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: 210.0
4/30:
Well, that is not the way I wanted to move, although some is related to pms water retention I think. I did slack a bit this week though so not totally sure. Kids were with their dad for spring break so I missed my daily/afternoon walks to school, and it totally messed with my routines. Also trying to work my way through all the older excess stuff in the cupboards/pantry so I don't have to move it, and realized that some of it really doesn't hit my satiety needs, lol. Will regroup this weekend, and definitely work on planning a routine to meet my goals over the summer so I don't get off track again. I definitely need to start packing this weekend so I am not overwhelmed when move day gets here!
Goals for April
- Meet protein goal at least 3x weekly (or avg weekly at goal) ❌️ only 2 of 7 this week
- Meet fiber goal at least 3x weekly (or avg weekly at goal) ✔️ 4 of 7
- Get minimum of 6000 steps daily ✔️
- Drink minimum of 8 glasses water daily ❌️ 2 of 7
- Take a day of self-care: Day off work, massage, and manicure/pedicure3 -
@rockitwell86 Ooooh, thanks for the recipe! I like to go lighter on breakfast so I can have snacks of a fruit and a protein bar, so I modded yours a little, looking forward to something different for this week! We'll see how me changing the eggs to egg whites does- I know in a normal quiche, the egg to dairy ratio is important. Either way, I'm going to eat it, lol. And I never add seasoning to the recipe calculator- not worth it to me, but I love penzey's sandwich sprinkle, so probably that, and maybe some poultry seasoning.
Update: this looks so gooooooooood. I multiplied the recipe by 2.5, so this will be two work weeks' worth, in a 9 x 13 pan.
I didn't bother shredding the cheddar for the top or cutting the turkey bacon into bits, feel fine about it.
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Hi 👋
I'm new here, I guess? I've used mfp off and on for years, struggling with weight loss, but I am on a new account (fresh start!) and I have never used the forums here.
Ummm...
Age: 42
Height: 5'0" or 5'1" depending on who is doing the measuring
SW 273 (04/04/2022), 274.4 (04/18/2022)
CW 266.8 (04/23/2022)
GW for April: Haven't figured out yet
GW for 2022: Haven't figured out yet
GW: Haven't figured out yet
I'm partially physically disabled and have diagnosed asd and a bunch of other trauma induced diagnoses. I have had issues with my weight since I was pregnant with my daughter (13), and *really* struggled for the past 4-5 years.
Tend to get caught up on the numbers, quit tracking, and gain back any weight I lost + extra lbs.
Hoping to find some sort of group or friends or something this time around and that will help me follow through?
Hoping it's okay to join in here?
Oh, yeah, btw I'm Sissy! Hi, and nice to meet yall!6 -
@Cluelessmama1979 Welcome sissy! Nice to meet you too!! Glad to see you here. Now is the right time, and here is the right place.2
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@justanotherloser007 hi! Thank you! I think I should have tried these forums a long time ago, lol. Even just getting a reply at all is so motivating!3
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goal06082021 wrote: »I've mostly been lurking this thread the past few days but I've skimmed the last page or two of posts and it looks like everyone is making progress and figuring stuff out. You love to see it. Welcome to the new folks sliding in right at the end of the month - glad to have you, hope you'll come with us into the May thread as well
Weigh-in day!
Age: 30
Height: 5'3"
SW 252.8 (11/13/2020)
CW 188.6 (4/1/22)
4/2: 187.4
4/9: 186.4
4/16: 186.0
4/23: 187.4
4/30:
GW for April: Weigh less than my husband by 4/30
GW for 2022: 145
HECK. I think I'm gearing up for yet another period and retaining water, but also, last week was far less disciplined than it really needed to be, so some of that could also be fat gain. Womp womp.
I have been getting more steps this week, so hopefully I'll see that reflected on the scale soon - now that the new LoseIt Challenge is well and truly underway I have that little extra push of motivation to move more, and on top of that my SIL and BIL and I have joined a Lord of the Rings-themed Conqueror challenge. It's an app where you log distance traveled (walking, running, or cycling, outdoors or on a machine) and the app gives you little themed rewards for racking up certain distances. You can form a group ("fellowship" with this theming) and pool your distances to finish faster - so if I walk 5 miles and SIL walks 5 miles and BIL walks 5 miles, we all earn 15 miles. They have a bunch of different challenges themed around real places (Appalachian trail and the like), but the LotR-themed one follows the journey of Frodo and Samwise from the movies. It's a five-part challenge and you get an actual, physical medal, like in the mail, for finishing each part. The first part is about 145 miles; all five parts together, from Bag End to Mount Doom, is about 1900 miles. We've covered over 40 miles between all of us in 5 days, and I'm working on getting my husband in on the fun as well, since he certainly racks up enough steps just on his clinical days, but he also knows he should be walking more.
OMG I was just looking at this during the week.....I might need to revisit it! Love LOTRs!1 -
SW (Feb 3rd): 220
Feb: -6lbs
March: +3lbs
4/2: 217
4/8: 212
4/16:211.4
4/23:210
4/30:
April GW: 212
🌻 April Goals🌻
🌻 Keep moving
🌻 Bring in some strength training
🌻 Some light fasts
Ok this is why weekly logging like this is such a good idea, I was totally feeling like I'd messed up and not made any progress because I vaguely remembered being at 15 stone earlier sometime and I thought that was last week, but it was this week. So I did get down to 15 earlier in the week, had a big dinner out (which was so lovely to do) and got back down again. So yet again thank you all for this space keeping me sane!
Some of you will have seen I was struggling with a challenging social situ this week, I'm feeling a lot better about it after some sleep and active rest today. Thanks all for the support etc on it.
I shaved more time off my swimming this week (I'm doing a 800M challenge to improve my swimming for the end of May so gradually working on improving that over the next few weeks). I haven't been doing much but I think the time in the pool is also helping to just get me more comfortable for when I have a bad swimming stroke, or someone splashes me. And we're off to the woods tomorrow morning for our first outdoors archery experience, looks like we'll join the club (once I can scare up the money).
Apart from that my hip is super inflamed again, I hadn't used my little tens machine in a few weeks but blasted myself today. Have only been for one walk-jog this week, I want to see if my hip will settle a bit more before trying again, so going to give it a few days and keep using the anti-inflam gel to get it down.
So fab to see everyone checking in and the new faces, hopefully I'll get a chance to pop in during the week. Best to you all! Also I'm 15 stone! I'm excited to not be 15 stone again EVER!4 -
Hi I’m 53 and 5’6”.
Original Starting Weight: 257.8 (1/14/21)
April Start Weight: 217.3
April Goal Weight: 216.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 170
April 2: 217.3
April 9: 216.9 (-0.4)
April 16: 215.7 (-1.2)
April 23: 217.0 (+1.3)
April 30:
Gained this week but my clothes felt looser so I’m okay. I haven’t taken my measurements in a couple of months so I should do that.
Thank you all for the comments regarding my hives/rash, etc!!! @justanotherloser007 so sorry to hear all you’ve gone through. My issue started to get a little better then my kids took me out to dinner to celebrate my promotion. I ate a lot of pine nuts and woke up the next morning way worse!! So I have been cutting out nuts since then and it’s gotten a little better. I am going to a work conference in 2 weeks with a semi-formal banquet. I would love to be able to wear my contact lenses for it. Hopefully soon work will settle down and I can get back on track with the group.8 -
@porquenoirl do it! The story and postcard rewards are great little nuggets of motivation that come in at steady intervals - we haven't gotten the medals yet obviously but they look cool as hell in the promos. Especially if you're the type who is motivated by spending money LMAO. Note, they advertise a "refer x people and get a discount/free entry" promo but the LOTR challenges specifically are excluded from that - we found that out the hard way, womp womp2
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Good morning everyone! Hope you are all having a good weekend.
SW 233
CW 229.25
GW 180
I'm really proud of myself for the last few days. I've been trying to take the kids out a lot, otherwise they destroy the house faster than I can fix it. Plus it's been nice to go places like the zoo. But for me sometimes when I'm out, I don't eat the most healthy things. But this time, the kids had crispy chicken and fries, I had a vegan salad!
I'm feeling strong, motivated and determined to stay on track this time!
@porquenoirl thank you so much for your warm welcome. It's so nice to identify with other people on here, feels so supportive to find people who know what this is like. I'm so glad you are feeling a bit better
@rockitwell86 I know how things like a broken dishwasher can make me feel overwhelmed, especially when you just want to get on track with meal planning, glad the disposal got fixed for you.
@justanotherloser007 I totally agree about the Iink between clutter and overeating. I dont have a cluttered house but when it starts to get cluttered it makes me feel out of control and overwhelmed. Definitely feel that way about eating too! And congratulations on your amazing progress!
@roz0810 @sandielewis2001 and @lmgoff232 well done on the amazing progress so far!
@JAC581 welcome and good idea on the water drinking.Ive started trying to drink a glass of water everytime I think I'm hungry before I eat anything!
@seltzer_lover I loved your story about trying on clothes, that must have been such an incredible moment
@KeriA the workshop sounds really useful, I hope it goes well.
@goal06082021 the exercise challenge sounds brilliant, so good to do things like that in a group to make it fun
@Cluelessmama1979 welcome to the group, wishing you lots of luck with your weight loss, you've got this!
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Good morning everyone!
Holding at 192.0. I had some very silly mfp app troubles last night. I usually log on the computer, right after I make these posts, and every night the app will send me a notification telling me I "hadn't logged any food," it's a synching issue, whatever.
Yesterday, I was looking to see if I could have ice cream using the app, and it told me I had 300 more calories. I synched it, all the food was there, but the app told me I had 300 calories left. I ate the ice cream. Get to my computer- over calories by the ice cream. Little ticked, but being 200-some calories over isn't going to kill my progress. Not trusting the app anymore. Which is, not great. But I have access to a computer both at home and at work, it's workable.
Tag party time!
@seltzer_lover I immediately saved the infographic to my computer, haha.
@goal06082021 your LOTR challenge reminds me of the Eowyn Challenge, which has been around for a while and that I have started several times and always punked out on actually tracking, haha. http://home.insightbb.com/~eowynchallenge/Walk/walk.html
This one's free, only you don't get prizes. It just tells you how many miles to what milestones. I use tickerfactory to set me a little tracker, but I always don't manage to count, haha.
@lmgoff232 I totally get the "gotta get rid of this food" urge before a move. And I'm a bit of a prepper, so I always have so much food on hand, usually carb based, like beans and rice Routines are great, habits on autopilot. I am a fan.
@ me, lol, that picture does not look as good on the computer as it did in my kitchen, haha. Whatsisface wanted some immediately, and he doesn't like breakfast food or spicy things. He told me he'd suffer, haha.
@Cluelessmama1979 Hi Sissy! Welcome to the thread! If numbers trip you up, there's no rule that says you have to make number-based goals. I personally am not making weight-based goals, like for April or whatever. As long as my weight is in a downward trend and I'm working on my habits, I'm happy.
@porquenoirl I love to hear that you're feeling better about the social situation, AND that you're going in the direction you want to go! I'm happy for you vicariously that you're finding so much joy in movement.
@jazzadesigns I hope you figure it out and it calms down soon! You might have already done it, but an allergy panel with an allergist might be helpful?
@NatashaA84 Get the kids out of the house so they can't destroy it... great idea! I should do the same. I'm happy to hear you're making the right choices for your goals while you're out, it can be so hard!
Alright, I hear the natives getting restless upstairs, time to get this day going. On the docket: getting the kids out of the house so they can't destroy it, lol, and packing for SC (never got there, yesterday). Oh, and drying my first harvest of green tea for the year. Have a great day, everyone!
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I'm having such a hard time with logging food in MFP, either the app or the site, so I pulled the trigger on a different food logging system, MacroFactor, that I've had my eye on for a while. I've got a free week trial, and if I like it, I'll keep it.
I was planning on paying for mfp premium for calorie banking for the weekends anyway, and MacroFactor does that, too. MFP premium is $50/year, and MacroFactor is $72, we'll see. It's got a bigger focus on macros, which I'm a fan of, and the interface looks nice. I can still participate socially on here, but logging food, it's not working. I'll try this out, and if I like it, maybe I log over there instead.
Reminder to self: check in to see if you like MacroFactor enough on Saturday, the last day of the month, so you don't get hit with the fee if you don't like it.
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Good morning ladies.
@NatashaA84 thank you! And great job on the salad! I know dining out is a huge struggle for me!
Anyway... I'm thinking about goal weights, and well, I tend to get in my own head and self-manipulate a lot, and I could use some outside insight, if yall don't mind?
So current stats...
Age: 42
Height: 5'0" or 5'1" depending on who is doing the measuring
SW 273 (04/04/2022),
HW 274.4 (04/18/2022)
CW 266.8 (04/23/2022)
Iirc, My "ideal" weight range is 112-122, depending on the calculator/who you ask. And that's what I set as my ultimate goal every time I have tried to lose weight.
But it never made sense to me. The only time I was ever in that weight range I was 12, a couple inches shorter, and still fairly flat chested. I wasn't overweight, afaik. Seems like it should be higher?
I did manage, the first time I tried to lose weight, to get down to around 175lbs. I felt great. I was happy. My maintenance calories at 175 are 1600-1700 depending on the method of calculation. At "ideal" range it's between 1200-1500.
I don't feel like that's sustainable for like... *forever*. Before, people always just said "well, but you'll be more active and have more calories" but I probably won't. I'm struggling to get UP to "sedentary".
So I kinda feel like "ideal" is an unrealistic
goal for me. If I had aimed to hit 175 and then *maintain*, 5 years ago, I would likely be 100 lbs lighter now. And maybe able to set a new goal once I had been maintaining for awhile?
I have more to lose this time to hit that same weight. My starting weight the first time was 220. I'm thinking about making 175 my goal. Hit 175 and then maintain.
For at least a year.
Then reevaluate.
But I also don't know if that's... idk... kind of a cop out?
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@Cluelessmama1979 I don't think that's a cop out at all. The best weight loss you can achieve is the one you can stick with. Maybe when you get there, you'll feel differently than you do now. Maybe not. It's a good interim goal to go for in the meantime, though!2
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@Cluelessmama1979 I definitely agree, not a cop out at all. I think you have to do what makes you feel good. I'm the same - I don't think I've been in the target weight range since I was 13. When I look at pictures of me then, I was actually really small but with a bigger frame. I've got no desire to be tiny, just happy and healthy. I would say set a goal that feels achievable and will help you feel motivated and one that you will feel great about achieving. You've got this!1
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Sorry for being so absent here. I just found time to read a few comments and thought I'd throw in my 2 cents about clutter. It can feel overwhelming at times. I started folding my clothes like Marie Kondo (the Japanese lady) said to...kind of like rolling them up and setting them side by side in the drawers instead of on top each other, even my socks and underwear! Once I got everything all lined up, I was so impressed by how pretty everything looked and how easy it was to find what I wanted without shuffling through the piles, that it stuck. That's been about 3 years ago. I actually find folding laundry fun now. I think it's not the folding that's fun, but it's that it makes me feel good that I've actually done something consistently over time. And I look in my drawers and feel proud of myself. I generally have more of a "now and then" kind of attitude but having the same folding routine gives me a sense of accomplishment and I know I can count on myself to follow through with the habit. Don't have many other ones that I can say that about. One at a time, I guess
I want to feel that way about working out and should take a lesson from the folding. At first I had to talk myself into doing it that way because the old way was familiar and seemed easier at the time. Eventually my attitude changed, but it wasn't overnight. Keep plugging away!3 -
Cluelessmama1979 wrote: »I have more to lose this time to hit that same weight. My starting weight the first time was 220. I'm thinking about making 175 my goal. Hit 175 and then maintain. For at least a year. Then reevaluate.
This sounds like a plan for success, instead of a rage quit deficit that is too hard. One poster said, "Start small, you can always add stuff later AFTER you have the little thing under your belt." Not an exact quote, but you get the idea. I also, plan for maintenance. What I have learned about the past year, is that I actually can eat forever at the 1500 mode if I really wanted to, I have over the whole year changed the way I eat (more for cheese allergy reasons, then added "oh well, since I am here, weight/fitness" reasons).
In fact, when I go into maintenance, I go maintenance at my "goal weight" instead of maintenance at my current weight. I ended up walking more than I ever thought possible and keeping it up. That wasn't until I was in a deficit for 8 months though. So after 8 months of deficit, I added exercise. I also thought I would be sedentary forever, but it turns out that I had it in me (that was an incredible surprise!). But you don't have to sort that part out now. You can be all, 175 is reasonable - gets you to a weight you know you can maintain forever. That is incredible progress!!
Not everyone can exercise, I know that. But you can cross that bridge when you get there, when you are smaller to see if it is possible for you then.
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Cluelessmama1979 wrote: »Good morning ladies.
@NatashaA84 thank you! And great job on the salad! I know dining out is a huge struggle for me!
Anyway... I'm thinking about goal weights, and well, I tend to get in my own head and self-manipulate a lot, and I could use some outside insight, if yall don't mind?
What do you all think?
I don't think it's a copout at all. I lost 60 lbs in 2020, and one thing it taught me is that the body at the end of the loss isn't going to necessarily be what you thought. Going down, doing maintenance at a 2/3 goal point and seeing where you're at isn't a bad idea at all.
I'm planning something similar because I know some of the final weight to be lost will be through a breast reduction (they didn't shrink at ALL) and some skin removal on the abdomen, thanks to three large babies and carrying 150 pounds extra. But how much will need done is going to be something I'll see when I get down there. At the moment I've just slumped and shrunk slightly all over and not had serious changes in outline. I've never been thin as an adult. We'll see.3 -
Good morning!
Still no weigh-in for me today as I'm working through a maintenance break and traveling. I weighed myself on my parents' scale Wednesday before I left to go see my brother and it had me at 249 (their scale consistently weighs about 2 - 3 pounds heavier than any other scale I've ever been on). This morning, it still had me at 249, so I'm probably sitting between 246 - 247, which is (a) where I was before I started retaining alllll the water and going on this maintenance break and (b) means I maintained through 2 travel days, 1 large kiddo birthday party, 2 meals out, and my SIL's amazing freaking cooking!
That alone is a major victory!
I'm traveling yet again today after I WFH for a bit, and then it's back to a deficit tomorrow or Wednesday, depending on what I can get planned.
I'm behind on reading posts, so I'm going to try to get to some replies out later today.3 -
Age 45
Height 5'4"
SW 249 3/2020
CW 223.4
GW for April 216
UGW 145
3/25: 216.8 lbs
4/8: 220.2
4/15: 221.8
4/22: 222.0
4/30:
Total month loss:
Weekly goals:
-At least 1 day at gym
-64 oz of water each day
My mom had her surgery last week. There were complications so they had to stop. She’ll have to have a simpler procedure in the future to finish. She’s doing well.
I’m working on my water. We just got done with the salty easter ham so hoping the water weight I have drops a bit.
@Cluelessmama1979 That’s actually a good sustainable plan to have. That’s mine a bit as well. I lost weight over 15 years ago and got down to 145. I felt good there and now think that the lower 125 is just not sustainable for me. The 145 is my goal now.
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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: 270.2 (-2.0)
Total loss for April= 6.6lbs
That is super close to my goal of 7lbs and only a third of a pound away from being under 270. I'm super happy with that. I'm not going to reflect on the month until the 30th, but this is my last weigh in for the month. I'll start May's weigh ins after my next one, I won't be counting this coming week in May's total.
I met my fruit & veggies goal for the week. I ate 4-6 servings of fruit and veggies, except Sunday when I got 3. I did meet my fiber every day and even hit 30-40g most days. I exercised once because that’s all I could do and that’s okay.
I also set up an appointment with a therapist. There were so many places to choose from, I don't drive, getting rides is complicated at the moment because the main person doesn't have a car available during the day, and I wasn't sure whether I wanted to do telehealth or in person. I decided to just go back to the place I used to go to in 2016 to make it easier on me. They have many therapists there so if I don't connect with one, I can easily ask for another. I decided telehealth and then i reconsidered and decided to go in person so I can see better if I connect with my therapist. It feels good to have that done after putting it off for a month.
Today is my fourth day of having significant hip pain. It's not as bad as it could be, so maybe the voltaren is helping them, but I don't know. I don't usually have four days of significant pain in a row. I'll usually have one or two, then regular pain days after that.
My calories have been lower than the 1.5lb per week loss goal this week due to new guidelines my doctor sent me on Friday the previous week. The good news is that I was still eating enough technically, and eating the level I would be if I had set it to 2lbs a week. She wants me limiting my fat to 30%. That has been a challenge for me. I feel very restricted. I'm trying to embrace it. She also wants me limiting sugar, even natural sugar, but I was already doing that. I did share with you guys last week that she had said to avoid white flour (rice & pasta etc). I did all week, I believe. I replenished my brown rice and got some more sweet potatoes this week. I'm really enjoying them with adobo seasoning.
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
👩⚕️ Prepare for and hopefully have a good appointment with new rheumatologist3 -
Thank you @RavenStCloud for starting these threads. I just started this week so I'm at the end of April but I'll be sure to follow next month as well!
I weigh in on Wednesday's.
SW: 220
CW: 218
GW for April: 217
4/27:
Goals for April:
-Commit to Start and stick with it.
-Join a Group for support.
-Exercise 5x a week.
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@Cluelessmama1979 As a fellow shortie (5'3" on my best day), I've decided to hell with what the BMI charts and calculators think I "should" weigh. I've never been below 168 as an adult, and even then I was still fat, so I cannot conceive of being 125lbs, which is what the most generous calculator I've found says I "should" weigh - most of them want me closer to 110, even more inconceivable to me. Instead, my approach is to just keep aiming for a particular rate of loss until I get to a point I'm happy with. I also fully intend to be way more muscular than those calculators expect a woman to be, which means I will be heavier even if my external dimensions are what the calculator anticipates (muscle is denser than fat).
My 2022 GW of 145 is entirely mathematical - losing 1lb per week for a year is -52 lbs from my starting weight, so for 2021 I aimed for a goal weight on 12/31/21 of 196lbs, down 52 from 248 on 1/1/21. 196 minus another 52 is 144, so that was my goal for 2022. When I set those goals I didn't count on things like my period coming back, my husband needing surgery that left him unable to do much in terms of household chores for months on end, etc. Picking a number that's in the general direction you want to go, and figuring out next steps when you get there, is 100% a valid approach.
The other piece I wasn't counting on when I set my goals, and to your point about "working UP to 'sedentary,'" was coming to terms with how active I need to be in order to eat the way I want to. I love food and cooking, I cannot subsist on 1200 calories per day no matter how you slice it, and I'm married to a 6' man who loves pizza and beer as much as I do. So, as a short woman, I need to be active and build as much muscle as I can so that I can eat the things I want and not get FOMO over some damn buffalo wings. Find ways to be active in your everyday life - park further from the entrance, take the stairs, take the long way, all the classic tips. A step counter has been really helpful; I resisted for a long time, and then joined a challenge on Reddit that involved tracking steps among other metrics, and it's become much easier to quantify how active I am on a given day and adjust as necessary. If you're able to incorporate deliberate exercise, maybe after increasing your general non-exercise activity, definitely do that. For women especially, resistance training is really important - I love feeling strong, but it's also good for our bones, helps prevent osteoporosis.4 -
Everyone: thanks for all the feedback about my plan! Now Ihavea goal, lol!
@nebslp you've convinced me to finally try this method of folding! I hope you really can apply it to your workouts!
@seltzer_lover maintaining through all of that must have been hard! Congrats!!
@sarah12277 I'm glad your mom's surgery went well! I hope she recovers soon!
@bonniemcc4 wow, hitting a lot of goals!! That's amazing! I'm still trying to work mine out, but you're my current inspo!
@goal06082021 i have a lot to reply to for you but imma make a separate reply cause it will take a bit lol
So current stats...
Age: 42
Height: 5'0" or 5'1" depending on who is doing the measuring
SW 273 (04/04/2022),
HW 274.4 (04/18/2022)
CW 266.8 (04/23/2022)
GW ?????
UGW 175
So ... today I got a delivery from a food bank because, well, disabled + pandemic + rising food prices = sometimes I need help.
(DISCLAIMER: We will be fine on food, so don't worry, I have resources!)
I'm so grateful for them, and I would never complain about anything free, but ... omg... typically their boxes are very produce and poultry dense, but this time (the delivery driver was stoked cause my daughter retrieved the items and kids love this!) they had hit the motherload on "kid-friendly" foods this weekend.
My newly-dedicated-to-better-eating self now has a pantry full of cinnamon toast crunch cereal, boxes of Velveeta shells n cheese, german chocolate brownies, double chocolate crunch cookies, several sodas and 8 bags of kettle chips.
They still had some meats and produce and eggs and things but not as much as usual because that's not what got donated.
It's lovely but a bit frustrating/challenging... they almost never have stuff like this and the one time they do, I'm not supposed to.. yknow... eat it.
They brought plenty of regular food to tide us over. I have a neighbor who will gladly swap me some pantry staples for some of this "junk food", and a social worker who takes us shopping regularly. We aren't going to go hungry, and this doesn't *have* to throw off my healthy eating. It's just... hard to deal with while starting out. That german chocolate is positively screaming my name lol.
In other news, my daughter is being amazingly supportive. And I've come up with a sort of "move more" plan, taking my limited mobility into account.
The numbers are basically the max of my physical capabilities right now. Can do very very little with my legs... was actually impressed with how much I can do upper-body... I know it's not much for most people but it's a lot for me right now.
We've also settled on a routine for meals which is fairly easy to customize/eat long term which I hope will keep me in calorie range for awhile.
For example, if I have my coffee slowly in the morning and then just have some oatmeal or something mid-morning, I don't feel like snacking before lunch!
Still working out all my mini-goals, but hopefully will have them figured out in time for May lol
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goal06082021 wrote: »As a fellow shortie (5'3" on my best day), I've decided to hell with what the BMI charts and calculators think I "should" weigh. I've never been below 168 as an adult, and even then I was still fat, so I cannot conceive of being 125lbs, which is what the most generous calculator I've found says I "should" weigh - most of them want me closer to 110, even more inconceivable to me.
Not sure what calculator you're using, but at 5'3" a weight of 125 is typically around a bmi of 22 (which is considered ideal for the average adult woman) 110 would put you at around 19.5 which is like... barely above the dangerously underweight category.
Obviously there's no calculator which can be 100% accurate guessing your bmi, but yeah no... unless youre using that "better bmi for tall people" thing. I'd suggest not. That does work for short girls but... not us... specifically only applies to women under 5 ft, lol.
I pretty much exclusively use sailrabbit now. The options are more customizable and specific!
But yeah, if you're more muscular, the numbers on the scale would be higher anyway!
...my concern with the "stop at 175 lb" plan is that 175 for me is around 33 bmi... like... it'd be like you at 190 lbs. Which is still obese category of bmi so i was thinking maybe im just lazy. Maybe i need to go a lil further and get under 30 bmi?
Your 168 lowest would be 155 for me, which is only 20 lbs more than I'd planned, but... idk. I don't want 20 lbs to steal all my motivation lol...goal06082021 wrote: »The other piece I wasn't counting on when I set my goals, and to your point about "working UP to 'sedentary,'" was coming to terms with how active I need to be in order to eat the way I want to. I love food and cooking, I cannot subsist on 1200 calories per day no matter how you slice it, and I'm married to a 6' man who loves pizza and beer as much as I do. So, as a short woman, I need to be active and build as much muscle as I can so that I can eat the things I want and not get FOMO over some damn buffalo wings. Find ways to be active in your everyday life - park further from the entrance, take the stairs, take the long way, all the classic tips. A step counter has been really helpful; I resisted for a long time, and then joined a challenge on Reddit that involved tracking steps among other metrics, and it's become much easier to quantify how active I am on a given day and adjust as necessary. If you're able to incorporate deliberate exercise, maybe after increasing your general non-exercise activity, definitely do that. For women especially, resistance training is really important - I love feeling strong, but it's also good for our bones, helps prevent osteoporosis.
Yeah, I legit cannot imagine eating at 1200 for life lol
Sedentary, at 116 lbs (my 22 bmi) my tdee would be 1350, also unfathomable ...
Unfortunately, I have disabilities (unrelated to weight) which will never let me get much beyond sedentary, so ...
Idk, maybe I just need to pick a calorie range somewhere along the way which I *can* eat at forever... at 175 *sedentary* my tdee is between 1669 and 1805 depending if using hb or mifflin to calculate.. that seems so much more reasonable to me lol.
(If I never make it to sedentary, like, if I can't regain any mobility, it'd be between 1530 and 1655, which sucks)
I have more things I wanna talk about but I been typing too long so my back is screaming so imma leave off here..
Anyway, thank you for sharing your numbers/experiences with me. Something about talking to people with similar stats makes it seem ... idk ... closer to home? It helps a lot! Makes me start thinking more in depth I really appreciate it
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I participated in this group a little over a year ago - for those of you who remember me, long time no see! I'll be rejoining next month, and in the run-up I'll post a bit over the next few days.
But for today, I have some words for @Cluelessmama1979 (and anyone else who needs it) - hopefully wisdom. I started MPF sometime in May 2013, officially weighing in at over 300 pounds. But I know at some point I was probably 20-30 pounds more within the 2 years or so leading up to that point. Yes, I'm a few inches taller than you, but with the additional weight probably around the same percentage of body fat. I lost over 100 pounds, kept it off for nearly 4-5 years, then almost became a statistic by regaining most of the weight before I'd had enough of feeling horrible. I nearly got down to my goal weight, then for a variety of reasons, gained some back. I haven't officially weighed myself in a while, and I've given myself a deadline of 5/1 to face the music.
I know I'm still within striking distance of the weight I last officially recorded, because of the way my clothes fit, though they're tight. But I'll still be unsurprised if I'm closer to 200 than I want to be.
Things I've learned along the way:- When you are at your highest weight, you don't need to change much to move the scale needle downward. If it feels like too much change, focus on one change at a time. Me, I've always started with increasing water intake, it's so surprising how much of a difference it makes in how I feel.
- Foods are bad if you make them bad. Sure, there are going to be the ones you can't resist and maybe you need to trade those out to maintain some control. I realize that you can't be as "in control" of what is in your pantry as some, but make the best choices you can. With what you listed it sounds like the best thing to do is smaller portions. Believe me I know it's a lot harder than it sounds.
- When the weight-loss road is long, you need to set shorter term goals to keep you on the road. Losing half your weight (maybe?) is going to take time. You may not know today what your goal weight should be, but maybe you know how much you'd like to lose in the next month, six months, by your birthday, whatever timeframe is meaningful to you. You'll figure out the final number (or range) along the way.
- Don't just have scale-related goals. Are you drinking water regularly? Can you walk last week's distance faster this week? Do you no longer get out of breath climbing stairs? Have you dropped a size? Can you cross your legs? Notice and appreciate the small changes that are happening right now.
- If you feel this way, try to put any feelings of shame or guilt you have about your size to rest. Right now, I have a car that doesn't run and no way to replace it. I happen to live in an exceedingly convenient location so I can bike and walk to do most of my shopping. I have carried 30 pounds of shopping over two miles back to my place. Whenever I find myself thinking how hard that walk home is, I remind myself that I used to carry three times that amount on the same two legs, 24/7, for years. My body might be amazing now in a more obvious way to others, but it was amazing then, too. It's easy to say now but I held onto shame over how much weight I allowed myself to gain for a long time, even after I lost weight, and that kind of self-hatred is not helpful to anyone trying to lose weight.
I think I've said many things others have written here. Weight loss takes work - not just the planning, the exercise, the tasks we're used to with any "diet"- but changing how you think so you can be consistent. Consistency is far more important to weight loss efforts than any other dramatic wholesale changes you make to achieve your goals quickly.5 -
When I was working we had to go into the office 1 day a week. I like ice water and I didn’t like the way that ice was available at work. So I bought a huge thermos type water bottle. I would fill it with ice and water. It made it hard to lug in with my lunch and laptop. This weekend every time I picked up my glass of water to take a sip the ice would be melted. I realized I missed my thermos bottle which kept the ice for 2 days. So today I filled it up. I used to think water tasted better in glass but it tastes really good in this Hydro Cell bottle.
Last week I walked every day from Sunday to Thursday when I posted then no walk for 2 days. Again I walked yesterday and today. Hopefully I will get to Thursday or beyond this week. As to the hot water tank they found a cheaper version of similar quality and available sooner and so they are putting it in today. I was planning to get an ebike for my birthday last month but may hold off on that for a while.
For me it isn’t really just about de-cluttering. During the economic downturn we got behind on home maintenance and couldn’t make progress on consumer debt. We had to get 2 kids through college without too much student debt. So it was nice to finally be paid what I should be and we got rid of the debt and have continued to repair our house. We painted a few years ago and then redid the bathroom. Then last year redid our deck. We expanded it just a bit. Next is the kitchen. We need to replace all the blinds in our home and paint the inside but we can do that. So that is why I am not quite ready to retire. The thing is that sometimes you only see what needs doing and forget all that you have done.
@justanotherloser being overwhelmed - Yes that is when it started for me. I realized it is important to take small steps but your insights explain why. 1 area I need to improve on is NEAT and cleaning and de-cluttering is just the thing for that. It is a double reward. You talk of eating at maintenance at your goal weight. Many people use that method to lose weight. It definitely isn’t maintenance for many. For some it is a bit of a rest from a larger deficit but for others it could actual be below their current BMR. I would like to use this method to lose but it wouldn’t be enough calories for me yet and I would hit a wall. However once one has lost a lot then it would work really well.
@ros0810 nice steady progress.
@CupcakeCrusoe My youngest uses a different app too. I am glad that they are getting more exercise and even using a scale. They graduated during the pandemic and couldn’t find a job until almost a year later and taking a coding camp to keep their hand in after graduating. They seem to really be taking their life in hand now that they have started a great job. Hope Macrofactor works for you.
@Clulessmama1979 I think you are right the ideal could be unrealistic. I do not think it is a cop out. Get down to a healthy weight and see how you feel. In fact it is good to plan interim goals and take a maintenance break too. I love your saying I’m struggling to get UP to sedentary. I keep getting back to being able to walk longer then I get sick and have to build up all over again. Don’t let trying to be perfect keep us from making progress.
@goal6082021 like reading your approach to setting a weight goal.
I read all of your posts but I ran out of steam so I know that I read all. Hope we all have a successful week.4 -
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: 207
4/30:
🌻 APRIL GOALS🌻:
👉 Hit 208
👉 Drink more water (80oz a day)
👉 Increase muscle mass
Well, I got a big woosh from TOM exiting the building. The last 3 months has been every 2 weeks and I'm over it. Hormones need to get it together. Congratulations to everyone on your success this week! I'll be back on the 30th!
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@mmdeveau sounds like we had a pretty similar journey, comparatively, lol
Re: your things learned: (replying individually so that i will have to think about each thing)
- "high weight/water"
- Yeah, I breath caffeine, and smoke too much and have hyperthyroidism? Hypothyroidism? The less dangerous, more weight-friendly one, and I always struggle with a mtn dew habit, so usually the first weeks of eating better, switching pop for water, the lbs melt off. Like, this week, I went over goal, but right around maintenance the first few days, yet I'm averaging over 1lb per day weight loss (274.4 when I started logging a week ago to 265.8 this morning). It's almost entirely water weight, lol, but it helps encourage me
- "bad foods"
- So... to get this info out of the way so I can't use it as excuses later... this bit hits on the bulk of my problem. It's pretty convoluted...
I have diagnosed autism and (unrelated) severe ptsd... so obviously I stress eat, but also, as part of my diagnosis, I have *extremely* minimal impulse control (think of your average 12 year old). Added to which, I hyperfocus on things and either forget to eat, or eat without realizing it. And I know all the science, so I end up lying to myself, making the math work in my head and then...
I tend to get a craving, say I won't give in, end up binging, don't want to self-punish, so I move on, forget to eat a few meals, finally remember to grab something, forget what I'm doing, and eat it all. Fun times.
These are obviously things everyone deals with but like... magnified, lol. I was just frustrated because I had decided that this time I just wouldn't bring the higher calorie, lower nutrient foods into the house. But here they are, and I'm not in a position to throw them out. So... for now my 13 year old is in charge of the snacks... she has them hidden. I'll update yall on how that goes, lol.
-"short-term goals"
- with the above mentioned early weight loss results that gets hard lol. When I started logging again a week ago, I was like, "okay 1 lb per week... that means, 3lbs lost by the 1st, and 7 lbs gone by memorial day." Planning to hit 267 by the end of May. I'm at 265.8 today. The lbs plateau and loss slows .. occasionally go up 1 or 2 lbs randomly... the math always averages out *eventually* but short term goals are rough for a couple months.
I suppose, considering the rate I lost at in the past, I am expecting ... 260 by May 1, around 235 by June ... 225 by Independence Day? That's around 50lbs the first 3 months which sounds nuts, but follows trends... then I usually plateau for like... 3 more months, lol. So...
Goal-wise, I guess, no matter how fast or slow it goes, if I am at 225 in mid-October? Then it should stabilize, 1-2 lbs per week, about 11 weeks .. say.. 210 by the New Year? And like 4 lbs per month after that... so September 2023 for 175 lbs. That's all guesswork till I have a couple-few more weeks of daya, though... factors have changed, so this time could be different, lol.
This was actually really helpful, I will make up a mini-goal list before bed, thank you!
-"non-scale goals"
- ugh. So. These are hard because, medical/mobility issues... I have fibro and a nerve in my back with a literal hole in it. I can barely walk at all. Just starting to try to push limits for movement today, tbh. Clothes are already super baggy cause sensory stuff. And I don't have the mobility to take measurements yet.
I do have non scale goals, but they are mostly good and movement related. I want to get into a pattern with my breakfast/lunch/dinner, at least... I am probably always going to struggle with snacks... don't want to struggle with meals too. I am once again swearing off Mtn Dew... that's a huge struggle for me. And trying to drink more water and less coffee and coke zero. Trying to do the small movements routine I posted to hopefully regain some mobility. And trying to force myself to eat a small amount of veg twice per day... I have... texture issues with them. Have succeeded since thursday, lol. I should write those down too.
-"guilt/shame"
- no worries, I don't tend to feel either of those often, lol. Actually I'm usually pretty proud of myself. I've had enough doctors therapists and social workers ask me how I'm still alive that I can feel proud of how well I do all things considered. I DO get mad at my own stupidity or lack of self-control a lot, but tbh I'm too lazy to hold on to that for long, either.
But you also mentioned cars and convenience... I'm pretty limited, shopping-wise. Poverty, ofc, but also I can't drive, don't have a car even if I could, and even if I could walk short distances... closest anything is 2 miles away, lol. I have a social worker who takes me shopping *usually* twice a month, but between her, me and my daughter, with illnesses, other obligations, her vacation days, etc, sometimes it's more like every 3-4 weeks. So... lots of non-perishables.
I *do* have a jetson bike (electric and pedal) but I'm too big for it. Hoping when I do get down near final goal I will be able to use that for occasional trips for a few small things, or even just for exercise but idk.
-"consistency"
- lol, my mortal enemy. I've yet to learn to be consistent with anything. Awful, I know. I'm working on it
@KeriA lol thanks, I'm told I often have a unique way of phrasing things. I'm glad to hear you're getting your water heater! Hopefully things start falling into place!
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self-hatred is not helpful to anyone trying to lose weight.
Self-hatred is an all out self-sabotage. My God-daughter struggles with anorexia, and her self-hatred and self-loathing on a scale of 1-10 is always on 10. It does not help her gain weight, and she really believes if she gains weight all her problems will go away, and she will be so happy with how she looks. Therapy is out, she spent her teens in hospitals and says they didn't help her. (I don't think she would be alive right now if her mother had not done therapy and hospitals!).
I wish everyone could address their self-hatred with some loving self-forgiveness and patience. ((((hugs to all))))
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