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

Good afternoon everyone!

So glad to see everyone posting! So inspirational and motivating. I have been MIA this weekend and boy is it hard to catch up on the posts! So forgive me for not tagging and responding to everyone!

Welcome all new comers!

I went out of town this weekend and I did pretty well. Well, at least better than I normally would have! I logged every day! Went over my calories each day, but I am OK with it. I didn't binge eat and it wasn't like thousands of calories over like it would have been in the past. What was different is by logging, I was aware of what I was eating and not blindly just eating and drinking. I brought a few prep items to make sure I didn't overeat my trigger items. And it worked!! I drove a lot and the prep snacks I made prevented me from my normal bag of chips, slim jims etc. car food when driving lol!

@bluffgirl67 I am excited for you reaching 15 m on the elliptical! And for the opportunity to try something different with the new gym.

@stefsc1 Good for you working through the stress and making good choices

@sharpdust I love hiking! Good luck with your goal!

@Terytha chalk it up! Great job for staying positive through it!

@Tarzan37 try to stay strong! Nothing wrong with having some of them (caramels) - I love them...just try not to eat the whole bag!! Hope you feel better

@torihudson6 look at you...recognizing the things that trigger! That is a great non scale victory! I struggle with this every time I go in the grocery store! Have really considered do the whole grocery pick up thing.

I know this is late, late and was posted awhile back...and I forget who asked about it...lol...but my go to breakfast is a chia seed pudding which consists of chia seeds (2 tbsp.), 1 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk (1 cup), some type of berries and walnuts or pecans (tbsp.). Put that in fridge overnight and it will have the consistency of a pudding in the morning. I sometimes sprinkle some Truvia over it to sweeten it up a bit. I also have other things I do, but this is one I eat a lot.

That's all I can fit in today! But great job everybody and good luck on this weeks progress...I have until Friday to get this water weight off from enjoying the weekend:)

Height: 5ft 6
Sw: 195
November GW: 190
GW: 145

Hi, I’m new here hence the late post. I’m struggling to rid myself of 25lbs pregnancy weight and more, and would love to lose 4-5lbs in what is left of the month!

Height: 5'6"
SW: 236.4 (9/8)
10/31: 220.7
11/6: 218.8
11/13: 216.8
11/20:
11/27:
Nov Goal: 214

November Goals:

• 96 oz water/day (I am somewhere between 64 and 96)
• strength training 3 days/week (this did not happen, again)
• cardio 4 days/week (need to make this a priority again)
• increasing my protein intake (this is going well)
• intermittent fasting, currently at 10/14 but would like to get to 8/16 (doing better; trying to cut out the milk in my tea in the morning as some say it is required to optimum results)

Good morning everyone! I did much better than I expected this week. My challenge/blessing was being on a family vacation that did not include my go-to food options, but did include sentimental food situations (Greek festival and our favorite Cuban restaurant), and two date nights. I enjoyed myself but tried to make good choices and limit my portions. I was proud that I put my foot down and walked halfway across the park to get a bad salad when the family wanted to go to the all-you-can-eat pizza and pasta restaurant at Legoland (I think I could make a fortune by offering a good hearty salad there).

I am looking forward to a normal week and getting back to the gym. Thanks to everyone crushing it with their workouts; you are inspiring me and reminding me that it being cold is no excuse for not going to the gym!!

I am also continuing to play with intermittent fasting where I only eat for 8-9 hour periods. I have been starting my morning with tea, eating breakfast at around 11:30, lunch at around 3 pm, and dinner at around 7 pm, stopping food at 8 pm. I think it is helping me cut back on snacking and it apparently increases your metabolism by 3-14 percent on top of that. I have not felt deprived at all, although I did start eating a little bit earlier when out and about. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/intermittent-fasting-guide

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Finally a group where I can belong.
SW: 220
CW:211
Lowest weight of 2019 : 192
GW: Under 200 by the end of the year.

Hello ladies. Well, I am sorry to be a little late to the November party. I just joined with a new account here yesterday, with the hopes to have a fresh start. I lost weight using MFP years ago, it was too depressing to use the same account and enter that I had gained 40 lbs!

@sharpdust I love your hiking goal! That is amazing. I love hiking and that would be such a fun goal. I might consider that in 2020.

Anyway, my SW is 210, and my GW is 165 (eventually). Not in a huge hurry to get there. I would however, like to get back on track with my eating and healthy habits.

For the rest of November, I hope to lose 5 lbs and get to 205. I know that seems lofty considering it's already November 12, but honestly once I recommit to food logging the first few tend to come off fairly quickly (fingers crossed) and I already weighed in at 208.7 this morning.

By the end of 2019 I'd like to be at 202 or so. Being fairly lenient on myself because the holidays are standing in between me and that time.

Today is going well so far, I got out for a jog at lunch! I'm doing a 5k training plan that is 6 weeks. I'm in week 5 now. Miraculously I have been running 4x a week for the last 4 weeks, of course I've been eating everything in sight in the meantime so it hasn't had much impact on my weight. That's why I finally signed back up for MFP yesterday.

Nice to meet you all!

Welcome to all the newbies we are glad to have you here!!!

Welcome to the new peeps. This thread/group has been a big help to me for accountability and inspiration. I hope it can do the same for you.

@KeriA You're doing great! I'm 52 so understand the whole gaining is easy and losing is hard. We just have to be consistent and patient. For me that is easier said than done but I'm trying.

@aliciap0116 Treating vacation not as a time to go full off of track was an accomplishment. You were able to enjoy food you love but still keep your life change goals in sight. Choosing bad salad over all you can pizza earns you a gold star in my book.

@amlundie Good job on getting to the gym. To help get more water in maybe you could have a goal for every cup of coffee you drink the same of amount of water.

@sharpdust Yay!!! You are going to be able to put a big ✅on that goal at the end of the year.

Doing weekly check in today instead of tomorrow. I have to be in Nashville with my momma to see if she can have her bladder removed bc of cancer. She has already had one kidney removed and the other isn't functioning well so she hasn't had chemo since this summer. Long almost 5yr 3cancer story there but we are dealing and hoping all goes well at the consult. May not get my exercise in tomorrow and food may be off a bit but I'm ok with that. It's only one day and in the weekly scheme it will be fine.

Height 5' 4"
SW: 216.8 (10/10/2019)
CW 11/1: 211.8
11/8: 209.4 (-2.4 month)
11/14: 208 (-3.8 month)
11/22:
11/30:
Nov Goal: 206
GW: 150
Nov Goals:
1m plank (current 45 sec although did have to go from toes/elbows to knees/arms)
15m elliptical sessions (start 9m current 15m)

Doing great everyone..keep it going forward.

@bluffgirl67 Yeah I am focusing on water, food and exercise are not a concern right now.

I think I am going to remove goals specific to weight loss numbers..... I get frustrated when the scale doesn't move but I'm doing all the things I need to do. I I think I may just adjust my goals to what I CAN control... food, water, exercise.... If I do those things the lbs will eventually fall off.

gonna_reach_the_goal33 wrote: »

November has been tough for me. I lost 1.4lbs, putting me at 191.8, but then my weight spiked a little, up to 194.2. I weighed in today at 192.6, but I started at 193.2 this month. I can’t seem to get through this plateau/rough patch. I have by no means lost control, and my weight has only moved up a little, but I hate that it’s been so hard. This is the first month I may not hit my monthly goal. (188). That would be a stretch at this point. I am trying to reset and focus on the positives. Yesterday marked 6 official months since I began, and I’m nearly 50lbs down. I know that’s no small accomplishment. I need to give myself enough credit, but also not lose motivation to continue moving forward. I have no intention of giving up, but staying stagnant is a little disheartening too. I need to motivate myself again, and any suggestions I will listen to🙏🏻

this is exactly how I feel!

Welcome everyone new, you have found the most positive supportive place on the internet! Glad you are all here.

@bluffgirl67 - so sorry your momma is sick. How wonderful you can be with her. Sending hugs and prayers your way.

@jguldi11 - sorry you are struggling with fertility and glad you are taking control of your situation to improve your health. Talk about a great "why."

@amlundie and @gonna_reach_the_goal33 - in past weight loss efforts, I have found it helps to shake things up when you hit a plateau. Change your foods, change your exercise, increase strength training, increase sleep, meditate. Change your eating patterns, too. It is super frustrating but you will break through again. Just focus on the other positive changes you are making in the meantime.

@bluffgirl67 hoping everything goes well for your mom, you are a great daughter for being able to be there with her during this tough time

@jguldi11 I wish you luck with your PCOS. I know many women who have had it and were able to get pregnant and have a healthy child after dropping weight. Hoping you and your husband experience something similar.

I'm probably gonna be a daily poster, just FYI. Its my way way of keeping myself accountable so apologies if it gets tiring. So last night I could not decide on dinner and then my sister invited me over for dinner She made green chicken enchiladas which are calorie dense, so I only ate 2 enchiladas (compared to my usual 4) with a small side of rice and beans. At the end of the day I was able to be right under my calorie goal

Today I plan on doing hike #34 after work. I am having my usual sandwich/chips lunch and yogurt/granola snack at work and then making tortas for dinner. Tortas are like a Mexican sandwich if you never have had one, bread, beans, meat and veggies.

I feel really good. I don't feel famished. I have more energy. My stomach doesn't hurt as it usually does. Will report back tomorrow on how the rest of my day went.

ordered a scale that measures Body fat % today... hoping it will help me feel more in control by seeing progress even if it is not in my weight.

Hello 👋 All!! (Newbie)

I’ve never been so serious in my life about losing weight and eating healthy. I’m on this journey to get to my goal weight of 180. I started at 310 now at 243! My short term goal weight is 220...lets be friends and share this journey together!