Women 200lb+, Let's Amaze Ourselves This April!!!
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Monday Weigh-In
Age:49
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 246 (again)
I live with chronic pain from trauma to weightbearing joints as well as fibromyalgia, and have ADHD and am on the autistic spectrum.
I have been weighing between 246 and 244 for the last four months. Of course, I have also been in a phase of not being willing to log and being impatient and done with focusing on weight loss exclusively, and so unsurprisingly I'm not losing weight any more. But fifty pounds off has made a tremendous difference to my energy levels and my ability to get through my days. I've added in weight work three days a week, and my body is definitely showing signs of change; I'm down to a 34 band on my bra, and my waist and back are showing much less fat roll and more shape. From the back, my waist is definitely starting to define. Front is taking longer as I have a lot of loose skin there, and a fair amount of fat, but it's happening there too. My legs are definitely losing weight from the ground up; I've lost two inches in my calves, and another two just above the knee where a band would go if I were wearing historical dress. The outline of my rump and thighs is thinning down too.
So there's a lot of progress being made even if it isn't reflected on the scale.
I have a ton more energy, and I'm just "doing more" on a daily basis, living up to my personal cleaning standards, and starting to really enjoy a life not spent sitting in a chair. That's really exciting to me. I've sat in a chair long enough.9 -
Name: Jessica
Age: 38
Height: 5' 6"
SW: 238.4 (5/10/16)
GW: 190
April GW: 226
Weight tracking:
Start Apr 1: 235.8
WK 1 Apr 5: 234.9 (-0.9)
WK 2 Apr 12: 231.4 (-3.5)
WK 3 Apr 19: 229.4 (-2.0)
WK 4 Apr 27:
Finish Apr 30:
April goals:
WK 3: all goals from week 1&2 plus track before I start to eat
WK 1 & 2:
- drink 100oz of water a day
- stick to a 16:8 IF schedule (during the weekdays)
- Take two 10 min breaks during work to stretch/yoga
This was overall a week of ups and downs. I had a couple of days where I binge eated. Thankfully because of fasting I wasn’t able to start eating until 11am. Fasting also stopped me from eating late last night, which normally isn’t an issue for me. But I had just pulled a new type of sourdough loaf out of the oven and I really wanted to try it. I had already eaten my base calories and some of my exercise calories so since it was in my fasting time I ended up going upstairs to bed. Guess what? Since I was away from the kitchen I was all of the sudden no longer hungry!! Fancy that 😁
I was really happy with the scale today. I forgot to weigh in yesterday before I started drinking water and I really wanted to be below 230. My only concern was that we had corned beef for lunch and dinner. So a high salt day for me. Even though I drink 136 oz of water yesterday I'm still feel a like I'm caring extra salt water in my fingers. So fingers crossed extra comes off tomorrow.6 -
Tried a HIIT exercise video this morning, my god I thought I was going to die, I didn't think I was that unfit, only managed to do half of it but I'm determined so I'm going to try again tomorrow. Also got the weights out and spent some time working on my arms in the hope of toning up the bingo wings. I'm trying to keep switching exercises so my body doesn't get used to doing the same thing all the time and hopefully it will make a difference, if not it's still exercise and all adds to my overall health and fitness.5
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@MuttiNM very inspiring! The goals list is such a great thing to do! It’s great when you’ve achieved them without realizing.
@wanderinglight You’re pictures are so darling.
@JNettie73 I like the suggestion by @spyerj. While it’s mortifying I think we do have to remind ourselves that children aren’t coming from a judgmental/coitizing space, especially that age (5 and under). They’re curious on peoples’ differences and many times stating facts. Still hurtful when we hear the words. Just a reminder to yourself that you’re working on it and doing great to keep at it. Definitely take progress pictures. I have not done so but friends have with monthly (or whenever they realized differences if it wasn’t monthly). They used the same outfit in comparison. Having the same outfit helps me even without the pictures full body. While it wasn’t an official progress one I have a picture I can compare to. I’m just waiting for my next cruise for the same spot to compare (even though I could with just the outfit).
The weekend saw some new weight lows so movement on the scale is coming down. I did find out one of the meals I had, was horrendous on sodium. I thought it was a better choice but MFP was showing pretty high sodium. I won’t have it again when I go back to that restaurant. A bit light with exercise last week, trying to take care of the outside chores, husband wanted to go out to dinner at my usual time to go, the gym had a power outage when my friend and I tried to go, and Sat she didn’t have a lot of energy so didn’t do the full time she normally likes. Back to going daily this week as much as possible.
I also found my jeans to be extremely baggy in the butt. Have to wash them to see if they’ll stiffen a bit otherwise I’ll have to find my others to see if they now fit. I think I can pretty much pull these down without buttoning; so huge win there.
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April 2021 stats
38 years old
Height: 5' 7"
SW (6/9/2020): 330.0 lbs
Month SW (3/27/21): 235.6 lbs
Goal weight: 180 lbs
Weigh-in day: Saturdays
4/1: 230.6lbs (-5lbs) (Wanted to weigh today just because I felt lighter and TOM is also about to start)
4/3: 233.4lbs (+2.8lbs) TOM started yesterday!! 🙄🙄
4/10: 231.0 lbs (-2.4lbs) Happy with the drop, especially with the amount of stress I am dealing with right now!!
4/19: 232.0 lbs (+1.0lb) A little late on the check-in. I am very happy that I only gained 1lb with all the stress in the past couple of weeks.
4/24: lbs
Total month loss: lbs
Weekly and Monthly Goals:
* Keep logging in to MFP ✔✔✔ Some days I went over my 1200 calorie goal and others, I met the goal, and a few days, I was below because I just did not want to eat. Glad to be able to get back on track now.
* Do either a quick yoga, stretch, or walk (Reps to the Rhythm) or dancing workout in addition to my regularly scheduled workout (Body fit by Amy, Sidney Cummings, or Brian Suyki Workouts) ✔✔✔
* Do a separate 10 - 30 minute stretch exercise at least 3x a week - This is a new goal and I am happy to report that I did a stretch yesterday and today.
* Keep meeting my daily steps goal on my Garmin ✔✔✔ Just got to day 126!! On the 13th of April, I apparently got a 60-day x2 badge from Garmin for hitting 120 days, but, did not realize that they gave it to me due to everything that was going on.
* Get as much sleep as possible - I am getting my usual amount which is between 5-7 hours. ✔
Mid-year Goal:
* Get to 220 lbs (Hopefully by the end of May) - Adjusted this from the previous months to be more realistic!!
Update:
Settled in at my sister's place and have continued studying for my last board which is on Friday. I am very grateful for the extra study time. Thanks for all the support and encouragement everyone.
Keep up the awesome work!!
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@goal06082021
"Edit to add: not to muddy the waters, but if you're looking into TDEE, you'll probably run across the term "BMR" - this stands for "basal metabolic rate," which is basically the number of calories you would burn in a day if you were in a coma. It's the absolute, bare-bones minimum number of calories your body requires each day to keep you alive. For most adults this is somewhere around 1000-1300 calories, which is why 1200-calorie diets don't work for hardly anybody except tiny old ladies trying to lose five pounds, because those are the people with BMRs lower than 1200. You don't want to eat below your BMR - at that point, your body isn't so much "dipping into its savings" to pay the day's "energy bill," it's more like "selling off possessions to pay the mob," where "the mob" is "keeping your heart beating and lungs breathing." Your body will divert energy away from non-essential functions like hair/skin/nail maintenance and digestion (since we're getting so little fuel as it is, we need to make what we have last!, is your body's logic here), higher-order cognition, etc."
Oh my goodness! This is so helpful and a great way to illustrate weight loss and the body's need for fuel. When I first started here, you pointed out that my thinking about food was ED thinking and you were so right. In March I dipped into a bad thought pattern and calorie intake of 800-1000cal/day with my lowest day being in the 600s. My weight loss all but stopped. Since the end of March, I have "practiced" daily and have gotten my cals up to 1500/day and I eat ALL of them. No more nutty thinking. Pre logging my food in the morning takes the anxiety out of the situation and my stress over eating has subsided.
A funny thing that I noticed... when I was eating very low calories, I was rarely if ever hungry. Now that I am eating more, I am ravenous in the morning! I hope this is a sign that my metabolism is healing.
I can tell you with certainty that I could not go through this without logging, and the support and education that I get from all of you. I am so grateful because this is life changing and that is no small thing.
@uyister
I am happy to here that you are safe and have done well with your exams. I hope you get a break for a while.
@MuttiNM
I really enjoy reading your stories. It amazes me when you talk about hiking and cycling. You have come so far. Amazing.
@speyerj
You are an inspiration and much appreciated. I like what you said ... " Comparison is the thief of joy." That really helps when I worry that I am losing at different rates than others.
Have a great day everybody.8 -
@goal06082021 really excellent explanation of NEAT, TDEE and BMR reminded me of an article by Aadam from Physiqonomics. For those of you not familiar with his blog, I encourage you to check it out. This particular article called "The Truth About your Slow Metabolism" cuts through a lot of the bunk that is out there about how weight loss works. Hope you find it informative. https://physiqonomics.com/slow-metabolism/5
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Respectfully, I disagree with the blog post relating to the notion that slow metabolism and weight gain is "BS."
That would mean that advice from a cardiologist, endocrinologist, GP, and 2 licenced nutritionists would all be wrong. Not to mention my own experience with how my body is responding to my caloric intake. Scientific data has shown that when calories are very limited, the body's metabolism slows down to compensate for that.
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Spotteddingo wrote: »Respectfully, I disagree with the blog post relating to the notion that slow metabolism and weight gain is "BS."
That would mean that advice from a cardiologist, endocrinologist, GP, and 2 licenced nutritionists would all be wrong. Not to mention my own experience with how my body is responding to my caloric intake. Scientific data has shown that when calories are very limited, the body's metabolism slows down to compensate for that.
What part are you disagreeing with, then? The "BS" part is when people claim they gain weight because of having a slow metabolism - if you're eating so little that your metabolic activity has slowed down, which does happen as you say, you are probably not gaining weight. His point is that some people claim to have a "slow" metabolism and that's why they gain weight no matter what they eat, when in reality, their metabolism is working exactly as it should - they're just eating more and moving less than they think they are, because people are bad judges of that kind of thing.
edit to add: The situation may be different for people with metabolic disorders, but he also says that right up front in the article.2 -
@goal06082021 really excellent explanation of NEAT, TDEE and BMR reminded me of an article by Aadam from Physiqonomics. For those of you not familiar with his blog, I encourage you to check it out. This particular article called "The Truth About your Slow Metabolism" cuts through a lot of the bunk that is out there about how weight loss works. Hope you find it informative. https://physiqonomics.com/slow-metabolism/
@speyerj the website is amazing. Thank you for sharing. I've sent it off to two of my friends that don't get onto the MFP forums3 -
I'm really liking the kickboxing workout I've started doing this month. I want to incorporate more of that into the rotation next month, but I'm not sure how I want to structure my week. I'll also be traveling (!!!) for a week (!!!), to see vaccinated (!!!) family and friends (!!! can you tell I'm excited for this? LOL), and I haven't decided yet what, if anything, I'm going to do for exercise on those days. We could maybe bring the Switch to my dad's and I could keep doing Ring Fit on there, but I think I'll just have to plan on doing a ton of walking at our friend's place. She has an acre and change, I could just wander around the edge of the property for an hour in the mornings and be fine probably, and we're almost assuredly going to do plenty of walking/hiking while we're there (there isn't much else to do in her neck of the very literal woods, LMAO).8
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HI everyone, I know that April is almost over, so I'm just going to jump in where I am and be SO READY to start fresh with you in May!
My current weight is 218, my goal weight is 130-ish, and my first small goal is to just get below 200lbs!11 -
I’m just starting back and looking into support. Ready to get May started but want to finish out April strong instead of “waiting till next month” as I have been for a while now.
Starting weight is 267.7 and first small goal is to get into the 250’s.
Overall I think a healthier weight would be in the 175-190 range but small steps for now!11 -
How is everyone doing? I managed to walk just over 8km yesterday, normally I do 5 each day so I'm pleased with my progress. Also did a fair amount of squats with my dumbells cause this arm flab is bothering me more than the belly flab at the moment. My thighs are looking much better though I'm definitely seeing a difference there keeping my fingers crossed for a drop in weight this week, I've logged all my food and water, I'm doing everything I'm supposed to be doing but I always get nervous about weigh in day.9
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Exciting updates.......
100lbs down!
I had to look for a pic where I was wearing this dress as it is what I have with me right now. ☺
I am also at day 128 of reaching my step goal and got my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday!!!!19 -
@uyister
Wow you look amazing!!! 100 pounds! That's unreal I hope you're doing okay with the volcano evacuation that must be hard to keep up with your goals not living at home
So I had a horrible weekend and am up almost 3 pounds I think it's mostly water weight from the salt, so I'm going to try and keep it clean until it levels out again. It's crazy how fast weight comes on when you let go. Then it takes a couple weeks for it to come off again! I know it's natural to have ups and downs. I'm not going to have another weekend like that until it's absolutely needed. Sometimes you just need a break, but 3 pounds worth is too much. It was the booze! It's been the sunniest week ever, with complete summer weather. It's hard not to have a few beers.
Hopefully going to go for a bike ride by the river today, that's if I can get the bike in my car by myself haha. If I can't get it in the car, then I'll just ride around my neighbourhood. Then I'll take my dog for a walk as usual.
I hope everyone has a good day6 -
@ladychr0nic Thank you. I am doing good. I am back home already, so getting back into a routine.
@speyerj Thank you!!! Glad I was home for this, as I could find someone to take a nice full-length pic for me.1 -
@uyister you look amazing! And that dress is cute AF, to boot.
I finally went for a very, very long-overdue haircut today. My hair was shoulder-length and I took it up to a pixie cut. I feel cute as hell.11
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