Women 200lb+, Let's Jump For Joy This July!!!
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Thanks all for your support. I knew this was a possibility so I was somewhat prepared. My field is cyclical so I have been through this before but not with a pandemic thrown in.
@mandti7213 losing weight is more about food but of course you need to figure in the exercise. With that much exercise you need to make sure you are fueling it enough as well.
@CupcakeCruesoe I like that – weight loss is a marathon. Yes my kids were the same they wouldn’t eat a treat and it would be a temptation to me.
@ChrysalisCove I have had smart watch issues too. Sorry.
@cesse47 I listed some potential areas of focus now for me knowing I am not going right back to work and a lot was about decluttering. I think the transfer station is still closed but not good will. I do have experience teaching at the Community College level and I loved it. I also taught art to kids and home schooled a teen with autism. Right now I want work that is online/work from home with until the rate of infection slows way down. The schools here have just decided not to have in person instruction.
Welcome new posters.
@AlexandraFindsHerself I hate it when I forget to weigh! I love your cat descriptions. Our older kittens are almost twins. At first we couldn’t tell them apart well but now it is much easier. There are not many physical differences but a bunch of personality ones.
@pamiede glad things are going again.
@speyerj I hope you figure things out and feel better soon.
@micwrites hope you had a great swim
I did a lot of walking at the beach. My good knee is complaining a bit. I walk in the water at the beach and so there is resistance with each step. My legs and knees are not used to that and walking so long. Yesterday we had a shorter walk before driving home but I am sore and stiff. Thursday we had a short walk in the morning and a longer one in the afternoon. Hopefully my legs and knees will think regular walking is easier this week. I didn’t do any weight training but my legs did have that resistance work. I stayed under my calorie goal each day since I had all that walking despite all the yummy food.
I am taking till the end of the month to consider next steps. Before my focus was on losing and getting stronger while I had the time in case I went back to work by Aug 1. Now I feel I can have a broader focus.
So sorry to hear this news @KeriA. I am a real believer that the universe will bring you what you need when you need it. If there is a vacuum (loss of job), it will be filled. You seem to have a great attitude about it and I’m glad that you have some vacation time to rest and relax. Be good to yourself.1 -
Thank you so much @jm216 and @micwrites🥰. It actually rained a little bit it was still a wonderful walk.
Just made this yummy smoothie!! Kale, frozen banana, Chobani mango Greek yogurt, cacao nip, coconut oil, almond butter and Beyond Green Matcha powder😊
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Only issue is that my blood pressure crept up this week and I started getting headaches. I've been off meds for about 7 weeks now. (Got taken off after a fainting spell when my blood pressure dropped too low). I'm frustrated by that. But I think I may know the cause. I stopped using my C-Pap machine about 3 weeks ago. I felt like I didn't need it since I'd lost so much weight. My occurrence of apneas during the night had gone way down and I thought maybe weight loss had cured me. Foolish Jane. I'm back to using it again and I'll keep monitoring and reach out to my doctor if a week of religious C-Pap use doesn't bring down the BP. I do not want to return to meds again!!
Holy moley. Glad you're in close touch with your doctor! I agree, if you can control it without meds, best to do it that way.
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@BrownSugar174 You look FANTASTIC!!!
@speyerj I’ve has to really monitor my blood pressure as well. I’m still on BP meds, but my pressure will drop and I’ll have dizzy spells. My doctor has scaled back my meds twice. I’m hoping he’ll do it again at my next check up.
Slowly but surely getting back to myself.
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@cesse47 I love the tasks you set for yourself, you are so good at housework! Honestly, you put me to shame! I seem to be endlessly doing the washing, hanging up washing, folding washing, packing away washing, and then starting all over again!
@pamiede What an amazing journey you have been on and the finish line is in sight, such sweet victory! I would love to read about the journey of your amazing loss of 121,4 pounds!! (When you get a chance) Sending you a virtual hug
@BrownSugar174 What an awesome pic of you at the beach, fit and fabulous xx your smoothie looks delicious.
@speyerj Oh, dear Jane that's not good news about your bp! Good thing you figured out what to do before having another fainting spell, I really hope it stabilizes so that you don't need to be on meds! Good luck with maintenance x
@KeriA Glad, you got to enjoy your beach break and get some walking in! Praying that you are able to find another job that you really love soon! And that you will be ok in the meantime x
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@BrownSugar174 You look FANTASTIC!!!
@speyerj I’ve has to really monitor my blood pressure as well. I’m still on BP meds, but my pressure will drop and I’ll have dizzy spells. My doctor has scaled back my meds twice. I’m hoping he’ll do it again at my next check up.
Slowly but surely getting back to myself.
You look beautiful, smart, and fun in both pics...but healthier in the 2nd. 🥰1 -
BP was 121/74 this morning, so going back on C-Pap seems to be working.
@pamiede - you look amazing. Looking forward to cheering you as you cross the finish line.
@brownsugar174 - Looking fit and fabulous, as always!
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I got my mug! Thank you @wanderinglight for the support, inspiration and great products! Every time I look at it I laugh. My daughter and I are fighting over it. New day here in every way. It’s 95 degrees but I’m out there in the yard doing things. Ready for a swim soon.
So glad it arrived safely! And you are so welcome. Keep on rowing
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Welcome to all new posters on the thread!
@SquidVonBob – sorry for your loss. It’s been a difficult time all-round this year, and it all seems to keep coming.
@jspeyer – Hope controlling your BP is as “simple” as using your CPAP. I know how much of a pain it is but so many people realize huge benefits to using the CPAP. Sleep apnea not always weight-related. Even in my own family, both overweight and normal weight people need to use a CPAP.
@pamiede – happy to hear you’re on the mend. You look great and now you’re so close to your goal, too!
@KeriA – sorry to hear about your job. I’m glad you got some respite at the beach, and I hope you will find something soon! I think you mentioned you read that running actually helps knees. I have horrible knees, but when I run my knees feel better. I think it’s because my stronger leg muscles offer more support and take some of the stress off the joints. Of course losing weight helps, too.
@AlexandraFindsHerself1972 – looks like you and your family – people and animals - are getting settled into your new place. It’s always a nice feeling, getting back on track.
@puboochu – welcome! I had regained a significant amount of weight a little over a year ago and I had to start back slow. The first things I did: started exercising, started drinking more water, and started eating better. I know I lost weight, but I couldn’t face weighing myself. I started weighing again after Labor Day last year. Make small changes until they become habits, then add new changes. One day at a time.
@BrownSugar174 - so glad to see your picture - you look great, and so happy on the beach.
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
7/26/20: 158.8 lbs
July GW: under 160 lbs
GW: 150 lbs – I’ll be happy when I reach this initial goal weight, because it’s when I will truly be half my size! But looking at myself now in the 160s, it looks like I have at least 20 more pounds to lose.
Goals for July:- Running: I’ve been running or walking 3 or 4 days a week. I tried to run a long run yesterday, but I went out later than I planned and the heat just sapped my energy. I really need to start carrying some water with me, I think dehydration has been getting to me, even when there’s no heat wave. I did get a run in that was a bit longer than my “regular” 6-mile run.
- Cross training: I cross-trained on the bike three days this week.
- Weight training: I swear I’m going to start doing planks this week.
- Water: Keep drinking water, at least 128 ounces a day – definitely tried this week to get more than the 128 ounces.
- Skin: Still so bad with this.
Very glad to have met my weight goal for July, though I’m not ready to make it official until the 31st.
I still struggle a bit with emotions surrounding my scale weight. The mid-week increase didn’t affect me the way it would have even last week, though. I hope I’m back to the scale weight is just a number mode. I listened to the Phit n’ Phat podcast this week and a lot of it was about the scale being tied to happiness, and how we need to watch our internal monologues because the language we use is important.
I once read something about the connection between gut health and weight gain/control. I find it interesting that I has so much trouble after finishing a course of strong antibiotics.
Someone mentioned listening to podcasts. I don’t listen to as many, but I found the “How Did This Get Made?” podcast. They discuss bad movies and it’s hysterical. Like many other podcasts, there’s a bit of a language warning. I don’t know if anyone remembers the website Television Without Pity, but How Did This Get Made? reminds me of that site. I do miss Television without Pity…
Five more days to go in July. Good luck wrapping up this month and hopefully meeting your goals. I feel like we all deserve some sort of prize for getting through each month of 2020!
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Age 51
Highest weight 105.5kg (aug 2018)
Lowest weight 94.7kg (march 2020)
Goal weight 80kg
start weight 99.2kg start of month
Goal weight 98.0 kg end of month
actual weight 100.2kg
July goals
💛 To plan my meals in advance for the week have just started this
💛 To keep snacks under 25% of cals wk 1 - 35%, wk 2 - 25%, nearly there! wk 3 - 24%, yay!, wk 4 - 25%
💛 To keep average for the week under 2000 cals gross wk 1 - 2381, wk 2 - 2133, wk 3 - 2044, wk 4 - 2307, didn't make it this month
Weighed in the same this week as last.
However, I did have a think about @wanderinglight 's post about willpower, and I sat down and had a think about it. I think for me (and everyone is different), I need to keep my focus on eating healthier, and not try to achieve lots of other goals. Other goals, such as exercise, normally lead to me eating more. I do a fair amount of exercise anyway, I walk everywhere because I don't have a car, I like to swim a couple of times a week and I like to do yoga or a dance class once or twice a week. If I do more than this, I tend to feel like I need a 'reward'. Plus the more time I am outside the house, the more likely I am to have a meal out, or to buy snacks. So if I'm going to lose weight it needs to be my primary focus.
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As I approach the goal the app had me choose back in December of last year, it occurs to me that I don't really know how to stop once I hit it. Increase my daily calorie goal to maintenance calories, right? Sounds simple, but how many would that be? There are days when I already have to force myself to eat enough to prevent starvation mode, as this "diet" already involves eating a larger volume of food than I had been eating on most days, just of slightly different things. So, should I just keep doing what I'm doing and see where my weight eventually settles, or should I consciously force myself to eat even more when I'm already struggling sometimes? How should I do it? Force feed myself, or keep going like this to see if I can make more of myself disappear? I didn't plan this far ahead, because I didn't expect this to work. Nothing ever had before.
I don't even know for sure where I want to end up. The number I picked back then was just what would be the average weight for someone my height: to eventually just blend in and not get treated badly anymore for looking like myself, although I still bristle at the thought that I gave in and let my enemies win. I hate the thought that they got what they wanted and that by doing this, I might have let them think they were right instead of remaining authentic and defiant. I know I am still very much opposed to how I was treated for existing in my body. That's not even close to why I'm doing this, but it still feels that way, like I just gave up and let them change me into what they demanded even though they were completely wrong about me. I'm still emotionally conflicted when I look in the mirror, but getting used to it by now.
I don't know what to do next. I'll probably be "average" within a month or so, at this rate. Should I keep going, to fit into the bmi ideal range, even though the bmi is not something I consider valid? It might decrease the risk of medical discrimination if I do.
Or should I try to stop this sooner, the moment I can finally blend in instead of getting glared at, condescend to, falsely accused of sloth and gluttony, and blocked from sitting next to people on buses?
Which should be my goal, and how should I stop at it?
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I saw Hana today crouched with wiggling rear as a squirrel sat and calmly ate dropped seeds from the bird feeder three feet from her through the glass of the sun porch. Nyx chittered at a red-bellied woodpecker that was eating peanuts. They spend a lot of time out there and seem to be happy.
I still have to rework my pantry. It's not quite right yet. I have some risers coming for the cans and boxes of food, and that will help, but I just have to figure out what needs to be on what shelf so I can find what I need and not get bogged down in the stuff that I use once a year.
Today I went to the store and did some precooking for next week; a half-batch of beef enchiladas, a bison/pork meatloaf that is still in the oven, and plenty of hot and mild taco beef, which gets used in tacos, fills enchiladas and chimichangas, goes into taco salads and burritoes, etc. I can't take the heat, so mine is mild and Boyfriend and Girlfriend get the hot, and I put Rotel tomatoes in the hot so that I can tell it apart at a glance when the mise en place is set to make things. I have peppers out that I need to dice for the next quichecake, but that may get done tomorrow morning; I'm running out of steam.
I've felt hot and miserable all day. I don't know if it's just the heat or if it's triggering off hot flashes (cause I get those too) but feh. I strongly suspect the next few weeks are going to be me drinking all the ice water and doing the bare minimum and sleeping in the afternoons, cause this is not comfortable. Yes, we have air conditioning, but even with the door shut to the bedroom, the window unit only got it down to 80 while I was napping. I had to take a cold shower when I got up.2 -
snaileatsplants wrote: »
As I approach the goal the app had me choose back in December of last year, it occurs to me that I don't really know how to stop once I hit it. Increase my daily calorie goal to maintenance calories, right? Sounds simple, but how many would that be? There are days when I already have to force myself to eat enough to prevent starvation mode, as this "diet" already involves eating a larger volume of food than I had been eating on most days, just of slightly different things. So, should I just keep doing what I'm doing and see where my weight eventually settles, or should I consciously force myself to eat even more when I'm already struggling sometimes? How should I do it? Force feed myself, or keep going like this to see if I can make more of myself disappear? I didn't plan this far ahead, because I didn't expect this to work. Nothing ever had before.
All the hugs. I'll be where you are in about ninety more pounds.
You may have to eat more foods that are calorie dense, so that you don't keep losing. I know that I will have to stretch my stomach back out when I go on maintenance, or eat all the time, and neither is highly appealing. Fortunately, I don't have to solve that now.
Medical discrimination is a thing, unfortunately. It's not why I'm losing weight, but I've run into it before and it will be a good side effect.
You're still you, regardless of your size. View it, perhaps, as stealth mode. Now you blend in and can work toward your goals from within. I look straight when I'm out with my boyfriend. I use that to push back on homophobia and transphobia. You can use thin privilege similarly when you're there.
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@BrownSugar174 - you look amazing! and that smoothie looks really good too. I've been making a lot of smoothies the past couple weeks, because it's such a quick, easy meal. I think I'm going to get some flax seeds to add into mine, round out the macros a little. I do a lot of spinach in mine too, and I like the idea of adding a nut butter for some more protein.
I think I'm going to buy a new bike- the one I have is probably 15+ years old, and despite getting it tuned up a few months ago, it's just so heavy and clunky I have a hard time making myself ride it. I borrowed my roommate's much lighter, zippier street bike the other night, and I LOVED riding it. Plus, I made it to the grocery store closest to my house in just under 6 minutes. This would be a game changer, if I could make myself actually use it. And I like the idea of zipping over to the grocery store a few nights a week.
I usually do a big grocery shop every 8 to 12 days, but if I could pad my week with a few small, frequent trips, I think I'll do a better job of using up produce, and incorporating fresh veggies etc into my cooking.
And if I have a cute, fast bicycle to do my grocery store runs on, so much the better.
I'm going to go to the bike shop tomorrow to look around.
@snaileatsplants - wow your post hit me hard. I feel so much of this. I mean, I'm not done losing weight, but at least once a week I have a serious conversation with myself about why I'm losing. And I struggle! Because, on one hand, I know I'm a healthier person now than I was six months ago. But I also know that external validation from others feeds into it, as well as people's perception of me. And medical discrimination is a real, valid concern. BMI is total garbage, you're right. Did you know it was invented by a mathematician in the 19th century? He wasn't even a doctor! What the heck does he know about health, and why ON EARTH are we still using it as a health metric??
One thing I tell myself, when I'm spiraling into a bit of a hole (thanks to covid, this happens a little more often now) is that, ultimately, this body is the only one I'm going to get. And as long as I live on this planet, I'm going to be inhabiting this body. No other. And no one else will be in this body but me. So if I want to change it, I can! If I want to lose weight, gain weight, cut my hair, get tattoos, lift weights, eat vegan... all of that is up to me. I can take advice, support, opinions from outsiders, but really, the final say is mine, and mine alone. So I will do what feels right FOR ME. And I might not always know exactly what that is, but I have a lifetime to figure it out.6 -
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
27/07 83.3Kg 183.26 (-1.3 kgs) (-2.86lbs)
Last weigh-in for July, guns blazing. I've increased walking to a daily minimum of 45 min power walking, last week I went for a 5km walk along Nahoon beach and up into the dunes, nothing beats a beach walk with the smell of the ocean and the fresh breeze blowing! I also did a 5km on Wed evening out on the road down to my local beach and back and Saturday we did a 6.6km hike on a farm, lots of hills so slower! Intermittent fasting has become a way of life and as long as I've planned that 12 pm meal I'm fine, I've learnt to pack and take food if I leave home so that I'm not caught out.
@snaileatsplants Wow what an amazing transformation! I can't give you any advice about maintenance as I still have such a long way to go however I don't think you should be forcing yourself to eat more! Are you happy where you are? If you are, then get into a rhythm of knowing what you can eat daily to keep close to that number. Concentrate on health and not weight.
@ AlexandraFindsHerself1971 Sounds like everyone and cats are settling into your new home! Hopefully, the weather starts cooling down so you feel more comfortable, we have very hot Februaries and I never enjoy that kind of weather!6 -
SW: 222
HW: 222
CW: 197
GW: 135
Tried keto. Uric acid got to me. Switched to emphasis on more vegetables. Fell in love with cooked spinach. Discovered low fat teriyaki sauce marinade. Trying to emphasize polyphenols, while decreasing sugar and protein. For me, I have discovered that MFP logging is key to any success I have enjoyed by whatever means. Feel like I am on a roll, in a good way.12 -
Hi all, just checking in. I have been loving reading all your messages through this month, so supportive of one another and that is motivating! The last proper weigh in of July and as it stands, I have met the goal by hitting in the 251 range! I weighed yesterday morning, it was another case of step on showed 251.0 then walked up the stairs and back down and within those few minutes it put 0.8 on me and seems to have stayed for the last 24 hours as I reweighed this morning for the start of the week so maybe it is correct!
I think moving into August, I do get satisfaction of seeing the numbers go down but with fluctuations it can provide a false story. My aim is to try and be more gentle on myself with it as it doesn't necessarily show the full picture if the scale gives you a few more pounds or less.. it's more about the consistent journey of that the scales will eventually go down but to also check your measurements as that can be a good gauge if the scale isn't moving down but the cm's/inches are that way instead!
CW 251.8
July GW: 250/251
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Hi all, just checking in. I have been loving reading all your messages through this month, so supportive of one another and that is motivating! The last proper weigh in of July and as it stands, I have met the goal by hitting in the 251 range! I weighed yesterday morning, it was another case of step on showed 251.0 then walked up the stairs and back down and within those few minutes it put 0.8 on me and seems to have stayed for the last 24 hours as I reweighed this morning for the start of the week so maybe it is correct!
I think moving into August, I do get satisfaction of seeing the numbers go down but with fluctuations it can provide a false story. My aim is to try and be more gentle on myself with it as it doesn't necessarily show the full picture if the scale gives you a few more pounds or less.. it's more about the consistent journey of that the scales will eventually go down but to also check your measurements as that can be a good gauge if the scale isn't moving down but the cm's/inches are that way instead!
CW 251.8
July GW: 250/251
Looking forward to carrying on with you all into August
I find that fluctuations like this are pretty normal and nothing to get discouraged by. I can't speak for everyone else, but my weight is generally lowest first thing in the morning and goes up throughout the day. Knowing this, I started only measuring it once a day at a consistent time. Also, the body's natural hormonal cycles affect it over larger timespans, and I'm grateful they give us a graph in the app because if they didn't, it would be hard to assess patterns in all of the fluctuations, and my anxiety would win out. It helps with predicting when it will be going higher or lower so it isn't as alarming when there are big jumps that don't seem related to behavioural changes. I can just say to myself, "yeah, you gained because you're about to get your period. It does that every month, then drops drastically when it's over."
My graph looks like a roller coaster. The only reason the beginning doesn't follow the pattern is that I didn't have a scale at home yet and was using the one at the mall infrequently.
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@ixchelkeshet
Low fat teriyaki sounds amazing. I think we might be doing something similar. I'm on a low fat, low protein, no added sugar plan that focuses primarily on whole plant foods (which tend to be high in polyphenols.) Been having a lot of success on it, when nothing else has ever worked for me at all. It's validating and encouraging to hear that you are also getting good results from something that isn't keto, since keto seems to be the thing everyone is doing right now and I don't hear of many people trying a different approach.
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971
Thank you for the attitude adjustment. "Stealth mode!" That was just what I needed to hear right now.
@chupacabragumbo
Reframing this as a type of personal freedom independent from judgment feels empowering. Thank you.
@changeforeverlj
Concentrating on health instead of weight is great advice, as it takes me back to the original reason for all of this. I never wanted to get thin, just to fix the insulin resistance. I guess I just need to be reminded sometimes.
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Thanks for all of the advice. You've all been so helpful and encouraging. I was scared to join a dieting forum while not believing in dieting for weight loss, but you've all surprised me by being nonjudgmental and insightful. I know I don't come here often unless I am troubled by something, so I'm grateful that you're so open minded and not put off by the negativity. I may not always respond, but coming here really does help.
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Good morning everyone!
I didn't mean to, but took a little mini-break friday night through saturday night. Didn't log, just kinda kept track in my head of what I ate. Didn't work hard at exercise, skipped lifting on Friday.
It didn't bite me in the butt. I weighed in on Sunday at 182.6, and again today the same.
Time to kick it back into gear. Probably won't be making my 10k steps (what with child care and the heat), but I can do everything else. Today's lifting day, I have a plan, got my chicken chili and cornbread in two crock pots outside so I don't heat up the house, logged the recipe, good to go.
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I do have experience teaching at the Community College level and I loved it. I also taught art to kids and home schooled a teen with autism. Right now I want work that is online/work from home with until the rate of infection slows way down. The schools here have just decided not to have in person instruction.
I did some online tutoring with Brainfuse for a time (chemistry and math, but there are lots of other subjects). The pay was pretty rough, $12/hr, but when you consider no commute and no work clothes/food, it looked a little better. A lot easier than babysitting at $15/hr...ask me how I know. The forums at https://www.wahm.com/ were good to get me started looking for something, but it seems like they may be less active at the moment. Less successfully, I did some transcription for Appen Butler Hill (it was fine, it's just that the pay was even lower). I believe I went through the hiring process to do search engine annotation (word choice?) for either Leapforce or Lionbridge, but I never actually worked for them.
This is going back several years, though, so I bet by now there are some real living wage remote jobs out there. I'm sure you'll find something great!
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SW: 217
CW: 205.8
Interim GW: 196
GW: 165
Age: 44
Last week I was all over the place because of t.o.m. and didn't really track very well because I was damned hungry all the time.
I also had gotten into a sort of depressive episode. I'm not depressed, but had pretty severe PPD a few years back so I know what to look for now. Anyway, I was just frustrated with cooking, planning, prepping, etc. But, I cleaned my kitchen really well one night and waking up to a clean and functional kitchen did something for my mood and I'm back on tracking, exercising and being more motivated.
Ultimately lost .2lbs for the week, but 1lb. from the previous week.
Goals for this week:
1) plan my childrens school curriculum as we believe we will be homeschooling this year.
2) meal plan my week so I use the produce and frozen fish I have on hand.
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It is hard to know when you hit the point where its time to maintain. I'm struggling with that myself. I'm about 10 pounds above 25 BMI, which takes me out of the "Overweight" zone, but I also like where I am. I decided to try maintenance for a few months and see where that takes me.
Lots of people who have traveled down this road recommend practicing maintenance for a few months even if you aren't where you want to land. It can prevent "diet fatigue" and can build confidence for a future life where every day we eat at maintenance.
As far as knowing where you goal weight should be, I can't answer that one. I heard someone describe it as taking a road trip with no specific city in mind, just the destination to "go west". They'll figure out as they get closer if they have traveled far enough.
To make sure you are getting enough calories when you start eating at maintenance - that can be a bit tricky, and I'm also trying to figure that out. A spreadsheet someone else ( @heybales) posted helped me a lot:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G7FgNzPq3v5WMjDtH0n93LXSMRY_hjmzNTMJb3aZSxM/edit#gid=0
You have to download and save the spreadsheet - then you can plug in your own data to find your TDEE - or how many calories you probably need to eat at maintenance.
Regarding consuming extra calories, I've enjoyed added dessert lately. I log it first, then work backwards to ensure enough calories, not too much extra sugar and adequate protein. But that might not work for everyone - especially if you are avoiding added sugar. Since you are plant based, may I suggest nut butter? It's some of the most calorie dense food out there that also happens to be really good for you. And you can add to practically anything and make it taste even better than it was before.
I want to congratulate you on your achievement on becoming fabulously fit.6 -
I got the dishes done from last night's precooking event, and did lunch and cleaned up after it, and shoved a path through the boxes so that when my sons come down (25 and 20) they can put the air conditioner in the window of the sewing/guest room. That will help the upstairs in general, and in specific it will make it possible for me to work in the sewing room and get it guest-capable. It is so not there yet. (sigh) Also got one room dusted and swept. That's good for as hot as it is. I'm going to sit in front of the fan and drink cold tea and game until the boys get here/it's time to cook dinner.4
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I guess I thought I've always been pretty good with drinking water but whew!! Actually made an effort yesterday to drink 2.5L and WOW that's a lot of water to get down in a day
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Today I was introduced to MisFits Market! Here’s what the company is all about/their mission:
“We believe everyone deserves access to affordable, fresh, and healthy food. In America, many of us still don’t have access to high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables. We waste as much food as we eat. Almost half of what our nation’s farms grow is never eaten. Much of this is due to modern-day beauty standards for food. Funny-looking fruits, misshapen vegetables, and delicious but odd-sized produce are squandered at every level. It’s not healthy, it’s expensive, it’s a problem at a huge scale, and it doesn’t fit with our view of the world. It’s why we started a company to do something about it.
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I ordered our first box and it should be delivered soon!!👏🏽👏🏽
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@BrownSugar174 Nice picture and you are look great.
@pamiede nice results medication and pictures.
@mmdeveau glad that swoosh came.
@orangequilt I agree about focus on one main thing. I did that this month not that it worked that much.
@snaileatsplants One idea about setting your maintenance calorie goal is to use a TDEE calculator. Just like when you are losing you need to truth test things a bit since these calculators just give you an estimate. When I took a break from a deficit I went up to my estimated maintenance calories slowly. I didn’t just start eating them. I actually started to lose. That is why I think it is a good idea to intentionally have breaks from a deficit when you are losing a lot. It helps you learn how to eat at maintenance. I don’t think it is that easy at 1st to do that. As to some of the other issues you mention I think you need to determine what you feel is a healthy weight for you. It sounds like it will take some adjustments to figure that out. We are all different and what is healthy for one may not be for another. You shouldn’t judge by others but that means figuring out what you think is healthy and comfortable. You shouldn’t let others make you put the weight back on either just to rebel against their prejudice. I definitely think most of us will have that decision to make what we feel our ideal weight is. I think I would get to that goal you decided on or another that you think makes more sense and try maintaining there for a while then decide if it is right or not for you. One thing I know is that even when I gained back weight I was healthier than I was before because of changes I made to my diet and because of exercise. I have less inflammation. I can see the health as I lose. I am not sure that it is as obvious when you are younger. Don’t just think about yourself now think about yourself through the years. Think about the quality of life you want to have not only now but in the future. I read a book about 8 years ago by a doctor who saw the quality of life diminishing in his patients as they aged so he researched what would help them to feel better and not get injured or ill. There is an amount and intensity of exercise that actually helps our bodies to have regenerative qualities. There are foods that keep our minds healthier. Strength training once or twice a week helps. Listen and see your body and get to know it and keep nurturing it.
@changeforeverlj you and @BrownSugar are making me already miss the beach. I can walk a lot farther on a beach although I was really sore and stiff when I got back on Friday and Saturday.
@AlexandraFindsHerself Seattlites don’t do well with heat. We are such wimps. It was in the high 80s and it was hard on us. I did exercise anyway and made Tortilla soup.
@planktonbye thanks for the ideas.
I had a good, productive day and got a strength training session done. Unfortunately I waited until it was the hottest time of the day. We are having what is for us a heat wave. This weekend I had planned meals and ordered groceries to be picked up for the 1st time. So that is taken care of. I have been keeping calories low for the last few days and have kept below my net calorie goal even when at the beach. So hopefully there will be a bit more loss before the end of the month. I was able to drink more now that I am at home.4 -
I had a really nice thing happen today. I've been working out in a park / pavilion type area -- it has a covered area with basketball courts and picnic tables and it just so happens to have the perfect height bars for me to hang my rings from. I've been doing strength exercises on the rings and sometimes I'll do a Pilates-esque routine that incorporates the rings. I add in short jogs around the courts to get my HR up. There's usually lots of kids on the bball courts or at the tables, but rarely people doing their own thing like me and I've come to think of it as my secret gym.
Anyway, today for the first time there was woman working out in another "secret" shady spot -- the batting cage area. OMG she was *killing* it. Burpees, sprints, pushups, mountain climbers, kettlebell swings, etc. She was working out the way I used to when I was back in my 30's...before surgeries and gaining these 50lbs. I started to get down on myself for being so out of shape that I couldn't do ANY of the things she was doing. How did I let myself get this bad? Then I shoved those pointless thoughts out of my head and remembered what I had written on July 1 in this thread. I said I was going to get stronger this month, and that's what I was doing. I may not get back to being in as good of shape as I was at 35, but I can be the best I can be at 49. I was going to leave after 30 minutes but she was still there and I said well h*** I can keep going too.
I finished my workout and walked past her on the way to my car, and she called out "GIRRRRRLLLLLLL...you were killing it over there!! Nice workout!" I said I was thinking the exact same thing about her. Turns out we were both silently pushing each other from afar without even knowing it We did a socially distant "air high five" and I told her I'd see her on Thursday!
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@wanderinglight - that is a great story!!
I had something similar happen to me when I was running the half marathon. There was a woman, younger and thinner than me that passed me about mile 11, I made it a goal to try to keep her in my sight for as long as possible. She was running faster than me, but then she started to slow down and take some walking breaks. We leap-frogged each other a few times, but every time I wanted to slow down or quit, I said to myself, "she's still running, I can too." I saw her after the race and told her how she had inspired me to keep going during the hardest part and she said, "No way, you were my inspiration. I keep stopping but every time you passed me, I pushed myself to keep going."
It's funny how much in our own heads we are - and how we see others an inspirations, yet can't even imagine how we could possibly inspire others.
I love that you now have a new outdoor gym friend.6 -
The heat wasn't as awful today. I need to call the company that made our patio enclosure and see about the screen panels. The previous owner had a large dog, and there are a lot of squirrels in the back yard. So all the screens are torn. I need to find out if we can pop them out of the tracks to replace them or if the company does it.3
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