Women 200lb+, Let's Seize the Day This September!!!

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  • changeforeverlj
    changeforeverlj Posts: 222 Member
    @iloveeggnog Thanks for that, I was completely inspired and downloaded the couch25K podcast and headed out! I managed well, I actually did it! I decided to run on the grass so that my heels/knees wouldn't be pounding the tarmac and it definitely was a softer option, my heels felt fine! The only thing is I'm top heavy and am battling to find a decent sports bra so that has to be a priority now, don't need to be bouncing all over the place! ;)
  • changeforeverlj
    changeforeverlj Posts: 222 Member
    @katescurios Welcome to the group! You have lost quickly from August to now! It has been mentioned in this group before that the thing that keeps you going is discipline more than motivation because we all run out of steam eventually. So it's those days that you keep going when you really don't want to that will get you to your end goal! Good luck!

    @AlexandraFindsHerself1971 Getting an early start definitely works for me!

    @xofarrah Goodluck with the rest of the week. I think figuring why we overeat is essential!

    @KeriA Your area's air quality is a concern! I think you should take it easy until it improves especially since it's affecting your breathing now! Praying the rain will come quickly and enough to douse the fires and smoke!

    @lilann1961 Well done for the gardening and logging!


  • JojoInTheForks
    JojoInTheForks Posts: 134 Member
    @changeforeverlj love it!! And yes, anchor those girls down well! I was surprised at how quickly the running slimmed out things like my stomach and arms...I figured it would be all legs at first. Good for you and I hope you learn to love it!
  • katescurios
    katescurios Posts: 224 Member
    @changeforeverlj thank you!

    I just got a zip up sports bra from Sainsbury’s which seems pretty good so far. Right bugger to do up as a snug fit and if you don’t flip the zip pull down immediately once done up and tuck it under the tab the whole thing pops open (lots of complaints in reviews about this problem) https://tuclothing.sainsburys.co.uk/p/Grey-Seamless-Stretch-Zip-Front-Sports-Bra/136845096-Grey?searchTerm=Zip sports:newArrivals&searchProduct=

    I’m a U.K. size 22 and went for the xxxl
  • cppeace
    cppeace Posts: 764 Member
    edited September 2020
    Hi All!, I'm restarting again. I've lost well in the past and life finds ways to give me easy excuses to get lazy. Life tossed me a Total Gym machine so I figure it's time to finally get to the size I want to be.

    Age 37, Height 5'7"
    Highest weight: Over 400lbs
    Lowest weight: 206lbs

    CW:332.6 lbs
    9/1: Was getting back in the swing
    9/8: 336 lbs on the 5th
    9/15 (halfway mark assessment): Still doing well weighed in at 332.6 on the 12th
    9/22:
    9/29:

    Weekly goals (exercise):
    🌸 Get in Exercise or a purposeful physical activity every day no matter what
    🌸 Increase walking by at least 0.10 miles

    Weekly goals (diet):
    🌸 At least 30g protein a day
    🌺 Cycle calories up and down, don't just eat low all the time
    🌸 Log everything, no matter how bad the day.

    Weekly goals (life):
    🌸 Get some deep cleaning done in the kitchen
    🌺 Get my shelves put up for the sewing space
    🌸 Cook at least 2 full meals


    💜 Life is moving on without you. Get back to living how you want. 💜

    There's a huge Swap meet on October 2nd we're going to. I've been wanting to go every year since we moved here 7 years ago. I now am in the worst shape of my life and pushing to be in shape enough to enjoy this trip.
  • Akamai4321
    Akamai4321 Posts: 3 Member
    Age : 45 Height 5'5”
    Highest weight: 220

    CW:214.5
    9/8: 220
    9/15: 214.5
    9/22:
    9/29:

    Weekly goals:
    • sleep 6 or more hours most nights
    • log my food
    • stick to Keto
    • stretch daily

    I started Keto/low carb on the 8th. because I'm a teacher, and classes started the 9th. I realized after the work I put in this summer prepping for remote learning that I wasn't taking care of myself enough, and this is a way to do that. I am exhausted and working 7 day weeks 10-14 hour days. . .I know it will get better, but I feel like until it does, it would be way too easy to let taking care of myself go by (that's what happened this summer when I didn't use any of the time for a break).

    So, I thought that if I'm home and able to cook my meals, I could do this one thing for myself and that would work well with the way we are working from home--I also know that my steps are down to about 1/5 of what they usually are during the year because I'm not moving around a classroom, so making a goal to eat better is a start to a longer goal of getting exercise in (once my work load lessens a bit).
  • cppeace
    cppeace Posts: 764 Member
    catgirl2289 wrote: »
    Hello All,

    SW: 240
    CW: 208
    GW: 135-140
    Lowest Weight: 118

    Right now my biggest goal is to get to 199. Only 9 lbs to go. I have been stuck at 208 for weeks and am trying to get motivated and recharged. I am going to continue to eat out less and cook as much as I can to save money and eat healthier. I was walking a lot for a while but we have been dealing with some smoke in my area so I haven't been outside much. I really want to get started or back into some type of workout routine. Even if it is just some weights and toning exercies. I feel that would help a lot but I know just the motivation to get started is the hardest part.

    I lost my current 32 lbs mostly by small changes and eating better. But now I am going to keep trying to log my food and stay more aware of how many calories I am eating.

    Hope you all are doing well!

    What ever you do, hon, DON'T GIVE UP! I got down to 206.6 which is the lowest I've ever weighed in my adult (and even early teen) life. I have few regrets in my life, but getting frustrated and giving up when the scale stopped going down for a couple months is one of, if not my biggest, regret. Keep working hard, mix it up. You will get there!
  • motivatedsister
    motivatedsister Posts: 544 Member
    @KeriA Sounds like a wise choice to wait until your air quality gets better before kicking up the exercise again.

    @aliciap0116 Glad your husband is getting to go home!

    @catgirl2289 You've got this!

    As for me I'm still plugging along. I have had my peloton bike for about a month now, and I'm still enjoying it and getting stronger. My weight loss has slowed down this month. I haven't been the best in terms of food choices, but have still been under calorie goal every day. So I'm trying to determine if I'm just at the point where things naturally start to slow down, if it's my diet, or if it's due to the new workout.

    Before this month I was just solely walking, and currently I'm doing the bike + doing strength workouts through the peloton app. I don't want to get too hung up on the scale BUT as I'm still very far away from my end goal it would be nice to see at least a 1 lb weekly loss versus 0.5lbs or nothing! I'm doing a program that has about a 1.5 weeks left, but after that I might reconfigure my workout plan to include a mix of biking/walking/strength. We'll see how it goes!

    I also need to take some measurements; I'm sure that would help to see progress when the scale isn't moving as much as I'd like.
  • cppeace
    cppeace Posts: 764 Member
    motivatedsister wrote: »
    @KeriA Sounds like a wise choice to wait until your air quality gets better before kicking up the exercise again.

    @aliciap0116 Glad your husband is getting to go home!

    @catgirl2289 You've got this!

    As for me I'm still plugging along. I have had my peloton bike for about a month now, and I'm still enjoying it and getting stronger. My weight loss has slowed down this month. I haven't been the best in terms of food choices, but have still been under calorie goal every day. So I'm trying to determine if I'm just at the point where things naturally start to slow down, if it's my diet, or if it's due to the new workout.

    Before this month I was just solely walking, and currently I'm doing the bike + doing strength workouts through the peloton app. I don't want to get too hung up on the scale BUT as I'm still very far away from my end goal it would be nice to see at least a 1 lb weekly loss versus 0.5lbs or nothing! I'm doing a program that has about a 1.5 weeks left, but after that I might reconfigure my workout plan to include a mix of biking/walking/strength. We'll see how it goes!

    I also need to take some measurements; I'm sure that would help to see progress when the scale isn't moving as much as I'd like.



    The Measuring tape can be a very good friend when the scale is being a jerk! The new exercise can mean you are holding onto to more water weight as muscles adjust and grow. As long as the trend is down on the scale, you're doing well.
    You got this!
  • katescurios
    katescurios Posts: 224 Member
    For anyone looking for an indoors exercise that’s free with no equipment needed, I’ve been doing the couch to fitness programme through Our Parks online, you can set up an account which tracks which videos you’ve completed or just find them on YouTube. Works much like couch to 5 K in that you start with longer rest breaks and shorter activity periods and work your way up over 9 weeks. It’s 3 sessions a week with cardio, then core, then glutes. I was on week 4 before getting a chest infection, I’ve cycled back to week 1 while I’m still a bit breathless as I can cope with that. I’ll move back up the weeks once this illness has passed a bit.
  • changeforeverlj
    changeforeverlj Posts: 222 Member
    @aliciap0116 I'm so glad your husband is being released this afternoon, I'm sure he will recover quicker at home and all of you will be able to heal after this terrible accident and fright, take care of yourself xoxo
  • changeforeverlj
    changeforeverlj Posts: 222 Member
    @catgirl2289 I use Lesley Sansone indoor walk videos on youtube when I can't walk outside, they are simple and u can decide how many miles you want to walk. Maybe start with 1mile and see what you think. I find the exercise is a huge motivator and all-round happy pill for me, honestly, six months ago I was so unfit and didn't think I would ever be where I am now, and I just started with 10 min HIT walk once a day... Go for it!
  • MuttiNM
    MuttiNM Posts: 240 Member
    Wednesday weigh in

    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)

    8/26: 213.6
    8/31: 211.2
    9/2: 210.4
    9/9: 209.6
    9/16: 206.6
    9/23:
    9/30:

    Sept. GW: 204.2
    GW: 160 (then reevaluate)

    Weekly exercise goals:
    - bike ride or exercise bike 5 times per week - 5/5
    - strength training (including core specific exercises) 2 times per week - 2/2
    - chair yoga 4 times per week - 4/4
    - steps onto aerobic step platform twice a day at least 3 times per week - 4/3; increased reps this past week
    - bonus: 1 hike this past week

    My pattern of a small loss followed by a bigger loss continues. I guess it averages out over the weeks. :)

    I don't think I'll meet my exercise goals this week. Traveling to my parents for a doctor's appointment one day. Then I will be gone 3 or 4 days to visit my daughter. That's okay. Visiting my daughter is worth it and hopefully we'll get a hike or 2 in while I'm there.

    @aliciap0116 Thanks for the update on your husband. So glad to hear he will be going home. I hope he heals quickly. Take care of yourself, too, as best you can.
  • MuttiNM
    MuttiNM Posts: 240 Member
    edited September 2020
    sorry--double post
  • MuttiNM
    MuttiNM Posts: 240 Member
    edited September 2020
    Sorry for the double post. There was an error when I tried to post the first time and it told me to try again. So I did and ended up with a double post and wasn't able to edit either one!

    Edit to add: Just realized I could still edit the 2nd post. Sorry for the mix ups. Have a good day!
  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,338 Member
    @xofarrah good job tracking your calories. This is not just a simple numbers game. We need to spend time understanding our bodies and our eating habits and what works and what doesn’t.
    @AlexandraFindsHerself I think it is wise to get that gym visit done early. I check in here daily especially on weekdays for the same reason.
    @katescurios Great GW and good progress so far. Welcome! Oh thanks for the info on the couch to fitness programme. I did C25k until my Dr diagnosed arthritis in my knees. I am doing some exercise videos and I have created my own routines as well but I think this might help.
    @alicap0116 I am so glad to hear your husband is home and doing better but I stopped and prayed that he will be completely healed. Thanks for letting us know how you are all doing. 2 lbs is no big deal for you - just stay in Onderland. Just try to generally maintain until all settles down. The thing about this year it seems there is the pandemic affecting us all in different ways but there have been individual and regional challenges on top of that as well. We get used to one and the next hits us. You are handling this the way that is best by keeping positive. I hope you get a great rest and a great fresh start tomorrow.
    @cppeace I see you are cycling your calories. I don’t do this intentionally but I try to look at a weekly deficit and not a daily one. I often notice I lose after a higher calorie day. I think this helps to tell your body you aren’t in danger of starving.
    @catgirl2289 I found that eating at home was a big factor for me. I do not eat out now except for very occasional take out. That is the main reason I have lost almost 20 lbs in this pandemic. Before with full time work, the commute and exercise after work it was an issue for me. We were struggling to eat at home.
    @Akama4321 I am cheering you on this fall teaching and taking care of yourself. We are being asked to make so many changes during this year it is hard to adjust. Take care.
    @motivatedsister When you up your exercise there often is a temporary slow down in weight loss. In the end the water retention in muscles will end and the increase in metabolism will also help. However when I lost 40 lbs before, I had another issue with the increase in exercise. At 20 lbs loss, I lost track of my TDEE which had gone up and my calorie deficit was too big for the amount of increased exercise I was getting so I stalled for months until I upped my calories. So watch out for that. In fact I went on maintenance for 2 weeks before I reduced my calories to an adjusted lower deficit. I lost another 20 lbs. Unfortunately I went back to work full time and didn’t adjust my calories down again and here I am. Have patience and get to know how your body works and you will lose. It isn’t easy and it is frustrating but it can be done.
    @MuttiNM enjoy your visit to your daughters. You have already made a lot of progress this month.
    @jayemes glad this week is going well.
  • cppeace
    cppeace Posts: 764 Member
    Yeah, I try to never have too many higher or lower days in a row. It generally works.
  • torih941
    torih941 Posts: 208 Member
    @AlexandraFindsHerself1971, I also have to get up and moving otherwise things I have planned just won't happen. I am trying to turn myself into a morning exerciser but that is a work in progress at the moment.

    @katescurios, welcome! We are here for your successes and any struggles you may have. This is a wonderful group of people.

    @aliciap0116, so happy to hear the news of your husband, that is great. You have been doing amazing given the stressful circumstances. ]

    @cppeace, love all your goals, especially the way you split them up.

    @catgirl2289, motivation is the most difficult part of this journey, it can easily come and go.

    @Akamai4321, first of all, kudos to you being a teacher during this pandemic. I can't imagine the levels of stress you're feeling right now. Those are great goals and your loss for the week is fantastic! It sounds like you have a solid plan in place.

    @motivatedsister, it is so easy to get hung up on the scale, it happens to me far too often, but as long as we keep making healthy choices and getting some movement in, the scale will eventually reflect. Those stalls can be the most frustrating part.

    @MuttiNM, you're experiencing great loss and killing your weekly goals. Sounds like fun reasons to not meet your goals for the week! Enjoy yourself :smile:

    @jayemes, great work with the water! I used to be (and still can be) horrible at drinking water. I'm not sure why, it is just not the first drink I gravitate towards.

    @KeriA, nice work adjusting your week to what you were able to do!

    Happy Hump Day! This week seems to be flying by, I missed working out on Mon/Tue, I just wasn't feeling it. I did go today, so that was a win! I haven't been eating the best this week and my TOM is coming up, so I am trying to resist those cravings, but it is hard. Hope everyone has a good rest of their week!

  • cppeace
    cppeace Posts: 764 Member
    edited September 2020
    torihudson6 wrote: »
    I'm not sure if anyone can relate, but it definitely sent me in a tizzy this morning. Some of my shirts are getting too big, I was wearing them before because they were loose but nothing that was unflattering. Now most of my shirts are loose to the point where it no longer looks the best as I work in a semi-professional environment.

    I'm really struggling with the thought of donating/selling them because what if I gain all the weight back and have no clothes? It feels as if I am holding onto a piece of "old" Tori that is difficult for me to get rid of. Has anyone encountered these conflicting feelings??

    @Riddikulus89, first question, Harry Potter fan? I love it! My favorite series. Secondly, sending hugs! It is so frustrating when our bodies are not responding in the way we hope. Sometimes when we start eating differently than our bodies are used to, they can hold onto water/weight, but your "whoosh" as people call it, will come. It may take time for your body to work with you, but if you keep tracking and focusing on your goals, it'll happen.

    Well, when it comes to keeping older too big clothes I go by a minimum kind of way. I figure I keep too much I'm giving myself too much excuse to slip back that way. I keep any major favorites and about 10-15% of regulars but the rest gets donated, given away or turned into rags. Do what you feel will work right for you!
  • katescurios
    katescurios Posts: 224 Member
    torihudson6 wrote: »
    I'm not sure if anyone can relate, but it definitely sent me in a tizzy this morning. Some of my shirts are getting too big, I was wearing them before because they were loose but nothing that was unflattering. Now most of my shirts are loose to the point where it no longer looks the best as I work in a semi-professional environment.

    I'm really struggling with the thought of donating/selling them because what if I gain all the weight back and have no clothes? It feels as if I am holding onto a piece of "old" Tori that is difficult for me to get rid of. Has anyone encountered these conflicting feelings??

    @Riddikulus89, first question, Harry Potter fan? I love it! My favorite series. Secondly, sending hugs! It is so frustrating when our bodies are not responding in the way we hope. Sometimes when we start eating differently than our bodies are used to, they can hold onto water/weight, but your "whoosh" as people call it, will come. It may take time for your body to work with you, but if you keep tracking and focusing on your goals, it'll happen.

    I haven’t reached that point yet although my clothes are starting to feel loose. It’s actuallly one of the mental images I’m using to drive me forward. As soon as any items get too big they’re going. No hesitation. My goal is to donate my entire wardrobe. I am buying no new clothes until I reach the point where I have nothing left in my wardrobe that I can wear. This is helped greatly by the fact I work from home, so if I end up spending a few weeks looking like a scarecrow it won’t be the end of the world 🤣

    If I were in your position, I would bag up anything that is now too big, take it to a charity shop and while you’re there find some cheap temporary work clothes to tide you over while you keep losing.
  • motivatedsister
    motivatedsister Posts: 544 Member
    KeriA wrote: »
    @motivatedsister When you up your exercise there often is a temporary slow down in weight loss. In the end the water retention in muscles will end and the increase in metabolism will also help. However when I lost 40 lbs before, I had another issue with the increase in exercise. At 20 lbs loss, I lost track of my TDEE which had gone up and my calorie deficit was too big for the amount of increased exercise I was getting so I stalled for months until I upped my calories. So watch out for that. In fact I went on maintenance for 2 weeks before I reduced my calories to an adjusted lower deficit. I lost another 20 lbs. Unfortunately I went back to work full time and didn’t adjust my calories down again and here I am. Have patience and get to know how your body works and you will lose. It isn’t easy and it is frustrating but it can be done.
    .

    Thanks for this! I've unintentionally ate back more of my exercise calories this week (didn't make it to the grocery store so dinner has been on the fly this week - which results in finding quick solutions that are higher in calories versus when I plan), so we'll see how weigh in goes Monday. I'm at least staying the course exercise wise through next week as I'm doing that 4-week program. So still a little time to see if body will "release" some water/weight before I figure out what I want to do workout wise going forward.

    Overall I'm liking what I'm doing workout wise, so if things continue to stall I'll have to really evaluate the diet!

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