Women 200lb+, Let's Make It Count This January!!!
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Jan 2021 start weight 211
Current - 208
Jan goal - 205
1 1/2lb off this week, I'm not sure how. I might have stress-lost it. My eating and drinking patterns haven't been great this week.
I wanted to lose the weight - in part - because I was supposed to go on holiday in March (booked ages ago in the hope that lockdowns would be a thing of the distant past). Well, holiday has officially been cancelled. So I've lost some of my motivation. I need to get it back.
Just been pretty low this week and comfort eating. Work has been hectic. I can't see my boyfriend due to lockdowns and he's having a bad time right now - which means I spend my evenings talking to and worrying about him.
Sorry. Bit of a ranty post today. I'm locking up the chocolate and I'm gonna aim for more water this week. Extra vegetables and measured portions. Go for a long walk once the snow melts.
Next weeks gonna be better. Its got to be x12 -
@inky92 I'm so sorry you are discouraged and the lockdown has messed up so many things. It sounds like you have a good plan for the week.5
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@speyerj I’m really impressed with your continued weight loss. You’re are an inspiration❣️
My BP dropped during my Thursday rehab so they halted the process 😢. It’s frustrating having to deal with physical weaknesses out of my control but I’m determined to overcome.
Height: 5’4”
SW: 4/2019 307
CW: 8/2020 175
My weight is based on the last recorded weight from the hospital. As I stated earlier, I’ve been told I look like I’m still losing weight and my clothes are looser 🤷🏽♀️
Still determined to progress to walking by the spring... wish me luck❣️
This was at 183, before my accident
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That is absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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We went out for our daily walk( allowed during lockdown). Not sure how to describe walking in a snow storm
trees are beautiful , each branch has lovely fluffy wet snow, sidewalks not yet plowed... kind of like walking on the beach in the sand without the sun and the water lol....... great day for snowmen . You cant really see how hard it is snowing in the picture. Enjoy your day everyone,10 -
Weekends are always a challenge. I need to remember that it is not a "free for all" where I can eat everything I want in the quantities I want. I know there will be eating out this weekend but it can be limited to one meal and keep it sensible and log it. I know I can do this and not have to spend the first half of next week trying to make up for what I did on the weekend. I have alot I want to get done this weekend so staying focused on that and keep moving will make it easier. Staying focused on the big picture of healthy life style or focus on things better than food.8
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@pamiede - you are also an inspiration. I'm sorry you are having a temporary set back in your recovery. But you know from this process of losing weight just how strong and determined you are. You will make a full recovery and you will be not just walking, but running and bike riding again. Thinking of you.
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There are a lot of inspiring stories here. It does help to know one is not alone.
I went to a friend's for supper yesterday, and I think I managed pretty well. I wasn't invited until after lunch, and I didn't really have the calories to be eating out where I had no idea what was on the menu. I tried to eyeball my portions, and I think I did okay. For a change they had all just regular food - pork roast, potatoes, mixed veg! (They often have odd things, like Oh throw this in the pot and see what we get!) I knew the day was going to be over my calories, and it was by about 300, not what I wanted to see but hopefully I was over estimating what I ate! I can compensate for that through the rest of the week, so that's good.7 -
Hi all. Ove been on mfp before and lost weight many years ago, trying to get back on the wagon and get healthy for myself and my kids
Not sure how good I will be at updating myself on here. But I will try my best to keep accountable.
Age 33
Height 5'7
SW 1.1.21 97kg 213lb
CW 17.1.21 92.5kg 202lb
GW Jan 87kg 191lb
UGW 68kg 150lb
Goals for this month:
1. Bike ride at least every second day
2. Only drink water
3. Get back to the gym ( dependent on partners work hours )
4. No bread
Enjoy the little things
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OMG!! so many new posts this past week. I need to catch up...
@emmclean Hello almost MFP twin!!
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 I bought my 'going out' bras from Lane Bryant a while back. To be honest, since I started losing weight and working out whenever I felt the urge, I have been more interested in good workout bras with wide shoulder straps or straps that cross at the back to give me more support while working out. The ones I love funny enough came from a dollar general. They were 2 bras for $7-9. Send me a message if you want me to send pics of them. I am only a 'C' cup, so I am not sure if they will work for you. I did find a couple more from the same store where the back looked more dressy and I can wear them out if need be. I tend to wear t-shirts and tights or summer style dresses since I am in school though.
@pamiede How is your BP now? I remember it was low the other week.
@Aiv1ys Glad, you found it. I hope you like it. You can also try Up to the BEat Fitness on youtube as well.
@orangequilt and @KeriA I hope it does help.
@Angief05 I believe anything less than 1000 may be too low. You can check this estimator out to know how much nutrients you actually need and maybe adjust your calorie goal from there. https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dri-calculator/index.php
I believe as far as you are at least 500 calories deficit 4-5/7days, you will lose about 1lb a week or so.
Welcome to all the newbies.
Congrats to all who crushed their goals!! Awesome job.
For those of us working on hitting our goals or that had setbacks, we can do it.6 -
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: 249.6lbs - Finally below 250lbs for the first time in over 3 years (I was actually 248.8lbs 2 days ago).
1/23: lbs
1/30: lbs
Weekly and Monthly Goals:
* Keep logging in MFP
* Disabled exercise calories sync in MFP and I am 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 week one completed yesterday) ✔✔
* Do either a quick yoga, stretch, or walk (Reps to the Rhythm or Up to the BEat Fit or Cize - Crazy 8's) workout in the evenings in addition to my morning workout ✔✔
* Get as much sleep as possible
* Classes began 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 33 of meeting my step goal - trying to make it to 60 days and get a new badge from Garmin!!
Mid-year Goal:
* Get below 200 lbs (Hopefully by the end of May)
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Hi ladies! Happy new year!
I'm glad I found this thread because I could use some motivation. I've been gaining and losing for years and I'd like to put an end to that cycle. I did my first workout of the year today and will hopefully make working out a habit again. I have Ring Fit for Nintendo Switch, and it's actually a lot of fun! I kinda forget that I'm working out somehow, so that really helps me get through it lol. I'm really just trying to make better decisions health wise and I'm going to try to do that without stressing myself out too much about it. I've found in the past that I get overwhelmed with calorie counting and obsessing over food and workouts that I just give up. So I'm going to take it one step at a time this time and not beat myself up too much! So, I start today!
CW: 245
1st GW: 200
2nd GW: 175
... And then we'll take it from there!9 -
I did not get any exercise in this week. My activity level or NEAT is higher with flights of stairs (my home office is in the basement and I am always going up and down) and cooking. I did well with food planning and making healthy meals at home. Water intake is better but room for improvement. Sleep okay. I generally stay under my calorie goal. I was high one day but low another. I am not losing weight.
However since I hadn't gotten any exercise this week I convinced my family we should go for a long walk every day on this 3 day weekend. So today we took an hour walk along Lake Washington at Magnuson Park. Very nice and I was tired at the end so I needed it. What is great is that it wasn't just me - it was my husband and my youngest and they need exercise too. The other thing was it was a good flat path that didn't hurt my knee. The problem is that next week will be short, busy and a bit intense so I doubt I will get exercise next week as well. I will be back again to read all your posts.7 -
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: 249.6lbs - Finally below 250lbs for the first time in over 3 years (I was actually 248.8lbs 2 days ago).
1/23: lbs
1/30: lbs
Weekly and Monthly Goals:
* Keep logging in MFP
* Disabled exercise calories sync in MFP and I am 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 week one completed yesterday) ✔✔
* Do either a quick yoga, stretch, or walk (Reps to the Rhythm or Up to the BEat Fit or Cize - Crazy 8's) workout in the evenings in addition to my morning workout ✔✔
* Get as much sleep as possible
* Classes began 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 33 of meeting my step goal - trying to make it to 60 days and get a new badge from Garmin!!
Mid-year Goal:
* Get below 200 lbs (Hopefully by the end of May)
Way to go on breaking the 250 goal! That is awesome you are meeting your step goals. Well done!!!3 -
Mild January weather with almost no snow has made it much easier to get out and go for long walks. This week will be the same and then it's supposed to really drop in temperature. ughhh. Bundling up will be the first try and then maybe moving things indoors. we shall see.
Have mostly stayed on track this month with lower carbs and only foods that I really look forward to eating. Have been trying no alcohol, no sugar, no bread and it seems to be working. I also bumped my calories up by 200 day as I think I would do better with feeling satisfied and less hungry with weight loss taking longer but probably much more sustainable.
January
Week 1 -1.2 lbs
Week 2 -1.5 lbs
Week 3 -1.2 lbs
Week 4
Week 5
Loss of 3.9/506 -
SW 01/01/21: 209
Week 1: 206
Week 2: 205.4
Week 3: 206
Not sure what the gain was about! I worked hard this week and I'm very confused about the gain!
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Good morning.
12.27.20: 257.2
1.7.21: 253.4
1.17.21: 251.4
I have been very diligent about logging everything that I eat. The first 4 pounds lost, I was within 15% of my 1500cal, 4 days of seven. The next week I was within 15% only 2 days. This seems to be my mentality with calories... that worked, so go lower to lose more. I usually leave several hundred cal on the table daily. Is this slowing my progress or just what is to be expected?
Thank you for any thoughts.
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SW 01/01/21: 209
Week 1: 206
Week 2: 205.4
Week 3: 206
Not sure what the gain was about! I worked hard this week and I'm very confused about the gain!
Probably water retention. Especially if you were extra physically active, your muscles are retaining water to help them recover. Weight loss isn't linear, it's about the trend of the numbers over time. Weigh yourself at the same time and under the same conditions every week - I do it first thing Friday morning at about 7:05, naked, after using the toilet and before I've eaten or drunk anything, with the scale in the same place on the floor. Make sure all four feet of the scale are flat on a hard floor, wood or tile, not on a rug or anything - if the feet aren't all level with one another, the scale won't read accurately. If you've got an old house where absolutely nothing is plumb, level, or square, just find a spot where the scale is reasonably stable - the number might not be perfectly accurate, but if you're controlling for all of the other potential variables (time of day, hydration level, food/waste biomass, clothing), then at least you'll be able to see the trend.Spotteddingo wrote: »Good morning.
12.27.20: 257.2
1.7.21: 253.4
1.17.21: 251.4
I have been very diligent about logging everything that I eat. The first 4 pounds lost, I was within 15% of my 1500cal, 4 days of seven. The next week I was within 15% only 2 days. This seems to be my mentality with calories... that worked, so go lower to lose more. I usually leave several hundred cal on the table daily. Is this slowing my progress or just what is to be expected?
Thank you for any thoughts.
It might be slowing your progress, but you're also probably looking at mostly water weight fluctuations here. Taking the concept of "eat less and lose more" to its logical extreme ("eat nothing and lose it all") is a very seductive idea, but we also have a name for that, it's called an eating disorder. You need calories to live. When you reach goal weight, you will still need to eat, so, it's about relearning how to eat and how much to eat to allow your body to function day-to-day as you get smaller. A 250lb person doesn't need as many calories as a 150lb person, so if you get to 150lb and go back to eating like you were doing at 250lb, guess where you'll be eventually?8 -
January 2021 stats
37 years old
Height: 5' 3"
SW 265lbs
Goal weight: 200lbs then reevaluate
Weigh-in day: Saturdays
1/17/2021: 265lbs - 1st weigh-in of the year
I am late at restating my weight journey, because I was trying to quit smoking. I am happy to say I have not had a cigarette since January 9th. Now it is time to get my eating and exercising back on track.
Goals this month:
1. Prep my food for 3 days at a time.
2. Do 9 round at home workout videos
3. Stay in my weekly calorie count6 -
@uyister what's the thinking behind not drinking water with your meals? I've never heard that one! I would have thought it was a good thing to drink water with food??
@goal06082021 I have that problem with getting an accurate reading on the scale as I live in an old house c. 1870 with zero decent foundations! I put my scale in 10+ locations in what I think are the most level areas and take the measurement, I go with the most frequent number, and if it's a dead heat (read: I lose my patience with the inconsistency!) then I use the higher number. It only occured to me today that my phone is effectively a spirit level as it has a gyroscope built in! There's definitely an app for that...2 -
@emmclean that sounds like a lot of work! There are definitely leveler apps - I hope your phone can help you find a decently flat space in your house. Probably closer to the middle of the room would work better than near a wall, I would think? You might get a piece of flat wood and set your scale on that, so at least all 4 feet of the scale are making good contact with a flat surface.
I did Weight Watchers for about five minutes in middle school with my mom - my clearest memory from the handful of meetings I attended was a lady who discovered her scale read consistently 7 lbs lighter if she weighed herself by her front door vs. in her bathroom where she normally would. She moved her scale for reasons that are now lost to time, and for a couple of weeks in a row she was suddenly gaining 5 lbs in 20 minutes between weighing at home, driving to WW, and weighing in there, and once she figured out what was happening she regaled us all with her cautionary tale.3 -
@goal06082021 yep agree about the steering towards the middle of the room. We've got a good size bathroom and adjoining kitchen with flagstone tiles that are just a bit larger than the scale so it fits on one tile nicely, so contact is not a problem, just the angle!0
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January 2021 stats
1/16: 249.6lbs - Finally below 250lbs for the first time in over 3 years (I was actually 248.8lbs 2 days ago).
I know how you feel - I am almost there! And it's been about that long I was under 250 as well. I am looking forward to weighing on Friday, for a change!
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@emmclean The explanation from my doctor was that, drinking water when eating, especially when starting to feel full, causes the water to flush some of the food out of your stomach quicker than it would have left and then you eat more. Being me, I tested it out (because I just cannot take everything on faith) 😐😑🙄especially since I have always drunk water while eating. I did find that when I drank water at least 15mins before or after I ate, I was full after eating a certain amount of food (I measured). But, when I drank water while eating (I ate the same meal and was similarly hungry), I was able to eat more within a few minutes of starting to feel full. What I also noticed, was that when I waited to drink water, I actually stayed full longer, so after eating, I really did not feel like drinking water for 30 minutes or more. So since I know the amount of food that usually fills me up, I measure my plate and make sure I don't have more than that amount for each meal now. Even when having a meal of soup (I love noodles), I usually have half of the meal as the broth as that is why I like noodles, 1/4 of the bowl is the noodles and the rest is my protein to go with it. It has been working for me. I do have to say, I love spicy, and so sometimes, if the heat hits me the wrong way, I take a sip of water, but I do not drink a whole glass or bottle as I would have normally and that has worked out for me. This ended up being longer than I thought it would. 😊2
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@MaxCat1000 Yay!! Rooting for you to get below 250lbs soon!!1
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@twosteplove Thank you!!
@Spotteddingo I believe that if you have at least 500 calorie deficit 4-5 days out of 7 days, you should expect to see a loss of about 1lb a week or so which is healthy and less likely to come back quickly. I do not think you can go dangerously low on caloric intake as that will become unhealthy and the weight may come back very quickly. I think you can check with your doctor, but, they may just recommend you eat more proteins and veggies, fewer carbs, and exercise more. You can check this estimator out to know how much nutrients you actually need and maybe adjust your calorie goal from there. https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dri-calculator/index.php P.s. I accepted your friend request.2 -
Weigh in day. I've really done horrible making good food choices. Even though I want this so badly, I just have little motivation and depression doesn't help. Going to keep at it and just remind myself that every day is a chance to do better.
Age: 49 years
Height: 5'4
Health: Hypothyroidism, Migraines, Hypertension, Inflammation (Gout, Fibro), Pre-Diabetes. I hope to eliminate all of these through proper diet and nutrition!
2021 Starting weight/Highest Weight 208.2 (1/5/21)
GW: 150 by 11/24/21. *I'd like to lose 50 lbs before I turn 50 years old!
UGW: 140 lbs
This month:
1/5: 208.2
1/10: 205.1
1/17: 205.4
1/24:
1/31:
January Goals:
Track my food daily.
Drink more water.
Sea Moss Gel daily
Stay within calorie goal 5x a week
Eliminate food cravings.
Feel free to add me as a friend if you find our goals similar!
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CHECK-IN
Start 3/16/2020: 230.7 lbs (104.9 kgs)
12/21/2020: 148.94 lbs (67.7 kgs)
1/11/2021: 155.1 lbs (70.5 kgs)
1/18/2021: 144.98 lbs (65.9 kgs)
1/25/2021:
A long overdue whoosh, maybe last week's weigh-in was water, I'm not sure but today I stepped on and off the scale more than once, so I will take it. I worked hard 6 days last week.12 -
@goal06082021 Thank you for the being a voice of reason to counter the panicky/negative self talk about my gain! Your advice was helpful!0
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CHECK-IN
SW: 1-5-2021: 219.6
1-11-2021: 211.2
1-18-2021: 210
Staying the course taking it one day at a time. I'm doing great with logging, water, fiber and exercising, but I'm still working on getting enough protein. I'm making beans today, which will help with that. The only downfall with the beans is it also gives me fiber, which I don't necesssarily need. Therefore, I will have to drink more water (more bathroom breaks) to ensure I don't get constipated. Probably too much info, but I'm among friends, right? 😁4
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