Women 200lb+, Let's Be Spooktacular This October!!!

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  • aliciap0116
    aliciap0116 Posts: 231 Member
    christymarten Member
    October 13, 2019 10:36AM
    Hello, I am going on a vacation to Denver next week, SO looking forward to it. BUT I have to deal with having less control over my food choices. I worry I will not only overeat, but then when I return I will have trouble sticking to my goals. I do have the App for myfitnesspal on my phone, so I am going to try to keep logging for better or worse.
    Any advice appreciated!

    Christy, I am actually just returning from a long weekend in Fort Collins CO. I’m not sure how I did because I haven’t weighed in but the first thing I did was to load up on fruit at the grocery store. I also tried to pick one meal or treat a day where I splurged a bit and for the other meals chose salads with a protein and skipping cheese and other high calorie options. I was a bit anxious being outside of my bubble and attempted to track even though many meals out were estimates. I would love to have lost this week and would be satisfied staying the same. But I know I made MUCH better choices than I would have if I took this trip before starting MFP and didn’t track. So i am going to consider it a iwin even if I do gain.
  • aliciap0116
    aliciap0116 Posts: 231 Member
    Also how do you all copy a quote from someone you want to respond to?
  • Candyn617
    Candyn617 Posts: 108 Member
    ]SW: 288
    CW: 237.1
    GW: 144
    9/30: 237.1
    10/07: 233
    10/14: 231.6
    10/21:
    10/28:


  • christymarten
    christymarten Posts: 25 Member
    edited October 2019
    Thanks for your support Alicia! I love your positive approach and hope I do as well on my trip to Denver (first time to CO!). And good advice about making food choices. I am most concerned about travel days when I will be ultra anxious about flying.

    And mmccloy, may you reach your next goal soon! I also learned the hard way that if I don't eat for several hours, I will have cravings. Last time I ate two bananas rapidly - guess it could have been worse (cookies!).
  • amlundie
    amlundie Posts: 53 Member
    Hey guys, I am down a couple pounds this morning from the 266 of last week. I know most of that is just from getting back on track but I will take it. Today my goal is to stay under my calorie goal for the day. I have already logged EVERYTHING that I should be eating and as long as I stick with the plan there should be no problem. I think my biggest thing is adding food at night when I am watching TV with my hubby. After all 4 of our kids have gone to bed and we are finally relaxing I feel like I need something to munch on. My plan for this is to plan a snack and allot calories for it. I will check back in tomorrow to let you all know how I did. It really is just a matter of saying NO to my cravings not sure WHY it is so hard!!! :D
  • cmsavells
    cmsavells Posts: 257 Member
    aliciap0116 wrote: »
    Also how do you all copy a quote from someone you want to respond to?

    On the app, just touch “quote”. On a PC there is option for quote in the response

    Connie in KY
  • aliciap0116
    aliciap0116 Posts: 231 Member
    cmsavells wrote: »
    aliciap0116 wrote: »
    Also how do you all copy a quote from someone you want to respond to?

    On the app, just touch “quote”. On a PC there is option for quote in the response

    Connie in KY

    Thank you!!!
  • GR8TAWK
    GR8TAWK Posts: 90 Member
    Did this challenge in September, I lost 6 pounds. Ready for October!
    SW: 204 Sept 2
    Goal Weight September Challenge: 199
    Reached Goal Weight Sept. Challenge: 198


    SW 198
    CW 198
    GW October Challenge 193

    Goals for October:
    1. 64 oz water daily
    2. Eat 3-5 freggies
    3. Exercise 30 mins 5 days week

    09/30 198
    10/07 198
    10/14 197
    10/21
    10/28
  • GR8TAWK
    GR8TAWK Posts: 90 Member
    edited October 2019
    My weight down one day up one day,this happens
  • westie9915
    westie9915 Posts: 6 Member
    SW: 238.9 (2016)
    October 1: 208.6
    October 8: 207.2
    October 15: 206.6
    October 31 goal: 199.9
    GW: 160.0

    Goal check:

    1. Exercise 3 times a week. - 5 times last week!!
    2. Log everything thing I eat - before I eat it. - this hasn't happened. I missed logging completely this weekend. trying harder this week.
    3. Participate in the boards on MFP. - check. other than this weekend when I completely logged out of everything.

    Feeling frustrated with the slowness of the loss... Trying to remember that even if I continue at the pace I'm losing I could be 26 pounds down in a year. Learning to trust the process is hard. :s
  • lnov530
    lnov530 Posts: 53 Member

    Starting weight 273
    Current weight 248

    Haven’t been logging consistently but have still been eating low carb. Not seeing a whole lot of progress on the scale although clothes are much looser and Ive replaces a pair of size 22 jeans with an 18 (Yeah NSV).

    Have attempted intermittent fasting with some success in the past. Thinking about giving it a go again. I don’t really feel hungry in the morning anyway so I’m ok with just coffee. Not sure how I feel about skipping lunch at work too.

    Goals for 2019:
    September under 250 (missed it by 0.6)
    October under 245
    November under 240
    December under 235

    Goal for August 1, 2020: Onederland and a size 16 or smaller dress at my son’s wedding. (Currently a size 22)
  • speyerj
    speyerj Posts: 1,369 Member
    @Inov530, I love that you have protected your goal into the future, with a target goal and target size. Keep that vision to sustain you in the journey.
  • stefsc1
    stefsc1 Posts: 77 Member
    April start weight: 397.7
    October start weight: 322.1
    --
    Oct 9th: 317.9
    Oct 16th: 315.3
    October goal: 312

    Surprised to see decent numbers this week, to be honest. I had a couple days where I went nearly 1000 calories over goal, so I figured I would be lucky to scrape by with a half pound loss. No objections from me that the scale thinks I behaved all week! I definitely struggled with snacking away all my calories and not leaving any for dinner, so working on that will be my focus.
  • tslawson3
    tslawson3 Posts: 41 Member
    aliciap0116 wrote: »
    Oh I forgot to add two good restaurant tips from a personal trainer I know!!

    Two of five rule: Every restaurant offers bread/chips, appetizers, entrees, dessert and alcohol. Pick only two when eating out.

    Best of three: Identify your top three choices on the menu and pick the healthiest one.

    And what I have noticed, don’t weigh in for several days after getting back and hydrate like heck because the increased sodium from eating out on vacation will make you retain water.

    Thank you for sharing these helpful tips!
  • Terytha
    Terytha Posts: 2,097 Member
    speyerj wrote: »
    You know you've really hit a milestone when your real weight is less than the fake weight on your driver's license!

    This prompted me to check my driver's license and I now feel embarrassed because it says 86 kg, a weight I haven't been since I was 18.

    So I'm making that my next mini-goal. I'm about 10 kg away.
  • amkita
    amkita Posts: 183 Member
    speyerj wrote: »
    You know you've really hit a milestone when your real weight is less than the fake weight on your driver's license!

    yes! I hit that millstone recently. and it was definitely lower than my actual weight for years.

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