Women 200lb+, Let's Make It Count This January!!!
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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.8
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Hello Ladies,
I am new to this group.
Angie 57 yrs old
5'4"
SW 265 lbs
GW 165 lbs then will evaluate.
I don't want to set monthly weight goals, as that has sabotaged me in the past.
I did lose 70lbs back in 2017 it took me not quite a year. I worked out everyday, sometimes twice a day to the point I was obsessed with it. Well, I pushed too hard and injured my shoulder and leg. It took almost a year for my shoulder to heal, and during that time I went back to old habits and the weight started creeping back on. I gained it all back and now so angry with myself.
I need to get healthy again, my knees ache from the weight, my calves, ankles and feet are swollen by end of the day.
So, for January my goals are
- drink my water( something I struggle with)
- log all my food
- start exercising at least 4-5days a week( slowly at first)
- eat healthy, no more junk food
- cut out alcohol
If anyone wants to add me as a friend I would sure like that.
I know I need to motivation and encouragement, and it sounds like this group will be perfect for that.
2021 is our year!9 -
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.6
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January 2021 stats
Height: 5' 4"
SW (4/9/2019) 307 lbs
Goal weight: 180lbs
Weigh-in day: TBD
CW: 175 lbs
Weekly and Monthly Goals:
* Keep logging in to MFP
* Continue the Rehab workouts
* Drink 60+ oz water per day
* Get as much protein as possible
* Walk by the spring
Mid-year Goal:
* Balk and return to my walking routine
I actually put on my favorite walking/running shoes yesterday❣️😍
Hope everyone had a great weekend❣️
Happy New Year❣️8 -
VickyEltonGreen wrote: »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.
I love being able to pre-log and plan out my day in advance. If I can pre-log breakfast, lunch, and dinner, then I find it's much easier to deal with unplanned snacks and I don't end up agonizing over, idk, a packet of peanut M&Ms or something. Sometimes I'm really on the ball and I remember to grab some protein bars, nuts, or similar nonperishable snack to keep in my desk at work for the week. That's not this week, but I also know I'll be able to "afford" the peanut M&Ms if I need them.
I prep breakfast and lunch for the week so I can pre-log those all on Sunday, and then lately I've been picking dinner recipes that will yield leftovers so I don't have to cook every night. It's just me and my husband, so it's pretty easy since most published recipes serve 4-6. I use a food scale, so I know all of the servings will be the same.2 -
Thanks goal06082021 , it gives me a sense of feeling organized too. Thanks for answering .1
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VickyEltonGreen wrote: »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.
Yes, I do this. Sometimes I'll do the whole week in advance. I know it's not what will end up happening, but it gives me the sense that if I want something extra or different I'll have to tweak my budget elsewhere to allow it. I went well with this for ages and want to get back into the habit of it.3 -
Highest weight 250 (7/19)
2021 Starting weight 209
GW: 150
This month:
1/3: 206
1/10
1/17
1/24
1/31
January Goals:
Track my food
Yoga 5x a week
Walk 5x a week
Stay within calorie goal 5x a week4 -
VickyEltonGreen wrote: »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.
I also fill my food log in beginning of everyday, then adjust if need be.
What grade do you teach? My daughter is a teacher too!2 -
@VickyEltonGreen i have never done this but what a great idea! Going to try it this week
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Happy 2021!
Started last year, managed to get my husband on this too after the first pounds were lost. Definitely makes things easier when both of you are on reduced calorie diets as there's less "you want any of this?" or "just eat it". Spent most of my adult life over 200lbs. Primary goals: reverse his diabetes, keep me from getting it as it runs in my family (as does obesity). Unfortunately got put on birth control to help with endometriosis, so weight loss isn't happening nearly as fast as I hoped (having to be on 1.5lb deficit to lose most of a lb in a week; am not eating exercise). 30 min stationary bike at around 8 miles a day, 6 days a week, planning to up to 45 min for minimum 3 days a week. Strength training planned but due to limited mobility (acl replaced), having a hard time finding good strength workouts that won't bust the knee up, including kneeling on it.
Age: 39
Height: 5'6"
SW: 236 (9/26/20)
CW: 215
GW: 135 (negotiable, 150 might be fine too)2 -
I post weigh-ins when I make progress (lose).
Keri
67 years old, Height: 5'6"
SW: 266 lbs (Dec 2019)
2/1: 263.6
3/1: 261.8
4/1: 258
5/1:254
6/1:254
7 /1:250.4
8/1: 249.2
9/1: 247 lowest Sept weight 246.8
10/1: 247
10/19: 245.4
11/1: 248
12/1/2020: 249
1/1/2021: 251.2
CW: 250.4
1st GW: 220 The lowest weight I got to when I last lost significant weight.
2nd GW: Onderland 1st, maintain for a few weeks then
3rd GW: 186 overweight but not obese
4th GW: 150 lbs. Healthy weight Then evaluate what weight is best for me. I just want to get to a healthy weight for me.
January Goal weight: Under 245 - make some progress losing relative to my lowest last year.
Yesterday I weighed 250.8 and today 250.4 so I am making progress to getting rid of the weight I gained since Halloween, starting to work and through the holidays and other celebrations. I still have more than 5 lbs to lose. However I have gotten down to close to this last month so I think some of those pounds aren't that set. It took a lot of hard work to get below the 250s and I am determined to do this again soon.
Goals:
The Basics:
Get 8+ glasses of water, log in calories, take vitamin D, get enough sleep, check this thread regularly and stay under my calorie goal.
Activity and Exercise:
Up N.E.A.T. (steps, stairs, cleaning and cooking)
Get regular exercise:
1-2 strength training a week (1 with weights and 1 with resistance bands)
5-6 days of exercise (Start with 25 minutes and work up to 45-60 minutes for most days)
Tweeks:
Take another step towards lowering sugar intake.
Wait to have breakfast until I feel hungry while I am working remotely.
Plan meals every weekend for the week ahead and order groceries.
Well yesterday I achieved one thing I wanted to besides losing some weight relative to the 1st of the year. I planned our meals and ordered our groceries for pick up for the week ahead. I just made some improvements to my goals above since I forgot some of the things I have been thinking about. I am looking forward to catching up with the posts this weekend after I read my Sunday paper. I added a previous goal of checking this thread regularly because it really helps me. I italicized any changes above.
How is everyone doing?3 -
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!
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How’s everyone’s 2021 treating them so far? I find being aware of major news, but then turning it off and focusing on the small, direct things in my life works well for me!
SW: 136.6kg
CW: 134.6kg
It might not seem like much, but I’ve successfully tracked my calories for 4 days now, and usually by now I have at least one day where the evening becomes a blowout. So focusing on continuing this, and increasing my water intake 😊 Much love xx5 -
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!7 -
HELLO EVERYBODY!!
Age: 41
Height: 5'3"
SW (8/10/2020): 208.6
2020 end: 199.8
1st GW: 200!! 2nd GW: 190
UGW: 130-140
1/1/2021: 199.8
OK, New Year weekly goals:
Log my food every single day, good and bad and stick to my daily calories (1500). Drink at least 64 oz of water daily. Workout 5 times a week for 30 minutes each time.
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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 🙌🏽10 -
Good morning ladies,
So I just logged all my meals for the day and I am still 300 calories under, how do you all make sure get your daily calories in without it being bad foods? I have my food journal open to see on my page to anyone that wants to be friends.
Angie3 -
Angie, I took a look at your food intake and am probably no the best person to ask as not always sure my choices are balanced but I also eat rice cakes and whole wheat bread daily for starch.
Yesterday I went way over ( Jamaican Black Cake) but today pressed reset. I think one thing I have learned form all the supportive posts here it really is a process and a journey.
Its not not much about the falling down but the power in the getting back up4 -
My plan for 2021 is to improve my daily activity levels, (to start by walking ) have less screen time, find 2 new hobbies - one creative, one active, to nuture the relationships that I value by staying in touch more, to eat more plant based meals (start with 4 a week) and to lose 50 pounds in 12 months. I'm going to post the loss (or gain) each week to keep the accountability going and to not feel overwhelmed by the task and add up at the end of each month.
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