Women 200lb+, Let's Be Diligent This December!!!
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Age: 43
Height: 5'10
Highest: 20st Jan/2020
CW: 15st 5lbs
GW: 12st Mar/2021
I be stickin to this seeing results in different areas.
I’ve lost near 5st since January. (70lbs)
I go through a lot of plateaus which used to discourage me but I’ve figured them for the most part. Usually it’s a scale vs muscle vs fat game. The more I move the more muscle I get ... which is highly new and strange to me body 😂! But muscle weighs in more. And while I develop it ... my scale stalls out. I’m consistent with a 1200 calorie intake which mean I have no where to go but down on the scale. If I want it to budge faster I need to keep my step goals and movement goals up.
I move 500 steps every hour for 12 hours a day at a minimum. I set it to my fitbit and it keeps me honest. I try for two 30 minute power walks a day even if it’s in the house round and round in circles due to inclement weather.
I’m not excited about it anymore. It just needs to be done. Because otherwise I’m going to die. And I’m not looking for that. I like food. I’m an actual baker. A professional bread maker. I make bread for a living. I am a yeast historian. I have been eating my work for 30 years😂 Eating my work and loving it my whole life.
I didn’t mind being Mrs.Claus ...or the round Irish baker people love the sheer smell of because I always smell like fresh baked bread. I don’t mind being fat. But it appears me heart and brain had different ideas. Shortly after a brain aneurysm and a heart attack ... me and me organs have come to an agreement ... they will let me share this body with them on the condition I pitch in on repairs and upkeep ... other wise they are evicting me.
Alas we have mutually agreed upon a whole body reboot ... less me more my organs😂
I still smell like bread ... but my insides aren’t full of it anymore. This near 300lb life has come to end. I’m no where near my goal weight yet but this Irish lass is’na afraid of hard work... I’m not sure where I be going but I sure do love this journey!
I loved this post and your way of writing. Welcome to the group! It's wonderfully supportive and it sounds like you've had a true reckoning between body and mind. You can do this!3 -
Trying not to eat tonight. Im at my calories for the day. I’m expecting a couple of pounds to drop soon....and so close to wonderland again. I have a doctors appointment in two weeks and I refuse to weigh more than I did last year. It’s amazing how hard it is to lose and so easy to gain. Hopefully will be a few pounds less than last year.3
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Trying not to eat tonight. Im at my calories for the day. I’m expecting a couple of pounds to drop soon....and so close to wonderland again. I have a doctors appointment in two weeks and I refuse to weigh more than I did last year. It’s amazing how hard it is to lose and so easy to gain. Hopefully will be a few pounds less than last year.
I believe in you! Fingers crossed for the drop!
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I was here in October, and completely forgot to check in in November, and here we are halfway through December... Oops.
SW 9/20: 328
CW: 296
GW: 195-210
I'm 32 and 5'10". My goal by the end of the month would be to see below 295.
I've been working on C25K and I got a kettlebell and doing yoga. 6 -
I'm clearly doing a bit better because yesterday I felt weird about not logging all day. It was a nice familiar relief to log my breakfast, and prelog my dinner.
I kind of know what I'm having for lunch at my mother's house, but I'm not entirely sure of all of it, so I'll just log it when I get back. We'll see. Either way, it's a bit of an anomalous day because I don't eat cake and ice cream every single day, and I'll probably have some today.
I'm going to leave in about thirty minutes with two large laundry baskets full of presents and my birthday cake so that we can celebrate my birthday (I was 49 yesterday) and open the Christmas presents while I'm there to see people's faces.4 -
Happy Birthday @AlexandraFindsHerself1971 !! Hope you have a wonderful day today as your celebrations continue!2
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Well, I had good intentions for this month but the combination of working 7 days a week plus holiday shopping/shipping and not being with my family for Christmas for the first time ever have kind of gotten the better of me. I've gained a pound or so but have decided to just do what I need to do to get through this month. I can't believe it's the 18th already! Hope everyone hangs in there and I'll be back for an end of the year weigh in and goals for the new year.4
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Weigh In Time!
Progress (lbs)
12/4: 278
12/11: 276.4
12/18: 275.8
Notes:
I didn't lose as much as I wanted this week, but I still dropped a bit of weight so I'm considering it a win! I'm thinking that the culprits this week were decreased activity from decreased campus time+extra study/sitting time and going over my calories a few times with unplanned snacks. Going into this next week, I'm going to aim for 30 minutes of additional activity each day and make some snacks for movie nights
Oh! I also found out that I'm getting a new pair of vegan running shoes! I'm pretty excited, since my old (non-vegan) pair broke down last summer and I hadn't been able to replace them yet.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
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).5 -
I'm proud of myself this week. I thought I'd be in full vacation mode now but unfortunately many of the orders I shipped out weeks ago are lingering in transit and I'm taking the brunt of my customers' anger and stress. They can't leave 1-star reviews for the USPS so they do it for my business. It sucks but I'm not stress eating. I'm doing the opposite and really caring for my mind and body as I deal with it all during what was supposed to be my time off.
People don't realize that we (Etsy sellers or other small businesses that rely on e-commerce) are at the mercy of the shippers. I got every order out the door extra early and now they are stuck at distribution centers along with 10 million other delayed packages. That's 10 million per DAY between Fed Ex, UPS and USPS. This year is unprecedented because of the pandemic, vaccine shipments, and DeJoy's gutting of the post office. There are almost 20,000 postal workers out sick with coronavirus. All the delivery drivers I see are utterly exhausted.
I wish everyone would take a big breath in and have a little perspective. There is *nothing* normal about this holiday season. If you're lucky enough to be here, and doubly lucky enough to be able to afford to buy gifts for people, then maybe just chill the f out and recognize that your package may not arrive in time!
Anyway, thanks for letting me rant. I'm just sharing the reminder to be patient and, if you're not already doing so, be extra kind to your delivery drivers and mail carriers.
I've managed a Yoga With Adriene session (I adore her) almost every day this week, just made a big batch of soup, and have been logging all my food even and not really depriving myself of everything but not binging either. It's been a good, healthy week.7 -
@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.
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Start of December Goal 5 lbs lost by January 2 2021
Height 5'9"
Weight Loss Goal 50 lbs in 1 year by January 2022 Slow and steady
Week 1 -1.4 lbs down
Week 2 -
Week 3
I have upped my calories per day so I can stay motivated and satisfied and not feel like I am on a diet.
I am working little treats into my week so I have something to look forward to
I am only eating foods that I like and that make me happy that I look forward to having.
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@KeriA Hope you have a wonderful anniversary! It's good to hear how things are going with you and the new job. I know this time must be hard for your Mom. My Mom gets lonely, too. She's more outgoing than my Dad and she misses seeing her friends. I got my test result today and it was negative although I've had a sore throat and some congestion the past few days. Hopefully it's just a cold...2
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@KeriA Hope you have a wonderful anniversary! It's good to hear how things are going with you and the new job. I know this time must be hard for your Mom. My Mom gets lonely, too. She's more outgoing than my Dad and she misses seeing her friends. I got my test result today and it was negative although I've had a sore throat and some congestion the past few days. Hopefully it's just a cold...
I am happy to hear about the negative test but not about the sore throat and cough. It takes a few days for COVID to show on tests after exposure. Take care. Yes a very nice pandemic anniversary celebration. Didn't lose but didn't gain.2 -
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!
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Things are going pretty well for me. I'm not quite where I feel ready to go back to seriously losing the weight, but the logging is going okay and I'm feeling some of the anxiety around it easing. I think by the beginning of next month I will definitely be ready to buckle down to it again. And the fact that when I "eat what I want" I still eat under maintenance is a good thing to know.
I have also learned that if cake is in the house I will eat it, and the same with homemade cookies, and the same with my sweet bread. Sooo we just won't have any in the house until I've got the eighty pounds off. There's no point in making this any harder for myself than it has to be.
A lot of my anxiety is now transferring to the exercise bike, but I keep telling myself that he uses it, he likes it, if it winds up just being his thing it's not a waste of money, and no one is making you do anything. It would be better if the gym was safe because I would just get up and go and that would be that. That works for me. But it's not safe, and I have just found out that my sister's husband is very sick, and so I need to be extra careful.
Yeah, that. He'd been sick and on a couple different antibiotics, and then they found out that he has metastatic cancer and at this point has 18 months. He's in his fifties, and they have a 7 year old daughter. I don't like my sister, but I wouldn't wish what she's going through on anyone.3 -
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!
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Just found this thread. I lost 80 pounds in 2018 and 2019 and gained 40 of it back in 2020. I finally started reining myself back in last week. My goal for this week is to log all my food and be curious about WHY I am eating. I'm an emotional eater and totally zone out when I am moving towards a binge.
SW: 250 (7/18)
CW: 209 (12/22)
GW: 1503 -
Age: 61
Height: 5'2"
Highest: 350 (approx. 2013)
SW: 274 (Sept. 30/20)
GW: 180 (Mar. 31/22)
This month:
Nov. 26: 256.1, DAC 1761
Dec 1: 254.8, DAC: 1720
Dec 8: 254.8, DAC: 1784
Dec 15: 253.6 , DAC: 1943
Dec 22: 254.6, DAC: 2015
Dec 29:
December goals:
Weight: 250
Daily Average Calories: <1750
Ugh! I seem to be going the wrong way! But, I am not overly anxious about it. December has always been difficult, and one pound up isn't so bad as I am still down two for the month. Now I am stuck at home due to a HUGE snowfall overnight - like, over 12 inches between about 9 pm and 7 am and it's still coming down! so there's not much I can over indulge in except for the veggies I ran out and got yesterday before the storm. I have cleared my porch of snow, that has to be good for a bit of exercise! I am just waiting for some friends to come help me with the drive, car, and walk as it's way too much snow for my arthritis. I will still be out there shoveling some of it, but if I had to do it all alone it would take me until Christmas!
I haven't been on line much so lots to catch up on. I am cheering for and commiserating with those who need it!
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas
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Weigh-in Wednesday!
Age: 31 (32 on December 28) Height: 5'5"
Highest weight: 320 lbs (end of pregnancy weight, June 2020)
12/23: 289.4
12/16: 290.2
12/9: 292
12/2: 289.4
1st GW: 220 lbs, so I can change blood thinning meds (had deep vein thrombosis in October).
2nd GW: 180 lbs (weight I was at in high school).
3rd GW: 160 lbs.
First off, merry Christmas, happy holidays to all of you! This year might be a bit different than other years, but it might make us realize what is truly important in life. Or maybe I'm just an eternal optimist trying not to say Bah Humbug this year. Either way, I hope your Christmas is a happy one, filled with love and happiness!
Started solids with my daughter last week. She's doing so well and loves to eat! It's also forcing me to eat healthier, since she's eating what I'm eating.
Off to start my pre-Christmas cooking (cauliflower casserole, green bean casserole, scalloped potatoes and my stepmom's traditional Christmas cheesecake). Cheers everyone!1
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