Women 200lb+, Let's Jump For Joy This July!!!

RavenStCloud · June 2020

🌺Hello, Ladies, and Happy July!!! This month, let's jump, run, lift weights, eat healthy, and just generally be good to ourselves with an open heart.

🌸 How is the summer going for you so far? Any bright spots to celebrate or any hurdles you've had to overcome?

🌺Do you have any July-specific goals or maybe a three month summer plan? Or are you just trying to make it through?

🌸Also, is there anything you'd like to share that you're grateful for? Things are still unsettled all over the world and sometimes it helps to remind ourselves, and others, about the things that we are still thankful for.

💗 If you've never been here before, please know you are welcome to join at any point in the month. All you have to do is post something, and then BAM! you're one of us.

💗 In this group, we post our weekly and monthly goals and provide support and motivation to each other as we share our triumphs and our struggles. This group is all about accountability.

💗All are welcome and, if you think you belong here, you do! No matter how much you currently weigh or how you measure (or don't measure) your weight, we'd love to hear from you.

💗Victories, both scale and non-scale, are great to hear about, but, conversely, we know that weight loss isn't all sunshine and roses. If you're going through a rough patch, please feel free to be honest and vent your heart out. The struggle is real and we're all here to support each other!

🌺Let's be joyful, jubliant, and count our blessings this July!🌺

RavenStCloud · June 2020

SW: 260lbs
CW: 232lbs
1stGW: 207lbs
2ndGW: 185lbs

Weekly goals:
🌸Do an exercise video/strength train x4 a week
🌺 Record all food and stay under calorie limit
🌸 Get moving every day (even if it's just go walk around the block once for 5 minutes)

I have a trip planned for August 1st and, even though it will probably get cancelled, I am going to pretend that it's still 100% going to happen. So I want to push myself to get moving and start really exercising again. My goal this month is to lose two pounds a week.

I only lost three pounds last month (instead of my planned 7lbs), but it's better than gaining. I struggled with healthy eating and gave up on meal prep. Snacks abounded at work, but after this Wednesday, I'll be clearing out my stash at my desk.

It's my birthday month, so I'm allowing myself one day to go back to eating meat and I'm going to a fried chicken restaurant. Super excited. But I will have a healthy breakfast and a healthy lunch to make up for all the calories I will definitely be eating.

Things I'm grateful for: that my family is healthy and staying safe in the US, while I am not there to help/harangue them into doing so. I'm grateful that I have awesome coworkers who are also into getting healthy and are fabulous at being supportive and are super nonjudgmental. I'm also grateful that I have the ability to go out and exercise, when not everyone does. There's a lot to be thankful for, but those are top of my list at the moment.

💜Have an Amazing July, everyone! 💜

CupcakeCrusoe · June 2020

July! Thanks again @RavenStCloud

Christina
31 years old
SW: 207
CW (6/30): 185.2
7/3:
7/10:
7/17:
7/24:
GW for July: 181
UGW: 145

Daily 5 to Thrive:
🌺 30 minutes for me
🌺 30 minutes of exercise
🌺 90 oz water
🌺 Sugar treats less than 10% of calories
🌺 Write 10 things I'm grateful for

Summer has been rough. It seems every month locked down I get less strict about weight loss. That changes this month.

I'm going to try out the Physiqonomics method of weight loss: progressive overload weight lifting, and 10k steps a day, little to no cardio. Because to be hot, I need weight lifting, so even though I don't like weight lifting, I do like being hot, so. And the idea of no high-intensity cardio appeals to me right now in this heat. We'll see how it goes. I can always change the plan if I can't stick to it.

I'm grateful for the ability to work from home. I don't take that for granted. And I'm very grateful for all of you, who have inspired me and held me accountable.

Countdown to the end of 2020: 26 weeks
Loss at 1 lb/week: 159
Countdown to Wedding Season: 42 weeks

On the July vision board: Wonder Woman and General Okoye

orangequilt · June 2020

Thanks for this thread RavenStCloud!

Age 51
Highest weight 105.5kg (aug 2018)
Lowest weight 94.7kg (march 2020)
Goal weight 80kg
Current weight 99.2kg start of month
Goal weight 98.0 kg end of month

July goals

💛 To plan my meals in advance for the week

💛 To keep snacks under 25% of cals

💛 To keep average for the week under 2000 cals gross

Good luck everyone!

Terytha · June 2020

32F, 5'6
SW: 272
CW: 181
GW: N/A

I've been stalled out for 6 weeks. I'm not even gonna bother with a weight goal. There seems to be no point.

But I am back to the gym at least for now, so I'll focus on some fitness goals, like getting back my lost strength and maybe actually doing a full pushup. I want to learn how to do pullups also.

I've gotta get my sugar intake down again too. I've been getting bad again. Pushing and eating too much candy. Sugar is not my friend, it really hurts my stomach.

Time to be strict with myself once more.

Kelceybyers · June 2020

SW: 240lbs
CW: 239lbs
1stGW: 200lbs
2ndGW: 180lbs

I have fallen off the wagon so often I think I spend more time chasing the wagon down again instead of trusting the process. I'm moving at the beginning of September and I want my family to see a confident, strong woman who won't let anything stop her.

I am working on a low carb lifestyle without driving myself too crazy with restrictions. I will say I do love going to the gym so exercise has never been a problem for me.

Feel free to add me.

wanderinglight · June 2020

SW: 232lbs
CW: 225lbs
1stGW: not focusing on the number this month - exercise goals only

Weekly goals:
🌸 Continue my outdoor workouts (no gym, no problem!) - swimming, gymnastic rings, and cardio bursts
🌺 Record all food and stay under sugar goal

This month I want to get stronger and I want to stay consistent with exercise. I feel utterly hopeless about losing weight. Sorry to start off like that but it's true. All the women in my family are very overweight. All the women in my family have been dieting their whole lives (and so have I - including not just diets but the "lifestyle changes"). It just doesn't seem to work in any long-term way for any of us except for the ones who had weight loss surgery. I'm about to turn 50 and I'm so, so tired of the struggle. The only thing that I feel like I have in my corner is that I actually really like working out and I'm super self-motivated, so I'm going to focus on getting stronger physically.

I just bought a set of rings and have been setting them up in the park to do beginners' workouts interspersed with slow jogs around the basketball courts. I'd like to be able to do four laps around the courts by the end of the month.

Things I'm grateful for: we just moved to the Hill Country in TX (from Atlanta) and although it's sooo different from the city, I'm really loving it. We're on 3 acres and some of my favorite things are: hanging my laundry on the line, watching the birds (there's a nest of little baby birds actually living in our old truck!), sitting outside and reading the New Yorker and eating frozen grapes while the deer come to visit, and being around my dad.

💜 Thank you for starting this thread. I'm so happy to be here! 💜

pamiede · June 2020

Hi all!!! Didn’t meet my June goal but I know what needs to be done. It’s not my workouts but my eating. Need to reduce the amount by a few more bites!

Height: 5’4”
SW: 4/2019 307 (loss to date = 120.8)
CW: 6/30 186.2 (June loss = 3.2 lbs 😔)
July GW: 180 (Dreaming big here 🥴)
UGW: 160 (26 lbs to go; 06/01/2021)

Maintain:
✅ 1000 - 1200 calories per day
✅ >25 G protein each meal
✅ 100 oz water per day
✅ Walk/run 2-3 miles per day
Goals:
🧡 1 lb per week loss
🧡 No sugar or added sugar for 3 weeks
🧡 Add 10 minutes stretching daily

Let’s Jump for Joy 🧚🏽 this July❣️

KeriA · July 2020

wanderinglight wrote: »

Things I'm grateful for: we just moved to the Hill Country in TX (from Atlanta) and although it's sooo different from the city, I'm really loving it. We're on 3 acres and some of my favorite things are: hanging my laundry on the line, watching the birds (there's a nest of little baby birds actually living in our old truck!), sitting outside and reading the New Yorker and eating frozen grapes while the deer come to visit, and being around my dad.

💜 Thank you for starting this thread. I'm so happy to be here! 💜

The Hill Country in TX is one of the most beautiful places in the country. This is from someone who is really a beach person and who lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We lived in Austin when my husband went back to school in Civil Engineering so for a couple of years we lived on the edge of the Hill Country. Enjoy!

KeriA · July 2020

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 June weight: 6/12: 250.8
July 1 SW: TBD tomorrow
CW: 251.6

GW: Onderland 1st, maintain for a few weeks then 150 lbs. Then evaluate what weight is best for me. I just want to have a healthy weight for me.

July Goal weight: 246

My July Goals are:
1. Continue to get enough sleep and water intake
2. Continue to log weight, food and exercise and stay under calorie goal
5. Continue to make healthy meals at home
3. Get some exercise 5-6 days a week and up NEAT. Try to exceed 150 min. of exercise/ week and if my fitbit doesn’t irritate my skin get more steps each week.
4. Get into the 240s and lose an average of a pound a week at least.

I feel like a broken record. I lowered my lows and my highs last month but I didn’t make it into the 240s. I know how hard it was to make it into the 250s but somehow I didn’t expect it to be the same to get into the 240s. I feel like I could go back to work any week now and it will be a lot harder to exercise and to lose. Here I had a month to concentrate on it and barely lost anything. I should be able to lose 4 lbs in a month in a healthy way.

🌸I am thankful to @RavenSt.Cloud for this thread. I have lost more than 16 pounds when others are gaining the COVID 16 lbs. I am thankful to all the wonderful people on the thread that are so inspiring and supportive. I may be complaining about lack of progress last month but I didn’t gain and I got more exercise and ate healthy food.

I am thankful for my family’s health too. I am thankful my husband is still employed and I am so far still on temporary furlough and not laid off. I am thankful that I get to stay safely home with my wonderful husband and daughter and our 2 almost twin bonded pair kittens. I am thankful that my son and daughter-in-law are safely working at home especially since they live where the cases at a fast rate.

speyerj · July 2020

wanderinglight wrote: »

I feel utterly hopeless about losing weight. Sorry to start off like that but it's true. All the women in my family are very overweight. All the women in my family have been dieting their whole lives (and so have I - including not just diets but the "lifestyle changes"). It just doesn't seem to work in any long-term way for any of us except for the ones who had weight loss surgery. I'm about to turn 50 and I'm so, so tired of the struggle.

There are lots of reasons to be hopeful. You can do this. Step one: tell yourself, as often as you need to until you believe it, that you are going to stay on track, that you are going to stick with it, that you will be successful in your fitness goals. Starting out is hard. But I can tell you that if you keep at it after a month it gets easier, and the month after, even easier. Just start small. Pick one or two things you can do today that you can commit to doing everyday. Then do it. And I would make one of those things logging your food. Logging your food is very effective. I look forward to watching your progress here.

CupcakeCrusoe · July 2020

pamiede wrote: »

Hi all!!! Didn’t meet my June goal but I know what needs to be done. It’s not my workouts but my eating. Need to reduce the amount by a few more bites!

Height: 5’4”
SW: 4/2019 307 (loss to date = 120.8)
CW: 6/30 186.2 (June loss = 3.2 lbs 😔)

Just wanted to say- 3.2 pound loss in a month is GREAT LOSS when you're at this weight. You're doing great.

I took a nice long walk while the sun hasn't come up yet, knocked out ~6k steps already. I'm working on my list of things I'm grateful for at the moment. And later, it will be lifting time. I'll incentivize myself with a new series on Netflix to watch during my rest times.

Have a great day, everyone!

AshleyBK0620 · July 2020

Hey everyone.
I'm Ashley.
My current weight is 275
Goal weight is 175 but I will be happy if I even get down to 200
I am 5'6"
My heaviest I was at 288
I have tried so many things to lose the weight but it sticks to me like glue.
I am interested in support here, and I will support you back.
Lets go on walks together - even if we are from across the globe. Video me and we will chat as we walk in our own area. Lets share recipes. Lets have virtual shared movie nights with our favorite healthy snack.
Lets be friends !!

Add me

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 · July 2020

My July weight loss goals are centered around "getting back down to business". Moving has pretty much consumed my thinking for the last couple months, and the stress of it has stalled my weight loss entirely. But this week we are painting and doing some renovations, and hopefully we move on the 6th. Then as I unpack and put things away, I can also get a membership to the local YMCA, which has reopened, and start working out again. In terms of poundage, I just want to see where I wind up when the stress of moving finally abates and go from there.

crystalsan726 · July 2020

Height 5'9"
Highest weight 244.6 (August 2019)
Lowest weight on MFP 190 (June 2016)
Lowest ever weight 170
Goal weight 170
July starting weight 222.6
July goal weight 215

July goals

🌺 Exercise everyday

🌺 Continue to drink a gallon of water everyday

🌺 Eat more fruits and veggies

🌺 Not have any sweets

planktonbye · July 2020

Woke up with this classic tune from k.d. lang in my head:

She was a big-boned gal from southern Alberta;
You just couldn't call her small.
You can bet every Saturday night
She'd be heading for the Legion hall.

ChrysalisCove · July 2020

32F, 5’3”
SW: 245
Goal 1: 220
Goal 2: 200
Goal 3: 185 **Previous LW**
UGW: 140-170 (will reassess closer to goal)

🌺 Close my Stand ring (12hrs) daily
🌺 Close my Move ring (540Cal) daily
🌺 Close my Exercise ring (30min) at least 2x/wk
🌺 No snacking after 8pm

🌸 Spent yesterday at a theme park with my family. It just reopened by reservation only & exclusively to members with heavily reduced numbers. They did a fabulous job - sanitizing rides between every single run, frequently sanitizing benches / handrails / dining tables, ride operators enforcing mask rules, touchless food ordering / drink refills, etc. A small taste of (relative) normalcy was very welcome.

🌸 We’ll be spending most of the month house-sitting for a colleague in the area where we hope to purchase a home next spring, so the month ahead will be full of lessons-on-the-go (we homeschool), Open Houses, & getting to know our soon-to-be new home city.

elainey13 · July 2020

Hi Everyone,

Joining again as I think this is really helping.
SW: 130kg / 287lbs (1st May)
CW (22/06): 125kg / 276lbs

1st GW: 114kg / 251lbs
2nd GW: 104kg / 229lbs
UGW: 88kg / 194lbs

July goals:
🌸At least 225 minutes on the exercise bike weekly
🌸Keep within my calorie goal on My Fitness Pal
🌸At least a 750 calorie deficit on Fitbit daily (exercise + calories)
🌸Keep getting good sleep every night
🌸Keep putting weight loss first in my life

July 6th: 124.5kg / 274lbs
July 13th: 124kg / 273lbs
July 20th: 123.5kg / 272lbs
July 27th: 123kg / 271lbs
July 31st: 122.5kg / 270lbs

Hopefully progress continues in July downwards but if it doesn’t I’ll take any downward movement!

aliciap0116 · July 2020

Thank you @RavenStCloud!!

49 years old; 5'6"
SW: 236.4 (9/8/19)
7/1: 189.4
7/8:
7/15:
7/22:
7/29:

Happy July everyone! So happy to be in a new month. I am not setting a weight-loss goal for this month. We have a week of vacation coming up and I would rather focus on my non-scale goals, as I have lost ground on good habits.

Limit coffee - I found a low acid coffee and had switched over from tea. But I feel like the coffee puts me through energy highs and lows that are not great for me.
Intermittent fasting/eat when I am hungry - still working on limiting treats and sweets at night.
128 oz of water - this one should be easy, right??? It feels so good when I do it.
Resume exercise - I would like to get movement for at least 15 minutes 5 days a week. Work has been incredibly stressful and I need to reclaim some balance.

Happy to be on this journey with you all in July!

AgnesFerniot · July 2020

July start Weight: 217.xx
July Goal Weight: 205.xx
Ultimate Goal Weight:

July 1 :
July 8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:
July 31

I wish to reclaim all my health in body mind and soul and in relationships.

jm216 · July 2020

Hello friends!

I’m starting July with jumping jacks of joy!
I joined this group exactly a month ago:
Starting weight: 228.9 on 6/1/2020
Today’s weight: 223.3 on 7/1/2020
Age: 50

I am down 6.6 pounds! 🥰
Feeling fabulous!

June’s successes:
Logging every day for 30 days😁
Salads for lunch at work
Portable protein shake for 3pm munchies
Low sodium V8 Juice on the way home from work
Consistent dog walking at 6:30am for 15 minutes weekdays
Yard work—grass cutting/ weed whacking
Swimming— so grateful to have
Meal planning

By logging, I can see my triggers for mindless munching and replace them with better choices. Protein shake or v8 instead of potato chips.

I know that weight loss is not linear, and the scale is often fickle, so I’m just trying to enjoy the journey.

I wish you all a great July!

Jill ❤️

sweetirish · July 2020

40 yrs old
Starting weight 343
June Starting weight 262
July Starting weight 257

June goals - increase activities, 2 servings of fruit and unlimited veggies this month, increase fish and decrease meat, more nuts and yogurt.
June results - increased my activities by adding desk exercises and walking. changed out snacks for more fresh veggies and fruit. LOTS of shrimp in June. IVF cycle approved and completed. Found out this morning that I am pregnant!
July goals - continue healthy eating, adding small weights to my arm exercises and more walking. Increasing water intake and following my nutritionist's pregnancy guidelines from my previous attempt.

Thank you to everyone who wished us luck last month. Sincerely.

CupcakeCrusoe · July 2020

sweetirish wrote: »

40 yrs old
Starting weight 343
June Starting weight 262
July Starting weight 257

June goals - increase activities, 2 servings of fruit and unlimited veggies this month, increase fish and decrease meat, more nuts and yogurt.
June results - increased my activities by adding desk exercises and walking. changed out snacks for more fresh veggies and fruit. LOTS of shrimp in June. IVF cycle approved and completed. Found out this morning that I am pregnant!
July goals - continue healthy eating, adding small weights to my arm exercises and more walking. Increasing water intake and following my nutritionist's pregnancy guidelines from my previous attempt.

Thank you to everyone who wished us luck last month. Sincerely.

CONGRATULATIONS!

speyerj · July 2020

OMG @sweetirish ! CONGRATULATIONS!!! 🎉👶❤

speyerj · July 2020

Name: Jane
Age: 55
SW: 286.5 (6/3/19)
GW: 175
6/30 weight: 177.0

Weekly tracking:
7/4:
7/11:
7/18:
7/25:
7/31:

July goals:
Maintain my weight between 173 and 177
Continue to log food daily
Run a half marathon
Continue to run 4x week
Get at least 45 "active" minutes a day
Get at least 10,000 steps

I am grateful for my health. I'm grateful that I still have a job that I love. I'm grateful to my family and the time we get to spend together. I'm grateful for the wrinkly skin around my abdomen and thighs - it's a badge of honor for the fat I've lost. I'm grateful for all the support and collective wisdom of this group and my friends on MFP who have cheered me on through this journey.

I am starting a new chapter with maintenance. While essentially nothing has changed - I still weigh myself, I still log, I still weigh my food, I still have macros and calorie limits - it still feels very much like uncharted territory and I will confess, I am am afraid of failing. I am afraid of getting complacent in my tracking. I am afraid of my own hubris getting in the way of my success. I am afraid that I will injure myself and have to stop running again and that will be my undoing. I have had lots of success in weight loss, but no success in maintaining so far. But I need to remind myself, I have lots of experience with what didn't work. And so I can learn from it and use that to my advantage.

cesse47 · July 2020

🌸 Cesse - age 72 - Check-In 🌸

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)
291.2 lbs - weighin on 6/30 -- stayed same for month of July (17.4 lb Total Loss To Date)

Isn't that a kicker!! Stayed the same as weight at end of May. I know I gained in June, probably close to 5 lbs at a guess ... and whatever I gained, I've evidently lost. So, I'll consider staying the same for June to be a win! LOL

July Mini Goal -- 285 lbs - (need to lose 8.2 lbs or approx. 2 lb/week)
First Major Goal = Onederland
Goal Weight = 165 lbs

JULY GOALS ---
(1) Log all food and beverages honestly; Drink 10+ water [week 1 challenge = MEASURE IT!]
(2) Exercise 30 min minimum (3000 steps)
(3) Clean 30 min per day: house or yard or declutter

Met brother Dave for breakfast to get flood recovery update. Then on to the Farmer's Market to pickup locally grown fresh veggies and a couple of fresh caught lake perch steaks for meals this week. Also stopped at Ace Hardware to get new gloves, a new garden hose nozzle, and a bottle of tree stump / tree suckers / nuisance vine killer. So, am very behind in chores. Will come back after lunch to catch up / comment on posts from y'all.

Have a Great Day!! 🌞

changeforeverlj · July 2020

@sweetirish OMW that's

fantastic!! Congratulations

@speyerj I look forward to cheering you on from the sidelines! This time you will succeed with maintenance, you have your game plan!

donnajean_423 · July 2020

Happy July ❤️

51 - 5’9”
SW 263.8 (6/12)
CW 261.0 (6/26)
GW 255.0 (July)
GW 190

July Goals
🌻 Log everyday
🌻 Drink 64oz water per day
🌻 Walk 5 times per week
🌻 Practice mindful eating

MuttiNM · July 2020

@sweetirish What wonderful news! Congratulations!!!

MuttiNM · July 2020

Wednesday weigh in and happy July everyone!

Highest weight: 435 (11/1/18)--lost 50 lbs. by the end of 2018 but got off track and gained back almost 31 lbs.
SW: 415.8 (4/17/19)

6/24: 237.0
6/30: 235.6
7/1: 234.8
7/8:
7/15:
7/22:
7/29:

July GW: 228.1
GW: 160 (then reevaluate)

Weekly exercise goals:
- exercise bike 5 times per week - 3/5
- short walking videos or treadmill twice a day 5 times per week - 2/5
- strength training (including core specific exercises) 2 times per week - 2/2
- chair yoga 4 times per week - 3/4

Even though I weighed myself yesterday, I "had" to stick to my routine of "weigh in Wednesday" and somehow I lost a few ounces from yesterday for a new low. At least for today, I've lost 200 pounds from my highest weight! It really doesn't seem possible.

Last week was busy so I didn't do as well with my exercise goals but at least I did get some exercise in. I had a couple trips to my parents for doctor appointments and my daughter was home for a few days. We had a nice visit. We were going to hit one of the bike trails but no bike shops had any bikes for rent this summer. Guess they chose to sell their bikes instead of keeping any for rentals this year. We did go on 3 walks though. I took her on my 3 favorite hiking trails/walking paths around here. My son was able to join us for one of the walks. It felt good to be able to do that with them. In the past, I couldn't walk 100 feet without feeling like I was going to die. Being able to walk for 30 to 50 minutes straight feels like an amazing gift! I just have to keep at it so I can do more difficult trails and go for longer times. There are so many cool trails yet to explore!

I plan to spend some time evaluating my exercise plan either this week or next. July 15 will be a year since I added exercise to my plan to improve my health. I want to think about my goals now that I've made some progress. Things that seemed impossible last year just might be achievable some day!

Thanks @RavenStCloud for starting this thread and thanks to all of you for the daily inspiration and support you provide!

wanderinglight · July 2020

KeriA wrote: »

wanderinglight wrote: »

Things I'm grateful for: we just moved to the Hill Country in TX (from Atlanta) and although it's sooo different from the city, I'm really loving it. We're on 3 acres and some of my favorite things are: hanging my laundry on the line, watching the birds (there's a nest of little baby birds actually living in our old truck!), sitting outside and reading the New Yorker and eating frozen grapes while the deer come to visit, and being around my dad.

💜 Thank you for starting this thread. I'm so happy to be here! 💜

The Hill Country in TX is one of the most beautiful places in the country. This is from someone who is really a beach person and who lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We lived in Austin when my husband went back to school in Civil Engineering so for a couple of years we lived on the edge of the Hill Country. Enjoy!

Yes! Beach person here too -- we lived in Santa Monica for 20 years before taking a detour to Atlanta and now Fredericksburg, TX. Coronavirus circumstances precipitated this move but we're going to enjoy it anyway!

Women 200lb+, Let's Jump For Joy This July!!!

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