Women 200lb+, Let's Be Adaptable This April!!!
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Hello everyone! I caved and weighed myself today. The bad news is that I’ve only lost half a pound. The good news is that my Body Fat % is down a full percentage point (from 45.7% to 44.6%). So, I’m chalking up only losing a tiny bit of weight to building muscle over these last two weeks!10
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A rocky last year and a half and I've gained back some weight, so I'm sitting riiiight at the cusp of 199.7 lbs right now and I'm bummed after getting as low as 170 2 years ago. I graduated from college, didn't find work and got kinda depressed... so here I am again, trying to regain control. (And am back in Uni for a totally different career path, oops.)
SW: 199.7 lbs
GW: 150 lbs
UGW: 130 lbs?
I'm 5'4" and not really sure of my goals, I just know I want to be below 150 for my health's sake + am looking to try and get more mobility, flexibility and stamina through exercise. It's really hard right now with the quarantine cutting my steps down so I'm frustrated about a lack of progress. I'm looking for some friends to keep motivated with, though!11 -
@havalynd
Welcome. Quarantine is effecting all of us in many different ways. Good for you coming back to MFP to help you regain some control. We can't control much except ourselves. Search YouTube for -- getting steps in at home -- and you'll find several programs to help you. I prefer the Leslie Sansone walking programs ... I'm in baby steps myself so use her beginner program. Welcome Aboard!!9 -
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: 185.3
4/30:
Goals for April:
Lose 100 pounds from Starting Weight - even with a gain this week, still holding on to the 100 pound loss
Run 4x/week - did 5x this week!
Get comfortable with a 5 mile run - I've got this down pat. .
Increase highest mileage to 8 miles - Tried for 8 miles today. I was overdressed and when the sun came out, I was too hot. I confess that I walked about 2 of the 8 miles. I'll try again for 8 miles in 2 weeks.
Accurately log my food - well, I took a logging break on Sunday. It was by daughter's birthday, and I made a conscious decision to take a logging break. I had a carb fest for dessert and promptly gained 5 pounds over the next two day. But I could see it was water weight. So even though I gained .9 pounds from last week, I've still lost 1.3 pounds of fat, so all is good.
Stay well - Whole family is still well. I count my blessings every day.
May all of you stay well too. I just want to say that where ever you are in your progress, the fact that you are mindful enough to be logging in and reading support threads is enough right now. Even is you see no progress, that is enough. These are extraordinary times. Above all, be kind and forgiving to yourself. You are doing the best you can. And that is enough.13 -
I read the posts since my last post. @mmccloy12 I listened to that podcast for this week too. It was one of my favorites I've heard on that site.
I lost another .2lbs today so I am below 254. Hope we all have a good weekend.13 -
Anyone else here have a thyroidectomy or hypothyroid? I've been eating at a calorie deficit of at least 1000 calories a day for a week, and the scale is not budging off of 239. What does a chick have to do to lose weight around here?? Last year, by this point, I would have been down 10 lbs. Having no thyroid sucks, would not recommend. One star.9
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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: 185.3
4/30:
Goals for April:
Lose 100 pounds from Starting Weight - even with a gain this week, still holding on to the 100 pound loss
Run 4x/week - did 5x this week!
Get comfortable with a 5 mile run - I've got this down pat. .
Increase highest mileage to 8 miles - Tried for 8 miles today. I was overdressed and when the sun came out, I was too hot. I confess that I walked about 2 of the 8 miles. I'll try again for 8 miles in 2 weeks.
Accurately log my food - well, I took a logging break on Sunday. It was by daughter's birthday, and I made a conscious decision to take a logging break. I had a carb fest for dessert and promptly gained 5 pounds over the next two day. But I could see it was water weight. So even though I gained .9 pounds from last week, I've still lost 1.3 pounds of fat, so all is good.
Stay well - Whole family is still well. I count my blessings every day.
May all of you stay well too. I just want to say that where ever you are in your progress, the fact that you are mindful enough to be logging in and reading support threads is enough right now. Even is you see no progress, that is enough. These are extraordinary times. Above all, be kind and forgiving to yourself. You are doing the best you can. And that is enough.
You ate the best!4 -
finngirl61 wrote: »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: 185.3
4/30:
Goals for April:
Lose 100 pounds from Starting Weight - even with a gain this week, still holding on to the 100 pound loss
Run 4x/week - did 5x this week!
Get comfortable with a 5 mile run - I've got this down pat. .
Increase highest mileage to 8 miles - Tried for 8 miles today. I was overdressed and when the sun came out, I was too hot. I confess that I walked about 2 of the 8 miles. I'll try again for 8 miles in 2 weeks.
Accurately log my food - well, I took a logging break on Sunday. It was by daughter's birthday, and I made a conscious decision to take a logging break. I had a carb fest for dessert and promptly gained 5 pounds over the next two day. But I could see it was water weight. So even though I gained .9 pounds from last week, I've still lost 1.3 pounds of fat, so all is good.
Stay well - Whole family is still well. I count my blessings every day.
May all of you stay well too. I just want to say that where ever you are in your progress, the fact that you are mindful enough to be logging in and reading support threads is enough right now. Even is you see no progress, that is enough. These are extraordinary times. Above all, be kind and forgiving to yourself. You are doing the best you can. And that is enough.
You ate the best!
Sorry, meant to say you ARE the best!6 -
Weigh-in
SW: 272
3/31: 242
4/9: 241.5
4/19: 241.5
4/26: 240
April Goals
*No specific goal weight, just below 242. Yay, happy to have lost 2lbs for the month! I'm surprised honestly, I was anticipating a gain. I felt like I was eating a lot and I didn't track for a few days, but it feels good to know if I'm not tracking that I'm still doing okay.
*move EVERY day: Did not do as well as I could with this, but May will be a fresh start.
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rheinn1979 wrote: »Anyone else here have a thyroidectomy or hypothyroid? I've been eating at a calorie deficit of at least 1000 calories a day for a week, and the scale is not budging off of 239. What does a chick have to do to lose weight around here?? Last year, by this point, I would have been down 10 lbs. Having no thyroid sucks, would not recommend. One star.
I don't have those issues but did a general search and found a thread that may be of help. It's ---
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10767046/hypothyroidism-and-weight-management/p1
It was started in 2019 but had posts in March of this year. You may want to do a search on the main Message Boards page to see what other threads are out there that might also be of help. Good Luck!!4 -
Hello, ladies! 🙋🏻♀️ I would say I’m a newbie, but I’m more like a repeat offender. 😬 I’ve been on here before but it’s been a good while, and I need to get back to being healthy and losing weight.
41 years young 😉
5'5”
SW: 296.6 (started today)
CW: (see above)
UGW: 155
My goals for these last 5 days of April:
1. Record *everything* that goes in my mouth, food or drink.
2. Do *some* type of exercise every single day.
3. Be active whenever possible. I’m considered an “essential” employee so I have to report to work, but the doors are locked and everyone else is working from home. I figured out that I can walk around the hallways of my office to get a good cardio workout, and if/when the phone rings I can add in a quick sprint to get to the phone! 😄
4. Start going to bed at a regular time, that way I’ll have the energy necessary to do all the activities I want.
Wish me luck!! 😊11 -
LindsayMaria78 wrote: »Hello, ladies! 🙋🏻♀️ I would say I’m a newbie, but I’m more like a repeat offender. 😬
3. Be active whenever possible. I’m considered an “essential” employee so I have to report to work, but the doors are locked and everyone else is working from home.
4.
Wish me luck!! 😊
Welcome Back! Most of us have done the same; lose / gain, etc. so you're in good company. LOL.
Good Luck!!
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Took the lemon meringue pie (which came out lovely) up to my mom, along with some of the ham and beans and cornbread, chocolate for "the boys" (My sons and my younger son's partner live with her) and a loaf of chocolate bread for them too. Also cards for the April birthdays (Younger Son's was 4/3, Mom's is 4/28) and a Mother's Day card. I gave them a puzzle, too, as something they all might enjoy working on. And they don't have a kitten to jump on the table and play with the pieces, as we do.4
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Sounds like many are still having issues with the scale. Quarantine is such a challenge. I think I’m snacking more being at home – and I keep a candy dish at my desk at work that I can more or less successfully avoid. I think where I’ve been able to compensate is by eating salads every day at lunch, and even for dinner at times. I think I need to follow @pamiede’s example and crack down on the snacking.
@candyn617 – Congratulations on logging for a year. You’ve accomplished a great deal in that year, you have a lot to be proud of!
@KeriA – even if it seems slow, you’re making progress! I’m sorry you’re not working, but I like reading how you are working on your plan.
@shorepine – sounds lovely to be able to garden. I’ve been thinking of getting some boxes I can hang on my balcony railings and maybe grow some herbs.
@mmccloy12 – I think now, more than ever, it’s important to visualize the person you want to be as a goal – both in terms of the end game or the end of next month. It may include weight or not. Making a plan and sticking with that plan sounds like a lofty enough goal during quarantine.
@speyerj – A lot of good running coaches think walking is a good way to start building a running base. I don’t think I’d have been able to run 10 miles without first having worked up to it with my longer walks.
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
4/26/2020: 168.6 lbs
April GW: 168 lbs
GW: 150 lbs (then reconsider)
Scale is still being a bit of a jerk. I had some stomach issues yesterday, and that’s why I think I’m down this week.
Other goals:- Keep running, keep increasing distance. I ran 8 miles yesterday without even feeling “done” at the end of it. If the race was still on for next weekend, I’d have been tapering this week anyway. My body is definitely feeling the effects of the longer runs, and the overuse injuries I was afraid of are threatening to rear their ugly heads. I envy those who have the room for exercise equipment. The trail near my home is my only aerobic exercise equipment. I’d really love to have an indoor bike! I do have a cheap beach cruiser I bought for my trips down to the shore. It’s perfect for the boardwalk and some street riding on backroads. For the trails around here not so much!
- Reinstate a regular core workout – Not for another week, most likely. Or next month.
- Start doing other strength workouts - lower and upper body - twice a week. Same status as the core workouts.
- Start organizing my home. Right now it's kind of a disaster. Got a few things done…but not nearly enough. I was actually on call this weekend… so it was hard to get involved with any big projects.
- Stay sane, somehow. Kind of coping, kind of not. I call my sister and my mom a lot during the week. And sometimes my brother.
- And as always, keep taking care of my skin. Really much better about it this week. Hopefully it will pay off, eventually.
I will check in on the last day of the month – easy enough to do with daily weigh-ins. We’ll see if I can hang on and make the 168-pound goal. I’ll also think about what I want to do for May. I think after taking it a bit easy on myself for April, I might have more focused goals for May.
We’re almost there…
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Good evening.
I am a 55 year old woman and weigh 240 pounds and am hoping to get back to tracking. I have used MFP for years but fell off the wagon and gained what I lost back.
I wish there was a reset button for MFP. I've screwed around with the percentages for my carbs fat and protein so much that I don't know what I should have.
I am also not certain what my calories should be as I've screwed around with that too.
It's a little frustrating. Any suggestions?
As a side note- I really cannot believe I am 55 years old! Every time I type that I am shocked.
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@Mamba72001 you should be able to go under goals and put how many pounds a week you want to lose...it will set the calories and macros for you. Now MFP will go heavy on carbs...but you can change it.5
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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)
27/04 96.3 Kgs 211.86- 18.92 lbs (-8.6 Kgs)
April Weigh in done! Next week will be May! It's still the only thing I can control is the food I eat and exercise I do each day. I still can't work, just waiting for more clarification. Trying to stay positive. I'm stoked with my weight loss, feeling stronger each day!9 -
Good morning everyone!
I love all the positivity here! You're all doing so well, despite being thrown a curveball.
My weight did bounce back up, but the high weight is 192, instead of my 196 bounce up that I started the month with, which is great. In May, the high weight bounce up will be lower.
I'm reviewing this month, what worked and didn't, so I can make the smartest goals I can for next month.
What worked:
💮 moving every day. This was just hard enough some days, and just easy enough some others, that it was meaningful for me.
💮being kind to myself. It made things easier to deal with to call my noncompliance being kind, rather than being hard on myself for it. As long as it doesn't lead down the road to extended noncompliance, I think that goal is a very good one.
💮not sweating the weight loss week to week. I'm starting to get a good handle on how different factors affect the weights I see on the scale, and especially this month, I had a cycle of holding weight and then shedding it. When I focus on the daily deficit vs the daily weight, I'm a lot more calm.
What didn't work:
💮having a ton of treats in the house. It made it harder to stay compliant. I think one of my goals in May will be not to go crazy bringing treats into the house.
💮Specifically sodium-laden treats. Man, I love flaming hot cheetos. And they're wayyy loaded with sodium, which I don't think helped at all with the ups and downs of weight. I've scratched that itch this month, so I think next month one of my goals will be to keep sodium under 2000 mg.
💮my water intake suffered. I drink a lot more while I'm at work. Being home all the time, I need to make sure I keep that up better.
Hang in there everyone, soon it's gonna be May.
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Hi All!
Like many of you, this week has been a struggle. For 2 days I didn’t fully log, and this weekend I was a snacking machine.
This weeks goal is more fruits and veggies, and more from scratch cooking. I do enjoy having more time with my family, and tonight we’re cooking dinner together.
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 🐕
April 27: 227.4 ... happy to maintain this week!
Happy Monday!
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torihudson6 wrote: »Weigh-in
SW: 272
3/31: 242
4/9: 241.5
4/19: 241.5
4/26: 240
April Goals
*No specific goal weight, just below 242. Yay, happy to have lost 2lbs for the month! I'm surprised honestly, I was anticipating a gain. I felt like I was eating a lot and I didn't track for a few days, but it feels good to know if I'm not tracking that I'm still doing okay.
*move EVERY day: Did not do as well as I could with this, but May will be a fresh start.
Congrats on meeting your goal!! Well Done!! 3 -
I'm going to try taking a short walk today and seeing if I can make it work with my standing budget. I'd LIKE to walk, but not at the expense of not being able to stand long enough to make dinner and do the housework. Up til now my standing budget has barely been adequate for those activities of daily life, but it has expanded nicely with the weight loss so far. But has it expanded enough? There's only one way to find out....6
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AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »Took the lemon meringue pie (which came out lovely) up to my mom
This is my all time favorite pie! My Mom made the best and she made it for my birthday instead of cake. I've found a recipe for a single serve pie that I'll be making one day soon. Can't wait!!
Nice you live so close and I'm sure they love getting such treats from you.2 -
Sounds like many are still having issues with the scale. Quarantine is such a challenge. I think I’m snacking more being at home – and I keep a candy dish at my desk at work that I can more or less successfully avoid. I think where I’ve been able to compensate is by eating salads every day at lunch, and even for dinner at times. I think I need to follow @pamiede’s example and crack down on the snacking.
I will check in on the last day of the month – easy enough to do with daily weigh-ins. We’ll see if I can hang on and make the 168-pound goal. I’ll also think about what I want to do for May. I think after taking it a bit easy on myself for April, I might have more focused goals for May.
We’re almost there…
Snacking an issue here this past week. Granddaughter gifted me with a bag of Hershey Miniatures, darn it! I've tried so hard not to have any sweets or treats and now there's chocolate calling me in the dark of night! LOL It was much too tempting so I portioned into 4 bars per baggie and put them in the freezer ... this seems to be helping. So, now I can plan for them in my food plan if I choose to do so.
Good Luck on meeting your goal for the month!!4 -
Mamba72001 wrote: »Good evening.
I am a 55 year old woman and weigh 240 pounds and am hoping to get back to tracking. I have used MFP for years but fell off the wagon and gained what I lost back.
I wish there was a reset button for MFP. I've screwed around with the percentages for my carbs fat and protein so much that I don't know what I should have.
I am also not certain what my calories should be as I've screwed around with that too.
It's a little frustrating. Any suggestions?
As a side note- I really cannot believe I am 55 years old! Every time I type that I am shocked.
Welcome back!! I agree with @mmccloy12 that resetting your goals is probably your best bet. Under the MyHome tab, Goals is to the right of Home. If you go to Goals, the first sentence asks: Would you like help setting up your goals? View Guided Setup -- Click on the View Guided Setup link and go thru the process to reset your goals. I'd recommend you live with the goals proposed by MFP for a couple of weeks to see if they are working for you before you "tweak" any. Good Luck!!6 -
@Mamba72001 - You can also reset your starting weight, if you want to. Your prior weight loss history will be preserved, but I find it helpful to enter a new starting weight when you restart. Yes, this isn't my first rodeo. I had 4 other stints of weight loss on MFP. This one has been the longest and my goal is to make it my last.8
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AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »Took the lemon meringue pie (which came out lovely) up to my mom
This is my all time favorite pie! My Mom made the best and she made it for my birthday instead of cake. I've found a recipe for a single serve pie that I'll be making one day soon. Can't wait!!
Nice you live so close and I'm sure they love getting such treats from you.
Recipe please! My favorite pie, too. But if I have a whole pie, I’ll eat a whole pie!
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I belong to a Facebook group run by Joanie and she links back to her web page for many recipes. She recommends a 4 inch round ramekin so I'm set there. At 600 cal, it's almost 1/2 of my daily limit so definitely this is a day I really have to plan ahead for so I don't completely blow it. If possible, I may eat only 1/2 and save the other 1/2 for the next day ... but chances of that happening are slim. LOL
So, here's a link to her recipe --- https://onedishkitchen.com/lemon-meringue-pie-for-one/?fbclid=IwAR0zK2M24sYC9eXsNnB7YFqvkvi9FnPO_XoU8T30YNekQecgA98QzkMNQOo1 -
@torihudson6 good job meeting April goals
@LinsayMaria78 I love your description of getting in movement in an empty office. I could use a little of the walking I did to, from and around the office even though I had a sedentary job. My house is much smaller.
@mmdeveau Not a happy way to lose some lbs. Hope you feel better. I wanted to do some home organizing but for me that means getting rid of things we don’t need any more but can’t donate it right now. They are starting to test more in my area so they are finding more cases but the rate of increase has slowed. My employer has tested and tracked cases for most of its members and employees. I think they may have phased openings at the end of May but their main source of income is still impacted by COVD 19 so I do not think all of us will be back at work for a while.
@Mamba72001 my suggestion is to find a BMR and a TDEE calculator and pick a calorie goal between these 2 estimates. If you aren’t losing adjust down but stay above you BMR. You can go below once in a while but if you do it consistently it will lower your metabolism and your body will fight hard against your attempts to lose weight. If you let MFP set your goal check to make sure it isn’t lower than your Basal Metabolism Rate.
@changeforeverlj nice progress.
@CupcakeCrusoe good idea reviewing this month. I think that is what @torihudson6 was doing too.
@jm216 more from scratch cooking is helping me now.
@AlexanderFindsHerself I have noticed that my “standing budget” for cooking has improved so that I don’t have to sit down when I am chopping vegetables etc.
@speyerj my current stint of losing has made me decide that this will be my last stint on MFP and it will be long too. Even after losing then I plan to work at maintaining. I am hoping that I know how to manage eating by then.
I want to do this week what others are doing. Evaluating April in order to determine my goals for May. I may start this today but I am not ready to complete or post this. I noticed the last time I included goals or lbs lost I didn't even have my lowest weight shown since it was only .2 lbs lower than before. I want to see how this week goes I think for a few days more. Yesterday was Sunday and I did some exercise. Today is Monday and I plan to exercise so I will have exercised every day this week. This Monday is going much better than the last 2.6 -
Newbie, here!
Height: 5’3”
SW: 237-today!
CW: 237
GW: 180
My GW is for the next six months. Goals for May are two workouts/daily-one will be a low impact 3 mile walk, the other will be something a bit more intense.7
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