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

I started working out in the morning. Apparently I'm the only person locally who hauls her kitten out of bed at six in the morning to work out, because I had the women's area to myself, and so I checked out where I was strength-wise and rode the bike until I started getting a leg cramp. I'll stretch that hamstring lots today and see if I can get it over itself. I feel good, didn't get out of breath or sweaty, and will now go up and get dressed and go on with my day.

Sundays are precooking and organization. So I'll make up a printed menu and post it so the rest of the household knows what dinner is, move the things I need to cook into the dry goods cabinet and the small freezer below the fridge, do laundry, and generally put things in order for the coming week. We'll have burritoes for lunch and Breakfast For Dinner for dinner, with eggs and turkey sausages and fried potatoes and toast.

speyerj wrote: »

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 - I was trying to figure out why you would need to wake up your cats to go work out, and then I remembers the MFP clever substitution. You made me laugh! So glad you have access to a gym again!

The problem actually is keeping the small fast black one from darting into the bedroom. Because she will go under the bed, not leave when I do, and then sit in front of the door and scream until Boyfriend wakes up and gets up and lets her out. If he sleeps through my alarm, he needs the sleep, and screaming cats do not help. (That is the cat in my profile picture. Nyx, daughter of Chaos.)

I am not sure how this works. I thought I created a post in this forum but I see it elsewhere. So my guess now is I have to reply here ??

Hi there. I have had MFP for a couple years but not truly using it. Always looking for the magic way to shed my extra pounds. But I guess it is time to try something new. I have never posted before but here goes
Age: 52
Current weight :236 lbs
Height 5’2”
September goals
Lose 5 lbs
Walk 10 min 5 days /week
Simple cardio(12 min) 2 x per week
Get up from my desk every hour and do 2 stretches

Monday Check-in
SW 230.78 lbs (16/03/2020) 104.9 Kgs

31/08 78.8 kg 173.36 (-0.7kgs) (-1.54lbs)
07/09 77.3 Kg 170,06 (-1.5kgs) (-3.3lbs)
14/07 77.2 Kg 169.84 (-0.1Kgs) (-0.22lbs)

My weigh-in this week was with a lot of trepidation. I've started my 7-month 30-day challenge. In the first 6 months, I lost 27.6 kgs/60.72 lbs. I count calories and intermittent fast, I log on MFP daily and read posts on the community group daily. Last week I started incorporating strength training. I've even been jogging on the spot, who knows I might even eventually start jogging outside!! Anyway, my daily weigh-ins were up and up!! So this morning I was expecting to gain, down .1, but it doesn't matter, I'm on a journey, a quest if you like. Time is not my priority, my priority is doing my daily disciplines and rediscovering the strength in my body and mind which I swallowed up over a period of 20 years with binge and emotional eating!

This week's goals:
💗To be kind to me (and others)
💗To keep logging
💗To have fun
💗Work hard when I work
💗Stick to only 3 cups of coffee a day!!

Mondays mean weigh in at my house!

So, here I am. I am 45 years old. 5 foot 4 inches.
SW(June 1st): 242 lbs (highest weight was 250)
September 7: 204lbs (loss of 38 pounds)
September 14: 202 lbs (down the nice round number of 40!)

Weightloss goal for September: 3 more pounds to make it to ONEderland. I haven't been below 200 in at LEAST 21 years.

My fitness goals for September: to finish my learn-to-run-10k app. Then run a 10k with my husband without dying. (Currently at the beginning of week 13 of 14)

My food goals for September: Remember that we do not treat ourselves with food; we use food as fuel and if you want something more calorie dense, work for it.

My Mindfullness goals for September:
~ Remember that slow and steady wins the race. Don't get caught up in the numbers on the scale. Keep on keeping on and you'll get there.
~Keep writing in your gratitude journal daily
~Remember that this is self-care; that this isn't being selfish, this is necessary in order to be able to continue the things I'm doing. (My Mom has dementia; my dad, my husband and I are her caretakers)

It has been the week from busy land!! My Mom had a difficult week. My husband had a difficult week. My work had a difficult week. And I am Mrs. Fixit. It is Monday and I am exhausted cause I have been working my butt off, literally, all week and no real rest. Contemplated staying home today for a mental health day but decided to plow through and now I'm looking forward to going home at 5 and putting my PJs on and taking the evening to just relax!

Hope all is well with all of you...so appreciate all the positive energy from this group

This week’s focus is weight loss and exercise daily. I also need to make sure I get my water. I will do at least 1 of my strength training routines today or tomorrow and either another one later in the week or do resistance bands. Last week I did a resistance band video and it was just right for me. I liked that he combined the resistance band with light cardio and core exercises. No outdoor exercise for me for a while. Air quality is still in the unhealthy range. It is supposed to be getting better later in the week.

We have come to end of my meal planning from last week. So I will have to work on that soon. I was able to make some little additions to extend it through the weekend. Tonight I think I will plan leftover fasolakia (this was the Greek dish I made to use up the tomatoes we got) with grilled cheese sandwiches. This gives me a day to plan and order groceries. Last night I made pico de gallo and we had chicken fajitas minus the grilled vegies. We will probably get more tomatoes on Saturday so I think I will make a big pot of Tomato Bisque and freeze it in dinner size portions. We like having it on lamb burger nights.

@AlexandraFindsHerself Glad you met with the trainer. I know that has been the to do list for a while. Sausage mushroom and onions seems to be my favorite right now for Pizza. I think it is what we got when we went out for pizza when I was a kid.
@changeforeverlj If you have upped strength training or exercise you may be retaining water in your muscles. Also if you have. Also if you have been consistently upped your exercise for a while you may need to adjust your calories up some. It is really weird when you lose weight by eating more but this happens sometimes.
@jayemes I usually do better on the weekends but lately not so much. That is why I do not have a set check in day.
@iloveeggnog 40 lbs loss – nice! Enjoy your rest tonight!
@ChrysalisCove Nice to enjoy your week and lose too.
@motivatedsister Good job getting to onderland and staying there.

Ive lost 14 lbs since end of june..now at 222 lbs. Goal this season is to lose 5 lbs per month. Tracking food water etc big help this summer

@ChrysalisCove 2.2 pounds in a travel week?? Well done!!!

@purplearrow24 I honestly didn't know how colourful life could be. I'm 40 lbs down, 3.5 months in and my life has completely changed. Not only am I exceedingly more active but I'm FAR more social. Just like with kids, the days are long but the months (or years) are short! And you'll get there in jig time!!

@motivatedsister Your loss is happening!! If not by the end of September, then by mid October...you got this!

@KeriA You have me thinking about tomato bisque...I haven't had it in forever. And I have a bumper crop of tomatoes! Must add to the menu!!

@Starsub99 My big thing is water too! Must constantly remind myself to drink more!

@TrekkieChic Betcha next week's weigh in will have that excess gone...it's amazing what our bodies will hold on to in the short term. A few cupcakes and snacks isn't going to undo your entire program!

I ran this morning. Week 13, day 1 of the learn-to-run-10k app and I was disappointed with the shorter run (compared to the previous two weeks). But I know that by this time next week, I'll be running for the full 60 minutes straight so I'm not going to get too cocky or off script!!

@loveeggnog Well done on your loss! Ready to cheer you on when you reach onederland! I've just started looking into running. Although for me its really shuffling, in my head I'm running but in reality not! I've downloaded a podcast that starts wih 30 sec walk 30 sec run. I can do it at home no prob, but outside on the street
it seems so hard, my legs feel so heavy! Your week sounds hard, hope you got to relax in your pjs!

Riddikulus89 wrote: »

Age 30, Height 6'0"
Highest weight: 266lbs (2/2/20)
Lowest weight: 143lbs (1st goal is 199)

CW: 249.2
9/8: 255.6
9/15 (halfway mark assessment): 249.2
9/22:
9/29:

Weekly goals (exercise):
🌻 Every other day walks in the neighborhood or elliptical
🌻 Incorporate some morning exercise

Weekly goals (diet):
🌻 Stay near calorie goal
🌻 Intermittent fasting (16:8)
🌻 Log everything, no matter what
🌻 Drink lots of water, at least 64 oz.

Weekly goals (mental):
🌺 Be kind to myself

I'm getting married next year, and I've just been gaining weight for the last decade. I'm hoping to drop some weight and get fitter before the big day. I want to start this next phase of my life on a better footing.

Updated my goals:
- When walking isn't possible I'll jump on the elliptical.
- I also want to commit to intermittent fasting. It worked well last week.
- Also I need to drink water, I am the queen of dehydration.

Lost lots of water weight this week, I'm down 6.4 lbs. I hope there was a little bit of fat lost in there, too. 😊

Yesterday did not reflect the focus of my last post. I have reevaluated that focus. I started a post in which I was comparing before and after the pandemic health. It was way too long but enlightening. It turns out that I have made a lot of improvements. Some smaller than others (healthier breakfasts, home cooking, more water intake, better sleep). What I am struggling with is overall activity level and exercise. I wasn't perfect before but I had a base amount of both from which to improve from (aquafit, going to and from work and taking the stairs). Now I don't and I struggle to get as much exercise and more when possible. Some weeks I get more in others I just get the minimum. I really haven't even addressed decrease in activity level adequately although I have made some general attempts. I need to set up more specific quantifiable ones. This was where I was last month before I started dealing with job search and some medical issues. I have gotten a handle on those even though they are not done so I was going to focus on at least exercise this week but yesterday I realized maybe this isn't the week for that. I thought just do it all inside but we have been shut in for days and I can tell that although we have decent air quality inside it is just decent. Yesterday I rethought whether this is the best time to up exercise and didn't feel good about it. I didn't meet my calorie goal either but had a good calorie deficit so I am not concerned. I am now leaning toward getting in the minimum exercise but gently this week instead of going all out now. I sometimes feel a slight head ache and wake up coughing to clearing my throat in the last few days. This is with 3 air purifiers going in my house. So yes exercise is where I need to focus now but no this week is not the week. Rain is forecast now for Friday. We had a touch today and I just even saw some sun through the smoke but the AQI is still very unhealthy. The possible rain earlier in the week seems to have been delayed. So I am going to do the same with my exercise initiative - delay for the rain to clear away the smoke.

I did get meal planning done yesterday and this morning I put in the grocery order. Water and sleep were good. I also got other non-health related things done.

@Riddikuluus89 I love that - Queen of dehydration. That was me before the pandemic.
@motivatedsister instead of heat my issue is air quality with exercise.
@lilann1961 What you are doing is working. Great job.

iloveeggnog wrote: »

@ChrysalisCove 2.2 pounds in a travel week?? Well done!

I was pleasantly surprised! Makes sense though, as the week before I hardly budged. My body seems to like to hold steady, then drop 2-3lbs at once. 🤷🏻‍♀️

So far today I have got up on time and weighed (still dancing between 253 and 251, sigh) and taken all my supplements and got dressed. I"m trying to get my early mornings to where I just get up, do all that, visit here to remind me of what I'm doing and why, and then stand up and grab my purse and just....go to the gym. That way I get the workout done before my partners get up. If I wait, I find other things to do and get doing them. If I do it first thing, I can sort of use the momentum of getting up to just roll on out the door, and then it'll be a habit and I do it anyway.