Women 200lb+, Let's Keep On Fighting This February!!!

small loss this week but accurate for the input. I am encouraged that regardless it was still a loss and reminded that this is not a magic voyage. The work must be put in to see the results. Hope alone will not get you there.

Week 1 Feb 7 -.2
week 2 Feb 14
week 3 Feb 21
week 4 Feb 28

5.8/50 lbs.

I do check ins when I make progress.
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: 251.2
2/3: 250.4
2/6: 256.6 adjusted according to my new scale.
CW: 255 -1.6 lbs lost of extra new scale weight

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.

February Goal weight: Under 245 make progress losing. I will see how it goes with the new scale before adjusting this.

Goals:
Get 8+ glasses of water, log in calories daily, get enough sleep and stay under my calorie goal.
Up N.E.A.T. (steps, stairs, cleaning and cooking)
Get regular exercise:
2 strength training a week (1 with weights and 1 with resistance bands)
5 days of exercise (Start with 25 minutes and work up to 45-60 minutes for most days)
Meal plan so we avoid grocery shopping and make healthy meals at home. Limit take out to once a week.
Take another step towards lowering sugar intake.
Wait to have breakfast until I feel hungry while I am working remotely.

I am working on convincing my new scale I do not weigh over 250 lbs. Last night we had a healthy meal of carrot soup, salad, bread, and baked chicken. Often on weekends we don't have lunch. We have a lovely healthy brunch about 10 AM. However yesterday I got shaky so I had some of my snack mix. Today I want to get some exercise since I missed a day of exercise last week due to a busy work day. I hope to drink more today too.

Sorry, I have a new goal for the future based on my experience this weekend and the past. Get to onderland before I have to get a new scale. In fact get to at least 195 so that if the new scale weighs me 5 lbs higher I am still at, near or below 200 lbs.

I had a meltdown yesterday, and felt absolutely horrible afterwards, which always happens. It helps now that I know that it's a meltdown and that this is part of my mental issues and I work very hard not to beat myself up about it. Tomorrow I'll be able to make plans to handle the possibility of the situation arising, so there won't be another meltdown if it does happen. I don't deal with abrupt changes in plans very well, and just because I don't throw myself down and scream in the way most people think meltdowns happen in kids, doesn't mean it's not a meltdown with the associated exhaustion and emotional flatness afterwards. My boyfriend was very supportive and good about taking care of me as I needed it.

Today was a little exciting. I didn't plan to go anywhere as the temps are down in the single digits, but Girlfriend came out of the bedroom and said, "My back really hurts," and I looked and the cyst that she's had on her back since I've known her (about six years) was double the size it had been with a dark red ring around it. So cold or not, off we went to the urgent care center, and she was given antibiotics and sent home. We'll be keeping an eye on it to make sure the antibiotics work and it doesn't get worse. Boyfriend hasn't got much done today. He hasn't been taking his rescue med that much and he took it this morning and it has knocked him OUT. He got up and ate lunch, went back to bed, got up and ate dinner, and went back to bed, because he says he just can't quite wake up. Next time we may try a half pill instead. I told him it was just fortunate that this was happening on a day where he didn't have to work, and I wasn't mad at him, these things can happen.

However, I did have pizza and ice cream tonight because this weekend has just been Too Much. Rational portions of each, though, which is definitely progress. I know it's over calorie budget, though, because that's the GOOD ice cream, and it's almost ridiculously calorie-dense. But it's been in the freezer two weeks untouched, and it may go another three. So overall that's a definite sign of progress.

My shoulder is doing better. I was able to plank for 10 trembly, struggle-filled seconds this morning - I haven't planked at all in multiple years until last week, so clearly 30 seconds was too ambitious. Both of the plans I'm running this month incorporate 30+ second planks, so I think that was a big source of the shoulder irritation. Maybe I'll stay at 10 seconds until I can do that without trembling the entire time. I was planning to repeat this same setup again next month anyway, so let's see how well I can build back up to 30 seconds of planking in 2 months.

Name: Lisa
Age: 55
Height: 5'8"
SW (12.28.20) 257.2
GW- 160
Month SW-(1.31.21) 249.0
2.7.21- 247.6

I need to just keep moving 1 day at a time... eating the best I can daily.

Age 26
Height (5’5”)
SW 240
CW 240
GW 230
UGW 200

Hi, I'm really struggling. I gained 35 pounds over the last year. I'm an early childhood teacher and a college student. I live with my mother and her boyfriend and I try to avoid the kitchen because I'm usually socially drained after work and school work. I could use a friend for daily check ins or something!

Feb 8
1. Drink 80oz of water daily - ✔ 80
2. Include vegetables with my lunch and dinner meals - ✔
3. Commit to eating 3 balanced meals a day - Lunch has been a real challenge due to work (even though I work from home) ✔ I at least scarfed down some lunch today. Breakfast was only a banana, but that was all I could stomach.
4. Exercise (strength and cardio) at least 4 days this week for 30 minutes - ✔30 minutes
5. Consume at least 1,300 calories daily check ✔ 1,347.

NSV: The blouse I wore today finally fit comfortably in the arms. Woohoo!

I debated on whether or not to share my struggles. For one, everyone seems to be doing so well so it is a little embarrassing to be struggling. And for two, I LIKE to post so it seems to help me if I tell myself 'no posting til you're fully on track!'. But in the end I decided I would share in case there are people reading these posts that are also struggling!

I've shared my story before so as you know, the stress is real. I got things under control food wise, without fully committing to an exercise routine, with the expectation that I would go whole hog into the fitness once I had a good handle on the food. Well then this past weekend happened. A friend took me out for lunch which wound up sparking a 3 day food fest! I'm not someone who typically binges but this weekend I ate like it was my last meal...for 3 days!! We had a massive snow storm yesterday with everything shut down so that added an extra day to the weekend. This coming weekend is a long weekend as we have Heritage Day holiday and I'm hell bent I am not going to have a repeat. I will use the skills I've learned since I started this journey on June 1st 2020 that helped me lose 60 pounds and will strive to do better. I have a new accountability partner (if you recall, my last one ghosted me) and I hope to have better news to share in a week's time!

Sooo goals for this week: drink lots of water. Stick to my calories. Log every bite. Make a list of things to do on the weekend that don't involve my *kitten* print on my couch!! Happy Tuesday, folks!