Women 200lb+, Let's Be Majestic This March!!!

RavenStCloud

🍀Happy March, ladies!🍀

🍀We've made it to spring! How did winter treat you? And do you have any plans for the next few months?

🍀What is it that motivates you and keeps you going? Is it a person in your life, a promise you made to yourself, a particular song or musician, a future event, etc? Please share the things that keep you actively pursuing your goal to help inspire others.

💚 If you've never been here before, please know you are welcome to join at any point in the month. All you have to do is post something, and then BAM! you're one of us.

💚 In this group, we post our weekly and monthly goals and provide support and motivation to each other as we share our triumphs and our struggles. This group is all about accountability.

💚 All are welcome and, if you think you belong here, you do! No matter how much you currently weigh or how you measure (or don't measure) your weight, we'd love to hear from you!

💚 Victories, both scale and non-scale, are great to hear about, but, conversely, we know that weight loss isn't all sunshine and roses. If you're going through a rough patch, please feel free to be honest and vent your heart out. The struggle is real and we're all here to support each other!

🍀Let's be marvelous, magnificent, and majestic this March!🍀

PitbullLover002

Hello everyone,
I am new to fitness pal and trying to keep my weight under control. I have struggled with my weight for years now. It’s hard to workout now do to foot surgery and medical issues.
My motivation is my kids, I feel ashamed to walk around with them. I feel like their friends laugh at them because of my weight. I also have medical issues like depression and anxiety. Which makes it harder to eat right and workout.
I’m hoping to find some friends on here that have positive vibes. Having friends make it a lot easier to help lose weight with. I also want to help others on here and inspire others. So, let’s do this and get healthier together.

roz0810

Hi ladies. I'm Roz, 28 from England! Welcome to any new people and hello to all those returning.

Welcome @PitbullLover002 you are definitely in the right place. These ladies are wonderful. I also have depression and anxiety and other stuff so I understand what you mean. Welcome to MFP and the group

Thank you @RavenStCloud for another month. I love this group

Unfortunately I'm now at my highest weight ever and it's time to get serious again. I'm currently on weight watchers and calorie counting still too. Plan is to keep it up and track everything, drink lots of water and some exercise too.

CupcakeCrusoe

Thank you again, @RavenStCloud for doing this month after month.

My motivation (why I'm back now, and not sooner or later than now) is that I've got a couple of really nice swimsuits coming in the mail, and I've got a record THREE vacations on the books this year, Spring Break, in June, and in September (in FL, so still warm enough for swimming). And next year, my family's all getting together in a beach house. So my motivation is to look dang good in a swimsuit. And if I have to buy a new swimsuit because these get too big, oh noooooo great problem to have.

Christina
33 years old
5'4"

SW: 220ish
Re-SW: 200.4
Halfway GW: 183
UGW: 150

(as per usual I'm going to steal Raven's emojis)
MARCH! 🍀 GOALS! 🍀
💚 Log every food in grams.
💚 Get 7k steps every day, no excuses
💚 Lift weights 3x week
💚 More than 100g protein every day

Just for this week: 🍀
💚 No playing Witch Queen until my steps are done for the day, lol

Weigh-ins:
3/1: 198.8
3/4:
3/11:
3/18:
3/25:

Welcome @PitbullLover002! Share here as much as you want (or are comfortable doing). We're all here for you.
You've got this @Roz0810!
I've clicked all your buttons, time to get going. Have a great Tuesday, everyone! On Tuesdays I always think of the groundhog day Supernatural episode:

goal06082021

Thank you @RavenStCloud for keeping this group going!

I kind of dropped off of last month's thread - February had a lot happening for me, and we kind of went off the rails a little bit this past weekend with my SIL's wedding. I didn't even try to log that food tbh. I still opened the app, to maintain my streak if nothing else LMAO, but catering and non-chain restaurant food is such a crapshoot. Saturday night hubs had a gig at a local Italian place; I walked there, so I def got my steppies in that day at least, but then I chose to have two beers and eat the entire plate of cavatelli, both of which I regretted immensely afterward. I'm trying to hold on to the memory of how I felt after that (not great) and carry that with me, as my indulgent weekend is laying siege to the good habits I've built over the past 15 months. The scale is up some after a long drive and a lot of delicious food (and an impending period) - I know most of that is going to be retained water and food in transit, but I'm still starting March higher than I would like to be. No use beating myself up over it, though; all I can do is adjust my sails and stay the course.

Here's my template for later -

Age: 30
Height: 5'3"
SW: 252.8 lb (11/13/2020)
CW: 194.0 lb (3/1/2022)
3/5:
3/12:
3/19:
3/26:
GW for March: 188 (my original Feb goal - I got within spitting distance of it but didn't quite make it there)
GW for 2022: 146ish

osier5

Thank you @RavenStCloud for maintaining this group!

Hi, Everyone! My goals for March are to keep logging my food, walking, and completing "None to Run." We have a family vacation scheduled for the end of March and I don't want it to derail me. (I was gone two weekends in February and even though I ate better than I normally would, I ate too many calories and it really affected my weight loss.)

tc122573

CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »

Thank you again, @RavenStCloud for doing this month after month.


Just for this week: 🍀
💚 No playing Witch Queen until my steps are done for the day, lol

That is genius, I don't know why I haven't thought of it. I tend to "lose track of time" while playing some game or another on my phone, therefore NOT doing some sort of activity. I'm definitely going to try this!

bonniemcc4

Hi everyone. My name is Bonnie. I’m 33, dog mom, and aunt helping raise my two youngest nephews (10&9). I deal with chronic illnesses. I’ve been consistent with tracking my food on MFP for 25 days. I used to use SparkPeople years ago and had success there. I’m sure I will here too.

My motivation is to improve my health so I can do more again, improve my cholesterol, slow down arthritis progression, and feel better.

For March, I want to get better at reaching my protein, continue eating less sugar, continue taking steps to improve my mental health. Make it to my appointments. Also, start exercising again (carefully).

danikat15

I'm going into March fully prepared to not see the progress I have in previous months. Next week is my husband's and two kids birthdays and we always make a big deal of going out to eat at the birthday person's choice. I will make good choices, but I also refuse to not celebrate birthdays. So my main goal is to lose SOME and worst case scenario maintain this month.

Age: 39
Height: 5'7"
SW: 252 (9/9 ATH)

March weight loss:
Total weight lost: 60.7

March goal: maintain
Ultimate goal: 150ish

10/1: 241.7
11/1: 231.4
12/1: 218.9
1/1: 210.6
2/1: 200.9
3/1: 191.3
3/4:
3/11:
3/18:
3/25:

Goals:

~ Walk 4.3k steps every day- 5 days a week
~ No fast food!
~ Pack my lunch everyday
~ Limit Alcohol to once every two weeks and only 2 🍷
~ Treadmill/Cardio three times a week

kenziestabes

Hello springtime!

My motivation is my career. I am sick and tired of working at a desk all day, but to steer my career in the direction I want to go, I have to meet certain physical fitness standards (read: push-ups, running, healthy BMI, etc). Women tend to be overlooked in male dominated industries, and I don't want my weight to be another barrier.

A little more short term: one of my close childhood friends is getting married in October. Since I moved out of state, the last time I saw that friend (and that friend group) was at a wedding last October. I don't want to upstage his wedding, but I would love to be able to see his and our mutual friends' faces after a year of weight loss. It'll hopefully be the best shape some of these friends have ever seen me in, as I have always been somewhat overweight.

Goals for March:

1. Go to Planet Fitness at least 1 time a week (I can use my apartment gym for cardio, but not strength training).
2. Focus more on my spiritual health during the Lent season.
3. Take my puppy on more walks
4. Limit eating out to 3 meals a week
5. Incorporate more core training and flexibility training into my workout routine.

Here's my template for later -

Age: 26
Height: 5'10"
SW: 246.9 lb (07/13/2021)
CW: 198.6 lb (3/1/2022)
March GW: 194 lb
GW: 165 lb
Weight lost: 48.3
Pounds until goal: 33.6


3/1: 198.6
3/8:
3/15:
3/22:
3/30:

seltzer_lover

SW (7/23): 300
2/28: 254.6
3/7:
3/14:
3/21:
3/28:

March GW: in the 240s. Hopefully that's doable now that I seem to have jumped over my plateau and dealt with all the stuff February threw at me.

🍀 March Goals🍀

🍀 Keep the house tidy
🍀 Meal plan and prep
🍀 Make smart choices when eating out
🍀 Be a more active participant in this thread!

Those goals seem reasonable and not overwhelming. I need a chill month where I can achieve my goals!

RealTamaraB

I love this thread. I gained a lot of strength and confidence in February with being consistent with my nutrition and working out. I haven't completely lost my motivation, but I am definitely being fueled by consistency vs motivation.

March Goals: Same as February. Make good food choices and since I am doing a 90 program I want to stick with the program schedule and not fall behind.

Age: 35
Height: 5'7"
SW: 280
GW: 150
March SW: 262.2
March GW: 252.2

March 1: 262.2 - down 17.8 pounds - I started a new workout program yesterday which is cardio heavy, but also more on par for my fitness level. I'm able to push myself more because I can actually do the moves well. Looking forward to a great month!
March 8:
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swimmom_1

Glad to be back and Thank you @RavenStCloud for this thread. Great support here!
Mary from Pennsylvania 64, 5'4", Heaviest weight 255 lbs twice. :-(

UGW-122 lbs. I was there in 2009/10 and kept it off for 5 years then got lazy.

My goal is to continue with what seems to work for me. 1000-1200 calories, low carb 15 Net +/- 3(My body seems to not do well with carbs. It doesn't know how to burn them and hangs onto them way too much!), minimum 70 + oz of water, 2 meals/day on my days off(3) and 3 meals on my work days(which are long), exercise on my 3 days off. My weigh in day is Sunday.

9/14/20 SW-255 lbs
5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
5/14/21-232.2 lbs started MFP and Low Carb/1000-1200 calorie while recovering
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212.0 lbs
9/1/21-200.0 lbs
10/1/21-191.4 lbs
11/1/21-181.8 lbs
12/1/21-176.2 lbs
12/26/21-165.6 lbs
1/1/22-168 lbs
2/1/22-157.4 lbs
My goal is 5 lbs for February. Only got 2.4 lbs/5 lb goal

My goal for March is 5 lbs.
3/1/22-155 lbs. Down 100 lbs so far!
3/6/22-
3/13/22-
3/20/22-
3/27/22-

kramereh

Hello ladies! My name is Liz and I’m 37/ 5’8”, married with 2 kids. Mileena is 6 and Jax will be 4 this month. They keep me busy that’s for sure. I’m ultimately trying to be healthier for me and my family BUT my brother is getting married in October and I’m in the wedding. We tried on dresses a couple Sundays ago and that jump started this. It was embarrassing and I felt so down on myself. I’ve been using that as motivation to keep going strong.

Goals:
🍀 10k steps each day
🍀 track my food honestly and consistently
🍀 workout on elliptical 3-4 times per week
🍀 alcohol once per week
🍀 8-10 lb loss

SW: 216.4 (2/21/22) - well a restart weight
Feb ⬇️ 6.4

Mar 1: 210
Mar 5:
Mar 12:
Mar: 19
Mar 26
Mar 31:

taxgirl1

Hi everyone! First time posting here. My name is Ann. I used to do MFP regularly, but I was going through some mental health issues late last year and I needed to take a break from MFP and just focus on working on my mental health, that included not stressing myself out over regular weigh ins and constant tracking of foods. After making my mental health a priority for 2022, I have slowly worked myself back on track. It's not good for my mental health if I force myself to weigh in regularly or if I make a goal to lose a certain amount of weight by a specific date, so I don't. Right now, I am just working on make positive habit changes and let the weight do whatever it wants to do.

I work out with a trainer 2x per week and do some sort of cardio 2x-3x per week. I found a new yoga place by my house last week, so my plan is to incorporate some sort of yoga at least 1x per week going forward.

My motivation is that I am doing a Spartan race in August, I did my first one last summer, and I know if I lost some weight, it would help me in my training for the race. The weight loss will also help me in my weight training.

March Goals: Not eat after 7pm

Height: 5'10"
SW: 223.3

March 1: 223.3

CupcakeCrusoe

@taxgirl1

taxgirl1 wrote: »

It's not good for my mental health if I force myself to weigh in regularly or if I make a goal to lose a certain amount of weight by a specific date, so I don't. Right now, I am just working on make positive habit changes and let the weight do whatever it wants to do.

Hi Ann! I absolutely love this attitude.

@kramereh dress shopping is the WORST OMG, I know the feels.

@swimmom_1 Incredible progress, Mary! I'm sure that feels really good, to have accomplished 100 lbs down!

@RealTamaraB that's what I hear from weight trainers- consistency is key, since motivation wanes. You got it.

@seltzer_lover manifesting a chill month for you!

@kenziestabes It will be amazing when you show up to the wedding and your friends' jaws drop. Love that feeling.

@danikat15 This is the way. Birthdays should be celebrated, idc what anyone says.

@bonniemcc4 sounds like a lot of good self care you have going as goals.

@tc122573 the lesson was hard won for me. I would sit down to play video games, get up and it was hours later.

@osier5 oooh, I've heard of Couch to 5k, but not none to run. I used to run, back in the day.

@goal06082021

goal06082021 wrote: »

No use beating myself up over it, though; all I can do is adjust my sails and stay the course.

I love this too!

Alright, clicked all your buttons, time to get this Wednesday going. I've done my weights for today, and completed my step goal yesterday. Time to do it all again! Have a great Wednesday, everyone!



It was bumming me out that my progress ticker on my profile isn't working, so I made a new one, lol.

chubbybaker3

Hi all! My name is Aubrey and this is my second time around on MFP trying to get healthy. I had a 90lb weight loss a few years ago and was able to (mostly) maintain that but covid set me allll the way back. I am turning 40 next year and am committed to health and weight loss. I would like to lose 100lbs over the next year and a half. Starting with smaller goals and then building on that.

SW: 315lbs
CW: 304
March Goals: lose 15lbs

March 1: 304lbs

Thanks all! Looking forward to seeing everyone’s March progress!

hap2go

Old MFPer coming back on board. Its been crazy between my parents health issues, selling their house and trying to clear out 7000 sq feet in just a few weeks but I am recommitting to my health after my doc gave me results of blood work. (201 cholesterol) Its actually better than it was but its still not under 200 and I still need to lose weight (that part is more vanity - I would LIKE to fit into NORMAL sized clothing, not plus sized)

So that said...

SW: 230 lbs
CW: 230 lbs
GW: 190 lbs

March Goals: lose 10 lbs

I'm going to be tracking food again (because yeah that does help) and I'm going off processed sugars for Lent.

I play tennis once a week but have completely fallen off the treadmill that I used to walk every morning (because sleep was more important) so I'm going to try to get back into that (in all fairness, it was covered in my parents boxes)

I'll have one cheat day (either Friday or Sunday) for sweets.

I adore cheese and Im not giving that up. I am going to work on using chicken broth more than heavy cream for sauces. Need to find out a good butter substitute that isnt margarine or plastic *kitten*. Any ideas?

bonniemcc4

I didn’t include my starting weight or goal weight yesterday.

2/28/22: 284.2

Goal for March 4-8lbs.

I want to lose at least a pound a week or average that this month. It would be great to get into the 270s by the end of the month.

porquenoirl

Thanks again Raven and thank you all for creating such a fab and supportive corner here!

So I just rejoined MFP around the start of Feb, the ole emotional eating was getting the better of me. My main goal in Feb was to get back into good habits and stop the spiral and it's going pretty well. I have had days off (where I just ate what I wanted) and some emotional days where I reached for healthier options than what I had. So I want to keep doing the same for March.

OSW, Feb 3rd: 220
Feb: -6lbs (whoop!)

March SW: 214
March Goal: 208

NSG: Work in some light strength training twice a week. Get back to regular kayaking sessions. Keep stretching and working on my lower back.

Best wishes all and hope the month treats you well!

lmgoff232

Thanks @RavenStCloud for another month!

Age: 44
Height: 5'10"
HW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
SW: 287.4 (7/16/2021)
CW: 222.0 (3/1/2022)

GW for March: 217
GW for 2022: 170
UGW: 170

3/5:
3/12:
3/19:
3/26:

Rolling forward my goals from last month.

Goals for March
- Meet protein goal at least 3x weekly
- Meet fiber goal at least 3x weekly
- Eat out no more than 1x per week
- Get minimum of 6000 steps daily
- Drink minimum of 8 glasses water daily
- Take a day of self-care: Day off work, massage, and manicure/pedicure

ladychr0nic

SW: 221.2
CW: 202
GW: 150

I'm down 0.8 this morning. I decided that I'm going to weigh in every day. I put a calendar on my fridge and am writing my weight right on there daily. I also put stickers on the days that I work out so it's visually motivating. I've been doing hellofresh so I've been finding the lowest calorie meals. I just have to get better at late night snacking. I've been exercising a lot so I always have extra calories, and at the end of the day I end up eating them. It's such a bad habit, because I want to avoid eating those calories and just stick within my goal.

LETS GOOOOOOO

kenziestabes

commenting real quick to make it easier for another user to find.

nebslp

@kenziestabes Yay! I found the group and have it bookmarked. Thank you so much. That's one thing I love about this group is the unending support, and I would have been sad if I couldn't find you back!!!

tahitig

Thank you all for being patient enough to hear my motivation again and again - it means so much !

Basically, I lied on a form required to reserve a small float plane for a trip to a remote spot in Alaska in July so that my mother can see the grizzly bears up close on her 90th birthday. 🐻🐻🐻

I reported my weight at 195 pounds when in fact it was 215.
If I don't make my flight weight, and that includes jacket and boots, we could be denied the chance to
board, and my mother could miss her bucket-list wish.

I won't disappoint her, so I have to make it down to 185 by our trip!

Last month, I complained about a 3-week plateau, but it finally budged --yay!

This month, it's definitely Onederland time.
That'll be a big boost, as I'll finally be on the downhill side of this weight loss goal.

SW: January 1: 215
CW: 200
March goal: Onederland and a few more
July goal: 185

Thank you again @RavenStCloud.

You've made AMAZING progress, @swimmom_1 !

You're my hero, @kenziestabes !

roz0810

3/1 267.6
3/2 266
3/3 265.2

I officially have 100.2lbs to go! It's not gna be easy but I'm excited for the journey!

CupcakeCrusoe

Good morning everyone!

Tag party time!
Hi @chubbybaker3! I know the feels of restarting, so I know you can do it!- I lost 60 pounds a few years ago, took my profile picture, and promptly got pregnant, lol. I've been trying to get back there since.
@hap2go dealing with people's houses and stuff is so stressful. I read an article just yesterday about using tahini or nut butters to make sauces a little more rich, but of course that's just as many calories as butter, so I don't have any good solutions for you. I guess there's those little wedge cheeses? Happy cow? Those are close to the same consistency when you need a spread, but not for cooking.
@bonniemcc4 you can do it!
@porquenoirl I love your username! Also kayaking sounds wonderful.
@lmgoff232 I love that you've scheduled mani/pedi days! I think I might do the same....
@ladychr0nic I'm the worst night snacker, too. I end up saving just a ton of calories for after-work, because I know myself.
@nebslp hi!
@tahitig WE WILL GET YOU ON THAT PLANE. This is so important, just let me know if I can help. You've got this.
@roz0810 nice round number!


It's Thursday, so allllmost Friday. My swimsuits came in! I figured it would be good to get some "before" pictures in them, so here we go (please ignore the mess and dirty mirror, it's been crazy around here this week):

hap2go

SW 230
march 2 230
march 3 229.5

GW 190
UGW 150-175

CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »

It's Thursday, so allllmost Friday. My swimsuits came in! I figured it would be good to get some "before" pictures in them, so here we go (please ignore the mess and dirty mirror, it's been crazy around here this week):

I like the top of the blue and the bottom of the black one! lol!

But either one looks good on you!

and thanks for the tip re nut butters! I do use peanut butter and tahini in cooking. They are still fats but healthy fats vs animal fats so thats good at least. I do use coconut milk in soups as a substitute - maybe I can try that for sauces...

goal06082021

@CupcakeCrusoe the blue one is cute!

So, I started this month at 194lb on Tuesday, and just as I suspected, most of that is water and food in transit - two days later and I'm down to 192. I'm back on-plan (for the most part, been kinda snacky a few nights this week), so I know as long as I keep going and trust the process, it'll settle back out and I'm confident I'll be firmly in the 180s by month's end.

sandielewis2001

Age: 39
Height 5'10"
SW Jan 7 2021: 271.1
SW Mar 2022: 183.4
GW this month: 179
Goal for 2022: reach maintenance (160-170?)

3/3/22 - 186.2
3/10/22 -
3/16/22 -
3/24/22 -

Ugh… today I am back to my starting Feb weight. On the bright side I know this is stress weight and also possibly cycle related. I did not eat over maintenance calories last week! We have officially sold our house and are supposed to sign for the new house tomorrow (of course there are last minute snags). Movers come on Sunday and we have to have everything packed and ready. Stress city! Hopefully next week my weight will be back down as we are settling in.

seltzer_lover

@CupcakeCrusoe - both are cute but I love that blue one. And I love that you're doing some "before" pics as well as another way to track progress.

@tahitig - good luck on getting into Onderland this month! Anytime you want to deviate from your plan, remind yourself that a sea plane and an amazing adventure awaits.

@goal06082021 - bodies holding onto weight weirdly is so annoying. It also makes it hard to trust the process when the main data point available (weight) is so inconsistent.

@sandielewis2001 - congrats on the house! I can't imagine how stressful that is.


I don't normally work out at OTF on Thursdays, but today was a special benchmark class and I really wanted to check in on my progress - the last time we did the class was the very beginning of September, so right at the start of my MFP and fitness work. At the time, my rowing was 1375 meters (which felt like SO MUCH at the time). Today I got in 2050 meters during the rowing portion!!

Seeing data like that really helps me stay focused an on-track, even when scale fluctuations make it hard. Right now I'm sore and tired and need to stretch, but I'm feeling so proud of myself.