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Women 200lb+, Let's Swing It, Shake It, Move It, Make It This May!!!

KeriA

🌼 Hello, ladies! We've made it to May! The weather's changing and so are we!!!

🌼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 this year?

🌼What are you looking forward to this May?

🌼And what is one thing you'd like to remind yourself (and others) not to worry about or stress over this month?

🟡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 swing it, shake it, move it, make it, and show how good we are in May 2025!!!🌼

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RavenStCloud

Happy May, ladies. 💜

I started a GLP1 on April 1st and yesterday was my first jump up in dose. I'll be honest and say that for a long time I thought that using a drug to help you lose weight was cheating. But honestly, it's not. From the first day I was on it, my food noise reduced dramatically and I finally understood people who could just eat a little bit of something without the need to finish the whole container.

I used to think that I lacked the willpower that other people around me had, and maybe that is true to some extent, but this medication that I'm on has really opened my eyes to the fact that some people just have brains that work differently.

I wish that I had had a GLP1 twenty years ago; it would have saved me so much time thinking that I was a failure when all I needed was a little help calming my brain.

Not to say this is a miracle drug, but I just finally feel in control around food. And I've gotten a trainer and I'm sticking with strength training for the first time and recording all my stats and watching the amount I can lift go higher and higher. And I've been making the elliptical my new best friend.

I'm meeting with a dietician next week. I've got records of everything and I'm excited to see where I can improve.

So, yeah. That's me.

9.6lbs down. About 90 to go.

lisakatz2

I weighed myself May 1 and came up 198.5 pounds. I'm glad I lost a pound, but I am sad because my electronic scale seems to have gone belly-up after 25+ years of use. It has sentimental value, it's always been ol' reliable and it's one of the few things I own that old that I still have. I have to step on and off on it 7-8 times to get a reading, and that's after I just put in a new battery. R.I.P. scale. Out with the old, time for the new.

KeriA

Keri

5'6" (but I may be shorter due to age)

SW: 262 when I retired June 2024

CW: 239.8/240

April GW: mid 230s

2026 Goal weight get close to Onderland Ultimate goal is a healthy BMI

April 2: 240

April 30: 238.4

May 2: 239.2

🌼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 this year?

My weight went up some mid April but lately it has been coming down. I am hoping to make some progress soon. I am logging but I am not aiming for a calorie deficit. I am eating when I am hungry and stop when I am satisfied. I am extended my overnight fast and eating breakfast late. I am trying to have time between meals where I give several hours between meals and not eat after dinner. I am used to a calorie deficit so I am not able to eat around mt TDEE most days. If I wasn't postmenopausal I would probably have lost a lot more weight. I am struggling to do my planned exercise consistently. I seem to be losing inches around my stomach. I am wearing pants that I avoided last year since they were tight but now they are getting looser and looser.

🌼What are you looking forward to this May?

We are going on an Alaskan cruise early June. I want to get stronger and maybe lose a bit before.

🌼And what is one thing you'd like to remind yourself (and others) not to worry about or stress over this month?

I am not someone who stresses that much. I just focus on getting healthier which means I need to lose weight.

@RavenStCloud Thank you for your post. It is really helpful to me to hear about your experience. I have GLP1 as a back up plan. I am trying to eat foods that increase my natural GLP1 and recently I was able to avoid eating the whole package of some of my favorite treats. But I seem to be in a plateau or am losing extremely slowly so it is nice to know there is something that could help.

@lisakatz2 sorry you lost your dependable scale. I have to place mine in exactly the same spot each time I weigh or it won't give me consistent weights.

lisakatz2

I want to add……….

I'm hoping to increase my vegetable consumption to two servings daily. In April it was 1 serving (sometimes less).

Hoping to increase my steps (daily) by 15 minutes per day. Seems do-able but last night I slept like crap and have been tired and headache-y all day. I guess every day can't be a winner.

What am I looking forward to in May? Warmer weather, longer days. Hopefully I can pull myself up tomorrow and go for a 15-minute walk when I wake up.

What I'd like to remind myself (and others) this month? Progress, not perfection. Whether the numbers on the scale go down or not, I've started healthier habits, and that's good.

nebslp

@KeriA Thank you for getting things started this month. Whatever you're doing seems to be working. Your method reminds me of a book I read awhile back, Intuitive Eating. You're doing great staying in those 230's even if you should pop up a bit now and then. Once you've been there, you know it's possible.

@RavenStCloud I have my dr's OK to start the GLP-1 pill any time I call the office. I've been putting it off for who-knows-why?? except that we moved in March and I thought there were too many changes to add even one more. I appreciate your input so much. It gives me encouragement and takes away a little fear. I want to have an exercise plan going when I start so as not to lose too much muscle. Soon…but now we are still in the moving phase crazies, also first graddaughter graduating HS soon and my 5th grandbaby was born on Friday. That meant two quilts to make and I'm on #2 now. I'm setting priorities, probably in the wrong order 😆

@lisakatz2 Sorry about the beloved scale. If it's 25+ old you probably couldn't connect it to your phone. I have one that I like called Renpho that has an app with lots of information about the numbers…weight, body fat, etc. I don't know how it can be accurate but it shows how you're trending. Not necessarily recommending that brand because I'm sure there are others, but I am happy with it.

Wishing us all a merry May!

lisakatz2

Well, I tried out my brand-new scale this morning and came up 196.8! Friday mornings will be my weigh-in days.

Already, my face looks less puffy and my stomach less bulge-y, even though it's only a little over 3 pounds. I think much of it comes from slashing sugar and other simple carbs.