Women 200lb+, Let's Keep It Moving This March!!!

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  • BrownSugar174
    BrownSugar174 Posts: 311 Member
    @KeriA the partnership between a child and their parents is absolutely critical in helping them navigate the peaks and valleys of life. Putting our kids mental/physical state above all else, in my humble opinion, is the best gift we can give them to show them how to navigate. What a blessing to her you both have been. The anxiety that our kids go through..wanting to do well..it can suck the life right outta them. One day at a time🙏🏽😘
  • changeforeverlj
    changeforeverlj Posts: 222 Member
    I've just spent time reading all your threads and wanted to say its great to be part of this online group! Even though we are spread all over the world and living our own lives, we are connected by similar things happening at the same time! Today the heavens opened here and it rained all day, so I had to do my 45min power walking inside, but I enjoyed it.
    @Kayonaise 2 I'm so glad your boyfriend is recovering! That must have been so scary to go through! Hope he is at home now.


  • changeforeverlj
    changeforeverlj Posts: 222 Member
    @pamiede loved the pics you posted, what a transformation!! You look so strong, fit and healthy!
  • BrownSugar174
    BrownSugar174 Posts: 311 Member
    Hey ladies! Come on over to the new discussion thread:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10790647/women-200lb-lets-be-adaptable-this-april#latest
  • mmdeveau
    mmdeveau Posts: 107 Member
    edited April 2020
    Thanks for your words of support. About the current stuff, the race the guy, I'm a bit pragmatic. It's really the extra stuff dating back to childhood that is what needs to be worked out. I don't mind mentioning here the brushstrokes of what I went through as a kid, but there was a lot. And the other thing that's fueling me a bit is a side issue about current events - somewhat related in terms of the push back I get.

    @Terytha - so sorry about your mom! And thanks for the support.

    @pamiede - virtual celebration for seeing wonderland!! 🎉Congratulations!

    @speyerj - congratulations on 94 pounds gone! It's wonderful to be able to stand up at the top of the mountain and look at how far you've come, no matter what else is going on.

    @BrownSugar174 - How exciting for your daughter to be entering her field in an election year! I imagine there must be a lot of complications right now for many of the election campaigns. She's going to be be getting a lot of unique experience, very quickly!

    @changeforeverlj - the messy divorces are the worst... my parents dragged it out for four years. And of course it didn't stop there. Also wanted to say thanks for isolating at the other side of the globe! You guys have been through so much this year. I think if we can stop the virus in the southern hemisphere, the hope is that it won't become a seasonal illness.

    Here's the summary for the month:

    Height: 5' 6"
    SW (09/08/2019): 239.2 lbs
    March SW (3/1/20): 179.4 lbs
    3/8/2020: 180.2 lbs
    3/15/2020: 180.0
    3/22/2020: 175.2
    3/29/2020: 174.2
    3/31/2020:174.8
    March GW: 173 lbs
    GW: 150 lbs (then reconsider)

    So I didn't make my weight goal for the month. I thought it might be difficult after all that I lost in February, and with the way my schedule has been I'm not surprised that this month was so inconsistent.

    I still lost weight, and for that I am truly happy. I'll always be happy with even 1 pound of weight loss if I never have to see that pound again!

    And even more happy that I have been able to successful increase my running distance. I think I still want to be able to do the occasional long walk, but maybe every other week or once a month. Doing a long-ish run and a long walk back-to-back on the weekends had me really tired on Mondays and Tuesdays!

    See everyone in the April thread!
  • speyerj
    speyerj Posts: 1,369 Member
    @kayonaise2 - I'm so sorry to hear about your boyfriend's illness. I'm so glad he's starting to turn a corner. So many people think that healthy people under 50 will just get mild cases. What people don't realize when they hear the the statistic that was coming out of China that 80% of the cases were mild is that the Chinese government defined mild as anyone who did not require a ventilator or oxygen. "Mild" symptoms included people with pneumonia and possibly permanent lung damage. (info from NYT: https://nytimes.com/2020/03/04/health/coronavirus-china-aylward.html)

    And kudos to you for nursing him back to health. That had to be a huge, all consuming task. You are a hero.
  • BrownSugar174
    BrownSugar174 Posts: 311 Member
    @mmdeveau
    "@BrownSugar174 - How exciting for your daughter to be entering her field in an election year! I imagine there must be a lot of complications right now for many of the election campaigns. She's going to be be getting a lot of unique experience, very quickly!"

    She is well prepared. Attending school at one of the most politically active universities in the nation since August 2016...she's be very active in her field (internships and working for campaigns....especially the 2016 election.) It's been an interesting ride thus far and we are so very proud of her passion.
  • kayonaise2
    kayonaise2 Posts: 15 Member
    @changeforeverlj yeah, it was pretty scary. He was at his worst just as headlines were coming out in the uk about people in their 30s dying suddenly. I had to stop reading the news for a few days...

    Luckily, he was only in hospital for 4 hours while they did a load of tests (but not a Covid test, you only get that if you're admitted). He's actually managing to get up for a few hours a day now. Progress!

    @speyerj Thanks for that article, it's really interesting! It's crazy how wide the range of experience is with this disease. I've been around him 24/7 since he got it and I have a very mild cough...

    It's very sweet of you to call me a hero. It was definitely intense!

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