Women 200lb+, Let's Be Mighty this May!!!

Hi everyone:
@torihudson06 as someone on a low sodium diet I usually buys unsalted or low sodium foods. I uses Mrs Dash or Trader Joe's spices of the world 21 seasoning salute in place of salt on roasted vegetables and meats, also I uses this marinade on my meats, when I need more flavor and misses my grandmother's cooking. This usually makes about two cups. Hopes this helps.

1 bundle thyme, stems removed
1 bundle basil
1/2 bundle of parsley
10-12 scallions
1 head of garlic, (12-14 garlic cloves)
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 whole scotch bonnet pepper or habaneros
1 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp fresh ginger
1/4 cup water or extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Coarsely chop scallions and onion.
Add all ingredients to food processor. Add enough water or oil make a thick puree. Blend to desired texture.
Store in an airtight glass jar in the refrigerator.

@CupcakeCrusoe - I'm also a fan of Aadam from Physiqonomics. I appreciate that his advice is evidence-based and backs up it with scientific studies. And while I appreciate what @pamiede has to say about what is working for her in terms of the timing of her meals, one thing that I learned from Aadam is that at the end of the day, diets work when 1) you eat less calories than you burn and 2) you adhere to them. So for everyone starting out who is getting all kinds of great, but conflicting advice - here's what's important: to lose fat, you have to eat at a calorie deficit. Tracking your food is an effective way to ensure you are eating at a deficit. Beyond that, different methods work for different people because they help them adhere to eating at a deficit. Experiment, find what works for you.
Above all, find ways to make eating at a deficit as easy as possible.

Regarding salt - I'm the worst person to offer advice. I am a salt fiend. I love salt. I just discovered Maldon Falky salt and now I want to sprinkle it on everything. I can eat at a deficit everyday, but do not take away my Maldon!

Hi, Im Jess. I’m a 15 (16 end of may) year old girl and i’m sure not a lot of kids are on here. When I was 9 I was told I have a hypoactive thyroid and my endocrinologist has been recommending this app to me for years. I’ve always been heavy but I go to sleep away camp and am always able to drop about 10lbs a summer yet it always find me through the year.

I tore my Acl and meniscus May 2019 and after the surgery I was on crutches for 6 weeks no weight down which I also had to miss camp for. So not only was I unable to attend the place where I lose weight, but I was in bed for 6 weeks placing me at my highest weight of 213 which before this point i never was in the 200’s which really upset me.

I was supposed to get surgery again for my knee but my doctor is shut due to corona so it’s almost been a year of not having good function but i’ve started to eat a bit healthier, try to go on a jog, ride my bike more, and hopefully i’ll get into a routine and stick to it.

So now you know my story if you cared to read but with this quarantine going on it hasn’t been helping me so I’m joining this app, finding a support group, and I’m going to put my weight back into my hands. If I don’t start today, I honestly am not sure when I will start and I think it’s about time.

213 Sw (5/2/20)
199 mini goal (before camp this summer if it happens, i just want to be out of the 200’s)
159 (my overall goal bc based on a BMI calculator that’s the highest number in the zone and once I get there I will re evaluate)

I’m not sure if any of you read this but just putting this out here into writing makes me feel so much better. Stay positive!

My boyfriend is really sensitive to salt, so here are some of the things I've done to take it out of our meals.

I don't salt pasta water. I don't salt steamed vegetables unless salt IS part of the seasoning at the end. I often finish them with a sprinkle of French grey sea salt and a grind of black pepper, and that purposeful use is flavorful enough. But if I should finish some brussel sprouts with bacon drippings, I'll pepper but not salt; there's enough salt in the bacon drippings. I also buy dry beans instead of canned, and soak them myself. I use a lot of salt-free spice/herb mixtures from Penzey's, and focus on adding flavor with herbs and spices and unlocking them with water. alcohol, and fat.

I grew up eating pretty low salt. Right now the majority of my sodium is coming from the purchased breads I eat and from the corn chips I eat, and I know I could drop those if I wanted to lower my salt, but they're emotionally comforting right now, and I'm trying to be very gentle with myself until the lockdown is over and I can go to the gym again.

🌹🐝 Good morning lovely ladies! I just realized as I got caught up on everyone's posts that I never actually posted here Friday. My mind seems so scattered these days! Here are my stats:
Sw: 288 April 2019
Cw: 193
Gw: 144
May has come in like a whirlwind. This month I am going to focus on movement. Whether it be formal exercise or just getting outside and being more active. I want to enjoy the warmer weather and not stress over what we aren't able to do because of Covid 19. Work has been crazy busy and considered essential so there has been no staying home. I am thankful to have income but yet worry every day whether I will be exposed and subject my family to this virus. In our area we are still seeing increase in cases and yet things are beginning to open back up. It's scary not knowing what the right thing to do is. 😳
I think we have to be kind to ourselves and just get through this. I have tried not to give in to stress snacking but on days I did, I told myself to get up and move. This has kept me from feeling guilty and beating myself up too badly which in turn leads to more unhealthy eating. This is something I have to continuously work on as I am my worst critic.
Welcome to everyone new! You wont find a more encouraging group! I would not have gotten this far alone! I may not always post but I am on here daily getting caught up on everyone's journeys. Lots to learn from and be encouraged from!! Have a great Sunday! 💐

Candyn617 wrote: »

@BeUncommon Welcome! I am sorry for your loss of your dad. I lost my dad to lung cancer in 1998. He was only 44 years old. I dont think it's something you ever really get over. Hugs.
I found this lovely group in September and have been joining every month since! Some days I just come to read and find inspiration and other days I want to share success, struggles. So nice to have a place to go where we all have a common ground, like goals. No judging. 🌺

Thank you very much Candy.. Yes, its not something you can get over (the loss of a parent) At least today, I feel I can breathe although I break down at the very thought of him.

Glad I decided to start posting here I think this could be good as well. You be careful out there being one of essential workers. Stay safe xo

Tonya

I'm Venesia,
Am new to fitness pal, ( everyone in the forum seems so supportive)

32 years old

♡Start W: 23/ 03/ 2020 - 282.4
♡Current W: 03/05/ 2020 - 275.2
♡Mini goal W - 200
♡Main goal W - 180
☆May - goal - 273

[Exercise]
Treadmill
Kettlebell

Hey! How you all doing? I managed a NSV of completing C25K this morning 🥳👍 feel free to message or add me and we can keep each other on track

SW 230.78 lbs (16/03/2020) 104.9 Kgs
27/04 96.3 Kgs 211.86- 18.92 lbs (-8.6 Kgs)
04/05 95.9 Kgs 210.98 - 19.89 lbs (-9 Kgs) It was less than I was hoping for but it was my period week and its a loss!

We've had quite a weekend, my neighbor was rushed off to hospital in an ambulance, he was restless on Saturday evening even confused (he is 50 years old, so it was unusual) then in the early hours of Sunday morning he started vomiting and collapsed on the bed, he was completely out of it, we couldn't get him to respond to us and we couldn't get him into the car so we called the paramedics. His Ekg was normal and bloods seemed fine but he definitely isn't! After hours they transferred him to another hospital that had no Covid-19 patients, my neighbor's wife wasn't allowed in she waited with her daughter in the car park, because it was on Sunday the Specialist was only coming in later, so we still waiting for results, hopefully, more tests with answers today. Very scary!! And with no contact with him leaving the family feeling scared and confused! They also worried about him being alone.

Monday, and I woke up early to cook.
My mother-in-law (well, boyfriend's mom, but she will be, and I love her already) is having severe back issues, and the doctor wants her to have surgery. She doesn't want to. I can't fix her back, but what I can do is provide a couple of casseroles/things that will reheat easy so that she and Father-in-law can eat without her feeling she has to make him a good dinner. (He's not much of a cook.) And I delight in cooking.

I'm making them pot roast with carrots and potatoes, an apple cobbler, and dinner rolls. Also a pie-sized quichecake, of bacon and cheddar cheese and mushrooms, and orange-pecan sweet bread, like banana bread. That should solve breakfasts and dinners for a chunk of the week, and I can send them something else next week.

We ourselves are having chicken (and jalapeno, if desired) quesadillas for lunch, and Chicken Parmesan for dinner, with pan-seared zucchini and garlic bread.

orange > Thanks for the welcome It looks like you have your goals all set and doing great. You were so
close to the snacks being under 20%.. you will do it!!! Keep up the great work

Jess > I am also new to the group and using the community pages. Great to have you join us x

Venesia > I am not so new to MFP but have only been back here a couple of months but I felt the
same way when I was reading through some posts. I have only joined the community the other day and everyone
seems great. Nice to have you aboard.

Zoe > Nice to meet you. Not sure what the NSV stands for or the C25K but im sure it's exercise so
well done lol I have limited mobility at the minute myself. Just walking is very difficult. Hope I
get to a place where I can step that up

Changeforeverlj> So sorry to hear about your neighbour, that must be so incredibly scary for his family. Being
hospitalised is bad enough but not know what is wrong and it being at this crazy time must be driving them crazy.
My father was hospitalised during this pandemic but was in the hospice ward so my family were able to be at his
side 24/7 but they all had to wear masks etc. I hope they find out what the problem was and have it fixed and have
him back at home in no time x

Alexandra > Wow your in laws are very lucky to have you in their lives That food sounds wonderful. I would be
so terrible to be able to cook like that and not eat it. My husband is working from home now because of the Quarantine
and he also cooks food for him and our daughter while I cook for myself (the food I am using to lose weight). When he
goes back to work however I will be doing all the cooking and I really am going to have to learn to not eat and cook!! lol

Raven > Well sure sounds like you are back on track Where are you from that they have opened up gyms? Hopefully you can
work out with your coworker as Im sure it would make it more enjoyable I have never tried tofu before but I am a big
meat eater. I could not imagine going without meat. That is always my favourite part of the meal, everything else is just
a side dish..lol I wouldn't mind trying some new things though.. will have to look into trying new things. My girlfriend
had just mentioned she tried Polenta? I think that was what it was called. She said it is not too bad and an alternative
for meat (health reasons she is only supposed to eat meat once a week). So something you might want to try if you have not already

May the 4th be with you!

I'm still trying to frame some of my goals for the remainder of the month, but I wanted to pop in to say hi, and welcome to our new members. 🎉

@BeUncommon - NSV means Non-Scale Victory. They are so important. You've seen how so many have a variety of goals. Sometimes the scale can be a jerk, and if you're relying on weight alone to track your progress it can be really demoralizing when the scale is not reflecting your hard work. Having these other NSVs can help pull you through the rough patches when the scale is not acknowledging how hard you've been working. C25K is an abbreviation for the Couch-to-5K program. It is a popular running program that people adopt to start running, usually with the goal of completing a 5K race. I always warn that people should not be fooled by the promise of the title. You really need to be able to walk comfortably at a "good' pace for 30 minutes before you start the program. It doesn't mean you can't leverage the plan itself to help you progress to a higher level of fitness. I've adapted the intervals and the progression of those intervals over the nine weeks to other kinds of workouts, like on the elliptical or for biking. In that sense it's one of those things that if you start where you are and keep working, in a relatively short period of time you will see progress, hopefully without injury!

I am so very late to this party, and hope to be able to catch up tonight. I do have my data though.

It was a beautiful weekend here on the East Coast. Warmer than it has been for a really long time, and the first time that the temperatures have felt seasonal. (We are actually going to have a freeze warning this coming weekend!) Yesterday would have been the day of my 10-mile race, which of course was rescheduled. I did not let my training go to waste! I ran 10 miles yesterday on my regular trail!

I am glad that is out of the way, because I really need to back down a bit. My lower half was really starting to feel the overuse effects of only being able to walk and run for exercise. My hamstrings are a bit better, but still sore. And I'm having issues with tendons and ligaments in my legs and ankles. I actually had sharp pain around my right Achilles tendon and was hesitant about running so far yesterday. Stretching has helped all of the above, and I had no sharp pain yesterday during or after the run. I'm sure a relative degree of rest will help towards resolving these issues.

Candyn617 wrote: »

🌹🐝
Sw: 288 April 2019
Cw: 193

This month I am going to focus on movement. Whether it be formal exercise or just getting outside and being more active. I want to enjoy the warmer weather and not stress over what we aren't able to do because of Covid 19. Work has been crazy busy and considered essential so there has been no staying home.
I have tried not to give in to stress snacking but on days I did, I told myself to get up and move.

WTG!! Excellent loss thus far ... keep up the excellent work!! Being more active is key; one I'm really trying to incorporate in my life. ..and, THANK YOU!! as an essential, you're putting yourself on the line and I appreciate all you do ... Stay Safe! hugs

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We've had quite a weekend, my neighbor was rushed off to hospital in an ambulance,Very scary!! And with no contact with him leaving the family feeling scared and confused! They also worried about him being alone.[/quote]

I think one of the worst issues with hospitalization is the isolation ... for both the patient and family members. As humans we need the support and presence of our loved ones. This separation is brutal just in that respect alone.

Hope your neighbor is diagnosed quickly and recovers quickly.