Women 200lb+, Let's Jump-Start This January!!!

speyerj · January 2020

For those who want to make the Coconut Poached Fish - here's some tips: When entering the recipe in MFP, I only logged 1 can of the coconut milk because you'll end up throwing out half the sauce. But two cans are needed to poach the fish. You can use low fat coconut milk to save calories, but it won't be as good. I sometimes add lemon grass to the poaching liquid and sometimes I also top with basil in addition to the cilantro, in keeping with the Thai flavors. Jalapenos can be subbed for Serranos - do not seed the hot peppers. The coconut milk tamps down the spiciness. I serve this in a bowl over jasmine rice.

aliciap0116 · January 2020

Our thread now needs a YUM button too. Thank you all for sharing your favorite recipes!

speyerj · January 2020

Week 4 Update:
Height: 5' 9''
SW: 286.5 (June 3, 2019)
12/31/19: 215.8
1/8/20: 216.6
1/14/20: 211
1/22/20:211.1
1/29/20: 208.1

GW: 180

Goals for January:
Strength train 3 x week: 12/12
5K training 3 x week: 12/12
Get 10000 steps a day: 23/28
Eat no more than 100 grams of net carbs (Carbs - fiber): 25/28
Eat more than 100 grams of protein a day: 27/28
Drink 150 oz of water a day: 23/28
Log accurately every day: 21/21
Lose 6 pounds: 7.7 pounds!!!

I had a great week. Once again the scale did its roller coaster thing, but logging the weekly points here confirms that it's still going in the right direction at a healthy loss of 1.5 pounds a week.

After much self-talk, I think I've finally come to accept that it doesn't matter how long it takes to get to where I want to be. In some ways the longer it takes the better - more time to practice healthy habits. More time to prepare for maintenance. I'm just 28 pounds away!!

And I'm really excited, because I just emailed a rowing club about joining their team. I rowed varsity in high school and I loved it so much. I wasn't enough of an Amazon Woman to make the Division 1 team in college - everyone on that team was over 6 feet. But I feel that I finally have the time, money and athletic conditioning to commit to a rowing team. I hope it works out. I would love to be back on the water again. I have done Dragon Boat paddling in the past, but it's not even close to the same experience.

Savannah80 · January 2020

Had a little pleasant surprise. Just been for my run, I’d planned to do 5-6km but I ended up doing just over 8km which is about 5 miles. Had my dinner and completed my diary and the little note after said

“If every day was like this day you’d weigh 79kg (174lb) in 5 weeks”

That’s the first time it’s shown as under 80kg for quite some time. Yayee!

snaileatsplants · January 2020

Hey, just curious, if we end up under 200lbs after losing weight, will we still get to keep posting here? Is 200 just the minimum starting weight, or the absolute cutoff point?

I'm getting closer to the point where I will need to know. I'm just a couple of pounds away now, but I feel like the supportive community here is really helping me to cope with it all.

GroverBlue78 · January 2020

Final #s
let's just say February will be my January in terms of starting the year off right.

Goal was to lose 5lbs this month. that didn't go as planned. Tracking will be my Feb goal.

Jan 2; 241.4
Jan 8: 240.0 (-1.4)
Jan 16: 237.8 (-2.2) -3.6
Jan 22: 241.2 +3.4
Jan 29: 241.8 (+0.6)
For the month +0.4

RavenStCloud · January 2020

@snaileatsplants

Hey! So the 200lbs+ is the starting off point. You could start at 350lbs or 215lbs and keep posting until you're 150lbs, for example. You can keep posting on here for as long as you'd like.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 · January 2020

RavenStCloud wrote: »

@snaileatsplants

Hey! So the 200lbs+ is the starting off point. You could start at 350lbs or 215lbs and keep posting until you're 150lbs, for example. You can keep posting on here for as long as you'd like.

And I for one get a lot out of hearing from people who have gone down from 200+ to sustainable healthier weights, because I start to see what my life might be like at 150, and start to work out how to make it work for me personally.

Aerohead21 · January 2020

@Angelfire365 holy moly on 2 hours of snow plowing!! Great exercise there!

We do taco Tuesday and it’s so hard for me as a temptation. I want to eat it but it’s not within my nutrition plan right now. My husband is supportive but at the same time he wants me to enjoy things too so he’s also encouraged me to eat things that are not in my plan.

Today I am proud of myself. The past week I have snacked here and there - tasting “bad” foods every day and it adds up. I’ve stayed within my calorie goals on MFP but I’m trying to stay focused on the quality of the nutrition, not the actual number of calories. If I have 1000 calories of all quality ingredients I will be more pleased with myself than if I eat 500 calories of crap. (Fake values there, just throwing out numbers for demonstration). So today, I did have one little snack but it was just one. And I avoided temptation the rest of the time. They had pizza at my school and I ate what I brought 😊

Aerohead21 · January 2020

Ok so for my January recap:
I weigh on Sundays and the end of the month lands on a Friday so I’m going to go with my last weigh in’s result.

Start 200 lbs
End 195.6 lbs
Goal: 4 lbs
Met? Yes

December was so amazing (15 lb loss) that I’m both disappointed and not a bit surprised that this month was only 4.4 lbs. I am disappointed because it’d be great to see that result again, but not surprising because it’s not realistic 😂 my body is probably rebounding from such a big loss on my first month on the plan.

*sigh*

L2HS · January 2020

Wednesday Weigh In

1/1: 260.7
1/8: 256.8
1/15: 252.6
1/22: 248.0
1/29: 244.6

Week Loss: -3.4
Total Loss: -16.1
Goal: 140

I followed the suggestions of upping my calories a bit and eating half of exercise calories back. I’m feeling great. I’m bummed that work will be busy the next couple days so I won’t have time to exercise. I’m also worried the stress will cause me to overeat. I will plan carefully for the next few days.

MuttiNM · January 2020

Weigh-in Wednesday

Highest weight: 435 (11/1/18)--lost 50 lbs. by the end of 2018 but got off track and gained back almost 31 lbs.
SW: 415.8 (4/17/19)
1/1: 297.6--finally made it out of the 300s!
1/8: 293.6
1/15: 290.2
1/22: 287.6
1/29: 285.4
1/31:
Jan. GW: 287.6
GW: 160 (then reevaluate)

Non-scale goals for January:
- exercise bike 5 times per week - done
- short walking videos twice a day 5 times per week - done
- 2 strength training sessions per week - done
- chair yoga 3 times per week - done; added another new exercise again this week
- work on my sleep schedule - more progress but still room for improvement

Another late post because I went to my parents to take my mom to the doctor again. Looks like I will be traveling there quite a bit the next few weeks. They are still trying to figure out what is wrong with my mom so she has a few more appointments coming up. My dad has a problem with one of his eyes (besides his macular degeneration). They think it might be a tumor but he has to go for additional testing. Plus they have regular wellness visits coming up as well. I'm afraid my exercise might not be as regular as it has been but I'll just have to fit in what I can until things settle down.

Hope you all are doing well!

orangequilt · January 2020

@savannah80 those 5 week things can be very motivating when you've had a good day! Sounds like your mojo has kicked back in!
@speyerj you are doing great! So exciting to be feeling ready to get back into rowing! You will have the best abs!!
@MuttiNM fingers crossed for your parents health checks

kali31337 · January 2020

My weekly weigh in

SW: 228
GW#1: 200
1/9/2019 - 216.1
1/15/2019 - 212.1
1/23/2019 - 209.7
1/30/2019 - 207.9

I have been watching this number on the scale for days hoping that I would move but alas, it did not this morning. I had a pretty good week as I finally finished exams (yay less stress for the next 2 weeks!) and had a concert on Monday after my last exam. I broke dry January for that concert but am back on it. Eating has been going good despite my love of the food options in European train stations. But I packed my food for my mini vaca and resisted all of the temptations (though I'm still regretting not getting the matcha kitkats!). I'm home now and while I'm not pleased with I have prepped for the next 3 days, I do have a path to keep moving on.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

lizalus · January 2020

Ok, so this will sound a little weird, but I'm curious for some thoughts. I am/was sort of trying to go plant based (couldn't quite stop eating meat) I like the benefits of the lifestyle, but am lamenting the no meat, dairy, fish. However, someone from the community suggested that plant based isn't bad but you should still have some benefits of eating meat etc...

This got me thinking. I absolutely love history, read it, watch it whenever I can. One area I particularly am in love with is the lifestyle of those in the 1940s era. Being as it was a wartime, they had meat and other things rationed. So many were kind of doing more plant based with meat, eggs, dairy added when available. I wonder if that could work today?

I accidentally found a website called the 1940s experiment. Whoever created it said they wanted to save money and lose 100lbs. I haven't read it all yet, but was excited to find they posted 182 wartime recipes that they made themselves!! So my thoughts, give that a try myself! I dont know if it worked for them yet, and I dont know how feasible it is, but why not try! I've already made the wartime loaf and it looks amazing!!

vegasgirl0825 · January 2020

@CupcakeCrusoe I have a very similar recipe for Egg Roll Bowls for the InstaPot. My husband loves it and asks me to make it almost once a week! I like that you can have a bowl full for very minimal calories since it's mainly cabbage!

bluffgirl67 · January 2020

Morning all

@aliciap0116 So happy you've got your groove back. Can't wait to celebrate Onederland with you. I need to work on making more interesting meals. My diary is so boring compared to most. I'm in simple phase but seeing all the recipes everyone has shared is giving me cooking fever.

@mmccloy12 Thank you sharing the recipes. I do need to up my flavor game and not just fix a couple of simple proteins. Glad to hear you are feeling great and on track for hitting goal this month. I don't drink but find it weird how it affected the scales even when you were under. Kinda like sodium huh? It's funny how specific foods can make a difference in the scales.

@sharpdust Amazing loss!!! I'm glad you are feeling better. Keep going girl.

@lauraxhernandez96 What an exciting year ahead for you. You've already got a great start on hitting your goals. Remember you are worthy even when your body might not be what you wish.

@speyerj Great loss and goal checking for the month. I'm always amazed at how you consistently tick them off. Your mindset of keeping it slow so the habits build is perfect for success. Best of luck on joining the rowing team and unleashing your inner Amazon.

@Savannah80 Way to push the run!! Keep doing that and you'll see that "if" number on the scales.

@GroverBlue78 Life happens but that's ok. Just get back to what works and let this month go.

@Aerohead21 Congrats on this month's loss. Getting used to the slower losses will be a curve but take it in stride. Great job on avoiding the pizza and sticking with the food you packed. Quality nutrition can also lead to having more food esp if you are choosing veg and such. Feeling feel will help lessen the pangs of wanting to eat junk.

@L2HS Wow, excellent loss for the month! Since things will be hectic keeping focus on food planning is a great idea. In the end CICO is the formula. Try to plan a good balance of macros that helps keep you feeling full and less likely to get hungry. You can do it.

@MuttiNM Nice loss for the week. Wonderful job hitting the weekly goals. Best wishes for your parents health issues.

@kali31337 Still a great week and month so don't stress on it. The steps you are taking on your path are paying off so keep following them.

@lizalus I'm a meat eater but I say go for it. The 1940's approach sounds intriguing and I don't see why it wouldn't work today. It will be interesting to see how it works for you. Good luck

I didn't get to strength training last night. I wasn't able to kick my own butt into gear. Elliptical is on the schedule for today. Plus after reading all the yummy recipes I'm going to make some plans to add new more exciting things in. Thanks to all for sharing those. Wishing everyone a great day.

aliciap0116 · January 2020

Good morning, I have so many emotions this morning. Part of me is embarrassed that this feels like such a big accomplishment, and part of me can't believe I made it this far, this fast. I know this number might bounce but it's still a big moment.

I hate being the center of attention.

But I am proud of myself and am learning to love myself on this journey (up and down), so I am going to put it all out there. I have 5 lbs to go to my somewhat arbitrary half-way mark ( targeting the top end of a healthy BMI for now). Body fat is only down 2.8% (need to work on strength training, knew that!), BMI is down 5.6 points, bust is down 2 inches, neck is down 1.75 inches, hips are down 4 inches, waist is down 5.25 inches, biceps are down 1.25 inches, forearm is down .75 inches, calf is down 1 inch, and thigh is down 5 inches. Track your measurements, ladies - I use the My Progress app but MFP has capabilities too. I still mainly see the rolls, jiggles, and pooches when I look in the mirror, but I am also starting to see some of my figure peek through and that is an amazing feeling. This feels possible and I am loving the process. I promised myself a treat at the midpoint and end of my journey so I need to start thinking about my half-way present....

So much of my success is attributable to participating on this thread (thank you @RavenStCloud, I am eternally grateful to you). I am naturally shy and reserved, and have never posted on a group like this. I don't even like posting on Facebook!!! But I so glad for that day in October when I decided to put it all out there and stake a goal for myself. The monthly accountability has been huge for keeping me on track (before, if I had a cheat day, I just said "okay, that just pushes out the goal date back by a day or two.").

But the opportunity to meet so many of you is what really made the difference for me at this rodeo. The guidance and encouragement I have received from all of you has been flat out amazing!! And reaching out to others to support them has made me stronger and more confident about my knowledge and abilities, and forced me to think about many things I would not have on my own.

So this is my Public Service Announcement for anyone who may be afraid to post and is just following along (as I was, for about month, and as I do when reading some other threads). Stake a claim - introduce yourself, send me and others a friend request, and participate. Letting us support you and supporting others really will make a difference in your experience!!! You are not alone and this is such a safe and positive group - you will not regret it for a second.

I wish you all a wonderful day!

BrookeLynn18 · January 2020

@Aerohead21
NSV- My husband and I have started running again and it's been going great so far. We are working up to a 5K. We signed up for the bubble run in May and we are stoked!

speyerj · January 2020

OMG Alicia. I am literally tearing up. I am so freaking proud of you!!!!

Women 200lb+, Let's Jump-Start This January!!!

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