Women 200lb+, Let's Seize the Day This September!!!

@aliciap0116 I'm so sorry to read about the bike accident. I'm praying your husband's operation went well. Well done for not leaning on food to comfort you, but honestly just be kind to yourself no matter what you do or don't do!

I hope everyone has a really good day today! I woke up without the alarm, just before it went off, and the morning weight was back to its usual fluctuations so I think that means my shoulders and back have healed up. I'm really feeling energetic and ready to do everything that needs doing today, and I love that feeling!

I have a lot of cooking to do today for my in-laws and so that's the main thing scheduled today, that and putting away the laundry that hung to dry last night. We're going to have another hot humid day, bleah. It's September, time for fall!

Catching up but it's a lot! Kids went back to all virtual school in NY so I'm balancing plates here as they get settled into a routine. Eating has been ok. I'm up a pound since my low last weigh in but considering I had a few "food heavy" get togethers recently I'll take it. Managed to get 30 minutes on the assault bike (about 200 calories) while the kids ate lunch. All my meals are logged for the day and I'm on track!

@aliciap0116 well wishes for your husband

I forgot. Yesterday I did 30 minutes on my Gazelle and after dinner I took my husband for a walk too despite the smoke. I also got all my water intake yesterday. Hope today goes the same. Also when I was logging in my food plan I saw that 1 item was set for 2 of something when I been having only 1 of them. I had to go back and correct the last 3 days. I have been having less calories that I thought. Which means the scale should be down more than it is.

There use to be on MFP a little grumbling animated emoji. I loved that guy.

@KeriA Your Brooks are really lovely, wishing you many happy healthy miles in them! Vietnamese food is such an unknown here but I love Asian food so I'm sure I would love the fresh taste! I've also been using my resistance bands, mainly for arms, just trying to develop a habit of using them first!

Weekly Weigh-In
9/4: 241
9/11: 239

September Goals
*Weighing under 241 for month of September--good so far
*Continue exercising 3-5x a week, preferably 4--accomplished!
*Track food daily, even when over calorie goals--successful!
*Continue practicing self-kindness when working on relationship with food--always a work in progress, but I was able to control my cravings this week.

I am happy to see this number. I had originally dropped into the high 230s briefly in May. Then quarantine hit full force and I gained it back plus some, so this is quite the accomplishment for me.


@jayemes, my gym is also doing online posting so people can still access their services, but finding that motivation to work out at home is quite difficult. Hopefully things will slowly ease back into "normal" soon enough.

@CupcakeCrusoe, great consistency! And you have a great Friday as well

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971, I hope today goes smoothly for you!

@ThisMagicMoment, you got this! And what a lovely goal to achieve. Enjoy your weekend, too!

@speyerj Yes Portland’s air quality is the worst today, then Vancouver BC, then Seattle. I am glad it is cooling there. It is a bit cooler here today finally so the question is do I slip in an exercise session indoors. I am so glad we bought those air purifyers for the cats. Don’t ask 2020 what else it’s got please! Sorry you didn’t get to row or run. I am glad it has had a weight loss benefit. This is getting to me too. I too have worked on staying positive. Through staying home, furlough, my daughter not being able to have a graduation ceremony from college, being laid off and having to take care of medical issues when it isn’t really safe to do it I stayed positive but the fires and smoke is just too much. I was worried about those in Louisiana who were hit by a hurricane and no one helped. This country used to be there to help each other.

@pamiede there is much to be said for slow weight loss. Protein is good too.
@TeacherMamaJen take care right now. You need your sleep not just for losing but for keeping well. Don’t worry about weight for now just stay safe and healthy.
@Riddikulus89 I like you last goal the best – be kind to yourself. I know you have a great motivating factor right now but I think that the way to approach this isn’t to think of getting slimmer for a wedding but figuring out a sustainable relationship with food for the rest of your life which is highly compatible with the last line of your post. It seems to me you realize that temporary weight loss isn’t the best goal whatever the results. A lifetime of healthy eating and exercise is. Healthy eating isn’t denying yourself foods you love. It means eating healthy foods and figuring out how to balance that with your activity level.

@torihudson6 good for you getting that workout in at home. I too really struggled since the gym closed with exercise. I finally have some things that work but exercise is the 1st thing out the window for me now when before Aquafit was the last thing out the window. I miss working out in a pool so much. I am glad you are starting to seeing some progress again.
@AlexandraFindsHerself I am sorry that it was a hard day at home but glad there were some personal progress to celebrate too.
@CupcakeCrusoe yes bad night sleep can definitely show on the scale.

I did my daily log/food plan today. I do not put as much pressure on myself to get exercise on the weekends since I am still struggling with 5 days a week lately but with a long weekend last week I am going to try to do something today inside of course with this bad air. It is cooler too than it has been this past week. I am making a Greek dish to use up our tomatoes tonight, Fasolakia. I was going to make it last night but decided leftovers were a better idea since it was too hot to cook. We had Coronation chicken again. Tomorrow I am going to make pico de gallo for chicken tacos/fajitas. We were going to do some yard work this weekend but that is now out. I am praying for rain and not just for Washington for California and Oregon and anywhere else that needs it. I can exercise in it not in smoke.

Good luck with your weigh in @changeforeverlj . If you've lost weight for six months straight you're doing very well! One gain won't be the end of the world, don't let it send you on a binge!