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

Candyn617 · November 2019

SW: 288 End of March 2019
CW: 228.8
GW: 144? Mainly to get to a normal BMI and then will determine where I need to be. I am 5'4".
11/1: 228.8
11/8: 226
11/15: 224.8
11/22: 225.8 🤔
11/29:

After a really good week staying on track and even getting some exercise in. The scale moves in the wrong direction!! Hoping it's fluid as my ring feels tighter today. Logically I know our weight fluctuates day to day.. but cant help feeling a little disappointed. Still hoping to see 223 by the end of the month which will put me at 65 lbs lost. I hope everyone has a good week!

bdbjswbrb · November 2019

@Candyn617 Water weight fluctuations get me too. I weigh myself every morning, and it's kind of fascinating to see how much I can swing up and down, even when I eat the same things most weekdays. I try to be zen about it, but sometimes it's so frustrating.

aliciap0116 · November 2019

I am so impressed and inspired by everyone’s progress! And sending hugs to those who are struggling. I also have those water weight and hormonal fluctuations. All I can suggest is pounding the water - 96 oz- and watching sodium.i also think walking helps my system flush it out faster.

My weigh day is Wednesday morning so I will report that and also plan to do the 30th so I know where I am starting for next month. Our Thanksgiving is intense - 20 people, which is breaking down to 2 appetizers, 2 salads, 2 starchy sides, 3 veggie sides, turkey, cranberry sauce and 4 pies. And I think 2 stuffings although they should be the starchy sides technically. I’m in charge of about 5 of those. I don’t even know how to track since I don’t have all the recipes. But I’m not going to use this as an excuse for a free for all; I will probably just taste everything (including the pies) so very small portions adding up to a big meal and going back to business as usual the next day.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

speyerj · November 2019

My 2 vegan daughters and one vegan boyfriend are coming for Thanksgiving so we will have all vegan sides plus real Turkey and gravy. Here are the vegan sides: Mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, stuffing, butternut squash au gratin, roasted Brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce, glazed carrots, crescent rolls, pumpkin pie with coconut whip. God help me. My strategy: Eat lots of turkey. The squash, carrots, and Brussels sprouts are pretty healthy. Everything else will be limited to a small taste.

If anyone needs tips on how to "veganize" these dishes, I'll share the recipe.

stefsc1 · November 2019

@Candyn617 & @bdbjswbrb I usually weigh myself the 2 days before my official weekly weigh-in that I log, and sometimes the day after too, if weigh-in day is telling me something that doesn't seem right! Water weight is so pesky. I hate to miss a good low number, so I end up weighing myself 3 days a week to catch the best one! If my body can achieve the lower number I saw the day before log day, I'm going with it.

torih941 · November 2019

I had the most surprising NSV today! I was taking a shower and shaving my legs and I thought I was flexing my calf muscle, but I wasn’t, it just wasn’t flabby anymore! I tested it by actually flexing the muscle and even placing my leg down off the stand to make sure I wasn’t tricking myself

My calves have really tightened up since I started my strength training program. I was so giddy. I’ve been so focused on the number not moving, it’s encouraging to see results like this that aren’t reflected in the scale.

lindamtuck2018 · November 2019

I had a major binge today. It was an all day affair. You think with the cold I would lose my appetite. No, I get hungrier and not for good food.

@torihudson6 congrats on the NVS. Awesome progress!

amlundie · November 2019

Been doing pretty well, going over on calories some days but always under my carb goal which is my priority. Weight has been coming down every morning so I must be doing ok :-)

FYI : Went to olive garden last night to celebrate my daughter's bday, had the zoodle primavera with grilled chicken, it was delicious, highly recommend!!!

lindamtuck2018 · November 2019

@amlundie I am jealous. There is no Olive Garden in southwestern Ontario that I know of. Great job on the weight trending down.

Tarzan37 · November 2019

Well, I ended up gaining 1.5 pounds this week apparently. I felt like I had lost, so maybe it was water retention, not sure. My new goal for the rest of the year will be to maintain. I feel like that will be challenging enough with all of the potlucks and holiday parties and people bringing goodies into the office every day! If I do lose, I will consider it a bonus!

mmdeveau · November 2019

I can’t believe there is one more week in this month! Looking forward to Thanksgiving this week, I’ll probably be starting my prep every night this week.

@mmccloy12 – I’m sorry you are facing so many issues. Focus on the basics during your trip, keep drinking water! I know others have given you excellent ideas, but do you know if your local school district has a track open to the community? Tracks are great when first starting out, the terrain is flat and the distances can be measured reliably. Also, if the track is open to the community it will be well-lit and other people would be there working out so it would be safe in the evening.

@sharpdust – are you currently doing any running? People never understand when I say I miss it. The time I spend running is time to meditate! I am so happy to be back to it, even if it is just week 1 of C25K.

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
11/24/19: 211.0
November GW: 211.0 lbs
GW: 150 lbs (then reconsider)

- I “walked” 6 times this week and the shortest walk was 55 minutes, on the treadmill. I put walk in quotes because three of my walks included a fair amount of running, following the ratio used during the C25K week 1 workout, which is 1 minute running, 1:30 minutes of walking. During a 1-hour walk, I end up running 20 minutes, so still more walking than running. I think I’d be happy to keep my workouts the same for the next 2-3 weeks, going slowly to prevent injury.
- I continued with plank exercises to work on my core strength. Slow progress with the side planks, but progress it is so I will take it!
- Work pants are starting to get pretty bad, it starts earlier in the day now. I’m going for one more week until I try the lightly stretched pairs. I’m thinking more seriously about carrying one pair around as backup.
- So the past week initially saw a slowdown in my rate of weight loss, but I’ll take any progress especially if I’m saying goodbye to this weight forever. Then the last three weigh-ins have been bonkers. I really think I will show a gain tomorrow, I waited too long to weigh this AM. I have hit goal for November, but I’m not ready to call it yet. Thanksgiving looms large this week.
- At 214.2 pounds, I hit 25 pounds lost since I started weighing again in September. That’s just a bit more than 10% of that starting weight lost!

It’s my first month with this group, after monitoring it for October. You have all been so great about posting the highs and lows of this journey we have in common. It’s hard to address all the individuals, but something usually strikes me as a common theme, and for me this week’s was about daily weighing. Maybe it’s just personal for me, as a daily weigher, and it wasn’t a decision I made lightly when I decided to try it. What follows is an explanation of why I do it and what I think about it, so if you have no interest in the topic feel free to skip!

I have a friend who uses Noom, and when we were talking one day (this past summer) she mentioned that Noom asks users to weigh in daily. I thought it was strange, considering Noom is supposed to be a cognitive behavioral therapy-based service, and daily weighing has long been associated with EDs and obsessive behavior in general. Noom also has frequent check-ins as well as virtual support groups, so I hope that if the counselor detected that daily weighing was bad for one of their clients, they would tell that individual to revise that aspect of their plan.

Because first and foremost, to thine ownself be true. You may not be a daily weigher. If you have a history of ED or obsessive behaviors, daily weighing might be triggering and is probably not for you. Even if all that happens is your ups and downs on the scale determine your happiness for that day, I’d say seriously consider that daily weighing is not for you.

Back in 2013 when I weighed in at over 300 pounds, I doubt I could have been a daily weigher. I needed to lose weight and I was in a place psychologically that it was more important to be moving from strength to strength. Seeing the scale creep up on any given day, without clear understanding of all the factors affecting daily weight, would have devastated me.

So when I started this time, I decided to try it for at least a month, promising myself I would stop if I noticed it was too upsetting. The fates tried – I gained 2 pounds almost immediately out of the gate. The central reason I started daily weighing was that I wanted to know what the ideal frequency to weigh long-term, and what day would be best – Mondays? Weekends? To answer these questions, I needed data.

So bottom line, my daily weight is data to me. It’s not to say I am unaffected by what I see on the scale, but I have the experience to realize a 3-pound gain or loss overnight is not real. And I do acknowledge that since the trend in weight is down, it’s easy for me to say it is data. I’m pretty sure if I noticed a steady climb I wouldn’t feel the same way.

It’s been fascinating, though, as there have been trends I’ve noticed:
-Nearly every time I have salad for dinner, my weight goes up by about a pound the following day. Aren’t salads supposed to be healthy? But then I’d have the good “work poop” (thanks, @Stacivogue) and boom the next day my weight would drop. Lesson learned, and keep eating salads!

-So much is made of sleep and its effect on weight loss, like @aliciap0116 mentioned in a post. I find it interesting that most of the work week, when I get about 6 hours of sleep per night, I bounce around with 0.2 to 1.0-pound ups and downs. But on Saturdays and Sundays, when I’m able to sleep in a bit, I always have my biggest losses. This weekend was no exception!

-TOM and its effect on weight loss: I had long noted my weight might not be as influenced as others’ weight is. Daily weights seem to confirm this. I really paid attention this month and I did notice I’d be hungry for lunch and dinner earlier than usual, but nothing so bad that I couldn’t get myself through the cravings.

Thanks for hanging in with another long post, if you’ve read this far!

Have a great Thanksgiving, for the Americans on the board! I hope everyone has a great week!

Terytha · November 2019

Well, I hit 209 this morning. My goal of 207 is not happening this month, but 208 might, and that's pretty darn close.

My Christmas party is this Friday and I'm not gonna bother holding back so I expect not to lose much more if anything.

speyerj · November 2019

@mmdeveau,
I think you are spot on about daily weighing and your observations about weight fluctuations. True confessions here: I have two scales. One of them is a traditional scale, the other a wifi enabled body composition scale that automatically posted to MFP whether I want it to or not. I like to weigh myself daily just to see how things are progressing, but I didn't like how my wifi scale will post that I lost 2 pounds when actually it was a net wash because I had gained 2 pounds the day before. I was getting all these "congratulations" in my feed, and felt compelled to explain it wasn't really a loss. So I weigh daily on the traditional scale and at least once a week on the wifi scale. And Saturdays are definitely the best weigh in day of the week because I get the most sleep on Friday nights.

I did lose weight this week, but I don't think I'm going to hit a 10 pound loss I was hoping for. I'm thinking that shooting for a 10 lb loss/month is unrealistic now that I've lost the majority of my starting weight. Next month, I'll set more realistic goals.

SW: 286.5 (June 3, 2019)
Nov SW: 232.1
11/3/19: 231.5
11/9/18: 226.3
11/16/19: 226.3
11/24/18: 224.6
GW: 180
7.5 pounds lost month to date
57% to my final goal weight

bluffgirl67 · November 2019

@Candyn617 The gain could be because of the exercise or sodium etc. I know on the day after I work on strength my weight can be up a couple of pounds. Just keep on track and you'll be fine.

@torihudson6 Keep building that muscle girl!! It is so great how the numbers might not be moving but your body is showing all the hard work you've put in.

@lindamtuck2018 I hope you are feeling better. Don't let the binge day get to you. Being sick is never fun and I'm sure having to try and focus on all the logging etc took a back seat. It's going to happen just worry about getting yourself well and doing the best you can.

@amlundie Great job on keeping the losses coming. Olive Garden sounds delish! I haven't been in ages. We live in the boonies and are an hr away from anything. I guess in the long run that can be a good thing.

@mmdeveau Great week and Congrats on hitting the month goal early! Wonderful insights on daily weighing and sleep. That salad observation is interesting. I've not been weighing daily but do jump on the scales maybe three times a week. You've given me something to think about. Now if I could just sleep more than a few hrs each night to move it along.

@speyerj Since you have already lost so much and close to the halfway mark changing your monthly expectations is probably a good idea. Even if your monthly goal wasn't met the loss was still a great one.

Today was one of my jump on scales but not a weigh day. I was up almost two pounds. I know it was from yesterday being a strength training day. This week I added in an ab routine and switched in a different body weight workout. Sore was the word last night. Today was an elliptical only day so am hoping for a drop day after tomorrow.

Good to see everyone making progress whether it be with a scale loss, nsv, changing habits, or learning to work with what life throws at you. Have a great week!

KeriA · November 2019

I am almost done reading all the great posts I missed this week. I will go and finish after posting. 4 posts since I started reading!

@speyerj such consistent progress!

@HurleyHurley Congrats at hitting a milestone. You are working hard for this progress. I bounce back up before going farther down too but this time you managed to keep it down. Wow. Hope your headache is better.

@Tarzan nice news

@mmdeveau treadmills scare me a bit. Good job persevering despite the weather. You are seeing the evidence of your hard work. I did the Couch to 5K too and fell in love with running too. But when I threw my knee out and they said it was due to arthritis and was told not to run. I keep hearing how beneficial it can be. I want to find a way back to it. A padded running surface would work. I didn’t even run the whole way. I did interval running. I also think aquafit is a good core workout. When you move your arms and legs in the water you would normally move but in aquafit you have to learn to not move into the other people in the class. It is you core that keeps you in place and of course there are many specific exercise that address core muscles. I totally identify with your crowded train story. I didn’t know how to address the problem back then and made mistakes. I wish I knew then what I do now. Keep up the good work and eventually you will see progress even at the last and hardest place for you. It was when I was losing weight, doing interval running and aquafit that I lost inches in my stomach.

@amlundie I got a new scale a while back that weighed me more than the last one. It was a bit disillusioning but I felt it was more reliable. It turned out that it was weighing me a pound high so I just take one off when I record my weight. But it doesn’t matter really it is all relative. I had a love hate relationship with it at first but now I am used to it.

@JMNagain and @ GroverBlue78 This is just what I am about to post. I agree with @torihudson we can get past this.

@torihudson way to pull out of a hard time.

@aliciap0116 I think you have a good point about plateaus. I often find that a higher calorie day will be right before a loss as long as I am generally keeping with the plan. Good fat is important to weight loss (nuts, avocado, salmon, olive oil etc.)

@mhudson0328 This story sounds familiar to me. I lost when I wasn’t able to work due to the economy and now with working fulltime I gained it back. So I am working to learn how to fit exercise in to my work schedule and ajdjust my calories

@mmccloy12 I find I lose better when I am getting enough sleep so don’t feel bad for getting sleep you obviously need. I too lose slowly and gain quickly. Have a great trip.
@Terytha sorry about the migraine. We get a huge box of chocolates every Christmas from a consultant. Hmmm

@Stacivogue good for you working through the challenges and finding a way to turn things around.

@Raptor_Romantic I find small steps work the best. That is what I do aquafit 3 times a week.

@gruiz21 you were right about SW (starting weight). I have arthritis in my knees too.

@shorepine I find weighing daily helps me too. It has been shown to help in studies from what I remember as well.

@stepinup Glad you are deciding to stop the weight regain now. That is progress.

@shardust you are right that starting is the hardest part. Sometimes when my body knows that I have made the step that commits me to going to the gym or walking etc. it seems to give me a tiny spot of joy. Sort of the way a dog will be excited when he knows you are taking him for a walk. It is barely noticeable and it happens only when there isn’t much chance of backing out.

@Candyn617 I find myself skipping others replies to others thinking they are just for that person but I realize I am missing so much. There are some real gems in what we say to each other and I am going back and reading the ones I missed.

@gwensgrannie This! Eating healthy foods at home is the biggest factor to me in losing weight. It isn’t easy either especially when working fulltime and trying to fit in exercise. One of my favorite tweeks is making some of the higher carb meals and substituting in cauliflower for half the potatoes or pasta. It seems to take on the properties of the carb and you can’t tell the difference between it and them.

@bluffgirl67 this is what I mean about the gems found in our relies to others – love the at home exercise tips. Good progress on the weight loss too.

@amkita congrats on the 50lb loss!

After a great week before, I had a very challenging week. We found out the Y we go to on Monday and Wednesday after work was closing for 2 weeks until the new one opens. I also saw the draft class schedule and the classes are not at the same time. I have had a problem with a co-worker who I had to confront with unprofessional behavior. So instead of Aquafit Monday my husband and I went to a brewery restaurants while waiting to pick up our youngest from their night class. We talked ate and drank instead of exercising. It did help me to get prepared for the week in dealing with this work problem. I didn't weigh or log as much. I did gain but with being better on track this weekend I am back to my most recent low or .2 lbs of it. We went to our Saturday class anyway. My husband just set up a glider in our living room. We have a small house and we can put it up when guest come over. My youngest had a friend over last night and we had a healthy salmon dinner at home and they studied and had fun the rest of the time.

Next week we will go to another Y near the University and although no class we can do our own thing in the pool there. Just now thinking about the meals for the coming week. I am concentrating on sleep, water, exercise and staying within my calorie goals.

As to Thanksgiving - I found that the Y unlike last year is open on the morning of Thanksgiving and since we are going to my brothers and aren't cooking the Turkey we can go to an aquafit class. When I first was on MFP and was losing I realized I wasn't going to be too strict with family gatherings beyond watching portions and not going overboard. A few higher calorie days tells your body that it isn't starving and doesn't need to lower its metabolism. Feeling deprived doesn't work for me. Also my family is pretty health conscious so although I am not in charge of the whole meal it should be fine. One thing I am grateful for is finding this group!

KeriA · November 2019

@sharpdust we didn’t have potlucks at work. We had a Thanksgiving dinner this Friday. There were so many carbs and desserts. I love stuffing! I just had 1 plate of food and a small piece of pumpkin pie. We had a Halloween lunch and will have a Christmas brunch. I work for a Tribe and they are very generous.

@shorepine great loss. What a great Christmas present. Our cat adopted us.

daily weighing
@mmdeveau
I am a daily weigher and I too fluctuate a lot. I also see it as data. When I lose it is like going down from the Crest of a mountain range with ups and downs but with a trend that is going down. When I am gaining it doesn’t fluctuate as much but there are still ups and downs with the ups higher and the lows higher too. I too lose more on the weekends which I connect to a few things:
1. Sleeping in and not eating until after Aquafit on Saturday so that I have my only day with a longer fast before break fast.
2. We eat a very good breakfast and I tend to eat only 2 meals with a snack or 2.
3. There is more time for exercise and making better meals at home.

@speyerj I do something similar to what you do with your 2 scales for the same reason as you do. I post on MFP only net losses (and occasionally net gains if I think they are true. Usually when I do this I lose immediately). However I tract daily weight on a spreadsheet and more recently on a phone app meant just for posting weight.

Okay I am caught up now.

stefsc1 · November 2019

Chiming in again on the daily weight conversation, I find that my best weigh-in days are after my weekend! So the morning of my first day back at work is my best time. My job is pretty physical and my very out-of-shape body views the whole thing as a workout, so I can retain quite a few pounds of water. After a nice relaxing weekend and more sleep, it all comes back off!

bdbjswbrb · November 2019

@mmdeveau Congrats on your loss this week. Great post about daily weighing.

@stefsc1 You and I have opposite low weigh in days. I weigh everyday, but my lowest is almost always Friday morning and my highest is always on Monday. No coincidence that I have a completely sedentary desk job!

Candyn617 · November 2019

I just love how much this thread had exploded! I think the support and inspiration on this thread is amazing! Hugs to everyone on here! That being said.. it sure is hard to keep up and reply to everyone's post! I have a few threads bookmarked but this one is by far my favorite!!!

melissan84 · November 2019

Hi all. Started late on this thread. But I hope to start fresh with you ladies in December if you start a new one.
I’m Melissa. I started my journey a few years ago in 2012-2013 at 174 lbs and reach 140s. I was happy and thrilled with my weight. Obstacles got in my way and also joined nursing school. I became an registered nurse and work night shift. Several pounds later here I am. I started Monday at 239 lbs. Supposedly I weighed myself today I was 233 lbs. I’m sure most of it was water weight because That Sunday before weigh in, I went to all you can eat buffet and indulged. So I’m sure I really want 239 lbs. Lol. So here I am and I could use all the support I can. I accept friend requests. Lol

speyerj · November 2019

Hi @melissan84. Good for you for coming back. You are not alone. Most people on this thread started over two or three times. In fact, I opined about this on this thread a couple of pages back. Just know this: Guilt and shame have no place in your weight loss journey. The important thing is that you are turning yourself around today. You will find that the second (or third) time around is easier than the one before that. Not only do you know what to do, you also know you can do it. Remember that there is no such thing as failure, just lessons on how to succeed.

pamiede · November 2019

Hi, I’m late starting this thread as well. I started my weight loss journey in April. I started at 307. As of this month I’ve loss 80 lbs. I’m hoping to reach one-derland in the new year 🤞🏽!

orangequilt · November 2019

November goals

Get down to 99.9kg or less (currently 101.2kg)still I'm with a chance of this, currently 100.6
Keep weekly average calories within goalnot yet but very close one week
Keep snack calories under 25%did this one week so far

Wow, so many posts on this thread!! I have to start checking in more often to keep up!! Congrats to everyone who is kicking goals and a hug to everyone!!

Sanriohippie · 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.

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.

Remember to fight self negative talk,one bad day does NOT undo all your hard work♥️

Sanriohippie · November 2019

So far I’ve been maintaining weight not gaining or losing lbs. I have however been strength training so yay for that!! I can definitely tell my body is shrinking and have lost inches.

November goals were not met.It was too cold for my daily walks outside and treadmills are just nit as motivating ya know?

There ya have it, but my head is STILL in the game and I haven’t given up on myself!

Hope everyone is doing well!!

Terytha · November 2019

Dudes at the gym are starting to freak me out and I can't tell if its because they're weird or if its my anxiety spiraling.

I usually take a bench that's kinda near-ish but not that close to the barbell racks, and then the floor beside it, because it's in a corner and I feel more isolated and comfortable. Lately dudes just come up to the tracks, grab a barbell and start doing whatever exercise right beside me while I'm trying to do glute bridges or burpees or something. They do this even when the gym is nearly empty.

Is there some unspoken rule that they can't take the bar somewhere else, even like a foot away? Why do they have to stand like six inches away from me and hover while I'm trying to do rows or whatever. Its starting to make me self conscious and not want to do half my routine.

aliciap0116 · November 2019

So many amazing posts! I am learning so much from all of you. Every time someone posts about an obstacle and how they overcame it, or a question, I become better equipped. I'm so happy we are all on this journey together.

Welcome @melissan84 and @pamiede!! Glad you found us.

@Terytha, I think it's common courtesy for them to give people space. The older I get, the more comfortable I have become speaking up in a friendly and non-confrontational way. I would just say, "Hey, would you mind giving me some space?" You'll be able to tell from their reaction and what they do going forward if there's an issue and what the next step is. Most likely, your are working out so regularly they think you are are hard core chick and can treat you like one of the guys.

You could also build a little buffer around yourself with an extra sweatshirt, water bottle, and towel. Either way, do stick up for yourself and hold your ground. You have earned your real estate at the gym!

sharpdust · November 2019

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I am off work for a week which is great but also now I don’t have the routine of work to help control my eating so I will need to make sure to be disciplined

Nov 4th: 292.1lbs
Nov 11th: 289.2lbs
Nov 18th: 290.2lbs
Nov 25th: 285.9
Net: -6.2lbs

GOALS RECAP
Weekly Goals:
5 days 10,000 steps (this is not happening now but I’m gonna try again in December)
3 days gym workout (nope)
7 days calorie count w/deficit (mostly yes)

November Month Goal: realistic, lose 5 pounds, aggressive lose 8 pounds

I am at a good place and currently meeting my monthly goals. Its interesting to see that I mostly did not meet my weekly goals but still managed to drop some pounds. Thats because the one goal I was able to meet was the most important. We can’t outrun our diet. However, I really really am going to make exercise a priority, starting this week since I have it off.

I’m gonna weigh in one more time, my final Nov weigh-in will be my first weigh-in for December on 12/1.

shorepine · November 2019

Good morning everyone, happy Monday. It's a holiday week for those of us in the US, I saw a meme this morning that said, "It's Monday, but don't worry, it's a short week that ends with pie and shopping". That is kind of keeping me amused this morning, even though I hope not to eat too much pie and I'm not much of a shopper.

Related to the daily weighing discussion, I weighed myself this morning and it was up a couple of pounds after a fun weekend where I didn't have much in the way of a calorie deficit. Usually I view it as a data point and that's it, but this morning I'm finding the swing upwards hard. After all, I did log my food all weekend and made better choices than I usually would have, despite the fact that my routine was different. I took my kids to the city for a little fun and we did eat out a few times. But- I didn't really overdo it too much. I avoided road snacks, only had one beer the whole weekend (big for me!), and logged.

I've got to have a good couple of days in between now and Thanksgiving so that I don't continue on this trend. The plan for today- stay under my calories and get exercise.

@Sanriohippie that is great you are fitting in the strength training and noticing a difference. Adding in strength training is going to be my focus in December!

@Terytha that is so annoying about the dudes working out right next to you. Dudes in the gym can be the worst. I think many are just generally inconsiderate- and they feel all pumped up with testosterone flowing in there, and tend to physically dominate the space without being respectful of others. I totally vote for asking for a little more room in a nice way. @alicia_01195 you are so right, getting older makes us less abashed about speaking up for sure!

Welcome @melissan84 ! I am back too after losing weight in the past, this is probably my third run at it. I've been doing some hard thinking about ways to stay at a healthy weight that might work for me. I'm sort of coming to terms that for me, that might mean some kind of food tracking into perpetuity. It takes courage to start again, so congratulations!

@KeriA I am right there with you on not being too strict about family gatherings. After all, life is short and I don't want to be consumed with stress or guilt about what I am or am not eating on days that should be full of joy and celebration. Your plan of hitting aquafit that morning is good! I hope to get a run in Thanksgiving morning, too.

Have a good day everyone.

amlundie · November 2019

Hey guys! I am super proud of my decisions over the weekend, we went to a friends house for dinner Saturday and I had no control over what was served. I limited my carbs all day so that I would be able to fit whatever was for dinner in. We had Spaghetti, I was served a huge portion of noodles and put back over half before putting the sauce on. So I stayed under my carb goals for the day and enjoyed my dinner. I am the kind of person who is going to eat what I am served when I dine at someone else's house, I know I CAN pack my food, but I chose not to. So I am happy with how it worked out.

Looking for ward to Thursday, my oven is currently broken but should be fixed Wednesday so I can make my Low carb cheesecake! And I'm making green beans, yummmm yummm!

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

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