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

Today is weigh in day.
I started Jan 1st at 265 lbs
Jan 15th - 260 lbs
Feb 5th - 252.8 lbs
Feb  14th - 251.4 lbs
Feb 22nd - 251 lbs
Not a big loss this past week, but still a loss.
I struggled with my water a few days the past week, and that probably has something to do with the small loss. A couple days I struggled to get all my calories in too.
This week I will be better.
On a good note I have not missed a day logging my food and excersize.
This weeks goals
Drink my water
Make sure eating enough and healthy.
Try to get good night sleep(struggling with that too).
Have a great week everyone!
Stay safe and healthy.

Week 1 Feb 7 -.2
week 2 Feb 14 + .8 pounds ( boo)
week 3 Feb 21 -2 lbs (yeah)
week 4 Feb 28

7/50 lbs.

Hi everyone, HONESTY ALERT

Did my much needed second reset

I have been faithfully logging everything
Ate over in sodium yesterday and felt it in my rings
Did a proper weight in ( two feet on the scale , no leaning and readjust my ACTUAL Weight
( which is higher by 8 pounds)

So adjusted it on my page:

SW 230
2/22 221.8
2/28 ?

I am committed to the long game, including having breakthroughs in where I am at. The old me would have given up if I did not see progress hence the need to 'help the scales"

Something liberating to say nope you got this Vic ! Press rest and GO!

NEW end of month goal

220.8

Height: 5'7"
Highest Weight: 254
2/1: 239.3
2/8: 238 (-1.3)
2/15: 238 (nada)
2/22: 237.5 (-0.5)
Feb Goal: 235
End of Year Goal: 190
UGW: 160

I was very surprised to see a loss this morning given that I should be starting TOM in a few days and feel like I'm up about 10 lbs. Ha! I'll take it though and this makes me realize that if I stick to it this week, eat within calories and get all my water in, I could potentially still meet my Feb goal! Really though, any loss for February will be great since this is one of the hardest months of the year for me and the weather has been really crappy. Today and tomorrow will be really nice though. Going to get some extra walks in with my pup!

Have a great week, all!

Weigh-in Day for me.

SW (April 2020): 225
February SW: 219.6
February GW: 214
Ultimate GW: 175

Feb 1 : 219.6
Feb 8: 219.6
Feb 15: (missed this somehow)
Feb 22: 219.4
Feb 28:

Past Week:
Ugh I can't seem to make any progress at all this month. I did see 218 on the scale a few times, and 217 once, so I'm hoping that I'm trending downward. And I definitely had a few days of overeating during that marathon ice storm in TX that kept me stuck at home for a full week. I could never get warm and just kept eating warm things hoping that would help

And my latest development is that I seem to be hitting menopause. All of the sudden in the past few months I'm getting horrible hot flashes and night sweats. The night sweats are so bad and happen 30 times a night and I wake up exhausted every morning. I ordered some supplements and am going to incorporate some of the advice I've been reading about cutting back and sugar and caffeine. I literally had no idea that symptoms last for an average of 7 YEARS. Why did no-one tell me?? I'm about a month before my 50th birthday and I'm having just such a hard time with it all.

This Week:
Aiming for 3 days of exercise, anything goes. Continue logging. Don't lose heart.

Finally had a good day today so far. I am on track for water. I exercised for 45 minutes, I got in my flights of stairs. So far I am having a low calorie day with oatmeal and leftover tortilla soup. Dinner planned is healthy too.

Well I have read your posts and realized that is another reason it is a good day. I got on here and didn't just log my food but checked in here as well:

@mumof6sv I am sorrow about Friday. I hope your daughter gets better soon. Great job finding a way to keep getting exercise despite setbacks and adjusting to a difficult time.

@uyister You will eventually see progress.

@starlite19 I hope it was a good day for you today. I too was struggling to get in exercise and today I just did it.

@wanderinglight. Menopause may be the reason for the slowing down of weight loss. I am glad you have survived the ice storm so far. I only get the night sweats but then I always have slept hot. But menopause has slowed my metabolism and made it harder to lose. But it can be done.

pearsonlinda30 wrote: »

I often think I'm ok with technology, then I realize I'm not. How do you guys come to on each other's posts ? Do you have to be friends?

What do you mean, the @ tagging? No, you don't need to be friends to tag someone, just type @(their username) - the desktop site will even pop up a list when you start typing and you can select from there, because if you spell the username wrong it won't work. So i can't just @ pearsonlinda to tag you, i have to type @pearsonlinda30.

(Edit: turns out there is actually a user called "pearsonlinda," no numbers - i put a space after the @ to remove the tag, so as not to tag a random person. But if you're still around, pearsonlinda, you're welcome to join this excellent group!)

Age:31 (Turning 32 in April)🎁
Height: 5'2"

Original MFP weight:292 lbs. (Started November 6, 2020)😢
February Start Weight:250 lbs.👍
February Goal Weight:240 lbs.⭐
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150 lbs.⭐

I do weigh in's on Mondays.✔
Current Weight: 239 lbs. on February 22, 2021.
I've lost a total of 53 lbs. since November.

February 1: 250 lbs.
February 8: 247 lbs.
February 15: Snowed In and didn't weigh.
February 22: 239 lbs.
March 1:

Goals For the Month is to
-Continue to maintain a healthy diet.🥗
-Make sure I am weighing everything.
-Watch Sodium Intake. (Not required by doctor, but is my choice.)
-Drink more water💦
-Go to the Gym more (Go with my Zumba instructor at 4:30am to workout.) 🏋️‍♀️
-More Routine on my weekends.

Goals For the Year is to
-Become a healthier person🏋️‍♀️
-Love myself 💕

Weekly Check-In, no matter the outcome to be accountable to myself.

Age: 39 Height: 5'6"
Highest: 272.2 (August 2019)

10/1: 239.4
11/1: 238.0
12/1: 236.7
01/04: 239.1
02/03: 233.2
02/10: 237.2
02/17: 235.2
02/24: 237.6

February: 229 – 228.2 (5lbs a month) ☹

This last week has been a very rough week with being in the right head space for weight loss. I have just had munchies and wanted to eat junk food. I haven’t been able to resist the temptations and didn’t eat what I should have. I feel like the I have been saying the same thing over and over again. I don’t know if I’ve been fighting this battle so long that I am just tired and worn out or if I am so frustrated with lack of progress, I just can’t make myself resist temptations. I need to do something because I don’t want to give up and gain the weight back which is what will happen if I give up. I just need to find a better plan to help with temptations and make sure that I truly remember why I want this. That the sweets and heavy meals, even once a week, is not going to make me feel good. I am getting tired of being frustrated every day or every week when the weight goes up. I know it isn’t a surprise when I think of the sweets, I have had but it still doesn’t make me feel better. The mindset in the moments of emotion and closing down the voices in my head of “I want that”, “This sounds good” is what I need to work on the most. But, of course, that is biggest struggle of weight loss.

@KMC55 it seems like this time of year is tough for a lot of people. Are you snacking because you are bored, dehydrated, tired (not sleeping well), not getting enough protein? those are all good starting places. Check your macros, that may help! I have been plateauing this month too, but am now starting to see a tiny bit of movement! we are here for you.

Weigh in Wednesday

Highest weight: 435 (11/1/18)--lost 50 lbs. by the end of 2018 but got off track and gained back almost 31 lbs.
SW: 415.8 (4/17/19)

1/31: 167.4
2/3: 166.2
2/10: 165.8
2/17: didn't weigh--out of town
2/24: 161.0
2/28:

Feb. GW: 163.8
GW: 160 (then reevaluate)

Weekly exercise goals:
- exercise bike 5 times per week -
- strength training 2 times per week -
- chair yoga 4 times per week -
- step ups on aerobic step platform twice a day at least 3 times per week -

I didn't post last week because I was out of town. I left my exercise goals above so I would have the template for next week. I did get some of the above exercises in during the last 2 weeks but my son had a week off of work and agreed to go on a road trip with his old mom. We went to Florida for a hiking and biking trip. We were mostly in the panhandle and Gainesville areas. He took his tent and I "car camped" for the first time so we could avoid hotels. The weather was not the greatest. I think we saw the sun twice. One day it did get up to the low 80s and we made use of the sunscreen we brought. I think it was around 37 degrees on the coldest night we camped with highs usually in the upper 40s or low 50s. Still much warmer than the frigid weather we left behind. We had drizzle on a few hikes and 1 bike ride and out and out rain on half of another ride but it was still a lot of fun. We went on 6 different bike trails and did at least 13 hikes of varying lengths. A couple days I think my son was more tired than I was!

I can't believe I'm almost at my original goal weight and that I actually might reach it in a week or 2! I would technically still be an "overweight" bmi at that weight and I still have plenty of fat to lose so I will adjust it. For some weird reason, I just want to hit it before I set a new goal.

I'm still trying to catch up here on MFP. It's so great to see so many women participating in this thread. This group has been so inspirational during my journey and I appreciate everyone being willing to share their struggles and successes.

Happy Wednesday!