Women 200lb+, Let's Stay Fired Up This February!!!
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Hi Ladies and welcome to February. Hope you all had a successful January.
I've not weighed in yet. I've swapped my weigh in day to Friday so I'll wait until then.
Here's my January summary though:
SW: 207lb (7th Jan)
CW: 194LB (31st Jan)
Loss: 13lb
I've had other achievements during January as well as on the scales ...
Waist and Hip measurements are both down by 2",
My resting heart rate has gone from 75bpm (New Years Day) down to 60bpm today.
Did my blood pressure on Friday afternoon and it was 114/77, so that's all good.
I just look in the mirror though and can't see the difference, I still feel like a blob despite what the numbers tell me. It's very frustrating. I now have 3lb to lose to get under a BMI of 30, so I'm quite close from going from clinically obese to overweight. I'm sticking with it this month and hoping to see more positive changes.
This week I have the following activities planned:
Monday - 1hr strength & stretch pilates
Tuesday - 45 min circuit training
Wednesday - 5km to 7km run
Friday - 5km - 7km run
Sunday - 5km - 7km run.
What do the rest of you ladies have planned?
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Ten minutes on the bike this morning plus my usual weights, and I feel pretty decent. We'll see if my energy slumps once I eat and sit a moment.7
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Wow, two days in and so many comments! I logged, but didn't comment on any threads this weekend. Even though it is all mental, I am always excited at the beginning of the month. It's a fresh start.
Goals for February:
- limit alcohol
- lose 5lbs (I am still full from yesterday...man did I overeat...not a proud day and don't even want to know how much the scale moved)
- walk 6 days a week, and begin couch to 10k. I used to love running, not sure when it became a hassle!
All I can do is move forward with a positive attitude. I have my coffee, water and healthy snacks (did I mention I am still REALLY full? ugh), so here is to the first Monday of February!
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Happy February!
So, normally Monday's are my "weigh in day", however this whole weight loss thing is completely a head game to me. I can get easily discouraged so I had to adjust this week. I knew I was going to be having some higher calorie foods yesterday for the Superbowl, and I planned on it. However, I also knew that if I weighed in this morning and showed a gain it would throw me off. So, I weighed in on Saturday morning, for my "end of January/beginning of February" weight. Then my next "official" weigh in will be next Monday the 10th. Because, I also know that if I switch to Saturday weigh ins, I won't be as focused over the weekend and I struggle more during the weekend because it's unstructured compared to the work week. And, I did step on the scale this morning, because I had to "know" and it did show an increase, but I'm ok with it because I don't have to write it down because it's not "official"! Crazy, I know, but a gain doesn't motivate me to do better, it makes me feel that my hard work doesn't matter.
Start (1/6): 260.4
CW (2/1): 244.8 (-15.6)
Feb. GW: 234
GW: 150
February Goals:
*Track food accurately every day
*100 oz. water each day
*Exercise at least 3x/week8 -
My plans for the week include shoveling snow (should be getting close to 6" starting today) which always burns a lot of calories as well as taking my pup for her daily walks. I also want to start doing the kettle bell exercise routine again and do that at least three times this week. Other than that, keep up with drinking at least 60 ounces of water daily and getting good sleep each night.
Have a great week, everyone!7 -
I'm thinking of picking up a formal yoga routine, for use on days where I am having chronic pain and can't handle gym. Does anyone know anything good for someone just starting practice/does not assume you can stand on your head from the beginning? The book I have is Iyengar but I'm not wedded to that precise tradition.6
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letmeinyoufuck wrote: »Question for you ladies. I cook low cal meals for my husband and I, usually several servings at a time. I have 2 cookbooks that I use ALL THE TIME, so much that the binding is broken and the pages are falling out.
Cooking Light- Fresh Food Fast -5 ingredient, 15 minute recipes. (This is our fave).
Taste of Home- Skinny Slow Cooker..
Does anyone have a cookbook with main entree recipes less than 400 calories that they really enjoy/use alot?
I don't about specific books but you may be able to have it rebinded (rebound?!) if you want to stick with them....3 -
Good morning everyone! I had lots of fun this weekend; three parties between Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I tried to keep things under control and account for them by being more strict in my fasting but I was surprised afterward by the calories of certain things. Some foods/situations really trigger more overeating for me.
@vegasgirl0825 your thought process cracked me up. Solid plan and makes total sense to me!! I weighed in for Feb 1 and wasn't brave enough to even check the scale this morning. Trying to get my act together for Wednesday.
@tarzan37 enjoy the snow! What weight of kettlebells do you have? I would like to get one or two that are all around useful so I don't have a huge collection.
@savannah80 I love your heart rate stats. I read an article on heart rate and it talked about hearts only having so many beats in them as a muscle, so reducing resting heart rate was key to longevity. Apparently beans also have a magical effect: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/slow-beating-heart-beans-vs-exercise/
It wasn't until I had a 20-25 lb loss that I really started to feel good about it and others began to notice it. But when I eat poorly and don't drink a lot of water I feel has blobby and sluggish as I was at my highest weight.
@brownsugar174 thank you for sharing your story. I am sorry your childhood was so difficult. It makes your positive attitude and faith today all the more inspiring.
@snaileatsplants I'm sorry this process is a struggle. I do think the Phit N Phat podcasts have some great content about the mental stresses around weight loss. Try writing down what you are thinking and and then challenge thoughts that aren't helpful to your health and goals, so you can reframe them.
@KeriA I'm sorry about your mom, I know that transition is very hard. And it is also so frustrating when the scale is not moving. Since you have a long commute I also recommend the PNP podcast for you! I listen to them to and from work and while I am making dinner. She talks about identifying small changes you can live with. I used to go to Peet's or Panera every morning for a decadent coffee and breakfast item. It was a terrible way to start my day; I crashed because of the sugar and felt like I needed to eat again two hours later and didn't feel motivated to eat right for other meals (and it didn't really make a difference if I did). Switching to (1) oatmeal (with flax, help seeds, and chopped candied ginger, and almond milk) and fruit (2) plain nonfat yogurt with fruit and a bit of honey, or (3) an egg frittata with black beans and salsa, plus and a coffee or chai with Califia almond milk creamer was a game changer for me. I get breakfast ready in 6 minutes each morning and take it to go. Also, ask yourself if you are really hungry when you are eating your breakfast in the car at 7 am. Once I start eating, I just want to keep eating. Narrowing your eating window (even 10 hours eating, 14 not eating) could really make a difference for you and your metabolism. Maybe starting with coffee in the car but saving your food until you get to work, when you are truly hungry, would help.
@mmdeaveau look at you! All of the hard work and exercise you have been doing has really paid off!!
@kali31337 I just love the photo of your pup and hearing about your adventures!
@mfpphoenixx I'm glad you feel like you are ion a good place and are making yourself and your health a priority. It sounds like you have really learned from your past experiences and are putting them to good use.
That's all I have time for this morning but hope everyone has a great week!10 -
@Savannah80 I also see not great things in the mirror, and when I compare pictures I see just the tiniest of changes. I believe size loss is a curve though. Not much to see for a long time and accelerates. Just hang in there, you'll see it soon enough!
This week's plan:
Monday: Nothing. I pulled something in my back and the muscle spasms mean today is gentle stretching at most.
Tuesday/Friday/Sunday: Weights at the gym.
Wednesday/Thursday: Probably cardio at home.
Saturday: laziness and tickets to lacrosse.8 -
letmeinyoufuck wrote: »Question for you ladies. I cook low cal meals for my husband and I, usually several servings at a time. I have 2 cookbooks that I use ALL THE TIME, so much that the binding is broken and the pages are falling out.
Cooking Light- Fresh Food Fast -5 ingredient, 15 minute recipes. (This is our fave).
Taste of Home- Skinny Slow Cooker..
Does anyone have a cookbook with main entree recipes less than 400 calories that they really enjoy/use alot?
I have a lot of the Cooking Light cookbooks as well. I haven't used them in a long time, but one of them has a banana bread recipe that's always a crowd-pleaser.
My favorite "cookbooks" (a lot of recipes but also a lot of lifestyle sections in each) currently: Relish by Daphne Oz, and Giada's Feel Good Food by Giada deLaurentiis. A lot of the recipes in Relish are just about in the 400-calorie range. I made the Kofte Burgers last night for the game and they were delicious! In Giada's cookbook, the calorie counts for a lot of her recipes are 500 calories or more; I think the serving suggestions in the book are pretty big, so I usually cut back on the serving size and the calories fall in line. I recently made a pasta recipe that was listed for 6 servings, but I get 8 servings out of it and a good reduction in calories to boot!
Another good book is Rachael Ray's Week In a Day. Like Giada's cookbook, the portion sizes are large for me so when I cut them back I get to the lower calorie range. Why I really like this book: it's where I was first introduced to the idea of meal prepping for a longer period of time than, say, eating leftovers a day or two later.
But mostly these days, I make a lot of recipes from the Skinnytaste website: https://skinnytaste.com/. She does have four cookbooks as well, and I have all but the air fryer one because until today, I did not have an air fryer. It's being delivered sometime today! Her main dish recipes are reliably 400 calories or less. When I find one with more calories, they tend to be the dishes that are more of a complete meal. Her sheet pan or one pan recipes are a good example of those.5 -
@BrownSugar174 I'm so proud to know you. You're so strong, and you've accomplished so much.
@kali31337 PUP! *boops* what a cute pupper!
@Danielle__S Welcome!
@Savannah80 Cool Story, Bro time- I used to be about 155, pictured there, five or so years ago. I got down there from 216. For months and months, I wore pants that were literally falling off me, because I couldn't tell a difference, so of course I should wear my old clothes. What you're going through is common, and one day it's going to click.
@letmeinyoufuck I don't actually use cookbooks a lot, but when I'm looking for low calorie recipes, I usually start with googling Whole30 recipes, just because the lack of cheese and grains generally means that the meal will also be low cal.
Hi everyone, and happy Monday! I was a recipe-making fool on Sunday prepping to watch the game, but it all paid off when I got to log what I ate in grams precisely. It's work, but it feels so good. I got my run in today. Let's kick today in the butt!8 -
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Ive been lurking here for a month, love this group ....keep it up everyone....I have been doing well myself.12
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Hey everyone, hope you all had a great weekend.
I definitely enjoyed my weekend but I also did bad as far as measuring and logging my food. Superbowl was fun, I hosted and made the food which was yummy but high calorie. I feel a lil bloated, but I'm not surprised. I'm not letting one bad day turn into a week, so today back to the basics.
@snaileatsplants I'm so sorry you are having a difficult time. I hope that things get better for you
@RavenStCloud hope you feel better!
@Savannah80 I plan on going to the gym 4 times this week. I have not been good with exercise and although I have hiked and/or walked, I think I could use a little bit of structure at the gym to help get this ball rolling. My gym workouts usually consists of 3 parts:
1) 10 minutes warm-up jog
2) 30 min weights alternating between large muscle groups daily (chest and triceps, back and biceps, legs)
3) End with 20 min cardio (stairmaster/elliptical/treadmill typically)
4) 5 min Stretch
Thanks for your post, it made me think about my week
@BrownSugar174 I'm so sorry that you had to go through all that but so glad that you were able to persevere
@mmdeveau Thanks for that recipe website!7 -
Love seeing how everyone is so motivated in their own journeys and really supportive of others.
It’s Tuesday here where I am. On Sunday hubby bought me an Apple Watch to track all my fitness as an early Valentine’s Day gift lol. That day I wore a pair of shoes I’ve been meaning to throw out and as a result I ended up with two awful blisters on my smallest toe on each foot. The worst is on my left foot, I couldn’t even sleep from the pain last night. Ended up taking an anti inflammatory and it’s helped heaps. Today I’m hoping to take it easy and do something that won’t put too much pressure on my toe until it heals. Now I’m not expecting so much of a loss for this week but I’m still determined to watch what I eat and do what I can in the meantime.9 -
Hello , I’m Josie glad I found this group I am personal support worker I work with the elderly love my job with a passion .
SW 280
CW 241
GW 200
My goals for this month is getting to do more walking and going to the gym which I haven’t been in a few months =/
Anyone looking for support and or motivation feel free to add me I’m struggling.
Wishing you all a fantastic day 💞11 -
I don't have plans except university. Thursday is open except a lunchtime meeting though so I may even walk home from school. Good news/good news: I got almost 8k steps in today, and I got back from the doctor: my A1C and BP are great. It's day 3 of trying to eat more protein and I'm getting better at it. I even bought tofu for tonight.9
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I had a really good day today. I did ten minutes on the bike, which is pushing it for me, and felt good afterwards. And I was able to come home and start the housework and felt....no pain. The things that I normally have to stop halfway through because I hurt and my energy's flagging, I finished in one go, and I am still feeling good, even after dinner. I'm not hungry, I'm not feeling anxious or stressed, I'm just quivering with joy. I don't need the scale to move if I'm getting relief from the daily chronic pain. I napped, and didn't wake up fogged, and I feel strong and poised and powerful physically. This is an outcome of the process I didn't expect at all, and I'm really grateful for it.
The downside of things is that I'm out of the bra I was in comfortably (band too big) but not quite in the next size down. Extenders will be my friend for a couple weeks as I recomp/lose.10 -
@snaileatsplants, I'm sorry to hear you're having a difficult time. I think at one point or another, a lot of people feel almost "alien" in their new body because it is something that we've never experienced, I can definitely say that is true for me. I am currently in therapy and have been for awhile to help with my relationship with food and past eating disorders and I have noticed that that is what has made me stick with this as long as I have because I've discussed the trauma I had attached to food and what it did for me. I wish you luck on this journey. You can do this.
@BrownSugar174, how inspirational. You didn't let anything stop you.
@fitchick37, cutting soda is something I struggled with for mooooonths. I allow myself one soda a day, whether it is with lunch or dinner. I almost consider it my "treat".
@lbostic89, how great, it is always so helpful when people around you support and encourage you.
@Aerohead21, sounds like great goals! I have noticed a lot of people see number changes when they purchase a new scale, but a pound difference isn't really too much!
@KeriA, sounds like you have a solid plan in mind to tackle what you need to.
@kali31337, messing with calories can be stressful, but it seems like you have it handled. Also, your pup is adorable!!
@Danielle__S, welcome! Keep that momentum going, I know when it starts lagging for me, I come here and read everyone's post and it starts to pick up again.
@mmdeveau, congratulations on being below 190, I'm sure that feels amazing!! I'd imagine that drop would be from water retention since it is such a significant amount.
@RavenStCloud, I hope you get to feeling better!
@jguldi11, welcome!
@Savannah80, wow, that is great. What app is that if you don't mind me asking? That is a great loss on inches and weight for January! For my week, I have attending all my kickboxing classes and practicing my push-ups and sit-ups out of the class to hopefully increase my endurance during the class.
@theleadmare, great job! 10 minutes is 10 minutes.
@lilann1961, great goals! Yes, I am trying to keep a positive attitude for February, too. We got this.
@vegasgirl0825, great loss for January! Sounds like solid goals for February, too.
@aliciap0116, certain situations are triggers for me, too. I bought some cookies at the store (I don't know why), and of course I ate waaaay too many so I was over my calories for Sunday and pretty close to being over today, but all I can do is reset. The cookies are now gone at least, but I am disappointed. It is just a reminder that I still have some work to do.
@sharpdust, great reminder for me. One bad day does not mean a bad week, thank you.
Work is going to be very stressful this week, so I am hoping I do not overeat as a stress reliever. I made a big pot of chili that I am hoping to last for some lunch and dinners, so I feel good about that. I hope everyone has a nice week! Sorry if I missed replying to anyone, but know that I read them all
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