Women 200lb+, Let's Be Diligent This December!!!

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  • AlexandraFindsHerself1971
    AlexandraFindsHerself1971 Posts: 3,106 Member
    I realized that I had gotten really sloppy on logging, and asked why and realized that it had to do with some food-related trauma, and so I've set my calories to maintenance, am eating what I want within reason, and am just making it a point to log. I don't have to lose pounds this month. I can lose later when this panic subsides. All I need to do is not gain, and I won't if I log and stay under the number. (Given I was pretty comfortable at 1000 calories less, that's going to be easy.)
  • MaxCat1000
    MaxCat1000 Posts: 40 Member
    Age: 61
    Height: 5'2"
    Highest: 350 (approx. 2013)
    SW: 274 (Sept. 30/20)
    GW: 180 (Mar. 31/22)
    This month:
    Nov. 26: 256.1, DAC 1761
    Dec 1: 254.8, DAC: 1720
    Dec 8: 254.8, DAC: 1757
    Dec 15:
    Dec22:
    Dec 29:
    December goals:
    Weight: 250
    Daily Average Calories: <1750
    Other: saying No, thank you! And getting A1C down to 6 by February (next time I am tested)

    Holding steady, so that's good! I am struggling with wanting to have more than I need to eat. Like, I had supper, and was full, really, but still wanted to have something else. Mostly carbs, like chips, which I don't have in the house, or a sandwich and things like that. I am type 2 diabetic, so those are things I need to cut down on, but the other things that I would have instead have too much sodium, and too much fruit puts my sugar too high...sigh... I am trying to plan my meals and it helps, but still there are days!

    So it was kind of disheartening to see that I stayed the same, but I worked it out and on average since the end of September (10 weeks), I have lost 2.2 lbs/week, which is better than I thought. That cheered me a little!

    And I sure do empathize with those of you that have said they haven't seen themselves at a "normal" weight for their height since they were young. I kind of remember being in jr. high, and at about 130 lbs being thought overweight!
  • KMC55
    KMC55 Posts: 100 Member
    Hello December (and the last month of a bad year - 2021 may not be a switch to flip but a girl can dream)

    December 1st Check In

    Age: 39 Height: 5'6"
    Highest: 272.2 (August 2019)

    10/1: 239.4
    11/1: 238.0
    12/1: 236.7
    12/2: 234.1(+1.8lbs from last week / -38.1lbs total loss)
    12/09: 232.3 (-1.8lbs / -40.8lbs total)

    December Goal: 230lbs

    Goals / Plans:
    - Log all weekend food
    - Keep workouts as a routine

    I need to do better with the weekend meals and ensuring that even if it is not a completely healthy meal, that I track the calories and make the best choices possible. That is where I struggle with tracking and watching calories. If I have something that is difficult to track or has WAY too many calories for my day I just don't bother tracking and eating what I want (more mindfully than in the past but still too much). I need to be more diligent to track everything and be completely honest 7 days a week. If I want a "treat" or a meal that is not completely healthy, that is fine, just track it and remember to do a weekly average instead of a day to day struggle.

    I am keeping last week's paragraph because it still resonates so well. I need to just keep doing what I am doing and stay diligent on a daily basis to be mindful of my food choices and listen to my body to eat when I am hungry and not when I'm not.
  • archiv88
    archiv88 Posts: 20 Member
    Hi all! Weigh-in Wednesday for me.

    Age: 31 (32 on December 28) Height: 5'5"
    Highest weight: 320 lbs (end of pregnancy weight, June 2020)
    CW: 292 lbs.
    12/2: 289.4
    1st GW: 220 lbs, so I can change blood thinning meds (had deep vein thrombosis in October).
    2nd GW: 180 lbs (weight I was at in high school).
    3rd GW: 160 lbs.

    Small weight gain this week. I'm not beating myself up about it. I haven't been able to get out much since we're renovating our dining room and I can't leave my very anxious puppy alone with building materials lying around. I will be able to get out of the house next week though (renos should be done). Found a sweet little trail to walk with my daughter. Just hoping it won't be too cold for her.
  • JAC581
    JAC581 Posts: 91 Member
    Weigh-in Wednesday!

    Age: 35 Height: 5'6"

    Highest weight: 250 lbs (beginning of 2020)
    Starting weight: 247 lbs.

    10/09: 247
    11/01: 235.8
    12/01: 232

    12/02: 230.8
    12/09: 229.2

    It's nice seeing that I've lost 20 lbs. this year, so at least SOMETHING good has come of this year. I haven't been walking too much anymore except on the weekend. Last week was a killer for me, I just got in a horrible funk and took a day and a half off of work and still didn't bother to go out walking, even though the weather was beautiful. I'm doing better this week, though I had a terrible anxiety attack last night. When my mental health is in bad shape, it makes being diligent about my eating/physical health way harder. I haven't given in to any urges to binge, but the food I have been eating lately has maybe not been as nutrient-rich as it could be. Fortunately, I have a phone session with my psych today so I'm sure we will address all of this then.



  • goal06082021
    goal06082021 Posts: 2,130 Member
    Oh my goodness @changeforeverlj, I'm so sorry you're dealing with that. Good on you for getting that walk in - the best you can do is the best you can do. Fingers crossed for your quarantined friends, and I hope you stay healthy too.
  • azalea4175
    azalea4175 Posts: 290 Member
    so sorry to hear about your friend @changeforeverlj you must be heartbroken. We are just now starting to get covid cases in my local area (i live in rural Maine) and it is so frightening. Kudos to you to walk off some of that stress. Be kind to yourself, it's been a terrible year. hugs.
  • orangequilt
    orangequilt Posts: 4,703 Member
    So sorry to hear that @changeforeverlj , such a tough time, sending you hugs xxx
  • KMC55
    KMC55 Posts: 100 Member
    sandy_in_sandy_land wrote: »
    Hello, I am Sandy Age: 61
    Height: 5'3"
    Highest: 330 (January 2019)
    SW: 292.9 (today 12/9/2020)
    GW: 180

    I was 214 in January of 2020, then starting in March when I lost my business, I stress ate my way back to 292. I was a child care provider, now I guess I am retired. I get up every day and tell myself, food is NOT fixing this and I need to be on program. I know I can do it, I did it. Now enough kicking myself and time to get back down, so when the world opens up I can enjoy it again. I need people by my side... right now I am lost and alone.

    You are not alone anymore dear. This group is a wonderful community to lean on. When I start struggling or the voices get too loud I vent random some on here and realize everyone else has the same problems and it helps so much. Hang in there.
  • KMC55
    KMC55 Posts: 100 Member
    @changeforeverlj Hugs and love. You are right food will not fix this, self love and care will. If you need extra rest, then rest. As with all things, this too shall pass.
  • MuttiNM
    MuttiNM Posts: 240 Member
    Weigh in Wednesday

    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)

    11/30: 184.4
    12/2: 183.4
    12/9: 180.8
    12/16:
    12/23:
    12/30:
    12/31:

    Dec. GW: anywhere under 185 would be a win
    GW: 160 (then reevaluate)

    Weekly exercise goals (better than last week but still not totally back to normal):
    - exercise bike 5 times per week - 5/5 (but only 30 minutes each time instead of 60)
    - strength training 2 times per week - 2/2 (increased reps or weight on several exercises)
    - chair yoga 4 times per week - 4/4
    - steps onto aerobic step platform twice a day at least 3 times per week - 3/3

    As I mentioned last week, my dad tested positive for Covid-19. He started feeling bad just over 2 weeks ago. According to my mom, he finally has started to slowly show a bit of improvement. It sounds like it will be a very long, slow recovery. My mom hasn't been tested but she doesn't sound too good when I talk to her on the phone. She sounds exhausted all the time. It's been hard not being able to go help them but they don't want me there right now. According to the nurse calling each day to check on my dad, unless my mom gets a "negative" test, she needs to quarantine until 12/18. That's still a long time, especially considering how she sounds on the phone. I was tested Sunday and got a "negative" result today so I guess that's something.

    @changeforeverlj So sorry to hear about your friend. Hugs to you and her family.

    Hope you all are well.
  • changeforeverlj
    changeforeverlj Posts: 222 Member
    Hi Ladies, thank you so much for your kind words and support, they boost me xoxo.
    @MuttiNM Your poor family are dealing with so much x I hope your dad continues to improve, keep reminding your mom to rest, she is obviously soldiering on and forgetting to look after herself! From what I see with some of my friend's the quarantine can also have a mental affect on their health and well being. That's good news about your negative test, keep safe x

    I survived my low point without reaching out to food. This morning I was feeling good enough to run and ran for an hour (with a ten minute walk after 40 min) I feel better mentally and physically. Today is my first day of my 10th month of intermittent fasting, calorie counting and exercise. Shedding the weight has done alot for me physically and mentally. I suffered with bad heel pain, thats gone completely! I cope better with stress, sleep better, make better choices. I still have a way to go, the last bit is very, very slow, but I'm ok with that. I'm already researching maintenance. To date I've lost 35.1kgs/77.22 lbs, I seem to be going up and down at the moment daily because I have recorded a bigger loss, but today it was up but still I'm so happy!
  • VickyEltonGreen
    VickyEltonGreen Posts: 116 Member
    Almost the end of my second week and am seeing seeing the results. My jeans are fitting a bit better and also going down on the scale. I have found logging the food helpful.

    Slow and steady wins the race but find myself working hard on realistic expectations. I am harder on myself then anyone could be. I want to try an normalize food, move away form the emotional eating and embrace food as it is not that is is somehow alive and has control over me. I am 60 in May and have dieted for 50 years. I have lost then gained then lost and have had my weight be a part of my own dialogue for far too long as a measurement of my own value.
    Can any one else relate?
  • goal06082021
    goal06082021 Posts: 2,130 Member
    Weigh-in day!

    Weigh Ins (lbs):
    11/13 (Initial): 252.8
    11/20: 250.4
    11/27: 250.6
    12/4: 250.6
    12/11: 248.0! YAS BIH!
    12/18:
    12/25:

    I don't think that's actually 4.8 lbs of fat lost - maybe half of that, at best (I have my goals set to 1/2 lb loss per week). The rest is probably water. But hey! I'll ride this high as long as I can! The next two weeks are going to be tough, because Christmas, although working from home two days a week gives me 40% fewer opportunities to be tempted by doughnuts or whatever treat someone brought in (and turning down treats has gotten easier every time I do it). The downside of that is that I have 40% more opportunities to raid my own fridge throughout the day, but I also have been consistently forgetting to buy snacks at the grocery for the last few weeks, so there's no spoils to be had, LOL.

    @IsETHome oof, performance reviews right before the holidays? That's rough. My workplace does them in January and July. (it's based on hire date, we don't have reviews every six months, that would be wild - hires between 1/1 and 6/30 get reviewed in July, hires between 7/1 and 12/31 get reviewed in January)
  • wanderinglight
    wanderinglight Posts: 1,519 Member
    Age 49, Height 5'11"
    Highest weight: 225.6lbs (8/28/19)
    Lowest weight: 165lbs

    CW: 221.4
    12/1: 221.4
    12/8: 223.0
    12/15 (halfway mark assessment):
    12/22:
    12/29:

    Scale is going up but I'm not surprised and I feel okay about it because life is returning to normal after the last two months, which have been bonkers. Normally I make about 2/3 of my total revenue for the year in the last three months of the year, which is crazy enough (I'm an illustrator and I sell gift-y merch with my designs on them). This year I happened to draw something in November that went viral and was shared 100,000+ times on Twitter. In that one month I had 4x more sales than I had in all of the last two YEARS combined. And I couldn't hire anyone to help because my studio is so small that it wasn't possible to get anyone in there and maintain Covid protocols. Between the two of us, my sister and I made and shipped over 5,000 mugs!

    I close my shop on Monday and will be taking off at least a month to recharge. I can't wait. :p

    My goal is still to get back into the habit of logging my food. And I'm so excited to be home and not living in the Airstream! I'm going to make so many fresh salads and delicious soups that simmer all day!!

    💜 Message to myself: discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most 💜

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