Women 200lb+, Let's Start Strong This January!!!
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Hello! I am new and Would love to join this group!
HW: 265
CW: 235.6
GW: 130
I had reached the 130 goal weight before the pandemic. After being home from my career on lockdown and everything, I pretty much gained 100 pounds in a year and a half. Apparently, that is very easy to do. Sadly, it takes much hard work to get it off and at my age now, probably more so. But I have decided to get back on track January 1st, 2022 and all I can do now is try my best.
I wish every one here good luck!
P.S
I'm not a weekly weigher because it is discouraging for me. But may conduct monthly weigh ins, will depend
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@JoFaulkner1 Any weight-loss regimen works by creating a calorie deficit, that's just how weight loss happens - if you give your body less fuel than it needs in a given span of time, it's got to make up the difference somehow. These meat suits we pilot are running on 10,000-year-old software that worked great when we all had to walk several miles every day to scrape together 2000 calories' worth of food; God hasn't released the firmware patch that accounts for stuff like, you know, McDonald's drive-thrus.
If you think about it like a bank account it makes a lot of sense: it "costs" energy (i.e., calories) to be alive and go about your business; you "pay" your energy "bill" with food, but if you don't "deposit" (eat) enough food into your "checking account" (digestive tract), your body will have to pull from its "savings account" (stored body fat) to pay the bills each day. But your body doesn't want to empty all its savings at once - that's the emergency fund, we can't just dump that all at once, what if there's another emergency later??? So, if you restrict calories too harshly, your body starts finding other ways to reduce the "charges," diverting resources away from less-essential functions (and as far as your body's concerned, your heart and lungs are the only "essential" organs you have). Your hair falls out, your nails get brittle, your skin gets dry; your digestion slows down; your cognition slows down. Menstruation can stop, in bodies that normally do that. Your body does the equivalent of rummaging through the couch cushions and all the cupholders in the car for spare change, using other, non-fatty tissues for fuel, like muscle tissue. But, if you just short your body a little bit each day, it will use the emergency fund as intended, a little at a time.
If it's easier for you to maintain that small daily deficit by following rules (keto/low-carb, low-fat, paleo, wfpb, etc) rather than just counting calories, do what works for you, but ultimately no matter what method you choose, the mechanism behind it is the same as any other.
@justanotherloser007 I'll +1 your Best Cheerleader award, your posts are always so positive and encouraging! Hubs is well on the mend, thanks for asking I'm not thrilled about having my period back, but yeah it is probably a good thing, I guess, harrumph. (;
@wanderinglight omg I LOVE the "home is where..." signs. Do you still have your Etsy shop?6 -
So everyone. I now have 101lbs to lose. It's going to take a lot of time, consistency and motivation but I know i can do this!! One day at a time. My goal for end of March (12 weeks) is to drop 24lbs! Let's go!5
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Hey all, well day 1 of my diet was pretty clean, easyish. Day two which was yesterday was harder. First thing in the AM my brother who is home from leave from the Army wanted to go get coffee at Starbucks. It's been hard balancing his want to go to places to eat he misses and my need to cook at home but we are balancing it lol.
So we wake up and go to Starbucks, I get a grande skinny vanilla latte, he gets his drink. Then we decided to split one of those protein boxes with the cheese and fruit, well I am sure glad we split it because wow, that thing is calorie heavy for sure! So I drink half my coffee and save the rest for today, and eat half the protein box. It was like 300 ish calories. I go to work that day and did really good. Got home and made a homemade dinner of roasted chicken thighs and roasted veggies and some garlic bread. I ate 1 pc chicken and a scoop of veggies and a piece of bread, 700 cals. WTF 🙄🥺 so basically because I had chips and salsa as a snack between my 11 am breakfast and my 7 pm dinner I was already over by almost 200 cals for the day. Which whatever its fine. I deliver for Amazon so I figured I worked that much off in my route that day.
I come home from work, my bf is ending his 4.5 hour video gaming session. I'm miffed because I asked him to just do the dishes while I worked and of course it's not done. So I'm hungry. Trying to get a healthy dinner cooked. Cleaning dishes and slicing veggies ECT. Basically we got in an argument because I told him he needs to lanag his video gaming time better, even if it's your "day off" lol, because I personally don't get days off. And also my work doesn't end when I clock out of work . . . I know y ladies hear me right 🤣💯
So while dinner is cooking we are arguing and I'm hangry and honestly not in the mood to hear his crap about him needing a day off lol. Dinner gets done we all eat, it was delicious! Not bad for my first semi heal hy family meal (mind u I was the type of mom to make frozen pizza 3 times a week so learning to cook semi healthy family meals between my work and life schedule is a goal of mine. Everyone is happy!
All of a sudden my brother is like what's for dessert 🙄🤣 I'm like shhhiiiid, I grab a Sara pee apple pie and throw it in the oven. I was completely satisfied after dinner, I really was. I have no idea why I grabbed a slice of pie and cool whip, I didn't even want it. However it did get rid of my headache I've had since day 1 of my diet, I think I am heavily addicted to sugar. I know I am lol. Soooo here I am at 5 am on day 3 trying to convince myself today is going to be better
I really think if I didn't get in an argument after work I wouldn't have ate the pie, who knows maybe I would. But I need to learn self control even on hard days. I also need to do meal prep for me at least. My family has a way different diet than I do and I can't eat like they do lol.
How is everyone else doing so far?8 -
My first goal is to lose 65 pounds, that puts me into One-derland, yay. I have about 115 to 130 total to lose5
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SW (7/23): 300
12/20: 265.6
1/3: 263.8
Goal range for January: 258 - 262
The weather here in VA has been nuts since I got home from holiday travels. It was in the 60s/70s the last few days, but the cold is roaring in now. It's already dropped to below 40 and it's supposed to keep dropping into the 20s with some snow. I've had migraines for years, and this kind of weather shift just does me in.
Welcome to all the new folks - I'm super behind on this thread as I was largely device-free over the holidays and am just now starting to check back in. CICO and MFP really work. Meal planning, prepping, and measuring out food on a scale are your friend.4 -
Thank you all so much for the warm welcome!! It is greatly appreciated
@thatbeautifulchick1988 , I certainly hear you!! My hubby is the same way, he's on disability and doesn't do squat around the house. Annoying.
@justanotherloser007 , my house is tiny too! I live in a mobile home. It gets annoying going up and down the hallway like a caged big cat lol
I need to get out walking again today, I didn't over the weekend. My excuse was the weather. Snacked a bit after I completed my diary yesterday
and didn't track it. Yuck @ me. 2 -
@thatbeautifulchick1988 - Give yourself some grace and ease into the change. When I started I set my goal at 1700 calories and even now I have my goal just above 1500. I also calculated my future maintenance calories at goal weight (about 2100). If I go over my goal but stay below maintenance I am still in a deficit and will lose and I don’t beat myself up. This is about making changes that you can do for a lifetime not a quick fix! You’ve got this!6
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January Challenge Weigh In Day
Age 44
Height 5'4"
SW 249 3/2020
CW 220.2
GW for January 215
UGW 145
1/1: 220.2
1/8:
1/15:
1/22: Happy Birthday to me
1/31:
Total month loss:
Monthly goals:
Hitting water goal -8 cups a day
Gym 3x during the week
Strength training 1x per week
Food over the holidays wasn't terrible but high sodium for New Years. I need to work on my water goal better.
The other goal was make sure I go to the gym to get some strength training in. That's been laxed lately so I need to get that routine a bit. Starting with 1x per week until I'm ready to handle the schedule of 2x.4 -
Happy New Year!!
SW: 216.4
Jan goal: 8 lbs
1/3- 216.44 -
Hi! I'm new to this app and I haven't worked out in years. I couldn't afford a gym membership, so I got myself a stationary bike. I have to start out easy because I have a bad back, so I got a recumbent bike. I broke a sweat yesterday and burned a little over 200 calories in 30 mins so I'm pretty proud of myself.
I've been overweight/obese for years. After I got married in 2009, I started gaining weight slowly lol. I had a child in 2018 and I'm the same weight as I was after I gave birth. It never went away. I've wanted to lose weight for years, but never did because I would quit and go back to my old habits. This year seems different. My body has been trying to tell me to lose weight and I'm listening now although I am losing focus off and on with wanting junk food. I'm trying super hard because my family has heart problems and I'm terrified of getting something and I'm addicted to sugar so this will be interesting!
SW: 245 lbs.
CW: 245 lbs.
Goal weight #1: 200 lbs.
Goal weight #2: 160 lbs.
I have to be under 165 to be in the regular bmi range which is a lot of weight. Not sure I can accomplish that much in one year, but I will try!10 -
You've got this @mantherzemail !!3
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SW: 400 lbs
CW: 259 lbs
End Goal: 150 lbs
I worked my way down to 200 lbs from 400 lbs several years ago. Then my Mom passed away unexpectedly and being a stress eater I regained almost 70 lbs. I made it back down to 195-ish lbs a year ago. I've been slowly regaining throughout last year back up to 269 lbs.
My father just passed away Christmas Eve from complications from COVID and I'm terrified I'll balloon back up to 400 lbs. I really need to find friends that we can encourage each other and support each other.17 -
goal06082021 wrote: »
@wanderinglight omg I LOVE the "home is where..." signs. Do you still have your Etsy shop?
Yes! It's closed for about another week but I'd be happy to let you know when I open back up. And please use the coupon code FAVES15 when you order for the MFP 15% off discount
https://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloLemonZesty
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wanderinglight wrote: »goal06082021 wrote: »
@wanderinglight omg I LOVE the "home is where..." signs. Do you still have your Etsy shop?
Yes! It's closed for about another week but I'd be happy to let you know when I open back up. And please use the coupon code FAVES15 when you order for the MFP 15% off discount
https://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloLemonZesty
Awesome, thank you!1 -
My name is Sharon, and I am a wife, mother, teacher, and soon to be grandma.
Age: 51
Height: 5'8"
August 23, 2021 - SW - 420 lbs.
Today, January 3, 2022 - 359.4 lbs.
60 lbs. in less than 5 months. I'll take it.
Reasons for my motivation:
1. It hurt to walk, and got to the point that it hurt when I went to sleep at night. I am a very busy teacher, and I love my jobs, but it was going to be impossible if I didn't do something.
2. I love to travel, and I am planning a trip to Africa in June when school lets out.
3. I just found out that I am going to be a grandma, so I want to be able to keep up with the new addition.
January goals:
1. Stay within my calorie goal.
2. Work up to drinking 64 oz. of water.
3. Walk at least 5,000 steps daily.
4. Use the stationary bike 3-4 times a week.
2020 goals:
1. Get to 250 lbs. by 2023. (I haven't been that low in aver 25 years.)
2. Easily walk 10,000 steps daily.
3. Be fit enough to run a mile without stopping.12 -
Jesslan_Rose wrote: »SW: 400 lbs
CW: 259 lbs
End Goal: 150 lbs
I worked my way down to 200 lbs from 400 lbs several years ago. Then my Mom passed away unexpectedly and being a stress eater I regained almost 70 lbs. I made it back down to 195-ish lbs a year ago. I've been slowly regaining throughout last year back up to 269 lbs.
My father just passed away Christmas Eve from complications from COVID and I'm terrified I'll balloon back up to 400 lbs. I really need to find friends that we can encourage each other and support each other.
Hi Jessian_Rose!
I totally get it. I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of both your parents. I lost my mom in 2012 and I to gained back a lot of weight I had lost. I'm in process of working my way down. It is much slower this time for me but I'm sticking to it. For me, finding support in my journey makes a big difference.8 -
sandielewis2001 wrote: »@thatbeautifulchick1988 - Give yourself some grace and ease into the change. When I started I set my goal at 1700 calories and even now I have my goal just above 1500. I also calculated my future maintenance calories at goal weight (about 2100). If I go over my goal but stay below maintenance I am still in a deficit and will lose and I don’t beat myself up. This is about making changes that you can do for a lifetime not a quick fix! You’ve got this!
Ty so much, I needed that! I def feel overwhelmed lol. Im going to try meal prepping and see if I hat he lds me over. Also I need bge bad at night. So going to try to eat earlier in the day and not after 5 or 6, in the past that's what helped me lost the most was avoiding food at night because for me, it doesn't stop with one snack lol.6 -
thatbeautifulchick1988 wrote: »sandielewis2001 wrote: »@thatbeautifulchick1988 - Give yourself some grace and ease into the change. When I started I set my goal at 1700 calories and even now I have my goal just above 1500. I also calculated my future maintenance calories at goal weight (about 2100). If I go over my goal but stay below maintenance I am still in a deficit and will lose and I don’t beat myself up. This is about making changes that you can do for a lifetime not a quick fix! You’ve got this!
Ty so much, I needed that! I def feel overwhelmed lol. Im going to try meal prepping and see if I hat he lds me over. Also I need bge bad at night. So going to try to eat earlier in the day and not after 5 or 6, in the past that's what helped me lost the most was avoiding food at night because for me, it doesn't stop with one snack lol.
I've had that problem over December, so I'm trying that total abstinence after 7 pm. I go to bed at ten, and I'm working on either riding the stationary bike or occupying my hands with something if I get vaguely snacky.
(If I'm actually, genuinely hungry I'll eat something small, but 2 years in I can tell the difference.)
I was having trouble with the fact that if I went two or three calories over MFP showed red numbers, and that messed with my head. So I set the calorie count to maintenance, and make sure to leave myself at least 500 but no more than 900 extra calories. That gives me a little variance cause some days are just a little higher calorie than others and seems to work better for me to try to "save" rather than have a limit.7 -
Hi everyone.
I'm new here, have tried to lose weight several times but I am a bit of a tortoise when it comes to losing weight and so I get discouraged and stop.
I'm Erika, 37, mum to a teenage son (2 dogs and various other pets) and girlfriend to Dan.
I am a brittle asthmatic and have a prolapsed lumbar disc meaning I can't walk far and am also not able to bend, stretch, twist or lift on medical advise ... so I am relying on diet alone.
Sw Jan 2022 217.6lbs I would like to lose at least 50lbs to try and get some pressure off my back and potentially reduce some of my sciatic pain (it won't go fully as the nerve is crushed and it may not change at all but losing weight def won't make it any worse lol)
I would love to make some friends to help encourage each other along the way xx8 -
Hi Erika, I'm new too! I'm Lynne. Nice to meet you!
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 I feel the same way! That red really discourages me, even if I went 5-6 over like I did last night. It makes me feel like a failure. I hadn't thought to switch it to maintenance, thank you for the suggestion!
@Jesslan_Rose I am so, so sorry. Huge hugs.
I didn't do so well yesterday. I thought I was full and finished my tracking at 5 over, but the bowl of candy on the table leftover from the holidays got to me. Then hubby had Swedish meatballs and I stole two. I don't know what happened to my will power 6 -
@LynneM1980 temptations are everywhere, all the time. Don't be so hard on yourself for a weak moment. You accomplished so much successfully the rest of the day. Today is a new day to start again! My thoughts this time, baby steps, mindset that this is my new reality. You've got this!!!!6
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Good morning everyone! I'm just finding this board but have been utilizing MFP for about 6 months. I have battled my weight all my life. About 12 years ago, I lost 150 and got down to right under 200. It slowly came back on especially after the death of my mother. I started again in June at 330 and am down to 290 now. It has definitely been slower this time. I'm not able to be very mobile with bad knees and hip. Will be seeing about getting the hip fixed this year.
I have an awesome husband who is supportive and had his own battles with weight. And we recently added a new rescue dog to our household. My whys for losing are for my health, enjoying my grandkids and to be able to travel and have fun with my husband6 -
You do got this! Small steps is the winning way 😊💪
I weighed in today to see where I'm at and was please so see I've lost over two pounds already, I know the first week is a lot of water weight so I usually lose 8 or more but the numbers going down is still very motivating and exciting!
Last night I ended up eating dinner at 4 pm. My bf comes home from work at midnight and this is the time we usually watch TV and eat together nso I knew it would be a struggle. He always brings home food. I told him to grab me a small chili from Wendy's because it's the healthiest option there lol. I was actually feeling really hungry and went to bed at 7 pm to get rid of a headache so at midnight when I woke up and still felt yucky I knew I needed a few bites. Bless his manorexic soup he brought me a hot apple cider as well, my weakness!
I had a lot of calories left for the day so I took kna few sips of cider and a few bites, under half of the small chili and was please to log only 105 calories for half a small chili? Guess what, my headache went away and we watched the office lol. I was still under my calories for the day but since I had Asian food and Wendy's chili I knew or at least had a feeling I was going to weigh heavy so I pounded 2 bottles of water to flush out the salt at least.
9 nighttime tinkles later I wake up at 6 am hop on the scale and dropped over a pound since the prev day! Woohoo! I'm proud that I only ate a few bites and put the rest in the frig for a snack later. That's huge for me! I usually never stop eating til something is gone🙄
Small victories, small steps, lots of water.
Still battling headaches this is day number 4. Not sure if it's sugar withdrawal or what but I can't wait for my body to get used to it lol
Happy Tuesday!
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wanderinglight wrote: »goal06082021 wrote: »
@wanderinglight omg I LOVE the "home is where..." signs. Do you still have your Etsy shop?
Yes! It's closed for about another week but I'd be happy to let you know when I open back up. And please use the coupon code FAVES15 when you order for the MFP 15% off discount
https://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloLemonZesty
Thanks for sharing and welcome back! Can't wait until the shop reopens because there were some items in that booth that were adorable!3 -
Jesslan_Rose wrote: »My father just passed away Christmas Eve from complications from COVID and I'm terrified I'll balloon back up to 400 lbs. I really need to find friends that we can encourage each other and support each other.
I am so sorry for your loss. Hopefully awareness helps you stay on top of it during your grieving.6 -
Thank you! We do have this, together!!! We are going to rock it!!
Went and threw out all the candy, and took it to the curb. I've never been so sad to throw candy away before.5 -
Name: Tonya, married, fur mama to 2 dogs and a cat.
Age: 48
Height: 5ft 8.5in
I joined this group about a year ago, I have 12 names bookmarked now, so it must be a year . I think I have only posted once or twice, I lurk in the background and read everyone else's posts. In that time I have been as high as 249 and as low as 240.3 and overall just felt stuck in the 240's. With the new year, I am feeling determined to make the changes I need to to finally break that darn 240 mark and get into a new "decade". This morning I was 241 and those 230's are so close I can taste it, but my TOM is knocking on the door, so we'll see how this week and my weight plays out.
I have been pretty good so far this week, I meal planned and have been sticking to what I had planned and not straying from that, granted, it is only Tuesday. I definitely do better when I plan meals ahead of time, especially where supper is concerned. So my goal is to try to stay consistent with meal planning for the month of January. Figuring if I say I want to do this for just January it won't seem so overwhelming to me. I know that if I can do it for all of January, continuing into February will be relatively easy, I hope.
I also started riding my indoor bike again right after Christmas and want to stay consistent with that as well as start to incorporate some weight training at some point, we have some hand weights and dumb bells I can use. I am hoping to be more active in this thread and post more, I feel it will help keep me focused on my goals.4 -
A few days late to the party, but I've been tracking. I've decided to give myself a range for my goal this month- 4 to 7 pounds. Would LOVE to break 200 this month, but I think I will more realistically break it in mid February. I will have lost roughly 41 pounds in 6 months, and I am hoping to lose another 41 pounds in the next 9-10.
Age: 26
Height: 5'10"
Starting Weight: 246.9
Weight as of 4 January: 206.6
Goal Weight for January 2022: 200-203
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160-170 pounds
Weigh In Days for January: Mondays
03 January 2022: 206.9
10 January 2022:
17 January 2022:
24 January 2022:
31 January 2022:
Goals for January:
- Get back into weight lifting
- Weather permitting, take puppy on 2 15-20 walks a day
- Jog 2 miles once a week
Goals for 2022:
- Reach goal weight of 165 pounds, +/- 5 pounds
- Get to where I can do 20 push-ups in a row no problem
- Hike moderate difficulty trails at the nearby national park
- Slowly buy new wardrobe for smaller size clothing.
- Explore new career opportunities, including those with fitness standards7 -
Age: 61
Height: 5'4"
SW: 245
CW: 180.2 (12/28/2021)
1/4: 178.8
1/14:
1/18:
1/25:
GW for January 2022: 174.2
UGW: 145 by end of August 1st, 2022
My weigh-in day's are Tuesday's.
Goals for 2022:
- Plan what I will eat each morning and track everything I eat.
- Drink 6 glasses of water a day
- Read 1 book a month
- Clean out my Closet my March 1st.
- Reach my goal weight by August 1st
- Walk 3000 steps per day
- Try 1 new recipe a month.
- Update F2F Daily
- Keep up with F2F 40 things to do in 2022!
I'm keeping up with planning what I will eat every morning in MFP then stopping when I've eaten everything on the list. CICO is really working for me. Today is my husband's birthday, I will not be having Cake because I am determined to reach my goal wight by August and I can eat a little bit of cake after I get there but not much because I think my maintenance calories are only 400 more a day.
I need a good recipe for cabbage and shrimp if anybody had one.5
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