Women 200lb+, Let's Make It Count This January!!!

@RavenStCloud Thanks again for creating the Jan 2021 group. I love your resolutions!! I love to paint (started with paint 'n sip classes) it relaxes me. I want to learn to knit/crochet/sew (my mum sews), but, will have to wait till I am done with this term at least). You have a great health plan.

@Acria Welcome!! You can do it!! This is a great group for motivation and support.

@orangequilt Those are good goals. I think I will stop syncing my exercise calories to MFP. I noticed that I tend to eat a little more if I see that I burned a lot of calories!!

@MuttiNM You've had an awesome loss over the past couple of years!! Very inspiring!! So glad you and your parents are getting better.

@goal06082021 Love the goals and congrats on the loss.

@changeforeverlj Awesome recovery!! You are amazing!!

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 Awesome goals. I am not sure what exercises you can do, but here are some youtube channels I like and I do them at home (You can definitely modify the workouts to your comfort level)
1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3lEhUBNqIrFMatB9Zgxo0g - Reps to the Rhythm for walking and getting steps in (He is always smiling and makes me happy)
2. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3wm6Rex4kcvOVpqxNHeAqg - Up to the BEat Fit for dancing and getting steps in (She is fun and has a lot of 5 minutes or less workouts if you want. I prefer the ones that are at least 1 mile or 18 - 30 minutes long).
Let me know if you try them out and how you like them.

@MaxCat1000 December was a challenging month. Great job getting back on the bandwagon. You can do it.

@IsETHome Nice goals. What exactly is water jogging? I miss being able to go swimming.

@inky92 So with you there. My portions have been increasing and I have been slacking off on logging my snacks!! Got back into the bad habit of eating late. Going back to my intermittent fasting 16:8.

@osier5 Nice goals. You've got this!!

@southernmissgirl Great goals. I am trying to stop drinking water just before or while eating.

@finngirl61 Thanks for the great quote!!

@aubintex Welcome!! I feel you on the not eating back exercise calories. We've got this!! I would probably see what the caloric tracker and maybe your doctor estimates is safe for you to consume daily. I use this to try to estimate my nutrient needs and then follow the advice of my doctor and listen to my body. Remember, to lose 1-2 lbs a week, you need a caloric deficit of 500 calories daily.
This is the link to tell you how much nutrients you need.
Interactive DRI for Healthcare Professionals
https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/interactiveDRI/

@KeriA With all the events, I think you did a great job keeping your gain low. You have great goals and I know that you will crush this year!!

@VickyEltonGreen Hello!!

@GrammaLisaGetsMoving Running around with kids does help you lose weight. I keep trying to get my niece to do my dance workouts with me again since they are so much fun when the kids participate.

@christina6198 Welcome! Feel free to add me! I'll check on you if I notice you haven't logged into MFP in a while.

@Candyn617 Great goals!!

@kellyjheath4221 Welcome back!!

@speyerj Welcome back!! Awesome resolutions.

Thank you for your concern, everyone.

@goal06082021, I did not mean to imply that I expect to lose it all in 4 months. I'm 43 and have been on this weight loss journey since I was 14. I know that what works best for me is to start off on a very low calorie diet for the first 3-4 weeks and then increase calories gradually. Otherwise I tend to lose momentum and give up early. I know that I didn't say that, so I can see how you would assume that I intend to stay on 1000 calories for the entirety of the weight loss.

I should also explain that I very suddenly shifted from a beer and cheeto kind of diet to a very clean, low calorie diet. In my experience, that kind of change tends to cause a big drop in the beginning. I also started with a 3-day water fast to cleanse my system. So that is why I think it may be possible to get down to 199 by the end of Jan. But as I said, I know it may be unrealistic. As long as the scale starts moving (I'm waiting 2 weeks to weigh myself), it will keep me motivated.

@IsETHome - Thanks!

I lost 110 pounds in 13 months, so roughly 2 pounds a week. I was on a 1000 calorie deficit (and I did eat back exercise calories) so surprisingly, the math actually worked out perfectly, even though it didn't seem like it at the time. The last 15 pound loss occurred after I declared maintenance in July of last year. A lot of people report continuing to lose once they eat at maintenance because it's hard to know exactly how many calories you need. I had a fear of regaining, that I tended to err on the side of caution those first months. So between July and October I slowly dropped another 15 pounds (3 pounds a month). I liked what I saw, so now I'm trying to maintain that weight. I'm bouncing between 160 and 165. I have some days that go over 165 - that's usually caused by having a carb fest the day before. If I tighten up my snacking, the weight goes back down. I have to say, maintenance is boring.

Regarding running - I would not say that helped me lose weight. I lost most of my weight when I was too heavy to even attempt running. I believe that weight loss is 90% about food. Running has definitely helped me in maintenance though. When I was 285 pounds I would burn 3000 calories a day without any additional exercise. Now, on days when I don't do any additional exercise, I burn 1800 calories a day. I don't want to live on 1800 calories every day, so running gives me a bigger budget.

Hello ladies. Wow what a year. Well i am 5'11 and weigh 236lbs. This past year i had my 3rd child and seeing as I'm older and this year has been well hard on us all the weight is still lingering. I am hoping to stick with a healthier life style and help motivate and support all of you. I hope to lose a good amount of weight over the year but starting with hitting smaller goals one at a time. Let's do this together.

Hi, Does any one else log their food at the beginning of the day and just adjust as the day goes on? I have found this really helpful for me. I am back to work tomorrow , classes start next Monday. Teach remotely but looking forward to the new semester.I love teaching.

Every time that I fall off the wagon I find myself coming back here. I love this thread so much.

I have decided that I am tired of looking at myself in the mirror and feeling disgust. When I seen this picture on Christmas, I wanted to message the person to tell them to take it down because of how awful I look.

I was recently down to 200 but when we were in the process of buying a home, dealing with the previous home owners, work and spending time with my children during this pandemic, I have fallen off pretty bad.
I am now back up to 210.4 as of this morning. I still find myself in a second marriage with the scale in my bathroom, getting discouraged when I don't see the scale move and am really hard on myself. I know this is not going to happen overnight because I didn't put the weight on overnight, I will get there.
2021 is a new year and it is time for me to change, not only for me but for my children.
I have made me a weekly weigh in journal that what is motivating me to do this, my goals and what I am going to do to achieve my goals.

I am also in the market for a treadmill, if anyone has any recommendations on where to get one that don't cost an arm and a leg!

Lets kick January in the butt!

About 4, maybe 5 years ago, I was able to lose about 100 pounds and have since gained all of that weight back (even though I said I never would). I have struggled in these past few years to even get the motivation to start back up again, but finally at the beginning of December, I decided to go for it and not wait for the new year, because who knew if I would still have the motivation to start?! The holidays were tough but I made far more better choices than I expected of myself, especially just starting out! I lost 15 pounds in the first two and a hlaf weeks, however, I have kind of stalled out and not lost any weight in the last week and a half or so, so that has been kind of discouraging.

12/10/20
sw-260

1/3/21
cw-245

I want to continue to workout consisitently and eventually be able to workout for longer periods, right now only doing 30 minutes of various cardio DVDs.

I also want to work on my eating habits, which has always been incredibly difficult to me..I am a picky eater and dont really love to try new things. When I try to think of healthy food ideas my mind goes blank (what is healthy food?!) I sometimes dont eat after waking up until about 5 or 6 hours later, which I think really hinders my weight loss, so I really want to work on that as well!!

Good Luck to all in the new year!

Definitely felt a bit self conscious when I first thought about writing out my stats honestly. But I figured, where better to admit my insecurities than to a bunch of strangers on the internet 🙃

So here we are.
My current weight is my highest weight 219.2lbs.
I’m 5’9 & 29 years old.
My lowest weight in the last few years was 162lbs.
My goal weight is 170lbs.
My goal by end of Jan is sub 200 😬

My goals for this year are truly to get a solid handle on my physical health. I’ve been in a weird yo yo situation with my physical and mental health. When one is good, the other one takes a nose dive.

This year for me is all about finding a safe, healthy & sustainable way to have both at once.

Happy to see this group, feel free to add me as a friend! Could always use the motivation & support 🙌🏽