Are you over 200pds, let's diet together

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  • KJR865
    KJR865 Posts: 31 Member
    Haven't posted in a while but wanted to catch up for a minute. I'm seeing posts with some great losses - congratulations!! Keep going, it's inspires the rest of us. I started the year at 261 and have been hovering at 245 for the past few weeks. I'm breaking my goal down into quarters of the year. 15 lbs per quarter so looking to be at 230 by end of June. That gets me to 200 or less by end of the year. Hope you all have a Happy Easter!
  • ladycopnh1
    ladycopnh1 Posts: 287 Member
    Starting Weight: 271
    Total January loss: -9
    Total February loss: -10
    Total March - 8

    Apr. 07: 243
    Apr. 14: 241
    Apr. 21:
    Apr. 28:

    eminater Posts: I am also trying to turn the news off and have 24 and 48 hour periods without social media. The news is creating a lot of the stress. And I find turning it off and focusing on my health and well-being, one day at a time, is a very pro-active way of coping.

    Please forgive me for misinterpreting what exactly you said. My fault. I intended to agree with you about the media hype. With God's loving Grace, this will be over before we know and back to a normal life again.
  • celticck77
    celticck77 Posts: 113 Member
    Total March loss: 11 lbs (March finished weight 235)

    Apr. 7: 233
    Apr. 13: 232
    Apr. 21:
    Apr. 28:

    self sabotage is starting to play. I want to keep on track but I keep eating crap. I am still working out which is helping me but I would be doing a lot better if I could stop eating the crap.
    I know we keep saying - with the what is going on in the world we are in maintaining should be okay - but I know I will back slide if I keep thinking that way. I don't want to back slide. I am tired of being this heavy!
    I know I have used my weight to hide from the world, for so many reasons which would probably require a therapist. Don't get me wrong I am good with who I am in life now, but I would like the outside to match the person inside. Who is flawed and a little damaged but still okay.
  • takera16
    takera16 Posts: 23 Member
    Ok so I had to move my scale from work to home, so the weights are likely waaaay off. So even though this looks like a loss it likely is not. Will see next week.

    Jan 6 - 279.8
    Jan 13 - 284.2
    Jan 21 - 277
    Jan 27 - 280.4
    Feb 10 - 278.6
    Feb 18 - 272.2
    Feb 23 - 271.0
    March 2 - 272.8
    March 9 - 274.4
    <stress attack break> 😵
    April 13 - 256.0
  • celticck77
    celticck77 Posts: 113 Member
    So I did something crazy yesterday... I booked myself a trip to Hawaii. My mom always wanted to go and because of her I have always wanted to see it. Plus I have a 'bucket list' goal to hike it all 50 states. This is big for me because I am not one to do something like this and certainly not alone. But I did it. Now I have ten months (booked for next February) to get into a better place physically.
  • SweetRollz
    SweetRollz Posts: 35 Member
    Just a small vent: I feel fatter lol or just as fat! Ive worked out everyday since March 28th! Most days twice! Ive included Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and it has worn me out the past couple of days where i could only work out once a day! Ive been going to bed early and sleeping Goood! Lol

    Even though the exercise is more intense, i dont think its producing results! Imma stick it out for the full 30 days, and structure my days so i can do a light workout at night..

    Vent over! Weigh in May 10.. I hope to be in the 260s realistically! 250s would be better though 😁🙂
  • gwhatagirl
    gwhatagirl Posts: 1 Member
    I would love to join this group! I have struggled with my weight since having my first kiddo eight years ago. I just turned 40 and am not where I want to be. Since this COVID-19 business, I have gained another 5 pounds, so now I am at 219 lbs. I am a pediatric ICU nurse and now I am having to home school the kiddos also. Stress eating is a bad habit of mine and I need to turn this around! I am hoping this group will help me with accountability and support. Thanks!
    Jill
  • eppen5
    eppen5 Posts: 32 Member
    AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »
    @eppen5: That totally sucks! At least you can play with menu planning, right?

    May I recommend the ASO ankle stabilizer brace? I have permanently loose ankle ligaments and wear them when I know I'm going to be on my feet a lot. The NBA and a lot of college teams now are wearing these instead of taping their ankles for stability. I find it very comfortable, and it will support the strained ligaments so you can get back to walking without worrying about tripping and doing worse to it.

    Thanks for the tip Alexandra. I checked Amazon and they couldn't ship one to me until the end of next week or possibly the week after. And I called around to a couple of medical supply places near me and neither had one. But I've got a combination of ace bandages and compression braces that accomodate ice packs so I'm doing ok. It is slowly getting better and I hope to be back to at least some weight-bearing by the weekend (I have a pair of hiking poles that I can modify for indoor use). In the meantime I've found some chair cardio YouTube videos that I can use to get some exercise.

    I feel like I'm back in control this week after being frustrated most of last week. I'm mostly just trying to embrace the mindset that this time is an opportunity to focus on good health instead of the usual frenetic activities that consume me during "normal" times. It is sometimes a challenge to wrap my head around this but I am making progress!
  • eminater
    eminater Posts: 2,477 Member
    edited April 2020
    Weigh in

    OSW - 257.7 lbs
    CSW - 211.8 lbs
    APRIL
    02/04/2020 211.8 lbs
    09/04/2020 209.2 lbs
    15/04/2020 206.8 lbs

    April Loss-to-date: 5.0 lbs
    current goal : keep loosing!
    May goal - 19x.x

    Ultimate goal weight - under 150 lbs
  • celticck77
    celticck77 Posts: 113 Member
    I am having a lot of trouble sleeping right now. Even on days when I do a full on all muscles work out. That would normally put me out... I have not had insomnia in years - not like this, one or two nights, sure but this has been over a week of minimal sleep.
    I am starting to feel very bloated, the scale is still moving - slowly - but my pants are starting to snug up. I don't want to work out and I am craving junk!!!
  • ladycopnh1
    ladycopnh1 Posts: 287 Member
    Welcome gwhatagirl, virtual hug (........hug......), we welcome anyone who wants to better themselves.

  • SweetRollz
    SweetRollz Posts: 35 Member
    edited April 2020
    I'm so sore I've worked out everyday since march 28th currently on a 30 day exercise regiment, I'm on day 9 so I cant even have a rest day for 21 days! Today is the first day im feeling it! My whole body is sore!!! I see zero results thus far! Its very hard for me to lose weight, I previously had weight loss surgery and lost zero pounds! Im in this far the longgg haul, its gonna take a lot of hardddd work on my part 💁🏾💪🏾
  • stella7x7
    stella7x7 Posts: 2,841 Member
    4/1-248.8
    4/8-248.0
    4/16-250.0
  • AlexandraFindsHerself1971
    AlexandraFindsHerself1971 Posts: 3,106 Member
    I've not felt very conversational the last few days. Today is better, though.

    I tried on my new t-shirts today and they fit! That's really exciting, getting brand new t-shirts. I'll hang on to the old ones and wear them for housework and such, and keep the new ones for non-dirty activities. I also discovered that I bought two pairs of jeans in 16W and one in 16. I fit in the 16W's, but not in the 16...so I have a clothing goal! I knew at some point I'd have to transition to straight sizes, and I guess I'm doing it now. (shrug)

    I'm just keeping on doing the right thing with my food. It is really becoming very easy and comfortable to just do the right things, and I've structured my life so that I find it easy to make the right decision and harder to make the wrong decision. The weight will come off. It has already started. I'm still plateaued on the scale, but I know that as I get towards the end of the month I'll dump, because that's what I did last month.

    In other news, we got the house set and had the photos taken, and we're now just working, all three of us, to maintain the house in such a way that getting back to that degree of immaculate tidiness isn't that hard. Boyfriend found out that his employers are having him work from home until June 1, so that's that settled; he's got a job that is very easily done remotely, and what he's hoping to do is to have it turn into something where he goes to work one day a week and does the rest of the week remotely. That would really work well for him.

    Having found my quilt and spread it out to decorate my sewing room, I'm now seriously thinking about working on it again. Photo of a block below. The pattern is called Milady's Fan. veq3o9pxkpm1.jpg

  • angeloup50
    angeloup50 Posts: 54 Member
    Hi @rachjolly; great to have you here!
  • angeloup50
    angeloup50 Posts: 54 Member
    @AlexandraFindsHerself1971, love the quilt square. It's great to hear all your good news! I like your comment about doing the right thing. Practice does make it easier to recognize the best food choices.

  • angeloup50
    angeloup50 Posts: 54 Member
    celticck77 wrote: »
    I am having a lot of trouble sleeping right now.

    Sorry to hear that @celticck77. Lack of sleep just makes everything worse. I frequently listen to sleep stories on Calm or guided meditations on You Tube to get to sleep. But have also found Advil PM useful for those times when nothing's been working.
  • KeepOnMovjng
    KeepOnMovjng Posts: 44 Member
    Can people still join? I’d love to take part. I’ve been looking to get back into being more active as this year isn’t going well with it. I joined Dom a few years back got to 202 and got stuck. I weighed myself this morning to find I’m at my all time highest of 242lb. My dream in time is 10st but at the moment I’d be happy with just dropping two sizes in clothes (approx 2st 3).
  • jennifersusanmcdougall
    jennifersusanmcdougall Posts: 223 Member
    Hi I'm new here again. Lol I did do this a while back got to 180 fell off the wagon. I keep going back to original weight. I want to do this for myself and my trip to Costa Rica with a missions trip in Aug (possibly lol) also for my children 7 and 8 so I can keep up with them. I have been married for 21years and I am 45yrs. I don't mind journaling I find that is the only way I can do this. I am now doing this for me and not doing Keto for my son now, this has freed up alot of pressure. Just to clear up the above statement he was followed by a dietitian not for weight but for seizure control.
    Jan Osw 210
    Current as of week Sat 11th 205.5
    My weigh day before was Thurs so I will keep it the same 👍 so here's to Thurs and a new weight.
  • jennifersusanmcdougall
    jennifersusanmcdougall Posts: 223 Member
    My first goal is just to get under 200. Then I go 5 pounds at a time. It is way more attainable that way. I also love the way when you enter your daily food and press done and it tells you what you will weigh in the future if keep eating that way.
  • angeloup50
    angeloup50 Posts: 54 Member
    Hi @KeepOnMovjng and @jennifersusanmcdougall and welcome!
  • celticck77
    celticck77 Posts: 113 Member
    Total March loss: 11 lbs (March finished weight 235)

    Apr. 7: 233
    Apr. 13: 232
    Apr. 20: 230

    @angeloup50 - Thank you, I am now at nearly three weeks of junk sleep. Up until after 0330 this morning and had to get up at 0530 for work. Barely keeping to together (and thank goodness for spell check...). I have tried meditating and everything but nothing is working. My go to has always been working out but for some reason it is not working this time.
    I think it is time to try something medicinal, I am just not a fan, I usually feel foggy the next day but hopefully it will at least put me back on track.


    I fell off the logging wagon over the weekend. I know I did not go over my calories but I am pretty sure there were a couple of days under 900 which is so bad for my body. But the whole sleep thing is messing with my brain. Tonight I will have to try meds I have a couple PM type products so I will take one and hope it helps.

    Hope you are all doing well. Please remember that if you are struggling, we are here to help.
  • angeloup50
    angeloup50 Posts: 54 Member
    Weigh in
    4/7/20.   201.4
    4/14/20. 197.5
    4/21/20. 197.6
    4/28/20
  • jennifersusanmcdougall
    jennifersusanmcdougall Posts: 223 Member
    My hubbie just turned 50 today. I need to do something for him. He is looking after the kids there not allowed to ask me for anything today I guess a birthday reversal. I so need it though and he saw that. Any suggestions?

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