Women 200lb+, Let's Have A Momentous May!!!

RavenStCloud

🌷 Hello, ladies! Welcome to May!!!🌷

🌷One more month until summer! What are your plans for the rest of spring? Will you be trying anything new this month? Or is it back to the tried and true methods that have been working for you so far?

🌷Is there anything you're looking forward to or, conversely, worried about this May?

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

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

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

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

🌷Let's make this May as momentous as possible!!!🌷

KeriA

Thanks @RavenStCloud

Keri
69 years old
5'6"
SW: 266ish
CW: 250.6 new scale weighs me 6 lbs heavier than old one so not sure about how much I have lost.
Halfway GW: 199.5
UGW: 150
April GW get back into and stay in the 240s

🌻 April GOALS! 🌻

🟨 Log daily on MFP and track on my spreadsheet
🟨 Keep making progress with walking longer and try to get to 6 days a week
🟨 Add strength training (weights, body weight and stretching)
🟨 plan and cook healthy meals at home
🟨 Set a sensible deficit

Generic_Excuse

Hi Everyone 👋

SW: 245
1st GW: 180
Last Weigh in 4/28: 222.6 lbs

🌷May goals🌷

🌷 Down to at least 216 lbs

🌷 Calisthenic workouts at least twice a week

🌷 15-18 miles a week walking

🌷 Going from 3lbs to 5lbs with arm toning

Let's get it!!

bonniemcc4

Thank you @RavenStCloud for starting these threads.

I weigh in on Mondays.

Started 2/5/22
SW: 288.8
CW: (starting weight for May TBA)
GW for May: (TBA- lose 6 pounds)

5/2:
5/9:
5/16:
5/23:
5/30:

Goals for May:

🍎 Keep eating 4-5 fruits and veggie servings per day, at least 5 days a week
🧘🏼‍♀️ Start Leslie Sansone DVDs and work up to 5 minutes at a time by the end of the month
💭 Start seeing new therapist
⬇️ Lose 6 pounds (but I’ll be happy with any loss)
🥳 Hopefully get myself some rewards that will help me continue to make healthier changes

I might add to this on Monday, I’m not sure yet lol.

pamiede

Hi, everyone:

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted in this forum. Mostly from embarrassment. I’ve gained nearly 100 lbs since my injury 9/14/2020. But I am committed to getting back to my ending point. I want to find support and advice to help me regain my goals.

SW: 4/21 307; 4/2022 281
CW: 281
GW: 175
GW May: 271

Goal:

💛 Eat smaller portions
💛 Avoid fast foods
💛 Daily exercises including walking and rehab
💛 Daily fluid intake of @ least 64 oz
💛 Try to measure weight weekly

Have a terrific weekend❣️

goal06082021

Nice, got the May thread a little early! Thank you @RavenStCloud for keeping this group going.

Template for later:

Age: 30
Height: 5'3"
SW: 252.8 lb (11/13/2020)
CW: 185.8 lb (4/30/2022)
5/7:
5/14:
5/21:
5/28:
GW for May: 180
GW for 2022: 155

For exercise, I'm continuing what I started in April. 2 days per week each of arm-focused strength training, cardio, and yoga, with Sunday as a rest day. I'm also going to add daily evening yoga - I subscribed to Yoga with Kassandra and I've really been enjoying her videos, and she's releasing a playlist for May that's all strength-focused power yoga. I think I'm still very much a beginner, but I've made it through some videos marked "intermediate," so I'm going to try these and see how I do. I think my body is stronger than I want to give it credit for most of the time and I want to really explore that - my personal sense of, like where my body is in space and how much space I occupy has never been great (for probably a lot of reasons), so I think the yoga is going to really help to cultivate that sense of proprioception. I still find it hard to believe that these things fit my body when I fold laundry and hold up what look like a tiny pair of shorts - my body schema is still significantly wider than my actual body is.

Cluelessmama1979

It's 9 pm and I'm still hanging in there with the one day fast!

Was worried I would spend forever trying to find the new thread lol...

So .. reintro/better intro...

I'm Sissy.

partially physically disabled, autism, anxiety, ptsd, pre-menopausal mom to a 13 year old.

Problematic areas:
Addiction to Mtn Dew, and caffeine
I know the math too well and obsess over numbers
Extremely low mobility
I can binge literally anything

Anyway.... STATS!:

42 years old, female

Starting weight: 273.0
Heaviest weight: 274.4
Old starting weights: 222.3/241.6
Former (dieting) low weight: 161.8

May 1st (predicted): 260
Current weight: 262.3 (April 30)

May weight lost so far:
Weight lost this year: 12.8 lbs

Daily Focus:
🌼 Weigh in each morning
🌼 Eat at or under my calorie goal
🌼 Log honestly and consistently
🌼 Move more each day than the day before
🌼 Avoid Mtn Dew
🌼 No fast food/Grubhub in May
🌼 Reduce caffeine intake from coke zero and coffee


Stretch Goals:

🌱 Reduce number of snacks to earn bigger meals
🌱 Plan meals and log in advance
🌱 Eat at least 2 full servings of fruits or veg per day
🌱 Cut down on coffee creamer
🌱 Keep a running total of weekly average calories for transparency.

Initial Weight goals (will revise as data comes in):

May 01 - (goal 260)
May 08 - (goal 257)
May 15 - (goal 254)
May 22 - (goal 251)
May 29 - (goal 248)
May 31 - (goal 246)

swimmom_1

Glad to be back and Thank you @RavenStCloud for this thread. Great support here!
Mary from Pennsylvania 65 NOW! 5'4", Heaviest weight 255 lbs twice. :-(

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

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

9/14/20 SW-255 lbs
5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
5/14/21-232.2 lbs started MFP and Low Carb/1000-1200 calorie while recovering
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212.0 lbs
9/1/21-200.0 lbs
10/1/21-191.4 lbs
11/1/21-181.8 lbs
12/1/21-176.2 lbs
12/26/21-165.6 lbs
1/1/22-168 lbs
2/1/22-157.4 lbs
3/1/22-155 lbs. Down 100.2 lbs so far!
4/1/22-156.4 lbs
5/1/22-

roz0810

Hi all. I'm Roz from England, 28, married with two cats 🙀

Starting weight for May: 265.2. I'm overall 8.2lbs down from April. Hoping for the same results in May!

May goals:

🍇 Continue with IF 18:6 or some days 20:4
🍇 Drink 2+ litres of water daily
🍇 Weigh in daily
🍇 Get some walking in daily

Good luck all! 😁

biohazardinc

Thanks @RavenStCloud

Hi, my names Amanda. I’m 30 years old (31 on the 11th). I live in Machesney Park,IL.

SW: 258
CW: 215.6
UGW: 145
April GW: 210

Weights
5/3:
5/10:
5/17:
5/24:
5/31:

🌸April GOALS! 🌸
❤️Log food everyday.
🧡Weight in on Mondays.
💛Exercise 30+ minutes a day.
💚Drink 64oz of water.
💙Walk 6k steps a day.
💜Take 20 minutes to clean a day.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Blessed Beltane! May we all understand our true will, and make it happen.

Alexandra
50
5'7"
SW:298
CW:247 lb
GW 160
Arthritis in feet, lumbar scoliosis, thyroid replacement, exercise intolerance, fibromyalgia, autism, ADHD. I live with my partners and my grown son. Son has ADHD and autism just like his mom, and my partners both have severe mental health challenges. My job is to run the house and be "mom" so they can function better and earn money.

My April goals:
Work out at least three days a week
Sink Zero nightly (See UFYH if you want to know more)
Do the day's tasks on the day planned
Three meals, no snacks, stay under 1450 calories a day.
Maintain good medication compliance. (Sometimes I forget my afternoon meds, and then I feel awful and eat all the food.)

I spent most of February and March and into April getting back to myself after having the remainder of my thyroid out in mid-February. Turned out that even though it was only the one lobe, it had grown massively and was impinging on my windpipe and that was why I had no energy: I couldn't breathe! I'm now on total hormone replacement and feel better every day. Now that Boyfriend has a job and we've got that morning routine figured out, I can get up and go work out every morning before he gets up, so that I have the car back for him to go to work. Then it's done and I can get on with my day.

mmdeveau

“While learning can be rushed, changing can’t be…don’t forget why you’re here and what you’re chasing.” Not my words, it’s from the book “Chasing Cupcakes” by Elizabeth Benton.

Michelle
47 years old
Height: 5'6"
Original SW May 2013: 301.2 lbs.
SW (5/1/22): 205.4 lbs.
May SW (1/1/20): 205.4 lbs.
May GW: Under 200 lbs.
GW: 150 lbs (then reconsider)

My goals for May are:

• To re-achieve a 100-pound weight loss from my recorded original start weight. I am confident I’m down more than 100 pounds from whatever my all-time high was.
• Return to daily weighing. It’s not for everyone, but to me it is data and helps me. Sunday is my usual "reporting" day, and today just happens to also be the first of the month.
• Cardio for 45-60 min, 5-6 times a week, 3 of the sessions Couch-to-5K workouts
• Advance in the Couch-to-5K plan to Week 4 workouts. I plan to repeat each week of workouts 3 or 4 weeks, depending on how my lower-body joints are holding up
• Planks 3 times a week – definitely forearm, considering also doing side planks
• Take better care of my skin in hopes it will start to regain its shape. If I don’t say it, I won’t do it.

I’m back to this group after about a year-and-a-half absence. I’m not a “deadline” sort of person when it comes to taking care of yourself, but there are a few reasons today is the day.

Today is the Broad Street Run. I wish I was out there. No excuses here, but I spent the last two years in a continuous state of training for this race as the organizers pushed the race date back in hopes the pandemic would wane and things would be back to normal. It’s a 10-mile race. I ran it virtually in September 2020, and in person last October. I was hurting when I ran in October, and I needed an epic break from that amount of stress. I know people who run marathons nearly every week (really!!). That’s not how I was made. I’m starting to build myself back up with Couch-to-5K once again.

It's been six months since my Dad died. (Literally, the last thing I was able to tell him was that I’d finished the Broad Street Run, via a messaged picture of me at the finish line.) I don’t dare pretend this is the end of the grief process, but I need to shift from the cycles I’ve been lost in and start becoming more aware of everything.

To be honest, I am somewhat surprised that I’m over 200, but not overwhelmed with shock that I’m here. The surprise comes from other factors I’ve used to gauge my weight since I stopped weighing in October: how my clothes fit, how any activities I’ve been undertaking are going (including tracked workouts) and what I look like in the mirror.

But I’m also happy to have only gained about 22 pounds. The last time I faced any life events coming close to the magnitude of all I’ve experienced in the last few months, I gained about 80 pounds. That’s progress in my book. I’ve internalized something. And I remain happy that I have not ever fully regained ALL the weight I’ve lost since starting 9 years ago – the statistics related to that situation aren’t good. I don’t want to be complacent about the weight I’ve lost, I believe I’ve still been doing the work and my instincts are better than what they were.

I can be a bit "tough love" – I know it’s what I need – but I’m built that way. I come from people who have overcome and persevered. My grandfather lost his leg in WWII and went on to live to 80. Maybe not exactly the life he thought he had, but he was independent to his last days. My father overcame a lot throughout the course of his life: a car accident during which the steering column nearly split him half, and he returned to an active job in which he walked several miles in the course of a shift; having half his lung removed and then start scuba diving; being so weak from an infection he couldn’t see that he fell into his tub and couldn’t get out and was rescued four days later when someone heard him screaming and called for a wellness check, he ended up needing his leg amputated; and even more. My mother had to have her aortic valve replaced when she was in her early 50s, suffered a stroke in which she (thankfully) temporarily lost her sight; she’s had to have two more valve replacements since, including an emergent one in March 2021.

Some may say it’s a trauma response, the overcoming of adversity on what seems to be a constant basis. Personally, I run for a lot of reasons. And I do it with all the following: a torn ligament in my left ankle (2009?), for which weight loss was the only thing that truly helped alleviate the pain; a cyst on the bottom of my right foot (2012) which is still there and won’t be removed unless it starts causing a “bigger problem”; a healed stress fracture in my pelvis (2015); a broken metatarsal in my right foot (2018) which did not heal, so I have avascular necrosis at the joint between my toe and the unhealed fracture; and truly terrible knees all my life – which believe it or not are better when I’m running/walking regularly. (Also: when I say I’m dead inside you know I literally mean it.)

I’ve overcome a lot to get where I am. And I know that I got tired of being a spectator of everything in life. Of everything happening for other people but not for me. And finally realizing that I had to stop watching and waiting and start doing, no matter how small each step forward was.

Another quote I’ve been repeating to myself recently is this one, this time from the TV show “This Is Us” by the character Beth Pearson: “I can, and I will.”

Cluelessmama1979

259.2 !!!!

Bodies are so weird. Everyone says you can't drop lbs overnight, but I literally do, starting out. I know it's water weight and the thyroid thing, so I *am* recording everything. I know that everything over what the calculations say I *should* be losing will be balanced out when Moses parts the sea, or in a couple months when I plateau for months at a time, but it's sooooo encouraging.

I even used my old weight loss logs to estimate my initial super-fast losses, taking my new, higher weight into consideration, and thought I would be pushing it to expect 260 today. Even with yesterday's fast. I *know* I should be taking care if my thyroid issues, and people with the opposite problem probably hate me right now (sorry) but I am so... stoked... to start the month with a whoosh.

I'm also suuuuuper proud of myself for making it through my fast day (not too bad) including waking up in the middle of the night (super hard). AND I made it through it with a basket of easter candy right beside me!

I am stronk.

Speaking of strong... I am still doing my small movements. I posted to show the improvements in mobility on the April thread, but will put it here, too, for ease of access.



Feeling really positive about this month!

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 we have a lot in common... it was really interesting reading your intro. My daughter and I also both have adhd and autism, and I have fibro too, among other things. I'm glad you were able to sort out your car/routine. I'm especially glad you found out your thyroid problem... breathing is kind of important!

lmgoff232

Thanks @RavenStCloud for another month! I really enjoy this group 😀

Age: 44
Height: 5'10"
HW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
SW: 287.4 (7/16/2021)
CW: 209.8 (5/1/2022)

GW for May: 205
GW for 2022: 170
UGW: 170

5/7:
5/14:
5/21:
5/28:

Reintroducing myself since there are lots of new faces here. I am Lynn from the bay area, California. 44, divorced, 4 kids - 1 grown and out of the house, and 3 littles (12, 10, & 7) that I have the majority of the time. I work full time from home, and don't have a lot of "me time". No major health problems. Started my weightloss journey in July of 2021 when my Dr asked me if I wanted to consider bariatric surgery. That was the kick in the pants that made me realize I was seriously over weight, class III obese to be more specific. I joined MFP fully expecting to prove to my Dr that I wasn't eating too much, and there had to be some other reason I was gaining weight, lol. I was definitely suprised to learn how much I was eating, and have been making slow and steady progress since then. I am actually looking forward to my next physical when I can show her my progress.

I have a pretty consistent routine - weekday morning cardio sessions of 15-25 minutes, followed by some planks and other body weight exercises. I don't restrict anything (besides full sugar soda), just watch my portion sizes and reduced takeout from like 5 times a week to maybe 1.

I am moving this month, so I am anticipating more challenges staying on track later this month once the kitchen gets packed. As such, keeping my weight goal on the lower side. Feel free to send a friend request if you would like. Wishing you all a successful month!

Goals for May:
- Meet fiber goals at least 3x per week:
- Meet protein goals at least 3x per week:
- Minimum 6000 steps daily:
- At least 8 glasses water daily:

RavenStCloud

💜Hey, ladies! Glad to see so many new and old faces on here.

So I allowed myself to not make the best decisions regarding my health for the last couple of months because I've been stressed out and life seems to keep throwing me curve balls. But no more excuses. I'm trying really hard to bring some balance back in my life this month.

May Goals:
🌺1. Log all my food
🌺2. Eat the recommended # of calories (via nutritionist)
🌺3. Avoid fast food/eating out
🌺4. Stick to water = no juice/soda/lemonade
🏵1. Swim x3 a week
🏵2. Do 2 at home exercises

I have also started to take Spanish lessons with an online tutor and I'm trying to learn how to sew by watching simple Youtube tutorials. It's easier for me to enact change all at once, so here's to starting off the month right!

Happy May, everyone!!!💜

CupcakeCrusoe

Good afternoon everyone, happy May!

Busy month! I'm back from my trip now, and I'm going on another trip this coming weekend for Mother's day. It's been and is going to be a challenge to keep a deficit through all this, but I'm doing my best. I did manage to stay below maintenance for all the time I was away this weekend, which I am going to go ahead and pat myself on the back for.

I'm looking forward to warmer temperatures, making progress both with weight loss and my squat rack, and generally having a good time outside with my kids.

I don't like to make number-based goals for the month, but I'm going to get as far as I can so I can hit my halfway goal weight (183) in June, hopefully. Then June, I have another diet break to coincide with a vacation for 10 days! I really think this way of dieting is the way for me. The weight loss isn't as fast, but I'm having a lot of fun.

Haven't weighed in today, as I always do it in the morning and I was at my SIL's, so the little hula lady on the beach will reappear tomorrow.

Christina
33 years old
5'4"

SW: 220ish
Re-SW: 200.4
Halfway GW: 183
UGW: 150
CW (as of 4/29): 189.4

May goals! 🌷🌷🌷

🤍Log every food in grams.
🤍 Get 7k steps every day, no excuses
🤍 Lift weights 3x week
🤍 More than 100g protein every day
🤍 20 minutes to clean a day

Inaugural May tag party!
@RavenStCloud Thank you as always, and I'm so excited to see you joining us this month! Balance is a good goal to go for.

@KeriA great goals, and you've got this.

@Generic_Excuse One thing I love about your goals- mileage walking goals! I think that's so neat, you could see how far you've walked toward a fancy destination or something.

@bonniemcc4 Therapist! Therapist! You're making good changes in your life, and I hope they really pay off for you this month.

@pamiede Hi again, welcome back! It seems like the 2020 crew is all coming back, recently, haha! I'm happy to be seeing you around these parts again, although I wish it was for different circumstances.

@goal06082021 I love the idea of yoga, and strength yoga sounds super neat! I'll have to check her out on Youtube- I know I've done at least a couple of her videos before.

@Cluelessmama1979 those look like great goals. I honestly love the "no grubhub" one the most, it is so easy to do, but so expensive, both in $$ and calorically! I hope you achieve everything you want to this month.

@swimmom_1 yay for may!

@roz0810 Hi Roz!!! I love the cat emoji, it looks so fun on my computer, haha.

@biohazardinc that cleaning one realllllly resonates with me, lol. I added it to my goals, because yeah, cha girl really needs that. I hope you had a good concert weekend! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 Sink Zero! I just had flashbacks, lol. Sink Zero is very helpful, though. Blessed Beltane to you!

@mmdeveau I can, and I will is a great personal mantra. I like it very much. And I believe it for you.

@lmgoff232 ah, the dreaded food diary revelation! We hate to see it, lol, but I've watched you progress- you know what you're doing, and you do it.


oh PS: For those following along at home, I did decide to keep MacroFactor, lol. But if anyone is curious about my food diary (I am definitely a nosy person, I get it!) I will post a screenshot any time. I'm not going anywhere, I'm still here for weight loss related socials, posting food pics, and talking about my ridiculous car Quest bar habit.

Have a great Sunday, everyone! See you bright and early tomorrow!

swimmom_1

Glad to be back and Thank you @RavenStCloud for this thread. Great support here!
Mary from Pennsylvania 65 NOW! 5'4", Heaviest weight 255 lbs twice. :-(

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

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

9/14/20 SW-255 lbs
5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
5/14/21-232.2 lbs started MFP and Low Carb/1000-1200 calorie while recovering
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212.0 lbs
9/1/21-200.0 lbs
10/1/21-191.4 lbs
11/1/21-181.8 lbs
12/1/21-176.2 lbs
12/26/21-165.6 lbs
1/1/22-168 lbs
2/1/22-157.4 lbs
3/1/22-155 lbs. Down 100.2 lbs so far!
4/1/22-156.4 lbs
5/1/22-158.8 lbs. :-( No way is this actual with all the Elliptical miles Friday, yesterday and stayed way under calories for what I was allotted. Hoping for a whoosh soon. Did Elliptical 300 minutes for 22.3 miles in first session and 54 minutes for 4.2 miles for 26.5 miles total today. Hopefully that gets me heading downward again. (Did long times on Friday 228 minutes and Saturday 240 minutes too.)

KeriA

@pamiede Glad to see you back. I was missing for a long time too until I rejoined in April. We both needed to recover. Knowing you, you will be making progress soon.
@roz0819 we have a bonded pair of twin cats.
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 glad you have figured out how to get to the gym with a new morning routine.
@mmdeveau Sorry to hear about your father. Congrats on the Broad Street Run. I just rejoined the thread last month again after a serious health issue kept me from logging on MFP. Luckily I didn’t gain but only made very slow progress.
@RavenStCloud I like your exercise schedule. I am thinking of reinstating our Y membership so I can get back to 3 day a week water exercise I was doing before the pandemic.

I enjoyed reading all of your posts and seeing some old friends. I now have 2 weeks of my spreadsheet and was able to see what my average calorie intake is now, what I lost in the past 2 weeks, my average and weekly calorie deficit etc. Since I have lost in the last 2 weeks I will keep my calorie goal the same but I hope to up my exercise a little each week as I have been doing. I have gotten to 5 days a week but upped the minutes I exercise some each week. I hope to add in a strength training day each week as well. Since I am not working now I have been able to meal plan and make healthy meals at home, which is the best thing for me for weight loss.

The reason I was MIA on MFP and this thread was that last summer I was diagnosed with breast cancer but fortunately it was low grade, early and low stage and slow. However if it wasn’t for the pandemic I would have caught it earlier. As soon as I was fully vaccinated and the rates went down last year I started to get caught up on medical appointments and that is when I found it. I continued working full-time taking only a few days after surgery off. Working remotely helped a lot. I didn’t need chemotherapy and the radiation therapy was very focused. Although I didn’t gain weight I wasn’t able to get much exercise although it is recommended. So I am slowly getting back into shape. Also there were times when we were all so busy working that we got take out more than our 1 day a week limit. I really miss my wonderful limited duration job. I wish it could have lasted one more year when I would be ready to retire. Now I am wondering what will be the best next step for me. The one thing I know is that I want to get healthy, lose weight and start exercising more. I also just want to get more active. Today we started cleaning out our large carport. Lots more to go but we made a dent. So although I didn’t go for a walk I was more active. One thing achieved during the pandemic is we have gotten our finances on good footing. Still have more home repairs to do.

So I am wishing we all have a great week and great month. However it all starts with tomorrow. Let's do it.

roz0810

5/1 265.2
5/2 264.8

Would love to be in the 250's again by this month. I'm basically losing what I gained from December but it's ok. I'm still losing 😁

KeriA

Something happened the end of last week that I am not sure I understand. I went out Friday for my walk. I started walking down the block and hadn't gone far and my body said no I do not want to do this. It wasn't my mind and it wasn't due to motivation. So I listened and turned around and went home. Yesterday I was worried. What will happen if I try to take my walk today? My husband and youngest were out. I put on my running shoes and started walking. It was just how it usually is when I started walking. Happy to be out and getting a walk in. In fact I pushed myself another block than I have been doing on the days I feel up to a longer walk. 1 more block is really 2 more blocks since I turn around and walk back the way I came. I do not know why I didn't want to walk Friday but somehow I think I did the right thing not to continue but that is hind sight. Now I know that I was fine walking the next day.

CupcakeCrusoe

Good morning everyone!

189.4. Still. Cue the Twilight Zone music.



Ovulation is in a few days, the period of it starts today, it will be interesting to see what happens with my weight.

Forgot to mention yesterday, at my SIL's, I literally fell down her flight of stairs, lol. Luckily nothing seriously hurt, just a nice shiner on my eye and some rug burn, and my left thumb feels weird. But probably not broken, just doesn't like a lot of pressure put on it as yet. So I am Very Sore this morning, haha.

Tag party time!
@swimmom_1 you're right, in no way is that a real weight. Hang in there for the whoosh!

@KeriA I had no idea about your breast cancer! I'm so glad they were able to remove it with (relatively) little intervention.

That's so interesting about your walk. I definitely am a firm believer that if your body is telling you not to do a thing, you shouldn't do the thing. I'm glad that your walk was fine the next day, though. Onward and upward, and increasing movement feels great.

@roz0810 the holidays are hard. That's going to be an interesting time for me, too, trying to make sure I don't go overboard with treats (because there will be, and have to be, some treats, lol).

Have a great Monday, everyone!

rockitwell86

Happy May y'all!!

I'm pumped about my April weight loss. I started on 4/18 & managed to lose 5.6 pounds. Very excited for that. For May I'm sticking with my lower carb (starches, fruits & veggies are fine) & lower sugar/added sugar. It seems to be working & is not too restrictive for me to maintain.

I also weigh in on Mondays, so today was WI day.

SW: 300.7
CW: 295.1
GW: 190

5/2: 295.1
5/9:
5/16:
5/23:
5/30:


🌷May goals🌷

🌷 Down 2 pounds per week (average, so roughly 8lbs overall).
🌷 Walk at least 2x per week.
🌷 Meal Plan & stick with it.
🌷 Drink that water!
🌷 Track better on the weekends.

JAC581

Hi everyone! Happy May!

Jamie, 37, 5'6"

SW: 248
CW: 243.4

I've been stuck at 243 for the last week. TOM was supposed to start Saturday, but it's taking it's good ol' time coming around, so I feel like I'm holding on to some water weight.

May Goals:
-Drink 2-3 liters of water everyday.
-Go for more walks, which should be easier now that the weather is getting nicer. Do Leslie Sansone videos when the weather is crummy.
-Give some other workouts a try. I signed up for FitOn last night, which has tons of free videos, and there are actually a bunch that don't look too intimidating.
-Track my food to the best of my ability.
-Don't allow others to pressure me into eating more/something else. What I eat is up to me.

biohazardinc

SW: 258
CW: 215.6
UGW: 145
April GW: 210

Weights <--I got my dates wrong in my original post.
5/2: 215.6
5/9:
5/16:
5/23:
5/30:

🌸April GOALS! 🌸
❤️Log food everyday.
🧡Weight in on Mondays.
💛Exercise 30+ minutes a day.
💚Drink 64oz of water.
💙Walk 6k steps a day.
💜Take 20 minutes to clean a day.

Oddly I weighted myself yesterday after I took a shower and weighed 212.7. Today, it went back up to 215.6 so I suppose I haven't lost anything. That was kind of disappointing.

@rockitwell86 I really need to reduce my carbs too but that is so hard for me. One challenge at a time.

@CupcakeCrusoe I hope the trip back was safe and the birthday party was fun. Great job at the 189 I hope to get there soon! As far as the May goal. I always try to clean a little everyday living with 2 kids I constantly feel like I'm drowning in mess. At least allowing 20 minutes helps me gain a little control back.

@KeriA I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I'm glad that it was caught so early. My dad has pancreatic cancer and during a lot of his testing found out he had the BRACA mutation. My aunt got tested and also had it and ended up getting a double mastectomy and hysterectomy as preventative measure. I got tested (which really long story ended up being unnecessary) and found out I didn't have the BRACA mutation. I hope you are doing better now. I got to be honest I rarely want to do any of the exercise I've been doing. However, if it wasn't a motivational thing maybe it was a gut feeling. Were you feeling unsafe?

@roz0810 Good Luck on achieving your goal!


Have a great day guys.

seltzer_lover

Good morning and happy Monday! MFP seems to have been fixed, it's sunny here in Coastal VA, I've got coffee in my mug, and my dog is snoring in her bed. A good morning, indeed.

Seltzer_lover
Weigh-in Day: Mondays
SW (7/2021): 300
PW (4/13): 249.3
Maintenance break!
5/2: 243
5/9:
5/16:
5/23:
5/30:

May GW: 236 - 240

May Goals:
🌷 Continue to keep the house neat (I need to clean up post-travel. This place is a hot mess.)
🌷 Push myself in my HIIT workouts (We have 2 benchmarks this month and I'd like to PR in both.)
🌷 Carefully meal plan and prep
🌷 Read 5+ books

seltzer_lover

@pamiede - Don't be embarrassed! Many of us have lost and regained, including me! Just keep putting one foot in front of the other and welcome back.

@mmdeveau - Way to catch the gain before it gets to be too much. It sounds like you and your family have been through a lot and persevered....I'm sure you can put that same attitude towards your health goals! I'm also a daily weigher but I mitigate some of the fluctuations by using Happy Scale to smooth out the spikes and valleys. Helps me mentally.

@lmgoff232 - I hope you can see the doctor soon to show off that sweet, sweet progress! Our heights and starting weights are similar so I love to see your progress and what's possible, because I know if you can, I can!

@KeriA - I hope you're doing well and recovering! Welcome back. We're glad to have you. It's smart you listened to your body on Friday and just said "nope". Sometimes that's what you need to do to take care of you.

@CupcakeCrusoe - oh my goodness! Hope you're doing ok today. Falling down the stairs is always so scary.

@rockitwell86 - Figuring out what you can do to change that is sustainable and maintainable is legit 85% of the battle, in my view. Anytime I've gone too restrictive, I've failed and spiraled back into my eating disorder. Now that I'm working with a great RD, I have a plan that is filling, nutritious, AND accommodates my insane sweet tooth. Makes all the difference.

rockitwell86

@seltzer_lover - hello fellow VA & book lover! What are you currently reading? I'm about half way through The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Took a while to get interested in it, but now I don't want to put it down. I had to force myself to stop reading last night at 12:30.

And agree 100% about finding something that works. My mom had great success with Keto, but that's too restrictive for me. So I'm just watching my carbs/sugar intake. I try for 100 or less per day with no more than 50 from breads/pastas/potatoes. I'm not cutting out my fruits & veggies. I didn't get fat from eating them. A banana is not going to kill my diet.

seltzer_lover

@rockitwell86 - Hello fellow Virginian! I just finished Lessons in Chemistry and started Darling Girl last night. I *also* had to force myself to stop reading last night because I would have burned through that all night.

I'm a member of Book of the Month and my picks lately have all been really good. I also just wrapped up Kaikeyi over Easter and I've been listening to the Jeeves and Wooster series by PG Wodehouse on audio (mostly in the car).

Evelyn Hugo has been on my radar for awhile and now that I have ANOTHER good review, I might have to bump it up the list! What else have you been reading? Any recent favorites?

EDTake2

April was a very busy/stressful month. Good news, I was able to maintain for the month without measuring/counting calories. Back to somewhat normality for the month of may. Hopefully May will not be to bad trying to get back to the routine

Weigh in on Mondays:

SW: 230.0 lb
CW: 191.8 lb
GW: 150 lb

5/2: 191.8
5/9:
5/16:
5/23:
5/30:

Goal for May: mid 180's (184-186)

RavenStCloud

@KeriA I'm so glad that your breast cancer was diagnosed and treated and that you're getting back to fighting form. I'm sure it was very scary and thank you for sharing. 💓💓💓

I also had a weird feeling like you did a few months ago. I got to the gym and felt fine and hopped into the pool and swam for less than 5 minutes and my body just rebelled out of nowhere and was like 'stop. you're done. get out of the pool.' It really freaked me out. I waited in the shallow end for a few minutes for the feeling to pass, but it didn't. So I got out and went home. I wasn't sure how I'd feel going back, but it was like nothing happened a few days later. I dont know if my body knew something that I didn't or it was preventing me from an injury or what. But it was really strange.

Cluelessmama1979

258.8 ... still going down!

Hit all my daily and stretch goals yesterday except...

I went slightly over my "Goal" yesterday but stayed within my range... I am not sure how to claim that as far as succeeding at the daily goal...

Mfp would give me an estimate of ~1750 to lose 1 lb per week... but my TDEE is closer to 1950 than 2250 because I am disabled and far below sedentary activity levels. So 1lb per week should be 1450 calories. I have my UGW set at 160 (still very overweight) and at that weight/activity level my TDEE will be 1434. Meanwhile, at a *healthy* weight, my TDEE would be 1213.

So I set my daily goal at 1440. But I am aiming for anywhere from 1270 - 1610, trying to get as close to 1440 as reasonable without going hungry or excessive snacking.

Would love any feedback to what yall think... did I hit the "eat at or under my calorie goal" if I stay in that range?


SW: 273.0
HW: 274.4
Old SWs: 222.3/241.6
Former (dieting) LW: 161.8
May GW: 247?
UGW: 160 (then maintain 1 year, then we'll see)

May 1st: 259.2
Current weight: 258.8

May weight lost so far: 0.4 lbs
Weight lost this year: 15.6 lbs

Daily Focus:

🌼 Weigh in each morning
🌼 Eat at or under my calorie goal
🌼 Log honestly and consistently
🌼 Post each morning under this challenge
🌼 Move more each day than the day before
🌼 Avoid Mtn Dew
🌼 No fast food/Grubhub in May
🌼 Reduce caffeine intake from coke zero and coffee


Stretch Goals:

🌱 Reduce number of snacks to earn bigger meals
🌱 Plan meals and log in advance
🌱 Eat at least 2 full servings of fruits or veg per day
🌱 Cut down on coffee creamer
🌱 Keep a running total of weekly average calories for transparency.

May 01 - (goal 260) 259.2
May 02 - 258.8
May 08 - (goal 257)
May 15 - (goal 254)
May 22 - (goal 251)
May 29 - (goal 248)
May 31 - (goal 247)

@lmgoff232 moving is extremely challenging! I hope you can find some creative ideas for meals then!

@RavenStCloud thanks for the thread! My whole motto this go-around is "no excuses", lol. I'm a big stress eater. Or it's a holiday. Or payday. Or it's that time and I'm craving chocolate. Or it's a bad pain day and I need comfort food.

I've realized it all boils down, for me, to rewarding myself with food. It started out with legitimate stuff, but now it's every inconvenience and every thing I do outside of a typical day.

Sorry, got introspective... anyway, I'm glad you got back on track!

Learning Spanish is fun! My daughter and I have been trying for about a year... no tutor, yet, unfortunately. We have been using duolingo (great confidence booster, poor retention) and watching TheLanguageTutor on youtube (pretty effective and fun).

@CupcakeCrusoe welcome back from your trip! I'm sorry you fell, but glad you're okay!

Grubhub is my arch nemesis, lol. I swear they are responsible for about 93% of my weight gain, lol. They just sent me a "Treat yourself!" offer this morning!

Also, my advocate tried to show me macro factor on Thursday but I didn't have enough spoons to pay attention... kept meaning to ask you about it and forgetting lol

@swimmom_1 I have a fairly long reply for you so I will send it separately

@KeriA that's so scary! I'm so glad you're safe!!

@roz0810 progress is progress! Recovering from a setback is a skill in itself!

@rockitwell86 that's great progress! I cannot imagine my life without carbs. I'm glad you found a way to keep the good nutritious foods while cutting back!

@JAC581 remember your body can't tell time or read a calendar. All the functions that are meant to happen will happen... just, they happen in their own time. If you're sticking to your plan, you'll see results!

@biohazardinc I always reassure people about normal fluctuations in daily weight, and then freak out when I experience them myself. That lower weight showed up on the scale. It's part of your loss, whether you record it yet or not. Yesterday I weighed in at 259.2. I drank some coffee and a fair bit of water, ate a banana. Then I was able to use the restroom. Stepped on the scale out of curiosity. 261.1. What. Checked again... yep, 1.9 lbs. Whatever. Late last night I checked again. 262. This morning? 258.8.

But on April 28th, my am weigh in showed 262.3. Before lunch it was 262.1. The next morning? 263.4. I ate under my calories, I had a very active shopping day the day before... if I'd let myself dwell on it, I would have gone nuts.

Fluctuations are normal. You aren't gaining weight on a deficit. That lower number represents the parts of your weight which are just... your body.

@seltzer_lover reading is such a great goal! I used to read constantly but I've fallen out of the habit. I think I will make a spring/summer reading list while I'm all motivated!

@rockitwell86 (again) I'm glad you're letting yourself have fruit. Buuuut... Funny true story... while a banana will not ruin your diet... I once tried a diet where I only ate apples and bananas. First day: Breakfast was an apple and 3 bananas. AM snack, a banana and half an apple in slices. Lunch was 2 apples and 2 bananas. PM snack a banana with the other half apple slices. For dinner I made pureed bananas and apples (3 of each) trying to make a smoothie with just fruit, ice and water (it was not pleasant but I choked it down). Evening snack was diced apples (3) and banana slices (4). 2 AM i woke up starving and had another apple. I wasn't logging food at the time, but that's about 2400 calories and at the time my TDEE would have been around 1650. I lasted 2 weeks in terrible pain, got horribly ill, and gained 4.5 lbs.

I learned bananas are good. Too many bananas are not lol. Same for apples.