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

I finally received my scales from Amazon. What a process I went through to get them! I was going to wait and post my weigh-in on Monday, but I decided I would rather do Friday weigh-ins. (I actually received the scales on Saturday, but I am just for this one time going to backdate it to Friday, the day before.)

Age: 58
Height: 5'7"
SW 2/10/2021 - 325.0
CW 3/25/2021 - 277.6 (-47.4 lbs)

GW 2/10/2022 - 199.0

I was so happy when I hopped on the scales and realized I have lost 47.4 lbs. I have been really focused on getting fit and eating healthy so that I can regain control of my health and life. I knew I would initially lose a big chunk of weight relatively quickly since I am so heavy. Now my focus is on an 8-10 lb loss per month.

Age: 55
Height: 5'8"
SW- 257.2 (12.28.20)

MSW- 243.4 (2.28.21)
3/14- 242.6
3/28-241.0

Loss so far 2.4#. I will not meet my goal this month but it is still moving down. I did lose 5" total.
Waist -1"
Hips -1"
Butt -1"

@Kaken21 Honey, it's water. It's okay. You're not trying to lose water, you're trying to lose fat. Any fluctuation like that from one day to the next is 100% absolutely just water. Pay attention to the general trend over longer time scales, like weeks or months, especially if you have a menstrual cycle - those ****ing hormones play hell with water retention sometimes.

On another note, don't you hate it when you find out the hard way what your limits are? Hubs had a long morning engagement today, so rather than mill around the house (and kitchen) for four hours, I decided to drive down to one of the bigger parks in the county, with nicer walking trails. I put in a good 4 miles or so...which was way more than I should have done. I made it back to my car fine, but by the time I got home, my left foot was in just incredible pain. I managed to hobble into my house (I live on the second floor, it was a production), looked up some quick home remedies for plantar fasciitis, and implemented as many as I could - RICE, rolled it on the nearest firm cylindrical object I could crawl over to (literally), took an ibuprofen once I was able to hobble to the bathroom, and just chilled for about half an hour. It worked, I'm fine, but damn. I might see where I can scare up a tennis ball or golf ball or something to keep in my car if this happens again. On top of all of that, my hip adductors (inner-thigh muscles, they pull your legs together) are sore AF because I just unlocked the scissor kick on Ring Fit, and it's the most powerful attack I have so of course I used it a bunch of times while I was playing yesterday. Abductors are fine though (the ones that pull your legs apart), I don't know what that says about me, LMAO.

@AlexandraFindsHerself Hope you are feeling better after the vaccine.

@misplacedmama Nice NSV

@tsokalas2 usually MFP sets calories pretty low 1200 is low for regular height but for those who are shorter it may not be too low.

@alymc2 Nice pictures of your grandchildren. So far there has been a new thread each month thanks to RavenStCloud

@ladychr0nic that is why we log to learn from our mistakes.

@roz0810 welcome back

@BethCW2963 glad you are getting the tools you need. I am not a picky eater but when you limit what you eat you do get pickier. I am really picky about sweets since that is really limited so there are a lot of sweets I don’t eat anymore. It has to be worth the calories.

@holdthefries you are making progress.

@goal06082021 I am usually not one for the banana-oat things but I like the idea of your pancake somehow. I think I will try it. I guess I need to get some bananas. You made your March goal!

@MuttiNM Sorry to hear you Dad isn’t getting much better. I am glad to hear you Mom is improving some. Sorry you have to do their taxes! I hope you get some good news from the Drs. It seems like you are doing well staying steady during this challenging time. Take care. I can get off the ground but I don’t like anyone to see me do it. My son has just read a book on sleep, Why We Sleep. Not only about why it is so important but how we have misconceptions about it in our society. He says the science is really sound. He has issues with sleep. I found this trainer on Youtube who was an athlete who injured herself. She said that many do not develop needed core strength before they start exercise and end up with injuries. I really miss aquafit. It really strengthens the core. I am sure your Yoga helps with that too. I am glad you are getting the vaccine now especially with helping your parents. There are some great benefits to maintaining your weight especially after a significant period of eating at a deficit. You know how to lose when the right time comes. This is all about health.

I got through a lot but not all of the weeks posts. Usually I get on here on Saturday but had to work on bills and taxes instead. It was satisfying since recent changes have meant tax savings. We also went for a small walk in the woods as well. It was a cloudy day but with no rain. I did my meal planning this week going through the weekend and through next week and we got all the groceries we needed except for the bananas I now want for the oatmeal pancake recipe. Looking at the last week calories my weight seems to go down after higher calorie days. So I haven't found that sweet spot yet to lose.

I got exercise in the middle of the week but had some medical tests etc. and took it easy on Thursday and Friday. Today it is raining. However sun is coming out next week so I will plan on some walks Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I will do some strength training later in the week. I really like to get out when we have nice days here.

Last Monday of the month, and the scores are:

Age: 44
Height: 5'4"
SW (11 Jan 2021): 250.6 (yikes, biggest ever)
CW (1 March 2021): 236.6
GW: 130

1/3/21: 236.6
8/3/21: 237.4
15/3/21: 234.4
22/3/21: 232.2
29/3/21: 232.6
Total loss for March: 4lbs
Inches lost:
Bust -2
Waist -1
Hips -1.5
Arm -1
Thigh -2

The gain is pretty mystifying, as I had a calorie deficit this week of over 7k. At least I know it can't be fat gain, so maybe hormones? I had a partial hysterectomy 1.5 years ago (everything but the ovaries), and my cycle when I'm not on hormonal contraception has always been a "roll the dice, see how many months you'll go without" game. So, maybe it's hormones. Or just my body doing its weird thing.

I have one more week in this 12 week deficit cycle, before I try and maintain in a 2 week diet break (which neatly covers my birthday, hurray) so everything to play for.

@BethCW2963 Thank you! I've one more week in deficit, and am hoping to get down to 229.6. That would mean a loss of 21lbs in 3 months, which would be perfect.

In the past I've just stayed in deficit with no breaks at all, and sooner or later circumstances or life intervenes and I stop bothering altogether, so this time I've decided that I'll only deficit for 12 weeks at a time. I'll keep logging while I'm on break, and will keep posting once April's thread is up. But psychologically, I can feel the difference in approach working for me. Rather than "Omigod, I'm going to be at this forever", I can simply say to myself "just a couple more weeks, then you can take a small break". Logging during that break will mean I can still aim for healthy choices - some days I'm already thinking to myself "How on earth am I going to eat another 750 calories?"