Women 200lb+, Let's Have A Notable November!!!

KeriA

Friday I took a long walk but not longer than the ones earlier in the week. Saturday is my rest day. Sunday we couldn't go to Aquafit since we had to give my sister-in-law to the airport but since my husband had today off we went this morning. I did get some walking in later on Sunday. I plan to have a long walk tomorrow.

kristinwoods919

@CupcakeCrusoe @nebslp the weighted hoop is definetly a good workout. I am really good going only one direction though. It's fun too.

KeriA

I met my goal today of walking to the nearest cafe (1.1 miles) and having breakfast and walking back. I have walked there with N last week. but only walked a few blocks back before getting a ride home the rest of the way. So I am up to 2.2 mile walk but with a rest in between. Greenlake is 2.8 miles. There are places I can rest there too.

@jenbroussard71 Nice progress and so close to Onderland! Hope Riley is doing better. I have had biopsies done in this situation and it was nothing. So don’t worry until you have more information. Years later I did get diagnosed with breast cancer but it was slow growing and not too big. I am in survivorship and so far so good. Exercise is the best for your health so you are good there.
@nebslp All those happy faces! I was sad last week too. Glad you got some good outdoor time.
@CupcakeCrusoe Hope your muscle is better.

jenbroussard71

@KeriA Thank you for sharing your experience. Riley is getting better. We have worked with the cardiologist and vet to get a plan regarding her treatment going forward. She will be on blood pressure medication for the rest of her life. She does have some damage to the right side of her heart and narrowing of the vessels in her lungs. This all seems to be a result of having heart worms and the treatment for them. Riley is a rescue. I adopted her when she was just under two years old. She had already had at least one litter. I want to say some pretty ugly things to the backyard breeders that had her first. They were so irresponsible in not providing her with testing and preventative medicine. She is such a sweetheart and does not deserve what she is going through. But she is with the family she deserves now and is treated like a spoiled little princess. Thank you again for sharing and the well wishes for my baby girl.

CupcakeCrusoe

Good morning everyone!

176.8 this morning, bringing the average down. I've been weighing in at almost exactly my average for a couple days, which was a bummer, but it's fine!

yesterday:
❌3rd / 4 workouts per week (I had a long walk, but I'm not counting walks) but I hadn't planned to do it yesterday anyway
✅> 8k steps
✅<= 1600 cal
✅32 minute self care
✅> 64oz water
❌>= 128g protein (125, so close!)

I do this every couple years, y'all. In the mid summer, I think to myself, oh, wouldn't it be great to make a themed advent treat calendar for my sister and sisters in law and best friend and mom? Yeah, absolutely! Then I buy the materials. Then me-in-November is like, why did I do this.

I'm more than halfway through now putting together french tea cookie/cake/candy advent calendars! It's a pain! It's going to be cool when it's done! Lol.

My right adductor is feeling much better, I babied it Monday night at the gym, and it looks like I babied it enough. Now I just have to baby it a little more tomorrow at the gym, haha. Or, cancel on the gym, because splits class is hard on those adductors, and just do cardio at home. One of those.

Today! Hopefully I get to drive a car with some of the features I want and order my car! That would be great! Tonight is pirate night with the boys, dinner is once more a hodgepodge of leftovers from the party Sunday, but hopefully the last day of that.

Tags!
@nebslp upping that protein really does help!

@jenbroussard71 I'm glad your visit to WDW was good! I'm crossing all my fingers and toes for good results both for your mammogram and Riley's issues. I'm sorry to hear about her early life, that's really tough. decorating for christmas is so fun!

@KeriA I love the dedication to the workouts!

Have a great day, everyone!

lisakatz2

Well, Wednesdays are my weigh-in days, I stepped on the scale and it showed 181.5! A 2.5 lb drop from last week! You think I should be dancing around, but my measurements have not changed at all. Am I losing water, or worse, muscle? On the plus side, I feel good, with good energy.

nebslp

1. posture exercises
2. sweep the deck
3. 8 hr 31 min of sleep
4. Photo organization
5. Create I plan to work on assembling one row tonight.
6. French Will be changing goal to ?/12 hours of activity (250+ steps every hour)

I've been working hard on increasing my movement throughout the day because of an article I read about the negative effects inactivity has on the brain. I'm also tracking my active (250 steps per hour) on my fitbit. This definitely call for a chart (LOL). Seriously, I have my old records and will just start adding my new numbers in that notebook. And since my French habit is firm (927 days straight), I'm changing the French goal to active hours after today but need to look at my past averages to come up with a number.

I finished going through the 8,350 photos on my photostick and putting the "people pictures" in individual family folders on another flashdrive. If I wouldn't have had this as a daily goal, I doubt I'd be this far along.

The posture exercises are getting easier and if I forget them in the morning (because I'm so excited about sweeping (LOL) I always do them later in the day.

Success really does depend on consistent behaviors over a long period of time. WoW! I'm finally figuring that out !?!?!?

@lisakatz2 2.5 lbs down is great! You are on a roll:) It would be nice if weight loss was linear but it's pretty up and down. I think reduction in measurements is kinda like the whoosh. It happens when it happens and just gotta keep going even when you don't see the changes.

@KeriA You are almost ready for the lake walk!! You're making great "strides"...see what I did there?!

@kristinwoods919 Your post got me to thinking. If water swirls clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, would swirling a hulu hoop follow the same principle and be easier in the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere? Probably not

@CupcakeCrusoe Your advent calendar project sounds so cool! Dreaming is always so much easier than getting things done. I wish I had a nickel for every project I wanted to do but didn't...yet. I'm sure you'll finish on time. And did you like the car you drove and get one ordered??
I love that your weight average just keeps slipping down! One tenth of a pound+ at a time. Consistent, persistent, and determined!!

@jenbroussard71 You are SO close to Onederland! That is inspiring to me and makes me feel hopeful. Good luck with your upcoming tests. Waiting is so hard but you're keeping busy and that helps keep your mind from worrying. It's good the vet was able to help Riley feel better. Hoping she continues improving. She deserves only good things to come.

Time to move again. I have some sewing to do so I can check off that create goal for a change!

CupcakeCrusoe

Good morning everyone!

Weighed in in the 176's today, so my average is now officially 178, which means I've lost two pounds in two weeks, exactly on schedule.

yesterday:
❌3rd / 4 workouts per week (I had a long walk, but I'm not counting walks, I didn't have a workout planned anyway)
✅> 8k steps
❌<= 1600 cal (1610)
✅32 minute self care
✅> 64oz water
❌>= 128g protein (~118, I'll explain)

I did go to the dealership yesterday, drove a car with super cruise, liked it, and so I ordered my car! It's this one. The color is a lovely gray with iridescent purple sheen . I was there later than I thought (as usually happens at dealerships), so by the time I got home, my planned leftovers dinner had been eaten, so, starving, I popped a spicy beef patty into the microwave. Delicious, but not as high protein as my planned dinner, so I went slightly over cal for less protein, haha. Planning makes a difference!

My new car gets here in about a week, I'm so excited. And then we're getting the bidirectional charger with batteries for the house, so our solar panels can store energy in the batteries, we can charge the car, and the car could charge the house. It's going to be very cool (and very expensive, lol).

Tonight! The girls have gymnastics, so I'm taking them there, Whatsisface is meeting me, then I'm going on to the gym. Dinner will be Harris Teeter, so that will be good, I can make a healthy dinner there easily.

Tags!
@lisakatz2 I'm pretty sure you've said in the past that you monitor your weight average as well. The more I disregarded my daily weigh ins and looked just at my average, the better I felt about my progress. The average is going to move slower, but I don't feel as out of control about it as I used to.

@nebslp I love that you're changing your goal based on what you need to focus on, that's good personal feedback.

Success really does depend on consistent behaviors over a long period of time. WoW! I'm finally figuring that out !?!?!?

I'm right there with you

I think that's everything! I've got so much going on, haha, I have barely started getting ready for my bestie coming for cookie weekend on Saturday and it's already Thursday! Have a good day, everyone!