Women 200lb+, Let's Be Adaptable This April!!!
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@tgraves1972: I started this in January at 296, and that was my highest weight ever too. After three months I am at 271, two sizes down, and feeling so very much better about myself. You're doing something wonderful for yourself, and I look forward to seeing how you do. Walking is good exercise and gets you out of the house, which is so important these days.
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@torihudson6 - what a difference! So much fat lost around your middle. I hope you are feeling better these days.
@vtkayakgirl - Happy Birthday! It's my daughter's 19th birthday today. We are doing our best to make her feel like its her special day, but you know at that age, she'd rather be with her friends than Mom and Dad. I hope your family is making this day as special as can be. And yes, a milestone birthday is a perfect day for a fresh start.
@pamiede - I understand the sorrow. That feeling of being an orphan never quite goes away entirely. Embrace your sadness and your memories. Perhaps a Skype call with your siblings will help. I didn't get a change to comment earlier, but your new side by side is awesome! You have done so well. How does it feel to be so tiny now?
@MuttiNM - thank you for sharing more of your story and what has worked for you. I know that the first time I posted in this thread (I think it was July 19) I was horrified to actually post my weight. I had kept that a secret from everyone. (As if people couldn't see that I was fat!) But I took the plunge and posted for all the world to see. And I can't tell you how much that helped me. Naming and claiming where I was helped me get over the shame I felt. And overcoming shame was an important part of my recovery. Thank you for having the courage to share your story. You will inspire so many with your words.
Thank you for all the words of congratulations! When I hit that goal, my first thought was, I can't wait to post this on my feed! Thank you for the support and encouragement!5 -
Check-in:
SW 230.78 lbs (16/03/2020) 104.9 Kgs
06/04 99.4 Kgs 218.68 -12.1 lbs (-5.5 kgs)
13/04 98.9 Kgs 217.58 - 13.2 lbs (-6 kgs)
20/04 97.6 Kgs 214.72 - -16.6 Lbs (-7,3 kgs)
Happy! Its Monday, lets all have an awesome week! Good luck everyone!8 -
AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »Sundays are the day that I put my week ahead in order.
You are Awesome!!
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@torihudson6 & @pamiede -- you might want to check out YouTube for workouts. They have everything you can imagine from walking (try Leslie Sansone) to bellydancing, Zumba to ballet, pilaties to chair exercises, yoga to Tai Chi, jump rope to weights, and scaled to various abilities.
I love Richard Simmons Stretchin' to the Classics. 15 min, full body stretches, Richard does NOT talk, classic music is wonderful.
I use Leslie Sansone walking video and she had several beginner ones for me to choose from. I've seen some of the more advanced ... pretty awesome.
I also have two chair exercises ... one is Chair Yoga, The other is general and includes a bit of light weight lifting for the arms.
If nothing else, it will give you a couple of choices for days when you're not able to get outside.
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changeforeverlj wrote: »Check-in:
SW 230.78 lbs (16/03/2020) 104.9 Kgs
06/04 99.4 Kgs 218.68 -12.1 lbs (-5.5 kgs)
13/04 98.9 Kgs 217.58 - 13.2 lbs (-6 kgs)
20/04 97.6 Kgs 214.72 - -16.6 Lbs (-7,3 kgs)
Happy! Its Monday, lets all have an awesome week! Good luck everyone!
Great loss ... keep up the good work!!3 -
Hi All!
I love reading everyone’s posts. We are truly a family of friends. 🥰
Age: 50
Height: 5’8 1/2”
SW April 13, 2020: 229.8
First GW 199
Second GW 185
April 13: 229.8
April 15: 228.4 ... down 1.4 pounds 🐕
April 20: 227.4 ... down 2.4 pounds 🐕
Happy Monday!
Today in Michigan will be a high of 56 degrees and sunny. Time to cut the grass and do yard work in the sunshine. ☀️
Roxie and I took a nice 1 mile walk yesterday, and she came home and slept for the rest of the afternoon. With everyone home I continued the Mt. Everest laundry piles. 🏔
Enjoy your day!
❤️Jill7 -
Cesse age 72
308.6 lbs - starting weight on 3/28
300.2 lbs - weighin on 4/11
296.4 lbs - weighin on 4/18
Onederland - first goal
165 lbs - goal weight
April Goals ---
Log all food and beverages honestly
Drink at least 8 cups of water every day
Begin to exercise; and increase duration each week -- Need to improve here!!
Stay in touch with family and friends on a frequent basis
Get outside every day weather permits
Still on track with my goals. Definitely need to improve in the exercise area and get more diverse in the foods I'm having. Overall, doing ok this month. Have a great day Everyone!! 10 -
Hi All!
I love reading everyone’s posts. We are truly a family of friends. 🥰
Age: 50
Height: 5’8 1/2”
SW April 13, 2020: 229.8
First GW 199
Second GW 185
April 13: 229.8
April 15: 228.4 ... down 1.4 pounds 🐕
April 20: 227.4 ... down 2.4 pounds 🐕
Happy Monday!
Today in Michigan will be a high of 56 degrees and sunny. Time to cut the grass and do yard work in the sunshine. ☀️
Roxie and I took a nice 1 mile walk yesterday, and she came home and slept for the rest of the afternoon. With everyone home I continued the Mt. Everest laundry piles. 🏔
Enjoy your day!
❤️Jill
Nice Loss ... WTG!! Michigander here as well ... hoping to get out today; yesterday was too darn windy for me because of my allergies.3 -
One thing that I have noticed; since I've lost weight I've slept better and deeper, and when I wake up, my first thought is, "Oh, great! A whole day to do things awaits!" rather than "Ugh. I have to get up and start another day," Which was the way I felt for years. I like this a lot more.
On Mondays, I do the downstairs; wiping down the fronts of the cabinets, cleaning the oven and microwave, and moving everything on the counters and wiping that down as well, before steam-mopping the floor. Then the dining-living room combo area gets dusted, swept, and put back in order. There's a little bathroom under the stairs to get cleaned as well, and the laundry room gets a quick going over too. It's so very nice to feel so much better and able to do stuff!7 -
Hey guys! I have a question. I was losing weight and on a great trend for weeks and then my period came, I gained about a pound and a half during it which I know is normal. I continued working out daily, eating within my calories, and on my usual grind knowing that once my period ends I would be back to normal but here it is 3 days after my period ended and while the weight from during my period came off the scale is not budging. I haven’t lost even an ounce from my pre-period weight. Any thoughts or suggestions on why it’s not moving? I’m getting a little frustrated because I’m working so hard,5
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@rpbarkernc: Your body may be building muscle and so weighs the same as it did, but muscle takes up less space than fat. Often I have found that the scale will hold steady or barely trickle a pound off in three weeks, but I am suddenly and comfortably in a size smaller pair of jeans. Then, too, plateaus happen. I'm in one. I've been at 271 for three weeks now. I know that it will move because I'm eating at a deficit, but in its own time.4
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Age - 51
Height - 5'6
Heaviest weight - 105.5kg (Aug 2018)
Goal weight - 80kg
30/3 94.8kg
6/4 96.5kg
13/4 96.6kg
20/4 97.7kg
April goals
Get under 94kg
Average total cals under 2000 - week 1 - 1961, yes!, w 2 - 1974, yes!, wk 3 - 2404 definite NO
Average snacks under 20% - week 1 - 31%, big fat no!, wk 2 19%, yes!, wk 3 23%, NO.
Yoga at home at least 3 times a week - week 1 - yes!, wk 2 - yes!, wk 3 - NO.
Not a very successful week! Trying to get my head back in the right place with food. I think this week I will turn the tide back from the wrong direction.
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rpbarkernc wrote: »Hey guys! I have a question. I was losing weight and on a great trend for weeks and then my period came, I gained about a pound and a half during it which I know is normal. I continued working out daily, eating within my calories, and on my usual grind knowing that once my period ends I would be back to normal but here it is 3 days after my period ended and while the weight from during my period came off the scale is not budging. I haven’t lost even an ounce from my pre-period weight. Any thoughts or suggestions on why it’s not moving? I’m getting a little frustrated because I’m working so hard,
My recommendation --- Go back to basics
1) Weigh & Measure. Use a scale, measuring cups and spoons. If you haven't been really strict about weighing and measuring, it may make a difference. If nothing else, it will help you feel you are taking back control.
2) Measure yourself. If you haven't done so, measure your body and log in the sections on the Weigh-In page. If you have measured previously, measure again and enter to see if you've lost inches.
3) Pictures -- do you have a picture of yourself at your heaviest? If not, take some ... one of your face, a full frontal in tight clothes, and a side view. If someone can take one for you, take a back view as well. If you took pictures initially, take again and compare. Many times our minds don't "see" what is obvious to a camera.
4) Plateau -- recognize that we all hit a plateau now and then. Surf through the various message boards. Most have a pinned thread for Most Helpful Posts. Read through some of those. Many can be very helpful. Different things can help break a plateau; drinking more water, choosing foods that have lower carbs, not eating back your exercise calories, etc. By trying different things, you may find one or two that work for you.
Good Luck.
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Hi everyone! Drive by posting- I've read all your posts.
Congratulations @speyerj ! 100 lbs is such a huge achievement.
I'm thinking of you @pamiede and @torihudson6 (also love both of your progress pictures!)
@mmccloy12 OMG I have a requirement for messages with friend requests because of the dudes! But I do check here to make sure I'm not rejecting people who are in this thread who didn't leave a message. Like you, @Da1NonlyMrsStiggers !
@rpbarkernc : if you keep the deficit, a loss will come. Promise. @cesse47 's post above is a good one for troubleshooting to be sure you have a deficit. Otherwise, just be patient- it's going to work.
@MuttiNM , I love reading your posts. So inspiring. And @KeriA , same. Thank you so much for your kind words, always.
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 I really enjoy your posts- seems like you're really taking control of your life, and I love all your details
Me, I'm just chugging along. The amount of candy in this house this week vs last week is much decreased, so I should have an easier time of making good choices this week. My quads still hurt from my 10k on Saturday, and it's raining, so I think today will be a day of doing aerobics via the Xbox with my kid instead of going outside.
Quick NSV: I've noticed while I'm running that all my leggings have some room in the waistband! I haven't put on jeans for a month (lol) but I have a lot of hope that I'll fit a smaller size when I do have to put some on again.
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@rpbarkern - 3 things to remember when the scale doesn't budge:
1. 3 days is not a plateau. Even 7 days is not a plateau. Patience is hard, but over time the scale will eventually give you the weight you deserve, just not exactly when you expect it.
2. It's not muscle. Yes, muscle is more dense than fat, but muscle takes months and months to build. You can't build muscle as fast as you can burn fat. Assuming you've been eating at a deficit this whole time, it's likely water.
3. You retain water for all sorts of reasons. Not just TOM. Stress is a biggie and that can be mental stress or physical stress which includes eating at a calorie deficit and working out (even though those are things you ought to be doing!). The reason: Cortisol - it makes you retain water. A possible quick solution: a really good night's sleep. When I sleep a good 8 restful hours I'll weigh about 2 pounds less than the day before, even if I ate like a pig the night before. This is why I like having Saturday as my weigh in day - I usually get a good night's sleep Friday night and I get my lowest weight for the week that day. Eventually your body will release the water and that is what we often refer to here as a "Whoosh".
Here's hoping your whoosh comes soon.7 -
First, welcome to all who have joined our group this month! This group has really grown so much.
@vtkayakgirl – Happy belated birthday! Hopefully you and your husband get to celebrate in style soon!
@MuttiNM – thanks so much for sharing your story. It’s great to take stock and appreciate how far you’ve come!
@torihudson6 and @pamiede: love the befores and afters! A picture really is worth a thousand words.
@speyerj: so glad the ankle injury was a minor one, and you’re back on track with training. Congratulations on reaching 100 lbs lost!
@cesse72: I’m so glad you found Skinnytaste! I am definitely one of her devoted fans. Most of my food diary is stuff from her website, at least if it’s not a salad. I also have to say I chuckle every time you mention that Richard Simmons doesn’t talk during his workout. And that one time I say him in the airport, speed-walking up the concourse in one of his spangly outfits. He was walking incredibly fast!
Like so many others, I’ve gotten a bunch of random friend requests and I’ve ignored them. Generally you need to be recognized from this thread for me to accept. I am a much shyer person than I appear to be online…so thanks to those of you who have sent requests.
For everyone who’s not seeing what they want from the scale, I send hugs to you. It does make it more difficult to stick to the plan and seems unfair. I can only say from my own experience that persistence pays off in the long run. And here’s something I heard once that I thought was so fundamentally true, though it’s hard to shift thought patterns after a lifetime of neuroses about scale weight: Ultimately, that number is basically describing your relationship with the Earth’s gravity. (Or something along those lines.) I love hearing from everyone who really appreciates the true benefits of committing to a healthier habits: better quality sleep, better mood, fewer aches and pains carrying out everyday tasks.
I’m going to cut off here because I’m already “late” posting my update, and I’ve got some work to get back to…but I know there’s others I wanted to mention!
Height: 5' 6"
SW (09/08/2019): 239.2 lbs
April SW (4/1/20): 172.6 lbs
4/5/2020: 172.4 lbs
4/12/2020: 172.0 lbs
4/19/2020: 169.8 lbs
April GW: 168 lbs
GW: 150 lbs (then reconsider)
Hmm, I would have bet anything I’d be back up today, but was pleasantly surprised to see the same number on the scale. The scale has been a real jerk lately. Part of it might be eating ham from my Easter dinner. Usually my holiday meals are salty, and ham probably more so than most. I’ve also focused on keeping my water intake up – I think once I got to my regular high-volume intake range towards the end of this week it’s helped things with the scale.
I did not set a measurement goal for this month because the past few months have been pretty lackluster, and like others I didn’t need an “iffy” goal that I might not be able to reach. Nevertheless, yesterday marked four weeks since my last measurements, so I did it. And I lost 4” overall.
Other goals:
• Keep running, keep increasing distance. I ran 10 miles yesterday! And I was certainly tired at the end of the run, but not like the last few weeks when it felt like I hit a wall. I’m so happy to have reached that milestone. When I signed up for the 10-miler back in February, I doubted that I would be able to run the whole race at the beginning of May, but here I am! I might still run 10-miles on the race day, two weeks from now. I am definitely going to be backing down a bit in order to get more comfortable with the distance. My plan for after this race was to start training for a half-marathon over the summer and early fall. I suppose training for a half marathon will put me in good shape for a 10-mile race at the beginning of October, too.
• Reinstate a regular core workout – I did nothing about it this week. I do want to get back into these workouts this coming week, maybe two or three workouts. Planks especially help with running and walking performance.
• Start doing other strength workouts - lower and upper body - twice a week. Nothing this week. I’ve been having issues with my hamstrings, so I’ve put all of these workouts on hold.
• Start organizing my home. Right now it's kind of a disaster. Still the one thing I can’t make any headway on…I spend a lot of my free time knitting instead.
• Stay sane, somehow. If I couldn’t get out to walk or run nearly daily, I think I’d need to ask for leave from work, at a time when I’m lucky I’ve got a job. I do go out to do my own shopping, on a far less regular basis than what I am used to. I’ve got neighbors who really need to stay in due to their risk factors. In my mind, keeping delivery spots open for them is how I can best help in this area.
• And as always, keep taking care of my skin. Better this week.
There’s 10 days left of this month…I keep thinking this month has been the longest year of my life! I’m just trying to take it one day at a time!
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OMG, I just typed a bunch up, but hit done instead of Post Reply. Ok then, will keep this short. I'm 69, with bone on bone knee, and need to make changes. Thanks so much @speyerj- you're an inspiration!!!
Just had my bday, and by age 70 next year, would like to be either 70 lbs down, or maybe even at my goal weight of 170??
I've had 2 Lumpectomies, but no cancer!!! (In a high risk group so need to consider meds).
Also, have been in sometimes stressful marriage, due to spouse addiction issues. I had counseling, and am doing better. Plus have great friends, so am lucky!!
Here's my stats:
SW:270
GW: 170
End of April wt: 268. (Starting small)
I love all you ladies for your struggles, strength and inspiration!! ❤❤
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Hi Everyone! I would love to join this group! I have gained and lost so many pounds over the years and am just fed up. I want to be in this second decade of my life as a healthy woman. This pandemic has given me the extra boost to get as healthy as I can, while also trying to clamp down my ever increasing anxiety. It is as if watching what goes in my mouth and moving my body are two things I can control when the entire world seems out of control.
So, here are my stats:
5'3, 43 YO
SW: 225.6 2/7/20
CW: 218.8
GW: 125
I have not had huge losses, but I am not trying to eat as low as possible to lose as quickly as possible because that will result in a binge. I am trying to concentrate on how I feel and just harnessing perseverance.
Cheers!10
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