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

@terytha Hope you are able to work in some fun during the trip, not just do the obligation and split! Maybe go kayaking or hiking? Hit the farmers markets this weekend? If you have time in Seattle, go to the Chihuly Garden/museum? Enjoy your trip!!

@speyerj, Congratulations on your big six-oh today! That is simply wonderful and I applaud you. That seems so far away, but so inspiring to see others do it. Gives me something to shoot for. When I was a kid, I do know I could climb up and hang from my legs from the monkey bars, but I don't really remember ever just swinging across. Something tells me that wasn't a thing for me, either. We can add that to the pull up goal!

Made my goal of 3 gym visits this week, 1 down, 103 to go (I've self-prescribed a 2 year gym plan to help me get down under 200, preferably closer to my ultimate goal). I am sore, jelly legged, and beat right now. Dragged my not-morning-person behind out of bed this am and to the gym for the 9 am class. This class was a similar format to previous, but seemed to be higher handed on the strength training this time around. I had to alter a couple of the activities for my size and to protect my knee, but felt better with the strength activities. I'm a pretty heavily muscled individual under the winter weight, and have always found brute strength easier than cardio. I'm going to be a sore little puppy over the next couple days, I can guarantee.

Left the gym after a great shower (they really do have a nice shower room) and headed to Fleet Farm to pick up feed for my chickens, bedding, and winterizing supplies since Wisconsin decided to become January in November this year. It's nice out today, so today was the day to winterize. I know I'm going to be sore, so figured better get this done before that sets in. Came home and dragged my tookus through cleaning out the coop, getting a new water stock tank and heater in place, filled the feed bins with a couple hundred pounds of feed, plugged in the heat lamp, and admired my ladies happily scratching about in their outdoor coop where I layered the used shavings over the thawing mud. The girls don't know what to do with themselves, so many choices, fresh food, fresh bedding, deep bedding in the outdoor pen to tear up, what's a chook to do? Looking at the weather forecast, it was a good thing this got done today, this week is going to be coooooold. Don't want frozen eggs!

At any rate, I've dragged my tired legs up the stairs and think it's time for a rest.

I wish everyone a good weekend and thank you for the friend invites.

Good Morning! i have enjoyed reading everyone's post. I am curious what is your go to breakfast? I do best when I eat a high protein breakfast. My go to is either scrambled eggs w/fresh spinach, hard boiled egg or protein drink. I am looking for some variety, any ideas?

zericksen wrote: »

Good Morning! i have enjoyed reading everyone's post. I am curious what is your go to breakfast? I do best when I eat a high protein breakfast. My go to is either scrambled eggs w/fresh spinach, hard boiled egg or protein drink. I am looking for some variety, any ideas?

I have never been a breakfast person so actually eating early has been difficult. Mine is basically the same as yours. I do a spinach omelette with cheese and sometimes add in crumbled bacon or ham. I'm also a fan of leftovers from the previous night's supper. I wish I liked oatmeal but there is something about the texture I can't tolerate very often.

zericksen wrote: »

Good Morning! i have enjoyed reading everyone's post. I am curious what is your go to breakfast? I do best when I eat a high protein breakfast. My go to is either scrambled eggs w/fresh spinach, hard boiled egg or protein drink. I am looking for some variety, any ideas?

I absolutely live for Belvita brand bars! The soft oat bars, and the crispy cracker 4-packs. I have them constantly, in a wide range of flavors. Each pack is 200-230 calories, and it's a really quick easy thing to grab in the morning. I feel a need to eat SOMETHING in the morning, but don't have a large appetite at all. If I do feel a little more hungry, I'll just grab a second pack! I also find that on days when I've eaten a large breakfast, I feel like I have no calories left for lunch or dinner, so for me it's a better choice to keep breakfast small.

My other go-to is overnight oats! Just throw the ingredients together before I go to bed, and my breakfast is ready for me in the morning. My choices are pretty carb-heavy, haha. Several days a week I wake up at 4am, to be at work by 5:20, so I really just need something quick and palatable at that hour, and for me that's carbs! The Belvita bars do have a 'protein' line though, with 10g of protein per bar. I've found it's a bigger gamble on good flavors for those ones, but the blueberry almond flavor was pretty good!

@stefsc1 congrats on the shopping trip - that is huge progress and how rewarding!!!

@zericksen, I have three go-to breakfasts. My preference is to save my calories for lunch and dinner but these all keep me full and happy.

Oatmeal - 1/2 rolled oats, 1 cup water, some cinnamon and vanilla. microwave 2 minutes. Stir in about 2 Tbs of almond milk, 1 TBs hemp seeds and flax seeds for textures and nuttiness. Then I add 1 cup fresh fruit - cut up apple, strawberries, blueberries or blackberries (cook frozen berries with oatmeal and add a minute or so longer)

Yogurt - 1-1/4 cup plain not fat yogurt with a tsp of honey and cup of fresh fruit. Sometimes I add about 1/4 cup Purely Elizabeth chocolate sea salt or pumpkin granola on top for texture. Those granolas are expensive but the flavors go a long way!

Egg frittata - this makes six servings - 6 eggs, one can black beans, 1/2 cup non fat cheese, and a few shakes of season salt. I start this on the stove and finish it in the oven. Keeps great and I add salsa to eat. I have also done it with beans and canned corn and it is good too; just takes longer to cook.

Good job!!! I love posts like this because we are almost the same size and you’re absolutely gorgeous!