Women 200lb+, Let's Shine This September!!!
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Hello ☺️
Entering in a little late 😅
Age: 29
SW: 240
CW: I will check in morning and update 😅
9/4:
9/11:
9/18:
9/25:
GW for September: any weight off!
I have been trying for two days since last weekend of summer 😣 (summer is over 😭)
I'm tired of feeling awful yet again. I have lost weight multiple times (biggest was 40 pounds) but have yet to keep it off. I keep going back to that 240 number.
So this time, I'm hoping to find a new way to keep it off. Looking forward to reading everyone's posts and hoping for a boat load of motivation. Here's to a wonderful September!
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@swimmom_1 congrats on reaching Onederland! Way to go! 🎉👏🏻👏🏻💪2
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Hi, Wednesday post
Age 47
Height 5’ 6”
SW 244 (June 1, 2021)
9/7/21 219.6
Current goal: 215 by end of September and keep exercising before work each day
Met my August goal of 220 and was actually around 218, but have kept steady over a three day weekend away with friends. Now that the year started (school) I’m hoping to keep losing a steady 5 lbs per month or so.5 -
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September Challenge Weigh In Day
Age 26
Height 5'10"
SW 246.9 on 7/13/2021
CW 234.8
GW for September: 228
GW for end of 2021: 205
UGW 180
9/1: 235.1
9/8: 233.5 (-1.6 pounds)
9/15:
9/22:
9/30:
Total month loss:
Non-weight progress: Can now do 8 inclined push-ups in a row at mid-thigh level, and added 15 seconds to my plank! Also found my old fitbit, and it's apparently fairly easy to get 10k steps when you live in an apartment and have to take the dog on walks.4 -
5'3" 48 yo September!
9/1 196.4
9/8 197.6 (with cycle water weight this is actually still great!)
9/15
9/22
9/29
1250 day calories, and 1450 Sundays, going perfectly. Added 50 calories daily to help me account for the MCT oil which is 130 cal I didn’t have previously in the diet! So I was losing 7 lbs a month, maybe this will be closer to 4 lbs a month which seems super reasonable to me. I also am responding to some earlier posts because life got real busy.
As for the mind fog, I eat lots of protein - usually by lunch I am over 100g protein. I started the MCT oil, grass fed beef, daily avocados (this is the alzheimer trio) and the mind fog is really clearing up. Making me wonder, do I have dementia? And is my diet staving it off for now? I plan on seeing my Dr. to work up a panel. While I feel like I did this 6 months ago (I did), to be fair my GP was all about “dealing with the cancer” and put everything else on the back burner. So maybe he will be a little less panicky now, and we can investigate what is going on.
I got blood work done at the oncologist yesterday, and they are only testing my iron. But my blood pressure is being uber weird! Since I stopped taking muscle relaxers at night, due to PT and icing which seems to really work well for me crazy enough. I stopped taking the blood pressure meds and now check it like a hawk. But it has been low, low, dangerously low, and low but close to normal today. I figured with stopping the bp meds, and with the IV iron the blood pressure would go up? I am beginning to think I wasn’t having seizures for the past two years (I had them in my 30’s). I am beginning to think I was passing out due to low blood pressure!!?
I have done well with replacing high calorie items for different “treats” like fruits, or fruit smoothies with veggies in it, or “vitamin veggies” yes they are as exciting as I make them sound. I ask myself “Am I hungry?” when I want to snack over the plan. Turns out, I never am hungry. Sometimes if I ask myself that, it is easier to talk myself out of eating. Unless it is my cycle, at which point - last night I had 12 oz of cherries instead of my normal 8 oz and I had 2 containers of meringues which were 45 cal each container. So while, I guess I binged, for me - my calories were 1240 for the day! Kind of meticulously planned binging. Lols. I had never eaten a meringue in my life until I read the volume eaters thread, mad props to whoever they are. Someone had it on the thread, and I went to the store to tried it. It is okay. Which is pretty much all I need to eat anything anyway. I am just more interested in my health, and my sustainability than I am some mysterious taste thing that just isn’t ever satisfied. This is the longest I have actually dieted consequentially, read consistently since February. This tactic has just served me well.
@pandemonium1997 I am so happy you figured out the meds made you sick. Boy did they make you sick! My mom has a lot of the same issues, and usually meds don’t fix everything BUT they make everything just a little bit easier to control. Read prevents you from going off the deep end, but does not make everything sunshine and rainbows. We tried to think in increments to prevent her deep frustration with meds not fixing all the things. Maybe think about it that way? She is the same way with antidepressants. They prevent the constant suicidal thoughts, but don’t really make her feel the way she thinks she should feel while taking the meds.
@JustJ2014 wow, that is amazing!! You are doing great!!
@sargemarcori that is a bunch of responsibility! You are a busy lady. Hmm, walks for you are probably about more than “just exercise” they sound like a retreat away from the bustle of daily home life. For your mental health I think they are a need not a want. Not that they have to be an hour every day, but maybe 30 mins? Hang in there Sarge, you got this!
@renewed2021 You learned some important things. Doing great. You got up, dusted yourself off and the next day is a new day! Brand spanking new! People have great ideas with the teas and drinks. Tips and tricks. You got this! You can do it!
@kenziestabes You are so strong and fast! You go girl! Need to put them zombies through their paces, they can’t catch you!!
@girlinkaz Love to you too! You are doing amazing! You are so close to maintenance. Very exciting!! I wonder what kind of activities you plan on doing? Weight training? Parkour? Ballet? Gymnast!! Ya never know.
@swanjun About the snacking. Hmm, it all depends on your meals really. Like if I am having a 200 cal breakfast and a 250 calorie lunch then a 300-400 cal dinner I know that I will have calories for cherries which is my “snack” after dinner. I usually don’t snack after lunch. I usually have a mct oil coffee as a snack for breakfast. So maybe a much lighter snack than cheese would be appropriate. Also, you might need to talk to yourself. What is going on? Because it sounds like you aren’t just having a snack. It sounds like full out grazing. That is why I recommend the “talk”. Are you hungry? Are you bored? Are you just really tired? Try to find out what is driving the behavior. As in: it is okay to have a snack, but it is not okay to just eat whatever you feel like having. Think of something you would say to a kid. I am probably explaining this horribly. My .0005 cents.
@goal06082021 Orbweavers, they sound like the garden spiders we have here in texas. When you get to nature, those webs are huge!! But yeah, face full of spiders x 5 times on one walk can get sooo crazy! I saw a nice 4ft rat snake (odd name since they usually eat small birds), around the duck pond on my walk yesterday. It was hilarious to me because I was like “I see you, checking out the ducks and their eggs” I bet we might also have a number of missing baby ducks cuz he was kinda big. You see tortoises on your walks? Where are you located?
@Aswennu Hey, I know you! You are doing awesome so far. I believe I have seen you run a time or two? That is always impressive! Doing great!
@roz0810 Rockin it!
@swimmom_1 You are doing great!! Also, 8 miles in 97 minutes!! Working for a marathon next? That is pretty amazing wow!!!
Keep it up ladies, we are smashing those September pumpkins!!7 -
@justanotherloser007 I'm in SE Florida
I see the occasional snake on my walks too, usually black racers. It's so wild the way they move! They usually panic and vamoose once I lumber into view. I saw one once, must have been 4-5 feet long, about as big around as a quarter at most so just a little guy - he was having a nice time, warming himself on a patch of sunny sidewalk, then I came up and I swear you could almost *hear* the "oh, s***!" as he practically flipped off the sidewalk and vanished into the undergrowth.
It sounds like you've hit your stride and have a good plan for moving forward, hopefully the impending doc visits are productive!4 -
I am now back on thyroid hormone, which should help my weight loss, but also I am apparently in need of having the other half of my thyroid removed, as it has grown large nodules and they are still growing. The surgeon's office will call me to schedule it. I was not expecting that! Fortunately I've had the surgery before (when they removed the left half of my thyroid) so it's not unknown territory and I can plan for it.9
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Hi everyone
I'm getting back into MFP this month and looking to connect with others
Age: 36
Height: 5'8"
SW: 213
CW: 211.1
Goals for September:
1. Focus on my half marathon training program
1.a Get back into actually cross training/weight lifting and not just running all the time
2. Get back into MFP and logging food
3. Hit step goal daily6 -
Age 47 5’6”
SW 322
CW 318.5
Goal: Lose 8 lbs this month.
Goal: Resist temptation, particularly in the evenings. I do well until then, generally.
Goal: For bloodwork in November, I want to make sure my A1C is still in normal range (5.4% when last tested).
9/1 320
9/8 318.5
9/15
9/22
9/29
It's been a really stressful week. One of my kitties had to have emergency surgery on Monday and ugh. To be honest, I am pretty surprised I managed to lose anything at all. I guess the occasional salad for lunch and broccoli/cauliflower in lieu of potatoes with dinner actually compensated for the evening snacking I did.
I'll just keep plugging away. I get really bored of entering stuff in MFP so I just try to be mindful of carbs and I guess that's helping so far.4 -
Wish I had picked Thursdays as my check in day. Apparently I had been holding onto some water weight on Tuesday/Wednesday and dropped another 0.6 pounds "overnight". Curse my love for salty foods!5
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I wanted to share my progress pictures so far. I take pictures the first of every month. For this collage I picked my starting picture (March), June picture and September picture.
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Here are the back and side photos
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@JNettie73 That's fantastic! Loving how your smile seems to get bigger with every picture too!4
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Age: 38
Height 5'10"
SW Jan 2021: 271.1
SW this month: 203.0 (8/31/21)
GW this month: 197
GW for 2021: 180 (changed from 199)
9/2: 203.0
9/9: 202.2
9/16:
9/23:
9/30:
This week is a staycation for me. We pulled our spring garden and planted for fall. Excited to grow some cauliflower, broccoli, kale and onions! Back to the office part time next week so I am planning my morning routine and food to bring.7 -
I am doing a short mid-week post to say that since I started to walk after surgery I have manage to walk every day for a week. I upped the length of the walk until I hit about 30 minutes or 3-4 long residential blocks. I am now working to feel strong at that length before adding another block in. I have done 4 blocks with one of the blocks being shorter but when I did 4 of the longer blocks I had to stop and rest on the walk home. I think it wasn't the surgery but some of the pre-surgery tests that kept me sedentary for a few weeks before surgery. Anyway before surgery I was having a hard time consistently walking 5 days a week so I am proud of this. We have been making healthy meals at home too. My weight is staying down but so far not lower than my low last month. Usually I go up and down so staying low is a good sign.12
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Age: 40
Height: 6'0"
SW: 277.7
GW: 185(ish?)
Weigh in day is Friday
9/1: 259.6
9/3: 259.0
9/10:257.4
9/17
9/24
Goal for September is to be at 250.
I feel like I'm gaining/losing the same pound over and over. UGH.7 -
@kenziestabes
Thank you! I noticed that too. I have a lot more confidence now than I did in March and am a lot happier too!
@sandielewis2001
Hope you have a fun staycation. I have to do my fall planting too. However my spring garden is still going strong.2 -
Friday Weigh-in:
Age: 58
Ht.: 5'3"
My highest weight ever was 221 a few years ago.
SW: 205. (7/5/21)
Last week's weight: 194.6
CW: 194.6
GW for end of September: Under 190
UGW: Under 150
Well this week's weigh in doesn't really surprise me much. I'm thankful I didn't gain. I knew I wasn't as diligent at exercising and ate several fast food meals this week. No excuses! Bad week. I got back in my better habits today right after weighing. Hope to have better news next week. Good luck on your week! Happy weekend!2 -
@JNettie73
Congratulations. Your doing awesome.2 -
Joined a bit late!
SW 320
September SW 297
September GW 287
3/9/21 297
10/9/21 292
17/9/21
24/9/21
30/9/21
My goal this month is simply weight loss focused as it is my first month back on track 5 -
HT 5'10
SW 431
CW 431.8
My mini goal is to lose 5 lbs this month. good luck all!5 -
Hi I’m 53 and 5’6”.
Original starting weight: 257.8 1/14/21
September Start Weight: 219.2 (8/31/21)
September Goal Weight: 216.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 170
Sept 4: 218.9 -(0.3)
Sept 11: 217.6 -(1.3)
Sept 18:
Sept 25:
Sept 30:
I am so surprised that I had a loss! Work has been super stressful lately. I went over my calories every day this week and barely exercised. I ate junk every night which I haven’t done since January.
@justanotherloser007 with everything you have going on you are doing great!
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 sorry to hear about your thyroid issues. I hope they work something out soon.
@JNettie73 your progress photos are so inspiring! I really need to take photos and measurements more regularly.
@KeriA sounds like you are making progress. Just keep taking care of yourself!2 -
Age: 62
Height: 5'4"
SW: 260 June 1, 2021
CW: 223.8 Sept 1, 2021
9/04: 222.8
9/11: 222.6
9/18:
9/25:
9/30:
GW for September 215lbs -8.8lbs
UGW 160ish
Went up and down all week but landed on only .2 of a loss - but it's not a gain. Back to work has been a struggle but time will take care of that. Hoping for a bigger loss next weigh in.5 -
Age: 50
Height: 5'11"
SW: 226.6
September GW: 214
Ultimate GW: 175
This month I'll check in on Fridays.
September 1: 219.6
September 3: 219.6
September 11: 219.6
September 17:
September 24:
Goals:
🌸 Focus on the 98% of my day that is mental mindset, good habits, and having a plan, rather than the 2% of my day that's the workout
🌸 Log everything
🌸 Stay hopeful
Things I'm looking forward to:
* Autumn. DIE, MOSQUITOES, DIE!!
* I have a big outdoor event coming up in November and I'd like my winter clothes to fit better. I want to be able to wear a sweater under my coat without feeling so uncomfortable.
I really wish I was making better progress. I've dropped my calories by 200 to 1250 since I can't exercise at the moment with my back hurting so badly. I've been hovering around 219.6 for so long now and can't seem to break through. I'm going to keep sticking with it though and remembering my third bullet point above.7 -
Weigh-in day!
Height: 5'3"
Age: 30
SW: 252.8 (11/13/2020)
CW: 213.8 (8/28/2021)
9/4: 214.4
9/11: 214.6
9/18:
9/25:
GW for September: 210
GW for 2021: 196
UGW: 144 by end of 2022
Womp womp. I know *some* of that is food in transit, because reasons, but I also know my deficit this week was not what it should have been. Friday especially we kind of went off the rails. My team at work has a rotating snack duty where someone brings in something to nosh on during our weekly team meeting, so I brought in mini-muffins and planned for that to be my breakfast. They're about a hundred calories apiece, I bought three different flavors, one of each would make a fine breakfast (if a bit lower in protein and higher in sugar than my burritos usually are). But then the powers that be surprised us with doughnuts, and the higher-sugar/higher-carb breakfast of mini muffins made it just that much harder to say no to another (sugary, carby) doughnut. Then when I got home my husband and I basically just high-fived on our ways in and out the door, since he had to run out to band practice and didn't have time to eat, and then when he was done with that he decided he didn't want any of the *three* different leftover meals waiting for him in the fridge and insisted upon going out for fried chicken tenders (in the rain, no less), and pouted at me until I relented and came with him. I didn't get any food, which was a small victory, but I did get a beer and that was another 200 calories I didn't need on top of the 700-odd calories I didn't need (from the beer-cheese soup and chef snacks I noshed on while preparing next week's burrito fillings and waiting for him to come home). So, I'm disappointed but I'm not clueless. I know what I need to do to get it together, I just gotta do it.
I *am* looking forward to this weekend's cooking projects, though. There's a lot of soup on the docket, LMAO - besides the Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes and broccoli for lunch, I'm making a lobster bisque, chicken stock for chicken noodle soup, and a very autumnal caramelized onion, apple, and sausage soup with orecchiette that I'm REALLY looking forward to. I do kind of wish I had some kale or spinach for that last one, but I also like to make recipes as directed at least once before I start tweaking them.8 -
Age: 43
Height: 5'10"
SW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
CW: 264.6 (9/1/2021)
9/4: 260.6
9/11: 262.8
9/18:
9/26:
GW for September: 255
GW for 2021: 240
UGW: 180
Yeah, last Saturday was totally a fluke, lol. Went back up the next day and pretty much stayed here all week. I am sure my lack of sleep, half-assed exercise attempts, and stress levels have not helped. I did manage to track and stay under every day, but I changed my loss rate to 1.5lbs per week instead of 2 cause I didn't like have less than 1500 calories a day, lol. For my NSV, I noticed that my heart rate goes up slower now, and recovers faster. So yay for improved cardio health!
My goal for the next week is to continue tracking, and try and re-find my motivation for workouts.
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