Women 200lb+, Let's Amaze Ourselves This April!!!

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  • girlinkaz
    girlinkaz Posts: 90 Member
    @jazzadesigns that happened to me too with my second dose moderna! Two days out on the couch. Hope you are feeling better now! Even if you donโ€™t end up losing as much this week, you can take comfort in the face that you still took a big step for your health and well-being!
  • speyerj
    speyerj Posts: 1,369 Member
    @jazzadesigns - I took a day off of exercise after my second shot and guess what? Despite eating at maintenance that day I lost weight the next two days anyway. Sometimes your body just needs to rest. So taking a couple of days off to repair your body will probably help you in the long run - your muscles will have a chance to repair and you'll likely drop some water weight too.
  • kelMee2
    kelMee2 Posts: 203 Member
    @jazzadesigns I had the Astra zeneca and was ill for 2 days after the first dose, never experienced pain like that before and dreading the 2nd dose now
  • jazzadesigns
    jazzadesigns Posts: 476 Member
    Thanks all! I actually feel better knowing others had some reactions from the shot. Everyone I know IRL has breezed through them with no problems.โค๏ธ
  • finngirl61
    finngirl61 Posts: 122 Member
    speyerj wrote: ยป
    @jazzadesigns - I took a day off of exercise after my second shot and guess what? Despite eating at maintenance that day I lost weight the next two days anyway. Sometimes your body just needs to rest. So taking a couple of days off to repair your body will probably help you in the long run - your muscles will have a chance to repair and you'll likely drop some water weight too.

    That makes sense!
  • finngirl61
    finngirl61 Posts: 122 Member
    mmdeveau wrote: ยป
    Hi, I was a part of the this group for most of last year, and I'm looking to return in May. I stopped participating in October I think - there were changes with my work schedule and it wasn't real easy to adjust.

    Similar to @pamiede, I've gained from my low last summer/fall. I'm about the same weight I was this time last year, a few pounds heavier. I still consider it a big win for me - I've only 20 pounds over my previous low, when in the past I'd have gained 2-3 times as much weight. Not bad for inconsistent logging and not-so-mindful eating.

    I also have been thinking about the blog @speyerj posted, and the related discussion. First I'd like to point out a post I love, right here on MFP: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

    The information is not as technical as the blog post but makes the same points and offers some additional advice. It doesn't have the same tone as the blog post.

    On a personal note, based on my own experience I agree with both the blog post and the link above. I went through life swearing up and down that I wasn't overeating and rationalizing that the reason I was more than twice the size I should be must be genetics. I've had a lot of personal revelations along my weight loss journey, but one of the first, and biggest, was to confront the lies I told myself. In my studies to become a nurse and out of my own self interest, I've come across a number of articles about medical conditions and weight gain. The general conclusion is that metabolic abnormalities might explain about a 5% increase in body weight, but not why I would weigh as much as I did. Plus I didn't really have a thyroid problem, PCOS and all the other things I told myself I must have to weigh as much as I did. (Also - in health care 5% is a significant amount of body weight in terms of predicting health outcomes at the population level. When I'm setting my individual goals, I've focused on creating a plan that will get me to a 10% loss in body weight, and I think as I get closer to my goal weight I'd start to focus on 5% loss in body weight and probably other metrics.)

    To be clear - if you are under a doctor's care and that doctor has conducted all the tests and studies to conclude that you do indeed have factors influencing your ability to lose weight easily or at all, I am not talking about your situation.

    Acknowledging and confronting such long-held beliefs is hard work. And just hard. The day I truly realized I had been my own worst enemy for most of my life and felt it all the way in my soul and the marrow of my bones was not an easy day - I'm not a person who cries a lot and I was sobbing. But it's also the reason I'm writing this with a 20-pound weight gain in six months instead of a 60-pound weight gain in six months, which is not entirely unheard of in my personal history.

    I applaud your honesty! I have logged food, but haven't written much like I intended. I think everyone sharing is trying to find out what works and doesn't work. Congratulations on a smaller gain and glad to see you back. ๐Ÿ˜Šโค
  • finngirl61
    finngirl61 Posts: 122 Member
    uyister wrote: ยป
    April 2021 stats
    38 years old
    Height: 5' 7"
    SW (6/9/2020): 330.0 lbs
    Month SW (3/27/21): 235.6 lbs
    Goal weight: 180 lbs
    Weigh-in day: Saturdays
    4/1: 230.6lbs (-5lbs) (Wanted to weigh today just because I felt lighter and TOM is also about to start)
    4/3: 233.4lbs (+2.8lbs) TOM started yesterday!! ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„
    4/10: 231.0 lbs (-2.4lbs) Happy with the drop, especially with the amount of stress I am dealing with right now!!
    4/19: 232.0 lbs (+1.0lb) A little late on the check in. I am very happy that I only gained 1lb with all the stress in the past couple of weeks.
    4/21: 230.0 lbs (-2lbs) Woo-Hoo!! 100lbs total lost!!
    4/24: 227.6 lbs (-2.4lbs) OMG!! I think my body is just so happy to be done with some of the stress I have been under!!
    4/30:
    Total month loss: lbs

    Weekly and Monthly Goals:
    * Keep logging in to MFP โœ”โœ”โœ”
    * Do either a quick yoga, stretch, or walk (Reps to the Rhythm) or dancing workout in addition to my regularly scheduled workout (Body fit by Amy, Sidney Cummings, Grow with Jo or Brian Suyki Workouts) โœ”โœ”โœ”
    * Do a separate 10 - 30 minute stretch exercise at least 3x a week โœ”โœ”โœ”
    * Keep meeting my daily steps goal on my Garmin โœ”โœ”โœ” Just got to day 131!!
    * Get as much sleep as possible - I am getting my usual amount which is between 5-7 hours. โœ”โœ” Most nights my deep sleep is now at least half and sometimes 2/3rds of my total sleep time. It used to barely be 1/3rd of my total sleep time.

    Mid-year Goal:
    * Get to 220 lbs (Hopefully by the end of May)

    OMG!! This month has been an absolute rollercoaster!! I am very thankful to GOD for keeping me safe and for safe gurading me physically as well as mentally with the stress and situations that I had to deal with!! I think my body is just happy to release all the stress that is is shedding the weight that it was holding on to over the past few weeks. ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ

    I want to say a big thank you to everyone who kept me in their thoughts and prayers and I am happy to report that all exams have been done (last one was yesterday). With the exception of the one yesterday, I have received my results and passed them all. I am still waiting on yesterdays results, so fingers crossed.

    You all are such an awesome group of ladies and I am so proud of the progress everyone has been making.

    I hope to be a little more active with reading and replying to posts as I have ~2weeks before classes begin again. I will be moving next week, but, that can be handled. ๐Ÿ˜Š

    Wow, 100 lbs lost- congratulations! I have about that much to lose also and at times, it seems overwhelming, especially with a high stress situation at home.
  • misplacedmama
    misplacedmama Posts: 78 Member
    @ExerciseExtraFries Welcome! This is an amazingly supportive group. I love your username. ๐Ÿคฃ
  • jazzadesigns
    jazzadesigns Posts: 476 Member
    @ExerciseExtraFries My starting weight was close to yours at 257.8 lbs in January. Iโ€™ve lost 24.5 lbs so far. This is a great group here!
  • jazzadesigns
    jazzadesigns Posts: 476 Member
    @Spotteddingo Way to go! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’ช
  • kelMee2
    kelMee2 Posts: 203 Member
    @goal06082021 yay well done, great end to the month for you
  • Spotteddingo
    Spotteddingo Posts: 95 Member
    Thanks @kelMee2 ! You have had a very good month! Great job!
    @goal06082021 Nice loss!
    @girlinkaz you are screamin' right along!

    You all are so inspiring!
  • VickyEltonGreen
    VickyEltonGreen Posts: 116 Member
    edited April 2021
    @speyerj

    My husband started along with me and is now is at 185. He doesn't want to go lower.. To maintain is it about eating the same healthy choices but also adding more calories? It have been great to have the company and support to do this as we log together each day . Also lovely to have my daughter Sarah join too. Makes all the difference for the long game!
  • speyerj
    speyerj Posts: 1,369 Member
    @VickyEltonGreen - Congratulations to your on hitting his goal weight. And yes, if he still wants to keep using MFP to log his food, he just will want to change his goal to "Maintain" and MFP will give him more calories back. He'll still want to carefully track his weight - I recommend daily for 6 weeks, but instead of looking at a daily number, look at the a 7 day average. After 6 weeks of 7 day averages he should be able to tell if the calorie recommendation that MFP gave him is too high or too low and tweak it accordingly. He'll still want to keep tracking his weight after that but again - track average not daily weights. Because you know how everyone in this thread gets frustrated when they do everything right and they don't lose weight and it turned out they were retaining water? Well, when you are in maintenance you GAIN weight when you retain water. And that can totally freak you out. I gained 2.3 pounds this morning, but my 7 day average is lower than last week, so I know I am losing, not gaining.

    Best of luck to him!
  • speyerj
    speyerj Posts: 1,369 Member
    Name: Jane
    Age: 55
    Height: 5' 9"
    SW: 286.5 (6/3/19)
    GW: 155

    Weight tracking:
    Apr 1: 160.6
    Apr 3: 159.0 ๐Ÿ˜
    Apr 10: 162.1 ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
    Apr 17: 159.5 ๐Ÿ™‚
    Apr 24: 159.6 ๐Ÿ™‚
    Apr 30: 160.5 ๐Ÿ™„

    Fitness goals:
    Obtain average 7 day weight of 158 by end of month - Weekly average this week was 159.5 so progress but not where I had hoped to be.
    Weigh daily: 6/6
    Log food consistently: 4/6
    Run or Row every day: 5/6 - Took a rest day after my second vaccine
    10,000 steps/day: 7/7
    45 Zone Minutes/day: 7/7
    Miles ran MTD: 74.22
    Miles ran YTD: 312.68
  • tuddy315
    tuddy315 Posts: 11,634 Member
    APRIL FINAL POST
    Starting weigh 4/1: 218.6
    Ending weight 4/30: 213.4

    April loss of 5.2 lbs

    Short term goal: to be in Onederland by July 4th

    Although I weigh myself daily and keep a log of that, I only post the change after the last day of the month. I know I would get discouraged if I posted weekly.
    Have a fantastic May everyone!!!

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