Women 200lb+, Let's Never Surrender in November!!!

orangequilt · November 2020

@KMC55 I do that too! My partner had an evening out planned with his colleagues and I immediately bought an unhealthy meal plus dessert to eat!! It's nuts! Well done on resisting.

Lasmartchika · November 2020

OFFICIAL FRIDAY WEIGH IN

Age: 41
Height: 5'3"
SW (8/10): 208.6
Aug end: 205.6
Sept end: 206.4
Oct end: 200.2
1st GW: 200!! 2nd GW: 190
UGW: 140

11/6: 199.0
11/13: 198.4

OK, November weekly goals:

Log my food every single day, good and bad and stick to my daily calories (1500).

So my appetite came back on Saturday after a week of not really eating. I let myself eat the whole weekend without thinking about calories, but still logged estimates at the end of the day. It's a habit now and I can't stand to see an empty page LOL!!

Drink at least 64 oz of water daily - it's harder now that it's cooler.

I got an app that reminds me to drink water throughout the day. So I've been doing great with the water drinking.

Workout 5 times a week, continue doing workouts closer to one hour.

It's really hard to motivate myself to workout when it's cold! My husband has finally wanted to do a video workout a few days this week, so I've been doing the 15 minute workouts along with him when he comes home from work. He feels less weird doing them if I do them with him too.

But I need to find a way to motivate myself to go back to the long workouts I was doing before the cold came.

I joined a challenge on FB to reach 5,000 steps daily. So I'm adding that along with my workouts.

It's quite difficult to reach this if I don't go out. But I'm still working on this one.

Happy Friday the 13th everyone!!

Lasmartchika · November 2020

@finngirl61 If you feel like doing some type of exercise, may I suggest searching for "seated exercises" on YouTube. That perfect so your knees are protected.

Here's an example of one:

https://youtu.be/azv8eJgoGLk

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 · November 2020

finngirl61 wrote: »

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 ' -
Thank you so much for your reply. It means a lot to me. I recognize your name and you've made great progress! It's re-syarting again and then staying motivated. But good to focus on copies right now. You're right! 😊❤

Honestly, the thing that motivated me was how very much better I felt. I was a little scared by it; if I felt this much better with a third of the weight off, how will I feel when it's all off?! but I know that there's no requirement to become someone who runs marathons or trains for every single bike race. If my personal speed is to eat small for the rest of my life and stroll through museums and botanical gardens, and ride a bike alongside my grandchildren on occasion, that's okay too.

mclarkin75 · November 2020

Hello,
I am starting over. I lost over 100lbs in 2005 and gained in all back by 2008 due to health issues. I am a grandmother now and have some new health issues and want the energy to play with my grandson.

Height 5'6"
11/12:261.4

November goals
1-Making healthy choices that are also fulfilling to eat. Remember this I not a punishment, but an opportunity.
2- Log my food daily
3- Drink 8 glasses of water everyday
4- Go for a walk everyday (still healing from a minor surgery)
5- Weigh myself on Mondays (no more or less)

Mini Goal - reach 240lbs
Secondary Goal - Under 200lbs
Third Goal 175lbs
Final Goal- Maintain for life

MaxCat1000 · November 2020

finngirl61 wrote: »

If there was one thing you'd focus on, what would it be?

Log everything you consume - be totally honest - you're the only one who has to see it. Don't drop to, like, 1200-1300 calories/day right away, or whatever MFP tells you you should be at. I had been to a bariatric clinic (long story, didn't have surgery) and they recommend just trying to keep to under 1800 calories/day to start, which is what I am doing (again!) And I have to say, it was and has been working for me. I am NOT active at all, and I have lost 15 lbs since the end of September, and have only had one week under 1800, keeping under 2000 for the most part. One goal is to reduce my calorie intake by about 50-100 every month, depending on how I am doing, until I am down to what is recommended for me.

I know you only asked for one thing, but my one other thing that really helped me was to not have snacks. For me, I found if I had snacks, I didn't have enough at meals to satisfy me then and couldn't stop thinking about snack time, or I would wind up grazing a lot. So now I have 3 substantial meals a day, and room (for now at 1800 cals) for one snack, usually later in the evening.

laurajewalker · November 2020

I had cheesecake yesterday - and I’m so glad I did.

A new place has opened locally, specialising in cheesecake. I’ve been seeing photos of them on all my feeds for weeks, alongside posts about them constantly selling out so have been craving it. But I thought I better not get it. Instead I’ve been eating anything sweet in my house for over a week and was getting a bit out of control.

So I finally went yesterday as I just kept thinking about it. So I had it, and you know what - it wasn’t amazing, in fact I felt pretty sick after. So in future I’m going to consider giving in to a big craving sooner - because resisting really did me no favours as I just sabotaged a whole week, rather than one day (and in this case I won’t be wanting it again, anytime soon).

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 · November 2020

laurajewalker wrote: »

I had cheesecake yesterday - and I’m so glad I did.

A new place has opened locally, specialising in cheesecake. I’ve been seeing photos of them on all my feeds for weeks, alongside posts about them constantly selling out so have been craving it. But I thought I better not get it. Instead I’ve been eating anything sweet in my house for over a week and was getting a bit out of control.

So I finally went yesterday as I just kept thinking about it. So I had it, and you know what - it wasn’t amazing, in fact I felt pretty sick after. So in future I’m going to consider giving in to a big craving sooner - because resisting really did me no favours as I just sabotaged a whole week, rather than one day (and in this case I won’t be wanting it again, anytime soon).

I am not some person blessed with ultimate self-control around sweets; instead, I have a fructose intolerance which means a lot of sweets equal me getting sick. Therefore, if I'm going to get sick from it, it had better be worth it. It's amazing how much I can walk away from because, on second thought, it's not worth the headache.

(I miss the heck out of fruit, though.)

uyister · November 2020

November 2020 stats
38 years old
Height: 5' 7"
SW (6/9/2020): 330.0 lbs
Month SW (10/31/20): 259.8lbs
Goal weight: 180 lbs
10/31: 259.8 lbs
11/7: 259.4lbs
11/14: 256.0lbs
11/21: lbs
11/28: lbs

Weekly and Monthly Goals:
* Keep logging in MFP - ✔✔
* Continue the T-25 Gamma Hybrid Strength cycle workouts - ✔✔
* Do either a quick yoga, stretch, or cardio workout in the evenings in addition to my T-25 morning workouts- ✔ Have been using the PopSugar Fitness dance workout videos on YouTube, not every day, but 3 of 5 days this week.
* Make time for me to relax even though classes have started again - ✔ A little in between studying

By the end of year Goals:
Pass my classes - Working on it
Maybe lose another 16 lbs (get to ~240lbs) by Dec 31st 2020 - Working on it

uyister · November 2020

@anita2422 Good job and congrats on the loss!!

@changeforeverlj I wouldn't worry too much about the scale not moving right now. With the runs and hills, I think you are also building muscle (muscle weighs more than fat). You can measure and see if you have dropped inches in your thighs especially. I encourage you to log everything and still post updates whether or not you lose as someone on the forum may have a great suggestion or encouraging words that kickstart the weight loss again.

@mamabearangie Awesome job getting back on track!!

@KeriA Awesome job with planning ahead. I find that when I meal prep, I do a little better as well.

@holdthefries Great job!! I like your weekly 'SMART' goals. If anyone wants to try it, I attached a couple of image guides (they can be applied to every aspect of our lives). Thanks again for reminding me about these!!.

@JoDavo66 Hang in there. It starts off slow sometimes, but keep pushing and you will see a difference. What workouts are you doing at home? Remember, if you are working with weights, you are building muscle which is good, but they weigh more than fat. You will see the weight start to come off soon. Just stick with it.

@laurajewalker I understand how hard it is to stop weighing daily. For me, weighing daily especially when I am on or about to start my period made me a little depressed!! What I did to stop, was set a task for me to weigh on Saturdays. Then I brought out my scale Saturday morning, and once I weighed, I put the scale in the back of my closet. After the second week, I didn't think about weighing daily anymore. Now, my scale is in my room by the closet door, but I just walk past it unless it is Saturday morning.
Glad you enjoyed your cheesecake. If I have a really bad craving, I just go ahead and get a little of whatever it is, and make sure that I log in all the calories as well.

@Lasmartchika Awesome job with crushing that first goal!!

@mclarkin75 Welcome back. This is a great and motivational group. Wish you success with your journey

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 So very true. It is not a race with anyone else. Each person's weight-loss journey is different. The most important thing is that you remain healthy.

JoDavo66 · November 2020

@mccarol1956 your story could be mine! I lost almost all my XS on more than one occasion with Rosemary Conley & WW. I'm now heavier than I was post-pregnancy- the youngest "baby" is almost 15!! So sorry to hear about your husband, that must be tough at the moment. Your positivity towards your goals is inspiring.

I've struggled this week. I always do the 2nd week & I've been very mindful of this.
Been nightmare at work- a few positive covid cases meaning we have staff & students isolating too as well as usual absence for this time of year plus those "shielding" with the lockdown (that isn't really a lockdown as sooooo many people ignoring it and with schools + Universities physically open- 2 weeks on-line would've made huge difference) so we are setting cover work for in school, additional worksheets to send home for on-line lessons, teaching on-line and physically in classrooms and covering absent colleagues, on-line work too. I'm part time so max hours should be 38- I've worked 54!! So craved all the wrong stuff and not been as good as I could. Trying to be much more strict this weekend. Can't go to gym & it's too dark, wet & cold to do much outside.

KeriA · November 2020

@MuttiNM I am so bad at taking advantage of good weather. I am glad you were able to enjoy yours. Nice progress this week!

@IsETHome This is why we have the Y on hold. I am afraid we will pay the membership and then not get enough times reserved for a lane in the pool to make it worth it.

@MaxCat1000 that is great you already made your November goal.

@finngirl61 Nice to hear from you. The things I think are a base for everything else is getting enough sleep and water, then eating at a healthy deficit is the most important thing. Not healthy as in big but in eating healthy foods. Exercise isn’t for losing it is for being healthy.

@KMC55 Are there things that are healthy that you like and he doesn’t? You have a good plan!

@Tarzan37 I am going to spend some time thinking about how to stay safe the rest of this year.

@Lasmartchika Wow you made it into Onderland this month! And you are continueing down. Yes it is hard to get steps when we are staying home more.

@mclarkin75 I know how it feels to start over. I think of this as creating a new life style that is healthy not as just losing weight. So when I lose all of the 100 lbs (it is not quite that anymore) I will continue to do what it takes to maintain that healthy lifestyle.

@laurajewalker Good story. Thanks for sharing.

@uyister Already you have made good progress for this month!

@JoDavo66 during the last economic downturn after being laid off I taught at a community college and I have never worked so hard. I worked through meals and the only break was when I went to bed. My niece is teaching in NYC and the plan keeps changing. She has two little boys. Take care!

KeriA · November 2020

I wanted to check in here Thursday or Friday because Thursday was sort of a neat day. I was anxious because we had a site visit at the construction site. I would be seeing some new co-workers in-person for the 1st time. I just have worked myself up to walking for an hour and I have arthritis in my knees. I have trouble with inclines (down not up). I am fine with stairs. Also I just got new work boots and they weren’t broken in and were heavy. We had to follow all the COVID 19 rules for the construction site. I also had to find the site and where to park. I think I impressed my boss since he realized he forgot to meet me to show me where to go. He was relieved when he saw me at the right entrance. The path around the site was pretty good. Only one slight, short incline down. We went slow enough. I was really tired by the end and thirsty. At the end my boss talked with me a long time at our cars. I think this is a good sign. I think he just wanted to talk to someone about how he’s doing with his transition to being the manager. I had that role of being my last boss’s right hand person and I was glad he already felt comfortable confiding in me. I have had some great bosses and I think he is fitting in with them well. I was proud of myself. I was happy that I got my exercise during work hours! This week I signed my timesheet for the last 2 weeks of work. I will getting a full pay check which is more than before. My x-boss texted me Friday with questions on one of my projects. She has admitted that she is too busy and too stressed without me although she likes doing my projects better than managing.

Well I meal planned last Saturday so probably need to do that today again but I have 2 meals left from last week and leftovers. It is because we had one meal out after our walk and one my daughter made. This is good since I have meals for the weekend and possibly into the week ahead. The main point is that I was okay with making some dinners after work this week but then I had a day off. I got in some exercise in this week but then I had a day off and got exercise at work one day. Next week is a full working week and need to try to make meals at home and get exercise during the week. I need to get some exercise this weekend to make up for not getting over 150 minutes of exercise for the week. Monday was just a short walk but I am glad we did it.

KeriA · November 2020

IsETHome wrote: »

Anyone else stressing about Thanksgiving week?

My extended family hasn't gotten together since before March. We aren't getting together for the holidays. I have taken my 93 yo mother to the Drs once and so has my sister. My brother went by recently to install another echo to help her do things she needs to. So I plan to make the traditional dinner on a smaller scale with just the immediate family. I have a turkey on order with our dairy which delivers on Monday mornings. However my daughter may want to invite her boyfriend with or without his uncle. Up until recently I was fine with that but I wonder if his uncle gets together with other close friends I don't know about. He is our age and retired so he doesn't do any other risky things. I hope to find a safe way to see my Mom that weekend. The retirement community is supposed to be setting somewhere for the winter to meet safely.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 · November 2020

KeriA wrote: »

IsETHome wrote: »

Anyone else stressing about Thanksgiving week?

My extended family hasn't gotten together since before March. We aren't getting together for the holidays. I have taken my 93 yo mother to the Drs once and so has my sister. My brother went by recently to install another echo to help her do things she needs to. So I plan to make the traditional dinner on a smaller scale with just the immediate family. I have a turkey on order with our dairy which delivers on Monday mornings. However my daughter may want to invite her boyfriend with or without his uncle. Up until recently I was fine with that but I wonder if his uncle gets together with other close friends I don't know about. He is our age and retired so he doesn't do any other risky things. I hope to find a safe way to see my Mom that weekend. The retirement community is supposed to be setting somewhere for the winter to meet safely.

I go to see my mother and my grown sons (who live with her) about every two weeks. Since we're all healthy, and we've been sitting in a room together talking unmasked for several hours, and my other two partners are healthy, then we can sit the six of us down and have a meal together without too much extra danger.

So my worries are more about conserving my standing budget enough to clean the bathroom meticulously AND make the food. And also doing food that both my boys can eat, which is fun because Younger Son is on a low-FODMAP diet to get his IBS under control. Poor guy. He's lost about 20 pounds because he's been sick all the time.

pamiede · November 2020

Happy weekend! Still recouping from accident.

Good views is I have made my goal weight! Now I have to eat more calories to maintain healing 🙄

Enjoy your weekend!

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 · November 2020

pamiede wrote: »

Happy weekend! Still recouping from accident.

Good views is I have made my goal weight! Now I have to eat more calories to maintain healing 🙄

Enjoy your weekend!

That is great! Well, you can eat more calories, and you know how to lose if you need to lose a little bit again after you recover. I believe in you and you are totally amazing and a real inspiration to me.

MuttiNM · November 2020

@pamiede Congrats on making your goal weight!!! That's wonderful! Hope your recovery continues to go well.

orangequilt · November 2020

@pamiede great work, well done!!!

Tarzan37 · November 2020

Congratulations, @pamiede - great job reaching your goal weight! I hope you have a smooth recovery.

I am down another pound this morning, as expected with the time of the month bloating subsiding. Getting a lot of walking in with the part time job so hoping to still get into the 220's this month but we'll see how it goes. I'm not putting too much pressure on myself, just trying to stay healthy physically and mentally this winter. Hope you all do as well!

Women 200lb+, Let's Never Surrender in November!!!

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