Women 200lb+, Let's Start Strong This January!!!
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Urghhh. Scale jump this morning, 90% sure it's water/hormones/food in transit, still gotta fight the cultural programming impulse to Feel Bad About Bigger Number. It's just data, trust the process, periods suck but bodies gonna body how bodies do.
I saw something in a weight-loss Discord I'm part of that I wanted to share here, in case this approach helps anyone else. In this user's case, she was getting kind of burnt out/frustrated when it came to dinner, trying to measure and log everything while cooking for the family was requiring just too much mental energy to be sustainable. She decided she would focus her tracking and logging energy on breakfast and lunch, really tighten that all the way down (which was less difficult because she generally ate the same things for those meals day-to-day), with a goal of breakfast/lunch/snacks totaling 1000 cal/day, and then just let dinner be what it is. Her reasoning was that her dinner, no matter what she cooked or ate out at restaurants, was usually in the 600-800 calorie range anyhow; even if she maxed out her budget for breakfast and lunch and snacks, at worst she might hit maintenance for the day, which is no great tragedy. But giving herself permission to not worry about that one meal seems to be making it easier to stick to her plan the rest of the time. I like the concept, it's kind of like intuitive eating with training wheels - at this point, for me, measuring and logging while cooking dinner is not difficult, but I think I'll keep the idea in my back pocket just in case.3 -
Joining the game 10 days late, but better late than never! I have a few auto-immune issues, but that cannot keep me from my goal. I have a little bit of a Dr. Pepper addiction and am trying to drink more water and eat less processed. It's hard - my daughter does martial arts, so I leave work and am at the studio with her until usually 8 at night. But it's time this year to make some time for myself. Period
Age: 42
Height: 5'8"
2022 SW: 266.8, 1/10/2022
1/10: 266.8
1/7:
1/24:
1/31:
January Goal: 260
1st Goal to Get Excited about: 249
2nd Goal to Get Excited about: 224
3rd Goal to Get Excited about: 199
2022 Goal: 1756 -
@goal06082021 - it's an interesting idea, especially as you near maintenance. I don't personally find it to be challenging with meals, but I also generally go with the published recipe's stats and don't alter the counts even if I've slightly modified the ingredients.
I got my rheumatology appointment - they're able to see me this Thursday! I expected to be pushed off until March or April, so this was kind of exciting. Not thrilled about having to see another doctor (I finally got neurology down to once per year and finally was able to shed hematology), but it is what it is. I have family members with severe autoimmune issues and I think I'm just stressed about what's in the future. Sometimes ignorance really is bliss.6 -
Okay, keeping myself honest here, especially after my heart monitor comment. Yesterday morning, I weighed 205. This morning, I weighed 206.6. No sweat. It'll end up lower than yesterday, and the next time it bounces up, I'll weigh less than I did today.
Had a slump in working out due to weather and my dog having vet appointments. Hard to want to walk to the gym when the sidewalks are icy and you have to throw layers on and off. Did some manual labor yesterday and weightlifting today, so I'd say I'm back on track.
Friday will be my day to go running.
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: 206.6 (-0.3 pounds)
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 standards6 -
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: 218.6
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
With the recent surges for COVID my friend has been uneasy about the gym so we haven't gone. I have to get back to going myself as it's been confirmed will be a while for her to go back. Low key weekend.5 -
CW: 210.2 lbs
GW: 160 lbs
January GW: 204.2 lbs
Height: 5'-8 1/2"
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By any chance does anyone know of any protein/energy bars that don’t contain sugar alcohol? My favorite bars (which happen to be keto even though I’m not doing keto) are very expensive. They were $14.99 for 8 bars and they increased the price to $21.99! I don’t eat one everyday, but like to keep some in my desk. I’ve been looking up recipes to make bars at home, but just thought I’d ask here. Most “healthy” bars contain sugar alcohol which bothers my stomach.0
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@jazzadesigns I think that RXBars might be worth a try.They only have a few ingredients and they're very yummy. They can be a little pricey at regular stores, so I buy them at Costco and lately they've had a $4 off coupon there. Good luck on your search! 💜1
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@RavenStCloud thanks for the suggestion! I’ve seem them before but never tried them. I’ll have to look at Sam’s Club.🙂0
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January 4: 295.2
January 11: 290.8 (-4.6)
Good first week! Now comes the hard part, stringing a few of these together.7 -
Hi everyone!! Weighing in tomorrow, I've gotten in the habit since I started my journey in June of weighing on Wednesdays Here is to hoping for good things. I kind of doubt it for this week, I don't think I have done well with my intake , and I've been walking inside b/c is is very very cold, but that doesnt' feel like I've done enough. We shall see!4
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Age: 51
Height: 5'
SW: 266.6 (1/4/21)
SW November: 233
SW for December: 234.7
SW for January: 233.5 (blargh!)
GW for January: 225
GW for October 2022 because that's my focus: 165
Weigh-ins this month will be Fridays.
1/7: 232.4
1/14
1/21
1/28
January Goals:
Yoga every day (Move challenge, Yoga with Adriene) --Yeah, that got too tough too fast. I've found another program I'm going to start tonight.
10k steps a day, six days a week. --yeah, uhh...mostly?
Make the salads. Eat the salads. --I have not made the salads!
Not one more big fat peanut butter and jelly sandwich until January 30th. --so far, I'm actually sticking to this one!
I keep getting behind, meaning to catch up before I post, and then... yeah. you all. We got this.
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Age: 58
Height: 5' 3"
SW: 221 prior to joining MFP
SW on MFP: 205 (7/5/21)
SW for January: 197.2 (1/5/22)
UGW: 149
Weigh-ins will be Wednesdays
1/5 197.2
1/12 196.8
1/19
1/26
I know I'm down but I am pretty disappointed this week. I was under my calorie goal every day, exercised 6 out of 7 days and the scale barely moves.
I'll keep at it, at least I didn't gain.4 -
Age: 61
Height: 5'4"
SW: 245
CW: 180.2 (12/28/2021)
1/4: 178.8
1/14: 178.8
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!4 -
Hey ladies. Had a few meals out and scale is hating it. Hopefully will be back to where it was in a week. But TOM is around the corner too ugh! 😩🙄5
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I know I'm down but I am pretty disappointed this week. I was under my calorie goal every day, exercised 6 out of 7 days and the scale barely moves.
I'll keep at it, at least I didn't gain.
You got this! Keep going, and your woosh! will come to you!
@FushiaKat look how far you've come! You're amazing, and you give me hope.
Yikes, @roz0810 It's so unfair how everything just seems to work against us.
I did good yesterday. I'm working on celebrating every smart choice. I had yogurt instead of McDonald's for breakfast, ate homemade (tasty!) soup for lunch, and ate the second half of a spaghetti squash burrito bowl for dinner last night. I also DIDN'T eat a ton of chocolate. I'm trying to make the Christmas chocolate last so I have a little treat now and then--not one huge splurge and then I'm out of chocolate!
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Age: 38
Height 5'10"
SW Jan 7 2021: 271.1
SW Jan 2022: 191.6
GW this month: 187
Goal for 2022: reach maintenance (160-170?)
1/6/22 - 191.6
1/13/22 - 189
1/20/22 -
1/27/22 -
LTD: 82.1 lbs
This week will probably be my busiest week at work for the whole year. We are in the year-end crunch and I am working way more hours than normal. Thankfully my good eating and exercise habits are now routine and it makes them easier to stick to when life is hard.
2022 Goals:
🎆 Continue logging everyday
🎆 Remember that weight loss slows as I near my goal. .5lb to 1lb per week is good!
🎆 Walk or spin bike before work
🎆 Don’t let life derail my progress. This is my new normal and I can keep it up even when life gets hard.7 -
@sargemarcori Thanks so much!!! ❤1
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@sandielewis2001 Wow that is an amazing weight loss! You inspire me!! It's obvious you've got an amazing attitude and determination!2
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Happy Friday, ladies!
Here's a reminder to schedule your annual well-woman visit with your gyno. I went in yesterday for my pap (an old roommate referred to it as "the yearly crank-n-scrape," which I kind of love) and told the doc that my period is back after losing 50 lbs. She congratulated me on the weight loss, and everything else went pretty well, too. Now I just hope the lab doesn't lose my pap stick again so I have to go in for another one next week or something, bleh (happened when I went in to have my Nexplanon replaced at the end of 2019). I so appreciate that she's supportive of me wanting to get sterilized - they're going to book a surgery consult for a tubal ligation around Septemberish, with I think the plan to actually do the procedure in December around the time when I go in to have my Nexplanon removed. That's kind of my "big reward" for reaching GW, since I know I'll have an easier time with any kind of surgery at ~150lb versus 250 - I do not ever want to be pregnant, nothing but respect for those who choose to grow whole entire new humans from scratch, that's an amazing thing for a body to do, but it's not for me. And now that I'm over 30 and married, it shouldn't be too much of a fight to get it done, I hope.4 -
I hit the 47 pounds lost mark yesterday and then it went slightly up today. So I'm going with 47 😂
Age: 38
Height: 5'7"
SW: 252 (9/9 ATH)
10/1: 241.7
11/1: 231.4
12/1: 218.9
1/1: 210.6
1/7: 209.0
1/14: 205.5
Jan weight loss: 5.1
Total weight lost: 46.7
Jan goal: 6 pounds
Ultimate goal: 150ish
❄️ Walk 4.3k steps every day- 5 days a week
❄️ No fast food!
❄️ Pack my lunch
❄️ Limit Alcohol to once every two weeks and only 2 🍷
❄️ Treadmill three times a week5 -
Age: 30
HT: 5'9"
GW: 165ish
NSV: Goal: Trail run 6+ miles at a time without needing to walk
HW (Dec 21'): 214
CW (Jan 6): 206
1st GW (Feb 4th (B-day)): 196
1/1: 207.1
1/8 : 204.9
1/15
1/22
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sargemarcori wrote: »Age: 51
Height: 5'
SW: 266.6 (1/4/21)
SW November: 233
SW for December: 234.7
SW for January: 233.5 (blargh!)
GW for January: 225
GW for October 2022 because that's my focus: 165
1/7: 232.4
1/14: 230.6
1/21
1/28
January Goals
*Yoga every day (Move challenge, Yoga with Adriene)
Week 1: Yeah, that got too tough too fast. I've found another program I'm going to start tonight.
Week 2: didn't start, slept instead.
*10k steps a day, six days a week.
Week 1: yeah, uhh...mostly?
Week 2: doing great so far! We'll see how the weekend goes.
*Make the salads. Eat the salads.
Week 1: I have not made the salads!
Week 2: still have not made the salads! I just need to find the time (and the fridge space) to do it. Mostly this week I've been either running errands or sleeping after work. >.<
*Not one more big fat peanut butter and jelly sandwich until January 30th.
Week 1: so far, I'm actually sticking to this one!
Week 2: it's like whack-a-mole! I'm not eating pb&js, but I had ice cream a few more times than I should. Arghhh...
BUT! BUT!! Do you see that 230.6?? I have not seen that since mid-November when I started my slide! But I still *maintained* through the holidays, and now, shortly after getting back in there, I'm almost in a new decade FINALLY! I'm so excited.
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Recently passed my 6 month anniversary of starting my weight loss journey. Bouncing around 42 pounds of loss. Really proud of myself so far, and looking forward to my 9 month mark.9
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Hi ladies! Weigh in today went fairly well.
CW: 231
Total weight lost since 06/01/2021 --- 74 pounds!! I'm hoping next week to finally reach the big 7 5 mark.
Woke up feeling gross this morning, and didn't get any steps at all in today. Hoping tomorrow is better!!7 -
Age: 30
Height: 5'3"
Original SW: 252.8, 11/13/2020 (ATH 260-something, circa 2009)
2022 SW: 197.6, 1/1/2022
1/1: 197.6
1/8: 195.8
1/15: 196.4
1/22:
1/29:
January Goal: 192
2022 Goal: 147
Bluh. Part of this is hormonal - I saw 195.2 earlier this week - but it's also a reminder that I'm not sticking to my budget as well as I would like to be. And now my bestie and her partner are in town for the next week, and next week is also my husband's birthday. I'm going to hold on as well as I can but I'm starting to think 192 is a little too ambitious. (Now, watch, I'll whoosh down to 193 next Saturday...I'm speaking it into existence.)6 -
Hi I’m 53 and 5’6”.
Starting Weight: 257.8 (1/14/21)
Jan Start Weight: 220.5
Jan Goal Weight: 216.6 (which was my Dec. start weight)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 170
Jan 1: 220.5
Jan 8: 221.5 (+1.0)
Jan 15: 219.5 (-2.0)
Jan 22:
Jan 29:
Jan 31:
I am glad I’m heading back in the right direction! Yesterday was my one year anniversary in my weight loss journey. I lost 43 lbs total but gained some back over the holidays. I am happy with that. I started out very slowly with my exercise and think it’s time to ramp it up a bit this year. I’ve been missing my lunch time walks with my sister. She still isn’t back full time since having Covid over a month ago. I just hate walking by myself!6 -
I'd like to join!
Age 49, 5'6"
Starting weight: 223.5 (1/1/22)
Ultimate goal weight: 160
1/8: 222.4
1/15: 221.2
1/22:
1/29:
Jan. loss:5 -
Hello! Im Amanda and excited to be here!
Age: 41
Height: 5'3
SW: 283(March 16 2021)
CW: 259
Ultimate Goal weight: 140-150
1/4: 262.8
1/15: 259
1/22:
1/29:
2022 Goals
1. Track every day (or atleast mostly everyday)
2. Meal plan each week/month
3. Drink.more water
4. Reverse my diagnosis of Non Alcohlic Fatty Liver disease
5. Exercise or just get more movement everyday
January Goals
1. Start an exercise schedule
2. Atleast 64 ounces water a day
3. Work on stopping or atleast limiting emotional eating
4. Track daily
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Half way through the month already! My scale is driving me crazy lately - it is much bouncier than it was at the beginning; up and down and up and down and up and down, lol (today was a down day). Not much else to report this week.
Age: 44
Height: 5'10"
HW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
SW: 287.4 (7/16/2021)
CW: 232.2 (1/1/2022)
GW for January: 225
GW for 2022: 170
UGW: 170
1/1: 232.2
1/8: 230.6
1/15: 227.8
1/22:
1/29:
Goals for January:
- Meet protein goal at least 3x weekly ❌ 2 of 7
- Meet fiber goal at least 3x weekly ✔ 4 of 7
- Eat out no more than 1x per week ❌ ate out twice
- Get minimum of 6000 steps daily ❌ 4 of 7
- Drink minimum of 8 glasses water daily ✔
Goals for 2022:
- Incorporate weight training and work on improving my muscle definition: I finally started with weights this week! 😁
- Reach my goal weight and move into maintenance: A long ways off still
- Plan for and make self care a priority at least quarterly (massage, mani/pedi, etc) : Will plan something for mid to late March7
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