Women 200lb+, Let's Stay Fired Up This February!!!
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Hi, I’m new. I’m not sure if I have to join or just start sharing. I looked through a few groups and this seems like a good fit for me. I lost 48 pounds and was still losing then until I had some issues I gained back all but 6 pounds. I’m motivated and I’m ready to start again I know if I did it before I can do it. The issue is I’m having a hard time staying out of my head, not reminding myself of what I can’t change. Any suggestions?11
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@fitchick37 dancing is so perfect
@lbostic89 yes you can gain with exercise but eventually it will help you lose. Thin people can have a high percentage of body fat and it isn’t healthy. It can be by increasing muscle or when you up your exercise your muscles can retain liquid. Drinking water will help.
@mama_onamission You have the right focus I think.
@aliciap0116 I wouldn’t mind hearing about the ideas from the podcast whether I listen to it or not. Before I really gained weight I wanted to get 5-10 pounds off after graduating from grad school. That is how I did it. I had read about how skinny people eat. They eat when they are hungry and eat what they want. They stop eating when they are satisfied but not full. However this system also said that if you do over eat one time then just don’t eat until you are hungry again. I think this works if you have learned how to listen to your body.
@bluffgirl take care of yourself too
@theleadmare and @TuesdayLucero I am trying to get used to mild hunger too. However what is a problem is being too hungry like after work before I can get dinner. There was a time I realized that I seemed to have an emotional reaction to any level of hunger. I almost had a fear of hunger. I had an ectopic pregnancy and my last pregnancy made it hard to eat for several months . During both of these morning sickness was worse than with my 1st pregnancy. It didn’t only slow my metabolism but I think it made me afraid to be hungry. Then my daughter was more clingy and it was hard to get time to exercise or even go to the dentist. That is when I started to gain my weight. I finally am fine with a little hunger but I am struggling with that after work before dinner hunger that can be too much. Those days I can end up snacking too much and then have less healthy dinner. However I seem to have gotten over that fear of hunger.
For the upcoming week the focus is as follows:
• put my weekday breakfast plan in place (this went well again today)
• log more consistently (still doing well)
• check in on this post during the week more (here I am again)
• add in at least 15 minutes of exercise on top of Aquafit days (not yet and tomorrow is the night meeting)
I doubt I will make it on tomorrow given my night meeting but I will try on Thursday.
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Hello I am glad to join this group! I am 25 and from Seattle,WA
I'm 5,5
My CW is 260 Lbs
GW 250 Lbs
My weight problems come from I suffer from Ovarian Cysts on my ovaries and had to have 4 major surgeries for it.
Prior to all my surguers years ago I was about 190 something, I am looking forward to going down!
I have never joined a sight or app like this so I am excited!9 -
Oh I forgot to mention that I have been probably been eating too little the last 2 days but felt satisfied. However today I went slightly over. It all evens out eventually.7
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Hey there! Hope it's okay for me to join in at this point?
I've been on MFP before, but I'm new to the community thing. I restarted with MFP January 1st.
SW 258 LBs
CW 249 LBs
My goal for January was to be consistent about logging my food on MFP and trying to stay at our under my calorie limit. For February I want to get back into a fitness routine. Right now I'm playing a game available on a few different game consoles and on smart phones called Just Dance. According to the results/readings from my fitbit, it's a decent cardio workout!
I look forward to reading your guys posts/stories. ❤️13 -
Welcome to the newbies! Loving people's comments on learning to be ok with mild hunger, and not being afraid of hunger. This is huge for me and i'm working on it too. A behaviour i'm trying to change is taking too much food with me on a trip or if i'm out somewhere, for fear of hunger, then of course there is food there anyway, so i end up eating double. I am trying to teach myself that slim people don't worry whether or not there will be food somewhere because they know it won't kill them to skip a meal once in a while. I am on a five day training course next week, staying in a hotel, so it will be a test of the new attitude i am trying to develop. Could be a chance to look for this podcast!10
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Welcome to the newbies! Loving people's comments on learning to be ok with mild hunger, and not being afraid of hunger. This is huge for me and i'm working on it too. A behaviour i'm trying to change is taking too much food with me on a trip or if i'm out somewhere, for fear of hunger, then of course there is food there anyway, so i end up eating double. I am trying to teach myself that slim people don't worry whether or not there will be food somewhere because they know it won't kill them to skip a meal once in a while. I am on a five day training course next week, staying in a hotel, so it will be a test of the new attitude i am trying to develop. Could be a chance to look for this podcast!4
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Ok, so now that I have a scale handy...
My starting weight - 213.8
Weight as of Jan 26th - 193.8
Weight as of Feb 5th - 195.4 (I'm Pmsing bad but... I'll chart it anyway.)
Goal weight for the end of Feb - 190
I probably won't weigh again until the end of the month.
Things I want to do this month:
Continue to log everything I eat - Every Day
Drink 8 - 10 glasses of water -Every Day
Cardio (even just 15-20 mins) - 5 days a week
Strength training Routine - 3 times a week.
I'd say sleep more, as it is at the core of a lot of my problems, but I work third and live in a downtown area that is NOT quiet during the day so I really don't know how feasible that is.11 -
Hi everyone, I’m just starting again........... I decided to look for a group to get that extra support I feel I need. Weight loss can be a scary lonely journey. So here goes.
My starting weight- 348
My current weight- 348
My goal weight for the end of February- 340
My goals for this month:
-To continue with my water intake (I’ve been drinking a gallon a day)
-To get back to exercising
-To track my food daily
-To not give myself so many “treats”
Here’s to a successful month, wishing you all the same.
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Hey ladies, just checking in mid-week. Weigh in for me is Friday, and I'm so hoping to see a loss.
Ideally a 2lb loss, so fingers crossed.
5ft 7"
SW: 207lb (7th Jan)
CW: 194lb (31st Jan)
So I did 1 hour of strength and stretch pilates on Monday. My goodness my abs have been rather tender since, not helped I'm sure by the 45 minute circuit training class I did last night which was a killer. I'm now aching all over. Tonight I have my run clubs social run which is 5km, but I tend to run to the meeting point and back which is an extra 1.5km ish. Tomorrow I'm having a rest day! Phew!
I've changed my approach this week based on what others have said. So I'm not sticking hard and fast to 1200kcal a day. I'm consuming between 1200kcal and 1500kcal instead and seeing if that makes a difference. I need to get this weight shifting. I've also upped my water intake to 3 litres a day plus tea instead of the previous 2 litres, plus tea. I'm now getting more steps in because of increased loo trips LOL.12 -
Welcome everyone new!! It's never too late to join this thread and we are glad you are here!!
It's weigh-in Wednesday for me. I couldn't find my initial post (I guess I lost it, was trying to do it from my phone) so I am trying to recreate it.
Height: 5'6"
SW: 236.4 (9/8)
1/29: 200.2
1/31: 199.8
2/5: 199.8
2/12:
2/19:
2/26:
2/29:
Feb goal: 194
Non-scale goals for February:- Cardio 4 times a week
- Strength 2 times a week
- Water at 96 oz
- Intermittent fasting 16/8 cycle
- Develop a meal planning system
This month I dropped my meditation goal (it was clear, after two months of not following through, that this is not the right time) and added developing a meal prep system. I'm excited to have a bit more structure around meals. I'm also going to try incorporating an online barre class into my exercise routine a few days a week to add a bit of strength training and toning.
Not much movement on the scale this week but I didn't expect it after a weekend of fun. I was proud to stay pretty close to my plan but there was a lot of sodium and I can still feel it!
Hope everyone is having a great week!10 -
Morning and welcome to the new posters.
@theleadmare Learning to be ok with minor hunger is something I need to work on. Needing to satisfy the immediate sensation with food isn't necessary. I'm starting to drink some water or fix a cup of tea when the sensation first hits. Then if I'm still hungry in 30m or so I eat. Before I would go looking for something like a meal or a big snack but never just something small. Another thing I need to start looking at is just eating at night to make the minimum 1200cal. There are days when I'm not hungry at all but will eat so as not be too under for the day. I know if I just listened to my body I would still be ok for the week overall. I wouldn't be eating under because of something psychologically or intentionally. So why do I eat if I'm not hungry?
@Jenfromtheblock84 Congrats on making your Jan goal! Being able to not feel deprived and make changes for life is the way to go for success. Keep focused and you will be able to enjoy Disney without worrying about things like seats etc.
@Aerohead21 Congrats on being recognized by your professor. Grades are only one component of what makes a qualified for recognition. Use exercise or one of those active game systems to work out stress. I know your time is limited with everything going on but finding that release will make things so much easier for you.
@stefsc1 I want the same dream of not having to log all the time and be able to do check ins then work from there. I don't know if I will be able to. Sliding back into old patterns is easy. If I can't then I will need to be ok with logging all the time.
@KeriA I'm sorry you had to go through that during pregnancy. It is difficult when hunger/food reactions are attached to emotional situations. I'm glad you were able to overcome the fear of being hungry. I'm sure that was difficult to do. Having a planned small snack right before leaving work, on the commute home, or as soon as getting home should help. I need to work on being ok with going a little too much under and adopt your attitude of knowing it will all work out at the end of week.
@orangequilt I'm right there with you on taking too much for trips. When we go somewhere I always pack tons of snack stuff (little debbies, candy, and chips) plus things for sandwich/soup and breakfast items. One I don't like to spend extra money but I go overboard and then don't want to bring it all home again. So we end up eating it before we leave for home.
We will be staying in an extended stay hotel next month for 5 days. It has a complete small kitchen which will be great. I know lunches may be out but am planning to take things like my yogurt, almonds, and of course chocolate. Since we're going up the night before surgery I'm packing the cooler with supper items like prepped chicken, hamburger, and sweet potatoes. That way if hubby wants to grab fast food in between hospital and hotel we can get it to go and I will have good choices waiting on me. Best laid plans??? Hopefully I can stick with them.
@Emilyestelle1 If you earplugs don't bother you consider getting some. Hubby used to work swing shift plus pre cpap I would rattle the walls and started wearing them. Now even though he works 2nd he still uses them every night. I use a blackout eye mask and need something to focus on while falling asleep. My brain doesn't like to shut down and counting sheep etc is a non stop activity to see how high I can go. What I do instead is turn youtube on the firestick and pick a gentle rain with a dark screen. Maybe some of these could help with your sleep problems.
@Savannah80 Crushing all those workouts you will need those extra calories. Don't freak if weight goes up a bit at first though since you seem to have added more exercise in. It will take time for the body to adjust.
@aliciap0116 Maintaining while still having an off weekend is great. Realizing the need to shift strategy/goal I'm sure will help also. Sometimes what we think we need isn't always right. As we move forward being able to stop beating our head against the wall and switch up is a useful tool.
Today I'm having to prep more potatoes, chicken, and burger patties. Sticking to my exercise more this week caused me to run out of food. I think that's a good thing though. I've discovered an awesome new way to do my yogurt snack. It may have been @speyerj who mentioned the pb fit/yogurt combo. I've been doing that but also adding in sliced almond and crushed up dark chocolate pieces. OMG...I'm in love!. Still have to get my strength training in today. It's yucky and dreary and I'm blah but that's not an excuse. Hope all is having a great week.
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Hello newbies, hello everyone!
Got my run in today, lifted heavy things last night, looking good on all fronts. I weighed in the same this morning, but Flo's still in town, so it's fine.
I even have room for a protein brownie today. Have a good day, kick it in the etc.9 -
Start W: 231 lbs
Current W: 211
Goal W end of February: 217
Goal W: 189
Let's Do this!!!!!!!9 -
@bluffgirl67 I hope everything goes well the with surgery. Your plan seems solid. Just remember to take care of yourself. Sending hugs and prayers.3
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@aliciap0116 Thanks. It is scheduled for the 12th and Momma's birthday is the 13th. This will be one she won't forget.7
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Height: 5'11"
SW: 299.8lbs (1/1/20)
CW: 285.8 (1/31/20)
Feb GW: lose 8 pounds (for Kobe!)
GW: 199
2/5: 284.4
2/12:
2/19:
2/26:
2/29:
Total Loss: 15.4
Feb goal: 277.8
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 managed a loss after Superbowl weekend!!! I hit the 15 pound loss milestone, next is 25
I'm feeling great about my food choices and habits. Although I overate Superbowl weekend, it was one day. The gym is still lacking. I just feel so tired after work, its so easy to say I'll go tomorrow. Not beating myself up, but I wish I could commit and actually go. I will continue to work on that goal, its early in the month still so I have time to figure out what works best for me.12 -
Hi everyone, I went back and read some of the posts about counting vs. listening to my body, and they really resonate with me. This is something I have struggled with FOREVER and can't seem to make headway on. I successfully lost a lot of weight 12 years ago, I kept it off for 6 years mostly by obsessive calorie counting and exercising. When I stopped counting (coincided with having kids, too), it came back on. for years, I was determined to get to a place where I could just listen to my body. I took an Intuitive Eating class. I even hired an Intuitive Eating coach at one point. I practiced all kinds of mindful eating principles. I admit, coming back to MFP made me feel like a failure- like I just can't get in control of this aspect of my life after trying for years to learn how to listen to my body.
Whenever I stop counting, I gain weight. My current situation is a direct product of another round of mindful eating. It's frustrating, but I may have come to peace with the fact that for me, mindful eating may just be something out of reach. Mindful eating (for me, anyway, and right now, anyway) means accepting myself at a much higher weight than is considered healthy.
So here I am - trying to get back to a healthy weight and then reconsider my approach to maintenance. It might just be that I have to accept logging and find a way to do it in a forgiving way that supports my mental health.
I hope everyone else is having a good day! My goals for today are to avoid sugar (I've been falling victim to the temptations of chocolate lately) and alcohol and get in a session on my treadmill.16 -
improving my tracking but it's been a busy week.
SW: 241.4 lbs
Feb 5: 240.8 (-1.0)
Goal to be down 5 lbs.12 -
@sharpdust girl...I feel you! I have been struggling hard to go to the gym. I decided to cancel my gym membership and invest in used equipment for my house. I got on a app called Letitgo...and found some great deals. Hope they don't become coat hangers...but I don't think they will! I am excited to do it and I know I will do it if I don't have to get in the car and go. And then the guilt of not going to the gym (and the associated possible stress/emotional eating) goes away! Good luck though if you decide to stick with it!8
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