Women 200lb+, Let's Make It Count This January!!!

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  • LisaGetsMoving
    LisaGetsMoving Posts: 664 Member
    Erica122093 wrote: »
    My treadmill will be here Saturday!
    I haven’t had the best week so far and it’s only Tuesday. 😭 I am having a hard time getting back in the swing of dieting.
    I need motivation!
    Any tips?

    Music! Put together a playlist of 6 to 8 songs that you love, then crank it up and move to the beat. Put one slow song at the end for a cool down.
    Visualize. Imagine meeting your future self this summer, the gal that stayed on track. She's smoking hot, right? Meditate on this vision regularly. I especially like to do this one and imagine myself on a warm beach.
    Rewards. Set up some rewards for yourself for certain milestones. For instance, I love Zevia 0 calorie Root Beer but it's expensive so I don't buy it. When I log a 5 lb drop, I'm going to get a 6 pack as a reward.

    You will feel better! The important thing is to keep trying.
  • twosteplove
    twosteplove Posts: 41 Member
    @Babycarrot337 thanks! Also i was surprised to find more than one “babycarrot” username. Lol had to scroll up to see which one was you.
  • twosteplove
    twosteplove Posts: 41 Member
    I really want to snack unhealthy things tonight. Does anyone else have to talk themselves off the snack shelf ledge on weigh in days? My inner sugar addict says ah you have all week to burn it off now so one snack won’t hurt. Ugh! I am resisting but wow it is hard. I’m not even hungry. I feel really full and satisfied but it is just the craving for junk that comes on strong right after weigh in. And yes i realize one snack won’t tip the whole apple cart but i’m trying hard to retrain myself to not reach for things just because i am craving them. Usually if i can talk myself out of it for 15 min then the craving passes and i no longer want it. So i thought i’d come post on here to pass a few of those moments. I hope everyone is having a great week!
  • changeforeverlj
    changeforeverlj Posts: 222 Member
    Oh this photo is part of my running loop, it's glorious!! It's very humid here, summer in full swing!!
  • JojoInTheForks
    JojoInTheForks Posts: 134 Member
    changeforeverlj wrote: »
    Oh this photo is part of my running loop, it's glorious!! It's very humid here, summer in full swing!!

    Okay, as I look out my office window at the snow piled up, with the sounds of the freezing rain hitting the roof as background noise, I am officially jealous!! I came back to this game on Monday and am ramping up to do my first in public run on the weekend. I have NO idea why I have such stress and anxiety about it. But I think once I do it once, I will be fine. It's the only way I can run outside now since my track is buried. I will think of you getting to see this view as I jump over snow banks haha
  • meegerzeb
    meegerzeb Posts: 12 Member
    January 1, 2021 - 200 lbs. Highest weight of all time was in January 2013 (215 lbs), lowest adult weight was 169 lbs (June 2013). Goal for 2021 is to get back down to 170. I looked and felt great at that weight. I'm finding it really hard to get motivated to work out on days I have to work (i.e. 6 days a week), but having a MFP community is helping! Feel free to add me if you want some accountability in your newsfeed!
  • Babycarrot337
    Babycarrot337 Posts: 18 Member
    meegerzeb wrote: »
    January 1, 2021 - 200 lbs. Highest weight of all time was in January 2013 (215 lbs), lowest adult weight was 169 lbs (June 2013). Goal for 2021 is to get back down to 170. I looked and felt great at that weight. I'm finding it really hard to get motivated to work out on days I have to work (i.e. 6 days a week), but having a MFP community is helping! Feel free to add me if you want some accountability in your newsfeed!

    You list 45 lbs in 6 months? Thats incredible!

    We have the same goal weight -- we can do it!
  • Angief05
    Angief05 Posts: 102 Member
    archiv88 wrote: »
    Hi all and happy new year! I was part of the December thread and I liked the way we supported each other through the holidays, so I'm back for 2021!

    Age: 32 Height: 5'5"
    Highest weight: 320 lbs (end of pregnancy weight, June 2020)
    01/6: 291
    01/13
    01/20
    01/27
    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.

    That's a 2.8lb loss since my last weigh-in on Dec. 31! I guess shoveling snow and continuing my deep-clean of my house is the perfect way to burn off calories. I also started dancing in my living room following along to YouTube videos under the watchful eye of my 6-month-old. She finds me hilarious (especially when I jump and make the whole house shake).

    We should be going back into full lockdown with a curfew tonight. Husband is an essential services worker, so it doesn't really impact us, except for the fact that we have to wait a little while longer to see our family. And that his salary might take a dip since he'll be making less tips. But we'll manage.

    You can do it, and we are all here to help each other.
    Where do you live thst going back into full lockdoen? Please stay safe and healthy.
    You and I have close amounts to lose, so would love to be buddies. I too love dancing around our living room. lol My hubby just shakes his head and laughs at how goofy I look. I am going to start a boxing type workout on Monday, so that should be interesting.
    Angie
  • MaxCat1000
    MaxCat1000 Posts: 40 Member
    Oh my goodness, ya forget to stop in and read for a couple days, and there's a ton of new posts! Welcome to all the newbies!

    My weigh in isn't for a couple days yet, but I do step on the scale most mornings as a motivator, and I am happy to say I am down a couple pounds. I am sure it was at least part water weight as I did not go easy on the salty stuff during Christmas. My daily average calories skyrocketed as well, and I am working hard this week to get that back down to the 1700 neighbourhood. I think that this has been good for me to do, as I am staying slightly below my daily calories, so I am going to try to keep carrying on that way! My daily is supposed to be about 1600 for now, and I have been working my way down to that slowly but this may jump start me to get down there a little faster. (It's hard for me to exercise much due to arthritic knees, so keeping the caloric intake down is important.)
  • MissSass2
    MissSass2 Posts: 29 Member
    Happy New Year. I have been away from MFP for a couple of years. I lost about 40 pounds the first go around. Then over time it's all creeping back. I'm making a goal this year to just get healthy. Yes I need to drop the pounds to get healthy, but I am looking at this from a total balanced prospective. Healthy choices, more active. No fad diets, they don't work.
    So I am back and giving it my best shot.
    Ultimate goal is to get under 200 lbs this year and it's doable.
  • 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)

    12/31: 175.6
    1/6: 174.4
    1/13:
    1/20:
    1/27:
    1/31:

    Jan. GW: 172
    GW: 160 (then reevaluate)

    Weekly exercise goals:
    - exercise bike 5 times per week: 5/5
    - strength training 2 times per week: 2/2
    - chair yoga 4 times per week: 4/4
    - step ups on aerobic step platform twice a day at least 3 times per week: 3/3

    Finally got back into my exercise routine a bit better. I'm still getting over whatever bug I had but the congestion is finally easing up a bit so it's easier to breathe when doing the exercise bike. My parents are still trying to get their strength back after their bouts with Covid. They are very gradually feeling better. I'm so grateful they weren't hit harder by it.

    Welcome to all the new members here and good to see all the returning ladies. Hope you all have a wonderful week!
  • goal06082021
    goal06082021 Posts: 2,130 Member
    @MuttiNM I'm glad you and your parents are feeling better, and awesome job hitting your exercise goals!

    Welcome to all the new folks!

    I prepped enchiladas for dinner 3 nights this week. They came out a little lower-cal than I was anticipating (about 515 calories per meal, consisting of 2 enchiladas with sauce and cheese and about half a cup of Spanish rice on the side), which is normally the opposite of a problem. Except now it's even harder to talk myself out of chips or candy when I hit that 3:30 PM slump at work, because I do actually have the calories to spare and I know it...and I don't really want to save those calories for more disappointing mochi ice cream, lol.
  • LisaGetsMoving
    LisaGetsMoving Posts: 664 Member
    We are almost a week into the New Year. Let's do a check in:
    1) How are you feeling?
    2) Are you getting into the swing of logging in daily?
    3) Planning your meals ahead of time?
    4) Sticking to an exercise routine?
    5) Getting the accountability you desire?

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