over a 100blbs to lose and don't know if I can do it, even in small chunks. Sorry for the pity party, but needed to vent.

DON'T GIVE UP ... YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

I'm 72, morbidly obese (started over 300), have about 130 lbs to lose, have compromised lungs, and bad knees. So physically, we're in the same ballpark. Sharing what's working for me below. Lots of info ... sorry. But maybe you can winnow out a few things that will work for you.

First, you really do need to drink a minimum of 8 glasses (64 oz) of water a day ... more if you can. If you are not drinking a lot, your body assumes you are in a drought and will hang on to everything it can. My trick--I keep a one cup measure by the kitchen and bathroom sink. Every time I wash my hands I get a one cup drink. Every time I go in the kitchen, I get a one cup drink. I have a glass that holds 2 cups of water that I draw first thing and keep at my computer, use it to take my morning meds and just to drink. When that's empty, I immediately refill it. I've tried the large water bottle method with marks for quantity ... but that does not work for me. I also do not use ice. I find I can drink a larger quantity if it is cool to room temperature.

Eating habits -- are you weighing and measuring everything? You need to do so so you can accurately track how much you are eating. Are you logging everything? In order for you to evaluate what your successes are and what are failures, you need to log every single bite that passes over your lips ... right down to one lifesaver or stick of gum. Have you eliminated fast food and processed foods? They are really heavy in carbs, sodium, and have little nutrient value. Try to use fresh veggies and fruit. I like to steam veggies and sprinkle spices on them instead of salt ... newest favorite is called Spice Islands Everything Bagel Seasoning and has the following: Salt, Poppy Seeds, Dried Garlic, Sesame Seeds, Dried Onion. On steamed veggies and micro potatos, I use 1-2 teaspoons butter and a few dashes of Everything Bagel Seasoning ... or Mrs Dash no salt Seasoning.

Get creative with meal planning. I like SkinnyTaste.Com. They have great recipes and the nutritional info at the bottom will give you the info you need to log into MFP. They have a section called Meal Plans that I really like. I don't go in to do a whole week that they've drawn up ... but it gives me great ideas (with recipes), gives me pairing options that I probably wouldn't have thought of, and allows me to try something new each week so I don't keep having the same old stuff.

I purchase all of my meat from the local meat market so I can get exactly the quantity I want ( one pork chop, one cubed steak, one lake trout steak, etc). Grocery stores don't allow that. I have started dedicating one lunch and one supper to fish ... usually canned tuna and dry battered lake perch. I think that will help in the long run as well since I can have more fish than other meats.

Exercise --- due to compromised lungs, I cannot do aerobic exercises ... so, my doctor suggested that I use a walking tape and walk in 5 minute chunks. This I CAN do! Right now I'm in a Step Challenge and 5 minutes is equal to 500 steps. I've committed to doing 4 sets of 5 min so 2000 steps per day ... this is a do-able goal for me. I am also doing Richard Simmons Stretchin' to the Classics (first thing in morning). I'm also doing a chair yoga called -- Chair Yoga to Loosen up your Back! Stretching the Diamond with Sherry Zak Morris -- on YouTube. Chair Yoga gives an excellent workout.

Sorry, probably way more than you wanted to hear. It actually may have helped me get my "healthy head" back on straight after a problem week.

Good Luck. Please feel free to friend me, my diary is open if you'd like to see my meals etc.

Daisyfinch90

@Zodiacsmom if you like a weekend treat, is there a way you can make it work for you?
If you have the patience to do the maths (or the ability to set up an excel sheet that does it for you!) I’m a huge advocate of averaging calories over the week, or even month once you’re in the swing of logging.

I find it can be helpful for keeping your head in the game, as if you overeat one day you haven’t gone “off plan”, feel no guilt so can actually enjoy the treats (this is so so important!) and can spread out making up for it.

It means when eating out/having a takeaway (assuming you don’t do this several times a week) you can have what you fancy rather than a low calorie option. For me, I reason that I’m developing habits for life, and the thought of never stuffing my face with a huge pizza ever again is both daunting and unrealistic.

I guess this is why people rave about 5:2 etc, as nothing is off limits. Not for everyone of course, but might be worth a try?

Zodiacsmom

Daisyfinch90 wrote: »

@Zodiacsmom if you like a weekend treat, is there a way you can make it work for you?
If you have the patience to do the maths (or the ability to set up an excel sheet that does it for you!) I’m a huge advocate of averaging calories over the week, or even month once you’re in the swing of logging.

I find it can be helpful for keeping your head in the game, as if you overeat one day you haven’t gone “off plan”, feel no guilt so can actually enjoy the treats (this is so so important!) and can spread out making up for it.

It means when eating out/having a takeaway (assuming you don’t do this several times a week) you can have what you fancy rather than a low calorie option. For me, I reason that I’m developing habits for life, and the thought of never stuffing my face with a huge pizza ever again is both daunting and unrealistic.

I guess this is why people rave about 5:2 etc, as nothing is off limits. Not for everyone of course, but might be worth a try?

My treats during the weekends are usually too many beers and then eating bad LOL... no trick for that unfortunately, just changing habits, June is going to be a good one for me because I am determined to change my habits. Thank goodness I don't have any chemical dependencies to alcohol, just love a cold beer over the summer. I am most likely going to TRY and pre-plan meals and snacks for the days on the water and if there is room for beer, great and if not, just do without... I have GOT to get this weight off. I am giving myself 3 years to get to my ultimate goal but I am so tired of feeling like this.

Daisyfinch90

@Zodiacsmom ahh that old chestnut! I used to be the same, all my drunken mistakes were edible 😂

procolorer

@Bunnyhopkris I have hypothyroidism too. It can feel impossible to lose weight at first. Are you being medicated? You definitely want your levels in normal range or it will be next to impossible to lose weight.

It might take longer for you to lose weight than others but it is completely possible once your levels are in range.

If you have any questions feel free to message me

mmccloy12

Hi everyone!

Happy June! I have been lurking in the background the last couple of weeks. I have been reading posts and logging everyday but I didn’t weigh in the last few weeks. WARNING – long post!

I have been going through a little bit of depression and anxiety. I know a lot of you have gone through this as well.

I hope you don’t mind me just spilling it out but I want to vent it all out so that I can put May behind me and have a great June.

My troubles are certainly insignificant compared to @cesse47 with the flooding (prayers for a quick recovery) and @bluffgirl67 momma passing (glad you are back) and what others are experiencing but mine added up and unfortunately stalled my weigh loss.

It’s summer…the season I should be thrilled about with living where the most beautiful beaches are but it brings many anxieties for me. Bathing suits and shorts – ugh. I dread it every year. I am a 40i bra size and I absolutely hate wearing a bathing suit. I can never find one either that fits comfortably. I have been trying to think differently about my legs and my body but it is still hard for me to put shorts on too. It is already over 90 degrees here and too hot. So, when everyone is going to the beach or going outside period I tend to hermit. Not sure how to change my mindset on this but I have been trying to talk better to myself and have a better self-image.

It also means my son is at his fathers every other week. The loneliness is strong. I have a few friends that I converse with but they all have families or live far away and I have no one. My family is up north and they don’t check in with me much. So, when my son is gone and I am not back working yet, I feel I have no purpose when I wake up. All that is in front of me are chores. I take walks, I do my puzzles and I read but there are always times of just pure silence that I just cry and my mind wonders to all the bad things. I am trying to journal during these times and that does help. I think when I can get back to work, I will do better.

I also decided, against my better judgement, to stop smoking. The plan was to stop after I lost my weight and hopefully by then I had a grasp on maintenance and could handle a little weight gain from it. But with COVID scaring me so much with respiratory issues, I decided it was time. I have not been very successful and I beat myself up about it. Since May 8th - my quit day, I have smoked 13 times. Much better than a half a pack a day, but still not completely quit. I have been snacking more than usual but tracking it. Fat and carbs have been higher than usual. Fortunately, I haven’t gained weight but I haven’t lost either. But I will keep trying. I have to. Just needed to get it out and tell someone that may understand.

Another challenge, which may be TMI for some, sorry. I went to the doctor to talk about a problem I was having with an overactive bladder. I was going to the bathroom over 15 times a day and experiencing leakage. He told me I was drinking too much water. Ugh…now I am confused as I thought drinking water was paramount to losing weight. He had no insight but told me to dial it back for 2 weeks just to see. Also put me on some medication. The medication helps, or me cutting back the amount of water I drink helped. I don’t know. I go back to see him on the 22 of this month, but the medication will be done this week. I will see if cutting back on the water helped. It can also be helped by diet and Kegels which I have been doing as well. I used to drink in excess of 120 ounces a day on most days and cut I back to like 90 – 100. My urine is still pale. I don’t know…not sure what to think or do. I haven’t lost weight since, even with staying within calories majority of the time. But there could be all kinds of factors causing that…the change in snacking…the stress…the macro changes. It’s all so much sometimes to try and figure out.

But here I am…still trying! That’s all I can do. And having this group to just let it all out is amazing. Thank you @RavenStCloud for setting up the June thread.

I read every post…and you all inspire me…I may not respond but know I am right here with you!

Here’s to a shoot for the moon June!

NOTE: to posters that lose their posts. I used to do this all the time and it’s very irritating! I type my longer posts in Word or somewhere else and just copy it into MFP. And I never do a long post on my phone…I lose the post every time at least once!!

Name – Margie
Age – 51
Height – 5’8 ½”

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
April end weight – 233.4
May end weight – 231.2

Total loss for 2020 – 21 lbs.
Total loss since OW –45.4 lbs.

June goal – lose 4 lbs. – 227.2

1. Make a plan everyday – log my food for the day in MFP in the morning and confirm in the evening
2. Prioritize sleep
3. Work on hunger scale – only eat when hungry and stop when satisfied
4. Work on mental awareness – talk better to myself – work on emotional/boredom eating- Journal everyday
5. Move more – minimum 15 minutes a day. Adding 3 days a week in my workout room doing the circuit machine (combination of strength and cardio)
6. Limit alcohol intake

KeriA

@bluffgirl67 nice to see you back here and taking care of yourself now after taking care of others and mourning their loss.
@procolorer I like your goal of spending more time outside. There is more than Vitamin D that the sunlight gives us. I plan to make sure I get some sun everyday too. My husband and I took a walk last night before the sun went down.
@shorepine You will get to celebrated getting to Onderland twice! We have family camping trips every summer. It is extended family on my side. We have reservations but right now they aren’t opening up overnight camping except some limited 1 family camping in some counties. So we will see if we can and if we think it is safe. My brother and sister and their spouses are all over 60 and there are grandkids/nieces/nephews so we will see if it happens.
@orangequilt why not track/log food? It gives you something to do in quarantine and it gives you information as to what/how much you eat did relative to weight loss. You can do a bit of exercise in a hotel room. However be kind to yourself and take care.

@finngirl61 I am glad you let yourself vent and this response is to let you know we noticed and care. Technically I only lost 1.6 lbs last month and I went up yesterday. However if I look at my low for the month I lost 3.2 lbs still not that much. I am 67 years old. It is harder to lose and easier to gain at our age. I also have a bad knee. I miss aquafit! I love your idea of the journal. It isn’t time to get down on yourself but time to figure out wasn’t working as well. A lot of people on this thread lose faster than I do. I decided to take it as inspiration. I admit I have a lot of experience ignoring the scale since I typically jump around a lot as I go down (or up). I have to not look at my weight for the exact day but the trend. I got an app for my phone for daily weight and the graph on it shows my loss. I only log losses on MFP when my overall trend is a loss.

I hear you. I realized what one of the greatest losses besides access to a pool with this pandemic for me is loss of routine. We do better with it and our brains function better with it. However on the other side of that is if I have too strict of a routine now it isn’t helpful either. I started bullet journaling and it has helped me with this. Exercise is a great help to routine and during the economic downturn and I lost my job I started exercising an hour a day. But this time it is not that easy for me. I am having trouble with land based exercise now that I have knee issues. I walk 3 blocks and my knee starts to complain so we turn around and slowly go home. I have a small house and we put my Gazelle in the middle of the living room since no one visits but my feet hurt after 10-15 minutes. The fact is you don’t need to exercise to lose weight, you need it to be healthy.

You made progress with a lot of challenges. It may not seem like enough but all you need to do is take small steps to care for yourself. You are worth it and you can do it once you take time to vent. We are not in the same boats we are just all having to deal with the same storm. Even so the storm is a bit different depending on where your boat is. So good job making progress in your boat with such a stupid storm. I agree with the poster who suggested that maintenance is actually quite an accomplishment. I have even lost weight trying to maintain because I wasn't eating enough.

Focus for today:
I already lost one of the 2 lbs I gained from last weekend. I still plan to make progress not only by getting rid of those lbs but getting rid of some more weight this week.

Today I plan to complete my training and get some exercise since it is a weekday. Not sure what. I am doing my glass of water every hour now and did well with that yesterday. Yesterday I was hungrier than usual so I had lunch even though I had a late breakfast. I still lost weight. I am still concentrating on listening to my hunger. One thing I am working on is thinking of a weight I want to see on the scale before I weigh each morning. Yes I am sometimes disappointed but it is helping me not being uncomfortable with a new number on the scale and claiming success. I pick a realistic number and sometimes I am positively surprised as well. Before getting up I take a second to feel thinner. I may have only lost 15 pounds in the last 5 1/2 months but if I don't see it I can feel the looseness of the fit of my clothes and being more comfortable. It helps me to start my day on a positive note.

I have read all of your posts and enjoyed reading about your plans for this month. Have a great day all.

KeriA

@mmccloy12 I thought I had gotten to the last page of posts but I hadn't. I think quitting smoking is much more important than losing weight right now. I think you cutting down on that is a great accomplishment and you maintained. Great job. You made the right choice to do this now. Keep up the good work.

Also although I am generally doing well with the loss of my job for now I know it is more than just the loss of income. I had a funk day thinking about the loss the sense of accomplishment I got from my work. Recently I realized I hadn't worked for 3 months! It blew my mind as we used to say. I just wanted to think about what was the next step after completing my training book and I got hung up on that. However something I have always known about working is that you spend almost more time with co-workers than anyone else even family. 5 days 8 hours or 9 hours if your lunch hour is added a day with co-workers and only 5 days at 4-5 hours plus 10 hours 2 days with family. So it is a very significant loss in socializing. At least those working at home get time on the phone or zoom. I hear my husband when he starts a call or meeting. You can hear in the voices the pleasure of the interaction of those lonely workers working from home.

As to water intake if you up it your body takes a while to get used to the new level and it is normal to need to go more often but it should go back to normal. You definitely can drink too much water but most need at least 8 glasses. Other drinks may have an effect as well.

I hope June is a better month.

tbax85

Hi there. This is my first day back to MFP after being a member a few years ago. This is also my first time to post in the message boards. I'm introverted, and sharing doesn't come easily. But as I've been reading through this thread today, I see so many of my own struggles echoed here. Thank you for making this is a place where I can belong.

I'm Tessa.
47 years old.
Single mother of a 10-year-old daughter.
Height: 5'5"
SW: 215 (I started today!)
GW: My first goal is a 10% loss (22 lbs). I hope to get there by September.

My biggest struggle is that I love to eat, and I hate to cook. I mean, I really hate cooking. I am not good at it. I mess up with cooking ALL THE TIME. I can even ruin a meal from a meal kit that has all the ingredients already prepared and measured. But I know that practice makes perfect, so this month, I am challenging myself to cook real dinners using real, healthy ingredients at least three times per week.

Thank you again for this safe space.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

mmccloy12: It's deeply miserable to have those issues. I know from experience.

I found that strengthening my abs and hips made a lot of smaller pelvic floor muscles activate and without me noticing, the stress incontinence has improved somewhat. It also seems that I have a better sense of when I'm at "yeah, I could go" instead of missing it until things are so desperate that I don't make it. I'm sure that as I continue to move towards the strong body I want, things will get better.

cesse47

@mmccloy12 Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers. Sounds like you have a crap-ton of issues on your plate as well. Sending prayers for you. I had one thought about the week you are alone when your son is at his Dad's. Is there somewhere you could do some volunteer work? Most communities have a great need for volunteers ... perhaps you could find something of interest where you could volunteer a couple of hours each day during that week? Sending prayers and hugs your way. 🙏

mmccloy12

@keria thank you! I appreciate the understanding and support!

@cesse47 thank you, that is a great idea! I do need to find something I can get out and do to combat the alone time.

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 thank you! I have been doing kegels and hope that helps...basically strengthen the pelvic floor.

I did also add to my goals to post here every other day. It will give me a task that isn't a chore!!

helenoftroy1

Height: 5”2
SW: 207
CW: 189
UGW: 136
GW for June 182

Goals was 141 but just realised there is a 5lb difference between 5foot 2 and 5 foot 3 which is what I thought I was so now it’s 136!!! That seems completely unattainable right now! And that’s just to be in top range of healthy! So I’ll go for 161 for now as then I’m just overweight
So
😀 continue with c25k
😀 cycle 20 miles
😀 maintain calorie deficit
😀 10000 steps a day
😀 get vo2 to 34.4

cesse47

Cesse - age 72
308.6 lbs - starting weight on 3/28
295.4 lbs - weighin on 4/30 -- (-13.2 Total Loss to date)
291.2 lbs - weighin on 5/30 -- loss = 4.2 lbs for month of May (17.4 lb Total Loss To Date)

June Mini Goal -- 285 lbs - (need to lose 6.2 lbs or approx. 1.5 lb/week)
Onederland - first major goal
165 lbs - goal weight

June Goals ---
Log all food and beverages honestly; Drink 8+ water
Exercise 30 min minimum; work at increasing
Clean 30 min per day: house or yard or declutter
Step Challenge for F2F Group: 5 min = 500 steps --- do 4 sets of 5-min walks each day

Plan for Today ---
(1) I'd like to trim the forsythia and lilac bushes outside; put cuttings in yard waste bin. (2) Vacuum kitchen and dining room floors. Then use Swiffer Wet Mop to clean. (3) Go to Ace Hardware to pickup 3 more tomato cages for peony and hibiscus support; then go to Farmer's Market for fresh Lake Perch and asparagus.

Have a great day Y'all.

orangequilt

Hi to everyone and thanks for your support.
Wanted to say in addition to all the fantastic ideas people have had for when we get discouraged, I will also add - another reason not to give up, is you'll gain weight! Even when I think it isn't coming off, if I give up, I end up bigger than I started, and older, and it takes longer to get back to where I was when I gave up.
I also find the intermittent fasting can work, even just to break things up. I do notice a difference on the scales, particularly with the 16:8 which I think is easier to fit into your life than the 5:2, depending what your life is like of course. And you may find that making certain tweaks can lose weight even if calories stay the same. Sometimes we get a bit bloated on certain foods.
@mmccloy12 I hear you about the bathing suits and shorts. Hope you find a way to get some sunshine xx

F3mm3ROgue

Hi
1st time part of the group you all are so possitive its great!
Im looking to loss weight as fed up being big and really want to start a family. Looking to decrease potion size, eat healthier and stick to plan, exercise everyday with yoga, walking and every other day rowing. Have reduced sugar intake all ready and currently working on drinking more water as tend to go for tea with milk.

Height 5’1
Highest weight 235
Current weight 231
Ultimate goal 126
Weekly goal to lose at least 2 pound - fingers crossed

changeforeverlj

Hi everyone thanks for all your support! For the ladies starting out good luck! And the ladies busy with their journeys, push through your highs and lows!

I had a funny thing happen, I went back to the office for the first time since the end of March and the start of lock-down. In my mind, I had this thought that my colleagues would be amazed at how much weight I had lost since I had seen them (exactly -30,8 lbs!) I mean surely they would be impressed! LOL much to my disappointment, not one person noticed!! Not ONE! At first, I kept waiting for someone to comment and when I realized no one even noticed I decided then and there it doesn't matter this is about me getting to a healthy BMI and being active and energized, not about people high fiving me!! (Clearly, I was being vain, so being knocked down a peg humbled me!) I am starting to feel good about myself, its been a long time coming and I'm not got to jeopardize my hard work.