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

@changeforeverlj thanks for the encouragement! I appreciate it. I HAVE to get more movement in as that is definitely one area that I'm still lacking.

My scale didn't speak nicely to me this morning - no gains thankfully, but also no loss. I'm not surprised as we've been having too much takeout as I shared yesterday. I'm hopeful for a better week next week!

My weekend goals:
*At least 30 minutes of exercise every day
*MEAL PREP!
*Rearrange my bedroom

Hope everyone has a happy Friday!

It's been interesting making sure I eat enough calories in a day; without this app, I never would have realized that my body was in starvation mode. But now I'm planning well-balanced meals in the app in advance, and my metabolism is speeding up. Down a pound since starting!

@BrownSugar174, you look wonderful. Great work and dedication!

@aliciap0116, I am in the same boat, I keep hovering around the 239-242 mark, currently sitting at 240. I can't wait to comfortably get into the 230s, but I know I need to track better for that to happen. We got this!

@MuttiNM, nice loss! Also great bike riding, I would be exhausted. And 200lbs?! That is amazing!!

@shorepine, glad to hear you're feeling good. Those are the best days.

@speyerj, glad to hear you're feeling better. I hope the weight keeps falling off from the medicine.

@GroverBlue78, sometimes the scale doesn't reflect our hard work. Are you taking measurements as well?

@KeriA, nice work getting exercise in!

@orangequilt, that is a long flight! Hope it went well.

@River314, nice work! Hitting that many steps takes time.

@hbrookens, welcome! And you can do this, somedays are harder than others. @chasity_08, welcome!

@letsgoliss, it can take a bit, but you got this.

@KristenLCook2, hope your day got better! Happy Friday!

@katandjak, welcome! This group is a lovely support system.

@lilmisfit1987, glad to hear the sciatica pain is gone, that can be so frustrating.

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971, hope you're feeling better!

@CupcakeCrusoe, I bet that does come in handy because it can be hard to see it sometimes.

@changeforeverlj, I really need to get better at exercise. I have slacked these last two months.

@donnajean_423, welcome! This is a great group.

@FoolishJoy, you got this!

@bluffgirl67, I love seeing you on here! I am struggling with exercise as well, but we can do this. I'm sending you hugs.

Yay! I get to do Weigh In Friday too today! I do check-ins when I lose since my weight varies so much.

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: 250.8

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.Update: I want to at least get into the 240s and stay there.

My June 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 I am just starting to implement this starting Tuesday this week.
4. Get into the 240sand stay there! until I get into the 230's. I am .8 lbs away
5. Continue to make healthy meals at home. ✔

I have been losing relative to my June1st weight but I haven't checked in since it has to be below my last lowest weight which was in May. Yesterday I was true to my June focus on exercise and weight loss. I added another day of weight/strength training into my week. Seniors should have at least 1 but 2 is good weight training sessions and they help with weight loss.

My Tuesday and now Thursday sessions:
I start out with 5 minutes on my Gazelle. Then I pack up my small backpack with my 5 lb weights, 2 bottles of shampoo, my phone, water bottle and exercise cheat sheet. I go to the back yard and get some more cardio warm up (fast walking, modified low impact jumping jacks, high steps) for another 5 minutes. Then I start my weight, body weight and strength training exercises (dumbell rows, lateral raises, dumbell presses, bicep curls, wall push ups leg lifts, chair sits instead of squats due to knee issues), I may do any of the cardio exercises I feel I need more of, then inside again and do more strength and stretching exercises on my bed (plank, pilates, roll up, Russian twists, hip raises, knees to chest, hamstring stretch/leg lifts, quadriflex stretch, 4s, lying twist, seated fold, then I get up and do a runners stretch, calf stretches, arm stretches etc. This varies between 30-60 minutes. Yesterday it was 60 minutes.

Today is a video, hopefully fun dancing type. Otherwise it is my Gazelle or taking my husband on his walk which I have been very negligent on lately. I have added a minutes exercised to my spreadsheet with 155-360 minutes being my goal range. I have decided to add small periods of more intense gliding to my Gazelle sessions not only for the value of HIIT but it helps with the boredom issue. Intense gliding is an oxymoron I know.

I have lost 2 lbs this week (only .8 of it new loss) so I plan to keep doing what I am doing. Eating at a healthy deficit, exercising each day but Sunday, drinking water and getting more sleep. I used to add eating at home but the Pandemic solved that issue for me.

Hope all have great weekends.

@MuttiNW you are my exercise inspiration!
@lilmisfit1987 Wow if I lost that much next week I would make my monthly goal I was despairing of. I like you outside time with your kids goal. I had some sciatica issues when I was younger. I try to get an exercise I call a 4 in as much as I can. You put your foot over your opposite knee. I sit or lay except when I was in a pool. I miss my stretches in the pool.
@hbrookens I had my own technical difficulties in my post :P
@AlexandraFindsHerself I am not surprise you impressed the mover. I had a plan too but not so good at the packing. Hope you feel better soon.
@CupcakeCrusoe I use a phone weight app too since I am not that great with excel charts.
@changeforeverlj I am having exercise struggles now but I used to love it. I agree that it gets easier and you start to love it the more you do it. I remember the moment of joy and gratitude my body would give me once I committed to going. However it isn’t that fun right now.
@FoolishJoy This happened to me after losing 20 lbs. MFP had set me at below my BMR for wanting to lose only 1 lb a week. Those 20 lbs were not easy. Then I went up slowly to my calculated maintenance and started losing. I lost another 20 lbs then got a full time job.
@bluffgirl67 glad you are making progress now with weight loss. I sometimes do better without exercise losing weight but I know that weight loss isn’t the only thing I need.
@torihudson6 good job continuing to make progress.

There seems to be a theme going about struggling now with exercise.

I used to love running before my Dr told me I couldn’t. I miss it. I love aquafit until the gym closed. I miss it. When I lost weight last time I did walk/run intervals around an almost 5K lake path 1-2 times a week, did Aquafit 2-3 times a week and did weight training at the gym 1-2 times a week. I went for walks in the neighborhood. I got 60 minutes at least 6 days a week and then I finally got a full time job again (with commute). I finally got back to the 3 aquafit days a week and a few walks. However that is also when my knee went out doing aquazumba moves on the land to show them to my daughter. The next year I broke my leg at my new job on the stairs just before going to Hawaii for my son’s wedding. I went into all the pools and made it into the ocean anyway. However now I am having trouble with land based exercise. I have the time again but not the strength from before. We also have a small house. I would love to take long hikes but I can only do 3 blocks down and back before my knee complains. I think I can work beyond this as I get stronger and lighter. I also don’t have a bike anymore. A long bike ride sounds really nice right now too. So I have a fold up cheap Gazelle in my living room, am doing small walks, videos and my weight training routine. However it isn’t fun anymore. O I am seeing as I do brushing my teeth or any of the things I do to take care of myself. If I do go back to work again it will probably be from home. Then maybe a bike will be possible. I am not sure when I will feel a public pool will be safe for me.

I looked at a pair of size 12 pants today when I was at the store. They looked... possible. Not yet, but someday. (I'm in a 16 now, started in a 20.) Quite frankly, if I can get down to a 12 in pants and on top by December, I'd be thrilled.

Our state is starting to open up, we move at the beginning of next month, and we have plans as a family to work out. My girlfriend broke her back and needs a pool, and so while she's at the Aquafit for Arthritis classes, I can do my weight machines, and when Boyfriend wants to go work out over his lunch hour, I can ride over with him and get on a cycle or a treadmill for a while. I don't want to shove weight around right after a meal, but walking or gentle pedaling will be fine.

Good morning 😁 everyone! Glad to see a loss this week ... whew! This slow poke loss is frustrating but I understand it. Working to avoid the up and down. Glad to report it’s mostly down but just small increments. This week is my last week at work, then I have about 3 weeks of vacation. I hope to spend that time catching up with family❣️

Had a great afternoon with my best friends. They complained that they gained all the weight that I’ve lost 🤣. I was very encouraging as I laughed at them 😉. This was the first time we’ve all been together since the quarantine❣️

Height: 5’4”
SW: 4/2019 307
CW: 6/6. 189.4
6/10. 189.4 (-0.0)
6/13. 188.8 (-0.6)
June GW: 185
UGW: 160 (*28.8 to go)

Weekly Goals:
💚Maintain💚
✅3 miles per day walk/run
✅100+ oz per day hydration
✅1200 or less calories per day
✅500+ calories per day burned (exercise)

🧡Attain🧡
✴️2 toning days per week
✴️Eat more healthy fats (fish, nuts)
✴️Meditate 5 minutes daily (deep breathing)

Have a Super Saturday and a Great Week❣️

Back on the boards...today is day 10. The last time I made a serious effort to lose weight was in 2014; after a while I trickled off and the weight came back. The last time I was under 200 was in 2010. Switched careers to teaching so now I’m on my feet all day and don’t have time to go out for lunch like I used to do, so that has helped keep me below my previous high weight, but social distancing has canceled all of that and I got up to a new high. I had a six pound water weight drop the first day, so that number was probably inflated, but it is still both discouraging that I got there and motivating to stay on track!

HW: 243.2 (I don’t count this in my tracking because it was at the end of the day and I always track in the morning for consistency, but I preserve it so I don’t forget the shock of seeing that number. Previous high was 236.6)
SW: 241.8
CW: 232.0
June goal: under 230

My neighborhood pool is open and not very heavily used, so I’m able to swim while still social distancing. It’s the only form of exercise I can consistently get in the summer, so I’m thankful it’s open. My net food - exercise calories range between 1200 and 1500 (MFP goal 1450 for loss of 1.5 pounds per week). Right now I’m in that exciting early stage where the water rate is dropping off and it looks like I’m making huge progress - almost 10 pounds in as many days - but I know that won’t last. Still, even if you ignore the first couple days of big drops, I’ve lost at least a pound or two of real weight since the numbers settled down.