Women 200lb+, Let's Be Diligent This December!!!
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Hi Ladies, thank you so much for your kind words and support, they boost me xoxo.
@MuttiNM Your poor family are dealing with so much x I hope your dad continues to improve, keep reminding your mom to rest, she is obviously soldiering on and forgetting to look after herself! From what I see with some of my friend's the quarantine can also have a mental affect on their health and well being. That's good news about your negative test, keep safe x
I survived my low point without reaching out to food. This morning I was feeling good enough to run and ran for an hour (with a ten minute walk after 40 min) I feel better mentally and physically. Today is my first day of my 10th month of intermittent fasting, calorie counting and exercise. Shedding the weight has done alot for me physically and mentally. I suffered with bad heel pain, thats gone completely! I cope better with stress, sleep better, make better choices. I still have a way to go, the last bit is very, very slow, but I'm ok with that. I'm already researching maintenance. To date I've lost 35.1kgs/77.22 lbs, I seem to be going up and down at the moment daily because I have recorded a bigger loss, but today it was up but still I'm so happy!
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Almost the end of my second week and am seeing seeing the results. My jeans are fitting a bit better and also going down on the scale. I have found logging the food helpful.
Slow and steady wins the race but find myself working hard on realistic expectations. I am harder on myself then anyone could be. I want to try an normalize food, move away form the emotional eating and embrace food as it is not that is is somehow alive and has control over me. I am 60 in May and have dieted for 50 years. I have lost then gained then lost and have had my weight be a part of my own dialogue for far too long as a measurement of my own value.
Can any one else relate?
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@VickyEltonGreen
You are SOOOO not alone. I am 39 and have dieted for 29 years. My weight has been up and down, but until now (which is still a continuing battle) I haven't really focused on real lifestyle changes in my head. The food is such a small part of all of this, it is the brain that needs to change. I have had such arguments with myself mentally there are times that I feel like I should have been committed (lol). The voices of "Eat this, all of it" and "You aren't allowed to eat anything" have been so loud and all consuming at times it is hard to think of anything else. I really am trying to teach myself to move the emotions off of food and onto exercise. And I don't mean body building, etc, but going to a walk, lifting my small 2lb weights to get my arms strong, just stretching even helps. I have my good days and my bad but it does seem to help quiet all the voices in my head.
The biggest thing this community has helped me realize is I AM NOT ALONE, and either are you. I use it to vent my frustrations, let out some of the random thoughts rolling in my head about whatever. You can do this, one minute, one hour, one day, one week at a time.5 -
Oh I am right there with you! I was "good" yesterday I should be 10 pounds down this morning... what did I do wrong? or the days I slip and beat my self up calling myself names for sometimes days for my weakness. I am working hard on those two things, they have got me no where.6
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@ness8484 Welcome aboard! I hope you find this group and wonderful as I have!!
@MaxCat1000 2.2 pounds a week for months? That is amazing!! That whole idea of boring old consistency was one that took a while to click in my brain...but it is what makes the scale go down!!
@KMC55 Weekends are my downfall too! We got this...I have vacation coming up at the end of next week. So hoping I can plan to be MORE on point with this journey and not less so! It's a little scary but...we got this, right?!
@archiv88 We all get little upticks in weight. You have the right mindset and your scale will be going down in no time!
@azalea4175 I could have written your words about self talk. Right there with ya, working on that. My best friend reminds me that I wouldn't say that stuff to her. It's a battle.
@JAC581 Look at you into the 220s!! You are finishing 2020 strong, girlfriend!!
@sandy_in_sandy_land I am sorry about your business. 2020 has been such a difficult one for so many. Welcome to this group. I have found such a warm and supportive community here and I truly hope you feel the same. And I gotta tell you, I laughed out loud at the "I was good yesterday, I should be 10 lbs down this morning"...because I can SO relate!!
@changeforeverlj I am so incredibly sorry for the loss of your friend. Watching the numbers pour in, it is easy to forget that these are real lives; real families; real losses. It is tragic hearing of a young mother losing this battle and I am so sorry you are grieving. And 7 more friends in quarantine? My goodness that is a difficult thing to navigate. I'm so happy you fell in love with running...it is such a stress reliever and I hope it is helping you cope in this very difficult time (by the way, wahooo for an hour's run!! You DID it!!!)
@MuttiNM 180!!! That is wonderful!! I'm glad your Dad is feeling a bit better and I hope your Mom gets to rest as well. So hard to be apart from them, I can only imagine. You are tough as nails to be sticking to your journey through this stress. That is an incredible accomplishment in and of itself.
@VickyEltonGreen I can relate!!! Emotional eating queen right here!! Just ask my stash of ginger cookies from yesterday...oh wait, they're all gone, so we can't. Welcome to the group!5 -
Hello newbie here. The comradery is enlightening and everyone is very helpful to one another.
Here are my stats:
68 years old - 5' 2" (so the Dr. says, I swear I was 5' 4")
CW: 260.8
SW: 320
GW: 145 (I can't wait to get to ONEDERLAND)
On 7/16/20 I made an appointment with an Orthopedic Surgeon for possible knee replacements. After the examination and x-rays, he told me that he would not do the surgeries until I lost 100 lbs. That knocked the wind out of my sails. Of course, I was determined to call his bluff. I told him I'd see him back in the spring. 5 months later I am proud to say I have lost 60 lbs., and made my 2nd appointment to see him on 4/14/21. Hopefully he will tell me that with the weight loss I don't need the surgery, but we'll see. So glad to be here.
Goals for the rest of December 2020 are:
1. Learn to be more kinder and forgiving of myself.
2. Continue tracking and journaling on MFP and my daily journal.
3. Move more (I have begun using the recumbent bike at the local YMCA for 20 minutes 5 days a week). I have arthritis in my knees and ankles, so hardcore aerobic exercises are out of the picture.
4. Get more water into my system.
5. Continue on following the MFP nutritional goals and Intermittent fasting 16:8. It is working for me!7 -
My weight was not an issue before I was 35 (for almost 15 years). Then it was because of me not paying attention during life changes, marriage changes, stress, commuting longer, grad school, injuries...before I knew it, I was 80 lbs above my normal weight. I'm about 45 lbs above my normal weight now.
Scale has been OK this week, going the right direction. The thanksgiving plus up is now back down to where I was the week before Thanksgiving. Need to continue to stay focused. Been stressful at work, I'm a manager and this week was delivering performance reviews....nuff said.5 -
Weigh-in day!
Weigh Ins (lbs):
11/13 (Initial): 252.8
11/20: 250.4
11/27: 250.6
12/4: 250.6
12/11: 248.0! YAS BIH!
12/18:
12/25:
I don't think that's actually 4.8 lbs of fat lost - maybe half of that, at best (I have my goals set to 1/2 lb loss per week). The rest is probably water. But hey! I'll ride this high as long as I can! The next two weeks are going to be tough, because Christmas, although working from home two days a week gives me 40% fewer opportunities to be tempted by doughnuts or whatever treat someone brought in (and turning down treats has gotten easier every time I do it). The downside of that is that I have 40% more opportunities to raid my own fridge throughout the day, but I also have been consistently forgetting to buy snacks at the grocery for the last few weeks, so there's no spoils to be had, LOL.
@IsETHome oof, performance reviews right before the holidays? That's rough. My workplace does them in January and July. (it's based on hire date, we don't have reviews every six months, that would be wild - hires between 1/1 and 6/30 get reviewed in July, hires between 7/1 and 12/31 get reviewed in January)2 -
Weigh-in Time!
Progress (lbs)
12/4: 278 (Starting)
12/11: 276.4
Notes:
I've been transitioning over to a vegan diet for the past few days, which has been interesting. Right now, I'm still working on getting all of the non-vegan food eaten and replaced with the goal of having everything in place to go full vegan in January. I've also started on finals (my first two are today!) and I'm hoping that I do okay on them, because my will to study has been a bit lacking.
Good luck, everyone!5 -
Age 49, Height 5'11"
Highest weight: 225.6lbs (8/28/19)
Lowest weight: 165lbs
CW: 221.4
12/1: 221.4
12/8: 223.0
12/15 (halfway mark assessment):
12/22:
12/29:
Scale is going up but I'm not surprised and I feel okay about it because life is returning to normal after the last two months, which have been bonkers. Normally I make about 2/3 of my total revenue for the year in the last three months of the year, which is crazy enough (I'm an illustrator and I sell gift-y merch with my designs on them). This year I happened to draw something in November that went viral and was shared 100,000+ times on Twitter. In that one month I had 4x more sales than I had in all of the last two YEARS combined. And I couldn't hire anyone to help because my studio is so small that it wasn't possible to get anyone in there and maintain Covid protocols. Between the two of us, my sister and I made and shipped over 5,000 mugs!
I close my shop on Monday and will be taking off at least a month to recharge. I can't wait.
My goal is still to get back into the habit of logging my food. And I'm so excited to be home and not living in the Airstream! I'm going to make so many fresh salads and delicious soups that simmer all day!!
💜 Message to myself: discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most 💜4 -
@MuttiNM, so sorry to hear about your folks and covid. I know a family of 8 who have all got it. Started with the dad, then of course it went through the whole family. Dad is still in rough shape as are the two eldest daughters (16 & 17). Mom is somewhat recovered, which is good as they also have 4 littles, from 2 to 8 years old. They will ALL be quarantined until the last person no longer has symptoms! Doctor told them Dad and one daughter were probably looking at 6 weeks recovery so they have about a month still to go.
@iloveeggnog I know, i was shocked to realize that it averaged to 2.2/week! But in reality, it's been closer to 1 lb a week as i had lost 3 or 4 lbs a couple of weeks early on. Things have slowed down for sure - this week is looking much like last!
@FABRICWOMAN I believe I shrunk too! I always thought I was 5'3" but apparently I also am 5'2". Are you a quilter too?
Hello to all the newbies newer than me!2 -
Happy Weekend❣️
Having a rough weekend due to an infection. But I’m still on the mend. Getting better every day.
Hight: 5’4”
SW: 4/19 307
CW: 175
Goal: 175
Goals:
💚 Maintain weight
💚 increase fluid intake to 80+/day
💚 Increase protein intake
💚 Keep up Rehab exercises
Enjoy your week!3 -
I'm doing better with logging, though I want to keep doing it for the rest of December the way I have been so that I really fall back in the habit and give the anxiety time to settle back down. As it turns out I wind up eating about 500-600 below maintenance if I just relax and eat what I want, so to speak. That's nice to know. And I also know if I need to wait until spring to start the weight loss again in a serious way, well, I can do that also and that's okay. I'm fifty pounds down, and if I need to let my mind get stable about being that weight before I go further, that's all right.3
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Last week was a great week with seeing the scale move as it should, getting in more exercise than I though I could and just having an overall great week. Then Friday came, a fight with my hubby, then made up on Saturday but it was time for weekend eating issues, ugh. Now I am at Monday and feel bloated and large and up about 2.5lbs from Friday, grrr. Now I need to buckle down and really stay focused so I feel better and can see a loss this week.
I am currently struggling with Christmas traditions vs. the current reality. Typically for the Holidays, I make a bunch of cookies for work, family, and of course my household (me). This year I don't really have any baking on the agenda and am struggling with feelings of missing out and being "deprived". When of course I am not deprived, and I am not missing out on anything that matters. It is just a bunch of extra sugar that will cause the scale to rise when what I want most is for it to fall. No one is putting any pressure on me to make any cookies, except myself of course. Why? Because that is what I have always done... but I am changing right? With gatherings decreased this year it isn't like I need to make 6 dozen sugar cookies or 5 differently kinds of cookies in mass quantities. I think this is just part of the mental shift from being heavy to focusing on health. Maybe next year it won't be such a mental struggle and I can make a few types of cookies in a rational quantity and be more than happy about it.3 -
Last week was better than most. 299.2 ended at 284.1
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Exams are finally over, just waiting for the final results. I have been catching up on sleep all weekend!!
December 2020 stats
38 years old
Height: 5' 7"
SW (6/9/2020): 330.0 lbs
Month SW (11/28/20): 252.4lbs
Goal weight: 180 lbs
11/28: 252.4 lbs
12/5: 252.0 lbs
12/12: 252.0 lbs (Weight stayed steady even though I just ate whatever for the week and did not exercise)
12/19: lbs
12/26: lbs
12/31: lbs - Last weigh-in of the year
1/2/2021: lbs - Saturday weigh-in to complete the week
Weekly and Monthly Goals:
* Keep logging in MFP
* Continue the T-25 workouts
* Do either a quick yoga, stretch, or walk (Reps to the Rhythm) workout in the evenings in addition to my morning workouts
* Get at least 8 hours of sleep a night (Exams are over, and I have been catching up on sleep!!) 😌🙃
By the end of year Goals:
* Maybe lose another ~12 lbs (get to ~240lbs) by Dec 31st, 2020 (We'll see if I can make it happen in the next ~2 weeks) ☺3 -
Hello. I'm late to this party and new to the forums in general. In the last several months I've gained about 15 lbs due to stress and less activity than usual, and I want to lose about 100lbs overall. I just want to make it through the end of this month and hopefully lose a bit of weight but I'll just be happy to maintain. Trying to keep positive and deal with stress-eating through mindfulness, good habits, and a little bit of willpower.
I'm 35, and I love dogs, disc golf, strength training, reading, and doing crafts (cross-stitch and knitting/crochet), I'll try to get to know you all over the next little bit.
Height: 5'8"
CW 268 (Highest ever!)
GW 160-170 lbs or so
Goals for this week:
- Track food every day
- Strength train 3x this week
- Go for a walk for 3-5 days this week
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@FABRICWOMAN I am amazed by your 60 pound weight loss! Your doctor is going to be floored...cause we all know they expect us to fail in our weight loss attempts and you're going to be able to stand there, proudly and show him how far you've come. It is inspiring!
@IsETHome Performance reviews in December? UGH! We do ours in January so that they are as far away from Christmas bonuses as they could possibly be. That kind of stress would have my weight UP! Good for you for hangin in there!
@goal06082021 4.8 pounds! Take that whoosh!! Like you said, Christmas is gonna be tough, we take those whooshes and celebrate them when we get them!!
@LenGray Best of luck on your finals and congrats on your first weight loss! Pretty phenomenal to be doing these two things at the same time!!
@wanderinglight Congratulations on making it through your busy season! Rest up and I know you'll be back in full force with the scale going down in no time!
@MaxCat1000 1 pound a week is still great!! It may seem slow but that's more than 50 in a year!
@pamiede Sending healthy vibes your way! Glad you're feeling better!!
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 Your mind set and ability to self-reflect is a great example for all of us. Take good care of yourself!
@KMC55 I have actually increased my baking this year!! Since we won't be able to visit, I am doing drop off baskets. So still making a ton and all different varieties. I cannot keep it in my house or I'd be in to them. But we will have our own basket on Christmas Eve and I'm not gonna limit myself at all. My whole body might revolt if I don't feed it sugar cookies the end of December!!
@uyister Congratulations on finishing exams! Holding steady weight through exams is very impressive!!~
@jennyell85 Never too late for the party! Welcome aboard. This is an incredibly supportive, non-judgmental group that @RavenStCloud puts together every month. Hope you love it!2 -
Happy Tuesday folks...this, once again, is weigh in day for me, a COLD and windy Tuesday!
I'm 45 and 5' 4"
Highest Weight 250 lbs
Starting Weight June 1, 2020: 242 lbs
Starting Weight December 1, 2020: 186 lbs (down 56)
Current Weight: December 15, 2020: 184 lbs (down 58).
Goal weight: 145 lbs
Goal for December: I'm working with an accountability buddy and we are checking in the week before Christmas. I was hoping to be at 180 by then but it is looking like that is a pipe dream at this point! Then I changed it up and decided to hope for 182 by then, which is 60 pounds, even, lost...but even that seems not likely, alas. So I shall take whatever comes.
So this week wound up being kind of a fun, surprising one! My life is pretty demanding and I don't take goof off time even though I SO appreciate the importance of a fun night of laughter and old friends and foolishness. It's very very rare for me to do so. Saturday my husband invited my brother and sister-in-law over in the afternoon. We broke out the wine and by dinnertime we were kareoke stars and dancing queens! We tried to recall the last time I did a fun night "off" and we figure it was a year ago September when I went on a cousins week and that week I was sick in bed most of the week haha so it wasn't even THAT fun other than getting to spend time with loved ones. Soooo it was long overdue and a great kick start to the holiday season! It reminded me how necessary it is to have fun, foolish times too. I have a girls night with 3 local friends this coming Friday that we do every year. And now I'm looking forward to it even more. I ran Sunday morning after the fun night (while my husband, brother and sister-in-law all spent the day in bed) and proved to myself that foolish and fitness can still go hand in hand!
HOPING for a 2 pound week this week to get me to my 182 pre-Christmas goal BUT so happy with my journey that I won't be disappointed.
Love to you all as you navigate this festive season; that looks so different from other years.3 -
@iloveeggnog Thank you!! I was grateful to just maintain since I ate a lot of rice!!! Congrats on the loss and I know you can make it a 2 lb week!! Glad you had fun!! We never realize how much we need that release!!
@jennyell85 Welcome! You can do it and this group is so supportive.
@sandy_in_sandy_land Congrats on the loss!! Keep it up!
@KMC55 I understand. My nieces and nephews are upset that they can't all come together and do their Christmas cookie baking, decorating, and/or gingerbread decorating!! We compromised and are all going to be logged in via google hangouts during the baking etc.
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 That's awesome!! Listen to your mind and body and when you feel ready, continue the process until you get to your ultimate goal.
@pamiede So sorry about the infection. I hope it is all better now.
@wanderinglight Awesome!! Congrats on the sales.
@LenGray Congrats on the weight-loss!! Success with finals!! I finished mine last Friday and have never felt so happy to get 8+ hours of sleep!!
@goal06082021 Awesome job!! Congrats!! I decided to buy a power trail mix (has no candy in it) as my study snack. My 4 y/o niece helped me eat most of the bag!! We were all shocked since it was dried fruit and nuts!!
@IsETHome Bless your heart!! No one likes performance reviews especially if they do not come out to be what was expected or anticipated!! Glad the scale is moving in the right direction.
@FABRICWOMAN Congrats on the loss. I am very sure that your surgeon will be pleased. Success with your goals.
@KMC55 I understand being heavy and not knowing what skinny looks like on you. I think that is why I made my first goal weight 180lbs as that is the weight I kind of remember from my 20's. Not even sure what size I was then (maybe a 14-16)!!
@RavenStCloud Again, Thank you so much for this monthly group!!
One another positive note: I was pleased yesterday to remove about 5 dresses, 3 pairs of shorts, and 4 pants (that have not been adjusted since I started losing weight) from my closet. Some of them, I do not even see a point in trying to take them in. I am now down to XL tops and 2XL bottoms and my dress size is back down from 22-24/26 or 3x to an 18-20 (or 2x) from Lane Bryant (they are already loose though, and may become too big once I lose another 10+ lbs). I really liked those dresses (they were very flattering) and will miss them, but, I am looking forward to buying smaller dresses that are still flattering!! 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
Welcome to all the newbies and Hi to all the oldies! Glad to see so many new and old names on the group!!
Heartfelt wishes and prayers to all who have family and friends that are ill or recovering. Thought and prayers with everyone. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
To any who are struggling, hang in there. You will see results with consistency. 💪🏾💪🏾👍🏾👍🏾👊🏾👊🏾
To all meeting and exceeding their goals, way to go!! Keep it up!!✨🎉🎊👏🏾👏🏾
As always, feel free to add me as a connection on MFP for motivation and support. I do not always comment on everyone's posts, but I will check in weekly and check on you if you are listed on my friends' list and I see that you have been inactive. (If you sent me a request over the past week, please send it again as I had some issues with my app that declined the requests I received). 🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️3
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