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

Hello all... I'm very new to the community and fresh on my weight loss journey (I've only just logged 7 days in a row haha).

I'll jump in with my cw/ugw etc when the March thread pops up but I wanted to say hello and give thanks to you all for sharing your journeys here... it's super motivating to see y'all working so hard (which means maybe I can too!!).

Sending love and good vibes out to y'all... good luck!!

Some things I'm a moderator and others I'm a total abstainer. But some things for months I can moderate and then a mood switch occurs and there goes the rest of whatever. I don't keep most things such as sweets or chips in the house most of the time though. I do allow things if I'm having it away from the house. If I really want something I'll plan it into the calories and work around that or plan to be higher that day.

I'm doing the happy scale dance today. Scale is going back down again. I've been used to fluctuations for a few days but don't think I really had seen a full week+ of the scale continuing to go up each day even though I was doing things in line. That was a tough one.

Just wrote a big post and instead of pressing post reply I hit done and exited the forum.

So a brief summary of what I did write.


Age 33
Height 167cm (5’5”)
SW 107.5kg (236.9lbs)
CW 99.6kg (219.5lbs)
GW for Feb 99.9kg (220.2lbs)
UGW 75kg (165lbs)
Loss for the week -0.9kg (-1.9lbs)

Despite the awful start to the week I’ve managed to not only lose weight, I’ve also managed to reach my goal for the month.
Missing my daily runs terribly since my treadmill stopped working.
Can’t believe we’re almost done with February.

Been a little under the weather this past week (and lost my logging streak), was just tired. I'm feeling better now and back at the gym. However, I'm going to give it a week before daring to step on scale.

Thursday I got my 2nd vaccination. I was supposed to get it last Sunday but the extreme weather events here and over the country delayed the shipments of vaccines and my appointment was cancelled then rescheduled. It isn't till the next day that you can have side effects besides maybe a sore arm. I woke up feeling fine yesterday (Friday) had our Friday breakfast except instead of Starbuck's my youngest picked up at another bakery espresso place. I had told work I was going to start the day late because I wanted to sleep in. I had to leave work early the day before to get the vaccine at 5 PM. If I get enough sleep I don't get sick so I felt my body needed the extra sleep to deal with the vaccine. Then I went to work in my home office. I worked until almost 1 PM. However I realized I was got tired more easily and just a bit light headed. So I decided to take a break at lunch. I had little appetite but felt just a teeny bit nauseated so I had a cup of broccoli cheese soup which helped. Then lay down to rest a bit. I started to get chills. So after a while I went down and let work know I was calling it a day. I already saw a response from my boss to my earlier message to consider calling it a day so that made it easier to do.

I wasn't really hungry for dinner last night but had some of the chicken pho that my family had gotten for me. None of us touched the Bahn Mi (Vietnamese subs). My husband knew I wasn't up to par when I refused jalapenos in the pho. We both went to bed early. He had more side effects than I did he felt fuzzy headed and also got chills. I think that is because he didn't sleep in and worked a normal busy day. Today he had a slight headache and took tylenol. I am feeling good today but then I haven't been up for long. My arm isn't as sore. I think if I overdo it I might get a small headache. My husband went back to sleep so I think that will be good. So far I have escaped the side effects I was dreading. My sister and her husband had none but they had the Pfizer. We had Moderna. So I am taking it easy this weekend. The other side effect is that I had no appetite for most of the day yesterday so I lost 2.2 lbs. I suspect my appetite is back today. So I will have to watch out to not eat too much.

I decided to separate my check in from my weekly update. I had a good week. I got 3 days of exercise with 2 of those being strength training. I didn't exercise on the day I got the vaccine or the day afterwards so I exercised on the days I could. I am finding that those strength training sessions are taking less time so I need to do more of each exercise or get on the Gazelle later in the day. When we go for walks during the day we may or may not have time for a longer walk. So I am having trouble increasing how long I exercise. I kept my calories down except that we decided to get pizza take out on the way back from getting our vaccinations and I was hungry by then. But I was still under my calorie goal even so. I did pretty well with water this week. Yesterday water was what I wanted the most. I am actually finishing my latte from yesterday right now. You can see that due to the vaccine we had take out more than the one time but I did plan our food and we had meals at home and have groceries to make meals at home but with the vaccination we weren't up for much cooking. I think we will be fine from now on.

The take away is that getting enough sleep really helps. It helps weight loss. It helps when you are sick. It helps keep you from getting sick. It helped my body deal with the vaccine. I am really glad my husband is sleeping now after such a challenging week. And water helps as well. Get those 2 things down then add the calories and exercise.

Hi! I am new to the community forums. At my highest weight on December 11, 2020, I was 315 pounds. I started working on eating healthier around New Year's after spending the holidays stuck at home due to everyone in my house (including myself) having COVID. Since December 11th I have dropped 26 pounds. I don't have a goal weight in mind right now.

@starlite19 Pick a few achievable steps and concentrate on them. With success at them take on another achievable @starlite19 Pick a few achievable steps and concentrate on them. With success at them take on another achievable step. Build slowly one success at a time. Be sweet to yourself.

@peasonlinda30 You can also click on quote below their post to copy it and respond to it. You will not see their posts on home unless you are friends. I am good with technology but each website is different in how it works. Good progress this month and with some extra challenges.

@BeastlyMaple I weigh daily too. I haven’t thought about having a weekly weight. I put my weight etc on a spreadsheet and can see my averages. I am the type of person that would probably use my low for the week You are doing so well. Walking your dog and yoga daily is so great.

@WasteNotWench congrats on exceeding you goals for the month.

@KMC55 Have you ever given yourself a break from eating at a deficit? You have made progress but are struggling now. What if for 2 weeks you eat at maintenance and come up with food plans each day that have something you really like in them but still maintain. We need to find a sustainable way of eating for the rest of our lives. Most of also need breaks from eating at a deficit. I have actually lost weight by eating more but that was when I was exercising more and had been not eating enough given my activity level. You might find that when you go back to a deficit you lose easier and you may be able to find a food plan that gives you some joy each day even while eating at a deficit so that it is sustainable in the long run and will help you when you have reached your goal to find a way of eating where you can maintain that weight.

@kali31337 and @ goal0682021 I was an abstainer but I am finding I am learning slowly to be a moderator. I made a snack mix for myself recently and had some success moderating it. I haven’t had the urge for making another mix yet. I asked my husband to get me a lot of dark chocolate squares because I find I don’t eat more than one or two usually. However I have more challenge with somethings than others.

@MuttiNM Wow! you are so close to goal. I was looking at your listing of weight loss and was so impressed then I looked over to see who was posting and said to myself of course this is MuttiNM. I love how your son and you went hiking/biking and you found a way to do it safely and a place where the weather was more conducive to getting out. I am wondering about your original weight. I do not think I have one of those. It wasn’t until after my second pregnancy that I had trouble with my weight and was over 200 lbs. I have a ultimate goal of 150 but I know that I used to weigh between 127- 137 before getting pregnant. I got down to 137 lbs after my first child and was getting compliments. However I am older now. I really just want to be healthy.

@Spotteddingo and @goal06082021 Thanks for asking the question. I was wondering about that too. It does sound fun. I think my youngest would like it.

@sarah12277 glad you are happy with the scale this week!

@BethWallace1 I think that getting the food stamps will help a lot. However I would want a little income of my own so I can see why this feels so depressing. Don’t give up. It might be helpful to figure out what your daughter would have to pay for childcare and what the cost of room and board is for you. Childcare here is very expensive. She owes you the difference but then maybe in Guam it is different. I would do it for yourself. I know my sister babysits her grandkids for free but her son and daughter in law don’t take it for granted. They appreciate the help and my sister knows how expensive child care is. It is a very frustrating situation and I am so sorry that you have to deal with it. Yes I hope you can find a way to get that sleep in and I hate that you are limited with water. I think I won’t take it for granted anymore.

@mumof6sv Great job reaching your goals.

@goal06082021 you are close and although you go by weekly check-ins there are a few days left to the month.

@IsETHome glad you are feeling better.

@pamiede Wow and Yay you met your goal! And under such hard circumstances. You are an inspiration. You have a lot of healing to do so take the weight loss slowly. However I admire you for setting a new goal. Lots of good wishes!

@Laughter_Girl Everyone is saying fruits and vegetables and I need to take note. I do have them and like them but I could definitely go further. One thing I do is substitute half of many of my carbs with cauliflower either riced or just cubed depending on what it is. I love my mashed potatoes and cauliflower more than I did just potatoes. They are lighter and have more flavor.

@uyister Nice progress and nice job holding in there despite a frustrating scale. I always find @speyerj input helpful.

@wendyswords4240 Welcome. This thread has been very helpful to me. Sorry you all got Covid 19 but so glad you made it through that.

Hope you all have a great weekend.