Women 200lb+, Let's Be Diligent This December!!!

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
12/18: 245.2?!?! WAT?
12/25:

I'm gonna need to sit down and really crunch some numbers soon - I have no idea how the scale keeps going down. Like, as problems go, it's not a bad one to have, but I just don't see how a 5'2", obese, mostly-sedentary woman (with PCOS, no less!) can lose 6 lbs in 5 weeks eating an average of 2700 calories per day, unless I've been retaining HELLA water, and I feel like I've been staying pretty well hydrated most of the time (although I am also a fan of the sodium so ??? biochemistry is wild).

@changeforeverlj I am sorry to hear about the loss of you friend and about your other friends that are ill too.
@pamiede I hope your recovery is going well.
@MuttiNM I am not surprised that your Mom tested positive for COVID 19 from how you described her not having any energy. I am glad you aren’t having any symptoms. I can’t wait till you get tested and hope it is negative. There was one person at my Mom’s retirement community who went out for Thanksgiving and got COVID 19 so she and the whole facility went on lock down. My Mom is very lonely. We try to call her as much as we can. She is sleeping too much but so far hasn’t gotten anything. Her place is being very careful. We installed another Alexa in her place.
@AlexandraFindsHerself I hope your birthday was great!
@wanderinglight I don’t use ETSY much but found some face masks with a high thread count I like there and not on Amazon. It takes a bit longer to get the masks but they are worth it. I feel like with the pandemic we all need to give each other some room. I feel I am fortunate to be able to work from home and am grateful to places we get take out. I am not looking for perfection since so much is out of our control. Hope all gets sorted.

So working full time is impacting a few things. One is checking in here as much as I would like. The other is struggling to get exercise. Also meal planning is harder. However we have so many celebrations in December. My husband’s birthday, then our anniversary, today, then of course Christmas make the month full. We have ordered take out tonight. We had a nice brunch. I am trying to keep us out of stores but my husband went out yesterday anyway and so I have roses and chocolates today. Some of the chocolates are intense dark squares that I will use to avoid worse sweets in the next month and dark chocolates are good for you if they aren’t too sweet.

My calories have been generally low except for these celebrations. My weight went up with the new job, started down, went up with the b’day then came down a bit but is up again for some reason. We will have a nice dinner tonight. The one thing I have splurged on is an Espresso machine. We plan to try it out this afternoon. Although I haven’t gotten in the exercise I have been more active. My water isn’t where it should be but better than when I worked full time before. I am planning to bring my weights and resistance bands down to my office so I can get some strength training in. I try and get on the Gazelle when I am waiting for the water to boil for my tea when I have it. I think my next splurge may be an under the desk elliptical.

I miss checking in with all of you and I know it would help me. I am making progress with my new job learning the ropes and I like it. I am not giving up and will find a way to get off the 5 lbs I am fighting now and get back to making progress as soon as I can.

I skimmed through a bunch of pages I've missed and read the last one more thoroughly. Well, back to celebrating 38 years of a wonderful marriage.

Greetings all!
I’ve been an on/off MFP user for awhile but have been back since August. I’ve got a long road ahead so would love to inspire and be inspired!
Age:49
Current weight:298
Starting weight:346

I’m north of the Seattle area, so it’s dark and grey way too early so I find many reasons for curling back into bed! I am working from home (thanks Covid) and have the next 2 weeks off. I’m just starting to focus on my movement and am using the wii fit, and my Fitbit to try to get some activity starting.

My goals include focusing on getting my fruit intake up, watching my sweets (was prediabetic at my last physical!), and increasing movement. I can get derailed easily if I’m off schedule, stressed, influenced by folks around me, rain, sun—just about anything! 😊 but I’m feeling more positive lately and really want to take a serious look as I’m getting close to that birthday!

Non Scale Victory... I'm not sure how many of you use the measurements in addition to the weight. I also have a couple of custom settings. (bra band and also 3 inches below belly button for belly). Pleased to say that I have lost between 1/2 to 1 inch on each of: bust, waist, bra band, hips and belly (3 inches below belly button) since 1 November. I was told it is best to measure every 2 months to see changes. Although my weight is only down about 10 lbs since that time, glad to see the progress in measurements. Doing the happy snowman dance!

@KMC55 Being kind to yourself is the most important thing. Maybe there's someone out there who IS motivated by shame and insults and negative self-talk, but I'd wager that's not most people. You're still here, and you're aware of the choices you've made recently that aren't serving your goals, and I'll bet that's still miles ahead of where you used to be, so good on ya!

@SunnyBunBun79 welcome! I've only been posting in this group for about a month and a half but I've found it to be a very positive and supportive place, you're in good company!

I've been talking about it for years, since I started carrying a journal, that I wanted to set up a 600-Calorie Lunch Generator spread somewhere in it. I think 2021 is going to be the year I do it. My plans are still vague at this point but I think I want to start with a recipe collection (might need a separate journal just for that, LMAO), maybe come up with a handful of meals to cycle through each month or so, like a 4-6 week rotation. I offered to start prepping lunches for my husband as well, since he'll be going back to school next month. He took me up on it, so the more planning and thinking I can do in advance, the smoother this will go. The big question mark right now is what access to refrigeration and reheating he'll have at school and in clinic.

I guess you can call this an NSV - I was informed today that my workplace is closing early tomorrow at 12:30, but because of that, all scheduled staff are to report to work at 8 AM regardless of normal Thursday start time. My very first, immediate reaction was "but then I won't have time to work out tomorrow morning!" So, I guess the daily morning workout habit is pretty well ingrained now. I suppose I'll just do it when I get home. Maybe hubs will even join me, since it's not at 7 AM this time!