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

Iamthekateanator wrote: »

@ehusted7059 Welcome! I'm new here too and also trying to watch carbs and sugar. My advice for a goal weight for march is to enter your goals and stats and then daily your food into the app and when you hit "complete food diary" at the end of the day it says "if every day was like today you would weight x amount in five weeks." Maybe someone else will have better advice though. But I'm using that as my goal for the end of march! 🙂

Mine varies so much! But that’s a good idea so maybe I’ll take the average of a few days.

I’m glad I’m not the only new one. It’s kind of intimidating to share numbers on such a big forum when I haven’t even brought myself to talk to my husband about it.

@svm569 if you did weigh in the middle of the day that's probably where the pounds are coming from. Especially if you had anything to eat during the day before you weighed. Also scales can be different. Losing 4.6 lb in a month is fantastic! Marathon not a sprint!! When you weigh in on Sunday from then on you'll know the scale is accurate!

Friday weigh in day!

5'4"
31 years old
SW: 207
2/1:205.6
2/7: 204.4
2/14: 202.0
2/21: 201.6
2/28: 198.4
GW for this month: 203 ✅ smashed it. Let's go for 200! ✅ ONEderland!!!!!!!
GW: 155

Additional goal for the month: log as many things as possible in grams for the most accuracy. Get a work food scale. ✅

Fitness goals for the month: Run: 26/30 miles, I'll make it by tomorrow.
Lift: 3 times/more than 2! ✅

This month was very, very good for goals.

I've read everyone's posts, but on my phone it's hard to tag. Have a great day everyone!

Checking in! Today is weigh day 213.4! Was 215.4 last week. Diet alone. I feel super good about this feel as I head towards my June surgery I may well make it to the 190s 😍. I did struggle a little with very mild hunger a few days but I think mainly it’s timing of meals and need to add a tad more protein or fats to carry me through. I’m headed into my full on diet mode. I did not see the four week plan and groceries list so I’m just gonna do that! More calories than I’ve been using and maybe it will help with the hunger I was having ( it was very mild tbh but annoying)

@GroverBlue78 you got this 🥳 I found when I was around that particular weight the thing that motivated me was to make a goal and achieve it no matter my weight at the end. It was a fitness goal so I decided I wanted to do a 5 k. It seemed nuts at the time bc I don’t run I hate running but a goal I wanted for the year to accomplish. I picked one it was a glow run. It was like 3 months away which was kinda freaked me out. I did c25k app too prepare I did it every day no excuses ( I had 3 kids then) I got up at 4 am before work before anyone needed anything from me and did it. No I didn’t want to actually at first I hated it. But then I started to love it. I fell two days short of completing my c25k app before the 5k but I did it I ran the entire thing I came in third to last I think 28th place or something, but I did it! And I know you can do anything you set your mind to. A goal is more motivation to me than just losing. That’s kinda bleh. My goal now is not that exciting but it’s working for me for now and you just have to find that thing!

@svm569 when I first started strength training I noticed weight gain for 1-2 days after. It can be from inflammation of muscles, which is a natural occurrence from strength training. Any time you feel muscle soreness from a workout you have inflammation which can add a bit of water weight. This may be a good time to focus on non-scale victories 😊

Got my size sixteens yesterday. They slide over my thighs smoothly, but not over my backside yet. So that's definitely inspiring; I didn't expect them to go up my thighs. That's the sort of thing that really inspires me. Another couple of weeks!!

After the week I have had, I am not surprised I totally forgot my weigh in. My daughter (age 10) has been having weird fainting spells and other weird, non diagnosable issues since last May. She had an episode on Tuesday, requiring a 24 hour EEG and our first overnight stay in the hospital as parents. While we know she has anxiety and some of it can be chalked up to stress and ocular migraines, everything always comes back normal. Test wise, she is a 100% healthy girl. The test ended early (due to the positive results, so we were home by Wednesday afternoon), and diet kinda went out the window. I am not too much of a stress eater, but I did make unhealthy choices, had some wine, and a margarita...and those useless calories add up FAST. I did over eat yesterday, but I am trying to listen to my body a little more to figure out if I am "really" hungry, or thirsty, or sleepy, etc. I will sheepishly weigh in tomorrow morning, and I am on a healthy track today at least!

@svm569 I can definitely understand the frustration and disappointment, but I think what @jguldi11 said makes sense. Our bodies always respond in one way or the other to any kind of change so starting a new workout routine may be the culprit.

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 congrats!!! You should be really proud of yourself and I know that has got to be a big motivator when you’re results become tangible.

@BrownSugar174 that is really inspiring me! Thanks for sharing your results. I think a lot of my failures were because I was in such a rush to be the perfect size that I overwhelmed myself. But seeing your progress throughout your journey motivates me to take it easy and be kinder to my own journey.

So I realized my very first post was just a rant and I didn’t actually include any goals lol:

SW: 240
CW: ?
GW #1: 190

My current weight is a guess right now because I don’t do my first weigh in until Sunday (March 1st). My goals for the rest of this month, and probably for March as well, is to be consistent with logging in my foods, staying focused on continuing to eat healthy foods, and keeping track of my calories. I don’t have premium yet, so it’s a little difficult to accurately track my diet because I’m also intermittent fasting, but I guess it can be a goal to buy the membership as well, lol. Other than that, all of you are motivating me so much!!! This is the first time I’m holding myself accountable to interact and ask questions in a group and I’m so glad I am.

Have a great day!!!!