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

live1400 · May 2021

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!

talls · May 2021

Me please.
Lost 3st 7lbs 4oz.
Current weight is 18st 2lb and would like to get close or hit 17 1/2 stone.

KeriA · May 2021

@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 · May 2021

Missed my evening pill. Yep, overate. (sigh) The two are connected. But it is bedtime so I will go to bed, and tomorrow is another day.

trinati2001 · May 2021

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!!

trinati2001 · May 2021

Name: Jessica
Age: 38
Height: 5' 6"
SW: 238.4 (5/10/16)
Lowest weight: 194.4 (3/25/2017)
SW for this journey: 235.1 (3/27/21)
GW: 190
May GW: 224

Weight tracking:
Start May 1: 229.0
WK 1 May 3: 226.8 (- 2.2)
WK 2 May 10: 225.4 (-1.4)
WK 3 May 17: ???
WK 4 May 24:
Finish May 31:

May goals:
- drink 100oz of water a day
- stick to a 16:8 IF schedule (during the weekdays)

The last couple of days have been super crazy. I'm not sure why but crazy life and my scale deciding to go on the Fritz really have messed up my plans. I stopped tracking, stopped drinking as much water, and started eating before 11am.

Today is a new day and although we have spinach dip in the fridge I will not eat before 11 and I'll drink my 100oz today!!

So new goal today, track before I eat to buy a box of tea I really really want. It's nothing special but it's a holiday mix that I want (my current box is almost out).

Yep scale is 💯%on the Fritz. It just told me 230.4, 226.8 and 225.6 I have no idea what to record for my weight. I guess this week is a question mark.

azalea4175 · May 2021

KeriA wrote: »

azalea4175 wrote: »

kelMee2 wrote: »

@KeriA I have a fitbit too and that's the reason I haven't been using it, my wrist came out in a rash which took weeks to heal, really wish the straps weren't plastic.

Look on Amazon - they have fabric replacement bands. Paint the back of the face (if it touches your skin) with clear nail polish to keep from skin contact!!

It is the back of the face of the watch that was where I had my rash not the wrist band

Paint the back of the face with clear nail polish, it will prevent the skin contact and should help keep a rash away. Some of the fabric bands will go behind the face so it is completely covered. You will not get a heart rate that way, I believe.

tiffdaski · May 2021

I disappeared half way through April because I ended up getting covid

My whole household got it. Fortunately, none of us felt too, too sick. Unfortunately, I kept my full sense of taste and smell and ate to comfort myself. Plus, we were eating a lot of convenient/easy/snacky food and my MIL continuously dropped off baking for us. We're all feeling better and have been back to regular life for a few weeks now but my eating didn't get much better. Because of that, I'm starting to not feel well in all sorts of other ways. Bloated, sluggish, and (of course) disappointed in myself. SOOOO I'm back at it today. No more excuses. Which I feel like I've said a million times before but oh well. So long as I make some progress each time, that's ok.

I've read through the whole thread this morning and so many of you really are having a marvelous May! Great job! It's so motivating to read your posts. It really helps to light a fire under my butt

I'm not sure if I'll do a weigh-in on Friday or if I'll just focus on tracking for the rest of the month and start back with my weigh-ins in June.

VickyEltonGreen · May 2021

@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

sandielewis2001 · May 2021

Age: 38
Height 5'10"
SW Jan 2021: 271.1
SW this month: 234.4
GW this month: 226
GW for 2021: 199

May 2: 234.4
May 9: 234.4
May 17: 229.8
May 23:
May 30:

Weighed in a day late this week because we were out camping for the weekend. I was happy to see that my camping indulgences (S'Mores and more alcohol than usual) did not completely derail me.

I also appreciated all of the support last week when I was frustrated about not seeing movement on the scale. I went back over my food logs and found that I was relying on deli meat for lunch which was driving my sodium level up. Changing up my diet and increasing water intake seemed to take off the excess water weight I think I was carrying.

kelMee2 · May 2021

@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.

azalea4175 · May 2021

sandielewis2001 wrote: »

I also appreciated all of the support last week when I was frustrated about not seeing movement on the scale. I went back over my food logs and found that I was relying on deli meat for lunch which was driving my sodium level up. Changing up my diet and increasing water intake seemed to take off the excess water weight I think I was carrying.

That's great awareness, that you were able to pinpoint an item in your diet causing you issues. "Healthy" foods that aren't quite so healthy! glad you are making progress, and I am going to remember this when I seem stuck. thanks for sharing!

whkl1 · May 2021

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!!

stortina · May 2021

Hi again everyone, Jess 35/F/Sydney Australia

SW: 107.3kg (236 lbs) 1 Mar 2021
GW for May: 95kg (209 lbs)

06 May: 96.5kg (212 lbs)
18 May: 94.6kg (208.5 lbs) WOO!! 🎉

Since my last post I've been a bit of a lurker, so I thought I'd do an update today. Love reading all your updates and tips!! It's so great to know that we are not alone. Congratulations to all for big and small victories and dedication

If anyone wants to add me as a friend please do so -- I find it easier to chat on the feed where it is more one on one. I would be happy to share my diary and to like and comment to motivate and support

Update:
Last week We took a 3 day trip up to the Hunter Valley wine region, which was so lovely to have a few days away. I drank loads of wine and ate lots of yummy restaurant food, so I was expecting massive blowout. However my partner really came to the fore by coming on long walks with me, encouraging me to excercise even when I felt lazy, so most days I was still under my calorie goal. I feel like I'm getting into a good headspace -- eating 'bad' foods just isn't worth it anymore? I'd rather keep losing weight!

Though having said that, I have decided to bring back a few more 'naughties' into my diet. After 70 days of being as good as I possibly can, I'm enjoying some treats like a glass of wine or a small dessert, while still maintaining a defecit. I feel now I've gotten to my first goal and learned a few good habits along the way, I can trust myself to eat those foods without going over the top.

Goals for May:
1. IVF: my hormone injections begin......tomorrow morning!! 🤞
2. Smaller portions: I am getting better at this when I put in a concerted effort to portion food for myself. However I am still finding it a challenge to know when to stop if I have good food put in front of me.
3. More exercise: Got the exercise bike back out, going for almost daily walks.

NSVs:
This week I had to safety-pin my work pants in because they are so loose!! Starting to get a bit cranky about how nothing fits properly anymore 😂. Also had a couple of people compliment me on visible weight loss which was great!! 🙏

roz0810 · May 2021

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 ❤️

jazzadesigns · May 2021

@stortina Good luck with the IVF!

That’s great that people are noticing your loss! I’ve lost 29 lbs and am still waiting for someone to notice. I guess the bigger you are the less noticeable it is. Hopefully soon. 🤞

kelMee2 · May 2021

@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.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 · May 2021

I woke up really sore today; combination of a good workout yesterday and the rain yesterday and today. And, unsurprisingly, two pounds up. Fortunately since I have been weighing daily, I know exactly what's going on. This is my muscles retaining water because they are sore, and it will go away once they heal up.

JNettie73 · May 2021

@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?

azalea4175 · May 2021

JNettie73 wrote: »

@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?

I KNOW people treat me differently when I am heavier. I have had people laugh at me on a beach, be rude to me in a restaurant, and toy with my emotions while dating. DO NOT let that deter you from doing what you are doing. What you see in the mirror is a reflection not just of your physical health but also of your inner self. You are doing good things taking care of your body and mind. Good job.

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

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