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

@AlexandraFindsHerself losts of nice gems in your post on Tuesday.

@topathemorning hope the traveling is going well

@girlinkaz sorry you injured your knee. Glad you are able to swim instead. It is really food that is the major part of weight loss. Exercise is for health. Work on your relationship with food to lose. Work on your relationship to exercise for getting fit. This isn’t about being perfect.

@ahowell36 when the YMCA closed and I couldn’t get my regular exercise (Aquafit) I came up with a strength training routine for myself at home. I had some 5 lb weights but there are body weight exercises. I would do them in my back yard on nice days. When I went back to work I do them in my home office since I work remotely. I looked up desk exercises. I had similar issues when I had younger kids but wished I kept finding ways around the exercise challenges. So good goal for the month. There are so many ways to get exercise. Yes maybe too many options but keep trying until you find the one you like the best. It doesn’t have to be perfect.

@azalea4175 great progress.

@girlinkaz I hope you find some clothes that fit and look nice.

@CariTJR I am playing around with the 5:2 concept but I actually seem to lose on the weekends when we have nice later brunches and then a good dinner. However our break from dieting is Friday breakfasts and 1 take out a week. I sometimes have an alcoholic drink on the weekends if there is something to celebrate. It isn’t worth the calories otherwise. I love wine but I am allergic to sulfites in it so only have it with a really nice dinner. I am doing the 5:2 more with other things now that I am back to work. I track water, flights of stairs, steps, exercise minutes, and even time of breakfast since I am trying to eat it later when I am really hungry for it. On the weekends I look over the week. I really hope you find a nice home. It seems that everything we need right now that like is getting closer to normal is harder to get. We will be starting to go back to in-person work soon. We have 3 adults and only 1 car. We used to commute together but now I have a new job. We need another car but they are in short supply and more expensive now.

@kelMee Congratulations on making it to Onderland!

@finngirl61 I am sorry to hear how hard it is right now for you. I will need knee surgery some day too. I keep thinking I will lose weight and go in to try and get it and they will say I need to lose more. 1st 7 pounds in 2 months is great. I can’t make headway now either. I am not giving up. I keep going from 256 to 258. Maybe maintenance is what you should try for now that you are dealing with so many other things in your life. This is about your health. Be good to your self. Focus on self care. Let’s keep trying together.

@uyister Glad you got through the side effects with the 2nd shot. Hope you are settled in soon.

My computer went off on me before I could send this but I was able to recover it. I put my replies to your posts in a word doc then copy them here so they were autosaved.

This past week has been hectic since my 7 month old is teething and going through a sleep regression. She also doesn’t take a bottle or a pacifier so I’m bread around the clock!
SW-231
May 1st- 219.6
CW- 215.2
I officially hit my May goal of trying to hit 215 so let’s see if I can get lower by the end of this month. I am down some since last week but I’ve decided to switch up my workout routine. I’ve decided to use my Peloton again since I’ve lost some weight and it actually feels more comfortable. I’m going to shoot for using it at least 3-4 times a week and limit myself to one cheat Meal instead of a whole cheat day. My sister was the one who talked me into getting a spin bike since she uses one and it helped her lose all her baby weight. She looks amazing after having three kids. I can’t wait to never see the two hundreds again!

Age: 55
Height: 5' 8"
SW: 257.2
GW: 160

MSW: 237.4
5/9 237.8
5/16 237.2

I had a difficult week dealing with a lot of hip pain that brought me down mentally. I also did not move as much as I usually do and my steps suffered. I am feeling a bit better this morning so am hopeful that I will be more active this week. My goal is to try and get in some time on my cycle bike and to continue my new water consumption of 140+oz./ day.

Thanks @uyister for your insight and help this week. It is good to be fully vaccinated.. I hope your arm feels better soon!

@kelMee2 You are doing a great job and Happy Underland!

@Katebook309yahoocom940 I am sorry to hear about your dad and all that you are dealing with just now. It is very difficult physically, mentally and emotionally to take care of a parent or loved one. Please be kind to yourself and just do the best you can.

I am so grateful for this group! Have a great week, everyone.

Starting weight: 270 March 2021

May Start Weight: 248.6
May Goal Weight: 239/240
Ultimate Goal Weight: TBD

I weigh in on Sundays.

May 2: 248.6
May 9: 246.2
May 16: 242.8
May 23:
May 29:
May 30:

It's been a good week. I've been getting my workouts in, getting in my steps and continue to monitor my glucose levels. My meds that I am on for diabetes do play a part in my weightloss. But I am working my tush off to make positive changes. Some days are easier than others. But ultimately I am proud of all my effort and progress so far.

@Laughter_Girl @kelMee2 Congratulations to you both for being in Onederland!

@finngirl61 I am sorry to hear you are struggling. Your loss is great. Remember everyone progresses at their own pace. My motivation really is my daughter. If I don't get my life in control then I risk not being here for her as she grows up. That thought terrifies me. Everyone's journey is different so I don't know if my techniques would work for you but I will share them. Things that I found extremely helpful are
- Invest in a food scale. I measure out everything I eat. It is time consuming and a PIA at times but it helps me to get an accurate count on exactly what I am eating. I use the recipe creator, in conjunction with the food scale, to enter the recipes I make as well. For me this makes a difference.
- Put the scale away. I have found that I become obsessed with it and step on it often. The ups and downs would drive me nuts and send me spiraling. To combat that, I pick one day of the week and set that day as my weigh in day.
- Focus on non scale victories. These NSVs can be anything such as saying no to a poor choice food, not stress/ comfort eat, giving myself a goal and achieving it, noticing something I can do now that I couldn't do when I first started my journey, clothes fitting differently and so on. I feel these are especially important when the scale disappoints you. I focus on those NSV and remember that I am making a difference every day even if the scale is not reflecting it.
- Monthly measurements and progress pictures. I try to do these the first of every month. I track my measurements on MFP. My pictures I put in a folder on my computer just for me. When I save the photos, I put what month (March, month 1) it is and my weight in the description. I have not done it yet, this time around, but my plan is once I get a few months of pictures I will make a collage so I can visually compare my progress.

@BethCW2963 Congratulations. You are doing such a grea job!

@SammiGirl1321 You amaze me!!! When I had my daughter I struggled to find time to do anything. I am in awe of you! Teething and sleep regression is the worst. I hope it passes quickly!

@Katebook309yahoocom940 I hope your dad is on the mend.

Hey all!

Age: 33
Height: 5'11"
SW this month: 200lb
GW this month: 196lb

I have gained roughly 25lbs in the past year, so I want to recalibrate my habits in order to get to a healthier weight for my frame and height. I've been reading the book Target 100 and have implemented a couple of the habits from there, but still have more work to do. One step at a time! We got this! Go team go!

@BethCW2963 you are doing well this month already. Great job with the NEAT goal. I think it is more important than we think.

@Katebook309 I am sorry to hear about your Dad. It is hard but take care of yourself. I feel fortunate that I there are 3 of us to share helping our Mom. We have had to take over her finances. We are looking into getting more help for her now to help sort Drs appointments and medications.

@Spotteddingo Sorry about the hip pain. Hope you start to feel better soon.

@sarahelton87 glad to hear things are going so well.

@JNettie73 great job at making progress despite a few challenges.

Well I am back down today but shouldn't be. We went for a lovely longish walk yesterday but on the way back were hungry and got lunch. It was a perfect day for my yearly rootbeer float. However I made a yummy healthy dinner: lamb souvlaki, asparagus, and red lentil soup. I also took one potato and cut it in 4 wedges and roasted it with some of the souvlaki marinade on it so for the 3 of us we only had a quarter of a potato. I really need a good week starting with today. My youngest plans to make Sunday dinners from now on. That will help. They will be busy starting next week with computer coding boot camp during the work week. I need to do some meal planning soon for the week ahead. I want to concentrate on sleep, water intake, daily walks, 1 strength training day, and lower calories. Hope to check in here soon.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »

trinati2001 wrote: »

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971
WOW you have lost 48.8 lbs over COVID! That is exceptional!! You are truly inspiring. Do you have any tips for the rest of us?

I think part of it was that I was in a situation where I had no control over a lot of things so I was controlling the heck out of the one thing I did have control over.

This is a slow process not a sprint. And it is about the journey, not the destination. You're never going to eat the way you used to, not even when you reach maintenance; grieve that and let it go. Food can still be tasty and fun, just not the only fun and comfort in your life.

As the weight comes off psychological stuff will come up, be prepared for it and maybe even have someone to talk to about it. You're working against ingrained habits and maybe even triggers and deep childhood comforts, so it will be hard and you will have times you eat over calorie or eat things that make you feel bad. Forgive yourself, limit the damage as best you can, and tomorrow is another day.

If you don't have it in the house you can't eat it.

Distraction does work sometimes; get involved in something that takes both hands at hours that you are munchy so that you can't eat while you're doing it, or take a gentle walk, or something like that.

You don't have to do it the same way that everyone else does; you don't have to do keto or IF or gluten-free or sugar-free or vegetarian if that's not what you want to do. I lost this weight eating Fritos and mini candy bars every day. For that matter, you don't have to exercise if you don't want to or don't feel you can. I will say that once I lost this weight I found myself more willing to move and move more, because it didn't hurt and wear me out. I am not, however, going to put running at the center of my life or something like that, and you don't have to either if you don't want to. I like to do the weight machines at the gym, and I don't hate the stationary bike at home.

I've found it interesting to find the body underneath the fat, which has come with some surprises (I will probably get a breast reduction when all is said and done). I'm currently wearing a size I haven't worn since I was a teenager, and I have a size 12 as my goal size, because that's more or less the top of the straight sizes, and any skin removal/reductions will take me down further.

That is great advice! And I truly need it today!!

@tiffdaski glad you and your family are on the mend. That feeling right before you have gotten rid of the sluggishness and bloating feeling is so hard. Progress is such a big part of all the things that you do in this journey including pressing the reset button as you have. Totally up to you of course when you weigh in but even if you kept your own record and didn't post it you probably feel great seeing it go down.

So glad you shared You are not alone

@tiffdaski Glad you and your family are feeling better. Don't be too hard on yourself sometimes life throws a spanner in the works but the fact you're trying to get back on track shows you're determined, you can do this.

Well. I was at a wedding this past weekend and did not worry about what I was eating or DRINKING. Had fun but back to the plan!! 2 cups of water in so far today. Not planning on exercising but keeping the log on my calorie count. Usually, I would not worry about weight loss or stay with the plan after this past weekend, but my end goal was for Health, not the wedding. Hope all is going well!!

Good morning all. Hope you're all doing well. I normally weigh in weekly on Thursdays but have been weighing daily to keep an eye on things. I kept losing and gaining the same 2-3lbs over and over but luckily I've think I've seemed to budge it 😊
I've simply been walking minimum 10k a day, drinking 2 litres+ of water, staying within my calories and logging all my food. Its been exactly 2 months and I've lost 12lbs. Very happy with this!

SW March 18th 2021: 260

5/12 252
5/13 252.6
5/14 251.8
5/15 249.8
5/16 249.8
5/17 249.6
5/18 248

Husband is buying me a treadmill this week too so I'll get even more steps in and running woop woop.

Take care all ❤️

@stortina Good Luck with the ivf, you've been doing so well with your weight loss.
@jazzadesigns I'm still waiting on someone to notice my weight loss too, hopefully once the weather improves and I'm no longer wearing a winter coat they might see there's less of me.

@trinati2001 Have you tried replacing the batteries in your scale? I find when mine does that replacing the batteries solves the problem.

@stortina Good luck with the IVF. I sent you a friend request!

@jazzadesigns I'm in the same boat as you. I've lost 27 lbs so far and no one has noticed. The only people who have commented are my cousin and neighbor who know I am working hard at getting my life back in control. I wonder how much I have to shed before I will get a comment from someone who doesn't know my plan. I feel the same as you, the bigger you are the less noticable it is. That though just makes me sad. When I look in the mirror I see differences. I don't see a fat woman, I see someone who is taking control and making progress. I am proud of myself. Sometimes, I think about what other people may see - just a woman who has indulged in too much food over the years. That thought makes me even more disappointed which leads to me thinking about no matter how much I do or lose, someone somewhere will always have a negative opinion of me. But then I begin thinking about why I place value on their opinion. Either they are by my side and support me or they don't. If they don't support me then why does their opinion matter to me. I am working on those feelings I have and slowly learning not to care so much about what others think or say about me.

Just wondering if anyone has notice people (strangers) treat you differently, kinder as you lose more weight?