Women 200lb+, Let's Make It Count This January!!!
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@emmclean that sounds like a lot of work! There are definitely leveler apps - I hope your phone can help you find a decently flat space in your house. Probably closer to the middle of the room would work better than near a wall, I would think? You might get a piece of flat wood and set your scale on that, so at least all 4 feet of the scale are making good contact with a flat surface.
I did Weight Watchers for about five minutes in middle school with my mom - my clearest memory from the handful of meetings I attended was a lady who discovered her scale read consistently 7 lbs lighter if she weighed herself by her front door vs. in her bathroom where she normally would. She moved her scale for reasons that are now lost to time, and for a couple of weeks in a row she was suddenly gaining 5 lbs in 20 minutes between weighing at home, driving to WW, and weighing in there, and once she figured out what was happening she regaled us all with her cautionary tale.3 -
@goal06082021 yep agree about the steering towards the middle of the room. We've got a good size bathroom and adjoining kitchen with flagstone tiles that are just a bit larger than the scale so it fits on one tile nicely, so contact is not a problem, just the angle!0
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January 2021 stats
1/16: 249.6lbs - Finally below 250lbs for the first time in over 3 years (I was actually 248.8lbs 2 days ago).
I know how you feel - I am almost there! And it's been about that long I was under 250 as well. I am looking forward to weighing on Friday, for a change!
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@emmclean The explanation from my doctor was that, drinking water when eating, especially when starting to feel full, causes the water to flush some of the food out of your stomach quicker than it would have left and then you eat more. Being me, I tested it out (because I just cannot take everything on faith) 😐😑🙄especially since I have always drunk water while eating. I did find that when I drank water at least 15mins before or after I ate, I was full after eating a certain amount of food (I measured). But, when I drank water while eating (I ate the same meal and was similarly hungry), I was able to eat more within a few minutes of starting to feel full. What I also noticed, was that when I waited to drink water, I actually stayed full longer, so after eating, I really did not feel like drinking water for 30 minutes or more. So since I know the amount of food that usually fills me up, I measure my plate and make sure I don't have more than that amount for each meal now. Even when having a meal of soup (I love noodles), I usually have half of the meal as the broth as that is why I like noodles, 1/4 of the bowl is the noodles and the rest is my protein to go with it. It has been working for me. I do have to say, I love spicy, and so sometimes, if the heat hits me the wrong way, I take a sip of water, but I do not drink a whole glass or bottle as I would have normally and that has worked out for me. This ended up being longer than I thought it would. 😊2
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@MaxCat1000 Yay!! Rooting for you to get below 250lbs soon!!1
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@twosteplove Thank you!!
@Spotteddingo I believe that if you have at least 500 calorie deficit 4-5 days out of 7 days, you should expect to see a loss of about 1lb a week or so which is healthy and less likely to come back quickly. I do not think you can go dangerously low on caloric intake as that will become unhealthy and the weight may come back very quickly. I think you can check with your doctor, but, they may just recommend you eat more proteins and veggies, fewer carbs, and exercise more. You can check this estimator out to know how much nutrients you actually need and maybe adjust your calorie goal from there. https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dri-calculator/index.php P.s. I accepted your friend request.2 -
Weigh in day. I've really done horrible making good food choices. Even though I want this so badly, I just have little motivation and depression doesn't help. Going to keep at it and just remind myself that every day is a chance to do better.
Age: 49 years
Height: 5'4
Health: Hypothyroidism, Migraines, Hypertension, Inflammation (Gout, Fibro), Pre-Diabetes. I hope to eliminate all of these through proper diet and nutrition!
2021 Starting weight/Highest Weight 208.2 (1/5/21)
GW: 150 by 11/24/21. *I'd like to lose 50 lbs before I turn 50 years old!
UGW: 140 lbs
This month:
1/5: 208.2
1/10: 205.1
1/17: 205.4
1/24:
1/31:
January Goals:
Track my food daily.
Drink more water.
Sea Moss Gel daily
Stay within calorie goal 5x a week
Eliminate food cravings.
Feel free to add me as a friend if you find our goals similar!
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CHECK-IN
Start 3/16/2020: 230.7 lbs (104.9 kgs)
12/21/2020: 148.94 lbs (67.7 kgs)
1/11/2021: 155.1 lbs (70.5 kgs)
1/18/2021: 144.98 lbs (65.9 kgs)
1/25/2021:
A long overdue whoosh, maybe last week's weigh-in was water, I'm not sure but today I stepped on and off the scale more than once, so I will take it. I worked hard 6 days last week.12 -
@goal06082021 Thank you for the being a voice of reason to counter the panicky/negative self talk about my gain! Your advice was helpful!0
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CHECK-IN
SW: 1-5-2021: 219.6
1-11-2021: 211.2
1-18-2021: 210
Staying the course taking it one day at a time. I'm doing great with logging, water, fiber and exercising, but I'm still working on getting enough protein. I'm making beans today, which will help with that. The only downfall with the beans is it also gives me fiber, which I don't necesssarily need. Therefore, I will have to drink more water (more bathroom breaks) to ensure I don't get constipated. Probably too much info, but I'm among friends, right? 😁4 -
@summerhaze71 Great goals for Jan! What does the Sea Moss Gel do?0
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changeforeverlj wrote: »CHECK-IN
Start 3/16/2020: 230.7 lbs (104.9 kgs)
12/21/2020: 148.94 lbs (67.7 kgs)
1/11/2021: 155.1 lbs (70.5 kgs)
1/18/2021: 144.98 lbs (65.9 kgs)
1/25/2021:
A long overdue whoosh, maybe last week's weigh-in was water, I'm not sure but today I stepped on and off the scale more than once, so I will take it. I worked hard 6 days last week.
Wahooo!!! Congratulations on this big whooosh!!!!2 -
@goal06082021 and @uyister thank you for your insights. Spot on and much appreciated!2
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The weekend ended up being a very emotionally charged couple of days with not feeling well on top of it. It went from bad to worse but I know it was emotional eating more than anything else. And of course now I need to deal with the consequences. Feeling better and back at it today. There cannot be any more excuses because that is what last year was, one excuse after another. I know I want this and know that I don't need to be eating they way I have. I need to be happy in the control of what I put in my mouth and find the emotional comfort somewhere else. Put the focus where it needs to be and leave the food alone. Weigh in is Wednesday so lets see if I can turn things around and get at lease a small loss, which would put me much better than I am right now. Happy Monday all.8
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Laughter_Girl wrote: »@summerhaze71 Great goals for Jan! What does the Sea Moss Gel do?
It has 92 out of the 104 nutrients our body needs. Supposed to help all around with optimum health. I'm currently out and waiting on a shipment. After this shipment, I'll probably order it in a raw form and make my own gel. Lots of information available on the web if you are interested. I just heard about it a few months ago.1 -
Hi everyone, I hope your last week went well. I'm ready for my first weekly weigh in.
1/11: 230lbs
1/18: 226lbs
So down 4lbs which I'm happy with. Unfortunately I sometimes I went over my calorie goal for the day, but I'm hitting my goal for this month which is always logging in all of my food. That is giving me more awareness of what I'm eating.11 -
goal06082021 wrote: »@emmclean that sounds like a lot of work! There are definitely leveler apps - I hope your phone can help you find a decently flat space in your house. Probably closer to the middle of the room would work better than near a wall, I would think? You might get a piece of flat wood and set your scale on that, so at least all 4 feet of the scale are making good contact with a flat surface.
I did Weight Watchers for about five minutes in middle school with my mom - my clearest memory from the handful of meetings I attended was a lady who discovered her scale read consistently 7 lbs lighter if she weighed herself by her front door vs. in her bathroom where she normally would. She moved her scale for reasons that are now lost to time, and for a couple of weeks in a row she was suddenly gaining 5 lbs in 20 minutes between weighing at home, driving to WW, and weighing in there, and once she figured out what was happening she regaled us all with her cautionary tale.
This made me smile about the weight watcher meeting,1 -
The weekend ended up being a very emotionally charged couple of days with not feeling well on top of it. It went from bad to worse but I know it was emotional eating more than anything else. And of course now I need to deal with the consequences. Feeling better and back at it today. There cannot be any more excuses because that is what last year was, one excuse after another. I know I want this and know that I don't need to be eating they way I have. I need to be happy in the control of what I put in my mouth and find the emotional comfort somewhere else. Put the focus where it needs to be and leave the food alone. Weigh in is Wednesday so lets see if I can turn things around and get at lease a small loss, which would put me much better than I am right now. Happy Monday all.
Thank you for post, glad you are feeling better today, being aware is half the battle, one moment at a time but you are here and that is the most important thing!!!!!2 -
Hello. I am here get healthy. Form healthy habits, log, and lose weight. My profile says everything. I turned 49 in October and kind had to step back. My mom passed in Dec 2019, joining my dad, sister and brother. So turning 49 now older than my older sister (rip) was a jolt to my system. I turn 50 this year. 50.
I have no resolutions for the new year. I am taking back my life and finally losing weight. I've always tried to take the best care of myself, diabetes, seeing a nutritionist occasionally and my doctor every 3 months.
Life has been pretty messed up the few years and I am working on getting it on track. I lost 180 lbs in 2008-2010 and was very healthy. I have been on a yo-yo with my diabetes, spine, and weight since 2012.
The highest weight is 345. The lowest is 170. After emergency neck surgery in 2019 I lost 30lbs of inflammation. Inches and weight. My feet shrunk from 9.5 wide to 8.5 regular. None of my clothes fit me because I lost 2in of inflammation off my body in
8 weeks laid up recovering. I regained feeling back into my left side and physically felt the inflammation leave. My original Sarcoidosis doctor confirmed the inflammation loss and documented everything. They were fighting me for a year over the sudden weight gain and swelling telling me I was eating too many calories. Myfitnesspal logs my calories.
Long story short- medical community judges weight on calorie intake and looking at a patient. Weight affects health. I do not argue that weight affects health.
Weight is not calorie intake. Obesity is not always excessive calorie intake. To judge an individual as obese because they "eat too much" is ridiculous. Instead of judging, how about finding the cause? Nutritionist, log foods, blood tests, stress test, imaging test, history, biological factors.
Fibromyalgia, migraines, reflux, medication side effects,
diabetes, hereditary, gastrointestinal issues, thyroid, tumor, sarcoidosis, endocrine disorder, depression, spinal problems, the list goes on.
I have Sarcoidosis of the bone marrow. I have Fibromyalgia.
My left upper arm only is 2inches bigger than right. My right thigh only is 1.5 inches bigger than my left. I've made them run the tests. No blood clots, no embolism, no lymphati, no cellulitis, no thrombosis. They don't know except the muscles are swollen. I have a sarcoid myopathy test on those limbs.
Point is the swelling contributes to weight. Throughout my medical nightmare, references to "morbidly obese", "huge, morbidly obese" from doctors who never read my file and spent less than 5 minutes with me. One doctor suggesting chemotherapy as weight-loss treatment and Sarcoidosis treatment.
I just finished 6 rounds of Remicade and Chemotherapy Cocktails therapy October 23rd. Not one pound lost. Sarcoidosis is not in remission. Swelling still here.
Now January 2021, my system is clear. I refused treatment in December. I have lost 14lbs. I'm moving, functioning a heck of a lot better than I was for that 7 months.
I am here to get my life back. Log my foods, exercises, daily life to see what I actually eat and do. This program works for me and I am able to connect with Withings. The ability to track everything is great and reassuring.
My goal weight is 140.
I am looking for mutually supportive friendships. The journey is difficult however goes smoother with good people.
Good luck to everyone!
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@Xandriad I am so sorry for your loss. You have definitely had your share of challenges, but you must be a real fighter because you're here. Congrats on your weight loss thus far! Your determination is impressive and contagious.2
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