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

roz0810

thank you @CupcakeCrusoe for your input. Doctor was reluctant because of money cuts most likely. I've used Orlistat before. I use to get some side effects when I ate too much high fat. You're meant to stick to 15g of fat per meal. So it kind of makes you want to stick to low fat so you don't get the side effects 😂 doctor said to stick to weight watchers too. I don't always track my food on MFP because I know i don't go over my calories, I mostly use the community and challenges but I don't mind doing all 3. I have a two week trial with noom so will see how I feel when it's done with. I've lost weight in the past so I know i can do it again.

bonniemcc4

@CupcakeCrusoe I hope your baby feels better soon. It’s hard to watch them feel cruddy. I hope you stay well too, or that whatever it is is mild. And thank you, I agree. I know I’ve likely had high blood pressure all this time and hadn’t been to the doctor in a while so that wasn’t good. I’d rather be on meds and monitoring it than be doing more damage.

kenziestabes

Well, progress is progress...

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: 48.7
Pounds until goal: 33.2


3/1: 198.6
3/8: 199.3
3/15: 198.2 (-1.1 pounds)
3/22:
3/30:

Random question for you ladies: how many times a week do you wash your hair? I have a coworker who is... frustrating. Always has opinions and advice, even though it's none of his business and I didn't ask for it. I mentioned I only wash my hair when I've worked out hard enough that my scalp gets sweaty, which is about 3 times a week, or every other day during the work week. He insisted I was over washing my hair and should be washing it only 2 times a week. Even though sweaty scalps are itchy scalps and it would feel gross if I just let the sweat sit in there.

For further context, he has dry, coarse hair that he put in locs. I have fine, oily hair (although I have a LOT of it), meaning that oils can get trapped in there pretty easily. Never mind that I've had this hair for nearly 27 years and have learned how to care for it best. So I guess my question is what do you do when you have a coworker who's a know it all when it comes to how you specifically live your life?

KatieHall77

Height: 5' 8"
Starting Weight: 215 lbs
Weekly weigh in: 210 lbs

Down a little bit on the scale today- just a few of pounds lost, but every little bit helps! I'll take it.


This is such a great group and I enjoy reading about what you all are doing in your lives.


Kenziestables,
I have a few coworkers like that! They're... always lots of fun. Some of them sell snake-oil vitamins and powders and are always trying to rope other people in. I usually just smile, nod, and back away slowly.

I do wash my hair every day- I also have fine (but plentiful) hair and it works out great to wash it every day. There are definitely different hair types and different body/skin types. Some people produce more oil and some people always seem to have dry skin. I'm one of those who tend to produce more oil. Hopefully that means my skin won't wrinkle as quickly later on in life.

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: 260.4 - Down 19.6 pounds - I'm really late with this weeks update. I had a really long hectic weekend and my body was like girl take a break. This week I have been feeling so out of it. Like who cares about healthy food and exercising, but I'm still here, and I'm still pushing.
March 15: 259.4 - Down 20.6 pounds - I am back in the groove. Eating good and working out. I am slowly but surely getting used to these weekend clinicals. I have less time than ever, but I am motivated to keep pushing. So excited to finally break into the 250's. Only 9.4 pounds away from my pre pregnancy weight.
March 22:
March 29:
March 31:

sbortnick

I am going to vent for a second. My dang scale hasn't moved in 3 weeks! I have seen some NSVs so I am trying to focus on that! My clothes fit better. My sister noticed I've lost weight. I can wear my wedding ring again! But the dang scale!!
I have been exercising more so I think that is contributing to the plateau. I am gaining muscle. I can feel it! Also I have been eating around 1400 calories and I think since starting exercising I need to bring my calories up a bit. I brought my calorie goal up to 1550 per day. We will see if that helps.
I keep reminding myself that this is a marathon not a sprint. And I am healthier everyday because of it.
In the meantime I will try not to throw out my scale

seltzer_lover

CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »

@roz0810 why was your doctor reluctant? A quick google tells me that the side effects can be gross, and you shouldn't take it for more than 6 months, or stop after 3 if you haven't lost at least 5% body weight.

Gently, and with all love, because like everyone here, I want to see everyone doing well and happy:

this is a LOT. Two different weight loss systems at the same time? And MFP? And dealing with meds? I know Noom has some articles about psychology of weight loss that might be helpful, I'm just worried that this is too many numbers to track. Did your doc have any recommendations about weight loss, besides meds?

If this is going to work for you, and it's going to be sustainable for you, and you can be happy doing it, I'm happy for you. I just want you to know- it's a lot, and it's not a "failure" if you can't keep up with all this- I certainly wouldn't be able to. If you find one of these systems is working better for you than the others, drop the others.

All you need for weight loss is a deficit. Doesn't matter how you get there (although healthy foods make you feel better), as long as you get there. It can take some trial and error to find what works best for you.

@CupcakeCrusoe - you are up in here speaking the truth!

seltzer_lover

kenziestabes wrote: »

Random question for you ladies: how many times a week do you wash your hair?

Twice per week in winter, three times in summer if needed. If, in between wash days, I'm feeling gross, I'll completely re-wet the hair, but will just do some conditioner on the ends. I have wavy/curly hair, though, so the calculus tends to be a little different for textured hair.

CupcakeCrusoe

Good morning everyone!

Thank you for all the mojo and stuff yesterday, I feel slightly better today. Less achy, throat hurts less. DayQuil/NyQuil for the win.

Yesterday I got to take another food off a pedestal: I didn't want to cook, and Whatsisface wanted Arby's, so with my throat sore, I got a Jamoca shake. It just wasn't as good as I remember it being. Like sipping soft serve through a straw. Ew. So I won't be getting that anymore. Did feel good on the throat though.

And I weighed in at 194.0 this morning! Weight loss is not linear, etc, but I am always happy to see the scale down a bit more.

Tag party time!
@roz0810 I have no doubt you can do this. I'm glad to hear you're not using all three as advertised, trying to log in all three, because yikes
@bonniemcc4 that's very kind, thank you
@kenziestabes I wash my hair every other day in the winter, and almost every day in the summer. It's very fine and only a little wavy, and gets oily quickly, so needs must. That coworker needs to butt out, lol. His opinion is not required or desired. Whenever someone is telling me how to live my life, I nod politely and proceed to let it go through one ear and out the other. To me it's usually not worth fighting about, people who are going around telling people how to live their lives are convinced they have The Only Answer, and no amount of talking is going to dissuade them.
@KatieHall77 Wooo a loss!
@RealTamaraB yesssssss I'm so glad you've found what works for you, given a really hectic job
@sbortnick As long as you're logging everything and have a good handle on what you're taking in, yeah, absolutely just ride it out. It's going to happen.
@seltzer_lover

Have a great Wednesday everyone!

roz0810

13/03: 269.6
14/03: 267.6
15/03: 267.6
16/03: 266.6

A good first day yesterday on noom and started my Orlistat. Another good day today

ladychr0nic

FINALLY BROKE MY PLATEAU!!

I lost 3 pounds and am at the lowest weight I have been at in the last 5 years. I have been eating really good the last few days and have still been going to the gym everyday. I've been actually enjoying it, I think it's actually becoming a habit.

SW: 221
CW: 198
GW: 150

kenziestabes

Of course it's the day after my official weigh in day that my body flushes out another 1.2 pounds. lol. Hopefully I will keep that off and then some for next week.

roz0810

13/03: 269.6
14/03: 267.6
15/03: 267.6
16/03: 266.6
17/03: 265.2

Good morning all. I've just about broke through my highest stone barrier woop woop. Next small goal to get into the 250's. I've got a fitbit luxe not that long ago and the silicone band was irritating my skin. swapped to a metal band as most people recommend that on the fitbit Facebook groups but thats leaving its own marks now so I've got a nylon one which is arriving today. Have a great day everyone.

CupcakeCrusoe

Good morning! It's Thursday! Not Friday, but I'll take it. Happy St. Paddy's day for those who celebrate.



Steady improvement on the health front- I feel better today than yesterday. I didn't end up lifting yesterday, felt too tired and honestly weak, but I did get in 12k steps and worked overtime, so I gave myself a pass.

Tonight is bangers and colcannon for dinner- and if I don't feel like making "real" potatoes, I'll give myself permission to use instant ones, St. Paddy's day will survive if I don't use real potatoes. It's been a long week at work, lol.

Weight's a little up, but not much. It couldn't go down forever, weight loss isn't linear, after all. And I'm keenly aware that in a few days my period starts- I'll have a sharp increase in weight in the next couple of days, and it'll stick around until the end of my period, when I'll get a little whoosh. It's nice to know these patterns, so I take everything in stride.

Tag party time!
@roz0810 I totally have that same problem with fitness band straps. I might consider getting a clip on one, but right now my cheapy clip pedometer is doing enough for me. You sound very happy and motivated, and I'm happy for you.
@ladychr0nic lowest weight in 5 YEARS! YOU GOOOOOOOO!
@kenziestabes isn't that how it always goes, lol.

Have a great day, everyone!

roz0810

@CupcakeCrusoe great steps. enjoy your dinner. happy Thursday I am happy that I'm going in the right direction.

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 - 184.0 (-2.2lbs)
3/16/22 - 183.2 (-.8lbs)
3/24/22 -

LTD: 87.9

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Back to seeing my slow steady progress. Less than 14 lbs to go before I start evaluating my maintenance range. I am starting to think that I will find myself happy with the upper end of my identified range. I feel thinner now then when I have lost down to a lower weight in the distant past. Time will tell.

CupcakeCrusoe

Good morning and happy Friday, everyone!

I'm so glad it's Friday. But more than that, I feel more or less back to normal, and I have a great food day planned, all within calories. Normal breakfast and lunch, but with a fancy coffee, and dinner is a pizza wrap and air fried potatoes, beer, and a reeses egg. Yummm. Looking forward to it all.

My week has been stressful but not in the way I anticipated, lol. And, asking for help, saying "no," and leaving work at work has helped a lot.



AND! Friday weigh in day!
Christina
33 years old
5'4"

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

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: 196.6 (-2.2)
3/11: 196.6 (-0)
3/18: 194.8 (-1.8, -4 overall!)

My weight's about to go up because of my cycle, so I'm glad I could get a good weigh in before then, not that it matters too much.

Tag party, Friday edition!
@SandieLewis2001 I love to hear that you're considering where you really want to be. Very healthy mindset.
@roz0810

seltzer_lover

@sandielewis2001 - as you get closer to maintenance, I hope that you continue to share with the group. Maintenance is where I failed before. Lost 99 pounds, didn't maintain, and it slowly crept back up and up until I was even heavier than I had been before. I'm trying to figure out NOW what my maintenance plan will be once I get within my goal range.

@CupcakeCrusoe - your food plan today sounds delicious!


I'm very glad it's Friday. Plus I saw a nice low number on the scale this morning after a FOUR POUND increase overnight from Monday to Tuesday. No idea why. Just my body reminding me that it's in charge, I guess? It's been coming down steadily since Tuesday, but still. THANKS, BODY!

Just can't get distracted by every fluctuation I see!

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend! I'm getting a mani, having a birthday dinner for a friend, and getting in a workout or two. Hopefully the weather is great and the pooch and I can go for a nice long walk.

justanotherloser007

48 yo 5’3” 6/2013 SW 277 ((in 2021 lost 57 lbs from May 1- Dec 31))
March goal - lose 4 lbs

5/1 229.4
6/1 220.2
7/1 210.8
8/1 203.4
9/1 198.2
10/1 191.6
11/1 184
12/1 176.2
1/1 172.2
2/1 172.2
3/4/ 165.8 cycle
3/11 164.8
3/18 167.8 – sorry, I drank half a gallon of water before I realized it was weigh in day. So I have no idea where I am at weight wise.

If next week it looks like I lost like 4 lbs, truly it is an illusion! Welcome to peri-menopause! I get to sleep fine.. Wake up every morning in a full sweat at 4am (or 3am depending on I don't even know what), try to go back to sleep, fail eventually get up at 6am utterly exhausted, and drink a ton of water! I am taking black cohosh, which means I don’t have “daytime” hot flashes - so that.

I am doing great on the fasting, and am struggling with activity right now - I am just so tired, what a fight! My body appears to be really, really stressed out. It will have to wait until April 17th to maybe get that sorted out… Which tbh I wish I hadn’t looked up when Easter is, because now it seems REALLY crazy far away!!

Good news, I have switched up to maintenance at goal weight on Sundays! This has helped so much with the “I don’t wanna fast anymore it has been over a year” blues. Helps a ton. I actually did this for the mid part of my journey and it worked great for me, I guess I just forgot - or got over-enthusiastic when I spun out of maintenance in February. Back to it, and while my body seems to be stressed - I am stressed for different reasons, so I am good and hanging in there.

✝️Walk at least 3-5 miles every single day! (ugh I need to get back to this, not just randomly or I will lose all possibility of walking - stupid habits go away so easily!)
✝️Be patient! Remember that increments are where it is at, and focus on habits.
✝️Be consistent in logging, exercise, and weighing all food.
✝️Remember: Total loss of over 110 lbs!!

justanotherloser007

@kenziestabes I have fine, thin hair and a small amount of it. I have very oily hair. That being said, I was sick for decades and found that dry shampoo is a dream come true for when you don't have energy to stand in the shower (and you don't want to admit to the hubby who is already very worried about your, that you can't seem to do it). So, if I don't take a shower I just put the dry shampoo in my hair. Now, I usually shower and wash hair every two to three days in the winter. Summers are as often as I am able, Texas is hot and the water comes out of the faucet hot. Making the "did you waste the 3 seconds of cold water before I took a shower??" a pretty constant saying here in the West household.

Also, as for the coworker with constant weird advice - sometimes, people don't know what to say so they can say the most superficial and sometimes insane things. I recommend patience, and not taking it to heart. I personally say the most insane things to people on a pretty constant basis.

@CupcakeCrusoe Love your pics, please keep them coming! Reminds me of me great-niece Madison, who used to grab the fan remote and pretend it was a phone to call... the dog. Yep, her dad was always away in Alaska, but she really wanted to talk to Nikko who was literally always next to her!

@ladychr0nic V is for Victory!! Amazing, way to go!!

@roz0810 hey Roz, seen you for a long time. You tend to jump in and out. Are you weighing daily? I have seen you jump in, get really motivated, and get discouraged. I have seen you come back, for almost a year now, every time. You are pretty amazing and determined. You might want to look into some psychological factors. Maybe try reflecting on what works? What doesn't? Are you a two feet in sort of lady, who then goes too fast to keep it up? Maybe go turtle. You seem absolutely desperate, I know the feels. I will tell you a story, you may have seen it before - but it might help you take a look at what is going on when you do your reflection.

*cue some sort of sad violin music* I started heavier than you, and I basically maintained for one year, maybe 14 months. Yep, at 277. Maintenance! I did a lot of fits and starts and I basically needed to make changes, but then I didn't really "want" to. (I don't know how else to describe this. I really lacked the knowledge of myself, willingness to sacrifice consistently for the journey and nutrition) I am going to give you a look at what it was like for me that first year: M-F doing great I think (man that one time on Tuesday, I didn't eat breakfast!), possibly, kept a deficit?? Sat and Sunday, all the buffets you can imagine, snacking a bit - but mostly for me, absolutely no limit of food. My denial was quite high, and I was not really being honest. There wasn't really a deficit, but I felt like I was putting in 100% effort!

Eventually, I had to really limit restaurants. And some foods, most especially, of the cheese kinds. I mean, yeah, I ate salads, but.. how much bleu cheese dressing, and fresh bleu cheese would I put on it? Ditto with baked potatoes, ditto with everything really. And while I thought I was doing good M-F, I did not weigh my food. I found out later, that this is an absolute disaster for me - my eyeballing it was not good enough, or close enough to know if I was actually in deficit. So, now I knew that I needed to be a bit more restrictive on my diet. But really, I needed to be restricting and constant. I was not either. I was chaotic! It really spiraled me into a bit of despair. I really, really thought I could NOT lose weight, as in I was incapable of it. I thought, I was the only person in the world who could eat at a deficit and not lose weight!

After the 14 months of maintenance, I started walking. Turns out, that was the only deficit I actually was able to do, at the time. Since I absolutely was certain that I was eating a deficit (not really, I was not eating at a deficit). Cue the next year, where after a year I basically walked off 37 lbs, also I never went to a buffet again. Then, I maintained that for 6 years. Yep. Maintained. I was so happy! I was not willing to change the way I ate, and be diligent in tracking every single thing I put into my mouth, yet. I also, for me, I HAD to stop with the restaurants! I had to cook, no one else seems to care about my weight loss (dear chefs!!! do you hate me?? they answer in unison "YES!!")

I had to do more than weigh my food you see. I could not maintain my deficit for very long due to the gnawing hunger. I then found this thread, of my peeps!! http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10563959/volume-eaters-thread/p1 The hungry peeps who would like to lose weight and not feel so hungry all the time. I did not care about my macros at all in the beginning. After Lent 2021, I realized that I really needed to look at what I was eating and not just how much. Because the hunger was really getting to me all. the. time. In fact, I would not have been able to lose more than 45 lbs in total without looking at the volume eaters thread, then addressing macros. (which at the time felt like final jeopardy - as in "nutrition is hard") What I finally did was address the hunger, and I chose to address hunger over taste buds. GAME CHANGER- this for me was a line I had not been willing to cross heretofore. (I had a bit of taste bud slavery going on, I really wanted things to taste a certain way etc etc to the absolute detriment of my weight loss).

Now, I would eat a salad of 250ish calories, and due to volume eaters thread found things I was willing to eat, and had low calories. I started hitting protein goals a few times a week, for the first time in my life for certain. I felt full sometimes! Enough to keep going. Granted, I think I spent 3 months eating a horse trough of salad items (the dog was quite disappointed and the hubby kept asking if I was going to keep eating trash - but yes - I was a trash eater, clean eating is trash in our house due to a cute dog who the owner kept throwing down salad items and he was like "I'm sposed to eat trash??"), but I was finally eating at a deficit without all the sabotage. I was weighing food regularly. I was really learning and growing. I didn't really cook yet, since I am a full fledged Italian food eater and the pasta and cheese made this calorically outside my realm of non-starvation. At my current calories, pasta and cheese just make me feel hungrier than before I actually ate - making this a no go food group for losing weight.

When I successfully weighed the food, and shopped with my limited calories in mind, and kept in mind my hunger game - I just did so much better. When I started cooking (no Italian for me due to backsliding behavior), I began successfully addressing my protein and fiber as well. Helping me even more to not be generally hungry all the time. My daily goal is to hit 100% protein and 100% fiber every day except for Sundays. Sundays I figured out maintenance at my goal weight, and any exercise means that I can eat that back. I took the hunger on Sundays for special treats, like keto cake or keto cookies, or cheetos, etc. Whatever I was really wanting during the week as a treat, I made certain to have a serving weighed out on Sunday.

This for me has spelled general success. A success I was certain was out of my reach and absolutely impossible. I recommend reflection on what is really stopping you from losing weight, and at least attempting to address it. (((super hugs Roz)))) ((((more super hugs)))))