Women 200lb+, Let's Shoot for the Moon this June!!!

Thanks so much for this again, Raven. You're the best. Your emojis you use are always so perfect, stealing them once again.

Christina
31 years old
SW: 207
CW (5/31): 186.0
GW for June: 182.0
UGW: 145

Goals! For June!

We're going back to basics over here.

☀️ Calorie deficit every day.
☀️ Log accurately
☀️ Exercise in some form every day

This will get me there. Other things that have become habits that don't need goals are things like being kind to myself, drinking enough water, and treating myself with things other than food.

Things that aren't goals but need work:
💛 Finding out what my ideal eating schedule looks like
💛 Not eating off the baby's plate while I feed her 😂

June is looking much like other months have looked, but even if I have control over nothing else, I do have control over this. I can change the way I look and feel.

Have a great June, everyone! ☀️☀️☀️

Cesse - age 72
308.6 lbs - starting weight on 3/28
295.4 lbs - weighin on 4/30 -- (-13.2 Total Loss to date)
291.2 lbs - weighin on 5/30 -- loss = 4.2 lbs for month of May (17.4 lb Total Loss To Date)

June Mini Goal -- 285 lbs - (need to lose 6.2 lbs or approx. 1.5 lb/week)
Onederland - first major goal
165 lbs - goal weight

June Goals ---
Log all food and beverages honestly; Drink 8+ water
Exercise 30 min minimum; work at increasing
Clean 30 min per day: house or yard or declutter
Step Challenge for F2F Group: 5 min = 500 steps --- do 4 sets of 5-min walks each day

This week I really need to focus on getting back to better habits; more healthy eating, no junk or candy, drinking 8+ water - trying for 10, getting in all my exercise. May was such a screwed up mess so want to start June with positive attitude and taking positive steps that will help me achieve my goals.

Good Morning,
Name:Ray Ann
Height: 5' 9.5"
Starting weight: 255 lbs
CW: 245
1st goal weight: 200lbs by July 30th
2nd goal weight: 170 lbs by Nov 6th
June goal weight 220

My goal this week is to maintain working out on my treadmill for an hour a day and swimming with my kids for more than an hour a day. Drinking 8-10 glasses of water a day, no soda, and entering all my calories everyday. The hardest goal for me will be staying positive and not emotionally eating.

My motivation for July 30th: my husband and I have a trip planned for Jamaica for our 5 year anniversary, his 45th birthday, and my 40th birthday.

I have lost all this weight before...and know I can do it, I just need to hold myself accountable....hopefully all the positive posts will help me stay motivated🙂

SW 202
1st goal 195
GW 165

Starting weight: 312 (4/15/20)
May end weight: 289
June goal weight: 283
First mini-goal: 270 (no longer morbidly obese), maybe an end-of-August goal?
End goal: 160

Yesterday I had planned to have cake, chips, etc. as we celebrated my son's graduation. The cake tasted so intensely sweet and the chips so salty! I indulged, but felt ready to go right back into my careful eating today. It does not feel good to eat recreationally anymore. My goal this week is to get out and walk more with the dog so that on my Saturday weigh-in, I will not still be carrying the result of yesterday's indulgence. Lots of water, also, to flush out the sodium from the bbq potato chips! Here's to a healthy and productive June!!

Looking forward to getting back into the swing of things this June. 🐝Through all of this I've realized how much I rely on my routine. Outside of work I didn't realize how much time I spent outside of the house until I couldn't leave anymore! I'm an ICU nurse and they turned my unit into the Covid unit. Policies and procedures changed daily and work was just really uncertain. Fortunately, it wasn't as bad in my area as we had thought. We still aren't back to normal, but trying to move that way.
I took a break from logging and being active in this group because I didn't know what the future held and I didn't want to add more stress to losing weight. I think trying to hold onto something "normal" may have been more helpful, but it was a learning experience. I weighed throughout April and had maintained. Looks like now I'm holding onto some water weight and on my period. My gym is back open, but I had to change trainers because his hours were cut short. The weather here is nice and it feels great to have life go back to a little more normal. Excited to see your progress this month ladies!

@RavenStCloud Thank you for this group. 💞
@torihudson6 A food scale has been very helpful for me. I would recommend a digital one that has different forms of measurement (ounces, grams, ect). I think mine was like $20 from Amazon. Previously I bought a simple cheap one that was a just a cup and scale with ounces. It worked but I really like the accuracy of my digital scale.

I should probably also add finishing off the home gym to the list too!
It’s coming along and could be at least usable very quickly, however I’m prone to procrastination and the kids mean I have to work on it when I have spare time, rather than just collapsing on the sofa.

Having it as a goal should give me a push if it’s nearing the end of the month and it still isn’t done.

Happy June!
Name: Keri
67 years old, Height: 5'6"
SW: 266 lbs
2/1: 263.6
3/1: 261.8
4/1: 258
5/1:254
Lowest May weight: 251.4 (5/28)
June 1 SW: TBD
CW: 253

GW: Onderland 1st, maintain for a few weeks then 150 lbs.

June Goal weight: 246 This is 5 lbs lower than my lowest May weight but I will be happy losing 4 lbs.

My May Goals are:
1. Continue to Get enough sleep and improve water intake
2. Continue to Log weight, food and exercise and stay under calorie goal
3. Get some exercise 6 days a week and up NEAT by cleaning. Try to exceed 150 min. of exercise/ week
4. Get into the 240s
5. Continue to make healthy meals at home.

Thoughts on Summer:
I have been working on training for a migration to an update in our software at work although I am currently on a temporary furlough. I have a chapter almost every weekday so I should complete this on Tuesday this week. On Thursday I realized I had almost achieved this goal and decided to have some quiet time thinking about the month ahead.

Instead I realized I haven’t worked for 3 months although only been on the furlough for 1 and a half months. This was sort of mind blowing to me. I love my job but I haven’t really missed it that much. I needed a break and time to think about my personal goals. However this pandemic also demands its own toll. We have been working towards getting ready for retirement in the next 3-5 years. My employer has opened up the money making side of things but is waiting to open up the service/government side until they see how much funding there will be. So it is quite possible I could be called back to work sometime this month or early next month which means I should really decide on what my focus is in the next weeks or month. I think it has to be my health which means weight loss and getting stronger.

Here are things I have been thinking of:
• Decluttering and cleaning which is related to the NEAT goal above.
• Sunlight - My son has been looking into the benefits of getting enough sunlight. He has had to deal with some skin issues but it turns out getting 15 minutes of sun helps our heart and other issues. I try to do my weight training/exercise routine weekly outside and of course walks. However I want to look at the links he sent me.
• Gardening which may be related to the idea above and the NEAT goal. I don’t really just want to stand in the sun although I love that my son calls me when he has his sun time. I guess I could sit and meditate.

I should maybe think of this as a combined focus of home improvement including decluttering, cleaning and yard work and get most of my exercise outside and use gardening as another way of getting sun more days.

My family has a camping trip planned but the question is can it be done safely with the pandemic. There are too many of us and we only have 1 campsite and 2 yurts reserved. I think it is possible if we figure out how to do this.

Hi all!

Let's see, where to begin . . . . Started out on MFP several years ago. Got lost along why way due to some MAJOR medical issues. I'm now back to making myself accountable to move forward and finally get my life in order. First step was making sure I logged in every to do my food diary. Second step was to get myself move involved in the message boards so that i can help myself be more accountable as well.

Name: Jan
Highest ever weight: 203 pounds
Lowest weight: 130 pounds (was majorly ill at the time)
Current weight: 194 pounds (egads really??)
Goal weight: 125 pounds

My health issues keep me from doing so many of the things I used to enjoy (long list of autoimmune issues involving muscles, tissues and joints)

Goals for June:
logging in food every day honestly
do some sort of exercise every day
accept myself for who I am and who I can become through healthy habits.

Monday Check-in
SW 230.78 lbs (16/03/2020) 104.9 Kgs
25/05 92.5 Kgs 203.5
1/06 90.9 Kg 199.98 (-3.52 lbs) (-1.6 Kgs)

I'm below 200lbs!! That's a Onederland!! YaY!!! Jumping for Joy in June!!

My goals this month are to work hard daily, at least 30 min of boosted exercise a day and keeping within calorie limit and drinking enough water. I like to keep things simple, works best for me.
Today I can officially start working, but we can't go back to the office until all the bureaucratic admin has been filled in, etc, so we having a zoom meeting to sort that out, but I can take buyers out to view properties so I am excited! Our schools were supposed to open with the two senior grades starting but the unions and a really bad Minister of Education put a stop to that at minute 99, I think all the uncertainty and wavering is the worst thing for our children, teachers, and parents! Our school was ready, they had worked hard to put everything in place. We are all annoyed and disappointed! I really feel for the teachers and learners, they have done well in trying and new circumstances! My nephew is devastated he was supposed to go back today and was so excited!

@RavenStCloud Thanks for our June post, you had a great May, I wish you well with your June goals.

Goodluck to all of you in June! While you are going into your summer months we are heading into Winter (although we are on the coast so it's mild), snow-covered the mountain tops inland last week so it was a shock to the system!

I decided to rededicate myself this month..I need to loose 100+ lbs., I can hardly move around without getting winded and my diet has consisted of way too many carbs. I am a type 2 diabetic not currently on medication although my Dr hasn’t seen me for over 6 months. I will try to lose 2 lbs per week in June, drink 12 cups water daily and get out for a walk each day...even if it’s just around the block.

CW: 218.4
June goal weight: 215

Good morning everyone. So excited for June!!

I have been participating on this thread since October 2019 and it has been key to my success. The past few months I have only maintained but I am excited to start losing again in June. Here is my starting point and habits:

SW: 236.4 (9/8/19)
6/1: 186.8
June goal: 182

June habits:

• Intermittent fasting at 8/16
• 8 hours of sleep/night
• Exercise for at least 15 minutes per day; at least 30 minutes 4 days a week
• 128 oz of water
• Accurate logging each day

Thank you @RavenStCloud for giving us a fresh start and such a warm and supportive community each month!

Its my birthday month!

Age: 32 (33 next week!)
Height: 5'11"
SW: 300 6/1/20

So I am back at my starting weight. I gained the 15 pounds I lost in Jan/Feb. There is just so much going on, my focus was derailed and the stress eating was very real. I finally feel like I am mentally ready to start again. I'm going to be habit-oriented but will weigh weekly to see progress. I don't have a goal weight for the month though.

Habits
1) Log Food in MFP (extra credit if it stays under 1800, but focusing on the habit of logging regardless of calorie content)
2) Drink Water 128oz water (4 32oz water bottle refills)
3) Meditate (5 min minimum)
4) Exercise 20 min daily (the time will increase to 30 min next week)
5) Cook my own meals Sun-Thur (Fri/Sat I am allowed to eat out but still need to abide by habit #1)

I am using the "Productive" app to keep track of my habits and can report back how I did. Good luck everyone, stay safe out there!

Well, I stepped on the scale...finally...it wasn't pretty. I have gained almost 10lbs in the last three months! I have realized several reasons, and am owning them.

So new goals for this month, as I turn the big 4-0 in just over a week.

1) Move MUCH more - I am used to walking into and out of work, getting up several times a day and walking, and I am just not doing that while working here at home. I am not going back anytime soon, so I can't keep doing what I am doing and not expect to gain more.

2) Less alcohol. Should be a no brainer that alcohol causes weight gain, especially if you are more sedentary, so my wine needs to be limited to a few time a month. The extra calories aren't worth it.

3) My diet has been better the last week or so, but there is always room for improvement (see goal #2). More veggies, less refined carbs.

4) More water...my 8 cups a day isn't enough. Aiming for 12-16.

Why do I feel like I am starting at square one again? Frustrating and embarrassing, but I am taking it one day at a time.