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

mmdeveau · November 2019

Just over the halfway mark! Time to stay strong!

@HurleyHurley – congratulations on hitting such a momentous milestone! Even if you think you might bounce back up, it will be a short time before you’ve seen the last of the 300s. Or maybe you’ll just never see that “3” again. Believe it!

@Terytha – so nice to see you’ve made progress despite the challenges that were thrown your way so far this month. To me the more difficult part of weight loss is the mental aspect. For all the people who compliment me on my workouts and the superficial stuff of weight loss, I feel like no one understands the harder part is changing your thinking and your habits. You’re in the final stretch towards onederland! You can make it by year’s end! If I recall, you are Canadian so your Thanksgiving is over, so you’ve only got Christmas to contend with, and maybe some parties. We Americans still have to plan for our Thanksgiving as part of our goal-setting.

Height: 5'6"
SW (09/08/2019): 239.2 lbs
November SW(11/3): 219.0 lbs
11/10/19: 216.8
11/17/19: 214.8
November GW: 211.0 lbs
GW: 150 lbs (then reconsider)

- I walked 6 times this week and the shortest walk was 50 minutes, on the treadmill. In my area, we saw record-breaking cold temperatures and I had to take my workouts indoors twice this week. I’m grateful I can afford the gym but treadmill workouts are hard for me, and I tend to hurt myself walking and running on the treadmill.

- I continued with plank exercises to work on my core strength. I do regular planks and side planks. Side planks are far more difficult than I could have ever imagined, but I’m working on them and getting better!

- Work pants are starting to slide off me during the day. But I’m still not quite ready for the lightly stretched ones. Perhaps I should start carrying one pair around as backup, though.

- I’m out of the 220 “decade” for good! Have not seen 22x on the scale for a while.

- As for BMI: officially out of the Obesity Class II – the magic number for that goal was 216.9 lbs. Now, instead of being morbidly obese I am merely obese. For whatever BMI is worth.

-I have started the Couch-to-5K program, once again. When I was about 20-30 lbs lighter two years ago, I was a regular runner. Not a marathon runner, but a solid 5K-to-5-mile-a-session runner working on getting to 10K distances. I miss running. Unfortunately I am very injury-prone, so while I can run I need to be meticulous about maintaining slow forward progress. So I repeat easier program weeks until I feel my musculoskeletal system has adapted, then I move forward. I think at this point, making slow progress will allow me to move forward when I notice that my weight loss is slowing down. I’ll move to the next week of the program to increase the running portion of the workout. The best thing about running is that it tends to shrink my abdomen faster than if I don’t run. I know that there’s no such thing as spot reduction. Which is unfortunate because my midsection is huge – I look pregnant. (I’m not being silly, a woman on the crowded rush-hour train this past summer asked me if I was pregnant. That’s how out-of-proportionally huge my stomach naturally is, a perfect stranger would risk a terrible social faux-pas to ask me if I was pregnant. On a very crowded train. I was mortified.) So I don’t know how it happens exactly, but running magically seems to shrink the stomach area for me. And it could also be that I’m just at a weight where I finally notice the changes, or the core strengthening is improving abdominal muscle tone and posture, but I’ve noticed a slight difference in my abdominal area over the past week or so. I won't measure until just after the end of this month, but I'm looking forward to seeing some inches lost in the waist measurement.

If you’ve read this far, thanks! Keep up the good, hard work of lifestyle change!

amlundie · November 2019

aliciap0116 wrote: »

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.

Thanks! I am going to focus on lowering carb intake and hitting the gym, uping water. And I got my new scale that calculates body fat so I am hoping that number will show improvement through time.

amlundie · November 2019

Hey guys, got my new scale and it auto syncs with MFP so that will be helpful! It weighs me heavier than my last scale but I'm not worries anbout that I know each machine differs. Have been off for the past few days but getting refocused tomorrow. Meal prepping today and buckling down!

Goals next week.

Eat on plan 7/7 days (limit carbs) (i really want to achieve 1 whole week without going off)
Gym 3x in the week
Water 60 oz daily

JMNagain · November 2019

Hey all. I had a truly bad week. Didn't log, didn't exercise, ate out a lot, drank too much! Rubbish. Yesterday and I today I got in good, long runs, so feel a bit better about myself now. Will weigh on tomorrow but am bound to be up.

Targets for this month were:
1. Reach one-der land and sustain it for at least a week - still a possibility
2. Run five times a week. Ran three times. But did a 10k for the first time in three years, so feeling pretty smug about that.
3. Cut alcohol to two nights only this month - ha, nonsense! I drank three times this week! So change of plan, and I'll try and limit it to once a week.
4. Log everything. - did it on Monday and today only. Next week it will be better I promise!

I_Want_MyBody_Back · November 2019

November is my Month🥰💪🏼🙌🏼 I’m on a losing streak!

savannahs21 · November 2019

11/11/19 weight: 213.8
11/18/19 weight: 212.0

bluffgirl67 · November 2019

@HurleyHurley Congrats on hitting that mark! I like the idea of using the belt colors to mark milestones.

@mmdeveau Sorry that train incident happened to you. Some people can be really rude and unthinking. You are doing a great job reaching your goals. 220's and morbid in the rearview!

@I_Want_MyBody_Back Awesome Loss!! This is one time when a losing streak is a good thing.

Had a good week. I was under calories every day and got in some exercise 5 days. Thanks to @Bawesome81 I have already hit my plank goal for the month.
Weekly goals:
Cardio elliptical 6 days
Strength and Yoga 3 days
Up my water intake to 8cups
Keep on the plank challenge

Wishing everyone a great week of strength, motivation, and dedication!

Sanriohippie · November 2019

Hello to all the new faces!!!
This group is something special. I can always come on this group and get inspired.
Hope everyone has a lovely week!!!

Sanriohippie · November 2019

I_Want_MyBody_Back wrote: »

November is my Month🥰💪🏼🙌🏼 I’m on a losing streak!

Congratulations!!! That is fantastic!!!

torih941 · November 2019

This has been a difficult week for me, I can feel a depressive bout coming on and I'm trying my best to push through, but I failed at that last night. I ate way over my calories and just couldn't help myself, food usually brings me comfort, so I fell into some old habits. I have a group workout today that I am going to make myself go to even though I have absolutely no desire to do it, I am hoping it will help my mood.

Great work everyone, reading all of your accomplishments makes me feel like I will be able to get there, too. Sorry to vent, it just felt like the right place to do so.

torih941 · November 2019

JMNagain wrote: »

Hey all. I had a truly bad week. Didn't log, didn't exercise, ate out a lot, drank too much! Rubbish. Yesterday and I today I got in good, long runs, so feel a bit better about myself now. Will weigh on tomorrow but am bound to be up.

Targets for this month were:
1. Reach one-der land and sustain it for at least a week - still a possibility
2. Run five times a week. Ran three times. But did a 10k for the first time in three years, so feeling pretty smug about that.
3. Cut alcohol to two nights only this month - ha, nonsense! I drank three times this week! So change of plan, and I'll try and limit it to once a week.
4. Log everything. - did it on Monday and today only. Next week it will be better I promise!

I struggled this week, too, but we can do it! Just a little set back in what can be a hard change. It is the start of a new week.

shorepine · November 2019

Good morning everyone, and happy Monday. The start of a fresh week! I hope you all had a nice weekend.

@I_Want_MyBody_Back that is amazing! What great progress in November! Thank you for sharing with us, that is inspiring and great to see.

@mmdeveau I am sorry about the train incident. That has happened to me, several times too. I also seem to carry a lot of weight in my midsection. I even had a colleague at work take me aside and say "Congratulations!" one time. It was mortifying. Actually, it was probably more mortifying for her. There needs to be a PSA campaign about that- so people get the picture that IS NOT OK, EVER! In any situation.

@bluffgirl67 I admire how you get your exercise in everyday! And- congrats on meeting the plank goal. That's a good aspiration for me, I am so scared of planks but I know how good they are for our bodies.

@torihudson6 I use food as a comfort, too. It's how I've always handled my stress and worry and sadness. This time of year is rough for those who struggle with depression, with the shorter days and impending mayhem of holiday season. I hope the group workout today helps!

As for me, the weekend was good. I made healthy choices and got exercise and spent good family time. The scale hasn't moved in any direction in quite a few days, so I'm trying not to feel frustrated. I'm a little nervous about Thanksgiving next week. Both for the food temptations, and for the fact that I'll have to see family I haven't seen in a few years and I've gained a lot of weight since the last time. It's not like anyone will say anything, but my husband's family is naturally all tall and very lean and his sisters are particularly glamorous and well-heeled. They are too polite to ever comment, but I can feel the judgement.

Today's goal is to stay within my daily calories and get 60 minutes of walking in while at work, by walking at all of my breaks/lunch.

JMNagain · November 2019

4/11: 205lb.
11/11: 206.8lb
18/11: 204.6
Just over the halfway mark, and I'm.... back to where I started! Lol. However, I do seem to have gone down despite a terrible week last week. Doing better this week (only Monday though...) and have logged everything today. Whoop!

@torihudson6 we got this!

bluffgirl67 · November 2019

torihudson6 wrote: »

This has been a difficult week for me, I can feel a depressive bout coming on and I'm trying my best to push through, but I failed at that last night. I ate way over my calories and just couldn't help myself, food usually brings me comfort, so I fell into some old habits. I have a group workout today that I am going to make myself go to even though I have absolutely no desire to do it, I am hoping it will help my mood.

Sorry your depression is creeping in. Last night's overeating is done so don't let it stay in your head. Try to find non-food things that you enjoy and are easy to do for when you feel the weight of life bearing down. I struggle to so understand how easy it is to let food etc help ease things. I've been doing yoga, bubble baths with epsom salt and lavender oil, doing my own mani/pedi, and hitting my elliptical when I feel it coming on. Enjoy your workout and being with others to help lift your mood. You're strong and got this!

Terytha · November 2019

Spent my lunch hour pacing back and forth between my desk and the door, unable to decide if I was actually hungry enough to go get food, or if I just felt like eating more than I'd brought.

In the end I was so indecisive I just lost my entire lunch hour. -_-

It's so frustrating. I really can't tell the difference at all.

amlundie · November 2019

Terytha wrote: »

Spent my lunch hour pacing back and forth between my desk and the door, unable to decide if I was actually hungry enough to go get food, or if I just felt like eating more than I'd brought.

In the end I was so indecisive I just lost my entire lunch hour. -_-

It's so frustrating. I really can't tell the difference at all.

but you got some exercise in! :-)

torih941 · November 2019

@bluffgirl67
Thank you, I appreciate that. I ended up going to my workout and felt great after, it was the boost I needed to get me going. I also got a really great score on a test I took last week that had been bringing me a lot of stress. My food intake has been on point today and I’m logging everything, so I’m feeling a lot better than earlier

aliciap0116 · November 2019

Back to the plateau issue - I was reading another blog and it suggested to (always, not just when in a plateau) have imbalance in your daily intake so your body doesn’t have a metabolism pattern. So if you weigh in on Day 1, eat conservatively on Day 1, 2, 6 and 7 of the week. On Days 3, 4, and 5 increase your intake a bit (and fat particularly) so that your body has a new challenge to metabolize that. It also gives your body a chance to feel satiated and reduce cravings. Obviously not going overboard on Days 3-5 but just mixing it up. Nice to have a bit extra to play with over the weekends or for special events. It also said that it takes your body over a week to adjust to the plan and you might be a bit higher immediately following the high days. For whatever it is worth!

HurleyHurley · November 2019

Thank you, everyone. My little belt system gives me something to work for and it's fun for me, so hey. On a positive note, I've managed to hold it under 300 for 3 days, woot woot. Continuing to make my commitment to myself for 3 days at the gym minimum, scheduled M/W/S to coincide with the days I have the best chance of getting out of work / being off. Today was one-on-one workout day. Rough day for me today and so wanted to skip gym - sore from Saturday so my legs were rubbish, got a flu shot in the left arm, blood draw in the right (doc/physical today), and woke up today with a banger of a headache, that had mostly went away until my heart rate went up with the workout. Definitely not my best showing, but I'm proud of myself for sticking with it and going. Not sure if that was a blessing or a curse - my head was pounding so badly that I didn't feel much burn with the strength training. I rarely get headaches, so admit I'm a complete pansy when one strikes. Thought my head was going to blow off. My trainer, bless him, gave me time to let my head calm down between exercises, but let me get a workout in. I didn't want to miss it. Headache or improvement, I don't know which, but the squats were way easier, the presses with a heavier weight weren't bad at all, and overall handled the workout ok. Could have really nailed it if my head wasn't being dumb. Took in some water, caffeine, ibuprofen, currently just under a headache (can feel the pressure, but the pain is subsiding). Back to work tomorrow, hoping to get in some at home workouts this week.

gonna_reach_the_goal33 · November 2019

Hey guys. I’ve read all of the posts up to this point and I’m so glad so many people are having success! To the ones that are having a rough time, it will pass. I started November at 193.2, so my goal for the end is 188.2. The month started off BADLY but today I weighed in at 190.2. I’m 2lbs away from my goal for the month still, but maybe it’s possible to reach it? Even if not, I’m glad I’ve still managed the 3lb loss. It was hard seeing my weight not move a lot for the first few weeks. Plateaus before the whoosh are hard, but it’s great when the whoosh finally hits! In times like that, it’s important to try to focus on all of the positive changes we’ve already made, because the scale can be out best friend or worst enemy depending on the day.

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

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