Women 200lb+, Let's Astonish Ourselves This April!!!
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Age: 44
Height: 5'10"
HW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
SW: 287.4 (7/16/2021)
CW: 214.6 (4/1/2022)
GW for April: 207
GW for 2022: 170
UGW: 170
4/2: 214.0
4/9: 212.4
4/16: 209.8
4/23:
4/30:
Feeling good today! I think the weigh-in today is a fluke though - went drinking and dancing with a friend last night, so I am probably a bit (a lot) dehydrated. I weighed after I ate/drank and had clothes on even, lol. I also found a house this past week, so that is a whole lot of stress off my shoulders. I start moving in May 15th, so lots of packing to do this month. I have date #3 with the new guy tonight which I am looking forward to; hoping it goes as well as the others 😀
@goal06082021 I love brussel sprouts! I got some giant ones in my grocery order this week too, lol. My favorite way to prepare them is to parboil them for a few minutes, then saute in coconut oil for a few minutes, and finish them up in the oven. The coconut oil does a great job offsetting the bitterness (they did not tasted the same when I used butter one time). They are so good even my kids like them!
Goals for April
- Meet protein goal at least 3x weekly (or avg weekly at goal) ❌️ only 1 of 7 this week
- Meet fiber goal at least 3x weekly (or avg weekly at goal) ✔️ 3 of 7
- 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
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AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »Got up early today to make bread and run laundry so we start the first week of Boyfriend's new job with everything clean and in order. Bread is on its second rise, and I've already folded two loads. I am having a very productive day, and that is very nice.
Oh I love it when the organising day works out. I was kinda putting it off but then I went to my spare room/laundry room and just started tidying (which is great because we have a guest coming this week). I've been watching "The Home Edit" on Netflix and want more of that in my life!
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As Boyfriend is being supplied with lunch as well and is losing weight, I include his lunches in the menu. They are already made and in the freezer, so all I will have to do the day before is to put them in the fridge to thaw. He has a heated lunch box that he puts the container in when he gets to work, and then when he's ready his lunch is hot and ready at his desk. He uses his lunch hour to go for a walk.
There are three of us at home, so we have a planned lunch as well.
Monday: Home lunch: Chicken Quesadilla.
Work Lunch: Out.
Dinner: Steak, mashed cauliflower or wild rice pilaf, brussel sprouts in bacon drippings. Roll.
Tuesday: Home Lunch: Beef stroganoff
Work Lunch: Carnitas, rice and beans.
Dinner: Cajun shrimp alfredo/pasta with meatballs. Garlic bread, pan seared zucchini.
Wednesday: Home lunch: Hamburgers
Work lunch: Baked chicken breast in mushroom gravy
Dinner: Chinese BBQ pork, fried rice, crab rangoon.
Thursday: Home lunch: Pulled pork on bun
Work lunch: Beef stroganoff on pan-seared zucchini.
Dinner: Orange pork, white rice, mixed Asian vegetables.
Friday: Home lunch: Hamburgers.
Work lunch: Baked chicken breast in mushroom gravy
Tacos, hard and soft, rice and beans, salad.
Saturday: Lunch: Chicken patty sandwiches and chips.
Dinner: Shish Tawook, saffron rice, green beans with tomato sauce, pita breads.
Sunday: Lunch: Walking burrito, chips.
Dinner: Beef with Broccoli or Beef with Pea Pods, white rice, egg roll.
As always, I will share recipes.
And before you think I am a totally amazing cook, that baked chicken breast is the old standby of "pour a can of cream of mushroom soup over it". I just add an extra can of mushrooms because his feeling is that there is no such thing as too much mushrooms. (grin) That mashed cauliflower comes that way. As do the "mixed Asian vegetables".
We had beef stroganoff Saturday night and of course we have leftovers, so they are planned in this week.7 -
Good morning!
It's Monday, my weight is 191.2, I've got coffee, it's dark, and I'm wearing sunglasses (I'm not).
Yesterday went well, I only actually ate one meal that kind of stretched all day because of snacks (that's holidays around my house). At the end of my maintenance break that started on 4/8, on 4/9 I weighed 192.2, and today I weigh 191.2. So over 2000 calories a few days, but still possibly slight deficit? Unfortunately for me, my spreadsheet did not like calculating my maintenance calories when there wasn't a deficit. I'm going to have to play with it.
But yeah! Went well! Now back to it! Roll on 180's!
Quick tag party!
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 See, I love seeing your meal plans. Also, crab rangoon
@porquenoirl oh man, I don't watch the home edit for that reason, haha. It would make me go crazy trying to organize my house around two professional mess-makers (my kids). It can be stressful having guests.
Have a great day everyone!
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CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »Good morning!
It's Monday, my weight is 191.2, I've got coffee, it's dark, and I'm wearing sunglasses (I'm not).
Yesterday went well, I only actually ate one meal that kind of stretched all day because of snacks (that's holidays around my house). At the end of my maintenance break that started on 4/8, on 4/9 I weighed 192.2, and today I weigh 191.2. So over 2000 calories a few days, but still possibly slight deficit? Unfortunately for me, my spreadsheet did not like calculating my maintenance calories when there wasn't a deficit. I'm going to have to play with it.
But yeah! Went well! Now back to it! Roll on 180's!
Quick tag party!
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 See, I love seeing your meal plans. Also, crab rangoon
@porquenoirl oh man, I don't watch the home edit for that reason, haha. It would make me go crazy trying to organize my house around two professional mess-makers (my kids). It can be stressful having guests.
Have a great day everyone!
The crab rangoon's for everyone else, not me. I decided that I just didn't like them well enough for the calorie hit they are, and I make them better than any others I've had. But my girlfriend adores them and my boyfriend likes them, so I make them for them. It works.4 -
Goals for April:
🍎 Increase daily fruit and veggie servings (currently hitting 2-3/day and aiming to reach 3-4/day minimum)
🧘🏼♀️ Continue exercising 2-3 times a week or more
💭 Start seeing a therapist for talk therapy
⬇️ Lose 7 pounds (but I’ll be happy with any loss)
SW: 288.8
CW: 276.8
GW for April: to get under 270
3/28: 276.8
4/4: 275.4 (-1.4)
4/11: 274.2 (-1.2)
4/18: 272.2 (-2.0)
4/25:
I met my goals for the week most days. I ate at least 3 servings of fruit and veggies, except Saturday when I only got 2. It was the second day hanging out with my niece. I did meet my fiber everyday, woohoo. I exercised once because that’s all I could do and that’s fine.
The two days with my niece I ate maintenance level calories, but the day before and the day after I only ate 1200ish (unintentionally). I was just so busy those days and ate lightly most of those days. So all in all, my calories evened out. I did adjust my goal from 1 pound per week to 1.5 pounds per week last Monday so my calories were lowered a little this week.
I had a shakiness issue for a few days. Like my muscles were shaky but I didn’t feel weak exactly, and I didn’t feel lightheaded. I had an appointment the day after it started and she ran blood work but nothing showed up on it. My triglycerides have gone down a little since my original blood work two months ago, so that’s good news! But she officially told me to avoid white flour so I’m adjusting my diet a bit more. I got some sweet potatoes and am going to do cauliflower/brown rice when my brother cooks (in place of pasta or rice) or on my own.
Goals for the upcoming week:
🍎 Keep hitting 3-5 fruit & veggie goal each day
🧘🏼♀️ Exercise twice if I’m able to
🥦 Keep getting enough fiber each day
👩⚕️ Call and set up an appointment with a therapist or start the process of going somewhere4 -
Good morning! I hope everyone who celebrates had a happy and blessed Easter. I'm visiting family, and was blessed by a good sermon at Mass and then a delicious lamb dinner with roasted veggies and a GF almond cake. YUM.
Taking a break from the scale and from reducing calories through next Monday, so no weigh-in for me today. It was really nice to wake up Saturday and Sunday and not get straight onto the scale. A mental break as well as a diet break. I really needed it!
It's rainy and gloomy here today and the dog hates to be out in the rain, so minimal walking time. Thankfully I have a HIIT class scheduled for this afternoon to get some movement in....otherwise I'd be an absolute lump today.
Here's to a good week for everyone!
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jazzadesigns wrote: »Hi I’m 53 and 5’6”. I can’t wear eye makeup now and have to cover my hives with foundation to go to work. I am going to be having a big interview in the next couple of weeks so I’m really not happy about it. Has anyone here ever had anything like this? Any help would be appreciated!
((super I feel your pain sweetie hugs))) As a long term sufferer of hives (2003-2021), and so does my mother-in-law and on my hubby's side great niece suffers with hives. I have some hints and tricks! Sometimes it just clears up, and you are fine - I hope that for you! But if you do make it to the allergy Dr because you still have hives, there are some things you can do.
Benadryl, or as I call it "bena-drool". I am currently immune to it, but at first it was every four hours especially at the beginning years. Now I take ginger root, which acts the same as benadryl, without any of the sleepies or whatever benadryl causes. Licorice root is "like" prednisone, I kept it for when I was out of prednisone, as a backup. It is not recommended for long term (of course neither is prednisone aka the devils tic tacs), but this stuff is for until you get under a Dr.'s care. If you are still breaking out, you will do a "safe food" test. You will take everything out of your diet, except for one thing (rice first three days if I recall). Then over three days, add one more food, etc. to see if you have a reaction to some kind of food. I recommend prayer here, because this caused me a hearty suspicion that "all food is poison and is trying to kill me because, hives". So I did a constant, panicked IF, and often was afraid to eat food - because I would not want to eat and get worse hives. For me it only seemed to be hives, or worse hives and we never seemed to figure out the trigger.
Be calm, be patient, I could only do it with prayer. As a side note, peri-menopause and menopause - there is an element of allergy changing that happens. I honestly think that is what affected my hives long enough to get off the prednisone in 2021 (possibly, I still don't know). Your immune system goes into some sort of overhaul and your allergies change. I am saying this because: if you have never been allergic to a thing, or always been allergic to a thing - that can mean literally nothing when you hit peri-meno or menopause.
For when it is tough and you are at home, oatmeal baths. Put oatmeal in a sock and put it on your face and in the tub. Just FYI, for me when the bath is too hot, this is bad for my hives. I have to take tepid baths/showers. Try to figure out if your skin reacts to too hot or too cold (at first the allergy Dr. recommended only lukewarm showers/baths). I only use Dr. Bronner's soap for everything, and jojoba oil for the face or if monster face oatmeal aveeno. When my hives are really really bad, I will use a no color laundry detergent like babies use. Make-up I was so hit and miss on, I usually just couldn't wear it - sometimes it would cause monster face, but it would definitely make my face itchy and I would try to buy other make-up etc nonstop. There are some lotions with oatmeal for the body, but again, I couldn't make them last long enough for my needs. I found it difficult to stay lathered, but they helped a bit until I could do something. For me, it was a game of limiting. I was never able to cure the hives, or figure out why they were there - but, I could make them a little less sometimes.
I also picked up a pretty constant routine of washing my hands. I can't remember if this happened during the prednisone (there were years that EVERY single time I left the house I got sick) or if my hands would get itchy, and I would touch my face? Not sure, but it is a good thing to do. Prednisone and licorice root impede your immune system, that is what makes them work. But, you might want to be more careful with your immune system. Because, for me when I would get sick then, overdrive hives with the illness. It was tough.
If you are overwhelmed with emotional stress - sometimes doing a physical relieve helps immensely. I listen to classical music, and have lots of silence in my life. I mean, lots of silence. I got to the point, where ANY emotion - even a good one, would overwhelm me. That is why I would read books, go for way less stimulation. I was absolutely desperate though, because sleep was severely impacted by hives. I would feel like I had burning thorns pressed into my flesh all night, and they were itchy. Mostly, I couldn't sleep. Again, I recommend prayer. At first, I got so angry that I couldn't sleep!! Ohh, girl I was angry!! That was a vicious cycle there. I also, began to fear sleep like food, because I knew I couldn't and it was "I am not ready for a whole night of torture again!".
I used to have pretty severe monster face. Even the pic I posted, my hubby was like, "I think your face might have been swelling" I would have my eyes, lips swell etc etc, but if your tongue starts tingling call 911 NOW! Also, if your throat starts tingling, do not pass go call 911. I had it for so long, and yet it only happened once and I had to get an adrenaline shot in the ER.
Also, only allergy Dr.'s seem to "get" the pain of hives, my regular Dr. would be "oh, you are probably stressing"... yeah, and then when they finally cleared up, "Oh, you must not be stressing". If you asked my hubby, he and I would both say "the hives ARE the stress". Allergy Dr's get the constant stress of it, GP's don't. I guess because they usually treat acute cases. Like, less than a week. Allergy Dr.'s are long term.
While I was a nightmare case, my great niece who I was sore distressed to see had severe hives as a toddler (poor baby - she is my hero! She stayed sweet, upbeat, and optimistic!) It has been 3 years since she has seen a hive. Praise be to God! My mother in law, who had them as a child into her adulthood - and her case was not as severe as mine - has not have hives in 15 years! So, I think I was unusual in the constancy of the hives, usually it is a come and go sort of thing. With some nice long breaks. (((super hugs))) I hope something in here will help you until you get to the allergy Dr! I also, hope it isn't very severe or you figure out if you have a trigger.5 -
I thought this might help others who also need to keep this simple! My two best advice sentences, that two different people posted:
🥚🐇 "The best exercise is the one that you will do" This was when I started diligently walking.
🥚🐇 "The best diet is the one that you can stay on" Whether that means, deficit or maintenance.3 -
@jazzadesigns I forgot about the caffeine, if you are working chances are caffeine is a pretty normal part of your day. That can do some weird hivey stuff with the blood vessels, so if you can start weaning yourself off of it (please don't hit me!!) that might also be helpful. I recommend weaning vs. cold turkey because of the symptoms of cold turkey - that alone might make hives worse. Slow and steady!3
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Starting again weight and date with MFP: 282 10/21
AGE: 33
HEIGHT: 5'11"
4/1: 218
4/4: 215
4/11: 213
4/18: 211
4/25:
4/30:
🌻 APRIL GOALS🌻:
👉 Hit 208
👉 Drink more water (80oz a day)
👉 Increase muscle mass
Good morning ladies, I hope you all had an amazing week and I have to say, your progress looks incredible! I'm excited for this week because I get to walk my mini me to school again and I have a doctors appointment on Thursday. I haven't seen a primary doctor in almost 10 years, the only doctor I have seen is my Gynecologist
. I really need to have bloodwork done because I haven't in over 4 years (when I was pregnant.) Wish me luck!
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 the meals look amazing!
@CupcakeCrusoe You killed that maintenance! Congratulations!
@bonniemcc4 Even with the medical issues, you had amazing progress this week! I saw your comment about joint pain and I wanted to recommend Spring Valley Collagen Peptides Type 1&3 powder. You can find them at Walmart for pretty cheap and add the powder to pretty much any liquid (food or drink). I had severe issues with my knees and taking it has made a huge difference for me.
@justanotherloser007 I love your before and after headshots! You have truly inspired me and congratulations
@lmgoff232 Congrats on the house and I hope you have fun on date #3
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@_manny_702
Unfortunately, I have faulty collagen, which is why my joints (and the rest of my body) have such issues. Collagen supplements aren’t recommended for it since my body can’t use it the right way. I did get some cream from my doctor called voltaren (I can’t take nsaids so this is an nsaid cream instead). I’m hoping it’ll help some.
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@bonniemcc4 Wow, I'm sorry that's horrible, but hopefully the cream helps.2
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Hi everyone,
I'm totally new to using MFP Community and I'm also new to posting on a thread so this all feels a bit different!
It's really inspiring reading about all the work you are all putting in. I really feel like I need some support from people who know what this all feels like.
I am 37 years old and 233 pounds and I'm at the heaviest I've ever been. I'm quite active and have started doing a bit more exercise in the past few weeks so I'm proud of myself for that. But eating is my real problem... I am a real emotional eater - anytime I feel like I've had a bad day or feel tired, I think 'I need' or 'I deserve' treats...which is a lot of the time!
I don't want to be negative about my body because its helped me do lots of great things including growing two whole little humans. But I don't feel confident, I don't feel myself and I don't feel healthy.
So I'm here to start on my weight loss journey. I'd like to reach 182 pounds or under, maybe less after that.
And I can't work out how to tag people but I also love the Home Edit!6 -
SW: 273.4
4/17 272.8
4/18 271.8
4/19 270.2
Good morning all. Hope you had a good Easter. Finally I am back on track and seeing some progress, yeay! 😁 Just need to continue this consistency and stay on track!5 -
Good morning everyone!
New profile picture! I got tired of all the random guys in my friend requests all the time, so hopefully this helps.
I'm extremely tired and bloated, my period's coming (hopefully today), and I ate salty (delicous!) food yesterday, so it was no surprise when the scale said 193.8. But woof! lol. After eating the amount I did to maintain weight, I know better than ever now that I would have to make a truly heroic effort for this to be a real gain.
Yesterday I had bibimbap and kimchi, and I ate some pickled mustard greens with my normal chicken for lunch. And had hot pretzels for a snack! Salt, salt, salt. It was good though, no regrets.
Tag party time!
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 As much as I love crab rangoon, I don't love it so much that I'd give up other things (like steamed dumplings! Or lo mein!) to have it, so I get it.
@bonniemcc4 I hope they get to the bottom of your shakiness and that the new cream helps!
@seltzer_lover pups and rain, the neverending story of how "we could just go inside if you would just pee!" lol. I'm glad the break is good for you.
@justanotherloser007 that sounds so much like my experience with cholestasis of pregnancy it hurts. Nothing touched the itchiness, couldn't sleep, would do anything to make it stop. But my liver enzyme tests were never severe enough until the very end of my pregnancy, so they never treated me for it, just told me "preggos are itchy."
Meanwhile, at the end, the enzymes were increasing and I finally put my foot down and told them that the baby was coming out. Because I was afraid that my labs would show too late that the enzymes were too high. And after we took bubs out the escape hatch, my OB came in and told me my instincts were right, the enzymes for the last lab came back too high.
I was so relieved that the itchiness went away immediately after birth. Oof. I can't imagine having to try to manage that all the time. So much love to both of you, you and @jazzadesigns
@_manny_702 mojo for your GP appointment! May they listen to your concerns and treat you with the respect you deserve.
@NatashaA84 We all deserve treats all the time, we're human. Welcome to the thread! To tag people, put an @ in front of their username, and that will do it! For ease of finding the thread, go to the top of the page next to the thread title, and click the little bookmark, so you get notifications when new posts are made to this thread.
@roz0810 back in the saddle again!
Have a great Tuesday, everyone!
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cowgirlslikeus86 wrote: »cowgirlslikeus86 wrote: »☀️👙☀️👙☀️👙
Age:36
HT: 5'9"
GW: 165ish
NSV: Goal: Trail run 6+ miles at a time without needing to walk
HW (Dec 21'): 214
1st GW (Feb 4th (B-day)): 196
2nd GW April1st : 185lbs
3rd GW May1st: 177
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January: 207.1 - 194.4 (-12.5lbs)
February: 194.4-189.2 (-7.2lbs)
March: 189.2-185.8(-3.4)
April:
2: 181.8 (-4lbs)
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Forgot my ticker. Also @CupcakeCrusoe you mentioned that 7 lbs was a lot this month. I was kinda feeling that way too but I just put a weight that sounded good lol! IDK. Usually I set the bar low so I exceed my expectations. Hazards of being an Enneagram 3. 😂 I just thought since I have 5 weigh-ins in April, that’s like a little over 1.25 lbs a week…….I just realized I did my math wrong. Hmmm…I’m gonna change it to 177. Thanks for pointing that out!
In other news, still alcohol free! It’s been about 2.5 months since I drank. Gonna have a prime rib and wine one night soon with my new beau. I started dating again and might have found a really good man. We will see because only time will tell.
Oh, I have also had to go shopping recently because a lot of my clothing is just too big anymore. My underwear are too big, my favorite belt is too big. All great problem to have. Also haven’t worn heels in several years except for black tie events. When I was shopping the other day I found five pairs of stilettos and I couldn’t make up my mind so I bought them all :-)
Okay so I have missed 2 weekly checkins. I was up a couple pounds the first missed one and another few pounds on last weeks missed check in. Now that Easter is over, I need to get a grip. I’m up 8 lbs in these two and a half weeks and I’ve also started drinking again. Now my family is going to Arizona for a week in the beginning of June and I need to be back on the wagon. I dont even know where my wagon is. I’ve been eating sugar, drinking alcohol and just not watching what has gone in my mouth at all. Sucks. Hoping to try to find the motivation to get back to yoga tonight and eat better so I feel better. I’ve enjoyed reading everyone’s posts!6 -
cowgirlslikeus86 wrote: »I need to be back on the wagon. I dont even know where my wagon is. I love this so much.
I've been a proponent of small change over time, but if you are a kind of all-or-nothing person, absolutely grab the reins of that wagon- yoga, no alcohol, no sugar, calorie deficit, log in grams, etc. Sounds bad to me, because I'm very much a slower-wins-the-race kind of person now, so here's an alternative to that:
If you're looking for a good starting place- maybe your goal is to make it to yoga today, even if you don't participate fully, and log everything you eat, maybe not even perfectly.
Maybe your goal tomorrow will be to do those same things AND find that thing that you can go to when you feel like having a glass of wine, but don't want to drink. For me, that's la croix, but I understand all the jokes about "it tastes like it was shipped in a cargo truck next to strawberries," or whatever. I have also been known for a chai at bedtime.
Maybe the day after that will be to dig out the food scale and log your food in grams along with the other things. Or maybe you find low-sugar ways of satisfying a sweet tooth. For me, that's greek yogurt with dark, dark, darkkkk chocolate and no-sugar maple syrup. If you need ideas, hit me up, I have the world's sweetest teeth, haha.
Motivation doesn't stick, because life gets in the way. But habits you build, and ways you make your life work with your goals, do.
This is practice for the way smaller-you is going to live her life. If you can't figure out how smaller-you is going to enjoy things in moderation, then there won't be a smaller you. I know from experience- I did the all-or-nothing approach, and it bit me in the *kitten*, and I regained all the weight.
You deserve to enjoy things along the way to smaller-you, and then smaller-you will have all the tools to stay that way.
Sorry, didn't mean that to turn into a soapbox, lol. As always, take what might help, and leave the rest.
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So many of my Home Edit friends on here! I love THE and after that first season came out I went to TOWN on my closet and my pantry/kitchen. I'll be tackling my laundry room when I get back from vacation.
On the road again tomorrow! I have a first birthday party to attend for my littlest nephew. This maintenance break has been really healthy for me, so I'm enjoying it for about another week. 5 -
Hi there!! New to this thread group. I really need help with my motivation. I used to love to exercise; now, I can't seem to get off the couch. I sit here and stare at my treadmill, stationary bike and unused fitness DVDs. I tell myself I need to get up and move, but I can't seem to find the strength to do it. I had Covid in January which left me with a post-covid bronchitis/asthma. After 3 months of uncontrollable coughing, my cough has finally stopped. I am using my inhaler as needed, but the need is getting less. Last week I was finally able to complete part of a workout. This week I completed one full DVD workout. I was super happy, but can't seem to get the energy to do it again. My body aches all over. How do I get through all of this? How do I get the strength to keep going when I feel weak and "frumpy"??? I've seen several comments about emotional eating; that is me!!! I eat whether I am happy, sad or angry. I eat good for a few days and then I feel like I need to eat unhealthy carbs and lots of sweets. I need help. I know I am late to the April tracking, but hoping I can at least get started with this group.
I am 48. 5 ft 3. CW 204 1st GW 190
April 20
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cowgirlslikeus86 wrote: »I need to be back on the wagon. I dont even know where my wagon is.
I am not going to lie, there were times in my journey I got a new freakin' wagon because a) I couldn't figure out where the dang thing was 2) couldn't get up enough energy to look for it
I think other people call that "starting over" but personally, I am unsure. Starting over is what you got until you get in the habit of diligence and constancy - that was the habit I worked on that got me here actually.
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I just really started on MFP the past few days. I have logged some off & on over the past couple months, but after watching some documentaries here recently (along with some family health concerns) I decided it's time to make a change.
Goals for the last 2 weeks of April:
☀️ Drink more water. Just in general, I just at this. At least 1 container a day.
☀️ Walk 2x per week for minimum of 20 minutes.
☀️ Make smarter food choices. Less crap.
☀️ Go out drinking less - empty, wasted calories.
☀️ Focus on reducing carbs/sugars/processed foods
SW: 300.7 (4/18)
GW: 297 (end of April)
Some of these are easy changes & things I had already started focusing on. Others will be a little more difficult. But I got this.
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Progress: I have logged for a few days in a row. I have been updating my spreadsheet. I have starting to exercise more regularly. I have been meal planning. Doing more of the grocery shopping and a lot more of the cooking.
Struggles: I realized we need to include more vegetables in our meals. This is so not like me. I am struggling balancing jobsearch with my 1st priority of getting healthier. Today one of the jobsearch workshops really helped me with why I was struggling with getting more exercise. I need to parent myself. I need to order myself to do it whether I like it or not. Nothing that isn’t part of our mental auto pilot is easy. We have to push through the activation energy to do those things we haven’t been doing.
We had a lovely Sunday/Easter. My son came without my daughter in law for dinner. She is still struggling with morning sickness in that lots of foods don’t sound good so she was happier staying home. They are staying at her Mom’s house and Easter isn’t really a part of their tradition anyway. Anyway it was sunny, the meal was yummy but simpler than the usual Easter dinner. We went for a small walk and saw the nice views in our neighborhood. It was the 1st day we could sit outside on the deck since last fall. Very nice.
@selter_lover Good to take a maintenance break here and there. I probably need to Home Edit
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@porquenoirl Glad the new job is going well. I am feeling better and thanks for the good wisheds for my jobsearch. I am being pickier since my last job was so good and this will probably be my last job
@CupcakeCruesoe good job finding your maintenance level. Glad you had a great break. Glad you had a nice evening.Hope going back to a deficit will go well. Good idea trying to eliminate the random guys. Even I get them.
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 I am now trying to get back to my previous fitness level after surgery and et al. It is going to take me a while. Glad to hear Boyfriend has a new job. I don’t make things for others I don’t like myself. You are amazing.
@justanotherloser007 I have a hard time with Lent since my birthday is the 1st week. Since the pandemic I have tried to have holidays keep the essential aspects but not try to have to do the whole thing like I did before. We went to Easter vigil online then we had a simpler meal on Easter and only my son came (my youngest lives at home although they are an adult and has a great job). We have had some larger family gatherings when the weather is nice but we haven’t gotten back to always having to have large inside gatherings in my family yet just because of other things in life. It is sort of a relief to celebrate in a way that is simpler but meaningful. We had lamb shanks Mole Poblano and ceasar salad, sat on our deck, took a walk and had chocolate ice cream bars for dessert. I bought just a bit of Easter candy. It was simpler but fun and yummy.
@bonniemcc4 I just recently got a haircut. The last one I got during the middle of the pandemic was medium length and not my usual style that would be okay if it grew out. It did grow out. This time I got a bit shorter cut with more style. It is like I have more confidence now I can keep it up. Feels good. I need to up veggies too. I am usually good at that but lately I have been just concentrating on making meals at home.
@greenviking Happy Birthday
@jazzadesigns sorry about the stress and rash. My son has been fighting a stress related rash for a while. However having it involve the eyes is distressing. I hope you are feeling better.
@goal060802021 hope the Brussel sprouts turned out well.
@Imgoff232 liked your Brussel sprout advice. Congrats on the new house.
@NatashaA84 and @tlucas2017 glad you joined us
@roz0810 nice to hear you are back on track
@tlucas My husband came in and said that we only need to look at hospitalization rates now. I said I don’t want to get COVID whether I am hospitalized or not. I am still being careful. However I know how it feels to try to get back after a health issue. I am there now. 1st I had a really bad cold in December and although I had just had a negative test it may have been too soon to know. Also I had a serious health issue which required surgery and treatments. I keep trying to get that exercise and keep feeling tired sooner when I do. The thing is that sometimes we just need to realize that we aren’t going to want to do it and we have to do it anyway until it becomes routine and it becomes easier. When we do we need to patient and realize we need to build up slowly. Yesterday I just decided to get out and walk. It was raining. I walked only 1 more black than usual. I have promised myself I will get out there today. I wanted to log in 1st. I am not an emotional eater. I am more of a I’m bored eater. Best wishes with getting back to health. I am so sorry you caught COVID. I am so glad you made it to where you are now and I know you can keep getting better.
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@NatashaA84 I feel ya, on the rewards.. that was what I had to sort the most. After awhile I remember thinking, "why do I think I have to reward myself all the time anyway?" Then I realized, "Oh, because I don't feel like listening to my emotional talk I want my inner dialogue to stop being so needy." Seriously, I think I was basically trying to shut myself up? I stopped doing that, I listen now - and I also talk to God and He listens too. There is a lot more listening in general. It was as if I were a giant toddler that was crying and then I was all like, "if I give you a treat, will you stop?" That might work for a baby, but doesn't work for an adult female. My opinion might be wrong, I am with cupcake - if this is wrong.. ignore me. I am literally a group of 1 over here.
@tlucas2017 It sounds like your body is still regrouping from being sick. For me, I can't push it when I am like that.. for me.. I am unsure what you are like. I have pushed it in the past till I ended up bedridden for months. I was very impatient and I paid for it. I would recommend listening to your body, being patient, and validate your experience. What I mean, is maybe less punishing self-talk and more build up talk? There is a time for tough talk, don't get me wrong. I have had to push through things, but for my body, there are times when a tough "push through it" is actually the wrong answer - and of course I don't figure that out until after I am suffering from some sort of medical mystery malaise.
Of course, that leaves the emotional eating (the harder part, and also the bigger part weight being 80% nutrition 20% exercise according to my physical therapist). There are so many threads on this, I have perused some of them. I was more of a "reward" gal. I was always rewarding myself with food. So many special treats that were way too frequent. I bet if you asked people who "emotionally eat", what that means you will get different responses. I do recommend searching the community for "emotional eating". Because while I did some emotional eating, I was able to change my view of food to a view for "fuel" or "what does my body need" vs. "what I feel like having" or what I "want". I was able to hit it from that angle. I am certain everyone is different.3 -
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@CupcakeCrusoe thank you so much for the warm welcome and for explaining to me about tagging! I thought it was something like that but it makes much more sense now!
@cowgirlslikeus86 your comment about not knowing where the wagon is did make me smile - I feel exactly like that a lot of the time! I'm totally an all or nothing person - I'm either totally on the wagon or nowhere near the wagon! Hope you were able to do a bit of yoga and feel a bit better. Don't be too hard on yourself if not though.
@tlucas2017 welcome - I'm new here too. Sounds like you've had a really rough time with COVID, sorry to hear that. Your body might need longer to recover. I know its so frustrating when you want to get on with normal life but feel like you can't. Probably need to just take your time though - little steps. Maybe try just some stretches to start with or a short walk? I know what you mean about carbs and sugar - that's often what I feel I need too.
@justanotherloser007 I totally agree with you about the needy thing - good advice about listening more to yourself. I also agree about changing how you view eating - I've started trying to reframe it - instead of 'I deserve/need treats', thinking 'I deserve to put healthy food into my body' or 'I deserve to give myself time to exercise'...only works sometimes though!
@rockitwell86 I love your goals and your positivity. I'm definitely trying to drink more water too as I think I sometimes confuse feeling thirsty and empty of water with feeling hungry and just end up eating more!
@KeriA your comment about needing to parent yourself made so much sense to me. I think I need to do that too and just make myself get on with it when there's no reason not to. Well done on the exercise and meal planning.
Good luck everyone for today, I'm on day 2 and determined to stay strong!4 -
SW: 273.4
4/17 272.8 (-0.6)
4/18 271.8 (-1)
4/19 270.2 (-1.6)
4/20 268.6 (-1.6)
Total loss 4.8lbs
Its so great to see this!! TOM is on the way though so need to watch it!6 -
Good morning everyone!
Welp, as expected, TOM. Holding at 193.8, feel like the Michelin Man with bonus cramping.
But...
Alright, tag party time!
@seltzer_lover nothing better than little kid birthday parties! The best. Have fun!
@tlucas2017 I agree with @justanotherloser007 that you should really give your body a break. If you feel better when you move, maybe do something very low intensity, like walking slowly, and build up your distance/stamina over time.
Luckily for you, weight loss is mostly made in the kitchen! As far as that goes, start by just trying to log everything you eat, without judging yourself about it. Once you get a good feel for how you eat, see if there are changes you can make that keep you satisfied, like swapping cauliflower rice for normal rice, or maybe a protein bar for a dessert bar.
Also, welcome to the group!
@rockitwell86 I love the energy! Welcome to the best group on MFP!
@KeriA oooh,
I needed this today. I've been slacking on my weightlifting lately. Although today TOM is taking me out, so maybe once I stop actively wanting to curl up in a ball on the floor, lol.We have to push through the activation energy to do those things we haven’t been doing.
It sounds like you're making a lot of good progress in a lot of areas, though! Your self-reflection helps me as a passer-by all the time.
@roz0810 it's just water, as long as you stay on target (which is harder for me during TOM too, )
Have a great Wednesday, everyone!
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@bonniemcc4 great news on your triglycerides! Ps I LOVE cauliflower "mash", I like it as an alt to spuds
@NatashaA84 welcome! I was firstly coming to say I see so much of me in your post and I just spotted you mentioned the home edit (love it!). I'm also an emotional eater, but as I'm doing more of "the work" on myself I'm better able to use other coping mechanisms, slowly but surely. Oh and if you want to tag folks us the @ symbol then type in our screen names. Hope that helps!
@roz0810 you are flying it! whoop!
@cowgirlslikeus86 *hugs* I know that feeling, like "what did I just do", I have no idea how you feel about fasting or if it might even be ok for you health wise but if it is I've found it a great help to get back on the wagon. If possible eat a bit cleaner for a day to two before and I'd start with smaller time windows, like fasting for 16hrs at first and maybe up to 24. Good luck, you got this!
@seltzer_lover Ok, like my house is a mess BUT now my wardrobe makes sense again! :P - little by little!
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tlucas2017 wrote: »Hi there!! New to this thread group. I really need help with my motivation. I used to love to exercise; now, I can't seem to get off the couch. I sit here and stare at my treadmill, stationary bike and unused fitness DVDs. I tell myself I need to get up and move, but I can't seem to find the strength to do it. I had Covid in January which left me with a post-covid bronchitis/asthma. After 3 months of uncontrollable coughing, my cough has finally stopped. I am using my inhaler as needed, but the need is getting less. Last week I was finally able to complete part of a workout. This week I completed one full DVD workout. I was super happy, but can't seem to get the energy to do it again. My body aches all over. How do I get through all of this? How do I get the strength to keep going when I feel weak and "frumpy"??? I've seen several comments about emotional eating; that is me!!! I eat whether I am happy, sad or angry. I eat good for a few days and then I feel like I need to eat unhealthy carbs and lots of sweets. I need help. I know I am late to the April tracking, but hoping I can at least get started with this group.
I am 48. 5 ft 3. CW 204 1st GW 190
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Hey! Welcome. I wanted to comment specifically bc I also had covid back in March 2020 and it was Dec 2020 before I felt fully ok again (ps I'm not saying this will be your journey, I just learned a lot in that year). Please take it really easy with exercise as folks have stalled their healing post covid from pushing themselves, so you might be feeling the lack of energy because you have post viral syndrome BUT (and I know this feeling well) it could also be from lack of movement (IKR, it's a pain to figure out). The thing that's helped me is doing movement I love, which would be swimming or kayaking (very gentle versions of both). Do you have a type of movement you particularly love? and that is gentle enough to get going at? I'd say schedule it in, with someone you enjoy being around if possible and see how you go from there. and hugs!4
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