Women 200lb+, Let's Show April Who's Boss!!!
RavenStCloud
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Hello, ladies. A new month is upon us! We did great in March with our weekly check-ins, so let's continue that in April.
I've dropped a bathing suit bottom size! I've had to get rid of the old ones because they kept slipping down in the pool and I didn't want to moon anyone unnecessarily.
My goals for this month are similar to last month. But instead of doing strength training on my own, I've now got a personal trainer to show me what's up.
April Goals:
1. Log meals every day
2. Swim 3 times a week
3. Strength train 2 times a week
4. Don't go too crazy for Easter lunch/dinner
I've dropped a bathing suit bottom size! I've had to get rid of the old ones because they kept slipping down in the pool and I didn't want to moon anyone unnecessarily.
My goals for this month are similar to last month. But instead of doing strength training on my own, I've now got a personal trainer to show me what's up.
April Goals:
1. Log meals every day
2. Swim 3 times a week
3. Strength train 2 times a week
4. Don't go too crazy for Easter lunch/dinner
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Hey I'm excited to be here for April!
OSW: 230.1
SW: 209.6 <--small sodium jump from yesterday
CW: 209.6
GW #1: 180
So April is going to bring a lot of changes for me and I'll have vision of what life looks like tomorrow but until then...
1. My big goal is to be able to jog for 10 minutes at a time. As of Friday's workout, I can do 5 minutes but I'd like to get it to 10 by the end of the month
2. Keep Sunday-Thursday as alcohol free as possible
3. Get under 200lbs
4. Only drink my monster energy drinks Monday, Wednesday, Friday and that's ONLY if I go to work that day.4 -
Hey ladies. I barely worked towards my goals for March. However, I did lose 4 lbs in 14 days just by cutting out junk food, fast food and soda. Here are my goals for the month of April:
SW: 226.8 lbs
CW: 222.8 lbs
GW for the month of April: 210 lbs.
Ultimate GW: 150 lbs (may change, depending on bmi)
I plan to achieve these goals by:
1. Continuing to reduce my intake of junk food, fast food and soda.
2. Walking at least 30 mins every day, even if it's only on my treadmill.
3. As a bonus, I want to throw in a little strength training using hand weights.
Good luck on your goals, ladies. You got this!
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New to the group and today was day 1 of my weight loss journey! Started back at the gym and ready to get below 200 this year!
CW: 258 lbs.
GW: 175 lbs.
Goal by the end of month - lose 10 lbs.
I'll stay in touch!
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SW: 268
CW: 237.6
GW: 216
April goals - Don’t fall off the wagon!! So hard to stay away from the Easter candy!! I have worked so hard. I enjoy the gym, but I want the weather to get better so I can walk outside. We have a beautiful park on the river with wonderful paths.
Connie in KY2 -
OK April here we go.... I have quite a few goals here.
Highest Recorded ever with clothes 242 June 2018
SW on MFP 236, Nov 2019
CW 204.7
Phase 1 GW 190
By April 30 - weigh in wonderland 199.7
Goals - focus on reducing stress. [finance, family, work] April is not a good month. I'm having an OBGYN related surgery on Friday, so I suspect there will be up to a week that I cannot work out. I will have to be very strict on my calories during this week. Taxes are killing me, and it's IRS time. Lots of extra bills in April. I have a personal life stressor that is also a big downer, so I'm trying to work that out too.
Allow myself one big bag of salt-n-vinegar or dill potato chips and dip as a treat - either week of surgery or at months end - honestly I'm thinking post surgery, but I will see.
Try not to eat late at night 5 of 7 days a week.
Continue to log everyday, focus on hitting calorie goals constantly
Swim 3-5 times a week
Low impact aerobics (15 minutes) at home 2-3 times a week.
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NoMoreFat1972 wrote: »Hey ladies. I barely worked towards my goals for March. However, I did lose 4 lbs in 14 days just by cutting out junk food, fast food and soda. Here are my goals for the month of April:
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Can you aim to eliminate ALL cal sugar soda, that should help a lot. Sub with diet or sparkling water?0 -
joanie757800 wrote: »New to the group and today was day 1 of my weight loss journey! Started back at the gym and ready to get below 200 this year!
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You "can" get below 200 by years end. Log log log and count count count
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I am here starting over today on this 1st of the Month and a Monday.
SW 256
CW 256
GW 245
April Goals
1. Log food daily
2. Limit alcohol to 1 day/week
3. Workout 2x/week (in addition to umpiring and walks)
Hoping by starting small, I can keep it up.3 -
ncarroll_18 wrote: »I am here starting over today on this 1st of the Month and a Monday.
SW 256
CW 256
GW 245
April Goals
1. Log food daily
2. Limit alcohol to 1 day/week
3. Workout 2x/week (in addition to umpiring and walks)
Hoping by starting small, I can keep it up.
Welcome.1 -
Hi! Joining you all for April.
SW: 274
CW: 264 (small gain this week from starting to eat solid food again.)
GW: 255
April goals
1) Log food daily
2) Workout 2x a week at OrangeTheory
3) Yoga 2x a week at home.
I'm heading to Hawaii in May so I'd love to loose at least a little before we go. Ideally, I wanted to be under 250 but the gain I'm starting with this week makes that seem just too much to shoot for. I'm still feeling off from the flu even though it's been a week since I started feeling better now. I can still work out, but it takes a lot out of me.2 -
New to the group and I started yesterday, April 1st!
SW: 265
CW: 265
GW: 215
April goals:
1) Drink lots of water
2) Prepare my own food & healthier snacks
3) Log food daily
4) Workout 4x weekly (walking, gym, yoga)
I would love to see 20 pounds gone by July 1st!3 -
New to the group. Started MFP on 3/11/19
SW: 225
CW: 213
GW: 135
April goals:
1. Increase water intake
2. Walk more, cart less
3. Log everyday
4. Don't obsess over the scale1 -
I work from home on Tuesdays, so I don't get a lot of steps in during the day so I just took my dog on a 25 minute walk.
Now to cut up some vegetables for dinner.
How is everyone doing?1 -
SW: 265
CW: 242
GW: 130
April Goals:
1. Drink 100oz of water a day
2. Go to the gym 4 to 5 times a week for at minimum 60 minutes.
3. Eat clean 6 out of 7 days a week.
4. lose 10lbs.
5. Log on daily
6. Try not to step on the scale every day. Maybe once or twice a week.2 -
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Hello, ladies! One week down! How did everyone do?
Here are my last week stats:
Meals logged 7/7
Swim 0/3
Strength 2/2
Unfortunately, I got an ear infection so swimming has been a no-go. But I did get some extra cardio on the elliptical and I'll continue that this week.
Same goals this week!
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Hi Everyone,
Just starting today. April 8th
SW 266
CW 266
GW 135
Goals this month
Cut out fast foods and sweets
Log everything
Drink more water
Run or Zumba 3 x per week (3 hours)
This is my heaviest weight ever.
Lisa OH4 -
Lisa OH - glad to see you in this group too!!
I didn't post on my weigh in day because I was too busy having fun with my daughter. I'm down another 2 pounds!! Weighing in again on Thursday. Meeting with the trainer last week was very successful. I was expecting a critical, mean PE teacher, but this guy was wonderful and patient to show me the correct form so I don't hurt myself.
SW: 268
CW: 235.5
GW1:241 - success!!
GW2: 216 - really hoping to be there by June 1
Connie in KY3 -
Big hello to you all!
Today is day 1, for real this time!
SW: 230
CW: 230
GW: 150
Goals for April:
~Drink more water!
~Be kinder to myself
~No more fast food
~Quit smoking
~Cut out late night snacking (the heartburn is real ya’ll)
Can’t wait to see everyone’s achievements!4 -
I just found this thread (yeah!) and want the accountability for April.
OSW: 238.8 (Oct. 5, 2018)
CW: 212.6
GW #1: 197 (eventually 150)
Goals for April:
-Run 3X / week, training for a 5K May 4th
-Strength train 2X / week
-Walk my dog daily
-Drink 8-12 glasses water daily3 -
Hello, I too just found this thread. I also need accountability. I am in.
SW: 223
CW: 216.6
GW #1: onderland
Goals for the month:
walk 3-6 days a week
stay within my calories
quit binging on sugar
drink water
lose 5-6 lbs
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lisa196922 wrote: »Hi Everyone,
Just starting today. April 8th
SW 266
CW 266
GW 135
Goals this month
Cut out fast foods and sweets
Log everything
Drink more water
Run or Zumba 3 x per week (3 hours)
This is my heaviest weight ever.
Lisa OH
Welcome Lisa - the journey will be long, but sooo worth it.
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Well I posted a status on my phone, but I don't think it took - I'm on my PC now. Bottom line, I had surgery this past Friday, and my body is not back to normal. I had water gain and recovery/trauma healing gain I guess. The anesthesiologist said my metabolism would slow, but there is no way in 5 days I gained 6-10 lbs, so I'm going to have to let my body settle out. I probably won't take an official reading for 3 weeks post operation. Its a bit frustrating, because I was soo close to wonderland, but I have to compartmentalize this. I needed the surgery, I'm still mobile, but just taking it a bit slower for the next 2 weeks.2
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Just seeing this... definitely need the extra support
SW: 241
CW: 236
GW: 165
April goal: -7 lbs
I could definitely use more friends around my weight that can relate and hold me accountable... vice versa.
My goals for April-
□ Drink 100 oz water a day (or more)
□ Exercise 3-4 times a week
□ Make healthy choices
□ Do not degrade or belittle myself when talking about myself or looking in the mirror
□ Focus on finding my worth
□ Track EVERY bite... good or bad. No cheating!
□ At least 8,000 steps a day5 -
Today is weigh in day for me. I'm down another two pounds.
CW: 233.2 - getting there, one day at a time!!
Connie in KY2 -
Progress, start of week 3 in April
:
Highest Recorded ever with clothes 242 June 2018
SW on MFP 236, Nov 2019
CW 202.4 (Down 2 lbs this month)
Phase 1 GW 190
By April 30 - weigh in wonderland 199.7
Refocused Goals
Continue to focus on reducing stress.
Not meeting yet, only partly: Not eat late 5 of 7 days a week//shifting dinner earlier.
Meeting: Continue to log everyday, focus on hitting calorie goals constantly
Meeting: Swim 3-5 times a week
Not meeting: Low impact aerobics (15 minutes) at home 2-3 times a week. However, I have added extra 20-25 mins of walking on days I don't swim.1 -
Hi all!
Just found this thread and would love to join in a little belatedly. Could really use some friends on her for motivation!
OSW: 285
SW: 267
CW: 262.1
GW #1: 199
My April goals are:
Log everyday
Hit 10k steps everyday
Get back into yoga2 -
Okay. Last week goals:
Log meals 7/7
Strength 2/2
Swim 0/3 but did 1 cardio day in the gym
This morning I was cleared by my doctor to go swimming again after getting an ear infection and I'm SOOOO ready to go back in the pool! I did an extra day on the elliptical to get in some cardio this past week.
Next week, I'm hopeful that I'll get 100% on all my goals!1 -
Just saw this thread -- Want in from 4/1
SW April: 296.4
CW: 295.4
GW: 150
April goal: -5lbs
LOG EVERY DAY
Exercise at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes3
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