Women 200lb+, Let's Be Extra Awesome This August!!!

@wanderinglight Nice swimming shirt. I miss pools so much. We just requested to put our Y membership on hold finally. We kept it since they were providing childcare for essential workers but now that I am laid off permanently we can’t afford it when they are closed. Even many of our swimming beaches in my County are closed. Too many Canadian Geese I guess.

@chupacabragumbo My husband loves brioche. I used to live in Houston which isn’t that far. I am not baking except for scones with nuts and blueberries but I am cooking more and loving it too although right now I have hit a bit of a wall. I think it has to having to look for work. I typically read a book a week but with the Pandemic I am way beyond my reading challenge goal of 52 for the year. I am on my 60th book now. I even saw a movie on Amazon last night which I don’t do much but I had just finished a book. You are doing so well in so many areas.

@Jackiefrost1013 Welcome. 1st priority is quoting smoking. Good job. Weight loss is important once you have achieved that. Getting enough sleep and water is the base of weight loss and health after quitting smoking. Glad you are back on mfp.

Good morning and happy Friday, everyone!

Friday weigh in day!

Christina
31 years old
5'4''
SW: 207
CW (7/31): 184.0
8/7: 184.4
8/14:
8/21:
8/28:
GW for August: 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✅

Welp.

I don't think I ate enough to gain half a pound since last week, and I had a big dinner last night that I still feel bloated from. But still, got to batten down the hatches over here.

I'm getting back into knitting, which is not an active hobby, which means I've been neglecting my steps AND my strength training. And I haven't been logging the little bites from baby's plate again. All these things are not good for weight loss. Back to basics: log every bite, weighed or measured. Get 30 minutes of exercise every day. Listen to your body. You're usually not hungry, you're bored.

And knitting's okay. It's great for the mental health. But physical health comes first. No knitting until after you have done your workout, if you are done watching babies. The end.

Thus endeth the lesson, thanks for coming to my TED talk to myself.

Have a great day everyone!

I'm so excited! My husband is coming home for two days! He's a helicopter pilot and has been working on location for the past three weeks with two weeks still left on his shift but by sheer luck and coincidence his route takes him directly over this town, and he managed to wrangle a short visit! Back when we were first dating and lived in Santa Monica, he used to pick me up in the helicopter and we'd fly up the coast for lunch. The funniest part was that he would fly over my apartment on the way to the airport and see my car in the driveway even after I sent the ol' "I'm on my way" text . I could never get away with the "there was so much traffic" excuse when in reality I was just doing my hair

Anyway, I just re-read my goals for this month and I have a plan for the weekend. I always want to celebrate when he comes home because he travels so much and these short visits feel like a vacation. This work schedule is hard on both of us. The only thing I'll change is adapt my intermittent fasting schedule so that we can have breakfast together. And I'm already planning ahead for my sweet treat: a warm apple fritter. We've gotten into a habit of going to the river with a thermos of coffee and apple fritters. He'll fish and I'll swim or read. It's lovely!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Weigh in is tomorrow for me!

Well after 2 days of gaining I’m happy to report that this morning I’m back to my original start of loss. Now let’s see if I can make the scale go in the right direction this time! Happy Friday everyone!

Hello all!! I am new to this group.

38y/o; 5' 7"
Surgery date: 6/9/2020 - Had Gastric Bypass surgery
Highest weight: 333lbs
Weight as of last Saturday: 293.2lbs (Stats day is tomorrow).
Goal weight: 180 lbs (as of now)

Things I want to accomplish this week/month!!
- Hit my step goals every day
- Complete all my T-25 workouts for the week
- Pass my remaining finals next week
- Lose 1 - 2lbs / week (~10 lbs by the end of the month)
- Connect with more people like me

@CupcakeCrusoe I have done some crochet but just a bit. Making mask straps for my families masks. You will get back to making progress.

@wanderinglight it sounds like a great weekend. Enjoy!

@catehunter13 Welcome. I used to put on my goal list to check in on this thread at least once a week. I knew it was helping me that much. I now don’t have to put it on my goals but it is on my daily to do list but I think now it is one of the best parts of my daily routine.

@eliezalot it won’t be long and you will be back in Onderland and staying there.

Hello @uyister

I need to make a short trip to the grocery store to get things we couldn’t get at the store with curbside pickup. My husband is going to be working in the yard this weekend and I may join him. I hope to get some crocheting in too.

49 years old; 5'6"
SW: 236.4 (9/8/19)
7/31: 191.6
8/7: 189.5

Hi everyone, I used to do weigh-in Wednesday but it has been quite a week, so reporting on Friday.

My focus this month has been on stress management rather than a weight goal:

• I have set up an in-person session tomorrow to learn about meditation. I took my TM meditation class last Saturday, and finished the training yesterday. I like the practice (although I have not hit transcendence) but the training was time consuming and they recommend 20 minutes, twice a day. I am finding I need to set an appointment for this; 20 minutes twice a day will not otherwise happen.
• I will start walking in the mornings, for at least 30 minutes. I look forward to starting next week.
• I will be in bed by 10 pm, so I can settle down and get decent sleep (and eliminate excuses for the morning walking). About 50/50
• I will journal in some form to let go of the day and identify what I can and cannot control. I did this! Not daily, but I got a lot of what is on my mind down on paper. I am dealing with some stressful situations and take notes on what I should follow up on.
• I will start intermittent fasting again. By closing my eating window I will avoid a lot of evening treats by definition. I am on sugar overload right now and it is not helping my energy levels. Another next week item.

It has been a really tough week. My son's school is opening in person, but kids can attend remotely if parents are uncomfortable or kids are quarantined or sick. The schools procedures are excellent and I do believe they will adhere to them. Comfort-level wise, all virtual would be my preference but I think it will be a lot harder for my son to participate remotely if he is watching a zoom of his classmates at school and he is not.

Then I got blood test results indicating that my lipoprotein(a) is elevated. This is a genetic issue where your LDL (bad cholesterol) has an added apolipoprotein(a). It can't be managed by diet or exercise and gives you a predisposition to heart disease because your blood has a propensity to clot. Which means, based on what I have read, if I do get COVID, I would likely have a poorer outcome. I have a call with my doctor tomorrow morning to discuss what this means in terms of risk and whether this should affect our school decision. I also think I need to get my son tested given that it is genetic. So I have been agonizing over that. My husband has some risk factors as well.

And I found out that my company will likely be making 15% pay reductions. I am happy to still have a job of course but this has my head spinning for our budget etc since I was hoping we could have a sitter help if school is virtual.

I haven't been sleeping well at all given all of this and didn't make a lot of progress on my goals. But I did make some, and I'm glad my weight decreased despite everything. Happy to back in the 180s again. I did ride my exercise bike one evening for about an hour while finishing my meditation training and that felt good.

I have read all of your posts and wish I had time to comment right now. But for all of you that are survivors of rape, my heart goes out to you. It is not your fault at all and I am so glad you are taking a moment to nuture and love yourselves.

CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »

I'm getting back into knitting, which is not an active hobby, which means I've been neglecting my steps AND my strength training.

I knit too and feel the same way! I have a 4yr old and an 8 month old and when I have down time I just want to knit or read (and have a cup of tea... and a biscuit!) but then it means I'm not being as active as I could. Waaah. I think I need to only knit when the kids are in bed at night (rather than naps etc.) and try to do my activity during the day. The struggle is real