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

wholebygrace · June 2020

Sarah
43 years old; 5'3
SW: 225
Last May Weight (5/29): 208.6
CW: 205.4
6/5: 207
6/12: 206.6
6/19: 205.4
GW for June: 203
UGW: 125

June Goals

☀️ Complete C25K: Done!
☀️ Read 4 books per month (Done! I finished Thunderhead, Just Mercy, The New Kid, and Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth) Currently listening to Heft and get to choose a new book this evening!
☀️ Close my Apple rings every single day
☀️ Find good snack alternatives
☀️ Eat a veggie or fruit with every meal

I failed to post last week, but last week I completed C25K and feel a tremendous sense of pride! I am going to continue working towards a true 5k and then working on my time and then adding distance. I forgot what a stress relief running can be. My anxiety continues to be high, especially with Texas seeing such an increase in Covid cases. Exercise is one of my outlets.

@orangequilt Hooray, you are almost done! I look forward to your "fresh air" post

@chlomonster555 What a horrific event! I cannot even imagine! But, good for you for searching out a silver lining and realizing that you are, in fact, strong. I am happy you have friends and family to help you out.

Good job everyone! Keep up the momentum!

KeriA · June 2020

@Chrysalis the last time we replaced our scale the new one registered 5 lbs higher! That was too hard to take. Then we found it was higher that the scale at the gym too. So I deduct a lb from my not so new scale when I take my weight. We didn’t trust our old scale but we did trust the gym. So I had to get used to being 4 lbs heavier than I thought. I could deal with that but not 5. At least it gives us pounds in .2 lb increments. Good luck finding a good scale.
@FoolishJoy I am glad you are seeing progress.
@xenapoland Sometimes we are the most discouraged right before we see progress.

Well today I lost 1.4 lbs from the day before and the 2 days before I had lost .6 pounds from the day before that. So I am hovering right above my low and would love to keep going. However we decided to have Friday breakfast and we are meeting up with friends at a park tonight for a physical distance meal. However I do not need any lunch so I should be fine. If I am good this weekend I may make some progress with the scale. I was going to do another weight training yesterday but instead I asked my husband if he wanted to walk since it was after 5. He did. I wanted more challenge than our usual walk and was encouraged with how I did on the walk along the Sound on Sunday so I suggested we walk 1 block farther down and loop up to the next block and come back. This is 3 blocks more than our last neighborhood walk and 5 blocks more than what we have been doing all year until recently.

I confirmed something yesterday that I suspected after our walk on Sunday. My knee didn’t give me problems that day despite walking longer. Yesterday I made it longer but my knees did complain at times on the walk. When? It complained when the road sloped. We try to walk on the sidewalks that may be uneven but are flat but some blocks don’t have sidewalks and this is when I had knee complaints. I am not talking up or down hill I am talking about the way streets are graded for stormwater runoff. Unfortunately the lake walk I used to do my running intervals on is also graded and not flat. It is a beautiful walk around a lake that is just under 5k. So we may want to go to Golden Gardens beach more often since that sidewalk is flat. The walk we usually do has sidewalks but when we extended it we get into streets without sidewalks that are graded. So it isn’t distance holding me back. It is finding sidewalks or trails that aren’t graded. I have wanted to take long walks during this time but thought I couldn’t. It turns out I just have to find the right places. I don’t have trouble with hills going up just with them going down too steeply.
I think I will do a little Gazelle and a little weight training today and hopefully we will do a bit of walking in the park although I think we will be talking more. Usually I do an exercise video on Fridays but I did one on Wednesday so all is good.

procolorer · June 2020

Hey all! Weigh in went well despite my maintenance day!

PW (6/12) 265.6
CW (6/19) 263.6

Can’t say I’m made. My goal of 259.9 may be out of reach for the month but I’m going to be super close!

FoolishJoy · June 2020

NSV: I turned down a cupcake from a neighbor last night, and I bought my daughter a donut at the store today without taking even a bite!

*happy dance*

finngirl61 · June 2020

Hi ladies,
Haven't posted in a bit, but am glad to see some old friends and new ones! I've been logging but not doing well. I still let stress and anxiety get me down. Then I don't want to do anything, but what's necessary. I did do a Zoom class online, plus a Zoom mtg with some church members, so those were good things.
I saw a foot dr today and we talked about the shoes I should be wearing, so that my right foot and especially the knee, don't hurt.
My girlfriend started walking in the morning with a half mile, and now she's up to 3 + miles a day. So I need to make a commitment, even if I just start slowly.
One lady from church says she starts each day with a prayer to God. I liked that. And even if you6not religious, we can start our say with a positive talk to ourselves.
Anyway, @chlomonster555, I'm sorry to hear you were punched! So awful. But you got back up and hooray!!!
@Terytha- wow, you're at 179 and a year ago you were 275. So inspiring! I'm at 270 right now, and had hoped to hit at least 265 by end of June, but not sure . . .
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 , you're busy with house stuff, but just think how great it will be to have new house!
@xenapoland- yes, you're so write about making time for exercise! We make time for other things and people- aren't we just as important??
@speyerj- you continue to inspire me!!! I'm so happy for your progress. ❤
Ok then, signing off. Remember, when you get tired, just rest, don't quit.
Love you all!

xenapoland · June 2020

So today is my 7th day of officially starting diet, tomorrow will be first week complete weigh in and measuring. So far it loos like it will be 3kg/6lbs down. Started with 109kg/ 240lbs, but truthfully few weeks ago I was n 110kg/ 242.5lbs.
So far so good, I would be cautious if 6lbs/week drop happened later on in the diet, but in the first few weeks it tends to go down quick. I know for sure a lot of water dropped. I felt a bit too tired, thirsty and dehydrated even though I've been drinking tons of water. So yesterday I've upped my carbs intake and felt much better straight away, so perhaps, I will keep my carbs a bit higher. In the end of the day the road is long and the most important for now is to keep the diet reasonable and healthy.

Ladies, you are all inspiring

Starting weight: 109kg/ 240lbs
Height: 176cm/ 5'10

Mithridites · June 2020

Age: 40
SW: 212.6
May 22: 208.2
May 28: 206.2
June 2: 204.8
June 6: 203.4
Today: 199.8 Hello Onederland!

GW: 160.6

Hello Brave Ones! It’s me the friendly lurker

I’ve felt so supported just by reading this community’s posts but now it’s time to share again. My successes in the last couple of weeks include finding a counsellor and a lawyer to talk to. They both helped tremendously. It’s funny how the mind works - the whole time it was scaring me with worst-case scenarios or making me feel guilty that I couldn’t hold my marriage together. It takes two. I may never find out why my husband left me but the lawyer made a couple of interesting guesses that rang true.
Meanwhile I’m setting myself up to succeed at this weight-loss thing. There are no more surprise chips or cookies being sat in my eye-line until I cave. No one is urging me to eat another helping. No one to suggest we put ‘cheese on that.’ No one to debate that every meat MUST have gravy on it. Thus I’m eating a lot of steamed vegetables that I actually LIKE without cheese or gravy on them. I’m taking the time to log. I’m rolling out my yoga mat in the living room whenever I want or need.
Today I hit a big milestone: 199.8 pounds. I have arrived in Onederland. And I feel TRIUMPHANT.
I really needed a win because a foot injury flared up in the last week and it’s a little worrying. Before I would have put off tending to it in favor of spending time cooking for my husband, spending time with him, or keeping our place spotless, but NO MORE. I took care of #1 and visited my physiotherapist. They’ve just reopened and are observing tight health guidelines. I'm hoping a few more visits will put the flared-up sesamoid back to sleep.
@KeriA Thank you for the encouragement. I hope your health&fitness planning is going well. Several planners work in our office and it looks like an interesting profession, minus all the red tape.
@torihudson6 Thank you for the kind words. I feel less alone in my struggle with depression and anxiety. The more people talk about it, the less scary it gets. Unfortunately mental health is still taboo in many circles and carries a social stigma. I hope you’re continuing to close the circles on your apple watch and enjoying the summer weather.
@CupcakeCrusoe That profile picture was taken in Key West. It actually is my face in the cardboard cutout. Once I look as strong and healthy as you, I will make a similar selfie for my profile. Tyvm for the reminder that I am handling things - sometimes it doesn’t feel that way.

Wishing you all the best weekend you can have and many successful losses.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 · June 2020

Mithridites wrote: »

Age: 40
SW: 212.6
May 22: 208.2
May 28: 206.2
June 2: 204.8
June 6: 203.4
Today: 199.8 Hello Onederland!
GW: 160.6

Hello Brave Ones! It’s me the friendly lurker I’ve felt so supported just by reading this community’s posts but now it’s time to share again. My successes in the last couple of weeks include finding a counsellor and a lawyer to talk to. They both helped tremendously. It’s funny how the mind works - the whole time it was scaring me with worst-case scenarios or making me feel guilty that I couldn’t hold my marriage together. It takes two. I may never find out why my husband left me but the lawyer made a couple of interesting guesses that rang true.
.

I had to leave my husband in 2018. It's hard, and I'm sorry that things didn't work out for you, but, as you said, the freedom from coping with someone else's unhelpful food practices is huge. My ex is a food addict, too, so not being around him was a rock bottom requirement for me to be able to figure out what works for my body and how personally to go about eating less. My current partners are very helpful, and are making sure to support me in small and large ways every day.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 · June 2020

Well, I'm still plateaued, but I'm just going to pack up the jeans I'm not quite into and live with it for another couple weeks. I'm busy, and that may shift it, and if not, as soon as we can manage it after the move the three of us are getting memberships at the YMCA that is just around the corner from our new house. Eventually us two girls will be able to walk there as a warmup for our workouts, it's that close! And I know it will recomp, at minimum, when I start doing weight work again.

planktonbye · June 2020

FoolishJoy wrote: »

I may not be losing according to the scale, but I AM losing fat in my tummy and legs.

What do you mean, woman?!!!! Your figure is my goal! Keep up the awesome work.

FoolishJoy · June 2020

planktonbye wrote: »

What do you mean, woman?!!!! Your figure is my goal! Keep up the awesome work.

Bwahahahahahahaha! Thank you! I just mean that the scale has been stuck on the same 2 numbers for 3 weeks! I have a feeling that it's because I'm gaining muscle: I have this wonderful new set poking out of my thighs!

finngirl61 · June 2020

@Mithridites and @AlexandraFindsHerself1971 - you both are so strong to have gone through marriage problems. I am still married, but dealing with occasional seriousissues. I am trying to focus on what I need to do for myself, and sometimes that's hard. But it has to happen- no pity parties. I will at least keep tracking my food, and find a way to deal with anxiety. Thanks for your inspiration! 🙂❤

speyerj · June 2020

@Mithridites - you are awesome. I love how you are taking a difficult chapter in your life, one where you might feel like things are beyond your control and figuring out what you can control and how to make something positive and beautiful out of it. Welcome to Onederland!

And @FoolishJoy - holy cow! I can't believe that's just 14 days! Yeah, you don't need a scale to tell you that you are killing it. But don't worry the scale will show your progress soon.

And while we are on the topic of the scale and the whole question of whether building muscle hides weight loss on the scale - this is something I learned recently. When we are eating at a deficit and doing strength training it's possible to gain muscle, but it happens really, really slowly - takes months to put on a pound of muscle. So the sudden weight gain that you see when you've been burning fat through your calorie deficit but also doing strength training isn't muscle mass. It's water. Because when you put your body under stress - mental or physical - you produce the stress hormone cortisol, and that makes you retain water. Strength training and eating at a deficit puts your body under physical stress. The good news is that it's completely temporary. The bad news is that this cycle repeats itself. Long time losers have been through that cycle so many times we just expect it. We will drop 3 or 4 pounds one week and then nothing for 3 weeks. It's just the way it goes. But even when the scale isn't showing our progress, we know we are on track. Don't let the scale get you down. It's just one data point of many.

FoolishJoy · June 2020

speyerj wrote: »

@Mithridites - you are awesome. I love how you are taking a difficult chapter in your life, one where you might feel like things are beyond your control and figuring out what you can control and how to make something positive and beautiful out of it. Welcome to Onederland!

And @FoolishJoy - holy cow! I can't believe that's just 14 days! Yeah, you don't need a scale to tell you that you are killing it. But don't worry the scale will show your progress soon.

And while we are on the topic of the scale and the whole question of whether building muscle hides weight loss on the scale - this is something I learned recently. When we are eating at a deficit and doing strength training it's possible to gain muscle, but it happens really, really slowly - takes months to put on a pound of muscle. So the sudden weight gain that you see when you've been burning fat through your calorie deficit but also doing strength training isn't muscle mass. It's water. Because when you put your body under stress - mental or physical - you produce the stress hormone cortisol, and that makes you retain water. Strength training and eating at a deficit puts your body under physical stress. The good news is that it's completely temporary. The bad news is that this cycle repeats itself. Long time losers have been through that cycle so many times we just expect it. We will drop 3 or 4 pounds one week and then nothing for 3 weeks. It's just the way it goes. But even when the scale isn't showing our progress, we know we are on track. Don't let the scale get you down. It's just one data point of many.

Thank you so much! That was seriously helpful!

The new thigh muscle I'm seeing is from doing leg workout videos for about 2 months, so it seems to be on track, but absolutely, the water retention thing makes sense too!

cory17 · June 2020

Hello all:
Jumping back in, need to be accountable.

speyerj · June 2020

And speaking of dropping weight:

Name: Jane
Age: 55
SW: 286.5 (6/3/19)
GW: 175
5/31 weight: 179.3

Weekly tracking
6/6: 180.1
6/13: 179.1
6/20: 176.9
6/27:
6/30:

Goals for June:
Run 11 miles on June 22nd - heading out for my first run in since 6/3 as soon as the rain dies down. I don't know how many miles I'll be able to do, but I'm just going to go out and see what happens.
Walk for 45 minutes a day - rocked this goal. I really got a chance to explore my neighborhood, heading out with my camelback and finding the highest hills I could climb for 2 to 3 hour weekend urban hikes. I normally avoid running in my neighborhood because its ridiculously hilly. But walking isn't a problem. It was a nice change of pace to walk instead of run.
Get 10,000 steps a day - no problem. Only day this month I didn't make that goal was when I spent 6 hours in the ER.
Maintain a 500/calorie deficit/day - I'm enjoying losing at a slower pace. I have to watch my nighttime snacking. Back when I was more disciplined it was easier to forgo the carb laden nighttime treat. I had to remind myself that having a high protein snack kills the carb munchies.
Maintain below 180 - excited to have two weekly weigh ins below 180. While I know I can stand to lose more weight, all my clothes fit me right now - these are clothes from 5 years ago when I lost 100 pounds previously. They are lovely and in great shape and I don't want to get too small to wear them. Right now they are loose, but not so loose that someone would say they don't fit well. So I'm contemplating maintaining through the summer between 173-177. I'll set the goal weight at 175 and just try to stay there for 3 months. This avoids unnecessary trips to clothing stores.
Stay well heal my injuries/Stay safe/Not sick - Bruising on my face has healed. Still have a tender spot on my cheek and some facial pain. But headaches are better and my brain is working better. Concussions are no joke!

FoolishJoy · June 2020

speyerj wrote: »

And speaking of dropping weight:

Name: Jane
Age: 55
SW: 286.5 (6/3/19)
GW: 175
5/31 weight: 179.3

Weekly tracking
6/6: 180.1
6/13: 179.1
6/20: 176.9
6/27:
6/30:

Goals for June:
Run 11 miles on June 22nd - heading out for my first run in since 6/3 as soon as the rain dies down. I don't know how many miles I'll be able to do, but I'm just going to go out and see what happens.
Walk for 45 minutes a day - rocked this goal. I really got a chance to explore my neighborhood, heading out with my camelback and finding the highest hills I could climb for 2 to 3 hour weekend urban hikes. I normally avoid running in my neighborhood because its ridiculously hilly. But walking isn't a problem. It was a nice change of pace to walk instead of run.
Get 10,000 steps a day - no problem. Only day this month I didn't make that goal was when I spent 6 hours in the ER.
Maintain a 500/calorie deficit/day - I'm enjoying losing at a slower pace. I have to watch my nighttime snacking. Back when I was more disciplined it was easier to forgo the carb laden nighttime treat. I had to remind myself that having a high protein snack kills the carb munchies.
Maintain below 180 - excited to have two weekly weigh ins below 180. While I know I can stand to lose more weight, all my clothes fit me right now - these are clothes from 5 years ago when I lost 100 pounds previously. They are lovely and in great shape and I don't want to get too small to wear them. Right now they are loose, but not so loose that someone would say they don't fit well. So I'm contemplating maintaining through the summer between 173-177. I'll set the goal weight at 175 and just try to stay there for 3 months. This avoids unnecessary trips to clothing stores.
Stay well heal my injuries/Stay safe/Not sick - Bruising on my face has healed. Still have a tender spot on my cheek and some facial pain. But headaches are better and my brain is working better. Concussions are no joke!

You're so close to your GW!!! Git it, girl!

Tazaria87 · June 2020

Age: 33
Height: 5'9"
Starting Weight on 4/16: 270

Here's what my weigh-ins look like this month so far (I weigh in on Saturdays)
-6/6 245.0
-6/13 243.4
-6/20 239.8

My goals for June
-Log food every day and stay under 1650 calories Check here! I was really snacky a couple of days this week but I managed to fit everything into my plan and stayed under calorie goal
-Drink 128oz of water per day Check!
-Stick to workout schedule
-Day 1 Chest/Shoulder, 30min treadmill check
-Day 2 Legs/Abs, 30mins treadmill check
-Day 3 Arms/Back, 30mins treadmill check
-Day 4 Rest day check

I know working out on a 4 day schedule may seem a bit odd because I'm doing different workouts on different days every week but it's been working really well for me so far so I'm gonna stick with it.
Last week I posted about having problems with motivation. I went out into this community and found people to add as friends on here and it's definitely been helping! I made my diary visible to friends and just the thought of everyone being able to see my food and workout choices every day has been ramping up my motivation again!

I'm super excited about losing almost 4 pounds this week! I wasn't expecting to see a new set of "10's" for a week or 2. I have a feeling though it means I won't see much for weight loss the next week so we shall see! I want to take my measurements again next week so I will post those results too.

Have a great day everyone!

P.S. Anyone feel free to add me as a friend on here!

changeforeverlj · June 2020

@speyerj You are smashing your goals! Glad you are recovering so quickly! Great loss!

I went for a trail walk with some friends this morning, I've been on a high all day! The weather is crisp and cool but so sunny, and the terrain was rugged and hilly, with lots of acacia trees and aloes, very typical in our area, we've decided to walk next Saturday but a hike up the beach, can't wait! So I smashed all my goals on my Fitbit, which I don't normally do, and this afternoon I baked Jaimie Oliver's chocolate tart... I haven't had a taste... I might have a sliver just to taste.

planktonbye · June 2020

Hey, everyone! This seems like a great community. I'm 42, 5'8", currently at 209, goal weight 164. I put an actual picture in my profile because, like, it's a normal picture of me, I look like myself, but you can tell from the picture I could stand to lose some weight.

I've never been thin, I've always had a BMI of 25, so I've never thought of myself as someone who "can eat anything she wants and not gain weight." But looking back I realize that when I was, say, 30 I could eat a couple of pints of ice cream a WEEK and stay at a size 12. If I needed to fit into some of my smaller clothes, like an interview suit or one of my mother's college dresses or something, I just laid off the sweets for a month or so. Well, I'm 43 in July and let me tell you, those days are gone.

So younger people on this thread--monitor your food intake but ENJOY the occasional treat while you still can!

Special treat: I am on Zyprexa/olanzapine and gained 40 lbs. in less than 6 months a couple of years ago. If you're on a psych Rx or any other annoying medication, feel free to friend or message me.

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

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