Women 200lb+, Let's Keep On Fighting This February!!!
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Final weigh in for February...
SW (Jan 2021): 254.1
February SW: 244.4
February GW: 238
Ultimate GW: 180
Feb 1 : 244.4
Feb 8: 242.8
Feb 15: 241.8
Feb 22: 240.6
Feb 28: 238.0
Made it, on the nose! Did see 236.6 yesterday so I’m confident things are still moving in the right direction. Thanks for another brilliant month ladies, your support, encouragement and advice to me and each other has been such a major motivating force!
Do we have a March thread yet?3 -
Hi all!
First time on here after having read and loved this thread for the past week.
Age 30
Height 5’6”
SW 222.1 (Feb 21)
CW 213.5
Feb GW 212
UGW 170 (and then evaluate)
After years of disordered eating and starving myself to stay at 112lbs I put away the scale at 22 and pursued health. Before too long, my disordered eating habits swung the other way and I found myself gaining weight rapidly. From my best guess, I gained the first 50 pounds over 4 years (and was a healthy size 8-10). A stressful job caused me to gain the next 50 in just 2 years, which was not healthy. I’ve maintained my weight for the last two years, adding in exercise during lockdown. I’m determined to get back to a healthy weight - and to do it in a healthy way. MFP is so great for me because, with my disordered eating patterns, it helps me make sure I’m not swinging one way (and eating very little) or the other (and eating way too much).
Love the encouraging vibes in this group! Let’s keep on fighting!
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I really appreciated what you shared and think it can resonate with other people as well. I developed an eating disorder following a series of traumatic events when I was in my early twenties. I understand now it was a way to gain control when I did not feel I had any.I will be turning sixty in May and my best years are ahead of me
I was able to get the necessary counselling to understand the issues and worked hard to normalize food and eating for the last 10 years. So sending huge support out to others who are experiencing similar challenges . It can be a long road but there is freedom at the end if it.
That being said like any recovery, every day is a triumph. So totally can relate and appreciate your post. Thank you.2 -
Name: Lisa
Age: 55
Height: 5'8"
SW-257.2 (12.28.20)
MSW- 249.0 (1.31.21)
Feb 7- 247.6
Feb 14-246.4
Feb 22-246.0
Feb 28-243.4
Total loss for Feb: 5.6#
I am excited today because I lost 2.6# since last week. The excitement comes from the belief that I have had that I cannot lose weight. Every week I get so nervous to weigh because I think the weight loss will just stop. I now know that this does work and it is not just a light bulb moment but a flood light moment!
I love reading these post as they are so helpful, informative, and reassuring. Especially thankful for thoughts and insights from @uyister, @goal06082021, and @speyerj. I appreciate you.4 -
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: 144.54 lbs (65.7 kgs)
2/1/2021: 144.32 lbs {65.6 kgs}
2/15/2021: 142.34 lbs (64.7 kgs) a loss of 0.9 kgs over two weeks or 1.98 lbs over two weeks.
2/27/2021: 140.58 lbs (63.9 kgs] so - 1.76 lbs over two weeks (0.8 kgs)
Inching my way down. I've also broken the 90lbs barrier, on day 350. I'm coming up to my year anniversary. A time to reflect and look back....
@uyister Well done on your huge loss!!
@KeriA I'm so happy you have had your second shot and are ok! Must be a relief for you and your husband. The vaccine has just been rolled out here, frontline workers are getting it first, I can't wait for my mom to get it, she is in an old age home and she is so scared of covid, this past year has been hard on her as they have had to isolate for so long!! I think she has read just about every book in the library!!
@Spotteddingo Great feb! May you carry through your hardwork and discipline into March. I find just working for the month works well for me!
@emmclean Another great Feb!! Goodluck for March!!
See you ladies on the March thread!! Big month for me!!
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Name: Kali
Age: 33
Height: 5'7
SW: 232.2 (1/15/21)
GW: #1 Under 200 #2 280 #150ish
Weight tracking:
Feb 5: 220.9
Feb 12: 216.6 <--had a really good week & TMI WARNING: have been dealing with some constipation for the last couple of weeks that finally started moving
Feb 19: 216.8 <-- between a day of day drinking, a hangover binge, PMS, and then finally TOM, I am just pleased to not be so far over last week's number
Feb 26: 211.9 <-- Good week. Very happy with this month's loss
Fitness goals:
Weigh daily
Log EVERYTHING
11,000+ steps 6x week
Meal prep as much as possible
C25K 3x a week5 -
Last day of feb! I started the month at 241, after returning to MFP Jan 19th ( 246). Today on the last day, I weighted in at 235.4. My pipe dream goal when I started the month was 235, when I just randomly threw a number out there just to make a goal. I've been hovering at this weight for 5 days now, so hoping it's the new normal and doesn't raise up. This last week I started my first workout program with resistance bands and dumbells, at home, custom-built my by boyfriend ( we're long distance due to covid). So being a beginner with these things and having to learn form through a video call was a hard learning curve for both of us. He's an experienced gym guy and I'm very very new. I'm a psw and do healthcare, I move people around and lift them, but have very overworked and sore muscles due to that. So trying to learn form and kinda teach my body to do things differently/ properly is hard. I also got really sick 2 years ago and was paralyzed from the chest down for 3 months, plus 8 months rehab, ( transverse myletis) so I'm getting the hard reality that I'm not as recovered as I thought I was. Which has been really hard emotionally, and hard not to feel demoralized. I've done well with my diet, but I'm at the point where I feel like I need to take a day or to two cry and binge candy. Does anyone else feel like that at times?
I cannot WAIT for spring and dry weather so I can do crossrope ( also new, but this is fun for me) and go for long walks with the doggy. I love gardening and just being outside, the ice is a major worry with my balance that hasn't fully returned. So I spend my dog walks basically on high alert not to fall, lol. Spring will feel so liberating for me.
I know I'm not that active here, shy person who just rambles when they get nervous ( as you can tell from above) but I do read all the posts and I am with you ladies in spirit! Feel free to friend request if you need a buddy.7 -
End of February 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)
1/31: 167.4
2/3: 166.2
2/10: 165.8
2/17: didn't weigh--out of town
2/24: 161.0
2/28: 158.6
Feb. GW: 163.8
GW: 160 (then reevaluate)
I lost more than planned this month. I guess it must have been all the hiking and biking in FL! I did eat more than usual to make up for the extra exercise but I guess it wasn't quite enough. And I just made my original goal weight (plus a bit extra)! It's probably been at least 40 years since I've seen the 150s on the scale. I don't know for sure but probably close to that. I guess it's time to pick a new goal weight. I really don't have any idea what it should be. I just know I'm not there yet (and my BMI is technically still overweight right now). I'm guessing 130-135 might be a good weight but I just don't know. 150 would probably be fine and definitely healthier than where I started. I just want a weight that is both healthy and sustainable.
@KeriA I agree with you. Being older now, I also just want to be at a healthy weight. I don't know what my "original" weight really was back when I was younger. Growing up and as a young adult, I was very thin. I remember thinking I was fat once I gained to about 135 a couple years after high school...and at that time I was maybe 2 inches taller than I currently am. My BMI at that weight would have still been around 20 or 21 so I definitely wasn't fat but after being so thin, I felt that way. I think I started using food as a coping mechanism during my abusive marriage. I know I was above 135 before I got pregnant with my first child but I don't really remember by how much. My family is just naturally thin and you can imagine how it messed with my mind as I just gained and gained. I felt so out of place in my own family. I'm not thin now but I still feel like I'm 400 pounds. I think I won't fit in chairs when I take my parents to the doctor or that I won't be able to pass someone in the hall without turning sideways. I wonder if I'll always feel like the fattest person in the room...although with Covid there hasn't been much chance of that lately since there have been no gatherings. I'm so scared of regaining the weight. Over the years, I've lost 90-120 pounds a couple of times and regained that plus more. I've lost 50-75 pounds a few times and regained that plus more. This has been the most successful weight loss journey I've had and I am so grateful and thrilled with all the things I can do now that I haven't been able to do for years. I keep reminding myself how much better and easier life is now than almost 2 years ago but I feel like I'm just one stressful life event from going back to eating for comfort. I hope some of my new nutrition and exercise habits are really habits that will continue during the hard times but I don't know for sure and I really don't want to find out. I know life has ups and downs and I will find out at some point in the future how I will handle a big stressor or a another bout of depression. Well, @KeriA, sorry I rambled on so much in response to your post. I really appreciate your thoughtful comments to everyone. I was so glad to hear you were able to get the vaccine. My parents both had their first dose and will get the 2nd shot in March. I'm currently not yet eligible in our state. I hope you and your husband are still feeling okay.
Hope everyone has (or had) a good Sunday!6 -
@BeastlyMaple Fellow shy person and rambler here (as you can also see above)! This is a great place to share your "ramblings". I also can't wait for spring. I've taken up hiking and biking again during the past year. Hiking in the snow is okay but I don't do icy sidewalks or paved paths. I'm also not a winter biker. I did get a ride in yesterday. We have some paved paths that they keep plowed. It was almost 50 here so the paths were wet from melting snow but that is something I can handle. I had to get off the bike a couple times because 2 tunnels under busy roads had ice in them and I'm just not brave enough to ride over ice. I don't have the right tires to do it and, even if I did, I probably wouldn't chance it. I'm not that confident a rider yet and I don't want any broken bones if I can avoid them.1
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@VickyEltonGreen Good progress and you will have a great March. See you in next month’s thread.
@emmclean Wow you are so precise! Nice job making your goal this month. I don’t think a March thread has been posted yet. I will check and see but we can continue here until it is.
@Spotteddingo Nice progress this month. Glad you are gaining confidence in this process.
@changeforever looking at all the progress you have made I can’t resist wondering either what your goal weight is or you height. You must be close. I know that I used to weigh between 125- 140 when I was younger and I am 5’6”. However I am older now. I also just want to be healthy. I got to 137 after my son was born and was getting compliments. I have 150 as my goal weight but at that point I think I can better decide what an ideal weight is healthwise is. I may have more muscle so 137 would be too low. Anyway I assume you have either been thinking about this or you already know.
I actually have a Mom (just turned 94) too although I am old. She lives in a retirement community with her own apartment but they have a dining room they had to close a few times. She too has felt very isolated. Now they can sit at the table for dinner with one other physically distanced. With older people this is hard to socialize. She has just gotten her vaccines too a few weeks before me. We started with frontline, at risk health care workers and with those in a long-term care facility residences but partly through that vaccine phase the new US administration added all those over 65. I am glad not that they added us in right away but our State had a hole and I wouldn’t have been vaccinated until 2 more phases with people 16 or older with 2 or more co-morbidities and I wasn’t sure I would have even qualified for that even though I was over 65 and have a co-morbity /underlying condition or 2. I was fine being the 3rd phase but I felt 4th phase or later was too long for my situation. I really want essential workers to get the vaccine especially teachers. Of course I think the other issue is of families where some have the vaccine and others don’t.
@kali31337 I can see why you are very happy with this month’s loss2 -
February Final Check-In. I do check-ins when I make progress and the end and beginning of each month.
Keri
67 years old, Height: 5'6"
SW: 266 lbs (Dec 2019)
2/1: 263.6
3/1: 261.8
4/1: 258
5/1:254
7 /1:250.4
8/1: 249.2
10/1: 247
10/19: 245.4
1/1: 251.2
2/3: 250.4
2/6: 256.6 adjusted according to my new scale.
2/7: 255 -1.6 lbs lost of extra new scale weight
2/27: 254.8 -.2 but I went up to 257 so this is a loss of 2.2 lbs
CW: 2/28: 253.4 So more that a lb loss since yesterday and 3.2 loss since getting my new scale earlier in the month. If I adjusted for the difference in my old scale I would be 248ish which is making progress getting rid of the lbs I gained at the end of the year.
1st GW: 220 The lowest weight I got to when I last lost significant weight.
2nd GW: Onderland 1st, maintain for a few weeks then
3rd GW: 186 overweight but not obese
4th GW: 150 lbs. Healthy weight Then evaluate what weight is best for me. I just want to get to a healthy weight for me.
February Goal weight: Under 245 make progress losing. I will see how it goes with the new scale before adjusting this. What I want to see is progress relative to my lowest weight last year which would be under 245 but on my new scale. I may not reach that in March but I am going to try. I usually am really happy with a 4-5 pound loss per month. However I can't accept being at the weight my new scale puts me at. I want to be lower than my lowest weight last year ASAP. I would say that I did lose my 4 lbs this month although I did it at the last day. But even if I lose 4 lbs next month I will still be over 245. I am going to keep that goal of under 245 on my new scale for March.
Goals:
Get 8+ glasses of water, log in calories daily, get enough sleep and stay under my calorie goal.
Up N.E.A.T. (steps, stairs, cleaning and cooking)
Get regular exercise:- 2 strength training a week (1 with weights and 1 with resistance bands)
- 5 days of exercise (Start with 25 minutes and work up to 45-60 minutes for most days)
Take another step towards lowering sugar intake.
Wait to have breakfast until I feel hungry while I am working remotely.4 -
Lots of people were posting when I was and I missed their posts!
@BeastlyMaple It looks like you have a pretty healthy lifestyle. I think you will have lots of success.
@MuttiNM I wonder how you feel about your diet or what you eat. Is it sustainable in the long run? In other words do you get some joy in your meals everyday? I am speaking to your fear of gaining. I understand. I lost 40 lbs here and had promised myself I would never gain those pounds that I struggled so hard to lose but I did once I started back to work again. I can lose when I have time to concentrate on it. I am now struggling to learn to do that when working fulltime.
I appreciate you sharing your story. Anyway the point is you know how to lose but can you adjust things just a bit and be happy with your exercise and food on a long term basis? You will still probably need to log even to maintain at least for a while and when you see yourself in an upward trend. @Speyerj is my role model for maintenance. We need to find a lifestyle that keeps us happy and healthy for the rest of our lives.
I also think people have had to work on adjusting from seeing themselves as overweight/obese and starting to reform an identity as being slim and fit. I think you have achieved the fit part but will need to make that mental adjustment to seeing yourself as slim. Unfortunately I am still bumping into people when I try to slip past them . I guess for me that weight I got to when I lost those 40 lbs is akin to your original weight even if it is much higher since I hadn't lost all I wanted. It is 220 lbs. That is my 1st goal. Then under 200 lbs.
Please know you and others on here now and in the past are role models for me too. You are inspirational. Losing weight takes so much work on so many levels. I think keeping it off does too. You have reached a wonderful place where you now have to start a new phase of figuring out your ideal weight and how to get there and maintain it. For some those last few pounds are hard to lose. I don't think that will be your problem. You have the drive to do this!4 -
@KeriA All through this process I've been trying to do things in a way that I can maintain forever. I've tried to find exercise that I enjoy, such as biking and hiking, or that will help me with my everyday life, such as the walking videos, the step platform, the bit of weights I do. The enjoyment factor or seeing progress in everyday life keeps me going with my exercise. I was in such bad shape that I couldn't walk 100 feet without feeling like I was going to die. Climbing stairs was just about impossible. So progress on those fronts has been life-changing. And, really, I don't see biking and hiking as exercise--just fun!
My eating habits were terrible...basically devoid of nutrition. I think I've mentioned this before: when I started this time, I made of list of foods in each food group that I like as a reminder to myself that there really are tasty foods that are also nutritious and often less calorie dense. I based my shopping lists around those foods and stopped buying a lot of processed foods. I also stopped eating out for the most part. I made an effort to occasionally try new foods, especially fruits and vegetables. Some I now love and some I didn't really care for but it's been fun to find new things to add to my shopping list. It's weird. I now crave some of my daily foods. For example, I have plain Greek yogurt with some type of fruit almost every day. Some days I'll think about having a little treat instead but I usually choose the yogurt. I've really come to enjoy my fruit and yogurt!
I truly think I could continue on this way indefinitely. However, I know from past experience that a bout of depression or major stress could easily lead me back to "comfort" eating sweets or salty snacks with a good dose of saturated fats thrown in. I've already decided that I will be logging for a long time to come. I won't say I'll log forever but right now I can't see stopping. I've thought about what might change in my diet when I reach maintenance. It probably won't be much. I might have popcorn more often than I do now. I'll probably eat peanut butter with my apples more often than I currently do. I'm not planning on changing what I eat in any significant way because I'm satisfied with how I'm currently eating. I have the occasional treat which is something I didn't do in the past. I thought having a piece of candy or a cookie was a failure. All or nothing thinker here! I was also afraid that it would set off uncontrollable cravings if I had one "bad" thing. I've made it a point to savor any treat I do have and it's been working so far...with a couple exceptions. Baking at Christmas in 2019 almost derailed me but somehow I didn't quit like I would have in the past. Thankfully (?) I wasn't tested at Christmas in 2020 because I didn't need to do much baking because no family gatherings. When my son and I went to Florida, I brought along a lot of my own food: yogurt, canned pineapple (easy to travel with), nuts, seeds, cheese, other fruits, veggies, hummus, whole wheat pita bread. I portioned out the nuts, seeds, and things like raisins and carrots ahead of time so I knew I was grabbing just 1 serving. I could have something nutritious every day and still enjoy some take out on the trip. In the past, the trip would have been about eating and snacking for me but this time the focus was on hiking and biking and I was happy to have my favorite foods that fueled those activities. Even though I've given some thought to maintenance and the fact that nothing much will really change, I'm still afraid I will fall back into old behavioral patterns. Although I haven't had a major depressive episode for a while now, I have had some short periods where I thought it was starting again. During that time, my goals were to keep logging, stay in a tiny deficit, and do my chair yoga. Sometimes I would do more exercise but there were a few weeks where I did just the yoga to stay in the exercise habit. I kept logging. Those couple things helped keep me going so I didn't have to start back over from the beginning when I started to feel better.
I agree that @speyerj has been a great role model for me as well. I hope to do as well as she has done in maintenance. I thank her and all of you for sharing your journeys!
(See @BeastlyMaple , more rambling! )6 -
@MuttiNM - I know exactly what you mean about being so scared you'll regain. I keep reminding myself: I have worked too hard for too long to go backwards. But you and I have learned so much on this journey. We know that constant vigilance is necessary. While it's easy to revert to old habits and regain weight, it's also easy to get back on track when you are only 5 pounds into the regain. The important part is to catch it early.7
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Name: Jane
Age: 55
Height: 5' 9"
SW: 286.5 (6/3/19)
GW: Maintenance below 165
Weight tracking:
Feb 1: 166.6 😯 - oops! Lax logging and too many carbs this weekend!
Feb 6: 164.4 😐 - Okay weight today, but weekly average for the week is higher than last week.
Feb 13: 161.6 😍
Feb 20: 161.8 😊
Feb 27: 160.4 😍 - Goes to show you what faithful logging can do!
Fitness goals:
Weigh daily: 7/7
Log your food consistently: 6/7 - Was good all week until Saturday
Run 4x week 7/7 - Yup! Ran every day this week. I've restarted training for a half in July.
Body weight exercises 3x week: 0/3 - I'm such a hypocrite - extolling to others the benefits of strength training and yet not having the patience to do it myself.
10,000 steps/day: 7/7
45 active minutes/day: 7/7
Also: I rowed for the first time of the season on Saturday! This was after doing a 4 mile run. Needless to say, I am very sore today. But it is so good to be back on the water. Rowing season starts for real next weekend. It will be weekends only for a while until the run rises earlier. Can. not. wait.!!7 -
@KeriA My height is 157cm (my son just measured me, gosh I though I was 154cm) according to a healthy BMI I need to loose another 4kgs, so thats what my current goal is which will take me to just under 59kgs, ideally I want to be between 55-60 kgs. I haven't weighed that weigh since I was 17!! I'm 49. I have loose skin and my bits wobble but I feel strong. My goal was always to do something physical for my 50th Birthday, I planned on beach hiking with friends. But what I realise now is that this past year has been my ultra marathon...my 100 miler!! I can just have a celebration of a new life for my 50th! Reading all you posts has been instrumental in my success, I didn't do this alone thats for sure, logging daily and getting advice has been a key component to where I am now! Thank you I value your imput xoxo6
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Week 1 Feb 7 -.2
week 2 Feb 14 + .8 pounds ( boo)
week 3 Feb 21 -2 lbs (yeah)
week 4 Feb 28 -1 lbs.
8/50 lbs. lost for 2021 so far
There are more days in March so hoping for a 6 pound loss for March. On a long journey of adjustment in my eating habits to find a sustainable way of enjoying all food without the need for overindulgence.
I'm going to keep my calories under 1400 a day this month and allow for 1 cheat day for my friends' birthday otherwise I'm aiming for no alcohol, no sweets and no bread or pasta. Not forever but I can do it for a month.
I find that by changing up the monthly guidelines/rules for me (and knowing that they are temporary and not forever) can keep me motivated and with a clear goal in mind. Maybe next month I'll try all veggie or the next month no red meat or maybe gluten free or maybe try 5 things I've never had before.
I want to find the most sustainable way of eating for me that is enjoyable and healthy and intuitive. I still struggle with giving myself an inch and taking a mile. Like if I allow myself a chocolate I can't seem to stop and be satisfied with one. I'm guessing it's because I'm still viewing some foods as good and some bad and I have a "well I've ruined the day anyway" mindset "so I may as well just keep having this and start fresh again tomorrow."
I don't know where this comes from because I don't really enjoy the extras more because Ive had them. I usually just end up feeling bad about myself and my choices. Going to work on that.
Anyway having said that I DO enjoy the refresh and restart that a new month brings. Hopeful for March. Can just start to see the beginnings of spring. Good luck everyone! I look forward to reading your posts.5 -
Final end of Feb
Age 44
Height 5'4"
SW 249
CW 228
GW for Feb 225
UGW 145
2/1: 229 lbs
2/8: 226 lbs
2/15: 227 lbs
2/22: 230 lbs
3/1: 228
Total month loss: 1 lb
Weekly goals:
-Continue logging on MFP
-Work out 3x per week - cardio & strength
-64 oz of water each day
While the 1 lb may not seem a lot I've appreciated seeing the 226 early on this month. I hadn't seen past 227 in a while. Had the terrible bloating but had a real cycle so it could come down. Monday's are tough for me but wanted to compare against those dates. Goals did my logging. The others lacked a little but was pretty close with both.4 -
wendyswords4240 wrote: »Hi! I am new to the community forums. At my highest weight on December 11, 2020, I was 315 pounds. I started working on eating healthier around New Year's after spending the holidays stuck at home due to everyone in my house (including myself) having COVID. Since December 11th I have dropped 26 pounds. I don't have a goal weight in mind right now.
Welcome and Hello from Guam. Congratulations on your 26-pound loss and your desire to eat healthier. I started here 20 days ago at about 320 lbs (I am kind of guesstimating this right now because I have to get some scales - my last weigh-in I weighed 301 and I know I had gained some since then so I chose 320 as my starting weight). I will be here to give you any and all encouragement and wish you great success.
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Hi all!
First time on here after having read and loved this thread for the past week.
Age 30
Height 5’6”
SW 222.1 (Feb 21)
CW 213.5
Feb GW 212
UGW 170 (and then evaluate)
After years of disordered eating and starving myself to stay at 112lbs I put away the scale at 22 and pursued health. Before too long, my disordered eating habits swung the other way and I found myself gaining weight rapidly. From my best guess, I gained the first 50 pounds over 4 years (and was a healthy size 8-10). A stressful job caused me to gain the next 50 in just 2 years, which was not healthy. I’ve maintained my weight for the last two years, adding in exercise during lockdown. I’m determined to get back to a healthy weight - and to do it in a healthy way. MFP is so great for me because, with my disordered eating patterns, it helps me make sure I’m not swinging one way (and eating very little) or the other (and eating way too much).
Love the encouraging vibes in this group! Let’s keep on fighting!
Hello and Welcome from Guam. I agree with you that MFP does a great job at keeping you focused and aware of your eating patterns. I can never say too many good things about MFP! Best of luck on your journey of mindful eating.0 -
Height: 5'7"
Highest Weight: 254
2/1: 239.3
2/8: 238 (-1.3)
2/15: 238 (nada)
2/22: 237.5 (-0.5)
3/1: 235.6 (-1.9)
Feb Goal: 235
Total Feb Loss: -3.7 (woohoo!)
End of Year Goal: 190
UGW: 160-165
I am very happy with my progress this month - just shy of my monthly goal but really any loss is great for me in February. We got over a foot of snow here late last week and the shoveling was quite the work out! I slept over 9 hours last night also which probably helped with seeing a good number to officially end the month this morning - and to start the new month! I'm so happy that it is March and spring is on the way! My birthday is also this month, though I don't have any plans. Last year on my birthday my workplace closed to the public as did many other places around the country and the world. This year things are looking a lot more hopeful, and I am feeling that way about my weight loss journey as well! I really feel like this will be the year I get below 200 for good and make these healthy changes permanent!
See you all on the March thread and have a great week!
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I started Jan 1st at 265 lbs
Jan 15th - 260 lbs
Feb 5th - 252.8 lbs
Feb 14th - 251.4 lbs
Feb 22nd - 251 lbs
March 1st 250 lbs
February was a bit of a tough month, I bounced up and down on the scale but at least in the end I have a loss.
Since the beginning of the year I am down 15lbs so I am pleased with that.
Now that the weather is getting better I will become more active, getting out walking as my knees are still giving me grief and don't want to do any crazy workouts just yet.
Angie
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Height: 5'7"
Highest Weight: 254
2/1: 239.3
2/8: 238 (-1.3)
2/15: 238 (nada)
2/22: 237.5 (-0.5)
3/1: 235.6 (-1.9)
Feb Goal: 235
Total Feb Loss: -3.7 (woohoo!)
End of Year Goal: 190
UGW: 160-165
I am very happy with my progress this month - just shy of my monthly goal but really any loss is great for me in February. We got over a foot of snow here late last week and the shoveling was quite the work out! I slept over 9 hours last night also which probably helped with seeing a good number to officially end the month this morning - and to start the new month! I'm so happy that it is March and spring is on the way! My birthday is also this month, though I don't have any plans. Last year on my birthday my workplace closed to the public as did many other places around the country and the world. This year things are looking a lot more hopeful, and I am feeling that way about my weight loss journey as well! I really feel like this will be the year I get below 200 for good and make these healthy changes permanent!
See you all on the March thread and have a great week!
I can't find the March thread lol
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💜💜💜Sorry for the delay! 💜💜💜
Next month's group has been posted in the Motivation and Support forum!
☘️Women 200lb+, Let's Be Magnificent This March!!!☘️6 -
RavenStCloud wrote: »💜💜💜Sorry for the delay! 💜💜💜
Next month's group has been posted in the Motivation and Support forum!
☘️Women 200lb+, Let's Be Magnificent This March!!!☘️
Thank you Raven for doing this again this month!3 -
I cant find the March thread - can someone post the link?
FOUND IT
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10826179/women-200lb-lets-be-magnificent-this-march#latest0 -
@MuttiNM Thank you so much for your replies, you've made my shy self feel so included here and comforted! I'll be sure to post more often now! I'm excited to carry on into march with you!1
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@BeastlyMaple Looking forward to hearing more from you! I'm excited for continuing on as well, especially since March means spring is getting nearer!0
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@BeastlyMaple Looking forward to hearing more from you! I'm excited for continuing on as well, especially since March means spring is getting nearer!
if anyone needs to get their butt in shape, it's mother nature!
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@RavenStCloud Thank you Raven for the March thread! Can’t wait to see all you amazing women over there 💪0
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