Women 200lb+, Let's Be Extra Awesome This August!!!
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I was in this group as COSAFE1
My account under user: cosafe1 has been deleted or hacked....
I lost all my friends and info I had been using up to a few days ago.
I am currently signed in with an old account and I keep asking MFP for help with no response over the past few days.
When I try to re-enter my info when I log in as cosafe1 I enter all my info all over again, then it won't let me use my OWN USER NAME OF COSAFE1 IT SAYS IT IS ALREADY TAKEN!!!!!
ALL MY INFO I HAVE BEEN USING HAS BECOME UNAVAILABLE TO ME!!
I have contacted MFP over and over and over and over and over .... to no avail. I know there was a bug they say has been fixed but ALL MY INFO IS GONE!!!
I AM SO FRUSTRATED BY THIS!!! There is no answer from MFP!!!!9 -
Hello, please friend me! I was COSAFE1
My account was deleted so I'm using this account I had last year...trying to rebuild on MFP, lost all my information!3 -
Walking progress... I'm not good at exercising - I'm not motivated but I have been walking 30 mins/day for the last three days and feel better already! I also download the Map My Walk app that connects to MFP and this makes the walk funner to track and I like that it maps out where I walked. I believe I've not made the progress I want because I'm not very interested to do exercise but I'm holding myself accountable with the MMW app now. I hope to see progress in the coming weeks
This was me - I am now found under CHARSUZY. I am trying to add friends again, please feel free to add me!4 -
wanderinglight wrote: »
Age 49, Height 5'11"
Highest weight: 225.6lbs (8/28/19)
Lowest weight: 165lbs (goal is ~175)
CW: 224.4lbs
8/1: 224.4
8/8: 222.6 (I saw the 219's a few times this week but didn't stick it for weigh-in day)
8/15:
8/22:
8/29:
Week One check-in:
Weekly goals (exercise):
🌸 Increase swim workouts to 45 minutes and work on form and conditioning - yes! Feeling good about this! I watched bunch of videos about breathing and swim techniques and they've really helped conserve energy
🌺 Incorporate free weights 2x week with YouTube workouts - haven't done any weight work this week
🌸 Practice planks + surf moves - I want to try paddleboarding and need to get back on the board if I fall off - I bought a kayak! I have a lot more experience with kayaking than I do with SUP, but I still will work on my arm strength to make it easier to get back in the kayak if I fall out
🌺 Work out every other day - yes! I've made it every other day this week
Weekly goals (diet):
🌸 Continue intermittent fasting (16:8) - been doing really well on this except for a day or two
🌺 More veggies / more protein / more polyphenols. Eat the veggies first, then the meal or snack. - eating veggies first has really slowed down my appetite. Excited to continue with that practice
🌸 1400 calories and log everything - yes!
🌺 Watch the sugar count and plan ahead for a weekly sweet treat - I've had sweet treats almost every day so next week I'll be paying more attention to this goal
Weekly goals (mental):
🌸 STOP DOOMSCROLLING, especially in the morning and before bed - trying. Anxiety is at an all-time high so I need to do something.
🌺 Set the timer for uninterrupted work sessions - will need to get better at this.
🌸 Weekly shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) even if it's just in my own backyard - yes! I've been really planning quiet time alone outside to just use all my senses.
🌺 Less Facebook. Ugh, I hate Facebook so much. - making progress!
💜 Message to myself: remember why you are doing this. Love yourself enough to fight through the self-sabotage and commit to consistent, small, important changes. Let go of how easy it seems for other people and focus on your own journey. Weight loss will help with your back problems (I had two surgeries and re-herniated one of the discs so I know there is a third in my future). Weight loss will put less strain on your ankle (two torn tendons and nerve damage). Exercise helps with anxiety. Exercise is important for your heart health, especially after years of damage from bulimia. These are the facts but don't berate yourself for where you are now. Shame and self-loathing are NOT good motivators. You cannot hate yourself into good habits, so stop doing that. Instead, love yourself enthusiastically and with great fanfare throughout this journey and believe that change will come. 💜
Finally, one thing I'm looking forward to in August: exploring more swimming holes! I'm new to Texas and although my husband travels for work and I don't have any friends here (yet), I'm still excited to explore. It can be a little lonely especially with the pandemic making it all so weird but my spirit of adventure is still alive and kicking so I'm charging full speed ahead.
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Name: Jane
Age: 55
SW: 286.5 (6/3/19)
7/31 weight: 172.9
Maintenance Weight Range: 170-175
Weekly tracking:
8/1: 172.0
8/8: 171.4
8/15:
8/22
8/29:
8/31:
August goals:
Maintain my weight between 170 and 175 ✅
Log food daily ✅
Row 2 to 3x week ✅ - Just 2xs this week
Run 4x week, with a long Saturday run ✅
Get at least 45 "active" minutes a day ✅
Get at least 10,000 steps/day ✅
Victory this week: went on vacation (just a drive to beach vacation) and managed to continue to get in my runs and log all my food and stay within goal for macros and calories - this in spite of the fish and chips and coconut cream pie we had for dinner one night. Getting 20,000+ steps definitely helps.
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Starting weight: 228.9 on 6/1/2020
Age: 50
Height: 5’8”
Goal weight: 180
6/1– 228.9
6/4– 227.9
6/9– 226.7
6/14-225.3
6/22-225.0
6/28-224.2
7/2– 223.3
7/6– 223.2
7/13– 221.6
7/20–218.4
7/26–217.7
8/9—218.1
Total weight lost: 10.8 pounds ☀️
This week’s successes: Logging. 🥰 Spending time with family. Switching to salads for lunch.
Consistently walking my dog Roxie for 15 minutes each day. Great days are 2x a day.
This week's challenges: 1 week from today my son moves into college to start his sophomore year. 🙂🙃😳😩🙂
Happy Sunday friends!
Jill
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32F, 5’3”
SW: 245
Goal 1: 220
Goal 2: 200
Goal 3: 185 **Previous LW**
UGW: 140-170 (will reassess closer to goal)
Week 1: 226.2 (🔻 3.2lbs)
Weightloss Goals:
🌻 No snacking after 9pm - (7/7)
🌻 No more than one 12oz soda per day - (7/7)
🌻 Mitigate stress with exercise, not eating - Not so much... but I didn’t overeat either, so 🤷🏻♀️3 -
So yesterday my hubby and I decided to go to our favorite spot for a cheeseburger and sweet potato tater tots. We decided ahead of time to split both. We had not been to this spot in over a year. It was wonderful.
Now normally when we wake I fix a small breakfast (yesterday was supposed to be one slice of bacon, 1/2 an avocado and orange juice for me). Instead of eating breakfast at our normal time we headed out to do lawn care (I burned 1,000 calories). I’ve done this before. I didn’t have anything until after finishing (Chobani Greek Yogurt Drink and hardboiled egg around 11:00am).
After I ate my 1/2 of the burger and sweet potato tater tots (around 3:00pm) within an hour I was absolutely starving like I hadn’t eating one shred of food all day long. I mean like a hunger I haven’t felt in almost two years.
I ended eating some ground turkey with orzo pasta, three chicken wings, mandarin fruit cup and then peach ice cream🤯 (all small serving sizes).
Was it what I ate that caused such hunger?
Further, this morning I get on the dang scale and I was 223.2 pounds. I am not gonna record that weight at all because What! The! Hell! The day before I was 227🤯.
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@brownsugar174 - you were starving because you burned 1000 calories doing yard work! It's okay to eat back those calories. And yes, that weight drop is real. You had a big whoosh, no doubt from sweating up a storm the day before. Nice going! And I'm glad you got to indulge in your favorite foods.3
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47 F 5’1”
SW- 298
CW 8/9-277.5
1st GW 200
2nd GW 150
UGW 135
Weekly goals
1. Get 120 oz of water a day
2. Get a walk in on my days off
3. log all my food
4 get to 275-273 this week
I clean house for a living. Big houses, 6,000-10,000 sq ft houses. I get good activity on days that I work but since covid not all my clients have returns full time yet. So on days I don’t work I’m struggling to be active. Today I did get out and walk. It felt so good!
Ready to crush this week!8 -
Hello everyone! Fashionably late to the party 😂
Lindsey
31 years old
5'8”
SW: 235
CW (8/9) Who knows! I won’t be weighing myself again until 8/14!
8/14:
8/21:
8/28:
GW for August: 230
UGW: 150
⚽️GOALS⚽️
🌈 30 minutes of exercise for me a day, 5x a week
🌈 1 gal of water a day, 5x a week
🌈 Log every. single. thing. that goes. into. my mouth. period. every. day.
🌈 Learn macros. Focus on 1 fruit and 1 veggie a day x7.
🌈 5000 steps a day x7 for August, up the step count for September.
The whole pandemic pushed me into working from home. I hadn’t realized how much physical activity walking around my office and walking from my car to my office, or literally going on walks throughout the day had kept me in shape until those stopped. I ate Ben & Jerry’s with reckless abandon and wrapped it in the term “Self Care” to make myself feel better about it.
Here I am. 30 pounds heavier. Borderline hating myself and wondering how I got here. I mean, I KNOW how I got here, you get my point 😂
So here’s to support and accountability!8 -
Highest weight 105.5kg (aug 2018)
Lowest weight 94.7kg (Mar 2020)
GW for month: 97.9kg
SW for month : 99.7kg
3 Aug: 99.7kg
10 Aug: 98.1kg
goals
💛 To plan my meals in advance for the week wk 1 - yes
💛 To keep snacks under 25% of cals wk 1 - 22%
💛 To keep average for the week under 2000 cals gross wk 1 - 2066
methods
🌻 16:8 - intermittent fasting wk 1 - yes
🌻 mediterranean eating wk 1 - a bit more
🌻 using non food ways to manage my emotions wk 1 - a bit more
very pleased to get a decent loss!! It appeared overnight so I'm not sure if it's 'real', but i'll take it for now!5 -
catehunter13 wrote: »Hi everyone! I’m new here so I’d like to introduce myself and give a little background so I’m not a stranger
My name is Cate (Caitlin, not Catherine if you’re interested 😊) she/her pronouns, I’m 34, married and I’m a first time mom to a beautiful 7 month old girl named Logan. Her dad and I met at Logan airport in Boston when we were 19, So to say I’m obsessed with her name would be an understatement 🥰 I’m a special education teacher in CA, originally from MA.
Years ago I tried MFP when I was living with my parents after college and I lost 30 lbs, getting me to about 155 (my lowest adult weight - go me!!) My weight has fluctuated over the years, but I’ve stayed around 185-220 for the last 6. The day I learned I was pregnant I weighed 208. I was super healthy during my pregnancy, and a week after I gave birth I was down to 185 (a VERY pleasant surprise!) This didn’t last very long, and then COVID hit, and I got up to 223. Not fun.
Hi!
Almost the same situation but my little guy is 15 months old. It completely sucks to know that I had essentially lost the weight gained during pregnancy only to have gained it back plus some in his first year of life. We're hoping to try for another one at some point, so I'm trying to shed some pounds before we go back down that path. If we're blessed enough to have another kid, I'm not gonna let history repeat itself! We got this!4 -
Monday Check-in
SW 230.78 lbs (16/03/2020) 104.9 Kgs
03/08 83Kg 182.6 (-0.3Kgs) (-0.66lbs)
10/08 82.8 kg 182.16 (-0.2kgs) (-0.44lbs)
I definitely had more calories on a few of the days, and I'm 3 days short of completing my 5th 30-day challenge. I will really watch the type of calories I'm eating, was good with water so will continue that, I was good with walking. So I'm focusing on the long term goal and realizing it comes with highs and lows as long as I keep on with the daily discipline! I'm hoping for a better swoosh this week, the last two weeks haven't been great!4 -
@orangequilt Great loss! You should definitely take it!
@brownsugar174 Well done on the yard work! That's some calorie burn! I love the fact that you halved your burger and tots, and then just ate small portions later and had a great loss! That's how I want to be eventually once I've lost a lot more!
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@speyerj Great loss Jane, you are doing a lot of exercise, 20 000 steps a day is amazing!
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@wanderinglight Well done on your loss! I get what you mean about doomsdayscrolling I also do it, sometimes without even realizing it! And FB is really awful! And by the way another great swimming top!
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Happy Monday!
CW: 210.9 (7/27)
August GW: 199 (I know that's ambitious, and I won't be too sad if I miss it. But too hard to resist reaching ONEderland when it's so close!)
8/3: 207.7 (-3.2)
8/10: 205.9 (-1.8)
8/17:
8/24:
8/31:
All right 3 weeks and 6 lbs to go - just maybe! Breakfast and lunch prepped for the week. And dinner is planned/semi-prepped for the week, so should be a smooth week.8 -
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@bluffgirl67 Nice to see you getting back on track and making progress.
@BrownSugar That pizza is looking good and healthy. We have been putting Pizza crust on our Dairy order occasionally and it has become our favorite pizza. I put fresh basil and pressed garlic along with other favorite toppings. The crust is from a great bakery here.
@aliciap0116 You do have a lot to deal with now and from where I am it seems you are doing a great job addressing all the issues the best you can. I can’t imagine having school age kids right now. The issues are huge. I can relate to the reduced pay and genetic health issues. I was laid off after being on furlough and of course the extra unemployment is stopped. My iron levels are high and my Dr isn’t getting back on the treatment needed for this. I have hemochromatosis which is also genetic. So far so good. We do a service every Sunday night on Zoom with family and friends that is very contemplative with lots of music. However I need to take some quiet time each day. I read every night before going to sleep. It works fine unless I am at a gripping part of the story and then I read too long.
@holdthe fries yes that would be exciting to lose a pound a week until the end of the year. The past 2 months I wasn’t able to lose even that much. Hope this month goes better.
@wanderinglight Is Barton Sorings open in Austin now? I loved that place. I miss swimming.
@speyerj You are doing so well and glad you got a vacation at the beach. I already miss it.
@jm216 wonderful successes. I hope sophomore year goes well for your son. We are holding our breadth for our daughter to graduate this month. It has been a challenge getting her through college. She ended up transferring so she could stay at home. She is working on her Capstone (Senior) project this summer. Next step finding work with a Pandemic in full swing. At least our son is well launched.
@BrownSugar I think that was a real loss. Sometimes when you eat at a deficit for a while you can actually lose by eating more especially when you are exercising alot. You listened to your body. It was hungry. This happened to me before. Even this weekend I got hungry in the afternoon. I ate until I felt better. I went up a little but am back down this morning. I have to stay away from beef so we don’t get hamburgers very often. Now we make lamb burgers at home. We usually have soup with them.
@DoNotTheHuman It was a real struggle to transition to being at home for me. We went on furlough a month in. I also transitioned from aqua-exercise to land based exercise since the pool closed. I am still working on activity level but at least have regular exercise down and it has worked not in huge weight loss but in small weight loss and not gaining and getting stronger. You can do this. Focus on one thing or a few things at a time.
@jm216 love the fist bump. My kittens would have their claws out. They are more like teens now. They look like small cats but act like kittens.
Last week we got air filters for 2 bedrooms and the living room to help with my cat allergies. I was fine with 1 indoor/outdoor Norwegian Forest cat but 2 American shorthairs who are not allowed to go out due to the coyote are causing a bad allergic reation. It is helping but yesterday was bad. I didn’t get as much done. This week I need to get some other medical issues addressed so I may have to put the job search on the back burner but hope to get the exercise in each day. I have meals planned until mid week.
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