Women 200lb+, Let's Stay Fired Up This February!!!

Height: 5'7"
SW: 254 (4/7/19)
End of January Weight: 244.7
February Goal Weight: 238.7 (lose 1.5lbs/week)
Final GW: 165 (then reevaluate)

Looking forward to a new month with you all! I'm going to do measurements tomorrow morning to start off the new month. I'm also taking another personal day to make it a three day weekend and will prep some meals for the coming week. Getting ready to head to the grocery store now!

Thank you @RavenStCloud for creating these monthly threads! They are helping so many of us!

Good morning!

Ready for a new month!

I'm 5'9
SW: 256.8 (1/5/2020)
CW: 246
GW for this month: 240
Final GW: 155-180

So excited to be a part of this thread! So much love and support from all of you ladies.

Let's do this!!

Hello! Just joined MFP 7 days ago. I'm in MN and it is cold. Too bad you can't shiver off the weight.
I'm 5'8
50yo
SW 217
CW 217 (haven't weighed in yet)
GW 210 (for Feb)
Health issues put me back on this journey after a lifetime of struggling and finally getting comfortable in my skin - I am now back to where I started - counting, fretting and feeling held prisoner by my belly (I'm really not this much of a downer, just needed a moment).
READY to crush February

April 2019 start weight: 397.7
Feb. 2020 start weight: 292
February goal: 286
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I need to focus on sticking to my calorie goals and not going over! I allow it far too often, and it's definitely slowed down my progress. Even after all this time I feel like I still struggle with the basics, lmao. That's my main goal for the month, though!

Weekly Weigh In:
Original SW: 272
January SW: 255.5
February SW: 251

So, my goal was to lose 5lbs in January and I hit 4.5lbs, so I'll take it! I did notice that my clothes are fitting better and looser, but I do not have any measurements to go on. That is on my to-do list so I have something to compare my own results to. Kickboxing has been going really well, I love the energy I feel afterwards and just generally feeling so strong.

February goals:
-Continue attending ALL my kickboxing classes!
-Work on decreasing my sodium intake, this is something I really struggle with.
-Lose 4-5 pounds
-Incorporate more veggies/protein in my diet

Great job on everyone coming over from the January thread, seeing all your posts is so inspirational and motivating. I am currently just in the midst of a bad depression, but I'm trying. Sometimes you just have to force yourself to do things until it passes, which it will, it'll just take some time. I wish everyone the best of luck in February! If anyone here is new, please feel free to add me, I love having friends on my feed.

HELLOOOO GROUP!!

SW (1/6): 201.4
CW (1/31): 199.2
1st GW: 190
UGW: 140

I found the new page!! YAY!! Goals for February... I want to add another day of exercise and make it 4x/wk, each workout being of 30+ minutes (if I can increase the time by 10 minutes, even better! ). Keep logging, but mostly make it a habit to not ignore the weekends. I need to not eat over my calories, so I aiming for this to happen less days than it did in January. I want to see if I can make it to 195 lbs. this month... although I know it's gonna be hard. Tomorrow, we celebrate my husband's birthday, then Valentine's (which has always been such a huge day for us ), and then it's also our wedding anniversary the week after that!! OMG... I just don't want these days to get in my way of losing weight.

Being part of this thread has really helped me keep going, even on days that I want to just forget about this. Thanks @RavenStCloud for this wonderful idea!!

Firing up all cylinders. Thank you @RavenStCloud for kicking us off every month.

**Height 5' 4"
SW: 216.8 (10/10/2019)
CW 1/31: 196.4
Feb GW: 192
GW: 150
Feb Goals: Cardio/elliptical 3/week
Strength and Yoga 3/week
Water 8c/day

So I did drop cardio down to three days from five. My body is a hot mess at the moment and I know the upcoming month will be crazy. Momma's preop appointments are rolling in. As of now that means two possibly three Nashville trips. Four if surgery gets scheduled for Feb. I do have new cardio goals of 30m sessions instead of 20m and upping the resistance one level. My strength goal is to move from 2 sets of 10 with my 3lbs to 3 sets of 10 with my 5lb kettles.

Great to see some new faces jumping in and all us oldies from before. Here's to a burning it up! 🔥

Height: 5'11"
SW: 299.8lbs (1/1/20)
CW: 285.8 (1/31/20)
Feb GW: lose 8 pounds (for Kobe!), 277.8
GW: 199

Feb Goals:
1) Continued logging, keeping everything under 1800cals
2) logging 30 min of exercise at least 4 times a week via Apple Watch or MFP

I don't have any crazy cool new goals this month, really just trying to keep up what I have going. My main focus is exercise because I was able to lose 14lbs without doing much exercise but I can't expect that trend to continue. I weigh in on Wednesdays because that works best for me. Looking forward to updating everyone on my progress and hearing about everyone else's journey

Hi Everybody! Glad to be here!! My first time checking in like this... but I LIKE IT!!

5”5
44yo
SW (Jan 1): 330
CW (Jan 31): 314 (WOOHOO!!!)
GW: 230

JANUARY ::: I learned two important things: 1) Having favourite foods less often makes me enjoy them more... and it’s really nice to enjoy things more. 2) ALSO I learned to interrupt the mindless habit of eating in the evening, by reminding myself that “THIS is THE behaviour I am wanting to change” and (since I’m a person of faith) I also took a moment to check in “upstairs”. I really appreciated taking a moment to get centered and I made better choices for my body

OK, FEBRUARY!!! My goals are: to take some “before” photos so I can see my progress. Hit the gym 3 times a week and invite people. Keep logging everything in my MFP Food Diary.

Have a great month everybody! It’s great to read all of your goals and motivations!!

February Tracker:

Height: 5' 9''
SW: 286.5 (June 3, 2019)
GW: 180
1/31/20: 206.8
2/8/20:
2/15/20:
2/22/20:
2/29/20:

Goals for February:
Strength train 3 x week:
Continue 5K/10K training 3x week:
Get 10000 steps a day:
Go to bed by 10:30 on weeknights:
Eat no more than 100 grams of net carbs (Carbs - fiber):
Eat more than 100 grams of protein a day:
Drink 140 oz of water a day:
Log accurately every day:
Get to Onederland!!

My 5K training program ends on 2/16 with a 5 K race. After that, I'll start the C210K program on my phone to prepare for an 8 K I have scheduled in April and a 1/4 marathon scheduled in May.

I added a new goal this month which might the hardest yet to stick to: going to bed by 10:30 on weeknights.

Thank you @RavenStCloud for making this space for us to support each other.

Welcome I’m relatively new too, I’ve been here about a month. And yes it is nice to come back to this message boards. This is a great group! All the best!

AGE: 51 1/2
HEIGHT: 5’10
SW: 288
12/31 Weight: 238.6
01/31 Weight: 234.0

In January I shed 4.6 pounds and I am ecstatic! My goal since starting my journey has been to loose 1/2 a pound to 1 pound a month and I’m right on track.



While loosing weight is one of my primary goals (along with getting off blood pressure medication), I have been steadily working on my cardiovascular endurance and toning my body. I want to enjoy working out...not just for the sake of loosing weight but to enjoy this part of my journey for the rest of my life.
For me the motivation to work out directly affects my motivation to keep track of what I eat.

I look at the changes in my body and I! CAN! NOT! BELIEVE! IT! But I wanna make sure that I don’t continue to say “well..I’m tall so I look fine with this weight”. I have said that so many times to myself. Never again. I want to be healthy. The picture below (on the left) is the first time I tried on a pair of Lululemon tights because I actually bet the store manager that I could not fit there largest size. She proved me wrong AND GAVE ME THE PAIR OF TIGHTS! On the right is me now!!



While I would love to reach my goal of a normal BMI, at my recent doctors appointment my doctor said he believes 174 may not be good for my build😬 but he likes my approach which is comforting.

My goal is to be under 230 pounds by our trip to New Orleans in March.

Im 5ft6
sw:100kg
cw:98kg
gw:56kg

February First Weigh In!

Start: 1.2.2020. 296. Size 20 jeans.
1/15 283
1/22:285
1/29:285 (Size 18 jeans).
2/1:284.4

The scale finally moved. I'll take it.

Good morning ladies! So happy to see you all and be a part of this wonderful group!

SW: 288 4/19
CW: 211.1
GW: 144? To be determined when I am closer.
2/1: 211.1
2/8:
2/15:
2/22:
2/29:
I would love see Onderland by the end of this month but realistically I am aiming to hit it by March. The middle of April will mark a year of my journey here with MFP. I would love to have lost 100 lbs by then but even if I dont ,I am still really proud of how far I have come. That is a new feeling for me. 😊 I have you all to thank for being a part of my success. Without your support and encouragement I really dont think I would have stuck with this as long a I have. Reading your successes and struggles help me realize I am not alone in this and that makes such a difference! Off to work. Have a wonderful day!