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

Hey ladies! I'm glad to see this thread has stayed active - I'm back home now and ready to get back on track. I logged everything to the best of my ability while we were traveling, so I'm proud of me for that. Not quite as proud of me for being over by 1500 today, LMAO, but I'll pick it back up tomorrow. I did do my Youtube kickboxing workout tonight when we got home, after spending six hours sitting in the car, instead of just skipping it, so I'm gonna say that counts as well. The only deviations from my planned exercise were (1) yoga on Saturday instead of Ring Fit Adventure, because we didn't bring the equipment for that, and (2) I skipped Monday morning yoga entirely. I still got a lot of walking in throughout the time we were away, so I'm not too upset about it. We hit up a farmer's market in the town where we went to college on Friday evening and got some pickled garlic and some spicy dill pickled cucumbers - the spicy cukes are some real heaters, so I think Spicy (habanero + bird's eye) was the better choice between that and Extra Spicy (ghost + Carolina reaper). I can't wait to see how the flavor develops; they were just packed on the 11th, so after another few weeks, we'll have to see what they taste like. We also got some local honey, so I'm looking forward to that as well.

I usually come down on the side of "don't say anything about a person's body unless you know what their goals are, because they have told you." Not all weight loss or gain, or other change in body size/proportions, is purposeful or desired, and any change i notice might not have happened for pleasant reasons. Now, if i know the person is trying to change their body in some way because they've told me about their journey, then i know if i see progress in that direction that they probably would be okay with me saying something, but in most cases it's safer to let them tell me, like say "so how's the training going?" or if an eating plan comes up in conversation say "how's that working for you so far?" That kind of thing.

I’m the same way kelMee2 with mini goals. I have such a large amount of weight to lose that I shoot for five pounds at a time. By the end of May I wanted to hit 215 and now that I’ve reached it my next goal is to get under 210. Breaking it up makes it feel more manageable. I’ve been doing good so far staying within my calorie goal and exercising this week. I’m really motivated to look decent by the time my daughter’s first birthday in October since we are having a party for her with family and there will be lots of pictures. I just want to look good in pictures again and not feel so embarrassed. Even though I’ve lost weight I don’t see any changes in the mirror. I did a side by side comparison of my face from January of this year to May and wow it really opened my eyes and gave me some encouragement! I could really tell my face slimmed down. I hope everyone else is making progress.

New to MFP. Just looking to make friends and help people and get help staying on track myself. I've been here 5 days and at my heaviest I was 321lbs in Nov.2018. My first day I weighed in at 279.2 and today I weighed in at 277.4.

Yep, mini goals are how I break it up in my mind.. That's why I didn't quite catch the whole 'onederland' thing, because I work in stone and lbs, so in my mind I was aiming for the next stone bracket down, as in going from 14 stone something, to seeing 13 stone something on the scales. I work in half stone goals, so I'm hoping at weigh-in tomorrow I will have reached the 13 stone numbers. From there I will work towards hitting 13 and a half etc, those are my milestones.. Fingers crossed the scale has budged this week. 🤞

Keep at it ladies, you're all doing great. ❤️

Hello everyone! I was part of the group last year but stepped away for awhile due to a rocky health year. I had gained back a lot of what I lost, then lost it again!
Age: 35
Height: 5'8"
SW (end of 12/2020) 245
CW: 212
Goal this month: 210. I want to be well under the 210s by my birthday next month

@azalea4175 Thank you for your kind words. I truly am amazed at my accomplishments I have made so far and have no intention of giving up. Lately, I've been doing a lot of deep thinking about how people treat others who struggle with weight issues. I do feel there is a stigma around people of larger sizes and society doesn't treat us the same. It really bothers me. I hope that when I eventaully reach my goal I always remember where I came from and to treat others with nothing but kindness.
In regards to eating exercise calories back, in the past I have eaten them back and had a lot of success with that method. This time around I am not eating them back. But I am trying to control my glucose levels. Right now not eating them back is working for me. This may change once I follow up with my doctor.

@Jazzadesigns Hopefully someone will notice soon. You are doing a fantastic job!

@girlinkaz My husband and I were just having a similar conversation. I think you are correct. Some people may notice but not want to say anything out of fear of saying something insulting. Congrats on the old clothes fitting and those pants soon to fit. That is so exciting!
I took some draw string cotton shorts out of the drawer the other day and put on to walk my daughter to the bus stop. I noticed while walking they didn't get stuck between my thighs and ride up on me like they have done in the past. I was pretty excited. My husband laughed at me when I told him how excited I was. He just doesn't get it. LOL

@goal06082021 Sounds like you had a fun trip. If you don't mind me asking, where did you go?

@kelMee2 and @SammiGirl1321 I agree. I do better with mini goals rather than a larger goal.

@SammiGirl1321 I can relate to the pictures. I don't have a lot of pictures of me with my daughter because I hate how I look in pictures and often cringe when I see them. The other part of not having a lot of pictures is I am always the one taking them. So naturally I have a lot of pictures of my husband with my daughter. I have a feeling you are going to look fantastic in your pictures!

@pamelaromanczuk25 Welcome. Congratulations on your loss so far. Feel free to add me if you like.

Friday weigh in!

Age: 31
Height: 5’6”
SW: 222 (Feb ‘21)
May SW: 191.8
May GW: 182
UGW 168

May 7: 189
May 14: 187
May 21: 185
May 28:

HOW did each of my weigh ins this month end up not only at exactly -2lbs each but also at a precise number?! No clue. You can’t make this stuff up. I am mostly recovered from my injury this week and can slowly get back into my HIIT workouts, which is doing wonders for my mental health. I’m glad to have had the service setback though because I did learn to be more flexible and (hopefully) take life as it comes.

One day last week, I overate my calories because I was over at a friend’s house for dinner and hadn’t saved enough calories during the day for dinner out. While that is a huge deal by any means, I did notice that the next day I felt bloated and gross (because I ate more carbs and refined sugars the day before), so I had no desire to overeat again and instead wanted tons of veggies. What I ate that night out was a tiny drop in the bucket compared to what I used to consume regularly - and it makes me hopeful that I am actually making permanent ang long lasting lifestyle changes (while still being able to let loose on occasion)!

I hit 100 days of logging this week which, while I know it’s nothing compared to a lot of you all, felt like a big deal to me as I strive for consistency and habit-creation. I also did a few progress photos this week to remind myself how far I’ve come and honestly, I look at the girl in my first picture (from Jan) and I don’t recognize her anymore! It’s surprising how easy it is to forget even though it’s only been a few months. I find the pictures are super helpful because it gets me encouraged to keep moving forward.

Wishing you all the best on your journeys this week!

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
May 18: 256
CW: 255.6 (May 20)

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)started back on weight training
• 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

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I seemed to be slowly losing this week. I haven't gotten all my exercise in but having some pain so taking it easier. We haven't had take out yet except that my youngest went out for some espresso and pastries this morning. I shared mine with my husband so not too bad. I have done well eating breakfast later. I need to have a small nutritious snack right after work.

I did the math and If I was using my old scale I would be in the 240s now. I think my new scale is more accurate but I have lost more than it looks like if I subtract the difference between the 2 scales. So in this sense I am near where I was before I started to go back to work in November. I have lost most of what I gained in the end of last year. I am within a few pounds of my low of last year. I still want to lose the 6+pounds that the scale change added. If I add 6+lbs to my starting weight I get 272.6 and I am at 255. 6 now. So I have lost 17 lbs. I had lost 20 pounds last year before I started working so I have 3 more to go to get where I was in October 2020. I wanted to ignore the extra lbs of the scale adjustment but I think the apparent lack of progress wasn't helping me lose the 5 lbs I had gained going back to work. I think adding another 6 lbs just made it seem more onerous and I got discouraged in the process. When I was younger 11+ pounds was easier to lose faster. I always lose then gain when I start a new job until I can turn it around. The time before this I gained 40 pounds back before turning it around. This time I gained about 5 pounds. I have actually turned it around and I am making progress it just doesn't look like it due to that new scale issue.

So I decided to weigh in early this week and change my weigh in days back to Fridays. The scale did go down some which is good since I’m weighing in less than a week from my last weigh and I ate a California burrito last night! I rode my Peloton last night and it was a tough workout. I’m convinced if I use it regularly for the next several months I will have nice, tone legs.
May 1st- 218.6
May 8th- 216
May 15th-215.2
May 21st- 214.6
I am under the goal I wanted for the end of May so my next goal is to get under 210. I’m trying to get my workouts in now because I start classes back up this fall online for Speech language and communication disorders and will be a full time student on top of being a mom so I will be super busy. I will have to fit in a workout at least 3 times a week and the rest will be all study time! One pound at a time.

I just realised my ages is now wrong, I was 45 on Tuesday haha. Opps. 🤔