Women 200lb+, Let's Have an Amazing August!!!
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Feel free to add me, always looking for more support and motivaters!
Getting back on track after falling off tends to be my issue. I know how to lose the weight, I’ve done it before, so I can do it again. MFP helped me lose 50lbs 7 years ago, kept it off for a year...but have slowly put it back on.
7 years ago 180lbs
April 2019 SW 230 lbs
CW 219 lbs
GW 200 lbs (then 180 lbs)
August goals:
Log everything
Get 30 mins of exercise minimum 5 days a week
Get to 215 lbs on the scale
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Hi everyone this is my first time participating in the community forums.
SW: 245
CW: 234
GW: 170
My short term goals are just to establish a fitness routine without a gym since I can’t afford a membership yet. Also drink more water.
Check out local facilities that might allow an occasional or one-time or weekly rate (maybe instead of a reoccurring membership, every other month or in bad weather you do a week at a gym, to change up your routine. If you have friends with access to gyms, they might be able to get you the occasional free pass. Focus on calories, go for a walk and bring hand weights doing occasional routines as you go on your walk. Look into local parks or trails as well. If you aren't happy with your current job, start looking for one that has a health fitness program as part of a benefit package and or access to a gym (they do exist in some industries).1 -
I also just got back from vacation and gained 4 pounds! So I need to be diligent about eating under my calorie goals and walk it off.
SW: 231
CW: 218
GW: 180
Not so bad, most of it is likely from extra salt while eating out - that should zip down within a week or so after you get back to your routine.1 -
SW:296
CW:204
GW:185
My goals for August are maintaining weight loss, not gaining, losing at least 10 pounds this month. Getting to the gym at minimum once a week and walking my dogs more. August in Alaska means rain and fall hits really early and that snow is just around the corner.3 -
shorewifey wrote: »Hi ladies! I don’t know where to start. Was recently told I have diabetes- it’s early enough to where I take oral medication; so I can change it now or inject insulin later on. I am lost and lacking my spunk. But I have no choice now. So I’m hoping to meet a friend or two or more who maybe can understand depression and attempting weight loss and the fight between them.
here I am- putting my best foot in front of the other.
SW: 281.2
GW: 250 - (1st gw )
I also have type 2 diabetes. I’m on metformin which made me feel very hungry at first. I strongly suggest meeting with a diabetes educator/registered dietitian. It helped me so much. In 6 months I have lost almost 50 lbs and have good control of my blood sugars.
Hang in there!! You can do this!
Connie in KY
Mrs. Connie, 50lbs weight loss is amazing! Congrats!4 -
OverweightZombie wrote: »SW: 293 July 1st
CW: 265 August 1st
GW: 199
Hey guys! Just did my first weigh-in and lost 28 pounds! Thanks for all the support you guys gave me when I was having such a hard time!
My next weigh-in will be Sept. 1st!
Whoop Whoop! Congrats on your 28lbs weigh loss!5 -
SW: 295
CW: 255
GW: 155
WOW! It feels so good to type that. Hi everyone, I'm also new here.
My goals for August are pretty simple. In the past I've been too restrictive, too ambitious, implemented too many things at once, and overwhelmed myself. So for August, I want to do four workouts per week (I like walking on the treadmill or around my neighborhood), 3 arm workouts per week, calorie count every day, and of course, be under my calorie goal every day (except the occasional treat yo self day ).
So far I've been able to lose two pounds a week for the entire month of July. I want to continue that into August.
Good luck everyone! We can do it!9 -
SW 334lbs
CW 306lbs
GW 180ish
Ready to find my motivation again gained 9lbs back going to push myself to stay with in my calories and get myself off the sofa2 -
Back for another round!
SW: 229
CW: 199-200ish
GW1: 185
GW2 : 175
UGW: 168
Goals for the month 1) Lose 7-9lbs 2) Amp up my workouts 3) Stay within calorie goals! 4) Give myself only four reward days thru the month---- I have little to no travel this month. So there should not be many distractions, like it was in July. So I should be able to stay consistent, once I get pass this little knee injury.3 -
Happy August, my official weigh in this morning was 277.8 lbs, I think I put 277 as a guess the other day. Was pretty close.
Here's to a great month of weight loss and goal achieving. Let's have fun too! 3 -
Making_Impossible_Possible wrote: »SW - 212.6
CW - Will post this August 1st
GW - 150
Goals for August:
•Get to 199. Cant wait to be back under 200.
•Cut down on snacking, still having a hard time with this.
• Exercise for 30 min 5 days a week.
Feel free to add me! Here's to August!
1st SW - 215.0
2nd SW - 212.6
CW - 205.4
MGW - 199.8 or lower
UGW - 150ish
On day 4 of Keto and I still have a massive headache. I have it all day, when I go to bed and still when I wake up. Hopefully these will go away soon.
Goals this month
• Stay low car for the 2 weeks I told myself I would.
• Keep walking 30+ minutes a day
• No pantry raiding late at night (I've been really good about this this week)
• Aim for 10,000 steps a day.
• Get to 199.8 or lower1 -
SW: 204
CW: 170.4
GW: 158
My third month in this group! I can’t believe I am so close to my goal weight. Yet, I’ve been feeling very tired of eating 1300 calories/day the past week or so. I know that I will want to continue to lose past my goal weight because it’s the upper limit of my healthy BMI and I’d rather be nearer the lower limit....but I am dreading continuing on with 1300 calories/day. Trying to decide what I want to do...either take a maintenance break when I reach my goal or lower my weekly weight loss goal so my calorie goal will be bigger. I do recognize that a lot people lose steam around 3-6 months but I’m not giving up, I’ve come too far for that!
I did fairly well meeting my July goals. I have continued to lose weight every week. I’m staying hydrated. I am managing my stress better with yoga. I am now able to do tree pose. I still struggle to get enough sleep every night though. I average about 6-6 1/2 hours a night...with a day here and there between 7-9 hours.
Goals for August:
•Continue to strength train 2x week, attempt to bump this up to 3x/week this month
•Master dancers pose and start working on wheel pose (these are intermediate yoga poses)
•Continue to aim for 7 hours of sleep a night
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Hi, all! My name is Michelle, & I'm from the beautiful Fraser Valley in southwestern, BC. I live about an hour east of Vancouver.
Like some others, I've never before been part of this group. I measure my weight in kg. I can't remember my starting weight, although I do know that it was lower than my weight is now. So I'll just use my current weight as my starting weight, just so that I have something. As for my goal weight, it might need to be adjusted, but I'll put it as I've had it for a while because I want to be part of this here now. I can always adjust it later, I assume.
SW: 100 kg
CW: 100 kg
GW: 64 kg
Goals For August:
~continue to eat healthily, although don't be afraid to give in to a craving when it first attacks (that was I just eat a little bit of something instead of letting the craving build up to an unbearable amount, which'd lead me to overindulge).
~bike at least half an hour a day, a minimum of four days a week, going for longer rides when it works out.
~maintain a healthy, balanced diet when I'm working as well as when I'm off (I work straight nights, & it can be hard to keep up healthy eating when on my shifts).
~try to sleep at least hours a night or day (depending on whether I'm working or off).4 -
Feel free to add me, always looking for more support and motivaters!
Getting back on track after falling off tends to be my issue. I know how to lose the weight, I’ve done it before, so I can do it again. MFP helped me lose 50lbs 7 years ago, kept it off for a year...but have slowly put it back on.
7 years ago 180lbs
April 2019 SW 230 lbs
CW 219 lbs
GW 200 lbs (then 180 lbs)
August goals:
Log everything
Get 30 mins of exercise minimum 5 days a week
Get to 215 lbs on the scale
I'm told (by a mentor of mine recently (athlete who has run for decades), that the first 30 minutes doesn't really burn the fat, but you have to add 30 after that at least) - to jolt the system even more. I'm planning a longer water jog, if you want to see more results, try to up the 30 minutes. Maybe 1 hour 4 times a week. Just a thought.2 -
JessicaLO96 wrote: »SW 334lbs
CW 306lbs
GW 180ish
Ready to find my motivation again gained 9lbs back going to push myself to stay with in my calories and get myself off the sofa
Suggestion: Make a note of what is authorized to watch (and or social media time), post a list of what that is, set a timer, then get up. create couch rules if you will.1 -
So I’m down to 196, which means I lost .6 pounds in July. Considering I was up 2.5 pounds for most of the month, that’s not bad.4
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ecoforestry wrote: »Hi. I am new. I am a 39 year old mother of 3 girls (8, 10, and 13 years old). I did MFP 3 years ago and lost 60 lbs. Then I got depressed and regained it all and more. My metal health is much improved the last few months and now I am working on my physical health.
I am a vegetarian (for 27 years) and have to work around a lot of food allegies, too.
SW: 260 on 5/25/2019
Cw: 238
GW: 180 (or less!)
My biggest challenge is after-dinner snacking. I can eat 500+ calories after 7 pm... More when I was depressed.
My August goal is to keep whittling away at those snacks and eat a better breakfast instead. My weight goal for August is 228. I am also close to fitting my size 16 pants and would love to get rid of my 18s like I already did to my 20s (which were getting tight at 260).
Create a back-up snacking plan. Pickles helped me a lot.... . Recommend scheduling exercise at peak snacking hours, or change your evening routine since it triggers a bit, if you watch TV at night, don't, maybe instead read a book where your hands are busy turning pages - ask your girls if they want to go for a walk, take one with you. Also, I'm sure you are on it, but check Vit-D deficiency. It can mimic depression and fatigue - I go deficient at least once a year due to lack of sunlight and indoor working and have to turn up the multi's/Vit-D.1 -
So I was trying to think "What does a lb of fat look like" I did some searching and found this to be quite reflective. Our fat has a density similar to olive oil....Sort of a motivator to me to lose....
I'm taking the answer from another blog post online:
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Mark Hahn
Mark Hahn, computer guy
Answered Jul 3, 2015
According to Density - The Physics Hypertextbook both body fat and olive oil have a density of .918 g/cm3. So a pound, 453.592 g, occupies 494.1 cm3, or a cube about 7.9 cm (3.11 inches) on a side. Similar to a generously full pint glass.
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Soooo, for every lb of fat we are losing (or gaining), we are getting rid of a pint glass size of slushy olive oil fat. Wow....good visual.3 -
So I was trying to think "What does a lb of fat look like" I did some searching and found this to be quite reflective. Our fat has a density similar to olive oil....Sort of a motivator to me to lose....
I'm taking the answer from another blog post online:
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Mark Hahn
Mark Hahn, computer guy
Answered Jul 3, 2015
According to Density - The Physics Hypertextbook both body fat and olive oil have a density of .918 g/cm3. So a pound, 453.592 g, occupies 494.1 cm3, or a cube about 7.9 cm (3.11 inches) on a side. Similar to a generously full pint glass.
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Soooo, for every lb of fat we are losing (or gaining), we are getting rid of a pint glass size of slushy olive oil fat. Wow....good visual.
Really good visual, Wow!!0 -
Feel free to add me, always looking for more support and motivaters!
Getting back on track after falling off tends to be my issue. I know how to lose the weight, I’ve done it before, so I can do it again. MFP helped me lose 50lbs 7 years ago, kept it off for a year...but have slowly put it back on.
7 years ago 180lbs
April 2019 SW 230 lbs
CW 219 lbs
GW 200 lbs (then 180 lbs)
August goals:
Log everything
Get 30 mins of exercise minimum 5 days a week
Get to 215 lbs on the scale
I'm told (by a mentor of mine recently (athlete who has run for decades), that the first 30 minutes doesn't really burn the fat, but you have to add 30 after that at least) - to jolt the system even more. I'm planning a longer water jog, if you want to see more results, try to up the 30 minutes. Maybe 1 hour 4 times a week. Just a thought.
Nope. Your body burns fat when you're in a deficit, not because you're running. Whether you run for five minutes or fifty, or zero, only that deficit matters.
Going longer will use up more calories and can create a bigger deficit, but the first 30 minutes aren't somehow magically ignored.2 -
Hi all, how was everyone's first two days of the month?
My goals were:
1. Run at least 5 times -done both days
2. Only drink three times - drank 3 glasses of red wine last night. None tonight!
3. Eat under 2000 calories per day - think I managed yesterday, but ate out so my dinner was estimated.
4. Only eat bread twice -no bread so far!
So overall I am quite pleased. Am also playing padel in an a bit, and swam earlier, so should be getting fitter, if not slimmer!3 -
Can I share this here? 258 to 238. I know I have lost weight but I feel like it doesnt really show.
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Hello everyone, I'd love to join for August!
I've been on MFP for years but haven't participated in this forum much and I would love to have a place this month to keep me focused and share progress!
SW: 252
CW: 220
GW: (for August) 215
Goals for August specifically: Keep hitting my Macros, Follow the exercise plan that my wellness coach laid out for me, and take measurements and photos.
I know the importance of measurements and photos in that they're something other than the scale to focus on in terms of progress. I just have never done them out of...I don't know, fear? So, I'm going to continue this commitment to myself and get them done.
@floofyschmoofer I, too, have lost a fair amount of weight and I don't think it shows, nobody notices, still in the same clothing size etc. Though, I'll admit the clothing fits a lot better! I'm tall, 5"10 and I believe that has something to do with it. Also this concept of Viseral Fat being the first fat your body works off is interesting. I've just begun to do some reading on that. It is often much less obvious fat loss.
Anyway, happy to "meet" you all3 -
floofyschmoofer wrote: »Can I share this here? 258 to 238. I know I have lost weight but I feel like it doesnt really show.
Is this the same shirt? I see less roundness in the belly area.0 -
sweetirish wrote: »floofyschmoofer wrote: »Can I share this here? 258 to 238. I know I have lost weight but I feel like it doesnt really show.
Is this the same shirt? I see less roundness in the belly area.
No, different shirt. Before on the left, after on the right.
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floofyschmoofer wrote: »sweetirish wrote: »floofyschmoofer wrote: »Can I share this here? 258 to 238. I know I have lost weight but I feel like it doesnt really show.
Is this the same shirt? I see less roundness in the belly area.
No, different shirt. Before on the left, after on the right.
I don’t know if there is any proof behind this, but somebody told me it takes 20 lbs before you notice a difference, 30-40 lbs before your family and close friends see a difference, and 50-60 lbs before people who see you less often notice a difference.
Personal experience - I started at 268. I was probably at 245 when my pants really felt big. I was at 225 when a choir member who I see twice a week asked if I was still going to the gym. He honestly thought I looked no different. I had to tell him I was down 40 lbs. He thought I was making it up.
Bottom line - you will know and feel the difference - in your clothes and your endurance at the gym. At 268, I lasted 2 minutes on the elliptical. Now at 208, I can go 15+ minutes no problem!!
Hang in there!! You’re doing great!
Connie in KY8 -
Hit 24 pounds lost this morning. One to go until I told myself I’d buy new pants. I hate shopping so it’s not really a reward 😂😂. However, it will be nice to be able to put my phone in my pocket again—my pants are so loose, the weight of the phone pulls the pants off 😬6
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How is everyone doing? I'm working on not falling into my sugar rabbit hole. I'm doing pretty good this week. No noticeable weight loss yet.
However I did score an awesome used jogging stroller this week. So I'll be taking it and the kids out jogging soon. I'm excited. We used to go and run 2.5 miles, but with the new baby we haven't been out for a long time. Trying to get ready for our rugged maniac.1 -
Came close to going to buy cheese popcorn at the pharmacy tonight because the craving was so strong. I decided to wait until morning to go pick up my prescriptions and I'll use the drive thru. First time I've had cravings like that since starting here 2 months ago. Dodged a bullet. 😀2
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Davisa
SW: 240
CW: 240
GW: 145 - 160
So happy to see this group. I have been so stressed and frantic for so long. I am settling in now and finally thinking more about me. My health is getting out if hand. Have never weighed this much in my whole life. 15 pds in the last 2 months added. So here is to losing 5 pds this month to start off. 🥤4
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