Women 200lb+, Let's Be Adaptable This April!!!
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Da1NonlyMrsStiggers wrote: »I thank everyone for sharing their thoughts and feelings!
All of the hard word that I did losing 30+ pounds was for nothing because I'm so depressed I'm gaining it back pound by pound. I'll get myself together and prayerfully get back to eating better and working out next week. This weekend, I will continue to drown myself in pity by eating whatever I want!
I'm so sorry for all you are going through right now. It sounds like a difficult situation and I hope it eases up soon. There is nothing we can do to control the issues involved in this pandemic. We have to rely on others to determine when we can go back outside, back to work, back to visiting our loved ones, etc. However, we CAN control one thing ... ourselves! ... what we eat, what we drink, ways we can communicate with loved ones, what we do with our day to be productive, etc. So, if you are feeling out of control, GRAB IT!! Make it work for you. While having some control does not eliminate my depression, it does lessen it ... and that's a good thing. Good Luck. 🌸🌸🌸
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AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »I'm in the size smaller shirts that I bought earlier in the year, and I'm just thrilled.
That is a great NSV!! Congrats!!6 -
@MuttiNM Thank you for sharing more of your story. It's very inspirational. Would love to hear more of whatever you chose to share. I started recently at 308 ... so have a long way to go. It's so great to hear about both large and small successes ... gives me hope. Have a great weekend!
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I’ve gotten friend requests from random men as well. I just delete them. The few men I have that I don’t know personally are focused on weight loss and fitness.4
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I don't mind having male friends, but people who think I'm up for NSFW talk because I'm not straight and not monogamous (I am in a closed triad) are going to get a surprise delete and block. I'm here to lose weight and to get support. I'm open about my relationship arrangements because as I talk Boyfriend and Girlfriend come up in the course of talking about the process of weight loss day by day, not because I'm dangling bait to get someone else. I will add that I am very surprised and pleased at how this community has handled the fact of my unconventional relationship shape by treating it just like everyone else's relationships. That's the way it should be and so often isn't. So thank you all.17
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Didn’t get much exercise Friday and since I also missed Monday I decided I needed to do some today. I did 30 minutes of Zumba videos. That isn’t easy for me even if beginner and doing it low impact. I used to do some Zumba but it has been a while.
I had my 1st drink since my birthday in early March. I made everyone a Margarita last night at dinner. Then what is on the MFP blog? - an article about alcohol hurting your immunity. How did they know I had my one drink in a month? :P Anyway it fit in my calorie goal for the day and it was a nice break.
@torihudson6 That was brilliant to adjust your calories right now. It took me half the day to get dressed today and it was only so I could exercise. I don’t know but running shoes don’t look right with a night gown.
@pamiede glad the scale is moving the right way.
@mmccloy great weigh in, 
hurting your calf muscle. I just deleted some of those random men friends because I saw no status updates from them except for them becoming friends with women. If you aren’t here to exercise or log food, then there is not really a reason to be friends. They send messages asking the same questions as the other random men and don’t really say much about themselves. At 1st you don’t know but it soon becomes evident. I think you are right to listen to your intuition and not accept those that seem random.
@Rosie3579 Good job breaking that cycle.
@MuttiNM I agree about looking at the weekly deficit rather than the daily. If we have a lot to lose we need to find a way of losing that is sustainable. I think some of our progress is similar for us all but what is sustainable may be unique to all. We do need to find nutritious food that we enjoy.
@AlexandraFindsHerself I love seeing your meals.
@Tarzan37 I actually have quite a few men friends on here that are definitely on here to get fit and healthy. However others I get rid of. I am glad you had a great walk.
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Weekly check-in:
Name: Jane
Height: 5'9''
Age: 54
SW: 286.5
GW: 180 - will likely try for another 10 pounds when I get here.
3/31: 192.2
4/4: 190.2
4/11: 188.1
4/18: 184.4 Woohoo!
4/25:
4/30:
Goals for April:
Lose 100 pounds from Starting Weight - Done!
Run 4x/week - Done! - yes, even though I sprained my ankle. It was a mild sprain and healed quickly
Get comfortable with a 5 mile run - last week, about 3/4 of a mile into my 5 mile run, I twisted my ankle and fell hard on my chest. But got up and somehow the adrenaline from that fall gave me a really fast run. I finished with 10:12 pace despite the fall.
Increase highest mileage to 8 miles - Did 7 miles today. Next week I'll try to do 8
Accurately log my food - Done
Stay well - We are still well.
I know that weight I logged today is a fluke and will climb back up a bit during the week, but hitting a 100 pound loss was a huge victory for me. That was my original goal when I started on June 3rd last year. Now I'm just 4 1/2 pounds from my revised goal of 180. My plan now is to hit that goal and then try for 170 and see how that feels. Then the real challenge will begin: Maintenance.
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Hello.....
I’m new to MFP....today is my first day!! I have hit my all time high weight and am ready to make changes. I cleared my house of all unhealthy food. I went grocery shopping to healthy nutritious food and developed a food plan for the week!!! So the journey begins!!!
Height: 5’6
CW: 290 (this is very hard for me to share)
GW: 190
Goals for the week:
Drink more water
Start walking 30 minutes a day15 -
@KeriA I agree we all have to find what works for us as unique individuals. What works well for me may be torture for someone else. What I enjoy about reading about others' journeys here is finding tips that I can maybe incorporate into my journey. For example, I wouldn't have ever thought about looking for walking videos on youtube but I'm so grateful to have read about Leslie Sansone and found her videos to try.8
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@tgraves1972 Welcome! You're braver than I was. You joined the group on your 1st day! I lurked about for a few months before being brave enough to post something to this group. It was very hard for me to share my weight as well. I hope you find this group as helpful and supportive as I have. Good luck to you!8
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Welcome! You've come to the right place. Everyone here is very supportive, extremely helpful, and responsive. Why? Because we're all in a similar boat.tgraves1972 wrote: »Hello.....I’m new to MFP....today is my first day!! I have hit my all time high weight and am ready to make changes. I cleared my house of all unhealthy food. I went grocery shopping to healthy nutritious food and developed a food plan for the week!!! So the journey begins!!!
Height: 5’6
CW: 290 (this is very hard for me to share)
GW: 190
Goals for the week:
Drink more water
Start walking 30 minutes a day My starting weight at the end of March was 308. Our hugs and likes, our responses, etc might be virtual ... but are extremely important, especially when not much support is received on the homefront. So, welcome aboard!!
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@MuttiNM I loved reading your post! Thank you, I have only been logging on for about 5 weeks, and feel very inspired by so many of you! It makes me believe I can actually finish this race! I also worry about my binge demon lurking its ugly head!
@speyerj Congratulations Jane on reaching such an amazing milestone!
@Tarzan37 Yes there have been a few, however as long as they are logging it's great, otherwise what's the point!
@tgraves1972 Welcome, you have made your first step!! Don't feel bad about posting any weight, even if you gain! this is a safe spot where you can be true to yourself without any recriminations! We are all here with the same intention!
@KeriA Just wanted to say that you are very thoughtful and encouraging with all your weekly posts! Well done with the Zumba! I went online to look at a beginner's class...seemed too advanced for me!
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Sundays are the day that I put my week ahead in order. Of course, I do my meal plans five weeks ahead, but on Sunday I make sure to get the meat out of the big freezer and put it in the one attached to the fridge, bring in anything I will need from long-term storage for cooking that week, and generally get things ready.
Here's my week's meals:
Monday: Lunch is chicken quesadillas. They like theirs with jalapenos, I don't. Dinner is Bifstek alla Florentina (steak marinaded in rosemary-infused olive oil), served with orichette pasta and spinach with nutmeg and cracked black pepper. Garlic bread. (I would serve a salad if any of us ate it.)
Tuesday:Lunch is hamburgers with chips and pickles. Dinner is Hunan chicken with rice and broccoli. He gets cauliflower rice under his stirfry instead.
Wednesday: Lunch is chili con carne with a cornbread muffin for GF and BF: I can't eat chili so I will have an extra hamburger that I cooked yesterday. Dinner is shrimp scampi with wild rice pilaf and pan-seared asparagus with sea salt and cracked black pepper. Garlic bread. (I would add a salad if any of us ate it.)
Thursday: Lunch is pulled pork in barbecue sauce on buns or in a wrap, depending on preference, with chips and pickles. Dinner is spaghetti with meatballs. He will have his red sauce and meatballs on pan-seared zucchini chunks, and prefers this to pasta. Garlic toast. (Again, a salad would go with this.)
Friday lunch is always leftovers from the week. Dinner is beef and bean enchiladas with Mexican rice and sour cream. I do not like enchiladas and so will have a taco salad.
Saturday lunch will be coney dogs and chips and pickles. Saturday dinner will be Thai-marinaded grilled pork skewers with white rice and Thai-spiced spinach.
Sunday lunch is usually a wrap of various Mexican ingredients rolled up to eat out of hand. Sunday dinner is swiss steak with white rice and grean beans, with rolls and butter.
As always I will tell anyone how I do my menus or supply the recipes that I use. Yes, I stay in my calorie limits while eating like this and often have some ice cream or a bit of chocolate in the evenings. That's what makes this so sustainable for me.
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Weigh-in
SW: 272
3/31: 242
4/9: 241.5
4/19: 241.5
April Goals
*No specific goal weight, just below 242. I guess technically I've accomplished my goal for April, but hoping I can get to at least 241! I was 100% expecting a decent gain because I have not been tracking, but I kind of feel good that even though I wasn't tracking, I was still able to eat enough to maintain.
*move EVERY day: Eh, room for improvement, I am starting to feel the depressive cloud pass, so hoping to fall back into exercise soon.
*complete 30 Day Shred...I wasn't able to stick with it, I get bored with repetitive workouts and that's what this DVD is. I know it works for some, so no bashing there, I just need different workouts otherwise I personally can't stick with them. I'm hoping to test two new apps I found that are free right now due to the virus.5 -
@CupcakeCrusoe, all that bread sounds yummy, I enjoy watching bread making videos for some reason haha. Great loss though, you're doing amazing in April!
@orangequilt, glad you're doing well. All we can do is survive right now in ways that work best for us.
@vegasgirl0825, good work stepping on the scale, that can be a nervewracking thing when you've been away for a bit. But that small gain is nothing in the grand scheme of the work you've been putting in. I hope you're feeling a bit better, that situation sounds like it would be quite overwhelming for anyone.
@jm216, I agree, fun workouts are the best to do because it doesn't even feel like you're working out, it's just fun!
@cesse47, great work meeting your goals!
@KeriA, nice loss, especially passing your previous low--and thank you for sharing that chart, helps put things in perspective. And thank you, upping my calories helped my mindset as well. I'm completely sure you could've pulled off a nightgown and running shoes
@pamiede, congratulations! You look beautiful before and after.
@mmccloy12, great loss! Losing weight during a pandemic like this is challenging, so any loss is amazing. And yes! I always deny the request, if I do not recognize you from a group that I'm in or there's no message, I generally do not accept.
@Rosie3579, wow, great work getting those steps in! You're killing your April goals.
@MuttiNM, thank you for sharing. Very inspirational for me to read right now because I feel like I am falling back into some old habits that I worked hard to break.
@Da1NonlyMrsStiggers, we're all here for support. Please lean on us!
@speyerj, wow, you're amazing! Such hard work you're putting in and it's paying off. Congratulations!
@tgraves1972, welcome! And thank you for sharing, it was very difficult for me to share my weight the first time I posted on a thread.
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971, yummy! Your meals always sound SO delicious. Gives me some inspiration for the week for myself!
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I did a side by side in a shirt I wear fairly often now. On the left side, it was definitely snug and I was wearing the sweater over it because I was worried about my back fat showing through. I was so self conscious in it! And today my boyfriend took this photo of me, I promise I’m happier than I look in it. It helps to see the comparisons when it feels like we aren’t making a lot of progress.
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Height: 5' 10.5"
Age: 50 (...TODAY...)
SW: 260 (Oct 2019)
GW: 174
03/31: 244
04/05: 243
04/12: 241.6
04/19: 240.6
04/26:
I so wanted to get below 240 today, almost but not so much. Anyone who has milestone birthday during this time gets officially gets a DO-OVER. We were supposed to have a big party bash which we put on hold because of pandemic... My husband turned 50 in Dec, me today!
We're planning a hike/walk in the woods and healthful take-out picnic-lunch somewhere. ♥️10 -
Vtkayakgirl,
Happy 50th Birthday!!☀️🎶🥂2 -
@torihudson6 I dislike repetitive workouts too! I always vary my walking routes. Ive even added a couple of longer ones. My sister wants me to do indoor workouts but once I’ve done a workout, I don’t look forward to doing the same one over and over.
@speyerj : Congratulations on reaching 100 pounds lost❣️ I know you’ll meet your next goals as well.
Today, actually the weekend has been tough. Today is my Daddy’s birthday. Even though it’s been 20 years, I’ve been crying on and off the whole weekend. I think it’s because in the past I’ve been able to go somewhere or do something else but being sheltered in place ... I’m just here ... and missing my Dad 😢.7
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