Women 200lb+, Let's Be Magnificent This March!!!

Laughter_Girl · March 2021

@misplacedmama Welcome! With your attitude, you are going to be up and playing with your youngest in no time.

misplacedmama · March 2021

@Laughter_Girl Thank you! And I gotta say, I love your username!

Laughter_Girl · March 2021

@misplacedmama Thanks. I laugh a lot. I should have a six pack from all the laughing I've done throughout my life, but if I do, it's hidden to me. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

KeriA · March 2021

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
7 /1:250.4
8/1: 249.2
10/1: 247
10/19: 245.4
1/1: 251.2
2/3: 250.4
2/6: 256.6 adjusted according to my new scale.
2/7: 255 -1.6 lbs lost of extra new scale weight
2/27: 254.8 -.2 but I went up to 257 so this is a loss of 2.2 lbs
2/28: 253.4
CW: 255.4

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.

March Goal weight: Under 245 make progress losing. I will see how it goes with the new scale before adjusting this. What I want to see is progress relative to my lowest weight last year which would be under 245 but on my new scale. I may not reach that in March but I am going to try. I usually am really happy with a 4-5 pound loss per month. However I can't accept being at the weight my new scale puts me at. I want to be lower than my lowest weight last year ASAP.

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 plan to read your posts and post again later.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 · March 2021

Hi everyone! I'm still here and still working on it. I'm hoping I crack the barrier of 244, which has been the low point of my bounce since December. Girlfriend and I go to the gym every day, and I'm wanting to get my boyfriend into it too; he's going to go look at it tomorrow.

I took today off from the gym because I am physically sore and exhausted and when you have fibro, that's amplified until it feels like the flu. Plus, I have the bedroom and bathroom upstairs to clean and that always wears me out anyway, so it's not like I'm sitting idle all day either.

Lunch was carnitas left from last night, and dinner is a Moroccan lamb stew with a rice pilau and pan-seared squash. It's in the crockpot now beginning to emit enticing aromas.

speyerj · March 2021

Goodness, I feel like March has gone on for two week! How can it only be March 6th? It's been a long week!

Name: Jane
Age: 55
Height: 5' 9"
SW: 286.5 (6/3/19)
GW: Maintenance below 165

Weight tracking:
Mar 1: 164.3 😯 - Went off the rails this weekend. But I know it's temporary. Just too much food in my gut.
Mar 6: 162.3 😐 - Back to where I should be, but more than I was last Saturday
Mar 13:
Mar 20:
Mar 27:
Mar 31:

Fitness goals:
Weigh daily: 7/7
Log food consistently: 6/7 - Like I said on March 1st, I went off the rails over the weekend. Didn't log on Sunday
Run 5x week/20 miles: 6/5, 20.69 miles
On the water rowing 1x/week: Will do this on Sunday.
10,000 steps/day: 7/7
45 Zone Minutes/day: 7/7
Miles ran MTD: 20.69
Miles ran YTD: 164.2

So, I just listened to an episode of "This American Life" about secrets, and the first act really spoke to me, which is about talking about having an eating disorder. It made me think about why coming here and posting my weight and my struggles and connecting with all of you is still so important to me, even though I'm not trying to lose anymore, I'm just trying to stay in control. Here was the quote that really spoke to me:
"But telling is a beginning, not an end. It's not a solution. It doesn't fix your eating. It doesn't release you from shame. To release yourself from shame, you need to understand where the shame comes from. Telling alone doesn't get you there, but it puts you in conversation with people who can help. It gets you to the party with other women, talking."

I've written before about what a release and revelation it was to first post my weight here. It was the start of releasing me from the shame of being obese and not being able to control my eating. It allowed me to name it, claim it and eventually find ways to manage it. So I just want to thank you all for being at the party, talking.

Here's a link to the episode if you want to listen to it:
https://thisamericanlife.org/732/secrets

Spotteddingo · March 2021

@speyerj
I am 55 years old and realizing that I have never had a healthy relationship with food. My mother had bulemia nervosa and was very thin during my childhood. My father was a physician and her weight was not a problem to him as long as she was thin and beautiful. After they divorced, her disease got worse. It makes me so sad just typing this..
She died at the age of 46. She was 5'7" and 78#.

I have never been one to binge but I would restrict my food. Two nutritionists brought this to my attention and I had to work on eating more. It seemed crazy to eat more to lose weight when I weighed 250#! I was one chunky endurance athlete and my friends thought it was weird that I was not wafer thin like the rest of them.

Anyway, there it is... I can't believe how hard it is to type this and be vulnerable.
I am grateful for what you all post here. 2.5 months ago I would never have spilled all this. I am learning a lot here and learning how to love myself and my body.

uyister · March 2021

March 2021 stats
38 years old
Height: 5' 7"
SW (6/9/2020): 330.0 lbs
Month SW (2/27/21): 240.0lbs
Goal weight: 180 lbs
Weigh in day: Saturdays
3/6: 236.2lbs (-3.8lbs)
3/13: lbs
3/20: lbs
3/27: lbs
Total month loss: lbs

Weekly and Monthly Goals:
*Keep logging in MFP - ✔✔✔
* Stick to my 1200 calorie limit even with exercise calories disabled in MFP - ✔✔✔
* Stop drinking water ~15 minutes before meals and no drinking water during meals - ✔✔✔
* Continue the T-25 workouts (Week 3 of the Gamma cycle 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 - ✔✔✔
* Add in swimming 2x a week - ✔✔✔
* Get as much sleep as possible 💤💤💤
* Make it to 90 days of meeting my step goal and get a new badge from Garmin (if available)!! - ✔✔✔at day 82!!

Mid-year Goal:
* Get below 200 lbs (Hopefully by the end of May) - We'll see

Was super excited about my loss this week. All the extra weight/kettlebell workouts seem to be paying off!!

KeriA · March 2021

I have read almost all of your posts but felt like I needed to go ahead and post these replys.

Thanks @RavenStCoud January was so, so long (it felt like 3-4 months long) but February went by so fast. I hope with March time will return to normal. One of the reasons this group works is how you set it up

@goal06082021 I noticed that about March having the same days of the week as February when I was setting up my health tracking table on One Note on my office computer. I track weekday flights of stairs, water intake, steps, taking vitamin D/sun, and daily exercise on it. Glad you are going for fun exercise.

@NatashaR44 congrats on making your milestone.
@holdthefries I love your get rid of one thing a day goal. I will think about that for each week.

@tc122573 yes the .5 counts. I was 5’5”3/4 since I graduated from High School. Then one day when we were measuring our kids and marking it on the wall they made me stand and get marked. I told them I had stopped growing up but I was wrong. I was finally 5’6”!

@Angief05 I also used to put in checking into this group as a goal. I am trying to do better than once a week now that I am working but some nights I just don’t want to spend more time sitting at a computer and the phone is so much harder to use for MFP for me.

@lindseydennison8 It is impressive how you just took things by reins after that Drs appointment. I am cheering you on.
@speyerj I should answer @RavenStCloud ‘s great questions. I loved reading your answers.

@BeastlyMaple I first designed a weight training program last March but it was hard to do it regularly at 1st. I missed Aquafit. Now I do the weight training once a week and resistance bands once a week with body weight exercises each time.

@azalea4175 I have felt for a while that we don’t give ourselves any credit for everyday self care. We just get down on ourselves when we don’t do it. I think we should pat ourselves on the back when we take a shower, or brush our teeth or hair etc.

@MuttiNM I read your reply post at the end of February. What do you do for chair yoga? Is it on YouTube or something?
@happy_health_rose I am sorry to hear about your loss. Glad you are here with us trying to take good care of ourselves.

@emmclean once I started back to work remotely I decided to use my morning commute time for sleep. I know many get up and exercise in the morning and I admire that but I know sleep is really helpful to weight loss and keeps me from getting sick.

@wanderinglight I am a March baby too. In fact today is my birthday. Shhh don’t tell anyone. I realized that I am fortunate because I am only having one pandemic birthday since last year I celebrated just before our State started “Stay home, Stay safe”. I realize that others with birthdays from now until May in the US and longer for other places will have 2 years of this. The last time I went to a restaurant was for my birthday last year. So I think it is a bit of a raw deal for some. My daughter graduated from College this past year. Others have cancelled weddings. It just sucks. I hope you end up finding a way to have a great birthday. I hope you start to get to know your different body too. I waited too long to start to lose. I waited until I was in perimenopause and it was slower and harder than it would have been if I was younger. Being a full-time Mom and full-time professional just kept me from doing it earlier. I hope for you that even though March is coming in like a lion it will turn into an easier to tackle lamb before it is over.

@BethCW2963 I think it is good to recognize feelings and I also think it is good to afterwards try to be positive just the way you are. I love beaches. We have lake and Sound beaches here but I love to go to the ocean beaches even more. I don’t really care about the weather I love cold Washington beaches and hotter ones too. I can walk and run in the surf for a lot longer than I can anywhere else.

@rew2021 I looked up exercises to do at your desk and modified my at home strength training routine. I do have small weights and resistance bands I use. I do about 30 minutes at my desk twice a week and then walk other days. I get lots of flights of stairs now since my home office is in a daylight basement room.

@Kaken good job stopping the gain. Welcome.

KeriA · March 2021

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 Good job maintaining when things were not ideal to lose.

@speyerj your coming and posting here even once you met you goal has been a gift to many of us.

@spotteddingo I am so sorry you lost your mother in that way and it would have an impact on how one feels about food. Thanks for sharing your story. It makes me think about a few times I found myself not eating enough and the one time I lost by eating more. I really didn't have a problem with weight until after my 2nd and 3rd pregnancies. However that changed my metabolism as has my age. I also didn't have time to devote to me, working full-time and being a Mom full-time. Now it is a lot harder to lose. I was doing well last spring until I went back to work full-time. I have to find a way of losing when I have less time to devote to it.

KeriA · March 2021

Actually with all my posts I didn't get to mention how my week went. It was a pretty good week. I got exercise in each weekday - 2 sunny long walks, 2 strength training sessions and a shorter walk the other day. I have stayed under my calorie goal. However tonight should be a higher calorie meal since we are celebrating my birthday with take out French food. I kept my goal of only one take out this week though. I had a nice breakfast with crumpets but I am really hungry now waiting for my family to come back with our dinner. I will have to be good tomorrow.

Laughter_Girl · March 2021

@KeriA Happy Birthday!!! 🥳🥳🎊🎊🎉

Laughter_Girl · March 2021

@Spotteddingo That could not have been easy to share, and I consider it a privilege to be one of the ones you shared it with. Having unhealthy relationships with food can very much lead to a real illness, and we must continue to talk about it to bring more awareness of it. I'm sure your mom was a real gem (most moms are), and she would be proud of you for committing to eating healthier and being healthier.

MuttiNM · March 2021

@KeriA Happy birthday!!! Hope you had a wonderful day!

For chair yoga, I started with a book called Sit n Fit Chair Yoga. It's very basic and actually a very thin book. I know some of the reviews of the book criticized it for being so short. I bought it anyway since it still sounded like a good place to start and for me, it was. I've since seen some of the exercises in the book in youtube videos and articles on yoga. I then watched a few youtube videos to add more exercises and I have a 2nd book that's much more comprehensive and includes a section on chair yoga routines based on goals you want to achieve through the practice. I can't recall the name of that one right now. I'll try to remember to look it up. I haven't yet found a youtube video that I love. I know I read about some here on MFP that people really liked but I didn't check into them at the time. If anyone has any chair yoga videos they like, please share. Thanks!

carrie_anne_r · March 2021

So I’m new to all this. At some point in my life I just didn’t care anymore, I don’t know how or why. Anyway, we moved to another country in October and I decided that I would make small changes, walking more was really the start. From october to February I lost 12 pounds. February I really started to pay attention to how much and what I was eating. I finally am paying attention to myself.

Age-41
Height- 5’10.5”
SW-278
CW-250.9
March goal-245
July 15 goal - 215
Final goal weight - 179

VickyEltonGreen · March 2021

[Speyerj@ posted

So, I just listened to an episode of "This American Life" about secrets, and the first act really spoke to me, which is about talking about having an eating disorder. It made me think about why coming here and posting my weight and my struggles and connecting with all of you is still so important to me, even though I'm not trying to lose anymore, I'm just trying to stay in control. Here was the quote that really spoke to me:
"But telling is a beginning, not an end. It's not a solution. It doesn't fix your eating. It doesn't release you from shame. To release yourself from shame, you need to understand where the shame comes from. Telling alone doesn't get you there, but it puts you in conversation with people who can help. It gets you to the party with other women, talking."

I've written before about what a release and revelation it was to first post my weight here. It was the start of releasing me from the shame of being obese and not being able to control my eating. It allowed me to name it, claim it and eventually find ways to manage it. So I just want to thank you all for being at the party, talking.

Here's a link to the episode if you want to listen to it:
https://thisamericanlife.org/732/secrets[/quote]

Thank you so much Speyerj@ for posting this link for the podcast and for sharing on releasing the shame. In the podcast it is the first time I have ever heard anyone else talk about their eating disorder and can so relate.

This week I had two situations that were extremely difficult. I would have normally gone to food but I didnt. I realize how much energy it took to ride the emotion through.

Victory one decision at a time

RavenStCloud · March 2021

This month I'm trying to focus on being consistent with the little things. I tend to think too big or make grandiose plans and I set myself up to fail. So week 2 of March, I'm just trying for slow and steady.

Laughter_Girl · March 2021

@carrie_anne_r Welcome. The important thing is you're caring about YOU now. You're on fire!

@RavenStCloud Love that image/reminder. You've got this!

KeriA · March 2021

I check in the 1st and last of month and 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
7 /1:250.4
8/1: 249.2
10/1: 247
10/19: 245.4
1/1: 251.2
2/3: 250.4
2/6: 256.6 adjusted according to my new scale.
2/7: 255 -1.6 lbs lost of extra new scale weight
2/27: 254.8 -.2 but I went up to 257 so this is a loss of 2.2 lbs
2/28: 253.4
3/6: 255.4
C.W: 254.4 Not bad for a birthday. I lost a pound.

I had a nice breakfast and wonderful dinner yesterday but skipped lunch so I didn't go over my calorie goal yesterday. I had chocolate mousse for desert and my husband gave me dark chocolates. This instead of birthday cake. I don't seem to overdo dark chocolates. So they are a safer bet for me than other treats. I even made myself a cappuccino to go with my desert last night. That was what I got myself when I got my 1st paycheck with my new job an espresso machine. Next big purchase will be a bike.

KeriA · March 2021

Thanks @MuttiNM for the information on chair yoga. You are serious. Very cool!

@carrie_anne_r Wow you are making such progress. Welcome.

@RavenStCloud I agree consistency gets you a long way.

Women 200lb+, Let's Be Magnificent This March!!!

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