Women 200lb+, Let's Be Extra Awesome This August!!!
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hey there im in Aus. i have just started my journey this week. diagnosed type 2 diabetic and needing to get all round healthy
Height 5'3
CW 277lb
Goal for August; to start seeing weight and blood sugars drop
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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: 170.2 !!
8/22
8/29:
8/31:
August goals:
Maintain my weight between 170 and 175 β
Log food daily β
Row 2 to 3x week β - 3xs this week
Run 4x week, with a long Saturday run β - well I'm making this week a long Sunday run since I rowed on Saturday
Get at least 45 "active" minutes a day β
Get at least 10,000 steps/day β
After several days of major water retention, I hit a new low this morning. Even though I'm not actively trying to lose, I'm still thrilled. I started maintenance with quite a bit more fat remaining, so it's not a bad thing to continue to drop, slowly
Rowing is going great. It fills me with such wonder and joy, even though I am still terrified every time I get into the boat. I also have a set of blisters on my hands. I just ordered some gloves, so maybe that will help.8 -
@speyerj Great loss! Loving all your activity, are you rowing on a river? (Rowing is big where I live, both on the sea and river) I've only been in a canoe, my son rowed in a quad at school, its a great sport!
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Hey everyone, hope your weekend is going well. I know I'm pretty ready for August to be over- this heat and humidity is killing me. Seems like I can't go outside for more than 5 minutes without melting into a puddle of sweat. Not that September is much better down here, but I'll be traveling up north for the majority of the month, which means I'll get some of that cooler fall weather! Can't wait.
Start weight 4/23 - 252 lbs
5/28 - 236 lbs (down 16)
6/25 - 227.9 lbs (down 8)
7/31 - 220.8 (down 7.1)
8/6 - 218.2 (-2.6 from last week)
8/16 - 215.5 (-2.7)
Total amount lost - 36.5
End of August goal weight - 212 lbs
End of 2020 goal weight - 190 lbs
ultimate goal weight - 160ish
Non-scale August goals:
~I've decided I want to go pescatarian for the rest of the month, and it's been working really well so far. I ate meat 3 days out of the first 5 days in the month, decided to go fishy, and haven't had a meat-eating day since! I am eating a whole bunch of salmon though. Not mad about it- I made some baked salmon the other day that was in-freaking-credible. I honestly think I'll keep this up for a while, as long as I can still get in enough protein.
~still working on increasing my running distance. Longest run so far has been 4.5 miles, with an average pace of 12.5 minutes per mile. I've done a couple 4+ mile runs so far, but haven't broken that 5 mile barrier yet.
~I've only eaten out once this month- I did eat fast food twice, although in fairness I didn't buy it, it was ordered in at work for someone's birthday. kinda cheating, I know.
~Finished 6 books, so far! Hope to finish a couple more before the month ends.
So, some more goals for the rest of the month.
- no more meat. fish/seafood/dairy are all ok.
- 2 servings of veggies a day
- run or bike 5x a week
- eat at least 75g of protein a day
- keep up with everything else!
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Today's the day I set up for the week; printing out a menu, making sure the ingredients for said menu are in the kitchen not the pantry, and doing laundry so the clothes are all clean for the week ahead.
Here's what we're eating next week:
The next quichecake is combination pizza flavor! Sausage, onion, green pepper, diced tomato, Italian seasoning, and mozzarella cheese. It smelled REALLY good when I took it out of the oven, so I have high hopes for it. One piece is 406 calories but we have found that it keeps you full for five hours, which is a plus. I can't eat much food in the morning so I tend to just have a toasted English muffin and hot tea. (That's left over from pregnancy.)
Monday: Lunch is chicken and jalapeno quesadillas.
Dinner is beef marsala, with orichette pasta and pan-seared zucchini.
Tuesday Lunch is hamburgers with chips.
Dinner is pepper steak with rice.
Wednesday: Lunch is black bean stew with a corn muffin.
Dinner is crab cakes, wild rice pilaf, and asparagus.
Thursday: Lunch is pulled pork in buns or wraps, with chips.
Dinner is spaghetti with meatballs and red sauce, with garlic toast.
Friday is our leftover cleanup day for lunch, and if we don't have any there are chicken fingers with dipping sauce.
Dinner is beef burritoes, rice and beans.
Saturday lunch is Hot Italian Beef sandwiches.
Dinner is curried lamb meatballs with cashews, mushrooms, and spinach in korma sauce, over rice.
Sunday lunch is burritoes al pastor with toppings as desired.
Dinner is eggs and turkey sausages with fried potatoes and toast with jam.
As always, if you want a recipe or are curious on the calorie count, message me.
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Here's my Sunday weigh-in
PW: 202
CW: 198.2
Yea I've met my first mini goal of getting out of the 200's! Next mini goal is to be under 195.4 -
Finally getting a moment to do a proper reading at least from Friday to present and check in. Yesterday was busy getting the WM pickup and Costco shopping. I put on a pot of spaghetti sauce to simmer while I put things away and got veggies prepped for the week. Put the remainder of the week's veggie soup in serving size bags to add to the freezer. Today has been more cooking and of course never ending laundry. I was able to get quite a bit done though. I've got oven broiled beef patties, roasted carrots, broccoli, peppers and two sauteed chicken breasts (one plain and one fajita style). I had some of the fajita mix for lunch and am definitely thinking I should do more. While at Costco I picked up a box of the Kodiak pancake mix and am pleased with it. I plan on making up a bunch to freeze. My new favorite snack was discovered last night. I decided to experiment with adding sugar free coffeemate flavored powders to greek yogurt. I made up chocolate last night which being a chocoholic I thought was awesome. Today I made both chocolate and french vanilla which turned out yummy also.
@rpbarkernc Congrats on reaching your goal weight!! I'm glad taking the time off has helped give your body the break and energy boost needed to shift with your new goal. You've done a fantastic job over the year and no doubt will do well while figuring out a maintenance routine.
@CupcakeCrusoe I'm so happy to see how you've progressed while I was away. You have been kicking it and all the hard work is paying off. Hope you planned pizza night was super delicious.
@Jackiefrost1013 Congrats on dropping sizes. You're doing great!!
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 Awesome job on losing the 40lbs. I know how hard that is with all the health issues but you are proving that in spite of those losing weight is possible. Very nice menu. I love how you and others have such variety. I'm so boring or maybe it is lazy boring lol.
@wanderinglight Love your analysis of goals and what the benefits of losing will be. I can affirm scales rather than guessing is very important. While I was off I didn't weigh but eyeballed things to sorta keep in check. Of course I gained weight bc of that and other other not so great choices during that time. You have a solid plan and goals set out so just keep them in focus to achieve all you want.
@pamiede You're journey has been an inspiration to me since becoming a part of the group. I missed what happened but I have faith you can overcome and push through anything life throws in your path.
@astroamy Nice job on getting your bike speed up. I'm sure as the weight comes off you will be able to achieve the higher speeds you used to do.
@grandrory Whoop Onederland!!! Each person does seem to be satisfied by differing macro components. I'm one of those who if I only eat a bunch of carbs will be hungry all day. Overall I do better with more protein and try to keep that number higher. Of course there are days when I'm eating more carbs but I do pay for those days on the scales. It's all about balance so keep tweaking your amounts until you find one that works well.
@speyerj Congrats on losing a little more. I'm sure as you settle into maintenance your body/weight will change as you go along. Now I've got row row row your boat in my head but so happy you are enjoying it.
@chupacabragumbo Doing great on hitting your weekly goals. Pan seared salmon is one of my favorite things to eat. I don't have it often because of the higher calories and I have such a low daily amount. If not for that I would eat it every day.
Wishing all a great and fun weekend. Keep moving and striving for the goals.
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Hello friends! I have fallen off a bit on logging in this month. Life has been a challenge. I was losing well and then had an injury that I thought was a pulled muscle but it looks like it could be a hamstring tear or a hip injury. I will find out tomorrow. One of my kids has been suffering with debilitating depression. This has brought me down as well, as I am struggling to help her.
I am still trying to move as best I can -- on good days a lot and on not so good days as much as I feel I can, while making good food decisions. I gained a few pounds but am back on track as of today and am not going to let this setback define my goals. I will find a way through it.
Age: 60, 5' 9"
SW: 265
CW: 244.6
First GW: 225
GW: 199
Immediate plans: Drinking water, water, water. Visualizing my goals. Setting aside time for me to accomplish small things that make me happy. Knowing that I am worth it. Believing that this is the best time of my life and that the universe has my back. Knowing that there is only so much that I can do for others and that it has to be enough, while helping them to help themselves.11 -
Age 51
Highest weight 105.5kg (aug 2018)
Lowest weight 94.7kg (Mar 2020)
Goal: 97.9kg
Starting Weight: 98.9kg
6 july: 98.9kg
13 July: 98.9kg
20 july: 100.2kg
27 July: 100.2kg
3 Aug: 99.7kg
10 Aug: 98.1kg
17 Aug:100.0kg
24 Aug:
31 Aug:
goals
π To plan my meals in advance for the week wk 1 - yes, wk 2 - yes
π To keep snacks under 25% of cals wk 1 - 22%, wk 2 - 24%
π To keep average for the week under 2000 cals gross wk 1 - 2066, wk 2 - 2145
methods
π» 16:8 - intermittent fasting wk 1 - yes, wk 2 no,
π» mediterranean eating wk 1 - a bit more, wk 2 not really
π» using non food ways to manage my emotions wk 1 - a bit more, wk 2 not really
Disappointing gain this week after a nice loss last week! Need to try harder.4 -
Did anyone experience that taller people lose weight faster than people under 5ft 5inches? I am 5'2'' and I've always had very slow weight loss and it usually requires either IF or less than 1,000 calories per day to see changes on the scale.0
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@mphollins- taller people do burn more calories just being alive. So, in a sense, yes, they get more calories in their budget which might make it "easier" in some sense to lose weight, if having more calories in your daily allotment makes adherence easier. But a calorie deficit is a calorie deficit, short or tall.4
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Hello friends! I have fallen off a bit on logging in this month. Life has been a challenge. I was losing well and then had an injury that I thought was a pulled muscle but it looks like it could be a hamstring tear or a hip injury. I will find out tomorrow. One of my kids has been suffering with debilitating depression. This has brought me down as well, as I am struggling to help her.
I am still trying to move as best I can -- on good days a lot and on not so good days as much as I feel I can, while making good food decisions. I gained a few pounds but am back on track as of today and am not going to let this setback define my goals. I will find a way through it.
Age: 60, 5' 9"
SW: 265
CW: 244.6
First GW: 225
GW: 199
Immediate plans: Drinking water, water, water. Visualizing my goals. Setting aside time for me to accomplish small things that make me happy. Knowing that I am worth it. Believing that this is the best time of my life and that the universe has my back. Knowing that there is only so much that I can do for others and that it has to be enough, while helping them to help themselves.
Welcome back! Sending the best to you and your daughter during what I'm sure is a tremendously difficult time. I love your immediate plans4 -
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)
17/08 81.7 Kg 179.74 (-1.1Kgs) (-2.42lbs)
Finally a swoosh down! On the advice of a friend, I drank the same amount of water daily. Oh, I've just realised I'm into the 170s, Yay!6 -
@micwrites Sending love your way, someone told me once in life you are either entering a storm, in the middle of a storm or leaving a storm. This year seems to have highlighted that analogy more than ever. As a mother it must be so hard to see your daughter battle with depression, I'm glad you are back with us x3
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@orangequilt Goodluck with your week ahead!
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@grandrory Awesome you are under 200! Love setting mini-goals, they are so achievable!
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AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: Β»Today's the day I set up for the week; printing out a menu, making sure the ingredients for said menu are in the kitchen not the pantry, and doing laundry so the clothes are all clean for the week ahead.
Here's what we're eating next week:
The next quichecake is combination pizza flavor! Sausage, onion, green pepper, diced tomato, Italian seasoning, and mozzarella cheese. It smelled REALLY good when I took it out of the oven, so I have high hopes for it. One piece is 406 calories but we have found that it keeps you full for five hours, which is a plus. I can't eat much food in the morning so I tend to just have a toasted English muffin and hot tea. (That's left over from pregnancy.)
Monday: Lunch is chicken and jalapeno quesadillas.
Dinner is beef marsala, with orichette pasta and pan-seared zucchini.
Tuesday Lunch is hamburgers with chips.
Dinner is pepper steak with rice.
Wednesday: Lunch is black bean stew with a corn muffin.
Dinner is crab cakes, wild rice pilaf, and asparagus.
Thursday: Lunch is pulled pork in buns or wraps, with chips.
Dinner is spaghetti with meatballs and red sauce, with garlic toast.
Friday is our leftover cleanup day for lunch, and if we don't have any there are chicken fingers with dipping sauce.
Dinner is beef burritoes, rice and beans.
Saturday lunch is Hot Italian Beef sandwiches.
Dinner is curried lamb meatballs with cashews, mushrooms, and spinach in korma sauce, over rice.
Sunday lunch is burritoes al pastor with toppings as desired.
Dinner is eggs and turkey sausages with fried potatoes and toast with jam.
As always, if you want a recipe or are curious on the calorie count, message me.
Your weekly planning is amazing! Your meals are so exciting! Because there is just me and my son I tend to just plan on the day in the am. Today I'm making a batch of sourdough wraps (I make 10 at a time) so we will be having spicy chicken wraps, I make a yoghurt coleslaw Asian style to go on top!5 -
@pamiede Thanks for the workout, will try it later x
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@chupacabragumbo Great loss for the week! I think your body breaks down fish quicker, I ate fish on Saturday and Sunday and had a much better loss today! Sadly fish is really expensive here, crazy because I live on the coast.
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