Women 200lb+, Let's Be Adaptable This April!!!

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!

@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!!

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.

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.

finngirl61 wrote: »

speyerj 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!

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.
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Wish me luck!! 😊

Welcome Back! Most of us have done the same; lose / gain, etc. so you're in good company. LOL.
Good Luck!!

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.

So close to the end of the month. I can’t believe I was home for all of April. And it looks like it will be much longer in this area. I would be surprised if the quarantine in my area ends before the end of May. When we first went into lockdown, I thought we’d be lucky to be out before my birthday, which is in mid-July.

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…

@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.

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.