Women 200lb+, Let's Make It Count This January!!!
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I had a little NSV today!
I keep nitrile gloves in the kitchen for doing things like hand-shaping crab cakes or bread dough or whatever I don't want to have to dig out from under my nails later. Plus answering the phone is easier when you can just strip your gloves off and have clean hands in a few seconds. These gloves come further up the wrist; I think they're marketed to hair stylists for doing hair coloring. I was just happy to find gloves in my size when I bought them, but it was a little annoying to have all that wrist worked up at the base of my palm because I had fat forearms.
The gloves extended the three inches up the arm today. And they came on and off somewhat easier, too. How 'bout that!12 -
You can do it, and we are all here to help each other.
Where do you live thst going back into full lockdoen? Please stay safe and healthy.
You and I have close amounts to lose, so would love to be buddies. I too love dancing around our living room. lol My hubby just shakes his head and laughs at how goofy I look. I am going to start a boxing type workout on Monday, so that should be interesting.
Angie
Thanks Angie! I added you as a buddy.
I live in Quebec, Canada. Lockdown is tough, but it keeps those of us who are most at risk of complications safer.6 -
Jan 2021 start weight 211
Current - 209.5
Jan goal - 205
1 1/2 lb down this week, which I'm pretty happy about. Its been a food-focused week - I've been snacking on fruit not chocolate and trying to keep my portions reasonable. Works been non-stop which keeps me from boredom-snacking at least. I've been a bit down recently - lockdown part 3 taking its toll, missing friends and family - but I'm trying to stay as focused as I can. I wish I could get out for a walk on the canal, but we've got ice and snow here for the week (and I have a history of rolling my ankle even in good weather!).
Here's hoping tomorrow's a better week for everyone x
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Wow MAxCart1000 you have already had some great success. Smiled when you shared about getting it out of your house... okay you ate it.... its what I really appreciate most about peoples post, so true and so relatable. I had a similar week two days close to 2000. Wednesday was such a surreal day found myself really goin back to food as I was processing all the emotions.
Next step is to really work on that if , when it comes up again.
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January 2021 stats
38 years old
Height: 5' 7"
SW (6/9/2020): 330.0 lbs
Month SW (1/1/21): lbs
Goal weight: 180 lbs
Weigh-in day: Saturdays
1/1/2021: 253.8lbs - 1st weigh-in of the year
1/2: 254.8lbs
1/9: 250.4lbs
1/16: lbs
1/23: lbs
1/30: lbs
Weekly and Monthly Goals:
* Keep logging in MFP ✔✔
* Disable exercise calories sync in MFP or just put 1 calorie burned for every workout -> Disabled it and I think t helped as I started dropping weight again while sticking to my 1200 calorie limit. ✔✔
* Stop drinking water ~15 minutes before meals and no drinking water during meals -> this is going slowly, but have done it most of my meals this week (have to constantly remind myself) ✔
* Continue the T-25 workouts (Beta cycle starts again on Monday!!) ✔✔
* Do either a quick yoga, stretch, or walk (Reps to the Rhythm or Up to the BEat Fit) workout in the evenings in addition to my morning workout -> I just do them all in the morning now. ✔✔
* Get as much sleep as possible ✔
* Classes begin again on Monday, so my main goal is to keep hitting my step goal daily regardless of what may be going on. I am currently at day 26 of meeting my step goal.
Mid-year Goal:
* Get below 200 lbs (Hopefully by the end of May)
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Still feeling pretty emotionally bruised, but I think just putting my head down and focusing on drinking all my water and eating what I prelogged is about right.7
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Welcome to all the newbies!! This is a great group.
Catching up with all the posts over the week!!!
@sarahurc That's a good start!!
@MissSass2 Welcome back. Seems to me like you have a solid plan. You can totally do it!!
@MuttiNM Glad you and your parents are feeling better and that you have been able to get back to your routine.
@goal06082021 Sounds delicious. Maybe you can keep a few low calories/high protein snacks with you for that 3:30 pm slump!!
@GrammaLisaGetsMoving
1) How are you feeling? -> feeling great. Back in my apartment in school and in quarantine, but, I have been cleaning, arranging, and cooking. 😊
2) Are you getting into the swing of logging in daily? Yep. Still doing that
3) Planning your meals ahead of time? Yep. Made a batch of bean cakes (savory not sweet), a coconut Jollof quinoa and rice dish, Salmon, Tilapia, and some lean beef to get me thru quarantine. Also made a hibiscus + ginger tea/drink that came out to lower calories than I expected.
4) Sticking to an exercise routine? - Yes, I am
5) Getting the accountability you desire? -Kind of. My main motivator right now is that I am 26 days into achieving my step goals and I want to keep it going. Also, my efforts have been motivating my sisters and one, in particular, has started trying more to go for walks and that makes me so happy!!
@Aiv1ys Welcome back!! You are exactly right!! Awesome goal. I like Reps to the Rhythm for walks when I want to hit my step goals. Remember to listen to your body when walking or exercising. Good goals on the protein and macros. You've got this.
@Lasmartchika Awesome!! You know, sometimes, the unknown brands work better or just as well as the popular ones. I did not know Garmin was a big deal when I got my first one. I got the older version since it was cheaper and was amazed and the functionality. I love it and when that one finally gave up after 4+ years, I got another Garmin (still not the newest model) and it works great as well. Way to go on your goals.
@avyy2485 Welcome back. I think I accepted your friend request. You know, if you don't want to go walking outside but like dancing, you can try videos from Up to the BEat Fit on YuoTube. She makes the walking/workouts fun and she has a lot ranging from 5 minutes to 30+ minutes. Something I've done before is to say to myself, okay, I want to go and take a nap or be lazy, so, I am going to get m walk/steps in so that I can enjoy the rest of my day being as lazy as I want to be. As far as snacks go, maybe having healthy snacks around will help reduce calorie intake.
@RavenStCloud So glad to see you posting. I like the 'Power up' trail mix Sam's or Costco. It has dried fruit and some nuts with no M&Ms. Even my 4 y/o niece loved it and I had to go and get her a bag before I left. 😂 Someone had posted a control of your cravings image previously. I will post it here in case it helps.
@Spotteddingo Welcome!! A good goal on the water. I take Metamucil daily. I usually take it after my workouts. I am trying to cut down on sugar as well. it is difficult.
@ojade9800 Good job with tracking. Yes, the amount of calories in food for the serving sizes is such a shock. I have to limit my sausage intake for just that reason. 2oz was ~170 calories and that was the serving size!! Tracking everything especially when cooking your own meals makes you very cognizant of your caloric intake.
@speyerj Ooooo. Those are some good tips. I am saving them
@Candyn617 Awesome job!!
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 Great progress. I understand about the gym. Have you tried some stretching exercises from youtube? I tried a 20 minute standing one the other day that I liked. Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCqrYHX4F8Y
There is also an 8 minute one (I have not tried it yet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyKuF5saEnM&t=1s
Love your NSV!!
@pamiede You can do it. Is your BP back to normal? Are you well hydrated?
@KMC55 The ven is okay and understandable. It sounds like you have a way to deal with the stress. Since you work the second shift, how early do you fall asleep after you get home or how early do you wake up before going to work? Maybe scheduling your tasks and exercise to be taken care of as soon as you wake up and still give yourself 1-2 hours before you have to go back to work might be something to help. It will all depend on your sleep-wake cycle and how much you have to do.
Great job everyone!! We can do this!!
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@uyister i honestly coudnt believe it, i love making my own food too so its definitely a challenge. it just means im always looking for new low calorie recipes that me and my partner will eat (i dragged him into doing a healthy lifestyle with me and hes being really supportive of it), some of its hit and miss. The craving chart you put on is going to be so helpful! Today is the only day im having cravings so im going to have something to curve that.4
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So, the theme for Reddit's 52 Weeks of Cooking challenge for this week (1/8-1/14) is "Meat Substitute." I don't care for the "standard" non-animal proteins like tofu or tempeh or seitan, so I was very interested when someone posted a link on the subreddit to a hundred-year-old cookbook full of meat substitute recipes. I've decided to use the cookbook for the entire meal I'm going to submit as my entry for this week, and here's what I'm planning on. I'm looking forward to the challenge of trying to follow a recipe that assumes I'm cooking over an open fire or using a wood-fired stove, LMAO. My electric oven is about as reliable as an open fire, in terms of temperature control, so there's that. I'll also link to the cookbook if anyone else is interested, it's available for free on Google Books.
Main: Mock Veal Roast
1/2 pint shelled roasted peanuts (I'm planning to use roasted unsalted peanuts, 200g)
1/2 pint lentils (I'm using dried green lentils, 200g)
1/2 pint toasted breadcrumbs (I'll be using panko, 200g)
1 teaspoonful salt (it'll probably be about 8-10g)
1 saltspoonful pepper (I don't know what a saltspoon is, but I usually use about 1-2g pepper in my cooking)
"Sufficient milk" - not sure how much this will end up being but I'll let you know, if anyone's curious. (I use whole milk, because life is short and the difference between two equivalent servings of skim vs whole milk is like sixty calories. I mostly use milk for cooking, as opposed to in cereal/as a beverage, so I'd rather just have a little less of a delicious soup/sauce/whatever than be able to eat more of a disappointing one. /soapbox)
"Soak the lentils overnight, drain, bring them to a boil; throw the water away; cover with fresh water and boil until tender (note: per the package of lentils I bought, this should be about 15 minutes); drain again; press them through a colander. Add nuts, chopped or ground, the bread-crumbs and the seasoning, with sufficient milk to make it the consistency of mush. Pour into a baking-dish and bake in a moderate oven (note: this usually means about 350F, I believe) one hour. Beans or peas may be substituted for lentils."
Side 1: Creamed Spinach
1/2 peck spinach (I don't know how much a peck is, but I'm just going to use the entire bag of spinach I bought, which is about 6 oz all told)
2 hard-boiled eggs
2 slices bread (I'm using white bread I bought at the grocery store, I have no idea what kind of bread the cookbook assumes, probably sourdough of some kind)
2 tablespoonfuls cream (I'm expecting this to be around 30g)
2 tablespoonfuls butter (similar)
1 teaspoonful salt
1 saltspoonful pepper (there's that saltspoon again!)
"Wash the spinach as directed in the preceding recipe (note: my spinach is already washed and cut, but the book does provide instructions for washing spinach that, I guess, you've just ripped straight out of the ground your own self); shake it from the last water until quite dry. Throw it into a hot kettle; add quickly a half pint of boiling water and sprinkle over the salt. Cover the kettle, push it to the back part of the stove for ten minutes; then pull it over a hotter portion of the fire where it will cook slowly twenty minutes; drain carefully, pressing out the water. Put the spinach in a chopping bowl and chop it very fine. Return it to the saucepan, add the cream, butter, salt, and pepper and stir over the fire until smoking hot. Cut the eggs into halves and then into quarters. Cut the bread into small triangles and toast them. Pack the spinach quickly into a bowl, simply to shape it. Turn it into a round dish, putting around the edge the triangles of toast, arrange the whites of the eggs in imitation of a daisy at the top, pressing the yolk side down into the spinach, and send to the table." (note: my FIL serves spinach like this, except he doesn't add the cream sauce and he subs bacon for the toast. It'll be interesting to see how this turns out!)
Side 2: Plain Boiled Potatoes
(note: the book doesn't actually list ingredients for this one, presumably it's just "some potatoes." I'm using Yukon Golds because that's what I have, I don't actually know if that variety or another waxy potato would have been available in 1909 in Philadelphia. The book doesn't mention waxy vs starchy potatoes, just "potatoes.")
"Peel the potatoes, taking off a very thin peeling. Throw them into cold water for half an hour, then drop into a kettle of boiling, unsalted water; boil until you can pierce them to the centre with a fork. Drain perfectly dry; stand them in a kettle over the fire; sprinkle lightly with salt and shake until they are white and dry. Turn at once into a heated dish; send to the table uncovered." (note: I'm expecting these to be...unimpressive, to say the least. But ~authenticity~, I guess. This was a common, if unfortunate, treatment for potatoes on the early-20th-century dinner table, from what I've seen reading other old cookbooks. Maybe the spinach cream sauce will help.)
If you want to give some hundred-year-old lacto-ovo vegetarian recipes a try, check out Mrs. Rorer's Vegetable Cookery and Meat Substitutes.2 -
Happy Saturday❣️
Height: 5’4”
SW: 4/2018 307
CW: 175
GW: 175
I’m still not able to weigh on scale. My weight is based on when I left the hospital 11/7. I’m still using the skills I’ve practiced over the past two years. I’m eating more due to supporting my health but I’m trying not to overdo it.
Goals:
💚 Continue hydrating
💚 Work on rehab exercises
💚 Continue to improve - walk by the spring (Lord willing)
I welcome on our newcomers. This group is AWESOME❣️ I encourage you to add everyone as friends, including me 😊
I’m hoppy to assist anyone and provide encouragement. I plan to check in more often. I feel weird not posting my weight 🙄6 -
Good Saturday morning ladies,
Hope everyone has a great weekend. It's house cleaning day for me.
I did put wholewheat bread on to rise first thing, and I am going to make the healthy bagels as well today.
Tomortow I am making chicken pot pie for dinner, I found a healthier crust using olive oil instead of shortening, so will see how that turns out.
Hope everyone gets some time to enjoy the weekend
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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.
I was doing this before I started back working full-time. It was daily meal planning. Others in this group do this as well. Hope the year teaching goes well.2 -
I could just cry! My boss took a picture of me today as I presented a customer with a prize from Christmas draw, he posted the picture on company fb page, I look so grosse, I didn't realize I let myself get back to that size again. I am printing that picture off and putting it by my makeup mirror, if that doesn't motivate me, I don't know what will.🥲🥲🥲
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Hello! It's probably my 4th time reinstalling MFP app and I'm really wanting to stick around this time.
I have gained about 25 pounds during covid. My life has gotten very sedentary since I was laid off in June from a job that I absolutely loved (company sold). I've taken regular afternoon naps and have binged watched alot of TV while laying and eating snacks on the couch during the 2nd half of 2020.
I've done good this week so far by recording my food in the diary and watching my calorie intake. But I still cannot find the motivation to get my butt off the couch! I think to myself, "hey go for a walk today" but I just don't go through with it. I'm hoping to get a little nudging through here!
Age: 39 on Friday 1/8!
Start weight 1/1/21: 251
Goal Weight for January: 240
Ultimate Goal Weight: 200
Please add me as a friend, thanks!
I was put on furlough in May from a job I loved too. I waited it out but in late July I was laid off. I was doing okay on unemployment. It was a struggle at first but when I wasn't working I slowly started to exercise at home. I missed aquafit alot which was what I did as my base exercise. I also concentrated on eating better and what helped was healthier breakfasts since I wasn't commuting anymore. I had to meal plan so we could limit going for groceries. I lost weight last year. However I started looking for a new job. The one I found turned out to pay more, had the job title I should have had before, had great benefits and we are working remotely. Now my problem is working full-time at the computer I have a hard time getting in exercise, meal planning and cooking now but I am working on it. I gained some I lost last year. So I am too having a hard time getting motivated to get out and get that exercise in. I hope this year goes well for all of us.3 -
changeforeverlj wrote: »Gosh, it isn't easy to get back into daily discipline after the holidays!! It doesn't help when we still have biscuits in the house, I haven't had any so far but I'm resorting to drinking rooibos tea, which is a herbal tea to just take the edge off.
Here's wishing you all a healthy weekend, good luck with good choices, and let's keep moving!
I am glad that most of the unhealthy holiday goodies are gone now. I asked my husband for dark chocolates in small pieces for our anniversary so this is all that is left. I find I don't binge on dark chocolate that isn't as sweet. I am having withdrawals now but hope to get to where I don't miss the sweets so much. I did make myself some chai tea but that is gone now. Tea seems to be the go to for avoiding snacking.2 -
Happy Saturday❣️
Height: 5’4”
SW: 4/2018 307
CW: 175
GW: 175
I’m still not able to weigh on scale. My weight is based on when I left the hospital 11/7. I’m still using the skills I’ve practiced over the past two years. I’m eating more due to supporting my health but I’m trying not to overdo it.
Goals:
💚 Continue hydrating
💚 Work on rehab exercises
💚 Continue to improve - walk by the spring (Lord willing)
I welcome on our newcomers. This group is AWESOME❣️ I encourage you to add everyone as friends, including me 😊
I’m hoppy to assist anyone and provide encouragement. I plan to check in more often. I feel weird not posting my weight 🙄
You have a lot to offer and it is generous of you to offer that now. You have inspired me a lot with your weight loss and getting fit.2 -
I decided I wasn't going to post my 'progress' until I had caught up on all of your posts. I am glad I did.
Weekly report:
I did better than the week before but didn’t meet all goals.
The basics: I improved my water intake and got to goal for a few days near the end of the week. I logged in daily but still needed to fill in some blanks today. Sleep was okay. I didn’t check in here all week. I stayed under my calorie goal each day.
Activity and Exercise: I improved activity level. I did 2 strength training sessions. I upped my other exercise but didn’t meet my goal.
Tweeks: I think I am making some progress here but could do better. I plan to meal plan after this.
@speyerj nice to see you are doing well at maintenance rowing and running
@RavenStCloud I have been crocheting mask straps when we get new masks. Set one of few small achievable goals and then when you achieve them you can add another. Even though I am working remotely I can identify with after work being the problem. I like your idea of a high protein snack. Yesterday my husband brought me a small bowl of dried Chukar cherries and nuts in the late afternoon. That helped.
@VickyEltonGr When I wasn’t working full
@pamiede glad to hear you are making progress and put on your favorite exercise shoes. Sad to see you had a hard therapy but you can get past this set back.
@iloveeggnog I think it helps to have a break once in a while. It will be fine once you get back on track.
@christinalmoss I think the way to not gain it back is to see this as a start to eating in a sustainable, healthy way for the rest of our lives. This community helps me.
@GrammaLisa I am in the PNW and usually don’t let the rain stop me but it did a few weeks ago.
@TabulaRasaEl.. I chuckled when I saw you thought you were joining late. I have seen some join a few days before the end of a month.
@meegerzeb I identify with your statement that you find it hard to get motivated to work out on days you have to work. I will amend that for me in that it seems to be a choice of making dinner or working out on work days. I need to be able to do all three.
@momx4hill I like that you saved your skinny clothes. Go for it.
@Angief05 I like how you are taking this a step at a time and are picking steps that are doable so you get that sense of accomplishment.
@uyister that chart looks helpful6 -
Update on the mock veal roast: it wasn't terrible! A little dry, maybe, but nothing a tablespoon or so of A1 couldn't fix. I've made worse meatloaf out of actual beef. I'd make it again.5
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I had a good week focussing meals around foods that i love and that I look forward to eating. no sugar or alcohol planned for the rest of january. The weather has been mild for this time of year with hardly any snow and I was able to get out for walks several times this week. Even at two weeks in I can feel a difference in my energy levels.
January
Week 1 -1.2 lbs
Week 2 -1.5 lbs
Week 3
Week 4
Loss of 2.7/505 -
@pamiede Your strength is inspirational! I believe you will improve your walking by Spring because of your daily discipline and the hard work you are putting into your recovery, your success in losing so much weight has given you the know-how to achieve anything you set your mind to! I'm cheering you on from far away xoxo5
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