Women 200lb+, Let's Be Marvelous This May!!!

finngirl61 · May 2021

Laughter_Girl wrote: »

finngirl61 wrote: »

Thank you RavenStCloud for continuing the group into May! I look forward to seeing everyone's posts. It is encouraging. I just turned 70 and that milestone has hit me hard. It's taken 3 months just to lose 10 lbs, but it's better than gaining 10 lbs. I will aim for a realistic goal of 4+ lbs at least to lose in May. I am going to sign up for a few classes at our senior center. I think that will help. A really bad knee limits me, and I need surgery, but need to drop some weight first. Plus, stress at home is a constant obstacle. But, a few quotes help me- one is "When you feel like quitting, remember why you started". Another is "If you're tired, rest but don't quit". I love quotes and they do help me, so I will continue to share some more along the way, and maybe they'll help those struggling. We have to remember what wonderful, strong women we are- even on those rough days! ❤

Happy Birthday! What a great milestone!

Thanks!!!

finngirl61 · May 2021

Angief05 wrote: »

Hello ladies
Glad to start a new month.
I am 57 years old
5'4"
SW-265 lbs (Jan 1 2021)
End of April 249 lbs
UGW - 160 lbs
I don't set a monthly goal weight, as I find if I do that I sabotage it.
I am going to start doing Beachbody workout tomorrow May3rd. I plan to workout 5 days a week, and I also will have gardening and of course lawn mowing to do weekly.
I am going to get consistent with my logging. Also make sure I drink my water! I have also decided to start drinking Shakeology again, I believe it really helps me.
Let's all have a great May!

Wow, you went from 265 to 249- awesome!!

DaniMerc72 · May 2021

Hello Everyone! I'm Dani, 48 years old, 5'3", divorced mom of 2 almost adult kids, and I have decided that I want to be "Fit By 50"!

Starting Weight: 222lbs
Goal for May: lose 1-2lbs/week (if more falls off, so be it!)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 125lbs

My daily goals are to drink more water, move more, and to be more mindful of what foods and drinks I am putting into my body. I am also going to try really hard to log in every day and log my foods. In the past I have gotten frustrated and quit, several times, but I'm realizing that it's time to put myself back on the priority list and that I am worthy and worth the time it takes to lose this weight.

I am tired of being so tired and I want to be more fit, more healthy overall, and just FEEL and LOOK better. I have been single for a few years, and I'd like to be more confident and start dating again--YIKES!

I'm looing forward to a great May with all of you!

speyerj · May 2021

@mmdeveau - Congratulations on completing your second Virtual Broadsheet! Let's hope the next one will be in person. Interesting what you are saying about the vaccine and weight gain. I noticed some weight gain with the first shot that wasn't explained by anything other than inflammation/water retention. With the second shot, I took a rest day and made a concerted effort to drink more water. That actually helped drop the extra water. But I didn't have too bad a time with shot #2 compared to others I know. If it is inflammation that is causing the bloat, think about things you can do to reduce that: Extra sleep, less sugar, more water, rest those tired muscles, etc. At any rate, those things have a way of working themselves out eventually, although it's frustrating when you are dealing with it.

@changeforeverlj - I'm so sorry about your family's loss. Hope the trip is healing

@kelMee2 - I'm happy to report that Bingo Wings will go away on their own as you lose the fat that is pulling the extra skin down. Strength training is always good idea but you can't tone extra skin or spot reduce. But with your plan you'll be fitting into that smaller sized top in no time.

speyerj · May 2021

Name: Jane
Age: 55
Height: 5' 9"
SW: 286.5 (6/3/19)
GW: 155

Weight tracking:
May 1: 159.2
May: 8:
May: 15:
May 22:
May 29:
May 31:

Fitness goals:
Obtain average 7 day weight of 158 by end of month - Same goal as last month only this time I think it's achievable
Weigh daily:
Log food consistently:
Run or Row 6 days a week:
10,000 steps/day:
45 Zone Minutes/day:
Miles ran MTD: 9.16
Miles ran YTD: 320.66

I modified my exercise goal from working out 7 days a week to 6 days a week. I have realized that I need to incorporate at least one rest day a week to give my muscles a chance to heal. Logging food consistently is going to be hard one. I didn't log all weekend. Weekends are my undoing. 🙄

Now that I am fully vaccinated, I've booked a flight to visit my mother and my sister's family in Houston in two weeks. I'm really excited. I plan to pack my scale. Maybe my food scale too. But it's going to be tough to exercise (I'm not used to Texas heat) and to stick to my food plan, but I am bound and determined to not gain weight on this trip.

basswitche · May 2021

Hi! My name is Kristie, married and proud grandma to 7! My two kids have kept ME busy! I am 65 and am trying for the umpteenth time to lose this weight! I currently am on a Challenge Board also. I am diabetic type 2, sciatica and fibromyalgia. Usually none hold me back but every once in awhile I get sidelined. I have been doing this since end of Jan 2021. I try to do at least 5k steps a day...working my way up to exercising more. Been watching the calories, 1400 a day and carbs. Eating more plant based but still love my meat! Sister had triple bypass 6 weeks ago,,,no symptoms, she had covid Dr. thought she was experiencing more symptoms due to her being a long hauler...nope! She is doing great and my cardiologist said I am fine too! Downward to Onderland!

HT: 5'7'
SW: 221.4
GW: 185
May Goal: 204
May 3 209.0

I have impressed myself by losing 12.4 pounds since Jan 29. Next goal is Onderland...
To all who struggle know the end result is worth it. I have your back!
KP

reidbj · May 2021

Hello all. Thank you so much for this thread.

I have been working to slowly lose weight. I started in November 2020.
Height: 5' 6"
SW: 252
CW: 230
GW: 150
Lifestyle Goals: Reduce joint and foot pain, increase flexibility and stamina.

I go back and forth. Lose four pounds, gain it back. It seems like it takes a full two months for the four pounds to really go away. I have put on about 70 pounds over the past four years. I have been logging my intake on MFP for about a month and a half now. I have a problem with snacking and stress eating. My job can be stressful.

I really need someone to hold me accountable. Like reaching out and saying, "Hey, how you are doing today? Are you keeping to your plan?" Get off the couch and go for a walk!

Goals for May:
30 Minutes of Walking 3-4 times per week.
64 oz. of water daily.
Drink less alcohol.
Work on portion size.

CariTJR · May 2021

Hi everyone, thanks for the thread.

Name: Cari
Age: 44
Height: 5' 3"
SW: 206lb (16/3/21)
GW: 140 (to be reevaluated nearer goal)

Weight tracking:
May 1: 201lb (-5lb)
May: 8:
May: 15:
May 22:
May 29:
May 31:

Fitness goals:
Continue walking each day, however I aim to step this up from an average 2.5 miles per walk to 3 miles per walk this month.

My ultimate goal is to get back to running. To give a little background info, I used to run 4-5 times a week, on my own, and with a club, nothing too mad just a 5k run, and I also used to practice yoga each week in a class and do some at home. Unfortunately I had an accident a couple of years ago and I fractured my back, broke a couple of ribs and stuffed one of my knees up, this took some time to recover from and I gained a lot of weight in recovery, then just as I was getting to the point of feeling well enough again to start sorting myself out we went into lockdown and I started working from home, which has resulted in even more weight gain. I really need to get fit and healthy as I'm fed up of getting out of breath just walking up the stairs, and I'm sick of looking at a wardrobe of clothes I can't get into. I need this mentally as well as physically.

I look forward to hearing how everyone is doing over the coming month. 😊

Katebook309yahoocom940 · May 2021

Hi all. I swear I posted on here but now I can't find it. Good luck to everyone. 🙂
Name: Kate
Height: 5'7
CW:209.8
SW: 245
Gw: 199
Goals on a regular basis: yoga once a week, strength train twice a week upper/lower, walk a minimum of 30 minimum twice a week. Eat a fruit and vegetable most days, drink 48oz of water most days, stretch for 10 minutes a day.
I really struggle in being consistent with eating healthy foods so I appreciate the accountability of a group.

KeriA · May 2021

68 years old, Height: 5'6"
SW: 266 lbs (Dec 2019)
2/1/2020: 263.6
10/19/2020: 245.4
1/1: 251.2 gained after going back to work and being more sedentary
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
April low: 255.2
May 1: 257.8
CW 256.4 (May 3)

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.

May Goal weight: Under 250.

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, gardening, and cooking)
Get regular exercise:
• 1-2 strength training a week (1 with weights and later add back in 1 with resistance bands after a week or 2 if my elbow doesn’t start hurting again)
• 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 (not junk food).
Take another step towards lowering sugar intake.
Wait to have breakfast until I feel hungry while I am working remotely.
Up my vegetables and make sure I have fruit daily. Lower sugar and simple carbs.

I am continuing to lose. Yesterday I wasn’t feeling well. It was really bad allergies. Today I am better but lower energy. I hope to feel more myself tomorrow.

Thanks @finngirl61 for the encouragement.

@speyerj enjoy your trip to Houston. My son and daughter-in-law live there. I actually was approved for a convention there last May but it got cancelled due to the pandemic. This year we are just planning a weekend trip to the beach this spring. I just want to get walks on the beach and swim in the pool because I am going to busy at work this summer.

trinati2001 · May 2021

Tracking before eating is surprisingly hard. I'm not sure why but it really is! I do have to saw that even though some things I tracked as I was eating must things I tracked before had and it stopped me from going way out of control.

This week my problem has been with my afternoon snack going out of control. I'm going to take my snack back to the office to eat it and not eat in the kitchen.

finngirl61 · May 2021

speyerj wrote: »

Name: Jane
Age: 55
Height: 5' 9"
SW: 286.5 (6/3/19)
GW: 155

Weight tracking:
May 1: 159.2
May: 8:
May: 15:
May 22:
May 29:
May 31:

Fitness goals:
Obtain average 7 day weight of 158 by end of month - Same goal as last month only this time I think it's achievable
Weigh daily:
Log food consistently:
Run or Row 6 days a week:
10,000 steps/day:
45 Zone Minutes/day:
Miles ran MTD: 9.16
Miles ran YTD: 320.66

I modified my exercise goal from working out 7 days a week to 6 days a week. I have realized that I need to incorporate at least one rest day a week to give my muscles a chance to heal. Logging food consistently is going to be hard one. I didn't log all weekend. Weekends are my undoing. 🙄

Now that I am fully vaccinated, I've booked a flight to visit my mother and my sister's family in Houston in two weeks. I'm really excited. I plan to pack my scale. Maybe my food scale too. But it's going to be tough to exercise (I'm not used to Texas heat) and to stick to my food plan, but I am bound and determined to not gain weight on this trip.

I think planning meals and snacks will help you, plus ask your mom not to go overboard with extra food or treats- although maybe she wasn't planning to do tgat. My mom would always plan something special and that included more food! Ha ha
You've already done so well since 2019- you should be proud of tgat and I'm sure you'll do fine. Enjoy time with your mom and try not to worry too much about weight. 😊❤

goal06082021 · May 2021

trinati2001 wrote: »

Tracking before eating is surprisingly hard. I'm not sure why but it really is! I do have to saw that even though some things I tracked as I was eating must things I tracked before had and it stopped me from going way out of control.

This week my problem has been with my afternoon snack going out of control. I'm going to take my snack back to the office to eat it and not eat in the kitchen.

I love logging my food in advance, but I do it like, way in advance - since I've been prepping meals, I just log my breakfasts and lunches for the entire week on Sunday night, because they're already measured and packed and ready to go. (And 3-4 nights a week it's leftovers for dinner, so I can pre-log those when I log my dinner on the cooking nights.)

Are you logging RIGHT before eating, like go to kitchen > pick out a snack > grab phone and log snack > eat snack? I find doing that harder to manage than pre-logging my day well in advance - like, I decided to eat this granola bar for my snack today three days ago, so it's already in my diary and accounted for, therefore I don't have to stress about it now. Maybe try that? Even if you just pre-log snacks, not anything else, maybe going into the week knowing that at least *those* calories are already spoken for will help, if you don't struggle as much with your main meals. I know I have had periods where I've been in "hobbit mode" - make and eat breakfast, then go back for a second breakfast (like eggs and toast, followed 10 minutes later by a bowl of cereal because I was "still hungry"), then lunch is just going back into the kitchen over and over again for "one more little thing" until suddenly I've put away a thousand calories' worth of sandwich, chips, fruit, etc.

speyerj · May 2021

Well, I did manage to figure out at least one day of exercise when I am in Houston. I reached out to the Great Houston Rowing Club to find out if they allowed guest rowers. And they invited me to join them on May 16th!! I don't know if I will be in a single, a double or a quad, but I think this will be great fun to row in a new city and meet new people who share my passion. Oh, how I love the rowing community. It's like being a member of a secret society.

ericar_1993 · May 2021

Hello ladies!
I have recently relapsed on my diet once again. ☹️ Juggling a college semester, working full time, taking care of myself plus 4 other people and still trying to get our house the way we want it (we bought a house in June) I had fallen off my weight loss hopes.
But this is it, it’s time for me to be comfortable with my appearance and love myself once again.

I have made a milestone log to help me with motivation. I am doing 5 pounds increments until I reach my goal, which is 165-170.
One of my habits I have found is being married to the scale. I find myself weighing every morning and even before bed and end up discouraged and giving up. So I am going to work on that.

I have found myself addicted too Mt. Dew zero which has affected my water intake tremendously. I hardly ever drink water anymore. My goal is include mostly water and slowly wean myself off of the mt. Dews.

Snacking at work is also another bad habit I have. I work in a manufacturing setting and am active throughout the day, getting roughly 10,000-11,000 steps daily. But get to where I feel like I am going to starve. I pack my lunch and snacks and find myself eating everything in sight.

April 19th: 213-215
May SW: 207
May GW: 200
GW: 165-170

Any motivation and tips are welcomed!

stortina · May 2021

Hi Everyone, I'm Jess 35/F/Sydney Australia, thank you for this thread!

If anyone wants to add me, I would be happy to share my diary. Also I am keen for buddies to like and comment on each other's feed to motivate and support.

SW: 107.3kg (236 lbs) 1 Mar 2021
CW: 96.5kg (212 lbs)
GW for May: 95kg (209 lbs)
UGW: 80kg (176 lbs)

Have had a few family birthdays of late, so have gone over my calorie goal a few times. Unfortunately, this means I have not lost any weight for a couple of weeks

- but I have not gained any either. Still, I am back on the wagon this week!!

Goals for May:
1. Hopefully (fingers crossed) IVF process can begin at the end of the month. Doc said I needed to be 95kg (or around that) before they could start. So excited!
2. Smaller portions! Have been having luck with buying frozen meals for lunch - only 300 calories each, has been helping me learn portion control, and better than anything I could buy for lunch near my office. Snacks have been cucumber with a bit of salt, apples, plums, rockmellon. Trying to stay away from biscuits.........
3. More exercise! Had a house full of people so put the electric bike away in the garage... now it's been raining so I can't go for walks... all excuses. Need to get back to it.

Achievements so far:
1. Took of my bra extenders on 1 May (woo!)

2. Today, a skirt that used to be a tight fit, was so loose that I was able to slide it off whilst still buttoned! I like this and want more!!

roz0810 · May 2021

Hey everyone. Been a bit busy and not posting much. How's everyone getting on?
I am 5lb down from last week, also got myself a fitbit versa 3 yesterday! Take care x

VickyEltonGreen · May 2021

Welcome to all the new and returning people. What I really notice in what you are sharing is your insight into where you are at. I am the Queen of the reset button. It is so much more than the weight its the messaging around the whole process.

There are so many nuggets of wisdom in everybody's stories. I recommend you go back through the posts every time you want to feel motivated and you will read something that will inspire you, make you feel less alone and give you that support to say "I've got this"

trinati2001 · May 2021

goal06082021 wrote: »

trinati2001 wrote: »

Tracking before eating is surprisingly hard. I'm not sure why but it really is! I do have to saw that even though some things I tracked as I was eating must things I tracked before had and it stopped me from going way out of control.

This week my problem has been with my afternoon snack going out of control. I'm going to take my snack back to the office to eat it and not eat in the kitchen.

I love logging my food in advance, but I do it like, way in advance - since I've been prepping meals, I just log my breakfasts and lunches for the entire week on Sunday night, because they're already measured and packed and ready to go. (And 3-4 nights a week it's leftovers for dinner, so I can pre-log those when I log my dinner on the cooking nights.)

Are you logging RIGHT before eating, like go to kitchen > pick out a snack > grab phone and log snack > eat snack? I find doing that harder to manage than pre-logging my day well in advance - like, I decided to eat this granola bar for my snack today three days ago, so it's already in my diary and accounted for, therefore I don't have to stress about it now. Maybe try that? Even if you just pre-log snacks, not anything else, maybe going into the week knowing that at least *those* calories are already spoken for will help, if you don't struggle as much with your main meals. I know I have had periods where I've been in "hobbit mode" - make and eat breakfast, then go back for a second breakfast (like eggs and toast, followed 10 minutes later by a bowl of cereal because I was "still hungry"), then lunch is just going back into the kitchen over and over again for "one more little thing" until suddenly I've put away a thousand calories' worth of sandwich, chips, fruit, etc.

Haha Hobbit mode!! 😂 That is the best description ever. That is exactly how I feel so.e days.

Yes, since I have been working from home I no longer pretrack the food that I used to take to work (which covered lunch and snacks). I used to track everything except dinner by 6am. Now I'm trying to track before I take the first bite, but truth be told I'm more likely to track while I'm eating the food.

speyerj · May 2021

@ericar_1993 - because you are active throughout the day your NEAT (Daily calorie burn) is going to be higher than most people's. Lucky you! So it's no wonder you get hungry between meals and need to snack. I recommend you make snacking part of your daily meal plan and make sure you have access to lots of high protein snacks that will fill you up until your next break. (Most people report feeling fuller longer when they snack on something high in protein). Some snacks that I keep at work to help me stay on track: Premiere Protein or Fairlife Protein shakes, Greek Yogurt, Almonds, Jerky, cheese sticks, protein bars. I also just discovered Quest Protein chips and Twin Peaks cheese balls -high protein versions of your favorite salty snacks. I have found it is much easier to say no to the vending machine or chocolate candy bowl at work if I know I have a high quality snack waiting for me at my desk or break room refrigerator.

Women 200lb+, Let's Be Marvelous This May!!!

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