Women 200lb+, Let's Be Fang-tastic This October!!!

RavenStCloud

🎃Happy October, ladies! It's the scariest, spookiest month of the year!

👻 There might be lots of temptations lurking around corners this month. What are your strategies for avoiding or turning these down? Do you have any special October indulgences you will definitely be treating yourself to?

🎃Are you trying to accomplish anything in the three months before we finally leave 2020 behind us forever? Or are you just trying to make it through?


🧡 If you've never been here before, please know you are welcome to join at any point in the month. All you have to do is post something, and then BAM! you're one of us.

🧡 In this group, we post our weekly and monthly goals and provide support and motivation to each other as we share our triumphs and our struggles. This group is all about accountability.

🧡All are welcome and, if you think you belong here, you do! No matter how much you currently weigh or how you measure (or don't measure) your weight, we'd love to hear from you.

🧡Victories, both scale and non-scale, are great to hear about, but, conversely, we know that weight loss isn't all sunshine and roses. If you're going through a rough patch, please feel free to be honest and vent your heart out. The struggle is real and we're all here to support each other!

👻Let's be Boo-tifully Fang-tastic this October!👻

RavenStCloud

SW: 260lbs
CW: 235lbs
5'7

Happy October! My second favorite month of the year. I took a two month break for my mental health/medication adjustments/pinched nerve in my neck, but I'm back, baby!

My food goals this month:
🎃 No meat/chicken
🎃 No dairy
🎃 No soda
🎃 No chocolate
Being a sorta-vegetarian really helped me be mindful of my food choices and made me take a second or two to think about what I was putting in my mouth. If I can stick with this, then on Halloween, I'll let myself have something crazy chocolatey.

My exercise goals this month:
👻 Be active for 60 minutes for 21/31days
👻 Start slow with long walks/short hikes
My neck still isn't 100% back to normal, so walking is about the only thing I feel comfortable doing right now. I saved up a bunch of podcasts to listen to for this month (if you like listening to people talk about their favorite-ever meals and/or British comedy in general try Off Menu and if you like David Tennant listen to him interview his friends/ colleagues in David Tennant Does A Podcast With.

Overall, my three month goal is to try to get to 215lbs and really stick with my health plan. No cheating and no big lapses. 20lbs is definitely doable. But I would also be okay with a smaller number, if I really gave it my all.

💜Here's to an awesome October, everyone!💜

Tarzan37

Height: 5'7"
Highest Weight: 254
End of December: 246.7
End of January: 244.7
End of Feb.: 242.2
End of March: 240
End of April: 240.4
End of May: 235.6
End of June: 236.2
End of July: 236.4
August/Sept: Break
End of Sept Weight: 236.9

I've also taken the last couple of months off. I had to say goodbye to my 11 year old cat and my home state has been on fire which has been hard to watch from a distance. My family and friends are all okay thankfully but an entire community near my hometown in southern Oregon burned. Just so sad.

I'm going to attempt to restart my weight loss efforts for the final three months of the year. Luckily, I've done well with maintaining most of my small loss so far this year and have built better eating habits. I still need to work on my sugar intake and need to add regular exercise to the mix now!

My 3 month goal is to lose 10 more lbs to reach 20 lbs lost overall for 2020. Next year I will focus on getting into Onederland and reaching my goal weight range of 165-170.

mariannedelanywright

SW 230
CW 219
5"7
Slowly slowly going down. I feel like I'm finally figuring out my program. I went from keto to the nutritionists recommended Diabetic (Lowfat/calorie counting) food plan and am feeling so much better. More energy.
I liked what RavenStCloud said about accomplishing something in the last 3 months of 2020. I am committing myself to ending the year STRONG. What could I possibly accomplish if I set my mind to it? Maybe 20 pounds down?
I will walk 4 days a week. I will track food daily and stay within my limits. I will take my vitamins. I will plan and be prepared.
Thanks for being here.

aliciap0116

Hi everyone, celebrating my one year anniversary of finding this thread, which has been so helpful to me. Thank you @RavenStCloud for posting a new one every month and and to everyone who has helped me this past year! For those of you thinking about posting, do it! You will be amazed at the support and the difference it makes to participate. This thread has been the glue that had me coming back even though I have struggled over the last 6 months.

49 years old; 5'6"
SW: 236.4 (9/8/19)
9/30: 191.7
10/31 goal: 185

My goal this month is to restart my weight-loss stall. I would like to lose 6 lbs in October and be in the 160s by the end of the year.

• Intermittent fasting: 14/10
• Sleep: 8 hours
• Exercise: 40 minutes/day
• Track all meals, no matter what, and close out my food diary for accountability
• Meditation: At least once per day

MuttiNM

Happy October!

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)

9/30: 201.0
10/7:
10/14:
10/21:
10/28:
10/31:

Oct. GW: 194.4
GW: 160 (then reevaluate)

Weekly exercise goals:
- bike ride or exercise bike 5 times per week
- strength training 2 times per week
- chair yoga 4 times per week
- steps onto aerobic step platform twice a day at least 3 times per week; plan to increase reps this week

I can't believe I could see onederland in October. I know the scale might not cooperate but that it's even a possibility is amazing to me. When I started this journey, I don't think I really believed that I could make it this far. I'm so thankful for all the support and inspiration I've found here. This is such a wonderful group!

Making_Impossible_Possible

Well, I fell back into old habits these last 2 months or so, and gained about 6 pounds. So Im back to tracking food and am looking to start exercising again. I'm going to do IF, and I'll eat between 11am and 7pm only. I'm going to have my food planned out so I have no excuses.



My goal for the month is to get back to 203.8 which was where I was before I quit. If I can get to under 200 that would be even better, but...baby steps!

Height 5'2"
SW 216
CW 209.6

SW 10/1/2020: Will update tomorrow!

10/4 goal: 207
10/11 goal : 205
10/18 goal: 203
10/31 goal: 201

For exercise I'm either going to do Leslie Sansone workouts on YouTube, I'll walk on the treadmill, or because it's cool out (finally!) the family and I can go out for a walk.

Let's go October! 🎃

wruper

Just found this thread today. My goal is to stay on current WOE except change to eating two times a day eating the same calories. I have let go og 8.1# so far starting in September. My weight goal is so far away I make 10# goals (breaking a zero on the scale). I just broke a zero recently. I do plan to get back to the gym and work up to an hour on stationary bike. Somewhere I have a workout plan for weights which a paid a trainer to work up to fit my limitations. For today I want to stay on course even though I was .6# up on scale. I won't let the scale dictate my actions today by being discouraged when it's most likely water or waste my body is holding on to. I can only make the best choices I can today and trust God for the outcomes.

roz0810

Hello everyone!

Glad to be here. Thank you for the thread.
My goals for the month are 10k steps a day and staying within calories everyday.

torih941

Hi everyone! I’m so happy I was able to come back for the September thread and now I’m more excited for October.

SW: 272
CW: 238
GW: ??

My weigh-in days are on Fridays, so I plan to weigh in on 10/2 and I’ll report my starting weight then. I also don’t give myself a goal weight because I tend to become number obsessive so I just want to end the month of October lower than 238, I’ll be happy!

🎃 October Goals 🎃
*log everyday, accurately and honestly
*workout 3-5 times per week, preferably 4
*be kind to myself
*become more creative with food choices/options

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

RavenStCloud wrote: »

👻 There might be lots of temptations lurking around corners this month. What are your strategies for avoiding or turning these down? Do you have any special October indulgences you will definitely be treating yourself to?

🎃Are you trying to accomplish anything in the three months before we finally leave 2020 behind us forever? Or are you just trying to make it through?

Well, the first two weeks of October I am going to eat at maintenance for a diet break to reset my leptin levels. Hopefully then during the last two weeks I will lose more rapidly again, and I'll get back to dieting.

I want to lose all I can between now and 1/1/21. I'm not going to stop dieting in January just because I've done it for a year; I doubt I'll have the weight all off by then, as I have eighty to a hundred pounds to go yet. But weight loss was my primary project this year, and next year my primary project will be actually getting my novel finished and seeing what my process readers think of it, and trying to get it sold. So weight loss will go on the back burner, and while I'll still be here and still log and weigh my food, it won't be my primary thing in life.

I sincerely hope Boyfriend can find a job between now and the end of the year. It's not that we're facing poverty, but there's a lot of projects that are on hold and I really want to have things that we can't buy yet by then.

I don't find sweets as compelling as other people do due to my fructose intolerance. It does make things simpler, though, since there won't be trick-or-treating, so no candy will get bought, and so no temptation will be present. I'll end my diet break with Boyfriend's birthday cake, which will be a chocolate Chambord cheesecake with raspberry sauce. And I can definitely make the Silent Supper on Samhain conform to my diet; I don't have to eat vast quantities of food to honor my ancestors, a few bites will suffice, and I won't have to try to worship afterwards feeling overstuffed and vaguely sick. So this month should be pretty okay.

Tonight I will make sweet bread to add to my calorie count, and tomorrow I'll weigh in for the beginning of the diet break, and redo my MFP profile to maintenance. I'll keep weighing in to keep an eye on myself, though.

AlissaAMTaylor

Hello 👋
I'm working hard to lose 50 pounds to get to my goal weight. Also a silly fact, my birthday is October 31st 🤣

My goals for October are
-Drink enough water 116 oz a day (water tracker on phone to keep me on target)
-no food after 6pm (or after supper)
-keep calorie goal around 1200
-exercise at least once a week with my kids
-eat more veggies/fruit and less junk to slowly change what I eat for the better.

Add me, I would love to be apart of your journey ☺️

JojoInTheForks

To quote the great Anne Shirley, "I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers"! And I truly am. It's abnormally warm here at present but in October, typically, the temperatures start to chill. It's harvest time. The leaves change colours and the hills are awash in reds, oranges and golds. And I always feel like it's a great month to get things done! Our anniversary is this month. My best friend (who has been my best friend since we were 3) has a birthday; her daughter, my goddaughter, has a birthday. Not to mention Thanksgiving and Halloween! What's not to love about October?! So here's hoping it's a month where my scale will finally budge!

My stats:
45 year old female
Highest Weight 250
Starting Weight 242 (June 1, 2020)
Current Weight 199
Goal Weight for end of October: 192

I chose 192 because I have seen 197 on the scale but it just doesn't seem to like to make an appearance on weigh in days...or to stick around for any length of time. I expect a whoosh sometime soon and then 5 pounds for the month, hopefully doable.

Exercise Goals:
Run 3-4 times per week with longer run on weekends.
Do two body project videos per week.

Mindfulness Goals:
Write at least 5 times a week in the gratitude journal (which requires me to take quiet time to reflect)
Call one friend/cousin a week (I go into hermit mode and then wind up ignoring their calls cause I know it'll take forever to catch up...and that makes the next call even longer. It's not that I don't want to talk to them...I just need to make time and I'm working on it).
Allow myself the freedom to not think about food or calorie intake on Thanksgiving Sunday and October 19th (our anniversary).
Complete my 3 month planning (I do this at work and find it SOO beneficial so I keep saying I'm going to try it for home but never get around to it. Well October is the month!)
Stay in touch with all these wonderful people in this group and work on this weight loss thing together!! Women helping women. I love it!

azalea4175

my goal this month is to lose 5# while reducing my added sugar. I'm a sugar junkie!! I am also reducing caffeine so my sleep will be improved.

speyerj

Name: Jane
Age: 55
Height: 5' 9''
SW: 286.5 (6/3/19)
9/30 weight: 166.1
Maintenance Weight Range:162-168

Weekly tracking:
10/3:
10/10:
10/17:
10/24:
10/31:

October Goals goals:
Maintain my weight between 162 and 168
Log food daily
Row or Run at least 6x's a week
Get at least 45 "active" minutes a day
Get at least 10,000 steps/day

I always love the thoughtful questions that @RavenStCloud poses:

👻 There might be lots of temptations lurking around corners this month. What are your strategies for avoiding or turning these down? Do you have any special October indulgences you will definitely be treating yourself to?
We don' t plan on handing out candy this year because we don't want to encourage unsafe activities during the pandemic, so that will keep those tempting fun size bars out of the house. None the less, my husband will continue to buy those foul tasting candy pumpkins. I just need to remind myself, that they are foul tasting and that I don't want them. However, I have been and will probably continue to indulge in apple desserts: apple cake, apple crumble, caramel apple crisp, and while we are on the subject of caramel - caramel popcorn. I've been enjoying making and eating dessert lately.

🎃Are you trying to accomplish anything in the three months before we finally leave 2020 behind us forever? Or are you just trying to make it through?
I cannot wait for 2020 to be over and am crossing our fingers that 2021 brings us a better future. But I also have some concrete goals:

1. I want to run my second half marathon.
2. I want to improve my sculling technique so I feel comfortable racing in regattas.
3. I want to maintain my weight near 165.

xofarrah

Hi everyone! Happy October!

Age : 30 Height 5'5”
Highest weight: 214.3 (8/23)

10/1: 212.6
10/8:
10/15:
10/22:
10/29:
10/31:

I would like to be close to “ONEderland” by New Years, and it feels within reach!

Sept didn't result in weight loss for me, but I think I am starting to be more in tune to my habits which led to my weight gain.

Goals:
🍁- 8 glasses of water a day (currently anywhere from 0-6 glasses.. yes 0 😒)
🍁- average calorie/week on target with my calorie goal 3/4 weeks in Oct
🍁- 30 min of activity 4/7 days (currently 2-3x per week)
🍁- sleep goal 6-7 hours a night (currently 4-6 hours per night)
🍁- continue to track my food intake

I’m proud to say that over the last couple of weeks, I have been successful at not “giving up” after one meal or snack that goes over my planned calories!

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Hi! I'm weighing in because it's the first of the month.

Age:48
Height: 5'7"
Starting weight: 296
Current weight:248

I am going to take a diet break until the 14th, so I will be eating at maintenance, or trying to. (wry grin) I look at my day, and I am really unsure of how to fit in a thousand extra calories. I had a sausage muffin sandwich for breakfast, and two steak street tacos and about a quarter cup of rice (there was more but I was filled up on the tacos) for lunch. Even with dinner being pasta with meatballs and red sauce I don't see how I put in more calories. This is going to be work, since I don't want to increase my portions hugely and have to shrink them again in two weeks time. I know I'm complaining about a problem that a lot of you wish you had, but given that I can't volume eat on the diet, I've had to really get myself used to a small portion, and after nine months that's my normal. I guess I'll have to eat a lot between meals.

Lasmartchika

Hello all!! :flowerforyou:

Age: 41
Height: 5'3"
SW (8/10): 208.6
Aug end: 205.6
Sept end: 206.4
10/1: 207.2
1st GW: 200!!
UGW: 140

Oh what a time to finish/begin the month, right during TOM's week!! Ugh!!! :grumble: Usually I don't even get near the scale during that week, but it's barely my third week back and I don't want to lose the momentum I've got going on!! Officially I've chosen Friday as weigh-in day, but I'm also curious about the end/beginning of the month weights. So it's weird to be weighing-in three days in a row LOL!!

OK, October goals:
log my food every single day, good and bad
Drink at least 64 oz of water daily
Workout 5 times a week, but also I want to increase the time that I workout each day from 30 minutes to one hour (gradually).
I want to see if I can reach 200 by the end of the month!! :drinker:

Making_Impossible_Possible

Height 5'2"
SW 216
CW 209.6

SW 10/1/2020: 208.6

10/4 goal: 207
10/11 goal : 205
10/18 goal: 203
10/31 goal: 201

My goals may need to be adjusted, or maybe I'll keep them to make me feel like I'm crushing my goals!

I'm not using any specific plan, except IF. Eat between 11am and 7pm. And I am tracking calories. My biggest plan for the month is to not snack out of boredom and not to snack at night. O think of I can do that and eat at a calorie deficit, I should be able to lose some weight. Monday I'll start the exercise, but I have to be careful as I have plantar fasciitis in my right foot and its an awful pain.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Making_Impossible_Possible wrote: »

Monday I'll start the exercise, but I have to be careful as I have plantar fasciitis in my right foot and its an awful pain.

I had plantar fasciitis and mine got better by wearing a night splint. I also am careful to keep my hamstrings and calves stretched, as they pull on that and I will start to have pain again if I let everything tighten up.

Lasmartchika

@Making_Impossible_Possible I actually put inserts in my shoes to have more cushioning in my heels and avoid PF.



Also, like Alexandra said, stretching is important. Make sure to warm up and cool down with your exercise. I actually do this one stretching video that has helped me a lot in the past when it hurts!!

https://youtu.be/hSGPSPqycSw