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

Monday Check-in
SW 230.78 lbs (16/03/2020) 104.9 Kgs

06/07 86.5Kg 190.3
13/07 85.9Kg 188.98
20/07 84.6Kg 186.12 (-1.3 Kgs) (-2.86lbs)

A great loss this week! I increased my calories slightly after I read a post saying if you don't eat enough calories you won't loose and suddenly I dropped a lot and had the satisfaction of carbs with meals! Will try again this week and see what happens.

Have a great week!!

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

Tasks for Today ---
Do 20 min stretches and 30 min of walking
Feed & Water animals -- done
Organize Pet Room; vacuum & dust - in progress
My Bedroom: gather laundry. declutter dresser top

From my other group -- Week 4 Challenge - Beat Cravings, Temptations, and Inertia -- perfect timing!! I'll definitely be participating in this challenge week!!

Weigh-in on Saturday showed 0.9 lb loss. I was hoping for more but I'll take it!! Created a big salad for supper last night so have 3 Tupperware containers with salad for Mon-Wed ... will have for lunch or dinner. I think I'll make some hard boiled eggs today. That way, I can have egg, fresh tomato & cucumbers, and salad for low cal and low carb meal.

My daughter brought over frozen meat on Friday. Took a pkg of ham steak out of freezer. Holy Patootie!! This thing is huge ... 11 x 7 inches and about 1/2 inch thick. It weighs 2.5 lbs!! I've found an oven recipe for ham steak with mandarin orange sauce that sounds fairly easy and tasty ... keeping fingers crossed!! Figure I'll have enough leftover ham for another meal and probably a lunch.

Hope Y'all have a great day!! 💐

Isn’t it great how a new piece of workout gear or clothing can get you excited to exercise? Sometimes it’s great incentive! With that in mind...check out my cute new swim shirt! I had such a great workout today because I didn’t have to worry about my back getting sunburned. ☀️☀️

A little late with posting the check-in. I’m not sure where July has gone, but it feels like it’s almost over. I did have a birthday this past week, so I have been taking it a bit easy. And I've gone to the shore two weeks in row, staying at my Mom's place. I found these trips to be more burdensome than usual. The quarantine is so limiting, I tried to be sure I brought enough food to eat and plenty to keep me busy so i wouldn't have to go out as much. I feel like I spent most of my mini-vacations cooking, which my mother's dog did not mind at all. (She's too cute not to feed her some nibbles while food prepping. She likes parmigiano reggiano shavings, by the way! 🤣) All worth it to be near the beach!

@pamiede – I hope you are feeling better! It’s really important to walk with recovery from abdominal surgery. I say that as a nurse and from personal experience. Even if your 84-year-old neighbor could lap you. You’ll be back to pre-surgery performance before you know it. Also, I know your loved ones mean well, but I’m upset with them on your behalf. I’ve heard plenty of other people relate the same issue about “losing too much weight.” You’re the one who has to live in your skin.

@micwrites – as the old joke goes, you’ve lost about 200 pounds almost overnight! I know how hard it is to be alone, but better alone than with someone who will keep you from realizing your potential.

@speyerj – glad you found a rowing club with a solution for group rowing! I only ever rowed sweep oar, sculling would be new for me. For those here who are looking for a good low-impact exercise, rowing is a great choice. It can seem difficult at first, but as you adapt you’ll find rowing is a great full-body cardio workout.

Height: 5' 6"
SW (09/08/2019): 239.2 lbs
July SW (7/1/20): 166.4 lbs
7/5/20: 162.8 lbs
7/12/20: 161.2 lbs
7/19/20: 162.8 lbs

July GW: under 160 lbs

GW: 150 lbs , but probably with an additional 10-ish pounds to lose.

Goals for July:

• Running: I started increasing my running distance again. I ran a long run Saturday, 8.5 miles. It was 88 degrees during my run!
• Cross training – now that the gym is back open, I can start cross training instead of choosing between walking and running on the same trail every day. I’ve been cross-training for about 3 workouts a week at the gym.
• Weight training: I am thinking about starting back to weight training slowly. I might only do planks this month.
• Water: Keep drinking water, at least 128 ounces a day – I meet this most likely every day. I don’t really have a problem meeting this goal, the days I don’t meet it are really the exception, not the rule.
• Skin: Really slacked off with skin care lately.

I really need to get back to losing weight. I think I’ve gotten too lax with my tracking. I’m not really upset my weight is up this week. It happens. What I’m upset about is being stuck in the 160s for so long. And that I had a weight this week over 170 lbs. Plateaus really stink.

I haven’t made measurements a goal for a while since I don’t know what to expect anymore. Any decrease is good. I lost 2” in my measurements over the last month.

I hope to get back to setting more concrete goals in August as I did prior to the quarantine. I’m grateful to have lost and not gained weight during the quarantine. Some of you may remember that I had a built-in goal for exercise because I had been looking forward to a race – the Broad Street Run. It was supposed to be run the first Sunday in May, but was postponed to October 4th due to the quarantine. Now Philadelphia has prohibited all gatherings of more than 50 people through the end of February 2021. So this race, and all the other races this fall, has been cancelled. I have not heard officially, but it doesn’t seem likely that it will happen this year when the next race is supposed to be in May. I have no official word…I know they don’t want to refund all the entry fees, but I don’t see them keeping the money without offering a concession to everyone registered this year. It’s a popular race and with the lottery system not everyone gets in – I didn’t get in when I registered a few years ago. I can see them keeping the fees from this year and guaranteeing entry into next year’s race (and having to pay another fee for next year’s race). I’m trying to be positive by saying it will be motivating to keep myself in shape for running a 10-mile race next May. And believe me, I will be running 10 miles somewhere this October 4th, just like I did on the original race day. I may even get a t-shirt made.

Still hoping to get to the 150s this month. About a week and a half to go!

Good morning everyone!

I've read all your posts, you're all doing the best you can, and we are all in this together.

I'm having some uptick in weight, but so sharp that it is most likely ovulation week related. In the past, I've seen the same spike up to 2 lbs up over four days, which is what I'm seeing, along with cramps and bloating. So unfair that for me it hits twice- ovulation and my period.

Anyway! Still doing my steps and weight lifting. Haven't always gotten 10k steps, but I have always gotten out for at least half an hour. It's so hot. Just, unbearable. I'm covered in sweat minutes after I go outside. Doing any exercise is like doing it in a sauna, even early in the morning before the sun. I am squatting 125, benching 65, and barbell rowing 95, currently. OHP is 55 (the worst!), and deadlifts are 135. I'm glad I've chosen weight lifting and steps rather than running, because running sounds horrible right now. It'll sound more appealing in the fall.

I'm hoping this ovulation related weight gain wooshes away by Friday weigh in day, but I guess we'll see.

Drive by tags:

Thanks so much for the lovely sticker @wanderinglight ! It came with the cutest card. I've got the card tucked away somewhere safe. And I love your swim shirt, and your table. I might do something similar in my bullet journal.

@orangequilt I love how honest you are, and how you keep showing up. It's inspiring.

@mmdeveau I'm sure they'll offer something for your race. I am surprised they haven't done it yet.

@speyerj one day, I'd love to take up rowing. Won't fit in my life right now, but someday.

29F - 5'4"
SW: 224
July GW: 199.9
UGW: 120

7/5: 208.4
7/8: 207.6 (-0.8)
7/15: 206.4 (-1.2)
7/22 206.4 (-0)

Weekly goals:
Log 100% (actually 100%)
Work out 5-6 times a week but protect knee
Stay within calorie goal

Not a fantastic week. I hurt my knee working out and I've been trying to take it easy but I want to work out. I've taken a break from the 30 day shred to do HIIT on the elliptical since it's easier on my knee.

Saturday I got the ultimate bad news about my relative. I'm going to the funeral today. As per the Jewish tradition it was supposed to be no later than Monday but they needed to make a custom casket that could hold over 350lbs. That has just made me want to lose weight all the more.

I'm upset at absolutely no scale movement this week. I will not make my July goal at this rate. This has been a pretty crap week and I just wanted some weight loss to make it a bit better... But a least I didn't gain weight.

I think she's forgiven me for moving her to a new house. That's our library she's in.

I haven't posted in here since the beginning of July, whoops.
Meant to post a little more frequently, but- well. Oh well.

I've been really good about logging pretty consistently- only a few days where I've gone back in and logged, and maybe one or two days where I didn't finish logging. Those were the days I drank, to be honest. Not in an alcoholism kind of way, but a fun, drinking-with-friends way. I know I went over my calories a few times, but I'm not trying to beat myself up about that. I really want this to be about developing healthy long-term habits, and if I don't allow myself a few days here and there that I relax, have a few drinks, and not worry about calorie intake, I know I'll stop tracking, give up, and end up right back where I started, or worse.
Plus, I'm making progress.

(I'm 28 years old and 5'8")

Highest weight (April 23) - 252 lbs
June 25 weight - 227.9 lbs
Current weight - 221.7 lbs
weight lost to date - 30.3 lbs
End of July goal weight - 220 lbs
ultimate goal weight - 160ish

I had stopped weighing myself for about two weeks, because I was so discouraged at seeing the number be either a little higher than it had been, or right around the same. So imagine my surprise the other day when I finally weighed myself and saw 221.7! Crazy. I think, for now, that's the best way for me to monitor my weight, by only weighing myself every two weeks or so. Otherwise I tend to obsess over every little up-and-down.
But as it stands, I'm only 1.7lbs from my end of the month goal, with eight days left. So I should be relatively within that range, which is cool.

My coworkers keep asking me if I'm losing weight, or if I've lost weight. Am I the only one that gets kind of uncomfortable with this question? Like, yeah, I am, but... I don't know, I don't really want to talk about it. Feels like I'll jinx myself, or something. Or maybe I don't want to talk about it because it makes me focus on how much I have left to lose? I'm not even sure. But anyway, I just deflect when people ask. "Oh, yeah, maybe! I've been running and eating veggies, so I don't know..."

I've been running a good bit, and I ended up downloading Strava, an app to help me track my runs. I don't like wearing a fitbit or smart watch of any kind, so I wanted something that could track my mileage, pace, and routes. I really like the app. I look forward to seeing my progress on that. I really want to build up to longer runs- I don't care too much about how fast I'm going, although I guess I would like to get a little bit faster mile time.

Lastly, as far as my July goals go, I've been eating a really plant-heavy diet, which has been great in terms of my digestion. Plus it helps me eat fewer calories and still feel pretty full. Moving mostly away from most kinds of meat has been a really good choice for me.

If you want to add me as a friend, feel free! I'm not super active on the forums, but I am active on the app every day.

@chupacabragumbo When I first started my weight loss journey, I definitely felt that talking about it might "jinx it". As I stuck with my plan and had more success, that feeling went away. Hopefully your success will help alleviate that feeling for you in time. Plus you have every right to not discuss this if you don't want to. When people ask, you can say "yes" or "I don't know" and change the subject. I also eat mostly plant-based and find that it helps me feel pretty full too. I know that's not true for everyone but all that fiber really helps me. Good luck with your plan!

Name: Keri
67 years old, Height: 5'6"
SW: 266 lbs (Dec 2019)
2/1: 263.6
3/1: 261.8
4/1: 258
5/1:254
Lowest May weight: 251.4
6/1:254
6/30 251.6
Lowest June weight:6/25: 250.4
July 1 SW:250.4
7/16: 250.2
7/21: 250
CW: 249.6 (7/22)
1st GW: Onderland 1st, maintain for a few weeks then
2nd GW: 150 lbs. Then evaluate what weight is best for me. I just want to get to a healthy weight for me.

July Goal weight: 246 hmmm

My July Goals are:
1. Continue to get enough sleep and water intake struggle a few days with reaching my water intake goal.
2. Continue to log weight, food and exercise and stay under calorie goal I seem to have a few higher days but my calorie goal is low right now and I usually stay significantly under.
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. I got only 5 days last week but was over 150 minutes. Need to keep working on this. I will be getting a lot of walking in at the beach.
4. Get into the 240s and lose an average of a pound a week at least. I am on a downward trend this week.

@AlexandraFindsHerself Nice to find you were making progress while you were unable to track and now that you (and kitty)are settled in.
@SquidVonBob Sorry to hear you hurt your knee. Sorry to hear of your loss. Hope next week is better.
@cesse47 that is a great way to keep organized and making progress.
@MuttiNM Nice progress. I am a slow walker too.
@chupacabragumbo nice scale and NSVs
@mmdeveau Hope you had a happy birthday! Yes I agree it was more work going to the beach for us. Since I haven’t been working I had time plan easier, yummy food to make. I like that you are planning to do your run in October on your own even if it is cancelled. That’s a great way to be ready when you get a chance next year.
@CupcakeCrusoe I am going to misappropriate some of your podcast recommendations.

Well I knew there were going to be lay-offs. I was working for a tribal government so with closing the casinos and other business and bringing them back at reduced capacity they needed to make a reduction in force. Non-tribal members were the 1st to be laid off so that was what the meeting was about since I am not a tribal member or have any other preference. Also since I am 2nd down in the department with more experience my pay is higher so that makes me a target as well. I am already on unemployment with the furlough so no need to file. I have seen some jobs in my field advertised but I want to think about what my focus is for now. I was hoping this job would take me to retirement in 3-5 years.

Although it might seem it could ruin this small beach trip it is actually nice to have this beach trip to consider things in a new fresh setting. It is also nice to finally be in the 240’s although I want to be in them more solidly. I brought some snacks and treats but we haven’t touched the treats at all and I only had a smaller amount of the semi healthy chips so far. It is a small bag for all to share. So it is nice that I seem to be able to resist these things when I am not hungry and can control my portion when I am hungry.