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

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.

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

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!

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!

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.

@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.