Women 200lb+, Let's Make No Excuses This November!!!

Hi, new here. I'm currently 210 lbs and hoping to get down to around 160. Last year, I lost 30 lbs in about 3 months and got down to 172 but I've regained all those 30lbs and more back so here I am again at square 1. I've been trying since this summer to lose weight but it's been a real struggle. I try to log my foods and start out good first thing in the morning and then lose motivation and end up not logging for the rest of the day.

Like a lot of others, I am struggling with snacking. I am a stay at home mom and home all day and some days I am snacking non stop.

I am really hoping to get to a healthy BMI. We had a wake up call last month when my husband had a heartache (we are both overweight) and though I have made a lot of healthier shopping choices when it comes to grocery shopping, I've not made so much progress scale wise since then.

My current goals are I guess to lose 10lbs by the end of December, to walk at least 1 mile, 5 days a week, and to drink 3 water bottles' worth of water each day.(~8-9 glasses of water).

So happy to have stumbled across this group this morning, it seems like you all are very supportive of each other.

I am typing this on my phone because my laptop is charging, so hard to tag anyone or say much but...

I LOVE THIS THREAD!!!

Thank you everyone for replies and suggestions! It's a learning process for sure. I am feeling really good about everything and I am going to put some of this advice to use!❤

Welcome to everyone that is new! Good luck on your goals!

Hi! I'm new to posting on the forums but definitely not new to MFP - have been here since 2013 and lost 113 lbs initially. Gained about 60 lbs back over about a year-and-a-half mostly due to being sidelined by a string of successive injuries; not sure of exactly how much I gained back because I didn't want to weigh myself when first getting back on track. I spent this past summer re-establishing the good habits that got me to a 113-lb loss in the first place, then decided to go back to weighing in September.

Height: 5'6"
SW (09/08/2019): 239.2 lbs
CW: 219.0 lbs
November GW: 211.0 lbs
GW: 150 lbs (then reconsider)

I followed the thread for October, and decided to join for November. I could use the extra accountability around the holidays. My goals for November are:

- Walking for 45-60 min, 5-6 times a week (I have been doing this)
- Exercises to strengthen my core (I would love to be lifting more than I do, but due to the nature of some of my injuries it is of great importance to get to a lower weight first)
- Lose 3 inches in my measurements
- Lose 8 pounds
- Get out of my hugely overstretched work pants into the same pairs of work pants which are only somewhat overstretched (It is the stretch in the fabric of these pants that hid my huge amount of weight gain!)
- Take better care of my skin in hopes it will start to regain its shape

I've got a few very short-term milestones to look forward to achieving this month:

- Getting out out the 220 decade for good! Seeing 219 on the scale this morning was wonderful but I know I am perfectly capable of a good 3-pound bounce any day of the week for no apparent reason (I am a daily weigher).
- BMI moving out of Obese class II to Obese class I at 216 pounds. I know BMI is a crap standard of measurement, but I think it still represents a set of emotional milestones for so many who have been obese.
- At 214.2 pounds I will have lost 10% of my September 2019 starting weight.

Hopefully everyone is off to a great start for November!

Hi everybody!

I've been doing a ton of traveling for work over the past two weeks, so never got a chance to finish up October, so starting over in November. I did my best while traveling to log my food, but I was definitely having a hard time meeting my all goals.

SW: 286.5 (June 3, 2019)
CW: 231.5 (11/3/19)
GW: 180

Goals for November:
Strength train 3 x week
Get 10000 steps a day
Eat no more than 100 grams of net carbs (Carbs - fiber)
Eat more than 100 grams of protein a day
Drink 150 oz of water a day
Lose 10 pounds
Log accurately every day - including Thanksgiving!!

I'm BACK!

SW: 281
CW: 191.6
GW: 175-180?

I have been a giant pile of fail at this lately. I've been eating at maintenance for the last few weeks and am now struggling to get back on point. I've signed up for a 5k on Thanksgiving, so I need to get moving.

My goals:

Get moving more
LOG CONSISTENTLY

I was able to add 2min to my elliptical walk which makes it up to 11min. Making progress toward my Nov 15min goal. The Halloween candy bowl temptation hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. I have had 4 or 5 pieces total where normally that would be a daily thing. Instead I bought some dry roasted almonds and individual belgian chocolates to satisfy my sweet tooth snack.

Wishing everyone a great week.

Hello,
I would love to join.
SW: 205.6
CW: 203
November GW: 188
GW: 150

@Terytha, congratulations on the progress of your novel and sticking to your goals! You should be really proud of yourself. Sounds like you have a good plan to combat stress. Sleep definitely makes a big difference.

I'm back after missing sept/oct.

Height: 5'6
SW: 254lbs
CW: 199lbs
GW1: 150lbs

I've been doing ok. Days I work are fine, but when I'm home I have trouble keeping track of anything. It's just so hectic with the kids I just end up stuffing whatever into my face. Luckily I don't really keep any junk food at home. I recently found out my cholesterol is high and that was a kicker and got me to onederland, but I really still just feel anxiety and see a large amount of this...trudge ahead of me. The weather is cooling off and I'm having all kinds of cravings. I cut my processed sugar down to 25g a day and my sodium to 1500, and cholesterol to as low as possible. No more red meat or pork, pizza once a month. As long as I *plan* things are fine, but I have been having issues with motivation lately. The urge to stuff the face is strong right now.

My goals for November are:

🟤 Stay under calorie limit and watch those macros (sugar, cholesterol, salt)
🟤 be active 15 min a day (cleaning counts!)
🟤 Figure out how to be more motivated and stay the course
⭐get down to 185 by christmas/new years
⭐go dress shopping for fiance's christmas party and find something that makes me feel sexy!

January I go back and get the cholesterol checked again, hopefully it's normal.

Glad to see everyone doing so well! If you're new feel free to add me, I try to be active and motivate when the darn app lets me.